Chapter Summaries

Shen Yan tried to recruit Lu Xingchuan to reveal his hidden task to Bai Jing in exchange for the recording pen, but discovered Lu Xingchuan’s task was to make him sing “Bobo Chicken.” The two raced back to the villa, where Lu Xingchuan blurted out his task and found Xie Li and Pei Heng together on the sofa.

• Bai Jing and Song Qianshan secretly watched Pei Heng ask Shen Yan to apply ointment to his back, and Shen Yan summoned Xie Li to take over before leaving.
• Shen Yan found Lu Xingchuan tearing rose petals while trying to decide whether to approach him and ask for the song required by his task.
• Shen Yan offered to return Lu Xingchuan’s recording pen if Lu Xingchuan told Bai Jing his hidden task, but Lu Xingchuan demanded that Shen Yan sing “Bobo Chicken” first.
• Shen Yan realized Lu Xingchuan’s task was to get him to sing “Bobo Chicken” and proposed a race to tell Bai Jing first.
• Lu Xingchuan rushed into the villa ahead of Shen Yan and began revealing his task, then froze when he saw Xie Li and Pei Heng sitting on the sofa.

Shen Yan completed his hidden mission and earned a privilege card, leaving the other guests to face a punishment game. Pei Heng called the first contact in his WeChat list, Abandon, and Shen Yan finally answered after seeing the caller ID on his own phone.

• Shen Yan revealed that he had completed his hidden mission by getting everyone to tell Bai Jing about their missions, and the director announced that the others had failed theirs.
• The director ordered everyone except Shen Yan to call the first person in their WeChat contacts, claim they had found love, and ask for a two-hundred-yuan wedding gift.
• Pei Heng went first and showed that his top contact was named Abandon.
• Pei Heng called Abandon, but Shen Yan rejected the call after a staff member told him someone was calling.
• When Pei Heng called again, Shen Yan saw the caller ID Pure College Boy, Six Foot Two and decided to answer.

Shen Yan discovered that his mysterious WeChat contact was Pei Heng, who used a 200-yuan red packet to get Shen Yan to lift a fake cheating curse. Pei Heng openly said he was dating Shen Yan, and the chapter ended with Shen Yan learning Pei Heng had added himself to his WeChat while Shen Yan was asleep.

• Shen Yan tried to scam his unknown caller by claiming he was Qin Shi Huang, then realized Pei Heng was on the other end of the call.
• Pei Heng sent Shen Yan 200 yuan to lift his supposed cheating curse, and Shen Yan accepted the money and declared the curse lifted.
• When Bai Jing asked Pei Heng who he was dating, Pei Heng answered that he was dating Shen Yan, while Lu Xingchuan grew jealous and questioned their relationship.
• Pei Heng failed to get a 200-yuan wedding gift from Shen Yan, so the director made him do the duck walk and sing Bobo Chicken.
• Shen Yan asked when he had added Pei Heng on WeChat, and Pei Heng admitted he had taken Shen Yan's phone and added himself while Shen Yan was asleep.

Shen Yan and Bai Jing were paired for a camping date, while Pei Heng was paired with Xie Li and fell asleep during the announcement. At the campsite, a burly man attacked Shen Yan, but Shen Yan dodged him and kept taunting him as he chased her around.

• The guests drew date-location cards, pairing Bai Jing with Shen Yan and Pei Heng with Xie Li.
• Xie Li tried to speak with Pei Heng about their lively-night date, but Pei Heng fell asleep standing beside him.
• Shen Yan and Bai Jing arrived at a romantically decorated RV campsite as a burly man charged at Shen Yan with a bottle of suspicious liquid.
• The attacker missed Shen Yan, tripped, and dropped the bottle after a staff member tried to intervene.
• Shen Yan repeatedly dodged the man and taunted him about not being up to it while he continued chasing her.

Shen Yan evaded a fan who tried to attack him with sulfuric acid, then used his privilege card to take Bai Jing back to the villa to play games. The chapter leaves Lu Xingchuan trying to find out why Song Qianshan is avoiding him.

• The director arrived to find Shen Yan being chased by a hulking man and angrily ordered the scene abandoned.
• Bai Jing showed the police the bottle the attacker had planned to throw at Shen Yan, and they confirmed it contained sulfuric acid before taking the man away.
• Shen Yan used his privilege card to request that he and Bai Jing return to the villa and play games, and Bai Jing agreed.
• Song Qianshan and Lu Xingchuan watched the stars together, but Song Qianshan stayed quiet as Lu Xingchuan tried to start a conversation.
• Lu Xingchuan asked Song Qianshan whether something was making her unhappy.

Song Qianshan confronted Lu Xingchuan about his past treatment of Shen Yan during their date, and the two parted on bad terms. On another date, Xie Li tried to taste Pei Heng’s ice cream, but Pei Heng shoved the whole cone into his mouth and rebuked him.

