Recaps

Xia Zhiyi learned that Wang Su was facing scrutiny after evidence of his misconduct spread online, while making sure the women linked to Wang Su were not exposed. As Xia Zhiyi traveled to meet Xu Zixu and the others, Ming Taotao mistook his phone conversation for a call with President Fu.

• Xia Zhiyi warned Teng Si'an not to confront Wang Su and explained that others could uncover Wang Su's embezzlement and other misconduct.
• Xia Zhiyi deleted the material from his phone and put the matter aside, confident that the outcome was already decided.
• Less than half a month later, Teng Si'an told Xia Zhiyi that Wang Su had been called away by his furious adviser and was facing online accusations and possible disciplinary action.
• Xia Zhiyi asked Li Jing to remove information about the women connected to Wang Su so their reputations would not be harmed.
• After Xia Zhiyi ended his call with Teng Si'an, Ming Taotao asked whether he had been talking to President Fu, leaving Xia Zhiyi with the strange feeling that he was being unfaithful to Fu Chi.

Xia Zhiyi planned to meet Xu Zixu, but a woman accompanying the artist Lou Wangxing accused him of secretly taking photos and tried to seize his phone. After Xia Zhiyi took down a bodyguard, Xu Zixu's manager reported that he and Lou Wangxing had gotten into a fight.

• Ming Taotao asked Xia Zhiyi about his long phone call, and he explained that he had spoken with a school senior named Wang Su and asked her to warn Xu Chen in case Wang Su blamed him.
• Xia Zhiyi and Ming Taotao reached the hotel parking garage to meet Xu Zixu and encountered Lou Wangxing's entourage.
• Lou Wangxing's middle-aged companion accused Xia Zhiyi of being a stalker fan and secretly photographing the artist, then sent a bodyguard to take his phone.
• Xia Zhiyi took down the approaching bodyguard and told Lou Wangxing's group that they did not seem interested in resolving the misunderstanding properly.
• Xu Zixu waited for Xia Zhiyi, and her manager arrived to say that Xia Zhiyi and Lou Wangxing had gotten into a fight.

After Lou Wangxing’s group attacked Xia Zhiyi, he knocked down her bodyguards and was taken to the police station with them. As Xu Chen went to retrieve hotel surveillance footage, Fu Chi told Xia Zhiyi he was coming, and Lou Wangxing began to resent her manager for starting the conflict.

• Xia Zhiyi was taken to a nearby police station with Lou Wangxing and her group after knocking down her bodyguards.
• Ming Taotao told Xia Zhiyi that Xu Chen was going to the hotel to obtain surveillance footage and that Xu Zixu’s work had been delayed.
• Xia Zhiyi ordered milk tea for the people waiting at the hotel and messaged Fu Chi about the incident.
• Fu Chi replied that he was coming to the police station with the person he was meeting about a collaboration.
• Lou Wangxing heard Ming Taotao mention President Fu and resented her manager for trying to take Xia Zhiyi’s phone and causing trouble.

Fu Chi arrived after Xia Zhiyi fought off the manager’s bodyguards, and Xia Zhiyi learned that Fu Chi’s classmate Teng Shu was connected to several people he knew. The tangled family relationships left Xia Zhiyi trying to work out what that made him to everyone else.

• Fu Chi arrived with Teng Shu, while Assistant Li and Ming Taotao went to find out what had happened.
• Xia Zhiyi hugged Fu Chi and explained that he had fought the bodyguards to protect Ming Taotao; Fu Chi said a lawyer was on the way.
• Lou Wangxing realized Xia Zhiyi was Fu Chi’s boyfriend and regretted that her manager had offended him.
• Fu Chi introduced Teng Shu as his university classmate, the CEO of Ailiana Audio-Visual Company, and Gu Zhiyuan’s uncle.
• Xia Zhiyi discovered that Teng Shu was Teng Si’an’s uncle and was also related to Fu Chi, then struggled to untangle the connections among them.

Xia Zhiyi left with Fu Chi after the confrontation, while Fu Chi arranged for a lawyer to hold Lou Wangxing and her group accountable. Fu Chi personally drove Xia Zhiyi to the hotel, where Xia waited for Xu Chen and reassured Fu Chi before he left.

