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Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe argued over their forced kiss and negotiated the terms under which Wu Jiangyuan might help Pei Jinghe through his rut. Over dinner, Wu Jiangyuan agreed to try out for Director Liang’s film, leaving the pair’s marriage and work plans unresolved.

• Pei Jinghe kissed Wu Jiangyuan and forced mint into his mouth, prompting Wu Jiangyuan to attack him and accuse him of sexual harassment.
• Wu Jiangyuan insisted that only lovers could kiss, then declared that he could top Pei Jinghe but would not let Pei Jinghe top him.
• Wu Jiangyuan offered to help Pei Jinghe during his rut on the condition that Wu Jiangyuan topped him, and Pei Jinghe accepted.
• Auntie Zhang called them to dinner, where Wu Jiangyuan noticed Pei Jinghe’s fondness for sour food and joked that he was jealous.
• Wu Jiangyuan told Pei Jinghe that he would try out for Director Liang’s film.

Wu Jiangyuan learned that sleeping with him had relieved Pei Jinghe’s insomnia, but Pei Jinghe warned him not to suggest sleeping with anyone else. The chapter ended with Pei Jinghe threatening that Wu Jiangyuan would be unable to get out of bed for seven days.

• Wu Jiangyuan declined Pei Jinghe’s offer of help and said he wanted to rely on himself, and Pei Jinghe told him he believed in him.
• Wu Jiangyuan woke early and saw Pei Jinghe return from a morning run before heading upstairs to shower.
• Pei Jinghe explained that he knew the cause of his insomnia and that sleeping with Wu Jiangyuan had let him sleep well the next day.
• Wu Jiangyuan suggested Pei Jinghe might sleep well with someone else, making Pei Jinghe angry and prompting Wu Jiangyuan to take back the suggestion.
• Pei Jinghe warned Wu Jiangyuan that he would not kill him but could leave him unable to get out of bed for seven days, and Wu Jiangyuan cursed him.

Wu Jiangyuan told He Qu he had secretly married Pei Jinghe and moved into his home, then decided to audition for Liang Changju’s film. Nervous the night before the audition, he drank Dai Lan’s strong fruit wine, while Pei Jinghe later tasted it and wished it carried Wu Jiangyuan’s freesia scent.

• Wu Jiangyuan told He Qu he had registered his marriage to Pei Jinghe and moved into his partner’s home.
• Wu Jiangyuan said he wanted to audition for Liang Changju’s film, and He Qu agreed to help him prepare.
• Wu Jiangyuan received an audition slot for the fourth male lead and grew nervous while rehearsing the solo scene the night before.
• Unable to sleep, Wu Jiangyuan went downstairs for a drink and invited Pei Jinghe to try Dai Lan’s fruit wine.
• Wu Jiangyuan realized the wine was stronger than he expected and went to bed, while Pei Jinghe drank from his glass and regretted that it lacked Wu Jiangyuan’s freesia scent.

Drunk and anxious about his audition, Wu Jiangyuan sought comfort from Pei Jinghe without realizing who he was. Pei Jinghe resisted taking advantage of him, but left a mark on his neck before the night was over.

• Wu Jiangyuan wandered into Pei Jinghe’s room while drunk and fell asleep on his bed.
• Pei Jinghe questioned Wu Jiangyuan, who called him an annoying jerk and said Pei Jinghe was the person he hated most.
• Wu Jiangyuan confessed that he lacked confidence about his audition and wanted to prove himself to his father, brother, and Pei Jinghe.
• Pei Jinghe reassured Wu Jiangyuan that he thought he was amazing, and Wu Jiangyuan called him a poser.
• Pei Jinghe refused to take advantage of Wu Jiangyuan while he was drunk, but bit and sucked at his neck before settling him into bed.

Wu Jiangyuan woke in Pei Jinghe's room with no memory of how he got there, then went to audition for Liang Changju's film. At the crowded audition venue, he met Tang Nan, who recognized him despite his scandal-tainted reputation.

• Wu Jiangyuan woke in Pei Jinghe's room, learned Pei Jinghe had told Auntie Zhang to wake him, and wondered whether he had drunkenly gone there the night before.
• Wu Jiangyuan met He Qu at the company and hurried to get presentable before leaving for Liang Changju's audition.
• Wu Jiangyuan arrived at the packed audition venue and reviewed his lines while Aji pointed out the many famous actors attending.
• Tang Nan mistook Wu Jiangyuan for a staff member, apologized after learning who he was, and said he was glad he had recognized him correctly.
• Wu Jiangyuan asked Tang Nan where his manager and assistant were.

