Recaps

After returning home, Yan Xianjue and Yan Yi'an learned that Yan Ci had publicly retaliated against online antis after being cleared by the police. At a family dinner celebrating Yan Ci and Yan Wan, Yan Xianjue announced that he was in a relationship, leaving Yan Ci stunned.

• Yan Xianjue told Yan Wan and Yan Yi'an that Yan Ci had been cursed online after thugs confronted him before a match and reporters filmed him with bodyguards.
• Yan Wan and Yan Xianjue saw Yan Ci repost the police announcement, sue the reporters, and fire back at antis while saving screenshots of their posts.
• Yan Xianjue liked Yan Ci's posts, and Yan Yi'an told the PR director to coordinate with the brothers and monitor public opinion.
• The Yan family held a celebratory dinner for Yan Ci's match victory and Yan Wan's farewell performance.
• Yan Xianjue announced that he was in a relationship, and Yan Ci reacted with disbelief and teased him about finding time to date.

Yan Xianjue told his family he was dating Shen Fangli and learned they already knew, while they discussed how President Shen had protected Shen Fangli from her maternal relatives. The next day, Yan Xianjue drove to pick up Shen Fangli and encountered her furious father outside the family’s residential complex.

• Yan Xianjue revealed that he was dating Shen Fangli, and his family admitted they had already noticed his feelings.
• Yan Xianjue told his family Shen Fangli’s second aunt and cousin had been arrested, and Yan Yi'an explained that President Shen’s trust fund was meant to protect Shen Fangli from her maternal relatives.
• Mother Yan warned Yan Xianjue not to cheat or gamble again, and Yan Xianjue realized his family had not objected to his relationship.
• Yan Xianjue drove his Ferrari to the Shen family’s residential complex to meet Shen Fangli before flying with Lei Xuan and the others.
• Yan Xianjue arrived to find President Shen waiting with an unpleasant expression, and he and Shen Fangli exchanged awkward looks.

Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli left for the airport after an awkward encounter with President Shen, who entrusted her suitcase to Uncle Lu. During the drive, Yan advised Shen against choosing her cousin Fang Qin as her manager and told her to ask Ji Xi about the company’s arrangements.

• Yan Xianjue awkwardly greeted President Shen at Shen Fangli’s home, and Shen Fangli hurried them toward their flight.
• President Shen let Shen Fangli and Yan Xianjue leave in the sports car, then handed her suitcase to Uncle Lu.
• Shen Fangli laughed at Yan’s attempt to ease the tension and teased him as they drove to the airport.
• Yan explained that he had gotten his driver’s license and that his eldest sister had given him the sports car.
• Shen Fangli asked Yan whether her cousin Fang Qin could be her manager, and he advised against mixing family ties with business.
• Yan told Shen Fangli to ask Ji Xi how the company planned to arrange her manager.

Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli traveled with the crowded show crew to the grasslands, teasing each other during the trip. After arriving and meeting Yao Weiran’s group, Shen Fangli realized she had left her suitcase at her father’s place.

• Yan Xianjue decided to hold a Top Student discussion session on their show after its director refused to arrange one.
• Shen Fangli and Yan Xianjue ran through the airport, drawing remarks from Lei Xuan and Ji Xi before the group boarded their flight.
• Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli teased each other on the plane, and he made sure she was covered with a blanket.
• After landing, Yan Xianjue spotted Yao Weiran with a local man holding a sign, and the group went to meet them.
• Shen Fangli noticed a familiar child with Jiang Miaomiao, but Yan Xianjue pulled her back so she would not get lost.
• Shen Fangli discovered that she had forgotten her suitcase at her father’s place.

Yan Xianjue and the other guests learned they had to ride horses to reach their destination, with portions of a roasted whole lamb as prizes for the fastest finishers. Yan Xianjue chose a large, ill-tempered horse and took Shen Fangli along, leaving her to ride in front or behind him.

• Bodyguards carried Shen Fangli’s Hello Kitty suitcase as the guests watched their luggage drive away in vehicles.
• Lei Xuan announced that the guests would travel on horseback, prompting Ji Xi to worry that he had never learned to ride.
• Lei Xuan revealed that the top three finishers would receive half, a quarter, and an eighth of the roasted whole lamb, and said a local uncle would lead the route as their pacer.
• Yan Xianjue chose a horse and hurried over with Shen Fangli, who asked him to respect her instead of carrying her around like an accessory.
• Shen Fangli wanted to ride the pony, but Yan Xianjue refused, helped her onto the larger horse, and mounted it himself with practiced ease.

