Chapter Summaries

Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun cleared their mission, then discussed the obstacles to improving Menstrual Pads for Men with Song Anran and her group. As they searched for another mission, they stopped to watch Zhao Zhiyan confront Wei Wenxu over childbirth and his attitude toward the show’s gender-swapped world.

• Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun used the password to clear the alarm, then met Song Anran, Su Tianle, and Jiang Jingyi while discussing their stalled Menstrual Pads for Men mission.
• Lu Xingchen told the group how Liu Zhaoyuan had been pressured to marry, and Song Anran said ability and rights were women’s medals, not rings.
• Song Anran said her partner, Shen Shuyang, had found two unemployed men to help, leaving her and Su Tianle to take on one each.
• Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun discussed how Haohao’s grandfather had fled after mistaking Huo Chuyun for a gangster.
• Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun watched Zhao Zhiyan argue with Wei Wenxu, who complained about the show and men going to the Men's Maternity Ward.
• Zhao Zhiyan accused Wei Wenxu of expecting her to bear another child while ignoring childbirth, recovery, and her career, and Wei Wenxu called her unreasonable.

After realizing Wei Wenxu had left her to handle childcare and household work while dismissing her struggles, Zhao Zhiyan confronted him and decided to divorce. Lu Xingchen defended her by throwing hot coffee on Wei Wenxu, while Huo Chuyun backed him up.

• Zhao Zhiyan learned she had postpartum depression and grew angry as she recognized Wei Wenxu's empty promises and neglect.
• Zhao Zhiyan confronted Wei Wenxu about pressuring her to have a child and leaving her to manage the baby and household alone.
• Lu Xingchen threw hot coffee on Wei Wenxu and insulted him for his misogynistic remarks, while Huo Chuyun said he would support Lu Xingchen.
• Zhao Zhiyan told Wei Wenxu she would divorce him, explaining that she handled the childcare, housework, and household expenses.
• Wei Wenxu tried to coax Zhao Zhiyan, but she hid behind Lu Xingchen, and Huo Chuyun stepped in to stop Wei Wenxu from approaching.

Zhao Zhiyan confronted Wei Wenxu about his neglectful behavior and found support as she resolved to divorce him. Later, Lu Xingchen shared the story of his mother’s difficult past with Huo Chuyun, who comforted him.

• Zhao Zhiyan told Wei Wenxu that their daughter would be better off without him, and the Hunter caught Wei Wenxu after he removed his Adam's Apple Cover.
• Lu Xingchen comforted Zhao Zhiyan, who worried about arguing with Wei Wenxu on the show and felt dazed about choosing divorce after five years of marriage.
• Lu Xingchen told Huo Chuyun how his mother escaped being married off as a teenager and built a life through hard work.
• Lu Xingchen spoke of his guilt and sadness, and Huo Chuyun held and comforted him.
• Lu Xingchen kissed Huo Chuyun and praised him as strong, like his mother.

After the charity game, Lu Xingchen and his friends returned home, but Gu Zichu became seriously ill on the plane and was taken to the hospital. Once Lu Xingchen and Gu Zichu were alone, Lu Xingchen asked whether Pei Xuan was responsible for what had happened to him.

• Song Anran told Lu Xingchen that Tianle and Shen Shuyang had been rejected from jobs because of discrimination against unmarried and married women, and Lu urged her and Jingyi to hide until the game ended.
• Eight team members survived, raising over 2.2 million for charity, and Song Zhiyan announced donations supporting women and girls; Song Corporation and Huo Group also announced job openings for women.
• Lu Xingchen, Huo Chuyun, Pei Xuan, and Gu Zichu flew home, and Gu Zichu became feverish and convulsed with stomach pain during the flight.
• Lu Xingchen, Huo Chuyun, and Pei Xuan took Gu Zichu to the hospital, where the doctor said he had a fever and needed rest and food.
• Huo Chuyun took Pei Xuan away so Lu Xingchen could speak privately with Gu Zichu, and Lu asked whether Pei Xuan had caused what happened.

