Recaps

Jiang Mingxi welcomed A-Wang, who interrupted Song Lan’s attempts to kiss him, and promised Song Lan they would spend the night together. In the bedroom, Song Lan found Jiang Mingxi’s old seduction gift package and remembered how their intimate moments had repeatedly been interrupted.

• A-Wang rushed to use Jiang Mingxi’s bathroom, interrupting Song Lan as he tried to kiss Jiang Mingxi.
• Jiang Mingxi promised Song Lan they would sleep together, then told A-Wang he would have to sleep on the sofa.
• A-Wang said he might stay for several days to visit Director Mom’s grave and handle a project with the Bai Family in Yun City.
• Song Lan discovered Jiang Mingxi’s seduction gift package and recalled the past occasions when their kisses or plans had been interrupted.
• After chatting with A-Wang for over an hour, Jiang Mingxi found Song Lan holding a sheer thong and told him he could keep it.

After finding Jiang Mingxi’s battle preparation gift pack, Song Lan realized how his past behavior had hurt him and apologized, allowing Jiang Mingxi to finally release his buried resentment. They spent the night together, and the next morning A-Wang accidentally opened the door naked to Special Assistant Su.

• Song Lan found Jiang Mingxi’s gift pack and apologized for letting Su Hui and Zhang Lin interfere in their relationship.
• Jiang Mingxi tearfully admitted that Song Lan had hurt him, and Song Lan comforted him until they made up fully.
• Song Lan and Jiang Mingxi showered together, but Song Lan refused to go further while A-Wang was sleeping in the living room.
• The next morning, A-Wang opened the door naked to Special Assistant Su, then slammed it shut and rushed to put on his pants.

Jiang Mingxi went with Song Lan and A-Wang to the Song Family home for lunch, while learning he had earned an afternoon audition for a costume drama. The Song Family prepared anxiously for his arrival, and Old Master Song waited nervously to meet him.

• A-Wang joined Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan on their drive to the Song Family home, where he embarrassed Special Assistant Su by demanding to see his wee-wee in return for having seen A-Wang's.
• Jiang Mingxi learned from Xu Tao that he had made the audition list for Zheng Jie's costume drama, with the audition scheduled for four thirty that afternoon.
• Song Lan assured Jiang Mingxi they would make it to the audition after lunch at the Song Family home.
• The Song Family butler organized the servants to prepare for Jiang Mingxi's visit and make sure he could eat quickly before his audition.
• Old Master Song nervously watered a Buddhist pine with hot water as Song Lan's eldest brother questioned the family's fuss over the visit.

Song Lan brought Jiang Mingxi to the Song Family home, where a lavish welcome stirred Zhang Lin’s jealousy. A-Wang recognized Old Master Song as the “Big Head” from beside the Hai River, and Zhang Lin demanded that Jiang Mingxi apologize.

• Zhang Lin arrived at the Song Family gate with gifts and greeted Special Assistant Su, then froze when Jiang Mingxi arrived with Song Lan and A-Wang.
• Song Lan rejected Zhang Lin’s attempts to act friendly, accused him of staging the car accident and eating the peanuts, and took Jiang Mingxi into the house.
• The Song Family welcomed Jiang Mingxi with firecrackers, cheering, and a large reception, leaving Zhang Lin furious that he had never received similar treatment.
• A-Wang spotted Old Master Song and recognized him as the Big Head from beside the Hai River, then accused him of still being alive.
• Old Master Song pushed Song Bai forward to apologize to A-Wang and Jiang Mingxi, while Zhang Lin stepped in and demanded that Jiang Mingxi apologize to Old Master Song.

Old Master Song confronted Zhang Lin over the past incidents and the claim that he had rescued him, while Zhang Lin tried to blame Jiang Mingxi. The Song family revealed they had found the bodyguard from the rescue, and A-Wang recognized him as the man who had kicked Jiang Mingxi away so Zhang Lin could take credit.

