Recaps

Xue Ci modeled in a princess dress for Li Man’s photoshoot, drawing the attention of Gu Ling, Duan Xingyan, Gu Xu, and Xin Yue. After he realized one of his stockings was missing, Gu Ling offered to take his measurements for a replacement, while Gu Xu secretly kept the lost stocking.

• Gu Ling and Duan Xingyan helped Xue Ci put on the dress and stockings, and Gu Xu waited outside the changing room.
• Li Man photographed Xue Ci and Duan Xingyan together, while Gu Xu watched them jealously.
• Xin Yue met his teammate to see photos of Xue Ci in the dress and insisted that his teammate delete them.
• Xue Ci searched for a missing stocking and asked Gu Ling to help look for it in his car.
• Gu Ling began measuring Xue Ci for a custom stocking, while Gu Xu saw them together and secretly put the missing stocking back in his pocket.

Xue Ci went with Xin Yue, Gu Xu, and Duan Xingyan to a hot spring resort, while Gu Ling secretly followed to keep an eye on him. After Xue Ci invited Xie Yishu to join them, he received a disturbing message from his harasser.

• Gu Ling measured Xue Ci for clothes, asked about his skin hunger, and said he would never marry anyone else.
• Xue Ci told Xin Yue that Gu Ling would drive them to the hot springs, and Gu Ling joined the trip under the pretense of visiting a client.
• Gu Ling and Duan Xingyan helped Xue Ci get ready, and Xin Yue, Gu Xu, and Duan Xingyan accompanied him to the resort.
• Gu Ling booked a room at the resort, while the others escorted Xue Ci to his room and made a group chat.
• Xue Ci invited Xie Yishu to join their board-game plans, and Xie Yishu accepted.
• Xue Ci received a message asking whether he could handle three Alphas.

Xue Ci tried to complete a mission by asking Chen Ze how to pursue Gu Xu, then accidentally sent a suggestive photo to the hot spring group chat before sending it to Gu Xu. Gu Xu and the other Alphas came to his door, each apparently believing the photo was meant for him.

• Xin Yue found Gu Xu leaning close to Xue Ci on the balcony, while Duan Xingyan and Xin Yue later left the room and Gu Xu agreed to stay with Xue Ci.
• Xue Ci tried to send Gu Xu away, prompting Gu Xu to accuse him of treating him like a dog and angrily confront him before leaving.
• Xue Ci joined the group for lunch and games, drank a cocktail, and went to the restroom with Xie Yishu, who helped clean his shirt.
• 11 issued Xue Ci a mission to provoke Gu Xu with bad dating advice, so Xue Ci asked Chen Ze how to pursue an Alpha.
• Xue Ci sent a photo of his legs to the hot spring group chat by mistake, then sent it to Gu Xu; when Gu Xu arrived, other Alphas were outside arguing too.

After Xue Ci accidentally sent a suggestive leg photo to a group chat, the Alphas questioned him, while Gu Ling comforted him and grew increasingly close. Gu Xu misread the photo as a sign of Xue Ci’s interest, decided to pursue him, and made a plan to confess after placing in the top ten on the monthly exam.

• Gu Xu, Xin Yue, and Duan Xingyan confronted Xue Ci about the photo, and Xue Ci said he had sent it to the wrong place.
• Gu Ling took Xue Ci away from the crowd, warned him about strangers online, and had him delete the contact.
• Gu Ling held the sleepy Xue Ci on his lap in the study, then gave him custom-made white stockings.
• Gu Xu asked why Xue Ci had stopped sending him leg photos, but Xue Ci thought he disliked them and promised not to send more.
• Gu Xu sought advice from Li Xun, then decided to study hard, spend more time with Xue Ci, and confess if he reached the top ten on the monthly exam.
• Xue Ci’s progress bar reached 80%, and he secretly slipped encouraging notes to Gu Xu.

Xue Ci discovered that Xie Yishu had secretly photographed, followed, and harassed him, and Gu Xu rescued him before his family brought him home. As Xue Ci tried to keep the plot on track, Gu Xu confessed his feelings, and Xue Ci’s attempts to make him lose interest instead left both Gu brothers watching him with desire.

