Chapter Summaries

Wen Feiran waited at an entertainment company and accidentally overheard Liu Fengyuan accusing his pregnant partner of cheating. He stayed hidden as the woman defended herself, while Liu Fengyuan’s claim that he was nearly infertile made the situation even more startling.

• Wen Feiran arrived for his appointment with Li Tao, who kept him waiting in the hallway.
• Wen Feiran found a quiet corner and played a match-three game while he waited.
• Wen Feiran overheard a woman tell Liu Fengyuan that she was pregnant and that they would have a baby.
• Liu Fengyuan denied that the child was his and said a doctor had given him only a 0.1% chance of fathering a child.
• The woman defended herself, saying she lived with Liu Fengyuan, had given up her career to care for him, and had no time to see anyone else.
• Wen Feiran stayed hidden and silently sympathized with the woman.

Wen Feiran overheard a man reveal that he had faked a pregnancy after sex reassignment surgery to get a house and car from Fengyuan, while his wife supported the scheme. Still reeling from the revelation, Wen Feiran reunited with his agent Li Tao, refused a job opportunity, and removed his mask and hat after Li Tao tried to knock them off.

• Wen Feiran heard the couple celebrate their supposed pregnancy and Fengyuan promise Mianmian a house and car.
• After Fengyuan left, the burly man revealed that he was a Northeastern man who had undergone sex reassignment surgery and could not be pregnant.
• The man told his wife that he had endured the deception to support their family and credited her for encouraging him.
• Wen Feiran remained stunned by the revelation and ignored Li Tao's repeated calls before leaving his hiding place.
• Li Tao confronted Wen Feiran outside the office, scolded him, and offered him a work opportunity, which Wen Feiran refused.
• Li Tao reached for Wen Feiran's hat, but Wen Feiran dodged and slowly removed his mask and hat.

Wen Feiran refused to renew his contract, but Li Tao insisted that he appear on a variety show as an inconspicuous passerby. When Liu Fengyuan arrived and recognized Wen Feiran, he warned him not to rely on his looks or forget what he owed him.

• Wen Feiran told Li Tao that his contract was ending and refused to let the company force him onto a variety show.
• Li Tao said Wen Feiran would attend the recording in two days and planned to have a makeup artist make him look uglier so he would not draw attention.
• Liu Fengyuan interrupted Li Tao, and Wen Feiran recognized him as the man he had seen in the hallway.
• Wen Feiran asked which drama Liu Fengyuan had starred in and realized he had only appeared briefly as the fifth male lead.
• After Li Tao called Wen Feiran by name, Liu Fengyuan recognized him and warned him not to forget that Liu had introduced him to Li Tao.

Wen Feiran remembered Liu Fengyuan’s role in his past mistreatment and chose not to warn him, then attended the livestreamed variety show despite his severe social anxiety. He arrived at Dream Cottage and remained nearly invisible while the other guests’ fans fought to boost their livestreams.

• Wen Feiran recalled that Liu Fengyuan had helped transfer him to Li Tao and profited from the backlash that followed, and decided against warning Liu Fengyuan about his partner’s pregnancy deception.
• Wen Feiran mocked Liu Fengyuan and Li Tao with a saying about crouching dragons and fledgling phoenixes before slipping away.
• A makeup artist spent four hours giving Wen Feiran an intentionally unattractive look for the variety show recording.
• Wen Feiran froze with anxiety in front of the cameras, then delivered his introduction with a trembling voice and bit his tongue.
• Wen Feiran joined the other guests at Dream Cottage and stayed quiet at the back of the group as their fans competed to open livestreams.

The guests divided into cottages, and Wen Feiran was assigned the remote Starry Cottage after Ning Tingyu offered to switch places with him. Delighted to be alone, Wen Feiran disappeared from the livestreams while exploring and ended the chapter humming in a field of flowers.

• Ning Tingyu proposed that Mu Qianyu and Duan Haoran share the Chasing the Moon Cottage, then tried to pair himself with Su Shangting.
• Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing argued over who would stay with Su Shangting, while viewers noticed Wen Feiran was missing from the livestreams.
• Ning Tingyu offered to switch cottages with Wen Feiran, but Wen Feiran happily accepted the chance to stay alone.
• Wen Feiran carried his luggage to the remote Starry Cottage, unpacked, and went out to explore.
• The cameraman failed to find Wen Feiran, who later lay in a field of flowers and hummed.

