Recaps

Xia Zhiyi arranged Fu Yunyi’s work around Fu Chi’s recovery and unexpectedly spotted Li Jing near the hospital. When Fu Yunyi visited, he told Fu Chi that their relatives had tried to persuade him to seize power at the company.

• Xu Chen asked Xia Zhiyi to let her know when Fu Chi could return to work so she could schedule Fu Yunyi’s engagements.
• Xia Zhiyi recognized Li Jing across the street and secretly messaged him; Li Jing later realized Xia Zhiyi had brought someone to a nearby military hospital.
• After spending several more days at the hospital, Fu Chi received a visit from Fu Yunyi, who had finished arranging his work.
• Once Xia Zhiyi left them alone, Fu Yunyi urged Fu Chi to recover and return to the company, explaining that several relatives had approached him.
• Fu Yunyi said the relatives wanted him to take power while Fu Chi was away but had offered him no real benefits, which he dismissed as a pipe dream.

Fu Yunyi told Fu Chi about people trying to exploit his absence and handed over a list for investigation. After Xia Zhiyi returned, Fu Chi reviewed a proposed collaboration contract and asked whether Xia Zhiyi could bear for him to return to work.

• Fu Yunyi rejected attempts to turn him against Fu Chi and reported that several company employees had their own schemes.
• Fu Yunyi gave Fu Chi a list of suspicious people, and Fu Chi planned to investigate them and remove parasites from the company.
• Fu Yunyi said that only a handful of people knew Fu Chi had awakened, and Fu Chi told him to keep it quiet.
• Xia Zhiyi returned with fruit and learned that Fu Yunyi had brought Fu Chi a proposed collaboration contract from Teng Shu.
• Xia Zhiyi mentioned that Sister Chen had asked when Fu Chi would return to the company, and Fu Chi asked whether Xia Zhiyi could bear to let him go.

Xia Zhiyi stayed by Fu Chi during his recovery, and Fu Chi agreed to remain in the hospital until the doctors cleared him. After Fu Chi was discharged, Xia Zhiyi took him out to eat, where they unexpectedly encountered someone he did not want to see.

• Fu Chi revised the contract and sent Fu Yunyi to deliver his terms to Teng Shu.
• Xia Zhiyi asked about trouble at Fu Chi's company and reassured him that he would stay with him through his recovery.
• Xia Zhiyi insisted that Fu Chi follow the doctor's advice and remain in the hospital for observation.
• After several more days without complications, Fu Chi was discharged from the hospital.
• Xia Zhiyi took Fu Chi out for a meal, and they ran into someone Xia Zhiyi did not want to see.

Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi went out to eat, where they encountered Huanyu executive Zhao Changye and learned that his conflict with Fu Chi stemmed from business competition over Tianhuan. After Zhao Changye left in fear of Xia Zhiyi, the couple returned to the Fu residence and found the old master and Fu Yunyi away at the company.

• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi ate at a busy restaurant while their bodyguards sat at a separate table.
• Zhao Changye approached Fu Chi, and Fu Chi coldly introduced him as President Zhao from Huanyu while claiming he had forgotten his name.
• Xia Zhiyi gave Zhao Changye a chilling look that left him sweating and unable to speak, so he accepted the manager’s offer and went to his private room.
• Fu Chi told Xia Zhiyi that Zhao Changye was a petty business rival, and Xia Zhiyi connected the dispute to Tianhuan.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi returned to the old residence, where the butler said the old master and Fu Yunyi had both gone to the company.

Fu Chi and Xia Zhiyi returned home from the hospital, where Fu Yunyi learned that Fu's father had gone to meet Teng Shu's maternal grandfather to support him. Xia Zhiyi offered to pick Fu's father up while Fu Chi rested, and Fu Yunyi joined him.

• Fu Chi and Xia Zhiyi returned to the family residence without telling Fu Yunyi in advance, surprising him when he came home.
• Fu Yunyi explained that he had left work early after finishing his tasks and that Fu's father had left to meet an old friend.
• Fu Yunyi learned that Fu's father was meeting Teng Shu's maternal grandfather and realized he had gone to support him after hearing Fu Yunyi complain about Teng Shu.
• Fu Yunyi worried that Teng Shu's grandfather might bully Fu's father, and Xia Zhiyi reassured him that Fu's father could handle himself.
• Fu Chi asked the butler for the dinner address, but Xia Zhiyi offered to pick Fu's father up while Fu Chi rested, and Fu Yunyi said he would go too.

