Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into a doomed side character, Xu Shi decided to enjoy his wealthy life and seek male models, but his husband Xie Yanci unexpectedly came home after hearing Xu Shi’s thoughts. Xu Shi found Xie Yanci handsome and lusted after him, while Xie Yanci remained shaken by the thoughts he could hear and went to shower.

• Xu Shi realized that Xie Yanci was his arranged-marriage husband and decided not to worry about him or his short-lived role.
• Xu Shi sweetly told Xie Yanci to focus on work while thinking about hiring muscular male models, and Xie Yanci abruptly decided to come home.
• Xu Shi imagined Xie Yanci as old, ugly, and impotent, then was stunned when the handsome Xie Yanci entered his bedroom.
• Xie Yanci checked that Xu Shi had no strange marks and returned to the bedroom after hearing Xu Shi pray for an Alpha, while Xu Shi privately ruled out his husband.
• Xie Yanci said he was going to shower, and Xu Shi thought he wanted to watch.

After Xu Shi stumbled into Xie Yanci’s bare chest, he lusted after his husband while believing he was impotent, and Xie Yanci heard every thought. Xie Yanci canceled his trip to France after learning Xu Shi planned to stray, and the chapter ended with Xu Shi touching his abs as Xie Yanci lay tense beside him.

• Xu Shi fell against Xie Yanci as he came out of the bathroom, then groped and admired his chest.
• Xie Yanci told Xu Shi he planned to go to France and advised him to contact the butler or call if he felt unwell.
• Xu Shi thought about having an affair with the butler and later booking male models, while Xie Yanci overheard him.
• Xie Yanci asked his assistant to have the vice president handle the France negotiations instead, deciding he had no time to leave.
• Xu Shi realized his body matched the character’s exactly and went to bed beside Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi touched Xie Yanci’s abs, and Xie Yanci tensed while overhearing his excited thoughts.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci slept together after Xu Shi accidentally aroused him, and Xu Shi woke the next morning angry but already looking forward to doing it again. At breakfast, Xie Yanci apologized for neglecting him and presented a new marriage agreement, saying their arranged marriage would end next year.

• Xu Shi touched Xie Yanci while pretending to sleep, and Xie Yanci woke and pinned him down.
• Xie Yanci and Xu Shi had sex, leaving Xu Shi exhausted and covered in hickeys.
• Xu Shi woke the next morning, wondered how Xie Yanci had been rumored impotent, and secretly hoped they would sleep together again.
• Xie Yanci tried to help Xu Shi at breakfast, but withdrew his hand after hearing Xu Shi curse him in his thoughts.
• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi a new marriage agreement, apologized for neglecting him, and said their arranged marriage would end next year.

Xu Shi agreed to help Xie Yanci through his monthly rut, while Xie Yanci set conditions for their marriage and divorce. When a system forced Xu Shi to go to work, Xie Yanci learned that the male lead of Xu Shi’s production was Xia Shian, whom Xu Shi adored.

• Xie Yanci asked Xu Shi to help him through his monthly rut, and Xu Shi enthusiastically agreed while pretending to be reluctant.
• Xie Yanci offered Xu Shi five billion and company shares as divorce compensation, then insisted they remain faithful during their marriage.
• Xu Shi told his assistant Xiao Chi that he was quitting acting, but a system zapped him and warned him not to change the original plot.
• Xu Shi agreed to go to his shoot, and Xie Yanci asked which production he was working on and who the male lead was.
• Xiao Chi named Xia Shian as the male lead, and Xu Shi inwardly declared him his true love.

Xu Shi went to the set hoping to meet Xia Shian, but instead found his husband, Xie Yanci, had arrived to invest in the show and watch Wen Yu. Xu Shi became convinced Xie Yanci intended to cheat with Wen Yu, and the chapter ended as they met eyes before Xu Shi’s final scene.

• Xu Shi left home excited to meet Xia Shian, while Xie Yanci arranged to move a meeting and discuss investing in the show.
• Director Zhang scolded Xu Shi for arriving late and praised Xie Yanci’s seemingly devoted marriage; an assistant then announced Xie Yanci was investing in the series.
• Xu Shi prepared for his final scene and spotted Xie Yanci arriving on set.
• After learning Wen Yu was the other male lead, Xu Shi assumed Xie Yanci had come to pursue him and complained to the system.
• The director called Xu Shi to film, and Xu Shi met Xie Yanci’s eyes beside the director.

