Recaps

Wen Jiu learned that Feng Chi’s chronic migraine had flared up and cared for him at the Imperial Residence. As Feng Chi cried in his sleep, he murmured that his star had fallen into the sea.

• Feng Chi woke in Xu Mingzhuo’s car and glared at him until Wen Jiu arrived and climbed in.
• Xu Mingzhuo told Wen Jiu that Feng Chi had a chronic migraine, feared doctors and medicine after someone tampered with his medication, and had hidden his condition from him.
• Wen Jiu asked whether Feng Chi wanted to go home or to the hospital, and Feng Chi chose home.
• Wen Jiu carried the unconscious Feng Chi into the Imperial Residence and stayed beside him as he slept.
• Feng Chi clung to Wen Jiu’s hand, shed a tear, and murmured, “My star fell into the sea.”

Feng Chi relived the night Wen Jiu disappeared into the sea after a carefully planned murder, then woke from the nightmare to find Wen Jiu beside him. Wen Jiu questioned Feng Chi about his hidden identity, asking if he was May the Stars Have No Tears.

• Feng Chi remembered meeting Wen Jiu as a fan and promised himself he would approach him openly next time.
• While Feng Chi was stranded in Country Y, Wen Jiu faced a wave of online malice, and Feng Chi hurried home as soon as he could.
• Feng Chi recalled returning to find Wen Jiu gone and seeing him disappear beneath the sea.
• Wen Jiu woke Feng Chi from his nightmare, and Feng Chi clung to him, confessing that he loved him and feared losing him.
• Wen Jiu began questioning Feng Chi and asked whether he was May the Stars Have No Tears.

Wen Jiu realized Feng Chi was the withdrawn fan who had once called him “Star,” while Feng Chi mistook Wen Jiu’s old rejection of a reward for hatred. The chapter ended with Feng Chi reminding Wen Jiu of their first meeting, when he had sought refuge in Wen Jiu’s car while fleeing an assassination attempt.

• Wen Jiu questioned Feng Chi about calling him “Star” and dreaming that Wen Jiu had fallen into the sea.
• Feng Chi reassured Wen Jiu that he had only dreamed about the movie Endless Abyss and feared something would happen to him.
• Feng Chi admitted he had hidden his identity because he was afraid Wen Jiu would hate him.
• Feng Chi recalled how he had escaped an assassination attempt and hidden in Wen Jiu’s car during a storm.
• Wen Jiu offered Feng Chi help and promised to keep their meeting secret, but Cai Qing arrived to take Feng Chi away.
• Feng Chi reminded Wen Jiu that a week later he had said he did not care about receiving thanks.

Feng Chi recounted how he had been reborn and first met Wen Jiu, explaining that the world had reset so he could protect him. Wen Jiu revealed that they were characters in a novel, leaving Feng Chi stunned by the revelation.

• Feng Chi remembered mistaking Wen Jiu’s rejection for a personal slight before fans pushed him forward, and Wen Jiu caught him and treated him warmly.
• Feng Chi complained that Wen Jiu had refused to hear his thanks, while Wen Jiu apologized and admitted he had been overwhelmed by harassment at the time.
• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu that he had died and been reborn about a week before the banquet, then searched for the person who had harmed Wen Jiu in his previous life.
• Feng Chi explained that the entire world had reset, including the lives of Qu Feng, Yu Qing, and Shen Yu.
• Wen Jiu revealed that their world was the novel Entertainment Industry: The Obsessive Bigshot's Top-Star Canary, with Feng Chi as its male lead and Wen Jiu as Shen Nian'an, leaving Feng Chi speechless.

Wen Jiu confronted Feng Chi about his secrets, and Feng Chi reassured him that he had dealt with people who threatened him. After Feng Chi promised to be honest, Wen Jiu fled to the kitchen, where he privately came to terms with being married to his fan.

• Wen Jiu told Qu Feng that he believed they had transmigrated into a book and explained his theories about Qu Feng, Feng Chi, Yu Qing, and Shen Yu.
• Feng Chi embraced Wen Jiu, who questioned him about hiding things and asked whether Li Peiqi was still alive; Feng Chi said Li Peiqi had gone abroad.
• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu that Lin Shuheng had been blacklisted and sent abroad, and admitted he had acted against people who had targeted Wen Jiu.
• Wen Jiu said he was worried about Feng Chi going too far, and Feng Chi kissed him while Wen Jiu tried to explain himself.
• Feng Chi promised not to hide anything from Wen Jiu again, prompting Wen Jiu to flee to the kitchen.
• While making soup, Wen Jiu fidgeted with his wedding ring and decided that being married meant he could sleep with his fan.

