Chapter Summaries

Gu Feng fumed over losing Jian Ran, while Bai Jingchuan finally let go of Zhong Fanrui and continued longing for Jian Ran. As Jian Ran investigated the Lu Family curse, he reunited with Lu Yanting and bluntly told Su Yuan he was destined to have no descendants.

• After Jian Ran left, Gu Feng complained that Lu Yanting had won him over, then learned from his grandmother that Old Master Lu expected Jian Ran to visit and celebrated a coming wedding.
• Bai Jingchuan regretted losing Jian Ran, suspected he had broken the Cruise Ship’s curse, and later left the hospital without comforting Zhong Fanrui as Lu Yuhuan berated him.
• Jian Ran searched for information about the Lu Family curse and asked Lu Yanting for his exact birth date and eight characters.
• Lu Yanting waited for Jian Ran and told Su Yuan to ask him directly for forgiveness and talisman paper.
• Jian Ran joined Lu Yanting and warned him about his stitched wound before Su Yuan asked for help with his marriage prospects.
• Jian Ran told Su Yuan that his face showed he was destined to have no descendants.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting arrived at the Lu Family villa for dinner, where Old Master Lu warmly welcomed Jian Ran and the family members watched with unease. When Lu Yuhuan arrived uninvited and insulted Jian Ran, Jian Ran warned him to beware of bloodshed, provoking him into anger.

• Jian Ran teased Su Yuan about his fate, while Lu Yanting said he did not want children either.
• The Lu Family gathered to welcome Jian Ran, and Old Master Lu personally escorted him toward the banquet hall.
• Lu Yuhuan arrived uninvited and accused Old Master Lu of favoritism, but Lu Yanting avoided a confrontation to keep the dinner calm.
• At dinner, an older woman questioned whether Jian Ran would quit acting after marriage, and Old Master Lu rebuked her for interfering.
• Lu Yuhuan mocked the Lu Family's short lives, so Jian Ran warned him that he might face bloodshed and called him an idiot; Lu Yuhuan sprang to his feet in anger.

After Jian Ran drove Lu Yuhuan away, Old Master Lu confided that the Lu Family’s fate was tied to a complicated curse and offered Jian Ran a role in a dangerous film. Jian Ran learned Lu Yanting would also be at risk during the shoot and promised to bring him back safely.

• Lu Yuhuan threatened Jian Ran and stormed out, while the Lu Family members praised Jian Ran and toasted him.
• Jian Ran stopped Lu Yanting from drinking because his wound had not healed, delighting Old Master Lu with their closeness.
• In the study, Jian Ran demanded that Old Master Lu reveal everything about Lu Yanting’s situation and said the Lu Family’s fate needed to be changed at its root.
• Old Master Lu discussed Lu Yuhuan’s jealousy and Lu Yanting’s reluctance to become his successor, then offered Jian Ran a hundred-million-yuan role in the film A startling dream in Southern City.
• Old Master Lu warned that supernatural incidents could endanger Lu Yanting during filming, and Jian Ran promised to bring his grandson back in one piece.

Lu Yuhuan met the new security guard, Jian Dan, and wondered about his connection to Jian Ran after an accidental kiss. Jian Ran visited his critically ill mother at the hospital and faced Jian Dan's anger, while deciding he would not be blamed for the original owner's past.

• Lu Yuhuan had Jian Dan escort him home, then wondered aloud what Jian Dan's relationship to Jian Ran was after they accidentally kissed.
• Jian Ran received a call from his younger brother and learned their mother was critically ill at Qingtan Hospital.
• Jian Ran went to room 306 and reunited with his mother, who was overjoyed to see him.
• After their mother fell asleep, Jian Dan told Jian Ran to leave, and Jian Ran challenged him not to judge whether he deserved respect.

Jian Ran arranged better treatment for his mother, Wei Qin, and gave Jian Dan money for her care before meeting Lu Yanting at the hospital. Lu Yanting called himself Jian Ran’s boyfriend, while Wei Qin mistook him for a male friend and asked him to look after Jian Ran for life.

• Jian Ran learned that Jian Dan was struggling to pay Wei Qin’s hospital fees and revealed he had already paid them.
• Jian Ran arranged Wei Qin’s transfer to a better hospital and told Jian Dan to use the money he sent for her medicine and living expenses.
• Jian Ran warned Jian Dan that he might soon have romantic luck with a dangerous risk, then Lu Yanting arrived and questioned their closeness.
• Lu Yanting said he had come to get his dressing changed and asked to visit Wei Qin, while Jian Dan told him she was awake.
• Lu Yanting introduced himself to Wei Qin as Jian Ran’s boyfriend, but she understood him to be a male friend and asked him to take care of Jian Ran for the rest of his life.

