Recaps

Nan Qing attended an annual gala as people gossiped about Xi Juan and Bai Ruanruan, then confronted Bai Ruanruan in the restroom. Bai Ruanruan accused Nan Qing of being an outsider with a mission and threatened to make Qin Mubai suffer; Nan Qing left without answering.

• Nan Qing dreamed of Huo Yuzhou promising to wait patiently for him, then prepared for the gala despite Zhou Guangliang urging him to dress warmly.
• At the gala, Nan Qing learned from Yu Xingyan that Lin Tang had been exposed and blacklisted, while industry rumors blamed Nan Qing's backer for his downfall.
• Nan Qing overheard guests discussing Xi Juan, Bai Ruanruan, and Qin Mubai, then went to the restroom to avoid the cameras and gossip.
• Bai Ruanruan confronted Nan Qing, invited him to take Xi Juan back, and taunted him about resembling someone who had raised him.
• Bai Ruanruan claimed Nan Qing was not from this world and warned that he would make Qin Mubai suffer as Xi Juan had.

Nan Qing confronted Bai Ruanruan, who threatened Qin Mubai unless Nan Qing betrayed Huo Yuzhou, and Nan Qing beat him in anger. Qin Mubai intervened, and Bai Ruanruan began to suspect Nan Qing’s hostility toward Qin Mubai concealed deeper feelings.

• Bai Ruanruan accused Nan Qing of taking everything for himself and claimed Qin Mubai had helped drive Nan Qing out of the Bai Family.
• Bai Ruanruan threatened to make Qin Mubai suffer unless Nan Qing betrayed Huo Yuzhou that night.
• Nan Qing punched and kicked Bai Ruanruan, furious at his threat against Qin Mubai.
• Qin Mubai grabbed Nan Qing’s arm, but Nan Qing rejected his help and accused him of abandoning him before.
• Bai Ruanruan watched Qin Mubai’s pained, intimate reaction to Nan Qing and laughed as he suspected Nan Qing did not truly hate him.

After the gala fight, Bai Ruanruan used surveillance footage and a staged social media post to prepare a rumor campaign against Nan Qing and Qin Mubai. Qin Mubai warned Nan Qing about Huo Yuzhou, but Nan Qing rejected his concern, and Qin Mubai revealed that Huo Yuzhou and Bai Ruanruan shared a history.

• The organizers arrived to find Bai Ruanruan beaten and Nan Qing and Qin Mubai arguing, then security cleared the scene.
• Bai Ruanruan watched footage of Nan Qing punching him after he provoked Nan Qing with a name and Qin Mubai, and interpreted Qin Mubai's actions as evidence that he and Nan Qing were involved.
• Bai Ruanruan drafted a scandalous account about Nan Qing and Qin Mubai, posted a filtered photo of his injuries on Weibo, and sent an entertainment blogger a message offering a scoop.
• Nan Qing changed clothes after the gala and found Qin Mubai waiting outside the room in the storm.
• Nan Qing told Qin Mubai to stay away from Huo Yuzhou and accused him of bullying and deceiving him.
• Qin Mubai said he had looked into Huo Yuzhou and asked Nan Qing whether he knew Huo Yuzhou and Bai Ruanruan had a close relationship and history.

Nan Qing confronted Qin Mubai over his attempt to turn him against Huo Yuzhou, while Qin Mubai confessed how much he missed and worried about him. Nan Qing rejected Qin Mubai’s warnings and reaffirmed his choice to be with Huo Yuzhou as someone approached behind them.

• Nan Qing accused Qin Mubai of spreading lies about Huo Yuzhou and warned him not to speak badly of his boyfriend.
• Qin Mubai showed Nan Qing a report suggesting Bai Ruanruan and Huo Yuzhou had often been in the same places, and said he was worried despite opposing their relationship.
• Qin Mubai recalled taking Nan Qing to fly a kite and compared Nan Qing’s growing independence to a kite soaring out of reach.
• Nan Qing told Qin Mubai that he had cut the kite string first, then tore up the report and threw it into the rain.
• Nan Qing explained that his childhood demands had been attempts to win Qin Mubai’s attention, and said he now wanted only Huo Yuzhou because being with him made him happy.
• Nan Qing accepted that Huo Yuzhou might have dated Bai Ruanruan, while Qin Mubai listened as an unseen person stopped behind them.

