Recaps

Wen Yanyu visited Jiang Wanrou and Qin Chengzhi, who welcomed him warmly while noticing the marks on his neck and probing into his past. The evening ended when Fu Hanchuan called, leaving Wen Yanyu’s reunion with Li Qianhua and his hosts’ questions unresolved.

• Ji Shenhuai let Wen Yanyu into the family home, where Wen noticed the two rabbits in their cage.
• Jiang Wanrou warmly welcomed Wen Yanyu, and he met Qin Chengzhi and Ji Shenhuai.
• Jiang Wanrou and Qin Chengzhi saw hand-shaped marks on Wen Yanyu’s neck, but he claimed they came from pulling off a stuck necklace.
• Qin Chengzhi asked Wen Yanyu about his training, housing, education, and friends, and Wen said he had stopped studying after something happened.
• Qin Chengzhi told Wen Yanyu that Jiang Wanrou had adopted Li Qianhua and that the girl’s eyesight was improving.
• Fu Hanchuan’s name appeared on the ringing phone, interrupting the conversation.

Wen Yanyu stayed overnight at Jiang Wanrou’s home, while Fu Hanchuan secretly searched and bugged Wen Yanyu’s apartment. As Wen Yanyu finally slept peacefully, Ji Shenhuai and Qin Chengzhi continued investigating the old scar on his abdomen.

• Wen Yanyu told Fu Hanchuan that he was staying at Jiang Wanrou’s home, and Fu Hanchuan said he was waiting outside Wen Yanyu’s apartment before telling him to enjoy the evening.
• Fu Hanchuan photographed Wen Yanyu’s medications, planted thirteen tracking devices around the apartment, and tagged five of Wen Yanyu’s clothes.
• Jiang Wanrou surrounded Wen Yanyu’s bed with plush toys and soothed him until he fell asleep peacefully.
• Ji Shenhuai told Qin Chengzhi that Wen Yanyu’s abdominal scar was at least five years old, then demonstrated a crooked path through a peach with a knife.

Ji Shenhuai revealed the severity of Wen Yanyu’s old injuries, and Qin Chengzhi recalled the childhood tragedy that still haunted him. After three days, Wen Yanyu left Jiang Wanrou with her heartfelt promises of family and protection, while she watched him go and began to cry without understanding why.

• Ji Shenhuai told Jiang Wanrou and Qin Chengzhi that Wen Yanyu had a through-and-through abdominal wound, severe stomach damage, and recent-looking cigarette burns on his back.
• Qin Chengzhi recalled finding Wen Yanyu as a child crawling from a burning scene with severe injuries, and remembered failing to bring him justice for the fire.
• Qin Chengzhi remembered meeting Fu Hanchuan years later at his mother’s gravestone and hearing him ask whether he had been wrong.
• Three days later, Jiang Wanrou gave Wen Yanyu a rabbit-eared scarf and invited him to visit, celebrate New Year, and rely on her and Qin Chengzhi for protection.
• Wen Yanyu told Jiang Wanrou that he loved her too, then left in a car as she watched him disappear and found herself weeping.

At a charity gala, Wen Yanyu met Lin Yu, who claimed to be Fu Hanchuan’s childhood friend and threatened him for pursuing Fu Hanchuan. Wen Yanyu stayed calm and laughed at something he remembered, leaving Lin Yu’s warning unanswered.

• Wen Yanyu attended the gala in a casual sweater after the promised formal outfit was not provided, and focused on eating cake despite the guests’ curious looks.
• Lin Yu introduced himself as Fu Hanchuan’s childhood friend who had recently returned from abroad and said he and Fu Hanchuan had always been together.
• Lin Yu brought up Wen Yanyu’s past behavior toward Fu Hanchuan and warned that his attempts to pursue him would fail.
• Lin Yu threatened to use his family’s connections to damage Wen Yanyu’s career if he kept reaching for Fu Hanchuan.
• Wen Yanyu asked whether Lin Yu was threatening him, then smiled and said he had thought of something funny.