Jian Ran left the hospital with Lu Yanting, who offered him a black card and a job changing his dressings as they headed to Southern City. Meanwhile, Jian Dan was working at a bar when he unexpectedly came face-to-face with Lu Yuhuan, who had noticed him.

• Jian Dan questioned whether Jian Ran was trying to redeem himself, but Jian Ran said he was not seeking forgiveness and left the hospital.
• Lu Yanting told Jian Ran he did not believe Jian Ran had once been heartless, then offered him a job changing his dressings and gave him a black card.
• Jian Ran wondered aloud about burial grounds in Southern City, and Lu Yanting warned him not to do anything illegal.
• Liu Qi and other wealthy men arranged a bar gathering for Lu Yuhuan, and Jian Dan served drinks there.
• Lu Yuhuan spotted Jian Dan and watched him, while Liu Qi ordered Jian Dan to sit beside Lu Yuhuan and pour him a drink.

Jian Dan was rescued from a drunk patron by Lu Yuhuan, who then rode with him on his electric scooter. Meanwhile, Jian Ran’s divination hinted that Jian Dan’s romantic prospects involved the Lu Family, and Jian Ran and Lu Yanting left for the airport to film a movie connected to breaking the Lu Family curse.

• Lu Yuhuan asked Jian Dan whether he knew Jian Ran, and Jian Dan denied it.
• When a drunk patron tried to force himself on Jian Dan, Lu Yuhuan punched the man and had Liu Qi’s group deal with him.
• Jian Dan thanked Lu Yuhuan and prepared to leave for class, but Lu Yuhuan asked for a ride on Jian Dan’s electric scooter.
• Jian Ran cast a divination that suggested Jian Dan’s romantic prospects were connected to the Lu Family, then asked Lu Yanting whether the family had any eligible daughters.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting headed to the airport with the production crew, and Lu Yanting explained that the movie was a less obvious way to address his grandfather’s curse while avoiding people and guarding against them.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting arrived in Southern City to film Old Stories of Southern City, where the crew reviewed strict safety rules. Jian Ran spotted the old man from the foot of the Taihang Mountains following them, and the assistant presented the actors with an agreement disclaiming responsibility for anything that happened during filming.

• Online discussion erupted after Old Stories of Southern City announced Jian Ran and Lu Yanting as its leads.
• Jian Ran woke on the plane to Lu Yanting watching him, and Lu Yanting said Jian Ran might feel safer by his side.
• The film crew arrived in Southern City by luxury coaches while Yu Fengyi, back at a meeting, suspected Jian Ran was cursing him.
• The director's assistant warned the crew about Southern City's rules, including a ban on going outside after eight at night.
• Jian Ran spotted the old man from the foot of the Taihang Mountains and told Lu Yanting that the man had followed them.
• The director's assistant asked Lu Yanting and Jian Ran to sign an agreement making them responsible for their own lives during filming.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting arrived at Southern City to begin filming, where Jian Ran sensed danger and asked Lu Yanting to share his room. After Lu Yanting defended their relationship from gossip, Jian Ran joked that an ancient corpse resembled him, and Lu turned the remark into flirtation.

• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting signed the production's advance safety agreement along with the other actors, and the crew arrived at Southern City.
• Jian Ran used divination and, sensing danger, asked Lu Yanting to share a room with him; Lu happily agreed.
• Director Yu Hong warned the actors not to wander or damage artifacts, while the assistant director stopped them from gossiping about their co-stars.
• Jian Ran ignored the actors' chatter and hurried toward the city, thinking of the money he hoped to earn; Lu Yanting warned one actress not to call them a publicity stunt or marketing campaign.
• Cultural Heritage Bureau staff opened Southern City's gate and gave the crew brochures showing an ancient burial; Jian Ran said the handsome corpse resembled Lu Yanting.
• Lu Yanting replied that he would have to become a corpse first and asked whether Jian Ran could bear that, leaving Jian Ran flustered by the flirtatious response.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting arrived at the guesthouse, where Lu insisted on sharing a twin room with him, provoking Yu Hong. After Jian Ran spotted and confronted a female ghost in red, she attacked him and tore off his Talisman Paper.

• Lu Yanting rejected a single room and said he would share a twin room with Jian Ran, while Yu Hong objected.
• Yu Hong canceled special single-room arrangements for the cast and crew, who then went to the shabby guesthouse.
• Jian Ran noticed something unusual between Lu Yanting and Yu Hong, but stopped Lu from looking when he spotted a female ghost in red.
• Jian Ran confronted the ghost in the corridor, slapped Talisman Paper over her mouth, and threatened her.
• The female ghost clawed at Jian Ran, dodged his grasp, and tore the Talisman Paper from her mouth, burning her hand with its golden light.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting settled into the guesthouse, where an old acquaintance warned Jian Ran that people were after the treasures buried in a nearby tomb. The old cook asked whether Jian Ran wanted the tomb’s riches, and Jian Ran dismissed the idea.

