Recaps

Xia Shule used his authority as chairman to get Du Tong and Du Jianhao fired, then went with Song Dimu to the hospital after his wrist wound reopened. He fell asleep on the drive after explaining why he had confronted Du Tong, and arrived to find Xu Wenchuan in surgery and another doctor ready to examine him.

• Su Jin confirmed that Du Tong had ignored the work-group message identifying Xia Shule as the new chairman, and Xia Shule threatened further consequences for Du Tong and Du Jianhao.
• Su Jin called HR, and Du Tong was officially dismissed before the afternoon ended.
• Song Dimu drove Xia Shule to the hospital in a car Jiang Gechen had lent him, and Xia Shule said he would no longer blame Song Dimu for Jiang Gechen or make him apologize for the past.
• Xia Shule explained that he had challenged Du Tong to teach him not to bully people without considering their status, then fell asleep in the car.
• At the hospital, Xia Shule found that Xu Wenchuan was in surgery, so another doctor invited him to sit down for an examination.

Xia Shule’s wrist wound reopened when Li Mengduo treated it, but Xu Wenchuan stopped the bleeding and sent her away. On the drive back, Xia Shule heard Jiang Gechen speak harshly to Song Dimu and wondered whether something had changed between the story’s protagonists; they arrived at the company to see Su Jin.

• Li Mengduo’s treatment made Xia Shule’s wound bleed again, so he waited for Xu Wenchuan to return.
• Xu Wenchuan treated Xia Shule, reprimanded Li Mengduo for interfering, and asked Xia Shule why he had not waited for him.
• Xu Wenchuan asked whether Song Dimu was Xia Shule’s friend, and Xia Shule introduced him as one.
• Xia Shule answered Song Dimu’s phone while he drove and heard Jiang Gechen order Song Dimu to come for dinner that evening.
• Song Dimu said Jiang Gechen had always had a short temper, and Xia Shule wondered whether their relationship had changed.
• Song Dimu drove Xia Shule back to the company, where they went to Su Jin’s office.

Xia Shule helped Su Jin resolve a company dispute and arranged better contract terms for Song Dimu before returning to Yan Zhiyi’s home. After Xia Shule admitted he had reopened his hand wound in a fight, Yan Zhiyi told him he was no longer allowed out of his sight, and Xia Shule agreed, mistaking his possessiveness for concern.

• Xia Shule asked Su Jin for the Du siblings’ files and advised him to dismiss both a married executive and a minor actor whose dispute threatened Shengshi’s reputation.
• Su Jin arranged a new contract with better terms for Song Dimu at Xia Shule’s request, and Song Dimu signed it.
• Xia Shule learned Yan Zhiyi had moved his belongings to the Yan Residence, ate at the Xia Family home, and then went to join Yan Zhiyi.
• Yan Zhiyi noticed Xia Shule’s worsening hand bandage and learned he had reopened the wound in a fight.
• Yan Zhiyi said Xia Shule was not allowed out of his sight, and Xia Shule agreed, believing Yan Zhiyi was simply looking out for him.

Yan Zhiyi explained why the Yan Residence’s Back Garden was off-limits and revealed the hidden history connecting his sister, Yan Zhishu, to Jiang Shou and Jiang Gechen. Xia Shule was left reeling from how much this contradicted the plot he knew, then Yan Zhiyi took him to wash off the pollen.

• Yan Zhiyi asked Xia Shule what he wanted for breakfast and agreed to make noodles when Xia chose them.
• Yan Zhiyi led Xia Shule through the Back Garden to a villa and revealed that his older sister, Yan Zhishu, lived there.
• Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule that Jiang Shou had drugged and imprisoned Yan Zhishu, and that Jiang Gechen was their son.
• Yan Zhiyi explained that Jiang Gechen knew the truth but had chosen his father over the Yan Family.
• Yan Zhiyi took Xia Shule back inside and lifted him away from the sofa so they could wash the pollen off.

Xia Shule settled in at Yan Zhiyi’s home, exchanged messages with Song Dimu, and tried to resist being affected by Yan Zhiyi’s attentiveness. The chapter ended with Yan Zhiyi washing and drying Xia Shule’s hands, leaving him flustered by the intimacy.