Wen Yanyu thwarted Lin Yu’s attempt to threaten him into leaving Fu Hanchuan, while Lin Yu realized how close Wen Yanyu and Fu Hanchuan had become. At the seventh-floor banquet, Wen Yanyu froze when Jun Changmo entered, recognizing the man who haunted him with terror.

• Wen Yanyu saw through Lin Yu’s plan to pressure him into leaving Fu Hanchuan and warned him not to push someone with nothing to lose.
• Lin Yu returned to Ji Yuyin, who angrily urged him to fight for Fu Hanchuan, but Lin Yu stayed silent as he realized Wen Yanyu’s bond with Hanchuan was closer than he had thought.
• Fu Hanchuan drank a glass of hard liquor, grew suspicious, and left the top-floor banquet through the back.
• Wen Yanyu finished eating at the seventh-floor banquet as Lin Yu departed to greet Fu Hanchuan.
• Jun Changmo entered the hall, and Wen Yanyu recognized him and went pale with terror.

Wen Yanyu fled the banquet hall after seeing Jun Changmo, but encountered drugged Fu Hanchuan, who assaulted him while delirious. At dawn, Wen Yanyu left after erasing his traces, convinced Jun Changmo’s return put Fu Hanchuan in danger.

• Jun Changmo glanced at Wen Yanyu, who panicked and hurried out of the banquet hall.
• Fu Hanchuan caught Wen Yanyu in the corridor and, impaired by a potent drug, took him to his reserved room and assaulted him.
• As Fu Hanchuan drifted between hatred and desperate declarations of love, Wen Yanyu endured the night in tears.
• At dawn, Wen Yanyu remembered that Jun Changmo was alive and feared his return would endanger Fu Hanchuan.
• Wen Yanyu used gray mist on Fu Hanchuan’s temple, erased his traces, and staggered out of the room.

Wen Yanyu collapsed on the road after escaping with severe injuries, and Shen Huainan and Gu Fengyao found him and took him to Gu Fengyao’s family hospital. They discovered signs of abuse and a terrible old wound, and decided to call Wan Haihui before telling Fu Hanchuan.

• Wen Yanyu struggled toward his apartment in pain, then collapsed in the rain after being struck by a car.
• Shen Huainan and Gu Fengyao recognized Wen Yanyu and carried him into their car, changing their destination from City Central Hospital to Gu Fengyao’s family hospital.
• Gu Fengyao examined Wen Yanyu’s injuries and covered him with Shen Huainan’s jacket while they chose not to contact Fu Hanchuan yet.
• Gu Fengyao and Shen Huainan discovered a hideous scar on Wen Yanyu’s waist and were shaken by how severe the wound was.
• Gu Fengyao said they should call Old Wan, and Shen Huainan texted Wan Haihui.

Fu Hanchuan woke with fragmented memories while Wen Yanyu remained unconscious in a hospital after suffering severe injuries. As his friends tried to hide Wen Yanyu’s condition from him, Fu Hanchuan arrived and demanded to know what they were keeping from him.

• Fu Hanchuan woke in a hotel suite with a headache and vague memories of drinking, avoiding someone, and returning to his room.
• A doctor told Shen Huainan, Wan Haihui, and Gu Fengyao to protect Wen Yanyu’s injured hand and follow his treatment instructions, then warned them about the injuries she found.
• Shen Huainan speculated that Wen Yanyu might have been threatened or abused, while the three friends agreed to wait for him to wake before telling Fu Hanchuan.
• When Fu Hanchuan called Wen Yanyu, Shen Huainan answered through Wen Yanyu’s phone and tried to impersonate him, but Fu Hanchuan recognized that the texter was not Wen Yanyu.
• Wan Haihui removed the SIM card and arranged to move Wen Yanyu to another hospital, but after six hours Wen Yanyu still had not woken.
• Fu Hanchuan entered the hospital room angrily and demanded to know what they were keeping from him.