Yan Xianjue helped Shen Fangli get used to riding and then coached her as she rode on her own. The other guests also mounted their horses, and Lei Xuan reviewed the safety rules before they set off.

• Yan Xianjue rode around the guests with Shen Fangli, teasing Ji Xi as they passed him several times.
• Ye You became the first guest to mount a horse with the coach's guidance.
• Yan Xianjue handed Shen Fangli the reins and taught her to move the horse, and she successfully rode forward.
• Yan Xianjue told Shen Fangli he had first learned to ride when he was three or four, prompting her to joke about being compared to a toddler.
• The other guests mounted their horses, and Lei Xuan explained the safety rules before the group set off.

The guests rode horses toward the Mongolian yurts, trading jokes as Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli bickered over directions and reins. The group continued on its chaotic ride, with their horse walking backward after Shen Fangli loosened her grip and Yan Xianjue leaving her to handle it.

• Lei Xuan warned Yan Xianjue not to wander off, and Yan Xianjue asked him to send the yurt’s location until the group pointed out that yurts had no GPS.
• Shen Fangli laughed at Yan Xianjue’s mistake, so he rode ahead with her while the others followed.
• Ji Xi struggled to control his horse, and Yao Weiran told him the first stop was close and revealed that Lei Xuan had forgotten a scripted line.
• The twins questioned Ji Xi about the production team’s casual attitude, and Ji Xi replied that he was desperate too.
• Yan Xianjue told Shen Fangli to use the reins, but their horse began walking backward after she loosened her grip, and he made her take charge.

The group rode toward the yurts, where roast whole lamb and airag awaited them. Yan Xianjue raced ahead with Shen Fangli, leaving the others to hurry after them.

• The guests smelled roast lamb, and Zhao Jiaxuan and Zhao Jiarong wondered if they were close to the yurts.
• Yan Xianjue teased Shen Fangli while she guided their horse, and Jiang Miaomiao and Ye You caught up with them.
• Yan Xianjue asked whether Jiang Miaomiao and Ye You were officially together, and Ye You confirmed they had made it official.
• Shen Fangli handed Yan Xianjue the reins, and he sped toward the yurts while Lei Xuan shouted for him to slow down.
• Jiang Miaomiao and Ye You urged their horses to hurry, hoping to beat the other guests to the remaining lamb.

The guests gathered around a roast lamb after their horseback ride, and Lei Xuan announced their rankings, with Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli in first place and Ji Xi in last. As everyone ate, Lü Hui peppered Lei Xuan with questions about the upcoming activities.

• Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli waited beside the roast lamb, and the hungry guests urged Lei Xuan to announce the rankings.
• Lei Xuan awarded first place and half a lamb to Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli, then read out the remaining placements, with Ji Xi last and Good seventh.
• The production team gave Ji Xi meatless pilaf, and he let Good and the others take rice before joining Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli to eat.
• Yan Xianjue sliced lamb for Shen Fangli's rice and tossed Ji Xi a knife so he could cut his own meat.
• Lü Hui asked Lei Xuan about the week's activities, wolves, and where they would sleep that night.

The guests traded stories about the origins of their names during a livestream meal, and Yan Xianjue revealed that his family shared an English name. After Ji Xi explained his name’s mistaken origin, the group finished eating and cleaned up, where Yan Xianjue accidentally made a mess while trying to help.

• Yan Xianjue, Shen Fangli, and the other guests discussed how their names had been chosen, with Yan Xianjue sharing that his brother had named him because he slept so much.
• The guests explained the meanings and origins of their names, while viewers commented on the conversation and the livestream’s satellite signal.
• Yan Xianjue revealed that he and his siblings all shared the English name Yan, and Yao Weiran said her name meant she had arrived late in her parents’ lives.
• Ji Xi explained that his illiterate father had chosen Xi after misinterpreting a line about being understood and judged, prompting the group and viewers to joke about the origin.
• After the guests finished eating and began cleaning up, Yan Xianjue overturned a plate while trying to help, and Shen Fangli cleaned it up as Ji Xi complained about indulging him.

