Recaps

Xie Yanci publicly called Xu Shi his wife and promised Xia Shian that Xu Shi would have him for life, but he could not repeat that promise privately. Xu Shi returned to work and, amid growing rumors about Xia Shian’s plagiarism, teased Xu Yu by claiming he had slept with Xie Yanci.

• Xia Shian threatened Xu Shi, and Xie Yanci declared that Xu Shi was his wife and would have him for the rest of his life.
• In the private elevator, Xie Yanci apologized to Xu Shi but could not promise to protect him for life when Xu Shi asked.
• Xu Shi returned to the studio, where Supervisor Zhang welcomed him and coworkers discussed Xia Shian’s alleged theft of Xu Shi’s graduation project.
• Xu Yu defended Xu Shi’s work and later messaged him to ask whether he and Xie Yanci had slept together.
• Xu Shi laughed at Xu Yu’s teasing and texted back that he had slept with Xie Yanci.

Xu Shi told Xu Yu that he planned to move to Noro after New Year, then spent the evening working on a suit for Xie Yanci. On the ride home, Xie Yanci revealed that Xia Shian’s case result would come the next day and promised to prepare a celebration for Xu Shi.

• Xu Shi shocked Xu Yu by saying he had slept with Xie Yanci, then told her he planned to move to Noro after New Year.
• Xu Yu offered to move with Xu Shi and work as his assistant, while joking that he could juggle four men.
• Xu Shi worked late in his studio on a suit he was making as a gift for Xie Yanci.
• Xie Yanci picked Xu Shi up outside the company after Xu Shi ignored his messages.
• Xu Shi asked about Xia Shian’s case, and Xie Yanci said the result would come out the next day and that he would prepare a celebration for his wife.

On the way home, Xie Yanci teased Xu Shi by calling him his wife, then reassured him that the Xu Family—not Xu Shi—was responsible for repaying the thirty million from Xia Shian. At Xu Shi’s apartment, Xie Yanci clashed with Xu Xingqi and grew jealous when Xu Shi tried to carry the groceries himself.

• Xie Yanci claimed that Xu Shi was still his wife because they had not divorced in their previous life, and Xu Shi ignored his teasing.
• Xu Shi asked about the thirty million he had taken from Xia Shian, and Xie Yanci said the Xu Family should repay it instead of Xu Shi.
• Xie Yanci walked Xu Shi to his apartment and lent him his coat.
• Xu Xingqi mistook Xie Yanci for Xu Shi and hugged him, then jumped away when Xie Yanci revealed himself.
• Xu Xingqi made Xie Yanci carry the groceries, and Xie Yanci took the bag from Xu Shi while grumbling that Xu Shi was too nice to him.

Xu Shi turned down Xu Xingqi’s request to move in, while Xie Yanci comforted him and acknowledged why he remained attached to Xu Xingqi. At work, Xu Shi learned that the truth about Xia Shian’s stolen design had been officially recognized, and his mission progress reached 90%.

• Xu Xingqi told Xu Shi that the Xu family might have to sell its villa to pay the Xia Family thirty million in compensation, then asked to move in with him.
• Xie Yanci refused to let Xu Xingqi stay with Xu Shi and offered Xu Xingqi a place at his own home instead, prompting Xu Xingqi to leave.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci that Xu Xingqi had been good to him and that he did not want to lose the few people who had treated him kindly.
• After a sleepless night with Xie Yanci, Xu Shi arrived at work and learned that the verdict and statements from Liva and HKU had confirmed Xia Shian’s famous design had been stolen from him.
• Xu Yu gave Xu Shi a newspaper announcing that the truth had come to light, and Xu Shi held it close as his mission progress reached 90%.

After Xu Shi’s stolen work was credited to him, Xie Yanci discovered his mission progress had stalled at 90 percent and learned it was tied to Xu Shi’s affection. Xu Shi offered Xie Yanci a chance to pursue him, and Xie Yanci promised to stay by his side.

• Xie Yanci saw that Xu Shi’s plagiarized works had been exposed and his name restored to the design, but the system showed his mission progress at only 90 percent.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci he was willing to give him a chance to pursue him, and the system’s progress rose to 91 percent.
• Xu Shi shared his wishes, including becoming a famous designer and dating a handsome man whose abs he could touch.
• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi a completed application for Liva’s Chief Designer selection and explained that the company would announce him as Xia Shian’s replacement after his first garment was made.
• Xie Yanci told Xu Shi he would not return to Germany and promised he would not leave again.

