Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the doomed supporting character Shi Wei, Shi Wei learned he could escape his tragic fate by divorcing Ji Hanchuan, but only after finishing the current plot. He abandoned his attempt to seduce Ji Hanchuan and left, then Ji Hanchuan stopped him after apparently hearing Shi Wei’s unspoken thoughts.

• Shi Wei woke up in bed with Ji Hanchuan and learned from the system that he had transmigrated into a character fated to die after pursuing Ji Hanchuan and hurting the protagonist.
• The system told Shi Wei he could survive and receive a large divorce settlement if he followed the plot until Ji Hanchuan asked for a divorce, without breaking character or bringing up divorce himself.
• Shi Wei tried to seduce Ji Hanchuan, but Ji Hanchuan rejected him and said he had never been interested in him.
• After Ji Hanchuan insisted he would never touch him again, Shi Wei quickly dressed and left, thinking that Ji Hanchuan was not really a man.
• Ji Hanchuan stopped Shi Wei and grabbed his arm and chin, while Shi Wei acted tearful and inwardly threatened to hit him if he tried to kiss him.

Shi Wei tried to cling to Ji Hanchuan and convince him that he loved him, while Ji Hanchuan kept his distance and heard Shi Wei’s unspoken thoughts. The next morning, Shi Wei attempted to cook a chive-heavy breakfast, and Ji Hanchuan left after saying he would not return that night, only to hear Shi Wei threaten to chop him as he walked out.

• Ji Hanchuan let Shi Wei go, but Shi Wei insisted he could not sleep without him and declared that he loved him.
• Ji Hanchuan questioned when Shi Wei had fallen in love with him, and Shi Wei answered, “Love at first lay,” prompting Ji Hanchuan to slam the door.
• Shi Wei recalled that the original owner was Xu Xirui’s cousin and that Ji Hanchuan was one of Xu Xirui’s former lovers, then discovered that his new body looked like his old self.
• Shi Wei tried to cook Ji Hanchuan breakfast with ten jin of chives, teasing him about needing them to restore his sexual stamina.
• Ji Hanchuan said he had business and would not come home that night, while Shi Wei guessed he was going to see a lawyer about divorce.
• After Ji Hanchuan refused a good-morning kiss and left, Shi Wei threatened to chop him, and Ji Hanchuan opened the door again to confront him.

Shi Wei tried to preserve his persona around Ji Hanchuan, then discovered the backlash from Xu Xirui’s fall and deliberately fueled it with smear campaigns, including a rumor linking him to Ji. When his manager demanded an apology, Shi Wei refused, leaving their argument unresolved.

• Shi Wei improvised a sword routine and flattered Ji Hanchuan, who praised his flourish before leaving again.
• Shi Wei watched a viral video showing him standing by as Xu Xirui struggled in a pond, and identified Xu as the protagonist.
• Shi Wei hired a water army to spread rumors about himself and tried to plant a story that he had a crush on Ji Hanchuan, but the boss charged extra for mentioning Ji.
• Ma Xianbei called Shi Wei and ordered him to apologize to Xu Xirui or risk being frozen out, but Shi Wei refused.

Shi Wei refused Ma Xianbei’s pleas to apologize, restored a deleted video, and prepared to retaliate. Ji Hanchuan decided to have the trending scandal taken down because Shi Wei was falsely accused, then returned home drunk and found Shi Wei waiting for him.

• Shi Wei refused to apologize to Xu Xirui and restored the deleted video, telling the system he was preparing to strike back.
• Feng Wan urged Ji Hanchuan to divorce Shi Wei after showing him the trending video, but Ji Hanchuan said the accusations were false and ordered her to take the topic down.
• Ji Hanchuan met with Director Zhang Zixiang to discuss a film and drank until he was muddled.
• Ji Hanchuan returned home and found Shi Wei asleep on the sofa in his jacket.
• Shi Wei woke when Ji Hanchuan reached for the jacket, then embraced him and teased him for drinking.

After Ji Hanchuan learned that Shi Wei wanted a divorce, Shi Wei secretly arranged for a scandalous post about himself to go viral. The chapter ended with Ji Hanchuan seeing a marketing account’s sensational claim about the two of them.

• Ji Hanchuan heard Shi Wei’s thoughts about divorce and decided they should separate, but Shi Wei hid what was on his laptop from him.
• Shi Wei accepted payment from a troll ringleader for selling a video and suggested making a post about himself clout-chasing off Ji Hanchuan.
• Ji Hanchuan went running to ease his hangover, then returned home and found Shi Wei waiting in a bear apron with breakfast made from chives.
• Ji Hanchuan tasted the chive dishes and was about to bring up divorce when Shi Wei showed him a marketing account’s post claiming Ji Hanchuan had called him Daddy.

