Chapter Summaries

Nan Qing attempted to complete his final vicious-cannon-fodder plot by seducing Huo Yuzhou, expecting to be choked and thrown into the rain. Huo Yuzhou grabbed his neck, but instead of following the expected script, he whispered that Nan Qing was cute and that he wanted him.

• Nan Qing entered Huo Yuzhou's hotel room in a short pleated skirt, preparing to finish his final mission sequence.
• Huo Yuzhou returned, grabbed Nan Qing's ankle in the dark, and asked what he wanted.
• Nan Qing straddled Huo Yuzhou and tried to provoke him by blaming him for the bullying and offering himself as thanks.
• Huo Yuzhou grabbed Nan Qing by the neck as Nan Qing braced for the scripted attack.
• Huo Yuzhou whispered that Nan Qing was well-behaved and cute, and that he wanted to dirty his wife.

Nan Qing tried to provoke Huo Yuzhou into strangling him, but Huo Yuzhou instead restrained him and asked what he wanted. The chapter ended with Huo Yuzhou’s voice appearing in Nan Qing’s head again, teasing that his wife liked to play wild.

• Nan Qing heard a voice inside his head, but the system detected nothing unusual and blamed his neurasthenia.
• Nan Qing shoved Huo Yuzhou onto the bed and taunted him, only for Huo Yuzhou to pin him down.
• Huo Yuzhou asked Nan Qing what he wanted, and Nan Qing demanded a luxurious lifestyle before agreeing to be with him.
• Nan Qing boasted about his beauty and admirers until Huo Yuzhou covered his mouth and told him not to say filthy things.
• Nan Qing pulled Huo Yuzhou’s hand to his throat and urged him to strangle him, while a voice in his head called him its wife and wondered if he liked playing wild.

Nan Qing expected Huo Yuzhou to kill him, but Huo Yuzhou instead agreed to date him and provide the gifts he had asked for. After Nan Qing tested whether Huo Yuzhou recognized him, Huo Yuzhou called him “Qingqing,” leaving Nan Qing and the system stunned.

• Nan Qing taunted Huo Yuzhou to hurry up, but Huo Yuzhou rolled off him and said he agreed to Nan Qing's request.
• Huo Yuzhou said he would date Nan Qing and give him the cars, houses, jewelry, and accessories he wanted.
• The system guessed Huo Yuzhou was drunk and mistaking Nan Qing for Bai Ruanruan, and urged Nan Qing to turn on the light.
• Nan Qing switched on the light and asked Huo Yuzhou who he was, and Huo Yuzhou correctly answered, “Nan Qing.”
• Nan Qing asked again, and Huo Yuzhou held his waist and tenderly called him “Qingqing.”

Nan Qing tried to provoke Huo Yuzhou into killing him, but Huo Yuzhou instead held him and demanded an answer about dating. When Bai Ruanruan arrived to expose Nan Qing, Nan Qing called Huo Yuzhou “hubby” and watched the door open.

• Nan Qing wondered whether Huo Yuzhou was possessed when he asked to date him, and Huo Yuzhou reminded him that Nan Qing had suggested it.
• Huo Yuzhou accused Nan Qing of trying to toy with him again and said Nan Qing had fallen into his hands.
• Nan Qing realized Huo Yuzhou might keep him alive to torment him for his past cruelty, but resolved to provoke him into killing him that night.
• The system told Nan Qing that Bai Ruanruan had arrived with people to expose his scheme and would help Huo Yuzhou decide to kill him.
• When Huo Yuzhou refused to let him go before he answered, Nan Qing agreed to be his “hubby” and pointed out that he seemed busy.
• Bai Ruanruan waited outside with his companions, intending to use the confrontation to gain Huo Yuzhou’s favor, and called out as the door opened.

Nan Qing tried to provoke Bai Ruanruan into making Huo Yuzhou jealous, hoping Huo Yuzhou would drive him out of the story. The chapter ended with Huo Yuzhou pulling Nan Qing close and a disturbing voice in Nan Qing’s mind threatening him.

• Bai Ruanruan arrived at Huo Yuzhou’s room and questioned Nan Qing about entering while Huo Yuzhou was drunk.
• Nan Qing grabbed Bai Ruanruan’s hand and urged him to show jealousy over Nan Qing and Huo Yuzhou.
• Huo Yuzhou pulled Nan Qing into his embrace and ordered him to let go of Bai Ruanruan.
• Nan Qing continued provoking Bai Ruanruan by suggesting he join them in bed, while Bai Ruanruan looked to Huo Yuzhou for help.
• Huo Yuzhou silently looked down at Nan Qing, and Nan Qing heard a threatening voice in his head call him a little bastard.

