Recaps

Song Yanqing called Shang Shujue and revealed that the Song Family had confined him and planned to force him into marriage. Shang Shujue teleported to rescue him, while people who heard Nuomi’s announcement rushed toward the Shang Family villa.

• Song Yanqing calmed down when Shang Shujue answered his call, then took the phone and turned off speakerphone after the Song Family untied him.
• Shang Shujue turned on his camera, and Song Yanqing told him that the Song Family would not let him leave and was making him marry a woman he did not know.
• Shang Shujue sprang up and asked Song Yanqing for his location, but Old Bastard Song ordered the others to take the phone and restrain Song Yanqing, cutting off the call.
• Shang Shujue ordered Nuomi to lock onto Song Yanqing’s coordinates and teleport him, then vanished as Nuomi announced the successful teleportation.
• Ren Daiqi, Yun Qishan, Yu Yang, Yu Zeqi, and others reacted to the announcement and headed toward the Shang Family villa to await Shang Shujue.

Song Hengzhe confronted Song Zhi over the Song Family’s forced marriage rules and tried to help Song Yanqing escape. Song Yanqing was caught and returned to the ancestral hall, where he found Song Hengzhe being punished.

• Song Hengzhe blocked the people sent to seize Song Yanqing and accused Song Zhi of sacrificing the family’s happiness for its reputation.
• Song Hengzhe revealed how Song Zhi’s marriage decisions had hurt generations of the family, then condemned him for punishing Song Yanqing for loving a man.
• Song Yanqing escaped while Song Hengzhe held the family’s attention, but Song Lin waited at the exit and persuaded him to return.
• Song Lin destroyed Song Yanqing’s phone and reported that the order had been carried out.
• Song Yanqing was brought to the ancestral hall, where he saw Song Hengzhe kneeling with his back torn by whipping as he copied the family rules.

Shang Shujue broke into the Song family ancestral hall and rescued the badly injured Song Yanqing, who fainted in his arms. Shang Shujue also took Song Hengzhe with them, while Song Zhi and the others arrived too late to stop their escape.

• Song Yanqing explained to Song Hengzhe that he had returned to protect Song Lin and accepted that Song Lin would lash him.
• Shang Shujue forced his way into the ancestral hall and knocked aside the guards with his Divine Movement Whip.
• Song Yanqing stumbled into Shang Shujue's arms, confessed that he had missed him, and fainted from exhaustion and blood loss.
• Song Hengzhe pointed Shang Shujue toward a tunnel, but Shang Shujue refused to leave him behind and took him along with Song Yanqing.
• Song Zhi and the others arrived as Shang Shujue vanished with the two men, leaving a supernatural warning for Song Zhi.
• Grandpa Song knocked Song Zhi unconscious with knockout incense after Song Zhi mistook Shang Shujue's message for demonic sorcery.

Shang Shujue rescued Song Yanqing and Song Hengzhe, then called Shang Shunan for help because both men were badly injured and he was about to be punished for breaking the world’s laws. Nuomi warned that Shang Shujue would lose consciousness and suffer severe pain, leaving his family rushing to the hospital as he tried to arrange treatment for the injured men.

• Shang Shunan waited at the family home while relatives and guests gathered anxiously for news of Shang Shujue.
• The family considered how Su Youchuan and his former allies had been forgotten, and suspected the world had made Shang Shujue its protagonist.
• Shang Shujue called Shang Shunan and said Song Yanqing and Song Hengzhe were badly injured after their ancestor forced them to train in an underground city.
• Nuomi announced that Shang Shujue had violated the world’s laws and would be unconscious for 72 hours, followed by 48 hours of severe pain.
• Shang Shunan rushed to the hospital, while Shang Shujue asked Nuomi to exchange crystal cores for Healing Pills and give them to the two injured men.

Shang Shunan found Song Hengzhe and reunited with him while Shang Shujue remained unconscious and Song Yanqing recovered. As the three-day deadline passed, Song Yanqing stayed beside Shang Shujue, preparing to help him endure the punishment that was due that night.

• Shang Shunan found Song Hengzhe in the hospital, arranged a VIP room for him, and checked on Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing.
• Song Hengzhe woke, and he and Shang Shunan exchanged a long-awaited greeting as they began to reconnect.
• Song Yanqing woke and learned that Shang Shujue remained unconscious, then waited for the punishment scheduled three days later.
• Song Yanqing's wounds healed, while Shang Shunan took Song Hengzhe home and the two became a couple.
• The Song Family told Song Hengzhe that Grandpa Song had taken over as family head, reformed the family, and would not hold Shang Shujue responsible or interfere in the couple's lives.
• Song Yanqing stayed beside the unconscious Shang Shujue, held him as he slept, and waited for him to wake and face the punishment.