Wen Jiu tried to rein in Feng Chi’s enthusiastic buying of products featuring him, then struggled to choose a song for the competition’s love-themed round. The teaser for the dating show revealed Wen Jiu, Shen Huaian, and Xi Mo, leaving Feng Chi warning Wen Jiu to keep his distance from Xi Mo.

• Feng Chi played Wen Jiu’s candy commercial repeatedly, bought large amounts of candy, and collected its postcards until Wen Jiu protested.
• Wen Jiu promoted Brahma Charm’s new lip lacquer, and Feng Chi secretly bought two thousand items for Feng’s employees to distribute.
• Wen Jiu worried that he could not choose a song for the competition’s love-themed round because he had never dated.
• Qu Feng told Wen Jiu to repost the teaser for “Let's fall in love: Heart-fluttering signals!”
• The teaser showed Wen Jiu describing his ideal partner, Shen Huaian saying he wanted someone like Wen Jiu, and Xi Mo listing her demanding preferences.
• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu that Xi Mo was the Xi Family’s only child, had recently left a psychiatric hospital owned by her family, and was from the neighboring province’s richest family.

The guests gave absurd answers about their ideal partners and expectations before the dating show premiered. At the house, Wen Jiu met Xi Mo and Fang Yu, whose claim that he had an army of a million haters left everyone startled.

• Fang Yu woke up only after Director Xu warned him that his manager was coming, then described his ideal partner as himself.
• Xi Mo, Fang Yu, and Shen Huaian gave the production team eccentric answers about their expectations for the show, while Wen Jiu wondered how many guests there would be.
• On the day of the premiere, Wen Jiu arrived at the house and learned from Shen Huaian that Feng Chi was away on business.
• Xi Mo introduced herself after throwing a shoe sole, and Fang Yu staged an exaggerated collapse before Wen Jiu lifted him onto the couch.
• Fang Yu said he had joined the show for the money and revealed that, alongside his two hundred thousand fans, he had an army of a million haters.

Fang Yu entertained the group with stories about his anti-fans, while Xi Mo described the blind dates that drove her to pretend she was mentally ill. The guests then set out to meet their other halves, and Wen Jiu waited at his destination as someone approached.

• Fang Yu said his anti-fans watched and analyzed his show, and Xi Mo joked that he belonged in a psychiatric hospital.
• Xi Mo told the younger men about her awful blind dates and why she had pretended to be mentally ill to escape her family's pressure to marry.
• Director Xu told the guests to collect route cards and go meet their other halves; Fang Yu tried unsuccessfully to avoid setting out.
• Wen Jiu noticed the hearts on his route card and headed to the pedestrian street, while Shen Huaian set off to his own meeting place.
• Wen Jiu waited in the sun and asked the cameraman how he could find his other half, as someone approached from across the street.

Feng Chi surprised Wen Jiu at the amusement park in a bear mascot suit, turning their date into a series of awkward and affectionate mishaps. After escaping the stuck bear head and playfully claiming Wen Jiu and his balloons, Feng Chi ran off with him through the park.

• Feng Chi, disguised as a bear, greeted Wen Jiu with balloons and led him into the amusement park for their date.
• Wen Jiu recognized Feng Chi inside the mascot suit and urged him to remove the head because of the heat, but Feng Chi refused.
• Feng Chi got his oversized bear head stuck in the Ferris wheel cabin doorway, and Wen Jiu helped free him as the ride began moving.
• Wen Jiu comforted the embarrassed Feng Chi, held his hand, and followed him through the park with the balloons.
• Feng Chi refused to let a child have a balloon or pet him, then claimed he belonged to Wen Jiu and ran away with him when the child's parent arrived.

Shen Huaian was paired with Lin Changfeng, who confessed that he wanted to date him, but Shen Huaian rejected him and ran away. Elsewhere, Xi Mo confronted the director after finding Best Actor Lu crawling through a muddy field in his haute couture outfit.

• Shen Huaian sat on a carousel horse until Lin Changfeng arrived with roses as his date.
• Lin Changfeng called Shen Huaian by his childhood nickname, embraced him, and said he was serious about dating him.
• Shen Huaian broke free, told Lin Changfeng to return to his lovers, and fled as Lin Changfeng chased after him.
• Xi Mo confronted Xu Mingzhi during a video call and showed him Best Actor Lu crawling through a muddy field in expensive clothes.
• Xu Mingzhi explained that Best Actor Lu had rushed over from filming, but Xi Mo refused to believe that explained his outfit.