Xia Zhiyi accompanied Fu Yunyi to pick up Old Master Fu, who introduced Xia to an old acquaintance and praised him enthusiastically. On the way home, Old Master Fu advised Xia about the acquaintance’s family, while Fu Yunyi learned that he and Xia lacked the rapport needed to understand each other’s looks.

• Fu Yunyi arrived with Xia Zhiyi to take Old Master Fu home and was surprised when his grandfather introduced Xia first.
• Old Master Fu praised Xia Zhiyi and introduced him to an old gentleman whose family had ties to the entertainment industry.
• Old Master Fu thanked Fu Yunyi for coming, then learned Xia had prompted the visit and advised Xia to be careful around the acquaintance’s family.
• Fu Yunyi complained that Old Master Fu had never shared such advice with him, and his grandfather teased him about being home too often.
• Fu Yunyi asked whether Xia had understood his earlier look, and Xia explained that they did not know each other well enough to read each other’s expressions.

Fu Yunyi returned to the old residence with Old Master Fu and Xia Zhiyi, where the old master discussed Fu Chi’s recovery and company matters with Fu Chi and Xia Zhiyi. Fu Yunyi discovered they were meeting in the study and wondered why he always seemed to rank lowest in the Fu family.

• Old Master Fu told Fu Yunyi to handle conflicts himself instead of coming home to complain, and Fu Yunyi jokingly refused to hear the old master speak about his own mortality.
• Back at the residence, Old Master Fu complained that Fu Yunyi had pretended not to hear him, while Xia Zhiyi said Fu Yunyi could relax because he had the old master to rely on.
• Old Master Fu checked on Fu Chi’s health, then said he and Fu Chi needed to discuss company matters; Fu Chi invited Xia Zhiyi to join them, and the old master agreed.
• After showering, Fu Yunyi learned that Old Master Fu, Fu Chi, and Xia Zhiyi were in the study and wondered if they were discussing his birthday before deciding to investigate.
• Fu Yunyi complained that Xia Zhiyi’s relationship with Fu Chi had pushed him to the bottom of the family pecking order, while the butler silently noted that Fu Yunyi had always been last.

Fu Chi asked Fu Yunyi to keep managing the company while he looked for people trying to undermine their relationship, then Xia Zhiyi helped Fu Chi bathe without wetting his wound. After waiting downstairs for hours, Fu Yunyi gave up on seeing Xia Zhiyi and drank the bedtime milk the butler brought just as Xia Zhiyi appeared.

• Fu Chi told Fu Yunyi to keep things running at the company so he could see whether more people were causing trouble.
• Xia Zhiyi questioned Fu Chi's plan to use Fu Yunyi as bait while helping him bathe, and Fu Chi said he was trying to make his nephew handle more responsibilities.
• Fu Chi flirted with Xia Zhiyi, and the two stayed upstairs together for nearly two hours.
• Fu Yunyi waited downstairs, played a game, and worried that the couple might strain Fu Chi's wound.
• The butler brought Fu Yunyi milk and reminded him to read the year-end reports, but Fu Yunyi downed the milk just as Xia Zhiyi appeared.

Xia Zhiyi discussed his acting work with Fu Yunyi, who recommended him for an important role in a wuxia drama. The director would contact Xu Chen, and Xia Zhiyi agreed to consider meeting him if Xu Chen approved the script.

• Fu Yunyi asked Xia Zhiyi about his confirmed film and why he had turned down an idol drama.
• Xia Zhiyi explained that he had rejected the idol drama because its investor interfered with scripts and casting.
• Fu Yunyi told Xia Zhiyi that a director he knew was seeking an actor for an important wuxia role after seeing him in a Jianghu music video.
• Xia Zhiyi asked the director to contact Xu Chen and said he would consider meeting him if she approved the script.
• Fu Yunyi revealed that the role was a great martial hero who looked like a child.

Xia Zhiyi learned that Fu Yunyi wanted him for a wuxia drama, then spent the night with Fu Chi, whose eyesight remained normal the next morning. Fu Chi asked Fu Yunyi to investigate several people as part of a plan to expose corrupt company insiders, while Xia Zhiyi practiced swordplay in the falling snow.

• Fu Yunyi told Xia Zhiyi that someone wanted him to appear in a wuxia drama and said he would discuss the casting requirements with Xu Chen.
• Xia Zhiyi returned to Fu Chi's room, and they went to sleep together after talking about Fu Yunyi's request.
• The next morning, Xia Zhiyi confirmed Fu Chi's vision still seemed normal, and Fu Chi chose to wait at least a month before telling his father.
• Fu Chi asked Fu Yunyi to use his connections to investigate several people, and Fu Yunyi went to the office to support the effort to expose company parasites.
• Xia Zhiyi returned from his morning run and practiced swordplay in the courtyard as Fu Chi watched from inside.

