Recaps

Shi Wei enlisted Ou Wen to help expose Xu Xirui by staging a complaint that Shi Wei had beaten him. After Ou Wen agreed to confront Xu Xirui’s company, Shi Wei told Ji Hanchuan that he would be tested next.

• Ou Wen refused to help Shi Wei at first, but Ji Hanchuan spoke with him and persuaded him to cooperate.
• Shi Wei told Ou Wen to claim he had been beaten, demand Shi Wei’s firing, and threaten to withdraw his investment from Xu Xirui’s company.
• Ou Wen called Xu Xirui and, with Shi Wei’s help, pretended to be injured and demanded that the company fire Shi Wei.
• Xu Xirui discouraged Ou Wen from calling the police and invited him to the company the next day, making Ou Wen suspect that Xu Xirui was stalling.
• Shi Wei sent Ou Wen away with instructions to stay overnight in the hospital, then told Ji Hanchuan that it was his turn to be tested.

Shi Wei enlisted a troll boss to spread rumors that would direct attention toward his company's top star, while telling Ji Hanchuan to trust his plan. Before they left the villa, Shi Wei removed a banner and found a box of adult items, while Ji Hanchuan quietly revealed he had already seen the banner.

• Shi Wei asked Ji Hanchuan to believe in his plan, and Ji Hanchuan agreed to explain things to Director Luo.
• Shi Wei contacted the troll boss and arranged for paid trolls to release news about his own troubles while directing the fire at the company's top star.
• Shi Wei asked Ji Hanchuan to leave the hospital and return to City X, and Li Xiaochen brought over Shi Wei's medical examination report.
• At the villa, Shi Wei sent Ji Hanchuan and Li Xiaochen to wait outside while he folded the living-room banner and packed his things.
• Shi Wei discovered a box full of adult items, and Ji Hanchuan helped him gather them into a garbage bag.
• Ji Hanchuan walked the rose-petal path with Shi Wei and noticed the banner was gone, though he had already seen it.

Shi Wei returned home with Ji Hanchuan and prepared for the fallout from an alleged assault, while Xu Xirui and the company pressured Ma Xianbei to turn against him. Ma Xianbei faced a choice between protecting his job and defending Shi Wei, whose real plan remained concealed.

• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan returned to their home in City X, and Shi Wei said he was ready to hit rock bottom before making a comeback.
• Gao Zhizhang summoned Ma Xianbei and accused Shi Wei of assaulting an investor, while Xu Xirui claimed the incident threatened his upcoming productions.
• Ma Xianbei called Shi Wei, but Ji Hanchuan answered and confirmed that Shi Wei had hit someone; he concealed Shi Wei's request not to reveal the plan.
• Zhou Shihui reported that online rumors were branding Shi Wei arrogant and overbearing, and Xu Xirui and Gao Zhizhang warned Ma Xianbei he could lose his job.
• Gao Zhizhang and Xu Xirui pressured Ma Xianbei to explain what happened that night, invoking his family as he struggled with the choice.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan shared a playful dinner and an intimate moment before Feng Wan called about online attacks targeting Shi Wei. Ji Hanchuan told her not to respond and asked her to prepare an announcement of their relationship, even though neither he nor Shi Wei had confessed their feelings.

• Shi Wei teased Ji Hanchuan about his retirement celebration plans and thanked him for saving time for him.
• Ji Hanchuan pulled Shi Wei back onto his lap and kissed him after Feng Wan's call interrupted them.
• Ji Hanchuan told Feng Wan not to respond to the online accusations against Shi Wei because nothing would happen.
• Ji Hanchuan asked Feng Wan to prepare an announcement that he and Shi Wei were in a relationship.
• Feng Wan learned they had not confessed their feelings to each other and hung up on Ji Hanchuan.

