Recaps

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo discovered that they had each kept the matching jasmine ring the other gave him, and Sheng Nian revealed he had never thrown his away. As they fell back into intimacy, Yan Feizhuo bit Sheng Nian’s gland again and made another temporary mark.

• Sheng Nian waited for Yan Feizhuo to finish showering, then cuddled into his arms and asked him to hold and pat him.
• Sheng Nian found a jasmine ring hidden in Yan Feizhuo’s bathrobe, and Yan Feizhuo tried to put it away.
• Sheng Nian revealed the matching ring he had kept since his eighteenth birthday, surprising Yan Feizhuo.
• Yan Feizhuo kissed Sheng Nian passionately, and their compatible pheromones stirred again.
• Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo to bite him, and Yan Feizhuo bit his gland as they embraced in bed.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo spent the day filming on the island after waking up together, with signs of Yan Feizhuo’s marking stirring curiosity among the crew and guests. Sheng Nian surfed, enjoyed a beach walk carried on Yan Feizhuo’s back, then grew sleepy during the flower-path tour and was carried back to the villa.

• Sheng Nian woke in Yan Feizhuo’s arms, and Yan Feizhuo cleaned him up and applied a Gland Patch over the bite on his neck.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo joined the filming crew, whose staff and livestream viewers noticed the pheromones and the Gland Patch.
• At breakfast, Sheng Nian excitedly asked Yan Feizhuo to take him surfing, sailing, and sea fishing, while Yan Feizhuo fed him.
• Tang Jiang tried to ask Sheng Nian about Yan Feizhuo’s pheromones, but Mu Ran stopped her because the cameras were present.
• Sheng Nian surfed with Yan Feizhuo, then asked him to carry him on his back along the beach.
• Yan Feizhuo rented a sightseeing cart with their date funds and drove Sheng Nian along the flower-lined path; when Sheng Nian fell asleep, Yan Feizhuo carried him back to the villa.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo set out on a yacht for sea fishing and a date, leaving the villa behind. As the yacht sailed toward a fishing spot, they relaxed on deck and agreed that Yan would make Sheng Nian a low-alcohol drink later.

• Yan Feizhuo finished his meeting, and Sheng Nian eagerly suggested they go sea fishing and watch the sunrise from a yacht.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo toured the luxurious yacht, then Yan limited the Production Team crew accompanying them.
• The yacht sailed out to sea while Tang Jiang watched enviously from her sampan.
• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian lounged on deck as the captain searched for a fishing spot.
• Yan Feizhuo gave Sheng Nian juice instead of alcohol, then promised to mix him a low-alcohol drink that evening, limited to half a glass.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo went sea fishing, where Sheng Nian landed a huge East Star Grouper and shared its fresh sashimi with Yan Feizhuo. They ended the outing with Sheng Nian urging Yan Feizhuo to catch more fish for dinner.

• Sheng Nian photographed Yan Feizhuo aboard the yacht as they sailed toward the open sea.
• Yan Feizhuo taught Sheng Nian how to fish, and Sheng Nian's line soon hooked a powerful fish.
• Yan Feizhuo helped Sheng Nian tire and reel in a nearly ninety-centimeter East Star Grouper.
• Sheng Nian asked the chef to prepare some of the grouper as sashimi and shared it with Yan Feizhuo.
• After they finished the sashimi, Sheng Nian told Yan Feizhuo to catch more fish for dinner.

Yan Feizhuo caught enough fish for dinner, and he and Sheng Nian spent the evening playing games and sharing a meal aboard the yacht. After Yan Feizhuo carried a tipsy Sheng Nian to bed, Sheng Nian asked him to wake him for sunrise, and Yan Feizhuo promised he would.

• Yan Feizhuo caught several kinds of fish while Sheng Nian helped with the landing net, then they left the catch with the head chef and went to the game room.
• Sheng Nian invited the crew to eat with them, and he listened eagerly as the captain told stories about unusual sights at sea.
• Yan Feizhuo mixed Sheng Nian a low-alcohol cocktail but drank half, leaving Sheng Nian only a few mouthfuls.
• After Sheng Nian finished his drink and asked for another, Yan Feizhuo carried him upstairs, wiped his face, and put him to bed.
• Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo to wake him so they could watch the sunrise, and Yan Feizhuo agreed.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo watched the sunrise from the yacht, shared an intimate kiss, and then made breakfast together. They ended the morning eating fried dough sticks, shrimp dumplings, and soy milk.