• Yan Zhiyi washed their clothes and brought Xia Shule warm milk, then said Xia Shule would have to sleep within his sight.
• Xia Shule watched Xiang Lin’s video of Zhou Anyang accusing Song Dimu of pushing him while Jiang Gechen appeared to defend Song Dimu and reinforced the accusation.
• Xia Shule accepted Song Dimu’s friend request and encouraged him to make the most of his improved contract and build his career.
• Song Dimu privately decided to become successful so he could eventually leave Jiang Gechen behind.
• The next morning, Yan Zhiyi helped Xia Shule wash and dry his hands, making Xia Shule intensely self-conscious.

Xia Shule enjoyed Yan Zhiyi’s homemade chicken soup noodles and met Yan Zhiyi’s mother, Fu Lianhua, who quickly took a liking to him. After Fu Lianhua became upset during her meal, Xia Shule suggested that the Yan Family Old Master take her out more often, and Yan Zhiyi agreed to tell him.

• Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule that he had made chicken soup noodles with broth simmered that morning, and Xia Shule praised his cooking.
• Fu Lianhua and the Yan Family Old Master joined them, and Xia Shule introduced himself as “Big Lele” and bonded with Fu Lianhua.
• Yan Zhiyi explained that Fu Lianhua’s emotional problems had worsened after Yan Zhishu’s incident and years of illness and confinement.
• Fu Lianhua knocked over her bowl and cried that society had abandoned her while the Yan Family Old Master tried to comfort her.
• Xia Shule suggested that the Yan Family Old Master take Fu Lianhua out for walks, and Yan Zhiyi agreed to bring it up.

Yan Zhiyi brought Xia Shule to his office, where they discussed the evidence against Jiang Shou and Yan Zhiyi prepared a play area to keep Xia Shule comfortable. Xia Shule admitted he was starting to fall in love with Yan Zhiyi, and Yan Zhiyi welcomed the confession as they settled into work and play.

• Yan Zhiyi’s assistant Li Changbin briefed him on evidence that Jiang Shou and Mr. Zhou had drugged Xia Shule, while warning that Jiang Shou might escape conviction.
• Li Changbin reported that the banned drug likely came from Jiang Shou’s old stock and that the case had been handed to the police.
• Xia Shule worried that Jiang Shou would not be punished enough, and Yan Zhiyi promised to make sure he paid.
• Yan Zhiyi held Xia Shule’s hand and showed him a leisure area he had prepared in his office, filled with snacks, toys, and books.
• Xia Shule told Yan Zhiyi he was starting to fall in love with him, and Yan Zhiyi happily accepted the confession before returning to work.

Jiang Gechen shifted the blame for the drugging scheme onto Zhou Anyang and was likely released from the police station. Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule what had happened after teasing him into calling him big brother.

• Jiang Gechen angrily demanded to see the police chief, and Song Jing'an entered the interrogation room and told him to cooperate.
• Jiang Gechen accused Zhou Anyang of being the mastermind, citing surveillance footage, the bartender's statement, and a transfer from Zhou's account.
• Zhou Anyang arrived at the station, realized Jiang Gechen had set him up, and tearfully said he had only been an accomplice.
• Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule that Zhou Anyang had taken the fall and Jiang Gechen had probably left.
• Yan Zhiyi teased Xia Shule into calling him big brother before revealing what had happened.

Xia Shule recalled the trauma of his previous life and asked Yan Zhiyi to make Jiang Gechen kneel and beg for mercy, and Yan Zhiyi agreed. Meanwhile, Zhou Anyang blamed Xia Shule for his sentence, Jiang Gechen struggled with the Jiang Corporation’s crisis, and Song Dimu woke from a disturbing dream about Lele and Jiang Gechen before dialing a number.