Nan Qing feared Huo Yuzhou would reject him after overhearing his shallow explanation of their relationship, but Huo Yuzhou comforted him and took him home. On the drive, Huo Yuzhou reassured Nan Qing that he valued him for more than his looks and joked that their love was a perfect match.

• Huo Yuzhou embraced Nan Qing after hearing him say he was with Huo Yuzhou for his money and looks, then took his hand and led him home.
• Nan Qing noticed the gala guests evacuating, and Huo Yuzhou explained that an electrical fault and dangerous weather had forced the event to end early.
• Nan Qing asked whether Huo Yuzhou was angry about what he had said, and Huo Yuzhou teased him for underestimating his own good qualities.
• Huo Yuzhou told Nan Qing he was smart, brave, kind, and generous, then jokingly claimed Nan Qing owed him compensation.
• Huo Yuzhou said he was the richest man in S City and declared that they were a match made in heaven.

Bai Ruanruan arranged to expose Nan Qing and Qin Mubai, but was seized and dragged away before the scandal could be published. Huo Yuzhou ordered a captive punished while keeping Nan Qing cheerful, then read messages confirming Qin Mubai’s feelings for Nan Qing and resolved that Qin Mubai deserved to die.

• Bai Ruanruan sent an entertainment paparazzo photos and text about Nan Qing and Qin Mubai, hoping the scandal would ruin them and leave him poised to inherit the Qin and Bai family assets.
• During a storm-related blackout, two figures blocked Bai Ruanruan’s doorway, and someone attacked him and dragged him away.
• Nan Qing went upstairs to change before dinner, while Huo Yuzhou dropped his gentle manner and went to the study.
• Huo Yuzhou asked whether the captive had been taken away and ordered the person on the phone to rip out his tongue.
• Huo Yuzhou coaxed Nan Qing into wearing star-patterned pajamas, then reread messages about Qin Mubai’s feelings for Nan Qing and decided Qin Mubai deserved to die.

Qin Mubai planned to explain the past to Nan Qing after finding Auntie Chen, but a speeding truck crashed toward his car in the rain. After dreaming that Qin Mubai was covered in blood, Nan Qing woke in terror and called him to warn him about Bai Ruanruan.

• Qin Mubai read a photo of Nan Qing and agreed with a friend to have Auntie Chen explain what had happened between them.
• Qin Mubai learned Auntie Chen's flight was delayed, took his medication, and received a late-night call from the group's chief financial officer.
• An old truck with its headlights off sped toward Qin Mubai's car as the driver swerved in the heavy rain.
• Nan Qing awoke from a nightmare in which Qin Mubai was drenched in blood and apologized to him.
• Nan Qing told Huo Yuzhou that Bai Ruanruan had threatened Qin Mubai, then called Qin Mubai to warn him despite still hating him.

Nan Qing rushed to the hospital after Qin Mubai’s car accident and learned that Qin Mubai had taken too much medication, while the Bai family also worried over missing Bai Ruanruan. Qin Mubai survived and tried to reassure Nan Qing, but their strained distance remained as he asked whether Nan Qing needed his help.

• Nan Qing arrived at the hospital, where Qin Jingzhu blamed him for Qin Mubai’s accident until Huo Yuzhou defended him.
• Mr. Bai explained that Qin Mubai had been in a car accident and had taken too much medication with serious side effects.
• Qin Jingzhu lamented that Bai Ruanruan had gone missing again, and Huo Yuzhou told the Bai family to report it to the police.
• Nan Qing pulled Assistant Wang aside to ask him about Qin Mubai, but the emergency room doors opened and a doctor announced that Qin Mubai was awake.
• Nan Qing saw Qin Mubai’s injuries and weight loss as Qin Mubai insisted he was fine and asked whether Nan Qing needed help.

