Recaps

Wu Zhou sacrificed his blood to revive Chu Ci, and the elk fulfilled its promise by taking them to another world. Wu Zhou became celebrity Ye Qingzhou to gather faith and restore Chu Ci’s soul, and the chapter ended with their reunion and eventual life together.

• Wu Zhou drained his blood into the Resurrection Magic Array, telling Chu Ci he loved him before collapsing.
• The elk revealed that Wu Zhou’s willing sacrifice had awakened it and that his pure blood had revived its soul.
• The elk brought Wu Zhou, now in a new body, and Chu Ci’s soul to another world, where it placed Chu Ci’s soul in a spiritual artifact.
• Wu Zhou discovered that power of faith could nourish Chu Ci’s soul, debuted as Ye Qingzhou, and shared the faith he gained with Chu Ci.
• After Chu Ci’s soul recovered and fused with this world’s Chu Ci, he and Wu Zhou reunited, fell in love, and built a life together.

After awakening in the hospital, Chu Ci confronted Ye Qingzhou about his schemes to get close to him and revealed that he knew Ye Qingzhou was Wu Zhou from a previous life. Ye Qingzhou admitted he had hidden the truth because he feared it would leave them with no future.

• Chu Ci woke in the hospital, and Ye Qingzhou brought him water and asked how he felt.
• Chu Ci questioned Ye Qingzhou about founding CH and arranging to join Let's Fall in Love to get close to him, and Ye Qingzhou admitted it.
• Chu Ci asked whether Ye Qingzhou had planned their later encounters and the livestream misunderstanding, and Ye Qingzhou acknowledged that he had.
• Chu Ci asked whether the dagger had hurt and revealed that he knew Ye Qingzhou was Wu Zhou and remembered his past life and sacrifices.
• Ye Qingzhou apologized for hiding the truth and explained that he feared Chu Ci would reject him and they would have no future.

Ye Qingzhou confessed that he had hidden his identity as Wu Zhou, and Chu Ci tested whether he would accept a breakup before reassuring him that he only wanted to take their relationship further. The chapter ended with Chu Ci asking Ye Qingzhou if he wanted to marry him.

• Ye Qingzhou apologized to Chu Ci for concealing that he was Wu Zhou and said he would accept Chu Ci's decision.
• Chu Ci asked whether Ye Qingzhou would agree to a breakup, and Ye Qingzhou silently resisted before grabbing Chu Ci's sleeve and begging him not to leave.
• Chu Ci clarified that he did not intend to break up and said he wanted them to try a different relationship.
• Ye Qingzhou misunderstood and protested when Chu Ci called him Little Wu Zhou, then listened as Chu Ci explained they already deeply understood and trusted each other.
• Chu Ci directly asked Ye Qingzhou whether he wanted to marry him.

Chu Ci proposed marriage to Ye Qingzhou, who eagerly accepted and rushed to arrange their marriage registration. When Ye Qingzhou’s manager learned he was marrying Chu Ci, he abandoned his plan to intervene and began recalling how Ye Qingzhou had first chosen him as his manager.

• Chu Ci asked Ye Qingzhou to marry him, and Ye Qingzhou happily accepted, eager to register their marriage right away.
• Ye Qingzhou called his assistant to bring his household registration booklet, then agreed to go with Chu Ci to get Chu Ci’s booklet too.
• The assistant told the manager that Ye Qingzhou was getting married, and the manager set out to speak with him before learning he was marrying Chu Ci.
• The manager handed the household registration booklet back to the assistant and told him to go instead, then asked whether he knew what “CH” meant.
• The manager recalled how Ye Qingzhou had chosen him early in their careers and said their work together had gone unusually smoothly.

Ye Qingzhou’s manager realized that CH had been named for Chu Ci and accepted that Ye Qingzhou was serious about him. After Chu Ci learned that Ye Qingzhou’s blood had given him Mind Reading, the two married in secret.