• Xia Shule remembered how Jiang Gechen had pushed him into the water in his previous life, and Yan Zhiyi noticed his distress and comforted him.
• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi to punish Jiang Gechen by making him kneel and beg for mercy, and Yan Zhiyi agreed.
• Zhou Anyang received a six-month sentence that Jiang Gechen reduced to one month, and Zhou Anyang blamed Xia Shule while waiting for Jiang Gechen to rescue him.
• Jiang Gechen struggled with a funding crisis at the Jiang Corporation and called Song Dimu, who said he had had a nightmare.
• Song Dimu recalled a dream in which Jiang Gechen had abused him after Lele's death, questioned why everyone else suffered for Jiang Gechen's mistakes, and dialed a number.

Xia Shule rushed to comfort Song Dimu, who revealed a dream resembling the story’s original plot and admitted he had never liked Jiang Gechen. Xia Shule offered Song Dimu a job and five hundred thousand a month, leaving Song Dimu considering the offer.

• Song Dimu called Xia Shule in distress, and Xia Shule left Yan Zhiyi’s office to visit him.
• Jiang Gechen sent Xia Shule an angry text accusing his father, but Xia Shule denied it, insulted him, and blocked the number.
• Song Dimu welcomed Xia Shule into his apartment and told him about a dream that matched the events of Xia Shule’s previous life.
• Song Dimu said he had never liked Jiang Gechen and had accepted money to help his mother and younger brother.
• Xia Shule offered Song Dimu five hundred thousand a month, separate coverage for medical bills and tuition, and a sixty-forty earnings split in Song Dimu’s favor.

Song Dimu accepted Xia Shule’s offer of a well-paid assistant job, while Xia Shule reunited with Yan Zhiyi for dinner at the Quiet Silence Residence. There, Yan Zhiyi learned that Yuzhi had returned, and Xia Shule grew gloomy after seeing messages about the reunion.

• Song Dimu agreed to work for Xia Shule, and Xia Shule explained that Jiang Gechen had paid him far less than he could afford.
• Xia Shule told Song Dimu that he was getting married to Yan Zhiyi, then Song Dimu left to return to work.
• Yan Zhiyi picked Xia Shule up, changed his muddy shoes, and took him to the Quiet Silence Residence for dinner.
• Yan Zhiyi received group messages saying Yuzhi had returned and was meeting friends at the Quiet Silence Residence.
• Xia Shule read the messages, worried Yan Zhiyi might leave him to dine with the others, and became visibly gloomy.
• Yan Zhiyi noticed Xia Shule’s mood and asked whether he liked the bamboo grove.

Xia Shule struggled with unpredictable emotions and cried as he admitted he could not control them, while Yan Zhiyi comforted him and stayed to have dinner with him. The chapter ended with a refined man in the next dining room asking Jiang Tian whether Zhiyi had someone now.

• Yan Zhiyi offered to turn the back garden into a bamboo grove for Xia Shule, who doubted he would really do it.
• When Xia Shule asked whether he should go home or wait while Yan Zhiyi went to dinner, Yan Zhiyi said he would stay and eat with him.
• Xia Shule broke down crying and said he could not control his emotional swings, which he thought might stem from the trauma of that day.
• Yan Zhiyi held and comforted Xia Shule, then led him back to dinner after he had calmed down.
• Yan Zhiyi fed Xia Shule crab, and Xia Shule playfully bit his finger before they continued eating together.
• In the next private dining room, a refined man asked Jiang Tian whether Zhiyi had someone now.

At dinner, Wen Yuzhi asked Lai Jiangtian whether Yan Zhiyi had someone, and Lai reassured him that Yan was still single. Lai recalled how Wen had pursued Yan in high school, spiraled into self-harm and threats when rejected, and disappeared from their lives after Yan left the country; Wen had now returned, appearing calmer and more mature.

