Chapter Summaries

Nan Qing mistook Huo Yuzhou’s concern for a threat and offered to cooperate, but Huo Yuzhou misunderstood his words as a request for intimacy. After Nan Qing clarified that he had been muddled, Huo Yuzhou promised to carry him home once the rescue team arrived.

• Nan Qing recalled how Huo Yuzhou had saved him in the storm and told him he would not resist if he wanted to do something to him.
• Huo Yuzhou checked Nan Qing’s fever and explained that he wanted to get him home to a doctor, then mistook Nan Qing’s words as a request for sex.
• Huo Yuzhou told Nan Qing to wait until he was home and his fever had broken, leaving Nan Qing mortified by the misunderstanding.
• Nan Qing explained that he had been muddled and asked when the rescue team would arrive.
• Huo Yuzhou said he had sent the rescue team their location and promised to carry Nan Qing home.

After Huo Yuzhou rescued Nan Qing from Mount Pingqiao, doctors examined and treated him at the estate, where he fell asleep with Huo Yuzhou beside him. Mona reported that the Bai Family believed he had rescued Bai Ruanruan, and Huo Yuzhou chose not to reveal where they might search next.

• The rescue team’s doctor examined Nan Qing, and Huo Yuzhou carried him from the helicopter to his bedroom at the estate for further medical care.
• Doctors connected Nan Qing to monitoring equipment, treated his injured leg, and gave him medication while Huo Yuzhou stayed by his side.
• Nan Qing reflected on Huo Yuzhou saving his life, resolved to live well, and fell asleep after the doctors started an IV.
• Mona reported that the rescue team was safe, and Huo Yuzhou rewarded the rescuers, postponed his meeting, and requested a psychologist.
• Mona told Huo Yuzhou that the Bai Family had mistaken Nan Qing for Bai Ruanruan and that one part of Mount Pingqiao remained unsearched.
• Huo Yuzhou told Mona not to mislead the Bai Family with uncertain information and said they should prepare a gift and wait for news.

Nan Qing woke after several days of troubled sleep and found Huo Yuzhou still beside him, caring for him and soothing him through nightmares. After Huo Yuzhou’s indulgent words to Nan Qing stunned his executives during a video conference, he checked Nan Qing’s injuries and asked how he planned to repay him for saving his life.

• Nan Qing repeatedly woke from nightmares in Huo Yuzhou’s arms, and Huo Yuzhou stayed with him until he woke more clearly on a sunny morning.
• Huo Yuzhou comforted Nan Qing and praised him for getting up early, while executives on the video call overheard and speculated wildly about Huo Yuzhou’s partner.
• Huo Yuzhou muted the meeting, sent General Manager Li a message and the meeting outline, and closed his laptop to attend to Nan Qing.
• Nan Qing said he was hungry and asked whether his leg was broken; Huo Yuzhou explained that he had injured his shin and strained a ligament but would recover with rest.
• Nan Qing thanked Huo Yuzhou for saving his life, and Huo Yuzhou asked how he planned to repay him.

Nan Qing tried to think of a way to repay Huo Yuzhou for saving him, while Huo Yuzhou cared for him and misunderstood his criticism of Huo Yuzhou’s romantic taste as dissatisfaction with their relationship. The chapter ended with Huo Yuzhou promising to change whatever Nan Qing disliked, as long as Nan Qing liked him.

• Nan Qing considered ways to repay Huo Yuzhou and asked if he could care for him in old age and arrange his funeral, but Huo Yuzhou declined.
• Huo Yuzhou carried Nan Qing to wash up, fed him breakfast, and invited him to enjoy the garden and pick strawberries after a doctor examined him.
• Nan Qing told Huo Yuzhou his taste was poor and clarified that he meant Huo Yuzhou’s preference for Bai Ruanruan, not his clothes.
• Huo Yuzhou described how his future wife could do whatever he wanted, and Nan Qing reassured him that his wife would be happy.
• Huo Yuzhou worried that Nan Qing found him boring or disliked something about him, then promised to change and go along with whatever Nan Qing liked.

Nan Qing learned from Huo Yuzhou that his tastes could change, while Bai Ruanruan assumed Nan Qing had died and tried to rebuild his public image after being rescued. The chapter ended with Bai Ruanruan seeing Nan Qing alive and well in a new Weibo post.

• Nan Qing wondered whether he could change his feelings and turn his life around, and Huo Yuzhou assured him that he could.
• Bai Ruanruan learned from Bai Yanxiu that Huo Yuzhou had not visited him and grew frantic about what others knew of his ordeal.
• Bai Ruanruan assumed Nan Qing had died in the landslide and privately took satisfaction in having knocked him down during the disaster.
• Bai Ruanruan used photos and a Weibo update to portray himself as brave and recovering, gaining followers and trending again.
• Bai Ruanruan saw Nan Qing post a cheerful photo announcing that he had recovered.