Gu Zichu confided in Lu Xingchen about sleeping with Pei Xuan and being called disgusting, and Lu Xingchen urged him to move on. Gu Zichu accepted that he needed to focus on Gu Corporation and find a partner who could stand beside him.

• Gu Zichu told Lu Xingchen that he and Pei Xuan had slept together, but Pei Xuan thought he was disgusting.
• Lu Xingchen criticized Pei Xuan as immature and irresponsible, and advised Gu Zichu to find someone else.
• Gu Zichu explained that he had fallen for Pei Xuan because they grew up together and Pei Xuan had always stood up for him.
• Lu Xingchen recounted how he and Huo Chuyun had gotten together after being drugged and later confessed their feelings.
• Gu Zichu remembered Pei Xuan rejecting his kiss and resolved to stop pursuing him, focus on Gu Corporation, and seek a partner who could support him.

Gu Lingchuan apologized to Lu Xingchen for his past behavior, while Gu Zichu recovered in the hospital. Back home, Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun reunited with Tofu and Xiao Huang, made dinner, and prepared to watch a drama together.

• Gu Lingchuan arrived at the hospital wearing thorn branches and apologized to Lu Xingchen, who forgave him.
• Gu Lei explained that he had made Gu Lingchuan bear thorns to beg forgiveness and apologized to Lu Xingchen for his son’s behavior.
• Lu Xingchen left the hospital after exchanging contact details with Gu Zichu and returned home to Tofu and Xiao Huang.
• Huo Chuyun told Lu Xingchen that he had brought Gu Lei and Gu Lingchuan to the hospital after they came to apologize.
• Lu Xingchen cooked rice with potatoes, ham sausage, and eggs in sauce while Huo Chuyun cleaned the house.
• Huo Chuyun fed Tofu and Xiao Huang and turned on the projector as Lu Xingchen made drinks and asked which episode of Empresses in the Palace they had reached.

Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun spent a cozy day at home with Tofu and Xiao Huang before Lu Xingchen flirted with Huo Chuyun and they went to the bedroom together. Meanwhile, online backlash erupted after an influencer exposed Jiang Haoran for secretly dating a man while presenting himself as straight to win fans’ support.

• Lu Xingchen, Huo Chuyun, Tofu, and Xiao Huang watched a drama together while eating, and Huo Chuyun complained that Tofu kept stopping him from kissing Lu Xingchen.
• Lu Xingchen woke from a nap and found Huo Chuyun tending the balcony plants, then got a nosebleed after admiring his physique.
• Lu Xingchen admitted that Huo Chuyun’s looks had excited him, and Huo Chuyun carried him to the bedroom after his nosebleed stopped.
• An influencer exposed Jiang Haoran for pretending to be straight to attract girlfriend fans while secretly dating a man.
• Jiang Haoran’s furious fans flooded his Weibo comments and rejected his apology.

The fallout from the latest episode of "Run Faster" sparked debate about Jiang Haoran, Wei Wenxu, and the gender inequality highlighted by Liu Zhaoyuan's story, while Lu Xingchen gained more followers. At the Lu family home, Lu Yize suspected Lu Xingchen had sabotaged the Lu Corporation's Country A project, but Lu Wenshan dismissed him and turned his attention to the Huo Corporation.

• Netizens condemned Jiang Haoran and Wei Wenxu, while Wei Wenxu argued with commenters after Zhao Zhiyan kicked him out; he was soon to receive a divorce court summons.
• Viewers shared personal experiences of gender discrimination and praised the message of Liu Zhaoyuan's story, while Lu Xingchen's following rose to five million and the Star-Cloud CP supertopic grew.
• Lu Wenshan berated Lu Yize after the Lu Corporation lost the Country A joint project to the Huo Corporation despite attempts to suppress negative news.
• Lu Yize blamed Lu Xingchen and cited his claim on the show that he was a hacker, but Lu Wenshan rejected the accusation and ordered him to focus on the Huo Corporation.

