Recaps

Nan Zhou reluctantly set out for a band rehearsal after drawing a task card that startled him, while Huo Xingye headed to his own assignment. Outside the apartment, Nan Zhou brushed off Gu Tang’s smug probing with a cutting suggestion about promoting a photo-editing app.

• Nan Zhou woke up grumpy, ate the breakfast Huo Xingye had made, and learned Huo Xingye had left for his daytime assignment.
• Nan Zhou read his task card and reacted with shock, while the livestream chat speculated about its contents and Huo Xingye’s card.
• The production team changed Nan Zhou’s task to rehearsing with a local band, and he left carrying the guitar Huo Xingye had given him.
• Nan Zhou met Gu Tang outside the apartment, where Gu Tang showed off his online shop model assignment and mocked Nan Zhou’s presumed bar job.
• Nan Zhou told Gu Tang to thank Meitu Xiuxiu in his photo post, then rode away on his electric scooter.

Nan Zhou visited the SIXGO band for a livestream task and teased viewers with suggestive remarks about Huo Xingye before criticizing the band’s song. The chapter ended as Tang Yang arrived and the band reacted with terror.

• Gu Tang’s fans tried to use Nan Zhou’s Meitu Xiuxiu comment to smear him, but Xingzhou fans turned the clips into memes mocking Gu Tang.
• Nan Zhou arrived at SIXGO’s basement rehearsal space and learned that keyboardist Tang Yang had not shown up.
• Nan Zhou asked the band to play the love song they had prepared for Huo Xingye, then said he would rather play around with him and called him tempting.
• Nan Zhou joined SIXGO on guitar after they played the song for him once.
• Nan Zhou compared the song to something that would make even the Trisolarans abandon an invasion of Earth.
• Tang Yang raised the roller shutter and entered as the band members looked terrified.

Nan Zhou clashed with Tang Yang over SIXGO’s love song, then borrowed Tang Yang’s synthesizer to perform an original melody for Yue Yang. The performance impressed Tang Yang and the livestream viewers, while Huo Xingye watched Nan Zhou’s stream from his filming set.

• Jia Jia tried to keep Tang Yang from confronting Nan Zhou, but their argument over the song “Love, Love, Love, Say You Love Me” drew attention on the livestream.
• Nan Zhou asked to borrow Tang Yang’s synthesizer so he could perform a different love song.
• Yue Yang arrived and revealed that he had invited Nan Zhou to review Breaking Dawn’s new song for a fee.
• Nan Zhou played an original synthesizer melody that evoked a summer night and fireworks, changing Tang Yang’s dismissive attitude.
• Huo Xingye watched Nan Zhou’s livestream on his phone while sitting on his filming set.

Huo Xingye worked as an extra to earn money for Nan Zhou’s Christmas present while Nan Zhou performed an unfinished melody on a livestream. The chapter ended with Nan Zhou promising to sing Huo Xingye another song when they got home.

• Huo Xingye filmed a brief crime-boss role at a small-budget production and intimidated the male lead with his presence.
• Huang Jie approached Huo Xingye on set, but Huo Xingye ignored him until Nan Zhou called.
• Nan Zhou played a melody he had written a year earlier, prompting Tang Yang, Jia Jia, and Yue Yang to ask about it.
• The crew told Nan Zhou that Huo Xingye was watching his livestream, so Nan Zhou called him and learned the surprise had been spoiled.
• Huo Xingye told Nan Zhou that everything about him was a surprise, and Nan Zhou promised to sing him another song at home.

Nan Zhou flirted with Huo Xingye over the phone, while Lu Zhou watched the livestream and began plotting around Nan Zhou’s musical ability. Back at rehearsal, Tang Yang asked Nan Zhou to review a song he had written for his future Omega, prompting Yue Yang to look over.