Bai Ruanruan grew furious after seeing Nan Qing alive and receiving praise online, and he asked Bai Yanxiu to expose Nan Qing’s identity. Meanwhile, Nan Qing reflected on Huo Yuzhou’s growing intimacy as Huo privately sought advice from a psychologist about Nan Qing’s behavior.

• Bai Ruanruan scrutinized Nan Qing’s Weibo post and convinced himself that Nan Qing’s home, car, and appearance were borrowed or staged.
• Bai Ruanruan demanded that Bai Yanxiu expose Nan Qing online, and Bai Yanxiu reluctantly agreed to speak to his agency.
• Director Xu apologized to Nan Qing for the accident and promised him a place on future variety shows and other projects.
• Nan Qing received messages from people checking on him and blushed as he remembered Huo Yuzhou calling him baby and husband.
• Huo Yuzhou contacted a psychologist to ask whether Nan Qing’s aggressive sexual behavior related to stress, his examination report, or his upbringing, and said he had restrained himself.

Nan Qing met Gu Xingchen, who recalled the many pranks Nan Qing had played on Huo Yuzhou years earlier, making Nan Qing doubt that Huo Yuzhou could like him. Huo Yuzhou appeared as Gu Xingchen remarked that he had not seen him smile so happily in a long time.

• Nan Qing wondered why Huo Yuzhou had saved him and treated him well, since he could not believe it was because Huo Yuzhou liked him.
• Gu Xingchen introduced himself as Huo Yuzhou’s friend and called Nan Qing “sister-in-law,” recalling that Nan Qing once splashed coffee over Huo Yuzhou’s suit.
• Gu Xingchen recounted other incidents when Nan Qing had caused trouble for Huo Yuzhou, including ruining a birthday cake and spilling a drink on a laptop.
• Nan Qing felt ashamed and concluded that Huo Yuzhou could hardly be expected to like someone who had repeatedly brought him trouble.
• Gu Xingchen said Huo Yuzhou had been down after Nan Qing stopped appearing and had buried himself in work for years.
• Nan Qing saw Huo Yuzhou standing behind him, smiling, and Gu Xingchen remarked that he had not seen Huo Yuzhou smile so happily in a long time.

After Gu Xingchen teased Nan Qing and Huo Yuzhou about their relationship, he warned Huo Yuzhou that the Bai Family was stirring up trouble online and discussed protecting Nan Qing. The chapter ended with Gu Xingchen rejecting film emperor Xi Juan as a spokesperson.

• Gu Xingchen peppered Nan Qing with questions about living together, recovery, and marriage while Huo Yuzhou treated Nan Qing’s mosquito bite.
• After lunch, Huo Yuzhou carried Nan Qing to bed, then returned downstairs to speak with Gu Xingchen about the Bai Family’s online attacks and possible schemes.
• Huo Yuzhou said he wanted Nan Qing to cut ties with the Bai Family but would not pressure him to leave the entertainment industry while he was feeling insecure.
• Gu Xingchen answered a call and told Xi Juan that he could not be considered as a spokesperson for the new product line.

After the accident, Bai Ruanruan gained public sympathy while an online smear campaign targeted Nan Qing, and Xi Juan blacklisted Bai Ruanruan after he warned him away from Nan Qing. At Huo Yuzhou's estate, Nan Qing prepared to shower but blushed when Huo Yuzhou offered to help him undress and protect his wounds.

• The production team announced that filming the Mount Pingqiao episode would be postponed because two guests had been injured, while an entertainment account circulated rumors attacking Nan Qing and praising Bai Ruanruan.
• Bai Ruanruan enjoyed his growing popularity and posted an ambiguous message that his supporters interpreted as proof he was gentle and noncompetitive.
• Bai Ruanruan saw news that Xi Juan had terminated a contract and warned him by message and phone to stay away from Nan Qing, only to discover Xi Juan had blacklisted him.
• At Huo Yuzhou's estate, Nan Qing got up to go to the bathroom and said he wanted to shower.
• Huo Yuzhou carried Nan Qing to a stool and explained that he would help him wash and protect his leg wound, while Nan Qing insisted he could undress himself.

Nan Qing realized Huo Yuzhou no longer seemed to hate him, despite Nan Qing’s past cruelty, and worried that his mission had gone wrong. After Nan Qing slipped in the bathroom, Huo Yuzhou rushed to help him, while an unexpected thought revealed Huo Yuzhou’s desire to kiss him.

