Chapter Summaries

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun watched the dating-show livestream, where Director Feng sold watermelons alongside Qin Shijing. When a handsome driver asked for Feng’s WeChat, Feng revealed he had a boyfriend and redirected him to Qin Shijing.

• Yan Guiyun cut Chi Yining another piece of watermelon while warning him not to eat too much.
• Chi Yining had Yan Guiyun cast the dating-show livestream onto a screen.
• Hu Bing and An Yan watched Director Feng and Qin Shijing sell watermelons by the roadside.
• A handsome driver offered to buy their entire load and asked Director Feng for his WeChat.
• Director Feng said they could only sell two watermelons per person and told the driver to add his boyfriend, Qin Shijing, instead.

Chi Yining planned a romantic piano piece for Yan Guiyun while Yan Guiyun tried to persuade Yan Zhibei to help with work. Yan Zhibei learned that Yan Guiyun knew he was the author Tornado Going Against the Current and bargained over how long he would have to help.

• An Yan told Hu Bing that Director Qin had directed Apocalypse Restart and Parallel Division, and Chi Yining reflected on how quickly he and Yan Guiyun had married.
• Chi Yining decided to write Yan Guiyun a piano piece as a romantic gesture.
• Yan Guiyun messaged Yan Zhibei, urging him to return and help with work by offering to fund a television adaptation of Water of Dragon Nether.
• Yan Zhibei accused Yan Guiyun of investigating him after learning that he knew his pen name, Tornado Going Against the Current.
• Yan Zhibei negotiated for a shorter work commitment, but Yan Guiyun refused his offer of 45 days and returned to work.

Yan Guiyun arranged for Yan Zhibei to take over his work while he went on leave, and Mei Heqing negotiated an additional stretch of work from her husband. The next morning, Chi Yining woke in a panic after discovering Yan Guiyun had left a painful mark on his chest.

• Yan Zhibei agreed to serve as acting executive president for Yan Guiyun for 55 days in exchange for two billion.
• Mei Heqing offered Yan Zhibei a further 45 days of work, and he happily accepted.
• Yan Guiyun organized his documents, delegated much of his authority to Yan Zhibei, and sent the executives an appointment letter.
• Yan Falls employees celebrated the news that Yan Guiyun was taking leave, while he finished his work late into the night.
• Yan Guiyun returned to bed and bit and sucked Chi Yining's earlobe, leaving a dark purple mark.
• Chi Yining woke the next morning, found a painful tooth mark on his chest, and panicked as Yan Guiyun pulled him back into bed.

Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining faced Yan Zhibei’s teasing after their intimate reunion, then Yan Guiyun took his personal seal from him. Meanwhile, Shao Chongsi secretly followed Gu Chengyuan to work and pretended to be his bodyguard, while Gu Chengyuan remained unaware that Shao Chongsi worked through the night after he fell asleep.

• Yan Zhibei arrived and admonished Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining for their visible love bites.
• Yan Guiyun asked Yan Zhibei for the item he had brought, and they went to the study to exchange Yan Guiyun’s personal seal.
• Shao Chongsi disguised himself and slipped into Gu Chengyuan’s bodyguard detail without telling him.
• Gu Chengyuan called Shao Chongsi into the dressing room to attend to him, while Shao Chongsi watched him closely.
• Shao Chongsi secretly worked at triple speed after Gu Chengyuan fell asleep, then acted carefree the next day.

Gu Chengyuan finished a commercial shoot and invited Shao Chongsi, disguised as his bodyguard, to eat with him. He had already recognized Shao Chongsi and watched to see how he would manage the meal while wearing sunglasses.

• Shao Chongsi watched Gu Chengyuan during his makeup and began excusing his cold public manner as exhaustion.
• Gu Chengyuan told the distracted makeup artist to focus, while she privately imagined a romance between him and Shao Chongsi.
• After the shoot, Gu Chengyuan called Shao Chongsi over to eat, and the other bodyguards realized he had joined them to stay close to their young master.
• Shao Chongsi followed Gu Chengyuan into a private dining room, believing his sunglasses concealed his identity.
• Gu Chengyuan placed braised pork, Shao Chongsi's least favorite food, in his bowl while waiting to see how he would eat with his sunglasses on.

