Recaps

Shang Shujue became angry while watching a tragic fox drama, then read a romance about two esports players and began imagining himself with Song Yanqing. He hid under the quilt when Song Yanqing called him to dinner, growing warm and hungry as Song Yanqing tried to coax him out.

• Shang Shujue raged at the tragic drama and snapped at Song Yanqing after he touched his ear.
• Shang Shujue found a story about Fox and Butterfly in Song Yanqing’s esports magazine and became absorbed in their romance.
• Shang Shujue realized the story’s protagonists were lovers, blushed while looking at Song Yanqing, and hurried into the bedroom with the magazine.
• Song Yanqing called Shang Shujue to dinner, found him hiding beneath the quilt, and tried to pull it away.
• Shang Shujue complained that Song Yanqing was annoying as his warmth, hunger, and appetite intensified.

Shang Shujue entered his first heat, and Song Yanqing recognized what was happening and stayed with him through the two-day episode. Afterward, Shang Shujue woke with intimate memories of Song Yanqing and, still treating him as his mate, asked him to make food.

• Song Yanqing realized Shang Shujue had a fever, then recognized from Yi Shuang's warning and the Fox Token that Shang Shujue had entered the Qingqiu fox clan's mating season.
• Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue became intimate, and Song Yanqing carefully comforted him when his ears and tail emerged.
• Song Yanqing asked Zhou Lin and Zheng Fengyue for three days off and stayed with Shang Shujue as his heat continued into the second day.
• On the third morning, Shang Shujue woke beside Song Yanqing and remembered what had happened during his heat.
• When Shang Shujue said he was hungry, Song Yanqing misunderstood and kissed him, then bathed him and went to cook after Shang Shujue asked for food.

Shang Shujue told the Qingqiu group chat that he had gone through his first heat and found a mate, then left them to investigate Song Yanqing. The foxes discovered Song Yanqing was Ling Yunting’s girlfriend’s cousin and started looking into him.

• Shang Shujue read the foxes’ chat about life in the human world and Ling Yu’s pursuit of Mu Qingrang.
• Shang Shujue announced that he had gone through his first heat and was now an adult, prompting the foxes to demand details about who had claimed him.
• Shang Shujue said he and his mate would visit Qingqiu together and directed the foxes to ask Yi Shuang about him.
• Yi Shuang shared Song Yanqing’s name and photo with the group after Shang Shujue left the chat.
• Ling Yunting recognized Song Yanqing as his girlfriend’s cousin, and the foxes handed the investigation to him.

Hu Yuntuo recognized Song Yanqing in Yi Shuang’s photo and revealed that he was searching for the person whose heart he had broken. Shang Shujue exposed Hu Yuntuo’s past and gave the clan leader his coordinates, while Ling Yunting and Shang Shujue realized Song Yanqing and Song Yun were family; the chapter ended with Shang Shujue leaving the chat to join Song Yanqing for dinner.

• Hu Yuntuo asked Yi Shuang about Song Yanqing’s team photo and called the person he sought a faithless lover.
• Shang Shujue told Hu Yuntuo that he had broken his sweetheart’s heart and made him drink Emotion-Forgotten Water, then warned him not to approach the man.
• Hu Yuntuo recognized Song Yun as resembling Xuan Ling and learned from Ling Yunting and Shang Shujue that she was Ling Yunting’s girlfriend and Song Yanqing’s cousin.
• Hu Yuntuo demanded Ling Yunting’s location, but Shang Shujue sent the clan leader Hu Yuntuo’s coordinates, prompting the clan leader to pursue him.
• Ling Yunting sensed the clan leader’s magic, and Shang Shujue left the group chat to find Song Yanqing, who carried him to dinner.

Xuan Ling ignored Shen Luxing’s persistent vigil outside the pet shop while Shang Shujue told Song Yanqing that his cousin Song Yun might be connected to the Qingqiu fox clan. Shang Shujue invited Song Yanqing to visit Qingqiu as his mate, and Song Yanqing agreed to go after his competition.

• Xuan Ling noticed that Shen Luxing’s bodyguards were scaring away customers, but told his assistant to ignore Shen Luxing and continued his work.
• Shen Luxing learned that Xuan Ling had gone to the back courtyard, then waited patiently for him to return.
• Shang Shujue told Song Yanqing that Song Yun was dating his friend and might resemble a senior from Qingqiu, raising the possibility that she had fox-clan blood.
• Song Yanqing avoided discussing the person Hu Yuntuo had wronged, and Shang Shujue agreed to leave the matter alone.
• Shang Shujue asked Song Yanqing to return to Qingqiu with him as his mate, and Song Yanqing agreed to go after his competition.

Song Yanqing agreed to take Shang Shujue with him to the base after Zhou Lin asked him to return for urgent training needs. After waking, Shang Shujue excitedly accepted Song Yanqing’s promise to take him out, and they got ready to leave together.