Xu Shi tried to ignore rumors linking him to Xie Yanci and went out to celebrate with his coworkers, while Xie Yanci grew jealous of the flowers Xu Shi received from Zhou An. Xie Yanci followed Xu Shi to the restaurant and kissed him in the emergency stairwell, admitting that he was jealous.

• Xu Shi met Brother Alan in the elevator and rejected the idea of staying at Liva to become Chief Designer through Xie Yanci’s influence.
• Xu Shi discovered that online attention centered on his looks and reported a comment speculating about his sexuality.
• Xu Shi agreed to treat his coworkers to dinner, and Zhou An brought him flowers to congratulate him.
• Xie Yanci appeared as Xu Shi was leaving, refused his invitation to dinner, and watched him drive away with Zhou An and Xu Yu.
• Xu Shi sent Xie Yanci the restaurant’s location, then left the private dining room for the emergency stairwell.
• Xie Yanci followed Xu Shi into the stairwell, kissed him, and admitted that he was jealous.

Xie Yanci grew jealous over the men around Xu Shi, then kissed him until his lips were swollen. After Xu Shi drank too much at dinner, he climbed into Xie Yanci’s Maybach, teased him drunkenly, and fell asleep as Xie Yanci directed the driver to the villa.

• Xie Yanci accused Xu Shi of letting other men get too close, and Xu Shi reassured him that he had only ever kissed Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi returned to the private dining room with swollen lips and made excuses when Xu Yu and Zhou An noticed.
• Xu Shi drank heavily at dinner, said goodbye to Xu Yu and Zhou An, and got into Xie Yanci’s Maybach by mistake while drunk.
• Xu Shi mistook Xie Yanci for a male model and touched him while making suggestive remarks, so Xie Yanci repeatedly covered his mouth and urged him to sleep.
• Xu Shi fell asleep in Xie Yanci’s arms, and Xie Yanci told the driver to take them to the villa.

Xu Shi began his new job as a designer at Noro after choosing to build his career independently of Xie Yanci. His first meeting with his superior, Gu Shixu, ended with Gu revealing he had photographed Xie Yanci kissing a man in the Maldives.

• Xu Shi woke up hungover beside Xie Yanci and learned that Xie Yanci had secretly paid their bill the previous night.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci he would not stay at Liva, and Xie Yanci encouraged him to become a renowned designer.
• After the New Year, Xu Shi joined Noro, where Zhou An told him his immediate superior was difficult to deal with.
• Xu Shi recalled that Xie Yanci had unexpectedly joined his Maldives vacation and spent much of it having sex with him.
• Xu Shi met Gu Shixu, who asked about his sexuality and Xia Shian, then said he had photographed Xie Yanci kissing a man in the Maldives and offered to show Xu Shi the picture.

Xu Shi was caught in a blurry photo kissing Xie Yanci, then faced Gu Shixu’s announcement that he intended to pursue him. Xie Yanci visited Xu Shi’s new workplace, grew jealous of Gu Shixu, and returned secretly to message his wife that he wanted to see him.

• Gu Shixu showed Xu Shi a blurry photo of Xie Yanci kissing a man, and Xu Shi recognized himself as the man in the picture.
• Gu Shixu told Xu Shi he wanted to pursue him, but Xu Shi rejected him by saying he did not like men.
• Xie Yanci arrived at Noro with Gu Shixu’s father, pretended not to know Xu Shi, and warned Xu Shi with a jealous look.
• After seeing Xu Shi and Gu Shixu together, Xie Yanci suggested replacing the manager’s office walls with clear glass.
• Xie Yanci pretended he had to pick up Song Zhixing, then returned secretly to the sixth floor and messaged Xu Shi that he wanted to see him.

Xu Shi adjusted to his new job while Xie Yanci grew jealous of the people around him. After Gu Shixu mentioned Xie Yanci’s television interview, Xu Shi rushed to the station to surprise him but couldn’t get inside.

• Xu Shi met Xie Yanci in the emergency stairwell, where Xie Yanci kissed him and admitted he disliked seeing other men around him.
• Xu Shi reassured Xie Yanci that he was happy at work and could rely on him if he ran into trouble.
• Gu Shixu invited Xu Shi to dinner, then offered to take him to an industry interview featuring Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi went with Gu Shixu to the television station, where they realized they had no invitation.
• Xu Shi messaged Xie Yanci that he was downstairs and unable to get in.

