Chapter Summaries

At dinner, Xu Shi resented Xie Yanci for making others mistake him for a secret lover, while Xie Yanci misread his angry kicks as flirting. After dinner, Xu Shi found Xie Yanci suffering from a headache and offered to sleep beside him.

• Xu Shi secretly kicked Xie Yanci and complained inwardly when Xie Yanci drank his juice, while Xie Yanci interpreted the gestures as flirtation.
• Song Zhixing tried to get Xie Yanci to drink, then repeatedly toasted Xia Shian, who drank while Wen Yu worried over him.
• After dinner, Xie Yanci went alone to the lounge, where he rested with a worsening headache and asked whether Xu Shi had left.
• Xu Shi entered the lounge, touched Xie Yanci's face, and comforted him as he rested his head in Xu Shi's palm.
• Xu Shi offered to sleep beside Xie Yanci for a while.

Xie Yanci took Xu Shi back to the set after a call about Xu Xingqi, and Xu Shi later asked whether Xie Yanci had truly missed him. Xie Yanci replied no, prompting Xu Shi to block him, but Song Zhixing arrived with a diamond necklace and a message that Xie Yanci had sent the wrong text and wanted Xu Shi to answer his call.

• Xie Yanci held Xu Shi close in the lounge, then took over a call from Xiao Chi about Xu Xingqi and told him to speak to Xie Yanci himself.
• Xiao Chi said he would take Xu Xingqi to the airport, and Xie Yanci drove Xu Shi back to the production hotel before returning to work.
• Xu Shi messaged Secretary Zhou to watch over Xie Yanci, then asked Xie Yanci whether he had meant it when he said he missed him.
• Xie Yanci replied that he had not, so Xu Shi blocked him and went to bathe before studying his script.
• Song Zhixing brought Xu Shi a diamond necklace from Xie Yanci and said Xie Yanci wanted Xu Shi to answer his call because he had sent the wrong message.

Xu Shi accepted Xie Yanci’s expensive diamond necklace and forgave him after they talked, though he remained convinced their divorce was inevitable. In the night, Song Zhixing called to say Xie Yanci had been hospitalized with a fever and was calling Xu Shi’s name in a distressed nightmare, so Xu Shi went to him.

• Song Zhixing tried to persuade Xu Shi not to forgive Xie Yanci, but Xu Shi accepted the 1.6-billion gift and promised to focus on filming.
• Xu Shi recognized the necklace as an auction piece Xie Yanci had bought for him and called Xie Yanci to ask about his earlier message.
• Xie Yanci said the message had been sent by mistake and explained that he had bought the necklace because he thought Xu Shi would like it.
• Xu Shi thanked Xie Yanci, unblocked him, and returned to studying his script while still expecting their divorce.
• Song Zhixing called Xu Shi at three in the morning to say Xie Yanci had a fever, was hospitalized, and kept calling Xu Shi’s name in a nightmare.
• Xu Shi woke fully and said he would come to the hospital immediately.

Xu Shi came to the hospital after Song Zhixing said Xie Yanci had been calling his name during a nightmare. Xie Yanci woke and thanked Xu Shi for caring for him, then firmly denied Xu Shi’s private suspicion that his illness had affected his sexual function.

• Song Zhixing told Xu Shi that Xie Yanci had been calling his name and was likely still having a nightmare.
• Xu Shi found Xie Yanci sweating and distressed, held his hands, and heard him murmur about the sea wind and coming to find someone.
• Xie Yanci calmed down while holding Xu Shi’s hands, and Xu Shi wondered who he was grieving for.
• Xie Yanci woke the next morning to find Xu Shi beside him and learned that Xu Shi had arrived at five after Song Zhixing called.
• Xie Yanci thanked Xu Shi for taking care of him, and Xu Shi said he would do the same for Xie Yanci.
• After hearing Xu Shi privately wonder whether he could still perform sexually, Xie Yanci insisted that nothing was wrong with his sexual function.

Xu Shi realized Xie Yanci had been teasing him, then returned to the set while worrying about Xie Yanci’s tears and his own approaching death. As filming moved to District B, Xia Shian arrived early to watch Wen Yu, and President Xie unexpectedly showed up.

• Xie Yanci teased Xu Shi by pretending he would prove his sexual ability, and Xu Shi left the VIP Ward in embarrassment.
• Xu Shi reminded Xie Yanci on WeChat to rest before returning to work, then reflected on Xie Yanci’s tears and his two-and-a-half months left to live.
• Xu Shi moved with the crew to District B and watched Wen Yu film at the police station.
• Xia Shian arrived early, claiming he wanted to get used to Director Song’s style, while watching Wen Yu from afar.
• Director Song ended filming for the day, and an assistant announced that President Xie had arrived.

