Chapter Summaries

As online accusations about Nan Zhou’s scripted persona spread, Huo Xingye protected him from the cameras and Nan Zhou’s fans pushed back against the criticism. Xiao Sheng invited Nan Zhou to join Breaking Dawn Band, but Nan Zhou refused outright.

• Xie Yan told Huo Xingye about the trending searches accusing Nan Zhou and the show of being scripted, and Huo Xingye wondered who was behind them.
• Nan Zhou complained about the cold shower, so Huo Xingye checked the water and made the cameraman leave the room.
• Nan Zhou saw Huo Xingye’s fans defending him online and responded to a post mocking his poor-guy persona.
• Xiao Sheng told Nan Zhou that Yu Xiaoxu would leave Breaking Dawn Band and invited Nan Zhou to join as the new guitarist.
• Nan Zhou immediately rejected Xiao Sheng’s offer.

Nan Zhou rejected Xiao Sheng’s contract offer and brushed off Lu Zhou’s jealous messages, insisting that Lu Zhou send him money. After Huo Xingye noticed Nan Zhou chatting with Lu Zhou, Nan Zhou told Lu Zhou that he had slept with Huo Xingye and that he should stop interfering.

• Nan Zhou refused Xiao Sheng’s offer to sign with Shengle, dismissed his advice, and ended the call after telling him to send the money.
• Lu Zhou grew jealous of Nan Zhou’s popular pairing with Huo Xingye and messaged Nan Zhou, claiming he still liked him and warning him about Huo Xingye.
• Nan Zhou told Lu Zhou to do something tangible, then asked him to transfer money to his unchanged China Merchants Bank account.
• Huo Xingye brought Nan Zhou a hair dryer and saw that Nan Zhou was chatting with Lu Zhou.
• Nan Zhou told Lu Zhou that he had slept with Huo Xingye and ordered Lu Zhou to stop interfering with their getting into bed.

Nan Zhou invited Huo Xingye into bed after finding himself drawn to the Alpha’s scent, and the two settled close together. Huo Xingye then asked Nan Zhou whether he had felt very bad on the day they marked each other.

• Lu Zhou panicked over Nan Zhou’s message, listened at the wall, and discovered Nan Zhou had blocked him.
• Huo Xingye dried Nan Zhou’s hair, carried him to bed, covered the camera, and slept on the couch.
• Nan Zhou woke to a longing for Huo Xingye’s scent and questioned Hao Jia’s claim that Alphas and Omegas should sleep together after marking.
• Nan Zhou invited Huo Xingye to share the bed, saying he felt uncomfortable if Huo Xingye did not come.
• Huo Xingye got into bed beside Nan Zhou, and Nan Zhou relaxed as their scents mingled.
• Huo Xingye asked Nan Zhou if he had felt very bad on the day they marked each other.

After spending the night beside Nan Zhou, Huo Xingye arranged a magazine shoot to bring him together with photographer Lu Bei. Their growing popularity surged online, and the next morning viewers waited for the livestream to resume.

• Nan Zhou avoided telling Huo Xingye that he had gone to the hospital because he feared he was pregnant, then fell asleep.
• Huo Xingye held Nan Zhou and secretly used soothing pheromones to help him sleep, while recalling how he had watched Nan Zhou and hired a private investigator.
• Huo Xingye asked Luo Nan to arrange a top-magazine shoot with Lu Bei and Nan Zhou as the subjects.
• Fans shared an edit portraying Huo Xingye's secret love for Nan Zhou, and the video pushed their pairing onto Weibo's trending searches.
• The next morning, viewers flooded the livestream, but the camera remained covered by a towel.

After the production crew broke into Huo Xingye and Nan Zhou’s apartment, they found the two sleeping in an intimate embrace, and the livestream viewers erupted with excitement. Nan Zhou woke to the disruption and joked about how roosters felt when they got up early.

• Pei Feng sent an assistant director and a camera operator to open Huo Xingye and Nan Zhou’s apartment after their livestream stayed off past eight thirty.
• The camera operator and assistant director entered and found Nan Zhou curled in Huo Xingye’s arms on the narrow bed.
• Huo Xingye woke and glared at the intruders while Nan Zhou wrapped an arm around his neck and complained that they were noisy.
• Huo Xingye’s assistant ushered the crew out, and the assistant director left a task card by the door.
• Nan Zhou woke fully and joked that he was beginning to understand why roosters wanted to scream in the morning.

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.