Recaps

Shen Xuanrun sent Little Xinxin to kindergarten with plenty of spare jackets, then visited Dad Shen and Mom Shen, who tried to steer him toward inheriting the family company and finding someone he liked. The chapter left Shen Xuanrun caught between his parents’ matchmaking schemes and his secret fear that living with them might expose he was not their real son.

• Shen Xuanrun gave Little Xinxin many spare jackets to guard against her borrowing clothes from Gu Maojie, and the kindergarten teacher accepted a set to keep on hand.
• Dad Shen invited Shen Xuanrun to stay with his parents, and Shen Xuanrun agreed to visit the next day despite Mom Shen not knowing about the plan.
• The audience praised Shen Xuanrun’s un-doubled opera performance in the latest episode of "Battle in the Sea of Commerce."
• Shen Xuanrun arrived at his parents’ home with bags of gifts, while Dad Shen distracted Mom Shen from asking why he had brought so much.
• Dad Shen urged Shen Xuanrun to work at the family company, and Mom Shen told him to pursue acting if he wished and to claim the person he liked before someone else did.
• Mom Shen privately approved of Gu Weichen as a son-in-law, while Gu Weichen sneezed twice at the Gu Group and wondered if he had caught a cold.

Shen Xuanrun tried to reconnect with fans by posting carefully photographed and retouched pictures, but fans unearthed his embarrassing old selfies and captions. He ended the chapter mortified as Mom Shen laughed and offered to take all his future pictures.

• Gu Weichen asked his assistant to buy cold medicine, and the assistant’s serious expression made Gu Group employees fear layoffs and work unusually hard.
• Shen Xuanrun stayed with Mom Shen and Dad Shen, while Dad Shen urged him to leave show business and Sister Chen encouraged him to engage with his growing fanbase.
• Shen Xuanrun reviewed the original owner’s sleazy Weibo posts, kept them as a record, and set them to private.
• Mom Shen helped Shen Xuanrun select and retouch nine pictures, which he posted with a confident caption; longtime fans praised his new photos and attitude.
• A fan shared screenshots of Shen Xuanrun’s old posts, prompting fans to identify the embarrassing captions and angles as genuine.
• Mom Shen told Shen Xuanrun to let her take his pictures in the future, then burst out laughing as he despaired.

After gaining attention online, Shen Xuanrun returned to work and weighed two challenging scripts. He chose to pursue “The Crime You Never Knew About,” leaving Sister Chen to help him prepare for a demanding role.

• Sister Chen told Shen Xuanrun that several directors had sent projects, and Mom Shen and Dad Shen supported his return to work while Dad Shen worried about him leaving home.
• After breakfast, Dad Shen drove Shen Xuanrun to his villa and warned him not to date too young or trust strangers.
• Shen Xuanrun read the scripts for “The Crime You Never Knew About” and “Marriage Wounds,” noting the acting challenges and risks of each male lead role.
• Sister Chen discussed the two scripts with Shen Xuanrun and warned that he would need to compete for the role and improve his physique and acting.
• Shen Xuanrun chose “The Crime You Never Knew About” and asked Sister Chen to find him a fitness trainer with a military background.

Shen Xuanrun began training with Du Jianguo, the fitness coach Sister Chen hired, while Little Li switched his meals and snacks to healthier options. He briefly embraced the promise of a perfect physique, but ended the day deciding he was fine as he was.

• Du Jianguo arrived early at Shen Xuanrun’s apartment and introduced himself as his new fitness coach.
• Shen Xuanrun invited Du Jianguo to breakfast, and Du advised him to avoid greasy foods and eat protein, vegetables, fruit, and oats.
• Little Li prepared boiled eggs and warm milk while Shen Xuanrun endured Du Jianguo’s workout in the practice room.
• Little Li cooked a healthy lunch and served lightly salted water, broccoli, nori soup, bananas, and pineapple, leaving Shen Xuanrun dismayed.
• Du Jianguo promised to increase the workout intensity to help Shen Xuanrun achieve a perfect physique, and Shen Xuanrun briefly accepted the idea before deciding he was fine as he was.