• Wen Yuzhi asked Lai Jiangtian whether Yan Zhiyi had found someone, while Yin Xian kept eating and avoided getting involved.
• Lai Jiangtian told Wen that Yan was still a bachelor and remarked that they might have ended up together if Wen had acted differently in the past.
• Lai Jiangtian recalled how he had introduced Yin Xian to Yan Zhiyi, and how their circle later included Song Jing'an and Lu Mingwen.
• Lai Jiangtian remembered Lu Mingwen rescuing Wen Yuzhi from people demanding money, after which Wen fell in love with Yan and pursued him daily.
• Wen Yuzhi began hurting himself and threatening suicide when Yan resisted him, spending much of his final high school months in the hospital.
• After graduation Yan went abroad, and Wen searched for him before settling in Little Han; Yan returned two years later to take over the Yan Corporation, while Wen stayed away from Jingjiang for ten years.

Wen Yuzhi met with Lai Jiangtian and Yin Xian, claiming he had moved on from Yan Zhiyi while secretly remaining fixated on him. Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule enjoyed a walk and headed home to prepare wedding invitations, while Wen Yuzhi nearly crossed paths with them and mistakenly believed Yan had left alone.

• Wen Yuzhi told Lai Jiangtian and Yin Xian that he had made peace with his past pursuit of Yan Zhiyi and had returned from teaching in Little Han.
• Lai Jiangtian described how the former friends were doing, and Wen Yuzhi paused at the mention of Lu Mingwen before joking that Yan Zhiyi would be the last of them to find someone.
• Yan Zhiyi persuaded a sleepy Xia Shule to take a short walk after dinner, and Xia Shule eagerly agreed to write special wedding invitations for his family and friends.
• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule walked back to the Quiet Silence Residence and drove toward the Yan Residence while Xia Shule searched for invitation designs.
• Wen Yuzhi recognized Yan Zhiyi's profile as the car passed, but he did not see Xia Shule and smugly assumed Yan Zhiyi had left alone.
• Yin Xian noticed Wen Yuzhi's faint guilt and doubted the sincerity behind his composed behavior.

As the wedding approached, Xia Shule decorated invitations and rehearsed the ceremony with Yan Zhiyi, while the Yan family sent out the news of their marriage. The chapter ended with Yan Zhiyi’s friends reacting in stunned silence to their invitations.

• Xia Shule drew a personalized wedding invitation featuring himself, Yan Zhiyi, his late parrot, and roses, then decided to invite Song Dimu.
• Yan Zhiyi told Old Zheng to send out the regular invitations, shocking wealthy families who had expected Xia Shule to marry Jiang Gechen.
• The day before the wedding, Xia Shule rehearsed the ceremony and saw the matching rings Yan Zhiyi had designed and commissioned from Shi Luofu.
• Xia Shule delivered personalized invitations to his friends and parents, while Yan Zhiyi’s friends received regular invitations and struggled to believe the news.
• Lai Jiangtian broke the silent WeChat group chat by asking whether the others had also received a bizarre message.

Yan Zhiyi’s friends learned that he was marrying Xia Shule and arranged to meet him, while Lu Mingwen realized Xia Shule was the former student he had cared for and lamented that Yan Zhiyi had once again gotten close to someone he liked. Xia Shule eagerly agreed to meet the group at the Garden Estate, and Lu Mingwen joined them with a grudge against Yan Zhiyi.

• Lai Jiangtian, Yin Xian, and Song Jing'an reacted with disbelief to Yan Zhiyi’s upcoming marriage, and Lai Jiangtian recognized Xia Shule from Yan Zhiyi’s birthday banquet.
• Lu Mingwen learned that Xia Shule was marrying Yan Zhiyi and recalled how he had returned to China after Xia Shule graduated, only to find out too late.
• Yan Zhiyi asked Xia Shule whether he wanted to meet his friends, and Xia Shule was excited to discover that Lu Mingwen had been his university teacher.
• Xia Shule recalled how Lu Mingwen had patiently tutored him and brought him breakfast, while Yan Zhiyi realized Lu Mingwen had treated him with unusual kindness.
• Xia Shule agreed to meet Yan Zhiyi’s friends at the Garden Estate and sent the group a message in Yan Zhiyi’s style.
• Lai Jiangtian, Yin Xian, Song Jing'an, and Lu Mingwen hurried to join the meeting, and Lu Mingwen vowed to settle things with Yan Zhiyi.

