Chapter Summaries

Yan Ningke spent a peaceful evening with Shao Ke and Lars, then traveled to Neighboring City for filming. After Zheng De asked for his hair to be cut, Yan Ningke saw a striking new look in the mirror.

• Yan Ningke cooked dinner for Uncle Zhong, who revealed he had served as Shao Ke's father's assistant and had cared for Shao Ke.
• Yan Ningke took Shao Ke and Lars out for an evening walk, where he watched Shao Ke enjoy the mountain scenery and took a photograph.
• Yan Ningke learned he had filming in Neighboring City, and Shao Ke reminded him that their pay split was ten-ninety.
• Yan Ningke traveled to the film set, where Zheng De gave him the script and told him filming would begin the next day.
• Zheng De asked Lili to have Yan Ningke's hair cut shorter, and Yan Ningke was stunned by his fresh, handsome appearance afterward.

Yan Ningke settled in with the film crew and began shooting his demanding first scene as a young real-estate agent. After climbing thirteen floors twice and performing a rejected sales pitch, he learned the take had gone well.

• Lili showed Yan Ningke to Zheng De, gave him his hotel key and set instructions, and Yan Ningke spent the afternoon studying his script.
• Yan Ningke returned to the set the next morning, where Wen Dile did his makeup and he watched the crew film the leads' jogging scene.
• Zheng De explained that Yan Ningke needed to climb thirteen floors twice for the agent scene, and Yan Ningke agreed to experience the effort himself.
• Yan Ningke climbed the stairs, caught his breath, and tried to persuade a resident to list her property, but she turned him away amid a family commotion.
• Yan Ningke finished the scene with a dejected retreat down the stairs, and the camera operator told him the take was good.

Yan Ningke impressed the crew with his acting and was given an extra scene alongside Liu Yunzhou. After performing it in one take, he received widespread praise and Zheng De encouraged him to keep going.

• Yan Ningke finished his scenes and fell asleep without noticing Shao Ke's message asking if he had run off.
• Yan Ningke replied to Shao Ke the next morning, and Shao Ke called him a qualified workhorse.
• Zheng De praised Yan Ningke's natural performance and recommended him to a bearded colleague for future roles.
• Zheng De, the producer, and the screenwriter added a dialogue-free scene in which Yan Ningke's younger Xu Kaicheng said goodbye to his future self.
• Yan Ningke performed the scene with Liu Yunzhou in one take, drawing applause and tears from the crew.
• Liu Yunzhou, the producer, the screenwriter, and Zheng De praised Yan Ningke, and Zheng De told him to keep going.

After celebrating his success on set, Yan Ningke had an intimate video call with Shao Ke and felt mortified afterward. On his final day of filming, the crew treated him warmly, while memories of Shao Ke left him flustered over lunch.

• Yan Ningke excitedly told Shao Ke about his achievement, and Shao Ke praised him before reminding him to send the money.
• Yan Ningke flirted with Shao Ke over the video call, and Shao Ke guided him through the intimate moment.
• After the call, Yan Ningke regretted his boldness, showered, and tried to sleep off his embarrassment.
• On his final day of filming, Yan Ningke received friendly greetings, and Wendy reassured him that he had earned the crew's respect.
• Yan Ningke shared snacks and malatang with Wendy, remembered Shao Ke, and claimed the food was very spicy when she asked why his face was red.

Yan Ningke finished filming his scenes while dealing with Shao Yang’s attempt to act close and spread rumors about them. After wrapping and sharing a farewell meal with the crew, Yan Ningke walked alone under the moonlight and thought of someone.

• Yan Ningke learned that Shao Yang had joined the production and remembered how Shao Yang planned to use stolen information to pressure Shao Ke for his shares.
• Yan Ningke blocked and deleted Shao Yang’s number, then rebuffed him on set as Shao Yang claimed they were good friends and Yan Ningke was his fan.
• Rumors about Yan Ningke and Shao Yang spread among the crew, and Yan Ningke grew angry when he heard them.
• Yan Ningke finished filming, received a bouquet and praise from Zheng De, and celebrated his wrap with a small farewell meal arranged by Wendy.
• Yan Ningke walked home alone beneath the moonlight and thought of someone.

Yan Ningke confronted Shao Yang over his manipulative behavior and told him to keep his distance. After returning home, Yan Ningke reunited enthusiastically with Shao Ke and settled in beside him.

