Recaps

After a lavish dinner with Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian, Chen Mu returned to the dorm and found the company’s executives and the show’s producers eager to invite him back to rerecord. Lin Fengmian reassured him, then went home with Xia Qinghe, who stripped him and carried him to the bath before giving in to his teasing challenge.

• Xia Qinghe drove Chen Mu back to the trainee dormitory after dinner, where Chen Mu found President Jin, Yi Qiang, Director Ma, and Producer Yu waiting for him.
• Producer Yu invited Chen Mu to rerecord, and Director Ma asked whether Lin Fengmian could come too; Chen Mu said his friend was unavailable.
• The executives left Chen Mu health supplements, and he messaged Lin Fengmian about their visit and asked the price of Xia Qinghe’s car.
• Lin Fengmian told Chen Mu to accept any opportunities, then revealed the car had cost sixteen million eight hundred thousand yuan.
• At Xia Qinghe’s home, Xia Qinghe complained that Lin Fengmian smelled of other dogs, threw away his clothes, and carried him toward the bath.
• Lin Fengmian challenged Xia Qinghe to throw him into the tub, and Xia Qinghe eventually barked.

Lin Fengmian started work despite Xia Qinghe’s offer to support him, and Xia Qinghe reluctantly watched him leave while ordering a more comfortable van for his next trip. Lin Fengmian arrived in Hengdian with Lin Sui and met director Huang Shihua, who reminded him that he had once turned down the role; Lin Fengmian said he was taking it now because he was broke.

• Lin Sui arrived at Xia Qinghe’s home to pick up Lin Fengmian, saw Xia shirtless, and got punched after blurting out a comment.
• Xia Qinghe cooked breakfast for Lin Fengmian and tried to offer him money when he learned Lin Fengmian wanted to work, but Lin Fengmian refused.
• Lin Fengmian left with Lin Sui, and Xia Qinghe watched the company’s security feeds until their van departed, then ordered a luxurious van for him.
• Lin Sui and Lin Fengmian traveled to Hengdian, where Fan Jing picked them up and realized Lin Fengmian was Song Su’s son.
• Fan Jing introduced Lin Fengmian to director Huang Shihua, who said the role had been fated for him; Lin Fengmian replied that he took it because he was broke.

Lin Fengmian joined the production as Yun Yaoxian, and his appearance stunned the crew. Huang Shihua ordered the stylist to make him look uglier, while Lin Sui noted that fame depended on whether Lin Fengmian wanted it.

• Sun Haoyuan realized Lin Fengmian was the Yun Yaoxian Huang Shihua had been waiting for and learned he was Song Su's son from the Lin Family.
• Huang Shihua told Sun Haoyuan to keep Lin Fengmian's identity private and ensure the crew treated him well.
• After Lin Fengmian's styling was complete, the crew thought he outshone the female lead, and Huang Xiaoying said it made sense that Yun Yaoxian would win her heart.
• Huang Shihua asked the stylist to make Yun Yaoxian look uglier, and the crew photographed Lin Fengmian before the stylist could begin.
• Lin Sui introduced the sleepy Lin Fengmian to the stylist and privately reflected that Lin Fengmian could become famous only if he chose to.

Lin Fengmian settled into filming after a rocky start, while Xia Qinghe visited the set and became convinced the crew was treating him badly. After learning the film adapted Fan Jing’s novel, Xia Qinghe tried to take Lin Fengmian away, but Lin Fengmian woke and challenged his interference.

• Lin Fengmian adjusted to his role after many failed takes, and filming progressed more smoothly on the second day.
• Huang Xiaoying and Jiang Lexing speculated about Lin Fengmian’s background as they watched him avoid eating with the crew.
• Xia Qinghe arrived at the set, gave gifts to the crew, and found Lin Fengmian asleep in makeup.
• Xia Qinghe accused the crew of making Lin Fengmian ugly and was reassured that the makeup was meant to suit the female lead.
• After learning Fan Jing wrote the novel being adapted, Xia Qinghe rushed into the lounge and carried Lin Fengmian toward his car.
• Lin Fengmian woke and asked why Xia Qinghe was taking him away, while Xia Qinghe worried that Lin Fengmian might fall for Fan Jing and leave him behind.