Lu Pei joined Xi Mo in her car after she rejected him as a match, while Feng Chi reunited with Wen Jiu in a bear costume and was revealed to be wearing a wedding ring. At the guests’ introductions, Feng Chi openly said he had come to pursue Wen Jiu.

• Xi Mo complained that Lu Pei was an unsuitable match but ordered him into her car, and he nervously endured her fast driving.
• Feng Chi removed his bear mascot head and let Wen Jiu wipe him down, exposing a platinum ring on his finger.
• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu he had worn the bear costume to surprise him because Wen Jiu liked bears and he wanted Wen Jiu to like him.
• The guests returned to the house and introduced themselves, with Xi Mo saying she wanted a bold, direct partner and Lu Pei explaining that pressure from his fans, manager, and parents had brought him to the show.
• Feng Chi introduced himself by saying he liked Wen Jiu and had come to pursue someone.

The cast introduced themselves and discussed their pairings, while Wen Jiu's sympathy for Jiang Ruyuan made Feng Chi jealous. Wen Jiu reassured Feng Chi by kissing his cheek in front of everyone.

• Shen Huaian said he had joined the show to make money, and Lin Changfeng said he was there to pursue An'an.
• Shen Huaian denied that he and Lin Changfeng were together, while both Xi Mo and Fang Yu complained about their pairings.
• Jiang Ruyuan said Fang Yu had failed to welcome her or help with her suitcase, and Fang Yu bluntly said they were unsuited to each other.
• Wen Jiu expressed sympathy for Jiang Ruyuan, and Feng Chi grew jealous and withdrew from him.
• Wen Jiu took Feng Chi's hand, kissed his cheek, and then hid his flushed face as the room and livestream reacted in shock.

After Wen Jiu comforted Feng Chi over his jealousy, the guests introduced themselves and received their first task. Wen Jiu learned that Lin Changfeng had offered Shen Huaian two hundred million to help him bring down the Lin Family through a marriage alliance.

• Shen Huaian celebrated the couples’ reconciliation, while Lin Changfeng pulled him back and seemed to secure his agreement to something.
• Wen Jiu comforted Feng Chi, who admitted he felt insecure and was happy that Wen Jiu had comforted him first.
• Jiang Ruyuan introduced herself, and Xi Mo warned her to stop schemes that might interfere with her CP shipping.
• Xu Mingzhi assigned the guests a shopping task, and Wen Jiu, Shen Huaian, Xi Mo, and Jiang Ruyuan went to buy ingredients while the others stayed behind to prepare a gift.
• Shen Huaian told Wen Jiu that Lin Changfeng needed a marriage alliance with the Shen Family to defeat the Lin Family and had offered him two hundred million for his help.

Lin Changfeng broke with his father and told Feng Chi he had used Feng Chi’s playbook to win over Shen Huaian. During a livestream grocery run, Wen Jiu teased Xi Mo until she chased him down the street, and Feng Chi caught the fleeing Wen Jiu when he returned to the house.

• Lin Changfeng told Feng Chi that he had stopped pretending with his father and planned to pursue the person he loved.
• Lin Changfeng admitted that he had borrowed Feng Chi’s playbook to trick Shen Huaian into becoming his.
• Wen Jiu called rice and rock sugar diamonds while shopping with Shen Huaian, and the pair earnestly inspected the sugar.
• Xi Mo bought extra-hot chilies after Wen Jiu repeatedly mispronounced her name, then chased him when he called her Xiao Hei.
• Wen Jiu fled with two bags of vegetables as Xi Mo pursued him down the street in front of the livestream viewers.
• Feng Chi finished preparing a gift and the bedroom, then caught Wen Jiu when he came flying into the house.

Wen Jiu stumbled into Feng Chi, and their intimate moment sent the household and livestream viewers into a frenzy. In private, Feng Chi teased Wen Jiu about the ring he still wore and asked if it meant he wanted to stay with him.

• Wen Jiu fell against Feng Chi, who caught him and carried him upstairs after their closeness stirred the livestream viewers.
• Xi Mo and the others reacted to the pair, while Jiang Ruyuan saw the Lasting CP’s huge online following and Fang Yu invited her to join the fandom.
• Feng Chi covered the bedroom camera with his jacket and told Wen Jiu to stay quiet because it was still on.
• Feng Chi drew out the ring Wen Jiu kept on a chain and asked whether wearing it meant Wen Jiu did not want to leave him.