Gu Chengyuan flirted with Shao Chongsi while failing to recognize him in disguise as a mute bodyguard. Shao Chongsi played along, discovering that his romantic rival was himself as Gu Chengyuan offered to keep him as a lover.

• Gu Chengyuan placed braised pork in Shao Chongsi’s bowl, leaving Shao Chongsi wondering how he knew his favorite dish.
• Gu Chengyuan teased Shao Chongsi about being a handsome, mute bodyguard and suspected he might be a fan.
• Shao Chongsi signed that Gu Chengyuan was his idol but insisted he was not a sasaeng fan.
• Gu Chengyuan proposed that Shao Chongsi become his lover and offered to pay him one billion a year.
• Shao Chongsi accepted without hesitation, and Gu Chengyuan wondered aloud what a top was supposed to do.

Gu Chengyuan took Shao Chongsi to a hotel and asked him to be a stand-in for a handsome, sharp-tongued friend. Shao Chongsi revealed himself, kissed Gu Chengyuan, and demanded compensation for playing along with his act, leaving Gu Chengyuan flustered by how quickly the situation had turned physical.

• Gu Chengyuan brought Shao Chongsi to a hotel suite despite Shao Chongsi's silent objections.
• A receptionist recognized Shao Chongsi and realized that he had come to the hotel with Film Emperor Gu Chengyuan.
• Gu Chengyuan explained that Shao Chongsi resembled a friend and asked whether he would be willing to act as that friend's stand-in.
• Shao Chongsi revealed himself, threw Gu Chengyuan onto the bed, and kissed him.
• Shao Chongsi said he wanted compensation for playing along with Gu Chengyuan's act, while Gu Chengyuan told him to shower first.

Chai Yi and Mo Li unexpectedly took a cameraman on an early-morning climb up Little Fragrant Mountain, where Chai Yi looked after the tired Mo Li. The chapter left them resting together on a bench, holding hands for the first time since they grew up.

• Shao Chongsi left Gu Chengyuan in silence, and Gu Chengyuan hurried to close the curtains, muttering that he had gone too far.
• Chai Yi and Mo Li set out to climb Little Fragrant Mountain at dawn and brought along a cameraman for a livestream.
• After half an hour, Mo Li fell behind and regretted not bringing trekking poles, while Chai Yi offered him water from his backpack.
• Chai Yi reassured Mo Li that he had packed extra water, and Mo Li wondered how much carrying it all was tiring him.
• Chai Yi took Mo Li by the hand and led him to a nearby bench to rest.

Chi Yining saw Chai Yi carry Mo Li back from an outing and learned that the pair had grown unexpectedly close. At lunch, Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun reaffirmed their relationship while trading banter with Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang, and the dating show’s livestream remained popular despite the directors’ antics.

• Chi Yining spotted Chai Yi carrying Mo Li back and asked Yan Guiyun how their relationship had progressed so quickly.
• Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining downstairs, where Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang had arrived with a cake for lunch.
• Bai Chongxuan teased Chi Yining about his marriage, and Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining made clear they intended to stay together.
• Bai Chongxuan asked Yan Guiyun to teach him cooking, but Yan Guiyun refused and challenged him to cook well enough to earn a grading.
• Chi Yining checked the dating show's livestream and found that its popularity remained steady even with the two directors putting on a show.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun shared painful memories while planning to write a song together, and Chi Yining wondered why his grandfather had prepared him for transmigration. Yan Guiyun suggested that Chi Yining might originally have come from this world.

• Chi Yining watched Feng Louyu and Director Qin build a Lego aircraft carrier and searched for clues about their relationship.
• Chi Yining invited Yan Guiyun to write a song with him, offering to compose the music while Yan Guiyun wrote the lyrics.
• Yan Guiyun recounted how his kidnapping as a child led him to train himself to survive and escape future abductions.
• Chi Yining recalled his own childhood trauma and wondered why his grandfather had anticipated his transmigration and taught him survival skills.
• Yan Guiyun proposed that Chi Yining might originally have come from this world.

