Recaps

Wen Feiran's phone call exposed him as Sishui in front of Li Nan and Sun Baofeng, and he revealed Sun Baofeng was an impostor. In the old man's office, Sun Baofeng tried to cast doubt on Wen Feiran's identity, but Wen Feiran refused to answer his baseless accusation.

• Li Nan compared Wen Feiran's phone with his own, called the number, and realized Wen Feiran was Teacher Sishui.
• Sun Baofeng recognized Wen Feiran as the person whose identity he had stolen, and Wen Feiran stormed out of the bathroom as the livestream viewers speculated about his identity.
• The old man asked Wen Feiran where Sun Baofeng was, and Wen Feiran told him he was Sishui and that Sun Baofeng was an impostor.
• The old man took Wen Feiran, Sun Baofeng, and Li Nan to his office, where the evidence exposed Sun Baofeng and Li Nan's plot.
• Sun Baofeng denied that Wen Feiran had proved he was Sishui, and Wen Feiran said the burden of proof was on the accuser.

Wen Feiran proved he was the real Sishui by revealing a hidden feature in his design, and Sun Baofeng was escorted away. Back in class, his classmates recognized him as Sishui, and he tried to explain why he had not exposed the impostor sooner.

• Wen Feiran folded his design to reveal a hidden Easter egg that proved he had created it.
• Sun Baofeng realized he could not match Wen Feiran's talent and was led away by security.
• The old man praised Wen Feiran and let him return to class without inviting him to join the design institute.
• Zou Yuxing blurted out that Wen Feiran was Sishui, and Su Shangting joined him in praising Wen Feiran.
• Wen Feiran said he had wanted to take a safer approach and denied the rumor that he had shoved the impostor's head into a toilet.
• Guan Yunning asked why Wen Feiran had been in the restroom, and Wen Feiran said he had gone there to email proof of his identity.

After a scandal disrupted filming, Wen Feiran and the other five left the design institute, where the old man invited him to join the South China Institute. Their growing online fame sparked speculation about Wen Feiran’s identity, and the exhausted group arrived home to devour a meal.

• Zou Yuxing tried to comfort Wen Feiran, but Su Shangting teased him about secretly watching cartoons.
• The production team took Wen Feiran and the other five back after the scandal, and the old man invited Wen Feiran to consider joining the South China Institute.
• Wen Feiran promised to think about the invitation after filming, then fell asleep in the car with the others while Guan Yunning watched.
• Online discussions praised Wen Feiran’s painting and design skills, and some viewers began searching for his hidden identity.
• Wen Feiran woke from a troubling dream, and Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting rushed toward food when the group got home.
• The six celebrities sat down and frantically stuffed food into their mouths.

At dinner, Guan Yunning tried to get Wen Feiran drunk so he would reveal damaging secrets, while Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting teased and competed for Wen Feiran’s attention. Wen Feiran kept drinking to defend his pride, and Guan Yunning watched with growing satisfaction as the alcohol began to affect him.

• Wen Feiran ate until he felt refreshed, while Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting argued over which steak he should try.
• Guan Yunning decided to exploit Wen Feiran’s secrets and offered him wine under the guise of toasting their new friendship.
• Wen Feiran drank the first glass, disliked the taste, and defiantly poured himself another after Zou Yuxing mocked him for being a lightweight.
• Wen Feiran’s face grew hot and red, so he pressed cold wine bottles against his cheeks while viewers in the livestream praised his appearance.
• Guan Yunning clinked glasses with Wen Feiran and urged him to keep drinking, pleased as Wen Feiran drained another glass.

During the drinking session, Wen Feiran outlasted the others while Guan Yunning drunkenly exposed his manipulative tricks and past behavior. The livestream viewers realized Guan Yunning had admitted to stealing his boyfriend, while Wen Feiran remained the only guest still conscious.

• Zou Yuxing and the other guests passed out, leaving Wen Feiran and Guan Yunning awake despite both being drunk.
• Guan Yunning challenged Wen Feiran to admit he was drunk, then boasted that he had three secret tricks for getting what he wanted.
• Guan Yunning explained how he used Zou Yuxing’s popularity, feigned selflessness, and drove a wedge between people to get his way.
• Guan Yunning began to reveal how he got his boyfriend, and the livestream viewers recognized his confession about stealing Yinyin’s boyfriend.
• The viewers discussed Guan Yunning’s past schemes and noted that Wen Feiran was the only guest still conscious.