Nan Qing confronted Qin Mubai about his illness, but Qin Mubai urged him not to forgive past betrayals and to keep moving forward with Huo Yuzhou. After Nan Qing left, Qin Mubai asked Huo Yuzhou to protect Nan Qing and conceal the truth about his condition, offering a deal in return.

• Nan Qing asked Qin Mubai about his medication and electroconvulsive therapy, and Qin Mubai claimed his emotional issues had been resolved.
• Qin Mubai asked Nan Qing whether he hated him and warned him not to give someone who had betrayed him another chance to hurt him.
• Nan Qing left the room, and Huo Yuzhou came in to speak with Qin Mubai.
• Qin Mubai asked whether Huo Yuzhou had made Bai Ruanruan disappear and questioned why he was targeting him.
• Qin Mubai asked Huo Yuzhou to keep his condition secret and protect Nan Qing from the harsher parts of the entertainment industry.
• Qin Mubai offered to call his injury an accident and not pursue it in exchange for Huo Yuzhou keeping his secrets.

After Qin Mubai was discharged, Nan Qing struggled with his lingering feelings for him while learning that Bai Ruanruan had been found badly injured and would not meet Qin Mubai. Nan Qing then celebrated winning an Asian role in Joaquín Guzmán's film, while online scandals surrounding Bai Ruanruan and Xi Juan plunged Huading Entertainment into turmoil.

• Nan Qing heard that Qin Mubai had left the hospital but did not contact him, despite remembering their past and wanting him to stay alive.
• Assistant Wang told Nan Qing that Bai Ruanruan had been found badly injured and that Qin Mubai would be careful and avoid meeting him.
• Zhou Guangliang told Nan Qing that he had secured an Asian role in Joaquín Guzmán's new film, which would begin filming the following year.
• After Nan Qing's suspense film wrapped, leaked videos and stories exposed Bai Ruanruan's mistreatment of others, and his online followers and reputation fell sharply.
• A commenter posted a photo of Xi Juan feeding a stray dog, prompting online debate about his behavior toward Bai Ruanruan as Huading Entertainment struggled to contain the uproar.

After Huading Entertainment struggled to find a lead for Journey through Luo, Huo Yuzhou invested in the film and helped Nan Qing secure the role without requiring him to renew his contract. Huo publicly called Nan Qing his wife, and Nan Qing left the company with him for their date.

• Huading Entertainment's investors began pulling out of Journey through Luo after Bai Ruanruan's scandals, and its executives considered offering Nan Qing the lead role.
• Zhou Guangliang told Nan Qing they would not renew his contract but would find another way to get him the role.
• Nan Qing arrived to sign a contract and discovered Huo Yuzhou sitting among the investors; Huo introduced him as his wife.
• Nan Qing signed the contract, then Huo followed him to the restroom and kissed him while asking why Nan Qing had not called him his husband.
• When Zhou Guangliang urged Nan Qing to study French, Nan Qing announced he had a date and hurried out with Huo Yuzhou, saying he would take his husband's car.

Nan Qing and Huo Yuzhou went on their first date in the falling snow, where Nan Qing kissed him in public and introduced him as his boyfriend. As Nan Qing prepared to announce their relationship on Weibo, Huo Yuzhou warned him to think it through while privately imagining keeping him trapped at his side forever.

• Nan Qing asked Huo Yuzhou what he wanted to do on their first date, and Huo Yuzhou said he wanted to try everything with him.
• Nan Qing pulled off Huo Yuzhou's hood and kissed him in the street, and Huo Yuzhou drew him into his arms.
• Nan Qing introduced Huo Yuzhou as his boyfriend to nearby fans, who took photos with Nan Qing and asked Huo Yuzhou to help.
• Nan Qing and Huo Yuzhou took their first photo together, and Nan Qing began composing a Weibo post to make their relationship official.
• Huo Yuzhou covered Nan Qing's phone and told him to think it through while imagining that Nan Qing would never be able to leave him.