Shen Fangli and Jiang Xinyi finished cleaning up while the group struggled to build yurts for the night. When Lei Xuan begged Yan Xianjue to solve their lodging problem, Yan Xianjue pointed out how badly the yurts had been built and joked that everyone treated him like a sucker.

• Ji Xi left after Yan Xianjue accidentally knocked things over, and Shen Fangli sent Yan Xianjue to shower while she helped Jiang Xinyi wash dishes.
• Shen Fangli and Jiang Xinyi discussed Lei Xuan's screenwriting ambitions as livestream viewers joked about his career and Yan Xianjue's investment skills.
• The women finished the dishes and went to check on the men, who had been building yurts under Lei Xuan's direction.
• Lei Xuan saw viewers suggest that Yan Xianjue solve the lodging problem and pleaded with him to think of something when he returned from his shower.
• Yan Xianjue called the crooked yurt a dangerous building and joked that Lei Xuan and Ji Xi were treating him like a sucker.

Yan Xianjue used his money to arrange yurts for the guests, then discussed plans with Ji Xi and Lei Xuan for the next day's simultaneous score releases. He arranged for Top Student to promote the show, confident that the director's choice of guests would keep the livestream from going badly.

• Yan Xianjue paid for the yurts, let Lei Xuan and Ji Xi stay in his, and assigned Shen Fangli and the other two guests to the middle yurt.
• After the livestream ended, Ji Xi and Lei Xuan discussed the week's plans while Yan Xianjue pretended to sleep.
• When Ji Xi mentioned the next day's score releases, Yan Xianjue told him to have Top Student buy a modestly ranked trending topic for the variety show.
• Ji Xi explained that Top Student could draw attention by riding the show's trend, while Lei Xuan questioned how they would handle bad scores on the livestream.
• Yan Xianjue said the director was good at choosing guests, then left for the sleeping area; Ji Xi told Lei Xuan to trust his confidence.

Yan Xianjue woke to find the others had started planning the day’s herding task without him, while Ji Xi defended leaving him behind with a flimsy workplace excuse. The group prepared to ride deeper into the grasslands, and Yan Xianjue helped Shen Fangli mount the gentle pony she preferred.

• Yan Xianjue came outside and learned that Lei Xuan had already explained the day’s plan to graze livestock and travel deeper into the grasslands.
• Ji Xi claimed that the Long-Term Workers had handled the morning preparations because landlords did not need to work in the fields, and Yan Xianjue pretended to accept his explanation.
• Lei Xuan announced that the guests would herd livestock, set up yurts, and milk sheep and horses, while Yan Xianjue would pay compensation for any lost sheep.
• Ji Xi asked whether the guests had to ride horses, and Lei Xuan said sheepdogs would cost extra.
• Yan Xianjue chose the gentle pony for Shen Fangli and helped her onto it; Shen Fangli said it felt steady and reassuring.

Shen Fangli and Yan Xianjue set out with the group to herd cattle and sheep, only to find that the supposedly easy local activity was chaotic and difficult. As the production team monitored everyone across the grassland, a loudspeaker announced that Good’s score was out.

• Yan Xianjue gave the horses sugar and secretly fed Shen Fangli beef jerky despite warning her not to snack before filming.
• Lei Xuan revealed that the guests would herd a large number of cattle and sheep, and Yan Xianjue accused him of trying to torment them.
• The group set off on horseback, but Shen Fangli’s horse refused to move without snacks while Yan Xianjue’s horse charged around uncontrollably.
• Lei Xuan rode around inspecting the herding and teased Yan Xianjue about the horse’s speed.
• The production team's loudspeaker announced that Good’s score was out.

Good learned that the Gaokao scores had been released, but chose to keep herding sheep until noon. The production team found out he was the province’s top science-track scorer and planned to discuss the guests’ scores over lunch.

• Ji Xi told Good that the scores were out, but Good decided the sheep needed his attention more than his results did.
• Viewers learned that Good was his province’s top science-track scorer and that his school had already put up banners announcing it.
• Lei Xuan checked the scores and realized Good and Ji Xi were both top scorers, making Yan Xianjue’s plan partly successful.
• Lei Xuan and Yao Weiran decided to bring up the guests’ exam results during lunch instead of arranging a separate interview.
• Lei Xuan asked Yao Weiran to watch for Jiang Miaomiao and Lü Hui’s scores, hoping they would be released before lunch.

