Recaps

After videos surfaced showing Xie Yuan opposing Su Wanyue’s casting, he let the online backlash grow while explaining his plan to Xie Ran and Mu Ze. He planned to release the full audition footage and publicly call out Su Wanyue, whom he believed had arranged the smear campaign, and Xie Ran asked what he would do after insulting her.

• Videos showed Xie Yuan admitting he disliked Su Wanyue and opposing her casting, prompting her fans to flood him with demands for a response.
• Xie Yuan stayed silent online, while Xie Ran worried about the backlash and questioned his involvement with Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue.
• Xie Yuan explained that he had rejected Su Wanyue because he and the drama’s director, screenwriter, and producer believed she could not handle the role.
• Xie Yuan told Xie Ran he would release the full audition footage after the uproar grew, then publicly call out Su Wanyue for misleading people and inciting her fans.
• Xie Yuan revealed that the Wicked System had restored Su Wanyue’s deleted account and preserved evidence that she orchestrated the online attack; Xie Ran then asked what he planned to do after insulting her.

Xie Yuan livestreamed to confront Su Wanyue’s fans and revealed video evidence that Gu Yanzhou had pressured Director Guo to give Su the role. He invited Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou to join a video call as the livestream ended.

• Xie Yuan started a livestream while Mu Ze stayed beside him and held his hand as viewers abused Xie Yuan in the comments.
• Xie Yuan traded insults with Su Wanyue’s fans and played Director Guo’s video showing Gu Yanzhou threatening him over Su Wanyue’s role.
• Viewers reconsidered the controversy, while Gu Yanzhou commented that he had only just learned of it and never intended to harm Xie Yuan.
• Xie Yuan asked whether Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou had been involved, then invited both of them to a video call.

Xie Yuan confronted Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou during a livestream, demanding compensation for the emotional harm caused by online abuse. Su Wanyue tried to protect her fans from legal action, but Mu Ze offered the Mu Group’s Legal Department to help Xie Yuan send demand letters.

• Su Wanyue called Gu Yanzhou, and he agreed to address Xie Yuan’s livestream invitation on her behalf.
• Xie Yuan challenged Gu Yanzhou to speak for Su Wanyue, then demanded compensation for the distress caused by cyberbullying.
• Su Wanyue joined the livestream and said she would pay Xie Yuan if he apologized to her fans.
• Xie Yuan refused to apologize and threatened legal demand letters against the fans who insulted him.
• Su Wanyue offered to pay to protect her fans, but they urged her not to give in.
• Mu Ze appeared on camera and offered the Mu Group’s Legal Department to help Xie Yuan send the letters.

Xie Yuan confronted Su Wanyue over her fans’ cyberbullying and demanded fifty million in compensation, using evidence he had sent her to force her agreement. After the call, Su Wanyue lost her temper with Sister Ping, who suspected Xie Yuan had leverage over her.

• Mu Ze’s identity as the president of the Mu Group alarmed Su Wanyue, while viewers mocked him and Xie Yuan threatened legal action against them.
• Su Wanyue tried to defend the insulting viewers, but Xie Yuan demanded fifty million and hinted that she had incited the cyberbullying.
• Xie Yuan sent Su Wanyue evidence that made her panic, and she falsely claimed her father had been hospitalized to explain her reaction to the viewers.
• Su Wanyue agreed to pay fifty million and provide a written explanation of the payment, while Xie Yuan refused to promise he would leave her fans alone.
• After the call, Su Wanyue smashed her phone, and Sister Ping questioned her about the payment before Su Wanyue blamed her for the lost role.

Su Wanyue admitted to Sister Ping that Xie Yuan had evidence she secretly exposed him and struggled to find the fifty million he demanded. After mocking her fans during a livestream, Xie Yuan told Mu Ze to send legal letters to the loudest harassers, and Xie Ran interrupted them.