• Nan Zhou told Huo Xingye that he would perform a song just for him that night, then joked that Huo Xingye should wash up and wait for big bro.
• After the call, Huo Xingye turned from warm and flirtatious to distant toward a little Omega before leaving to shoot the next scene.
• Lu Zhou secretly watched Nan Zhou’s livestream from the restroom, grew angry that Nan Zhou had never shared his compositions, and messaged a contact about new ideas for his solo debut single.
• Nan Zhou teased Tang Yang about writing a song for his future Omega, then asked the crew when they would eat.
• Tang Yang handed Nan Zhou his notebook and asked him to review the song he had written for his future Omega, while Yue Yang stopped ordering McDonald’s to watch.

Nan Zhou teased Tang Yang while teaching him songwriting, and their exchange fueled speculation about Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye. Online, Lu Zhou’s fans attacked Nan Zhou as the other guests worked their assigned jobs; Nan Zhou and the band continued rehearsing, while Nan Zhou privately recalled his intense attraction to Huo Xingye.

• Tang Yang tried to become Nan Zhou’s apprentice, and Nan Zhou agreed to teach him after warning him about the hardships of sticking around.
• Jia Jia’s use of the word “wife” prompted Nan Zhou to joke that Huo Xingye was his sweetheart, sending the livestream chat into a frenzy.
• Lu Zhou’s fans promoted him on Weibo while disparaging Nan Zhou, and other viewers defended Nan Zhou’s musical talent.
• Jiang Zhen, Xu Xiao, Zhang Shi, Wen Yu, and Gu Tang continued their assigned work, while Gu Tang found that his beauty photos had attracted a mocking comment instead of attention.
• Nan Zhou and Yue Yang taught Tang Yang songwriting as the SIXGO band rehearsed, and Nan Zhou privately thought of Huo Xingye when discussing control, violence, and domination.

Nan Zhou spent the afternoon helping Tang Yang write a love song before Huo Xingye arrived to take him home. As they left, Tang Yang privately asked Huo Xingye whether Nan Zhou hit him, and Huo Xingye gave an enigmatic reply.

• Nan Zhou teased Tang Yang's romantic lyrics while helping him develop the song with Yue Yang.
• Huo Xingye arrived quietly, brought Nan Zhou his favorite milk tea, and asked whether he was ready to go home.
• Nan Zhou ended the songwriting session and agreed to leave with Huo Xingye, joking about dinner and the production team's group meal.
• Tang Yang asked Huo Xingye whether Nan Zhou usually hit him, and Huo Xingye replied that he would understand once he had an Omega of his own.

Nan Zhou watched Huo Xingye's mob boss footage and asked him to wear the outfit again, then worried the production had underpaid him. After their scooter battery died in the rain, they returned to the apartment soaked, where Nan Zhou asked Huo Xingye to change with him in the bathroom.

• Nan Zhou took Huo Xingye's phone and watched his mob boss performance from the film set.
• Nan Zhou asked Huo Xingye to get the outfit and wear it for him again, then insisted the production should pay him what he was worth.
• The scooter ran out of battery as the drizzle became heavy rain, so Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye ran back to the apartment.
• Huo Xingye held his coat over Nan Zhou's head, and Nan Zhou carried the coat while they hurried through the rain.
• At the apartment, Huo Xingye reminded Nan Zhou that the camera was installed, and Nan Zhou went into the bathroom before asking if they should change together.

After returning from the rain, Nan Zhou avoided drinking the ginger tea Huo Xingye brought him, while the livestream viewers speculated about what was happening between them. The guests gathered for dinner, where Gu Tang asked Huo Xingye whether he had seen the trending topics.

• Nan Zhou declined Huo Xingye’s offer to share the bathroom and hurriedly changed while Huo Xingye picked up his wet clothes and covered the camera.
• Nan Zhou recorded a musical idea, then secretly poured away the ginger tea Huo Xingye had brought him while the livestream viewers speculated about what it contained.
• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye showered, changed, and headed to dinner; Nan Zhou wore the scarf Huo Xingye had given him, while Huo Xingye remained silent.
• Gu Tang told the guests that Zhang Shi was busy with a livestream assignment and said he would take him food.
• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye arrived last and sat beside Wen Yu and Lu Zhou; Gu Tang moved closer to Zhang Shi’s empty seat and asked Huo Xingye if he had seen the trending topics.