• Xue Ci found compromising photos and keepsakes in Xie Yishu’s desk, and Xie Yishu admitted to stalking him, sending harassing messages, and stealing kisses.
• Gu Xu burst into the dorm, confronted Xie Yishu, and took Xue Ci to the Gu Family villa; Xue Ci later asked the family not to call the police.
• Xie Yishu took an extended leave, while Xue Ci returned to school with bodyguards and rumors about his beauty spread widely.
• After Gu Xu achieved his exam goal, he gave Xue Ci his bank card and confessed, causing the progress bar to move backward.
• Xue Ci tried to make Gu Xu lose interest by dressing and acting provocatively, then sat on Gu Ling’s lap; both brothers watched him intensely.

Xue Ci went to an amusement park with Gu Xu, then helped Gu Ling through his susceptibility period by kissing him. Gu Xu confronted Xue Ci afterward, revealed his feverish jealousy, and was caught by Gu Ling as he moved toward Xue Ci.

• Gu Xu asked Xue Ci to study with him, and Xue Ci agreed to return to the villa with him on Fridays so he could spend time with Gu Ling.
• Xue Ci welcomed Gu Ling home, fed him pastries, and worked on a puzzle with him while Gu Xu watched jealously.
• Gu Xu invited Xue Ci to an amusement park, and they spent the day riding attractions and shopping together.
• Gu Ling entered his susceptibility period and asked Xue Ci to kiss him; Xue Ci agreed, and Gu Ling kissed him repeatedly before helping him clean up.
• Gu Xu confronted Xue Ci in the bathroom, accused him of leading Gu Xu on, and confessed his jealousy while revealing that he had a fever.
• Gu Xu moved toward Xue Ci, but Gu Ling appeared at the doorway and demanded to know what he was doing.

After Gu Xu recovered from his fever, Xue Ci avoided Gu Ling and completed most of his task by messaging Xin Yue. When Xue Ci’s relatives called to lure him back to the countryside, Gu Ling accompanied him, confronted the family’s deception, and shared a bed with him, where Xue Ci’s skin hunger led to an intimate encounter.

• Gu Xu fainted from a fever, and Xue Ci stayed up with Gu Ling to care for him until the fever broke.
• Xue Ci avoided Gu Ling while messaging Xin Yue for over a month; Xin Yue returned to visit him, and the progress bar reached 98%.
• Xue Ci’s relatives called claiming Song Chengzu was sick and asked him to return, so Xue Ci packed and left for the countryside without telling the Gu Family.
• Gu Ling caught up with Xue Ci at the bus and traveled with him to the village, where Li Jianming and Song Cui tried to curry favor with Gu Ling after learning his surname.
• Xue Ci told Gu Ling that his relatives had mistreated him, and Gu Ling promised the Gu Family would care for him.
• That night, Xue Ci pressed against Gu Ling because of his skin hunger, and Gu Ling began helping him through it.

Xue Ci completed his countryside tasks, withdrew from school, and returned to a repaired home while the Gu family and Xie Yishu remained involved in his life. When the progress bar reached 100%, Gu Ling asked whether Xue Ci would hate him for never letting go, and Xue Ci realized he probably did not hate him.

• Xue Ci visited his parents' graves with Gu Ling, and the Gu family later stayed overnight at his relatives' crowded home before bringing him back to Fog City.
• Xue Ci told his friends and the Gu family he planned to leave school and return to the countryside, and Gu Ling confessed that he liked him before helping him withdraw.
• Xue Ci visited Xie Yishu and persuaded him to return to school and see a doctor, then found that Li Jianming's family had moved out and his own cottage had been repaired.
• Gu Ling pursued Xue Ci in the countryside, while Xie Yishu sent him messages; after Gu Ling's jealous and rough visit, Xue Ci joined a residential art course and stopped responding to him.
• The progress bar reached 100% when Gu Ling came to see Xue Ci, and Xie Yishu watched them leave together before writing possessively in his diary.
• Gu Ling returned Xue Ci's lost dog charm and asked whether Xue Ci would hate him if he never let go; Xue Ci decided he probably did not hate him.

Song Liu arranged a meeting between Song Xueci and Zhao Ying, and the two began getting acquainted despite Zhao Ying's nervousness. Xue Ci tried to win Zhao Ying over while a possessive voice from the virus fragments interrupted him, and the chapter left their marriage plans unsettled.