After a week of intensive training, Shen Xuanrun went with Chen Wei to audition for the male lead in "The Crime You Never Knew About." He drew a middle-of-the-pack audition slot and faced strong competition, including award-winning actor Zhao Honghui.

• Du Jianguo finished training Shen Xuanrun and left, hoping his brother and sister-in-law would find him a beautiful wife.
• Chen Wei was surprised by Shen Xuanrun's changed bearing and took him to the audition, where she encouraged him about his career prospects.
• Chen Wei and Huang Shuangru traded insults in a nostril-to-nostril standoff until Shen Xuanrun and Jiang Ziluo reminded them that auditions were about to begin.
• Chen Wei explained that Huang Shuangru had ended the contracts of artists tied to Jiang Yi and had recently signed Jiang Ziluo, who was auditioning for the second male lead.
• Shen Xuanrun drew an audition slot a little past the middle, while the other candidates' grave expressions and Zhao Honghui's arrival heightened the pressure.

Shen Xuanrun auditioned for the lead role of He Yangting in “The Crime You Never Knew About,” impressing the director with two emotionally intense scenes. Gu Weichen watched from the investors’ seats, worried that Shen Xuanrun was becoming more popular while still seeing him only as a friend, and hurried after him when the audition ended.

• Shen Xuanrun calmed himself before his audition, while the other actors assumed he was confident and debated whether he or Zhao Honghui would win the role.
• Gu Weichen watched Shen Xuanrun enter the audition room and heard his thoughts, while Shen Xuanrun wondered why Gu Weichen was there and felt someone staring at him.
• Shen Xuanrun performed He Yangting’s breakdown after killing the people responsible for Xiao Xin’s death, leaving the room silent.
• The director asked Shen Xuanrun to perform a second scene, in which He Yangting spoke to Brother Yang, revealed that he and Xiao Xin had planned to marry, and stabbed himself with a blood-covered knife.
• The director told Shen Xuanrun to wait at home for the decision, and Gu Weichen gathered his things and hurried after him.

After the casting meeting, Gu Weichen took Shen Xuanrun to dinner, where Shen Xuanrun fretted over Gu Weichen’s closeness and blushed at his attention. The meal turned out to be delicious despite its light flavors, and Shen Xuanrun happily dug in.

• Gu Weichen caught up with Shen Xuanrun after he left the hall and invited him to dinner, while Sister Chen tactfully left them alone.
• Gu Weichen held Shen Xuanrun’s hand and led him to the car, where Shen Xuanrun felt crowded by their pressed-together legs.
• Gu Weichen explained that he had chosen a light restaurant because Shen Xuanrun was training for his role, and Shen Xuanrun perked up when he promised the food would be good.
• Shen Xuanrun blushed at Gu Weichen’s smile and tried to hide his embarrassment by claiming he was counting the bowl’s patterns.
• Shen Xuanrun tasted the food, found it delicious, and eagerly began eating.

Gu Weichen confessed that he wanted to visit Shen Xuanrun as a suitor, leaving Shen flustered, and later Shen learned he had won the male lead role. At the filming set, Shen met second male lead Jiang Ziluo, and the two hit it off while their managers stayed behind to argue.

• Gu Weichen called himself Shen Xuanrun’s suitor and drove him home, while Shen struggled to resist his charms.
• Sister Chen told Shen Xuanrun he had won the male lead role and that Jiang Ziluo had been cast as the second male lead; Zhao Honghui took the third male lead instead.
• Sister Chen accompanied Shen to the set, where Shen saw Huang Shuangru with Jiang Ziluo.
• Shen Xuanrun and Jiang Ziluo slipped away from their managers and chatted about the casting and Zhao Honghui’s acting style.
• Jiang Ziluo praised Shen’s looks and his pairing with President Gu, and the two found the director, received their rooms, and went to unpack.