• Yan Ningke accused Shao Yang of exploiting his feelings and sending him to Shao Ke despite knowing Shao Ke was unpredictable.
• Shao Yang tried to explain himself, but Yan Ningke told him to leave him alone and walked away.
• Yan Ningke checked out of the hotel, took the train home, and was picked up by the family driver.
• Yan Ningke rushed into Shao Ke's arms when he arrived home, teased him, and hurried off to shower.
• Yan Ningke ate watermelon beside Shao Ke, who told him to sit properly when his shirt exposed his stomach.

Yan Ningke drew closer to Shao Ke, dismissed Shao Yang as a fake moon, and prepared for what he hoped would be a date. Shao Ke took him to a private club, where Wen Shaoyu and Si Yanzhuo were waiting and asked him to introduce Yan Ningke.

• Yan Ningke complained that Shao Yang kept following him and told Shao Ke he preferred the real moon beside him to a fake one.
• Shao Ke invited Yan Ningke to eat out, and Yan Ningke teased him about having a candlelit dinner together.
• Yan Ningke woke Lars by pretending to ask where a little lady dog was, and Lars chased him around the courtyard.
• Yan Ningke dressed up and showed off his new haircut before leaving with Shao Ke for a private club.
• Wen Shaoyu and Si Yanzhuo greeted Shao Ke at the club and joked about his being in a wheelchair; Wen Shaoyu then asked him to introduce Yan Ningke.

After finishing filming, Yan Ningke joined Shao Ke, Si Yanzhuo, and Wen Shaoyu for a welcome-back celebration, where his attentive care and unexpected pool skills won them over. The evening took a tense turn when Yan Ningke ran into Yan Zhen in the restroom, and Yan Zhen angrily confronted him.

• Shao Ke introduced Yan Ningke to Si Yanzhuo and Wen Shaoyu, and Yan Ningke accidentally praised Wen Shaoyu's looks before trying to flatter Shao Ke instead.
• At dinner, Yan Ningke attended to Shao Ke's preferences, and Shao Ke stopped him from eating a meatball because it contained shrimp.
• Yan Ningke beat Wen Shaoyu at pool, and Shao Ke told Si Yanzhuo he had brought Yan Ningke out to celebrate his return from filming.
• Wen Shaoyu taught Yan Ningke Texas Hold'em, but Yan Ningke struggled to follow the rules and eventually left to use the restroom.
• Yan Ningke recognized Yan Zhen in the restroom, and Yan Zhen demanded to know what he was doing there.

Yan Ningke confronted Yan Zhen over his insults about the Shao family, then beat him and fought off his friends in a restroom brawl. With Shao Ke arriving and backing him, Yan Ningke rejected the Yan family and welcomed the prospect of their retaliation.

• Yan Zhen insulted Yan Ningke and mocked his connection to Shao Ke, so Yan Ningke kicked him, beat him, and confronted him about being his replacement in the Yan family.
• Yan Zhen broke free and fought back, then his friends rushed in and joined the fight against Yan Ningke.
• Yan Ningke fought the group with a trash can lid until men in black arrived and subdued everyone.
• Shao Ke checked that Yan Ningke was not seriously hurt, then told him to keep fighting if he still had anger to vent.
• Yan Ningke warned Yan Zhen to keep the Yan family away from him, and smiled when Yan Zhen threatened that their parents would retaliate.

After Yan Ningke was injured in a fight, Shao Ke took him to the hospital and held him as he fell asleep. He then ordered Wen Shaoyu to punish Yan Zhen and the others, leaving them kneeling until Yan Ningke was discharged.

• Yan Ningke fought Yan Zhen and his companions after they insulted Shao Ke, and Wen Shaoyu helped subdue them.
• Shao Ke took Yan Ningke to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with a mild concussion and bruises.
• Yan Ningke asked Shao Ke to hold him, and Shao Ke stayed with him until he fell asleep.
• Shao Ke ordered Wen Shaoyu to break Yan Zhen’s hand, cripple the hand that had struck Yan Ningke, and keep the group kneeling until Yan Ningke was discharged.
• Wen Shaoyu forced one of the men to offer his hand and smashed it with a broken liquor bottle while Yan Zhen watched.

After recovering from his illness, Yan Ningke was ordered by his manager Yu Ping to attend a banquet despite receiving no pay. Yu Ping brought him to meet a major producer, hoping he could secure a role.