Shi Wei returned to Billion Star after Ma Xianbei summoned him and confronted Gao Zhizhang and Xu Xirui over assaulting an investor who had touched him while he was unconscious. Gao Zhizhang threatened to expose the KTV incident unless Shi Wei submitted to the investor, while Ma Xianbei struggled to betray Shi Wei under pressure to protect his family.

• Ji Hanchuan drove Shi Wei to Billion Star and waited across the street in case he needed help.
• Gao Zhizhang dismissed the others and accused Shi Wei of hitting an investor, then threatened to fire him.
• Shi Wei explained that the investor had felt him up while he was unconscious, but Gao Zhizhang insisted he should comply with the investor's demands.
• Gao Zhizhang threatened Shi Wei with a breach-of-contract penalty and jail by threatening to expose the KTV incident.
• Gao Zhizhang pressed Ma Xianbei to testify about the KTV incident, and Ma Xianbei began to speak despite feeling guilty about betraying Shi Wei.

Ma Xianbei exposed Gao Zhizhang and Xu Xirui’s scheme, quit the company, and left with Shi Wei. Ji Hanchuan drove them away, and Ma Xianbei was left wondering about his relationship with Shi Wei.

• Ma Xianbei admitted Shi Wei had hit someone, then interrupted Gao Zhizhang to reveal Shi Wei had been harassed and was innocent.
• Ma Xianbei accused Gao Zhizhang and Xu Xirui of exploiting Shi Wei and withholding resources, then quit and threatened to expose the company.
• Ma Xianbei and Shi Wei escaped in Ji Hanchuan’s car, where Shi Wei explained that Ji Hanchuan had helped him put on an act.
• Ma Xianbei thanked Shi Wei for protecting him, and Ji Hanchuan interrupted their hug before driving Ma Xianbei home.
• Ma Xianbei encouraged Shi Wei to pursue his plan and wondered what relationship Shi Wei had with Ji Hanchuan.

Shi Wei and Ou Wen carried out their plan while Gao Zhizhang and Xu Xirui tried to turn public opinion against Shi Wei and win Ou Wen’s support. Ou Wen approved their smear campaign, and Xu Xirui slipped into the elevator with him as he left.

• Shi Wei told Ji Hanchuan that Ma Xianbei had stood up to Gao Zhizhang and exposed Xu Xirui, while Ji Hanchuan agreed that Ma Xianbei was a good man.
• Haters and Xu Xirui’s fans attacked Shi Wei online and pushed the trending topic toward demands that he apologize to Xu Xirui, making Xu Xirui uneasy.
• Gao Zhizhang reassured Xu Xirui that they could get rid of Ma Xianbei and said they needed to appease Ou Wen.
• Ou Wen arrived with bodyguards and demanded that Shi Wei apologize, then said he wanted Shi Wei to disappear from the world.
• Gao Zhizhang described a plan to dismiss Shi Wei and ruin his reputation, and Ou Wen approved it before leaving.
• Xu Xirui slipped into the elevator with Ou Wen.

Ou Wen confronted Xu Xirui and pretended to pursue him so he could expose Xu Xirui’s lies, while Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan watched the plan unfold. After online accusations that Shi Wei assaulted someone surged, Ji Hanchuan found colored paper in Shi Wei’s backpack and waited for his plan to begin.

• Ou Wen asked Xu Xirui why he had claimed Shi Wei liked him, and Xu Xirui admitted he had arranged for Shi Wei to get drunk because he loved Ou Wen.
• Ou Wen carried Xu Xirui home, then secretly messaged Shi Wei that he was trying to get information from him.
• Xu Xirui hinted that Ou Wen should invest in him, and Ou Wen told Shi Wei that he now understood Xu Xirui had treated him like an ATM.
• Ou Wen called Shi Wei late at night to complain that Xu Xirui might have swindled an investment from him.
• Billion Star announced that Shi Wei had been fired, and online accusations that he had assaulted someone flooded the trending searches.
• Ji Hanchuan checked on the sleeping Shi Wei and noticed neatly folded colored paper inside his open backpack.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan used a copied slogan and paid trolls to stir up online backlash, while Xu Xirui celebrated Shi Wei’s apparent downfall. Xu He pressured Xu Xirui to consider marrying Ou Wen, and the chapter ended as Xu Xirui saw news of new evidence and a possible reversal.

