Recaps

Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye spent the blizzard together after Nan Zhou’s heat began, and Huo Xingye explained that their high compatibility may have caused their first synchronized response. After the storm, Nan Zhou shared photos of them and their matching lock-and-key gifts, prompting playful comments from friends.

• Huo Xingye cared for exhausted Nan Zhou after they spent the day together, and Nan Zhou teased him about having secretly held back before.
• Huo Xingye told Nan Zhou that their contact at the M Hotel gathering, just before Huo Xingye’s rut, may have triggered Nan Zhou’s first differentiation because of their high compatibility.
• Nan Zhou said they were a match made in heaven, and he and Huo Xingye confessed their love to each other.
• A blizzard shut down work and school in N City for three days, while Nan Zhou received messages from friends checking on him.
• Nan Zhou posted photos of Huo Xingye cooking and of them together wearing matching lock-and-key jewelry, with the caption “Gift on a Snowstorm Day.”
• Gu Zheng and Jiang Zhen commented on the post, and Nan Zhou joked that Gu Zheng should stop acting strangely in his Moments.

Nan Zhou surprised Huo Xingye during a livestream by hopping into his lap and putting wolf ears on him, accidentally revealing their intimate relationship to the viewers. After changing into a turtleneck to cover his hickeys, Nan Zhou joined the broadcast and greeted the audience while turning their excitement toward promoting The Missing Witness.

• Nan Zhou put on bunny ears, brought wolf ears to Huo Xingye, and sat in his lap while Huo Xingye was livestreaming.
• Nan Zhou realized the livestream audience had seen their affectionate exchange and the marks on his neck, while Huo Xingye covered the camera.
• Nan Zhou returned in a black turtleneck matching Huo Xingye's and greeted the viewers.
• Nan Zhou told the excited audience to help promote The Missing Witness.

Nan Zhou dreamed of waking after the car accident in a timeline where he had not transmigrated, and rejected Gu Zheng’s plan to arrange a marriage with Huo Xingye to help his damaged gland. While recovering, Nan Zhou pursued music work and began messaging Leopard Green Entertainment’s music director, whose recognition of his songs made him happy.

• Nan Zhou dreamed that he woke in the hospital after a car accident, with Gu Zheng and Nan Yuan by his side.
• Gu Zheng told Nan Zhou that his gland was badly damaged and proposed a marriage alliance with Huo Xingye, but Nan Zhou refused.
• Nan Zhou posted a joking WeChat Moments ad for an Alpha boyfriend, then learned a producer wanted to collaborate on his demo.
• Nan Zhou arranged music production and thanked Leopard Green Entertainment’s music director, who praised his song.
• Nan Zhou sent the music director two more demos and teased him when he did not reply, then turned down an entertainment agent because he wanted to work behind the scenes as a musician.
• Nan Zhou searched online for the music director and found only that he was a thirty-five-year-old experienced producer.

Nan Zhou recovered from his illness, returned to JQ Academy, and met Huo Xingye by chance after watching the film starring the marriage partner he had turned down. Huo Xingye drove him home, leaving Nan Zhou wondering what the invitation meant.

• Nan Zhou continued treatment, fell mildly ill twice, and decided to return to school after his discharge despite Gu Zheng's concerns.
• Three months later, Nan Zhou returned to JQ Academy and invited the music director at Leopard Green Entertainment, his boss, to have a meal with him.
• Nan Zhou watched the film whose theme song he had written and whose lead actor was Huo Xingye, the prospective marriage partner he had rejected.
• As heavy snow fell, Huo Xingye encountered Nan Zhou outside the mall and offered him a ride home.
• Nan Zhou accepted Huo Xingye's offer, messaged his boss to ask what the ride might mean, and asked Huo Xingye why he was there.

Huo Xingye realized Nan Zhou was the WeChat friend he had been chatting with and picked him up in the snow, unaware that Nan Zhou had recognized neither his identity nor the connection. When Nan Zhou went into heat, Huo Xingye brought him suppressants and entered his home, where he discovered Nan Zhou had no food stored.