• Yan Feizhuo woke Sheng Nian before dawn and carried him to the deck to watch the sunrise.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo embraced as the sun rose over the sea, then shared a tender kiss.
• Sheng Nian initiated a deeper kiss with Yan Feizhuo, and the livestream viewers listened to their intimate moment.
• Yan Feizhuo carried the hungry Sheng Nian to the kitchen and prepared fried dough sticks, shrimp dumplings, and soy milk.
• Sheng Nian invited Yan Feizhuo to sit down and eat breakfast with him.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo took the yacht to Whale Island, watched a pod of humpback whales, and brought back fresh fish for the others. After returning, Sheng Nian learned about the evening bonfire party and joined Tang Jiang and the others to prepare the seafood.

• Sheng Nian told the cameraman that he and Yan Feizhuo had gotten up early to watch the sunrise, and Yan Feizhuo planned a trip to a nearby whale-watching spot.
• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian watched nine humpback whales feed and surface near Whale Island.
• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian helped the crew trawl for fish before returning to the pier, where Tang Jiang greeted them and hurried off to get some seafood.
• Director Ren told Sheng Nian about the evening bonfire party and announced that the Finals CP and Chu-Nie CP had won the romance packages.
• Sheng Nian quizzed Director Ren about Yuanyuan's pair while Yan Feizhuo returned to handle work, then Tang Jiang called Sheng Nian to help prepare seafood for the bonfire barbecue.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo joined the lively beach bonfire party, sharing food and affection with their friends. After Sheng Nian performed the dating show's theme song with Nie Ge, Yan Feizhuo joined the festivities more openly, and the two ended the night holding hands among the crowd.

• Sheng Nian and the others prepared seafood, meat, and vegetables, then set up their space at the beach bonfire party.
• Yan Feizhuo grilled for Sheng Nian, who teased Tang Jiang about having a partner and shared food with Yan Feizhuo.
• Sheng Nian told Yan Feizhuo he liked lively crowds only when he was with people he cared about, and they interlaced their fingers.
• Tang Jiang persuaded Sheng Nian to perform; Sheng Nian played while Nie Ge sang their dating show's theme song.
• Sheng Nian leaped into Yan Feizhuo's arms after the performance and kissed his cheek, and Yan Feizhuo praised him and kissed his brow.
• Yan Feizhuo joined the later activities with unusual enthusiasm and held Sheng Nian's hand as they listened to the crowd sing.

After Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo arrived at the volcanic hot spring resort, Sheng Nian offered to share their top-ranked private courtyard residence with the other guests. The group reached the resort and was led to lunch, with their rooms and hot spring stay still ahead.

• After the late bonfire party, Sheng Nian accidentally followed Yan Feizhuo toward his room before realizing his own room was across the hall.
• The next day, Sheng Nian and the other guests boarded a yacht bound for a volcanic island resort.
• Director Ren announced that the Shengyan Group had won first place and the Finals Group second place in the previous day's voting, determining their room packages.
• Sheng Nian offered the other hotel guests the outer courtyard of his and Yan Feizhuo's two-courtyard residence, and they gratefully accepted.
• The guests arrived at the cherry-blossom-covered volcanic archipelago and were taken by Hovercar to the resort.
• A manager led the group along a path through cherry groves to their courtyard residence for lunch.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo enjoyed horseback riding before preparing to soak in their private hot spring. After Yan Feizhuo shut off the livestream, they entered the water and began kissing, with Sheng Nian growing bolder.

• Yan Feizhuo helped Sheng Nian learn to ride, then rode a white horse over the course’s obstacles while Sheng Nian watched admiringly.
• After the group finished riding, Sheng Nian arranged food for the hot spring while Yan Feizhuo showered.
• Yan Feizhuo noticed the livestream was still on and shut down the Livestreaming Hoverball before Sheng Nian undressed.
• Yan Feizhuo pulled Sheng Nian onto his lap in the hot spring and kissed him gently.
• Sheng Nian became dissatisfied with the slow kisses, bit Yan Feizhuo’s lip, and began teasing him.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo shared food and wine in a hot spring before Yan Feizhuo gently marked him. Afterward, Yan Feizhuo carried the sleepy Sheng Nian to bed, where they watched spring cherry blossoms fall like pink snow, and Sheng Nian fell asleep as Yan Feizhuo promised to take him to see real snow.

• Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo to feed him food and share green plum wine, then asked for a wine cellar, games room, and greenhouse in their future home.
• Yan Feizhuo promised to build the home to Sheng Nian's liking and said they would live in a villa cluster near the Sheng Family's place rather than return to the Yan Family's residence.
• After they finished eating, Yan Feizhuo gently marked Sheng Nian in the hot spring.
• Yan Feizhuo carried the sleepy Sheng Nian to bed, then wrapped him in a quilt and brought him to the window to see cherry blossoms falling like pink snow.
• Yan Feizhuo promised to take Sheng Nian to see snow in Yan City, but Sheng Nian fell asleep against his shoulder before he could finish.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo were interrupted by the production team after a private morning together, then joined the guests for a rock-climbing outing. Sheng Nian sat out because his back was sore, and he and Yan Feizhuo made plans to travel and climb together later.

• Sheng Nian woke beside Yan Feizhuo, and the two kissed until the doorbell interrupted them.
• Production Team staff arrived to film the couple, while livestream viewers speculated about their night together.
• Yan Feizhuo ordered breakfast, helped Sheng Nian get dressed, and the two ate before joining the other guests.
• Tang Jiang urged Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo to hurry to the rock-climbing site, but Sheng Nian walked slowly because his lower back was sore.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo sat out the climb, and Yan Feizhuo promised they could return another time.
• Sheng Nian listed their future outings, and Yan Feizhuo agreed that they could make even more plans together.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo enjoyed a romantic walk beneath the cherry blossoms, then invited the other guests to a picnic. After lunch, everyone napped on the lawn, while Yan Feizhuo stayed awake watching Sheng Nian sleep.

• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo left the climbing area for a walk and discovered a grove of blooming cherry trees.
• Sheng Nian asked to take a photo together, and Yan Feizhuo kissed him beneath the blossoms as a passerby captured the moment.
• The couple continued strolling, taking photos and admiring the cherry blossoms, before Sheng Nian suggested a picnic and invited the other guests.
• Tang Jiang and the other guests accepted the invitation, and the group gathered picnic supplies and ate together on a lawn.
• After lunch, the guests settled down for a nap, and Yan Feizhuo held Sheng Nian in the shade and watched him sleep for nearly an hour.

Director Ren announced that the show’s final episode would be Confession Night, giving the guests a week to decide whether and whom to confess to. As Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian parted ways after the trip, Sheng Nian returned home with Sheng Yi and began considering whether he wanted to leave the entertainment industry.

• Director Ren told the guests that filming was nearing its end and that Confession Night would be their final episode.
• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian exchanged promises to message and video call before leaving separately.
• Sheng Yi took Sheng Nian home, and Sheng Nian joked that Yan Feizhuo would put him in a breast pocket if he shrank.
• Sheng Yi suggested that Sheng Nian consider leaving the entertainment industry now that he no longer liked Jiang Shu.
• Sheng Nian reflected that he had entered acting to pursue Jiang Shu and began thinking seriously about what he wanted to do next, while Kari worried about her career as his manager.

Sheng Nian struggled with self-doubt after telling Sheng Yi he needed time to decide about his career, and Sheng Yi reassured him that he was cherished by the family. Meanwhile, Yan Feizhuo learned that Sheng Nian was being targeted, ordered his enemies dealt with discreetly, and confronted his father before recalling his mother's hope that he would remain upright.

• Sheng Nian told Sheng Yi he needed time to decide whether to accept the family's support, then worried that he was a burden; Sheng Yi comforted him until he cried.
• Yan Feizhuo traveled to a sanatorium instead of visiting a branch, and Assistant Lin reported that Sheng Nian had been targeted.
• Yan Feizhuo ordered Assistant Lin to eliminate the conspirators without alerting them and to increase protection for the Sheng Family.
• Yan Feizhuo confronted Yan Tingyuan, taunted him about his hidden sons, and told the doctors not to let him die after Yan Tingyuan's heart monitor sounded an alarm.
• Yan Feizhuo left the sanatorium and remembered his mother's wish that he remain a bright, upright young man.