After practicing with his sword, Xia Zhiyi warmed up at home with Fu Chi, and they discussed Fu Yunyi’s drama and a script he had recommended. The chapter ended with Gu Miaomiao calling Xia Zhiyi, giving him a way to contact the female lead despite the plot’s interference.

• Xia Zhiyi finished practicing with his sword, and Fu Chi took him inside to change, soak in a hot bath, and drink ginger soup.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi watched Fu Yunyi’s historical romance drama and discussed Fu Yunyi’s taste in scripts.
• Fu Chi asked whether Fu Yunyi had recommended a script to Xia Zhiyi, and Xia Zhiyi said he had referred it to Sister Chen and would review it himself.
• Gu Miaomiao called Xia Zhiyi, and he greeted her gently while realizing the female lead had contacted him of her own accord.

Gu Miaomiao considered whether to work with Xia Zhiyi after he offered her a project and sent her money, while her roommates debated whether he was trustworthy. Xia Zhiyi watched Fu Yunyi’s meeting with Fu Chi and asked about the companies’ year-end gifts before receiving a friend request.

• Gu Miaomiao told her roommates that Mr. Xia’s offer might be real because he had already transferred her money, and they urged her to confirm whether he was Xia Zhiyi.
• Gu Miaomiao admitted she had been too nervous to ask, then said she could add him by phone number and would insist on a contract and protect her safety.
• Xia Zhiyi returned to Fu Chi and learned that Fu Yunyi was paying for extra employee perks to reassure Hangu Group’s staff after recent upheaval.
• Fu Chi explained that the meeting included a shareholder who had once been dismissed from the company, and Xia Zhiyi questioned the man’s appearance and position.
• Xia Zhiyi asked whether he would receive year-end gifts from Hangu and Tianhuan, and Fu Chi assured him he would.
• Xia Zhiyi’s phone vibrated with a friend request.

Xia Zhiyi arranged to meet Gu Miaomiao and planned to help her pursue interior design instead of the stardom dictated by the plot, deliberately challenging the force controlling the story. Meanwhile, Fu Yunyi returned with information about Gu Miaomiao, and Fu Chi asked what he had learned.

• Xia Zhiyi confirmed with Gu Miaomiao that they would meet on Saturday and arranged discreet bodyguard protection for her and her roommate.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi he had a small favor to ask of a new friend and resolved to help Gu Miaomiao leave the plot’s path to stardom.
• Xia Zhiyi considered the risks of interfering in Gu Miaomiao’s future but chose to provoke the plot’s unseen power.
• Fu Yunyi returned home, learned Fu Chi and Xia Zhiyi had gone out, and later approached Fu Chi with news about Gu Miaomiao.
• Fu Yunyi asked why Fu Chi had investigated a female college student, and Fu Chi said he had become curious before asking what Fu Yunyi found out.

Fu Chi investigated Gu Miaomiao because of a dream and asked Xia Zhiyi to share what he knew. Xia Zhiyi began to reveal that he was an old monster who had lived for many years, and Fu Chi reassured him that he still believed in him.

• Fu Yunyi told Fu Chi and Xia Zhiyi what he had learned about Gu Miaomiao, and Fu Chi asked him to have someone keep watch on her.
• Fu Chi deflected Fu Yunyi's questions by asking when he would bring home a partner, then sent him back to work.
• Fu Chi asked Xia Zhiyi whether he had recognized something about Gu Miaomiao and explained that his investigation was prompted by a dream.
• Fu Chi told Xia Zhiyi he wanted to be there for him if he faced difficulties, even if he could not help.
• Xia Zhiyi warned that the truth might make Fu Chi see him as terrifying and admitted he was an old monster who had lived for many years.
• Fu Chi said he believed in Xia Zhiyi and himself, and that Xia Zhiyi's long life would not change who he was to him.

Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi that their world was a novel and learned Fu Chi could not remember much about Xia Wanyi’s fate. After reassuring each other about Fu Chi’s identity and their relationship, Xia Zhiyi shared his revised plans and chose to act against Gu Miaomiao directly rather than keep hiding.

