Recaps

After being teased about his childhood, Le Tianyu listened with the others as Shang Shujue’s inner voice revealed a disturbing story about his supposed future girlfriend and family. The chapter left Le Tianyu suspecting that his mother’s ex-boyfriend had passed off another person as his dead daughter, though he did not understand the motive or how he might be involved.

• Le Tianyu slipped out with Hong Zhenghua and the other eliminated contestants, then endured their laughter over his embarrassing childhood stories.
• Hong Zhenghua asked the group how he could cut contact with someone and recover the money he had given them, but Le Tianyu urged everyone to listen to Shang Shujue first.
• Shang Shujue’s inner voice said Le Tianyu’s future girlfriend was his older half sister, then clarified that they were not related by blood.
• The contestants and livestream viewers reacted to Shang Shujue’s revelations while the show continued, and the trainees who performed all advanced.
• Shang Shujue’s inner voice described how Le Tianyu’s mother’s young daughter had died after being neglected, and Le Tianyu suspected his mother’s ex-boyfriend had passed someone else off as her.

Shang Shujue revealed that Yang Xuelei would destroy Le Tianyu’s family, while her son Le Xiaoyu would grow up to become the villain who nearly killed Su Youchuan. Le Tianyu and the others were left stunned by the future and wondered whether changing Le Tianyu’s fate would prevent Le Xiaoyu from existing.

• Shang Shujue revealed that Le Tianyu’s mother had discovered her ex-boyfriend’s scheme to pass off his daughter with another woman as her own, and that she later met Le Tianqun when he mistakenly defended the ex-boyfriend’s family.
• Shang Shujue revealed that Yang Xuelei later tried to seduce both Le Tianyu and Le Tianqun, but Le Tianqun remained devoted to his wife, Qi Xue.
• Shang Shujue said Yang Xuelei fooled Le Tianyu’s mother, poisoned her, and imprisoned and killed Le Tianyu, while forcing Le Tianqun into a relationship and bearing his son.
• Le Tianyu panicked and shouted that he would avoid green teas, while Hong Zhenghua and Hu Zhiyuan restrained him to keep him from disrupting the livestream.
• Shang Shujue revealed that Le Tianqun later died by suicide and that Le Xiaoyu, abused by Yang Xuelei, would become the villain who nearly killed Su Youchuan.
• Le Tianyu and the others wondered whether changing Le Tianyu’s fate would prevent Le Xiaoyu from existing.

Shang Shujue accepted the karmic cost of changing Le Tianyu’s fate, while Le Tianyu and the others decided to repay him by accumulating merit in his name. As the livestream continued, Song Yanqing recognized that Song Yi had been positioned to test him, and the show ended after Qin Shuzhou’s performance.

• Shang Shujue decided that Le Xiaoyu not being born was acceptable and reasoned that saving Le Tianyu’s family would earn enough merit to offset the karma.
• Hong Zhenghua advised Le Tianyu and the others to donate to charity in Shang Shujue’s name after changing their fates, and they agreed to accumulate merit for him.
• Song Yanqing realized that the head of the Song Family had assigned Song Yi to watch him as a test of his loyalty and ability to protect himself.
• Shang Shujue received six organized sheets of gossip from Nuomi and watched Qin Shuzhou perform a split and backflip before the mentors advanced him.
• The livestream ended when its time limit ran out, and Song Yanqing left with Song Yi as Lei Linya gave the closing remarks.

After the livestream ended, Shang Shujue offered the eliminated trainees a chance to join his brother Shang Shuchen’s struggling company, Shangyu. Four trainees chose to leave the entertainment industry, while four went with Shang Shujue to sign contracts.

• After the livestream ended, Shang Shujue learned from Chen Jiarui that Shangyu was short-staffed and called Shang Shuchen, who described how actors were leaving or being poached by Chao Ci Entertainment.
• Shang Shujue offered the eight eliminated trainees acting opportunities at Shangyu or the option to leave their contact information if they wanted to pursue other paths.
• Le Tianyu declined the offer to return to studying for public-sector recruitment exams, and Hong Zhenghua chose to go home to care for his grandfather.
• Baili Wu and Zhou Qiyuan also chose to leave, while Hu Zhiyuan, Li Ru, Zheng Jiaye, and Zhou Wangqi agreed to join Shangyu.
• Shang Shujue took the four interested trainees to Shangyu, and Baili Wu and Zhou Qiyuan asked Hu Zhiyuan to relay Shang Shujue’s inner thoughts to them.