• The Female Ghost appeared outside Jian Ran and Lu Yanting’s room, but vanished when Jian Ran took out Talisman Paper.
• Lu Yanting asked whether Jian Ran would care if he died, and Jian Ran blurted out that he would not be a widow; Lu Yanting promised to live a long life.
• At dinner, Jian Ran recognized the guesthouse cook as the former security guard from Yandong University, while Yu Hong and his assistant misunderstood the school’s connection to a dating show.
• Jian Ran stayed late to eat and accepted an offer of erguotou from the cook, who quietly silenced Yu Hong with an intimidating look.
• The cook told Jian Ran that many people wanted the treasures left by the tomb’s owner and asked whether Jian Ran wanted them; Jian Ran said he did not want a dead man’s money.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting drank with the old kitchen worker, who hinted that the Prince of Zhennan had slaughtered thousands to keep a secret from getting out. Back in their room, a drunk Lu Yanting asked Jian Ran to compare him with his ex-boyfriends and demanded a kiss as proof that Jian Ran thought he was better.

• Jian Ran rejected the old kitchen worker’s suggestion that he was after the tomb’s riches, and Yu Hong left to ask the cultural relics bureau staff about the man.
• The old kitchen worker warned that the Prince of Zhennan’s massacre may have been meant to keep news secret rather than provide people for burial.
• Lu Yanting drank the remaining Erguotou, became drunk, and told Jian Ran that being with him made him happy.
• Back in their room, Lu Yanting pinned Jian Ran down and asked whether he was better than Jian Ran’s ex-boyfriends.
• Jian Ran said Lu Yanting was better than all of them, but Lu Yanting demanded a kiss before he would believe him.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting shared an impulsive kiss before a female ghost interrupted them, and Jian Ran spent the rest of the night flustered beside Lu Yanting. The next morning, Jian Ran learned that Lu Yanting and Yu Hong were discussing adding a bed scene between the Prince of Zhennan and his male favorite.

• Lu Yanting asked Jian Ran to kiss him, and Jian Ran gave in before they noticed a female ghost peeping through the window.
• Jian Ran struck the female ghost with a talisman, while Lu Yanting grabbed a consecrated family sword and tried to chase her away.
• Jian Ran stopped Lu Yanting, then shared his bed with him; he lay awake feeling embarrassed about their kiss.
• The next morning, Yu Hong noticed Jian Ran's swollen lips and assigned Lu Yanting a solo scene while Jian Ran sat out the first scene.
• Lu Yanting apologized for getting rough while drunk, and the assistant revealed that the production planned a bed scene for the Prince of Zhennan and his male favorite.

Jian Ran learned that the film planned to add intimate scenes between his character and Lu Yanting, then was asked to secure permission to film inside the Prince of Zhennan's tomb. He warned Yu Hong that the tomb was dangerous but agreed to speak with Yu Shan, leaving Yu Hong to face the consequences of filming there.

• Jian Ran discovered that the production had added scenes portraying Sheng Le as the Prince of Zhennan's male consort, including a bed scene, and agreed to film them for the pay.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting awkwardly apologized to each other about the previous night before Yu Hong interrupted them.
• Yu Hong learned from his assistant that Yu Shan, the kitchen's old cook, was in charge of Southern City's filming permissions and wanted Jian Ran to approach him.
• Yu Hong asked Jian Ran to get permission to film in the Prince of Zhennan's tomb.
• Jian Ran warned that the tomb had too much yin energy and suggested filming aboveground, but Yu Hong insisted, so Jian Ran agreed to speak with Yu Shan and cautioned Yu Hong not to regret it.

Yu Fengyi rejected Zhong Fanrui and confessed that he had fallen for Jian Ran, while Zhong sought out Liu Qi and ended up at a bar where Jian Dan was working. The chapter left Zhong provoking Jian Dan until Lu Yuhuan confronted him.

• Yu Fengyi told Zhong Fanrui that he had fallen for Jian Ran and admitted he might never have truly loved Zhong, then had security escort him out.
• Zhong Fanrui called Liu Qi and agreed to meet him for drinks, hoping to find a new opportunity.
• Zhong Fanrui arrived at a luxurious Beijing bar and spotted Lu Yuhuan among Liu Qi's guests.
• Zhong Fanrui recognized Jian Dan serving fruit and provocatively ordered him to pour a drink.
• Lu Yuhuan offered to pour Zhong Fanrui's drink, startling him.