• Xia Zhiyi explained to Fu Chi that their world was a novel and asked what Fu Chi knew about Xia Wanyi’s experiences in it.
• Fu Chi said he knew little about Xia Wanyi because his memories had followed Fu Yunyi, while Gu Miaomiao had interacted with her.
• Xia Zhiyi asked whether Fu Chi was still himself after gaining another set of memories, and Fu Chi admitted he did not know.
• Xia Zhiyi reassured Fu Chi that he would not abandon him, and Fu Chi pulled him close.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi about his plans and asked him to contact the authorities on his behalf and secure their support.
• Xia Zhiyi changed his plans with Li Jing and decided to act against Gu Miaomiao instead of hiding.

Xia Zhiyi changed his plan and decided to enter the fray himself, agreeing to meet Li Jing’s superior. He reassured Fu Chi that his next move would not endanger the nation’s fortune.

• Li Jing chose to keep working with Xia Zhiyi despite the trouble caused by Xia Zhiyi’s sudden change of plan.
• Xia Zhiyi agreed to meet Li Jing’s superior, and Li Jing promised to arrange the meeting.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi he would stop delaying his plan because Fu Chi had been hurt.
• Xia Zhiyi reassured Fu Chi that he had confirmed his plan could not damage the nation’s fortune.

Xia Zhiyi tried repeatedly to meet Gu Miaomiao, while the plot’s power kept causing mishaps to stop her. After Fu Chi used Fu Yunyi to deliver evidence against Huanyu, Xia Zhiyi finally met Gu Miaomiao at her university library.

• Xia Zhiyi relied on firsthand observation rather than the plot’s descriptions to judge Fu Yunyi and Gu Miaomiao.
• The plot’s power repeatedly caused accidents and obligations that prevented Gu Miaomiao from meeting Xia Zhiyi, while his patience increased her favorability toward him.
• Gu Miaomiao arranged to meet Xia Zhiyi at her university, where they finally met in the library without incident.
• Fu Chi used Fu Yunyi to deliver evidence against Huanyu after earlier attempts to deliver it had failed.
• Xia Zhiyi laughed and said Fu Yunyi would have to serve as a tool for a while.

Fu Chi and Xia Zhiyi confirmed that the Power of the Plot protected Huanyu from being destroyed too early, even when Fu Yunyi moved against it. Xia Zhiyi met Gu Miaomiao, chatted about a game event and offered her roommate gift cards, then turned the conversation to business.

• Fu Chi and Xia Zhiyi concluded that the Power of the Plot would protect Huanyu from Fu Yunyi until the main story had developed.
• Xia Zhiyi met Gu Miaomiao, who told him that her roommate had missed seeing him during the Jianghu online event.
• Xia Zhiyi offered Gu Miaomiao two game top-up cards for her roommate as a belated surprise gift.
• After exchanging pleasantries, Xia Zhiyi grew serious and said it was time to talk business.

Gu Miaomiao reviewed and signed a work contract with Xia Zhiyi after he answered her questions, while her friend Jingjing teased her about him. The meeting ended with a falling pendant light, which Xia Zhiyi caught before it could injure anyone, and Gu Miaomiao checked on Jingjing.

• Gu Miaomiao and Jingjing reviewed Xia Zhiyi's contract and discussed his thoughtfulness and Gu Miaomiao's recent bad luck.
• Jingjing suggested Gu Miaomiao might date Xia Zhiyi, but Gu Miaomiao said he already had a boyfriend.
• Xia Zhiyi returned and answered Gu Miaomiao's questions about the contract.
• Gu Miaomiao signed the contract, and she and Xia Zhiyi agreed to a happy partnership.
• A pendant light fell above them, and Xia Zhiyi caught it with a tablecloth before anyone was hurt.
• Gu Miaomiao rushed to check whether Jingjing had been injured in the fall.

Xia Zhiyi saved Jingjing from a falling chandelier while meeting Gu Miaomiao, then helped treat her ankle and finalized their private collaboration. He returned home to Fu Chi with the contract, pleased that the meeting had gone smoothly.

• Xia Zhiyi caught the falling chandelier by wrapping it in fabric, preventing it from injuring Gu Miaomiao, Jingjing, or the shop owner.
• Xia Zhiyi noticed Jingjing had twisted her ankle and offered to treat it, then reassured the shop owner and accepted a bag of coffee beans.
• Xia Zhiyi helped put Jingjing's ankle back into place and told Gu Miaomiao they could discuss arrangements online.
• Jingjing gushed about Xia Zhiyi after he left, while Gu Miaomiao worried about her recent run of accidents and went to secure the contract.
• Xia Zhiyi returned home without incident and told Fu Chi that things had gone smoothly.