Shang Shujue read Zhou Qiyuan’s gossip and discovered that, unlike the others, Zhou had enjoyed an almost entirely trouble-free life and was headed for success after leaving the entertainment industry. The group teased Zhou about his good fortune, while he decided not to contact his ex-girlfriend Bai Weiyu.

• Hu Zhiyuan alerted the group that Shang Shujue was about to discuss Zhou Qiyuan, and everyone eagerly followed along.
• Shang Shujue learned that Zhou had been an excellent student, dated a wealthy beauty named Bai Weiyu, and suffered little beyond heartbreak and a bout of acute gastroenteritis.
• Shang Shujue discovered that Zhou would leave entertainment, graduate, and be hired by a major company where Bai Weiyu would be his boss and pursue him.
• Zhou considered asking Bai Weiyu to reconcile but chose to respect her decision to break up.
• Hu Zhiyuan and the others teased Zhou in the group, and Zhou offered to establish a foundation in Shang Shujue’s name.

Shang Shujue discovered that Zhou Qiyuan would lose his fate to Su Youchuan’s nephew, but a protective talisman offered him a chance to avoid that future. He then learned Baili Wu would die stopping Lin Xu from smuggling state secrets and decided to buy him three protective talismans.

• Shang Shujue’s thoughts revealed that Su Youchuan would arrange a fate swap that ruined Zhou Qiyuan’s life.
• Hu Zhiyuan explained how Zhou Qiyuan’s blood donation would save Su Youchuan’s nephew and lead to the fate swap, while the group discussed mysticism and worshipping Shang Shujue.
• Hu Zhiyuan told Zhou Qiyuan that Shang Shujue had bought him an evil-warding talisman, and Zhou Qiyuan agreed to keep the revelation secret.
• Zhou Qiyuan hurried to Baili Wu’s dorm after the group learned Baili Wu was next to have his gossip read.
• Shang Shujue became tearful after learning Baili Wu would die stopping Lin Xu from smuggling state secrets across the border.
• Shang Shujue asked Nuomi to buy Baili Wu peace, good luck, and protection talismans.

Baili Wu shared that he had planned to enlist after leaving the entertainment industry, and his friends promised to see him off. Shang Shujue reassured Hu Zhiyuan and the others about their chances of joining show business, then decided to read Hu Zhiyuan’s gossip.

• Hu Zhiyuan shared the story of Baili Wu and Shang Shujue shedding tears, and the group fell silent as they considered Baili Wu’s resolve.
• Baili Wu said he had planned to enlist after leaving the entertainment industry, and Zhou Qiyuan and the others promised to see him off.
• Shang Shujue wondered whether the four men’s futures were bitter, and they urged him to keep reading their gossip.
• Hu Zhiyuan asked Shang Shujue about the resignations at Shangyu Entertainment, and Shang Shujue admitted he did not know what was happening but offered to help them find work.
• Hu Zhiyuan, Li Ru, Zheng Jiaye, and Zhou Wangqi praised Shang Shujue and said they trusted him, leaving him embarrassed.
• Shang Shujue chose to read Hu Zhiyuan’s gossip to calm himself, while Hu Zhiyuan objected inwardly that his compliments had been sincere.

Shang Shujue exposed Hu Zhiyuan’s private self-bondage kink and revealed that it stemmed from a forgotten childhood kidnapping, leaving Hu Zhiyuan shaken as he began to glimpse a buried memory. The group then learned through Shang Shujue’s thoughts that Hu Zhiyuan and Li Ru would eventually become a couple, before Zhou Wangqi’s choking and Shang Shujue’s insults shifted everyone’s attention.