Nan Qing confessed his love to Huo Yuzhou, and the two officially began dating. Nan Qing announced their relationship on Weibo, drawing widespread attention while people around them reacted and Bai Ruanruan raged in confinement.

• Nan Qing told Huo Yuzhou he wanted to officially date him, and Huo Yuzhou accepted before Nan Qing posted their relationship announcement on Weibo.
• Huo Yuzhou reassured Nan Qing that he had only ever kissed him, and Nan Qing warned him not to kiss anyone else.
• Nan Qing's announcement went viral, and fans, industry figures, and brands congratulated the couple as commenters identified Huo Yuzhou as a powerful business magnate.
• Yu Xingyan remained shaken, a young actor showed off Nan Qing's contact, Qin Mubai studied their photo, and Xi Juan left a jealous comment from an alternate account.
• Bai Ruanruan smashed things in the attic and raged at the system about Nan Qing's good fortune while he remained trapped and crippled.

The Heartthrob Little White Flower System unbound from Bai Ruanruan after declaring that he had lost his protagonist privileges and could no longer be healed. Believing his Heartthrob Halo still controlled Xi Juan, Bai Ruanruan tried to force Xi Juan to leave with him, but Xi Juan hinted that Bai Ruanruan had forgotten who he was.

• The system told Bai Ruanruan that his mission had failed, condemned his choices, and completed its unbinding despite his pleas.
• After the system vanished, Bai Ruanruan disguised his injuries and went to Xi Juan’s residence, hoping the Heartthrob Halo still worked.
• Bai Ruanruan found Xi Juan feeding a puppy and used the halo to make him say he loved him and agree to go abroad.
• Bai Ruanruan ordered Xi Juan to insult Nan Qing, then slapped him and threatened to control and ruin him when Xi Juan struggled to obey.
• Xi Juan embraced Bai Ruanruan and reminded him that he was the youngest Best Actor to achieve a grand slam in the entertainment industry.

After Xi Juan fell from a building, surveillance footage went viral and shifted public suspicion toward Bai Ruanruan. The authorities arrested Bai Ruanruan as the investigation continued.

• Bai Ruanruan watched Xi Juan fall from the sixteenth floor and realized Xi Juan had cut off his escape.
• A surveillance video of Xi Juan's fall became a trending story eight hours after Nan Qing announced his relationship.
• Online viewers analyzed the footage and accused Bai Ruanruan of controlling Xi Juan and forcing him to damage his reputation and career.
• The authorities announced that police had found Bai Ruanruan and taken him into custody while the investigation proceeded.

Nan Qing learned that Bai Ruanruan had been convicted of misappropriation and realized Qin Mubai had tried to protect him. As Nan Qing’s career and charity work flourished, Xi Juan announced his retirement from acting and revealed he still loved Nan Qing.

• Bai Ruanruan was sentenced to four years in prison for misappropriating a large amount of property, and Nan Qing understood that Qin Mubai had not abandoned him.
• Nan Qing’s roles in the costume drama and Straying into a Labyrinth drew attention, and Journey through Luo was unveiled with him as its young general.
• Nan Qing became an overseas luxury brand’s global spokesperson and established a foundation to help children in poverty.
• Xi Juan’s interview revealed that he was leaving the entertainment industry because of his health, family circumstances, and the collar incident.
• Reporters questioned Xi Juan about his departure and Nan Qing, and Xi Juan said he still loved Nan Qing and hoped to work with him as an investor.

While filming Journey through Luo, Nan Qing protected Fan Muzhi from a drunken man and joined him for a thank-you meal. Qin Mubai arrived, and the estranged brothers faced each other again without resolving their painful past.