• Su Wanyue told Sister Ping that Xie Yuan had uncovered the account she used to expose him, and planned to sell gifts from Gu Yanzhou to raise the money he demanded.
• Sister Ping warned Su Wanyue to stop provoking Xie Yuan and worried he might keep using the evidence against her even after she paid.
• During the livestream, Gu Yanzhou objected to Xie Yuan demanding fifty million from Su Wanyue, but Xie Yuan urged him to help his girlfriend pay.
• Xie Yuan taunted Su Wanyue's fans about whether she would be left with nowhere to live, and ended the livestream as they argued in the comments.
• Mu Ze embraced Xie Yuan and offered to send legal letters to the fans who cursed him; Xie Yuan agreed, and Xie Ran walked in on them.

Xie Yuan agreed to marry Mu Ze after they shared an intimate moment, while Su Wanyue manipulated Gu Yanzhou into feeling guilty and offering her money. Gu Yanzhou’s friends then questioned his choices and reminded him that they once expected him and Xie Ran to last.

• Xie Ran approved Mu Ze for now but warned him not to mistreat Xie Yuan, then teased Xie Yuan about favoring Mu Ze over his siblings.
• Mu Ze asked Xie Yuan who he liked best, and Xie Yuan said he liked Mu Ze best before agreeing to marry him.
• Su Wanyue told Gu Yanzhou that her phone had broken and cried when he criticized her for agreeing to pay Xie Yuan fifty million.
• Su Wanyue explained to Sister Ping that she had ended the call to make Gu Yanzhou feel guilty and offer her money, then sent Sister Ping away so she could cry alone.
• Gu Yanzhou drank with Zheng Yao and admitted that Su Wanyue had agreed to pay the fifty million and hung up after he suggested asking Xie Ran to mediate.
• Zheng Yao told Gu Yanzhou that his new girlfriend would naturally be upset by his involvement with his ex-fiancée, and Gu Yanzhou accepted that explanation.

Gu Yanzhou reconciled with Su Wanyue after apologizing and promising to cover her fifty-million debt, while Xie Yuan and Mu Ze’s wealth and relationship became the focus of online attention. At the edited-show viewing, Xie Yuan and Mu Ze openly flirted, and Gu Yanzhou criticized them before Xie Yuan asked if he was jealous.

• Gu Yanzhou went to Su Wanyue’s home, apologized for getting involved with Xie Ran, and promised to cover the fifty million; the two reconciled and went to the bedroom.
• Online searches revealed Mu Ze’s considerable wealth, prompting netizens to mock those who had called him an ordinary non-celebrity.
• The production team invited the eight guests and fans to watch the first edited episode of "A Heartbeat Is an Action"; Xie Yuan and Mu Ze received enthusiastic cheers, while Xie Yuan told fans they would have to wait for a kiss.
• Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou arrived to loud cheers, but Xie Yuan told them to stop acting lovey-dovey, and they took their seats.
• As the episode played, Xie Yuan and Mu Ze held hands and teased each other, and Gu Yanzhou criticized them for being just as affectionate.
• Xie Yuan turned to Gu Yanzhou and asked whether he was jealous.

Xie Yuan rebuffed Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue during the live show, then the guests began a partner game that left Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue flustered after they failed an obstacle course. The chapter ended with Teacher He asking the embarrassed pair what they thought about their thirty-second eye contact.

• Xie Yuan argued with Gu Yanzhou, mocked him, and declared that Mu Ze was the person he liked.
• Su Wanyue suggested Xie Yuan cared too much about Gu Yanzhou, prompting Xie Yuan to feign nausea and insult Gu Yanzhou’s smell.
• Gu Yanzhou privately asked Su Wanyue whether he smelled, but her hurt response failed to reassure him.
• Teacher He introduced a partner game in which one guest gave directions to a blindfolded partner navigating obstacles, with failed pairs required to maintain eye contact for thirty seconds.
• Tan Yaya’s directions led Zhang Jue to touch the final obstacle, so they completed the eye-contact punishment while blushing.
• Teacher He teased Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue about their chemistry and asked them to share their thoughts.