Jiang Gechen discovered that Song Dimu had signed with Shengshi and violently confronted him, then fixated on Xia Shule’s wedding invitation. As Song Dimu waited in Jiang Gechen’s wrecked office, Qin Dong arrived with secret news about Shengshi.

• Xia Shule wondered why Lu Mingwen had told him and Yan Zhiyi to wait, and Yan Zhiyi suggested Lu Mingwen wanted to keep them from getting impatient.
• Jiang Gechen confronted Song Dimu about signing with Shengshi, struck him with a book, and demanded to know why he had gone to Yan Zhiyi’s company.
• Song Dimu said he wanted more savings, while Jiang Gechen claimed he would give him anything and kissed him.
• Jiang Gechen asked whether Xia Shule was getting married and decided to bring Song Dimu to the wedding to see who would crack first.
• Qin Dong entered Jiang Gechen’s wrecked office and hinted that he had learned secret news about Shengshi.

Jiang Gechen learned that Yan Zhiyi had given Shengshi to Xia Shule as a wedding present, then decided to attend their wedding with Song Dimu. Xia Shule continued settling into his new role and learned that Yan Zhiyi had rushed to find him on the night they first met.

• Qin Dong told Jiang Gechen that Yan Zhiyi had given Shengshi to Xia Shule as a wedding present, shocking Jiang Gechen.
• Qin Dong hurried away after realizing his remark had insulted Jiang Gechen, who swept the table clear and took Song Dimu to get a custom suit for Xia Shule's wedding.
• Xia Shule reflected on how he and Xiang Lin planned to bring Du Tong and Du Jianhao to ruin before Xiang Lin took them in.
• Lai Jiangtian revealed that Yan Zhiyi had rushed to find Xia Shule after noticing something was wrong, and Xia Shule smiled at the confirmation.
• Xia Shule spotted gossip about Xu Suidong and Su Jin on his phone, but the trending topic disappeared while Yin Xian greeted him and asked his age.

Yan Zhiyi doted on Xia Shule while Yin Xian and Lai Jiangtian reacted to their closeness. When Song Jing'an arrived, Xia Shule noticed how much he resembled Song Dimu and began probing whether they might be related.

• Yan Zhiyi fed Xia Shule fruit tea, prompting Yin Xian and Lai Jiangtian to whisper about Yan Zhiyi's unexpected affection.
• Yin Xian told Lai Jiangtian that Yan Zhiyi had never liked Wen Yuzhi and that Wen Yuzhi was unlikely to cause trouble.
• Lu Mingwen and Song Jing'an arrived, but Xia Shule focused on Song Jing'an's resemblance to Song Dimu.
• Xia Shule asked Song Jing'an whether he had siblings, and Song Jing'an said he had a younger brother living with their parents.
• Xia Shule asked whether Song Jing'an had another younger brother who had gone missing as a child.

Xia Shule met Lu Mingwen again and became anxious when he could not remember a promise, while Yin Xian noticed signs of memory loss. Over dinner with Yan Zhiyi and their friends, Xia Shule agreed to invent a grand love story about how he and Yan met.

• Xia Shule told Song Jing'an that a friend looked remarkably like him, and Song Jing'an agreed to meet him when he had time.
• Lu Mingwen asked Xia Shule why he had not visited after returning, but Xia Shule could not remember promising to do so, making Yin Xian suspect memory loss.
• Yan Zhiyi reminded Xia Shule that he had promised his wedding bouquet to Xiang Lin, and Xia Shule forgot that promise too.
• Xia Shule ate dinner while Lu Mingwen and Yan Zhiyi each tried to give him food, then Lai Jiangtian asked how he and Yan had met.
• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi whether to tell the truth or invent a grand love story, and then began telling their story to the group.

At dinner, Xia Shule entertained the group with a fanciful version of how he and Yan Zhiyi got together, then let Yan Zhiyi tend to his scar. Wen Yuzhi contacted Lai Jiangtian and asked to attend Yan Zhiyi’s wedding so he could apologize, leaving Yan Zhiyi to decide whether he could come.

