Recaps

Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo joined the final episode of Ideal Life on the grasslands, where the special guests turned out to be Ji Nanshu’s older brothers, Ji Xingyao and Ji Xingxu. The brothers eagerly reunited with Ji Nanshu, but Chu Mo pulled him away, leaving Jian Yuanjia to ask how they all knew each other.

• Ji Xingchi drove Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo to the airport despite wanting to keep Chu Mo away from his younger brother.
• Director Yang welcomed the guests to the final episode of Ideal Life on the grasslands and promised there would be no tasks or competitions.
• Jian Yuanjia recognized special guest Ji Xingyao as his favorite Heroes world champion.
• Ji Xingyao and Ji Xingxu rushed to Ji Nanshu, grabbed his hands, and argued over which of them the others should ignore.
• Chu Mo pulled Ji Nanshu’s hands free, and Jian Yuanjia asked whether the three brothers knew one another.

Ji Nanshu’s brothers defended him when the Bai brothers insulted him, and Ji Xingxu exposed allegations about Bai Nanchen’s misconduct. Over lunch, Ji Nanshu’s friends learned how he had been separated from his family, and the group celebrated his reunion while the Bai brothers were left humiliated.

• Bai Nanyu implied that Ji Nanshu was an orphan and hinted at his scandal, so Ji Xingyao insulted Bai Nanyu in return.
• Bai Nanchen accused Ji Nanshu of having a disgraceful private life, and Ji Xingxu listed allegations about Bai Nanchen’s career, bullying, and sexual relationships, adding that Anping Law Firm would represent him if he sued.
• Director Yang invited everyone to lunch; Chu Mo took Ji Nanshu’s hand, while Ji Xingyao and Ji Xingxu bickered over who would accompany them.
• At lunch, Ji Xingxu explained that Ji Nanshu had four older brothers and an older sister and had been abducted as a baby by a nanny who abandoned him.
• Jian Yuanjia joked that Chu Mo was meeting the family, and Chu Mo teased him about arranging blind dates before the guests toasted Ji Nanshu’s reunion with his family.

After Bai Nanchen’s scandal broke, his team tried to discredit Ji Xingxu, but Ji Xingyao’s fans fought back. Meanwhile, the guests enjoyed grass sledding, fed alpacas, and shared a barbecue, where Ji Nanshu impressed everyone with a dance for Chu Mo.

• Bai Nanzheng berated Wang Shan over Bai Nanchen’s scandal and ordered him to resolve it that day.
• Wang Shan and Bai Nanchen’s PR team denied Ji Xingxu’s statements, recruited supporters, and used fake charity employees to defend Bai Nanchen; his fans then attacked Ji Xingyao online, whose fans retaliated.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo rode a two-person grass sled together, while Bai Nanyu nervously rode with Bai Nanchen and Jian Yuanjia mocked them.
• Jian Yuanjia tried to feed an alpaca, but it spat on him and ran away.
• Jiang Yue, Li Lan, Yu Lu, and Chu Mo grilled dinner while Cen Yan played guitar and Jian Yuanjia danced for the group.
• After drinking, Ji Nanshu danced for Chu Mo, and Chu Mo kissed his forehead and praised him.

After Ji Nanshu finished filming Ideal Life and went to Hai City for a pickup shot, kidnappers abducted him and took him to an abandoned factory, where they prepared to assault and film him. Chu Mo realized Ji Nanshu was missing and raced to his tracked location with help on the way, while Ji Nanshu suspected the Bai family had ordered the kidnapping.

• Ji Nanshu's ritual dance impressed the guests, while Bai Nanchen's song drew little reaction.
• Ji Xingchi learned that the Bai family records about Ji Nanshu's years from age five to seventeen were vague and told Secretary Liang to wait before taking further action.
• After Ideal Life wrapped, Ji Nanshu returned to Hai City, filmed a pickup shot, and ate hot pot with Liang Ziqian and Song Yan.
• Kidnappers dragged Ji Nanshu into a van outside the restaurant, and he pretended to be frightened as Kidney Deficiency Guy tried to touch him.
• When Ji Nanshu failed to answer his calls, Chu Mo tracked his phone and sent Yun Sheng and others toward its location.
• At an abandoned factory, Bald Qiang's group set up a camera and mattress, and Ji Nanshu asked whether the Bai family had sent them.