Chi Yining learned that Yan Guiyun had collected accounts of people who seemed to return from death or another world because he feared Chi Yining might disappear. Yan Guiyun remained anxious despite the stories’ reassuring outcomes, and Chi Yining continued reading the file, asking why the accounts could not be found online.

• Chi Yining questioned Yan Guiyun’s conclusion, and Yan Guiyun showed him a file of strange tales, including an account of a man who claimed to have expelled another soul from his body.
• Yan Guiyun explained that he had gathered the accounts because he feared Chi Yining might disappear and wanted to know whether people like him could keep living.
• Yan Guiyun said the people in the accounts had settled into contented lives, but admitted he was still afraid of forces beyond his control.
• Chi Yining reassured Yan Guiyun that he would not disappear as long as Yan Guiyun loved him, then continued reading the stories.
• Chi Yining read about people who had returned to ancient times and asked Yan Guiyun why their stories could not be found online.

Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun about his life before eighteen and the teachers who had repeatedly moved into the neighboring courtyard to care for him. He suspected someone had protected him in secret, but the truth about his past and the people around him remained uncertain.

• Yan Guiyun said he had gathered accounts of transmigration from local gazetteers and strange-tale records, then suggested Chi Yining's mother might know about his biological parents.
• Chi Yining said he did not want to ask about his biological parents and described the memories he had of his life before eighteen.
• Chi Yining recalled that his grandmother had sent him to welcome a teacher next door, who taught him skills and hobbies before moving away without saying goodbye.
• Chi Yining recounted how other kind teachers later moved into the courtyard, brought him food, and left without explanation.
• Yan Guiyun wiped away Chi Yining's tears as Chi Yining wondered whether someone had protected him and whether people in Hai City revolved around him.

Yan Guiyun comforted Chi Yining and suggested asking their mothers about his past, while privately noting how many people had favored Chi Yining even before his name was cleared. He left Chi Yining blushing by trying to turn their conversation toward a bath together.

• Yan Guiyun held Chi Yining and promised they could ask Mom about what had happened to him when they returned to the old residence.
• Chi Yining refused to act cute to make the family reveal the truth, and Yan Guiyun admitted he wanted to see him do it.
• Yan Guiyun reflected that he could not uncover Chi Yining’s hidden past and suspected Murong Xue or Yan Ting might know.
• Yan Guiyun observed that the dating-show guests’ parents had favored Chi Yining even before his name was cleared and called him the biggest winner.
• Yan Guiyun teased Chi Yining about bathing together, and Chi Yining blushed and told him to be serious.

Chi Yining insisted on trying to top Yan Guiyun, while Jia Mingchuan finally confessed his feelings to Su Ziqian and secured his agreement to become a couple. The chapter ended with Jia Mingchuan asking his new boyfriend for a wish.

• Chi Yining confidently told Yan Guiyun he wanted to try topping him, and Yan Guiyun struggled to refuse.
• Su Ziqian asked Jia Mingchuan to massage his back, and Jia Mingchuan got a nosebleed while staring at him.
• Su Ziqian teased Jia Mingchuan for holding back, and Jia Mingchuan said he had been waiting for Su Ziqian to agree to be with him.
• Su Ziqian agreed to be Jia Mingchuan's boyfriend, and Jia Mingchuan embraced him and asked for a wish.

Su Ziqian agreed to Jia Mingchuan’s request to wear ethnic clothes for a photo shoot, then told him the small, everyday things he wanted them to share as a couple. Jia Mingchuan promised to do them and blushed when Su Ziqian kissed his cheek as a reward.

• Jia Mingchuan asked Su Ziqian to wear ethnic clothes so he could take pictures of him.
• Su Ziqian agreed and teased Jia Mingchuan about remembering Bai Chongxuan’s appearance in women’s clothes.
• Su Ziqian reminded Jia Mingchuan that they had only just gotten together and listed things he wanted them to do together, including buying flowers, running in the morning, and making breakfast.
• Jia Mingchuan said he wanted every second with Su Ziqian and promised to fulfill his requests.
• Su Ziqian kissed Jia Mingchuan on the cheek, making him blush.