• Huo Xingye connected Nan Zhou’s selfie and WeChat stories to the marriage prospect he had rejected.
• Huo Xingye spotted Nan Zhou walking through the snow and offered him a ride home.
• Nan Zhou messaged Huo Xingye that he had seen his rejected boyfriend in person and found him handsome, not realizing Huo Xingye was that man.
• Nan Zhou went into heat, ordered suppressants, and was relieved when Huo Xingye arrived with one.
• Nan Zhou injected the suppressant and let Huo Xingye inside, where Huo Xingye found the refrigerator empty except for snacks and drinks.

Nan Zhou grew closer to Huo Xingye through their chats and songwriting, then realized he wanted to see him and went with Gu Zheng to the Huo Family home for Huo Old Master’s birthday. He also kept seeking relationship advice from the elusive director at Leopard Green Music.

• Huo Xingye cooked Nan Zhou noodles, and Nan Zhou explained that Gu Zheng had proposed their arranged marriage because an alpha’s pheromones might help his damaged gland.
• Huo Xingye arranged food for Nan Zhou to have at home during the snow disruption, then exchanged WeChat contacts with him before leaving.
• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye chatted about shared interests and music, and Huo Xingye wrote lyrics for Nan Zhou’s demo; the released song became a hit.
• After online speculation about their relationship, Nan Zhou joked that they had almost married and tagged Huo Xingye, sending the claim trending.
• Nan Zhou realized he had begun to like Huo Xingye and volunteered to accompany Gu Zheng to the Huo Family home for Huo Old Master’s birthday.
• Nan Zhou tried for a third time to invite the director at Leopard Green Music to dinner and continued asking him questions about love.

Nan Zhou attended Huo Old Master's birthday banquet with Gu Zheng, where he clashed with Huo Zhiqing before reuniting with Huo Xingye. Huo Xingye took him away from the crowds, and after Nan Zhou told him about Huo Zhiqing, he explained their family history.

• Nan Zhou teased Gu Zheng about planning to find a partner, then joked that they had temporarily severed their brotherly ties.
• At the Huo Family banquet, Nan Zhou slipped away from Gu Zheng and searched for Huo Xingye.
• Huo Zhiqing criticized Nan Zhou's suitability as Huo Xingye's match, and Nan Zhou insulted him in return.
• Nan Zhou spotted Huo Xingye and later followed him out of the banquet hall to a quiet courtyard.
• Nan Zhou told Huo Xingye about Huo Zhiqing, and Huo Xingye explained their family relationships.

Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye confirmed their relationship after sharing passionate kisses, and Nan Zhou dreamed that they would have met and fallen in love in another life. Huo Xingye proposed in the morning, and Nan Zhou accepted, leaving them to look forward to a life together.

• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye hid from Gu Zheng in the courtyard, kissed, and later agreed that they were dating.
• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye exchanged affectionate messages, and Huo Xingye reposted Nan Zhou's Weibo post with a promise about their future.
• Nan Zhou dreamed that he and Huo Xingye had met and fallen in love even without his transmigration, then told Huo Xingye about it after waking.
• Huo Xingye proposed to Nan Zhou with a diamond ring and said he wanted their happy mornings together to last forever.
• Nan Zhou accepted Huo Xingye's proposal.

Wen Yu fought off Mr. Huang Xinjie’s advances, but the drugged alcohol and Huang’s pheromones pushed him into heat. After Wen Yu knocked Huang unconscious, Gu Zheng offered to take the blame and help him escape, revealing that he was Nan Zhou’s older brother.

• Wen Yu injected himself with a suppressant after suspecting his drink had been drugged, then returned to the dinner and endured Mr. Huang’s attention.
• Wen Yu’s agent took him to the courtyard, but Mr. Huang arrived after sending the agent away and tried to take Wen Yu upstairs.
• Wen Yu punched Huang Xinjie unconscious when Huang tried to grope him, then prepared to leave as his heat intensified.
• Gu Zheng appeared, offered to claim responsibility for hitting Huang, and recognized that Wen Yu was in heat.
• When Huang’s bodyguards approached, Gu Zheng urged Wen Yu to come with him and identified himself as Nan Zhou’s older brother.

Wen Yu and Gu Zheng struggled with their pheromones in the car while Gu Zheng tried to get them both to take suppressants. Wen Yu kissed Gu Zheng and asked him to mark him, leaving Gu Zheng speechless and motionless.