Ji Nanshu used Du Lanwan and the little ghost to make his kidnappers fight until Chu Mo and the police rescued him. The police identified Liu Yanshuang as the suspected mastermind and arrested her, leaving Bai Nanyu rushing to call his eldest brother for help.

• Ji Nanshu had Du Lanwan and the little ghost frighten the kidnappers into fighting each other inside the abandoned factory.
• Chu Mo arrived, untied Ji Nanshu, and comforted him while Yun Sheng brought in the bodyguards and police.
• The police arrested the three kidnappers, and Chu Mo took Ji Nanshu home, where Ji Nanshu coaxed him into forgiving him.
• The police used the kidnappers’ confessions and evidence to identify Liu Yanshuang as the suspected mastermind behind the kidnapping.
• Liu Yanshuang threatened the officers as they arrested her, and Bai Nanyu called his eldest brother for help.

Bai Nanzheng learned that Ji Nanshu was the victim in Liu Yanshuang’s kidnapping case and failed to sway the police, while the scandal damaged the Bai family’s public image. After returning to the Imperial Capital, Ji Nanshu agreed to resume university and learn to drive, and Chu Mo whisked him away from Ji Xingchi.

• Bai Nanzheng learned that Ji Nanshu was the victim and asked his lawyer to contact him about a forgiveness letter, but the police rejected Bai Nanzheng’s attempts to interfere with the case.
• News of Liu Yanshuang’s arrest spread across Hai City, prompting public outrage and damaging Bai Nanchen’s engagements and endorsements.
• Wang Qi reviewed the case, contacted Ji Nanshu, and arranged to meet him in three days to discuss the case and the earlier Cheng County car accident.
• Ji Nanshu told Chu Mo that Liu Yanshuang’s lawyer had called, and Chu Mo claimed Ji Xingchi had scolded him before pulling Ji Nanshu into an intimate encounter.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo returned to the Imperial Capital, where Ji Xingchi urged Ji Nanshu to return to university and told him he had bought him an apartment and a car.
• Ji Nanshu agreed to go back to school, and Chu Mo took him away to explore the area and offer driving lessons, leaving Ji Xingchi furious.

Ji Nanshu learned that the Xia Family may have orchestrated a deadly car crash and suspected they were connected to his abduction as a baby. He and Chu Mo planned to investigate discreetly, while Chu Mo suggested Ji Nanshu train other celestial masters to help confront the threat.

• Wang Qi told Ji Nanshu that evidence linked the Cheng County crash to a deliberate plot and the Xia Family, so Ji Nanshu asked him to stop investigating and hand over the files.
• Ji Nanshu saw a fatal tribulation over Wang Qi and gave him a Safety Talisman, warning him not to remove it.
• Ji Nanshu told Chu Mo what Wang Qi had found and asked him to investigate the Ji Family, starting with the nanny who took him and abandoned him nineteen years earlier.
• Ji Nanshu proposed using the Ji Family banquet next month to observe the Xia Family and possibly Xia Hong, whom he suspected might be connected to his abduction.
• Chu Mo suggested Ji Nanshu train promising celestial masters, and Ji Nanshu eagerly embraced the idea.

Ji Nanshu finished recording mystic arts for Chu Mo, and a familiar moment stirred hints of a forgotten past before Chu Mo distracted him with jealous theatrics. At a restaurant, Ji Nanshu met Ming Er, who recognized him as his cousin and provoked Chu Mo by teasing him about being too old.

• Ji Nanshu spent half a month writing down spells, talismans, and mystic arts fundamentals, then handed the booklets to Chu Mo.
• Chu Mo pretended to fear Ji Nanshu thought he was too old, distracting him from his suspicions about the familiar scene and his forgotten past.
• Chu Mo took Ji Nanshu to a private kitchen restaurant, where Ji Nanshu eagerly ate the dim sum he liked.
• Ming Er arrived, introduced himself, and realized Ji Nanshu was his little cousin, the child his family had recently found.
• Ming Er mocked Chu Mo's age and offered to introduce Ji Nanshu to younger men, making Chu Mo snap his chopsticks in anger.
• Ji Nanshu calmed Chu Mo, and Ming Er returned to his seat, nervously insisting he had only been joking.