Shen Xuanrun began filming alongside Zhao Honghui, who resented losing the lead role and doubted Shen Xuanrun’s acting. On set, Shen Xuanrun and Jiang Ziluo distracted their agents from an escalating argument, leaving the crew grateful for their intervention.

• After resting for a day, Shen Xuanrun arrived on set and saw Zhao Honghui, who believed Shen Xuanrun had been cast because of Gu Weichen’s influence and looked down on his acting.
• Zhao Honghui had accepted the third male lead after losing the lead role, which he had pursued because he expected the production to become a hit.
• Jiang Ziluo offered Shen Xuanrun milk tea, but withdrew it after Chen Wei reminded Shen Xuanrun to watch his figure.
• Huang Shuangru confiscated Jiang Ziluo’s milk tea, and Chen Wei and Huang Shuangru traded barbed remarks about each other’s artists.
• Shen Xuanrun pretended to need a makeup touch-up while Jiang Ziluo claimed he had misplaced his script, distracting Chen Wei and Huang Shuangru and ending their argument.

Shen Xuanrun filmed a grief-stricken scene as He Yangting, impressing Director Zhang Cheng and Zhao Honghui. During a break, Jiang Ziluo revealed his attraction to muscular men and lamented that Huang Shuangru stood in the way of his love life, while Shen Xuanrun remained baffled by the attention around him.

• Shen Xuanrun portrayed He Yangting mourning Zhou Xin and wondering why she had died by suicide, and Director Zhang Cheng praised his performance while Zhao Honghui admired his progress.
• After the scene, Jiang Ziluo praised Shen Xuanrun's muscles before explaining that he preferred bigger, beefier men.
• Jiang Ziluo told Shen Xuanrun that he trusted him to keep his sexual orientation private and said he had noticed Shen Xuanrun and President Gu together.
• Jiang Ziluo called Huang Shuangru an obstacle to his love life, but quickly pretended everything was fine when she asked what he was saying.
• Shen Xuanrun returned to reshoot the opening shots and wondered why Zhao Honghui kept gazing at him, while Zhao Honghui wondered why Shen Xuanrun looked sad.

After a grueling day of filming, Shen Xuanrun and Jiang Ziluo got to know Zhao Honghui, who warmly offered to guide them. Zhao Honghui’s blunt remarks left Jiang Ziluo embarrassed, but he stayed to rehearse lines with him.

• After filming wrapped, Shen Xuanrun and Jiang Ziluo tried to leave, but Zhao Honghui stopped them to introduce himself and make friends.
• Zhao Honghui let the exhausted actors go rest, and they slipped away while he recovered from the set lights.
• The next day, Zhao Honghui rehearsed a scene with Shen Xuanrun and gave him acting advice while Jiang Ziluo listened.
• Zhao Honghui admitted he had doubted Shen Xuanrun’s casting and repeated unflattering rumors about Jiang Ziluo, making Shen Xuanrun leave to laugh and Jiang Ziluo feel ashamed.
• Zhao Honghui invited Jiang Ziluo to rehearse their lines, and Jiang Ziluo accepted his guidance.

Shen Xuanrun learned that Gu Weichen was visiting the set and tried to hide how eager he was to see him. Gu Weichen reunited with him, but Du Jianguo interrupted their romantic moment before they could spend time alone.

• Zhang Cheng told the crew that the investors had sent milk tea and that their big boss would visit the set.
• Jiang Ziluo teased Shen Xuanrun that Gu Weichen was coming to see him, but Shen Xuanrun pretended not to care.
• Gu Weichen arrived and left the crowd to find Shen Xuanrun, who was secretly worrying that Gu Weichen might be taken by someone else.
• Gu Weichen told Shen Xuanrun that he had come because he only wanted to see him, and Shen Xuanrun was delighted by his sweet words.
• Du Jianguo rushed over and called Gu Weichen his boss, interrupting their romantic moment.
• Gu Weichen explained that he and Du Jianguo had met at a military camp and that he had asked Du Jianguo to try coaching Shen Xuanrun.