Lin Fengmian reassured Xia Qinghe that he did not like Fan Jing and agreed to tell him about his future filming projects. As Lin Fengmian filmed a lonely scene in the Immortal Palace, Jiang Lexing recognized Xia Qinghe as the Xia Corporation’s president and accidentally revealed a rumor that he had a boyfriend, prompting Xia Qinghe to ask who it was.

• Xia Qinghe told Lin Fengmian not to like Fan Jing, and Lin Fengmian clarified that he did not like her and was not planning to marry.
• Xia Qinghe asked Lin Fengmian to tell him about his dramas so he could check them, and Lin Fengmian agreed before heading to film.
• Xia Qinghe clung to Lin Fengmian near Fan Jing, then watched as Lin Fengmian filmed Yun Yaoxian’s final lonely scenes in the Immortal Palace.
• Jiang Lexing recognized Xia Qinghe as President Xia of the Xia Corporation and told Huang Xiaoying that Xia Qinghe’s boyfriend was from the Lin Family.
• Xia Qinghe overheard Jiang Lexing’s rumor and asked him who his boyfriend was.

Xia Qinghe visited Lin Fengmian on set, joked with him about rumors that they were boyfriends, and explained that he was in Lanhai to investigate problems with a wetland project. After Lin Fengmian returned to filming, Jiang Lexing stayed annoyed at Huang Xiaoying for leaving him to answer Xia Qinghe.

• Xia Qinghe pressed Jiang Lexing to identify the Lin Family member rumored to be his boyfriend, and Jiang Lexing's assistant answered that it was Lin Fengmian.
• Xia Qinghe joked with Lin Fengmian about the rumor, and Lin Sui stopped them from kissing by putting a cup between them.
• Xia Qinghe told Lin Fengmian that people had been pocketing money from the Lanhai wetland project, and Lin Fengmian advised him to stay safe.
• Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian teased each other about kissing and borrowing each other's hands before the director called Lin Fengmian back to film.
• Huang Xiaoying told Jiang Lexing that Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian seemed closer than ordinary friends, while Jiang Lexing said he would not trust her for a while.

Xia Qinghe confronted Lanhai branch head Feng Chuyue over the suspended Lanhai Bay project and the 1.6 billion invested in it. Feng Chuyue denied knowing why officials halted the work, while Xia Qinghe suspected he was hiding something.

• Xia Qinghe returned to Lanhai and summoned the branch leadership to a conference room.
• Xia Qinghe demanded a solution to the Lanhai Bay project suspension, then slapped Feng Chuyue when he admitted he had none.
• Xia Qinghe accused Feng Chuyue of wasting the company's 1.6 billion and reminded him that the branch had secured the project's preliminary work.
• Xia Qinghe mocked Feng Chuyue's rise through his daughters and recalled that he had been sent to the Lanhai branch after opposing Xia Qinghe.
• Xia Qinghe asked whether Feng Chuyue knew more than he was saying, but Feng Chuyue insisted he knew nothing about the suspension order.

Xia Qinghe confronted Feng Chuyue over the suspension of the Lanhai Bay project and gave him seven days to resolve it. Later, Xia Qinghe met Li Yang at the hotel, where they discussed the project, Lin Fengmian, and Li Yang’s upcoming marriage.

• Xia Qinghe distributed an official notice suspending the Lanhai Bay project because endangered species had been found in its wetlands.
• Xia Qinghe warned Feng Chuyue that he would be responsible for the project’s losses and gave him seven days to resolve the suspension or lose his position.
• After Feng Chuyue left, the executives speculated that someone might be targeting Xia Corporation and hurried to prepare a proposal for the next morning.
• Xia Qinghe returned to the hotel and found Li Yang lounging on the couch, then had housekeeping replace its cushions because Lin Fengmian might use it.
• Xia Qinghe asked Li Yang whether he was confident about the project, and Li Yang suggested that Xia Qinghe ask Lin Fengmian to seek help from Mr. Lin.
• Li Yang told Xia Qinghe that he and Shui Feiyan planned to marry, and Xia Qinghe congratulated him before asking when he and Lin Fengmian would wed.

