Recaps

Wen Jiu drowned himself after believing he had been driven to the end, then witnessed Feng Chi grieving him and publicly confessing his love. Feng Chi vowed to punish those who had harmed Wen Jiu and accepted the price of losing him.

• Wen Jiu entered the sea and drowned himself, hoping the ocean would wash away the pain and preserve his dignity.
• Wen Jiu awoke in a vision of Feng Chi gently tidying his room and grieving among his belongings.
• Nine hours after Wen Jiu's death, Feng Chi held a livestreamed press conference and revealed that he had been Wen Jiu's protector and fan, May the Stars Have No Tears.
• Feng Chi announced that his legal team would hold those who had slandered or hurt Wen Jiu accountable and warned the most severe offenders.
• Feng Chi confessed that he loved Wen Jiu and said he was willing to bear the price of losing him.

Wen Jiu relived Feng Chi’s bloody revenge and heard a fan’s farewell before waking in a hospital beside him. He confessed that he liked Feng Chi, finally answering the love that had crossed life and death.

• Wen Jiu tried to stop Feng Chi from killing the men in the basement, but Feng Chi passed through him and fired.
• After Feng Chi’s retaliation and reported death, a prominent fan announced they were leaving the fandom and mourned Wen Jiu.
• Wen Jiu returned to darkness and realized someone was still waiting for him.
• Wen Jiu woke in a hospital with Feng Chi holding his hand and watching over him.
• Wen Jiu told Feng Chi, “I like you,” and Feng Chi gathered him close as they both cried.

Wen Jiu remembered that Feng Chi had protected and loved him across both lives, and reassured him that he would share his burdens and stay by his side. Their intimate reunion was interrupted by Feng Yuan and the others, who teased Wen Jiu while hinting that a major event was about to begin.

• Wen Jiu recalled how Feng Chi had arranged opportunities for him and watched over him, even after Feng Chi died.
• Wen Jiu told Feng Chi that he knew about the killings he had witnessed through Feng Chi's eyes, and said he felt heartache rather than fear.
• Wen Jiu promised to remain with Feng Chi and asked him to share his thoughts and dangers instead of hiding them.
• Feng Chi and Wen Jiu resumed kissing until Feng Yuan kicked open the door, startling Wen Jiu into hiding under the quilt.
• Feng Yuan teased Wen Jiu with a lit lighter and threatened to burn his nest, while the others hinted that a major scene was about to begin.

Wen Jiu learned that Qu Feng, Yu Qing, and Shen Yu had been reborn and had secretly helped him, while Feng Chi had also kept their past-life connection from him. When Gu Xun tried to influence Wen Jiu, Feng Yuan broke the suggestion with hypnosis, and Feng Chi went after Gu Xun.

• Qu Feng told Wen Jiu that he had died and been reborn in the year he signed him, then revealed he had promoted Wen Jiu and Feng Chi’s pairing.
• Yu Qing and Shen Yu explained that they had been reborn three years earlier and had quietly tried to help Wen Jiu.
• Gu Xun entered with roses and spoke to Wen Jiu, whose revulsion and reaction to the flowers revealed that Gu Xun had planted a psychological suggestion.
• Feng Yuan used his lighter and a gentle voice to hypnotize Wen Jiu and dispel Gu Xun’s influence.
• Yu Qing and Feng Yuan warned Wen Jiu that Gu Xun was dangerous, and Feng Yuan suggested they go outside to see what Feng Chi was doing.

Wen Jiu joined the tense hospital standoff between Feng Chi and Gu Xun, but mocked Gu Xun’s identity instead of being intimidated. Feng Chi carried Wen Jiu home, leaving Gu Xun furious and unsettled by his reaction.

• Wen Jiu hurried to the hospital standoff after Feng Yuan told him to watch the show, and Yu Qing followed him there.
• Gu Xun introduced himself as a professional killer codenamed X and revealed that he was also Pei Xu.
• Wen Jiu laughed at Gu Xun’s name, called himself B, and told Gu Xun he could call him Daddy.
• Feng Chi scooped Wen Jiu into his arms and carried him home, while Qu Feng retrieved Wen Jiu’s slippers and followed them.
• After the group left, Gu Xun examined the bloody marks in his palms, ordered a withdrawal, and called out to the person following him.

Feng Yuan challenged Gu Xun over his feelings for Shen Qianshan, then reunited with Shen and kissed him. On New Year's Eve, Wen Jiu reassured Feng Chi before his live performance and invited him onto the stage lift with him.

