Recaps

Feng Chi reached the castle and rescued Wen Jiu, but Gu Xun escaped after the castle exploded and a gunfight broke out. Wen Jiu was sent toward the base for safety, then got out to face Gu Xun when he appeared in their path.

• Wen Jiu woke to Feng Chi climbing through his third-floor window, and they reunited before cautiously searching the castle for Gu Xun and Lin Shuheng.
• Feng Chi’s subordinates found Lin Shuheng in the basement, but an explosion and fire destroyed part of the castle as the group escaped outside.
• Gu Xun arrived with a convoy, taunted Feng Chi and Wen Jiu, and fled when K opened fire; Feng Chi ordered his people to pursue him.
• Feng Chi put a bulletproof vest on Wen Jiu and sent him back toward the base with an escort, while he went after Gu Xun.
• When the escort stopped and Qing Feng spotted someone ahead, Wen Jiu got out with his gun and saw Gu Xun walking toward them.

Wen Jiu confronted Gu Xun, who revealed that Feng Yuan had spent years undercover committing murders and that the shipment operation was a trap. Gu Xun pushed Wen Jiu to shoot him, and after Wen Jiu fired the final shot, someone familiar gathered him into an embrace.

• Gu Xun confronted Wen Jiu beside the rose gardens and accused Song Shijun of carrying sins like his father.
• Gu Xun revealed that Feng Yuan had killed informants and innocent people while maintaining his cover, prompting Lu Xing to order all units to abort the operation.
• Shen Qianshan refused to withdraw, arguing that the shipment was real and the teams were already trapped in a deadly game.
• Gu Xun admitted he was jealous of Feng Yuan and had arranged the trap to destroy his chance at redemption and freedom.
• Wen Jiu shot Gu Xun repeatedly, but Gu Xun urged him to kill him and pressed the gun to his own brow.
• Wen Jiu fired, lost focus, and was gathered into an embrace by someone with a familiar, cold scent.

Feng Chi rescued Wen Jiu after killing the man who threatened him, while Feng Yuan seized control of Allen’s car as police and soldiers ambushed the convoy. The convoy escaped the first ambush, and Shen Qianshan ordered route two cleared because Feng Yuan was still inside the target vehicle.

• Feng Chi told Wen Jiu that he had fired the final shot and carried him away despite Wen Jiu asking to be put down.
• Feng Chi explained that Gu Xun had taken a side path, that he had returned with a team, and that K had switched sides; a black-clad man approached them.
• Feng Yuan cuffed to Allen in the car, shot Allen through the hand, and forced the driver to keep going as the ambush began.
• Shen Qianshan led an attack on the convoy, caught an enemy’s knife with his bare hand, and watched the black off-road vehicle escape.
• Shen Qianshan realized the enemy had counted on him to protect Feng Yuan and ordered all checkpoints on route two withdrawn.

Feng Yuan fought Allen after the convoy exploded, killed him, and set out to find Shen Qianshan. Shen Qianshan survived the blast but ignored orders to evacuate, determined to find Feng Yuan himself.

• Allen revealed that explosives had been planted in the convoy, and the trucks exploded as Shen Qianshan and Feng Yuan faced the blast.
• Feng Yuan fought Allen in a bomb-rigged vehicle, shot the driver, and escaped when the vehicle crashed and exploded.
• Allen warned Feng Yuan that bombs were rigged throughout the mountains, but Feng Yuan killed him and went looking for Shen Qianshan.
• Su Xu woke beneath Shen Qianshan after the explosion, while officers reported C4 explosives on multiple routes and Ren Huaizhong ordered everyone to evacuate.
• Shen Qianshan disobeyed Ren Huaizhong's order and went to find Feng Yuan, telling Su Xu that he would bring him back even if it cost his life.

Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan survived the mountain ordeal, and Wen Jiu’s rescue team brought them aboard a helicopter for medical care. As Feng Yuan lost consciousness, he learned that Yan Ke had altered the bomb program, then dreamed of choosing to stay with Shen Qianshan and protect him.

• Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan rested together at dawn, talked about their past, and waited for rescuers while suspecting Allen had set the bombs to detonate by scheduled text.
• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi arrived by helicopter, and Wen Jiu confirmed that Shen Qianshan was alive before the team carried him aboard.
• Feng Yuan recognized Yan Ke, who explained that Allen’s backup plan had given him time to alter the detonation program.
• Feng Yuan collapsed after seeing Shen Qianshan taken for treatment, and Yan Ke told him to call him by his chosen name.
• While unconscious, Feng Yuan dreamed of protecting Shen Qianshan and resolved to keep moving forward with him.