Xia Qinghe agreed to fund Li Yang’s research into same-origin gametes and messaged Lin Fengmian that he wanted them to have children together. Meanwhile, Lin Fengmian finished a long day of filming wirework fight scenes, sleeping whenever he had a chance—even while suspended in the air.

• Xia Qinghe offered to fund Li Yang’s biotechnology research after learning that Shui Feiyan’s traditional family made their marriage difficult, and Li Yang began outlining research into same-origin gametes and artificial wombs.
• Xia Qinghe texted Lin Fengmian that if the experiment succeeded, he wanted them to have two children together.
• Lin Sui struggled to wake Lin Fengmian for the final day of filming, while Xia Qinghe called to check on him and reminded Lin Sui to make sure he ate breakfast.
• Lin Fengmian went to set for his first wirework fight scenes, which depicted Yun Yaoxian’s clash with the male lead and the injury that left him frail.
• Lin Fengmian spent the day filming and sleeping between takes; when he dozed motionless on his wires, Lin Sui reassured the worried crew that he was simply catching up on sleep.

Xia Qinghe visited the Lanhai branch while worrying about Lin Fengmian, then reviewed and approved a strong proposal from marketing manager Lan Hai. The team prepared to contact domestic expert groups immediately, despite Xia Qinghe giving them the day off.

• Xia Qinghe complained to Secretary Su and Chen Xiaohua that Lin Fengmian was too busy to reply and that he feared Lin Fengmian might be taken advantage of in the entertainment industry.
• At the Lanhai branch, Xia Qinghe learned Feng Chuyue was absent, accepted the branch secretary’s claim that he was sick, and went to Feng Chuyue’s office.
• Xia Qinghe reviewed Lan Hai’s proposal, questioned him about the costs of hiring biology experts, and approved the plan pending quotes from qualified domestic teams.
• Xia Qinghe told Lan Hai and his department to take the day off after staying up all night, and to contact the expert teams the next day.
• Lan Hai told his project team the proposal had been approved, but the team members insisted on contacting the experts immediately while Feng Chuyue was away.

Xia Qinghe’s plan to audit Lanhai’s accounts and capture Feng Chuyue unfolded while Li Yang agreed to take on the biology project. Feng escaped his captors and was taken to the police, where Yu Youyou learned that his associates were abandoning him.

• After other experts refused the Xia Group commission, Lan Hai contacted Li Yang, who accepted it to secure Xia Qinghe’s funding for his homologous gametes project.
• Xia Qinghe sent a team to audit the Lanhai branch’s accounts while Chen Xiaohua’s men found Feng Chuyue in bed with another woman.
• Chen Xiaohua staged Feng Chuyue’s escape and followed him as Feng fled in his underwear, freed himself from a zip tie, and failed to contact anyone by phone.
• The police detained Feng Chuyue for behaving indecently in public, and Yu Youyou cursed him when the police called to verify his story.
• Yu Youyou contacted an unidentified associate, who told her they were abandoning Feng because he had been exposed.

Xia Qinghe investigated Feng Chuyue and learned that Yu Youyou might be preparing to sacrifice him, while Li Yang agreed to help with the wetlands dispute. Lin Fengmian arrived at Xia Qinghe’s hotel, and their reunion left Li Yang and Lin Fengmian bickering as they reminisced about how Li Yang first met Shui Feiyan.

• Chen Xiaohua reported that Yu Youyou had bailed Feng Chuyue out of the police station, and Xia Qinghe ordered him to watch everyone around Feng Chuyue.
• Chen Minzhang told Chen Xiaohua that Yu Youyou had spoken to someone using a voice changer, who said to sacrifice the pawn to save the king.
• Xia Qinghe told Li Yang to bring his team and equipment to investigate the wetlands, rejecting the biologist’s claim that endangered migratory animals had appeared there.
• Lin Fengmian called Xia Qinghe from Lanhai, then arrived at his hotel and asked if Xia Qinghe welcomed him; Xia Qinghe embraced him and offered to cook.
• Li Yang complained that Xia Qinghe would not share food, while Lin Fengmian recalled how Li Yang had met Shui Feiyan at college and first asked for his contact details.