• Nan Qing found that filming Journey through Luo was going smoothly and that Fan Muzhi, the actor replacing Xi Juan, worked well with him.
• A drunken man threatened Fan Muzhi with a broken bottle, and Nan Qing knocked the man’s hand aside with his thermos and drove him off.
• Fan Muzhi invited Nan Qing to dinner to thank him, and they discussed Nan Qing’s relationship and family.
• Qin Mubai appeared at the restaurant and introduced himself to Fan Muzhi as Nan Qing’s older brother.
• Qin Mubai listened as Fan Muzhi described Nan Qing’s actions and said Nan Qing had always been warmhearted and obedient.

Nan Qing had lunch with Qin Mubai, Fan Muzhi, Zhou Guangliang, and Xi Juan, who hinted at his interest in marriage and joining Qin Mubai’s business. Nan Qing then learned that Huo Yuzhou had arrived, leaving him panicked about being caught at lunch with male colleagues.

• Qin Mubai drew Fan Muzhi into conversation about Nan Qing and heard him praise Nan Qing’s boyfriend for supporting him on set.
• Xi Juan arrived, joined the table, and teased Fan Muzhi about his breakup while offering to treat everyone at his restaurant.
• Qin Mubai and Xi Juan discussed business, while Nan Qing ignored their conversation and thought he glimpsed a familiar car.
• Xi Juan told Qin Mubai he hoped to achieve success and might marry into someone’s family with his assets, then asked Nan Qing what he thought.
• Zhou Guangliang warned Nan Qing that President Huo had arrived, and Nan Qing realized his husband was there.

Huo Yuzhou arrived at Nan Qing’s dinner with Qin Mubai and Xi Juan, making clear that he and Nan Qing were serious about their relationship. After Nan Qing said they might get engaged next year, Xi Juan confronted Huo Yuzhou over his role in arranging a romance for Xi Juan’s mother.

• Huo Yuzhou arrived at the restaurant and sat beside Nan Qing, covering him with his coat while Zhou Guangliang hurried away.
• Xi Juan challenged Huo Yuzhou to show respect to Qin Mubai, but Huo Yuzhou held Nan Qing’s hand and announced that he would toast Qin Mubai at their engagement banquet.
• Qin Mubai asked whether Nan Qing and Huo Yuzhou planned to get engaged soon, and Nan Qing said they had not set a date but probably would not do so that year.
• Xi Juan gave Huo Yuzhou an engagement invitation for Xi Juan’s mother and thanked him for playing matchmaker.
• Xi Juan accused Huo Yuzhou of arranging a car-accident meeting and relentless pursuit between his mother and a younger sports student.

Nan Qing endured a tense dinner as Huo Yuzhou and Xi Juan traded barbs about romance and age, while Qin Mubai revealed he had no plans to marry. The meal ended with Huo Yuzhou joking about dying young and leaving Nan Qing a fortune, before a gloomy voice wished every man in the world except Baby dead.

• Huo Yuzhou teased Xi Juan about his belief in pursuing love, and Xi Juan conceded the exchange.
• Huo Yuzhou asked Qin Mubai about the marriage introductions arranged by Old Master Qin, and Qin Mubai said he had no plans to marry.
• Nan Qing tried to calm Huo Yuzhou by giving him half his tomato and beef casserole, and Huo Yuzhou quieted down briefly.
• Xi Juan mocked Huo Yuzhou over their age gap, but Qin Mubai reacted with displeasure.
• Huo Yuzhou joked that he might die early and leave Nan Qing a huge inheritance, then teased Xi Juan about growing old.
• A gloomy voice complained that the men at the table were infuriating and wished every male except Baby dead.

Nan Qing said goodbye to Xi Juan and told Qin Mubai that he had built a life beyond the Bai Family. He embraced his big brother, wished him a long and happy life, and forgave him.