• Ji Hanchuan urged Shi Wei to post “The net of justice is vast; nothing escapes its mesh” and spread a screenshot through paid trolls.
• Netizens mocked Shi Wei online, while Xu Xirui celebrated the backlash and believed Shi Wei had flopped.
• Xu He praised Xu Xirui and urged him to consider marrying Ou Wen to benefit the Xu family.
• Xu Xirui grew furious at the pressure, then distracted himself by reading insults directed at Shi Wei.
• Xu Xirui saw an explosive headline announcing new evidence and a reversal, and felt a sudden panic.

Shi Wei’s secret recording exposed Xu Xirui, Gao Zhizhang, and their allies, leaving Xu Xirui’s career and company support in ruins. After refusing Xu Xirui’s attempt to bargain with compromising photos and videos, Shi Wei turned to Ji Hanchuan, who asked whether the matter was settled.

• Xu Xirui watched the recording of the confrontation and tried to get the video removed, but Ou Wen broke up with him and Gao Zhizhang begged him to take the blame.
• Xu Xirui blocked Gao Zhizhang, then called Shi Wei and accused him of setting a trap.
• Xu Xirui offered to return compromising photos and videos if Shi Wei left him out of the scandal, but Shi Wei refused and dismissed his threats to release them.
• Xu Xirui cursed at Shi Wei, hung up, and smashed his phone as he realized his career and company backing were gone.
• Ji Hanchuan asked Shi Wei whether the matter was settled, and Shi Wei hesitated as something occurred to him.

Shi Wei prepared a romantic feast and banner to celebrate Ji Hanchuan’s retirement, while Zhuo Xiao tried to confess his feelings over the phone but lost the call when his battery died. After realizing Singles’ Day was a popular day for confessions, Ji Hanchuan decided to take the initiative and rushed out of the studio to seize Shi Wei.

• Shi Wei prepared a celebratory dinner and hung a banner at home after Ji Hanchuan left for the studio.
• Zhuo Xiao asked Shi Wei to meet, then confessed that he liked him too, but his phone battery died before Shi Wei could answer.
• Shi Wei found that Billion Star had apologized and fired Gao Zhizhang, while the artists who had reposted his video had their work suspended pending investigation.
• Shi Wei learned that November 11 was a popular day for love confessions and accidentally posted a confession plan using Ji Hanchuan’s name on Weibo.
• Ji Hanchuan learned that people used Singles’ Day to stop being single, then rushed out of the studio to seize Shi Wei.

Ji Hanchuan returned to the studio to discuss retirement and told Feng Wan he planned to bring Shi Wei into the company. After facing Zhuo Xiao’s challenge, he went home and discovered Shi Wei had prepared a romantic surprise that ended with Ji Hanchuan embracing him.

• Ji Hanchuan returned to the studio and agreed with Feng Wan on retirement arrangements, then said he planned to have Shi Wei join the company.
• Zhuo Xiao confronted Ji Hanchuan, who admitted he loved Shi Wei and confidently dismissed Zhuo Xiao’s hopes of winning him over.
• Ji Hanchuan went home expecting to see Shi Wei but found the house empty.
• Shi Wei lit candles and star lights, sang Ji Hanchuan’s song, and recited a poem while a banner congratulated Ji Hanchuan on being Shi Wei’s one and only officially designated boyfriend.
• Ji Hanchuan found Shi Wei around the hallway bend and hugged him from behind.

Shi Wei mistook Ji Hanchuan’s objection to the banner for rejection, but Ji Hanchuan clarified that he wanted to be called “Hubby,” not merely “boyfriend,” and the two reconciled and officially began a new chapter together. Over dinner, Ji Hanchuan invited Shi Wei to join his industry gathering, and Shi Wei mischievously planned a romantic night.