At the group dinner, Gu Tang insinuated that Nan Zhou had learned guitar from Lu Zhou, but Huo Xingye publicly declared that he had joined the show for Nan Zhou. Nan Zhou answered his flirtation with a finger heart and a whispered warning that he might cross the line, before the dinner game selected him to answer a fan’s question about his first impression of Huo Xingye.

• Gu Tang hinted that Nan Zhou and Lu Zhou had been close and that Lu Zhou had taught Nan Zhou guitar, while Nan Zhou and Wen Yu showed little reaction and Lu Zhou looked displeased.
• Huo Xingye replaced Nan Zhou’s cold drink with hot soup and asked whether Lu Zhou had taught him.
• When Gu Tang said people claimed Nan Zhou rode Huo Xingye’s coattails, Huo Xingye said it would be an honor and revealed that he had come on the show for Nan Zhou.
• Nan Zhou gave Huo Xingye a finger heart and whispered that he was no paragon of restraint and might take his flirting too far.
• Pei Feng started a fan-question game, and Wen Yu chose the third question, which asked Nan Zhou about his first impression of Huo Xingye.

During a livestream Q&A, Nan Zhou openly admitted his attraction to Huo Xingye, while Huo Xingye hinted that Nan Zhou was the person he had loved for a long time. The chapter ended with Nan Zhou feeling unwell as Huo Xingye drew a question about his first kiss.

• Nan Zhou answered a question about the show's hottest CP by describing his attraction to Huo Xingye and saying he wanted to sleep with him.
• Gu Tang denied making his relationship with top donor Zhang Shi official before the show, claiming they only became a couple after reconnecting in person.
• Wen Yu described Lu Zhou as someone who made him happy and said he was sensitive at heart.
• Zhang Shi joined the livestream by phone and made sexually explicit remarks about Gu Tang, who forced himself to act bashful.
• Huo Xingye said he had spent his birthday with someone he had liked for a long time and called the experience the best gift of his life, while looking at Nan Zhou.
• Nan Zhou struggled to appear normal as he felt dizzy and feverish, and Huo Xingye drew a question asking when Nan Zhou had his first kiss.

Nan Zhou developed a fever during the Q&A, and Huo Xingye tried to take him away to rest. Before leaving, Nan Zhou said Huo Xingye was not his first love, stirring up speculation among the guests and livestream viewers, then insisted he would not go to the hospital.

• Huo Xingye noticed Nan Zhou was flushed and burning with fever, and Nan Zhou identified December 11 as the date of his first kiss.
• Jiang Zhen pointed out that December 11 was Huo Xingye's birthday and asked whether Nan Zhou had been his present, but Nan Zhou did not answer.
• Nan Zhou told Huo Xingye he might have a fever and said sleep would help, while Huo Xingye decided to take him away.
• Pei Feng asked whether Huo Xingye was Nan Zhou's first love, but Huo Xingye stood up to leave with the sick Nan Zhou.
• When Lu Zhou pressed him to answer the fan question, Nan Zhou quietly said no, and Lu Zhou appeared pleased as the others reacted.
• Nan Zhou told Huo Xingye he would not go to the hospital because its doctors treated him like a girl.

Huo Xingye brought Nan Zhou back to their apartment instead of taking him to the hospital, then took charge after discovering Nan Zhou had a fever. As Huo Xingye cared for him with forceful commands and Alpha pheromones, Nan Zhou was reminded of their intimate night, and the chapter ended with Huo Xingye holding him in place as Nan Zhou tried to explain himself.