Nan Qing expected Huo Yuzhou to punish him for insulting Bai Ruanruan, but Huo Yuzhou instead protected him and ordered Fu Hai taken away. Bai Ruanruan fainted as Huo Yuzhou kept Nan Qing sheltered from the commotion.

• Nan Qing taunted Bai Ruanruan, while Fu Hai and the others berated him for bullying Ruanruan.
• Fu Hai threatened to tear Nan Qing's mouth apart and have him beaten, and Huo Yuzhou told him to do exactly that.
• Nan Qing assumed Huo Yuzhou was forcing him out of the story, but Huo Yuzhou pulled him into his arms and ordered his men to take Fu Hai away.
• Bai Ruanruan asked whether Huo Yuzhou's men had grabbed the wrong person, then fainted amid the commotion.
• Huo Yuzhou kept Nan Qing's head turned away and ordered his men to drag Fu Hai farther away so they would not frighten the young master.

Nan Qing tried to provoke Huo Yuzhou into taking revenge on him, but Huo Yuzhou sent his assistant for contraceptive supplies instead. The chapter ended with Huo Yuzhou accepting Nan Qing’s invitation to take off his skirt.

• Nan Qing wondered why Huo Yuzhou had carried him back to the room, and the system guessed Huo Yuzhou wanted personal revenge.
• Nan Qing flirted with Huo Yuzhou and tried to push his hand toward his skirt, believing he was testing him for revenge.
• Huo Yuzhou withdrew his hand and told Nan Qing there was no rush.
• Huo Yuzhou sent Nan Qing to answer the door, where his assistant handed him a box of contraceptive supplies.
• Huo Yuzhou told Nan Qing they were ready and offered to help take off his skirt.

After Nan Qing’s task failed and the system unbound itself, he broke down in Huo Yuzhou’s arms, then steadied himself and tried to move on. Huo Yuzhou warned him not to make an impulsive choice and asked whether he would still trust him if he were a dangerous person who might exploit him.

• The system reported Nan Qing’s tasks complete but declared the overall task a failure and unbound itself.
• Nan Qing cried over being abandoned by the system and his ruined reputation, while Huo Yuzhou comforted him.
• Nan Qing counted his remaining resources, realized he was nearly penniless, and resolved to carry on with his life.
• Nan Qing asked Huo Yuzhou whether they should continue, and Huo Yuzhou kissed his forehead and cautioned him against rushing into a decision.
• Huo Yuzhou described how he might have tampered with the room and recorded Nan Qing to control or blackmail him, then asked whether Nan Qing would be afraid.

Nan Qing slept in Huo Yuzhou’s penthouse after his mission failed, unaware that Huo Yuzhou secretly imagined them as lovers destined to marry. The next morning, Nan Qing woke to Huo Yuzhou returning his phone and answered an angry call from his manager, Zheng Ming.

• Nan Qing argued that he would not fear being filmed, then admitted he would not pursue anyone else and refused to get involved with Bai Ruanruan’s husband.
• Huo Yuzhou held Nan Qing in bed, asked whether he would say the same things to anyone, then tucked him in and kissed his cheek.
• After Nan Qing fell asleep, Huo Yuzhou watched and touched him, privately imagining a perfect romance, marriage, and a life together.
• Nan Qing woke to his phone buzzing and found Huo Yuzhou sitting beside him with the phone and a document.
• Nan Qing remembered his failed mission and the previous night, then answered a call from Zheng Ming, who berated him for still being in bed.

Nan Qing woke up after spending the night with Huo Yuzhou and tried to leave, but Huo Yuzhou confronted him about his restless behavior in bed. The chapter ended with Huo Yuzhou pulling Nan Qing close and offering to undress so he could inspect the marks he had left.

• Zheng Ming repeatedly called Nan Qing and ordered him to come to the office within an hour or face a court summons.
• Nan Qing hung up on Zheng Ming and tried to leave Huo Yuzhou's bed after waking.
• Huo Yuzhou stopped Nan Qing and said he had caused trouble during the night by kicking off the covers and trying to push him off the bed.
• Nan Qing challenged Huo Yuzhou's suggestive wording and corrected his misuse of an idiom.
• Huo Yuzhou showed Nan Qing red marks on his chest and neck, accusing him of touching and trying to kiss him while asleep.
• Huo Yuzhou pulled Nan Qing close and asked whether he should take off his clothes so Nan Qing could inspect him.

