Recaps

After winning the championship, Wen Jiu publicly declared his love for Feng Chi, crashing Weibo’s servers and receiving a packed schedule of acting and singing work. While studying his role as the doomed young emperor Wen Yan, he became overwhelmed by the character’s regrets, and Feng Chi comforted him and reminded him they were both alive.

• Wen Jiu accepted the championship and declared his love for Feng Chi, saying he would accept the roses and dedicate the honor to him.
• Wen Jiu’s speech sent related searches surging until Weibo’s servers crashed.
• Qu Feng congratulated Wen Jiu, reviewed his upcoming filming and performance schedule, and told him to contact Feng Chi or him if anything went wrong.
• Wen Jiu studied the script for Wen Yan, a young emperor who died before fulfilling his ambitions, and reflected on how the realm later became peaceful.
• Feng Chi found Wen Jiu tearful and immersed in the role, called him A-Yan, and held and comforted him until Wen Jiu returned to himself.

Wen Jiu was teased into hugging Feng Chi before the cast welcomed new guests, including Yu Zhao, Lin Changfeng’s former acting partner. As tensions rose, Feng Yuan arrived by helicopter with Shen Qianshan, leaping down dramatically in front of everyone.

• Xi Mo, Fang Yu, and Shen Huaian pressed Wen Jiu to explain why he was avoiding Feng Chi, then made him hug Feng Chi.
• Director Xu Mingzhi announced three surprise non-celebrity guests, and Yu Zhao arrived and introduced himself as Lin Changfeng’s ex.
• Lin Changfeng clarified that Yu Zhao had been his former acting partner and reaffirmed his relationship with Shen Huaian.
• K told Feng Yuan that Gu Xun wanted to replace an actor in Prosperous Age to get closer to Wen Jiu, while Feng Yuan joined the dating show with Shen Qianshan.
• Feng Yuan jumped from the helicopter, landed on the villa steps, and met Shen Qianshan’s gaze.

Shen Qianshan arrived with Feng Yuan, whose relationship with him surprised the guests, before the group began a haunted-house challenge. After Wen Jiu shoved the director inside and everyone entered together, moving walls separated them, leaving Wen Jiu face-to-face with a ghostly NPC.

• Shen Qianshan arrived by helicopter, and Feng Yuan greeted Wen Jiu with a knight’s salute before Feng Chi pulled Wen Jiu into his arms.
• Feng Yuan announced that he had won Shen Qianshan over and called himself Shen Huaian’s brother-in-law.
• Xu Mingzhi explained that guests could form teams and that the last person out of the haunted house would be punished.
• Wen Jiu and the others shoved Xu Mingzhi into the haunted house, then followed him inside despite his cries for help.
• Moving walls split up the group, and Wen Jiu reached for someone’s hand before a ghost light revealed a legless NPC with an eyeball falling out.

Wen Jiu fled a haunted-house NPC and reunited with Feng Chi, who carried him to the first checkpoint and comforted him after a ghost startled him. Wen Jiu agreed to continue filming as long as he could hold Feng Chi’s hand.

• Wen Jiu screamed and ran from the NPC, calling for Feng Chi, while Feng Chi hurried toward him.
• Feng Yuan kissed Shen Qianshan after Shen accused him of toying with his feelings, and the two shared a passionate moment.
• Feng Chi caught Wen Jiu when he rushed into his arms, then carried him away while Wen Jiu clung to him in fear.
• At the first checkpoint, a female ghost startled Wen Jiu, and Feng Chi covered his eyes and asked the ghosts to avoid frightening him with hideous faces.
• Feng Chi offered to stop filming, but Wen Jiu chose to continue and asked to hold his hand.
• Feng Chi interlaced his fingers with Wen Jiu’s as they prepared to search the room for the key.

Feng Chi and Wen Jiu shared a quick kiss before continuing through the haunted attraction, while Shen Huaian stumbled upon Lin Changfeng rejecting Yu Zhao. Yu Zhao recognized Lin Changfeng’s love for Shen Huaian and left, beginning to let go of his feelings.