Fu Hanchuan found Wen Yanyu unconscious and badly injured in the hospital, then learned his friends had hidden the news from him. His anger gave way to a confession about his traumatic past and how Wen Yanyu had become the only reason he wanted to live.

• Fu Hanchuan entered the hospital room and saw Wen Yanyu's injuries beneath the blanket.
• Fu Hanchuan demanded to know who had hurt Wen Yanyu, but Wan Haihui and Shen Huainan explained that they had found him unconscious and knew nothing about what happened.
• Fu Hanchuan berated Wan Haihui, Shen Huainan, and Gu Fengyao for hiding Wen Yanyu's condition and removing his SIM card.
• Fu Hanchuan revealed that he had watched his mother and little brother die in a fire, had allowed a car crash in hopes of dying, and had been tormented by nightmares for years.
• Fu Hanchuan said Wen Yanyu had saved him and was all he had, while the others fell silent and Shen Huainan apologized.

After Jun Changmo reappeared, Wen Yanyu sought comfort from the Border Collie, who told him to trust Fu Hanchuan and stay by his side. Wen Yanyu woke in the hospital with Fu Hanchuan holding his hand, overwhelmed by guilt he could not bring himself to explain.

• Wen Yanyu clung to the Border Collie and panicked about Jun Changmo finding him and possibly harming Fu Hanchuan.
• The Border Collie explained that Jun Changmo had only sent a weakened projection into Fu Hanchuan's world and urged Wen Yanyu to trust Fu Hanchuan for protection.
• Wen Yanyu doubted Fu Hanchuan would believe or forgive him, while the Border Collie apologized and asked him to try trusting Fu Hanchuan once.
• Wen Yanyu lost consciousness and later woke in the hospital with Fu Hanchuan holding his hand.
• Fu Hanchuan told Wen Yanyu he had done nothing wrong, while Wen Yanyu silently blamed himself for hurting him and erasing his memories.

Wen Yanyu realized he had fallen in love with Fu Hanchuan, while Fu Hanchuan blamed himself for failing to protect him and begged him not to leave. After Fu Hanchuan cut his wrist, Wen Yanyu stopped him and agreed to go home with him, then slipped back into unconsciousness.

• Wen Yanyu recognized that he loved Fu Hanchuan and feared his feelings would put Fu Hanchuan in danger.
• Fu Hanchuan apologized for mistreating Wen Yanyu and promised to find doctors to treat his back injury.
• Wen Yanyu insisted Fu Hanchuan had never hurt him, but Fu Hanchuan asked whether he no longer wanted him.
• Fu Hanchuan cut his wrist, and Wen Yanyu lunged to stop him, falling to the floor with him.
• Fu Hanchuan promised to protect Wen Yanyu and offered to give him anything except love; Wen Yanyu agreed to go home with him.
• Wen Yanyu lost consciousness again as Fu Hanchuan laid him on the bed and called for help.

Wen Yanyu moved into a secure apartment with Fu Hanchuan, who cared for him and laid down rules for his life there. Fu Hanchuan asked who had hurt him, leaving Wen Yanyu frightened that he might discover what happened while Wen Yanyu was unconscious; the next day, Wen Yanyu planned to resume his company livestreams.

• Wen Yanyu and Fu Hanchuan toured the quiet Shengyu Garden complex and settled into their apartment.
• Fu Hanchuan prepared Wen Yanyu's medicine, carried him to bed, and told him to choose furniture and follow rules about going out.
• Fu Hanchuan asked who had hurt Wen Yanyu, and Wen Yanyu feared he would learn about their encounter while Wen Yanyu was not fully conscious.
• Fu Hanchuan held Wen Yanyu and told him not to be afraid because he was there.
• Wen Yanyu woke at noon, reviewed the livestream tasks from his company, and decided to stream after lunch.

