Recaps

In high school, Wu Jiangyuan reluctantly visited Pei Jinghe at his teacher’s request and found him sick at home. The visit ended with Wu teasing Pei, who warned him not to come closer.

• Wu Jiangyuan’s homeroom teacher asked him to visit Pei Jinghe, who had been absent for several days.
• Wu Jiangyuan reluctantly went to the Pei family home and learned from Sister-in-law Wansang that Pei Jinghe was upstairs and his parents were abroad.
• Wu Jiangyuan entered Pei Jinghe’s room and found it empty, then encountered Pei in a bathrobe as he came out of the bathroom.
• Wu Jiangyuan teased Pei Jinghe about reacting as if he were a plague god and deliberately moved toward him.
• Pei Jinghe averted his gaze and told Wu Jiangyuan not to come any closer.

Wu Jiangyuan recalled how Pei Jinghe had attacked him after differentiating into an Alpha, biting his gland and leaving him feverish. Back in the present, Wu Jiangyuan wondered why he remembered smelling Pei Jinghe’s pheromones at another time, then headed to their appointment determined to question him.

• Pei Jinghe revealed his newly differentiated Alpha pheromones and pinned Wu Jiangyuan to the floor.
• After releasing Wu Jiangyuan, Pei Jinghe bit the gland at the back of his neck, drawing blood.
• Wu Jiangyuan punched Pei Jinghe and left, later suffering a fever from the rejection between their Alpha pheromones.
• In the present, Wu Jiangyuan remembered that Pei Jinghe had temporarily marked him and puzzled over another memory of his pheromones.
• Wu Jiangyuan ordered food, got ready for their appointment, and set out to interrogate Pei Jinghe.

Wu Jiangyuan confronted Pei Jinghe over the Tassilo endorsement and learned that Pei Jinghe had sent the gifts as his fiancé and intended to support his career. Pei Jinghe offered him an exclusive partnership with Tangsheng Enterprises in exchange for signing an agreement.

• Wu Jiangyuan arrived late for the clothing fitting and told the designer to choose a pink fabric matching the bougainvillea outside as a surprise for Pei Jinghe.
• Wu Jiangyuan pulled Pei Jinghe into the fitting room and demanded an explanation for the Tassilo endorsement.
• Pei Jinghe said he had initially sent the gifts as Wu Jiangyuan's fiancé, then pointed out that Wu Jiangyuan could benefit from marrying him.
• Wu Jiangyuan recalled Pei Jinghe's earlier offer to back him and accused him of opposing him at every turn.
• Pei Jinghe offered to make Wu Jiangyuan the only celebrity Tangsheng Enterprises worked with if he signed an agreement, and Wu Jiangyuan asked what the agreement would require.

Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe discussed the terms of their upcoming marriage, including living together and pretending to be a loving couple for their families. Wu Jiangyuan then insisted that his professional partnership with Tangsheng remain separate from Pei Jinghe, leaving Pei Jinghe amused by his concern about being seen as kept.

• Wu Jiangyuan considered accepting Pei Jinghe’s resources in exchange for benefits, but punched him when Pei Jinghe mentioned his grandfather wanting a great-grandchild.
• Pei Jinghe said he wanted them to cooperate as a loving couple after marriage to satisfy their families and avoid trouble.
• Pei Jinghe proposed that they live together and avoid staying out all night, and Wu Jiangyuan agreed while complaining about the conditions.
• Pei Jinghe reminded Wu Jiangyuan to change into the sample outfit, and Wu Jiangyuan ordered him to turn around while he changed.
• Wu Jiangyuan told Pei Jinghe he did not want people to know they were involved or assume his Tangsheng partnership came from Pei Jinghe’s influence.

Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe clashed over keeping their relationship private, then discussed the Stars watch, whose design Pei Jinghe said had come from his inspiration. That night, Wu Jiangyuan dreamed of Pei Jinghe and woke shaken, blaming the wet dream on the temporary mark he had yet to confront him about.

• Wu Jiangyuan avoided telling Pei Jinghe that he wanted to keep him away from the entertainment industry, and Pei Jinghe left the fitting room in a cold mood.
• Wu Jiangyuan finalized the suit’s cut and pink color with the designer, then found Pei Jinghe waiting by the car.
• Wu Jiangyuan examined Pei Jinghe’s Stars watch, and Pei Jinghe revealed that he had designed it from his own inspiration.
• Wu Jiangyuan fell asleep on the sofa and dreamed that Pei Jinghe touched him before waking in a sweat.
• Wu Jiangyuan cursed his wet dream and remembered that he had not confronted Pei Jinghe about the temporary mark.