• Huo Yuzhou helped Nan Qing get dressed and offered to wash his clothes, but Nan Qing insisted he could manage on his own.
• Nan Qing recalled how Huo Yuzhou had rescued and cared for him, and concluded that his mission had failed because Huo Yuzhou did not hate him.
• Nan Qing bathed and tried to walk out of the bathroom, but slipped and fell.
• Huo Yuzhou hurried in to check on Nan Qing and help him up, while Nan Qing heard Huo Yuzhou think that he looked pink and that he wanted to kiss him.

Nan Qing accepted Huo Yuzhou’s offer to stay beside him overnight while he recovered, then learned that President Gu wanted him as an ambassador for HEFI’s new line and in Esquire China. As Nan Qing agreed to the opportunity, an unfamiliar caller appeared, and Huo Yuzhou guessed it might be Film Emperor Xi.

• Nan Qing took his medication and reluctantly let Huo Yuzhou stay with him overnight to watch over his injured leg.
• Nan Qing discovered that every page of the financial magazine featured Huo Yuzhou and tried to hide his embarrassment.
• Huo Yuzhou told Nan Qing that President Gu wanted him to endorse HEFI’s new youth-oriented line and appear in Esquire China.
• Nan Qing eagerly agreed to the endorsement, and Huo Yuzhou said he would arrange a meeting with President Gu the next day.
• When Nan Qing received a call from an unfamiliar number, Huo Yuzhou suggested it might be Film Emperor Xi.

Nan Qing rejected Xi Juan’s advances by claiming Huo Yuzhou was his boyfriend, and Huo promised to wait before they went public. After recovering and returning to Huading Entertainment, Nan Qing learned the company had suffered a string of setbacks and was blamed by Zheng Ming for his former assistant’s threat to jump from the building.

• Xi Juan called Nan Qing to confess his feelings, but Nan Qing said he had a boyfriend, and Huo Yuzhou warned Xi Juan to stay away.
• Nan Qing asked Huo Yuzhou to wait before they went public, and Huo agreed while secretly telling his secretary to teach Xi Juan a lesson.
• After resting for more than half a month, Nan Qing went to Huading Entertainment to sign a contract for Gu Group’s menswear line and encountered an angry Bai Ruanruan.
• Yu Xingyan told Nan Qing that Huading Entertainment’s projects and investments had suffered numerous setbacks since Bai Ruanruan joined the company.
• Zheng Ming rushed Nan Qing into the elevator and accused him of using the casting couch on his former assistant, who had contacted the media and threatened to jump off the building.

Nan Qing confronted Wang Dafu, who staged a rooftop suicide threat and accused him of sexual coercion. After Nan Qing livestreamed the confrontation and challenged Wang Dafu to explain, Wang Dafu gave a vague account, and Nan Qing called someone he addressed as “Hubby.”

• Wang Dafu threatened to jump from Huading Entertainment’s rooftop while accusing Nan Qing of using the casting couch on him.
• Nan Qing started a livestream, inviting viewers to judge the dispute and drawing attention to Wang Dafu’s claims.
• Nan Qing told Wang Dafu that hundreds of thousands were watching and that he had promoted the livestream in Wang Dafu’s hometown.
• Wang Dafu claimed Nan Qing had gotten him drunk and forced himself on him, but said he could not remember what happened.
• When Nan Qing called the accusation defamation and threatened to contact the police, Wang Dafu claimed the incident happened after he picked Nan Qing up from a drinking session.
• Nan Qing called someone and said, “Hubby~ Someone's falsely accusing me~”

Nan Qing exposed Wang Dafu’s lies during a livestream, then signed a spokesperson contract with the Gu Group. He ended the day sharing dinner with Huo Yuzhou, whose teasing left Nan Qing flustered.

• Nan Qing told Wang Dafu that his lawyer had arrived and mocked his threat to release fabricated nude photos.
• Lawyer Guo and his associates arrived as police came to take Wang Dafu in for suspected rumor-spreading, troublemaking, and intimidation.
• Nan Qing gave a statement with Lawyer Guo’s surveillance footage supporting his timeline, then completed a spokesperson deal with the Gu Group.
• Zheng Ming praised Nan Qing to President Bai and suggested Young Master Ruanruan pursue the same endorsement.
• At dinner, Huo Yuzhou cut Nan Qing’s food and teased him about telling Wang Dafu to Photoshop the photos bigger, and Nan Qing threatened to use the casting couch on him.

Nan Qing saw Bai Ruanruan secretly approach Huo Yuzhou and, deciding to interfere with the plot for Huo Yuzhou’s sake, warned Bai Ruanruan to stay away from him. The chapter ended with Huo Yuzhou ordering someone to cripple Bai Ruanruan’s hands after their meeting.

