Recaps

Xu Shi pursued acting opportunities while treating Xie Yanci as a convenient arranged-marriage husband, but Xie Yanci repeatedly protected him and grew increasingly possessive. The arc left Xu Shi poised to audition for Song Zhixing’s film, with Xie Yanci offering to fund it if Xu Shi played the second male lead.

• Xu Shi discovered Xie Yanci was his arranged-marriage husband, but dismissed him as unsuitable while Xie Yanci overheard his thoughts and chose to stay home.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci slept together, then Xie Yanci offered divorce compensation and asked Xu Shi to help him through his monthly rut while insisting they remain faithful.
• At the Shallow Summer shoot, Xie Yanci confronted Director Zhang over his treatment of Xu Shi, then investigated Wen Yu and helped Xu Shi at a charity auction.
• Xie Yanci bought auction jewelry for Xu Shi and named him as his wife in an interview, while Xu Shi was kissed by an unknown Alpha and later found Xie Yanci’s hidden tie and wedding ring.
• Xie Yanci helped ensure Shallow Summer could air and agreed to protect Xu Shi from an injured actor’s threats after Xu Shi asked for his help.
• Xie Yanci introduced Xu Shi to director Song Zhixing at a banquet, where Xu Shi asked for an audition and Song gave him his assistant’s contact information.
• Xie Yanci brought Song Zhixing’s script to Xu Shi, and after their intimacy he offered to invest in the film and called Song to insist Xu Shi play the second male lead.

Xu Shi pursued a role in Song Zhixing’s film while his marriage to Xie Yanci shifted from teasing and a signed divorce agreement to jealousy and unresolved affection. After a strange interruption changed Xie Yanci’s casting decision, Xu Shi stayed away from home, and Xie Yanci found him at a nightclub.

• Xu Shi auditioned for Song Zhixing’s film, competing with Wen Yu while Xie Yanci watched and later arranged to support the production.
• Xie Yanci presented Xu Shi with a divorce agreement, which Xu Shi signed without reading, before Song Zhixing asked Xie Yanci to invest in his film.
• Xu Shi used a seductive photo to ask Xie Yanci for the role of Xia Cen, and Xie Yanci agreed before their encounter sent Xu Shi to the hospital.
• After Xu Shi faced public criticism over appearing beside Wen Yu, Xie Yanci removed the negative trends, and Xu Shi confronted Lin Yuxiang before leaving with Xie Yanci.
• Xie Yanci chose Xu Shi for the second male lead, but a strange voice and a vision of Xu Shi’s death disrupted his decision, leading him to withdraw his investment and demand a recast.
• Xu Shi learned the film’s roles were being recast and waited for Song Zhixing’s decision, while Song Zhixing reconsidered Xu Shi for Xia Cen and offered Wen Yu the male lead.
• After Xu Shi stayed away from home for six days, Xie Yanci went to Wanzhen Nightclub and found Xu Shi asleep among the male models he had ordered.
• Xu Shi mistook Xie Yanci for a nightclub model, then called him “Hubby” when Xie Yanci confronted him, and Xie Yanci kissed him and asked if he wanted sex.

Xu Shi secured the lead role and grew closer to Xie Yanci amid filming, jealousy, and lavish gifts. As the crew rehearsed an intimate scene between Xia Cen and Gu Jinnan, Xie Yanci was invited to take Xia Shian’s place opposite Xu Shi.

• Xu Shi learned that Song Zhixing had chosen him over Wen Yu for the male lead and signed the contract, while Xie Yanci objected to the kissing and bed scenes.
• At the kickoff ceremony, Xu Shi learned Xie Yanci had come straight from a long journey to see him, and they reconciled after Xie Yanci admitted he had missed him.
• Xu Xingqi caused a scene over Xu Shi’s marriage, while Xie Yanci’s jealousy led Xu Shi to comfort him and spend time beside him as his headache worsened.
• After Xie Yanci fell ill and called Xu Shi’s name in a nightmare, Xu Shi went to the hospital and stayed with him until morning.
• On set, Xie Yanci grew jealous of Xu Shi’s interactions with Jiang Sheng and Xia Shian, then kissed Xu Shi after confronting him about dating Xia Shian.
• Xu Shi impressed Song Zhixing with his café scene opposite Wen Yu, while Xie Yanci watched jealously and admitted that he was jealous.
• Xu Shi walked the Liva Asia red carpet with Song Zhixing, and Xie Yanci later spent nine hundred million dollars on a jadeite necklace for him.
• While Xu Shi rehearsed with Xia Shian, Xie Yanci became jealous of their intimate scene, and Song Zhixing offered Xie Yanci the chance to act opposite Xu Shi.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci tried to divorce, but the required waiting period kept them tied together as they struggled with their feelings and Xie Yanci left for France. After Xu Shi was injured and targeted by rumors, he considered retiring and refusing compensation, while Xie Yanci publicly wished him peace and happiness.

• Xu Shi grieved over the approaching end of his marriage contract, while Xie Yanci gave him a handmade necklace and celebrated his birthday with him.
• After Song Zhixing summoned Xu Shi to the set, Xu Shi and Xie Yanci agreed to divorce, but the registry required them to wait three months before finalizing it.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci argued over Xu Shi’s future, then kissed before Xie Yanci left for France and arranged for Song Zhixing’s company to sign Xu Shi.
• Xie Yanci reassured Xu Shi that he had invested to protect him from being pressured into entertaining people, and they spent a night together before Xie Yanci departed.
• While Xie Yanci was in France, Xu Shi continued filming and exchanged teasing messages and photos with him.
• Xu Shi injured his shoulder while saving Wen Yu from a falling light, and Xie Yanci rushed through the rain to find him in the hospital.
• After Xu Shi woke, he discovered a rumor claiming he and Xia Shian had left a hotel suite together, and Xia Shian’s security footage did not stop the fan attacks.
• Xu Shi learned Xie Yanci was no longer in charge of the Xie Corporation, decided to retire and refuse his divorce compensation, and Xie Yanci publicly wished his wife peace and happiness.