Chapter Summaries

Shi Wei helped Ji Hanchuan confront Song Nian about her pressure to marry, and she revealed that her fear came from losing to her ex-husband’s other love. Song Nian softened toward them but planned to take Shi Wei to the set the next day, leaving him wondering what she had in mind.

• Ji Hanchuan told Song Nian that she was forcing him to marry, and she admitted she feared he would lose as she had.
• Shi Wei comforted Song Nian and promised that he loved Ji Hanchuan, while she warned him to finish his studies and reflection.
• Shi Wei joined Song Nian and Ji Hanchuan in the kitchen, where the three cooked and ate together.
• Song Nian announced that she would take Shi Wei to the set the next day and told Ji Hanchuan to go to work.
• Ji Hanchuan told Shi Wei that Song Nian had asked him to keep an eye on him, which he took as a sign she had accepted their relationship.
• Shi Wei asked Ji Hanchuan why Song Nian was taking him to the set.

Shi Wei arrived on the Madman set with Song Nian, fearing her judgment, and prepared to audition for her under director Sha Tianyi. As Shi Wei began a tense scene with Pang Sheng, Pang Sheng looked down on him and deliberately pressured him.

• Ji Hanchuan delivered clothes for Shi Wei, and Song Nian teased him about the sounds from the previous night before they drove to the set.
• Sha Tianyi welcomed Song Nian enthusiastically and asked Shi Wei to perform a scene for her.
• Shi Wei messaged Ji Hanchuan for reassurance, and Ji Hanchuan told him Song Nian would not act out of line.
• Shi Wei entered character for a scene opposite Pang Sheng, impressing Song Nian with how quickly he focused.
• Pang Sheng, resentful of Shi Wei and wanting to get back at him for Xu Xirui, intensified his performance to intimidate him.

Shi Wei impressed the crew with his intense performance, while Pang Sheng tried to criticize him over a nearly insignificant script omission. After confronting Xu Xirui, Pang Sheng learned that he wanted Shi Wei replaced and agreed to look for a way to test potential replacements.

• Shi Wei delivered the case-solving scene with such force that Pang Sheng was thrown off, and Sha Tianyi ended the take.
• Sha Tianyi checked the script and found that Shi Wei had omitted only one word, while Song Nian challenged Pang Sheng over his own dialogue mistakes.
• Pang Sheng warned Shi Wei after the confrontation, and Shi Wei learned that Song Nian had spoken up because Pang Sheng had insulted Hanchuan.
• Pang Sheng drove to Xu Xirui's apartment, where Xu Xirui rejected him and tried to make him leave.
• Xu Xirui praised Pang Sheng's account of his clash with Shi Wei and urged him to get Director Sha to replace the male lead.
• Pang Sheng hinted at a way to test replacement actors, while Xu Xirui tried to postpone visiting the set.

Xu Xirui’s attempt to enjoy his new connection to Ji Jinnan was interrupted by Song Nian’s teasing of Ji Hanchuan, while Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan shared a playful video call. On set, Xu Xirui and Pang Sheng arrived with pastries just after their group ruined the carefully arranged crime-scene props, leaving the crew furious.

• Xu Xirui drove Pang Sheng away by telling him about his Hua x Shi lunch, then recalled meeting Ji Jinnan and wondered how he compared with Ji Hanchuan.
• Song Nian praised Shi Wei to Ji Hanchuan, teased him about being a son, and learned that he had a little trouble at the company.
• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan joked over a video call, and Shi Wei woke the next morning to find the call still connected while Ji Hanchuan changed clothes.
• Shi Wei followed Sha Tianyi around the set and studied the details of the crime-scene arrangement.
• A group in pastry shop uniforms walked across the set and ruined the carefully placed fake blood, prompting Sha Tianyi to rage at them.
• Xu Xirui and Pang Sheng arrived with pastries, and the props master confronted them over the wrecked set.

Xu Xirui and Pang Sheng were thrown off Sha Tianyi’s set after Xu Xirui damaged the props, and Pang Sheng’s attempt to defend him cost him his role. After Pang Sheng attacked Xu Xirui in the parking lot, Ji Jinnan rescued him and took him to his home, while Xu Xirui mistook Ji’s attention for genuine affection.

• Xu Xirui offered pastries to the crew, but Sha Tianyi ordered him to leave for damaging the set and rejected Pang Sheng’s defense of him.
• Sha Tianyi fired Pang Sheng, who left with Xu Xirui and promised his agency would intervene and that he would still help Xu Xirui get a role.
• Xu Xirui tried to leave Pang Sheng at the parking lot, and they argued until Pang Sheng punched him and knocked him to the ground.
• Ji Jinnan’s people beat Pang Sheng, and Ji Jinnan carried Xu Xirui away in his car.
• Xu Xirui said he was afraid Pang Sheng knew where he lived, so Ji Jinnan offered to take him home, and Xu Xirui eagerly accepted.