Wen Feiran woke with a terrible hangover and remembered what Guan Yunning had said while drunk, leaving him shocked and uneasy. The director announced that Guan Yunning had gone back to take care of something and that the group’s plans had changed.

• Wen Feiran woke at noon with a pounding headache, dry-heaved, and vowed never to drink again.
• Wen Feiran and Zou Yuxing compared how quickly they had gotten drunk, and Wen Feiran recalled Guan Yunning’s drunken words.
• Wen Feiran reacted with shock while Zou Yuxing mistakenly assumed he needed to throw up.
• The staff woke the other three hungover guests, and Zou Yuxing asked where Guan Yunning was.
• The director said Guan Yunning had gone back to take care of something and announced that the plans had changed.

After returning home from the disrupted livestream trip, Wen Feiran saw that Guan Yunning’s drunken remarks had become a viral joke. He checked his diary before his home life was filmed and was left wondering who he had married and where his husband was.

• Wen Feiran returned home exhausted, took a bath, and relaxed in bed.
• Wen Feiran read the Melon-Eating Squad’s messages about Guan Yunning and saw their online discussion had exploded.
• Netizens turned Guan Yunning’s drunken remarks into a tea art manual and flooded his comments with jokes.
• Wen Feiran worried that his own secrets might be exposed when his daily life was livestreamed.
• Wen Feiran opened his diary and reread the brief entry saying he had gotten married.
• Wen Feiran wondered who his husband was and where he had gone, since he had not appeared in the six months since Wen Feiran returned.

Wen Feiran prepared for a reality-show livestream and struggled to act naturally in front of the cameras. Watching a Gu Suian movie brought back memories of their encounter, and his reactions pushed Gu Suian’s name onto the trending searches.

• Wen Feiran decided not to investigate the identity of the man in his diary, hid anything that could reveal his identity, and went to bed.
• The production team installed cameras in Wen Feiran’s home, and the assistant director told him to behave as usual.
• Wen Feiran awkwardly sat through the start of the livestream, then watched a Gu Suian movie and became lost in memories of their elevator encounter.
• Viewers noticed Wen Feiran repeatedly drinking water whenever he tried to hide his feelings, and topics about him and Gu Suian began trending.
• Gu Suian’s fans flocked to the trending topic, while Strawberry Bobo told the fan group she had commissioned a fanfic from Ms. Autumn Waters.

Wen Feiran agreed to write a commissioned fanfic for Strawberry Bobo and continued his livestream at home. After he accidentally sang in the shower and remembered the cameras were on, he hid beneath a blanket in embarrassment.

• Strawberry Bobo praised Qiushui and explained how she had persuaded him to accept her commission.
• Wen Feiran replied to Strawberry Bobo, agreeing to send her the draft that weekend.
• Wen Feiran cooked dinner, scrubbed the toilet, and later sang loudly while showering as viewers watched.
• Wen Feiran came out of the bathroom, relaxed under a blanket, and noticed the livestream cameras.
• Wen Feiran froze in embarrassment, then burrowed under the blanket as viewers joked about his social death.
• The livestream's viewers compared the five guests' home lives and discussed their different personalities.

Wen Feiran and the other guests visited Su Shangting’s lavish home for the second day of the “true friends” program, where Su Shangting revealed that he had personally cooked their welcome lunch. The guests faced the bubbling, burnt-looking meal as Su Shangting sat down to eat it.

• Su Shangting welcomed Wen Feiran and showed him around his wealthy family’s home.
• Zou Yuxing arrived and described the household’s extravagant meals to Wen Feiran.
• Meng Jingxiu and the remaining guest arrived, and the group headed to the dining room hungry.
• The guests smelled something foul and found a table covered with strange, black-and-green dishes.
• Su Shangting came out of the kitchen and proudly said he had spent two days learning to cook and had made the lunch himself.
• Su Shangting sat down and reached for the burnt-looking food with his knife and fork.

Su Shangting’s disastrous cooking left Zou Yuxing with food poisoning, and his accusation against Su Shangting sparked a sensational online scandal. The chapter ended with paparazzi reporting the incident as a poisoning case and Wen Feiran being named in the trending headlines.