After recovering from the incident, Wen Jiu returned home with Feng Chi and discussed how he wanted to handle his career and thank those who helped him. Feng Chi grew jealous of Wen Jiu’s plans to invite everyone to dinner, then coaxed him into admitting what he liked about him as they headed for the elevator.

• Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan recovered in the hospital while Shen Huaian, Lin Changfeng, Qu Feng, and Meng Xiao stayed to look after the injured and comfort Wen Jiu.
• Feng Chi arranged for Wen Jiu’s canceled variety-show episode to bring compensation and an apology, but Wen Jiu said he wanted to preserve his relationships in the industry.
• Wen Jiu decided to use the compensation toward his album and planned a meal to thank Xu Mingzhuo, Caiji, and the many people who had helped him.
• Feng Chi became jealous as Wen Jiu added more people to the guest list, and he waited in the car until Wen Jiu came back to fetch him.
• Wen Jiu hit his head while backing away from Feng Chi’s feigned wounded look, and Feng Chi admitted he had been trying to regain Wen Jiu’s attention.
• Wen Jiu blurted out that Feng Chi had other attractive parts, so Feng Chi picked him up and headed for the elevator, asking him to show which parts he liked.

Feng Chi kept Wen Jiu in bed after their return, and Wen Jiu eventually called Qu Feng to ask to go back to work. After fans grew worried about Wen Jiu’s absence, Qu Feng ordered him to start a livestream and prove he was alive.

• Feng Chi teased Wen Jiu about his abs, then carried him into the bathroom and kept him in bed afterward.
• Feng Chi listed Wen Jiu’s interactions with other men and said he had missed him.
• The variety show delayed its broadcast, and Starlight Entertainment announced Wen Jiu had canceled his recording and that his schedule was confidential.
• Qu Feng grew overwhelmed by fans asking where Wen Jiu was and threatened to leave Starlight Entertainment with him and Meng Xiao.
• Wen Jiu called Qu Feng to ask to return to work, and Qu Feng told him to get presentable and start a livestream.

Wen Jiu livestreamed to reassure fans that he was fine, but they noticed he was wearing Feng Chi’s oversized shirt and teased him about their intimate life. The stream ended with Feng Chi making his presence known by gifting ten spaceships, leaving Wen Jiu and his fans stunned.

• Wen Jiu dressed in dark clothes and height-boosting insoles before starting a livestream to explain that he had delayed appearances while preparing his album.
• Wen Jiu told fans he was fine and urged them not to believe online rumors about accidents or kidnappings.
• Fans spotted red marks on Wen Jiu’s collarbone and identified his oversized shirt as one belonging to Feng Chi.
• Wen Jiu insisted that he was a mighty top and said he had been writing songs, but the fans continued teasing him.
• Wen Jiu threatened to end the stream and told fans not to tag Feng Chi, who was cooking in the kitchen.
• Feng Chi gifted ten spaceships on the livestream, surprising Wen Jiu and the fans.

After Wen Jiu’s livestream mishap made him a trending topic, Feng Chi comforted and teased him at home. Wen Jiu’s embarrassment gave way to affection, and he agreed to one last intimate moment before Feng Chi returned to work.

• Wen Jiu ended his livestream in disgrace after discovering Feng Chi had watched and sent him gifts, while trending searches exposed his wardrobe mishap.
• Wen Jiu changed clothes and compared their sizes until Feng Chi caught him, dried his hair, and teased him about wearing height-increasing insoles.
• Wen Jiu stopped being angry and served Feng Chi food, and Feng Chi peeled shrimp and told him he was good to him.
• Wen Jiu asked whether Feng Chi had been having too many intimate thoughts, and Feng Chi reassured him that their desires were normal and mutual.
• Feng Chi playfully asked Wen Jiu to be intimate before he returned to work, and Wen Jiu agreed to one last time after dinner.

Months after filming, Wen Jiu and Feng Chi attended the premiere of “Prosperous Age,” where fans cried over the film and then laughed and cheered at sweet, funny behind-the-scenes footage. The screening ended with a masked viewer in the back row telling his companions he felt Wen Jiu was looking at them.