• Song Bai and the eldest sister-in-law rebuked Zhang Lin, and Old Master Song declared that A-Wang had done nothing wrong.
• Old Master Song questioned whether Zhang Lin had really rescued him, but Zhang Lin tried to accuse Jiang Mingxi of taking the credit.
• A-Wang lunged at Zhang Lin, and Special Assistant Su restrained him.
• Old Master Song said the Song family had called Zhang Lin to settle the past and asked whether he planned to blame Jiang Mingxi for the van and peanut incidents.
• Song Bai revealed that the Song family had found the bodyguard from the rescue, and servants brought the injured man into the room in a wheelchair.
• A-Wang identified the bodyguard as the man who had kicked Jiang Mingxi away, then accused Zhang Lin of stealing Jiang Mingxi's credit and lunged at him again.

Zhang Lin exposed that He Yahui had lured Jiang Mingxi to the Hai River as a child to have him killed. Jiang Mingxi recovered the memory of believing his mother had called him there, while the Song Family and A-Wang reacted with fury and grief.

• Old Master Song condemned Zhang Lin for conspiring to steal credit for saving him and ordered the butler to hand him over to the police.
• Zhang Lin begged for mercy, then revealed that the Jiang Family had arranged the university couple’s actions and wanted Jiang Mingxi dead.
• Jiang Mingxi remembered finding a note that supposedly came from his mother, asking him to meet her by the Hai River.
• When Jiang Mingxi asked how Zhang Lin knew why he had gone there, Zhang Lin said He Yahui had arranged for the note to be slipped under his door.
• Zhang Lin claimed He Yahui had lured Jiang Mingxi to the river to get him killed, and A-Wang revealed that the bodyguard had kicked the boy into an ice hole.

Zhang Lin revealed that He Yahui had tried to kill Jiang Mingxi and may not have been his biological mother, but Jiang Mingxi refused to bargain with Zhang Lin for answers about his origins. After Zhang Lin was taken away, Old Master Song promised to investigate, and the family brought Jiang Mingxi inside to eat.

• Zhang Lin claimed He Yahui had arranged for Jiang Mingxi to be abandoned and later brought him back to the Jiang Family to kill him, and he offered to investigate Jiang Mingxi's biological parents.
• Jiang Mingxi said he did not want to investigate and refused to make a deal with Zhang Lin, so Song Bai ordered the bodyguards to take him to the police station.
• A-Wang punched Zhang Lin, and Special Assistant Su restrained A-Wang as the bodyguards escorted Zhang Lin away.
• Old Master Song offered to uncover the truth about Jiang Mingxi's past, and Jiang Mingxi accepted his help.
• The family headed inside, where Song Lan and Old Master Song argued over who would accompany Jiang Mingxi, and his eldest sister-in-law led him away to see a big present.

Jiang Mingxi attended lunch with the Song family, where lavish gifts and A-Wang’s wealth overwhelmed the family’s attempts to welcome him. After Song Lan left for emergency reshoots, Jiang Mingxi and Xu Tao headed to his audition, but a Land Rover rushed toward them as they arrived.

• The Song family prepared an emotional welcome for Jiang Mingxi, and Grandpa Song offered him an ancestral residence as a gift.
• A-Wang casually offered Jiang Mingxi a larger neighboring residence and a necklace grander than the eldest sister-in-law’s gift, leaving the Song family stunned.
• A-Wang embarrassed Special Assistant Su by loudly asking if he would show him his penis, and the lunch ended in an awkward atmosphere.
• Song Lan left to handle emergency reshoots, while Jiang Mingxi and Xu Tao set off for the audition in Yun City.
• As Jiang Mingxi and Xu Tao got out near the film studio, a Land Rover drove straight toward them.

Bai Zheming saved Jiang Mingxi and Xu Tao when Su Hui drove a Land Rover at them, and Su Hui then accused Jiang Mingxi of getting Zhang Lin arrested. As Su Hui was restrained and viewers watched the confrontation spread online, Jiang Mingxi offered to play a recording about Zhang Lin.