After Pang Sheng was fired, Shi Wei visited Ji Hanchuan’s office and discovered that Ji Jinnan had returned and was approaching Xu Xirui. Shi Wei learned that Xu Xirui’s family controlled important technology, then hurried home to see whether he could change its course himself.

• Sha Tianyi contacted the investors and PR team to announce that Pang Sheng no longer met his requirements for the role.
• Shi Wei visited Ji Hanchuan’s office, hid under the desk, and overheard Ji Hanchuan discussing a man’s approaches to Xu Xirui.
• Ji Hanchuan revealed that his younger brother, Ji Jinnan, had returned and was approaching Xu Xirui, while a man reported that Pang Sheng had beaten Xu Xirui after leaving the set.
• Shi Wei learned that Xu Xirui’s family controlled core technology important to Ji Hanchuan’s company and decided not to worry about Ji Jinnan pursuing Xu Xirui.
• Shi Wei rushed home and began using his computer to figure out how to turn the core technology into something else.

Shi Wei plotted against the Xu family while Ji Hanchuan told him he had something to discuss. At Ji Jinnan’s home, Xu Xirui mistook Ji Jinnan’s threat against Pang Sheng for a sign of devotion and began explaining how badly he had been treated.

• Shi Wei celebrated Pang Sheng’s public exposure, then asked Ji Hanchuan for fried chicken and cola before Ji Hanchuan said he had something to tell him.
• Xu Xirui pretended to faint at Ji Jinnan’s home, but when Ji Jinnan stopped undressing him, he sat up and read messages from Xu He complaining about the family’s troubles.
• Ji Jinnan comforted Xu Xirui, held him during a medical examination, and left for work after arranging care for him.
• Xu Xirui overheard Ji Jinnan say he wanted someone dead, then broke a vase while backing away from the conversation.
• Ji Jinnan carried Xu Xirui back to the bedroom and explained he meant to punish Pang Sheng for hurting him.
• Xu Xirui asked Ji Jinnan about the day’s events and described the mistreatment he had suffered at Sha Tianyi’s place.

Ji Jinnan manipulated Xu Xirui into believing Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan had sabotaged him, then promised to help him take over the Madman production. When the film’s original investor pulled out and the set descended into conflict, Xu Xirui arrived with bodyguards and declared himself the new investor.

• Ji Jinnan told Xu Xirui that Shi Wei was married to Ji Hanchuan and had benefited from their relationship, then won Xu Xirui’s trust by promising to replace the Madman crew.
• Ma Xianbei called Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan to report that the Madman project had been suspended because its original investor had withdrawn.
• Shi Wei hurried to the set and refused Ma Xianbei’s suggestion to wait, declaring that he would stand with Director Sha.
• Xu Xirui arrived at the set with ten bodyguards and announced that he was the new investor.

Xu Xirui returned to the set with bodyguards and took control of Madman, forcing Sha Tianyi and his crew to leave while changing the show to favor himself. Shi Wei stayed calm through Xu Xirui’s taunts, while Ji Jinnan watched the Ji Group building and told Xu that humiliating Shi Wei should be enough.

• The furious crew confronted Xu Xirui after his people arrived and damaged the set, but his bodyguards protected him.
• Sha Tianyi told the crew to pack up and leave, then assured Shi Wei that his contract still made him the lead.
• Xu Xirui’s new team took over production, dismissed Shi Wei’s objections about the scene setup, and gave him a revised script that reduced the detective plot and expanded Xu Xirui’s role.
• Xu Xirui taunted Shi Wei about his new power as an investor, but Shi Wei remained unfazed and went to get pizza as roses arrived from Ji Jinnan.
• Xu Xirui called Ji Jinnan to complain, while Ji Jinnan watched the Ji Group building and gently told him that beating Shi Wei was enough.

Shi Wei was forced to act in Xu Xirui’s film, where a staged rooftop fight ended with Xu Xirui falling from the building. As the crew accused Shi Wei of pushing him, Shi Wei called the police and told Ma Xianbei to protect the evidence.