• Fans praised Wen Jiu and Feng Chi’s performances and wept over the tragic story of Wen Yan and the prosperous age he had hoped to build.
• Zhang Guozhong introduced bonus footage, which showed Wen Jiu crying on set and accidentally throwing a spear dangerously close to the director.
• The behind-the-scenes footage showed Feng Chi secretly wearing red beneath his costume and tenderly kissing Wen Jiu after filming the emperor’s wedding scene.
• Wen Jiu openly told Feng Chi he liked him, then ran into his arms as the cast and crew watched.
• Wen Jiu greeted the audience, while a masked viewer in the back row lifted his sunglasses and told his older brother and sister-in-law that he felt wifey was looking at them.

Prosperous Age became a major hit, and its cast and crew pushed back against attempts to discredit the film. On the eve of the awards ceremony, Wen Jiu decided he and Feng Chi would announce their marriage regardless of whether they won.

• Feng Yuan praised Prosperous Age, and Shen Qianshan predicted it would be a hit.
• Prosperous Age topped the charts, while Yu Qing, Shen Yu, Zhang Guozhong, and Wu Qingshan publicly refuted claims that the supporting cast had been mistreated.
• Wen Jiu greeted Wu Qingshan as his new teacher, and Feng Chi joined in to greet him too.
• Qu Feng watched the controversy die down and reflected that people in the entertainment industry were quickly forgotten when they left the public eye.
• Wen Jiu told Feng Chi they would reveal when they got married after walking the red carpet, whether or not either of them won an award.
• Wen Jiu fetched their marriage certificates so they and Feng Chi could prepare a photo for the announcement.

Wen Jiu and Feng Chi attended the awards ceremony with the cast of Prosperous Age, delighting fans on the red carpet. Inside, Wen Jiu reunited with Shen Huaian and received red envelopes from Shen Qianshan and Feng Yuan, while Feng Yuan teased him with a claim that he could read Wen Jiu’s thoughts; Feng Chi pulled Wen Jiu away, and Feng Yuan called the exchange “teasing the cat.”

• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi posed for photographers together on the red carpet as fans cheered for them and the cast of Prosperous Age.
• Wen Jiu greeted Shen Huaian, and Shen Qianshan called him family and gave him belated first-meeting red envelopes.
• Feng Yuan gave Wen Jiu two more red envelopes for his upcoming official announcement and claimed he could hear Wen Jiu’s thoughts when they touched.
• Feng Chi grew jealous and took Wen Jiu back to the cast before the ceremony began.
• Shen Huaian asked Feng Yuan what he had said to Wen Jiu, and Feng Yuan replied that he had been teasing the cat.

Wen Jiu won the Best Actor award for Prosperous Age, sharing the honor with Feng Chi, and announced that they had been married since September 26, 2023. Feng Chi repeated the announcement and declared that his trophies, honors, and himself belonged to Wen Jiu.

• Wen Jiu fretted over his appearance while Feng Chi soothed him during the awards ceremony.
• Wen Jiu won Best Actor for Prosperous Age, and Feng Chi was announced as the ceremony’s other joint winner for Lasting.
• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi accepted their trophies together and Wen Jiu announced his upcoming album and concert tour.
• Wen Jiu revealed his wedding ring and announced that he and Feng Chi had registered their marriage on September 26, 2023.
• Feng Chi repeated their marriage announcement and told Wen Jiu that his trophy, honors, and himself belonged to him.

After their marriage announcement, Wen Jiu and Feng Chi faced an affectionate interview about their relationship and future wedding. Wen Jiu declared his love for Feng Chi, and the chapter ended when he picked up a photograph that had fallen from the interviewer’s notebook.

• Perpetual Motion Machines fans celebrated Wen Jiu and Feng Chi’s marriage announcement across the internet.
• An interviewer asked Wen Jiu about his relationship with Feng Chi, and Wen Jiu admitted they had married after an accident and a three-year agreement that he later tore up because he loved Feng Chi.
• Wen Jiu explained that he announced their marriage to let everyone know Feng Chi was his and to tell him he would love him in this life and the next; Feng Chi embraced him and said he felt the same.
• Wen Jiu said he wanted to handle the wedding plans himself and promised to keep them a surprise, and Feng Chi agreed.
• After the interview, Wen Jiu and Feng Chi signed autographs for the interviewer, and Wen Jiu picked up a photograph that had fallen from her notebook.

A fan told Wen Jiu that his performance had given her strength, prompting him to reconsider the effect he had on his fans. Feng Chi reassured him that their love was not a burden, and the couple reaffirmed their affection before sharing an intimate moment at home.