• Jiang Mingxi pulled Xu Tao aside as Bai Zheming rammed his Cullinan into Su Hui’s Land Rover and stopped it from hitting them.
• Bai Zheming and his assistant approached the crashed Land Rover while security guards arrived and called the police.
• Su Hui got out of the Land Rover, accused Jiang Mingxi of ruining his career and getting Zhang Lin arrested, and shouted insults at him.
• Jiang Mingxi told the watching crowd that Zhang Lin had falsely claimed to save Song Lan’s grandfather and that the Zhang Family had staged the rescue.
• Su Hui charged at Jiang Mingxi, but security guards pinned him down as the livestream audience grew.
• Jiang Mingxi took out a voice recorder and asked Su Hui if he wanted to hear the recording.

Jiang Mingxi bluffed Su Hui with a voice recorder before Su Hui was arrested, then headed to a livestreamed audition alongside Bai Zheming. At the audition studio, Jiang Mingxi clashed with Yan Fei and used the recorder to silence him as the audition was about to begin.

• Jiang Mingxi used a fake voice recorder to unsettle Su Hui, who was taken into custody after police arrived.
• Jiang Mingxi and Xu Tao thanked Bai Zheming, who invited Jiang Mingxi to head to Director Zheng's audition with him.
• Jiang Mingxi told Xu Tao that the recorder was fake and explained that he had wanted to stir up confusion around the investigation.
• At the audition studio, Yan Fei accused Jiang Mingxi of getting the role through connections and threatened to have him removed.
• Jiang Mingxi told Yan Fei that Su Hui had tried to run him over and had been arrested, then brandished the voice recorder to stop Yan Fei from insulting him.

Jiang Mingxi auditioned for the young prince role and impressed the judges with a coy, unsettling performance. Bai Zheming criticized Ji Hanyu’s portrayal, then told Jiang Mingxi to call him “Crown Prince” again, shocking Zheng Jie and Ji Hanyu.

• Zheng Jie announced Ji Hanyu, Yan Fei, Tao Ran, and Jiang Mingxi as the four auditioning artists.
• Jiang Mingxi portrayed the supposedly blind young prince with a vacant stare, a strained smile, and coy affection toward a mannequin.
• Bai Zheming praised Ji Hanyu’s acting skills but said he had not captured the young prince’s hidden ruthlessness.
• Bai Zheming briefly criticized Yan Fei and Tao Ran, then looked at Jiang Mingxi and said, “Call me Crown Prince again.”

Jiang Mingxi won the young prince role after his audition impressed Bai Zheming and Director Zheng Jie, while Ji Hanyu concealed his displeasure. Jiang Mingxi and Bai Zheming unexpectedly met at the Green Grain Bar, and a tender-looking video of them left Song Lan staring darkly at his phone.

• Bai Zheming praised Jiang Mingxi's audition, and Director Zheng Jie awarded him the young prince role after replaying all four performances.
• Yan Fei accepted that Jiang Mingxi had acted well, then followed him and asked him to call him big brother.
• Ji Hanyu congratulated Jiang Mingxi and invited Bai Zheming to dinner, but Bai Zheming declined and left after receiving a call.
• Xu Tao told Jiang Mingxi that A-Wang was waiting for him at the Green Grain Bar.
• Jiang Mingxi and Bai Zheming arrived at the bar in neighboring parking spaces and greeted each other in surprise.
• Song Lan watched an edited video of Jiang Mingxi calling Bai Zheming “Crown Prince Brother” and Bai Zheming looking at him tenderly.

Song Lan grew jealous after seeing Jiang Mingxi at a bar with Bai Zheming, but Jiang Mingxi reassured him during a video call. Bai Ge reminded Song Lan that his earlier behavior with Zhang Lin had come back to haunt him, while Bai Zheming lingered at the bar after signing a contract with A-Wang.

• Bai Ge teased Song Lan for getting jealous over Jiang Mingxi's audition scene with Bai Zheming.
• Jiang Mingxi called Song Lan from the Green Grain Bar and explained that he had only run into Bai Zheming while meeting A-Wang.
• Song Lan greeted Bai Zheming with pointed politeness, then Jiang Mingxi kissed him over video and soothed his jealousy.
• Song Lan arranged to finish filming and meet Jiang Mingxi at home for dinner with Zhao Jiayuan and the others.
• Bai Ge compared Song Lan's jealousy to the trouble he had caused by taking Zhang Lin to the hospital, calling it a boomerang.
• Jiang Mingxi returned to the table and stopped A-Wang from letting him drink, while Bai Zheming stayed after signing the contract.

