Recaps

Wen Jiu discovered that the domineering CEO novel he was listening to featured two male leads, then went to bed after lamenting his streak of unwanted BL encounters. He woke up restrained and blindfolded with an unknown man, and briefly felt relieved that the man was attractive before losing consciousness.

• Wen Jiu paused the audiobook when Shen Nian'an and Feng Chi's first meeting turned into an intimate encounter.
• Wen Jiu found the author's note revealing two male leads and complained in the reviews about the unexpected direction.
• Wen Jiu closed the novel, sent his manager a photo to prove he had completed his task, and went to sleep.
• Wen Jiu woke up unable to move or see as an unknown man pinned his hands and silenced him.
• The man removed Wen Jiu's blindfold after their encounter, but Wen Jiu saw only a glimpse of his face before blacking out.

Wen Jiu woke up in the novel he had been reading, shackled to the dangerous male lead, Feng Chi. After Feng Chi handed him a marriage agreement, he proposed that they get married.

• Wen Jiu woke beside Feng Chi, tried to get away, and was locked in ankle cuffs.
• Wen Jiu recognized Feng Chi as the novel’s ruthless, obsessive male lead and quickly changed his angry accusations into flattery.
• Feng Chi gave Wen Jiu a marriage agreement while teasing him about staring at his bare chest.
• Feng Chi said he was already Wen Jiu’s and asked him to marry him.

Wen Jiu considered Feng Chi’s offer of a three-year marriage of convenience but refused, frightened by Feng Chi’s intimidating manner. Feng Chi then claimed Wen Jiu had pursued him the previous night and that their encounter was already public news.

• Feng Chi read Wen Jiu a marriage agreement promising to meet his needs and protect his freedom in exchange for three years of marriage.
• Feng Chi offered to help Wen Jiu pursue his acting career and promised to transfer all his assets if he broke the contract.
• Wen Jiu weighed the offer against his fear of Feng Chi and declined to marry him.
• Feng Chi pressed Wen Jiu for a reason, then backed off when he realized he had frightened him.
• Wen Jiu asked why Feng Chi had chosen him, and Feng Chi said they were compatible and that Wen Jiu suited his tastes.
• Feng Chi claimed Wen Jiu had thrown himself at him the previous night and said their encounter was trending online.

After waking up with Feng Chi, Wen Jiu recalled how the original owner had been drugged at a dinner and panicked about the consequences. He agreed to marry Feng Chi to protect him from gossip, then realized Feng Chi had let him argue while he was barely dressed.

• Wen Jiu remembered that the original owner had been drugged at an investor dinner before accidentally falling into Feng Chi's arms.
• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu that everyone knew they had slept together and asked him to marry him rather than make him a laughingstock.
• Wen Jiu tried to leave but felt guilty when Feng Chi called him a scumbag, so he offered to marry him and leave later if Feng Chi no longer needed him.
• Wen Jiu offered to sign an agreement, and Feng Chi quickly pressed his fingerprint onto it and locked it away.
• Feng Chi finally gave Wen Jiu the clothes he had prepared, and Wen Jiu shouted at him for not handing them over sooner.

Wen Jiu told Qu Feng that he had agreed to marry Feng Chi, and Feng Chi promised to handle Wen Jiu’s contract termination. Left alone in Feng Chi’s apartment, Wen Jiu tried to leave to pack his things but was stopped by the bodyguards, then turned to plotting on Weibo.

• Qu Feng scolded Wen Jiu over the trouble with Feng Chi, but Wen Jiu said he was getting married to Feng Chi.
• Feng Chi reassured Qu Feng that he would visit and then gave Wen Jiu a new phone matching his own.
• Feng Chi arranged to help Wen Jiu terminate his contract and told him to stay in the apartment while he was away.
• Wen Jiu tried to leave and pack his belongings, but four bodyguards blocked him, so he returned inside and tore up his note.
• Wen Jiu began plotting to stir things up on Weibo when his fans provided an unexpected opportunity.

Wen Jiu started a livestream to reassure fans he was alive, but their teasing and the luxurious room led viewers to speculate that he was with Feng Chi. Feng Chi interrupted the stream after hearing fans urge Wen Jiu to show his abs, leaving the viewers stunned by the head of Feng Group’s appearance.