• Ye Qingzhou’s manager connected CH to Chu Ci and sent Ye Qingzhou’s household registration booklet to him.
• Chu Ci asked whether Ye Qingzhou was certain he wanted to spend his life with him, and Ye Qingzhou affirmed that he was.
• Chu Ci realized Ye Qingzhou’s blood had affected him in the Resurrection Array and given him Mind Reading, and Ye Qingzhou confirmed it.
• Chu Ci told Ye Qingzhou they should marry immediately, and they gathered their household registration booklets.
• Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou registered their marriage in secret, then wished each other a happy wedding day.

After marrying Ye Qingzhou, Chu Ci spent a month honeymooning with him before accepting an invitation to appear on the variety show Challenge. He learned the director had invited him for his own talent, and the director cautiously floated the idea of inviting Ye Qingzhou as well.

• Ye Qingzhou persuaded Chu Ci to move in with him by pretending to be afraid of the dark, then gave him the wooden carving he had made years earlier.
• Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou traveled together for about a month before Chu Ci decided to return to work.
• Chu Ci accepted an invitation to appear on Challenge, a popular show focused on logic and deduction.
• Chu Ci asked the director whether Ye Qingzhou had arranged his invitation, but the director said he had chosen Chu Ci after watching him on Let's Fall in Love.
• The director invited Ye Qingzhou to join Challenge if he was available, though he doubted Ye Qingzhou would accept.

Chu Ci agreed to join Challenge with Ye Qingzhou, then watched the premiere of Reign and saw viewers praise their performances. The drama became a hit online, with several explosive Weibo trends celebrating its leads.

• Chu Ci asked Ye Qingzhou whether he would join Challenge, and Ye Qingzhou agreed to go with him.
• Chu Ci tucked Ye Qingzhou back into bed after giving him a goodbye kiss, then went to the living room.
• Chu Ci noticed that Reign had premiered and watched its first two episodes instead of livestreaming.
• Viewers praised Chu Ci as Xiao Ziheng and Ye Qingzhou as Xiao Zisu in the bullet comments.
• Reign drew several explosive Weibo trending topics, including ones declaring Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou perfectly cast.

After “Reign” premiered, viewers praised Chu Ci’s portrayal of Xiao Ziheng and discussed the chemistry between him and Ye Qingzhou’s Xiao Zisu. The drama’s popularity kept rising, and it broke ten thousand in popularity on its fifth day, becoming the fastest television drama to reach that mark.

• Viewers who had doubted Chu Ci praised how he brought Xiao Ziheng to life, while fans discussed the character’s scenes and chemistry with Xiao Zisu.
• “Reign” continued trending online, and Chu Ci gained over a hundred thousand followers overnight.
• The hashtag #Chu Ci acting# reached Weibo’s trending searches, marking Chu Ci’s first breakthrough through his acting.
• As more viewers discovered “Reign,” the drama’s popularity grew despite its late-autumn broadcast during busy school and work schedules.
• On its fifth day of broadcast, “Reign” broke ten thousand in popularity and became the fastest television drama to reach that mark.

Chu Ci’s performance as Xiao Ziheng in Reign brought him a surge of new followers, and he watched the show with Ye Qingzhou. After they kissed, Ye Qingzhou asked Chu Ci to give him an official place in his life.

• Chu Ci gained six million followers after Reign aired, largely thanks to his portrayal of Xiao Ziheng.
• Ye Qingzhou agreed that an artist needed good work to make a comeback and fed Chu Ci a piece of apple while Reign played.
• Distracted by the hot spring scene, Chu Ci accidentally bit Ye Qingzhou’s finger and noticed his heated gaze.
• Ye Qingzhou kissed Chu Ci, stopped when Chu Ci protested, then kissed him again after hearing that Chu Ci wanted to kiss him.
• After they pulled apart, Ye Qingzhou pointed out Chu Ci’s success and asked whether it was time for him to have an official place in Chu Ci’s life.

Chu Ci agreed to announce his relationship with Ye Qingzhou after Reign’s finale screening, then reassured him that he would not keep him a secret forever. The two reconciled through kisses and began an intimate encounter in the living room.