• A girl showed Wen Jiu a photo of him performing at Peach Blossom Spring Village and told him that his singing and smile had healed her and given her strength.
• Wen Jiu thanked the girl and later told Feng Chi that he had never believed he could inspire fans, though he wanted them to live well.
• Feng Chi comforted Wen Jiu, saying he did not need to feel burdened because people loved him for who he was.
• Wen Jiu told Feng Chi that Feng Chi was his star too, and Feng Chi happily embraced him.
• Feng Chi and Wen Jiu kissed at home, and Feng Chi asked Wen Jiu to call him hubby, but Wen Jiu mistakenly called him wifey again.

After Shen Huaian heard Shen Qianshan and Feng Yuan playfully fighting in their room, he went to meet Lin Changfeng. Wen Jiu invited them to his final concert, where he planned to give Feng Chi a grand wedding and public confession.

• Shen Huaian heard Feng Yuan defeat Shen Qianshan in their playful contest and quietly left them alone.
• Shen Huaian called Lin Changfeng and slipped out to meet him, while the butler teased him and reported his departure to Old Master Shen.
• Wen Jiu invited Shen Huaian and the others to the final concert in the imperial capital.
• Wen Jiu planned to surprise Feng Chi with a grand wedding and a public confession during the concert.

Wen Jiu began the final show of the Star concert tour with a song dedicated to his fans, while Feng Chi and their loved ones watched from the audience. The chapter ended with Wen Jiu telling the crowd that their story would never end.

• Shen Huaian handed out wristbands and banners, then arranged for Qing Feng's group to display a banner for the Lasting ship.
• Feng Chi admitted he was nervous about the wedding surprise, while Feng Yuan and Shen Qianshan admired the glowing blue sea of fans.
• Old Master Feng and Old Master Shen began watching the concert together at the military compound and argued over their board game.
• Wen Jiu appeared onstage in a white suit and asked the audience to help give the final concert a perfect ending.
• Wen Jiu sang "Meeting in Light" for his fans, and the audience sang along with him.
• Wen Jiu met Feng Chi's gaze and ended the song by telling the audience, "Our story will never end."

Wen Jiu thanked his fans for their love, then joined Feng Chi in an unexpected performance of “Against the Light” that helped him revisit and soften a painful memory. The performance ended with Wen Jiu teasing Feng Chi for singing off-key, while their grandfathers discussed Feng Chi’s musical talent.

• Wen Jiu thanked his fans and promised to keep working hard and live up to their love.
• Wen Jiu invited An'an to sing, but Feng Chi appeared with roses and began performing “Against the Light” instead.
• Wen Jiu realized Feng Chi had prepared the song to help him finish a performance he had never completed, and he joined Feng Chi in singing.
• After the song, Wen Jiu praised the surprise and pointed out that Feng Chi had sung off-key, prompting laughter from the audience.
• Old Master Shen asked whether Feng Chi had studied music, and Old Master Feng proudly claimed that Feng Chi sang well.

At the final concert stop, Wen Jiu staged a special wedding and confessed his love to Feng Chi before the audience. Feng Chi returned the confession, and they kissed as fans and friends celebrated.

• Wen Jiu told Feng Chi he had added one final concert stop for a personal reason and asked the audience to witness it.
• Wen Jiu knelt onstage, kissed Feng Chi’s ring, and said he would gladly kneel for him.
• Feng Chi pulled Wen Jiu into an embrace, told him he loved him, and kissed him as roses and confetti filled the stage.
• Shen Huaian and the audience celebrated the couple, while Wen Jiu and Feng Chi exchanged declarations of love.

Wen Jiu dreamed of his mother blessing his marriage to Feng Chi, then woke and sought reassurance and affection from his husband. After leaving the hospital, Lin Shuheng met Wen Jiu, accepted wedding candy, and chose to begin again by apprenticing at a dessert shop.

• Wen Jiu dreamed that his mother wished him happiness with Feng Chi, and Feng Chi comforted him after he woke tearful and afraid of losing their happiness.
• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi shared an affectionate, teasing exchange before settling back into bed together.
• Lin Shuheng was discharged from the hospital and met Wen Jiu outside, where Wen Jiu gave him wedding candy and said he and Feng Chi were married.
• Wen Jiu told Lin Shuheng they were even and suggested he could return to the entertainment industry, but Lin Shuheng said he wanted to find himself again.
• Lin Shuheng decided to apprentice at a dessert shop, then left with the wedding candy and a renewed sense of purpose.