• Feng Yuan told Gu Xun he wanted to leave the organization, but Gu Xun warned him that his past crimes and feelings for Shen Qianshan would make escape difficult.
• Feng Yuan confronted Gu Xun with a knife at his neck and a gun at Gu Xun's throat, declaring that Gu Xun had also fallen for Shen Qianshan.
• Shen Qianshan followed the sound of a gunshot, found Feng Yuan waiting for him, and cared for the cut on Feng Yuan's neck after Feng Yuan kissed him.
• Feng Yuan teased Shen Qianshan about keeping him like a stray cat, and Shen said the cat would come home when he grew tired of playing outside.
• On New Year's Eve, Feng Chi stayed close to Wen Jiu backstage, worried that his live performance might upset him.
• Wen Jiu told Feng Chi that he had found his courage again through him, then invited him to ride the stage lift up together.

Wen Jiu invited Feng Chi onto the stage as his family member and performed his new song, “Rebirth,” while holding his hand. As the song ended, Wen Jiu met Feng Chi’s gaze and cried, and Feng Chi gently embraced him.

• Wen Jiu reassured Feng Chi that he looked good and invited him to join him on the lift platform.
• Wen Jiu asked the director if Feng Chi could accompany him as a mascot, and the director gave him free rein onstage.
• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi appeared together before the audience and livestream viewers, drawing excited reactions.
• Wen Jiu introduced “Rebirth,” which he had written the music for, and sang while holding Feng Chi’s hand.
• At the song’s final lines, Wen Jiu met Feng Chi’s gaze and tears fell as Feng Chi gently embraced him.

After Wen Jiu’s New Year’s performance, he and Feng Chi shared a playful, affectionate drive home. Feng Chi pulled over to surprise Wen Jiu with fireworks and a red scarf, then told him to look.

• In an interview, Wen Jiu explained that “Rebirth” had been a last-minute change and said its final line was a farewell confession.
• Wen Jiu wished for the people he loved to be healthy and happy, then learned Feng Chi had sent him New Year’s wishes every year.
• On the drive home, Wen Jiu told Feng Chi he wanted to kiss him, and Feng Chi promised he could kiss him all he wanted once they got home.
• Feng Chi pulled over and kissed Wen Jiu, teasing him after he had only unfastened Wen Jiu’s seat belt.
• Feng Chi invited Wen Jiu out of the car, where fireworks filled the sky, and wrapped a red scarf around his neck before telling him to look.

Feng Chi surprised Wen Jiu with a huge New Year’s Eve display across the city, then brought him home and showered him with kisses. Wen Jiu happily reflected on how much he loved Feng Chi before Shen Huaian called with something troubling to tell him.

• The city’s buildings replaced their New Year’s displays with Wen Jiu’s photos and performances, drawing a crowd and trending online.
• Fans speculated about who paid for the display, and online discussion identified Feng Chi as the likely sponsor.
• Feng Chi teased the flustered Wen Jiu on the drive home, then kissed him passionately after they arrived.
• Wen Jiu asked to eat before they continued, and Feng Chi carried him to the bedroom before going to cook.
• Wen Jiu cuddled a Feng Chi doll and said he loved Feng Chi most, then fell off the bed while reaching for his phone.
• Shen Huaian called Wen Jiu and, sounding down, said he had something to tell him.

Shen Huaian told Wen Jiu that Shen Qianshan had sent Feng Yuan away after learning he was an assassin, then agreed to pursue a dangerous mission and bring him home himself. Feng Chi comforted the tearful Wen Jiu and revealed that Feng Yuan had ranked first and Shen Qianshan second in combat ability at their military academy.

• Shen Huaian recounted how Shen Qianshan confronted Feng Yuan about his work as an assassin and drove him away before General Ren Huaizhong arrived.
• Shen Huaian told Wen Jiu that Shen Qianshan would leave for a dangerous mission after the New Year and intended to bring Feng Yuan home himself.
• Shen Huaian and Wen Jiu cried over Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan until Lin Changfeng and Feng Chi came to comfort them.
• Lin Changfeng took Shen Huaian home and promised to stay with him while Shen Qianshan was away.
• Feng Chi assured Wen Jiu that Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan would not turn against each other, then revealed Feng Yuan had ranked first and Shen Qianshan second in combat ability at their military academy.

Wen Jiu and Feng Chi discussed Feng Yuan’s troubled past and his feelings for Shen Qianshan before sharing an intimate night together. The next morning, Feng Chi visited Xu Mingzhuo, who asked why he had come, as a tiny chip and an unidentified black box lay on the table.