• Wen Jiu launched a livestream and argued with fans who called him “wifey” and doubted he had six-pack abs.
• A bodyguard warned Wen Jiu that Feng Chi had told him not to do anything unnecessary, making Wen Jiu suspect Feng was watching him.
• Viewers recognized the expensive chandelier in Wen Jiu’s room and speculated that he had slept with Feng Chi.
• Feng Chi and Qu Feng paused their contract termination discussions to watch Wen Jiu’s livestream.
• Feng Chi heard fans ask Wen Jiu to show his abs, connected to the livestream, and called out Wen Xiaojiu, startling Wen Jiu and his viewers.

Feng Chi warned Wen Jiu to behave on livestream, then showered him with expensive gifts before leaving. Wen Jiu ended the stream after his fans fought with Lin Shuheng’s supporters, while Lin Shuheng and his manager Fang Yun planned to use an upcoming variety show to target him.

• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu to mind his influence as a public figure and gave him thirty expensive spaceship gifts on the livestream.
• Wen Jiu’s fans speculated about his relationship with Feng Chi, and Wen Jiu privately resolved to become a top star before revealing their marriage.
• Lin Shuheng’s supporters insulted Wen Jiu, prompting Wen Jiu’s fans to attack them and nearly turn their insults on Wen Jiu himself.
• Wen Jiu ended the livestream, then threw out his back while gloomily rolling on his bed.
• Lin Shuheng blamed Fang Yun for Wen Jiu’s connection to Feng Chi, and Fang Yun warned him that provoking Feng Chi was dangerous.
• Fang Yun told Lin Shuheng that he and Wen Jiu had both been invited to a livestreamed variety show backed by the Feng Group and the Li family, and urged him to act accordingly.

Feng Chi arranged for Xu Mingzhuo to retaliate against those who had hurt Wen Jiu, then focused on caring for Wen Jiu and taking him to the hospital. The chapter ended with the attending physician asking whether Wen Jiu's butt had any other uses.

• Feng Chi learned Lin Shuheng had accepted the invitation and told Cai Qing to urge Xu Mingzhuo to act without restraint against Wen Jiu and Qu Feng's former associates.
• Feng Chi returned home and asked the injured Wen Jiu to appear on 'Secluded Paradise Diaries'; Wen Jiu agreed despite his back injury.
• On the way to the hospital, Feng Chi told Wen Jiu they would take wedding photos and reassured him after Wen Jiu asked why he lacked a doctor friend.
• Wen Jiu refused Feng Chi's offers to carry him and limped into the attending physician's office, where the doctor asked whether his butt had any other uses.

Wen Jiu visited a doctor with Feng Chi, then prepared to leave for a variety show and asked to meet Feng Chi’s friend Lin Changfeng. As Feng Chi grew jealous, Wen Jiu discovered an audiobook about male pregnancy and eagerly embraced its romance-novel premise, while Feng Chi pushed his way into Wen Jiu’s arms.

• An old doctor mistook Wen Jiu’s injury for one caused by sex and gave Feng Chi detailed advice about caring for his boyfriend.
• Wen Jiu saw online speculation about Feng Chi retaliating against him, while his contract moved from Minghua Entertainment to Starlight Entertainment.
• Wen Jiu asked Feng Chi to introduce him to Lin Changfeng and explained that he also hoped to transfer Qu Feng’s contract to Starlight Entertainment.
• Feng Chi warned Wen Jiu that Lin Changfeng was a womanizer, but Wen Jiu became even more eager to meet him.
• Wen Jiu found an audiobook about a man becoming pregnant with Gu Wenzhi’s child and excitedly hugged a Kumamon plush.
• Feng Chi tossed the plush aside and pushed his way into Wen Jiu’s arms like an aggrieved puppy.

Wen Jiu left for a live variety show after Feng Chi made him feel guilty for wanting to listen to a romance novel and demanded compensation before their separation. On the way, Wen Jiu learned that Lin Shuheng and Li Peiqi would also be involved, and Qu Feng warned him to avoid trouble as the show began.

• Feng Chi accused Wen Jiu of neglecting his feelings over a romance novel, then demanded compensation before Wen Jiu left for several days.
• Wen Jiu woke up in Qu Feng's car and realized he had been made to feel guilty for reading a romance novel, then blamed Feng Chi for taking advantage of him.
• Qu Feng told Wen Jiu to cooperate with publicity and show his talents on the variety show, and warned him not to clash with fellow guest Lin Shuheng.
• Qu Feng revealed that Li Peiqi had drugged Wen Jiu's drink and warned him to leave investor-related matters to professionals.
• Wen Jiu prepared for Zhang Guozhong's live variety show, known for unscripted broadcasts and guests' public feuds.