Wu Jiangyuan auditioned for Yuan Cifeng and impressed Director Liang Changju with a powerful performance. Liang then asked to see him wearing a silver crown associated with Feng Jin, the drama’s second male lead.

• Tang Nan left after his audition time changed, while Xiao Liu warned him to avoid Wu Jiangyuan; Tang Nan said he would judge Wu for himself.
• Nan Xiaoxing left his audition after being cast as the male lead, and Aji told Wu Jiangyuan it was his turn to audition.
• Wu Jiangyuan entered the audition room and asked to audition for Yuan Cifeng, despite the role reportedly already being promised to someone else.
• Wu Jiangyuan performed Yuan Cifeng’s scene with such intensity that the room fell silent and the assistant director recognized his acting talent.
• Liang Changju asked the stylist to bring a silver crown and had Wu Jiangyuan try it on, suggesting he was considering him for Feng Jin.

Wu Jiangyuan auditioned for Feng Jin and left uncertain whether Liang Changju would cast him, while Liang privately considered him a strong choice. Back home, Wu Jiangyuan realized the marks on his neck were hickeys from Pei Jinghe and recalled clinging to him while drunk, leaving him embarrassed and resolved to explain himself when Pei returned.

• Liang Changju praised Wu Jiangyuan's audition and appearance, then considered casting him as Feng Jin despite Yang Yuan's concerns about his standing.
• Wu Jiangyuan told Aji he thought rejection was likely and regretted not asking Pei Jinghe to help him get a role.
• Aji noticed red marks on Wu Jiangyuan's neck, and Wu claimed a mosquito had bitten him before vowing to swat it when he got home.
• Wu Jiangyuan returned late to find Pei Jinghe away and recalled drunkenly visiting Pei's room, clinging to him, and nuzzling him.
• Wu Jiangyuan saw the hickeys in the mirror, grew embarrassed, and decided to explain what happened to Pei Jinghe when he returned.

Wu Jiangyuan waited for Pei Jinghe, then helped Ard and Uncle Tang bring the unwell, drunken Pei Jinghe home. Pei Jinghe entered his rut and reminded Wu Jiangyuan of the night Wu Jiangyuan had asked him for help, bringing back Wu Jiangyuan’s forgotten memory.

• Wu Jiangyuan waited for Pei Jinghe and opened the door when Ard and Uncle Tang arrived supporting him.
• Ard told Wu Jiangyuan that Pei Jinghe had been unwell and advised him to give Pei Jinghe a suppressant injection.
• Pei Jinghe woke and obediently followed Wu Jiangyuan upstairs, then shut the room door and released his pheromones.
• Pei Jinghe held Wu Jiangyuan and asked him to release his pheromones, revealing that he was in his rut.
• Pei Jinghe reminded Wu Jiangyuan of the rainy night when Wu Jiangyuan had asked him for help, and Wu Jiangyuan remembered what had happened.
• Pei Jinghe asked Wu Jiangyuan to help him through his rut.

Wu Jiangyuan returned to Pei Jinghe’s room with a suppressant, but Pei Jinghe told him that Wu Jiangyuan himself was his suppressant. As their kiss stirred Wu Jiangyuan’s vague memories and desire, he stopped Pei Jinghe to remind him of their agreement.

• Wu Jiangyuan confronted Pei Jinghe about why he had gone into heat, and Pei Jinghe said he had marked him.
• Wu Jiangyuan left, then returned to Pei Jinghe’s room with a suppressant and found the room filled with overpowering pheromones.
• Pei Jinghe told Wu Jiangyuan that ordinary suppressants did not work on him and that Wu Jiangyuan was his suppressant.
• Wu Jiangyuan recalled a fleeting image of a cramped storage room, then kissed Pei Jinghe as familiar feelings and a headache stirred.
• Pei Jinghe kissed Wu Jiangyuan passionately and carried him to the bed, but Wu Jiangyuan stopped him to remind him that they had agreed Wu Jiangyuan would be the one on top.

Wu Jiangyuan teased Pei Jinghe during their intimate encounter, but Pei Jinghe used their agreement to turn the situation around. The chapter ended with Wu overwhelmed and still vowing to kill him.

• Wu Jiangyuan released his freesia pheromones and kissed Pei Jinghe's eye and neck, provoking his desire.
• Pei Jinghe teased Wu Jiangyuan and pointed out his physical reactions when Wu told him to be quiet.
• Wu Jiangyuan said he was ready and promised to be gentle, believing Pei Jinghe had agreed to let him take the lead.
• Pei Jinghe argued that he had only agreed to Wu Jiangyuan's earlier condition, then took control of the encounter.
• Pei Jinghe soothed Wu Jiangyuan as their intimacy continued, while Wu cursed him and eventually lost himself in Pei Jinghe's rhythm.