• Zhou Lin called Song Yanqing and asked him to return to the base, suggesting he bring Shang Shujue and stay with him in an empty room.
• Song Yanqing agreed to go later and went back to sleep while holding Shang Shujue.
• Shang Shujue woke up angry after dreaming Song Yanqing had stolen his cake and grilled sausages, and Song Yanqing promised to buy him treats.
• Shang Shujue eagerly agreed when Song Yanqing promised to take him out more often and rushed to choose clothes.
• Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue washed up, put on masks, and set off together.

At the JSY Club base, the players finished a practice match while Zhou Lin, Zheng Fengyue, and Shen Zeyu waited for Song Yanqing to arrive with the child he had been raising. When Song Yanqing’s rarely used bulletproof car reached the club, the team recalled the dangerous ambush that had led him to acquire it and wondered who the child was.

• Shen Zeyu received acupuncture and a hand massage while the players practiced, then asked Zhou Lin why Song Yanqing had not arrived with the child.
• Zheng Fengyue shared parenting advice with Shen Zeyu until Zhou Lin warned them that the training-room cameras were recording.
• Jian Songchuan’s blue team won the practice match, and Zheng Fengyue announced a break before the team reviewed their mistakes.
• After waiting nearly two hours, Zhou Lin heard that Song Yanqing’s car had arrived and went with the others to watch from the hallway.
• The team recognized Song Yanqing’s bulletproof “Shield Soldier” and remembered the rainy-night ambush that had prompted him to have it built.
• Shen Zeyu speculated that the child might be an important orphan being hunted, but the others doubted his mystery-novel theory.

Song Yanqing brought Shang Shujue to meet his teammates, and they prepared pizzas as gifts before heading to see them. Shang Shujue’s abilities and beauty drew attention at the gate, while the couple arrived together wearing matching bracelets.

• Shang Shujue noticed people watching their Shield Soldier, and Song Yanqing explained that his teammates recognized the car.
• Captain Lin and Captain Wang saw Shang Shujue in the passenger seat, were stunned by his beauty, and opened the gate for them.
• Song Yanqing worried that Shang Shujue’s looks could attract trouble, but Shang Shujue explained that his Soul of Spirit Purification prevented malice and made people forget him afterward.
• Song Yanqing took Shang Shujue to his dorm room, where he could rest or use the facilities while Song Yanqing prepared the gifts.
• Shang Shujue bought pizzas for Song Yanqing’s teammates, and the two arrived holding hands and wearing matching fox- and dragon-themed bracelets.

Song Yanqing brought Shang Shujue to the esports training room after promising to take him sunbathing after training. The team mistook Shang Shujue for a child, then discovered he was an adult and had prepared gifts meant for little kids.

• Shang Shujue admired a grassy field and asked Song Yanqing when he could go sunbathing there, and Song Yanqing promised to take him after training.
• Shang Shujue kissed Song Yanqing affectionately by a window, and Song Yanqing stopped him because cameras were watching.
• Lu Fengxing, Zhang Yibei, and Zhao Lisheng ambushed Song Yanqing at the training room door, but Song Yanqing dodged while protecting Shang Shujue.
• Shang Shujue nearly revealed that he was a fox, so Song Yanqing covered his mouth and warned him not to speak carelessly.
• Song Yanqing introduced Shang Shujue as a relative's kid, and Shen Zeyu gave him a toy water gun meant for a young child.
• Shen Zeyu apologized for mistaking Shang Shujue for an eight- or nine-year-old, while the others realized their own gifts were also meant for little kids.

Song Yanqing brought Shang Shujue to the team room, where the players welcomed him with pizza and toys. Shang Shujue revealed that he considered himself Song Yanqing’s partner, and Song Yanqing later carried his sleepy companion back to the dorm.

• Song Yanqing set out pizzas for the players, who gave Shang Shujue an assortment of toys in thanks.
• Zhao Lisheng introduced the players, and Shang Shujue introduced himself as Xiao Jue.
• When Shen Zeyu asked how Shang Shujue was related to Song Yanqing, Shang Shujue said he did not know and asked what kind of relative a partner counted as.
• The players reacted in shock, and Lu Fengxing explained that they had not expected the seemingly uninterested Song Yanqing to have a boyfriend.
• Song Yanqing returned with water, and Shang Shujue leaned against him before asking to be carried to the dorm.
• Song Yanqing picked up Shang Shujue’s shoes, carried him on his back, and left with him.

Shang Shujue worried that human customs meant he and Song Yanqing could not be together, but Song Yanqing reassured him and promised to introduce him to his family. The two discussed a future wedding in Qingqiu before Song Yanqing left Shang Shujue in his dorm, where he settled down to sleep.

