Chapter Summaries

Xie Yibai confronted Zou Yan with photos of his past, while Xing Zhanyun tried to turn him against Zou Yan and persuade him to leave. Xie Yibai refused to abandon the show or accept Xing Zhanyun’s advances, then kept Zou Yan at a distance, leaving Zou Yan confused and seeking comfort from Sheng Ke.

• Xie Yibai showed Zou Yan photos of people from his past, and Zou Yan insisted they had only been acquaintances while Sheng Ke watched.
• Xie Yibai left with Sheng Ke, who asked whether he had received anything besides the photos; Xie Yibai said he had not.
• Xie Yibai met Xing Zhanyun in the car, rejected his suggestion to leave Zou Yan, and warned him not to interfere further.
• Xie Yibai refused Xing Zhanyun’s requests for a kiss and a hug, then went home without speaking to him.
• Xie Yibai ignored Zou Yan’s messages and stopped accepting his gifts or letting him pay for meals, while Zou Yan remained unsure what he had done wrong.
• Zou Yan went drinking with Sheng Ke and complained about Xie Yibai’s distance, while Sheng Ke told him that Xie Yibai was upset by his excuses.

Xie Yibai dealt with the online frenzy surrounding his CP with Qi Lan and prepared to return to filming, while Zou Yan accompanied him on set. At the production, fans photographed Xie Yibai’s arrival, and the images quickly spread online.

• Sheng Ke warned Zou Yan that Xie Yibai might value his money and resources rather than love him, but Zou Yan rejected the advice.
• A Chu concluded that Qi Lan’s team was behind the promotion of his CP with Xie Yibai, and Xie Yibai asked her to investigate.
• Xie Yibai received notice to film his four scenes in There Will Always Be Someone in the World Who Loves You and traveled with A Chu and Xiaodao.
• Zou Yan joined Xie Yibai at the hotel and persuaded him to let him stay with him on set for the week.
• Fans and photographers crowded around Xie Yibai as he arrived for filming, and Zou Yan held an umbrella over him.
• Photos and videos of Xie Yibai’s arrival spread online, and his fans celebrated his return to work.

Xie Yibai had a successful day filming, impressing the director and An Fei while Zou Yan watched over him. Online, fans discovered Zou Yan’s identity and speculated about his connection to Xie Yibai and a new drama, while Xie Yibai ended the day asking Zou Yan to choose a celebratory dinner.

• Zou Yan stayed close during Xie Yibai’s lighting test and morning scenes, then stepped outside after Xie Yibai reminded him not to unsettle the crew.
• Photos of Zou Yan holding an umbrella for Xie Yibai spread online, and forum users identified Zou Yan as a prominent young film producer.
• A Chu noticed rumors linking Qi Lan to Beacon Fires West of the City and warned Yin Ran that they could damage the public response to Xie Yibai’s casting.
• Xie Yibai filmed his afternoon scenes with An Fei smoothly and received praise for his performance.
• After filming, Xie Yibai hugged Zou Yan and asked him to choose a surprise dinner.

Xie Yibai and Zou Yan shared an almost-kiss before Zou Yan’s father called him home, and their planned meal was derailed by a torrential downpour. When Zou Yan later told Xie Yibai he would visit his parents, they grew intimate, but Xie Yibai asked him to wait until filming was finished, and Zou Yan agreed to hold back.

• Xie Yibai said his earlier bad mood had passed, and Zou Yan kissed his cheek before they nearly kissed until Zou Yan’s phone rang.
• Zou Yan’s father asked about his recent work and invited him to come home with Xiao Ke; Zou Yan confirmed the reports were true.
• Xie Yibai and Zou Yan abandoned their dinner plans when a downpour flooded the streets and returned to the hotel to order food.
• Zou Yan told Xie Yibai he would go home to see his parents, and Xie Yibai sympathized with his dread of their nagging.
• Zou Yan began touching Xie Yibai, but Xie Yibai asked him not to go further or kiss him until filming was over, and Zou Yan decided to wait.

Zou Yan went home with Sheng Ke and clashed with his parents over his relationship, insisting that he was serious despite throwing himself at someone who had not returned his feelings. Meanwhile, Xie Yibai checked the status of the embarrassing items he had ordered, hoping to keep them secret while filming.

• Sheng Ke picked Zou Yan up from the airport and urged him to talk calmly with his parents about the photos and his relationship.
• Zou Yan admitted to Sheng Ke that he liked Xie Yibai but could not accept putting so much into the relationship without getting anything in return.
• At Zou Yan's parents' home, Cheng Qi scolded him for fighting and urged him to settle down, while Sheng Ke tried to defuse the argument.
• Zou Yan declared that he was serious about his relationship and warned his parents not to interfere in his private life.
• When Cheng Qi asked him to bring his partner home, Sheng Ke said that might be difficult, and Zou Yan stormed out with him.
• During a break on set, Xie Yibai discreetly checked whether the items he had ordered the previous night had shipped.