Wu Jiangyuan woke sore after spending the night with Pei Jinghe and learned that Liang Changju had cast him as the second male lead. He confronted Pei Jinghe about whether he had influenced the casting, and Pei Jinghe denied it, saying he would have made Wu the male lead if he had interfered.

• Wu Jiangyuan woke in Pei Jinghe’s arms, recalled the night before, and fled back to his room when Pei offered to take him for another bath.
• Wu Jiangyuan discovered he had no temporary mark, then saw He Qu’s many missed calls and learned Liang Changju had chosen him as the second male lead.
• Wu Jiangyuan questioned whether he was capable of the role, and He Qu encouraged him before they ended the call.
• Wu Jiangyuan went downstairs and asked Pei Jinghe whether he had interfered in Liang Changju’s casting.
• Pei Jinghe denied influencing the casting and said he would have made Wu Jiangyuan the male lead if he had interfered.

Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe awkwardly shared a meal at home, where Pei Jinghe’s poor cooking led them to order takeout and spend a quiet afternoon together. Pei Jinghe reminded Wu Jiangyuan that the Tassilo commercial launch was in three days, and Wu Jiangyuan insisted he was not afraid of public criticism.

• Pei Jinghe stayed home from the office and offered to cook for Wu Jiangyuan, who asked whether he had been happy overseas.
• Pei Jinghe explained that he had shown signs of differentiation before going abroad, while Wu Jiangyuan could not recall the promise he had made him.
• Wu Jiangyuan tried Pei Jinghe’s over-salted, soy-sauce-darkened cooking, told him never to cook again, and ordered takeout instead.
• Wu Jiangyuan saved some of the takeout for Pei Jinghe in case the food was bad, and Pei Jinghe massaged Wu Jiangyuan’s sore lower back as they rested together.
• Pei Jinghe told Wu Jiangyuan that the Tassilo commercial launch was in three days and offered to manage the online response, but Wu Jiangyuan said to handle it normally because he was not afraid.

Wu Jiangyuan prepared to appear as Tassilo’s mysterious spokesperson while reporters crowded the press conference. After recognizing reporter Tong Yong, who had previously spread a cheating story about him, Wu confronted him in the bathroom.

• Wu Jiangyuan finished getting styled backstage as Aji reminded him to stick to the script, and he messaged Pei Jinghe about the press conference.
• He Qu praised the commercial and told Wu Jiangyuan to keep his identity hidden until the final announcement, so Wu put on a silver-white rose mask.
• Wu Jiangyuan went to a secluded corridor to smoke and saw the crowd gathered outside the convention center.
• Wu Jiangyuan recognized Tong Yong, the reporter who had photographed him with Xi Jie and spread rumors that he was cheating.
• Tong Yong followed the masked Wu Jiangyuan into the bathroom, where Wu watched him at the sink and asked why he was following him.

Wu Jiangyuan agreed to give Tong Yong an interview after the Tassilo launch, then prepared to reveal himself as Tassilo’s spokesperson. He removed his mask onstage, stunning the audience by showing that he was Wu Jiangyuan.

• Tong Yong revealed himself as a Su Xin Times reporter and asked Wu Jiangyuan for an interview, so Wu promised to give him one after the launch.
• Wu Jiangyuan told He Qu about Tong Yong, then said he would grant the interview because Tong Yong had come to him.
• At the convention center, Pei Jinghe reassured Wu Jiangyuan backstage and told him the Tassilo commercial had turned out well.
• Wu Jiangyuan walked onstage wearing a silver-white rose mask as Tassilo’s spokesperson.
• Wu Jiangyuan removed his mask, revealing his identity to the stunned audience.

Wu Jiangyuan’s polished appearance and Tassilo commercial won over the launch event crowd, sending his name and the ad trending online. As the event ended, Gu Lan and He Qu hurried him toward a fan meet and greet he had not known was waiting for him.

• Tong Yong realized that he had supplied damaging stories about Wu Jiangyuan, while Wu Jiangyuan calmly introduced himself as Tassilo’s brand ambassador.
• Pei Jinghe arrived wearing the same unreleased Stars watch and began applauding, prompting his subordinates and then the audience to join in.
• Gu Lan presented Tassilo’s cinematic commercial, whose tragic story and Wu Jiangyuan’s performance moved the audience to praise it.
• The commercial and Wu Jiangyuan’s reveal surged to the top of Weibo’s trending searches, and reporters prepared to interview him.
• After the launch event, Gu Lan stopped Wu Jiangyuan from leaving and told him to attend a fan meet and greet; He Qu then rushed over, saying a crowd was waiting outside to see him.