Wu Jiangyuan was summoned home and learned that his marriage registration with Pei Jinghe had been moved to next week. When Jia Xin'an questioned whether the two were truly getting along, Wu Jiangyuan declared his love for Pei Jinghe just as Pei arrived, and Pei echoed his confession.

• Wu Jiangyuan returned home after Jia Xin'an urgently summoned him, then learned that he and Pei Jinghe would register their marriage next week, in May.
• Jia Xin'an began discussing wedding plans, but Wu Jiangyuan insisted that he and Pei Jinghe would handle their own arrangements.
• Jia Xin'an told Wu Jiangyuan she worried there was a rift between him and Pei Jinghe, and Wu Jiangyuan assured her they were in love.
• Pei Jinghe arrived in time to hear Wu Jiangyuan's declaration and said their feelings were mutual and he loved Wu Jiangyuan too.
• Jia Xin'an was reassured and left the couple to make their own decisions, while Pei Jinghe stroked Wu Jiangyuan's head and neck.

At dinner, Wu Jiangyuan clashed with Wu Qi over his decision to pursue an entertainment career, while Pei Fu defended him. Pei Jinghe joined Wu Jiangyuan in the garden afterward and promised to make him an A-lister.

• Wu Jiangyuan complained to Pei Jinghe about their parents arranging custom rings and marriage plans.
• Wu Qi announced that Wu Jiangyuan would intern at his brother's company after registering his marriage to Pei Jinghe, but Wu Jiangyuan insisted he already had his own job.
• Wu Qi criticized Wu Jiangyuan's entertainment career, while Jia Xin'an and Pei Fu defended his choice to pursue what he loved.
• Wu Jiangyuan left dinner and smoked in the garden, where Pei Jinghe took his cigarette and admitted he had smoked while abroad.
• Pei Jinghe told Wu Jiangyuan, "I'll make you an A-lister."

Wu Jiangyuan left the family home with Pei Jinghe after Jia Xin'an supported his career and their marriage. When Wu Jiangyuan got home, he found Dai Lan drunk and asleep amid the wreckage of his living room.

• Pei Jinghe said he was helping Wu Jiangyuan as his husband, then hinted that Wu Jiangyuan had once broken a promise to him.
• Wu Jiangyuan returned to the family home, apologized to Jia Xin'an, and received her support for pursuing the career he loved.
• Jia Xin'an joined Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe's hands and urged them to build a good life together.
• Wu Jiangyuan left with Pei Jinghe, then called Dai Lan and told him to bring something as thanks for staying over.
• Pei Jinghe drove away after seeing Wu Jiangyuan smile during his call with Dai Lan.
• Wu Jiangyuan arrived home to find Dai Lan asleep amid liquor bottles and scattered clothes, and dragged him off the couch.

Dai Lan told Wu Jiangyuan about the Omega who rejected him for a Beta, then asked someone to investigate the Beta. Wu Jiangyuan reviewed his growing work schedule and fell asleep thinking about Pei Jinghe, whose words continued to confuse him.

• Wu Jiangyuan punched Dai Lan for making a mess of his home, then accepted the fine liquor Dai Lan had brought as an apology.
• Dai Lan explained that an Omega he had pursued rejected him because he did not like Alphas, and that the Omega liked a Beta instead.
• Wu Jiangyuan told Dai Lan to clean up and sleep on the sofa, while Dai Lan arranged for someone to investigate the Beta.
• Wu Jiangyuan reviewed his busy schedule, including Tassilo commercial shoots, and thought about Pei Jinghe calling himself Wu Jiangyuan’s husband.
• Wu Jiangyuan fell asleep and dreamed of an unseen hand stroking his cheek as an indistinct voice asked, “You’ll be mine, won’t you?”

Wu Jiangyuan took Dai Lan out for breakfast after Dai Lan’s disastrous attempt to cook, then went to the company early and spoke with Yu Jiangmu about his plans to go solo. He collected the Stars Watch from He Qu, thinking of Pei Jinghe’s taste.

• Dai Lan tried to fry eggs in Wu Jiangyuan’s kitchen, so Wu Jiangyuan took him out for breakfast.
• Dai Lan teased Wu Jiangyuan by threatening to reveal that he was secretly married and kept by a sugar daddy, and Wu Jiangyuan kicked him.
• Wu Jiangyuan met Yu Jiangmu at the company, where Yu Jiangmu said he wanted to go solo because his style did not fit his group.
• Wu Jiangyuan advised Yu Jiangmu to make use of the exposure from the group’s upcoming debut before making a rash move.
• Wu Jiangyuan asked He Qu for the Stars Watch Tassilo had given them and admired it, recalling Pei Jinghe’s taste.