• Feng Chi found a key, and Wen Jiu kissed him before they opened the back door and headed to the next stage.
• Shen Huaian ran ahead alone, worried that Wen Jiu would be frightened, then hid when he saw Lin Changfeng and Yu Zhao talking.
• Lin Changfeng told Yu Zhao that his heart belonged to Shen Huaian and that Yu Zhao’s feelings would only hurt him.
• Fang Yu emerged from hiding and revealed that he had been listening, while Shen Huaian awkwardly pretended Lin Changfeng had mistaken him for someone else.
• Yu Zhao saw Lin Changfeng gently coax Shen Huaian and realized his feelings were genuine, then left in tears.

While waiting for the others to clear the stages, Wen Jiu watched Fang Yu show concern for Yu Zhao and saw Jiang Ruyuan mistake Xu Mingzhi for a ghost. Feng Yuan disabled a camera so he could speak privately with Feng Chi, and Feng Chi realized the cooperation news Shen Qianshan brought concerned Wen Jiu.

• Fang Yu asked to touch Yu Zhao’s face, then shielded him from a ghost, shocking the livestream viewers and Wen Jiu.
• Wen Jiu sat on Feng Chi’s lap to watch the other contestants’ progress, while Jiang Ruyuan mistook Xu Mingzhi for a ghost and attacked him.
• Feng Yuan appeared beside Wen Jiu and destroyed a camera with his silver gun so they could talk without being filmed.
• Feng Chi took Wen Jiu’s hand and told Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan that Wen Jiu could hear their discussion.
• Shen Qianshan discussed cooperation with Feng Chi, and Feng Chi realized the news concerned Wen Jiu.

Wen Jiu, Feng Chi, and their companions enjoyed a lavish barbecue after using punishment as an excuse to get the production team to provide one. The gathering left the couples flirting openly while Feng Yuan challenged Shen Huaian to a motorcycle race.

• Feng Yuan challenged Shen Huaian to a motorcycle race, wagering that Shen Huaian would call him brother-in-law if Feng Yuan won and that Feng Yuan could ride Shen Huaian’s motorcycle; Shen Huaian accepted and added his own terms.
• The group stayed at the venue and persuaded the production team to provide a lavish barbecue feast.
• Feng Chi fed Wen Jiu and looked after him as he happily ate, prompting Lin Changfeng to tell the lovebirds to show some restraint.
• Shen Huaian grilled a lamb skewer for Lin Changfeng, who praised his cooking.
• Feng Yuan offered Shen Qianshan a beef skewer, and Shen Qianshan shared his deboned chicken with him.
• After finishing a beer, Feng Yuan asked who else wanted to join in.

Wen Jiu got drunk after chugging a bottle of low-alcohol beer, and his unfiltered antics embarrassed Feng Chi while delighting the watching guests and commenters. Feng Chi stopped him from exposing himself and tried to coax him into eating shrimp, but Wen Jiu asked for one more sip and admitted he feared getting drunk.

• Wen Jiu raised his hand for a jar of booze, then chugged a bottle of beer while Xi Mo started a timer.
• After spilling beer on his hoodie, Wen Jiu pointed out the stains, and Feng Chi tried to reassure him.
• At Shen Huaian’s suggestion, Wen Jiu started lifting his hoodie, but Feng Chi quickly covered him and warned him not to undress in public.
• Wen Jiu accused Feng Chi of snapping at him, then argued that Feng Chi was allowed to take clothes off before Feng Chi calmed him and offered shrimp.
• Wen Jiu negotiated for one more sip, and Feng Yuan asked whether the beer tasted good.
• Wen Jiu told Feng Yuan he could not drink more because he would get drunk, then pouted at Feng Chi for giving him weak drinks.

At dinner, Feng Yuan hinted that someone connected to Wen Jiu had touched him, making Feng Chi suspect Gu Xun, while Wen Jiu stayed oblivious. The next morning, Wen Jiu woke chained to the bed as Feng Chi invoked their marriage agreement to justify restricting his freedom.