• Shang Shujue’s thoughts revealed Hu Zhiyuan’s self-bondage kink, and he recalled that it developed after Hu Zhiyuan was kidnapped as a child and traumatized by a boy who died trying to save him.
• Hu Zhiyuan struggled to remember the incident, briefly glimpsed a figure urging him to run, and Li Ru privately advised him to ask his family about it later.
• Shang Shujue’s thoughts revealed that Li Ru was related to Hu Zhiyuan’s childhood rescuer and that Li Ru and Hu Zhiyuan would eventually become a couple, startling both men.
• Zhou Wangqi choked on water and accidentally splashed Zheng Jiaye, while Shang Shujue helped him recover and the others passed tissues.
• Shang Shujue mocked Zhou Wangqi after he recovered, and the group laughed as Zhou Wangqi complained about becoming the center of attention.

Li Ru learned that his cousin Li Qingxu had died saving Hu Zhiyuan and other children, while Shang Shujue’s thoughts revealed how Hu and Li’s relationship developed despite both believing they were straight. The story left off with Hu Zhiyuan and Li Ru reacting to the revelation that Hu later rescued Li from an attempted assault and called for an ambulance and the police.

• Li Ru recalled that his cousin Li Qingxu had deliberately stayed behind to save thirty-seven children, including Hu Zhiyuan, and had died in the process.
• Hu Zhiyuan messaged Li Ru asking about his fragmented memories, and both men questioned how they could end up together when they felt no attraction to each other.
• Shang Shujue’s thoughts recounted how Hu and Li met after being eliminated from a trainee show, then later went separate ways before crossing paths again three years afterward.
• Shang Shujue revealed that Hu found Li fleeing an attempted assault, called an ambulance and the police, and did not take advantage of him while he was barely conscious.

Shang Shujue learned that Hu Zhiyuan and Li Ru’s tragic futures ended when Han Dong killed them, then reassured them that their lives could turn out differently this time. As the group continued toward Shangyu, Shang Shujue prepared to read Zhou Wangqi and Zheng Jiaye’s stories next.

• Shang Shujue learned that Hu Zhiyuan and Li Ru had waited to become a couple until they were established, but Han Dong killed them shortly after they got together.
• Shang Shujue learned about Hu Zhiyuan’s traumatic childhood and Li Ru’s hardships, including his parents’ deaths, and cursed Han Dong for ruining their future.
• Hu Zhiyuan messaged Li Ru that they had time to help his father and build their careers at Shangyu; Li Ru thanked him, and Hu Zhiyuan was moved by his smile.
• Zhou Wangqi and Zheng Jiaye noticed Hu Zhiyuan and Li Ru growing closer but stayed quiet out of respect.
• Shang Shujue decided to read Zhou Wangqi and Zheng Jiaye’s stories while the group still had half an hour before reaching Shangyu.

Shang Shujue discovered that Zheng Jiaye and Zhou Wangqi were full brothers and learned their parents would die in a plane crash, so he resolved to warn them and save everyone aboard. The group arrived at Shangyu to sign contracts, but its gloomy, unsettling appearance made them wary of entering.

• Shang Shujue learned through Nuomi that Zheng Jiaye and Zhou Wangqi were full brothers, though their families’ tangled relationships left them all confused.
• Shang Shujue heard that the brothers’ parents would die in a plane crash and that their grandmother would turn them against each other to seize their family assets.
• Shang Shujue asked Nuomi to record the plane incident’s timing and resolved to save the brothers’ parents and everyone else aboard.
• The group arrived at Shangyu, where Hu Zhiyuan, Zheng Jiaye, Zhou Wangqi, and Li Ru felt a chill and sensed something was wrong.

Shang Shujue gave his companions protective talismans after discovering death qi over Shangyu, then brought them to Shang Shuchen’s office to investigate the fortune-absorbing object. As Nuomi began removing the death qi from Shang Shuchen, Shang Shujue saw that the threat to his brother’s fortune was real.