The Lu and Huo families met to arrange Lu Yichen and Huo Junchi’s engagement, while Lu Yize tried to gain access to the Huo Corporation’s Country A project. The families settled on an engagement date, and Huo Zhiyuan offered Lu Yize a chance to join the project after the couple registered their marriage.

• Lu Wenshan learned that Lu Yixuan was absent, then heard Lu Yichen say his relationship with Huo Junchi was going well and that Junchi would visit on Saturday.
• Huo Zhiyuan brought Song Zhihua and Huo Junchi to the Lu family’s home, where he and Lu Wenshan greeted each other and discussed Junchi’s changed appearance.
• Huo Zhiyuan and Lu Wenshan agreed to hold Lu Yichen and Huo Junchi’s engagement ceremony on the fifteenth of the next month.
• Lu Yize asked to help with the Huo Corporation’s Country A project, and Huo Zhiyuan offered him a chance to participate after Junchi and Lu Yichen registered their marriage.
• Huo Junchi and Lu Yichen went into the garden and kissed and groped each other beneath a tree.

Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun shared a playful moment at the Huo Group before meeting with Pei Xuan and Gu Lingchuan about a major project. Lu Xingchen’s pointed remarks helped Pei Xuan realize that Gu Zichu had sent his brother in his place because he did not want to see him.

• Lu Yichen forced himself to praise Huo Junchi after their brief encounter and privately thought about calling off their engagement.
• Lu Xingchen teased Huo Chuyun at the office while Tofu and Xiao Huang played, then kissed him after Huo asked.
• Lin Yufan announced that Pei Xuan and Gu Lingchuan had arrived, and Huo Chuyun explained that Gu Zichu had assigned Gu Lingchuan to follow up on the project.
• Pei Xuan complained that Gu Lingchuan lacked experience, but Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun defended the arrangement and rebuked Pei Xuan.
• Lu Xingchen confronted Pei Xuan about how he had treated Gu Zichu, and Pei Xuan realized Gu Zichu had sent Gu Lingchuan because he did not want to see him.

Pei Xuan remembered how his drunken advances and later rejection had hurt Gu Zichu, then tried to apologize when Gu Zichu visited Huo Corporation. Gu Zichu forgave him and said he had moved on, leaving Pei Xuan struggling with his lingering regret.

• Pei Xuan recalled getting drunk, confessing possessive feelings, and kissing Gu Zichu before fleeing after sobering up and rejecting the idea that he could love a man.
• Gu Zichu visited Huo Chuyun to deliver important contract documents, accepted milk tea from Lu Xingchen, and encouraged Gu Lingchuan to learn from the project.
• Pei Xuan stopped Gu Zichu from leaving and asked why he was ignoring him, so they went downstairs to talk.
• Pei Xuan apologized for abandoning and cursing at Gu Zichu, but Gu Zichu forgave him and said he was all right now.
• Pei Xuan demanded to know how Gu Zichu could move on so easily, and Gu Zichu described the quiet effort it took to keep going as an adult.

Gu Zichu ended his relationship with Pei Xuan, refusing to keep waiting for him, while Pei Xuan regretted his behavior too late. Pei Xuan then arrived at Huo Group in tears and covered in coffee, where Lu Xingchen hinted that the fallout might be worse than a fight.

• Pei Xuan called Gu Zichu disgusting, then apologized and begged him to return to their friendship.
• Pei Xuan offered to try dating Gu Zichu, but Gu Zichu pointed out that Pei Xuan lacked independence and had no plan to stand up to his family.
• Gu Zichu told Pei Xuan he would not wait for him anymore, and Pei Xuan let go of his wrist.
• Gu Zichu poured ice-cold coffee over Pei Xuan and left, saying he was not easy to push around either.
• At Huo Group, Gu Lingchuan complained about Lin Yufan's workload, and Lu Xingchen worked on secret money-making code.
• Pei Xuan rushed into Huo Chuyun's office covered in coffee, and Lu Xingchen told Huo Chuyun that what happened between Pei Xuan and Gu Zichu might be worse than a fight.