• Feng Yuan teased Feng Chi about being afraid of his wife, and Wen Jiu jokingly agreed that a good man should fear his wife.
• Feng Yuan warned Wen Jiu about filthy hands, prompting Feng Chi to suspect that Gu Xun had touched him.
• Feng Chi stopped Wen Jiu from drinking more and affectionately coaxed him into eating.
• Wen Jiu woke at the Imperial Residence chained to the bed, mistook it for a dream, then cursed Feng Chi when he realized it was real.
• Feng Chi read the marriage agreement's rule against Wen Jiu exposing his body to anyone else and claimed it gave him the right to restrict Wen Jiu's freedom.

Feng Chi confronted Wen Jiu about exposing himself while drunk and used their agreement and recordings to remind him of his temper. Wen Jiu tore up the agreement, confessed that he trusted Feng Chi and liked him no matter what, and Feng Chi admitted he had been bluffing and could never hurt him.

• Feng Chi showed Wen Jiu a fan-edited video of him lifting his shirt while drunk and exposing his abs.
• Feng Chi played recordings of Wen Jiu cursing and threatening him, making Wen Jiu realize how jealous he would feel if Feng Chi exposed himself.
• Feng Chi warned that he might possess and imprison Wen Jiu, while Wen Jiu said he would not be afraid or leave.
• Wen Jiu tore up their agreement, accepted Feng Chi's punishments, and told him his feelings were real and he trusted him not to hurt him.
• Wen Jiu called Feng Chi his wife for life, and Feng Chi laughed before admitting he had been lying and could never bear to hurt him.

After frightening Wen Jiu with his dangerous persona and chaining him to the bed, Feng Chi admitted he had done it to make Wen Jiu destroy their agreement and see whether he liked that side of him. As Wen Jiu prepared to leave for a two-month shoot, Feng Chi grew distraught at the coming separation, and the chapter ended with him clinging to Wen Jiu.

• Wen Jiu sobbed and cursed at Feng Chi, who admitted he had deliberately frightened him to make him destroy the agreement and test his reaction to Feng Chi's dangerous side.
• Feng Chi unlocked Wen Jiu's chain, then chained his own wrist to it and teased Wen Jiu before continuing their intimate encounter.
• Wen Jiu reminded Feng Chi that he had to go to the set the next day, and Feng Chi lamented that Wen Jiu would be away from home for two months.
• Feng Chi promised to visit Wen Jiu on set and asked him to miss him, while Wen Jiu promised to bring Little Feng Chi and make time for video calls.
• Feng Chi cried about being left alone, and Wen Jiu comforted him before initiating another kiss; Feng Chi then resumed their intimacy despite Wen Jiu's discomfort.

After a tearful, affectionate farewell to Feng Chi, Wen Jiu arrived at the set of the historical drama Prosperous Age and was surprised to find acclaimed actors Yu Qing and Shen Yu among the supporting cast. Zhang Guozhong explained that Wen Jiu had earned the lead role through his suitability and ability, leaving him to settle into the production as filming preparations continued.

• Feng Chi packed Wen Jiu's luggage, served him breakfast, and saw him off with a long kiss after they promised to miss each other.
• Qu Feng and Meng Xiao teased Wen Jiu about his clingy farewell, while Wen Jiu insisted Feng Chi had cried over their separation.
• Qu Feng accompanied Wen Jiu to the set, where Zhang Guozhong welcomed him and gathered the cast for a meeting.
• Wen Jiu was startled to see Yu Qing and Shen Yu in the cast, but Zhang Guozhong said the roles depended on suitability and ability, not star power.
• Yu Qing revealed that he and Shen Yu had recommended Wen Jiu for the role of Wen Yan, and Zhang Guozhong affirmed that Wen Jiu had earned the opportunity himself.

Wen Jiu met the cast for his new production and sulked when Feng Chi failed to message him. After going to bed with a Feng Chi plush, he suddenly rolled into Feng Chi’s arms.

