Chapter Summaries

Chi Li settled his fandom name and support color before ending his livestream, then spent three busy days preparing for work and observing Su Yuan. After the third livestream, Jiang Lele tried to get Su Yuan to leave, but Chen Anyan let him stay overnight, leaving Jiang Lele irritated and increasingly free of his attraction to Chen Anyan.

• Chi Li named his fandom Eternal Daylight Line, and the fans chose dawnlight glaze blue as their support color.
• Shen Xunye brought Chi Li throat-soothing tea after the livestream, and Chi Li decided to order takeout because Fang Jin, Xie Weishui, and Su Yuan were cooking.
• Over the next three days, Chi Li attended a company meeting, shot an advertisement, and took acting classes while Jiang Lele reported Su Yuan's strange behavior.
• After the third day's livestream, Jiang Lele urged Su Yuan to leave that night, but Su Yuan claimed he was unwell and asked to stay until morning.
• Chen Anyan allowed Su Yuan to stay, and Jiang Lele pulled away from Chen Anyan, saying his concern was unnecessary with the cameras off.

Jiang Yue arrived at the Raising House, where Su Yuan immediately tried to claim him as a roommate and monopolize his attention. Chi Li and Shen Xunye pushed back, and the chapter ended with Su Yuan offering to perform a new dance for Jiang Yue alone.

• Jiang Lele and Wei Xuan knocked on Su Yuan's locked door, confirming that Su Yuan still refused to leave.
• Jiang Yue arrived with two suitcases, and Su Yuan greeted him and tried to take him to his own room.
• Jiang Yue said he was closer to Chi Li and would rather share Chi Li's room, prompting Shen Xunye to offer to move in with Chi Li instead.
• Chi Li pointed out that the problem was having too many people, and Jiang Yue postponed choosing a room so he could meet everyone.
• After the group finished its welcome activities, Su Yuan focused on Jiang Yue and offered to show him a new dance, saying it was only for him.

Jiang Yue agreed to hear Su Yuan out, then asked to spend the night in Chi Li’s room after their private conversation failed to resolve the situation. As everyone played games, Su Yuan broke down in tears, leaving Jiang Lele worried that he would be blamed for the outburst.

• Jiang Yue followed Su Yuan to the dance studio, where Su Yuan performed a girl group dance and mistook Jiang Yue’s polite praise for interest.
• Jiang Yue and Su Yuan spoke off camera for nearly half an hour and returned looking unhappy.
• Jiang Yue asked Chi Li if he could sleep in his room, and Chi Li agreed while offering to sleep in Shen Xunye’s room instead.
• Chi Li organized a round of tabletop games, but Su Yuan remained distracted as the others played.
• After losing a game and receiving three light forehead flicks from Jiang Lele, Su Yuan began sobbing uncontrollably.

Su Yuan broke down crying, then gathered everyone to tell his version of a story about his past with Jiang Yue. Jiang Yue denied ever having romantic feelings for him, but Su Yuan insisted that Jiang Yue had once loved him.

• Su Yuan sobbed uncontrollably, and Chi Li told Jiang Lele to let him cry while reassuring him that Jiang Lele’s forehead flicks had not caused it.
• After Su Yuan was taken to rest, Chi Li and Shen Xunye prepared fresh sheets and clothes, and Jiang Yue said his manager was trying to resolve the situation with Su Yuan.
• Fang Jin told Chi Li and Shen Xunye that Su Yuan wanted everyone to hear a story before people from his agency arrived.
• Su Yuan told the group that he had fallen for Jiang Yue during a talent show and believed Jiang Yue had returned his feelings but lacked the courage to be with him.
• Jiang Yue said he had never felt anything beyond friendship for Su Yuan, but Su Yuan called him a liar and claimed Jiang Yue had comforted him because he loved him.

Chi Li and the others confronted Su Yuan about his one-sided fixation on Jiang Yue, while Jiang Yue firmly rejected him again. Su Yuan then accused Jiang Yue of liking Chi Li, and Jiang Lele defended the idea as perfectly normal.