• Wen Jiu learned that Feng Yuan had once been Song Shijun, a top military-school student who left the Feng Family after accidentally killing someone, and Feng Chi suspected Gu Xun knew why Feng Yuan could not return to a normal life.
• Wen Jiu said he understood why Feng Yuan had fallen for Shen Qianshan and hoped Feng Yuan would not give up on himself.
• Feng Chi teased Wen Jiu into taking the initiative, then guided him through an intimate encounter that left Wen Jiu embarrassed and in tears.
• The next morning, Feng Chi checked that Wen Jiu had no fever, kissed him, and left for the Xu Family.
• Xu Mingzhuo greeted Feng Chi in a bathrobe and asked why he had come; Feng Chi tapped the table beside a tiny chip and an unidentified black box.

Feng Chi prepared Xu Mingzhuo to watch over Wen Jiu while he went abroad to deal with Gu Xun. Wen Jiu realized Feng Chi was leaving to kill Gu Xun, and though he feared for him, he accepted that he could not go along and promised to wait safely at home.

• Feng Chi gave Xu Mingzhuo Wen Jiu’s phone location data and a tracked watch, asking him to keep Wen Jiu safe while he was abroad.
• Feng Chi promised to support Xu Mingzhuo and Cai Qing’s wedding, then caught Cai Qing emerging from Xu Mingzhuo’s bedroom in a disheveled state.
• Wen Jiu woke aching and insisted they sleep separately, but Feng Chi fed him congee and soup dumplings until he told him he had to leave the country.
• Wen Jiu guessed Feng Chi was going after Gu Xun with Shen Qianshan, and Feng Chi confirmed Gu Xun had to die.
• Wen Jiu accepted that he could not accompany Feng Chi and told him to stay safe while he waited at home.

Feng Yuan faced Gu Xun’s demand for a dangerous mission while Wen Jiu’s music career flourished and Feng Chi’s team kept him closely protected. Wen Jiu defended himself against a rude colleague, then wondered if he was starting to sound like President Feng.

• Wen Jiu reassured Feng Chi that he trusted him and asked him to keep Feng Yuan safe.
• Feng Yuan confronted Gu Xun, who ordered him to undertake a hell-tier mission despite the military’s discovery of it, and threatened that failure would bury him and his target at the border.
• Feng Yuan spoke with K, who was leaving on another mission, and told him he did not want him as a partner this time.
• Wen Jiu won awards for his songs, teased fans about his upcoming album and relationship, and continued a packed schedule under Feng Chi’s security arrangements.
• Wen Jiu insulted a colleague who criticized his entourage, and Qu Feng remarked that he sounded increasingly like President Feng.

On the way to film a variety show, Wen Jiu livestreamed and jokingly claimed that he had to work hard to support his delicate, high-maintenance wife, Feng Chi. He arrived at the filming location still being teased for how often he mentioned Feng Chi, while Lin Changfeng joined the episode as a guest with his own child.

• Wen Jiu wondered whether kissing Feng Chi more explained their differences, and Qu Feng and Meng Xiao teased him for being so easily pleased.
• At Qu Feng’s suggestion, Wen Jiu started a livestream, where fans asked about his work and he said he missed Feng Chi and needed to earn money to support his wife.
• Wen Jiu’s livestream became a trending topic, with fans reacting to his claims that Feng Chi was delicate and expensive to keep.
• After the livestream, Qu Feng pointed out that Wen Jiu had mentioned Feng Chi in all 178 sentences, and Meng Xiao laughed at him.
• Qu Feng arranged an outdoor sports variety show appearance for Wen Jiu, and Lin Changfeng signed up to join the episode with his child.

During a treasure-hunt game in an ancient town, Wen Jiu was separated from Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng after mistaking Shen Huaian for an evil ghost. Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng discovered armed attackers targeting Wen Jiu and rushed to find him, while Qu Feng tracked Wen Jiu outside the town.

• Wen Jiu led Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng in the wrong direction before they reached the red team's area and were chased by a group of evil ghosts.
• Wen Jiu realized he had been holding the wrong Shen Huaian, fled from him, and called out for help as the real Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng escaped separately.
• Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng spotted that one of the cameramen was an impostor, fought three armed attackers, and ordered their bodyguards to help find Wen Jiu.
• Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng learned that Wen Jiu's pursuers had lost track of him and asked Xu Mingzhuo and Cai Qing to locate him.
• Qu Feng tracked Wen Jiu near the shopping street and hurried to rescue him, while Meng Xiao called after Qu Feng and told him to be careful.