Wen Yanyu hosted a livestream from Fu Hanchuan’s study, answered questions about his friends and his relationship with Fu, then spoke cheerfully about death and a memorial video he had prepared. Fu Hanchuan interrupted him by opening the door and telling him to take his medicine.

• Wen Yanyu opened his livestream and welcomed viewers, who quickly flooded the chat with comments about his appearance.
• Wen Yanyu answered questions about staying in touch with his variety-show companions and said Li Qianhua’s eyesight was improving under Aunt Jiang and Uncle Qin’s care.
• Wen Yanyu explained that he was staying in a friend’s home and avoided questions about his relationship with Fu Hanchuan, saying his past feelings and troubles were behind him.
• Wen Yanyu continued chatting and discussed death, saying he preferred burial at sea and wanted a QR code on his gravestone linking to a video of the scenery he had seen.
• Wen Yanyu said he had already prepared a photo album video, but Fu Hanchuan suddenly opened the door and told him to come out and take his medicine.

Wen Yanyu resumed his livestream after Fu Hanchuan came home early, reassuring viewers that his friend would stay off camera. Fu Hanchuan later brought him food and rubbed his head, while the livestream comments speculated about their relationship and recognized Fu Hanchuan’s voice.

• Fu Hanchuan came home early and found Wen Yanyu livestreaming in the study.
• Wen Yanyu assured Fu Hanchuan he would not show or mention him, then returned to his stream and told stories to redirect viewers’ attention.
• Fu Hanchuan brought Wen Yanyu a beef rice bowl and vegetables, telling him to eat half and leave the rest for him.
• Fu Hanchuan rubbed Wen Yanyu’s head before leaving, and viewers speculated that the two were close and recognized his voice.

Wen Yanyu ate during his livestream while Jiang Wanrou watched, and Fu Hanchuan brought him sweetened milk and a headband before he continued telling stories. After the stream ended, viewers praised Fu Hanchuan’s thoughtfulness and discussed Wen Yanyu’s reputation, past behavior, and relationships with his former talent-show teammates.

• Wen Yanyu began eating on camera, and Jiang Wanrou sent 99 rockets and declared that she would defend her place as the number one bunny mom.
• Fu Hanchuan brought Wen Yanyu milk and a headband, then pulled his chair out of the livestream frame to put the headband on him.
• Wen Yanyu finished his meal, drank the milk, told stories until the three-hour mark, and ended the livestream.
• Viewers discussed Fu Hanchuan’s attentiveness and speculated about his identity and the expensive residential complex where Wen Yanyu lived.
• Commenters revisited Wen Yanyu’s earlier online backlash, his time helping in a disaster zone, and his popularity among former talent-show teammates.

Wen Yanyu explained why he cared about System, while Fu Hanchuan grew jealous and unsettled by how little Wen Yanyu chose for his room. After carrying the sleeping Wen Yanyu to bed, Fu Hanchuan reviewed surveillance footage from the Jingyue Hotel to identify who had harmed him.

• Wen Yanyu rejected Fu Hanchuan's offer to get him a dog and explained that he liked System for itself, not because it was a dog.
• Wen Yanyu recalled System's jealousy and said he would be willing to marry it if it became human, leaving Fu Hanchuan visibly jealous.
• Wen Yanyu chose only a table, a chair, and a blanket, and Fu Hanchuan became agitated at the thought that he might leave.
• Fu Hanchuan carried the sleeping Wen Yanyu into his room, feeling an unnamed longing.
• Fu Hanchuan reviewed Jingyue Hotel surveillance footage to find the person who had harmed Wen Yanyu.

After watching surveillance footage that revealed he had hurt Wen Yanyu, Fu Hanchuan broke down in guilt and self-injury before confronting him. Wen Yanyu admitted he could not explain what happened at the hotel, and Fu Hanchuan promised to protect and care for him for the rest of his life.