• Jiang Yue told Su Yuan he had forgotten his face after comforting him, but Su Yuan dismissed him as a coward and claimed he would bear everything alone.
• Chi Li called Su Yuan ridiculous and explained that he was treating Jiang Yue as a character in a self-written story rather than accepting his rejection.
• Fang Jin suggested Su Yuan might be clinging to his investment, and Jiang Lele insisted that no meant no.
• Chi Li argued that Jiang Yue had done the right thing by rejecting Su Yuan clearly, and Jiang Yue apologized for giving the wrong impression before rejecting him again.
• Su Yuan asked whether Jiang Yue would like Chi Li, and Jiang Lele stepped forward to defend liking Chi Li.

After Su Yuan was taken away, Shen Xunye persuaded Chi Li to stay in his room and kissed him passionately. When Shen Xunye came out of the shower wearing only a towel, Chi Li blushed at the sight of him.

• Jiang Lele, Chen Anyan, Fang Jin, and others said they liked Chi Li, and Shen Xunye told them he would reject them all on Chi Li’s behalf.
• Chi Li left and told Su Yuan not to drag him into his business; Su Yuan’s company then took him away, apologized to the audience, and announced that he would pause work for treatment.
• Jiang Yue told Chi Li he could return to his own room, but Shen Xunye embraced Chi Li and persuaded him to stay for the night.
• Shen Xunye kissed Chi Li, then went to shower while Chi Li resumed watching an online lesson.
• Shen Xunye emerged wearing only a bath towel, and Chi Li blushed as he looked at him.

Shen Xunye deliberately seduced Chi Li, who admitted that the display had worked, then waited for him to finish showering. Chi Li joined him in bed, where Shen Xunye pulled him close and began kissing his collarbone.

• Shen Xunye approached Chi Li after showering and revealed that he had dressed that way to seduce him.
• Chi Li admitted Shen Xunye had succeeded, and Shen Xunye kissed the corner of his mouth before telling him to shower.
• Chi Li took a long shower and wondered how honestly he should respond to Shen Xunye's advances.
• Chi Li emerged from the bathroom and climbed into bed beside Shen Xunye.
• Shen Xunye pulled Chi Li close and began kissing his exposed collarbone.

Chi Li and Shen Xunye spent the night together, and Shen Xunye joined Chi Li for the next morning’s livestream. At the house, Jiang Yue introduced a packed trainee-style schedule for the day, which left the others stunned.

• Chi Li asked Shen Xunye to kiss him, and Shen Xunye took care of him through the night.
• The next morning, Chi Li appeared on livestream looking composed while Shen Xunye followed him with a satisfied air.
• Chi Li told Shen Xunye that Jiang Yue planned to film a day in the life of a trainee, and Shen Xunye complained that he was being excluded.
• Shen Xunye offered to choose what Chi Li would eat later, while viewers joked about their relationship in the livestream chat.
• Jiang Yue showed everyone his packed daily schedule, and Jiang Lele compared it to a special forces training plan.

Jiang Yue led the group through vocal practice and prepared them for dance training, while Chi Li and Shen Xunye slipped away to treat the soreness Chi Li had been left with. The chapter ended with Shen Xunye applying ointment to Chi Li’s sensitive, reddened skin.

• Jiang Yue brought everyone to the dance studio and led vocal practice, criticizing most of the group for neglecting their performance skills.
• Jiang Yue handed out healthy meals at noon, and Shen Xunye apologized to Chi Li for not getting him to choose lunch.
• Chi Li asked Shen Xunye to buy ointment for his sore inner thighs, and Shen Xunye brought it to him before afternoon practice.
• Shen Xunye teased Chi Li on the way to the restroom and insisted on applying the ointment himself.
• Shen Xunye touched Chi Li’s reddened skin with a cotton swab, making Chi Li shudder and gasp.

Chi Li endured a difficult day of dance practice, agreed to collaborate with Jiang Yue on a dance track, and visited Shen Xunye that night to retrieve the ointment. The chapter ended with Shen Xunye pulling Chi Li into his room and locking the door.

• Shen Xunye carefully applied ointment to Chi Li's irritated skin before Chi Li arrived late to dance practice.
• Jiang Yue told Chi Li to warm up and ordered Shen Xunye to leave the studio.
• Jiang Yue extended the group's dance training from one day to seven, despite the exhausted trainees' protests.
• Jiang Yue showed Chi Li three dance tracks, and Chi Li agreed to collaborate with him while keeping their choice secret.
• That night, Chi Li went to Shen Xunye's room for the ointment, and Shen Xunye pulled him inside and locked the door.