While herding livestock, Jiang Miaomiao waited for her exam results as Yan Xianjue agreed to introduce a topic during the evening gathering. The production team revealed that Good, Jiang Miaomiao, and Lü Hui had all scored above 700, leaving Lü Hui stunned that he had forgotten his results were coming out.

• Shen Fangli and Jiang Miaomiao struggled to finish herding cattle and sheep, while Jiang Xinyi found the work exhausting on her first day with the Cowherding Group.
• Yan Xianjue chose a sheep for the evening meal and agreed to bring up a topic during the reporter interview after Ji Xi explained the plan.
• Lei Xuan announced that the group would share three pieces of good news while roasting sheep, and Yan Xianjue complained that the milk tea was too hot to drink.
• Lei Xuan revealed Good's score of 720 and Jiang Miaomiao's score of 721.
• Lü Hui realized he had forgotten his own score release date, then learned from Lei Xuan that he had scored 726.

After the exam results came out, Jiang Miaomiao said she planned to study public relations, while Good admitted he would choose whichever school offered him the largest scholarship. His blunt focus on money sparked a lively reaction from the people around him and the livestream audience.

• Lü Hui waved the printed results as Good celebrated his score, while Ye You looked over Jiang Miaomiao's report.
• Yan Xianjue asked Jiang Miaomiao about her major, and she said she had decided to apply for public relations instead of business administration.
• Jiang Miaomiao asked Good whether he still planned to become a teacher, and Yan Xianjue's amusement hinted that Good might later enter finance.
• Good said he would choose his school based on which one offered the highest scholarship, leaving Jiang Miaomiao worried about the live broadcast.
• Yan Xianjue and Ji Xi supported Good's frankness about money as viewers debated his motives and his practical outlook.

As the group discussed choosing university majors, Lü Hui realized he had never considered what suited him, unlike the others who had spent time thinking about their futures. Good suggested he could teach himself a different major or pick one with generous scholarships, leaving Lü Hui politely unconvinced.

• Jiang Miaomiao explained that she had spent her senior year reading introductory books about different majors, and viewers found an old clip of Good saying he had considered becoming a teacher.
• Good said he had spent his senior year reviewing until he had mastered the material, then practiced papers and read books about economics, while Lei Xuan teased him for being the lowest-scoring top scorer.
• Lü Hui realized he was the only one who had obediently studied for the entire year, and Yan Xianjue suspected Ji Xi had set him up by bringing up the topic.
• Ji Xi told Lü Hui there was still time to consider his applications, and Lü Hui admitted he had assumed he should choose the best school and major without asking whether they suited him.
• Good advised Lü Hui to teach himself another major if needed or choose a major with the most scholarship money, but Lü Hui politely declined to commit to either idea.

While milking sheep on the livestream, Shen Fangli teased Yan Xianjue about his chosen major and worried he might roast a ewe. Elsewhere, Su Su cried over a court summons and her stalled hopes of entering entertainment, wondering whether she had chosen the wrong man.

• Shen Fangli made Yan Xianjue promise not to roast the milk-producing ewe, and he explained that he was only teasing her.
• Shen Fangli asked Yan Xianjue what major his family had chosen for him, but he refused to tell her and rejected her guesses.
• Yan Xianjue tapped Shen Fangli on the head and said his family did business, not emperoring.
• Su Su sat in Lin Shi's villa with a court summons, upset that Lin Shi was rarely home and that her entertainment-industry ambitions had gone nowhere.
• Su Su compared herself with Shen Fangli, questioned whether she should have pursued Yan Xianjue instead of Lin Shi, then decided she would find another path.

Su Su asked Lin Shi to come home and later asked him to find her a lawyer after receiving a court summons. Meanwhile, Lin Shi navigated opposition at Lin Corporation and returned to the villa, where Su Su’s troubles with the household remained unresolved.

• Su Su called Lin Shi, concealed her anger about having to rely on the servants for money, and persuaded him to come home for dinner.
• Lin Shi faced executives who challenged his authority and resisted his suggestion to cut Lin Lang’s profitable project.
• Lin Shi returned to the villa, avoided Su Su’s attempt to link arms, and sat down to the dinner she had prepared.
• Lin Shi rejected the chicken Su Su served him and asked whether she needed his help.
• Su Su told Lin Shi she had received a court summons and asked him to find her a lawyer, while feeling mistreated by the villa’s staff.