Song Yanqing eased Shang Shujue’s supernatural backlash by kissing him while their family waited outside the hospital room. After the others left, Shang Shuyu stayed to care for her brother and accepted chicken soup from Jian Yichen.

• Song Yanqing woke to Shang Shujue trembling in pain and kissed him repeatedly, easing the punishment’s worst effects.
• Xu Jiaqiao and Zhang Zhichen realized that kissing was helping Shang Shujue, and Shang Yuanzhen sent the family home to give the couple privacy.
• Shang Yuanzhen accepted that his sons would choose their own relationships, while Shang Shuyu called Song Hengzhe “Sister-in-law” and asked the family to rest.
• Shang Shuying and Shang Shuchen left together, and Shang Shuyu activated privacy mode outside Shang Shujue’s room before heading to rest.
• Jian Yichen offered Shang Shuyu chicken soup, and she smiled and agreed to have some.

After Song Yanqing’s punishment ended, Shang Shujue confessed that he loved him, and they reunited as a couple. Song Yanqing responded with tears and kisses, while Shang Shujue urged them to wait until they had recovered.

• Song Yanqing comforted Shang Shujue after his pain faded and told him his wounds had healed.
• Shang Shujue examined Song Yanqing’s wrist wounds and asked him not to hurt himself to threaten others again.
• Shang Shujue told Song Yanqing he liked him, and Song Yanqing answered with fervent embraces and kisses.
• Shang Shujue remembered that he had loved Song Yanqing since they were boys and accepted that they should be together.
• Song Yanqing kept kissing Shang Shujue until he struggled to breathe, so Shang Shujue soothed him and suggested they wait until they had both recovered.
• Song Yanqing cried harder at Shang Shujue’s suggestion, and Shang Shujue resigned himself to comforting his tearful new boyfriend.

After Shang Shujue agreed to be with him, Song Yanqing celebrated by crying, clinging to him, and insisting they focus on time together before considering children. Shang Shujue recovered from his unconsciousness, heard about the training camp’s debut group, and started a game with Song Yanqing, who wanted them to link their accounts as a couple.

• Song Yanqing cried with happiness that Shang Shujue had agreed to be with him, then ordered food and said they could adopt a daughter someday but should first enjoy time together as a couple.
• Shang Shujue teased Song Yanqing for being clingy and a lovebrain, while Song Yanqing refused to let him get sick of him.
• Shang Shuyu arranged examinations for Shang Shujue, found no problems with his bodily functions, and shared the good news with everyone.
• Song Yanqing told Shang Shujue that twelve trainees, including Jian Yichen, had debuted as the group Silent Stars, then warned Shang Shujue not to let Jian Yichen date Shang Shuyu while he was an idol.
• Shang Shujue suggested playing a game, and Song Yanqing proposed linking their accounts as a couple, which made Shang Shujue feel self-conscious.

Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing linked their game accounts as a couple and spent the next morning being affectionate before Zhang Zhichen and his teammates visited. As Nuomi offered three pieces of gossip, Shang Shujue eagerly asked to hear them one at a time.

• Song Yanqing tickled Shang Shujue until he agreed to link their game accounts, then they kissed and went to sleep.
• Shang Shujue woke in Song Yanqing's arms, and the two exchanged affectionate declarations and teased each other about Song Yanqing's former desire to lock him up.
• Zhang Zhichen and his teammates arrived to congratulate the couple, explaining that they had a day off before a commercial performance.
• Nuomi offered three pieces of gossip, and Shang Shujue finished washing up before eagerly asking to hear them one at a time.

Shang Shujue’s thoughts revealed Qiao Ze’s troubled family history and how his aunt raised him after his parents rejected him. The chapter ended with Qiao Ze grateful that Su Youchuan had been defeated, sparing him and his aunt from the future they might otherwise have faced.

• Nuomi drew everyone’s attention to Shang Shujue’s thoughts, which briefly imagined Qiao Ze’s scandalous love life before revealing a family feud.
• Shang Shujue revealed that Qiao Ze’s father had an affair with his mother’s younger sister, leading to a tangled series of marriages and a divorce.
• Qiao Ze explained that his parents had rejected and mistreated him, while his aunt adopted him and raised him with love.
• Shang Shujue revealed that Qiao Ze’s family kept pressuring his aunt and that Su Youchuan’s defeat helped her break free of their control.
• Qiao Ze reflected that Su Youchuan’s defeat spared him from a bleak future away from the stage and under his family’s control.

Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing spent breakfast with their friends, whose gossip about Mu Nanyu and Ji Yunqing prompted Shang Shujue to reveal a tragic future for the pair. Ji Yunqing heard Shang Shujue’s inner thoughts on set and hurried to find Mu Nanyu, but Mu Nanyu was away at the hotel.

• Shang Shujue told his friends to leave, but Xu Jiaqiao and the others stayed to have lunch with him.
• The group recalled Mu Nanyu arguing with Ji Yunqing and nearly striking him backstage on debut night.
• Shang Shujue suggested Mu Nanyu might secretly like Ji Yunqing, and Song Yanqing teased him over his description of their own early relationship.
• Shang Shujue’s inner thoughts revealed that Mu Nanyu’s silence and sharp tongue would drive Ji Yunqing away, after which Ji Yunqing would die in a sabotaged car crash and Mu Nanyu would take his own life.
• Ji Yunqing heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts while filming on a mountain set and rushed to look for Mu Nanyu, only to learn that Mu Nanyu had gone back to the hotel.

Ji Yunqing left the set after feeling unwell and reconciled with Mu Nanyu, who apologized for mistaking someone else for him and taking out his jealousy on him. Shang Shujue’s inner voice exposed Mu Nanyu’s long-hidden feelings and clumsy attempts to drive away Ji Yunqing’s admirers, then embarrassed both men with speculation about their relationship.

• Ji Yunqing left filming early, and Mu Nanyu called to apologize for losing his temper after mistakenly thinking Ji Yunqing had gone to a couples’ restaurant with a Gu Family young master.
• Ji Yunqing realized Mu Nanyu had mistaken someone else for him, accepted his apology only reluctantly, and promised to settle the score when they met.
• Shang Shujue’s inner voice revealed that Mu Nanyu had distanced himself from Ji Yunqing after developing feelings for him and had secretly paid off girls who pursued Ji Yunqing.
• Ji Yunqing learned Mu Nanyu had spent a fortune on those schemes and decided the idiot deserved a beating, while Mu Nanyu blushed with embarrassment.
• Shang Shujue’s inner voice speculated about Ji Yunqing and Mu Nanyu’s intimate relationship, making both men turn crimson before Song Yanqing interrupted him with a tangerine.

Ji Yunqing confronted Mu Nanyu about distancing himself after developing feelings for him, and Mu Nanyu apologized and confessed his love. Ji Yunqing did not accept his confession yet, but allowed him to begin courting him depending on his behavior.

• Ji Yunqing visited Mu Nanyu and explained that he had been hurt when Mu Nanyu became distant after turning seventeen.
• Mu Nanyu tearfully apologized and begged Ji Yunqing not to hate him.
• Ji Yunqing scolded Mu Nanyu for keeping his feelings secret and acting foolishly, then wiped his tears.
• Mu Nanyu offered Ji Yunqing a whip so he could punish him, but Ji Yunqing took it away and called him a little pervert.
• Mu Nanyu asked Ji Yunqing to be with him, and Ji Yunqing said he would not accept the half-hearted confession.
• Mu Nanyu asked to officially court Ji Yunqing, who told him it depended on how he behaved.

Shang Shujue’s inner gossip revealed that Qin Shuzhou would be disfigured by an extremist fan while protecting his future wife and child, but would later rebuild his career through cosplay and recover his looks with surgery. Qin Shuzhou accepted the future loss of his face in exchange for a happy family, while the group wondered who his wife would be.

• Shang Shujue kept looking at Qin Shuzhou and revealed that an extremist fan would throw sulfuric acid at his face in the future.
• Shang Shujue’s inner voice explained that Qin Shuzhou would be injured while rushing to protect his wife and child from the attack.
• Qin Shuzhou and the others learned that he would become known as a devoted husband and find a second career through cosplay and online product promotions.
• Shang Shujue revealed that Qin Shuzhou would later undergo surgery and regain a good-looking appearance.
• Qin Shuzhou accepted that he would lose his current looks to protect his future family and wondered who his wife would be.

Shang Shujue learned that Qin Shuzhou’s future wife was his fourth sister, Shang Shuying, and reacted angrily when he heard she had pursued Qin for three years. He dragged Qin out of the hospital room to spar, while Qin feared for his safety.