• Shang Shujue recognized the death qi over the company as a warning from the former world consciousness and decided it could not intimidate him while Nuomi was there.
• Shang Shujue gave Zheng Jiaye and the others protective talismans, while privately lamenting how many points they had cost him.
• Shang Shujue had Nuomi scan Shangyu and learned the fortune-absorbing object was in Shang Shuchen’s office, so he led everyone to the twenty-fifth floor.
• Shang Shuchen eagerly welcomed Shang Shujue and his companions, then promised to give his younger brother spending money once the matter was settled.
• Shang Shujue saw black qi on Shang Shuchen’s hand and watched Nuomi channel white light into him to remove the death qi and protect his fortune.

Shang Shuchen discovered that he and the four others could hear Shang Shujue’s thoughts, including his plans to remove the dangerous antique from the office. After Shang Shujue left with the box, Shang Shuchen learned about the thoughts and the novel coming to life, while Shang Shujue continued retaliating against the force threatening his people.

• Shang Shujue entered Shang Shuchen’s cold office and recognized the antique box on his desk as a dangerous object containing a human skullcap.
• Shang Shuchen heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts, startled, and scalded his hand; Shang Shujue treated the burn while the four others helped clean up.
• Shang Shujue took the antique box from Shang Shuchen, who agreed to give it to him despite learning it had cost eight million.
• Shang Shujue left with the box, and Hu Zhiyuan explained to Shang Shuchen that the four of them could also hear Shang Shujue’s thoughts and described the novel coming to life.
• Shang Shuchen and the others heard Shang Shujue celebrate as he and Nuomi struck back against the force threatening his people.

After signing the new performers and changing several people’s fates, Shang Shujue became overwhelmed by a surge of causality and struggled to stay awake. He sent his friends away and realized karmic punishment might be coming as delayed system notifications arrived.

• Shang Shujue killed the world consciousness avatar, whose remaining soul fled to Su Youchuan and attached itself to him.
• Hu Zhiyuan and the others signed their contracts, and Shang Shujue suddenly felt exhausted at a deep, spiritual level.
• Zheng Jiaye and the others worried over Shang Shujue during the ride back, but he snapped awake when Zhang Zhichen suggested contacting Song Yanqing.
• Yu Zeqi and Xu Jiaqiao escorted Shang Shujue to his dorm, where he insisted he was merely sleepy and sent them away.
• Shang Shujue recognized that his causality value had likely overloaded, then received delayed notifications reporting fate changes for Hu Zhiyuan, Li Ru, Zhou Qiyuan, and Baili Wu.

Shang Shujue learned that his karma would bring a seven-day punishment, which intimate contact with Song Yanqing could shorten, but Nuomi told him Song Yanqing had been shot and hospitalized. After Shang Shujue fell asleep without answering Song Yanqing’s calls, Song Yanqing panicked and tried to leave the hospital to find him.

• Nuomi reported that Shang Shujue’s karma had exceeded the limit and offered to deduct his merit to shorten the punishment.
• Shang Shujue learned that Song Yanqing had been shot in the shoulder and was recovering in a private hospital, then refused to spend merit to shorten his own punishment.
• Shang Shujue washed up, went to sleep, and sent Song Yanqing a message without receiving a reply.
• Song Yanqing called and messaged Shang Shujue repeatedly but got no answer.
• Song Yanqing got dressed and tried to leave the hospital despite his injuries, while Lu Qingyun attempted to stop him.

Song Yanqing tried to leave the hospital to find Shang Shujue, but Song Hengzhe forced him to rest until his wound recovered. At six thirty, Shang Shujue’s seven-day karmic punishment began, leaving him in agony as Nuomi failed to shield him and went to find Song Yanqing.

• Lu Qingyun summoned Song Hengzhe after Song Yanqing insisted on leaving the hospital to find Shang Shujue, who had not replied to his messages.
• Song Hengzhe scolded Song Yanqing, threatened to tie him up, and made him return to bed while his reopened wound was redressed.
• Song Hengzhe later told Lu Qingyun to let Song Yanqing leave if he still wanted to go out that night, since the Body-Strengthening Pill was speeding his recovery.
• At six thirty, Shang Shujue began suffering intense pain and weakness as his seven-day karmic punishment took effect.
• Nuomi tried to move Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing into the system space, but the main system warned that interfering would double the punishment and kill them.
• Shang Shujue said his Luck Points were too low to help, so Nuomi went to find Song Yanqing while Shang Shujue endured the pain.