• Yan Ningke was discharged from the hospital and recovered at home while Shao Ke hired a housekeeper to care for him.
• Yan Ningke's manager Yu Ping called, demanded he come to the company, and ordered him to attend a banquet despite his eight-million breach-of-contract debt.
• Yan Ningke told Shao Ke that the work was unpaid, then went to the company the next afternoon.
• An assistant dressed Yan Ningke in a revealing black velvet suit and dramatic makeup before Yu Ping took him to the banquet.
• Yan Ningke slipped away to rest, but Yu Ping found him and urged him to meet a major producer who might offer him a third male lead role.

Yan Ningke endured Yu Ping’s attempts to win Guan Huaisheng’s favor until Liu Yunzhou’s greeting changed how Guan viewed him. After Yan Ningke left the banquet hall, Shao Ke ordered Xinghe Entertainment acquired, while paparazzi began photographing Yan outside.

• Yu Ping pushed Yan Ningke to drink and seek a role from Guan Huaisheng, but Yan resisted until Liu Yunzhou came over and praised him as a good kid.
• After Liu Yunzhou left, Yu Ping questioned Yan Ningke about their relationship, and Yan denied they were close or involved.
• Shao Ke told Si Yanzhuo to stop pursuing the Ren Family and acquire full ownership of Xinghe Entertainment.
• Yan Ningke left the crowded banquet hall to get some air, unaware that paparazzi in the bushes were photographing him.

After drinking at a roadside barbecue stall, Yan Ningke impulsively kissed Shao Ke in the car, then woke up embarrassed and unsure what had happened. Shao Ke had left on a business trip, and Yan Ningke’s photo had sparked a commotion online.

• Yan Ningke waited for his driver at a barbecue stall, where he told two women he already liked someone.
• Shao Ke arrived, and Yan Ningke climbed onto him in the car and asked if he wanted Yan Ningke to like him.
• Yan Ningke and Shao Ke kissed, and Yan Ningke later fell asleep in Shao Ke’s arms as rain fell.
• Yan Ningke woke in his own bedroom, remembered the night, and worried about the cost of the damage to his suit.
• Yan Ningke learned Shao Ke had left on a business trip and found a note saying so.
• Online commenters became fascinated with Yan Ningke after seeing his photo.

Qiao Xi’s gamble on posting photos and video of Yan Ningke paid off, sending him viral and stirring doubts about his changed appearance. Yan Ningke agreed to make a fresh post to prove the footage was genuine, and his cheerful photo with a husky drove the online buzz even higher.

• Qiao Xi discovered Yan Ningke’s old photos looked drastically different from the images her photographer took, so she edited and posted a video of him.
• The video and a nine-photo grid spread widely, while the phrase “Whoever you like must be very lucky” appeared in trending searches.
• Yan Ningke turned on his phone, learned he had gone viral, and contacted Qiao Xi after she apologized for photographing him.
• Qiao Xi explained that commenters doubted the photos were authentic, and Yan Ningke agreed to post something new to address their suspicions.
• Yan Ningke uploaded a bright photo of himself holding a Show-Grade Husky, prompting enthusiastic reactions and sending the trending phrase into the top ten.

Yan Ningke gained a surge of followers after a video of him helping two girls went viral, then sent Shao Ke a photo of his stained suit and received 100,000 yuan. After Yan Zhipeng ordered him home, Yan Ningke faced painful memories of his childhood abduction and abuse before returning to the Yan family villa, where Yan Zhipeng threw a teapot at him.

• Yan Ningke checked that the original owner's old posts were deleted, then saw a video of himself advising two girls to head home early spread online and gained over 100,000 followers.
• Yu Ping learned Yan Ningke had gone viral, while Yan Ningke discovered his formal suit was genuine and messaged Shao Ke that it had gotten dirty.
• Shao Ke sent Yan Ningke 100,000 yuan and told him to keep the stained suit as it was, leaving Yan Ningke flustered.
• Yan Zhipeng called Yan Ningke and ordered him to return home the next day, threatening to throw out his belongings if he refused.
• Yan Ningke woke from a nightmare about his childhood kidnapping and abuse, then traveled to the Yan family villa after lunch.
• Yan Zhipeng threw a purple clay teapot at Yan Ningke, who dodged it and confronted him with a sharp retort.

Yan Ningke confronted his abusive family, smashed their living room, and discovered Yan Zhen had destroyed his childhood belongings. After Yan Zhipeng ordered him to kneel in the punishment room, Yan Ningke dragged Yan Zhen there instead and began beating him with the belt.