Lu Xingchen tampered with the Lu and Huo families’ phones to keep Lu Yichen and Huo Junchi from discovering the truth about each other before their engagement, while searching for a hacker in Country A. He recovered Gu Lingchuan’s game account, and Huo Chuyun sent Gu Lingchuan and Pei Xuan away to work on the project.

• Lu Xingchen kept Zichu’s privacy secret from Huo Chuyun and recalled that Huo Chuyun alone knew he had transmigrated into a book.
• Lu Xingchen told Huo Chuyun he had altered the families’ phones and the Lu Corporation’s systems so Lu Yichen and Huo Junchi would not uncover each other’s identities before marrying.
• Lu Xingchen said an unknown hacker had cracked his code and that he had traced the hacker to Country A.
• Gu Lingchuan asked Lu Xingchen to recover his lost game account, paid him a hundred thousand, and regained access three minutes later.
• Huo Chuyun stopped Gu Lingchuan from hugging Lu Xingchen, then messaged Lin Yufan to take Gu Lingchuan and Pei Xuan away to follow up on the project.

Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun shared a hot pot meal and discussed Huo Chuyun’s happy second life with the Song family, along with the nightmares that had troubled him. They planned to visit the Song family and see Jiang Jingyi’s movie, but their meal was interrupted when a woman called Lu Xingchen’s name.

• Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun bought milk tea and ate hot pot together, then posted photos of their meal on Weibo.
• Huo Chuyun invited Lu Xingchen to meet the Song family and explained that Song Anran had told them about their relationship.
• Huo Chuyun told Lu Xingchen that his grandparents and aunts had treated him well after his rebirth, though he had struggled with nightmares and found comfort in the Peace Talisman.
• Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun posted on Weibo to support Jiang Jingyi’s first movie and planned to see it.
• A woman excitedly called Lu Xingchen’s name, and he turned to look.

Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun ran into Lu Xingchen’s fan leader, Han Lu, at a hot pot restaurant, where they took a photo with her and gave her gifts and help getting home safely. Afterward, the two headed to the cinema together, teasing each other about their thoughtfulness and Huo Chuyun’s wish to hear Lu Xingchen call him “hubby” more often.

• Han Lu recognized Lu Xingchen at the restaurant and nervously introduced herself as his fan leader.
• Lu Xingchen lent Han Lu his jacket, then invited Huo Chuyun to join them in a photo.
• Lu Xingchen gave Han Lu a moon-and-star bracelet and transferred her five hundred yuan for dinner.
• Huo Chuyun left Han Lu his bodyguard’s number so she could arrange a safe ride home.
• Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun walked to the cinema together, teasing each other about Huo Chuyun wanting to hear “hubby” more often.

Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun secretly watched Cheng Zitao meet his online boyfriend, only to discover he was Lin Yufan. As the couple chatted happily, Cheng Zitao wrestled with anxiety about whether their promising relationship would work in person.

• Lu Xingchen spotted Cheng Zitao waiting at a dessert shop and persuaded Huo Chuyun to disguise himself and spy on Peach’s meeting.
• After Lin Yufan entered the shop, Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun followed and saw him sitting with Cheng Zitao.
• Huo Chuyun explained that Lin Yufan had never dated in his previous life and described how Huo Junchi had left him disabled before Huo Chuyun’s accident.
• Cheng Zitao recalled how attentive Lin Yufan had been since they began dating, but worried that their in-person meeting might reveal they were incompatible.
• Lu Xingchen had comforted Cheng Zitao by telling him to focus on the present rather than fear outcomes that had not happened.