• Chu Ci realized he had never made his relationship with Ye Qingzhou public and suggested waiting until Reign’s finale screening in two days.
• Ye Qingzhou agreed but pretended to be aggrieved, saying he would accept remaining Chu Ci’s secret lover for life.
• Chu Ci teased Ye Qingzhou that they could simply stay private, and Ye Qingzhou cut him off with a forceful kiss.
• Ye Qingzhou flirted with Chu Ci and suggested they try being intimate in the living room, while Chu Ci blushed and tried to change the subject.
• Chu Ci told Ye Qingzhou he had only been teasing and praised him as the best partner in the world.
• Chu Ci agreed to Ye Qingzhou’s suggestion, and Ye Qingzhou began unbuttoning his shirt as the room filled with passion.

Chu Ci woke beside Ye Qingzhou and decided to prepare a gardenia surprise before they went public with their relationship. After hearing Ye Qingzhou dreamily call him “Master” and say he loved him, Chu Ci left home to buy flowers, while reflecting on their shared past and their many matching couple items.

• Chu Ci woke at nine p.m. and realized he had little more than twenty hours to decide how to announce his relationship with Ye Qingzhou.
• Chu Ci chose gardenias as a surprise for Ye Qingzhou, thinking of their meaning and the first flowers he had given him.
• Chu Ci heard Ye Qingzhou call him “Master” and say “I love you” in his sleep, and recalled Wu Zhou’s old feelings for him as a disciple.
• Chu Ci kissed Ye Qingzhou’s forehead, told him he loved him, and quietly left their home to buy flowers.
• As he walked through the cold night, Chu Ci thought about the matching couple items Ye Qingzhou had bought and remembered Ye Qingzhou regretting that he had not added more people on WeChat.

Chu Ci decided that he would not be upset if his relationship with Ye Qingzhou became public, then planned a special proposal to make up for their rushed marriage. After decorating the second bedroom overnight, Chu Ci started a livestream at dawn, leaving his surprise ready for Ye Qingzhou.

• Chu Ci watched fans discuss Ye Qingzhou and Reign, then approached them and asked for their help with a surprise.
• Chu Ci bought fireworks, gardenias, balloons, lights, and a ring to prepare a proposal for Ye Qingzhou.
• Chu Ci decorated the unused second bedroom with pink balloons, lights, and gardenias while Ye Qingzhou slept.
• Chu Ci started a livestream at 6:15 in the morning, and the viewer count quickly passed ten thousand.

Chu Ci livestreamed and discussed his role in the hit drama Reign, clarifying the brothers’ feelings in the story while avoiding questions that could reveal the finale. He then invited viewers to ask about celebrities and began answering their questions.

• Chu Ci greeted his viewers and explained that he had been too busy lately to livestream.
• Viewers spotted pink balloons behind Chu Ci, but he brushed off their guesses to protect the surprise he had prepared for Ye Qingzhou.
• Chu Ci discussed Reign’s popularity and confirmed that Xiao Ziheng loved Xiao Zisu romantically, while Xiao Zisu saw Xiao Ziheng only as an older brother.
• Chu Ci avoided revealing Reign’s finale and invited viewers to ask for entertainment-industry gossip.
• Chu Ci answered viewers’ questions about celebrities, including Qin Wan and Gu Nan.

Chu Ci’s planned private confession to Ye Qingzhou was interrupted when Ye Qingzhou called to him during a livestream, revealing their closeness to viewers. Chu Ci showed Ye Qingzhou the confession setup on camera, leaving their relationship and Ye Qingzhou’s answer exposed to the audience.

• Chu Ci read a viewer’s question about whether Ye Qingzhou liked someone and tried to avoid answering.
• Ye Qingzhou woke up, searched for Chu Ci, and called him “Cici” from the spare bedroom while Chu Ci was livestreaming.
• Viewers recognized Ye Qingzhou’s voice and speculated that he and Chu Ci were living together.
• Ye Qingzhou saw Chu Ci’s balloons, lights, and gardenias and realized Chu Ci had prepared a surprise confession.
• Chu Ci turned the camera toward Ye Qingzhou and the romantic decorations, and viewers recognized the setup as a confession.