Xu Shi waited with Gu Shixu outside the television station, then watched Xie Yanci’s interview and saw him credit Xu Shi with designing his suit. The chapter left Xu Shi with nationwide exposure while Xie Yanci eyed Gu Shixu jealously.

• Xu Shi waited in the cold for Xie Yanci, but Secretary Zhou saw him beside Gu Shixu and left without inviting him inside.
• A television station manager escorted Xu Shi and Gu Shixu into the Studio, where Gu Shixu spotted his father among the guests.
• Xu Shi watched Xie Yanci wearing the suit he had designed and thought admiringly about his appearance.
• Xie Yanci noticed Xu Shi and Gu Shixu together, grew jealous, and heard Xu Shi privately blame Gu Shixu for seducing him.
• When the host asked about suits, Xie Yanci said that Xu Shi had designed the one he was wearing, giving Xu Shi exposure to viewers and industry figures.

At a luxury-brand interview, Xie Yanci mentioned Xu Shi and then arranged to see him, while Song Zhixing complained about his attention to a rival designer. Xie Yanci invited Xu Shi to the evening dinner, and Xu Shi asked whether he would attend as Xie Yanci’s rumored boyfriend.

• Xie Yanci mentioned Xu Shi during an official interview, prompting Song Zhixing to scold him for promoting a rival company’s designer.
• Secretary Zhou told Xie Yanci that Xu Shi was in the lobby with Gu Shixu, and Xie Yanci asked him to bring Xu Shi to the Lounge.
• Xu Shi admired the designers gathered at the event until Secretary Zhou summoned him to see Xie Yanci about his suit.
• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi ginger soup and explained that he had attended the interview to wear Xu Shi’s suit and mention him.
• Xie Yanci invited Xu Shi to the evening dinner, and Xu Shi asked whether he would attend as Xie Yanci’s rumored boyfriend.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci agreed to be each other’s boyfriends, though Xu Shi still wanted to keep their relationship private. While Xie Yanci left for a business dinner, Xu Shi was summoned downstairs by Gu Shixu, who offered to sneak him into the event.

• Xu Shi rejected being called President Xie’s boyfriend, and Xie Yanci asked instead to be Xu Shi’s boyfriend; they kissed and agreed to date.
• Secretary Zhou called Xie Yanci to dinner, and he asked Xu Shi to come along, but Xu Shi refused.
• Xu Shi waited in the lounge, delighted to be dating Xie Yanci, until Gu Shixu called and demanded that he come downstairs.
• Xu Shi spotted Xie Yanci among the business guests, admired him from hiding, and watched him leave in a Maybach.
• Gu Shixu showed Xu Shi an invitation he had stolen from his father and offered to take him into the dinner.

Xu Shi reluctantly went to a dinner gathering with Song Zhixing after he threatened to expose Xu Shi and Xie Yanci’s relationship. The chapter ended with Xie Yanci spotting Xu Shi and Song Zhixing entering together.

• Xu Shi refused to join Gu Shixu upstairs and stayed in the restaurant to eat the food Gu Shixu had paid for.
• Song Zhixing took Xu Shi’s phone and questioned him about his closeness to Gu Shixu, then tried to provoke him about Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi defended Xie Yanci and teased Song Zhixing by saying Xie Yanci could act cute.
• Song Zhixing stopped his recording and threatened to reveal Xu Shi and Xie Yanci’s relationship unless Xu Shi accompanied him to the gathering.
• Xu Shi agreed to go with Song Zhixing and called Xu Yu to invite her and her friends to eat the food downstairs.
• Xie Yanci heard Xu Shi’s thoughts, spotted him entering with Song Zhixing, and saw Xu Shi wave at him.

At a banquet, Xu Shi enjoyed the food while Xie Yanci used Song Zhixing as cover to stay near him without revealing their relationship. Afterward, Xie Yanci picked Xu Shi up while slightly drunk, and Xu Shi invited him home to care for him.

• Xie Yanci asked Xu Shi why he had come to the banquet, and Song Zhixing jokingly answered for him before Xie Yanci told him to stay as a cover for his relationship with Xu Shi.
• At dinner, Xu Shi sat in the third private dining room, where Song Zhixing defended bringing him against Gu Shixu's taunts.
• Xu Shi ate his fill, then answered Xie Yanci's call and went to meet him in the underground parking garage.
• Xu Shi noticed Xie Yanci was slightly drunk, scolded him gently, and invited him home so he could look after him.
• Xie Yanci thanked Xu Shi by calling him honey.