Wen Jiu fled through the ancient town as armed men pursued him, but K cornered him and revealed that someone who had already met Wen Jiu wanted to see him. Wen Jiu tried to escape again, then ran headfirst into a glass door and lost consciousness.

• Wen Jiu's bodyguards shielded him from the black-clad pursuers and told him to find Qu Feng while they covered his escape.
• Wen Jiu fought off several men and ran through the ancient town and onto the empty tourist shopping street.
• K confronted Wen Jiu with a gun and said an old friend of his knew Wen Jiu well and that Boss had ordered him brought back unharmed.
• Wen Jiu tried to grab K's gun, then fled while K and the pursuing men chased him.
• Wen Jiu struck a glass door in the road, fell amid the shattered glass, and lost consciousness.

K captured Wen Jiu, while Lin Shuheng’s attempted escape led Gu Xun to confront him over the death of the young man in his paintings. After Gu Xun learned Wen Jiu had been caught, Wen woke in K’s vehicle and resisted when K tried to check him for a tracker.

• K found Wen Jiu unconscious after he crashed through the shop glass, handcuffed him, and ordered his team to leave immediately.
• Lin Shuheng escaped the basement but hid in Gu Xun’s room of paintings, where Gu caught him and revealed that the young man in the seascape had died by drowning.
• Gu Xun blamed Lin Shuheng for the young man’s death and said he planned to kill Lin in front of Wen Jiu.
• K called Gu Xun to report that his team had captured Wen Jiu and needed reinforcements.
• Wen Jiu woke in the vehicle, shoved K away, and protested when K asked whether he would hand over the tracker or be searched.

Xu Mingzhuo and his allies raced to stop K from taking Wen Jiu across the border, while K searched Wen Jiu for a tracker. Wen Jiu kept his watch hidden in plain sight and learned K had been fooled, leaving the pursuit ongoing.

• Xu Mingzhuo mobilized his allies to seal the roads and stop K's group from reaching the border, while Ren Huaizhong arrived at his office and asked to speak with him.
• K questioned Wen Jiu about a tracker and searched him after his subordinates reported that the roads were sealed and their pursuers were close behind.
• Wen Jiu gave K his necklace and wedding ring to inspect, then claimed his watch was a love token from Feng Chi and threatened to wreck the car if K damaged it.
• K scanned the watch and returned it, believing Wen Jiu had no tracker, while Wen Jiu secretly put it back on and concealed his deception.

Wen Jiu stopped the police and his friends from attacking K’s armored convoy, choosing to go with the assassins as bait for the operation against their organization. Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng were injured protecting each other, while Xu Mingzhuo ordered the others to stand down as the convoy left.

• Ren Huaizhong explained that Wen Jiu could help expose the assassin organization’s leader, X, and urged Xu Mingzhuo to withdraw his people.
• Wen Jiu threatened K with his own gun to stop him from using explosives as the convoy broke through the roadblock.
• Shen Huaian and Lin Changfeng pursued the convoy on a motorcycle, while Qu Feng’s cars blocked the road ahead.
• K ordered his men to attack, and Lin Changfeng shielded Shen Huaian from a grenade blast, leaving them injured.
• Wen Jiu pleaded with K not to shoot and told Xu Mingzhuo and Qu Feng to stand down so the convoy could take him away.
• Xu Mingzhuo ordered his men to withdraw, and the armored vehicles departed with Wen Jiu.

Wen Jiu reflected on the people he cared about while being transported by K, and tried to learn more about K’s dangerous world. Meanwhile, Feng Yuan met with Allen to arrange an escort mission, then was suddenly seized after leaving the tavern.

• Wen Jiu told K that his loved ones were not burdens, then asked for food and questioned K about his work.
• K described a life where people had to kill or be killed, and Wen Jiu objected to treating lives as worthless.
• Feng Yuan met Allen in a border-town tavern, where Allen requested his help escorting an important shipment the next day.
• Feng Yuan warned that the shipment might be targeted, while Allen questioned him about the person he had taken an interest in.
• After Allen left, Feng Yuan washed his face and thought everything was nearly over, but someone covered his mouth and dragged him into a dark space.

Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan reunited in a storage room and agreed on a plan to stop the dangerous shipment. Feng Chi learned Wen Jiu had been used in the operation and refused further cooperation, but hearing Wen Jiu’s voice made him return inside.