• Shi Wei worried when Ji Hanchuan gave no acceptance speech for the banner declaring him Shi Wei’s officially designated boyfriend.
• Ji Hanchuan objected to the banner’s wording because Shi Wei called him “boyfriend” instead of “Hubby.”
• Ji Hanchuan apologized for his past treatment of Shi Wei, asked him to forgive the old him, and kissed him as they agreed to start over.
• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan ate the all-meat feast Shi Wei had prepared and joked about food, abs, and pecs.
• Ji Hanchuan invited Shi Wei to join the dinner Feng Wan had arranged, and Shi Wei teased him about letting him in through the back door.
• Shi Wei filled Ji Hanchuan’s glass with wine and hinted that he had plans for the night.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan spent three days wrapped up together before Ma Xianbei called about companies seeking to sign Shi Wei. Ji Hanchuan said Shi Wei would join his team and revealed he had already told Feng Wan to prepare their official announcement.

• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan kissed and spent three days together, with Ji Hanchuan tending to Shi Wei while they stayed in bed.
• Ma Xianbei repeatedly called Shi Wei, worried when he could not reach him, then asked when they could meet to discuss offers from several companies.
• Ji Hanchuan took Shi Wei's phone and told Ma Xianbei that Shi Wei would join his team.
• Ji Hanchuan told Shi Wei he planned to retire and leave his team to him.
• Ji Hanchuan said he had told Feng Wan to prepare for their official announcement.

Shi Wei persuaded Ji Hanchuan to delay announcing their relationship so he could protect his acting career and avoid being defined by Ji Hanchuan’s fame. At dinner, they revealed to manager Ma Xianbei that they were married, and Ji Hanchuan rejected several companies’ contracts on Shi Wei’s behalf.

• Shi Wei warned Ji Hanchuan that announcing their relationship before his retirement would bring fan backlash and tie Shi Wei’s career to his name.
• Shi Wei called Ma Xianbei and arranged to discuss offers from entertainment companies over dinner.
• Ji Hanchuan rejected five company offers because their contracts were restrictive and their career plans gave Shi Wei too little freedom to act.
• When Ma Xianbei asked why Ji Hanchuan was making decisions for Shi Wei, Ji Hanchuan said he was family.
• Shi Wei told Ma Xianbei that he and Ji Hanchuan had gotten married, and Ma Xianbei questioned them about their marriage and finances.

Shi Wei signed with Haihe Entertainment after Feng Wan helped secure terms he wanted, while Ma Xianbei tried to advise him on keeping a marriage lively. Xu He then called Shi Wei with an offer to meet and used Xu Yangyang’s last painting to get his attention, leaving Shi Wei wondering what Xu He wanted.

• Ji Hanchuan gave Ma Xianbei Feng Wan’s contact information so she could help Shi Wei find an agency, and Ma Xianbei worried about rumors exposing their relationship.
• Ma Xianbei contacted Feng Wan and rushed to secure a contract for Shi Wei, who signed with Haihe Entertainment after the company agreed to his terms.
• Ma Xianbei gave Shi Wei sex education materials as marriage advice, but Shi Wei showed him how to find such material online and heard that Ma’s marriage had grown cold.
• Shi Wei returned home planning a feast, but Xu He called to invite him to a meal and Shi Wei refused to attend.
• Xu He said he was not pleading for Xu Xirui and offered to return the painting left by Shi Wei’s mother, prompting Shi Wei to ask what he really wanted.

Shi Wei accepted Xu He's offer to return to the Xu family and decided to attend his birthday banquet with Ji Hanchuan, keeping their relationship secret. At the banquet, Shi Wei arrived with an enormous funeral wreath, infuriating Xu He and shocking the guests.