After Su Hui tried to run Jiang Mingxi over, A-Wang thanked Bai Zheming by offering him a share of a joint project and the lakeside project. A-Wang then took Jiang Mingxi and their friends to a discreet club to look at men, where Zhao Ke arrived relieved that Song Lan was absent.

• Jiang Mingxi told A-Wang and Bai Zheming that Su Hui had tried to run him over, and A-Wang called someone to demand that Zhang Lin be punished.
• A-Wang offered Bai Zheming three more percentage points of their joint project's profits and the Bai Family the lakeside project, which Bai Zheming accepted.
• A-Wang announced he wanted to look at men, and Bai Zheming agreed to join them at a discreet venue.
• Jiang Mingxi brought Zhao Jiayuan and Zhao Ke to a private room at a club, while Zhao Jiayuan said he had come without Chen Chong.
• Zhao Ke said Feng Moshan had almost caught him, then relaxed when he saw that Song Lan was not there.

A-Wang, Jiang Mingxi, Zhao Jiayuan, and Zhao Ke gathered with Bai Zheming to inspect a lineup of handsome men, while Su Chi misinterpreted what he saw and called Song Lan. The men revealed they wore multiple pairs of trousers, leaving A-Wang baffled.

• A-Wang asked Bai Zheming to bring in the men, and Zhao Jiayuan and Zhao Ke were surprised to discover Bai Zheming was there.
• Bai Zheming brought ten handsome young men into the private room, and Su Chi saw them enter and called Song Lan in alarm.
• The men announced they were ready to serve, and A-Wang declared that they would take all ten.
• Jiang Mingxi, Zhao Jiayuan, and Zhao Ke received messages from Song Lan, Feng Moshan, and Chen Chong, then lied that they were shopping for hot pot ingredients.
• The men dropped their trousers and revealed another pair underneath, prompting A-Wang to protest that no normal person wore two pairs of dress trousers.
• One of the men dropped his outer trousers too, revealing yet another pair of dress trousers.

A-Wang and the others visited a bespoke clothing shop, where Jiang Mingxi’s birthmark revealed a possible connection to someone who had once saved his life. Song Lan, Feng Moshan, and Chen Chong arrived at the clubhouse and kicked open the private-room door, catching everyone in compromising-looking situations.

• A-Wang learned that Bai Zheming had brought them to Cock, a high-end clothing shop, rather than a place to see men’s bodies.
• While measuring Jiang Mingxi, a shop assistant recognized his ginkgo-leaf-shaped birthmark as the clue to a couple his late master had spent years trying to find.
• Jiang Mingxi explained that the Jiang Family were not his biological parents and asked to meet the master, but learned that he had died the previous year.
• Bai Zheming said the birthmark looked familiar to him, though he could not recall where he had seen it.
• Song Lan, Feng Moshan, and Chen Chong arrived with Special Assistant Su and kicked open the private-room door.
• Song Lan found Bai Zheming crouched at Jiang Mingxi’s waist, while Feng Moshan and Chen Chong saw Zhao Ke and Zhao Jiayuan held by other men.

Feng Moshan, Chen Chong, and Song Lan burst into a bespoke shop and misunderstood their partners’ measurements as infidelity, until Jiang Mingxi explained what was happening. The explanation eased some of their anger, but Song Lan remained suspicious of Bai Zheming, and A-Wang questioned how the men had found the shop.

• Feng Moshan caught Zhao Ke being measured and angrily confronted him, while Chen Chong found Zhao Jiayuan with a tailor and tried to leave until Zhao Jiayuan hugged him.
• Song Lan attacked Bai Zheming, but Jiang Mingxi restrained and kissed Song Lan before explaining that the staff were taking measurements for clothes.
• Jiang Mingxi told Song Lan that Bai Zheming had examined his birthmark because it might be connected to his birth parents, but Song Lan remained distrustful and claimed Jiang Mingxi possessively.
• Bai Zheming and A-Wang criticized the men for barging in and doubting their partners, while Feng Moshan and Chen Chong questioned Zhao Ke and Zhao Jiayuan about their cover stories.
• A-Wang realized the men had been given different destinations and demanded to know how they had found the shop so precisely.