After Nan Qing woke up in Huo Yuzhou’s room, the two argued over Nan Qing’s behavior while they slept together, and Nan Qing tried to placate Huo Yuzhou. The chapter left Huo Yuzhou questioning whether Nan Qing expected him to forgive him and provide him with designer clothes.

• Nan Qing tried to explain away his nighttime behavior by blaming Huo Yuzhou for seducing him, and Huo Yuzhou released him in exasperation.
• Nan Qing recalled how he had bullied Huo Yuzhou as a child and wondered whether Huo Yuzhou was waiting for him to coax him.
• Nan Qing sat beside Huo Yuzhou, apologized, and promised to take responsibility, while insisting Huo Yuzhou could not hit his face.
• Nan Qing asked Huo Yuzhou to have his assistant bring him a change of clothes, preferably from SN, and Huo Yuzhou teased him for bullying him at night and spending his money by day.

Nan Qing asked Huo Yuzhou for clothes so he could go to the company without wearing a little-girl’s dress, but Huo Yuzhou questioned whether his friends could be trusted. Nan Qing called Qi Bin for help and learned that Qi Bin was steering him toward spending time with Uncle Zhou in exchange for money and acting support.

• Nan Qing pleaded with Huo Yuzhou to help him find clothes, but Huo Yuzhou initially refused.
• When Nan Qing tried to leave and ask someone else, Huo Yuzhou pulled him onto his lap and demanded to know whom he planned to ask.
• Huo Yuzhou warned Nan Qing that his disreputable friends might no longer treat him well now that he had lost his status in the Bai Family.
• Nan Qing called Qi Bin to borrow twenty thousand yuan for clothes, and Qi Bin readily agreed.
• Qi Bin offered to help Nan Qing maintain his lifestyle by keeping Uncle Zhou from Shenghe Real Estate company and supporting his acting projects.

After Qi Bin disgusted and insulted Nan Qing, Huo Yuzhou comforted him and offered him a long-term romantic relationship agreement that would provide for him. Nan Qing signed it, and Huo Yuzhou signed as well, leaving them bound by the agreement.

• Qi Bin offered to help Nan Qing by pimping him out, and Nan Qing angrily hung up on him.
• Huo Yuzhou gently patted Nan Qing's back and reminded him that Qi Bin and the others were no good.
• Huo Yuzhou showed Nan Qing a contract for a long-term romantic relationship, with extensive benefits for Nan Qing and only a few duties.
• Nan Qing read the contract, fought back tears, and signed it; Huo Yuzhou signed afterward.

After signing an agreement with Huo Yuzhou, Nan Qing collected clothes and a diamond-covered watch before heading to Huading Entertainment. There, he clashed with Yu Xingyan, who taunted him about losing the Bai Family’s support and being replaced in Journey through Luo.

• Nan Qing told Huo Yuzhou he was mentally ill, then sweet-talked him into taking him to the walk-in closet for clothes.
• Nan Qing chose new outfits and a diamond-covered Richard Mille watch while Huo Yuzhou waited outside the changing room.
• Nan Qing went to Huading Entertainment and encountered Yu Xingyan and his assistant.
• Nan Qing mocked Yu Xingyan’s large face, and Yu Xingyan warned him to behave now that the Bai Family had disowned him.
• Yu Xingyan taunted Nan Qing that he had been replaced as the male lead of Journey through Luo.

Yu Xingyan expected Huading Entertainment to name him the male lead of Journey through Luo, while Nan Qing treated his boasting with amused indifference. The meeting began the casting announcement, but the chapter ended before the roles were revealed.

• Yu Xingyan and his manager taunted Nan Qing and claimed Yu Xingyan would become Huading Entertainment's new top star and land the male lead in Journey through Luo.
• Nan Qing wished Yu Xingyan luck, then encountered him again at Huading Entertainment's company meeting.
• Yu Xingyan anticipated the casting announcement, believing his preparation and the company's lack of younger talent made him the obvious choice for the lead.
• Nan Qing recalled that Journey through Luo centered on Xue Rang and was meant to be a major moment in Bai Ruanruan's life.
• As the meeting introduced the drama's casting agenda, Yu Xingyan and the people around him told Nan Qing to make room so Yu Xingyan could leave to sign his contract.