Ji Nanshu attended the Ji Family banquet celebrating his return after being taken away nineteen years earlier, and the guests and relatives welcomed him. Bai Nanzheng recognized him and worried the Ji and Ming families might learn what the Bai Family had done to him.

• Ming Er asked how Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo had met, and Chu Mo explained that he had trained Ming Er and Ming Xiu in the military.
• Chu Mo coaxed the sleepy Ji Nanshu out of bed and helped him get ready for the banquet, while Ji Xingchi admitted that he had caused a crash trying to wake him.
• Ji Xianzhi announced that the Ji Family had found Ji Nanshu, and Ji Nanshu arrived at the banquet with Ming Yi.
• Bai Nanzheng recognized Ji Nanshu and feared the Ji and Ming families would discover the Bai Family's past treatment of him.
• Old Master Ji introduced Ji Nanshu to the older generation, and Old Master Ming and Old Madam Ming tearfully welcomed their grandson home.

At a gathering of prominent families, Ji Nanshu was mocked by Chen Rui, but his brothers and Chen Anbang quickly came to his defense. Ji Nanshu then revealed that Chen Rui had a blood debt, leaving Chen Anbang horrified.

• Old Master Ji resented Old Master Chu for taking a liking to Chu Mo, while Ji Nanshu was sent to find Ji Xingyao and Ji Xingxu.
• Lian Duoduo asked Ji Nanshu for an autograph, but Chen Rui and her followers tried to make him sing for them.
• Ji Nanshu challenged Chen Rui, and Ji Xingyao arrived and defended his younger brother.
• Chen Anbang ordered Chen Rui to apologize and promised to bring her to the Ji home the next day, while Ji Xingxu said he would tell their eldest brother what had happened.
• After the others left, Ji Nanshu told Chen Anbang that Chen Rui had a blood debt.

Ming Anya brought Bai Nanzheng to meet the Ji and Ming siblings, where Ji Nanshu exposed Bai Nanzheng’s mother’s kidnapping plot and Ming Anya insulted him. Ming Yi had Ming Anya and Bai Nanzheng thrown out and barred from Ji Family properties, then comforted Ji Nanshu.

• Ming Anya introduced Bai Nanzheng to the Ji and Ming siblings, and Bai Nanzheng tried to apologize to Ji Nanshu with an ambiguous speech.
• Ji Nanshu revealed that Bai Nanzheng’s mother had kidnapped him and tried to arrange for him to be raped and filmed, while Ji Xingyao confirmed the police were investigating.
• Ming Anya defended Bai Nanzheng and called Ji Nanshu a wild child, prompting Ji Xingxu and the Ming brothers to order them to leave.
• Ming Yi heard what Ming Anya had said about Ji Nanshu and ordered Butler Ren to throw her and Bai Nanzheng out and ban them from Ji Family properties.
• Ming Yi hugged Ji Nanshu and apologized for letting him be bullied, and Ji Nanshu reassured her that he was fine.

Chen Anbang told Chen Shiqing that Ji Nanshu had accused Chen Rui of a blood debt, then decided to investigate despite his grandfather's hesitation. Ming Anya tried to enlist Ming De to help Bai Nanzheng's mother, but she left the Ming household rather than break up with Bai Nanzheng, and Ming De ordered her household registration transferred out of the family.

• Chen Anbang told Chen Shiqing that Ji Nanshu had said Chen Rui had a blood debt and warned that she could endanger the Chen Family.
• Chen Anbang decided to investigate Chen Rui himself, hoping Ji Nanshu was mistaken.
• Bai Nanzheng encouraged Ming Anya to seek help for his mother while pretending she should not jeopardize her family's harmony.
• Ming Anya demanded that Ming De help Bai Nanzheng's mother, and Ming De ordered Butler Lin to confine her until she broke up with Bai Nanzheng.
• Ming Anya refused to leave Bai Nanzheng and walked out, so Ming De ordered Butler Lin to transfer her household registration out of the Ming Family.

Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo investigated the farmhouse where Ji Nanshu had lived and found Ji Ya’s hidden diary, which revealed that Ji Nanshu had arranged for Ji Ya to bring him into this world. Ji Nanshu questioned whether Chu Mo knew his past, but Chu Mo said he could not tell him and urged him to remember for himself.

• Ming Anya returned to Bai Nanzheng after her father kicked her out of the Ming Family, and Bai Nanzheng invited her to Hai City while considering his own advantage.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo visited the farmhouse in Jishan County, where a local warned them that the house was haunted.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo searched the house and discovered a hidden bag containing a key and Ji Ya’s diary beneath the living-room tabletop.
• Ji Nanshu read that he had rescued Ji Ya in the ancient Qiang Kingdom and arranged for her to return to her world and raise his adopted self.
• Ji Nanshu asked Chu Mo whether he knew him, and Chu Mo said he could not explain and told Ji Nanshu to remember on his own.

Ji Nanshu learned that Liu Yanshuang would soon be released after the kidnapping suspects changed their statements, and he arranged to investigate the people behind the case. After meeting Duan Yongxue and spending time with Chu Mo, Ji Nanshu left Chu Mo holding the qipao he had wanted to see him wear.

• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo visited Wang Qi, received his collected information, and learned that a mole may have undermined the kidnapping case.
• Wang Qi warned Ji Nanshu that Liu Yanshuang would likely be released within days, while Ji Nanshu gave Wang Qi protective talismans for his family.
• Liu Yanshuang left the detention center and told reporters she would never kidnap Ji Nanshu; Ji Nanshu posted a video of Chiyu instead of answering questions about her.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo met Duan Yongxue, who became enraged and was restrained by prison guards before the meeting could continue.
• Chu Mo cooked dinner for Ji Nanshu and tried to persuade him to wear a qipao, but Ji Nanshu tossed the garment to Chu Mo and refused.

Ji Nanshu attended the premiere of Liang Ziqian’s film, defended himself against an invasive reporter, and later learned Chu Mo would be away filming for three months. Chu Mo asked Ji Nanshu to join him, then overwhelmed him with affection, leaving Ji Nanshu furious the next day while Chu Mo apologized and promised to apply ointment.

• Ji Nanshu attended Liang Ziqian’s film premiere with Liang You and rebuffed reporters who questioned him about his relationship and kidnapping.
• Ji Nanshu shut down an Entertainment Gossip Society reporter’s question about his adoptive mother, and security escorted the reporter out.
• After the premiere, Chu Mo arrived with Yun Sheng and took Ji Nanshu home, where he revealed he would begin a three-month film shoot in three days and asked Ji Nanshu to come along.
• Ji Nanshu told Chu Mo to beg, then tacitly agreed to be intimate with him, and Chu Mo kept going until Ji Nanshu was exhausted.
• The next day, Ji Nanshu threw a pillow at Chu Mo and accused him of breaking his promises, while Chu Mo apologized and offered to put ointment on him.

Ji Nanshu joined Chu Mo on the film set, where Chen Rui’s persistent pursuit of Chu Mo and poor acting frustrated director Bu Hanfei. Chu Mo rejected Chen Rui and gave her half a month to improve or leave the production.

• Chu Mo brought Ji Nanshu to the set of Bu Hanfei’s period fantasy film and learned that Chen Rui had invested in it and was playing the demon boss’s assistant.
• Bu Hanfei complained to Ji Nanshu that Chen Rui’s lifeless acting and refusal to listen to direction were disrupting filming.
• Chen Rui tried to approach Chu Mo, but he stepped toward Ji Nanshu and rejected her advances.
• At lunch, Chen Rui claimed she wanted to learn acting from Chu Mo, and Ji Nanshu innocently told her to ask Chu Mo directly.
• Chu Mo told Chen Rui to hire an acting teacher and warned her to get three scenes right within half a month or leave the production.

Chen Rui confronted Ji Nanshu over his relationship with Chu Mo, then staged an accusation against him when he recorded her threats. The recording exposed her scheme, but Chen Rui continued claiming Ji Nanshu had tried to assault her, leaving the crew divided over what happened.