Wen Feiran enjoyed the countryside, completed tasks, and earned points while the other guests cooked without him. After learning they had spent points on food and still owed room fees, the guests went out at night to earn points, leaving them struggling to find tasks.

• Wen Feiran explored the countryside, completed several production-team tasks, and picked vegetables for dinner.
• Ning Tingyu cooked at Dreamy Cottage as Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting bickered, while Mu Qianyu went looking for Wen Feiran and returned without finding him.
• The guests received warnings that they had opened the Treasure Chest without paying and had one hour to pay their room fees; the points display showed Wen Feiran had earned 50 points and paid his fee.
• The production team explained how guests earned and spent points, and Ning Tingyu offered to earn points for Su Shangting while Su refused to go out.
• Ning Tingyu, Zou Yuxing, Duan Haoran, and Mu Qianyu searched for tasks in the dark, got lost, and finally found one after wandering for more than ten minutes.

Wen Feiran quietly topped the first day's points leaderboard, drawing online curiosity and suspicion despite having no livestream of his own. At the next day's gathering, Ning Tingyu put him on the spot about his score, and Wen Feiran said he had simply completed a few tasks.

• Zou Yuxing, Mu Qianyu, Duan Haoran, and Ning Tingyu struggled to earn points as they raced between task locations, while Ning Tingyu stopped Zou Yuxing from seeking out Wen Feiran.
• Viewers speculated about how Wen Feiran had earned sixty points, but their efforts to generate enough buzz for him to receive a livestream fell short.
• After a hopeful night's sleep, Wen Feiran received a text and went to Dreamy Cottage the next day.
• Ning Tingyu greeted Wen Feiran with feigned warmth and brought him into the living room, where the other guests and cameras were waiting.
• Wen Feiran sat quietly and listened while livestream viewers criticized his silence and guessed at his motives.
• Ning Tingyu asked Wen Feiran how he had topped the points leaderboard, and Wen Feiran replied that he had completed a few tasks.

During a reality show team draw, Ning Tingyu’s attempt to distance himself from Zou Yuxing backfired, leaving Zou and Su Shangting teamed together with Wen Feiran. As the two rivals argued during their task, they exposed embarrassing stories from each other’s childhoods while Wen Feiran listened in.

• Zou Yuxing revealed that Wen Feiran had earned 60 points by completing six tasks, prompting Ning Tingyu to suggest he had rushed ahead deliberately.
• The director announced that the remaining celebrities would draw lots to form teams, and Ning Tingyu took the slip Wen Feiran had reached for.
• Zou Yuxing drew the check mark and joined Mu Qianyu and her spouse, while Ning Tingyu ended up with Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting, and Wen Feiran joined their team.
• During the task, Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting immediately quarreled, and Zou exposed Su Shangting’s childhood habit of wearing dresses and getting his underwear caught on a tree branch.
• Su Shangting retaliated by revealing Zou Yuxing’s forged parental signatures and a dismal geography test score while Wen Feiran listened nervously.

Wen Feiran answered every obscure question in a timed task while Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting argued over a girl from high school. Their stories led Wen Feiran to suspect the girl had been close to Su Shangting’s sister, and he turned to Su Shangting as the task ended.

• Zou Yuxing embarrassed Su Shangting by recalling a photo of him stuck on a barrier gate, while Wen Feiran and the livestream viewers reacted.
• Wen Feiran, Zou Yuxing, and Su Shangting began a ten-question task, with five points awarded for each correct answer.
• Wen Feiran answered the questions about a parrot, an empress, and the capital of the smallest country while Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting argued about a girl they both knew in high school.
• Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting traded stories about the girl’s riding lessons, winter clothes, and time abroad with Su Shangting’s sister.
• Wen Feiran realized the girl might have been close to Su Shangting’s sister and turned to look at Su Shangting after completing the task.

Wen Feiran’s earlier warning to Su Shangting was misunderstood, while viewers realized the romance involved Su Shangting’s sister. Later, a painting session at a bamboo house stirred memories of Wen Feiran’s past life as a disciple of a master painter, and Elder Zeng ignored Duan Haoran’s work as he examined the paintings.