Shi Wei celebrated Ji Hanchuan's decision to divorce him while pretending to be heartbroken, then relished the angry attention online. The chapter ended when a breaking-news notification announced a twist in the incident where Shi Wei had allegedly pushed someone into the water.

• Shi Wei teased Ji Hanchuan about an unflattering photoshopped picture, and Ji Hanchuan warned that he could trace the marketing account and its client.
• Ji Hanchuan told Shi Wei he wanted a divorce and promised adequate compensation, while Shi Wei pretended to beg him to stay and secretly welcomed the payout.
• Ji Hanchuan left, and Shi Wei dropped his act, celebrated, and drank the green tea he had poured for him.
• Ma Xianbei called Shi Wei and ordered him to write an apology, saying the company wanted the controversy to fade.
• Shi Wei read the online abuse with delight as free publicity, then received a notification announcing a twist in the alleged pushing incident.

Shi Wei was vindicated when a second surveillance video proved he had not pushed Xu Xirui into the pond, and Ji Hanchuan arranged for the video to be restored after it disappeared. The next morning, Shi Wei continued pretending to be pregnant to resist the divorce, while Ji Hanchuan pressed him to sign the agreement.

• A new surveillance video showed that Shi Wei had not touched Xu Xirui before Xu fell into the pond, and the public reversed its judgment of Shi Wei.
• The proof video briefly disappeared from the internet, so Ji Hanchuan told Feng Wan to have someone restore it as a divorce perk.
• Shi Wei celebrated by eating a meat-heavy hot pot, then suffered stomach pain and pretended his posture meant he was pregnant when Ji Hanchuan came home.
• Ji Hanchuan told Shi Wei not to run away the next day and threatened to send him to a psychiatric hospital if he kept claiming to be pregnant with Ji Zhazha.
• The lawyer arrived with the divorce agreement, but Shi Wei pleaded with Ji Hanchuan and invoked their supposed child before suddenly dry-heaving.

Shi Wei tried to stop Ji Hanchuan from divorcing him, but after he signed part of the agreement, Old Master Ji intervened and forced Ji Hanchuan to abandon the divorce. Shi Wei was left without the compensation he had hoped for and reassured by Old Master Ji that he would protect him.

• Shi Wei woke in the hospital after making himself sick and learned he had mild gastritis; Ji Hanchuan confronted him about binge-eating to avoid their divorce.
• Shi Wei pretended he would neglect his health if Ji Hanchuan divorced him, but Ji Hanchuan insisted the divorce would happen and said he would still visit him.
• Shi Wei agreed to sign the divorce papers, but Old Master Ji called Ji Hanchuan and forbade him from divorcing Shi Wei.
• Ji Hanchuan told the lawyer to take away and destroy the partially signed agreement, then left the room.
• Old Master Ji called Shi Wei, promised Ji Hanchuan would not dare divorce him, and assured him that he would always stand by him.

After failing to get divorced, Shi Wei decided to provoke Xu Xirui into making Ji Hanchuan fed up with him. He accepted a chance to audition for a film featuring Xu Xirui and confronted him on set, where Xu Xirui followed him to the restroom.

• Shi Wei returned home from the hospital and, encouraged by the system, decided to dig up dirt on Xu Xirui.
• Ma Xianbei told Shi Wei that he had been recommended for a film directed by Zhang Zixiang, with Xu Xirui also in the cast, and Shi Wei agreed to take the role.
• Shi Wei called Ji Hanchuan, who told him he would not be coming home that night.
• Shi Wei arrived early at the audition and studied the role of Liang Fang, a scheming eunuch who influenced the emperor.
• Xu Xirui approached Shi Wei and claimed he had recommended him for the role, but Shi Wei told him to sit elsewhere.
• Xu Xirui followed Shi Wei to the restroom and accused him of feeling smug after humiliating him in public.

Shi Wei auditioned for the role of Liang Fang in Director Zhang Zixiang's film and impressed the creative team, including Ji Hanchuan watching remotely. Just as Zhang was ready to cast him, Shi Wei asked to audition for the third male lead.

• Xu Xirui admitted he had arranged for Shi Wei to attend the audition and tried to humiliate him, but Shi Wei taunted him in return.
• Shi Wei performed a scene as Liang Fang and stunned the assistant director, who hurried to call Zhang Zixiang.
• Chen Feng told Xu Xirui that Shi Wei had been recommended for the role and they had found their Liang Fang, leaving Xu Xirui shocked.
• Zhang Zixiang and Ji Hanchuan watched Shi Wei's audition on a monitor, and both were impressed by his acting.
• As Zhang prepared to finalize the casting decision, Shi Wei asked to audition for the third male lead.