• Chu Mo dismissed Chen Rui's threats and reassured Bu Hanfei that she would not disrupt filming.
• Ji Nanshu predicted Chen Rui would come looking for trouble and later met her when a crew member summoned him.
• Chen Rui threatened Ji Nanshu, insulted his place in the Ji Family, and demanded he leave Chu Mo.
• Ji Nanshu revealed that he had recorded Chen Rui's threats, but she tore her clothes and screamed as if he had attacked her.
• Zhao Yu and the crew initially accused Ji Nanshu, then heard his recording expose Chen Rui's threats.
• Chen Rui admitted she loved Chu Mo but continued claiming Ji Nanshu had tried to ruin her, and some onlookers believed her.

Ji Nanshu exposed Chen Rui’s obsession with Chu Mo and warned her family to stop her from targeting him. After Chen Anbang took Chen Rui back to the Imperial Capital, she received an anonymous message offering to help her get Chu Mo and inviting her to an address the next day.

• Ji Nanshu used his celestial-master powers to make Chen Rui confess that she had framed him and was determined to keep Chu Mo for herself.
• Chu Mo dismissed the onlookers and told Chen Rui that Chen Anbang was coming to take her home.
• Chen Anbang apologized to Ji Nanshu, who gave the Chen Family three chances before warning of consequences if Chen Rui kept targeting him.
• Chen Anbang took Chen Rui to the Imperial Capital and warned her not to use the Chen Family’s influence against Ji Nanshu or Chu Mo.
• Chen Rui received an anonymous message offering to help her get Chu Mo and inviting her to Unit 1201, Building B, Floating City Residential Complex the next day.

After the role of Xi Xuan became vacant, Director Bu cast Ji Nanshu in it as a cross-dressed beauty, and Chu Mo struggled to keep his composure while watching him perform. The chapter ended with Chu Mo kissing Ji Nanshu fiercely in his private lounge after filming.

• Director Bu overheard the makeup artists suggest Ji Nanshu for Xi Xuan and asked Chu Mo to approach him about the role.
• Ji Nanshu advised Ma Tao to keep working as an extra for another six months, then Chu Mo asked him to play Xi Xuan in women's clothing.
• Ji Nanshu agreed to the role, and his makeup and costume transformed him into a stunning beauty that amazed the crew and Director Bu.
• Chu Mo watched Ji Nanshu film and repeatedly flubbed his takes opposite him until Ji Nanshu pinched his arm and brought him back to his senses.
• After filming, Chu Mo took Ji Nanshu to his private lounge, pinned him against the door, and kissed him fiercely.

After a passionate night, Chu Mo bought Ji Nanshu’s outfit and learned that the Chen Family’s eldest daughter had ruined the career and mental health of Director Bu’s nephew. Chu Mo promised to handle the matter, while Ji Nanshu woke up sore and embarrassed and remained annoyed with him.

• Chu Mo asked Ji Nanshu to wear his outfit back, then carried him to their room and coaxed him into calling Chu Mo “hubby.”
• Chu Mo paid Director Bu five times the price for Ji Nanshu’s outfit and learned that the Chen Family’s eldest daughter had spread false dirt about Director Bu’s nephew after he rejected her.
• Chu Mo told Director Bu he would handle the Chen Family’s eldest daughter, then left to bring Ji Nanshu lunch.
• Ji Nanshu complained about Chu Mo after waking up sore, while Chu Mo apologized, helped him get dressed, and fetched food and milk tea.

Bai Nanzheng manipulated Ming Anya into spending the night with him while she believed they were beginning a future together. Meanwhile, Chen Rui accepted a mysterious bottle from Taoist Xu Quan in exchange for helping him target the Ji Family, with Chu Mo and Ji Nanshu at the center of her demands.