Chu Ci publicly confessed his love to Ye Qingzhou during a livestream and proposed with a ring. Ye Qingzhou had not yet answered when the chapter ended.

• Chu Ci reassured Ye Qingzhou and continued the livestream as viewers approached one million.
• Chu Ci told Ye Qingzhou he had planned to confess, then called him “hubby,” prompting viewers to speculate that they were already married.
• Chu Ci knelt before Ye Qingzhou and told him he loved him.
• Chu Ci presented Ye Qingzhou with a ring and asked him to be with him forever.

Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci unexpectedly proposed to each other during Chu Ci’s livestream, turning their planned public relationship announcement into a mutual ring exchange. After Weibo crashed from the surge of attention, Chu Ci ended the livestream and prepared another gift for Ye Qingzhou.

• Chu Ci proposed to Ye Qingzhou, but Ye Qingzhou surprised him by kneeling with a ring of his own.
• Viewers celebrated the mutual proposal, and the announcement hashtags surged across Weibo until the platform crashed.
• Chu Ci asked when Ye Qingzhou had prepared his ring, and Ye Qingzhou said it was the day after they registered their marriage.
• Ye Qingzhou put his ring on Chu Ci, who kissed Ye Qingzhou’s hand and said he had another gift for him.
• Chu Ci ended the livestream and opened a voice recording on his phone.

Chu Ci played Ye Qingzhou recordings from twenty-five fans, showing him how his work had touched people’s lives. The final recording was Chu Ci’s message to Wu Zhou, telling him that his birth was never a mistake and that he was a wonderful gift.

• Ye Qingzhou listened as fans of different ages and backgrounds shared their admiration and wished him happiness and success.
• A young man told Ye Qingzhou that the character Shen Zhou had helped him overcome insecurity and become braver.
• Chu Ci explained that he had gathered twenty-five fans’ recordings, ranging from a nearly sixty-year-old to a two-year-old.
• Ye Qingzhou became tearful when he heard Chu Ci prompting the little girl to wish him happiness and health.
• Chu Ci played his own final recording, telling Wu Zhou that he was not a monster and that his presence had brought others positive energy.

Chu Ci comforted Ye Qingzhou with messages of support from his fans, and Ye Qingzhou cried before telling him he loved him. Chu Ci put a ring on Ye Qingzhou’s finger, and they publicly announced their marriage on Weibo, where fans and the public celebrated the news.

• Ye Qingzhou broke down in tears after Chu Ci reassured him that he was not a monster and showed him fans’ messages of love.
• Chu Ci held Ye Qingzhou and comforted him until he calmed down, and Ye Qingzhou told Chu Ci, “I love you.”
• Chu Ci slipped a ring onto Ye Qingzhou’s finger, and they agreed to take a photo together.
• Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou posted matching wedding announcements on Weibo, including photos of their marriage certificates and rings.
• Fans and the public reacted to the marriage announcement, and related hashtags dominated Weibo’s trending list for three days.

After their relationship became public, Ye Qingzhou openly clung to Chu Ci while they arrived early to film Challenge, prompting the director to start the livestream despite their hand-holding. Viewers wondered whether last season’s regulars Little Fox and Little Lamb would return, and the chapter ended as the director spotted two familiar figures arriving.

• Ye Qingzhou held Chu Ci’s hand on the set of Challenge and emphasized to the director that they were married.
• Chu Ci dismissed the director’s concerns and said Ye Qingzhou was still a kid, leaving the director resigned to their public affection.
• The director started the livestream, and viewers flocked in asking about the guests and last season’s regulars.
• The livestream comments discussed Xiao Li, known as Little Fox, and He Sui, known as Little Lamb, and their popular friendship on Challenge.
• The director looked up and saw two familiar figures arrive.

Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci joined He Sui and Xiao Li on “Challenge,” where they handed out wedding candy and revealed they had married. Actor Wen Ziyi arrived as the fifth guest, returning to “Challenge” after Xiao Li had tricked him in the previous season.