• Huo Xingye brought Nan Zhou to their room and confirmed that he had a fever of thirty-eight degrees.
• Huo Xingye ordered Nan Zhou to lie down and deliberately released Alpha pheromones, making Nan Zhou obey.
• Huo Xingye sent the cameraman out and covered the Automatic Camera when Nan Zhou began undressing.
• Nan Zhou crawled under the covers, complained that he was cold, and asked whether Huo Xingye had drunk the ginger soup.
• Huo Xingye pulled down the quilt, gripped Nan Zhou's chin, and scolded him for ignoring his advice about the rain, ginger soup, and thermal underwear.
• Nan Zhou felt memories of their night together surface, then defended himself as Huo Xingye held him firmly in place.

While Nan Zhou recovered from a fever, he flirted with Huo Xingye, and the two kissed despite the risk of contagion. Later, Nan Zhou sang a song they both cherished, leaving its connection to his unfinished first love unexplained.

• Nan Zhou told Huo Xingye he was cold and wanted his body warmth rather than a blanket.
• Huo Xingye muted their microphones and kissed Nan Zhou, who was feverish and affected by Huo Xingye’s pheromones.
• A man left something Huo Xingye had requested outside the apartment door while they ignored the knocks.
• Huo Xingye watched Nan Zhou take fever medicine and drink hot water before they went to bed.
• Nan Zhou sang a familiar song and said it was his favorite, while Huo Xingye asked why he liked it.
• Nan Zhou recalled that the song was written for his first love, a person he had never met in person and whose lyrics described a secret crush.

Online debates about Nan Zhou’s pheromones and speculation about his relationship with Huo Xingye grew as their dating-show clips fueled the Xingzhou fans. The next morning, Huo Xingye and Nan Zhou appeared on the livestream together, where Nan Zhou reassured him that his fever had passed.

• A leaked fan question about Nan Zhou’s pheromones sparked arguments online over whether he was an omega or a beta and whether his illness had helped him avoid answering.
• Xingzhou fans circulated a suggestive video and detailed theories that Huo Xingye had long loved Nan Zhou and that the two might have marked each other.
• Pei Feng sent a camera operator to Huo Xingye and Nan Zhou’s apartment after the livestream failed to start on time again.
• Huo Xingye opened the locked apartment door, and the camera operator filmed Nan Zhou eating breakfast in warm clothes.
• Huo Xingye asked whether Nan Zhou felt uncomfortable, and Nan Zhou said his fever was gone before leaning his forehead against Huo Xingye’s to prove it.

Nan Zhou learned that Lu Zhou had released a song resembling his melody and angrily accused him of stealing it, while Huo Xingye stayed by his side. After Nan Zhou vowed to confront Lu Zhou, President Gu watched footage of him and Huo Xingye and arranged to appear on their show.

• Nan Zhou received Hao Jia's message that Lu Zhou's new song used a melody Nan Zhou had played, then posted an accusation on Weibo.
• Nan Zhou unblocked Lu Zhou, called him twice, and accused him of copying his song before declaring that Lu Zhou could never surpass his talent.
• Huo Xingye offered to help Nan Zhou deal with the situation, but Nan Zhou told him to focus on acting.
• President Gu watched footage of Nan Zhou embracing Huo Xingye and ordered his secretary to arrange a guest appearance on the show.

Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye faced the show’s hidden-task penalty while Nan Zhou used a threat to protect Huo from punishment. At rehearsal, Nan Zhou prepared to confront Lu Zhou over allegedly stealing his song and ordered the session muted, unaware Lu Zhou was watching from a toilet.

• The cameraman told Nan Zhou that Huo Xingye had failed a hidden task to get Nan Zhou to ask for a hug or kiss, but Nan Zhou insisted Huo had completed it.
• Nan Zhou threatened to expose a damaging scandal if the show punished Huo Xingye, and the production team dropped the matter.
• Huo Xingye left to shop for Nan Zhou’s Christmas present while Nan Zhou went to rehearse with SIXGO and Yue Yang.
• Tang Yang told Nan Zhou that Lu Zhou had stolen his song, and Nan Zhou vowed to punch the thief.
• Nan Zhou ordered the rehearsal muted because he suspected Lu Zhou was watching, and Lu Zhou reacted angrily from a toilet.

Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye shared an intimate moment before Nan Zhou prepared to perform with SIXGO at Soul Bar. A hostile fan of W-xie accused Nan Zhou of stealing a song, but she was secretly impressed by his looks.

• Nan Zhou kept his livestream muted after promising to deliver something big or forcibly kiss Huo Xingye on camera.
• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye arrived at Soul Bar amid crowds of fans, and Huo Xingye told Nan Zhou he regretted missing the chance to kiss him.
• Nan Zhou invited Huo Xingye to set a condition in return, and Huo Xingye pressed him against a locker and kissed his nose.
• The owner’s daughter confronted Nan Zhou, accusing him of stealing her favorite’s song and criticizing the owner for inviting him to perform.
• Nan Zhou joked that he was greedy for money and asked the manager to pay him extra before heading to the stage with SIXGO.
• Lin Zhi denied that Nan Zhou was good-looking in her fan chat, though she blushed while remembering his appearance.

Nan Zhou performed his new song “Summer Flame” with SIXGO and challenged Lu Zhou, while the performance sparked online debate over whose single was better. As the argument surged across Weibo, Xu Xi’s provocative new single “Copulate” unexpectedly overtook the fan war and became the top trending topic.

• Nan Zhou performed “Summer Flame” on violin with SIXGO, Jia Jia singing and Tang Yang playing keyboard, and the crowd applauded enthusiastically.
• Nan Zhou challenged Lu Zhou onstage and raised his middle finger toward the camera.
• Lin Zhi blushed as she watched Nan Zhou, while Huo Xingye gazed at him from behind the bar.
• The performance went viral, and fans argued online over whether Nan Zhou’s “Summer Flame” or Lu Zhou’s “Watching Fireworks Together” was better.
• A popular music blogger praised “Summer Flame,” drawing attacks from Lu Zhou’s fans.
• Xu Xi released the single “Copulate,” whose title and snippet quickly sent it to the top of Weibo’s trending searches.

Xu Xi’s new song, “Copulate,” became a major online sensation, drawing attention to its mysterious songwriter, Terra Australis. At Soul Bar, Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye listened to it while exchanging suggestive remarks, and Huo Xingye ended by asking whether the song meant something different to Nan Zhou.

• Xu Xi’s song “Copulate” surged in popularity as listeners and critics praised its sensual lyrics, melody, and production.
• Industry figures and gossip accounts questioned who Terra Australis was and speculated about Xu Xi’s disappearance and romantic life.
• Soul Bar added “Copulate” to its playlist after the SIXGO band finished performing.
• Nan Zhou got a drink from Huo Xingye and asked whether he liked the song, teasing him about which song he meant.
• Huo Xingye said he liked them all, then asked Nan Zhou whether “Copulate” meant something different to him.

After their work at Soul Bar, Nan Zhou teased Huo Xingye about having a crush on him and gave him a goodbye kiss before Huo Xingye left for an overseas flight. Back at the apartment, Nan Zhou confronted Lu Zhou, who accused him of sleeping with Huo Xingye.

• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye finished their work at Soul Bar and rode back to the apartment building together.
• Huo Xingye gave Nan Zhou a Christmas gift, and Nan Zhou teased him that the vinyl record meant he had a crush on him.
• Huo Xingye left for his flight, and Nan Zhou returned to the car to kiss him goodbye.
• Nan Zhou headed upstairs with the record, but Lu Zhou snatched his keys and tried to grab him.
• Nan Zhou punched Lu Zhou, who angrily demanded to know whether Nan Zhou had slept with Huo Xingye.