• Song Liu showed Zhao Ying Song Xueci's photo and persuaded him to meet her nephew that evening.
• Zhao Ying met Song Xueci, gave him wood carvings, and accepted Song Liu's invitation to dinner.
• A Hui arrived with peaches for Song Xueci, and Song Xueci explained that they traded flowers for food.
• Zhao Ying noticed Song Xueci's food preferences and helped with the dishes before leaving.
• Song Xueci worried about getting Zhao Ying to marry him, while the virus fragments' voice demanded that he not marry another man.

Xue Ci agreed to marry Zhao Ying, and the two registered their marriage in the provincial capital. The chapter ended with Xue Ci calling Zhao Ying “Husband” and asking for food.

• Xue Ci paid A Hui two yuan for lunch, but A Hui left the money behind when he hurried home through the rain.
• Song Liu told Zhao Ying that Xue Ci liked him and urged him to propose, so Zhao Ying finished carpentry work overnight and collected his wages early.
• Zhao Ying brought proposal gifts to Xue Ci, and Xue Ci agreed to marry him the next day; Zhao Ying accepted and brought over an old freezer for Xue Ci’s food.
• Xue Ci and Zhao Ying met at the bus station, traveled to the provincial capital, and registered their marriage.
• After leaving the civil affairs bureau, Xue Ci called Zhao Ying “Husband” and said he was hungry.

After marrying Zhao Ying, Xue Ci settled into their life together as Zhao Ying cared for him and reclaimed his family’s farmland. When Zhao Ying left for the provincial capital to buy varnish, a badly injured stranger climbed into Xue Ci’s bedroom, and Xue Ci mistook him for his husband.

• Zhao Ying bought Xue Ci fried cakes and new clothes, then later helped Song Liu reclaim Xue Ci’s farmland from Sun Xingming.
• Zhao Ying moved in with Xue Ci, took care of the housework, and became increasingly flustered by Xue Ci’s affectionate dependence.
• Xue Ci brought Zhao Ying lunch at the factory, where Zhou Qize noticed him and later helped him when Zhao Ying did not return from the city.
• Xue Ci tied a protective strip of red cloth around Zhao Ying’s wrist before Zhao Ying left to buy varnish in the provincial capital.
• After two days without Zhao Ying, Xue Ci searched for him and met Zhou Qize, who offered him refreshments and promised to help look for Zhao Ying.
• That night, an injured Lu Xiunan climbed through Xue Ci’s window, hid in his wardrobe from approaching footsteps, and heard Xue Ci call him husband.

After escaping an assassination attempt, Lu Xiunan hid in Xue Ci’s home, where he mistook Xue Ci’s concern for romantic dependence and decided to lie low. When Lu Xiunan returned with food and clothes, he found Xue Ci walking beside A Hui and wrongly concluded that Xue Ci had found another husband.

• Xue Ci hid Lu Xiunan from people searching outside, then discovered he had amnesia and treated his forehead wound.
• Lu Xiunan assumed Xue Ci was a widower who mistook him for his husband, and he chose to stay in the village while recovering.
• After Lu Xiunan left in the morning, Xue Ci searched for him and told Zhou Qize he had not returned; Zhou offered to help look for him.
• Xue Ci accepted A Hui’s invitation to eat breakfast, while Lu Xiunan met Fu Yun and asked him for money and supplies.
• Lu Xiunan returned to Xue Ci’s home, washed the clothes he had dirtied, and saw Xue Ci walking with A Hui, whom he mistook for a rival husband.

Xue Ci tried to care for Zhao Ying, who was actually Lu Xiunan, while Lu Xiunan grew jealous and increasingly attracted to him. The chapter ended with Lu Xiunan privately aroused and asking Xue Ci how often they used to have sex.

• Xue Ci sent A Hui home and confronted Zhao Ying, who accused him of seeking attention from another man.
• Lu Xiunan admitted he had bought expensive clothes with compensation from the accident and gave Xue Ci the money.
• Xue Ci cried after Lu Xiunan criticized his worn clothes, and Lu Xiunan awkwardly comforted him and washed Zhou Qize's coat.
• Xue Ci and Lu Xiunan spent several peaceful days together, but Lu Xiunan did not regain his memory.
• Lu Xiunan tried to help the sleeping Xue Ci remove his shirt, and Xue Ci woke and slapped him.
• Lu Xiunan went into the bathroom to deal with his arousal, then asked Xue Ci how many times a day they used to have sex.