During a game-show challenge, Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue failed an obstacle course, then reconciled during their punishment as Xie Yuan mocked Su Wanyue. Xie Yuan confronted Gu Yanzhou over his treatment of Xie Ran and warned him never to speak her name again.

• Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue blushed after mistaking Teacher He's question about the game for a question about their feelings for each other.
• Gu Yanzhou moved before Su Wanyue's instructions and touched an obstacle, so they lost the challenge.
• During the punishment, Su Wanyue cried until Gu Yanzhou apologized and pulled her into his arms.
• Xie Yuan insulted Su Wanyue over her lost role, and Gu Yanzhou defended her by accusing Xie Yuan of being petty.
• Xie Yuan told Gu Yanzhou that the Xie and Gu families had no friendship because Gu had trampled Xie Ran's dignity and never apologized.
• Xie Yuan warned Gu Yanzhou not to speak Xie Ran's name again and threatened to make him regret it.

Xie Yuan intimidated Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue before completing the blindfolded obstacle challenge with Mu Ze. After Mu Ze revealed he had memorized the course, Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue agreed to try it again, and Su asked whether he wanted her to give directions.

• Xie Yuan’s killing intent frightened Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue, and Teacher He sent them back to their places.
• Xie Yuan guided blindfolded Mu Ze through the obstacles, but Mu Ze deliberately missed the final step so they would receive the thirty-second punishment.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze traded affectionate remarks during the punishment, and Mu Ze’s ears reddened as the audience teased them.
• Mu Ze explained that he had memorized the obstacles by looking at them, while the other guests said they could not recall the course well enough to repeat it.
• Teacher He offered Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue another attempt with an extra gift if they succeeded, and they accepted after three minutes to memorize the obstacles.
• Su Wanyue asked Gu Yanzhou whether he needed her to give directions before they began again.

Gu Yanzhou failed the blindfolded obstacle challenge, while Xie Yuan and Mu Ze delighted their fans with a photo together. Xie Yuan finally got Xie Ran to her blind date, where she told Zhou Zhou she wanted a husband who would marry into her family.

• Gu Yanzhou hesitated at the final obstacles, struck one, and failed the challenge; Su Wanyue comforted him by taking his hand.
• Xie Yuan teased Gu Yanzhou outside the set, then posed with Mu Ze for photos with their fans.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze stopped Xie Ran from going straight to work and insisted she attend the blind date they had arranged.
• Xie Ran tried to avoid the date, but Xie Yuan waited for her at the office and brought her to change before taking her to the restaurant.
• Xie Ran met Zhou Zhou at table five and told him she was looking for a husband who would marry into her family.

Xie Ran ended her blind date with Zhou Zhou on friendly terms, then rejected Gu Yanzhou’s attempt to reconnect. On the drive home, she reaffirmed that she wanted a husband who would marry into the Xie family, prompting Mu Ze to ask whether he would have to do the same to be with Xie Yuan.

• Xie Ran told Zhou Zhou that she wanted a husband to marry into her family, and they agreed they were not a match.
• Gu Yanzhou watched Xie Ran chatting with Zhou Zhou, then returned to the restaurant after seeing Su Wanyue off.
• Gu Yanzhou tried to speak privately with Xie Ran, but she said she wanted no further contact and left with Xie Yuan and Mu Ze.
• Xie Ran explained that she wanted to keep the siblings together and worried about Xie Mo’s judgment in choosing a partner.
• Mu Ze asked whether he had to marry into the Xie family, promised not to betray Xie Yuan, and asked whether Xie Yuan believed him.

Xie Ran teased Xie Yuan and Mu Ze about their affectionate relationship while they discussed her lack of romantic prospects. Meanwhile, Gu Yanzhou agreed to cover Su Wanyue’s debt to Xie Yuan, but his mother warned that the Gu Family would never accept her as a bride.