Li Yang and Xia Qinghe served Lin Fengmian noodles, and Lin Fengmian fell asleep in Xia Qinghe’s home. After Xia Qinghe secretly overworked Lin Fengmian while he slept, Li Yang sent him back to face the furious, injured Lin Fengmian.

• Li Yang recalled how he met Shui Feiyan, Lin Fengmian, and Xia Qinghe, then ate noodles with Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian.
• Lin Fengmian fell asleep hugging Xia Qinghe’s pajamas, and Xia Qinghe secretly borrowed his hands and legs through the night.
• Lin Fengmian woke with swollen, aching hands and raw thighs, then found Xia Qinghe had fled when he shouted for him.
• Lin Fengmian ate breakfast with Li Yang, who misunderstood his injuries and urged Xia Qinghe to take him for a medical checkup.
• Xia Qinghe abandoned his meal and returned to the living room, where Lin Fengmian was asleep on the Noble Consort Couch.

Xia Qinghe carried the sleeping Lin Fengmian to the hospital, where doctors discovered he was only asleep and treated his extensive bruises and scraped skin. Back at the hotel, Xia Qinghe applied more ointment and sealed their thumbs together as they had in childhood.

• Xia Qinghe wrapped Lin Fengmian in a blanket and carried him downstairs, telling Lin Sui and Secretary Su that they needed to take him to the hospital.
• On the drive, Xia Qinghe noticed Lin Fengmian's bruises and slapped himself in remorse while Lin Sui tried to clean spilled bubble tea from the car.
• At the hospital, doctors began emergency tests until Lin Sui explained that Lin Fengmian was asleep, not unconscious.
• Lin Fengmian rolled over, pulled a blanket over himself, and kept sleeping while the doctors treated his bruises and scraped skin.
• Xia Qinghe carried Lin Fengmian back to the hotel, applied ointment, blew on his injured hand, and pressed their thumbs together to seal a childhood promise.

After Lin Fengmian woke up, he and Xia Qinghe fought over Xia Qinghe’s actions the previous night, while Lin Sui and Secretary Su watched from the sidelines. Secretary Su explained that Xia Qinghe was Lin Fengmian’s comfort object, and Xia Qinghe followed Lin Fengmian when he tried to leave.

• Lin Sui returned to the hotel suite and waited while Lin Fengmian remained unconscious and Xia Qinghe went back to work.
• Xia Qinghe returned to the suite, and Lin Fengmian attacked him, starting a fierce fight that left both men bruised and Lin Sui injured when he tried to intervene.
• Lin Fengmian demanded that Xia Qinghe promise not to repeat what he had done, but Xia Qinghe hesitated and asked to swap instead.
• Lin Fengmian told Secretary Su to throw out Xia Qinghe’s luggage and said he did not want to stay with him.
• Secretary Su told Lin Sui that Xia Qinghe was Lin Fengmian’s Abeibei, and said Xia Qinghe would always remain attached to him.

Lin Fengmian rejected Xia Qinghe’s demand to share an intimate arrangement, leaving their friendship strained as Xia took his refusal as a betrayal. Elsewhere, a young man plotted around Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian, while Lin Fengmian returned home sick and was cared for by Song Su.

• Lin Fengmian refused Xia Qinghe’s request, and Xia grew furious and hurt as Lin walked away.
• Lin Sui worried that Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe might not reconcile, while Secretary Su offered no reassuring answer.
• A young man in a southern town learned that Lin Fengmian had left Lanhai and said their next move depended on how far Li Yang would go for Xia Qinghe.
• The young man told his associate to leave Yu Youyou and Feng Chuyue alone and let them fight among themselves.
• Lin Fengmian caught a bad cold, and Song Su brought him herbal medicine and cared for him.

Lin Fengmian coordinated with Xia Qinghe to bring Feng Chuyue down while recovering from a fever and a falling-out with Xia Qinghe. Feng Chuyue was arrested after a police raid, Yu Youyou was caught trying to flee, and Xia Qinghe ordered compensation for an injured colleague.