• Su Shangting urged Wen Feiran and the others to eat his unidentifiable dishes, and they praised the food to avoid angering him.
• Zou Yuxing secretly urged the others to praise Su Shangting’s cooking, then suffered severe vomiting and diarrhea after lunch.
• The butler took Zou Yuxing to the hospital, where a doctor diagnosed acute gastroenteritis from food poisoning.
• Zou Yuxing accused Su Shangting of poisoning him, and Su Shangting angrily denied it.
• Paparazzi overheard their argument, and headlines about Su Shangting allegedly poisoning an entertainer sent the incident trending online.

Wen Feiran struggled with the online fallout from the paparazzo’s livestream while Zou Yuxing recovered and joined the next variety-show activities. At Meng Jingxiu’s home, the guests admired his carefully staged displays of wealth and taste, but he became tense when Wen Feiran approached a small door in his room.

• Wen Feiran split a watermelon and refused Zou Yuxing a piece because the doctor had warned him about his health.
• Zou Yuxing recovered by the next day and insisted on taking part in the show’s activities despite the production staff’s concerns.
• Meng Jingxiu welcomed the guests to his home and used its elegant setting and family heirlooms to promote his refined, wealthy image.
• Song Lindi asked to see Meng Jingxiu’s room, where Wen Feiran spotted a small door.
• Meng Jingxiu hurried to block the door, then claimed his walk-in closet was messy and relaxed after Wen Feiran moved away.

Wen Feiran attended the Pure White art exhibition with Meng Jingxiu, Zou Yuxing, and Su Shangting, only to realize the collector hosting it was the benefactor who had displayed his paintings. The collector singled out Wen Feiran’s work under his pseudonym Lu Lu, leaving Wen Feiran’s attempt to keep his identity secret in jeopardy.

• Wen Feiran rode to the exhibition with Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting, who bickered until Wen Feiran intervened.
• Meng Jingxiu introduced the Pure White exhibition and described its young artists to the group.
• Wen Feiran recognized the exhibition’s name but did not realize it was arranged by the collector who had invited him to participate.
• Wen Feiran considered pretending to be ill, then decided to stay and face the exhibition because his paintings might appear on camera.
• The collector praised a painting as the work of a gifted self-taught artist named Lu Lu, and Wen Feiran recognized it as his own.

Wen Feiran’s painting drew attention at the livestream exhibition, and viewers began identifying him as the hidden painter Lu Lu. After a stranger bought the painting and loudly exposed the connection, Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing recognized Wen Feiran and argued over who would buy his future works.

• Wen Feiran feared Zou Yuxing would expose his secret identity, but Zou Yuxing only studied the painting while livestream viewers linked it to Lu Lu.
• Meng Jingxiu criticized the painting’s brushwork, then offered to buy it for one hundred thousand yuan while praising the painter’s potential.
• A stranger interrupted Meng Jingxiu and bought the painting, then teased Wen Feiran by calling him Teacher Lu Lu in front of the cameras.
• Wen Feiran reacted with shock as the stranger hurried away, leaving the people present stunned.
• Su Shangting recognized Wen Feiran as the painter and offered to buy all his works, while Zou Yuxing insisted they should split them.

After Wen Feiran’s identity as the artist Lu Lu was exposed, he mourned the loss of his secret identities and arrived at the next filming location exhausted. Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing’s familiar bickering revived him, though they united to protest when he said they could not do without each other.

• A collector recognized Wen Feiran as Teacher Lu Lu and praised him, while Meng Jingxiu swallowed his resentment and joined the others in complimenting him.
• In the car, Zou Yuxing asked whether Wen Feiran had other alternate identities, startling him so badly that he hit his head on the roof.
• Wen Feiran spent the night grieving his exposed identities, then arrived at the next filming location half-asleep and still mourning them.
• Su Shangting scolded Zou Yuxing for pestering Wen Feiran, and the two began arguing.
• Wen Feiran told Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing they could not do without each other, prompting them to unite against him and deny it.

Wen Feiran joined Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting at Song Lindi’s commercial shoot, where Meng Jingxiu bragged about Song Lindi’s connection to Gu Suian and Su Shangting bluntly put him down. When commotion spread through the set, Zou Yuxing used Wen Feiran’s shoulders to get a better view of whoever had arrived.