After wrapping filming, Xie Yibai prepared a surprise for his planned meeting with Zou Yan, while Zou Yan arranged flowers and a hotel room for him. A production accident in Dunhuang forced Zou Yan to leave town, so he asked Sheng Ke to deliver the flowers and explain that he would make it up to Xie Yibai.

• Xie Yibai finished filming, returned home, and checked the intimate items he had ordered for his meeting with Zou Yan.
• Zou Yan put his mother's favoritism behind him and focused on work while continuing to pursue Xie Yibai.
• Zou Yan prepared flowers and a hotel room, believing Xie Yibai wanted to talk and reconcile.
• A stagehand's mistake caused a paper lantern to catch fire and burn an actor on the Dunhuang set, leaving the crew in conflict.
• Zou Yan arranged legal help and a flight to Gansu, then asked Sheng Ke to deliver the flowers and room key card to Xie Yibai.

Xie Yibai mistook Sheng Ke for Zou Yan in a dark hotel room and initiated an intimate encounter, while Sheng Ke failed to stop what followed. When Xie Yibai woke and saw Sheng Ke, he realized he had been with the wrong man and asked why he was there.

• Sheng Ke went to Xie Yibai's hotel room to deliver flowers after Zou Yan left.
• Xie Yibai, waiting in darkness for Zou Yan, asked Sheng Ke not to turn on the lights and kissed him without checking who he was.
• Sheng Ke gave in to the encounter, and Xie Yibai mistook him for Zou Yan throughout the night.
• Xie Yibai woke, tried to stand, and was steadied by Sheng Ke.
• Xie Yibai recognized Sheng Ke and asked in shock why he was there.

After Sheng Ke admitted to sleeping with Xie Yibai, Xie Yibai accused him of betraying Zou Yan and struggled with whether to tell him. Sheng Ke left after apologizing, and Xie Yibai called Zou Yan for comfort, not knowing that Zou Yan was waiting outside an operating room.

• Sheng Ke told Xie Yibai how they had ended up together, and Xie Yibai angrily blamed him for betraying Zou Yan.
• Sheng Ke argued that Xie Yibai did not love Zou Yan and offered to take responsibility if he told him.
• Xie Yibai feared Zou Yan would blame him and insisted that he would be the one to tell him.
• Sheng Ke apologized, promised to tell Zou Yan that the encounter was his fault, and left the room.
• Xie Yibai called Zou Yan and said he missed him, while Zou Yan apologized for missing their date and asked whether Sheng Ke had bullied him.

After Sheng Ke sexually assaulted him, Xie Yibai wrestled with whether to report him or choose between Sheng Ke and Zou Yan, then decided he would choose Zou Yan and keep the incident secret. Sheng Ke stayed to care for him and pressed him about his feelings, leaving Xie Yibai furious and distressed about the betrayal of Zou Yan’s trust.

• Xie Yibai asked Zou Yan to return the next morning, but Zou Yan said he could not come back until the day after tomorrow, leaving Xie Yibai feeling alone.
• Xie Yibai weighed reporting Sheng Ke against the consequences for his career and considered Sheng Ke’s offer to choose between him and Zou Yan.
• Sheng Ke returned with seafood congee, helped dry Xie Yibai’s hair, and asked whom he would choose; Xie Yibai chose Zou Yan.
• Sheng Ke suggested that Xie Yibai test his feelings with the lights on, and Xie Yibai slapped him and called him a lunatic.
• Xie Yibai warned Sheng Ke not to reveal what had happened and accused him of betraying Zou Yan’s trust.

Sheng Ke kissed Xie Yibai, who rejected him and left, while Sheng Ke later admitted to Zou Yan that he liked Xie Yibai. Zou Yan understood but asked Sheng Ke to keep those feelings secret, and the chapter ended with A Chu worrying about Xie Yibai’s troubled state.

• Sheng Ke promised not to tell Zou Yan about what happened, then kissed Xie Yibai; Xie Yibai cried and insisted he did not like him.
• Sheng Ke proposed that Xie Yibai be with him, but Xie Yibai accused him of making him and Zou Yan bear the consequences and left.
• Sheng Ke returned home, revised a script for Xie Yibai, and messaged Zou Yan about it.
• Sheng Ke asked Zou Yan how he would feel if Sheng Ke said he liked Xie Yibai too, and Zou Yan told him to keep those feelings secret.
• A Chu noticed that Xie Yibai seemed dazed and worried that he had been reading online rumors about himself.