• Xie Ran complained about Xie Yuan and Mu Ze’s public affection, and Xie Yuan joked that she should find a college boyfriend.
• Mu Ze admitted he was jealous and sought reassurance that Xie Yuan would always love him.
• Gu Yanzhou returned home and comforted Su Wanyue, who asked him to help pay the fifty million she owed Xie Yuan.
• Su Wanyue said she had raised only five million, and Gu Yanzhou promised to provide the remaining forty-five million.
• Yang Lianting confronted Gu Yanzhou and declared that Su Wanyue would never marry into the Gu Family while his parents and grandfather were alive.
• Gu Yanzhou promised Su Wanyue he would handle his family, while she urged him not to damage his relationships with them.

Su Wanyue transferred Xie Yuan fifty million, but he and Mu Ze focused on making their marriage official before Mu Ze’s leave ended. After they married, Xie Ran confronted them, accepted Mu Ze’s plan to move the Mu Group’s headquarters to Nan City, and celebrated with them; the chapter ended as Mu Ze hurried downstairs to answer a call.

• Su Wanyue sent Xie Yuan fifty million and asked him to keep his word, but he said he had never promised her anything.
• Mu Ze asked Xie Yuan to marry him before his leave ended, and Xie Yuan agreed to marry him the next day.
• Xie Ran learned that Xie Yuan and Mu Ze had married that day and rushed home to question them.
• Mu Ze told Xie Ran he planned to move the Mu Group’s headquarters to Nan City, and she warned him not to force Xie Yuan to leave with him.
• Xie Ran joined Xie Yuan and Mu Ze for a celebratory dinner, became emotional about her brother’s marriage, and was helped upstairs by Auntie Wang.
• Mu Ze received a phone call and hurried downstairs to answer it, leaving Xie Yuan puzzled.

After marrying Xie Yuan, Mu Ze returned to the villa with supplies for their wedding night, and the two became intimate. Xie Yuan woke sore and hungry the next day, while Mu Ze cared for him and promised to be gentler next time.

• Mu Ze showed Assistant Zhang his marriage certificate, then returned to the villa with the bag of supplies as Assistant Zhang called to report the marriage to Mu Ze's father.
• Xie Yuan questioned Mu Ze about the bag, then studied information about intimacy between men while Mu Ze showered.
• Xie Yuan found Mu Ze nervous in the bathroom, reassured him, and the two spent the night together.
• Xie Yuan woke at noon with a sore throat and aching body, then accused Mu Ze of going too far and bit his shoulder.
• Mu Ze apologized, brought Xie Yuan porridge, and refused to give him another bowl until two hours had passed.

After waking late, Xie Yuan and Mu Ze exercised, where Xie Ran noticed Xie Yuan’s bruises and warned Mu Ze to be gentler. Xie Yuan learned that Cui Chengyou had taken charge of Xie’s partnership with Gu Corporation and urged Xie Ran to investigate him, fearing the story’s plot was repeating.

• Xie Yuan woke in the afternoon, got ready with Mu Ze, and insisted they complete their daily exercise routine.
• Xie Ran found them exercising, noticed the marks on Xie Yuan’s neck, and told Mu Ze to take it easy with him.
• Xie Ran explained that Gu Yanzhou had taken over Gu Corporation’s partnership with Xie, so she had assigned someone else to handle it for Xie.
• Xie Yuan recognized that the arrangement resembled the original book’s plot, in which a new person in charge leaked Xie’s secrets to Gu Yanzhou.
• Xie Ran identified the new manager as Cui Chengyou, and Xie Yuan asked her to investigate whether he was connected to the rival Cui Family.

Xie Yuan persuaded Xie Ran to begin exercising and urged her to investigate Cui Chengyou cautiously. After spotting a suspicious pattern in Cui Chengyou’s records, they planned further inquiries, while Xie Ran also told Xie Mo that Xie Yuan had registered his marriage.