Nan Qing watched Bai Ruanruan arrive late and claim the male lead role in Journey through Luo, humiliating Yu Xingyan, who had mistaken the part for his own. Bai Ruanruan then tried to shame Nan Qing in front of the executives by bringing up their family, and Nan Qing sharply told him to stop acting.

• The executives announced Xi Juan as the second male lead in Journey through Luo, while Yu Xingyan eagerly expected to be named the male lead.
• When the general manager asked where the male lead was, Yu Xingyan stood up, but Bai Ruanruan arrived and was welcomed as the actor playing Xue Rang.
• Yu Xingyan realized he had not gotten the role and sat down amid the crowd's mocking looks.
• Bai Ruanruan recognized Nan Qing and told the room that their parents were upset with Nan Qing for leaving home.
• Bai Ruanruan said he had comforted their parents and contrasted himself with Nan Qing, who told him to speak properly and stop putting on an act.

After humiliating Bai Ruanruan at a casting meeting, Nan Qing learned his manager had booked him onto the variety show that once launched Bai Ruanruan’s rise. Nan Qing agreed to appear, leaving Zheng Ming uncertain about his finances and newfound confidence.

• Nan Qing cut off Bai Ruanruan’s tearful performance during the meeting, and General Manager Wang reprimanded Nan Qing before the casting meeting ended.
• Nan Qing received Huo Yuzhou’s offer to help move his belongings and planned to ask him for money instead.
• Zheng Ming gave Nan Qing the schedule for Hello, World and urged him to take the opportunity alongside Bai Ruanruan.
• Zheng Ming noticed Nan Qing’s expensive diamond-encrusted watch and reconsidered how he treated him.
• Nan Qing accepted the Hello, World booking.

After leaving Huading Entertainment, Nan Qing struggled to find a ride and prepared to use a shared electric scooter. Bai Ruanruan mocked him and tried to lure him back to the Bai family, but another car arrived, prompting Bai Ruanruan to wonder if Mr. Huo had come to see him.

• Nan Qing learned that taxis could not reach Huading Entertainment and accepted help finding a shared electric scooter.
• Bai Ruanruan drove up and mocked Nan Qing for having to ride a shared scooter.
• Nan Qing rebuked Bai Ruanruan for acting superior after benefiting from the Bai family.
• Bai Ruanruan accused Nan Qing of wearing fake clothes and offered him discarded outfits from the Bai family.
• Nan Qing refused Bai Ruanruan's offer to return to the Bai family and called their paths different.
• A car stopped beside Nan Qing, and Bai Ruanruan excitedly asked whether Mr. Huo had come to see him.

Nan Qing avoided Huo Yuzhou’s preferred private hospital and went to his original hospital for a checkup, wary that a diagnosis could damage his prospects in the entertainment industry. While waiting, he discovered that online rumors claimed he was pregnant and had an illegitimate child.

• Bai Ruanruan mistakenly thought Huo Yuzhou’s driver had come to pick him up, but Li Shu instead apologized to Nan Qing and took him away in Huo Yuzhou’s car.
• Nan Qing worried Li Shu would report his treatment of Bai Ruanruan to Huo Yuzhou, then declined Huo Yuzhou’s offer to use a card and visit Dekang Private Hospital.
• Nan Qing asked Li Shu to take him to his original hospital, fearing Huo Yuzhou could use a mental-health diagnosis against him.
• Nan Qing disguised himself, registered at the crowded hospital, and waited for his appointment.
• Nan Qing checked Weibo and was shocked to find trending rumors that he was pregnant and had an illegitimate child.

Nan Qing went to a private hospital to investigate why he could hear Huo Yuzhou’s unspoken thoughts. After doctors examined him, he waited anxiously as they discussed his case, and the chapter ended when someone opened the door.

• Nan Qing saw rumors online claiming he was visiting an obstetrics department and chose not to clarify them publicly.
• Huo Yuzhou called, teased Nan Qing about the rumors, and offered to arrange a more private hospital visit.
• Nan Qing went to a private hospital and told a doctor that he had begun hearing one person’s voice without that person speaking.
• The doctor questioned Nan Qing, gave him a questionnaire, and ordered brain examinations.
• Nan Qing waited nervously while the director and several doctors discussed his case, then heard footsteps and saw the door open.