Recaps

Xie Yibai tried to move beyond idol dramas as Zou Yan pursued him and arranged a starring role in a new series. He began building a path into film with Sheng Ke, while old tensions with Qi Lan resurfaced during the drama’s planning.

• Xie Yibai accepted Zou Yan’s invitation to meet Sheng Ke, but Sheng Ke rejected him before he could perform at the audition.
• After Xie Yibai returned from vacation, he focused on fashion work and asked Hao Jun for a more capable agent while Zou Yan arranged a meeting with Yin Ran.
• Zou Yan confessed that he wanted to pursue Xie Yibai and invited him to read Beacon Fires West of the City, whose script and lead role had been chosen with Xie in mind.
• At a brand dinner, Zou Yan stood up for Xie Yibai against Xing Zhanyun, and Xing punched Zou Yan before the two men fought in the bathroom.
• Sheng Ke drove Xie Yibai home, suggested that he try making films, and later gave him the pendant from his lost ear cuff while agreeing to write a script for him.
• Xie Yibai joined Yin Ran’s management team and auditioned for a supporting role in Someone in the World Will Always Love You, impressing the production team.
• At a script meeting at Zou Yan’s home, Xie Yibai objected to Qi Lan’s presence because Qi Lan’s team had once spread rumors about him.
• Xie Yibai asked Zou Yan to keep him away from Qi Lan, then exchanged sarcastic messages with Qi during the meeting as Qi said he wanted to make amends.

Xie Yibai and Zou Yan grow closer as Xie Yibai’s acting career advances, but doubts and a night-long case of mistaken identity leave their relationship at risk. After sleeping with Sheng Ke by mistake, Xie Yibai chooses Zou Yan and keeps the encounter secret, while Sheng Ke admits his feelings to Zou Yan.

• Xie Yibai spends time with his mother, He Limei, then accompanies her to a nightclub, where Sheng Ke introduces him to Xiao Qian as research for his role.
• Xie Yibai gives Zou Yan a tie clip, asks him to stop Sheng Ke’s jokes, and later discovers he is attracted to Sheng Ke but decides to avoid him out of loyalty to Zou Yan.
• Xie Yibai and Zou Yan attend a gathering where Xing Zhanyun sees them together, then Xie Yibai focuses on Zou Yan and accepts a WeChat request with his encouragement.
• Zou Yan takes Xie Yibai on a weekend island trip, and Yin Ran tells Xie Yibai he has been cast as Lin Wen while Zou Yan announces their drama has received project approval.
• Xing Zhanyun shows Xie Yibai photographs of Zou Yan’s former partners, and Xie Yibai shares them with Zou Yan and Sheng Ke before distancing himself from Zou Yan over his evasive answers.
• Xie Yibai films his scenes with An Fei while Zou Yan stays nearby, then asks Zou Yan to wait until filming is over before they kiss or go further.
• When a set accident sends Zou Yan to Gansu, Sheng Ke delivers his flowers and room key to Xie Yibai, who mistakes him for Zou Yan and sleeps with him.
• Xie Yibai chooses Zou Yan when Sheng Ke asks whom he wants, warns Sheng Ke to keep their encounter secret, and leaves after Sheng Ke proposes they be together.
• Sheng Ke revises a script for Xie Yibai and asks Zou Yan how he would feel if Sheng Ke liked him too, while A Chu notices Xie Yibai seems dazed.