Chi Li was too sleepy to apply the ointment after Shen Xunye made him endure another round of prolonged pleasure, so he gave Shen Xunye a three-day penalty. Before Chi Li left for a film cameo, Shen Xunye objected to his new assistant and secured a two-day trial as Chi Li’s assistant instead.

• Shen Xunye distracted Chi Li from applying ointment, and Chi Li fell asleep before he could deal with the resulting mess.
• After waking, Chi Li gave Shen Xunye another three-day penalty so his thighs could heal.
• Li Ming introduced Wu You as Chi Li’s personal assistant, but Shen Xunye insisted he should have the job instead.
• Chi Li doubted Shen Xunye could perform the assistant’s duties, so Li Ming proposed a two-day trial for Shen Xunye on Chi Li’s film trip.
• Chi Li accepted the trial arrangement, and Li Ming told Wu You he would be paid to stay with him for the next two days.

Chi Li arrived on set to film his first acting role, an omega mother in Jiang Shi’s interstellar melodrama, with Shen Xunye encouraging him through his nerves. After learning the complicated backstory and questioning one plot point, Chi Li began filming dates opposite Lu Wei, who played the male lead and both of his fathers.

• Chi Li warned Shen Xunye not to overstep his duties, then ordered him to pack his luggage.
• On the way to the filming location, Chi Li admitted he was nervous about acting, and Shen Xunye cheered him up by recalling their earlier improvised scene together.
• Jiang Shi welcomed Chi Li to the set and explained the story of the omega who became the shared partner of twin alpha brothers and later died saving an orphan.
• Chi Li questioned whether traffic could still be so dangerous in the interstellar era, and Jiang Shi defended the plot point before filming began.
• Lu Wei played the male lead and both of his fathers as Chi Li filmed several alternating-date scenes in multiple outfits.

After Chi Li finished filming his first scenes, Shen Xunye called himself Chi Li’s personal assistant while avoiding a direct answer about their relationship. Back at the hotel, Shen Xunye prepared to take promotional photos of Chi Li in his oversized shirt, but Chi Li eventually wondered whether he was actually taking any.

• Jiang Shi praised Chi Li’s looks and invited the cast to a meal after his remaining scenes wrapped.
• When Jiang Shi asked whether he and Chi Li were dating, Shen Xunye said he was Chi Li’s personal assistant and was working toward a promotion.
• Shen Xunye scooped Chi Li up and hurried away while Jiang Shi and Lu Wei bantered.
• At the hotel, Chi Li asked Shen Xunye to take promotional photos for his fans, and Shen Xunye suggested waiting until after Chi Li showered.
• Chi Li posed on the sofa in Shen Xunye’s oversized T-shirt and short lounge shorts, then asked whether Shen Xunye was taking photos.

Chi Li shared photos taken by Shen Xunye and teased him about sleeping in a separate bedroom before allowing him into his bed the following night. On set, Shen Xunye acted opposite Chi Li in a scene where the Omega rejected both brothers for deceiving him, leaving them to face the consequences of their dishonesty.

• Shen Xunye photographed Chi Li, who posted three pictures online and received comments teasing him about the boyfriend-like photos.
• Chi Li told Shen Xunye to prepare his clothes, buy breakfast, and sleep in the other bedroom, then said Shen could join him in bed the next night.
• Jiang Shi assigned Shen Xunye to play the younger brother in a scene alongside Lu Wei and Chi Li.
• The Omega learned that the two brothers had both been pursuing him while pretending to be one person.
• The Omega refused to choose either brother, explaining that their deception had damaged the sincerity needed for a relationship.

The Omega could not choose between the older and younger brothers after their answers to his questions matched, and he fled the choice. Filming continued successfully, and the next scene ended with the younger brother drawing the Omega close and asking what would happen if he refused to forgive him.

• The Omega admitted that he liked both Alphas but could not choose between them, then fled after their answers to his questions failed to help him decide.
• Jiang Shi praised Shen Xunye's performance and offered to connect him with acting work, but Shen Xunye said he preferred being Chi Li's personal assistant.
• Jiang Shi rearranged the actors for another take, and Shen Xunye flirted with Chi Li before they filmed additional takes.
• Chi Li and Lu Wei began filming a scene in which the Omega tried to soothe one of the brothers after they had agreed to date him without impersonating each other.
• The Alpha tested whether the Omega could identify him; after the Omega guessed the older brother, the Alpha revealed he was the younger brother and asked what would happen if he did not forgive him.