• Huo Yuzhou teased Nan Qing over dinner, and Nan Qing blushed and told him to stop.
• Nan Qing received Bai Ruanruan’s video of himself approaching Huo Yuzhou in a private dining room.
• Bai Ruanruan reminded Huo Yuzhou of his family’s gratitude, described his injuries from saving Nan Qing, and asked for help landing a Gu Group brand endorsement.
• Huo Yuzhou praised Bai Ruanruan’s hands, then ordered someone to cripple them after Bai Ruanruan left.
• Nan Qing decided to defy his role as cannon fodder and messaged Bai Ruanruan to stay away from Huo Yuzhou.

Nan Qing held hands with Huo Yuzhou and encouraged him to stop helping the Bai Family, especially Bai Ruanruan. Huo Yuzhou thanked Nan Qing with a kiss on the forehead, while a message on his phone indicated that something had been smashed to bits.

• Nan Qing interlaced his fingers with Huo Yuzhou's and reminded him that they had signed an agreement.
• Huo Yuzhou told Nan Qing that Bai Ruanruan had asked him to help secure a spokesperson role for the Gu Family's new sub-brand.
• Nan Qing argued that the Bai Family was manipulating Huo Yuzhou and urged him to stop helping them.
• Huo Yuzhou agreed with Nan Qing, thanked him for his advice, and kissed his forehead.
• Huo Yuzhou's phone displayed a message saying, "OK, smashed to bits."

Nan Qing impressed the YIVIYA team during a two-day advertising shoot, while Huo Yuzhou watched and received questionable romantic advice from Gu Xingchen. That night, Huo Yuzhou reconsidered the mysterious item Gu had given him, leaving it unclear whether he would use it.

• Zheng Ming learned Nan Qing was shooting an ad for YIVIYA, then discovered the Bai Family's young master was injured and called Nan Qing lucky.
• Nan Qing's polished modeling impressed the photographer, the marketing manager, and the onlookers during the YIVIYA shoot.
• Huo Yuzhou and Gu Xingchen watched Nan Qing work, and Huo Yuzhou applauded when the shoot ended.
• After Nan Qing went to change, Gu Xingchen gave Huo Yuzhou romantic advice and a black box that shocked him.
• That night, Huo Yuzhou stared at the black box after showering, then picked it up and slowly opened it.

Nan Qing mistook Huo Yuzhou’s request for help as a chance to assist Gu Xingchen with his romantic plans, then watched Huo Yuzhou model a chest chain. The chapter ended with Nan Qing getting a nosebleed and enthusiastically praising Huo Yuzhou’s appearance.

• Nan Qing carried his struggling team to victory in a game and celebrated with a Coke.
• Huo Yuzhou approached Nan Qing and asked him to help Gu Xingchen figure out how to pursue a girl.
• Nan Qing agreed to help, and Huo Yuzhou dimmed the lights before unbuttoning his shirt.
• Huo Yuzhou revealed a silver chest chain and asked whether the person he loved would like seeing him wear it.
• Nan Qing got a nosebleed, squeezed Huo Yuzhou’s chest, and told him he looked amazing.

After Huo Yuzhou’s chest-chain stunt left Nan Qing with a nosebleed, Nan Qing admired him, persuaded him to pose for a photo, and grew flustered when Huo Yuzhou called him different. Huo Yuzhou went to wash and change, while Nan Qing wrestled with a teasing auditory hallucination and his own curiosity.

• The family doctor examined Nan Qing, prescribed medicine, and advised Huo Yuzhou to have the kitchen adjust Nan Qing’s diet.
• Nan Qing secretly renamed Huo Yuzhou’s contact “Male Bodhisattva” and told him the chest chain looked striking.
• Nan Qing warned Huo Yuzhou that President Gu’s plan could scare away the person he was courting if he used it too soon.
• Nan Qing coaxed Huo Yuzhou into letting him take a photo of the chest chain, and Huo Yuzhou later took Nan Qing’s phone and set it aside.
• Huo Yuzhou told Nan Qing he was different and went to wash up, while Nan Qing wondered whether Huo Yuzhou would kill him if he tried to photograph more.

As filming resumed in Pingqiao Village, Nan Qing clashed with veteran actor Xu Jing'an, while Xi Juan and Yu Xingyan exposed Lin Tang’s hostility toward him. The group began learning straw weaving, but Nan Qing’s actions soon alarmed the livestream audience.

• Bai Ruanruan announced that he would miss filming, then won sympathy online by claiming he had injured his hands rescuing a puppy.
• Director Xu Zhen introduced Xu Jing'an as the new guest for the second half of the show.
• On the bus to Pingqiao Village, Xu Jing'an demanded that Nan Qing apologize for insulting him, and Nan Qing mocked him in front of the cameras.
• Xi Juan accused Lin Tang of targeting Nan Qing over a group photo, and Yu Xingyan offered to show the viewers the photo that had mocked Lin Tang’s appearance.
• The group arrived in Pingqiao Village and began learning straw weaving from local artisans, while the livestream audience soon questioned what Nan Qing was doing.