Recaps

Gu Nian'an adjusted to life in the novel, gained support from Fu Xiuyuan and his fellow guests on a variety show, and began confronting the original owner's painful past. After Fu Xiuyuan cared for him through a serious illness, he invited Gu Nian'an to meet his father at the old family residence.

• Gu Nian'an woke in the Fu Residence, learned about his contract marriage to Fu Xiuyuan, and recalled the novel's plot and the original owner's unhappy fate.
• Gu Nian'an joined Leisurely Little House, where he apologized to Yu Songqing, cooked for the cast, and gradually won viewers over through his kindness and care.
• After Gu Nian'an fainted and developed a fever during filming, Fu Xiuyuan rushed to Lan City and stayed with him as he recovered in the hospital.
• Gu Nian'an remembered his mother killing the kitten he had rescued, then took in the show's black kitten with Fu Xiuyuan's permission.
• When Jubao threatened Gu Nian'an with a five-million-yuan penalty, Fu Xiuyuan helped him leave the company and join Baiyu under manager Lin Shuxue.
• Fu Xiuyuan apologized after learning Gu Nian'an had not drugged him, and later cared for him through a severe fever and a hospital examination that revealed several health problems.
• Yu Songqing announced his retirement to help his family after his younger brother Mu Niansheng lost the use of both legs, and Gu Nian'an offered him support.
• After Gu Nian'an recovered, Fu Xiuyuan invited him to meet his father at the old family residence and promised to handle the conversation for him.

Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an grew closer through family conflict, a dangerous attack, and old wounds, while Gu Nian'an joined a variety show and made new friends. The arc ended at the mountain house when a phone rang after the group had settled in for the night.

• Fu Xiuyuan defied Fu Wensheng and Fu Wentian at the family dinner, then took Gu Nian'an away and later cared for him as he rested.
• Gu Nian'an brought Fu Xiuyuan lunch, and Fu introduced him to Li Jiyuan as his partner before taking him to meet Li Mochen and Wan Xufeng.
• Gu Nian'an attended Yu Songqing's farewell concert, gave him magnolias, and then left with Fu Xiuyuan for Sulan City.
• On Clear Mandarin Duck Mountain, Gu Nian'an comforted Fu Xiuyuan with a promise to stay by his side during their contract, and the two shared a close night together.
• Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an exchanged custom rings, and Fu realized he wanted Gu to stay with him while hiding his feelings.
• Fu Shirui drugged and assaulted Gu Nian'an at the Fu Family banquet, but Fu Xiuyuan rescued him, took him to the hospital, and resolved to hold Fu Shirui accountable.
• Gu Nian'an confronted old classmates at a reunion, and Fu Xiuyuan arrived as his husband and the new president of the Fu Group before comforting him afterward.
• Gu Nian'an joined Leisurely Little House 2, where his housemates supported him as he shared memories of the orphanage and formed closer bonds with them.
• Ji Yaozhi accidentally pulled Gu Nian'an into bed, and the group later comforted Ji Baiwei before a phone suddenly rang.

Gu Nian'an faced the exposure of his past bullying, grew closer to Fu Xiuyuan, and finally confessed his feelings after a kidnapping nearly cost him his life. The arc left them together at Fu Xiuyuan’s guarded estate as Gu Nian'an continued confronting painful memories.

• Gu Nian'an’s former classmates and other students revealed the bullying and its cover-up, shifting public opinion in his favor and prompting investigations and apologies.
• Fu Xiuyuan comforted Gu Nian'an through the scandal, and Gu Nian'an returned to filming before Fu took him home and brought him to a new amusement park.
• Fu Xiuyuan kissed Gu Nian'an on the Ferris wheel, and Gu Nian'an asked for time to understand his feelings while Fu promised not to pressure him.
• Gu Nian'an appeared on a live interview show, where Yang Manhua asked about his parents, and Fu Xiuyuan later comforted him after a nightmare.
• At Wan Xufeng’s birthday banquet, Fu Xiuyuan revealed that he and Gu Nian'an had married the previous year, while Gu Nian'an resolved to face their future together.
• Li Zhuwan and Fu Shirui arranged Gu Nian'an’s abduction, but Du Zhongyuan helped him escape, and Fu Xiuyuan rescued him from a pond after Gu confessed that he liked him.
• Fu Xiuyuan identified Fu Shirui and Li Zhuwan as the kidnapping plotters, while Gu Nian'an recalled his painful childhood and remembered that he was Gu Nian'an.
• Gu Nian'an told Fu Xiuyuan he would stay with him, moved to Fu’s private estate, and later named their kitten Renata as Fu comforted him through another nightmare.

Gu Nian'an acted as Gu An in Ai Mingzhu’s film, and filming stirred painful memories of his past life and his mother. As Fu Xiuyuan supported him through the resurfacing memories, they affirmed their love and planned a future together, until Gu Nian'an’s stomach pain raised fears that his cancer had returned.

• Lin Shuxue told Gu Nian'an that Ai Mingzhu had invited him to star in her film, and Gu Nian'an accepted after reading a script that echoed his memories of Gu An.
• Gu Nian'an met Ai Mingzhu, who explained that recurring dreams had given her the story of Gu An, and agreed to play the boy in her film.
• Gu Nian'an began filming with Zhao Ying as Zhao Yingfang, and scenes about Gu An and his mother stirred grief that culminated in Gu Nian'an collapsing and telling Fu Xiuyuan about his past-life memories.
• Gu Nian'an and Mu Chen filmed Gu An and Wen Chen’s friendship and final piano competition, while Mu Chen realized that his feelings for Gu Nian'an went beyond friendship.
• Gu An died in Zhao Yingfang’s arms in the final scene, and Fu Xiuyuan comforted Gu Nian'an after filming wrapped as Mu Chen watched them.
• Mu Chen revealed that he and Gu Nian'an had grown up together at Warm Home Orphanage, where Mu Chen had been known as Yan Chen, and asked Gu Nian'an to call him big brother again.
• Gu Nian'an struggled with painful memories and nightmares, and Fu Xiuyuan held him close and promised to stay with him.
• Fu Xiuyuan played “Confession” for Gu Nian'an and vowed they would spend every New Year together, but near the end of winter Gu Nian'an developed vomiting and abdominal pain that prompted Fu Xiuyuan to arrange medical care.