• Shang Shujue asked Song Yanqing whether men could become partners in the human world, explaining that he had looked it up after others seemed surprised by their relationship.
• Song Yanqing reassured Shang Shujue that their relationship and marriage were their own choices, and offered to introduce him to his family.
• Shang Shujue eagerly imagined taking Song Yanqing and his family to Qingqiu for a wedding arranged by the clan elders.
• Song Yanqing showed Shang Shujue how to enter his dorm and told him he could come and wait there on his own.
• Song Yanqing kissed Shang Shujue's forehead and left, and Shang Shujue curled up under his scented quilt and fell asleep.

Song Yanqing’s teammates teased him about dating Shang Shujue, while he kept their relationship private. He told Zhou Lin he planned to marry Shang Shujue after the tournament and agreed to focus on training and streaming until then.

• Lu Fengxing and Shen Zeyu pressed Song Yanqing to explain his relationship with Shang Shujue, but he silenced them by threatening to add two hours to their practice.
• Jian Songchuan and the others talked about Shang Shujue’s looks and his relationship with Song Yanqing while the team practiced.
• Zheng Fengyue said he did not understand relationships between men but would respect Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue, then ordered the players back to practice.
• Zhou Lin spoke privately with Song Yanqing and urged him to focus on training and resume streaming during the tournament.
• Song Yanqing told Zhou Lin he planned to marry Shang Shujue after the tournament and would stay in the dorm that night, then returned to practice.

Song Yanqing returned to the dorm and cared for Shang Shujue, who had fallen asleep with his fox ears and tail showing. After sharing late-night food and welcoming a visit from Zhou Lin, the couple spent the night together in warm, affectionate domesticity.

• Song Yanqing found Shang Shujue asleep and discovered bruises on his waist, so he applied ointment and woke him.
• Shang Shujue ate the spicy crayfish Song Yanqing had brought, then showered while Song Yanqing ordered milk tea and prepared sleepwear.
• Song Yanqing peeled crayfish for Shang Shujue and went to get his milk tea.
• Zhou Lin brought Shang Shujue local sweets and told him he could stay because his presence made Area happy.
• Song Yanqing returned with the milk tea, and he and Shang Shujue shared a kiss before talking about Zhou Lin’s rose shortcake.

Shang Shujue stayed with Song Yanqing at the JSY Team dorm and joined him at the KPL World Championship, where the JSY Team swept its first match. After the match, Shang Shujue openly told another team’s captain that he and Song Yanqing were partners and would get married, leaving the other teams stunned.

• Little Fox stayed in Song Yanqing’s dorm, sometimes hiding from him until Song Yanqing added a GPS tracker disguised as a bracelet to his wrist.
• Shang Shujue attended the KPL World Championship and rejected five people who asked for his contact information by showing them a suggestive photo of himself with Song Yanqing.
• The JSY Team swept its best-of-five match against Japanese players and advanced to the next round.
• Shang Shujue rushed to Song Yanqing after the match, praised his play, and called him his partner who he would marry when the Lk Team captain asked about their relationship.
• Song Yanqing took Shang Shujue’s hand and left with him, while the other teams watched in shock.

After JSY Team won the world championship and Shen Zeyu retired, Song Yanqing brought Shang Shujue home for New Year, where his family welcomed Shang warmly. As the first snow fell, Song Yanqing coaxed Shang inside before he caught a cold, and the couple ended the day caring for each other.

• JSY Team won the world championship again, and Shen Zeyu announced his retirement because of his hand injury.
• Song Yanqing introduced Shang Shujue to his friends and then brought him home for New Year, where the Song Family welcomed him warmly.
• Shang Shujue went onto the balcony to make snowballs in the falling snow, and Song Yanqing wrapped him in a blanket and persuaded him to come inside.
• Song Yanqing reminded Shang Shujue of his previous fever and helped him warm up, while Shang promised they would stay together for life.
• Shang Shujue showed Song Yanqing a purple preventive medicine pill from Xuan Ling, and Song Yanqing helped him take it before preparing a hot bath.

Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue celebrated their wedding in Qingqiu while Hu Yuntuo failed to win back Song Lin and Song Yun. On their wedding night, the newlyweds promised to find each other and be together in their next life.

• Hu Yuntuo returned to Song Lin and Song Yun, but both treated him with indifference because Song Lin had forgotten their relationship and Song Yun saw him as an absent, unreliable father.
• Xuan Ling, Ling'er, and Yi Shuang remained unmoved by the former lovers who tried to return, while Ling Yu grew close to the little Daoist's reincarnation.
• Song Yanqing overcame the wedding challenges and arrived at Shang Shujue's fox den, where Shang Shujue leaped into his arms.
• Ling'er congratulated Song Yanqing and entrusted Shang Shujue to his care as the wedding procession departed.
• Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue shared peach blossom wine and promised to find each other and stay together in their next life.