Wen Jiu’s audiobook accidentally broadcast an explicit danmei passage on the sightseeing cart, leaving him mortified as the crew and viewers assumed it revealed his relationship with Feng Chi. He could not prove Feng Chi had been using his phone, and Zhang Guozhong pressed him to explain what was between them.

• Wen Jiu sat in awkward silence opposite Lin Shuheng as Zhang Guozhong tried to draw them into conversation.
• Wen Jiu discovered Feng Chi had commented on and rated his smut novel using his account, and he angrily cursed him aloud.
• Wen Jiu accidentally resumed the audiobook, broadcasting an explicit passage to everyone on the cart.
• Wen Jiu insisted he was straight and blamed Feng Chi for listening to the novel, but Zhang Guozhong accused him of spreading rumors.
• Zhang Guozhong reassured Wen Jiu that liking Feng Chi was no big deal and asked what was going on between them.

Wen Jiu arrived at Peach Blossom Spring House and was startled to find Yu Qing and Shen Yu among the regular cast, despite both having died in his former world. As the cast prepared for two mystery guests, Wen Jiu clashed with Lin Shuheng on the stairs.

• Shen Huaian greeted Wen Jiu and asked him to show Gu Wenzhi and Bu Qing, making Wen Jiu hide behind the suitcases.
• Wen Jiu recognized Yu Qing and Shen Yu, remembered their deaths in his former world, and wondered whether they had also transmigrated into the book.
• Zhang Guozhong announced that two mystery guests would arrive in two hours while the regular cast began preparing lunch.
• Wen Jiu carried his suitcase upstairs and laughed to himself, while Lin Shuheng struggled on the staircase landing.
• Lin Shuheng asked Wen Jiu for help carrying his suitcase, but Wen Jiu accused him of putting on an act and walked away.

Wen Jiu prevented Lin Shuheng from turning his staged low-blood-sugar faint into a chance to frame him, but the scramble to sell the act left everyone in an awkward position. The director arrived just as Shen Huaian rushed in to help, and ordered everyone to freeze.

• Wen Jiu shouted that Lin Shuheng had fainted to summon help and put the director on the spot for failing to provide luggage assistance.
• Lin Shuheng protested, but Wen Jiu urged him to keep pretending before Shen Huaian reached them.
• When Shen Huaian arrived carrying a kitchen knife, Lin Shuheng went limp, and Wen Jiu caught him and positioned his head against his own stomach.
• Shen Huaian stepped forward to help while Wen Jiu blamed the production team for making Lin Shuheng carry his luggage.
• The director entered with the assistant director, location manager, and cameraman, then shouted for everyone not to move.

After Lin Shuheng fainted when Shen Huaian’s cleaver nearly struck him, Wen Jiu helped calm the situation and found the livestream viewers were mostly supportive. Feng Chi arrived at Peach Blossom Spring Village ahead of the production team, and the chapter ended with him revealing himself to Wen Jiu.

• Shen Huaian’s cleaver frightened Lin Shuheng unconscious, and the doctor said he was only weak and overworked.
• Wen Jiu checked the livestream comments, saw viewers comforting them, and took over chopping chicken so Shen Huaian could rest.
• Feng Chi arrived in a black SUV while the production team trailed behind, and Cai Qing told him Wen Jiu was trending again.
• The cameraman filmed Feng Chi stepping out of the SUV, leaving the viewers and Shen Huaian stunned by his presence.
• Wen Jiu came out of the kitchen holding a cleaver, and Feng Chi smiled and told him, “Me.”

Feng Chi arrived at the filming courtyard and reunited with Wen Jiu, who angrily confronted him over his lies and their night together. After the cameras were shut off, Feng Chi cornered Wen Jiu in their room and coaxed him while insisting he change clothes.

• Shen Yu and Yu Qing realized Wen Jiu had disappeared from the kitchen and went outside to see what was happening.
• Wen Jiu scolded Feng Chi for using his phone and posting on his profile, while Feng Chi gently tried to appease him.
• Feng Chi disarmed Wen Jiu, carried him away from the cameras, and whispered "Hubby" in his ear, leaving Wen Jiu weak and flustered.
• Feng Chi had Cai Qing stop the filming and the director shut down the room livestreams after Wen Jiu's shirt rode up.
• In their room, Feng Chi pinned Wen Jiu to the bed, teased him, and commanded him to lift his head and look at him.