• Huo Yuzhou said his assistant had paid and accepted Xi Juan's invitation on behalf of himself and Nan Qing.
• Nan Qing told Xi Juan that he loved Huo Yuzhou and asked Xi Juan not to pursue him, but Xi Juan said he would wait patiently.
• Qin Mubai asked whether Nan Qing would return for New Year, and Nan Qing said the Bai Family was not his home.
• Nan Qing urged Qin Mubai to stop carrying the family's burdens and take time to rest.
• Nan Qing hugged Qin Mubai, thanked him for raising him, and said he forgave him.

On the snowy New Year’s night, Nan Qing and Huo Yuzhou shared a tender moment at the villa, where Huo Yuzhou revealed he had guessed Nan Qing came from another world. Huo Yuzhou kept his deepest fear to himself: he would have gone mad if Nan Qing had left.

• Nan Qing made and photographed a tiny snowman, then asked Huo Yuzhou whether he thought he was childish.
• Nan Qing explained how he had helped Fan Muzhi and unexpectedly encountered Xi Juan, his eldest brother, and Huo Yuzhou.
• Huo Yuzhou said he had stopped feeling jealous because he believed Nan Qing had endured many unspoken wrongs.
• Huo Yuzhou described how Nan Qing’s secret kindness and deliberately bad behavior led him to suspect Nan Qing did not belong to this world.
• Huo Yuzhou said he had guessed Nan Qing broke down one night and remained in this world, then silently thought he would have gone mad if Nan Qing had left.

Nan Qing received New Year gifts from Qin Mubai and Xi Juan while waiting for Huo Yuzhou, then rushed to an estate after hearing Huo was caught in an uprising. He found Huo in a rose-covered cage, where Huo asked whether Nan Qing still planned to save him.

• Qin Mubai sent Nan Qing a box of New Year gifts, including a property deed in Nan Qing's name, and invited him to bring his boyfriend to stay.
• Xi Juan sent two live Simmental cattle as a gift, and Nan Qing arranged for a return gift while asking the butler not to explain the cattle to Huo Yuzhou.
• Nan Qing learned that Huo Yuzhou was delayed at an estate where an armed uprising had occurred, so he took a baseball bat and went there with the driver and bodyguards.
• Nan Qing entered a dark building alone after the bodyguards vanished, then followed a glowing path through rosebushes to a large cage.
• Nan Qing found Huo Yuzhou sitting casually inside the cage and accused him of playing an adults-only game before Huo asked if Nan Qing would still save him.

Huo Yuzhou staged a rose-covered cage proposal, and Nan Qing entered despite recognizing the trap. Huo Yuzhou confessed his love and asked Nan Qing to marry him, leaving Nan Qing to consider the engagement rings and his heartfelt plea.

• Nan Qing found Huo Yuzhou waiting in a rose-entwined cage and teased him about arranging a rescue and marriage proposal.
• Nan Qing removed the chain and entered the cage, where Huo Yuzhou pulled him onto his lap and asked whether he would marry him.
• Huo Yuzhou showed Nan Qing three engagement rings, and Nan Qing admired the sapphire and the simple band marked QY.
• Huo Yuzhou confessed that Nan Qing brought color to his life and begged him to accept his love and become his partner.

Nan Qing confessed his love to Huo Yuzhou and accepted his proposal. They celebrated their first New Year as a couple, and Huo Yuzhou said they would get their marriage certificate after the holiday and marry within the year.

• Huo Yuzhou asked Nan Qing to love him, and Nan Qing explained that his actions already proved he loved him.
• Nan Qing told Huo Yuzhou to put the ring on him, and they kissed as the New Year approached.
• Nan Qing coaxed Huo Yuzhou into drinking glass after glass of wine while celebrating their first New Year together.
• Nan Qing secretly touched Huo Yuzhou while he appeared asleep, but Huo Yuzhou caught his hand and teased him.
• Huo Yuzhou said they would get their marriage certificate after the holiday and marry within the year, then carried Nan Qing to bed.