• Qin Shuzhou eagerly waited to learn who his future wife would be as Shang Shujue discussed his good fortune.
• Shang Shujue realized Qin’s future wife was his fourth sister, Shang Shuying, and Qin and the others were shocked by the revelation.
• Qin worried that he was unworthy of Shang Shuying, while the others envied his connection to Shang Shujue’s family.
• Shang Shujue heard that Shang Shuying had pursued Qin for three years without success and jumped up in anger.
• Shang Shujue grabbed Qin by the collar and led him out to spar, despite Qin’s protests that he was only a beginner.

Shang Shujue took Qin Shuzhou to a boxing gym and scolded him for giving a girl false hope, then turned the outing into a friendly workout with their companions. He bought a gym membership, and Song Yanqing offered to pay for the most expensive option.

• Song Yanqing followed Shang Shujue and the others to a nearby private boxing gym after realizing Shang Shujue wanted to confront Qin Shuzhou.
• Shang Shujue sparred with Qin Shuzhou while warning him to reject girls clearly instead of letting them keep pursuing him.
• Qin Shuzhou left the ring and challenged the others to take a turn, so Shang Shujue invited Bai Zhiyi to spar and gently taught him instead.
• The group played and practiced at the gym for two hours, then declined the owner's offers to buy long-term courses.
• Shang Shujue bought a membership, and Song Yanqing offered to pay for the most expensive option as the others recognized their closeness.

After his discharge, Shang Shujue took Song Yanqing to Star and Moon Bridge Park for their date, where he unexpectedly met Ren Daiqi. Ren Daiqi revealed a strange white mist, and Shang Shujue decided to wait for Song Yanqing before investigating what was happening to him.

• After Shang Shujue passed his final examinations, he was discharged and told his family that he and Song Yanqing would come home for dinner.
• Shang Shujue brought Song Yanqing to Star and Moon Bridge Park, where they took pictures and bought snacks together.
• While Song Yanqing went to buy food, Shang Shujue encountered Ren Daiqi, who said he had come to discuss something with him.
• Ren Daiqi gathered a mass of white mist in his palm, and Shang Shujue grabbed his hand to block its light and asked Nuomi to delete nearby surveillance footage.
• Shang Shujue messaged Song Yanqing, who said he would join them, and asked Ren Daiqi when his strange condition had begun.

Shang Shujue explained that Ren Daiqi could cultivate and become the world's new World Consciousness, and Ren Daiqi agreed to take on the role. Ren Daiqi asked to hug Shang Shujue, but Song Yanqing stopped him, so he requested a potted plant Shang Shujue had grown instead.

• Ren Daiqi told Shang Shujue that he had begun purifying the malice in his body about half a month earlier, and Shang Shujue asked Nuomi to scan him.
• Song Yanqing joined Shang Shujue and Ren Daiqi, and the three moved to a secluded part of the camping forest behind Nuomi's barrier.
• Shang Shujue explained that Ren Daiqi could cultivate, earn merit, and become the world's new World Consciousness, then offered him a manual and Spirit-Purifying Pills.
• Ren Daiqi accepted the arrangement after considering whether he would retain his freedom and be able to protect the world.
• Ren Daiqi asked to hug Shang Shujue, but Song Yanqing hugged Shang Shujue possessively and refused to let him.
• Ren Daiqi accepted the refusal and asked Shang Shujue for a potted plant he had grown himself instead.

Shang Shujue agreed to give Ren Daiqi a luck-infused potted plant, then enjoyed a date with Song Yanqing before meeting Ji Yunqing and Mu Nanyu. Ji Yunqing explained why filming had stopped, while Mu Nanyu revealed that he was pursuing Ji Yunqing.

• Nuomi explained that Ren Daiqi’s fondness for Shang Shujue came from his status as a Child of Fortune, and Shang Shujue agreed to send him a potted plant.
• Ren Daiqi left after asking to be told when Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing got married, and Song Yanqing teased Shang Shujue about offering betrothal money.
• Mo Heng noticed stars appearing beside the Fortune-Initiating Star and decided to leave Shang Shujue alone while he enjoyed his vacation.
• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing explored Star and Moon Bridge Park, then met Ji Yunqing and Mu Nanyu at a private restaurant.
• Ji Yunqing said filming had been suspended for a week after an anti-fan sabotaged the second male lead’s wire and seriously injured him, while Mu Nanyu said he was pursuing Ji Yunqing.

Mu Nanyu and Ji Yunqing parted from Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing after dinner, while Mu Nanyu promised to keep trying to win Ji Yunqing over. Back at Shang Shujue’s villa, Song Yanqing discovered the password used his initials and birthday, then coaxed an explanation out of him before they went to bed.