Shang Shujue endured a devastating wave of karmic punishment until Song Yanqing rushed to his dorm and held him. Song Yanqing got the healing elixir into him, easing his injuries and warming him, though the pain returned when their kiss ended.

• Shang Shujue collapsed from severe pain, reliving a memory of Song Yanqing defending him as a child.
• Song Yanqing arrived with Zhang Zhichen and the others, found Shang Shujue injured, and carried him to the sofa.
• Shang Shujue asked Song Yanqing to send everyone away, and the system revealed it had exchanged its points for a healing elixir.
• Le Tianyu suspected Shang Shujue was suffering karmic punishment, while Zhang Zhichen asked him and the others to wait downstairs.
• Song Yanqing struggled to give Shang Shujue the medicine, then passed it to him mouth-to-mouth, and Shang Shujue swallowed it as his injuries began healing.
• Song Yanqing held and kissed Shang Shujue until his body warmed and his pain eased, but the pain returned when the kiss ended.

Song Yanqing stayed with Shang Shujue through a day of punishing pain, using kisses to ease it while Shang Shujue mistook his devotion for loyalty between friends. After the punishment ended, Song Yanqing gave Shang Shujue nutrient solution and watched him sleep, left with a wounded heart.

• Shang Shujue asked Song Yanqing to kiss him to ease his pain, and Song Yanqing held and kissed him until the pain subsided.
• Shang Shujue noticed Song Yanqing was covered in blood, but Song Yanqing said his wound had stopped bleeding and was healing.
• Shang Shujue called Song Yanqing loyal and suggested they become friends, prompting Song Yanqing to demand to know their relationship and kiss him again.
• When Shang Shujue's pain returned, he kissed Song Yanqing back to endure the punishment, and the two suffered through the rest of the day together.
• Yu Yang came by several times but stayed outside because the sounds from within embarrassed him.
• After the punishment ended, Song Yanqing fed Shang Shujue nutrient solution, tucked him into bed, and went to wash the blood from himself.

Shang Shujue woke to find Song Yanqing holding him and struggled to understand what Song Yanqing's earlier words and care meant. After discovering Song Yanqing had a fever, Shang Shujue called a doctor and stayed to nurse him, while their visitors left them alone.

• Shang Shujue woke in Song Yanqing's embrace, remembered their earlier intimacy, and wondered whether Song Yanqing hated him or felt something more.
• Shang Shujue tried to get out of bed, but Song Yanqing woke in a panic and insisted on going wherever he went.
• Shang Shujue discovered Song Yanqing had a fever and called the camp doctor, who said it was a common cold caused by emotional strain and exposure to cold air.
• Shang Shujue gave Song Yanqing medicine and fed him congee while Yu Yang and Zhang Zhichen checked on Shang Shujue.
• Shang Shujue asked Yu Yang and Zhang Zhichen to leave so Song Yanqing could rest, and they dragged Yu Zeqi away before he could interrupt.

While Song Yanqing slept, Shang Shujue cared for him and insisted they were only buddies, while Zhang Zhichen and the others wondered about their relationship. Le Tianyu and seven others arrived to say goodbye, and Shang Shujue let them in quietly so they would not wake Song Yanqing.

• Shang Shujue trimmed Song Yanqing’s nails as he slept, and Zhang Zhichen returned from his appearance with barbecue.
• Zhang Zhichen asked whether Shang Shujue had fallen for Song Yanqing after losing interest in Su Youchuan, and Shang Shujue said they were just buddies.
• Shang Shujue’s inner thoughts made others gossip about his relationship with Song Yanqing, while Bai Zhiyi, Xu Jiaqiao, and Yu Zeqi headed upstairs.
• Zhang Zhichen told Shang Shujue that Le Tianyu and the others planned to say goodbye, and Shang Shujue worried about them traveling at night.
• Le Tianyu and seven others arrived, and Shang Shujue invited them inside while asking them to keep their voices down.

Le Tianyu and seven others said farewell to Shang Shujue, thanking him for his help and giving him gifts before leaving. After his friends checked on him, Shang Shujue dismissed them and privately smiled as he thought about Song Yanqing.