Xu Shi filmed a painful comeuppance scene with Wen Yu while Xie Yanci watched from the director’s area. When Director Zhang demanded another take with ice in the glasses, Xie Yanci intervened and challenged him to demonstrate the acting himself.

• Xu Shi noticed Xie Yanci watching him instead of Wen Yu, then filmed Wen Yu throwing three glasses of water at his face.
• After the take, Director Zhang criticized Xu Shi and ordered another version with ice cubes in the glasses.
• Xu Shi silently wished Xie Yanci would defend him, and Xie Yanci confronted Director Zhang about his demand.
• Director Zhang admitted ice thrown at someone’s face could send them to the hospital, and Xu Shi called out his hypocrisy.

After Xu Shi finished filming, he rode home with Xie Yanci, who apologized for striking his hand and showed unexpected concern about his hickeys. Xie Yanci dropped Xu Shi at the Xie Family villa and returned to work, while Xu Shi looked forward to hiring male models.

• Xu Shi finished his reshot scene and messaged Xie Yanci to ask for a ride home.
• Xu Shi changed his shirt in Xie Yanci’s car, and the two slapped each other’s hands after Xie Yanci stopped him from touching his ear.
• Xu Shi questioned whether Xie Yanci knew Wen Yu and asked who looked better, but Xie Yanci said he had not noticed Wen Yu’s appearance.
• Xie Yanci noticed Xu Shi’s hickeys, apologized, and gently ruffled his hair before asking for video recommendations to learn how to be gentler next time.
• Xie Yanci dropped Xu Shi at the Xie Family villa and returned to the office while Xu Shi planned to book male models.

Xie Yanci arranged for Xu Shi to attend a charity auction and checked on two men Xu Shi often mentioned, insisting he only wanted to protect the Xie Family’s reputation. Xu Shi went to see Xia Shian, clashed with Director Zhang outside the venue, and was invited inside on Xie Yanci’s behalf.

• Xie Yanci asked Secretary Zhou to invite Xu Shi to a Hong Kong City charity auction and investigate Xia Shian and Wen Yu.
• Xu Shi canceled his nightclub plans after learning Xia Shian would attend the auction.
• Xu Shi arrived at the venue with Xiao Chi, who had to return to the car to retrieve their invitation.
• Director Zhang mocked Xu Shi, offered to trade work for sex, and threatened to blacklist him after Xu Shi rejected him.
• A young man approached Xu Shi and said President Xie wanted him to come inside.

Secretary Zhou escorted Xu Shi into the auction, where Xu Shi admired Xie Yanci from afar and later overheard Wen Yu arguing with Xia Shian by phone. Xie Yanci bid eighty million on a diamond crown, and Xu Shi learned that Wen Yu had donated it.

• Secretary Zhou escorted the man who had harassed Xu Shi out, then brought Xu Shi into the banquet hall, where Xie Yanci sat in the VIP area.
• Xu Shi declined to sit with Xie Yanci, and Xiao Chi guessed that Xie Yanci had given Xu Shi his unmarked invitation.
• Xu Shi watched Xie Yanci and secretly admired him, while Xie Yanci overheard Xu Shi's thoughts and blushed.
• Xu Shi overheard Wen Yu speaking to Xia Shian about their relationship and promotion plans, but Wen Yu's manager ended the call.
• Xie Yanci recognized Wen Yu as someone who had mistreated Xu Shi and considered having him blacklisted, then bid eighty million on the diamond crown.
• Xiao Chi checked the crown's donor and told Xu Shi that Wen Yu had donated it.

At a charity auction, Xie Yanci spent eighty million US dollars on Wen Yu’s diamond crown, prompting rumors that he favored the actor. He summoned Xu Shi afterward, offered him a Liva ambassadorship, then confronted him with a receipt from Wanzhen Nightclub.