• Wen Feiran left after Su Shangting reacted suspiciously to his mention of Su Shangting’s sister.
• Su Shangting stayed in his room on the phone until lunch, while viewers praised Wen Feiran for uncovering the real romance.
• The production crew called Wen Feiran to a bamboo house, where the setting reminded him of his first quick-transmigration mission and his ten years studying under a master painter.
• Wen Feiran painted bamboo and a portrait of his former master, while the others painted casually and Duan Haoran finished his work.
• Elder Zeng examined Duan Haoran’s painting without stopping, leaving Duan Haoran speechless.

Wen Feiran’s bamboo painting stunned Elder Zeng, who praised it as superior to his own and asked to learn from him. Wen Feiran struggled to keep his artistic identity secret as Elder Zeng insisted on making him his teacher.

• Elder Zeng saw Wen Feiran’s painting and praised its skill, while Duan Haoran’s attempt to dismiss it was contradicted.
• Duan Haoran examined the painting and realized his own work could not compare with Wen Feiran’s.
• Elder Zeng asked the guests to judge the paintings, and Su Shangting called Wen Feiran’s work comparable to paintings in his family’s collection.
• Elder Zeng questioned Wen Feiran about his training and exhibitions, and Wen Feiran concealed his past by claiming his teacher had died.
• Elder Zeng asked Wen Feiran to take him as a student, while Wen Feiran anxiously insisted he could not teach.

Wen Feiran was caught off guard when Mu Qianyu told him she wanted a divorce from Duan Haoran. He returned to the living room with the secret weighing on him, while Duan Haoran came back convinced Wen Feiran was seeking his mercy.

• Mu Qianyu tried to comfort Wen Feiran and left with Duan Haoran after Elder Zeng departed.
• Wen Feiran made Elder Zeng his senior brother on his master's behalf, then rested before returning to the Dreamy Cottage.
• Wen Feiran went to the roof to escape the cameras, where Mu Qianyu privately told him she wanted a divorce.
• Duan Haoran returned from making calls to damage Wen Feiran's reputation, believing Wen Feiran regretted challenging him.
• Wen Feiran looked at Duan Haoran with sympathy, leaving Duan Haoran confused.

Wen Feiran tried to keep his alternate identity hidden while avoiding attention during the variety show, but the production team gave him a dedicated livestream. When Mu Qianyu and Duan Haoran argued next door, he accidentally broadcast his vivid reactions to their private gossip.

• Duan Haoran sulked after Wen Feiran teased him, and livestream viewers criticized his behavior and speculated about his expression.
• Rain forced Wen Feiran to stay at Dreamy Cottage, where he checked that his alternate identity, Lu Lu, had not been linked to him online.
• The production team set up a dedicated livestream for Wen Feiran, leaving him frozen with anxiety before he settled into a stiff, quiet pose.
• Wen Feiran heard Mu Qianyu and Duan Haoran arguing about divorce and covered the microphone with his jacket.
• Wen Feiran listened to their explosive argument and reacted with visible shock, prompting viewers to spread his reactions across trending searches.

During a mountain hike, Mu Qianyu confronted Duan Haoran on camera and announced that she wanted a divorce, exposing his affairs and the schemes behind his art career. Duan Haoran threatened the crew and grabbed her, but Mu Qianyu revealed she had collected evidence and was ready to face him in court.

• The guests gathered for a mountain hike, and Wen Feiran fell behind before stopping to rest on a flat rock.
• Mu Qianyu told Duan Haoran she wanted a divorce and said he had lived off her money while keeping two or more lovers.
• Mu Qianyu accused Duan Haoran of bribing people in the art world to promote his paintings and said she had borrowed money to settle a blackmail demand.
• Duan Haoran grabbed Mu Qianyu's arm, shouted at her, and tried to stop the cameraman from filming.
• Mu Qianyu said she had collected evidence against Duan Haoran and was willing to see him in court.

After Duan Haoran demanded that Mu Qianyu return to him, a water bottle knocked him in the head, and Wen Feiran went back to Starry Cottage to rest. Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing later visited Wen Feiran, who revealed that he had learned Mu Qianyu was getting divorced before dinner.