Lin Shi confronted Su Su about her attempts to use him and revealed that he had recognized her intentions from their first meeting. He told her he had exposed her move to his home, leaving her to insist that she was the real protagonist.

• After dinner, Lin Shi brought Su Su to his study and made her stand before his desk while he questioned her about how she had treated Ji Xi.
• Lin Shi pointed out the court summons on his desk and asked whether Su Su had told anyone she was moving in with him.
• Su Su realized Lin Shi had exposed her new address, but he mocked her for continuing to believe he would help her.
• Lin Shi said he had recognized Su Su's appraisal of him from their first meeting and had deliberately used her in return.
• When Lin Shi reminded Su Su that he was her only way out, she screamed that she was the real protagonist.

Su Su told Lin Shi about her supposed protagonist-like ability in exchange for his help finding a defense lawyer, then asked him to be her male lead. Lin Shi agreed to let her stay while considering her proposal, and began investigating a bald man connected to the Shen Household.

• Lin Shi asked Su Su to explain what being a protagonist meant, and she described repeatedly succeeding and escaping danger until Yan Xianjue appeared in her life.
• Su Su explained that Yan Xianjue's existence surprised her because she had believed the Yan Household had only four children, prompting Lin Shi to mark the detail as important.
• Su Su asked Lin Shi to be her male lead and claimed she could help him; Lin Shi challenged her reasoning but agreed to let her stay while he considered it.
• After Su Su returned to the bedroom, Lin Shi decided he believed only part of her account and messaged a blank-profile account to investigate a bald man the Shen Household had sent to prison.

Lin Shi considered using Su Su’s claim that she wanted him as her male lead to approach Yan Xianjue, while Su Su’s attempt to get help from her mother failed. Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli ended the night together under the stars after sharing lamb hot pot.

• Lin Shi decided Su Su’s information might help him contact Yan Xianjue and planned to use Lin Lang as an excuse to make the approach.
• Su Su called her mother to ask for a different place to stay, but her mother refused and accused her of getting involved with Fang Zhiyuan.
• Su Su argued with her mother, who cut off her living expenses and blocked her number.
• Yan Xianjue listened as Shen Fangli pointed out stars and teased her about wishing for a meteor shower.
• Shen Fangli praised the lamb hot pot, and Yan Xianjue rubbed her stomach before kissing her.

Shen Fangli teased Yan Xianjue about treating her like a horse, and he shared the childhood memories he had of caring for his dying grandfather. They left the grassland together after Yan Xianjue ended the quiet moment with another hell joke.

• Shen Fangli questioned Yan Xianjue about his massage techniques, and he explained that he had learned them while caring for his horse, Goldie.
• Shen Fangli accused Yan Xianjue of treating her like a horse, and he revealed that he had learned massage techniques as a child to comfort his dying grandfather.
• Yan Xianjue recalled his grandfather’s hardships and his final words about becoming a star, and Shen Fangli sat quietly with him beneath the night sky.
• A bodyguard complained to Uncle Lu about being made to keep watch, and Uncle Lu warned him to stay quiet so he would not ruin the mood or attract wolves.
• When an alarm sounded, Yan Xianjue suggested they head back, then pinched Shen Fangli’s cheeks and joked about his grandfather’s grave, prompting her to criticize his hell jokes.

Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli joked about life after the Gaokao and their plans to live off their families, before Yan went to meet Ji Xi and Lei Xuan. The group discussed a proposed variety-show crossover, and Ji Xi took charge of handling the director.

• Yan Xianjue told Shen Fangli that many students lose direction after the Gaokao, then joked that his own goal was to live off his family.
• Shen Fangli said they could lie around for life if neither of them started a business, but refused when Yan tried to record her saying it.
• Yan joined Ji Xi and Lei Xuan in their yurt, where Lei Xuan reported that Jiang Xinyi and the Zhao brothers would receive their results the next day.
• Lei Xuan said the director of Top Student Variety Show wanted a crossover episode, but Yan dismissed the idea and insulted the other show's cast.
• Ji Xi told Lei Xuan to direct any further messages from the director to him.