• The director introduced He Sui and Xiao Li as regular guests and confirmed that Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci had also been invited.
• Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci approached He Sui and Xiao Li and gave them wedding candies.
• He Sui congratulated the newlyweds awkwardly, and Xiao Li praised the wrappers that Chu Ci had supposedly designed.
• Wen Ziyi arrived late because of traffic and returned to “Challenge” to wipe away the humiliation of being tricked by Xiao Li in the previous season.

Wen Ziyi challenged Xiao Li, and the six guests gathered for Challenge’s on-site theme draw. He Sui picked “Red-Blue Chase Battle,” leaving the guests ready to learn how the competition would unfold.

• Wen Ziyi declared that he would surpass Xiao Li and erase his past humiliation, while Xiao Li answered sarcastically.
• The sixth guest introduced himself as moon, an acclaimed seventeen-year-old esports champion, and Ye Qingzhou and He Sui explained his identity to Chu Ci.
• The director announced the random lot draw, and He Sui volunteered to pick the episode’s theme.
• He Sui drew “Red-Blue Chase Battle,” and the director revealed additional slips to show that the box contained different possible themes.

The guests drew random slips to form teams for the Red vs. Blue Chase, and He Sui and Xiao Li ended up on opposite teams. Wen Ziyi drew onto Xiao Li’s team despite hoping to avoid him, recalling how Xiao Li had repeatedly taken his money in a previous competition.

• He Sui drew red, while Xiao Li drew blue, prompting He Sui to theatrically lament being separated from him.
• Xiao Li teased He Sui about getting snot on his sleeve, then gave him a strawberry lollipop.
• Wen Ziyi drew blue and learned he would be teamed with Xiao Li.
• Wen Ziyi recalled that Xiao Li had smashed his dipper three times in a previous competition and taken all the money he had earned.
• Wen Ziyi threatened Xiao Li, then nervously called himself the easiest person in the world to mess with.

Wen Ziyi, Chu Ci, Ye Qingzhou, and the other guests formed red and blue teams for a stamina-based chase game on Challenge. The rules and starting energy points were set, and viewers slightly favored the blue team as the competition was about to begin.

• Wen Ziyi failed to persuade the director to let him switch teams, and moon drew red for He Sui's team.
• Chu Ci drew red, leaving Ye Qingzhou with blue; the red team was Chu Ci, He Sui, and moon, while the blue team was Ye Qingzhou, Xiao Li, and Wen Ziyi.
• The director explained that guests would lose energy over time, could regain it through tasks or teammate transfers, and would compete to capture eight task locations in order.
• The guests drew their starting energy points: Ye Qingzhou got 80, Chu Ci 75, Wen Ziyi 100, Xiao Li 60, He Sui 70, and moon 90.
• The audience poll favored the blue team, which received 56 percent of the votes against the red team's 44 percent.

The teams began Challenge’s energy-and-flag game, and Ye Qingzhou assigned Wen Ziyi to infiltrate the red team. Wen Ziyi joined Chu Ci’s group, while Chu Ci demanded a joining fee to prove his loyalty.

• Xiao Li and Ye Qingzhou split up to search for flags as the blue team began the game.
• Ye Qingzhou urged Wen Ziyi to transfer some of his energy, then persuaded him to follow the red team and report their plans.
• Wen Ziyi gave Ye Qingzhou 50 energy points and set off to approach Chu Ci’s team.
• Chu Ci guessed that Ye Qingzhou had sent Wen Ziyi undercover, welcomed him to the red team, and asked him to pay a joining fee.

Chu Ci persuaded Wen Ziyi to join the red team and transfer energy, while concealing that he had recognized Wen Ziyi as a spy. After Wen Ziyi agreed to give him ten bars, moon found the first mission location.

• Chu Ci challenged Wen Ziyi to prove his sincerity by joining the red team and sharing energy.
• Wen Ziyi hesitated because he was secretly carrying out Ye Qingzhou’s undercover mission and had limited energy remaining.
• Chu Ci counted down, and Wen Ziyi followed him, offering energy in exchange for joining the red team.
• Chu Ci accepted ten bars and told Wen Ziyi he had passed the test to join the team.
• moon discovered mission location number one.