Recaps

Nan Qing grew closer to Huo Yuzhou while Qin Mubai uncovered his abandonment and Bai Ruanruan used his powers on Xi Juan. Huo Yuzhou investigated those powers, and Nan Qing admitted his feelings but refused marriage and insisted their relationship end with their contract.

• Huo Yuzhou reassured Nan Qing of his love during their estate holiday and gave him the property he had bought eight years earlier.
• Qin Mubai found Nan Qing’s diary and a recording of his expulsion, then demanded that Bai Yanxiu repay thirty million for betraying his trust.
• Nan Qing secured a film lead, and Huo Yuzhou had Lin Tang removed after he insulted Nan Qing.
• Bai Ruanruan used his golden finger on Xi Juan and threatened to turn Huo Yuzhou against Nan Qing, prompting Nan Qing to explain the webnovel’s protagonist and villain roles to Huo Yuzhou.
• Nan Qing confronted Bai Ruanruan outside Huo Yuzhou’s car, and footage of Bai Ruanruan humiliating Xi Juan triggered backlash and contract terminations.
• Huo Yuzhou helped Xi Juan regain his senses, while Gu Xingchen’s investigation revealed limits to Bai Ruanruan’s powers.
• Nan Qing confessed that he could not stop liking Huo Yuzhou but rejected marriage and wanted their relationship to last only until their contract ended.
• Huo Yuzhou knelt before Nan Qing and challenged his belief that people inevitably grew tired of their partners.

Nan Qing faced Bai Ruanruan’s threats and Qin Mubai’s accident while his relationship with Huo Yuzhou became public. After making peace with Qin Mubai and leaving old family wounds behind, Nan Qing accepted Huo Yuzhou’s proposal as they welcomed the New Year.

• At the gala, Bai Ruanruan threatened Qin Mubai unless Nan Qing betrayed Huo Yuzhou, and Nan Qing attacked him before rejecting Qin Mubai’s attempt to help.
• Nan Qing told Qin Mubai that he wanted to be with Huo Yuzhou, and Huo Yuzhou arrived to take him home and affirm their relationship.
• Bai Ruanruan arranged a scandal about Nan Qing and Qin Mubai, but during the storm he was abducted while Qin Mubai suffered a serious car accident.
• Nan Qing visited Qin Mubai in the hospital, then later learned that Bai Ruanruan had been found badly injured and that Qin Mubai had left without contacting him.
• Nan Qing signed on to Journey through Luo, and he and Huo Yuzhou publicly announced their relationship, drawing congratulations and attention from fans and the entertainment industry.
• After the system abandoned him, Bai Ruanruan used his halo on Xi Juan, but Xi Juan fell to his death and the investigation led to Bai Ruanruan’s arrest and prison sentence.
• Nan Qing encountered Qin Mubai and Xi Juan while filming, reunited with Huo Yuzhou at dinner, and later hugged Qin Mubai and told him he forgave him.
• Nan Qing went to the estate where Huo Yuzhou was delayed, found him in a rose-covered cage, and accepted his proposal before they celebrated the New Year together.