After Shen Xunye watched Chi Li film an intimate scene with Lu Wei, jealousy drove him to kiss Chi Li and turn their reunion into a game of reward and punishment. Chi Li agreed to both, and Shen Xunye ended the encounter by teasing him about his performance and asking when he could get a promotion.

• Shen Xunye watched Chi Li and Lu Wei film an intimate scene, while Jiang Shi called cut before they kissed.
• Chi Li declined another take, said goodbye to Jiang Shi, and took Shen Xunye's hand as they left together.
• Shen Xunye kissed Chi Li in their hotel room and offered him a choice between a reward and a punishment.
• Chi Li asked to have both, and Shen Xunye eagerly carried him into their intimate game.
• Shen Xunye helped the exhausted Chi Li dress before their dinner appointment, then jokingly asked when he would get a promotion.

Chi Li and Shen Xunye attended a dinner with the film crew, where Shen Xunye considered his future with Chi Li while Chi Li discussed a possible lead role in Jiang Shi’s next film. As dinner ended, Chi Li went looking for Shen Xunye and learned that the young woman at his table knew where he was.

• Chi Li agreed to discuss Shen Xunye’s promotion after dinner with Jiang Shi, while Shen Xunye quietly imagined making their relationship official and eventually marrying him.
• At dinner, a young woman recognized Shen Xunye as Chi Li’s assistant and pressed him about Night Ashes Dawn; she then offered him advice about pursuing Chi Li.
• Jiang Shi praised Chi Li and invited him to star in her next film, and Chi Li said he would consider it after reading the script.
• As the dinner wound down, Chi Li left the main table to find Shen Xunye and discovered he was missing from the assistants’ table.
• A young woman called out to Chi Li and asked whether he was looking for Shen Xunye.

Chi Li overheard a man confessing to Shen Xunye, then asked Shen Xunye about his romantic past and learned his earlier advances had been part of therapy for his illness. The chapter left Chi Li teasing Shen Xunye about his attachment and admitting he had become jealous and possessive.

• Chi Li found Shen Xunye rejecting a man's confession and heard the man claim Chi Li would eventually abandon him.
• Shen Xunye took Chi Li's hand and left with him, hiding his agitation over what Chi Li might have heard.
• Back at the hotel, Chi Li asked whether Shen Xunye had dated anyone, and Shen Xunye said he had never dated, kissed, or slept with anyone.
• Shen Xunye explained that his psychologist had recommended romance therapy and that he had pursued several people to reassure his family.
• Chi Li asked whether Shen Xunye was better, and Shen Xunye said Chi Li was the only thing keeping him going.
• Chi Li teased Shen Xunye about being addicted to him and struggled to describe his own jealous, possessive feelings.

After Chi Li drunkenly upgraded Shen Xunye to boyfriend, they woke together in a hotel and returned to the Raising House. On the drive, Shen Xunye teased Chi Li with increasingly intimate pet names and demanded that Chi Li call him “hubby.”

• Chi Li rested against Shen Xunye after saying he planned to upgrade him to boyfriend, and Shen Xunye stayed beside him as he nearly fell asleep.
• Shen Xunye woke beside Chi Li the next morning and gently reminded him they needed to return to the Raising House before lunch.
• Chi Li posted a breakfast selfie to make up for missing a fan-service post, while Shen Xunye fed him tangerines in the car.
• Chi Li rejected Shen Xunye’s suggestions of “baby,” “darling,” “boyfriend,” and “wifey,” asking him to use his name instead.
• Shen Xunye called Chi Li “hubby,” then leaned close and told Chi Li to call him hubby in return.

Chi Li returned to the Raising House and helped Jiang Yue refine choreography for the group’s performance. After their successful celebration feast, Jiang Yue invited everyone to join his upcoming concert, and Jiang Lele asked why Jiang Yue was being so kind to them.

• Chi Li returned to the Raising House, where Jiang Lele told him they were reviewing their training results and preparing a dance with Jiang Yue.
• Jiang Yue asked Chi Li to help with choreography, and they decided which moves would suit the seven-person performance.
• Jiang Yue and the group successfully performed their dance, while Shen Xunye prepared a celebration feast as their support staff.
• Jiang Yue invited the others to perform the dance at his upcoming sold-out concert, and they joked about facing an audience of a hundred thousand people.
• Jiang Lele asked Jiang Yue why he was being so good to them.