Feng Chi and Wen Jiu exchanged rings and spent the morning alone together before joining the other guests for lunch. Afterward, the production team sent the guests who had gone out that morning to their rooms to find gifts and cards, with red-card holders facing individual interviews on the livestream.

• Feng Chi put a ring on Wen Jiu's finger, and the two became intimate in their room while the livestream was off.
• The other guests prepared lunch downstairs and waited as Xi Mo kept announcing how long Feng Chi and Wen Jiu had been upstairs.
• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi came downstairs hand in hand, and Feng Chi offered to wash the dishes before Wen Jiu insisted on helping and cooking dinner with him.
• Feng Chi and Wen Jiu washed the dishes after lunch, then the director told the morning outing guests to go to their designated rooms and explained the gifts, cards, interviews, and livestream rules.
• Xu Mingzhi urged the guests to hurry to their rooms.

The guests opened the gifts prepared for them, revealing Lu Pei’s outrageous prank gifts and Lin Changfeng’s carefully chosen diamond ring for Shen Huaian. Wen Jiu received a chibi doll of Feng Chi and a note asking him to take Feng Chi instead of the bear; the chapter ended with Wen Jiu blushing over it.

• Xi Mo opened Lu Pei’s gift and found a muscular-man body pillow.
• Jiang Ruyuan opened Lu Pei’s musical mirror box, which played recordings and showed embarrassing pictures of Fang Yu.
• Shen Huaian discovered a diamond ring hidden among the sparklers Lin Changfeng had given him and remembered asking for a ring like it as a child.
• Shen Huaian put the ring on his ring finger and called the gift not bad while trying to hide his happiness.
• Wen Jiu hugged a custom chibi doll of Feng Chi and read Feng Chi’s note asking him to take Feng Chi instead of the bear.

The guests gave their individual interviews after receiving their gifts, and Jiang Ruyuan used her magic mirror to torment the director until he had to leave. Wen Jiu revealed that he liked both Feng Chi and the chibi plushie, while Shen Huaian agreed to try a relationship with Lin Changfeng.

• Wen Jiu tucked the chibi Feng Chi plushie into his overalls, and the viewers praised its cuteness.
• Xi Mo mocked her gift and her partner, then dismissed the director’s questions about which guest she liked.
• Jiang Ruyuan played the magic mirror for the director, whose frantic attempt to stop it ended with him leaving the interviews to recover.
• Shen Huaian said he was satisfied with his gift and agreed to give Lin Changfeng a chance, making Lin Changfeng smile.
• Wen Jiu said he liked both Feng Chi and the plushie, recalling Feng Chi’s jealous promise to replace Kumamon in his heart.

After Wen Jiu publicly confessed that he liked Feng Chi, the couple enjoyed a sweet walk together while viewers celebrated and defended them. Wen Jiu suddenly spotted something and dashed out of frame, leaving the livestream audience stunned.

• Wen Jiu confessed his feelings for Feng Chi on camera, prompting excited comments and a shower of gifts from Feng Chi.
• Feng Chi became clingy after the confession and asked Wen Jiu to take a walk; Wen Jiu led him away from the teasing castmates.
• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu he had imagined him confessing on a future awards stage, while Wen Jiu quietly affirmed that he had chosen to make their relationship public rather than keep Feng Chi waiting.
• Feng Chi went across the street to buy Wen Jiu red bean milk tea, leaving Wen Jiu on a bench with a camera operator.
• Wen Jiu suddenly noticed something, stuffed the Feng Chi doll into his pocket, and sprinted out of the livestream frame.

Wen Jiu rescued a little girl from a truck, then fought off Gou Ba, a human trafficker hired by Feng Qin to abduct him. After Gou Ba fled, Wen Jiu reunited with Feng Chi and realized that Feng Chi was trembling.

• Wen Jiu pulled a little girl out of the path of a truck and landed with her on the steps across the road.
• Wen Jiu reassured the girl and her mother that they were safe and refused compensation or a trip to the hospital.
• Gou Ba grabbed Wen Jiu and claimed he was taking his wife to the hospital, but Wen Jiu threw him down and forced him to repeat that Feng Chi was Wen Jiu's wife.
• Gou Ba recognized Feng Chi across the street, remembered Feng Qin's warning, broke free, and ran away in terror.
• Wen Jiu turned to meet Feng Chi, who drew him into his arms and trembled.