While Lu Xiunan grew increasingly jealous and attracted to Xue Ci, he helped him in the fields and kissed him in the moonlit cornfield. The kiss triggered Zhao Ying to awaken from his coma, leaving the story at the hospital as doctors rushed to examine him.

• Lu Xiunan struggled with his attraction to Xue Ci, cooked him a poor breakfast, and found him eating at A Hui's house, where A Hui agreed to provide meals.
• Xue Ci received handicraft work from Ruan Siyu and planned to ask A Hui for help weeding his family's cornfield, but Lu Xiunan insisted on going with him.
• At the cornfield, Lu Xiunan sent Xue Ci home, then pulled him close and warned him about the dangers of being alone before kissing him until his lips were swollen.
• Zhao Ying dreamed that another man was kissing Xue Ci and tried to attack him, then awoke in the hospital as a doctor hurried to his bedside.

Lu Xiunan grew increasingly possessive of Xue Ci while they lived together, and Xue Ci tried to keep his memory loss secret from the villagers. The chapter ended with Fu Yun meeting Xue Ci and reacting strongly to him, while Lu Xiunan shielded Xue Ci from his friend.

• Lu Xiunan questioned Xue Ci about refusing his kiss, finished weeding to earn an answer, and later tied lace around Xue Ci’s ankle before backing off when Xue Ci asked him to sleep on the floor.
• In the hospital, Zhao Ying woke from a week-long coma after a car accident, asked the nurse to contact Song Xueci, and worried about Xue Ci’s safety.
• Zhou Qize visited Xue Ci, who explained that his husband had lost his memory and asked Zhou to keep it secret; Zhou agreed to help and arranged to meet Xue Ci at the market for flowers.
• Lu Xiunan grew jealous when Xue Ci agreed to go out with Zhou Qize, then collected ice cream and supplies from Fu Yun, who followed him back to the house.
• Fu Yun discovered Lu Xiunan washing Xue Ci’s underwear and teased him about pursuing someone; when Xue Ci appeared and called Lu Xiunan husband, Fu Yun stared at him as Lu Xiunan stepped in front of him.

Xue Ci and Lu Xiunan grew closer as Lu Xiunan cared for him, while Zhao Ying remained hospitalized and tried to reach his wife. The chapter ended with Lu Xiunan holding Xue Ci in bed and hinting that he wanted their marriage to become real.

• Fu Yun visited Xue Ci and learned that Xue Ci believed Zhao Ying was his husband, while Lu Xiunan warned Fu Yun not to reveal the truth.
• Xue Ci received a task to make his marriage with Zhao Ying real, while Zhao Ying failed to contact him from the hospital and requested to leave despite his serious injuries.
• Zhao Ying recovered unexpectedly, and Professor Chen recognized his resemblance to Lu Xiunan before noticing the name on his medical records.
• Lu Xiunan brought Xue Ci household goods, snacks, and comics, then promised he could learn painting and silently decided to be his husband.
• Xue Ci completed an intimacy task by pressing his foot against Lu Xiunan in bed, and Lu Xiunan pulled him close and spoke about wanting to kiss and touch him.

Lu Xiunan grew jealous of Xue Ci’s friendship with Zhou Qize, proposed moving to the city, and nearly kissed him before Fu Yun summoned him to meet his long-lost twin, Lu Ximing. Zhao Ying, who looked just like Lu Xiunan and had no memories of his childhood family, left to return to his wife while the family awaited DNA test results.

• Xue Ci provoked Lu Xiunan into an argument to complete a task, then went to Zhou Qize’s house to see his roses and watch television.
• Lu Xiunan grew jealous of Xue Ci’s time with Zhou Qize and A Hui, then confronted Xue Ci at home and proposed they move to the city.
• Lu Xiunan pressed Xue Ci to kiss him, but Fu Yun interrupted to say the Lu family had found Lu Xiunan’s missing older brother.
• Lu Xiunan met Zhao Ying, who looked identical to him, and learned that the family believed he was Lu Ximing, their long-lost son.
• Zhao Ying left the Lu family’s home to return to Xue Ci, while the family awaited test results and Lu Xiunan hurried after him.