• Duan Haoran threatened to expose photos of Mu Qianyu and demanded she leave the entertainment industry and return to him.
• Wen Feiran accidentally knocked a water bottle off a rock, and it struck Duan Haoran in the back of the head.
• Wen Feiran returned from the hike and fell asleep in his bedroom at Starry Cottage.
• Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing visited Wen Feiran, and Zou Yuxing told him that Mu Qianyu was getting divorced.
• Wen Feiran told Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing that he had learned about the divorce before dinner.

After Mu Qianyu confirmed she would continue the variety show and make a comeback, she explained to Wen Feiran why she had exposed her divorce on camera. Meanwhile, Ning Tingyu grew resentful as Wen Feiran became closer to the others and began plotting against him in secret.

• Zou Yuxing grilled Wen Feiran about Duan Haoran and revealed that buyers of Duan’s paintings could ruin his career.
• Mu Qianyu entered and assured everyone she would keep filming, then apologized to Wen Feiran for Duan’s smear campaign against him.
• Mu Qianyu asked to speak with Wen Feiran alone and explained that she had publicized the divorce to draw attention and reclaim her career.
• Mu Qianyu and Wen Feiran introduced themselves to each other again.
• Ning Tingyu failed to fit in with the others and, growing bitter toward Wen Feiran, resorted to underhanded tricks against him.

Wen Feiran and Zou Yuxing formed an alliance during a wilderness exploration and reached the finish line first by taking a shortcut. Wen Feiran's glasses fell off along the way, revealing his good looks to Zou Yuxing, while Ning Tingyu arrived exhausted and learned he had placed third.

• Wen Feiran set off alone and followed a familiar route toward the finish line.
• Zou Yuxing found Wen Feiran, admitted he had gone the wrong way, and proposed they form an alliance.
• Wen Feiran stumbled and lost his glasses, and Zou Yuxing saw his face and complimented his looks.
• Wen Feiran and Zou Yuxing reached the finish line first, and Zou Yuxing asked the director for an extra reward.
• Ning Tingyu arrived after taking several detours and learned he had placed third.

Wen Feiran won the race and was forced to move into the Dreamy Cottage, where he struggled with communal life and sneaked into the kitchen for a late-night snack. He heard muffled voices and footsteps in the dark, leaving him frightened and on edge.

• Zou Yuxing woke beside Wen Feiran and defended their race route after Ning Tingyu implied Wen Feiran had an unfair advantage.
• Mu Qianyu finished the race, while Su Shangting withdrew after realizing he had been going in circles.
• Wen Feiran won first place and moved into the Dreamy Cottage, where Zou Yuxing welcomed him and argued with Su Shangting.
• Ning Tingyu resented Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting for getting close to Wen Feiran and vowed to prove himself.
• Wen Feiran stayed up until three in the morning, then slipped into the kitchen to eat a biscuit and jumped when he heard voices and footsteps outside.

While Wen Feiran ate in the hallway, he overheard Ning Tingyu making flirtatious calls to several sisters and mistakenly thought he was rehearsing a script. Ning Tingyu realized he had been caught on the livestream, and the calls sparked a trending scandal that left viewers mocking his different personas.

• Wen Feiran overheard Ning Tingyu using different personas while calling his sisters and wondered how many sisters he had.
• Ning Tingyu finished his calls, encountered Wen Feiran in the hallway, and threatened him to keep quiet.
• A camera moved closer and recorded Ning Tingyu's panicked reaction when he noticed it.
• Wen Feiran realized Ning Tingyu's calls were not part of a script and that he had exposed himself on the livestream.
• Viewers circulated Ning Tingyu's calls online, and the scandal quickly became a trending topic.

Wen Feiran woke to find his obliviousness and Ning Tingyu’s livestream scandal trending, then learned Ning’s studio was claiming he had hallucinated the incident. When Wen met Ning in the living room, Ning presented a new explanation for imagining three older sisters.

• Wen Feiran hid under his covers in embarrassment after the livestream incident went viral.
• Wen Feiran chatted with Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting, explaining that he had mistaken Ning Tingyu’s act for a scripted scene between siblings.
• Wen Feiran read Ning Tingyu’s studio statement claiming Ning had hallucinated and that a staff member had posed as someone else to help treat him.
• Wen Feiran came into the living room and awkwardly greeted Ning Tingyu, who said he had imagined three older sisters because he longed for affection.