• After Ming Anya moved into the Bai Family home, Liu Yanshuang constantly criticized her, and Ming Anya fled after another argument.
• Bai Nanzheng found Ming Anya at a bar, rescued her from a stranger, and took her to a hotel after she asked him to stay with her.
• Bai Nanzheng agreed to Ming Anya's insistence that they spend the night together, secretly planning to use the possibility of pregnancy to pressure the Ming Family.
• Chen Rui visited apartment 1201 in the Floating City Residential Complex and met Taoist Xu Quan, who offered to help her claim Chu Mo completely.
• Xu Quan's disciple Xiaodong gave Chen Rui a bottle to make Chu Mo drink, and Xu Quan asked her to help him go after the Ji Family.
• Chen Rui agreed to Xu Quan's plan but demanded that he hand Ji Nanshu over to her if they succeeded.

Ji Nanshu met Xia Hong in person and needled him while warning Ji Xingchi that the Xia Family might be behind the Ji Family’s repeated misfortunes. The chapter left Ji Xingchi considering the danger as Ji Nanshu prepared to investigate it himself.

• Ji Xingchi took Ji Nanshu to One Flavor House, where Xia Hong arrived and joined their meal.
• Ji Nanshu mocked Xia Hong’s peachwood beads and pressed him about what gifts he could give, prompting Xia Hong to leave.
• Ji Nanshu told Ji Xingchi that he had asked Chu Mo to investigate the Ji Family’s affairs and connected their troubles to meeting Xia Hong nineteen years earlier.
• Ji Nanshu warned Ji Xingchi not to investigate alone, saying he could handle it because he was a celestial master.
• Ji Xingchi and Ji Nanshu discussed Chiyu before planning to buy snacks.

Xia Hong ordered Jin Shi to pursue the other families while leaving Ji Nanshu for him to handle, and Jin Shi secretly arranged protection for Jian Yuanjia. Jin Shi spent the night with Jian Yuanjia, promised he would stay, and remained with him through breakfast the next morning.

• Jin Shi told Xia Hong that the Chen Family's eldest daughter had taken the bait but that Ji Nanshu made targeting the Ji Family difficult, and Xia Hong ordered him to leave Ji Nanshu until last.
• Xia Hong questioned Jin Shi about his closeness to Jian Yuanjia, so Jin Shi borrowed Chu Mo's men to protect Jian Yuanjia and went to see him.
• Jin Shi surprised Jian Yuanjia at home, and they became intimate after going to the bathroom together.
• Jian Yuanjia asked Jin Shi not to leave after he fell asleep, and Jin Shi promised to stay and whispered that he loved him.
• Jian Yuanjia woke fearing Jin Shi had left, then found him making breakfast and sat down to eat.

Jian Yuanjia and Jin Shi openly confirmed their relationship, while Jian prepared to record a show and Jin left before his styling was finished. Meanwhile, Bai Nanchen faced worsening fallout from his scandals and a tax investigation, and Bai Nanyu was at He Jingyi’s villa.

• Jian Yuanjia and Jin Shi flirted over breakfast, and Jin offered to take Jian to his styling appointment and wait for him.
• Jian Yuanjia’s manager worried about the effect of dating on his career, but Jian showed him fans’ supportive reactions and his new Weibo post announcing the relationship.
• Jin Shi defended Jian from his manager, bought him milk tea, then left after taking a phone call and promised to pick him up after the recording.
• Bai Nanchen lost endorsements after the Ji Family twins exposed his misconduct, and tax officials investigated his studio following a report of tax evasion.
• Bai Nanchen complained that his family members were unavailable and thought Xiaoyu was the only one who comforted him, while Bai Nanyu was at He Jingyi’s villa.

He Jingyi manipulated Bai Nanyu and recorded their encounter, then pushed him toward a scheme against Ji Nanshu. Half a month later, Chu Mo reunited with Ji Nanshu, who suspected Xia Hong’s body held another person’s soul.

• He Jingyi made Bai Nanyu wear revealing lingerie, slept with him, and secretly recorded the encounter.
• He Jingyi asked Bai Nanyu to contact Ji Nanshu and suggested that turning the Ji Family against him would leave Ji Nanshu vulnerable.
• He Jingyi took Bai Nanyu to a club to learn from a group of men.
• Chu Mo finished filming and went to Imperial Capital University, where he reunited with Ji Nanshu and took him and his classmates out to eat.
• Ji Nanshu told Chu Mo that Xia Hong might be someone from the Qiang Kingdom and suspected his soul had been switched into Xia Hong’s body.