• Feng Yuan told Shen Qianshan about the shipment and urged him to stop it in the mountains, and they kissed before parting.
• Shen Qianshan returned to the base and ordered a meeting while his subordinates teased him about his bitten lip.
• Feng Chi confronted Shen Qianshan and attacked him, then learned Wen Jiu had been captured and that the police had received the operation’s location and surveillance audio.
• Feng Chi rejected further cooperation with Lu Xing and left to save Wen Jiu himself.
• Feng Chi stopped when he heard Wen Jiu refusing food and declaring his love, then returned to the meeting room after realizing Gu Xun was using lunch to tempt him.

Wen Jiu rejected Gu Xun’s claim that the secluded estate was their home and refused to let him compare himself to Feng Chi. Gu Xun took him into the basement, where Wen Jiu discovered a naked boy imprisoned in a bloodstained iron cage.

• Gu Xun chained Wen Jiu’s ankle and led him on a tour of the estate, explaining that he had killed the people at the Pei Family’s old residence and now considered this place their home.
• Wen Jiu told Gu Xun that he was married, hated him, and would never forgive him, while insisting that Gu Xun not compare himself to Feng Chi.
• Feng Chi mocked the plan to use Wen Jiu as the sharpest blade against Gu Xun, and Lu Xing said someone else had noticed Gu Xun’s feelings for Wen Jiu had changed.
• Gu Xun calmly took Wen Jiu to the basement and urged him to look inside a torture chamber.
• Wen Jiu found a naked boy asleep in a bloodstained iron cage, and the two stared at each other in shock.

Gu Xun urged Wen Jiu to kill Lin Shuheng, but Wen Jiu refused and said he wanted Gu Xun dead instead, then dropped the gun. Gu Xun revealed his violent past and admitted he had tried to corrupt Wen Jiu, but concluded that Wen Jiu remained compassionate and unchanged.

• Gu Xun placed a handgun in Wen Jiu's hand and told him to kill Lin Shuheng, but Wen Jiu refused and pointed the gun at Gu Xun.
• Wen Jiu could not pull the trigger and dropped the gun, while Feng Chi left to be with him and told Shen Qianshan he would help recover Feng Yuan but would not forgive him for using A-Jiu.
• Gu Xun asked whether Wen Jiu would pity him if he were in the cage, then revealed the scars from his childhood abuse.
• Gu Xun recounted how Mr. Pei's family had confined him after he learned their crimes, and how he killed the family and fled abroad, becoming Pei Xu no longer.
• Gu Xun told Wen Jiu that he had tried to drag him into the mire, but Wen Jiu's refusal to kill Lin Shuheng or Gu Xun showed that he remained compassionate.

Wen Jiu escaped Gu Xun’s coercive embrace and found comfort with Feng Yuan, who freed him from his ankle chain and let him rest. After Wen Jiu fell asleep, Feng Yuan and Gu Xun confirmed their preparations, and Feng Yuan silently resolved to kill him.

• Gu Xun confronted Wen Jiu about his feelings, but Wen Jiu rejected him and tried to leave the manor.
• Wen Jiu reached the front courtyard, where armed guards stopped him, and he returned inside.
• Feng Yuan freed Wen Jiu from his ankle chain, listened as he complained about Gu Xun, and comforted him in the rose garden.
• Feng Yuan took Wen Jiu to his room to sleep and promised that Feng Chi would come for him.
• After Wen Jiu fell asleep, Feng Yuan met Gu Xun, confirmed that everything was ready, and vowed to kill him.

Shen Qianshan learned that Feng Yuan was Song Hu’s son, rescued as a child by Shen Junyao and later raised under the Feng surname to protect him. The chapter traced Feng Yuan’s path into undercover work and left Shen Qianshan grieving as he realized Feng Yuan had never expected to return.

• Feng Yuan’s past revealed that Shen Junyao had saved five-year-old Song Shijun during the operation that killed Shen Qianshan’s father, and He Qinglan later arranged for Old Master Feng to raise him.
• Song Shijun chose the name Feng Yuan to honor Shen Junyao and He Qinglan, then grew up to enlist and volunteer for undercover work as assassin Y.
• Feng Yuan’s application said he had chosen the mission to repay a debt and atone for sins, despite officials’ concerns that the dangerous assignment might destroy him.
• Shen Qianshan recalled losing a fight to Feng Yuan when they first met and realized that Feng Yuan had returned under a different name knowing he might never leave again.
• Shen Qianshan reconsidered Feng Yuan’s denial that he was a soldier and recognized the despair and grief behind it.