Xu Shi met Jiang Sheng while helping pack up the film set and left with him, unaware that Xie Yanci was waiting outside. The chapter ended with Xie Yanci noticing Jiang Sheng beside Xu Shi and eyeing him with suspicion.

• Song Zhixing told Xu Shi to stay inside while the crew packed up the set.
• Xu Shi met Jiang Sheng, a muscular worker who carried equipment and introduced himself.
• Xu Shi recognized Jiang Sheng as one of Wen Yu's love interests but left the set with him anyway.
• Xie Yanci saw Xu Shi arrive beside Jiang Sheng and regarded the other Alpha with danger in his eyes.

Xu Shi reunited with a jealous Xie Yanci, while Song Zhixing confronted Jiang Sheng over speaking to the crew. Xie Yanci took Xu Shi back to the hotel, where Xu Shi wondered whether his anger meant another punishment was coming.

• Xie Yanci glared at Xu Shi and Jiang Sheng, and Xu Shi soothed him by taking his hand and acting affectionate.
• Song Zhixing ordered Jiang Sheng to approach and keep holding his cases, while Jiang Sheng questioned who Xie Yanci was.
• Xie Yanci covered Xu Shi’s eyes and pulled him away, leaving Song Zhixing to scold Jiang Sheng for talking to the crew.
• Song Zhixing accused Jiang Sheng of pursuing someone attractive, and Jiang Sheng replied that Song Zhixing was pretty and that he knew Song liked Alphas.
• Song Zhixing recalled choosing Jiang Sheng as an easy-to-dismiss blind date, then left with Jiang Sheng following behind.
• In the hotel elevator, Xu Shi saw that Xie Yanci was still angry and eagerly imagined what punishment he might try.

Xie Yanci grew jealous after seeing Xu Shi talking with Xia Shian outside Wen Yu’s room and confronted him back in their hotel room. The confrontation turned into a fierce kiss, and Xu Shi challenged Xie Yanci to prove he was better than the other Alpha.

• Xu Shi caught Xia Shian leaving Wen Yu’s room and exchanged awkward greetings with him.
• Xie Yanci saw Xu Shi smiling at Xia Shian and grew jealous, while Xu Shi mocked him for being unwanted by his wife.
• Xia Shian returned to Wen Yu’s room, and the two worried that Xu Shi might reveal their secret.
• Xu Shi followed Xie Yanci to their room and tried to cheer him up, but Xie Yanci ignored him and unlocked the door himself.
• Xie Yanci confronted Xu Shi about whether he wanted to date Xia Shian, then kissed him fiercely when Xu Shi failed to reassure him.
• Xu Shi asked Xie Yanci to prove he was better than Xia Shian.

After spending the night together, Xu Shi and Xie Yanci woke to Song Zhixing demanding an afternoon trial shoot. As Xu Shi prepared for the scene, Xie Yanci visited him and reflected on how deeply he understood Gu Jinnan’s devotion to Xia Cen.

• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci spent the night together, and Song Zhixing called the next morning to tell Xu Shi they had added an afternoon scene.
• Song Zhixing arranged a trial shoot for Xu Shi and Wen Yu to assess Xu Shi’s acting ability.
• Xu Shi arrived at makeup after sleeping until noon and learned that Song Zhixing was angry and Wen Yu had not arrived.
• Xie Yanci came into the dressing room, admired Xu Shi, and held his hand as he touched Xu Shi’s wedding ring.
• Xie Yanci recalled dismissing Gu Jinnan’s love for Xia Cen as implausible, but now understood why someone might risk everything for such a beautiful person.

Xu Shi filmed a flirtatious café scene with Wen Yu while Xie Yanci watched, misreading his acting as genuine attraction. Xu Shi teased Xie Yanci about being jealous, and Xie Yanci admitted that he was.

• Xie Yanci retied Xu Shi's tie, and Xu Shi kissed his cheek before leaving for work.
• Xu Shi prepared to film a café scene with Wen Yu, and Xie Yanci arrived on set to watch.
• Xu Shi acted seductively toward Wen Yu during the scene, making Xie Yanci increasingly jealous.
• Song Zhixing praised Xu Shi's performance, while Xie Yanci kept interrupting Xu Shi's conversation with the director.
• Xu Shi pulled Xie Yanci aside and offered him a kiss if he was jealous, and Xie Yanci admitted that he was.