A-Wang confronted Special Assistant Su over allegedly alerting the others, and their argument turned into a brawl. Song Lan left with Jiang Mingxi after Bai Zheming defended him, but remained furious about Bai Zheming examining Jiang Mingxi's waist.

• A-Wang accused Special Assistant Su of betraying them and lunged at him, while Special Assistant Su argued that he had prevented A-Wang from breaking the law.
• Feng Moshan carried Zhao Ke away, and Zhao Jiayuan hurried after Chen Chong as both denied knowing what was happening.
• A-Wang and Special Assistant Su fought across the private rooms.
• Bai Zheming tried to explain Jiang Mingxi's actions, but Song Lan told him to stay out of their relationship and left with Jiang Mingxi.
• Jiang Mingxi apologized and tried to kiss Song Lan in the car, but Song Lan stopped him and demanded to know how long Bai Zheming had examined his waist.

Jiang Mingxi confronted Song Lan for doubting his feelings and comparing his relationship with Bai Zheming to Song Lan’s history with Zhang Lin. Song Lan admitted his jealousy and fear of losing Jiang Mingxi, then revealed he had investigated Jiang Mingxi’s birth parents and asked him not to dismiss him.

• Jiang Mingxi explained that Bai Zheming had only examined his birthmark for clues to his birth parents and insisted nothing inappropriate had happened between them.
• Jiang Mingxi showed Song Lan the trending-topic comments and accused him of equating Bai Zheming with Zhang Lin and belittling his feelings.
• Jiang Mingxi tried to leave, but Song Lan held him back and admitted he had reacted out of jealousy and fear that Jiang Mingxi would prefer Bai Zheming.
• Song Lan apologized, told Jiang Mingxi he loved him, and revealed he had someone investigate Jiang Mingxi’s origins after he left home.

After Song Lan’s hurtful accusations, Jiang Mingxi asked him to start their relationship over slowly and get to know each other again. Song Lan agreed to pursue him, but his family told him that Jiang Mingxi might have meant to break up.

• Jiang Mingxi explained that he and Song Lan lacked the trust and shared history needed to handle his future contact with Bai Zheming.
• Jiang Mingxi asked Song Lan to start over, and Song Lan accepted his outstretched hand and said he was there to pursue him.
• Song Lan drove Jiang Mingxi home, and they agreed to meet outside Abode at ten the next morning to look for what the old gentleman had left behind.
• Song Lan returned to the Song Family home, where Song Bai, his sister-in-law, and Old Master Song questioned him about the couple’s fight.
• After Song Lan explained what happened, his family scolded him for hurting Jiang Mingxi and warned that Jiang Mingxi’s request to start over might be a breakup.

Song Lan’s family urged him to treat Jiang Mingxi well, while Song Lan reflected on how his childhood trauma shaped his insecurity. The next morning, Jiang Mingxi landed a major endorsement and Song Lan tried to prepare breakfast for him, but could not reach any of their friends for advice.

• Old Master Song confronted Song Lan about hurting Jiang Mingxi and urged him to either treat him well or let him go; Song Lan insisted he truly liked him and decided to stop questioning Jiang Mingxi’s feelings.
• After Song Lan left, his family discussed his lingering trauma from the car accident that killed his mother and younger brother, and his grandfather said Jiang Mingxi should not be drawn into it.
• Xu Tao woke Jiang Mingxi to tell him Spring Slumber wanted him as a spokesperson, and Jiang Mingxi agreed to fly out to sign the endorsement contract.
• Jiang Mingxi messaged Song Lan that he could not visit, then read Zhao Ke’s and Zhao Jiayuan’s messages about their sore butts and A-Wang’s note that he would not return.
• Song Lan got up early to make Jiang Mingxi breakfast, but after wondering whether he preferred sweet or savory food, he found that Feng Moshan, Zhao Jiayuan, Chen Chong, and A-Wang all had their phones off.