• Song Su asked Lin Fengmian about the women whose WeChat contacts she had sent him and wondered why Xia Qinghe had not visited.
• Lin Fengmian secretly messaged Xia Qinghe about Feng Chuyue, warning that he must not die before his shares could be secured.
• Chen Xiaohua monitored Feng Chuyue at a villa as police arrived and arrested him after finding him surrounded by people and incapacitated.
• Chen Xiaohua's team protected Feng Chuyue during his transfer to the hospital, while one subordinate staged a collision to stop a van from interfering.
• Yu Youyou tried to flee after learning Feng Chuyue had survived and been arrested, but police stopped her at the airport.
• Xia Qinghe told Chen Xiaohua to keep following the case and give their injured colleague a million in compensation.

Li Yang teased Xia Qinghe about his relationship with Lin Fengmian, then discussed the Lanhai wetlands survey and the effort to overturn the suspension order. Xia Qinghe went to bed after learning that Lin Fengmian was secretly still in contact, but his dream began to trouble him.

• Li Yang found Xia Qinghe sitting alone in the dark with bruises around his eyes and learned that Lin Fengmian had hit him.
• Li Yang questioned Xia Qinghe about what he and Lin Fengmian had done, leaving Xia Qinghe flustered and distracted.
• Li Yang reported that Feng Chuyue had taken the money and that the Lanhai wetlands still could not support migratory Far Eastern Curlews.
• Xia Qinghe thanked Li Yang for his team's survey work and said he could rely on Lin Fengmian and the Lin Family against anyone obstructing him.
• Xia Qinghe explained that Lin Fengmian had returned to Shengjing, but had secretly contacted him to warn him, and then went to bed after bathing and icing his eyes.

Xia Qinghe struggled to control his desire for Lin Fengmian and stayed in Lanhai to avoid him. Back in Shengjing, Lin Fengmian recovered from his cold while Song Su learned about their fight and accidentally fueled online speculation by liking posts praising his singing.

• Xia Qinghe tried to cool himself down and concluded that he needed to stay away from Lin Fengmian while his body still craved him.
• Xia Qinghe visited Li Yang at the Wetland and said he could come there because the Wetland belonged to him.
• Lin Fengmian mistook Chen Mu’s excited call about his rising popularity for a warning about a fire, then returned upstairs after realizing there was no emergency.
• Song Su asked Qian Yulan about Xia Qinghe and learned he was in Lanhai, then called Lin Sui and heard that Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe had fought.
• Song Su watched edits of Lin Fengmian’s performance on “Empire Singer” and liked thousands of posts from her main account, prompting her PR manager to warn that people were investigating her relationship with the guest singer.

After being scolded by Lin Qixiu for going viral as an anonymous guest singer, Lin Fengmian accepted Chen Mu's referral and landed a flexible drum-teaching job. He went to Xia Qinghe's office afterward and found that the private elevator still required a spoken request before it would open.

• Lin Qixiu questioned Lin Fengmian about becoming a popular backing singer, and Lin Fengmian realized that Song Su had exposed his identity.
• Lin Fengmian told Chen Mu he was unemployed, and Chen Mu offered to refer him for a music-store teaching job.
• Lin Fengmian auditioned for Huang Yaqin by playing drums, passed, and signed a contract to start a one-week trial the next day.
• Lin Fengmian rode a shared bike to the Xia Corporation building and used the president's private elevator to reach Xia Qinghe's floor.
• Lin Fengmian prompted the elevator to open with a spoken request, then met Xia Qinghe, who remarked on his dark circles.

Xia Qinghe tried to hide his growing desire for Lin Fengmian, but Lin Fengmian noticed his strange behavior and coaxed him into confessing that he wanted to borrow his hand. After they bathed and fought, Lin Fengmian announced he would stay at Xia Qinghe’s place for work, leaving Xia Qinghe worried about sharing a bed with him.