• Xie Yuan convinced Xie Ran to exercise with him, then coached her through a workout and massaged her sore muscles.
• Xie Ran told Xie Yuan that she had ordered an investigation into Cui Chengyou, and they agreed to monitor him rather than act before learning more.
• After reviewing the report, Xie Yuan noticed Cui Chengyou visited the same place once a month and asked Xie Ran to investigate the Cui Family’s movements.
• Xie Yuan reassured Xie Ran that Cui Chengyou was unlikely to act soon and confirmed that the company had no major plans underway.
• Xie Ran told Xie Mo that Xie Yuan had registered his marriage, then teased her brother about whether their Second Elder Brother would return immediately.

Xie Yuan and Xie Ran confirmed that Cui Chengyou had ties to the Cui Family, while Mu Ze and Xie Yuan made their marriage public and spent several days together before Mu Ze's vacation ended. Xie Yuan woke alone after their final night and learned that someone had come to see him.

• Xie Ran showed Xie Yuan investigation results indicating that Cui Chengyou and the Cui Family had repeatedly visited the same place, and they agreed to follow Xie Yuan's earlier plan.
• Mu Ze presented Xie Yuan with their marriage certificates, and they posted them on Weibo to announce that they were married.
• Mu Ze and Xie Yuan celebrated their marriage together, and Xie Yuan admitted that he had recovered before they became intimate.
• After several days of indulgence, Mu Ze's vacation ended, and Xie Yuan woke up alone the next morning.
• Xie Yuan dressed after drinking honey water, and Uncle Wang told him that someone had come to see him.

Xie Yuan met Mu Ze’s parents, accepted their lavish gifts, and joined them and Xie Ran for dinner. At the hotel, Gu Yanzhou confronted Xie Ran about her supposed blind date, and she slapped him and told him her choices were none of his business.

• Xie Yuan read Mu Ze’s note before meeting Mu Ze’s parents, Shen Shuyao and Mu Ying, who warmly welcomed him and gave him property papers, cufflinks, and watches.
• Xie Yuan accompanied Shen Shuyao and Mu Ying around Nan City, then took them to dinner, where Xie Ran joined them after work.
• Xie Ran and the others encountered Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue at the hotel, and Gu Yanzhou questioned Xie Ran about the people accompanying her.
• Xie Yuan told Shen Shuyao that Gu Yanzhou was Xie Ran’s former fiancé and that she had ended their engagement after he cheated.
• Gu Yanzhou grabbed Xie Ran’s wrist and criticized her supposed blind date, so Xie Ran slapped him and warned him to stop interfering in her life.

Xie Ran and Xie Yuan confronted Gu Yanzhou after he insulted their parents, and Xie Ran ended their exchange by telling him to stay away. Later, Xie Ran and Xie Yuan discussed where he and Mu Ze would live and whether she had any more blind dates.

• Xie Yuan kicked Gu Yanzhou after he insulted Shen Shuyao, but stepped aside when Xie Ran said she would handle it.
• Xie Ran slapped Gu Yanzhou twice for disrespecting her parents and pursuing her while he already had a girlfriend, while Su Wanyue defended him.
• Xie Ran told Su Wanyue to keep Gu Yanzhou away from her, then left with Shen Shuyao and the others.
• Su Wanyue helped Gu Yanzhou to his feet and persuaded him to avoid Xie Ran for a while, and he agreed.
• Xie Ran suggested Xie Yuan and Mu Ze live in the nearby villa Shen Shuyao had given him, and Xie Yuan said he did not want to live far from her and Second Elder Brother.
• Xie Yuan said he would ask Shen Shuyao about introducing Xie Ran to single men, and Xie Ran teased him for calling her Mom so naturally.

Xie Yuan reunited with Xie Ran and spoke affectionately with Mu Ze, who was away on business and missed him. Mu Ze then tried to persuade his parents to help at the company, ending by insisting Xie Yuan could not sleep without him.