Nan Zhou rejected Lu Zhou’s attempts to shame and control him, then took back his apartment key after Wen Yu intervened. Huo Xingye heard Xie Yan praise Nan Zhou and was asked why he had never told Nan Zhou who he was or asked why Nan Zhou had stood him up.

• Lu Zhou berated Nan Zhou over his relationship with Huo Xingye and blamed him for concealing his songwriting ability, but Nan Zhou dismissed his accusations and insults.
• Lu Zhou refused to return the apartment key and reached for Nan Zhou, but Wen Yu’s runaway suitcase struck him and knocked the key loose.
• Nan Zhou picked up the key, entered the apartment, and shut the door on Lu Zhou while Wen Yu asked Lu Zhou to help carry his suitcase downstairs.
• Huo Xingye took Xie Yan’s call, and Xie Yan praised Nan Zhou before asking whether he had told Nan Zhou his identity or asked why Nan Zhou had failed to meet him.

Huo Xingye remained jealous over Nan Zhou’s first love and agreed to attend his grandfather’s birthday banquet, while Wen Yu decided to recommend Nan Zhou for a drama’s songs and admitted he would compete for him. Wen Yu’s agent began to suspect that Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye were a couple, leaving him confused about Lu Zhou’s past connection with Nan Zhou.

• Xie Yan urged Huo Xingye to tell Nan Zhou he was the online friend who had stood him up, but Huo Xingye said he had chosen to wait for him willingly.
• Huo Xingye agreed to attend his grandfather’s birthday banquet and then replayed Nan Zhou’s hit song while remembering their intimate encounter.
• Wen Yu smoked in the van and told his agent he preferred Nan Zhou to Lu Zhou, then contacted director Liang Feng to recommend Nan Zhou for the drama’s opening and ending themes.
• Wen Yu told his agent that everyone competed on their own merits in love, then said he would not waste effort on something he knew would go nowhere.
• Wen Yu’s agent wondered whether Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye were a couple and what had happened between Nan Zhou and Lu Zhou.

Nan Zhou missed Huo Xingye and found comfort in the pheromone-scented plush dog he had given him, then resumed chatting with his online friend, Xu Xi. Xu Xi reflected on how TA’s song had fueled her comeback and wondered about the mysterious producer behind the contact.

• Nan Zhou took Huo Xingye’s plush Tibetan mastiff from its gift bag and hugged it, comforted by its familiar scent as he worried about his old life and Ailong.
• Nan Zhou discovered a string of messages from his WeChat friend and teased them about inviting eight hunks to warm his bed.
• Xu Xi, celebrating her hit song with three young Alpha studs, continued messaging TA and asked what theme he planned for his next song.
• Xu Xi recalled inheriting vast wealth, running her relative’s overseas factory, and returning to music after choosing TA’s song for her comeback.
• Xu Xi remembered how TA had confidently offered the song for free in exchange for a future Weibo post, and she grew curious about who he was.

Nan Zhou woke from an embarrassing dream after sleeping with Huo Xingye’s Tibetan mastiff plush and worried that his growing desire would cause problems when they met again. Hao Jia brought news of Nan Zhou’s rising popularity and a new endorsement, while Nan Zhou learned Huo Xingye was too busy for him to ask for help.

• Xingzhou CP fans attacked a tragic Lu Zhou and Nan Zhou edit, then praised a higher-quality tragic edit about Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye.
• Nan Zhou woke up after dreaming about Huo Xingye, found the Tibetan mastiff plush dirty, and hurried to clean it before Hao Jia arrived.
• Hao Jia told Nan Zhou that Lu Zhou was trending, Nan Zhou’s magazine had sold out, and his popularity had surged.
• Nan Zhou asked how busy Huo Xingye was, then abandoned the idea of asking him for help with his physical needs.
• Hao Jia presented Nan Zhou with an endorsement offer for M Brand’s Anti-bite Ring.