Xu Shi told Xu Xingqi that he and Xie Yanci were together after Xu Xingqi interrupted their evening. Xie Yanci kissed Xu Shi in front of Xu Xingqi, leaving the three of them frozen in the apartment.

• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci returned to Xu Shi's apartment, where Xu Shi planned to let Xie Yanci stay the night.
• Xu Xingqi appeared in the hallway and confronted Xie Yanci for coming to Xu Shi's place late at night.
• Xu Shi took Xie Yanci's hand and told Xu Xingqi that they were together, adding that Xu Xingqi was the only person he had told.
• Xu Xingqi decided to sleep on the couch and demanded that Xie Yanci not touch or kiss Xu Shi.
• Xie Yanci put his arm around Xu Shi and kissed him in front of Xu Xingqi.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci grew closer after Xie Yanci dealt with Xu Xingqi’s tears, but Xu Xingqi remained outside the bedroom as Xie Yanci began seducing Xu Shi. The chapter ended with the two kissing on the bed while Xu Xingqi’s protests continued outside.

• Xie Yanci returned to Xu Shi’s room exhausted after Xu Xingqi cried, and said he had threatened to have his assistant throw Xu Xingqi downstairs if he did not stop.
• Xu Shi overheard Xu Xingqi complaining that Xie Yanci was awful and vowing to become rich so Xu Shi would leave him.
• Xie Yanci caught Xu Shi eavesdropping, teased him about looking at another man, and kissed his ear and neck while Xu Xingqi called from outside.
• Xu Xingqi offered to sleep between them to protect Xu Shi, but Xu Shi insisted he was fine as Xie Yanci continued touching and kissing him.
• Xie Yanci locked the bedroom door and kissed Xu Shi on the bed while Xu Xingqi warned Xu Shi not to let him touch him.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci to be gentle, and Xie Yanci agreed.

Xu Shi woke up embarrassed and angry after Xie Yanci had sex with him while Xu Xingqi was still in the apartment, then began a cold war with Xie Yanci at work. A last-minute meeting brought Xu Shi to the president’s office, where he found Xie Yanci waiting in the VIP Lounge.

• Xu Shi found the apartment cleaned and Xu Xingqi gone, then ate breakfast with Xie Yanci, who admitted he had been unable to control himself the night before.
• Xu Shi realized Xu Xingqi might have heard them, accused Xie Yanci of doing it on purpose, and declared he would stop speaking to him.
• At the office, Xu Shi changed Xie Yanci’s contact name to “Free Duck” and decided to keep more distance from the men around him, though he still blamed Xie Yanci for making him jealous.
• Xu Shi’s manager summoned him to a last-minute meeting on the top floor, where Xu Shi entered the VIP Lounge and saw Xie Yanci seated there.

Xie Yanci commissioned two suits from Xu Shi and apologized for their argument the previous night, while Gu Jiming and Gu Shixu speculated about Xu Shi’s relationships. The chapter ended with Gu Shixu heading off to ask Xu Shi what was really going on.

• Xu Shi met Xie Yanci in Gu Jiming’s office, where Xie asked him to design suits for Liva.
• After Gu Jiming left them alone, Xie apologized and offered Xu a contract for ten suits; Xu negotiated it down to two and agreed to work with him.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci signed the revised contract in front of Gu Jiming and shook hands.
• Gu Jiming asked Gu Shixu about Xu Shi’s relationship with Xie, and Gu Shixu wrongly guessed that Xie was trying to break up Xu and Song Zhixing.
• Gu Jiming told Gu Shixu to build a good relationship with Xu and find out the truth, so Gu Shixu went to speak with him.

Xu Shi teased Xie Yanci by letting him overhear Gu Shixu boast about a celebrity boyfriend and an expensive diamond necklace. Xie Yanci went to the auction to confront Gu Shixu, only to discover Xu Shi had known the rival was lying and had been playing a prank on him.