• Wen Yu noticed Gu Zheng’s pheromones in the parking lot and followed him to the car.
• Gu Zheng offered to stand guard while Wen Yu took a suppressant, but Wen Yu pulled him into the car instead.
• Gu Zheng tried to resist Wen Yu’s scent by reciting company financial reports while searching for the suppressants.
• Wen Yu stopped Gu Zheng’s recitation with a kiss and told him to open his eyes and look at him.
• Wen Yu asked Gu Zheng to mark him, but Gu Zheng did not answer or move.

Wen Yu and Gu Zheng spent three days together in Gu Zheng’s hotel suite, and Wen Yu left before dawn while trusting Gu Zheng to keep their relationship private. At GY Group, staff learned that President Gu’s bad mood stemmed from a breakup.

• Gu Zheng and Wen Yu kissed, and Gu Zheng tended Wen Yu’s wound before taking him to his club suite.
• Wen Yu challenged Gu Zheng to take the lead, then insisted on being on top as Gu Zheng carried him to the bedroom.
• Three days later, Wen Yu left the sleeping Gu Zheng and told his manager that Gu Zheng would not reveal what had happened.
• Wen Yu asked his manager about President Huang, who had not pursued the incident, and said he would leave the entertainment industry rather than rely on a powerful patron.
• At GY Group, Grace told the finance director that President Gu was in a bad mood because of a breakup.

Gu Zheng struggled with heartbreak after Wen Yu left him eight hundred yuan and a note, while his employees feared his mood. He watched Wen Yu’s livestream on the way to the airport and ordered Grace to undermine Lu Zhou’s endorsement deals.

• GY Group employees recalled Gu Zheng’s formidable business tactics and his history of protecting Omegas as they wondered how he could have fallen in love and been heartbroken.
• After Vice President Zhang emerged from Gu Zheng’s office shaken, Meng Fei tried to avoid his own meeting and fled when Gu Zheng’s expression darkened.
• Gu Zheng remembered Wen Yu leaving after their three days together with eight hundred yuan and a note that said, “Thanks for having me.”
• On the way to the airport, Gu Zheng watched a livestream where Lu Zhou called Wen Yu “baby” and put an arm around his waist.
• Gu Zheng told Grace to stop Lu Zhou’s remaining endorsement deals, then watched Wen Yu and wondered why Wen Yu did not seem to depend on him.

After finishing filming, Wen Yu attended a brand banquet, where he unexpectedly encountered Gu Zheng and remembered their intimate three days together. Gu Zheng stopped him afterward to talk, and they asked each other how they had been at the same time.

• Wen Yu finished three days of filming with Lu Zhou and traveled to a neighboring city for a brand event.
• Wen Yu's manager complained that Lu Zhou's interest in Nan Zhou was undermining their pairing, while Wen Yu ignored the warning and kept playing his game.
• At the brand banquet, Wen Yu saw Gu Zheng arrive and watched him speak with the regional director in fluent Italian.
• Wen Yu overheard influencers gossiping about Gu Zheng and laughed as he recalled Gu Zheng's embarrassed reactions during their time together.
• Gu Zheng stopped Wen Yu in the courtyard and asked to talk, and they entered a supply room, where they simultaneously asked how the other had been.

Wen Yu rejected Gu Zheng’s confession and drove to the mountain where he had once tried to end his life, reflecting on the trauma that shaped him. At the cliff’s edge, two grateful WeChat messages arrived, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Wen Yu told Gu Zheng to name a price to keep him, and Gu Zheng refused to let him degrade himself before leaving.
• Weeks later, filming for “You Make My Heart Flutter” was suspended after Lu Zhou pushed Nan Zhou into the water, and Wen Yu was caught in the online fallout.
• Wen Yu ignored his manager and drove to the mountain summit, remembering his mother’s death, his childhood abuse, and the older girl who had sacrificed herself to protect the orphanage.
• Wen Yu recalled that he had once driven toward the cliff in despair, then later pursued fame in hopes of bringing the older girl back.
• Wen Yu stopped his car at the cliff’s edge and received two WeChat messages thanking him and teasing him about taking someone home.