Shen Xuanrun tried to keep Du Jianguo from getting in the way of his flirtation with Gu Weichen, while Jiang Ziluo and Du Jianguo became smitten with each other at first sight. Shen Xuanrun whisked Jiang Ziluo away, and Gu Weichen invented a match with Old Sun to lead Du Jianguo off.

• Du Jianguo called Shen Xuanrun “sister-in-law,” interrupting Gu Weichen’s flirtation with Shen Xuanrun.
• Jiang Ziluo approached and became captivated by Du Jianguo’s burly appearance, while Du Jianguo fell for Jiang Ziluo’s cute looks.
• Shen Xuanrun blocked Jiang Ziluo’s gaze and dragged him away under the excuse that his makeup needed fixing.
• Gu Weichen claimed Du Jianguo had a match with Old Sun and led him away, though Du Jianguo had no idea what he meant.

Jiang Ziluo became infatuated with Du Jianguo and tried to get Shen Xuanrun to introduce them, while Gu Weichen discouraged Du Jianguo from pursuing Jiang Ziluo. Both men were left frustrated and unable to approach the person they liked.

• Jiang Ziluo learned that Gu Weichen's friend was Du Jianguo and begged Shen Xuanrun to introduce them, but Shen Xuanrun refused.
• Jiang Ziluo ran off to find Du Jianguo, but a crew member told him that Du Jianguo and Gu Weichen had already left.
• Gu Weichen returned to the company with Du Jianguo, who repeatedly demanded to know where Old Sun was and asked to play a match.
• Du Jianguo admitted he had fallen for the actor at the set, and Gu Weichen revealed that Jiang Ziluo was Shen Xuanrun's friend and warned Du Jianguo not to scare him.
• Du Jianguo insisted on pursuing Jiang Ziluo, but Gu Weichen dismissed his hopes and threatened to send him to fight in the underground black market.

Shen Xuanrun finished filming a rooftop chase scene while Zhou Zhihong guided his escape, and Jiang Ziluo teased Shen about his looks and his failure to find her a boyfriend. Gu Weichen planned to visit the set, but Du Jianguo insisted on accompanying him, so Gu canceled the trip, leaving his assistant stuck with a parking fine.

• During filming, He Yangting escaped across rooftops as Zhou Zhihong hacked nearby cameras and guided him past Officer Yang and the police.
• Zhang Cheng praised Shen Xuanrun and Zhao Honghui after calling the scene, and Shen asked Jiang Ziluo whether he had looked hot.
• Jiang Ziluo argued that her muscular crush was hotter than Shen, who retorted that the man was not hers yet.
• Gu Weichen decided to visit the set, but Du Jianguo insisted on going with him and cited Old Master Gu's orders.
• Gu Weichen canceled the trip to avoid Du Jianguo, and his assistant lamented that he had been fined for waiting too long at the company entrance.

After filming wrapped, Shen Xuanrun suspected Gu Weichen had arranged a romantic confession at the crew’s banquet, while Jiang Ziluo predicted the evening’s events. Gu Weichen prepared a love poem, but the chapter ended with the crew focused on the food and director Zhang Cheng’s speech instead of the host’s emotional introduction.

• After filming finished, Shen Xuanrun looked forward to eating freely and went with the crew to an elaborate outdoor wrap party.
• Jiang Ziluo guessed Gu Weichen was planning to confess to Shen Xuanrun and described a staged proposal, while Shen Xuanrun tried not to spoil the surprise.
• In a nearby room, Gu Weichen memorized a romantic poem after a hotel staff member assured him their plan would move Shen Xuanrun.
• At the banquet, the crew praised the luxurious food and mostly ignored the host’s tearful speech.
• The host invited Zhang Cheng to speak, and the crew became attentive and enthusiastic as Zhang Cheng talked about the production.