Cheng Zitao met Lin Yufan in person, and Lin quickly declared their relationship official before taking him on an extravagant shopping trip. After Lin bought him a costly gold bar and a plush toy, he asked Cheng for a kiss as his return gift.

• Cheng Zitao met Lin Yufan at the dessert shop, and Lin persuaded him to call him Gege and agree that they were happy with each other.
• Huo Chuyun and Lu Xingchen watched the pair from nearby, with Lu hiding under the table when Huo turned around.
• Lin took Cheng to a gold shop and bought him a five-hundred-gram gold bar despite Cheng's protests, then bought him a plush toy.
• Lin drove Cheng home, where Cheng worried that he could not afford a gift in return.
• Lin said a kiss on his cheek would be the best return gift, and Cheng wondered if his lips were worth three hundred thousand.

Lin Yufan kissed Cheng Zitao after admitting his jealousy, then remembered how they first met when Cheng Zitao offered him a sweet potato as a child. The next morning, Huo Chuyun and Lu Xingchen took Tofu and Xiao Huang out by bicycle to buy breakfast.

• Lin Yufan pulled Cheng Zitao close and kissed him, then admitted he was jealous when Cheng Zitao teased him about the kiss.
• Cheng Zitao told Lin Yufan that he had given him his first kiss, then went home and left Lin Yufan watching his lit room.
• Lin Yufan recalled meeting Cheng Zitao as a child, when Cheng Zitao offered him a roasted sweet potato and begged him to come home as his big brother.
• Lu Xingchen watched Lin Yufan take Cheng Zitao shopping, while Huo Chuyun offered to buy Lu Xingchen jewelry.
• Huo Chuyun helped Lu Xingchen get ready, then took him, Tofu, and Xiao Huang on a bicycle ride to buy breakfast.

Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun ate beef tossed rice noodles with Xiao Huang and Tofu, then a mysterious old Taoist approached Lu Xingchen with a warning about Huo Chuyun. The Taoist revealed he had sought Lu Xingchen out for help, but did not yet explain what he needed.

• Huo Chuyun took Lu Xingchen, Xiao Huang, and Tofu to his favorite beef noodle stall, where the owner warmly greeted the animals and assumed Lu Xingchen was Huo Chuyun’s partner.
• Lu Xingchen and Huo Chuyun ate noodles and soy milk while chatting about the owner’s matchmaking efforts and how people treated celebrities.
• After Huo Chuyun took Xiao Huang and Tofu to the bathroom, a ragged old man asked Lu Xingchen to buy him noodles in exchange for information.
• The old man claimed Lu Xingchen was not from this world and warned that Huo Chuyun would soon face a bloody calamity.
• Lu Xingchen bought the old man noodles and demanded a solution to the danger, but the old man asked him to help with something first.
• Lu Xingchen identified the old man as a Taoist from his hairpin and waist ornaments, and the Taoist admitted he had found the right person.

Lu Xingchen recovered the old man's stolen savings in exchange for two prayer-bead strands that could transfer Huo Chuyun's bloody calamity to him. After learning Huo Chuyun would be left half-dead, Lu Xingchen accepted the risk and returned the old man's money, then saw Huo Chuyun waiting with sunflowers.

• The old man admitted scammers had stolen his life savings after he gave them his bank details while seeking a wife, and Lu Xingchen agreed to help recover the money.
• Lu Xingchen used his phone to retrieve the stolen funds, then demanded the old man explain how to resolve Huo Chuyun's bloody calamity before returning them.
• The old man offered two century-old prayer-bead strands, explaining that wearing one each would transfer Huo Chuyun's tribulation to Lu Xingchen.
• Lu Xingchen learned Huo Chuyun would be left half-dead, but put on a strand and accepted the risk because he feared something happening to Huo Chuyun more than dying.
• Lu Xingchen returned the old man's savings, then turned toward Huo Chuyun, who stood nearby holding sunflowers with Xiao Huang and Tofu.