The production team assigned the guests a collaborative wood-carving task, due by 8 p.m. the day after tomorrow, with viewers voting on the finished pieces. As the guests headed back to their courtyards, An Yan and Hu Bing noticed that Brother Chuan was holding Ziqian’s hand, while An Yan remained frustrated by his lack of progress with Hu Bing.

• The production team announced that each pair had to complete a wood carving by 8 p.m. the day after tomorrow, and that the winning group would receive a secret prize.
• Chi Yining realized the activity schedule had changed and thought the deadline would be tight for anyone who was not an expert carver.
• An Yan and Hu Bing noticed Brother Chuan holding Ziqian’s hand as they returned to their courtyard.
• Hu Bing wondered whether they had missed a major turn in the relationships, while An Yan reflected that he had made no progress with Hu Bing.
• Hu Bing looked around and finally turned his gaze to Chi Yining’s face.

Jia Mingchuan pulled Su Ziqian away after Wang Xinyang’s compliments made him feel jealous, while Bai Chongxuan admitted he felt the same watching them talk. Back at the courtyards, Chi Yining began carving indoors, and Yan Zhibei was left handling paperwork at the company under a contract with Yan Guiyun.

• Bai Chongxuan teased Jia Mingchuan about saying he would leave the dating show single, and Jia Mingchuan challenged him to trust his own past words.
• Wang Xinyang greeted Su Ziqian and praised how handsome, refined, and helpful he had been when they were younger.
• Jia Mingchuan pulled Su Ziqian away, claiming the sun made him dizzy, while Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan left together after Bai admitted he was jealous.
• Chi Yining had the carving supplies moved into the living room so he could work in the air conditioning, and Yan Guiyun watched him fondly.
• At the Southern Mountain Group headquarters, Yan Zhibei complained about the work, but Special Assistant Xu reminded him that breaking his contract with Yan Guiyun would cost two billion and coaxed him with milk tea and cake.

Yan Zhibei worked late and complained to Mei Heqing, who reassured him while secretly subduing a sniper targeting his family. After identifying the attacker as a former Chi Family subordinate, Mei Heqing called the police, and Yan Guiyun sent her money to buy his brother something nourishing.

• Yan Zhibei worked through the night and called Mei Heqing to complain about his job.
• Mei Heqing pinned a sniper down and destroyed his rifle after he tried to target Yan Zhibei.
• Mei Heqing recognized a spider-shaped scar on the sniper's earlobe and suspected he was a former subordinate of the Chi Family.
• The sniper claimed Chi Yining was the young master and threatened that he and the Yan Family would die.
• Mei Heqing ordered Special Assistant Ning to call the police, while Yan Guiyun transferred one billion to her for Yan Zhibei.

The couples worked on woodcarving projects, with Mei Heqing securing another 500 million from Yan Guiyun and Bai Chongxuan planning an easier chibi sculpture. An Yan and Hu Bing watched carving tutorials together, while Jia Mingchuan showed Su Ziqian that carving was one of his many skills.

• Mei Heqing persuaded Yan Guiyun to give her another 500 million, bringing the amount taken from his account to 1.5 billion.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun to help measure pieces of wood, and he hid the reason for his distress.
• Bai Chongxuan admitted he could not finish a full-sized wooden Xiaoyou in three days, so Wang Xinyang agreed to a chibi version and tied up his hair.
• An Yan and Hu Bing looked up carving tutorials together after Hu Bing found the tools confusing.
• Jia Mingchuan told Su Ziqian that carving was his forte and joked that he would become a hacker if he knew computers.

Su Ziqian reflected on his reunion with Jia Mingchuan and their years apart while the couples took part in a carving activity. Gu Chengyuan turned Shao Chongsi into a “mute” stand-in, and Chai Yi quickly carved a figure resembling Mo Li.

• Jia Mingchuan stopped Su Ziqian from handling knives and offered to get him fruit, while Su Ziqian recalled punishing Curly and kicked Jia Mingchuan over their eight years apart.
• Gu Chengyuan put sunglasses on Shao Chongsi and told him to stay quiet, prompting Shao Chongsi to sign that he could not carve.
• Chai Yi picked up a knife and carved a wooden figure with Mo Li’s face, leaving Mo Li bewildered.