Jian Dan rejected Lu Yuhuan's attempt to stand up for him, defended himself, and left the private room, while Lu Yuhuan watched him with growing interest. Meanwhile, Jian Ran secured permission for Yu Hong's crew to film in the underground mausoleum that night and learned Yu Shan was Yu Fengyi's grandfather.

• Lu Yuhuan filled Zhong Fanrui's glass and demanded that he drink, but Jian Dan drank it instead and announced that he was leaving.
• Lu Yuhuan followed Jian Dan, who pinned him against a wall and warned him not to treat him like a pushover before walking away.
• Jian Ran asked Yu Shan for permission to film in the underground mausoleum, and Yu Shan warned him that people could die there but approved a nighttime shoot.
• Yu Shan revealed that Yu Fengyi was his grandson and asked Jian Ran to plead his case, but Jian Ran refused.
• Jian Ran told Yu Hong that the filming was approved, and Lu Yanting questioned him about the Yu family's government connections.

During a shoot inside the Prince of Zhennan’s mausoleum, Jian Ran became trapped in a coffin during a supernatural blackout, frightening Lu Yanting. After Jian Ran escaped, he told director Yu Hong that the Prince of Zhennan planned to visit him that night.

• Jian Ran played the dancer Sheng Le opposite Lu Yanting’s Prince of Zhennan in a scene filmed inside a replica mausoleum.
• Lu Yanting improvised a threatening scene in which the Prince put Sheng Le in a coffin and said he would keep him company after death.
• The lights went out, the coffin shut with Jian Ran inside, and blood appeared across the floor when the lights came back on.
• Lu Yanting searched his clothes for talismans, but Jian Ran punched through the coffin and climbed out.
• Lu Yanting hugged Jian Ran and admitted he had been terrified, while Yu Hong questioned whether the crew had staged the incident.
• Jian Ran told Yu Hong that the Prince of Zhennan disliked self-righteous people and planned to chat with him that night.

After Yu Hong learned that Jian Ran’s talisman paper could ward off bad luck, he overcame his skepticism and hurried to buy one. When a red-clad figure appeared in the corridor, he panicked and called for Jian Ran to open the door.

• Yu Hong asked Lu Yanting whether Jian Ran had been joking about the Prince of Zhennan, but Lu Yanting left to follow Jian Ran.
• Yu Hong read online stories about Jian Ran’s talisman paper and decided to buy one despite declaring that he would fight superstition.
• Yu Hong asked Jian Ran for a rush order of ghost-repelling talisman paper, and Jian Ran quoted him ten thousand.
• Lu Yanting refused to let Yu Hong add Jian Ran on WeChat and told him to transfer the money to Lu Yanting instead.
• Yu Hong sensed a red-clad figure approaching in the corridor and pounded on the door, shouting for his mommy to open it.

Yu Hong survived an encounter with a female ghost after Jian Ran drove her away, then kept filming and asked that Jian Ran be treated with more respect. Meanwhile, Lu Yuhuan picked up Jian Dan from campus, and Jian Dan rejected his advances, insisting he was not interested in men.

• Jian Ran demanded payment from Yu Hong before opening the door, then drove off the Red-clothed Female Ghost when she released Yu Hong.
• Yu Hong paid Jian Ran fifty thousand for the exorcism and woke from a night of nightmares clutching Talisman Paper.
• Yu Hong asked Elder Lu to pause filming but ultimately decided to continue, telling his assistant to favor Jian Ran and give him more screen time.
• Lu Yuhuan waited outside Jian Dan's university and persuaded him to ride with him to study and eat before work.
• Jian Dan accused Lu Yuhuan of using money and flashy gestures to pursue people, then said he was not interested in men and would never be the bottom.

Jian Ran avoided telling Lu Yanting what he had seen in the Prince of Zhennan’s coffin, then reluctantly filmed a scene dressed as a dancing girl. Lu Yanting’s reaction to Sheng Le’s fallen dagger grew frighteningly intense, leaving Jian Ran alarmed.

• Jian Ran told Lu Yanting he had seen nothing in the coffin, keeping his suspicions about the Prince of Zhennan to himself.
• Yu Hong collected Talisman Paper from Lu Yanting after transferring one hundred thousand, while nearby actors gossiped about Jian Ran and the strange noises from the night before.
• Jian Ran objected to wearing a dancing girl’s outfit for the palace scene but agreed to film after Lu Yanting and his assistant urged him on.
• Jian Ran performed as Sheng Le, whose dagger fell during the dance and caught the Prince of Zhennan’s attention.
• Lu Yanting stared at the fallen dagger with a savage, unfamiliar darkness and demanded that it be brought to him.