• Wen Feiran followed Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting inside after learning Song Lindi and Meng Jingxiu had arrived earlier.
• Su Shangting offered Wen Feiran a bitter hot Americano, which Wen Feiran forced himself to swallow before setting it aside.
• Meng Jingxiu boasted that Song Lindi had won a Gu Corporation endorsement and was close to Gu Suian, while Su Shangting told Meng Jingxiu he was even less qualified for such an endorsement.
• The livestream discussion shifted to rumors and shipping speculation about Song Lindi and Gu Suian as Song Lindi continued filming with a friendly, professional attitude.
• A commotion gathered around the set, and Zou Yuxing braced himself on Wen Feiran’s shoulders to jump up and see what was happening.

Wen Feiran was stunned by Gu Suian’s sudden appearance at the shoot, then fell asleep in a lounge. After waking, he found Song Lindi’s assistant accusing him of knowing where a missing brand ring was.

• Wen Feiran saw Gu Suian arrive and sensed hostility in his gaze, though he dismissed it as imagination.
• Gu Suian became the focus of the shoot and livestream, while Song Lindi’s distraction caused delays.
• Su Shangting arranged for Song Lindi’s assistant to take the exhausted Wen Feiran to a lounge, where he quickly fell asleep.
• Song Lindi’s assistant woke Wen Feiran and told him the brand’s ring had gone missing from the lounge.
• Wen Feiran offered to help search, but the assistant stopped him and then questioned whether he had seen the ring.

Wen Feiran was accused of stealing Song Lindi’s expensive ring and clashed with the assistant over the baseless charge. As Wen Feiran tried to call the police, he nearly fell again, but Gu Suian caught him, leaving him distracted by Gu Suian’s sudden appearance.

• The assistant accused Wen Feiran of stealing Song Lindi’s ring and demanded to search his pockets, threatening to call the police.
• Wen Feiran challenged the accusation and tried to call the police, but the assistant grabbed his phone and knocked him into a table.
• Song Lindi entered and heard the assistant’s account, then warned him that the missing ring did not prove Wen Feiran had stolen it.
• Wen Feiran again proposed calling the police, and the assistant lunged at him as Song Lindi tried to intervene.
• Wen Feiran lost his balance, but Gu Suian caught him before he hit the floor.
• After Gu Suian checked whether he was all right, Wen Feiran realized Gu Suian and Song Lindi knew each other.

Gu Suian investigated the accusation against Wen Feiran and established that the ring had remained with Song Lindi’s assistant, not Wen. When Wen considered settling the matter privately to protect Gu Corporation, Gu Suian agreed to honor his wishes.

• Gu Suian arrived, had the room searched, and told Song Lindi he would get to the bottom of the incident.
• Gu Suian’s secretary found the ring in the assistant’s handbag and reported that surveillance showed no chance Wen Feiran had stolen it.
• Wen Feiran rebuked the assistant, and Gu Suian shielded him when the assistant tried to approach.
• Gu Suian’s secretary said the police had been called, while Song Lindi argued that an investigation could harm Gu Corporation’s reputation.
• Wen Feiran began suggesting they settle privately, and Gu Suian told him they would not call the police if that was what he truly wanted.

Gu Suian punished the assistant who had mistreated Wen Feiran and gave him medicated oil for his sore waist, but Wen Feiran left to resume work before Gu Suian could say what he wanted. Zou Yuxing then questioned Wen Feiran about his connection to Gu Suian and became angry when he heard what had happened.

• Gu Suian banished the assistant from the industries under Gu Corporation’s influence, and Wen Feiran chose to settle the matter privately rather than call the police.
• Gu Suian gave Wen Feiran medicated oil after noticing his sore waist, but Zou Yuxing interrupted their conversation to bring Wen Feiran back to the livestream.
• Gu Suian watched Wen Feiran leave and stood forlornly in the hallway.
• Zou Yuxing peppered Wen Feiran with questions about Gu Suian, then tried to confront the assistant after hearing what had happened.
• Wen Feiran stopped Zou Yuxing and reminded him that Gu Suian had already resolved the matter and punished the assistant.