• Mu Nanyu paid for the meal and left with Ji Yunqing after wishing Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing well.
• Ji Yunqing teased Mu Nanyu about how long it would take to win him over, and Mu Nanyu vowed to keep trying.
• Song Yanqing noticed that Shang Shujue’s door password contained his initials and birthday, then pressed him to explain the extra digits.
• Song Yanqing teased Shang Shujue until he admitted that Song Yanqing had already guessed the password’s meaning.
• Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue spent the night together, after which Song Yanqing cleaned the villa and fell asleep beside him.

After a night together left Shang Shujue sore, Song Yanqing cared for him and chose a dating show for him to attend. Shang Shujue used a System Store Healing Pill to recover and forgave Song Yanqing, though he warned him not to overdo it again.

• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing woke in bed together, and Song Yanqing massaged Shang Shujue's aching back while he slept.
• Song Yanqing declined a call from Shang Shujue's manager, then chose a dating show appearance for Shang Shujue.
• Song Yanqing made breakfast while Shang Shujue woke and complained about how sore he was.
• Nuomi reminded Shang Shujue that he could use the System Store, and Shang Shujue bought and swallowed a Healing Pill.
• Shang Shujue forgave Song Yanqing for losing control and warned him not to do it again.

Su Youchuan secretly cultivated demonic power while living under Nian Chen’s control, hoping to escape the Land of Obsession and return to his former world. Nian Chen discovered his intentions, secretly marked him, and helped strengthen him while accepting that Su Youchuan might meet a disastrous end.

• Nian Chen flirted with Su Youchuan, then forced intimacy on him after Su Youchuan asked for food.
• After Nian Chen fell asleep, Su Youchuan went to the bathroom, cultivated with a demonic fruit, and raised his power.
• Nian Chen secretly placed a black feather mark on Su Youchuan so he could track him if he escaped.
• Su Youchuan planned to gain freedom in the Demon Abyss, obtain a map, and return to his former world.
• Nian Chen strengthened Su Youchuan’s demonic energy while he slept and resigned himself to preparing a coffin or cenotaph for him.

Shang Shujue traveled to an all-male dating show's studio to appear as a guest panelist, with Chen Ruijia handling his arrangements. Before filming, Xu Lei gave him a list of questions he might be asked, and Shang Shujue left them unread for the moment.

• Shang Shujue declined Chen Ruijia's skincare products and finished the snacks Song Yanqing had prepared during the drive.
• Shang Shujue assigned Chen Ruijia several tasks for filming, including arranging chilled drinks and throat lozenges and handling calls from Song Yanqing.
• Shang Shujue and Chen Ruijia arrived at the studio and met the panelists, including fellow guest Li Heng.
• Xu Lei warned Shang Shujue that the show might ask unexpected questions about his relationship and handed him a list to review.
• Shang Shujue let the makeup artist work and decided to deal with whatever questions came up.

Shang Shujue prepared to join an all-male dating show and suspected its staff planned to spring provocative questions on him during the recording. He headed to the observation room curious about who was behind the scheme, while Li Heng blushed beside him.

• Shang Shujue learned the all-male dating show was part of efforts to build public acceptance of same-sex relationships and marriage proposals.
• The makeup artist finished Shang Shujue's makeup, and he asked Chen Ruijia for his phone so he could photograph the show's strange questions for Song Yanqing.
• Chen Ruijia worried about a question comparing heterosexuality and homosexuality, but Shang Shujue said the real issue was who would be assigned to ask it.
• Shang Shujue predicted the production team would replace the prepared questions with unseen ones when he entered the observation room.
• A staff member summoned the guests to begin recording and livestreaming, and Shang Shujue walked beside Li Heng, who blushed without explanation.

Shang Shujue learned that Li Heng was his fan, praised his acting, and prepared to join the dating show's panel recording. The episode introduced two new participants who were expected to disrupt the existing romances, and Shang Shujue's appearance on the livestream drew rising attention.

• Li Heng admitted he was a fan of Shang Shujue and asked to take a photo after recording; Shang Shujue agreed and praised his portrayal of Ji Chen.
• Shang Shujue reviewed the show's participants and learned that lawyer Tang Jiuyang and bartender Gu Yiyue would join the dating house.
• Du Lin told Shang Shujue they would visit the dating house together to chat and record bonus content, and Shang Shujue agreed.
• The panel recorded its opening remarks and advertisements before its livestream began, and viewers' buzz rose when Shang Shujue appeared.