• Wen Yu’s manager celebrated Xie Yanci’s record bid and urged Wen Yu to thank him.
• Xie Yanci ignored Wen Yu’s thanks, while Secretary Zhou drank in his place, and Xu Shi watched without jealousy.
• Xie Yanci summoned Xu Shi to a VIP lounge, where Xu Shi found the diamond crown discarded in a trash can.
• Xie Yanci told Xu Shi he would make him Liva’s ambassador, but Xu Shi declined and tried to leave.
• Xie Yanci stopped Xu Shi and demanded an explanation for a receipt from Wanzhen Nightclub.

Xu Shi tried to explain away hiring male models, but Xie Yanci’s jealousy ended with him proving he was not impotent. Two days later, sore and exhausted, Xu Shi prepared for the Shallow Summer red carpet and spotted Xia Shian on the live broadcast.

• Xu Shi admitted he had hired five male models to admire, and Xie Yanci confronted him about cheating before accepting that he had not gone out.
• That night, Xu Shi tried to touch Xie Yanci while he pretended to sleep, but Xie Yanci caught his wrist and promised he could satisfy him.
• Two days later, Xu Shi lamented his soreness as Xiao Chi hurried him to prepare for the Shallow Summer red carpet.
• While getting his makeup touched up, Xu Shi watched the live broadcast and recognized Xia Shian on screen.

Xu Shi watched Xia Shian and Wen Yu at the red-carpet event, then caught Xie Yanci glaring at him after he admired Xia Shian. Believing Xie Yanci had come because of Wen Yu, Xu Shi headed downstairs with Xiao Chi to investigate.

• Xu Shi and Xiao Chi learned that Xu Shi's red-carpet slot had been cut, so they went to watch the other celebrities instead.
• Xu Shi and Xiao Chi waited on the second floor for Xia Shian, where they found Wen Yu watching the lobby in sorrow.
• Wen Yu left after Xia Shian arrived, while Xu Shi watched Xia Shian and found him less impressive than Xie Yanci.
• Xie Yanci saw Xu Shi watching Xia Shian, asked Secretary Zhou who he was, and left after giving Xu Shi a dangerous look.
• After Xiao Chi said Xie Yanci had an interview about the Liva auction, Xu Shi assumed he had come for Wen Yu and rushed downstairs with Xiao Chi.

Xu Shi watched Xie Yanci’s interview, where Xie explained that his expensive jewelry purchases were for his wife and praised him as cute and mischievous. After Xu Shi left, Xie overheard him praise Xia Shian over Xie, then released strong pheromones that drove Xiao Chi away as Xu Shi headed toward the lounge.

• Xu Shi entered Xie Yanci’s interview studio with Xiao Chi and watched from the corner as Xie noticed him.
• Xie said he had bought the sapphire coronet and diamond crown because his wife liked them, and described his wife as cute and mischievous.
• After the interview, Xie learned Xu Shi was changing in the lounge and went to change in a VIP room nearby.
• Xie overheard Xu Shi say Xia Shian was better-looking than Xie and released strong Alpha pheromones.
• Xiao Chi fled from the pheromones, leaving Xu Shi alone as he walked toward the lounge and passed Xie’s ajar door.

Xu Shi was forcibly kissed while blindfolded with a red tie and wondered whether Xie Yanci had been the one who kissed him. After spotting Xie Yanci’s Maybach, Xu Shi stopped it in the parking garage but hesitated over what to ask.

• An unknown Alpha pulled Xu Shi into a lounge, blindfolded and restrained him, then kissed him before leaving.
• Xu Shi recognized the blindfold as a tie like Xie Yanci’s and wondered who had kissed him.
• Xu Shi asked Xiao Chi who had reserved private VIP lounges and learned that four guests had them.
• Xu Shi spotted Xie Yanci’s Maybach leaving the garage, rushed after it, and called out to stop it.
• Xu Shi froze beside the stopped Maybach, unsure whether to ask Xie Yanci about the tie or the kiss.

Xu Shi confronted Xie Yanci about the tie and their forced kiss, while Xie Yanci concealed his feelings and asked whether Xu Shi had been bullied at the red carpet event. Later, Xie Yanci kept the tie instead of throwing it away, and Xu Shi teased him before calling him to bed.