• Gu Shixu barged into Xu Shi’s studio and claimed he had a celebrity boyfriend who was better-looking than Xu Shi.
• Xu Shi secretly video-called Xie Yanci, who overheard Gu Shixu insult Xu Shi and brag that he would give his new boyfriend a diamond necklace.
• Xie Yanci promised to buy Xu Shi a diamond necklace and invited him to the auction, but Xu Shi stayed behind to work on a proposal.
• Xie Yanci found that the auction had no expensive necklaces, then spotted Gu Shixu there alone without a boyfriend.
• Xu Shi laughed at Xie Yanci’s messages and admitted he had known Gu Shixu was lying, then sweetly asked for the necklace and told Xie Yanci he loved him.

Xie Yanci outbid Gu Shixu for a diamond necklace, then brought it to Xu Shi under the pretext of delivering the gift. He arrived at Xu Shi’s residential complex and reunited with him beneath a streetlight.

• Xie Yanci deliberately outbid Gu Shixu for a diamond necklace until Gu Shixu paid one million, then won it with a bid of one million and one.
• Xie Yanci told Gu Shixu that he had intentionally humiliated him, leaving Gu Shixu afraid his father would punish him for offending Xie Yanci.
• Xie Yanci photographed the necklace and sent it to Xu Shi, who praised his hand and agreed to see him.
• Xie Yanci asked Secretary Zhou to investigate Gu Shixu’s supposed boyfriend in the entertainment industry.
• Xie Yanci arrived at Xu Shi’s residential complex, where Xu Shi met him outside, accepted his coat, and kissed his cheek.

Xu Shi gave Xie Yanci a children’s phone watch that could track his location, and Xie Yanci accepted it to keep Xu Shi happy. The chapter ended with Xie Yanci wondering whether the tracking watch was too emotionally detached.

• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi a diamond necklace, and Xu Shi decided to show it off to Gu Shixu the next day.
• Xie Yanci promised to get even with anyone who insulted Xu Shi, and Xu Shi kissed him.
• Xu Shi presented Xie Yanci with a children’s phone watch that could track his location through parental mode.
• Xie Yanci briefly upset Xu Shi by calling the watch a tracker, then claimed his second personality had said it and put it on.
• Xu Shi connected the watch to his phone and showed Xie Yanci that it displayed his location and whether he was standing or walking.

Xu Shi wore the diamond necklace Xie Yanci had given him to work, where Gu Shixu discovered that Xie Yanci was his boyfriend. Gu Shixu asked Xu Shi to put in a good word for him after realizing he had offended Xie Yanci at the auction.

• Xu Shi checked Xie Yanci’s location through the phone-watch app and teased him during a call, but hung up when Xie Yanci suggested they shower together and discuss human anatomy.
• Xu Shi thought about celebrating Xie Yanci’s upcoming birthday as Gu Shixu arrived and noticed the diamond necklace.
• Xu Shi teased Gu Shixu about the necklace before revealing that Xie Yanci was his boyfriend.
• Gu Shixu realized Xu Shi had deliberately outbid him at the auction and asked how he and Xie Yanci had met.
• Xu Shi said he had saved Xie Yanci’s life, and Gu Shixu pleaded with him to put in a good word with Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi told Gu Shixu that it depended on his mood.

Xu Shi reassured the jealous Xie Yanci after Gu Shixu massaged his shoulders, and the two shared a kiss and promised to stay together. Xu Shi left the studio thinking about a birthday gift for Xie Yanci.

• Gu Shixu massaged Xu Shi’s shoulders and begged him not to tell his father about his behavior.
• Gu Jiming and Xie Yanci entered the studio, and Gu Shixu quickly withdrew his hands before leaving with his father.
• Xie Yanci admitted he was jealous of Gu Shixu touching Xu Shi, and Xu Shi invited him to join him at a massage parlor.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci kissed and promised to remain together, with Xie Yanci saying he would do everything he could to grant Xu Shi’s wish.
• Xu Shi noticed Xie Yanci wearing the children’s watch he had given him and wondered what birthday gift to get him.

Xu Shi decided to give Xie Yanci a new wedding ring and accepted an invitation to Liva’s annual fashion show, which Xie Yanci had arranged. He arrived at Liva with his young assistant, eager to see the show and its famous executives.

• Xu Shi saw that Xie Yanci’s wedding ring was gone and decided to give him a new one.
• Xu Shi received a Liva fashion show invitation listing Song Zhixing as the inviter and worried that attending as a rival-company designer might seem improper.
• Xu Shi called Xie Yanci, who confirmed he had sent the invitation and encouraged him to attend in person.
• Xu Shi went to Liva with his young assistant, who was excited to visit the fashion house and hoped to see President Xie and President Song.