Xu Shi agreed to attend Liva Asia’s couple-themed red carpet with Song Zhixing, while Xie Yanci tried to hide his jealousy. After Song Zhixing teased him with a photo of Xu Shi, Xie Yanci retaliated by sending screenshots to Song Zhixing’s mother.

• Song Zhixing invited Xu Shi to walk the Liva Asia red carpet with him, and Xu Shi accepted despite lacking promotion status for Shallow Summer.
• Xu Shi got nervous in Song Zhixing’s dressing room as he watched the red carpet livestream attract a large audience.
• Song Zhixing sent Xie Yanci a photo of Xu Shi and teased him about taking his wife as a red carpet partner.
• Xie Yanci admired and saved Xu Shi’s photo, then argued with Song Zhixing over WeChat.
• Xie Yanci told Song Zhixing he had sent screenshots to his mother, and Song Zhixing insisted he wanted dating rumors with Xu Shi.

Xu Shi walked the red carpet in Liva jewelry and later appeared at Xie Yanci’s interview, where Xie described them as childhood friends. As Xie recalled childhood moments that Xu Shi also seemed to remember, both wondered whose memories they were.

• Song Zhixing confirmed that Liva’s president had agreed to sponsor Xu Shi after seeing his photo, then received a call from his mother about Jiang Sheng’s injuries and vowed to confront the Jiang Family.
• Xu Shi walked the red carpet with Song Zhixing, posed for the cameras, and called his styling “Absolutely gorgeous.”
• Xie Yanci watched Xu Shi’s red carpet appearance before beginning his interview.
• Xie Yanci said Xu Shi was cheerful and cute, then recalled visiting him when they were children because Xu Shi was afraid of the dark.
• Xie Yanci and Xu Shi both questioned the childhood memories as Xu Shi arrived at the interview room, and Xie said they had known each other for twenty-four years.

Xie Yanci won Xu Shi’s jadeite necklace at auction for nine hundred million dollars, then picked Xu Shi up and indulged his affectionate teasing. Their playful exchange ended with Xie Yanci promising Xu Shi more than he bargained for at the hotel.

• Xie Yanci told Secretary Zhou to win the jadeite necklace and bid the highest price after saying he liked it in an interview.
• Xu Shi watched the auction with Xiao Chi and learned that Xie Yanci had bought his necklace for nine hundred million dollars.
• Xu Shi messaged Xie Yanci for a ride back to the set, and Xie Yanci agreed.
• In the car, Xu Shi cuddled up to Xie Yanci and was delighted to learn that he had chosen Xu Shi over the protagonist shou.
• Xu Shi teased Xie Yanci by reaching for his trouser button, but Xie Yanci stopped him and warned that he would get more than he bargained for at the hotel.

Xie Yanci grew jealous when Xu Shi spent the night discussing a script with Xia Shian, but their conversation about love left him wondering whether unspoken affection could be felt. When Xu Shi asked if Xia Cen loved Gu Jinnan, Xie Yanci said no and concluded that no one would love him.

• Xie Yanci learned that Xu Shi was discussing the script with Xia Shian and sent Xiao Chi to watch them.
• Xu Shi and Xia Shian debated whether Xia Cen loved Gu Jinnan before ending their discussion for the night.
• Xu Shi returned to find Xie Yanci waiting in the dark, and explained what he and Xia Shian had discussed.
• Xu Shi argued that Gu Jinnan's patient care would make Xia Cen fall in love with him.
• Xie Yanci reflected on whether people could sense unspoken love, then told Xu Shi that Xia Cen would not love Gu Jinnan and thought that no one would love him.

Xu Shi filmed a breakfast scene with Xia Shian while Xie Yanci watched from the director’s area, growing jealous over the costume and their physical contact. Song Zhixing suggested that Xie Yanci act out the scene himself, tempting him with the chance to touch Xu Shi’s hands.

• Xu Shi asked Secretary Zhou whether Xie Yanci had gone to the office, then went to the set after receiving no reply.
• Xie Yanci arrived at the villa and watched Xu Shi rehearse with Xia Shian.
• Xie Yanci saw the hickeys painted on Xu Shi’s neck and grew jealous of the revealing pajamas and the scene’s intimacy.
• Xia Shian took Xu Shi’s hands to teach him how to use a knife and fork, but Song Zhixing stopped the scene and said Xia Shian was too forward as Gu Jinnan.
• Song Zhixing suggested that Xie Yanci act out the scene and offered him the chance to touch Xu Shi’s hands.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci shared affectionate moments on set before Xie Yanci left for work, reminding Xu Shi that their marriage contract would soon end. Xu Shi was left alone in the Lounge, unsettled by the approaching divorce despite telling himself he would enjoy his freedom.