• Xie Ran reassured Xie Yuan that their parents’ friends could dote on him, and Xie Yuan told her and Second Elder Brother that he saw them as parents.
• Mu Ze called Xie Yuan, became jealous when he heard Xie Yuan had gone shopping with men and women, then relaxed after learning he had been with Mu Ze’s parents.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze discussed moving into a nearby villa, exchanged affectionate promises, and Mu Ze said he would return to sleep with him.
• Mu Ze confronted Assistant Zhang for telling his parents about the marriage, then docked a month of his bonus as punishment.
• Mu Ze asked Mu Ying to return and help with the company, while his mother reminded him to prepare betrothal gifts and a grand wedding for A-Yuan.
• Mu Ze told his mother that Xie Yuan had insomnia and would not be able to sleep without him.

Xie Yuan saw online attention surrounding his marriage to Mu Ze’s family and later teased Zhang Jue about marrying Tan Yaya. Zhang Jue confessed that he seriously wanted to marry her, but Tan Yaya left without answering, leaving him disappointed.

• Mu Ze persuaded Shen Shuyao to return in a few days, then resumed his paperwork after she ended the call.
• Unable to sleep, Xie Yuan found a trending post about shopping with Mu Ze’s parents, replied to commenters, and called them Mom and Dad online.
• Xie Yuan joined Zhang Jue’s livestreamed game and asked when Zhang Jue and Tan Yaya would register their marriage.
• After five losses, Xie Yuan told Tan Yaya that Zhang Jue wanted to marry her, then left the team.
• Zhang Jue admitted to Tan Yaya that he was serious about marrying her and would wait for her; she left the team and logged out without answering.

After Zhang Jue announced that he planned to marry Tan Yaya, Xie Yuan ignored the online backlash and learned that his loans were paid off. Unable to sleep without Mu Ze, he called him after the Wicked System failed to help, and Mu Ze answered.

• Zhang Jue ended his livestream, then messaged Xie Yuan that he would send him a wedding gift.
• The Wicked System told Xie Yuan that Zhang Jue's fans were blaming him for the stream ending; Xie Yuan said they would be proven wrong.
• Zhang Jue and Tan Yaya posted that they were dating with marriage in mind, quieting the attacks on Xie Yuan.
• The Wicked System congratulated Xie Yuan on paying off his loans and explained that he could exchange Villainy Points for anything within the world's limits.
• Xie Yuan, unable to sleep without Mu Ze, asked the Wicked System for music, but it played funeral music and the Great Compassion Mantra before counting sheep.
• Xie Yuan asked the Wicked System to video-call Mu Ze, who answered after more than ten seconds.

Xie Yuan struggled to sleep, but Mu Ze stayed with him over a video call until he drifted off. The next morning, Mu Ze asked Shen Shuyao to delay her visit so Xie Yuan could rest, and she agreed.

• Xie Yuan admitted he could not sleep, and Mu Ze hurried to shower so he could keep him company over video.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze teased each other, then Mu Ze watched him until he fell asleep.
• Mu Ze declined Assistant Zhang’s morning call and told him not to call in the mornings anymore.
• Mu Ze asked Shen Shuyao to wait until noon to visit because Xie Yuan had not fallen asleep until four.
• Shen Shuyao agreed to visit in the afternoon and reassured Mu Ze that she was not a wicked mother-in-law.

Xie Yuan’s strange behavior worried Xie Ran, while Shen Shuyao and Mu Ying spoiled him with gifts and promised support for his future with Mu Ze. The day ended with Xie Ran following Xie Yuan after they returned to the villa, still intent on discovering what was troubling him.

• Xie Yuan woke late after a restless night and told Xie Ran he could not sleep because Mu Ze was away, though she suspected something else was wrong.
• Xie Yuan sent Uncle Wang to buy medicinal ingredients, but gave Xie Ran only a vague explanation when she asked about them.
• Xie Ran accompanied Shen Shuyao and Mu Ying shopping, where Shen Shuyao bought Xie Yuan gifts and promised him five more villas and Mu Ze’s personal assets.
• Mu Ying assured Xie Ran that the Mu family would protect Xie Yuan and that he would intervene if Mu Ze mistreated him.
• Mu Ze called Shen Shuyao, prompting the group to end their outing and return to the hotel and villa after dinner.
• Xie Ran followed Xie Yuan into the villa, and he turned to ask why she was following him.