• Gu Xun joined the cast as Prince Duan and greeted Wen Jiu, while the actor playing Mu Xiao remained a mystery.
• Wen Jiu checked his phone after the costume photos and complained that Feng Chi had not messaged him.
• Qu Feng found Wen Jiu sulking on the set and escorted him back to the hotel, reminding him to rest and prepare for filming.
• Wen Jiu scolded the Feng Chi plush, then decided to memorize his lines with it before turning off his phone and going to bed.
• Wen Jiu rolled under the covers and suddenly found himself in a man's arms.

Feng Chi told Wen Jiu he had decided to play Mu Xiao in Prosperous Age, and Wen Jiu accepted his choice despite worrying about the pressures of public scrutiny. At the production’s opening ceremony, the cast and crew welcomed Feng Chi, and filming began with the two leads’ first scene.

• Feng Chi reunited with Wen Jiu and admitted he had made another decision without consulting him: he would play Mu Xiao.
• Wen Jiu warned Feng Chi that acting and online criticism could be difficult, then agreed to trust him.
• Director Zhang Guozhong introduced Feng Chi as the other lead at Prosperous Age’s filming commencement ceremony, and Feng Chi called for a smooth collaboration.
• Feng Chi stayed beside Wen Jiu during the ceremony, easing the cast and crew’s concerns about his presence on set.
• Feng Chi appeared in costume as Mu Xiao, impressing the actors with how well he suited the role.
• The production began filming its first scene with the two leads.

Wen Yan asked Mu Xiao whether he should intervene in a disaster that had killed over a hundred people in the crown prince’s territory, then vowed to become a wise emperor of a prosperous age. After the scene was filmed, the crew praised Wen Jiu’s performance, and Yu Qing caught Gu Xun watching him.

• Mu Xiao visited Wen Yan and told him that a local magistrate had ignored a disaster in the crown prince’s territory, killing over a hundred people.
• Wen Yan asked whether he should intervene, and Mu Xiao warned that the case had already sparked a fierce battle at court.
• Wen Yan vowed to Mu Xiao that he would become a wise emperor of a prosperous age, and Mu Xiao knelt before him.
• Director Zhang Guozhong called cut, and Feng Chi helped Wen Jiu come out of character after the one-take scene.
• Wen Jiu filmed a more elaborate sword dance using a bullet-time camera setup, impressing the crew and veteran actor Wu Qingshan.
• Yu Qing noticed Gu Xun watching Wen Jiu.

Qu Feng’s memories of a fatal past-life mistake resurfaced as he learned that Wen Jiu was being targeted during a performance. He rushed back to protect him, but an explicit video was played onstage while Wen Jiu was singing.

• Qu Feng left the set after entrusting Wen Jiu to Feng Chi, then froze when Gu Xun’s face triggered memories of a crash and a painful past.
• Qu Feng remembered how he and Wen Jiu had once been a celebrated manager-and-star duo, and how he had failed to stay by Wen Jiu’s side when danger struck.
• Before Wen Jiu’s performance, Qu Feng left to handle trouble at Starlight Entertainment and told Meng Xiao to escort Wen Jiu out safely afterward.
• Lin Changfeng called Qu Feng and warned him that a sudden wave of damaging stories was targeting Wen Jiu, urging him to return at once.
• Meng Xiao called to report that someone had played an explicit video while Wen Jiu was performing, leaving the audience in chaos as Wen Jiu remained onstage.

Qu Feng and Meng Xiao tried to protect Wen Jiu after a coordinated online smear campaign interrupted his performance, but Wen Jiu later disappeared and was reported dead. His final Weibo post explained his past harassment by Li Peiqi and said he no longer had the courage to face the stage.