• Xia Qinghe acted nervously around Lin Fengmian and kept trying to avoid him, but Lin Fengmian grew suspicious of his behavior.
• Xia Qinghe cooked for Lin Fengmian, then gave in when Lin Fengmian pretended to be hurt and promised not to repeat his bad behavior.
• Lin Fengmian invited Xia Qinghe to bathe with him, and Xia Qinghe touched him underwater despite his promise.
• Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian fought, and Xia Qinghe ended up with both eyes blackened again.
• Lin Fengmian climbed into Xia Qinghe’s bed and said he would stay at Xia Qinghe’s place while working nearby, leaving Xia Qinghe unsure where he could sleep.

Song Su and Lin Qixiu were relieved that Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe were getting along again, while Xia Qinghe struggled with his feelings as they shared a bed. The story then shifted to their school days, where Xia Qinghe grew jealous of Mimi’s attention to Lin Fengmian and tried to make up for leaving him hungry.

• Song Su and Lin Qixiu celebrated Lin Fengmian’s new job and planned to help him find a partner.
• Xia Qinghe tried to resist Lin Fengmian’s scent and restless sleep, then fled to the couch after Lin Fengmian kicked him off the bed.
• Xia Qinghe told his personal assistant to leave groceries at the door, and Secretary Su explained that Xia Qinghe had learned to cook in high school.
• At Shengjing International High School, Lin Fengmian praised Mimi’s pastries, prompting Xia Qinghe to push Mimi aside and warn Lin Fengmian not to eat them.
• Xia Qinghe wiped Lin Fengmian’s face and hands, then apologized for missing him while discussing basketball tactics and letting him go hungry.

Xia Qinghe tried to win Lin Fengmian over by learning to cook, then brought homemade pastries to a Xia family dinner and triggered a humiliating medical episode for Xia Chengye. The chapter ended with gossip about the five pastries spreading to Lin Fengmian.

• Xia Qinghe insisted on learning to cook for Lin Fengmian and demanded that Lin Fengmian stop eating food from other people.
• Xia Qinghe joined the cooking club, studied with a chef, and made pastries that left his grandfather Xia Chengye ill.
• At the family dinner, Xia Qinghe challenged Bai Qingwan's place in the family and brought out pastries made by himself and Qian Yulan.
• Xia Chengye praised Qian Yulan's pastries, then became sick; Xia Qinghe carried him to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis.
• Xia Qinghe stayed by Xia Chengye's bedside and helped him use a bedpan after sending the family away.
• By the next day, word that Xia Qinghe had laid Xia Chengye low with five pastries had reached Lin Fengmian.

Xia Qinghe’s homemade pastries gave him severe diarrhea, and Lin Fengmian had to carry him to the infirmary and fetch him food. Years later, Xia Qinghe became a skilled cook and brought Lin Fengmian congee, but his attempt to wake him was interrupted by an alarm.

• Xia Qinghe ate ten of his pastries, developed diarrhea, and Lin Fengmian carried him to the infirmary while he struggled to hold it in.
• Lin Fengmian bought Xia Qinghe congee and twenty boiled eggs from the crowded cafeteria, then returned to find him recovering on an IV.
• Lin Fengmian helped Xia Qinghe to the toilet twice more, and Xia Qinghe later resolved to learn cooking so his food would not make Lin Fengmian sick.
• Xia Qinghe secretly tested his cooking on Xia Weiting and Bai Qingwan until he could prepare food safely and well.
• Xia Qinghe brought bird’s nest congee to the sleeping Lin Fengmian and leaned close, but Lin Fengmian’s alarm rang before he could wake him.

Lin Fengmian noticed Xia Qinghe acting strangely because he was struggling with new romantic feelings for his best friend, so he brought him breakfast at work before heading to his first day teaching drums. The company staff identified Lin Fengmian as Xia Qinghe’s boyfriend and warned the new receptionist not to offend him.

• Lin Fengmian called Xia Qinghe during breakfast, while Xia Qinghe hid his growing desire to kiss him and ended the call quickly.
• Lin Fengmian brought soup dumplings and milk to Xia Qinghe’s office, where he noticed his friend was behaving unusually.
• Lin Fengmian rejected Xia Qinghe’s offer of an expensive car and left to take a shared bike to work.
• Two receptionists watched Lin Fengmian leave, and a longtime employee told the newcomer that he was Xia Qinghe’s boyfriend and should not be crossed.