• Xu He offered Shi Wei access to the Xu family's resources in exchange for working for the family, and Shi Wei agreed to attend the birthday banquet.
• Ji Hanchuan agreed to accompany Shi Wei, and Shi Wei insisted they keep their relationship secret from the Xu family.
• Xu Xirui greeted guests while Xu He told him to stay composed and reassured him that he would not truly acknowledge Shi Wei.
• Xu Xirui mistook Shi Wei's sports car for Ji Hanchuan's and opened the door, but Shi Wei stepped out instead.
• Shi Wei greeted his fans and pulled an enormous funeral wreath from the car, then told Xu He it was the florist's fault.

Shi Wei caused a scene at Xu He's birthday banquet with a funeral wreath, then went inside to eat while Xu Xirui waited for a chance to win back his career. Ji Hanchuan arrived and found Shi Wei arguing with a chef over cucumber and avocado rolls.

• Xu He recovered after Shi Wei's wreath nearly ruined his birthday, and he warned Xu Guangyu not to provoke Shi Wei.
• Li Yinyin scolded Xu Guangyu for neglecting their son and the company before leaving him behind.
• Shi Wei reluctantly let the butler take his wreath inside, then headed for the food to make up for its cost.
• Pang Sheng offered Xu Xirui a chance to try out for an upcoming project, but Xu Xirui rushed off when Ji Hanchuan arrived.
• Xu He urged Xu Xirui to seize his opportunity with Ji Hanchuan, who ignored the Xu family and entered the hall looking for food.
• Ji Hanchuan found Shi Wei arguing with a chef, who complained that Shi Wei accused him of hiding the cucumber and avocado rolls.

At Xu family's birthday banquet, Shi Wei defended his mother and embarrassed Li Yinyin while Ji Hanchuan was drawn into the Xu family's investment pitch. Ji Hanchuan left to answer a call and encountered Shi Wei in the corridor.

• Shi Wei persuaded the chef to bring out hidden food, then stopped Xu Xirui from borrowing Ji Hanchuan before getting distracted by another plate and letting Ji Hanchuan go with him.
• Li Yinyin and several wealthy wives insulted Shi Wei and his mother, but Shi Wei exposed Li Yinyin's past and drove the women away.
• Li Yinyin threatened Shi Wei over Xu Xirui, and Shi Wei brushed her off before returning to the food.
• Xu He, Xu Guangyu, and Xu Xirui tried to draw Ji Hanchuan into a discussion about investing in Xu Group.
• Ji Hanchuan took a phone call in an empty corridor, where Shi Wei suddenly appeared and claimed to have saved him.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan made private happy memories at Xu He’s birthday banquet before Xu Xirui tried to create a scandal by getting Ji Hanchuan alone in a room. Shi Wei found them and confronted Xu Xirui, leaving the wine challenge unanswered.

• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan slipped into a room and spent a dozen minutes making happy memories before returning separately to the banquet.
• Xu He mentioned Ji Hanchuan during his speech, and Ji Hanchuan rejected Xu Xirui’s attempt to imply a connection between them.
• Xu He tried to bargain with Shi Wei over the painting, but Shi Wei refused to be pressured and went downstairs.
• The chef told Shi Wei that someone had helped Ji Hanchuan into a room, so Shi Wei rushed there and gave the chef his car keys to prepare an escape.
• Shi Wei found Xu Xirui beside an unconscious Ji Hanchuan and challenged him to drink the wine on the table.

Shi Wei rescued Ji Hanchuan from Xu Xirui after forcing Xu Xirui to drink the drugged wine, then stayed with Ji Hanchuan at the hospital. As Ji Hanchuan recovered and grew close to Shi Wei, Xu Xirui was left alone with the wine’s effects taking hold.

• Shi Wei forced Xu Xirui to drink the wine, punched him, and escaped with Ji Hanchuan in the chef’s car.
• Shi Wei took Ji Hanchuan to the hospital, where Feng Wan and Dong Heng arranged evidence and rewarded the chef for helping them.
• Ji Hanchuan woke up, and Shi Wei scolded him for drinking wine from a stranger before comforting him with kisses.
• Xu Xirui remained at the banquet, became overwhelmed by the drugged wine, and threw himself at someone who came looking for him.