• Fu Hanchuan watched footage of himself forcibly dragging Wen Yanyu into a room and realized he was responsible for hurting him.
• Fu Hanchuan reopened his arm wounds, then asked his assistant to investigate what had happened at the banquet.
• After having his wounds stitched, Fu Hanchuan went to Wen Yanyu and held him as he slept, overwhelmed by guilt.
• Wen Yanyu woke and noticed Fu Hanchuan's bloody bandage; Fu Hanchuan asked whether he had been the one who hurt him.
• Wen Yanyu admitted he had been too afraid to explain what happened at the hotel, and Fu Hanchuan reassured him that it was not his fault.
• Fu Hanchuan promised to stay with Wen Yanyu, protect him, and spend his life making amends.

After four days of medical examinations, Wen Yanyu met with Tao Qingyue, who asked Fu Hanchuan to speak with her privately. Left waiting in the corridor, Wen Yanyu became overwhelmed by pain and memories as his consciousness seemed to sink beneath imagined rain.

• Fu Hanchuan waited outside the psychiatric consultation room with Wen Yanyu’s examination report, which listed numerous chronic illnesses and old injuries.
• Tao Qingyue finished speaking with Wen Yanyu and asked Fu Hanchuan to meet with her alone.
• Fu Hanchuan wrapped Wen Yanyu in his coat and led him to wait in the corridor, promising they would go home together.
• As Wen Yanyu waited, memories of the past and relentless pain overwhelmed him, and he imagined rain rising around and swallowing him.
• The consultation-room door opened as Wen Yanyu’s consciousness drifted away.

Fu Hanchuan brought Wen Yanyu home after his hospital examinations and learned how severe his psychological and physical condition was. The chapter ended with Fu Hanchuan holding Wen Yanyu as he slept, determined to stay beside him.

• Fu Hanchuan carried the exhausted Wen Yanyu from the hospital and took him home after Wen Yanyu said he wanted to go with him.
• Wen Yanyu silently wrestled with guilt, traumatic memories, and thoughts of death as Fu Hanchuan cared for him during the drive.
• Fu Hanchuan read Wen Yanyu’s report, which described severe depression, PTSD, hallucinations, and self-destructive tendencies, and tore it up.
• Tao Qingyue told Fu Hanchuan that Wen Yanyu’s trauma would be difficult to heal and that his guilt toward Fu Hanchuan could both endanger him and help keep him alive.
• Fu Hanchuan stopped himself from reaching for a cigarette, lay beside Wen Yanyu, and gathered him into his arms.

Fu Hanchuan reviewed the group’s promotional materials and reflected on the power he maintained to protect himself and those he cared about. Wen Yanyu offered to help with the workload, and Fu Hanchuan relaxed in his arms until he fell asleep.

• Fu Hanchuan criticized the absurd marketing slogans while reviewing a stack of documents.
• Wen Yanyu joined Fu Hanchuan, and Fu Hanchuan lifted him into his arms as he looked over the papers.
• Fu Hanchuan considered his heavy responsibilities and his determination to retain control of the group.
• Wen Yanyu offered to study the work and prepare a backup for Fu Hanchuan to review.
• Fu Hanchuan cuddled Wen Yanyu and gradually fell asleep as Wen Yanyu worked.

After Fu Hanchuan woke from a long sleep, he found Wen Yanyu had reviewed and annotated a large stack of Fuxin Group documents, impressing him with his skill. As Wen Yanyu explained the work, he remembered how his system had shared the pain of his reincarnation cycles and how they had learned to face them together.

• Fu Hanchuan woke late at night and found Wen Yanyu exhausted after working through his documents.
• Wen Yanyu explained that he had reviewed the documents and annotated electronic copies for Fu Hanchuan to check and sign.
• Fu Hanchuan examined Wen Yanyu's revisions and was surprised by their quality and how closely they matched his own approach.
• Wen Yanyu recalled that his system had guided him through business roles during his reincarnation cycles.
• Wen Yanyu remembered learning from Siye that the system had borne two-thirds of his suffering, and how that revelation changed their relationship.

