Chapter Summaries

Jiang Mingxi reunited with A-Wang, who revealed he had paid to bring the production crew to the island so they could meet again. After the guests returned from their luxurious island trip, Jiang Ke confronted Jiang Mingxi at the airport and demanded that he come home.

• Jiang Mingxi hugged A-Wang and explained that he had been too ashamed and afraid to seek him out.
• A-Wang told Jiang Mingxi he had spent hundreds of thousands to bring the production crew to his island, then teased Song Lan about how much he had spent on Jiang Mingxi.
• A-Wang's reunion turned the survival show into a luxurious island visit, and Jiang Mingxi spent the next two days catching up with him instead of spending time with Song Lan.
• Jiang Ke waited at the airport after filming ended, angry that he had failed to get Jiang Mingle released from the police station.
• Jiang Mingxi ignored Jiang Ke and invited Zhao Jiayuan to dinner, so Jiang Ke blocked his path and ordered him to come home.

Jiang Ke confronted Jiang Mingxi at the airport and demanded that he secure Jiang Mingle’s release, while Song Lan defended him. Jiang Ke then called He Yahui, who threatened to jump from a rooftop unless Jiang Mingxi helped Jiang Mingle, leaving Jiang Mingxi stunned by his birth mother’s ultimatum.

• Jiang Ke grabbed Jiang Mingxi and ordered him to come home and promise their parents he would get Jiang Mingle released.
• Zhao Jiayuan secretly livestreamed the confrontation and provoked Jiang Ke, while Chen Chong tried to quiet him.
• Song Lan reminded Jiang Ke that the family had publicly cut ties with Jiang Mingxi and had recently framed him, then warned that his lawyer would pursue the matter involving Jiang Mingxi’s adoptive parents.
• Jiang Ke called He Yahui, who pleaded with Jiang Mingxi to free Jiang Mingle and said she would jump from the rooftop if he refused.
• Jiang Mingxi stared in disbelief as He Yahui threatened him with suicide.

Jiang Mingxi rejected He Yahui’s staged threat to jump and confronted Jiang Ke, while Special Assistant Su exposed the family’s crimes and publicized evidence against them. As Song Lan took Jiang Mingxi away, Feng Moshan carried off Zhao Ke, and Special Assistant Su invited Jiang Mingxi to dinner with the Song family and Zhang Lin.

• Jiang Mingxi showed He Yahui his scars and refused to be pressured by her rooftop threat, then slapped Jiang Ke when he tried to hit him.
• Special Assistant Su arrived and challenged Jiang Ke over Jiang Mingle’s bribery, abuse, and framing of Jiang Mingxi.
• Special Assistant Su revealed that He Yahui’s supposed building jump was staged in a model apartment with a safety harness, and He Yahui ended the call.
• Special Assistant Su said Jiang Ke had paid marketing accounts to smear Jiang Mingxi, then led Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan toward the car.
• Feng Moshan carried Zhao Ke away after teasing him about riding an elephant, while Special Assistant Su invited Jiang Mingxi to dinner with the Song family and Zhang Lin.

Song Lan chose to stay with Jiang Mingxi instead of returning to the Song Family home, while his family bet on where he would sleep. At the Zhang Family home, Zhang Lin faced questions about the Song Family cutting off supplies and a threat from Jiang Ke to expose his role in sending Gao Le after a couple.

• Song Lan told Special Assistant Su that he would stay with Jiang Mingxi, and Special Assistant Su informed Song Lan's older brother.
• Song Lan's older brother lost a bet with the old man and his wife over whether Song Lan would come home, making them the only family members entitled to give Jiang Mingxi a gift.
• Zhang Lin's mother told him the Song Corporation's supplier had stopped providing packaging for the Zhang Family's skincare products, and Zhang Lin's calls to the Song Family went unanswered.
• Zhang Lin's parents wondered whether the Song Family had learned that he had not really saved the old man, and Zhang Lin recalled Jiang Mingxi's friend mentioning a rescue near the Hai River.
• Jiang Ke called Zhang Lin and demanded that he get Lele out immediately or Jiang Ke would tell the Song Family that Zhang Lin had instigated Lele to approach a couple.

Jiang Ke faced a revolt from Tianli’s shareholders while Zhang Lin worried that Jiang Mingle would expose him. Song Lan reunited with Jiang Mingxi at home, but A-Wang arrived unexpectedly and invited Jiang Mingxi to stay at his house.

• Zhang Lin denied Jiang Ke’s accusation that he had directed Jiang Mingle to target Jiang Mingxi through the orphanage, then hung up without giving Jiang Ke evidence.
• Tianli’s shareholders confronted Jiang Ke and demanded that he step down, forcing him to deal with the company crisis.
• Zhang Lin asked his father to find someone who could reach Jiang Mingle because he feared Jiang Mingle would reveal more about the orphanage.
• Song Lan and Jiang Mingxi embraced and flirted at home, but an urgent knock interrupted them before they could go to the bedroom.
• A-Wang arrived at Jiang Mingxi’s home, explained that he had come by helicopter after seeing the livestream, and offered Jiang Mingxi a house in Yun City.

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.