Yan Feizhuo missed Sheng Nian and told him about his mother, Yan Rushì, and how she left the Yan Family with him after discovering Yan Tingyuan’s deception. Sheng Nian came to comfort him in person and promised to always stay by his side.

• Yan Feizhuo ordered Assistant Lin to keep Yan Tingyuan alive and speed up the plan.
• Sheng Nian sent Yan Feizhuo a message, and Yan Feizhuo invited him to a video call.
• Yan Feizhuo told Sheng Nian about Yan Rushì, who had left the Yan Family with him and named him Yan Feizhuo.
• Sheng Nian cried as he listened, then told Yan Feizhuo to wait for him and went to his apartment.
• Sheng Nian hugged Yan Feizhuo and promised he would always be with him, while Yan Feizhuo held him and cried.

Sheng Nian learned that Sheng Yi had uncovered the spies in the Sheng Family corporation and that He Gu had been arrested, but He Gu’s strange claims about being the world’s protagonist alarmed him. He insisted on visiting He Gu at the detention center and agreed to go with Yan Feizhuo.

• Yan Feizhuo left Sheng Nian asleep, then exchanged affectionate messages with him while he worked.
• Sheng Nian returned home, where Sheng Heng scolded him for staying with Yan Feizhuo, but Lin Muxing took Sheng Heng shopping.
• Sheng Yi told Sheng Nian that Yan Feizhuo’s investigation had helped expose He Gu as a corporate spy and that all the spies had been caught.
• Sheng Yi said He Gu had been arrested and was denying his crimes while Ye Heng tried to influence the case.
• Sheng Nian heard that He Gu claimed he was the world’s protagonist and demanded to visit him at the detention center.
• Sheng Yi resisted but agreed after Sheng Nian insisted, then called Yan Feizhuo to accompany him.

Sheng Nian visited He Gu in the Detention Center, where He Gu accused him of stealing the life he believed was meant to be his and begged him for help. Sheng Nian refused to intervene, and He Gu left insisting that Ye Heng would still get him out.

• Yan Feizhuo brought Sheng Nian to the Detention Center to see He Gu.
• He Gu accused Sheng Nian of knowing the world’s true nature and taking the life that was supposed to belong to him, and Sheng Nian acknowledged that he knew.
• He Gu pleaded for Sheng Nian to help him escape, claiming he was being bullied and threatened in detention.
• Sheng Nian refused to help He Gu or concern himself with what others thought of him.
• He Gu cursed Sheng Nian, then declared that Ye Heng would save him before officers escorted him away.

Sheng Nian heard Ye Heng plead for He Gu’s release, then learned that He Gu’s mother had embezzled funds from the orphanage Sheng Nian’s family supported. The revelation left Sheng Nian grieving over the harm the story had brought to his family, and Yan Feizhuo took him home.

• Yan Feizhuo comforted Sheng Nian after Sheng Nian told him He Gu had warned that someone in detention might sexually assault him.
• Ye Heng stopped Sheng Nian and asked to speak with him privately at a café.
• Ye Heng offered everything he had in exchange for He Gu’s release and promised to take him away.
• Sheng Nian told Ye Heng that He Gu would never accept a life without wealth or status, and Ye Heng insisted he could restore He Gu’s former kindness.
• Sheng Nian revealed that He Gu’s mother had embezzled the charitable foundation’s funds from Angel Orphanage, and that Sheng Nian’s father had responded by improving support for the children.
• Sheng Nian broke down over what the plot had done to his family, gained 5% Male Supporting Character Self-Salvation Progress, and left with Yan Feizhuo.

Sheng Nian arrived in Ink City for the final episode of Heart-Throbbing Observation Diary, where Director Ren announced the guests would write unsigned letters before Confession Night. After recalling his moments with Yan Feizhuo, Sheng Nian wrote him a letter and wondered what he would think of it.