After Ji Hanchuan and Shi Wei recovered in the hospital, a painting supposedly sent back by Xu He helped Shi Wei realize that Xu He was hiding something important. Shi Wei decided to investigate the real painting, then pursued an acting role and accidentally greeted a visitor at Ji Hanchuan’s home while holding a kitchen knife.

• Ji Hanchuan offered to negotiate with Xu He to recover Shi Wei’s mother’s painting, but Shi Wei refused to let him risk his health.
• Dong Heng reported that a painting had been delivered to Ji Hanchuan’s office, and Shi Wei opened it at the hospital.
• Shi Wei recognized the sunflower landscape as a painting he had watched his mother make, not her final work, and suspected Xu He had sent a substitute to conceal the real painting’s importance.
• Shi Wei decided to investigate why Xu He wanted the actual painting and joked that he would get revenge on anyone who coveted Ji Hanchuan.
• After signing with Haihe Entertainment, Shi Wei received an audition for the male lead in “Madman” and practiced the role at home with a kitchen knife.
• Shi Wei opened the door to Ji Hanchuan’s home while holding the knife and found a classic beauty outside.

Song Nian returned to City X to help Ji Hanchuan retire from the entertainment industry and find a marriage partner, but he refused to divorce Shi Wei. After Song Nian ordered Shi Wei to read her books, she was surprised by his sincere report and began planning an X If You Are the One event.

• Song Nian and Ji Hanchuan rejected Shi Wei's dinner suggestions, and Ji Hanchuan cooked for the family.
• Song Nian told Ji Hanchuan she had come back to help him find a suitable marriage partner and urged him to divorce Shi Wei, but he refused.
• Shi Wei fell asleep in Ji Hanchuan's arms after teasing him about Song Nian and joking that he had sold Ji Hanchuan for a hundred million.
• Shi Wei read Song Nian's books in less than four days and sent her a genuine report about the male lead in Madman.
• Song Nian instructed Dong Heng to put hearts everywhere for the X If You Are the One event she was organizing.

Song Nian arranged a matchmaking event for Ji Hanchuan, hoping to make him forget Shi Wei, while Shi Wei decided to disrupt her plans. The event began with a surprise appearance from Shi Wei as its host, leaving Song Nian furious.

• Dong Heng told Song Nian that Ji Hanchuan and Shi Wei had only held hands, hiding the truth about their relationship as Ji Hanchuan had ordered.
• Song Nian criticized Shi Wei's report and made him copy his misspelled words, but Shi Wei obeyed because he wanted her to like him.
• Ji Hanchuan told Shi Wei about Song Nian's matchmaking event and said he had planned not to attend, but Shi Wei urged him to go and hinted that he had a plan.
• Song Nian welcomed a hundred carefully selected candidates, then noticed that many looked unlike their profile photos.
• Dong Heng revealed that he had invited a heavyweight host, and Shi Wei appeared bald onstage, prompting laughter from the crowd and anger from Song Nian.

Song Nian, Ji Hanchuan’s mother, visited Shi Wei and tested his cooking before acting out a scene with him. The chapter ended with Ji Hanchuan coming home to find Song Nian straddling Shi Wei and holding his throat.

• Song Nian introduced herself as Ji Hanchuan’s mother, and Shi Wei wondered whether she had come to offer him a hundred million to leave her son.
• Song Nian asked Shi Wei to make her food, and she ate his home-cooked dishes while teasing him about his appetite.
• Song Nian read the script for Madman and criticized Shi Wei for mistaking the male lead’s neuroticism for being a butcher.
• Song Nian agreed to act out a scene with Shi Wei, assigning him the victim’s role.
• Ji Hanchuan came home and found Song Nian sitting on Shi Wei with both hands around his throat.