Wu Jiangyuan charmed a group of fans at a meet-and-greet, then chose Tong Yong for an interview while the other reporters protested. Before the interview began, he secretly met Pei Jinghe, and their exchange over the ring left them both smiling.

• Wu Jiangyuan took individual and group photos with the fans, then treasured the instant photograph one of them gave him.
• Wu Jiangyuan refused to interview the waiting reporters except for Tong Yong, calling him forward despite the others' complaints.
• Wu Jiangyuan recognized Pei Jinghe and privately asked him to follow without letting the reporters know they were acquainted.
• In a dark corridor, Wu Jiangyuan told Pei Jinghe he disliked the reporters, and Pei Jinghe offered to deal with them before agreeing to wait in the lounge.
• Wu Jiangyuan kissed the Möbius ring on Pei Jinghe's finger and hurried back; Pei Jinghe kissed the same spot after he left.

Wu Jiangyuan deflected reporters’ questions about his endorsement and rumors, then used his interview to intimidate Tong Yong. Afterward, he told He Qu that Tong Yong’s history of reporting damaging stories about him suggested someone had been targeting him behind the scenes.

• Wu Jiangyuan returned to the reporters and answered Tong Yong’s questions about Tassilo with guarded, witty replies.
• Tong Yong asked Wu Jiangyuan about rumors involving an Omega in a restroom, and Wu accused reporters of keeping him on trending searches for profit.
• Wu Jiangyuan confronted Tong Yong privately, implying he knew the reporter had profited from damaging stories about him, then ended the interview.
• Tong Yong sent someone a message as reporters uploaded the interview, which began spreading online.
• Wu Jiangyuan told He Qu that Tong Yong had appeared in nearly every major piece of dirt about him and that Tong Yong’s reaction confirmed his suspicions of a deliberate campaign.

Wu Jiangyuan refused Pei Jinghe’s offer to handle the smear campaign and went with him to the hospital to collect Dai Lan. After Pei Jinghe called himself Wu Jiangyuan’s husband and left for work, Wu Jiangyuan ran into his brother at the hospital entrance.

• Wu Jiangyuan told He Qu to keep his suspicions about the smear campaign quiet, then refused Pei Jinghe’s offer to intervene.
• Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe went to the hospital, where Wu Jiangyuan found Dai Lan hiding outside and brought him back to his room.
• Dai Lan learned Pei Jinghe was an Enigma, and Pei Jinghe corrected him by saying he was Wu Jiangyuan’s husband.
• Pei Jinghe left for work after Wu Jiangyuan kissed him on the cheek, and Wu Jiangyuan met his brother at the hospital entrance.

Wu Jiangyuan saw his brother Wu Chengnan at the hospital, then discovered that Tassilo’s advertisement had brought him new fans and supportive comments. Grateful to Pei Jinghe for helping him, Wu Jiangyuan offered him a meal, rejected the hint of further rewards, and renamed his contact “Clam.”

• Wu Jiangyuan ran into Wu Chengnan at the hospital and learned that his brother was suffering from insomnia.
• Wu Jiangyuan collected Dai Lan from the hospital, and Dai Lan showed him the praise and new fans he had gained after Tassilo’s advertisement.
• Wu Jiangyuan was moved by the supportive comments, though he denied that he was crying.
• Wu Jiangyuan returned home, saw that his follower count had risen further, and thanked Pei Jinghe for helping him.
• Wu Jiangyuan offered to treat Pei Jinghe to a meal, refused to offer anything more, and changed Pei Jinghe’s contact name to “Clam.”

Wu Jiangyuan was recognized while posing for a masked photo outside a Tassilo store, and online commenters identified him by a mole near his eyebrow. When Pei Jinghe came home and saw the photo and its misleading caption, he questioned Wu Jiangyuan about his supposed boyfriend.

• Wu Jiangyuan agreed to take a masked photo with an Omega in front of a Tassilo poster.
• The Omega posted the picture on Weibo with a caption calling Wu Jiangyuan his boyfriend, and commenters recognized Wu Jiangyuan by his eyes and eyebrow mole.
• He Qu told Wu Jiangyuan about the post, and Wu Jiangyuan asked him to wait before taking action while they contacted the Omega.
• Pei Jinghe came home, saw the photo on Wu Jiangyuan's phone, and asked whether Wu Jiangyuan had gone out with his boyfriend.