• Sheng Nian decided to let the legal process handle He Gu while Yan Feizhuo arranged to keep watch on them.
• Sheng Nian traveled to Ink City for the show's final episode and explored the garden where the guests were staying.
• Director Ren announced that Confession Night would take place in three days, with a look-back activity and confession preparations beforehand.
• Director Ren assigned the guests to write unsigned letters to the people in their hearts, which the Production Team would deliver.
• Sheng Nian recalled his moments with Yan Feizhuo, wrote him a letter, and wondered how Yan Feizhuo would react and what he had written in return.

Sheng Nian received Yan Feizhuo’s letter promising to be his eternal spring, then joined the guests for a retrospective activity. He chose his symbolic item and learned the Production Team had prepared it to remind him that he could follow his own flower-lined path.

• Sheng Nian received Yan Feizhuo’s pink letter and carefully put it away after reading its promise.
• Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo whether he had received his letter, but the accompanying PD explained that it had not been delivered yet.
• Director Ren introduced the guests’ retrospective activity and sent them into the decorated garden one by one.
• Sheng Nian identified the other guests’ clues before choosing the box marked with morning dew jasmine as his own.
• Sheng Nian found a signpost in the box, and Director Ren explained that Sheng Nian had his own flower-lined path to walk.
• Director Ren invited Sheng Nian to rejoin the others for more retrospective activities.

After the guests watched their retrospective videos, Director Ren announced that confession night would take place at the Matchmaker Temple’s Marriage Tree. Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo offered incense and tied wishes to the intertwined catalpa trees, hoping to remain together for life.

• Director Ren led the guests through their highlight videos and gave them time to prepare for confession night.
• Director Ren announced that the confession venue would be the Marriage Tree at the Matchmaker Temple.
• Sheng Nian explained the legend of the intertwined catalpa trees, and the guests agreed to offer incense and hang wish ribbons.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo wrote wishes separately, then tied their ribbons beside each other on the Marriage Tree.
• The ribbons revealed Sheng Nian’s wish for Yan Feizhuo’s happiness and a long life together, and Yan Feizhuo’s wish that they hold hands until their final hour.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo explored Ink City's night market in Han-style clothes, sharing playful and tender moments as they shopped. Back at the hotel, Yan Feizhuo read Sheng Nian's letter and was shaken by its message: “You don't have to chase the moon. The moon will come running to you.”

• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo changed into Han-style clothes and went to explore Ink City's night market.
• Sheng Nian bought a moving crab lantern, then surprised Yan Feizhuo by putting wolf ears on him while he was taking a call.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo adjusted each other's animal-ear headbands and kissed beneath the market lights.
• Sheng Nian bought gifts and souvenirs before he and Yan Feizhuo returned to the hotel.
• Yan Feizhuo received a letter from Sheng Nian and read that the moon would come running to him.

On confession night, Sheng Nian prepared for his final appearance on the show, chose a white shirt, and drew the last confession slot with Yan Feizhuo. While chatting with fans, he said he planned to make music after the show and received a boost to his self-salvation progress, leaving him hopeful about the future.

• Tang Jiang and Mu Ran entertained viewers in the main livestream and revealed the guests’ ever-changing group chat name.
• Sheng Nian got styled, chose a white shirt, and drew the final confession slot for the Sheng-Yan CP.
• During his livestream, Sheng Nian told fans he wanted to make music rather than pursue acting, and promised to keep livestreaming when he could.
• Viewers sent Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo heartfelt blessings as Sheng Nian said goodbye before confession night.
• The system awarded Sheng Nian 2% self-salvation progress and 200 coins, bringing his progress to 95%, and he felt ready to let go of his unease.

Sheng Nian watched the first confession of the evening, as Mo Yuanyuan and Qi Xiao’s playful teasing gave way to a sincere declaration of affection. They kissed and continued flirting, leaving their relationship looking firmly mutual.

• Sheng Nian went to his separate room and opened the livestream to watch confession night.
• Mo Yuanyuan waited beneath the Marriage Tree, and Qi Xiao arrived with a bouquet of wild cherry blossoms.
• Mo Yuanyuan and Qi Xiao sat on a swing, then chased each other around the tree after he pushed her too high.
• Qi Xiao told Mo Yuanyuan he liked the real her best, and she took off her heels and let him carry her.
• Mo Yuanyuan kissed Qi Xiao, and they continued to bicker flirtatiously before he kissed her again.