• Xia Shule spun a dramatic story about being drugged and falling in love with Yan Zhiyi, while Lu Mingwen noticed his scar-reduction patch.
• Yan Zhiyi replaced Xia Shule’s peeling patch and carefully treated the scar beneath it.
• Wen Yuzhi messaged Lai Jiangtian asking to meet, and Yin Xian replied that Lai Jiangtian was busy.
• Wen Yuzhi learned Yan Zhiyi was getting married and asked Lai Jiangtian to bring him to the wedding so he could apologize.
• Yin Xian told Yan Zhiyi about Wen Yuzhi’s request, and Xia Shule leaned over to read the messages.

Yan Zhiyi refused to let Wen Yuzhi attend the wedding, and Xia Shule spent the night preparing nervously for the ceremony. The chapter ended with Yan Zhiyi finding Xia Shule awake and disheveled before dawn.

• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi who Wen Yuzhi was, and Lu Mingwen explained that Wen Yuzhi had threatened suicide over Yan in high school.
• Yan Zhiyi decided Wen Yuzhi should not come to the wedding, and Yin Xian sent him a blunt rejection on Lai Jiangtian's phone.
• Everyone went home, and Yan Zhiyi carried a sleeping Xia Shule inside; Xia Shule held onto Yan's clothes when he stirred.
• Xia Shule and Xiang Lin joked over messages about Jiang Gechen and his plan to bring Song Dimu to the wedding.
• Xia Shule woke at five and later sat nervously on his bed when Yan Zhiyi came to check on him.

Xia Shule and Yan Zhiyi prepared for their wedding, with family and friends gathering to witness the ceremony. The chapter ended as Xia Shule’s parents entrusted him to Yan Zhiyi and Ming Yue tearfully asked Yan Zhiyi to treat him well.

• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule got ready separately after sharing breakfast at the Yan Residence.
• Guests gathered at the decorated venue, where Xiang Lin befriended Lai Jiangtian and exchanged a greeting with Song Dimu.
• Yan Zhiyi waited at the Vow Platform while Xia Shule dressed with help from Ms. Ming Yue, and Xia Dunrong urged him to come home if he was ever mistreated.
• At nine, Xia Shule entered with his parents and carried a solid-gold bouquet chosen because fresh flowers could trigger his allergies.
• Xia Shule’s parents placed his hand in Yan Zhiyi’s, and Ming Yue tearfully asked Yan Zhiyi to treat Lele well.

Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule married in a heartfelt ceremony, while Yan invited Jiang Gechen to make clear that Xia Shule belonged with him. As the evening banquet began, the others questioned Yan about the history between Xia and Jiang, and Xia arrived just as they were discussing it.

• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule exchanged rings and vows, then kissed as their wedding guests cheered.
• Xia Shule threw his bouquet to Xiang Lin, who caught it and cried while Ming Yue comforted him.
• At the Yan Residence banquet, Song Jing'an asked Yan Zhiyi why he had invited Jiang Gechen, and Yan said he wanted to show him that Xia Shule no longer belonged to him.
• Yan Zhiyi told the group that Xia Shule used to like Jiang Gechen and that he had invited him to make the situation clear.
• Xia Shule approached as the group asked about his past with Jiang Gechen and gave an untroubled smile.

At his wedding gathering, Xia Shule faced a sudden panic attack triggered by memories of Jiang Gechen drowning him. He emptied the tub and went to rest, but his sleep remained troubled by visions of his death.

• Xia Shule told Yan Zhiyi and their friends that he and Jiang Gechen were now enemies, while Lai Jiangtian brushed off their falling-out as youthful heartbreak.
• Xiang Lin and Ruan Jiaojiao arrived at the Yan Residence, where Ruan Jiaojiao teased Xia Shule and privately checked whether he still had feelings for Jiang Gechen.
• Xia Shule went upstairs to bathe, but the water triggered memories of Jiang Gechen forcing his head under until he drowned.
• Xia Shule emptied the tub, recalled that the fear of water had begun after his rebirth, and washed briefly in the shower instead.
• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi to let him sleep, then fell asleep exhausted and saw visions of Jiang Gechen's face beneath the water.