• Song Nian told Shi Wei to stay on set because his contract made leaving too costly, and she warned him that Ji Hanchuan was facing pressure from shareholders.
• Xu Xirui began filming Madman with media present, while Ma Xianbei stayed near Shi Wei and Shi Wei warned a passing bodyguard about a supposed secret.
• Xu Xirui planned to punch Shi Wei during their rooftop scene, but the railing gave way and Xu Xirui fell to the ground.
• The crew accused Shi Wei of pushing Xu Xirui, and Ma Xianbei rushed to check on him.
• Shi Wei borrowed Ma Xianbei’s phone to report a crime to the police, then asked Ma Xianbei to hold the door and keep the evidence safe.

After Xu Xirui fell from the set, Shi Wei was accused online and by the crew, but the police released him after questioning. Ji Hanchuan took him to the Ji Family's old residence, where Song Nian welcomed him with soup, before Feng Wan called to report that something had happened.

• Xu Xirui's fall went viral, and people at the set accused Shi Wei of pushing him.
• The police questioned Shi Wei and Ma Xianbei, then released Shi Wei while asking him to remain available for the investigation.
• Ji Hanchuan reassured Ma Xianbei, picked Shi Wei up, and sent Shi Wei's descriptions of the instigators to Dong Heng.
• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan escaped the reporters and went to the Ji Family's old residence, where Song Nian greeted Shi Wei with soup.
• Feng Wan called Ji Hanchuan and said something had happened.

After Shi Wei’s release, online attacks against him and Ji Hanchuan spilled into a violent crowd gathering at the company, while the couple refused to respond publicly. As Ma Xianbei’s family was exposed and Song Nian questioned Ji Hanchuan’s plans, the chapter ended with Xu Xirui’s family waiting outside the operating room and Li Yinyin demanding that Xu He bring Shi Wei there.

• Online gossip accounts linked Shi Wei to Ji Hanchuan and fueled a wave of attacks against them.
• Ji Hanchuan said they should do nothing, while Shi Wei warned Feng Wan to leave the studio safely.
• A crowd gathered outside the company, threw objects at the glass doors, and painted “A life for a life” on the wall; Shi Wei joked that the character looked like “grandpa” and asked Ma Xianbei to spread the image.
• Song Nian confronted Ji Hanchuan about his plans, but he insisted they should let the situation rot.
• Online attackers exposed Ma Xianbei’s family, so Ji Hanchuan arranged for them to leave town.
• Xu He, Xu Guangyu, and Li Yinyin waited outside the operating room, where Li Yinyin demanded that Xu He bring Shi Wei to them.

Li Yinyin discovered that Xu He planned to use Xu Xirui’s condition as leverage to secure an investment from Ji Hanchuan, while Ji Jinnan arrived at the hospital and concealed his lack of concern for Xu Xirui. A fabricated online exposé blamed Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan for Xu Xirui’s suffering, and Shi Wei stayed beside Ji Hanchuan as his reputation collapsed.

• Li Yinyin confronted Xu He and begged him to avenge Xu Xirui, but he refused to risk making an enemy of Ji Hanchuan.
• Li Yinyin overheard Xu He and Xu Guangyu planning to use Xu Xirui’s situation as a bargaining chip to get Ji Hanchuan to invest in the company.
• Ji Jinnan arrived at the hospital, stayed with Li Yinyin while Xu Xirui remained unconscious, and privately viewed Xu Xirui as a useful tool.
• A wave of fabricated online posts accused Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan of bullying and harming Xu Xirui, sending their names to the top of the trending searches.
• Ji Hanchuan’s fans turned against him and attacked Shi Wei, while Shi Wei held Ji Hanchuan’s phone as he continued massaging his thigh and joked about facing hell together.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan found support from fans and industry figures as they faced online abuse, but Li Yinyin’s video of the unconscious Xu Xirui reignited public outrage and sparked protests against the Ji Corporation. Ji Jinnan left to meet his arriving father, and Xu He asked whether their proposed cooperation was still on.

• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan read supportive fan comments and received public backing from Zhang Zixiang, Zhuo Xiao, Mo Xingyu, Luo Sixi, and Song Nian.
• Netizens began questioning the viral accusations, while Li Yinyin complained that people still doubted them and Ji Jinnan suggested showing Xu Xirui’s condition.
• Li Yinyin posted a video of Xu Xirui unconscious in the hospital, prompting calls to arrest Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan and protests and boycotts targeting the Ji Corporation.
• The Ji Corporation’s stock plunged when the market opened, and Ji Jinnan left after learning his father had arrived at the airport.
• Xu He stopped Ji Jinnan in the corridor and asked whether their proposed cooperation still stood.

With public outrage threatening the Ji Group, Song Nian and Ji Hanchuan faced a shareholder vote that removed Ji Hanchuan as president and installed Ji Jinnan. Ji Jinnan questioned Ji Hanchuan’s next move as he and Shi Wei followed Song Nian out.