Fang Yu showed Yu Zhao his homemade, malfunctioning novelty gadgets, and the young master gradually warmed to Fang Yu’s inventive, carefree life. Meanwhile, viewers tuned in to Xi Mo’s home and heard her call for Lu Pei, while the household staff and camera crew crowded around to eavesdrop.

• Fang Yu welcomed Yu Zhao to his small apartment and got him trapped in a singing, spinning turtle chair, frightening him until he discovered the password to escape.
• Fang Yu climbed onto a toy horse that raced wildly around the room, and Yu Zhao stopped it with a kick before Fang Yu fell off.
• Fang Yu explained that he had made the gadgets himself, and Yu Zhao took a serious interest in his home and the life he led outside high society.
• Viewers switched to the Xi Family home, where Xi Mo shouted for Lu Pei; the butler, maid, and camera crew gathered at the door to listen.

Xi Mo confronted Lu Pei about his reluctance to pursue a relationship, while he worried their differences and his acting career made them incompatible. After Xi Mo convinced him that she wanted marriage and believed he had feelings for her, they kissed and announced they were engaged.

• Xi Mo kept Lu Pei from leaving and demanded a clear answer about their relationship.
• Lu Pei explained that he wanted marriage but feared their different circumstances and his career would keep him from being a good partner.
• Xi Mo insisted she was serious about marrying him and argued that his concerns showed he liked her.
• Lu Pei admitted he was worried she might play with his feelings, and Xi Mo kissed him.
• Xi Mo introduced Lu Pei as her fiancé, and Lu Pei announced Xi Mo as his fiancée.

After the dating show ended, Fang Yu confessed to Yu Zhao and asked him to give their relationship a chance, while Yu Zhao struggled with his feelings for Lin Changfeng. The chapter left them beginning a relationship, which Fang Yu later said would last a lifetime.

• Yu Zhao watched Lu Pei and Xi Mo announce their relationship, and Fang Yu’s teasing helped ease Yu Zhao’s sadness about his own failed love.
• Fang Yu asked why Yu Zhao liked Lin Changfeng, prompting Yu Zhao to recall how Lin had protected him from wealthy wastrels at a banquet.
• Fang Yu confessed that he liked Yu Zhao, praised his appearance and personality, and admitted he wanted to be with him.
• Yu Zhao said he could not return Fang Yu’s feelings yet, but gave him his contact information and cried as Fang Yu comforted him.
• Fang Yu and Yu Zhao stumbled to the ground together in front of the cameras, and Fang Yu asked Yu Zhao to try dating him.
• Yu Zhao agreed to give Fang Yu a chance, and Fang Yu followed him happily while asking him not to change his mind.

Shen Yu fell for Yu Qing when they met on a film set, and their friendship grew while they worked together. After both won awards for the film, Shen Yu confessed his feelings; Yu Qing asked to wait until they were sober, then agreed to meet him the next afternoon.

• Shen Yu met Yu Qing on set, lent him a fan, and learned they were both first-year students at neighboring academies.
• Yu Qing showed Shen Yu his script for the film Wish, and Shen Yu encouraged him as they prepared for their scenes together.
• After Wish premiered, Shen Yu won Best Supporting Actor and Yu Qing received the Outstanding Newcomer Award, and they met to celebrate.
• Shen Yu grew jealous when Yu Qing mentioned male classmates asking for his Weixun and blurted out that he liked him.
• Shen Yu asked Yu Qing to be his boyfriend and kissed his forehead, but Yu Qing said they should discuss it when sober.
• Shen Yu asked to see Yu Qing again, and Yu Qing agreed to visit him at school the next afternoon.

Yu Qing visited Shen Yu at the Imperial Capital Drama Academy and, after Shen Yu earnestly confessed his love, agreed to become his boyfriend. They began a relationship that lasted eight years.

• Yu Qing went to Shen Yu's classroom, where students recognized him and gossiped about whether he was Shen Yu's boyfriend.
• Yu Qing waited outside the office and learned that Shen Yu was popular with students, stirring his discomfort and uncertainty about his feelings.
• Shen Yu came out of the office, and he and Yu Qing walked together and sat beneath a camphor tree.
• Shen Yu confessed that he liked Yu Qing and promised to care for him for life and beyond.
• Yu Qing accepted Shen Yu's proposal to start as lovers, and they became boyfriends.