Shi Wei auditioned for the already-cast role of Chu Qing and impressed the production team with a powerful performance. Zhang Zixiang rejected him for the role because he was too good-looking, but praised his portrayal of Liang Fang and took him away to discuss adding scenes.

• Shi Wei challenged Xu Xirui for the role of Chu Qing, provoking Chen Feng into agreeing to let him audition.
• Ji Hanchuan watched Shi Wei's antics from another room after Zhang Zixiang told the assistant director to give him a chance.
• Shi Wei performed Chu Qing's desperate plea to General He Ming, moving the room with his precise shifts in emotion.
• Xu Xirui panicked as Chen Feng watched Shi Wei's performance and feared losing his chance to get close to Ji Hanchuan.
• Zhang Zixiang told Shi Wei he could not play Chu Qing because he was too good-looking, then praised his Liang Fang and took him away to discuss adding scenes.

Shi Wei returned home from meeting the creative team of "Calming the Storm" and traded barbed flirtation with Ji Hanchuan, who laid down rules for their marriage. Later, Xu Xirui publicly acted as if he and Shi Wei were friends, prompting Shi Wei to repost a pointed message.

• Shi Wei came home pleased that Director Zhang had listened to his ideas and found Ji Hanchuan waiting on the couch.
• Shi Wei teased Ji Hanchuan about giving him his heart, and Ji Hanchuan noticed the mark Xu Xirui had left on his arm and handed him ointment.
• Ji Hanchuan said they could not divorce yet, ordered them to keep their relationship secret, and warned Shi Wei not to interfere with his life.
• After Ji Hanchuan left for his room, Shi Wei punched the air in frustration, then froze when Ji Hanchuan opened the door and caught him.
• Ma Xianbei told Shi Wei that Xu Xirui had tagged him on Weibo and urged him to repost the post portraying them as friends.
• Shi Wei saw Xu Xirui's post and reposted it with the caption, "Everyone knows damn well where they stand.jpg."

Shi Wei’s taunting posts and an embarrassing voice message further strained his interactions with Ji Hanchuan, while Ji Hanchuan assured his colleagues that Shi Wei would not cause trouble on their upcoming production. Shi Wei arrived on set with Ma Xianbei, and the chapter ended when Ji Hanchuan appeared.

• Ma Xianbei scolded Shi Wei for mocking Xu Xirui online, but Shi Wei said commenters were praising him for calling Xu out.
• At the system’s urging, Shi Wei sent Ji Hanchuan an exaggerated voice message asking if he had eaten and joking about his “little bananas,” which Ji Hanchuan accidentally played in front of Feng Wan and his colleagues.
• Ji Hanchuan insisted that he and Shi Wei had no relationship beyond not being divorced and that Shi Wei would not disrupt their work on Calming the Wind and Waves.
• Shi Wei arrived at the set with Ma Xianbei, who tried to get him to annotate his script so he would look diligent to netizens.
• A commotion broke out at the entrance when Ji Hanchuan arrived.

Shi Wei discovered that Ji Hanchuan was starring opposite him, and their awkward reunion unfolded amid Ji Hanchuan’s encounter with his childhood friend Xu Xirui. The chapter left Xu Xirui approaching Shi Wei, who insulted him in front of the cast.

• Ji Hanchuan arrived at the set with Zhang Zixiang, surprising Shi Wei, who had not known his husband was playing the male lead.
• Ji Hanchuan noticed Shi Wei, and Shi Wei smiled at him while privately teasing him in his thoughts.
• Xu Xirui greeted Ji Hanchuan, who remembered him as the childhood friend who had helped him through a dark period.
• Ma Xianbei accidentally kicked Shi Wei into Ji Hanchuan’s arms, and Shi Wei awkwardly called him “hubby” before Ji Hanchuan let him go.
• Ji Hanchuan greeted Shi Wei formally, then declined Xu Xirui’s invitation to have dinner together and went to prepare for filming.
• Xu Xirui approached Shi Wei, who complained to Ma Xianbei that Xu Xirui was rude for calling people “hey, hey.”

Shi Wei provoked Xu Xirui and Ji Hanchuan over what they called him, but Director Zhang Zixiang decided he should spend time with Ji Hanchuan to prepare for their roles as enemies. Ma Xianbei then dragged the reluctant Shi Wei upstairs to bring Ji Hanchuan snacks.

• Shi Wei demanded that Xu Xirui kneel for calling him Weiwei, then told Ji Hanchuan he preferred to be called Jiaojiao.
• Ji Hanchuan objected when Xu Xirui called Shi Wei rudely, surprising Shi Wei and the others.
• Zhang Zixiang told Shi Wei to stay by Ji Hanchuan's side so they could get to know each other before playing enemies.
• Ma Xianbei celebrated the director's decision, then took Shi Wei to Ji Hanchuan's room with snacks despite his protests.