Feng Chi kissed Wen Jiu upstairs, then pestered him to compare his looks with Lin Changfeng’s until Wen Jiu changed clothes and dragged him downstairs. At lunch, Feng Chi intimidated Lin Shuheng for staring at him, then sulked when Wen Jiu failed to comfort him.

• Feng Chi gently kissed Wen Jiu and kept asking whether he or Lin Changfeng was more handsome until Wen Jiu declared Feng Chi the only handsome man in the world.
• Wen Jiu discovered Feng Chi had torn the buttons off his shirt, cursed him, and hurried downstairs with him after realizing the others might be waiting.
• The crew and viewers noticed Wen Jiu’s changed clothes and swollen lips, while Wen Jiu apologized for keeping everyone waiting and Feng Chi apologized too.
• Lin Shuheng stared at Feng Chi during lunch, and Feng Chi warned him that he would lose his eyes if he kept looking.
• Wen Jiu learned that Lin Shuheng had only looked at Feng Chi and told Feng Chi to eat, leaving Feng Chi aggrieved when Wen Jiu did not comfort him.

At Peach Blossom Spring Village, Wen Jiu embarrassed himself at dinner with an accidental innuendo, while Feng Chi patiently soothed him. The guests learned they would share rooms and prepare performances for a village banquet, and the chapter ended with Shen Huaian laughing at Wen Jiu.

• Wen Jiu accidentally made a suggestive remark about chicken at dinner, leaving the table stunned and the livestream comments in an uproar.
• Feng Chi comforted the mortified Wen Jiu, who blamed him and angrily piled chicken into his bowl.
• Zhang Guozhong announced that the final guest would arrive that afternoon and assigned Feng Chi to share a room with Wen Jiu.
• Zhang Guozhong announced an open-air banquet where guests could perform, and Feng Chi said he could sing.
• Wen Jiu went to find Shen Huaian, who failed to hide his laughter, prompting Wen Jiu to ask whether he looked funny.

Wen Jiu was publicly humiliated after wearing his sweatpants backward, and Feng Chi comforted him and took him back to change. When Li Peiqi arrived, Wen Jiu eagerly went downstairs with Feng Chi to face him, while Lin Shuheng was rebuffed by the others.

• Shen Huaian, Zhang Guozhong, and the crew spotted the drawstrings hanging behind Wen Jiu and laughed as the live cameras broadcast his embarrassment.
• Feng Chi carried the mortified Wen Jiu back to their room, where Wen Jiu changed his pants and thanked him for being kind.
• Wen Jiu saw Li Peiqi arrive and suspected he had helped arrange the earlier drugging, then happily went downstairs with Feng Chi to watch what happened.
• Li Peiqi asked where Wen Jiu was, and Zhang Guozhong explained that Wen Jiu had gone upstairs to change his clothes.
• Lin Shuheng complained that everyone was avoiding him, and Shen Huaian said he had a phobia of dumbasses.

Wen Jiu mocked Li Peiqi while Feng Chi silently intimidated him, then indulged Feng Chi’s playful demand to blow on his sore hand. The guests went to a village dinner, where Village Chief Liu approached Wen Jiu and asked whether he and Feng Chi were still arguing.

• Wen Jiu teased Li Peiqi about his company going bankrupt, and Shen Huaian laughed along as Li Peiqi swallowed his anger in Feng Chi’s presence.
• Li Peiqi recalled that Xu Mingzhuo had offered him one chance to pursue a government partnership project, provided he joined the variety show.
• Feng Chi claimed Wen Jiu had hurt his hand, and Wen Jiu reluctantly blew on it while the others watched.
• Zhang Guozhong interrupted them and led the guests to the open-air square for dinner in Peach Blossom Spring Village.
• After the director introduced the village, Village Chief Liu came over to Wen Jiu and asked whether he and Feng Chi were still having a tiff.

Wen Jiu unexpectedly revealed his beautiful singing voice at the village bonfire performance and was urged onto the stage, where he sang through tears. He left the crowd smiling, while Feng Chi watched him with open affection.

• Wen Jiu denied being captivated by Feng Chi, then accidentally began to argue that Feng Chi liked someone else before catching himself.
• Shen Huaian warmed up the crowd with a DJ medley, and Wen Jiu's singing was accidentally picked up by his live microphone.
• Yu Qing encouraged Wen Jiu to go onstage, while Shen Huaian and the villagers cheered him on.
• Wen Jiu noticed Feng Chi smiling in the crowd, then joined Shen Huaian's medley and sang about dreams and life's disappointments.
• Wen Jiu finished in tears, handed Shen Huaian the microphone, and smiled brightly for the camera.