Wen Jiu reassured Feng Chi after he rescued someone, while Feng Chi admitted he had feared losing him. Back at the house, Feng Chi checked Wen Jiu for injuries and turned their reconciliation into an intimate encounter, asking Wen Jiu to take the lead.

• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu he had been worried about him, not the doll, and asked him to think of Feng Chi before acting impulsively.
• Wen Jiu apologized and hugged Feng Chi, and they returned to the house close together.
• Feng Chi carried Wen Jiu upstairs, while the director and Fang Yu learned about the rescue and left the couple undisturbed.
• Feng Chi checked Wen Jiu for injuries and found a small scrape on his shoulder.
• Wen Jiu asked Feng Chi to put the incident behind them, and Feng Chi asked him to take the lead.

Feng Chi learned that Feng Qin had arranged to use Wen Jiu as leverage and ordered Cai Qing to cut off Feng Qin’s income completely. Feng Yuan refused Feng Qin’s request to kidnap Wen Jiu and threatened him at gunpoint.

• Feng Chi left sleeping Wen Jiu to call Cai Qing, who confirmed Feng Qin was behind the plot to seize Wen Jiu as leverage.
• Feng Chi ordered Cai Qing to cut off Feng Qin’s income entirely.
• Feng Qin scolded Feng Qian, who talked back and left with his blank homework workbook.
• Feng Yuan returned to Feng Qin’s home to collect his belongings, and Feng Qin asked him to kidnap Wen Jiu.
• Feng Qin revealed that Feng Yan had urged him to act against Wen Jiu, but Feng Yuan refused to help.
• Feng Yuan pressed a gun to Feng Qin’s throat and asked who he thought he was to beg him.

Feng Yuan rejected Feng Qin’s kidnapping scheme, then learned that the organization wanted him to bring Wen Jiu in, despite Feng Chi’s heavy protection. Feng Qian told Feng Chi about the family’s plans, and Feng Chi ended the night haunted by a memory of violence and a familiar voice pleading with him not to shoot.

• Feng Yuan forced Feng Qin to his knees at gunpoint and rebuked him for plotting trouble.
• Feng Yuan learned from K that the organization’s new mission was to bring Wen Jiu back, and that Feng Chi’s guards made the task difficult.
• Feng Qian told Feng Chi that Feng Yan had ordered Feng Qin to kidnap Wen Jiu and that Feng Yuan had refused to help.
• Feng Chi encountered Shen Huaian while heading to bed, then slept poorly.
• Feng Chi dreamed of aiming a gun at Lin Shuheng as a familiar voice begged him not to shoot or stain his hands with blood.

Feng Chi woke from a nightmare in which he killed himself after believing Wen Jiu was dead, and clung to Wen Jiu with desperate affection. After they spent the night together, Feng Chi dressed Wen Jiu and the two prepared to go out.

• In his nightmare, Feng Chi blamed his past cowardice for Wen Jiu’s death and shot himself after vowing to carve a bloody path to meet him in heaven.
• Wen Jiu woke Feng Chi from his nightmare and comforted him, unaware of the dream’s full contents.
• Feng Chi kissed Wen Jiu fiercely, and they spent the night together until morning.
• Shen Huaian and the director hesitated to wake them and eventually went to knock on another door.
• Feng Chi dried and dressed Wen Jiu, who complained about his hickeys before letting Feng Chi put his necklace on.
• Wen Jiu warned Feng Chi not to fool around again and took his hand as they prepared to leave.

The guests learned the rules for the maze game, where each pair had to survive together, and chose their partners. As the couples headed toward the maze, Wen Jiu vowed to protect Feng Chi, while Fang Yu realized Jiang Ruyuan would not let him slack off.

• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi joined the others to investigate Fang Yu's dramatic refusal to leave his bed, and Shen Huaian eventually dragged him downstairs.
• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu that Shen Huaian had trained in martial arts after Lin Changfeng upset him when they were younger, prompting Wen Jiu to realize Lin Changfeng was the older boy involved.
• The director explained that ghosts, zombies, and supplies would appear in the maze, and that partners had to protect each other because either partner's death would kill both.
• Wen Jiu promised to keep ghosts from hurting Feng Chi, who called him "hubby" and flustered him.
• The guests paired up, and Jiang Ruyuan warned Fang Yu that she would film his death and post it for her fans to mock him.