Wen Yu read Gu Zheng’s heartfelt confession and agreed to let him pursue him without saying so directly. As Wen Yu’s new series succeeded, Gu Zheng arranged treats for the crew and sent a message of support through his secretary, leaving Wen Yu asking where Gu Zheng was.

• Wen Yu accepted Gu Zheng’s friend request and thanked him for secretly helping suppress the trending topic.
• Gu Zheng apologized for overstepping, confessed that he loved Wen Yu, and asked if he could pursue him.
• Wen Yu listened to Gu Zheng’s messages on the mountaintop and softly wished him good night.
• Wen Yu returned to filming as his wuxia series became a major hit, while his manager encouraged him to use his rising status to negotiate with President Qin.
• Grace told Wen Yu that Gu Zheng had sent coffee, snacks, and gifts for the crew in Wen Yu’s name, and relayed Gu Zheng’s concern for his health.
• Wen Yu looked past Grace and asked where Gu Zheng was.

Wen Yu teased Gu Zheng about pursuing him, and Gu Zheng confessed that he liked him and would keep trying until Wen Yu agreed to date him. Wen Yu revealed it had been his first time too, but left the car without accepting Gu Zheng’s pursuit, while his manager began to suspect the rumors linking Wen Yu to someone powerful.

• Wen Yu hurried after Grace to meet Gu Zheng, leaving his bewildered manager behind.
• In the car, Gu Zheng said Wen Yu had agreed to let him pursue him, and Wen Yu teased him about his intentions.
• Gu Zheng explained that he liked Wen Yu, wanted him to stay healthy, and would accept his past while expecting exclusivity if they became partners.
• Wen Yu kissed Gu Zheng, told him it had been his first time too, and clarified that kissing and sleeping together did not mean he had agreed to date him.
• Gu Zheng vowed to keep pursuing Wen Yu until he said yes, and Wen Yu left the car waving.
• On the ride back to the hotel, Wen Yu’s manager wondered whether the rumors about Gu Zheng’s connection to Wen Yu were true.

Wen Yu rejected his manager’s suggestion to use his rumored relationship with Gu Zheng for career advantages, then encountered President Qin at a charity gala and saw how badly his sister Wen Wan had been treated. He left without striking Qin, but wondered whether Wen Wan could endure until he had enough power and evidence to help her.

• Wen Yu told his manager there was nothing between him and Gu Zheng and refused to exploit Gu Zheng’s feelings for his career or his sister.
• Wen Yu continued filming while Gu Zheng visited him occasionally, and their time together remained casual.
• At a charity gala, President Qin approached Wen Yu and taunted him about Wen Wan, whom he called his mistress.
• President Qin video-called Wen Wan, and Wen Yu saw her pregnant, exhausted, and treated with contempt by her young son.
• President Qin provoked Wen Yu by mentioning his rumored powerful partner and suggesting Wen Yu bring him along; Wen Yu nearly hit Qin but his manager restrained him.
• Wen Yu pretended to feel drunk and left with his manager, wondering whether Wen Wan could wait until he rose high enough to confront Qin and obtain evidence.

After Wen Yu's chance reunion with Wen Yan revealed that the Orphanage had uncovered evidence about Wen Wan's past, Wen Yu decided to confront President Qin at his son's celebration. Gu Zheng arrived to support him, then asked who else was pursuing him.

• Wen Yu's van hit Wen Yan, who told him that Ruo Ya and the Orphanage had been investigating what happened in the past and wanted to speak with him.
• Wen Yu called Ruo Ya, later returned to the Orphanage, and exchanged their gathered information and evidence with her.
• Wen Yu decided to use his public profile to pressure President Qin into letting them see Wen Wan and take her away, despite his manager warning that he could lose his career.
• At President Qin's second son's one-month celebration, Wen Yu sent him a gift and was escorted toward a room.
• Gu Zheng appeared and told Wen Yu that he had come to support him, then asked where the other suitor was.

Wen Yu confronted President Qin, and Gu Zheng protected him when Qin arrived and threatened him. After Wen Yu beat Qin unconscious, Gu Zheng took him away, and Wen Yu chose to stay with him, ending by asking whether Gu Zheng would ask about what had happened.