• Secretary Zhou opened the car door for Xu Shi, who noticed Xie Yanci had changed clothes and tried to gauge his reaction to the tie in the paper bag.
• Xu Shi accused Xie Yanci of forcing a kiss on him, and Xie Yanci's cuff link fell as he reacted to Xu Shi's thoughts.
• Xie Yanci asked why Xu Shi had not appeared on the red carpet, and Xu Shi said people had pushed him aside because he was a nobody.
• After showering, Xie Yanci took the tie from the bed but hid it in the wardrobe instead of throwing it away.
• Xu Shi noticed the tie was gone, teased Xie Yanci, and called for him to come to bed.

Xu Shi admired the sapphire tiara Xie Yanci gave him and learned that he had been the “wife” Xie Yanci praised in an interview. When Xie Yanci asked about his wedding ring, Xu Shi found it exactly where he had apparently hidden it and wondered how he had known where to look.

• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi Liva's sapphire tiara as an apology for exceeding their once-a-month agreement, and Xu Shi eagerly tried it on.
• Xie Yanci told Xu Shi that he was the person he had praised as his “wife” in an interview.
• Xu Shi admired the tiara and thought about taking it with him if he divorced Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi asked Xie Yanci about his wedding ring, and Xie Yanci said Xu Shi had thrown it away.
• Xu Shi found the ring in a box inside the wardrobe, then froze as he wondered how he had known where it was.

Xu Shi learned that Xie Yanci had retaliated against people who wronged him, then begged him to let Wen Yu’s drama Shallow Summer air. Xie Yanci agreed, leaving Xu Shi’s manager urging him to ask his powerful husband for help with his own career.

• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci were both shocked when Xu Shi knew where Xie Yanci had hidden the wedding ring and tie, but neither discussed it.
• Xiao Chi told Xu Shi that the Starlight Red Carpet organizer who had removed him from the guest list had been fired.
• Xiao Chi reported that Director Zhang’s past misconduct had resurfaced, putting him on a blacklist and threatening the release of Shallow Summer.
• Xu Shi called Xie Yanci and begged him to let Shallow Summer air, claiming he wanted people to see his good acting; Xie Yanci agreed.
• Xiao Chi lamented their lack of career opportunities and suggested Xu Shi ask his powerful husband for help.

Xu Shi thanked Xie Yanci for forcing Director Zhang to leave the industry, then tried to persuade his husband to get him a major film role. Xie Yanci refused, but later asked whether his childhood friend Song Zhixing was returning to China to make a film.

• Xiao Chi told Xu Shi that Director Zhang had apologized and would leave the industry so Shallow Summer could be released.
• Xu Shi thanked Xie Yanci with a kiss over the phone and asked him to get a male lead role in a big-budget production.
• Xie Yanci ended the call without agreeing, leaving Xu Shi furious and threatening to divorce him.
• After the evening meeting, Xie Yanci asked Secretary Zhou when Song Zhixing would return to China and learned that the director planned to shoot a film.

Xie Yanci returned to the villa after learning Xu Shi was home and found him drunk and crying. After Xu Shi told him about being humiliated at a banquet, Xie Yanci promised to help, then kissed him.

• Xie Yanci refused to act and told Secretary Zhou to postpone his meeting after learning Xu Shi had returned to the villa.
• Xie Yanci asked Secretary Zhou to arrange a meal with Song Zhixing.
• Xie Yanci arrived at the dark villa and found Xu Shi drunk among the wine bottles.
• Xie Yanci stopped Xu Shi from drinking more and comforted him as he cried and described being insulted and splashed with wine at a banquet.
• Xie Yanci promised to help Xu Shi, who leaned closer to hear him, and Xie Yanci kissed him.

After Xu Shi got drunk, he kissed Xie Yanci and clung to him, while Xie Yanci cared for him and brought him hangover soup. Xie Yanci learned that Xu Shi had beaten a minor actor badly but decided to wait before intervening.

• Xu Shi kissed Xie Yanci, asked him to be his wife, and kept clinging to him as Xie Yanci tried to calm him down.
• Xie Yanci carried Xu Shi to the kitchen, made hangover soup, and persuaded him to drink it.
• Xu Shi blamed the red wine for his drunkenness, and Xie Yanci teased him for crying and misbehaving.
• Secretary Zhou told Xie Yanci that Xu Shi had beaten a minor actor badly enough to put him in the hospital.
• Xie Yanci declined to act on the report for now, hoping Xu Shi would ask him for help.