Recaps

After returning to the past, Li Yi defied the Lu family and Zhou Xuanze while exposing Lu Xingluo’s misconduct and securing a gardening job at Shi Yan’s villa. He brought Sheriff there for safety, while Shi Yan continued investigating Li Yi and grew attentive to his bond with the cat.

• Li Yi rejected Zhou Xuanze’s contract, confronted the Lu family over their treatment of him, and demanded an allowance and Lu Junjia’s room.
• Li Yi humiliated Zhou Xuanze, then applied to work at Shi Yan’s villa and passed Yingjun’s tests to become the gardener.
• Li Yi left Lu Xingluo’s fandom, shared evidence of her bullying and sabotage, and helped bring about the cancellation of her variety-show contract.
• Li Yi tricked the Lu family into drinking coffee made with Sheriff’s waste and moved Sheriff to Shi Yan’s villa after the family threatened the cat.
• Shi Yan investigated Li Yi’s disappearance and background while watching footage of him working in the garden.
• Lu Junjia and Lu Xingluo tried to spray Sheriff with pesticide, but Li Yi fought them off and warned Lu Hongshen not to touch him.
• Li Yi took Sheriff to Wisteria Garden, where Yingjun showed him the Cat Bed Shi Yan had prepared.
• Shi Yan watched a video of Li Yi caring for Sheriff, saved it, and agreed to receive a friend after work.

Li Yi broke with Zhou Xuanze, prevented a racing disaster, secured his place at Beiqing, and joined a charity variety show at the nursing home. His performances won public attention, while Shi Yan grew closer to him and the arc ended with the guests preparing for a game.

• Li Yi used Zhou Xuanze’s money and Shi Yan’s membership information to enter Starlight Bar, where he humiliated Zhou’s friends, fought Li Xu, and left with the Louis XIII bottle.
• Li Yi warned Zhou Xuanze about the coming rain, but Zhou raced anyway, and the storm caused crashes that injured Zhou and Wen Chi.
• Li Yi concealed his high Gaokao score from Zhou and Lu Junjia, then secured a place in Beiqing University’s artificial intelligence program.
• Li Yi joined the nursing-home variety show, where Wang Lin’s painting sold for two million yuan and Li Yi’s duet with Wang Song won the performance contest.
• The guests failed to cook a meal the residents would eat, and Shi Yan defended Li Yi after Lu Xingluo knocked his plate to the floor.
• Li Yi changed into Shi Yan’s shirt, and Director Sen announced a Radish Squat game for the guests and nursing-home residents.

Li Yi exposed the Lu family's abuse and moved in with Shi Yan, while Shi Yan realized Li Yi was the boy from his dreams. Li Yi began university preparations and set a trap for Lu Chuzhou, leaving the story poised for the next confrontation.

• Li Yi and Shi Yan drew attention during the nursing home games, and Director Sen regretted allowing Lu Xingluo onto the charity show after a video showed her targeting Li Yi.
• The Lu family tried to make Li Yi confess to staging the video, but Li Yi secretly recorded their threats and later left their home after damaging household belongings.
• Shi Yan recalled his revenge against Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue, who had poisoned his mother and grandfather, and visited his paralyzed father.
• Li Yi's stories about supporting Lu Xingluo and his childhood led Shi Yan to recognize him as the lost boy Junjun from his dreams.
• After Li Xu leaked videos of the Lu family mistreating Li Yi, Lu Xingluo and her parents blamed him publicly, and Li Yi answered by posting proof of his parentage, abuse, and financial support for them.
• Shi Yan offered Li Yi a room at his villa, where Li Yi settled in with Yingjun and Sheriff, while Li Yi blocked Qiao Xinyue after she tried to persuade him to return.
• Shi Yan learned more about Li Yi's childhood from Mr. Pei Ling and promised to protect him, while Li Yi celebrated his admission to Beiqing University with the nursing home residents.
• Li Yi warned the residents to postpone a trip to Nanwan, accepted Shi Yan's gifts, then installed a hidden camera at Starlight Bar and arranged for Lu Chuzhou's group to drink liquor in the watched room.

Li Yi recruited Xu Xing to help expose Lu Chuzhou, then joined Shi Yan and the others on Island Love, where their closeness grew amid challenges and rivalries. The arc ended with Li Yi pulling Shi Yan down into an accidental kiss.

• Li Yi secretly recorded Lu Chuzhou assaulting Xu Xing, then arranged to meet Zhou Xuanze, but Li Yi erased their chat history and left Zhou with a hefty bar bill.
• Li Yi offered Xu Xing money, medical care for Xu Hang, and help escaping his contract in exchange for evidence against Lu Chuzhou, and Xu Xing agreed to cooperate.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan teamed up on Island Love, found the key to the luxury suite, and clashed with Lu Junjia, Zhou Xuanze, and Lu Chuzhou during the room challenge.
• Xu Xing met Peng Yuyan, who promised legal help and instructed him to gather evidence about Lu Chuzhou and his associates.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan grew closer during the island stay, while Shi Yan gave out Pear Phones and Li Yi repeatedly provoked Lu Junjia and Lu Chuzhou.
• After Li Yi and Shi Yan teased each other over jealousy and attraction, Shi Yan denied having a secret crush, leaving Li Yi uncertain about his feelings.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan shared meals and time together as the cast continued filming, and Shi Yan gave Li Yi a watch as compensation.
• Li Yi grabbed Shi Yan's shirt as he started to stand, pulling him down until their lips collided.