Wen Yanyu advised Fu Hanchuan on marketing collaborations and criticized a cosmetics campaign’s disrespectful copy. After Fu Hanchuan accepted his suggestions, an affectionate nuzzle led Wen Yanyu to kiss him on the cheek, leaving them both frozen.

• Fu Hanchuan discussed the company’s marketing problems with Wen Yanyu, hoping to keep him occupied and make him feel useful.
• Wen Yanyu proposed collaborations with anime, games, and novels, using character merchandise to attract young consumers and boost sales.
• Wen Yanyu criticized the cosmetics gift set’s promotional copy and the planning team’s lack of professionalism.
• Fu Hanchuan praised Wen Yanyu’s ideas and said he would send the copy back for revision.
• Fu Hanchuan nuzzled Wen Yanyu’s cheek, and Wen Yanyu instinctively kissed him; both froze.

After Wen Yanyu panicked and feared Fu Hanchuan, Fu Hanchuan soothed him and apologized for frightening him before bringing him to work. While Wen Yanyu slept in Fu Hanchuan’s office, Wan Haihui, Shen Huainan, and Gu Fengyao arrived to wait for him and discuss Wen Yanyu’s injury.

• Wen Yanyu mistook Fu Hanchuan for someone else, panicked, and repeatedly apologized, so Fu Hanchuan held him and reassured him that he would not hurt him.
• Fu Hanchuan apologized for his past harshness and promised to change as he comforted the frightened Wen Yanyu.
• Fu Hanchuan brought the sleepy Wen Yanyu to Fuxin Group headquarters, where employees noticed them arriving together and speculated about their relationship.
• Fu Hanchuan settled Wen Yanyu in the office rest room, tucked him into bed, and left him a note before going to a meeting.
• Wan Haihui, Shen Huainan, and Gu Fengyao waited in Fu Hanchuan’s office, discussed apologizing and Wen Yanyu’s waist injury, then heard the rest-room door handle turn.

Wen Yanyu awkwardly reunited with Fu Hanchuan’s friends, then returned to reviewing documents beside Fu. When Fu noticed Wen Yanyu had lowered the air conditioning for his sake, Wen Yanyu told him he did not have to keep accommodating him.

• Wen Yanyu stepped out of his room and unexpectedly met Shen Huainan, Wan Haihui, and Gu Fengyao.
• Wan Haihui asked how Wen Yanyu had been feeling, and the four exchanged awkward small talk.
• Gu Fengyao asked whether Wen Yanyu was living with Fu Hanchuan, but Fu arrived before Wen Yanyu could answer and sent the visitors away.
• Wen Yanyu relaxed on the sofa after the three left, then hurriedly composed himself when Fu returned and noticed him.
• Fu gave Wen Yanyu a fountain pen for reviewing documents, and Wen Yanyu lowered the air conditioning from 30° to 22° for Fu’s comfort.
• Wen Yanyu told Fu Hanchuan that he did not have to accommodate him so much.

Wen Yanyu helped Fu Hanchuan review company documents, saying he wanted to spare him the exhaustion, while Fu Hanchuan insisted Wen Yanyu never owed him anything. Later, Fu Hanchuan asked whether Wen Yanyu had met Lin Yu, and Wen Yanyu admitted that he had.

• Fu Hanchuan raised the air conditioner temperature and wrapped Wen Yanyu in a coat to keep him warm.
• Wen Yanyu worked alongside Fu Hanchuan, explaining that he wanted to help because handling everything alone would exhaust him.
• Fu Hanchuan told Wen Yanyu softly that he had never owed him anything.
• Wen Yanyu and Fu Hanchuan divided the company's documents and finished their work faster than usual.
• After Fu Hanchuan returned from the bathroom, he asked Wen Yanyu whether he had met Lin Yu, and Wen Yanyu quietly said that he had met him once.