• Fu Chi took Xia Zhiyi away from the station, leaving Assistant Li to tell Lou Wangxing and her manager that a lawyer would pursue the attack on Xia Zhiyi.
• Lou Wangxing and her manager tried to dismiss the incident as a misunderstanding, but Assistant Li made clear that Fu Chi would not let it go.
• In the car, Fu Chi admitted he was worried about Xia Zhiyi, who explained that his bad luck often drew him into trouble when a plot began.
• Xia Zhiyi arrived at the hotel and chose to wait in the lobby for Teacher Xu rather than let Fu Chi walk him upstairs.
• Xia Zhiyi stroked Fu Chi's head and promised to message him later, and Fu Chi reluctantly agreed to leave.

Xu Zixu explained that Lou Wangxing’s manager had taken out their anger at her on Xia Zhiyi after Lou Wangxing and Xu Zixu argued. Meanwhile, Fu Yunyi learned that Fu Chi had a boyfriend and was stunned when Old Master Fu confirmed it.

• Xu Zixu told Xia Zhiyi that Lou Wangxing had mocked her at the hotel, and their argument had led Lou Wangxing’s manager to target Xia Zhiyi in the parking lot.
• Xia Zhiyi reassured Xu Zixu and changed the subject to their upcoming work.
• Xu Chen obtained the hotel surveillance footage and headed to the police station after learning Fu Chi had picked up Xia Zhiyi.
• Fu Yunyi called Fu Chi to arrange a meal and learned that Fu Chi wanted to tell him something in person.
• Fu Yunyi assumed Fu Chi had a girlfriend, but Old Master Fu told him that Fu Chi had a boyfriend.
• Fu Yunyi asked whether Fu Chi had stayed single because he liked men, leaving Old Master Fu speechless.

Fu Yunyi asked Old Master Fu about Fu Chi dating a man, and the old man said Fu Chi’s love life was his own business. Fu Yunyi misunderstood the old man’s praise of the boyfriend’s looks, leaving him convinced Fu Chi had found an unrivaled beauty.

• Fu Yunyi asked Old Master Fu whether Fu Chi might like men, and the old man said Fu Chi alone could decide whom to date.
• Old Master Fu recalled how Fu Chi had taken on responsibility for the family after his older brother died, while Fu Yunyi had pursued acting by choice.
• Old Master Fu told Fu Yunyi that Fu Chi’s partner was quite good-looking and that he had already met him.
• Fu Yunyi pictured an exceptionally beautiful man but never asked who Fu Chi’s boyfriend was before ending the call.
• Xia Zhiyi sneezed.

Xia Zhiyi impressed Director Li with his sword skills and acting, causing a music video shoot to expand into an all-day production. Xu Zixu reminded Director Li to stop, and Xia Zhiyi declined further work because he had already accepted a drama and film and wanted to focus on his studies; Director Li guessed he had joined Fu Yunyi’s troubled production to help.

• Xia Zhiyi performed a sword dance for Director Li, then filmed the wandering swordsman scenes with ease.
• Director Li kept adding fight scenes, and Xu Zixu realized the shoot was turning into a short film.
• Xu Zixu interrupted Director Li and reminded him that Xia Zhiyi was a student with classes the next day.
• Xia Zhiyi explained that he had signed with an agency and accepted a TV drama and a film, so he could not take on another project.
• Director Li asked whether Xia Zhiyi had joined Fu Yunyi’s troubled production to save it, and Xia Zhiyi confirmed that he had guessed correctly.

Xia Zhiyi impressed Director Li with his acting and secured a weekend filming arrangement while preparing for his role as Yan Yan in Chasing the Front Line. After returning to his apartment, he spoke with Fu Chi and planned to spend Friday evening with him before going to the set.

• Director Li praised Xia Zhiyi's audition and said his acting would help him stand out as Yan Yan.
• Xia Zhiyi joined Ming Taotao, Xu Zixu, and Director Li for dinner, then returned to his apartment.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi he needed to review the revised script for Chasing the Front Line.
• Xia Zhiyi asked to visit Fu Chi on Friday evening so they could share a meal and spend quiet time together.

After a tiring day of filming, Xia Zhiyi called Fu Chi and asked him to pamper him, leading to an affectionate conversation about their relationship. Fu Chi asked to visit Xia Zhiyi, who agreed before hanging up, then blushed at the thought of Fu Chi’s earnestness in romance.

• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi that filming had run long, and Fu Chi offered to handle it if the director had pushed beyond Xia Zhiyi’s work duties.
• Xia Zhiyi reassured Fu Chi that he was unharmed and admitted he wanted to be pampered.
• Fu Chi said he would learn to give Xia Zhiyi what he wanted, and Xia Zhiyi told him he liked him as he was.
• Fu Chi asked if he could come over because he suddenly wanted to see Xia Zhiyi, and Xia Zhiyi invited him over before abruptly ending the call.
• Xia Zhiyi buried his face in a cushion and blushed while imagining how seriously Fu Chi might ask for permission before intimacy.

Fu Chi brought Xia Zhiyi far more food than they could eat, so Xia Zhiyi invited his roommates over to share it and properly meet Fu Chi. As they waited for the roommates, Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi accidentally kissed, leaving Fu Chi staring at him with darkened eyes.

• Fu Chi admitted he had bought the food while thinking about what Xia Zhiyi might like.
• Xia Zhiyi suggested inviting his roommates over to eat, and Fu Chi happily agreed.
• Xia Zhiyi teased Fu Chi for being pleased to meet his friends, and the two exchanged compliments.
• Xia Zhiyi messaged Lin Li, Ouyang Qi, and Wang Sheng, who all agreed to come over.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi accidentally kissed, and Xia Zhiyi's tongue brushed Fu Chi's lips.

Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi shared a passionate kiss that was interrupted by Lin Li calling to say he and the others were coming over. They took a minute to cuddle before Fu Chi went to cool off, but he wanted to cuddle Xia Zhiyi again as soon as he came back.

• Fu Chi asked Xia Zhiyi for permission to kiss him, and Xia Zhiyi leaned into his arms and agreed.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi kissed until Lin Li's phone call interrupted them.
• Lin Li asked Xia Zhiyi what drinks to buy and said he and the others would arrive soon.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi cuddled for a minute before Xia Zhiyi sent Fu Chi to the guest bathroom to cool off.
• Fu Chi came back and wanted to cuddle Xia Zhiyi again.

Xia Zhiyi hosted Fu Chi and his roommates for dinner, revealing that he planned to move out during sophomore year because he expected to be busy. After the roommates left, Fu Chi stayed the night, and Lin Li wondered whether he wanted a boyfriend too.

• Fu Chi agreed to stay at Xia Zhiyi's place after Xia Zhiyi invited him in.
• Lin Li, Wang Sheng, and Ouyang Qi visited and noticed how attentively Fu Chi listened whenever they talked about Xia Zhiyi.
• Xia Zhiyi told his roommates he planned to move out in sophomore year because he expected to have a lot to keep him busy.
• Xia Zhiyi sent Lin Li, Wang Sheng, and Ouyang Qi back to the dorm after they finished dinner.
• Xia Zhiyi offered Fu Chi a choice between the guest room and his bed, then advised him to take the guest room because a guest was coming the next morning.
• On their way back, Lin Li admitted he wanted to stop being single, and Wang Sheng asked whether he wanted a boyfriend too.

Lin Li and Wang Sheng confronted Liu Xi for spreading rumors about Xia Zhiyi, and Wang Sheng punched him when Liu Xi attacked. The next morning, Xia Zhiyi learned that someone had posted photos accusing him of being a homewrecker kept by a wealthy person, and his counselor summoned him to the office.

• Lin Li argued with Liu Xi over his accusations that Xia Zhiyi had reported Wang Su and was involved with his dormmates.
• Liu Xi charged at Lin Li, and Wang Sheng restrained and punched him before warning him to stay away from them.
• Wang Sheng and Ouyang Qi teased Lin Li about using his fists instead of his words if Liu Xi bothered him again.
• Counselor Li Muxia messaged Xia Zhiyi to come to his office after class, and Lin Li told him someone had posted photos around campus accusing him of being a homewrecker kept by a rich person.

After rumors falsely claimed Xia Zhiyi was being kept by a wealthy older man, Lin Li helped get the posts deleted and confronted the student he suspected. Xia Zhiyi learned that Liu Xi had spread the rumors and returned to dorm life without seeing anyone treat him differently.

• Lin Li told Xia Zhiyi that false rumors about him had appeared on campus forums and traced the posts to their dorm building.
• Xia Zhiyi met with counselor Li Muxia, who heard his explanation and offered to help remove the posts.
• Xu Jin'an reassured Xia Zhiyi about the rumors and invited him to join the anime club's cosplay event, but Xia Zhiyi declined because of work.
• Lin Li confronted an upperclassman and later told Xia Zhiyi that the teachers had warned the student and removed him from his student council position.
• Lin Li identified the rumor-spreader as Liu Xi, who lived in Wang Su's dorm room, and Ouyang Qi remarked that academic qualifications did not reflect character.

Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi about Wang Su’s troubles, then arranged to spend the night at Fu Chi’s home and made plans to cook for him the following Friday. After a supermarket trip, Xia Zhiyi secretly bought several boxes from the adult-products shelf while Fu Chi was getting chips.

• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi that Wang Su’s former girlfriends had joined forces to report him to the university for deception and misusing money.
• Fu Chi asked whether Wang Su had bullied Xia Zhiyi, and Xia Zhiyi said Wang Su was struggling to deal with the reports against him.
• Xia Zhiyi asked to stay at Fu Chi’s home, and Fu Chi suggested they watch a movie together that night.
• After dinner, Xia Zhiyi kissed Fu Chi and promised to cook for him the following Friday.
• Xia Zhiyi took Fu Chi to the supermarket and secretly bought several boxes from the adult-products shelf while Fu Chi went to get more chips.

Xia Zhiyi’s plans for a romantic evening with Fu Chi were interrupted when Li Jing called for help against a cyberattack. After Xia Zhiyi stopped the attack and learned Li Jing had injured his hand, Li Jing’s colleagues discussed recruiting the mysterious hacker A, while Xia Zhiyi returned to Fu Chi.

• Xia Zhiyi refused Fu Chi’s offer to carry their bags and looked forward to spending the evening together, but Li Jing called with an urgent request for help.
• Xia Zhiyi borrowed Fu Chi’s computer and defended Li Jing against a forceful cyberattack while Fu Chi brought him cola and left him to work.
• Xia Zhiyi traced the attackers’ base, destroyed it, upgraded Li Jing’s firewall, and learned Li Jing’s injured hand had slowed him down.
• Xia Zhiyi told Li Jing not to interrupt his nightlife again and clarified that Fu Chi was his boyfriend.
• Li Jing told his colleagues that A’s emergency contact was untraceable, and an older official decided they could not force A to join them.

Xia Zhiyi traveled to the production city with Fu Chi and Ming Taotao, only to learn Fu Yunyi would be away until the following week. As the set assistant led him to the filming location for costume photos, something rushed toward him and people shouted a warning.

• Xia Zhiyi finished helping someone with an online matter and reassured Fu Chi that he did not need to get involved.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi shared a quiet evening, and Fu Chi took the next day off to accompany him to the production city.
• Xia Zhiyi arrived with Fu Chi and Ming Taotao and learned Fu Yunyi was absent from the set for the next few days.
• The set assistant led Xia Zhiyi toward the filming location to take costume photos.
• Something rapidly approached Xia Zhiyi, and people around him shouted, "Watch out!"

Xia Zhiyi saved Liu Chang from a falling box of mirrors at the production set, then watched as the crew traced the danger to a careless props-team worker. After Xia Zhiyi went to change for costume photos, Fan Hu hinted to Director Mu that upcoming support for wuxia dramas had a reason behind it.

• Xia Zhiyi grabbed Liu Chang and leaped clear of a falling box, then used a wooden board to shield them from the debris.
• A witness explained what she had seen, and the production staff identified a part-time props-team worker who had failed to store the items properly and fired him.
• Director Mu apologized to Xia Zhiyi and thanked him for saving Liu Chang; Xia Zhiyi accepted and said he would go change for costume photos.
• After Xia Zhiyi left, Fan Hu asked Director Mu why several wuxia dramas would receive support the following year.

Xia Zhiyi impressed Director Mu with his portrayal of Yan Yan during the costume shoot and joined the cast for lunch. Director Mu ordered him to take Zhao Ziwang along for morning exercise, joking that their characters would die one after the other.

• Fan Hu and Director Mu discussed whether the new investor’s support for the wuxia drama was connected to Xia Zhiyi.
• Xia Zhiyi changed into Yan Yan’s uniform and impressed Director Mu by portraying the character’s gentle, steadfast nature.
• Xia Zhiyi finished the costume photoshoot and quietly asked Ming Taotao to order fruit for the crew.
• Zhao Ziwang joked that the production’s new investor had improved the crew’s boxed lunches, and Director Mu teased him about gaining weight.
• When Zhao Ziwang tried to leave, Director Mu told Xia Zhiyi to catch him and then ordered Xia Zhiyi to take him exercising.