• Wen Yu told Gu Zheng not to interfere, but Gu Zheng apologized and stayed as President Qin rushed into the room.
• President Qin threatened Wen Yu and ordered Gu Zheng to leave, while Gu Zheng insulted him and shielded Wen Yu.
• Wen Yu asked Gu Zheng to take responsibility for whatever he did, then punched President Qin and kept beating him until Gu Zheng stopped him.
• Gu Zheng's bodyguards subdued Qin's men, and Gu Zheng wiped the blood from Wen Yu's hands before taking him away.
• In the car, Wen Yu said he did not want to go home and wanted to be with Gu Zheng, then asked, "Aren't you going to ask?"

Gu Zheng brought Wen Yu to his apartment, where Wen Yu shared the painful story of his childhood and Gu Zheng comforted him. After Gu Zheng repeated that it was not Wen Yu’s fault 132 times, Wen Yu asked him for 132 kisses, then kissed him and said he wanted to kiss him countless times.

• Gu Zheng took Wen Yu to his downtown apartment and offered him warm milk and the guest room.
• Wen Yu told Gu Zheng the long, painful story of his childhood while Gu Zheng listened in silence.
• Gu Zheng embraced Wen Yu and repeated that what happened had not been his fault until Wen Yu cried in his arms.
• Wen Yu counted 132 repetitions and asked Gu Zheng to kiss him 132 times in return.
• Gu Zheng kissed Wen Yu, and Wen Yu kissed him at the hundredth count and said he wanted to kiss him countless times.

Wen Yu accepted Gu Zheng as his boyfriend and realized the apartment had been prepared with his tastes in mind. The next morning, Gu Zheng updated him about Wen Wan, while Wen Yu let him keep calling him “wife” and felt at home with him.

• Wen Yu told Gu Zheng that he was willing to be his boyfriend, and Gu Zheng said he had always looked forward to it.
• Wen Yu found clothes and belongings prepared for him in the guest room and understood that Gu Zheng had arranged the apartment with him in mind.
• Wen Yu's agent called to ask about the previous night, and Wen Yu told him that Gu Zheng was now his boyfriend.
• Gu Zheng told Wen Yu that President Qin had agreed to let Wen Yu and the people from the orphanage visit Wen Wan and take her away if she wanted to leave.
• Gu Zheng called Wen Yu his wife and said he wanted to marry him, and Wen Yu allowed him to keep using the name.

Wen Yu joined Gu Zheng’s family group and then visited Wen Wan with him and friends from the Orphanage, who arranged to support her treatment. Wen Wan briefly recognized Wen Yu’s happiness, and he and Gu Zheng left resolved to face the future together.

• Gu Zheng introduced Wen Yu to his family group, where Nan Zhou teased him and the relatives exchanged affectionate messages.
• Gu Zheng and Wen Yu visited Wen Wan with lawyers, a psychologist, and friends from the Orphanage, who agreed to take turns accompanying her through treatment.
• Wen Yu introduced Gu Zheng as his boyfriend, and Gu Zheng gave each of the Orphanage friends a generous red envelope and offered them his support.
• Wen Wan caught Wen Yu’s wrist, called him happy, and nodded when he said he hoped she would recover and find happiness.
• Gu Zheng comforted Wen Yu as they left, and they clasped hands and promised to work through whatever lay ahead together.

Nan Zhou returned to K City for his first Mid-Autumn Festival with Huo Xingye since their marriage, and the two reunited and spent their time together making lanterns. They shared the holiday in private, then Huo Xingye posted a photo of Nan Zhou with their lanterns while Nan Zhou released their jointly written song, “Illusory Moon.”

• On the flight to K City, Nan Zhou rebuffed a middle-aged man who tried to flirt with him, and the man later learned Nan Zhou was married to actor Huo Xingye.
• Grace met Nan Zhou at the airport and took him to Huo Xingye, who warmly welcomed him at the film set.
• Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye reunited in the van and spent the night together at a hotel.
• The next day, Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye made lanterns together, with Huo Xingye completing a cat lantern while Nan Zhou struggled with his dragon lantern.
• Huo Xingye posted photos of their lanterns and Nan Zhou with the caption “May we live long,” and Nan Zhou released the song “Illusory Moon,” whose lyrics he and Huo Xingye had written together.