Yu Qing and Shen Yu performed a happier ending to The Art of Emperors, while Lin Shuheng's lackluster solo performance cost him followers. As Wen Jiu went onstage, Feng Chi kissed the tip of his ear in front of the livestream audience, sending the viewers into a frenzy.

• Yu Qing invited Shen Yu onstage, and they performed an adapted ending in which the general survived and learned the emperor had never treated him as a pawn.
• Wen Jiu cried over the performance while eating a chicken wing, and a GIF of his reaction became a trending topic.
• Lin Shuheng gave an awkward solo performance, prompting criticism and causing his follower count to drop sharply.
• Lin Shuheng glared at Wen Jiu, who snapped back, and Feng Chi drew Wen Jiu close and blocked his view of Lin Shuheng.
• As Wen Jiu stood to perform, Feng Chi kissed the tip of his ear in front of millions of livestream viewers.

Feng Chi kissed and cuddled Wen Jiu in public, saying only a kiss from his wife could improve his bad mood, while Wen Jiu angrily fought back and the crowd laughed. Wen Jiu then took the stage and introduced a song that matched how he felt, leaving the audience ready to hear him perform.

• Feng Chi hugged Wen Jiu and told him that only a kiss from his wife would make him feel better.
• Wen Jiu bit Feng Chi's ear, demanded a knife, and accidentally declared that real men were not called cute.
• Shen Huaian led the crowd in laughter until Wen Jiu smacked Feng Chi and quieted everyone.
• Wen Jiu went onstage, addressed the audience, and introduced a song that fit his state of mind.

Wen Jiu delivered a powerful performance of “Lonely Warrior,” winning over the audience and moving Feng Chi. After Feng Chi told him he was born for the stage, Wen Jiu recalled a fan who had once said the same thing and wondered if they had met before.

• Wen Jiu sang “Lonely Warrior,” prompting the audience to rise, cheer, and illuminate the venue with their phone flashlights.
• Wen Jiu walked through the crowd and toasted Feng Chi as the song ended, earning thunderous applause.
• Shen Huaian excitedly praised Wen Jiu’s vocals and performance to director Zhang Guozhong.
• Wen Jiu drank wine and told Feng Chi that singing onstage was the happiest thing in the world and that he wanted to keep performing into old age.
• Feng Chi promised Wen Jiu he could pursue his dreams and told him he was born for the stage.
• Wen Jiu remembered a fan who had said the same words and asked Feng Chi if they had met somewhere before.

During the banquet, drunk Wen Jiu clung to Feng Chi and made the crew shut down the livestream before they left. Feng Chi carried him back to Taoyuan House, where Wen Jiu mistook him for Kumamon and picked a fight over the bear.

• Wen Jiu wondered if Feng Chi reminded him of someone, then dismissed the thought while Feng Chi held him.
• Wen Jiu got drunk, climbed onto Feng Chi’s lap, and insulted director Zhang Guozhong as the crew watched.
• Feng Chi urged Zhang Guozhong to wrap up, and Zhang ordered the crew to end the event and turn off the livestream.
• Feng Chi carried Wen Jiu toward Taoyuan House and coaxed him to say whom he was holding, but Wen Jiu answered, “Kumamon.”
• Wen Jiu argued that he and Kumamon shared life and death, and Feng Chi carried him home in frustration.
• Yu Qing worried to Shen Yu that Feng Chi might lose his shrewdness by spending so much time with Wen Jiu.

After a drunken night with Feng Chi, Wen Jiu woke remembering everything and stormed out, insisting he was still the one in charge. Feng Chi fell back asleep, tormented by dreams of Wen Jiu, and was struck when he tried to cuddle him.

• Feng Chi carried Wen Jiu to the bathroom and kissed and teased him while Wen Jiu, drunk and overwhelmed, called his name.
• Feng Chi joined Wen Jiu in bed after Wen Jiu invited him, but Wen Jiu called him a teddy bear, and Feng Chi later pulled him back awake.
• Wen Jiu woke remembering the night, cursed Feng Chi, changed clothes, and left while boasting that he was still his daddy.
• Feng Chi woke exhausted after dreaming about Wen Jiu, including a dream in which Wen Jiu nearly strangled him in his sleep.
• Feng Chi dreamed that Wen Jiu was crying to his manager, tried to cuddle him, and got slapped and threatened by the sleeping Wen Jiu.