• Le Tianyu thanked Shang Shujue for arranging financial aid and gave him a calligraphy set as a farewell gift, which Shang Shujue accepted with plans to tease Song Yanqing.
• Le Tianyu and seven others exchanged farewells with Shang Shujue, then met Bai Zhiyi, Yu Zeqi, Xu Jiaqiao, Zhang Yunchen, and Jian Yichen outside.
• Zheng Jiaye invited Zhou Wangqi to go home together, and Zhou Wangqi tearfully accepted.
• Xu Jiaqiao and the others checked on Shang Shujue, who said he was fine and urged them to finish the barbecue before leaving.
• Shang Shujue propped the broken dorm-room door shut and smiled to himself while thinking about Song Yanqing.

Song Hengzhe learned that Song Yanqing had left the hospital and decided to let him remain in Shangjing with Shang Shujue rather than bring him back for a possible arranged marriage. That night, Song Yanqing snuggled against Shang Shujue in his sleep.

• Song Hengzhe discovered that Song Yanqing had left the hospital without changing his bandage and was not answering calls or messages.
• Lu Qingyun told Song Hengzhe that the old master wanted Song Yanqing brought home to meet a young woman from a respectable family.
• Song Hengzhe rejected Lu Qingyun’s suggestion to abduct Song Yanqing and chose to return home without him, trusting Shang Shujue to look after him.
• Shang Shujue checked Song Yanqing’s temperature, found it normal, and went to sleep beside him.
• Song Yanqing felt cold, moved toward Shang Shujue, and cuddled him under the quilt while asleep.

Song Yanqing kissed Shang Shujue while confused from a dream, and Shang Shujue realized Song Yanqing had romantic feelings for him. Their struggle ended when Shang Shujue discovered he had reopened Song Yanqing’s wound.

• Shang Shujue woke to cover Song Yanqing, who was feverish and seemed dazed.
• Song Yanqing kissed and restrained Shang Shujue, and Shang Shujue realized he might be happy that Song Yanqing desired him.
• Shang Shujue slapped Song Yanqing, who apologized and said he thought he was dreaming.
• Song Yanqing feared Shang Shujue found him disgusting and kissed him again, while Shang Shujue’s inner voice revealed he did not feel disgusted.
• Song Yanqing stopped when he heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts, but Shang Shujue shoved and punched him.
• Shang Shujue saw blood seeping through Song Yanqing’s back and realized his wound had reopened.

Song Yanqing confessed that he had liked Shang Shujue for years, then fainted from his reopened wounds and fever. As Shang Shujue watched over him, Nuomi offered fresh gossip, and Yu Zeqi and the others arrived eager to hear it.

• Song Yanqing held Shang Shujue down, teased him about liking him, and kissed him before confessing his long-held feelings and passing out.
• Shang Shujue discovered Song Yanqing was feverish and bleeding, then called Doctor Zhang to treat him.
• Doctor Zhang gave Shang Shujue instructions for caring for Song Yanqing and left, still assuming they were a couple.
• Shang Shujue warmed Song Yanqing's hand and reflected on his confession, admitting to himself that he needed time to adjust.
• Nuomi offered Shang Shujue fresh gossip, and Yu Zeqi and the others arrived, eager to hear whose story it was.

Qi Tianlin heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts reveal gossip about his future while he and Lin Jinhao got ready for breakfast. The chapter ended with Qi Tianlin learning that he was the male lead of a sweet danmei novel.

• Qi Tianlin tried to wake Lin Jinhao for breakfast and dance practice, but Lin fell asleep again.
• Qi Tianlin heard Shang Shujue thinking about gossip concerning him and hurried back into the dorm when people outside turned to look.
• Lin Jinhao got up to listen to the gossip, while Qi Tianlin exchanged a good-morning voice message with Bai Luxing.
• Qi Tianlin listened as Shang Shujue revealed that he was the male lead of a sweet, pampering danmei novel.
• Lin Jinhao wondered whether he had become a supporting character in Qi Tianlin’s story, and Qi Tianlin told him not to make things worse.