Xia Zhiyi reviewed the tragic script for "Chasing the Front Line," realizing his character Yan Yan and nearly the entire main cast would die. On set, he watched Director Mu work and used his massage technique to ease Zhao Ziwang’s pain, then gave Director Mu a massage that left the crew stunned by his sounds.

• Xia Zhiyi learned that Yan Yan and Fu Mingyang would die as the story’s pursuit of justice cost Song Zihua his friends and colleagues.
• Director Mu called Xia Zhiyi over to observe filming and rigorously corrected Zhao Ziwang and Fu Jianing before approving a take.
• Xia Zhiyi massaged Zhao Ziwang’s sore spots, easing his pain, and Zhao invited the other performers to try it.
• Xia Zhiyi massaged Director Mu, whose enthusiastic sounds made the crew stop and stare.

Xia Zhiyi gave Director Mu a massage and unexpectedly gained him as an uncle, along with several red packets. Later, the production team posted Xia Zhiyi’s character photos, and some commenters questioned how he had landed the role of Yan Yan.

• Director Mu praised Xia Zhiyi’s massage, sent him a 5,000-yuan red packet, and asked him to call him Uncle Mu outside the production.
• Director Mu called out Zhao Ziwang for getting Xia Zhiyi to give everyone massages and made him send Xia Zhiyi a red packet too.
• Director Mu introduced Xia Zhiyi as his nephew to a veteran actor and solicited another red packet for him.
• After Xu Chen reminded him, Xia Zhiyi saw the production team’s Weibo post announcing his role as Yan Yan and read the mixed comments.
• Xia Zhiyi scrolled through the comments during a video call with Fu Chi, noticing some people suggest he had taken someone else’s opportunity.

After Fu Chi’s investment stopped the former investor from bullying Director Mu’s production, Xia Zhiyi received the vacant role of Yan Yan and faced an online smear campaign. He reassured Xu Chen that he would keep a low profile, then shared a playful video call with Fu Chi and asked him to cook a feast after Xia Zhiyi returned.

• After learning Fu Chi had invested in the drama, the former investor backed down, and Fan Hu helped both sides avoid an outright feud.
• The production gave the vacated third male lead role of Yan Yan to Xia Zhiyi, prompting some people to hire trolls to smear him.
• Xia Zhiyi told Xu Chen he would ignore the online attacks and keep a low profile while continuing his college life.
• Xia Zhiyi chatted with Fu Chi, who praised his costume photos and said he liked him no matter how he looked.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi the set’s boxed meals were good and asked him to cook a feast for him when he returned.

Xia Zhiyi agreed to meet Fu Yunyi for dinner, while Xu Chen learned Zhou Kai had hired a water army to attack him and decided to counter by exposing Zhou Kai’s past misconduct. Zhou Kai’s jealousy over Xia Zhiyi’s new role and Fu Yunyi’s success drove him to target Xia Zhiyi, leaving Xu Chen determined to keep her new artist out of the spotlight.

• Fu Chi told Xia Zhiyi he would introduce him to Fu Yunyi over dinner the next day, and Xia Zhiyi asked what gift to bring.
• Xu Chen ordered her team to suppress attention around Xia Zhiyi and learned that Zhou Kai had hired a water army.
• Xu Chen told her team to release evidence that Zhou Kai had slept with fans, using him as a distraction from Xia Zhiyi.
• Zhou Kai resented Fu Yunyi’s growing success and the opportunities gained by the other show participants.
• After learning Xia Zhiyi had received the third male lead role in "Chasing the Front Line," Zhou Kai decided to target him.

Xia Zhiyi joined Zhao Ziwang for a morning scene and joked that he could help him lose weight through a painful martial technique. Director Mu and a veteran actor wondered whether Xia’s method was real, while Director Mu quietly kept his distance from the veteran actor.

• Xia Zhiyi greeted Director Mu and Zhao Ziwang before filming their scenes as Yan Yan and Fu Mingyang.
• Director Mu warned Zhao Ziwang that his manager would check his body fat, prompting Zhao to panic about losing weight before a December performance.
• Zhao Ziwang asked Xia Zhiyi for a quick weight-loss method, and Xia offered a technique that would hurt almost as much as childbirth.
• Zhao Ziwang declined the painful treatment, and Xia Zhiyi invited him to ask again if he changed his mind.
• Director Mu and a veteran actor discussed whether Xia Zhiyi’s technique was genuine, and Director Mu decided they already knew Xia had real skills.
• The veteran actor chuckled at a thought, and Director Mu shifted his chair away from him.