• Qu Feng and Meng Xiao pieced together how a gossip account had primed the public with insinuations about Wen Jiu before releasing a video that sparked outrage.
• Qu Feng apologized to Wen Jiu for leaving him alone onstage, then suspended his appearances and told him to stay in his apartment while the company handled the rumors.
• Qu Feng worked through the nights on crisis management while Meng Xiao cared for Wen Jiu, who gradually resumed practicing singing and dancing.
• Wen Jiu secretly left his apartment for the cemetery and disappeared without his phone, prompting Qu Feng to rush toward the East Sea after surveillance suggested Wen Jiu had gone there.
• Meng Xiao called Qu Feng and told him Wen Jiu was dead, and Qu Feng found Wen Jiu's final Weibo post explaining his refusal to submit to Li Peiqi and his loss of courage to face the stage.

Qu Feng remembered that Pei Xu, now living as Gu Xun, had been near his fatal accident and warned Feng Chi that he might be behind their previous lives’ events. Feng Chi and Gu Xun both ordered their people to wait until filming wrapped, while Wen Jiu’s questions about Feng Chi’s death gave way to an intimate encounter.

• Qu Feng recalled seeing scarred Gu Xun near the road before his death and called Feng Chi to warn him that Gu Xun might be the mastermind.
• Feng Chi identified Gu Xun as Pei Xu, the Pei Family’s illegitimate son, and told Qu Feng he would wait until filming ended before killing him.
• Gu Xun ordered his men to stand by at the film studio complex, then changed his instructions to wait until filming wrapped.
• Wen Jiu read the script with little Feng Chi, grew emotional over Mu Xiao’s loss, and asked Feng Chi how he had died in his previous life.
• Feng Chi emerged from the shower and coaxed Wen Jiu into helping him, leaving Wen Jiu flustered.

Wen Jiu and Feng Chi shared affectionate moments at home and on the filming set, while their dating-show fans watched and reacted. Filming then shifted to a scene in which Wen Jiu’s character Wen Yan lay blind and ill as Yu Qing and Mu Xiao concealed the truth about his condition.

• Wen Jiu left the light on after Feng Chi teased him, then fell asleep exhausted while Feng Chi held him and worried he might recover memories of the past.
• The crew filmed outtakes for the dating show, and fans eagerly anticipated more interactions between Feng Chi and Wen Jiu.
• Wen Jiu greeted livestream viewers before filming, and Feng Chi brought him soy milk and shared his drink through the same straw.
• Wen Jiu filmed a scene as the pale, blind Wen Yan while Yu Qing examined him and told Mu Xiao that his sight would return within half a month.
• Yu Qing signaled Mu Xiao to leave the room, and Wen Yan silently touched the silk over his eyes after hearing their exchange.

Mu Xiao learned that Wen Yan’s health was dangerously depleted and promised to help him recover, while Wen Yan asked Mu Xiao to be his eyes. In the modern filming scenes, Wen Jiu soothed Feng Chi’s jealousy with kisses, leaving him eager for more.

• Yu Qing told Mu Xiao that Wen Yan’s poison had cleared but warned that overwork, injuries, and lack of sleep had severely weakened him.
• Mu Xiao promised to follow Yu Qing’s treatment conditions and later reassured Wen Yan that he would manage affairs while Wen Yan rested.
• Wen Yan asked Mu Xiao to be his eyes, and the next morning an edict appointed Mu Xiao prince regent.
• After filming, Wen Xiaojiu cried over his character’s death and Feng Chi grew jealous when he heard Wen Jiu call out for Mu Xiao.
• Wen Jiu apologized for snapping at Feng Chi and kissed him twice to make him behave, while Zhang Guozhong planned to share the footage.

During a filming break, Wen Jiu and Feng Chi acted out an intimate scene as Wen Yan and Mu Xiao, but a gust from the director’s blower ruined the take. Wen Jiu tried to use the mishap to get a spicy feast, only for Qu Feng to arrive with a healthier meal; Feng Chi promised to cook Wen Jiu’s favorites after filming.