Shen Xuanrun accidentally turned the wrap party’s planned speeches into a lively discussion of food, then watched as Gu Weichen took the stage to speak directly to someone. Gu Weichen admitted he had forgotten his prepared lines because he was nervous, leaving Shen Xuanrun smiling at his confession.

• After overeating, Shen Xuanrun slowly made his way to the stage and began reviewing the crew’s food instead of sharing his experience.
• The host tried to steer Shen Xuanrun back to the planned speech, but Shen Xuanrun joked about missing pig trotters, hairy crabs, crayfish, and milk tea, making the room laugh.
• Sister Chen scolded Shen Xuanrun for overeating, while Jiang Ziluo laughed at him.
• The host invited investor Gu Weichen onto the stage, and Jiang Ziluo reminded Shen Xuanrun about getting contact details for his desired top.
• Gu Weichen said he had come to speak to one person and admitted he had forgotten his prepared lines because he was nervous, while Shen Xuanrun watched him fondly.

Gu Weichen proposed to Shen Xuanrun with a handmade ring, and Shen Xuanrun accepted, agreeing to spend their lives together. They embraced as the crowd cheered, while Shen Xuanrun kept Gu Weichen from kissing him.

• Gu Weichen knelt before Shen Xuanrun and proposed with a handmade ring shaped like a pig’s trotter.
• Shen Xuanrun asked whether Gu Weichen would remember him if he disappeared, and Gu Weichen said he would search for him and keep him from leaving.
• Shen Xuanrun told the crowd that a ridiculous comedy suited him better than a romantic script, then accepted Gu Weichen’s proposal.
• Gu Weichen slipped the ring onto Shen Xuanrun’s left middle finger and embraced him.
• Gu Weichen asked to kiss Shen Xuanrun, but Shen Xuanrun refused and pressed his head back down when the crowd urged them to kiss.
• Jiang Ziluo watched them and wondered when it would be her turn to get married.

After Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen went public with their relationship, they celebrated with the crew while Gu Weichen kept finding excuses to cling to him. The night ended with Dad Shen warning Shen Xuanrun about older men, unaware that Gu Weichen was already holding his son.

• Gu Weichen kissed Shen Xuanrun and announced that he would pay for a celebration at Imperial Heaven KTV.
• Gu Weichen sent Du Jianguo to fetch a jacket before he could meet Jiang Ziluo, while Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen each misread the other's reasons.
• Jiang Ziluo, Huang Shuangru, and Sister Chen congratulated Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen, then joined the crew heading to the KTV.
• Gu Weichen held Shen Xuanrun close in their car and told him that even a lifetime would not be enough hugging.
• Dad Shen called to ask whether Shen Xuanrun was home, then warned him to beware of older men as Gu Weichen listened silently.

At a karaoke wrap party, Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen flirt while Jiang Ziluo manages two drunken managers and complains about being left out. Gu Weichen learns Jiang Ziluo may like Du Jianguo, whose arrival threatens to complicate their plans to keep the two apart.

• Jiang Ziluo watched the drunken Sister Chen and Huang Shuangru argue while Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen held hands and drank together.
• Gu Weichen answered Du Jianguo’s call, tried to keep him from coming to the karaoke lounge, then gave him the location when his excuses failed.
• Jiang Ziluo teased Shen Xuanrun about his relationship with Gu Weichen, and Shen Xuanrun defended his masculinity.
• Gu Weichen returned and heard Shen Xuanrun think that Jiang Ziluo liked Du Jianguo, realizing both men wanted to split up Du Jianguo and himself.

Gu Weichen and Shen Xuanrun realized that Du Jianguo and Jiang Ziluo liked each other and agreed to play matchmaker. Shen Xuanrun then promised Jiang Ziluo he would arrange Du Jianguo’s contact details, leaving both him and Gu Weichen feeling guilty about their deception.