Xia Zhiyi anticipated that the plot would try to force Gu Miaomiao away from her planned career and arranged for Fu Chi or Fu Yunyi to help if she needed money or connections. When Gu Miaomiao's mother fell seriously ill and her father was injured in a car accident, Fu Yunyi had already paid their hospital bills, leaving Xia Zhiyi to help explain his intervention.

• Xia Zhiyi discussed with Fu Chi how the plot might pressure Gu Miaomiao and asked him or Fu Yunyi to help if she needed money or connections.
• Gu Miaomiao's mother suddenly collapsed and was rushed to the hospital, where she needed surgery and costly recovery care.
• Gu Miaomiao's father got into a traffic accident while hurrying to the hospital, and doctors were still treating him.
• Fu Yunyi told Xia Zhiyi that he had arranged for the hospital bills to be covered before thinking through how to explain his help to Gu Miaomiao.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Yunyi to follow through and, if Gu Miaomiao asked, say that Xia Zhiyi had mentioned her.

Xia Zhiyi won the higher-ups’ trust by demonstrating his computer skills and negotiated national protection for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen in exchange for helping build advanced cybersecurity systems. He declined a permanent government position so he could pursue acting, then turned his attention back to preventing Gu Miaomiao from being driven down a dark path.

• Xia Zhiyi worried that an invisible force was ruthlessly pushing Gu Miaomiao toward her destined role and decided he could not let it continue.
• Xu Liuyi and the base leader praised Xia Zhiyi and Li Jing’s technical abilities, while Xia Zhiyi declined Xu Liuyi’s offer to join the staff permanently because he still wanted to act.
• Xia Zhiyi agreed to help build the Heavenly Net and a far-ahead firewall in exchange for official protection for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen.
• After the leaders left, Li Jing praised Xia Zhiyi for earning their trust and getting the negotiations settled quickly.

After Xia Zhen fought off human traffickers, Xia Zhiyi tracked them down with a program and impressed Xu Liuyi by upgrading the systems he had breached. He discussed building the Heavenly Net with Li Jing and asked him to keep an eye on Xia Wanyi, leaving Xia Wanyi unaware that Xia Zhiyi might arrange special protection for her.

• Xia Zhen fought back when human traffickers tried to abduct her, using the self-defense skills Xia Zhiyi had arranged for her to learn.
• Xia Zhiyi used a program to find information on the traffickers and patched vulnerabilities in the surveillance and traffic systems in front of Xu Liuyi.
• Xu Liuyi and her colleagues tested the upgraded systems and realized Xia Zhiyi could strengthen Xia Country's firewall with a counterattack function.
• Xia Zhiyi told Li Jing that the Heavenly Net could be built in two years and explained that he had previously given a longer estimate so others would take him seriously.
• Xia Zhiyi asked Li Jing to look after Xia Wanyi, while keeping his plans to protect her from Xia Wanyi herself.

Xia Zhiyi reflected on the layers of protection he had arranged for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen, including his plan to temporarily shelter them with national fortune. He called Xia Wanyi to check on her and Xia Zhen, then said he would pick them up after his finals.

• Xia Zhiyi considered the protections surrounding Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen and his plan to connect them temporarily to national fortune.
• Li Jing suggested Xia Wanyi might work at his company, but declined Xia Zhiyi's invitation to meet Fu Chi.
• Xia Zhiyi called Xia Wanyi and told her he had discussed a confidential collaboration.
• Xia Wanyi said Xia Zhen was doing her homework and described how the recent danger had made them both anxious.
• Xia Zhiyi told Xia Wanyi he would pick her and Xia Zhen up after his finals, despite her saying they could travel together safely.

Xia Zhiyi agreed to several work opportunities, including a promotional variety show for Chasing and a later travel livestream with Fu Yunyi, while arranging to spend time apart from Fu Chi. At Orchid TV’s recording, Fu Yunyi praised Xia Zhiyi’s skills, drawing the host’s attention to him.

• Xia Zhiyi agreed to let Jianghu use his outfit for promotion and offered to record a New Year greeting video instead of joining its livestream.
• Xu Chen arranged for Xia Zhiyi to attend Orchid TV’s variety show and confirmed he would join a travel livestream with Fu Yunyi at the end of January.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi he would be away for at least four days, and Fu Chi said he would use the time to finish work at the company.
• Xia Zhiyi finished his exams and brought Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen to stay at his apartment before recording the Orchid TV show.
• Fu Yunyi impressed the show’s guests with a backflip, then credited Xia Zhiyi as his teacher and prompted the host to praise Xia Zhiyi’s videos.