Wu Jiangyuan refused Pei Jinghe’s request to move into his room, but later found himself unable to sleep while thinking about Pei Jinghe’s insomnia. After drinking grape wine, he went to the study and insisted that Pei Jinghe go to bed.

• Wu Jiangyuan explained that he wanted to learn the young Omega’s motives before making a public statement, and Pei Jinghe offered to find the Omega’s address.
• Pei Jinghe asked Wu Jiangyuan to move into his room for the night, but Wu Jiangyuan refused, still resentful about Pei Jinghe’s earlier trick.
• Unable to sleep, Wu Jiangyuan heard Pei Jinghe working in the study at two in the morning and drank a glass of grape wine before returning upstairs.
• After briefly falling asleep, Wu Jiangyuan went back to the study, grabbed Pei Jinghe, and told him to go to sleep.
• Pei Jinghe stopped Wu Jiangyuan and asked if he was drunk again.

Wu Jiangyuan got drunk and spent the night sleeping in Pei Jinghe's arms, then woke with only fragments of the night in his memory. He received the address of the Omega he needed to find and prepared to handle the matter while learning about Director Liang's upcoming production.

• Wu Jiangyuan took Pei Jinghe to his room, fell asleep, and then held on to him until Pei Jinghe climbed into bed and let him cuddle close.
• Wu Jiangyuan woke near noon, learned Pei Jinghe had arranged a hangover remedy, and wondered what he had done while drunk.
• Wu Jiangyuan went to the company, where He Qu told him Director Liang's cast would attend an opening gathering before filming and warned him not to start conflicts.
• Pei Jinghe sent Wu Jiangyuan the Omega's address and warned that mishandling the situation would count as cheating on his husband.

He Qu and Wu Jiangyuan confronted Zhang Fan about the misleading post and arranged a doctored photo to clear up the rumors. After Zhang Fan posted the clarification, Wu Jiangyuan exchanged jealous messages with Pei Jinghe, who invited him to dinner.

• He Qu and Wu Jiangyuan visited Zhang Fan, who apologized for making the post that caused trouble.
• He Qu proposed that Zhang Fan post a photo with a supposed boyfriend and supplied wording for a clarification, warning him not to leak anything.
• Zhang Fan posted photos with his purported boyfriend, and commenters stopped speculating that he was dating Wu Jiangyuan.
• Wu Jiangyuan sent Pei Jinghe a screenshot of the post, and they argued over whether either of them might cheat.
• Pei Jinghe told Wu Jiangyuan to quit smoking and said he would pick him up for dinner at six.

Wu Jiangyuan accompanied Pei Jinghe back to their old high school for Professor Tanier’s final lecture, but wandered the campus alone and remembered a time Pei Jinghe had disappeared after being asked to put away equipment. When Wu Jiangyuan found Pei Jinghe’s schoolbag still in the classroom, he realized Pei Jinghe might have been missing inside the school.

• Wu Jiangyuan left work with Pei Jinghe, who drove him to their former high school for Professor Tanier’s final lecture.
• Wu Jiangyuan declined to attend the lecture and explored the campus while Pei Jinghe went to see Professor Tanier.
• Wu Jiangyuan revisited his old classroom and remembered that Pei Jinghe had once been asked to return sports equipment to the equipment room.
• Wu Jiangyuan recalled that Pei Jinghe had stopped coming to school, and Jia Xin’an called to say he had also been missing from home for two days.
• After the call, Wu Jiangyuan found Pei Jinghe’s schoolbag in his desk and suspected he had never left the school.

Wu Jiangyuan found Pei Jinghe trapped in an abandoned equipment room after two days without food, water, or a suppressant, and carried him to the infirmary. Later, Wu Jiangyuan revisited the renovated corridor and messaged Pei Jinghe about rescuing him there, prompting Pei Jinghe to say he would come find him.

• Wu Jiangyuan searched the school for Pei Jinghe and learned the old equipment rooms had been abandoned.
• Wu Jiangyuan followed Pei Jinghe's pheromones to a jammed room, kicked down the door, and found him unconscious and severely weakened.
• Pei Jinghe woke up and asked Wu Jiangyuan to carry him on his back, and Wu Jiangyuan took him to the infirmary.
• The doctor treated Pei Jinghe, and their homeroom teacher explained that he had been trapped after the door jammed while he was physically unstable from recently differentiating.
• Wu Jiangyuan later photographed the renovated corridor and messaged Pei Jinghe about rescuing him there; Pei Jinghe replied that he would come find him.