Lu Xiunan returned to Zhou Family Village hoping to marry Xue Ci, but Zhao Ying suddenly appeared and revealed himself to be Xue Ci’s real husband. Lu Xiunan realized Zhao Ying was his twin brother and feared Xue Ci would choose him instead.

• Lu Xiunan found the household registration booklet and offered Zhao Ying a ride, but Zhao Ying declined.
• Lu Xiunan returned to Xue Ci, gave him a stuffed cat, and tried to persuade him to move to the city and become intimate with him.
• Xue Ci stalled Lu Xiunan by bathing and then suggesting they search for the key to a locked chest.
• After Lu Xiunan left to borrow tools, Zhao Ying arrived and embraced Xue Ci, who recognized the red cloth on Zhao Ying’s wrist and realized he was her real husband.
• Lu Xiunan returned and discovered Zhao Ying was his identical twin brother; he watched Xue Ci welcome Zhao Ying as her husband and feared being cast aside.

After Zhao Ying returned home, Xue Ci hid the truth about Lu Xiunan while learning that he was Zhao Ying’s twin brother and confronting him about their mistaken relationship. Zhao Ying and Xue Ci reunited, and the chapter ended with Zhao Ying asking whether he could kiss him.

• Zhao Ying returned home with a slight fever, and Xue Ci kept him inside while hiding Lu Xiunan’s presence and belongings.
• 11 revealed that Lu Xiunan was Zhao Ying’s younger twin brother and might be a fragment of the invading virus.
• Lu Xiunan confronted Xue Ci, who explained that he had mistaken him for Zhao Ying and asked him to keep their past encounters secret.
• Lu Xiunan admitted that he had kissed Xue Ci while he slept, then left after Xue Ci kicked him in anger and embarrassment.
• Zhao Ying told Xue Ci that the Lu family had acknowledged him, and Xue Ci said he would go wherever Zhao Ying went.
• Xue Ci completed an intimacy task by sitting on Zhao Ying’s lap, and Zhao Ying asked if he could kiss him.

Xue Ci helped Zhao Ying visit Zhou Qize and A Hui while keeping Lu Xiunan’s identity secret, but Lu Xiunan later crept into the house to press Xue Ci for a relationship. After Lu Xiunan escaped through the window, Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci passionately, unaware that Lu Xiunan was watching nearby.

• Xue Ci agreed to kiss Zhao Ying, then persuaded him to visit Zhou Qize instead of going to the factory.
• Zhou Qize sensed that Zhao Ying had changed, learned from Xue Ci that he had mistaken Lu Xiunan for his husband, and promised to keep it secret.
• Zhao Ying grew jealous of Xue Ci’s closeness with Zhou Qize and A Hui, then took Xue Ci to thank A Hui for caring for him.
• Lu Xiunan entered Xue Ci’s bedroom, told him his name, and claimed Xue Ci should take responsibility for him; Xue Ci hurried him out through the window when Zhao Ying approached.
• Zhao Ying noticed Xue Ci was wearing his shirt and asked him to kiss him again; Xue Ci gave in, while Lu Xiunan watched them through the window.

Xue Ci tried to keep his marriage with Zhao Ying steady while Lu Xiunan and Zhou Qize continued to pursue his attention. The Lu family arrived with a paternity test to acknowledge Xue Ci, and Lu Xiunan introduced himself as Zhao Ying’s twin brother.

• Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci roughly, and Xue Ci stopped him before asking for food and checking the window for Lu Xiunan.
• Zhao Ying cared for Xue Ci at home and worried that his limited savings and prospects would not be enough to keep his husband from leaving him.
• Zhou Qize visited with books and ice jelly, but Zhao Ying returned with a television and sent him away; afterward, Zhao Ying became more possessive of Xue Ci.
• Zhao Ying grew busy with a renovation job while he and Xue Ci became more physically intimate, and Zhao Ying later found deep footprints outside their bedroom window.
• The Lu family arrived with a paternity test, and Zhao Ying introduced Xue Ci to them as his spouse and Lu Xiunan’s sister-in-law.
• Lu Xiunan revealed that he was Zhao Ying’s twin brother and greeted Xue Ci with a suggestive compliment.