• Jiang Ziluo hurried back to his seat when Gu Weichen returned, and Gu Weichen guessed that Jiang Ziluo liked Du Jianguo.
• Gu Weichen told Shen Xuanrun that Du Jianguo liked Jiang Ziluo, and they agreed to play matchmaker for the two men.
• Gu Weichen found Du Jianguo and told him that Shen Xuanrun would ask Jiang Ziluo what he thought, making Du Jianguo delighted.
• Shen Xuanrun joined Jiang Ziluo and promised to get him Du Jianguo’s contact details, while privately feeling guilty about misleading him.

Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen arranged for Jiang Ziluo and Du Jianguo to meet, and the two quickly fell for each other. Meanwhile, Ruan Kaijun discovered that Gu Weichen was dating his younger brother and warned him that their uncle would object.

• Shen Xuanrun told Jiang Ziluo that Du Jianguo was coming, and Jiang Ziluo nervously prepared to meet him.
• Gu Weichen brought Du Jianguo to the private room, where Shen Xuanrun introduced him to Jiang Ziluo; both men were immediately smitten.
• Du Jianguo took Jiang Ziluo home, while Gu Weichen took Shen Xuanrun home after the gathering.
• Shen Xuanrun remembered that Huang Shuangru might not allow Jiang Ziluo to date secretly, but decided not to worry about it.
• Ruan Kaijun called Gu Weichen, learned that he was dating his younger brother, and warned that their uncle might stop them from seeing each other.
• Gu Weichen teased Ruan Kaijun about winning his brother over, then hung up when Ruan Kaijun threatened to kill him.

Shen Xuanrun woke early to meet Gu Weichen for lunch, and the two flirted on the drive. Meanwhile, Huang Shuangru woke up in bed beside Chen Wei after a drunken night, and Gu Weichen’s assistant complained about being left with the work.

• Gu Weichen called Shen Xuanrun and invited him to lunch, prompting Shen Xuanrun to get ready and wait at the apartment entrance.
• Gu Weichen picked Shen Xuanrun up, embraced him in the car, and teased him when he refused to let him hold his hand.
• Huang Shuangru woke beside Chen Wei and realized she had been squeezing Chen Wei’s chest; she hurriedly left the hotel room.
• Gu Weichen’s assistant grumbled that Gu Weichen had left work early for a date and declared that making money mattered more than romance.

Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen shared lunch before Gu Weichen returned to his office, where he kissed Shen Xuanrun until he could barely stand. The chapter ended with Gu Weichen repeating that Shen Xuanrun would have no strength left as he kissed him again.

• Gu Weichen praised Shen Xuanrun's hands and asked to kiss him, making Shen Xuanrun blush and hurry into the restaurant.
• Shen Xuanrun ordered lunch and piled food into Gu Weichen's bowl, while Gu Weichen urged him to eat so he would have strength later.
• Gu Weichen received an urgent call from his assistant and took Shen Xuanrun to his company after lunch.
• Shen Xuanrun waited in Gu Weichen's lounge, then entered the office and admired Gu Weichen as he worked.
• Gu Weichen finished his documents, pulled Shen Xuanrun into his arms, and kissed him until Shen Xuanrun's limbs went weak.

Shen Xuanrun and Gu Weichen shared an affectionate afternoon at the office, where an assistant interrupted them with a dinner invitation from Yan Lang. Gu Weichen and Shen Xuanrun left for a date after work, while the assistant was stuck handling more work and Little Li celebrated not having to cook.

• Gu Weichen teased and kissed Shen Xuanrun until an assistant knocked, prompting Shen Xuanrun to rush to the sofa and pretend to read an upside-down book.
• The assistant told Gu Weichen that Yan Lang had invited him to dinner that weekend, and Gu Weichen explained that their companies worked together.
• Gu Weichen reassured Shen Xuanrun that he did not mind their age difference, then returned to his work while Shen Xuanrun read beside him.
• After work, Gu Weichen took Shen Xuanrun to a couples' restaurant, leaving the assistant to handle the boss's abandoned paperwork.
• Little Li learned that dinner was no longer needed and happily went to bed, while the assistant lamented the extra work.