• Song Nian confronted Ji Tiancheng and the shareholders, defending Ji Hanchuan against calls to remove him.
• Ji Tiancheng urged Ji Hanchuan to divorce Shi Wei or resign, but Ji Hanchuan refused to divorce.
• The shareholders voted unanimously to remove Ji Hanchuan, with Song Nian as the sole opposing vote.
• The shareholders approved Ji Jinnan as the Ji Group’s new president, while Shi Wei joked about the meeting’s script.
• Ji Hanchuan praised Ji Jinnan’s tactics and left him wondering whether Ji Hanchuan would tell their grandfather.

Ji Jinnan took control of Ji Corporation and joined forces with Xu He to pursue a partnership with SW Group, while Ji Hanchuan and Shi Wei stayed outwardly relaxed. The chapter ended with Ji Hanchuan warning that Xu Xirui was about to wake up and would be in danger.

• Ji Jinnan took Ji Hanchuan's position at Ji Corporation and vowed to do better than him.
• Shi Wei and Song Nian joked about exposing embarrassing photos of Ji Jinnan, and Ji Hanchuan returned with pastries for afternoon tea.
• Ji Hanchuan told Shi Wei he was keeping Song Nian out of their plans so she would not be dragged into trouble if they failed.
• Song Nian learned that Ji Jinnan and Xu He had joined forces to partner with SW Group and worried that their success would humiliate Ji Hanchuan.
• Ji Hanchuan announced that Xu Xirui was about to wake up, and Shi Wei warned that Xu Xirui would be in danger.

Xu Xirui briefly regained consciousness and realized Ji Jinnan had manipulated him to frame Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan. As Ji Jinnan arranged to take him away, Xu Xirui glimpsed Shi Wei and silently appealed for help.

• At a signing ceremony, Xu He hinted that he knew Ji Jinnan's secret and announced Xu Xirui had opened his eyes.
• Ji Jinnan learned Xu Xirui had awakened and angrily questioned his assistant, who had been ordered to keep Xu Xirui sedated.
• At the hospital, Xu Xirui briefly woke and whispered to Li Yinyin to find Shi Wei and have him save him.
• Xu Xirui recalled a dream of a happy life and realized Ji Jinnan had only treated him kindly to use him in a plot against Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan.
• After Xu Xirui woke again, Ji Jinnan arranged to move him for treatment, and Xu He had Li Yinyin forcibly removed when she tried to stop them.
• As Xu Xirui was wheeled away, he saw Shi Wei in the elevator.

After Xu Xirui woke from Ji Jinnan’s drug-induced coma, he exposed the setup that had framed Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan, while his family abandoned him. Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan’s relationship grew closer as they received Best Actor nominations for their film.

• Xu He had Li Yinyin taken home, and Ji Jinnan said Xu Xirui would neither wake nor die before leaving to pursue a deal with SW Group.
• Shi Wei, Ji Hanchuan, and their companions brought Xu Xirui to safety, and proper treatment helped him wake and recover.
• Xu Xirui thanked Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan, then posted a video revealing that someone had arranged his fall to frame them and asking netizens to stop attacking them.
• Xu Xirui helped the police, while Ji Jinnan denied involvement and Xu He and Xu Guangyu distanced themselves from Xu Xirui; Xu Xirui moved in with Li Yinyin and helped her pursue a divorce.
• Netizens began supporting Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan and asking for romantic updates, while Ji Hanchuan posted a photo of Shi Wei nestled in his arms.
• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan received Best Actor nominations, and Ma Xianbei gave them invitations to the awards ceremony.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan revealed their hidden plans and publicly appeared together at an awards ceremony. After Ji Jinnan admitted defeat and lost his business deal, the two walked out hand in hand to face their future together.

• Song Nian explained that Ji Jinnan’s strained deal with SW Group and the Xu family had left him vulnerable, while the shareholders wanted Ji Hanchuan to return as their weapon.
• Shi Wei discovered that SW Group was Ji Hanchuan’s own creation, then confessed that he had hacked into Ji Jinnan’s affairs and planned to turn him against Xu He.
• Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan arranged for SW Group to work with Ji Corporation, setting Ji Jinnan and Xu He against each other.
• At the awards ceremony, Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan walked the red carpet hand in hand, publicly showing their relationship for the first time.
• Ji Jinnan called Ji Hanchuan and admitted that SW Group was ending their deal and that he had lost; Ji Hanchuan told him his own choices had brought him down.
• Ji Hanchuan hung up, and he and Shi Wei walked out together to meet their future.