• Mu Xiao gazed at Wen Yan beneath the peach tree, but Zhang Guozhong’s blower sent blossoms and clothing flying and ruined the take.
• Wen Jiu demanded compensation from Zhang Guozhong and persuaded him to order a spicy feast, with Feng Chi backing him by saying he listened to his wife.
• Wen Jiu told his livestream viewers that the production was treating him to a feast while he waited for the food.
• Qu Feng arrived with nutritious dishes, and Wen Jiu complained as the crew shared the spicy food he had ordered.
• Feng Chi promised to make Wen Jiu’s favorite food after filming, and Wen Jiu kissed him in delight.

Wen Jiu and Feng Chi finished filming the tragic story of Emperor Wen Yan and Prince Regent Mu Xiao, whose devotion endured through war, death, and old age. After the director called wrap, the two actors broke down in each other’s arms and kissed.

• Wen Yan accepted the marriage arranged by Mu Xiao but spent his wedding night discussing affairs of state with him instead of joining his bride.
• Wen Yan was fatally stabbed by Wu Qingshan, the Grand Tutor, and died remembering Mu Xiao.
• After Wen Yan’s death, Mu Xiao subdued the Northern and Southern Frontiers and later praised Wen Jingyao as an enlightened ruler before dying of illness.
• The director called the filming complete, and Wen Jiu sobbed as Feng Chi held and comforted him.
• Feng Chi cupped Wen Jiu’s tearful face and kissed him fiercely.

After finishing the film, Wen Jiu fell asleep in Feng Chi’s arms and dreamed of Feng Chi drowning in blood before a disturbing video appeared during a concert. He convulsed and went into shock, so Feng Chi rushed him to a hospital and called Feng Yuan for help.

• Zhang Guozhong found Wen Jiu sobbing in Feng Chi’s arms after filming, and Feng Chi carried him back to the hotel to rest.
• Wen Jiu dreamed that Feng Chi, wounded and bloodied, walked into the sea, then found himself singing onstage as an incriminating video appeared on the screen.
• Wen Jiu heard a voice resembling his own call someone “Master,” panicked, and collapsed into convulsions in his sleep.
• Feng Chi wrapped Wen Jiu in a blanket, rushed him out of the hotel, and told Zhang Guozhong to contact a private hospital.
• Feng Chi called Feng Yuan, who learned that Wen Jiu had gone into shock and hurried to the hospital as Shen Qianshan asked what had happened.

After Wen Jiu was publicly slandered, he hid at home while his fans tried to expose the fabricated evidence and were attacked online. He found comfort in the trophies proving his achievements and chose to keep practicing singing.

• Meng Xiao and Qu Feng rescued Wen Jiu from the chaos after his performance was interrupted and brought him to his apartment.
• Wen Jiu hid in his bedroom as online accusations and abusive messages flooded in.
• A prominent fan examined the video and found evidence that the voice and person shown were not Wen Jiu, but most people dismissed the fans’ defense.
• Wen Jiu recognized that a former coworker had twisted an old absence from set into an accusation, but he could not explain that he had gone to visit Yu Qing and Shen Yu.
• Wen Jiu looked at his trophies, reminded himself that his accomplishments were real, and began preparing to practice singing.

After trauma left him unable to sing, Wen Jiu broke down alone and went to his mother’s grave, unsure where else he could go. He then took a taxi toward the East Sea and confronted Pei Xu, who was arranging to meet him.

• Wen Jiu tried repeatedly to sing “Against the Light,” but the voices and memories overwhelmed him, and he told his mother he never wanted to sing again.
• Meng Xiao found Wen Jiu’s lunch untouched and the practice room in disarray, then called Qu Feng to report that Wen Jiu was missing.
• Wen Jiu visited his mother’s grave, said he was lonely and tired, and left for the East Sea with cash instead of his phone.
• Wen Jiu realized the taxi driver was taking him to someone who had helped him escape unnoticed and challenged the driver about the plan.
• Pei Xu spoke to Wen Jiu through the driver’s phone, admitted he wanted to destroy him, and agreed to come meet him.
• Wen Jiu ended the call, turned off the phone, and told the driver to hurry so he could avoid Pei Xu’s perverted boss.