Song Lan missed the chance to bring Jiang Mingxi congee, but their easy phone call lifted his spirits before he went to Ju to investigate the benefactors who had once saved a master. The old records revealed a possible connection to Song Lan’s own car accident, leaving him shocked by the date and place.

• Song Lan learned Jiang Mingxi had left for an endorsement and chatted with him about breakfast and his trip to Spring Slumber.
• Song Lan gave the congee he had made to his family, ordered an egg-stuffed pancake, and arranged a meal with Spring Slumber’s marketing department.
• Song Lan went to Ju, where he found Bai Zheming investigating the story of a master saved by a couple whose child had a birthmark like Jiang Mingxi’s.
• A young attendant showed Song Lan and Bai Zheming the master’s records and a wooden sword the benefactors’ child had held.
• Song Lan recognized the rescue date and location as the day and place of his car accident ten years earlier.

Song Lan and Bai Zheming investigated the old tailor who had sought the couple who saved him, while Bai Zheming pointed out that Su Hui’s hatred of Jiang Mingxi seemed to predate Zhang Lin. Bai Zheming confessed he had feelings for Jiang Mingxi and left after telling Song Lan that everyone had a chance; Song Lan then received a call from Feng Moshan.

• The young man told Song Lan and Bai Zheming that his master had survived a car accident on the Rongcheng Expressway and had been helped by a couple who left him ten thousand yuan.
• The young man showed them a photograph of his scarred master and said a fire had disfigured him; Song Lan photographed it and asked his older brother to investigate.
• Song Lan thanked Bai Zheming for saving Jiang Mingxi, and Bai Zheming questioned whether Su Hui’s fixation on Zhang Lin explained his attempt to kill Jiang Mingxi.
• Song Lan realized Su Hui’s extreme hostility had begun when he met Jiang Mingxi, while Bai Zheming argued Zhang Lin was only an outlet for Su Hui’s hatred.
• Bai Zheming admitted he had feelings for Jiang Mingxi and told Song Lan that everyone had a chance before driving away.
• Feng Moshan called Song Lan and asked whether Jiang Mingxi had started bleeding after their rough encounter the previous day.

Song Lan sought advice about his fight with Jiang Mingxi and realized his jealousy had pushed them apart, so he rushed to find him. At Spring Slumber, Jiang Mingxi faced an accusation from Ji Hanyu’s assistant over a face-mask endorsement and threatened to post a recording of her remarks.

• Feng Moshan teased Song Lan for calling at dawn, then advised him that relationships required trust and told him he had handled jealousy by spending three days in bed with Zhao Ke.
• Song Lan called Chen Chong and learned Jiang Mingxi had called himself a robot for failing to be intimate with Song Lan.
• Song Lan had his assistant book a flight to Spring Slumber’s base and hurried there.
• At Spring Slumber’s photo studio, Ji Hanyu’s assistant accused Jiang Mingxi of taking the endorsement that had supposedly been promised to Ji Hanyu.
• Jiang Mingxi took out a voice recorder and said he would post the assistant’s remarks online, making her face turn green.

Ji Hanyu provoked Jiang Mingxi and planned to use a recording of their dispute to smear him, but Jiang Mingxi stayed calm and went to his photoshoot. Ji Hanyu then tried to unsettle him in front of the photographer, leaving the photographer aware of a possible conflict.

• Ji Hanyu accused Jiang Mingxi of recording their conversation and claimed he could post it online, then left without letting him respond.
• Ji Hanyu told his assistant to contact Sister Li and release articles smearing Jiang Mingxi if he posted the recording.
• Jiang Mingxi put away the recorder and reassured the young makeup artist, explaining that past misunderstandings had taught him to protect himself.
• The makeup artist encouraged Jiang Mingxi, and he finished getting ready before heading to the studio.
• Ji Hanyu completed his serum shoot and his assistant implied that Jiang Mingxi had threatened to expose them online.
• The photographer asked whether Ji Hanyu and Jiang Mingxi had a conflict, while Ji Hanyu pretended to defend Jiang Mingxi and his assistant complained that he was being bullied.