Arc 9Chapters 201–218
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Jia Xin'an traveled to Cephalos to reunite with Lou Ning'an, who revealed she had lured her there because she missed her. Their conversation exposed the painful history between Jia Xin'an and Lou Ning'an’s alternate personality, Jianyi, and ended with Jianyi collapsing after Jia Xin'an said she wished they had never met.
Jia Xin'an found Jianyi unconscious in the sanatorium, and the black fountain pen nib in her hand brought back memories of how they had first met and become close. The flashback ended with Jianyi hoping to become an Alpha so she could confess her feelings to Jia Xin'an.
During a joint school gathering, Jia Xin'an took Jianyi to Autumn's End, where they watched a basketball game and encountered Pei Fu. Jianyi tried to leave after recognizing Pei Fu and Wu Qi, but Wu Qi stopped them and introduced himself.
At Autumn's End, Jia Xin'an grew closer to Wu Qi while worrying about Jianyi and the hostility she sensed from Lou Jinxiao. After Jianyi disappeared, Jia Xin'an and Wu Qi searched for hours before Hu Qian found her sitting dazed in a waiting area.
Wu Qi grew closer to Jia Xin'an after their first meeting and sought Pei Fu's advice about asking for her contact details. The next day, he accompanied her to a flower-arranging competition, where they admired the flowers together.
During the interschool gathering, Jia Xin'an and Wu Qi grew closer as they discovered each other’s pheromone scents and spent time together. Near the gathering’s end, Jia Xin'an kissed Wu Qi’s cheek and asked him to date her.
Jia Xin'an and Wu Qi confessed their feelings and began dating, while Lou Ning'an took control of Jianyi's body after differentiating into an Alpha. As Jia Xin'an noticed Jianyi growing distant, Lou Jinxiao arrived and revealed his hostility toward her.
Jia Xin'an learned that Lou Jinxiao resented her because he loved Wu Qi, then visited Lou Ning'an and discovered the fear and control Lou Changfu held over his children. After Lou Ning'an drove her away and confessed she liked Wu Qi, Lou Changfu ordered her to apologize to Jia Xin'an and exploit the Jia family, while Jianyi suspected Lou Jinxiao had manipulated events by threatening Lou Ning'an.
Jia Xin'an learned that Lou Jinxiao had targeted her out of jealousy over Wu Qi, then discovered that Jianyi might have dual personalities before the Lou family disappeared abroad. Four years later, Jianyi returned at Jia Xin'an and Wu Qi's engagement party, but someone who looked like her shoved Jia Xin'an down the stairs, leaving her bleeding and fearing for their baby as Lou Ning'an walked away.
After Lou Ning'an attacked Jia Xin'an and caused her to lose the baby, Jianyi explained her role and asked Wu Qi to keep her confined; a month later, Jia Xin'an visited her at Tasha Psychiatric Hospital. A letter later revealed that Jianyi had voluntarily undergone treatment to become an independent individual, leaving Jia Xin'an to fear that she had chosen to disappear, while Jianyi’s final letter described her love and gratitude.
Wu Jiangyuan woke in an ancient-era setting with no memory of how he got there, then realized he had entered the world of a movie he once filmed. He and Jiluo searched for a missing Gu worm, and the chapter ended when Wu Jiangyuan recognized a figure emerging from the trees as his “Stuffed Gourd.”
Wu Jiangyuan met Pei He, who looked exactly like the Pei Jinghe he knew but did not recognize him, and followed him out of the forest toward the city. After Pei He disappeared in the streets, a richly dressed stranger invited Wu Jiangyuan to tea.
Wu Jiangyuan reunited with Sesiman, then joined Pei He at a Lantern Blossom Festival after declaring that he liked him. As Pei He watched Wu Jiangyuan, he felt a strangely familiar desire for closeness, and Wu Jiangyuan flirted with him.
Wu Jiangyuan enjoyed the lantern festival with Pei He and Sesiman, then met He Qu and borrowed money from him for sky lanterns. Sesiman accidentally collided with a handsome man who offered to replace his crushed lantern, while Pei He disappeared after growing jealous.
Wu Jiangyuan confronted Pei He after finding him drinking alone, then teased him into admitting his concern and kissed him at the inn. The chapter ended with Pei He addressing him as “Tangtang” and moving closer, leaving Wu Jiangyuan unsettled by how much Pei He resembled Pei Jinghe.
Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe reunited in the ancient-era world, where Pei Jinghe admitted he was jealous of Wu Jiangyuan's contact with Pei He. Meanwhile, Sesiman encountered the crown prince Chengnan, who revealed he was searching for Pei He, the disguised heir apparent of the Tinan Kingdom.
Pei Jinghe remembered that he was Tinan Kingdom’s Heir Apparent, while Wu Jiangyuan agreed to help him seek a Healing Gu that might cure Tinan Kingdom’s illness and return them to their own time. Their search was interrupted when Chengnan arrived with imperial guards and Jiluo, and Pei Jinghe went with him to discuss his request.
Wu Jiangyuan and Pei Jinghe discovered that the red gu might be the Healing Gu and sent it to the Tinan Kingdom, before Wu Jiangyuan woke from his ancient-world dream at his film premiere. Morning Splendor became a record-breaking hit, and Wu Jiangyuan rose to fame as an acclaimed actor.