Wen Feiran learned that Gu Suian had stood up to Song Lindi’s troublesome assistant, while online speculation about Gu Suian and Song Lindi spread. The next day, Wen Feiran joined Zou Yuxing at a remote racetrack, where Zou invited him to change into racing gear for a ride.

• Zou Yuxing told Wen Feiran to come to him first if he was wronged again, and Wen Feiran explained that Gu Suian had acted to protect Song Lindi’s reputation.
• Wen Feiran asked about Gu Suian’s relationship with Song Lindi and Song Lindi’s grandfather, but Zou Yuxing said he would ask his parents.
• Gu Suian’s appearance at the commercial shoot sparked online rumors and shipping speculation about him and Song Lindi.
• Wen Feiran arrived at Zou Yuxing’s chosen filming location, guessed it was a racetrack, and clapped for Zou Yuxing as he showed off his racing suit.
• Zou Yuxing invited Wen Feiran to change so he could take him for a ride, while Su Shangting complained about the location.

Gu Suian surprised everyone by joining the variety show, while Lian Ainao provoked Zou Yuxing and challenged Wen Feiran at the racetrack. Zou suspected Lian was targeting Wen because of his former crush on Guan Yunning.

• Wen Feiran doubted Zou Yuxing's racing skills but changed into a racing suit and let him take him to a race car.
• Gu Suian arrived and announced that he would film the show with everyone from then on.
• Song Lindi tried to get closer to Gu Suian, who tactfully rejected him.
• Lian Ainao drove dangerously close to the group, then mocked Zou Yuxing and challenged Wen Feiran to race.
• Wen Feiran said he did not know how to race, and Zou Yuxing asked Lian Ainao if he was standing up for Guan Yunning, whom Wen had once secretly loved.

Lian Ainao challenged Wen Feiran to a race, convinced he would win, but Wen Feiran accepted and showed far greater racing skill. With Gu Suian riding beside him, Wen Feiran took the lead while Lian Ainao panicked and made mistakes.

• Lian Ainao blamed Wen Feiran for Guan Yunning's troubles and challenged him to a race, wagering that he would descend the mountain in a one-handed handstand if he lost.
• Wen Feiran accepted the challenge, and Gu Suian volunteered to ride with him after Lian Ainao disputed who should keep watch.
• Wen Feiran checked the car, reassured Gu Suian, and prepared for the race while Lian Ainao hesitated before getting into his car.
• When the race began, Wen Feiran drove with impressive speed and skill, leaving Lian Ainao certain he would lose.
• Lian Ainao panicked under the pressure of Gu Suian's presence and Wen Feiran's driving, making mistakes that terrified Meng Jingxiu in the passenger seat.

Wen Feiran won the race against Lian Ainao and enjoyed the thrill of racing again, while Gu Suian watched him with an unreadable gaze. Afterward, Wen Feiran and Zou Yuxing joked over a failed attempt at a cool pose, then Wen Feiran insisted Lian Ainao honor their bet by going down the mountain on his hands.

• Wen Feiran crossed the finish line first, smiled at Gu Suian, and saw him return a silent, complicated look.
• Wen Feiran changed out of his tight racing suit, and Zou Yuxing persuaded him to pose with his oversized collar turned up.
• Wen Feiran compared the collar to a pet’s Elizabethan collar, and Zou Yuxing awkwardly folded it down as Su Shangting approached.
• Lian Ainao tried to leave but stayed cowering under Gu Suian’s imposing presence.
• Wen Feiran told Lian Ainao to honor their bet and descend the mountain on his hands, then challenged him when he complained.

After Wen Feiran’s racing exploits boosted Forward All the Way’s popularity, he hosted the final day of filming at a library, where the guests read or fell asleep. Gu Suian drew Wen Feiran outside for a private conversation, leaving its purpose unclear.

• Lian Ainao failed to do a handstand after Zou Yuxing mocked him, and Wen Feiran told him to roll down the mountain instead.
• The livestream and related discussions surged in popularity, while Guan Yunning’s romantic history was exposed and viewers speculated about Gu Suian’s arrival.
• Wen Feiran chose a library as the filming location for his day as host and showed the guests how to borrow and return books.
• Wen Feiran read for three hours as the other guests fell asleep, while Gu Suian continued reading.
• Wen Feiran stared at Gu Suian, blushed when their eyes met, and followed him outside after Gu Suian signaled him to leave the library.