• Yan Zhipeng berated Yan Ningke and tried to strike him, but Yan Ningke dodged and smashed the living room furnishings.
• Yan Zhen came downstairs and insulted Yan Ningke, who threw a vase that struck Yuan Qi as she shielded Yan Zhen.
• Yan Ningke entered the storage room and found his childhood belongings ruined; Yan Zhen admitted that he had destroyed them and continued insulting him.
• Yan Yuan Qi tried to excuse Yan Zhen and proposed a reunion dinner, while Yan Zhipeng ordered Yan Ningke to kneel in the punishment room.
• Yan Ningke grabbed Yan Zhen by the hair, dragged him to the punishment room, pinned him down, and lashed Yan Zhen and the parents with the belt.

Yan Ningke retaliated against the family who had abused him, then left their home and encountered a poor boy in an old city alley. He gave the child food and advice before continuing on, leaving their connection uncertain.

• Yan Ningke beat Yan Zhen and confronted Yan Zhipeng and Yuan Qi about their years of abuse and their resentment after he returned.
• Yan Ningke said the original Yan Ningke had died as a child and walked out of the villa, leaving the family behind.
• After walking until dark, Yan Ningke reached an old city neighborhood, bought food, and noticed a boy who had been driven away from a supermarket.
• Yan Ningke gave the boy a savory crepe and told him where he could collect bottles without competing with an older scavenger.
• Yan Ningke started to leave, then turned back to tell the boy to wash himself properly.

Shao Ke returned to find Yan Ningke ill, cared for him, and gave him Belgian chocolates. Yan Ningke went to a photo shoot arranged by Green Tangerine Entertainment, where he ran into Wei Xinghe and a dispute over who would shoot first.

• Yu Ping proposed that Green Tangerine Entertainment collaborate with Yan Ningke, but the executives told him to handle it himself.
• Shao Ke returned home and found Yan Ningke feverish, then made him drink medicinal broth and gave him Belgian chocolates as a reward.
• Yan Ningke accepted Green Tangerine Entertainment's invitation to an artistic photo shoot and traveled to the studio.
• At the studio, Yan Ningke refused to leave the elevator for Wei Xinghe and his assistant, who demanded that he make way for their idol.
• Yan Ningke found Qiao Xi arguing with staff after Wei Xinghe's group was allowed to cut ahead, and Wei Xinghe mocked him as his assistant demanded priority.

Yan Ningke retaliated against Wei Xinghe for cutting in line, then used a recording to stop Wei Xinghe from attacking him. Shao Ke arranged a new photography studio, where Yan Ningke and Qiao Xi began preparing for the shoot.

• Yan Ningke learned that Wei Xinghe was an internet celebrity and overheard him bragging on the phone about an affair while waiting for the studio.
• Yan Ningke drenched Wei Xinghe with a bucket of water, then returned to the lounge and told Shao Ke what had happened.
• Shao Ke asked Yan Ningke to check whether Qiao Xi would change locations, and Qiao Xi agreed to leave the studio and get a refund.
• Wei Xinghe caught up with Yan Ningke, grabbed his collar, and tried to hit him, but Yan Ningke stopped him and threatened to share his recording.
• Yan Ningke, Qiao Xi, and her assistant went to a different photography complex, where Lin Yechen welcomed them on Shao Ke's behalf.
• The studio staff began working, and Yan Ningke went to have his makeup done while a professional discussed the shoot with Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi helped Yan Ningke find the right mood for his photoshoot by telling him to imagine the camera was someone he liked, and he thought of Shao Ke. After Yan Ningke returned home and confessed this, Shao Ke restrained their intimacy because their relationship remained uncertain, though he realized Yan Ningke had gradually taken root in his heart.

• Fang Weihui struggled to capture convincing expressions from Yan Ningke until Qiao Xi took him aside and advised him to imagine someone he liked.
• Qiao Xi used water, makeup, and wine to help Yan Ningke enter a sensual mood, and Fang Weihui captured the photographs successfully.
• Yan Ningke hurried back to the villa after the shoot, where Shao Ke asked how it had gone and revealed that he had seen it.
• Yan Ningke admitted he had been thinking of Shao Ke during the shoot, and Shao Ke let him kiss him before sending him to bed.
• After Yan Ningke returned to his room, Shao Ke reflected that Yan Ningke had gradually filled his heart.