• Xie Yanci taunted Song Zhixing about having a husband instead of a wife, and Xu Shi tried to smooth things over before leaving.
• Xu Shi worried that his scenes with Xia Shian might make Xie Yanci jealous, then found Xie Yanci waiting in the Lounge.
• Xie Yanci said he had come to see Xu Shi before going to the office, and Xu Shi rewarded him with two kisses.
• Xie Yanci told Xu Shi to eat properly while he was busy and asked what he wanted for his upcoming birthday.
• Xu Shi remembered that his marriage contract with Xie Yanci would end in less than two months and cried alone after Xie Yanci left.

Xu Shi continued filming while wondering about Xie Yanci’s feelings, then reunited with Xu Xingqi on set. At the chapter’s end, Xie Yanci saw a photo of Xu Shi holding hands with Xia Shian and noticed Xu Xingqi in the corner.

• Xu Shi read a scene about Gu Jinnan and Xia Cen’s tragic marriage and asked Xie Yanci whether he would choose Xu Shi or the Xie Family; Xie Yanci chose the Xie Family.
• Xu Xingqi arrived at the set as Song Zhixing’s summer assistant and hugged Xu Shi, who pushed him away and questioned why he was there.
• Song Zhixing scolded Xu Shi and called him back to film an intimate scene with Xia Shian.
• Song Zhixing secretly sent Xie Yanci a photo of Xu Shi and Xia Shian filming a cooking scene with their hands overlapping.
• Xie Yanci looked at the photo and noticed Xu Xingqi standing in its bottom-right corner.

Xu Shi remained firm that he and Xie Yanci had to divorce, and Xie Yanci overheard him. Later, Xie Yanci confronted Song Zhixing before admitting to himself that he had briefly hoped he and Xu Shi could make their marriage work.

• Xu Xingqi doted on Xu Shi on set, and Song Zhixing learned he had become the director's assistant because he was Xu Shi's devoted fan.
• Xu Xingqi told Song Zhixing that Xu Shi and Xie Yanci were getting divorced, then tried to escort Xu Shi back to the Lounge until Song Zhixing ordered him to take him to Xia Shian instead.
• As rain fell, Xu Shi watched the passing cars and told Xiao Chi that he and Xie Yanci had to divorce; Xie Yanci overheard him outside the door and left.
• Xie Yanci confronted Song Zhixing in his car about Xu Xingqi's attention toward Xu Shi, and Song Zhixing promised to keep an eye on him.
• Xie Yanci reflected that he had considered voiding the marriage contract and trying to be an ordinary married couple, then asked Song Zhixing to take him drinking.

Xie Yanci went drinking with Shen Che and Song Zhixing while thinking about his impending divorce from Xu Shi and the possibility that other Alphas would pursue his wife. Xu Shi waited anxiously for Xie Yanci to come home, then grew suspicious of Song Zhixing and called his husband to demand a visit.

• At Wanzhen Nightclub, Shen Che and Song Zhixing teased Xie Yanci about divorcing Xu Shi, while Shen Che revealed he had waited for his first love to divorce.
• Xie Yanci warned Shen Che not to pursue other Omegas and stopped Song Zhixing from recording their conversation.
• Xie Yanci drank despite his low tolerance and wondered who might pursue Xu Shi after their divorce.
• Xu Shi received Xie Yanci's message that he was home, confirmed Song Zhixing's car had returned shortly before, and worried Xie Yanci might have cheated with him.
• Xu Shi called Xie Yanci and told him to come see him immediately.

Xu Shi woke at two in the morning and found Xie Yanci waiting outside after driving to see him. They kissed and settled down to sleep together, while Xie Yanci privately worried about their impending divorce.

• Xu Shi fell asleep while waiting for Xie Yanci, then woke at two and found him standing in the hallway.
• Xie Yanci admitted he had waited outside for over two hours rather than wake Xu Shi or call him.
• Xu Shi kissed Xie Yanci and told him not to drink with Song Zhixing again.
• When Xu Shi said he had filming in the morning, Xie Yanci stopped himself from taking their intimacy further.
• Xu Shi asked Xie Yanci to hold him while he slept, and Xie Yanci wondered whether Xu Shi would depend on other Alphas after their divorce.