Wu Jiangyuan learned that Tassilo would handle his upcoming ad shoot and officially reveal him as its mystery brand ambassador at the brand’s launch. At the shoot, he ran into Pei Jinghe in the restroom, teased him about a red mole, and was dragged into a stall.

• He Qu told Wu Jiangyuan that Tassilo would produce the ad itself, requiring Wu Jiangyuan to work at Tassilo and appear as its mystery brand ambassador at the launch.
• Wu Jiangyuan arrived at Tassilo’s indoor shoot, where director Liang Changju treated him dismissively and repeatedly rejected his styling looks before settling on the first outfit.
• Wu Jiangyuan explained to Aji that he avoided ingratiating himself with Liang Changju because it would worsen the director’s impression of him.
• Wu Jiangyuan encountered Pei Jinghe in the restroom and teased him by asking whether the red mole on his ass would grow anywhere else.
• Pei Jinghe seized Wu Jiangyuan’s wrist and pulled him into a bathroom stall.

Pei Jinghe cornered Wu Jiangyuan during a commercial shoot, kissed him, and insisted he wanted to mark him again. Wu Jiangyuan said he had no feelings for Pei Jinghe and begged to leave, but Pei Jinghe silenced him with another kiss.

• Pei Jinghe restrained Wu Jiangyuan in a restroom stall and teased him about being curious, before Wu Jiangyuan asked why he was there.
• Wu Jiangyuan overheard people outside discussing the rumors about him, and Pei Jinghe covered his eyes and briefly kissed him to comfort him.
• Pei Jinghe explained that he could sense Wu Jiangyuan's feelings because he had temporarily marked him, then apologized for marking him without permission.
• Pei Jinghe said he wanted to mark Wu Jiangyuan again, but Wu Jiangyuan refused and said he had no feelings for him.
• Wu Jiangyuan begged Pei Jinghe to let him out so he could use the toilet, but Pei Jinghe grabbed his chin and kissed him.

Pei Jinghe forced a kiss on Wu Jiangyuan in the restroom, then Wu went on to film a commercial whose emotional take Liang Changju approved. After filming, Pei Jinghe arranged for Wu's assistant to leave early and invited Wu to eat while discussing a contract.

• Pei Jinghe kissed Wu Jiangyuan in a restroom, and Wu rushed into another stall to relieve himself.
• Wu returned to the set, where Aji told him the producer had brought a script for a fairy-tale commercial.
• Liang Changju rejected several takes of Wu's performance before Wu delivered a take that satisfied him.
• Wu noticed Pei Jinghe watching the approved take and briefly lost his composure when their eyes met.
• Pei Jinghe told Wu that Aji had left early after being promised a raise, then invited Wu to eat and discuss the contract he had drafted.

Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe went out for hot pot, where Pei Jinghe pretended he could handle spicy food and Wu Jiangyuan teased him. After dinner, Wu Jiangyuan bought Pei Jinghe an ice cream cone, and Pei Jinghe watched him eat his mango cone while wondering what it tasted like.

• Pei Jinghe asked Wu Jiangyuan what he wanted to eat, and Wu Jiangyuan chose hot pot despite their different tastes.
• Wu Jiangyuan ordered a split pot at his favorite restaurant and asked Pei Jinghe to show him the contract, but Pei Jinghe said he would show it after dinner.
• Pei Jinghe ate a slice of beef from the spicy broth, started coughing, and received water from Wu Jiangyuan.
• Wu Jiangyuan teased Pei Jinghe about his inability to handle spice, and Pei Jinghe warned him that eating too much could send him to the hospital.
• After dinner, Wu Jiangyuan bought Pei Jinghe a plain ice cream cone, and Pei Jinghe watched him eat a mango one before wondering how it tasted.

Wu Jiangyuan rejected the postnuptial agreement’s requirement that they help each other through ruts, confronting Pei Jinghe about the harm caused when Pei Jinghe lost control. After Pei Jinghe explained that he had been drugged and apologized, Wu Jiangyuan reconsidered and agreed.

• Pei Jinghe handed Wu Jiangyuan a postnuptial agreement requiring them to help each other during ruts.
• Wu Jiangyuan objected to the clause and refused to rely on Pei Jinghe during ruts, while Pei Jinghe reminded him of their previous encounter and claimed authority as his sugar daddy.
• Wu Jiangyuan angrily accused Pei Jinghe of hurting him during the rut and refused to do it again.
• Pei Jinghe caught Wu Jiangyuan as he tried to leave, apologized, and explained that he had been drugged when he lost control.
• Pei Jinghe said he would let Wu Jiangyuan take the top if that would make him feel better, and Wu Jiangyuan eventually agreed.

