Recaps

After waking from a nightmare about Jiang Gechen, Xia Shule found comfort in Yan Zhiyi and attended an evening banquet with him. There, Xia Shule publicly introduced Yan Zhiyi as his husband while classmates questioned his sudden marriage and his feelings for Jiang Gechen.

• Xia Shule woke from a nightmare about Jiang Gechen, and Yan Zhiyi brought him chocolate cake and comforted him with a hug.
• Xia Shule arrived at the banquet holding Yan Zhiyi's hand, where Jiang Gechen watched him and a classmate deliberately brought Jiang Gechen over.
• Chen Jin bluntly reminded Jiang Gechen that he had drugged Xia Shule, ruining the classmate's attempt to embarrass Xia Shule.
• Xia Shule introduced Yan Zhiyi as his husband, making Yan Zhiyi happy, then let him go speak with Lai Jiangtian.
• After Yan Zhiyi left, classmates questioned Xia Shule about marrying so suddenly and giving up on Jiang Gechen, while Xia Shule responded with a scathing look.

At the Yan Residence reunion, Xia Shule publicly put Liu Gang in his place, while Song Dimu rejected Liu Gang’s proposal to join forces against him. After entertaining his classmates with a fabricated love story, Xia Shule was confronted by Jiang Gechen, who grabbed his wrist.

• Xia Shule mocked Liu Gang for excusing his partner’s affair, and Yan Zhiyi’s intimidating presence kept Liu Gang from retaliating.
• Xiang Lin called out Liu Gang’s past behavior, and Liu Gang retreated into the crowd.
• Liu Gang tried to recruit Song Dimu to help undermine Xia Shule, but Song Dimu said he only wanted money and walked away.
• Xia Shule told his classmates a made-up love story, then joked with Xiang Lin and Ruan Jiaojiao after the crowd dispersed.
• Jiang Gechen approached Xia Shule with a dark expression and forcefully grabbed his wrist.

At a gathering, Jiang Gechen cornered Xia Shule and insisted they talk, while Xia Shule made clear he no longer wanted anything to do with him. Xia Shule publicly recounted their past and Jiang Gechen’s contradictory behavior, leaving the crowd to discuss the conflict and question Jiang Gechen.

• Jiang Gechen grabbed Xia Shule’s injured wrist and demanded they talk, while Xia Shule told him to let go.
• Xiang Lin confronted Jiang Gechen, who threatened him before backing down because of Xiang Lin’s family connections.
• Xia Shule slapped Jiang Gechen for cursing at Xiang Lin and said there would be more times he hit him.
• Jiang Gechen tried to take Xia Shule to the back garden, but Xiang Lin pointed out Xia Shule was allergic to pollen.
• Xia Shule loudly described Jiang Gechen’s past favors and his later demands for revenge over Song Dimu, as Song Dimu returned and the crowd listened.
• The crowd began discussing Xia Shule’s account, and Lai Jiangtian and the others started to understand the history between Xia Shule and Jiang Gechen.

Xia Shule rejected Jiang Gechen, slapped him repeatedly, and warned him to stay away while his friends backed him up. As classmates criticized Jiang Gechen and recalled their past, he became unstable and shouted that Xia Shule owed him.

• Jiang Gechen demanded that Xia Shule leave with him, but Xia Shule rejected him and told him to disappear.
• Xia Shule slapped Jiang Gechen three times when he kept threatening him, and Xiang Lin tripped him as he tried to grab Xia Shule.
• Xia Shule told Jiang Gechen that he hated him and would slap him again if he came looking for attention.
• Classmates whispered about Jiang Gechen’s past and said Xia Shule had protected him, leaving Jiang Gechen furious and convinced he had been bullied.
• Jiang Gechen became visibly unstable and shouted that Xia Shule owed him.