Zhao Ying reunited with the Lu family, but chose to remain in Zhou Family Village with Xue Ci for now. Lu Xiunan stayed behind too, intent on getting close to Xue Ci, and ended the chapter by hinting that he might be the danger the new security bars were meant to prevent.

• Lu Xiunan made jealous remarks to Xue Ci, who declared his love for Zhao Ying to provoke him.
• After villagers insulted Zhao Ying, the Lu family urged him and Xue Ci to move to the provincial capital, but Zhao Ying said he needed time and would stay in the village.
• Xue Ci showed the Lu family Zhao Ying's wood carvings, and Mother Lu offered to help Xue Ci return to school.
• Lu Xiunan persuaded his parents to let him stay behind, then asked Zhao Ying and Xue Ci for permission to live with them; Xue Ci reluctantly agreed.
• Zhao Ying took Xue Ci to town to buy supplies and had security bars installed on a window because he feared someone might break in.
• Lu Xiunan stood close to Xue Ci and suggested that a wealthy pervert might try to steal a pretty young man.

Lu Xiunan stayed with Zhao Ying and Xue Ci, whose growing closeness to Zhao Ying and accidental mix-ups with the twins drew Lu Xiunan’s attention. After the household settled into a fragile routine, Xue Ci received a new mission requiring him to initiate intimacy with Zhao Ying.

• Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci in the kitchen, confessed that he liked him, and took him into the bedroom while Lu Xiunan listened outside the door.
• Lu Xiunan told Zhao Ying he had been dumped by someone whose real husband had returned, prompting Zhao Ying to realize his younger brother had fallen for another man’s wife.
• Xue Ci mistook Lu Xiunan for Zhao Ying in the bathroom, and Lu Xiunan teased him after using his toothbrush; Xue Ci later asked Zhao Ying to wear a red strip of cloth so he could distinguish the twins.
• Zhao Ying began wearing the red strip, and Lu Xiunan behaved more cautiously while observing how devoted Zhao Ying was to Xue Ci.
• A refreshed mission told Xue Ci that his relationship with Zhao Ying had grown distant and offered him several choices for initiating intimacy.

Xue Ci completed a mandatory system task by offering Zhao Ying “sweet water,” which led to their first intimate encounter and another the following night. Lu Xiunan grew jealous and secretly stole Xue Ci’s clothing, while Zhou Qize heard that the twins were living with Xue Ci and began imagining joining them.

• The AI gave Xue Ci three mandatory tasks and warned that he would be severely punished if he did not complete one within an hour.
• Xue Ci prompted Zhao Ying to kiss him, then realized the task required him to let Zhao Ying drink sweet water; Zhao Ying eventually completed the task, and Xue Ci asked him to prepare a bath afterward.
• Lu Xiunan watched Zhao Ying carry Xue Ci to the bathroom, then questioned Xue Ci the next morning and followed him while suggesting that he could satisfy him himself.
• Zhao Ying worked and returned home early, while Zhou Qize learned that Lu Xiunan was living with Xue Ci and wondered whether he could join them.
• That night, Zhao Ying persuaded Xue Ci to let him drink sweet water again, then bathed him and changed the sheets while Xue Ci fell asleep.
• After Zhao Ying refused to leave Xue Ci’s clothes for him to wash, Lu Xiunan secretly took a small piece of Xue Ci’s wet clothing and smelled it.

Lu Xiunan grew increasingly jealous of Xue Ci and Zhao Ying, while Zhao Ying noticed his twin brother’s closeness with Xue Ci after returning from the provincial capital. Zhao Ying also discovered that a creditor claimed he had already repaid his debt, leaving him suspicious and unsettled.

• Lu Xiunan warned Xue Ci that Zhao Ying would keep asking to kiss him, then admitted he wanted to kiss Xue Ci himself; Xue Ci pushed him away and fled.
• Zhao Ying finished a wooden carving commission, delivered it to the provincial capital, and visited the Lu Family, where Mother Lu praised how close he and Lu Xiunan had become.
• Zhao Ying went to repay his creditor, but the creditor insisted Zhao Ying had already paid; Zhao Ying asked when the payment had happened and left with the money.
• Zhao Ying returned home to find Lu Xiunan sitting close to Xue Ci, cooking for him and explaining a movie, and felt threatened by how easily his brother could fit into their home.