Pei Jinghe drove Wu Jiangyuan home, where they discussed their marriage agreement and cleared up a childhood misunderstanding. Wu Jiangyuan signed the agreement and paid Pei Jinghe 520.5 yuan for dinner, leaving their relationship still uncertain.

• Pei Jinghe told Wu Jiangyuan he would help make him a star regardless of whether he followed the agreement, because he hoped Wu Jiangyuan would see him as a husband rather than someone to hate.
• Wu Jiangyuan explained that he believed Pei Jinghe had disliked him since childhood, and Pei Jinghe clarified that he had run upstairs to get Wu Jiangyuan a gift, not to avoid him.
• Wu Jiangyuan reviewed the agreement at home, considered its clauses, and signed it.
• Wu Jiangyuan asked Pei Jinghe how much dinner had cost and transferred him 520.5 yuan.
• Wu Jiangyuan discussed the next day's filming location with Aji, then washed up and went to bed.

Wu Jiangyuan met Pei Jinghe to collect their custom suits ahead of their marriage registration, while trying to treat the milestone as no big deal. Pei Jinghe wiped cream from Wu Jiangyuan’s lips, leaving him flustered as they left together.

• After filming the Tassilo commercial, Wu Jiangyuan learned that Liang Changju was preparing a historical film but decided not to audition.
• Wu Jiangyuan contacted Pei Jinghe about their finished custom suits, and they agreed to meet at Tangsheng.
• Ard welcomed Wu Jiangyuan to Pei Jinghe’s office and privately decided he was the boss’s wife.
• Wu Jiangyuan ate mango mousse while Pei Jinghe finished his documents, then asked when they could leave.
• Pei Jinghe took a small bag and wiped cream from Wu Jiangyuan’s lips, prompting Wu Jiangyuan to bristle and walk away.

Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe collected their custom suits, and Wu Jiangyuan agreed to move into Pei Jinghe’s home after they registered their marriage. Pei Jinghe reassured Wu Jiangyuan that his haters would not affect Tassilo’s launch, leaving Wu Jiangyuan convinced by the brand’s expensive reputation.

• Wu Jiangyuan praised the pink suit, and Pei Jinghe revealed that bougainvillea was his favorite flower after Wu Jiangyuan said the suit made it seem to come to life.
• Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe discussed their plans after the shoot, then confirmed they would register their marriage the next day.
• Pei Jinghe asked when Wu Jiangyuan would move in, and Wu Jiangyuan agreed to move to Hao Garden because it had better security.
• Wu Jiangyuan warned Pei Jinghe that most internet users disliked him, but Pei Jinghe said that would not harm Tassilo because its customers cared more about its price than favorable impressions.

Pei Jinghe offered Wu Jiangyuan a chance to compete for a role in Liang Changju’s new movie, and Wu Jiangyuan agreed to consider it. After discussing their marriage and move, Wu Jiangyuan opened Pei Jinghe’s gift at home and found a ring.

• Pei Jinghe told Wu Jiangyuan that he had invested in Liang Changju’s movie and wanted him to compete for a role, though he could ask Liang Changju to cast him directly.
• Wu Jiangyuan questioned whether he was capable of competing and asked Pei Jinghe to discuss such plans with him first; Pei Jinghe said the decision was his.
• Pei Jinghe gave Wu Jiangyuan the little gift bag and said he would pick him up the next day, then discussed helping him move after they registered their marriage.
• Wu Jiangyuan went home, opened the gift bag, and found a ring inside.

Wu Jiangyuan found the custom platinum ring Pei Jinghe had commissioned and wondered why he had gone to such lengths for their marriage. Before Wu Jiangyuan left to register their marriage, Dai Lan arrived in distress, and Wu Jiangyuan discovered he had a fever and seemed troubled by something.

• Wu Jiangyuan found his initials engraved inside the blue-diamond ring and realized Pei Jinghe had arranged it well before they discussed rings.
• Jia Xin'an called to remind Wu Jiangyuan about the marriage registration, and he told her he was moving rather than coming home afterward.
• Dai Lan arrived at Wu Jiangyuan's home looking exhausted and disheveled, insisting his neck marks were an allergic reaction and asking to rest there.
• Wu Jiangyuan found Dai Lan feverish after his long shower, gave him medicine, and told him he was going to get a marriage certificate.
• Dai Lan learned Wu Jiangyuan was marrying the Pei family heir and reacted with a shocked expletive.

Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage and take certificate photos. The chapter ended with them admiring a candid photo that showed their matching blue diamond rings and Pei Jinghe smiling fondly at Wu Jiangyuan.

• Dai Lan asked Wu Jiangyuan how to handle seeing someone he had slept with, and Wu Jiangyuan told him to get married.
• Wu Jiangyuan dressed formally, brought the gift box containing Pei Jinghe's ring, and joined Pei Jinghe in his car.
• On the drive, Wu Jiangyuan said a ring only meant something when they put it on each other, then secretly slipped on his ring before entering the Civil Affairs Bureau.
• The photographer directed Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe to pose together and asked Pei Jinghe to smile.
• Wu Jiangyuan tugged Pei Jinghe closer by his tie, and Pei Jinghe noticed Wu Jiangyuan wearing his ring and smiled as the photographer captured them.
• Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe looked at their printed marriage certificate photo, which showed Wu Jiangyuan gripping Pei Jinghe's collar and Pei Jinghe gazing at him with a fond smile.

Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe registered their marriage, but Wu Jiangyuan postponed moving in when he had to take his sick friend Dai Lan to the hospital. He apologized to Pei Jinghe after realizing his message had failed to send, and ended the chapter feeling unexpectedly sad after their call.

• Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe married, and Wu Jiangyuan agreed to move into Pei Jinghe's home that night.
• Wu Jiangyuan bought supplies for Dai Lan and returned home to find him feverish and releasing uncontrolled pheromones.
• Wu Jiangyuan injected Dai Lan with a suppressant and took him to the hospital when his fever persisted.
• The doctor said Dai Lan's fever came from an untreated gland bite and disrupted pheromones, and Wu Jiangyuan suspected the Beta Dai Lan had mentioned had bitten him.
• Wu Jiangyuan discovered his message to Pei Jinghe had failed to send, called to explain the delay, and apologized for not coming over.
• Pei Jinghe offered help, but Wu Jiangyuan declined and hung up, then sat at the hospital feeling sad after hearing Pei Jinghe's voice.

Wu Jiangyuan moved into Pei Jinghe’s home and discovered that Pei Jinghe had kept the Lego robot they fought over as children. The chapter ended with Pei Jinghe returning home and finding Wu Jiangyuan asleep on the sofa.

• Wu Jiangyuan questioned Dai Lan about the Beta who had bitten his gland, and Dai Lan admitted their encounter had followed a drinking contest.
• Dai Lan said he did not want to see the Beta again, and Wu Jiangyuan agreed to let the matter go while warning him not to repeat it.
• Wu Jiangyuan took his suitcase to Pei Jinghe’s home and noticed the bougainvillea outside the windows and the Lego robot in Pei Jinghe’s room.
• Wu Jiangyuan exchanged messages with Pei Jinghe, made himself something to eat, and fell asleep on the sofa.
• Pei Jinghe returned home, found Wu Jiangyuan asleep, and slowly bent over him.

Wu Jiangyuan woke to find Pei Jinghe touching him, and Pei Jinghe explained that he had been hurt when Wu Jiangyuan missed their first night as a married couple. Pei Jinghe said his rut was approaching and asked Wu Jiangyuan to soothe him with pheromones, while Wu Jiangyuan left planning to keep him at least a meter away.

• Pei Jinghe woke Wu Jiangyuan by rubbing his waist, then pulled him close and told him he had waited for him the night before.
• Pei Jinghe said his rut was approaching, and Wu Jiangyuan realized it might happen monthly because Pei Jinghe was an Enigma.
• Wu Jiangyuan received a message from He Qu about a villain role but ignored it and tried to leave.
• Pei Jinghe pulled Wu Jiangyuan onto his lap and asked whether their contract still counted; Wu Jiangyuan refused to sleep with him but agreed to soothe him with pheromones.
• Wu Jiangyuan added a clause forbidding Pei Jinghe from coming within a meter of him, then left.

Wu Jiangyuan turned down a villain role and delivered Pei Jinghe’s bitter medicinal drink, learning that Pei Jinghe suffered from insomnia. After Wu Jiangyuan gave him an extra-strength mint, Pei Jinghe pulled him into a kiss to show him what the drink tasted like.

• Wu Jiangyuan rejected the third male lead role and told He Qu he wanted to join a different production.
• Wu Jiangyuan learned from Auntie Zhang that Pei Jinghe had serious insomnia and brought him a medicinal drink.
• Wu Jiangyuan insisted that Pei Jinghe drink the medicine, then gave him an extra-strength mint to cover the bitterness.
• Pei Jinghe said the mint still tasted bitter, pulled Wu Jiangyuan close, and kissed him.