Shi Wei visited Ji Hanchuan with snacks and apologized for targeting Xu Xirui, then pretended to be jealous and demanded a divorce. Ji Hanchuan denied having feelings for Xu Xirui, but Shi Wei ended the argument by demanding that he choose between them.

• Ma Xianbei warned Shi Wei not to offend Ji Hanchuan and hurried him to Ji Hanchuan's room with snacks.
• Shi Wei apologized to Ji Hanchuan, who told him not to stir up trouble again.
• Ji Hanchuan moved Shi Wei off the bed when he started eating spicy snacks there.
• Shi Wei claimed he had targeted Xu Xirui because he feared Xu Xirui would take Ji Hanchuan from him.
• Ji Hanchuan denied having a relationship with Xu Xirui, but Shi Wei accused him of lying and demanded that he choose between Xu Xirui and Shi Wei.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan rehearsed a scene for their production, with Ji Hanchuan helping Shi Wei understand why his character should not fear General He. The rehearsal ended in an awkward interruption after Shi Wei hugged Ji Hanchuan and claimed he had been measuring his waist.

• Ji Hanchuan told Shi Wei he would choose him for now, then insisted they rehearse lines for the production.
• During their scene, Shi Wei stepped back when Ji Hanchuan menaced him as He Ming, and Ji Hanchuan pointed out that the reaction did not fit Liang Fang.
• Ji Hanchuan questioned Shi Wei about Liang Fang's hatred and fear, helping Shi Wei realize he needed to immerse himself more deeply in the role.
• As Shi Wei was leaving, he admired Ji Hanchuan's physique and hugged him from behind, but Li Xiaochen entered and caught them.
• Shi Wei claimed he had been measuring Ji Hanchuan's waist, then fled to his room and found snacks Ma Xianbei had left for him.

Shi Wei stayed close to Ji Hanchuan on set and disrupted Xu Xirui's attempt to give Ji homemade cookies, while Wang Jun'er tried to get time alone with Ji. After Ji sent everyone away, Xu Xirui wondered whether Shi Wei was the reason Ji had become so cold toward him.

• Ji Hanchuan told Li Xiaochen to keep Shi Wei's snacks instead of throwing them away, anticipating that Shi Wei might use it as grounds to demand a divorce.
• On set, Shi Wei followed Ji Hanchuan around and joked that he was acting as Ji's bodyguard.
• Xu Xirui brought Ji Hanchuan cookies, but Shi Wei intercepted the box, tasted one, and pointed out that Xu had made them only for Ji.
• Wang Jun'er arrived, defended Xu Xirui, and asked Ji to rehearse a scene with her while suggesting Shi and Xu leave.
• Ji Hanchuan told everyone to leave, and Li Xiaochen explained that Ji needed quiet to rest.
• As Xu Xirui followed Wang Jun'er down the hallway, he suspected Shi Wei was behind Ji Hanchuan's changed attitude toward him.

Shi Wei met Mo Xingyu, who played the young emperor Zhao Qian, and chatted with him until Ji Hanchuan summoned him back to run lines. Meanwhile, Xu Xirui turned Wang Jun'er against Shi Wei by encouraging her suspicions, then planned to let her take revenge for him.

• Shi Wei left Ji Hanchuan and met Mo Xingyu, exchanging contact details and learning that Mo Xingyu was a Ji Hanchuan fan.
• After seeing Shi Wei happily chatting with Mo Xingyu, Ji Hanchuan ordered Li Xiaochen to bring him back and asked him to run lines.
• Xu Xirui told Wang Jun'er that Ma Xianbei had helped secure Shi Wei's audition opportunity and let her believe Shi Wei was receiving special treatment from Director Zhang.
• Wang Jun'er blamed Shi Wei and left to take her makeup test, while Xu Xirui privately welcomed her anger and hoped she would get revenge for him.

Shi Wei impressed Zhang Zixiang and continued rehearsing with Ji Hanchuan, but Wang Jun'er and Wang William confronted him over the role. The chapter ended with Wang William grabbing Shi Wei and threatening to punch him.

• Shi Wei delivered a strong performance under Ji Hanchuan's guidance, earning praise from Zhang Zixiang and irritating Wang Jun'er.
• Wang Jun'er called Wang William and told him that Shi Wei had taken the role he wanted, prompting him to come to the set.
• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan rehearsed together until Li Xiaochen interrupted them for lunch.
• Wang Jun'er summoned Shi Wei to her lounge, where she and Wang William demanded that he give up the role.
• Wang William grabbed Shi Wei's collar and raised his fist, threatening to punch him.