• Song Qianshan told Lu Xingchuan that her ex-boyfriend had cheated on her with a man for three years.
• Song Qianshan questioned Lu Xingchuan about Xie Li and Shen Yan, prompting Lu Xingchuan to leave their date angrily.
• Song Qianshan continued watching the stars as Lu Xingchuan and Song Qianshan’s fans argued online.
• Xie Li asked Pei Heng about his peach-colored ice cream and explained why he had called him brother.
• Xie Li leaned toward Pei Heng and said he wanted to know what his ice cream tasted like.
• Pei Heng shoved the unfinished ice cream into Xie Li’s mouth and told him not to play tricks in front of him.

Pei Heng openly spoiled Shen Yan while dismissing Lu Xingchuan’s concerns about Xie Li, who had been crying upstairs. Xie Li asked Lu Xingchuan to make Shen Yan leave the show so he could film without him.

• Shen Yan and Bai Jing lost a Tank Battle game, and Pei Heng teased Shen Yan before offering to help him win.
• Lu Xingchuan returned to the villa and asked Pei Heng where Xie Li was; Pei Heng said Xie Li had run off crying after he refused to chase him.
• Lu Xingchuan learned from the director that Xie Li was sleeping upstairs and hurried to check on him.
• Xie Li opened his door in tears and asked Lu Xingchuan to make Shen Yan leave the show.

Shen Yan discovered that an old video had sparked an online scandal and that his agent had withdrawn him from the production team. He revealed that the video showed him being drugged while trying to secure Lu Xingchuan’s role in Fragrant Years, and he prepared to release the full recording before his furious agent arrived.

• Xie Li and Lu Xingchuan confronted Shen Yan about a viral video and his withdrawal from the production team.
• Shen Yan borrowed Bai Jing’s phone and saw the video and trending posts accusing him of sleeping with an investor.
• Shen Yan explained that the video was from two years earlier, when he had been drugged by a casting director while helping Lu Xingchuan obtain the lead role in Fragrant Years.
• Shen Yan said he had recorded the casting director’s attempted assault and threatened to publish the full video, while Lu Xingchuan denied knowing about it.
• Bai Jing questioned why the old video had surfaced as Shen Yan’s popularity rose, and Shen Yan went to find a charging cable.
• Shen Yan’s agent stormed into the villa and demanded that he leave, warning him to pay the full breach-of-contract penalty.

Shen Yan confronted his manager and Lu Xingchuan with an old video that could prove Lu Xingchuan had obtained a role through Shen Yan’s help, while Pei Heng livestreamed the confrontation. As Shen Yan prepared to share the evidence online, Xie Li and the manager tried to portray the scandal as a plan Shen Yan had staged himself.

• The director dismissed Shen Yan from the production but left open the possibility of his return if he cleared up the scandal.
• Shen Yan reminded his manager and Lu Xingchuan that he had recorded evidence two years earlier, then dislocated the manager’s wrist when the manager tried to drag him away.
• Lu Xingchuan tried to seize Shen Yan’s phone, but Shen Yan punched him and played the old video while viewers commented on Pei Heng’s livestream.
• Bai Jing and Song Qianshan offered to repost Shen Yan’s evidence, and Shen Yan said he would upload it using an alternate account.
• Xie Li claimed the old video’s appearance was suspicious, while Shen Yan’s manager accused him of planning the scandal and deliberately injuring him.

Shen Yan exposed another video proving he had secured Lu Xingchuan’s role in Fragrant Years and endured Lu Xingchuan’s cruelty, turning public opinion against the actor. As Lu Xingchuan’s manager tried to contain the scandal, Pei Heng offered Shen Yan a chance to join Huancheng, and Li Dazhu ordered Zhao Sheng to poach him.

• Shen Yan played home surveillance footage showing Lu Xingchuan rejecting him and wishing he had been raped after Shen Yan fought to secure Lu Xingchuan’s role in Fragrant Years.
• Xie Xun’s fans attacked Lu Xingchuan online, while Lu Xingchuan’s fans tried to defend his acting and inadvertently confirmed that Shen Yan had secured the role for him.
• Xie Li urged Lu Xingchuan to apologize, but Lu Xingchuan denied knowing how Shen Yan had obtained his resources and blamed his manager.
• Lu Xingchuan’s manager admitted that he had hidden the truth from Lu Xingchuan and asked Shen Yan to let the matter go while warning him about the company.
• Pei Heng offered to connect Shen Yan with Zhao Sheng, Huancheng’s top manager, and Li Dazhu ordered Zhao Sheng to poach Shen Yan.
• Zhao Sheng gritted his teeth and called the dating show’s director.

Zhao Sheng offered Shen Yan legal help after learning his agency had him trapped in a harsh contract, while Pei Heng and Lu Xingchuan intervened as the dispute escalated on the livestream. Shen Yan secured two million yuan from his agent and challenged Lu Xingchuan to decide whether he could stay on the show.

• Zhao Sheng called Director Wang to ask whether Shen Yan had left his agency and offered to connect him with a lawyer.
• Shen Yan's agent revealed his two-year contract and threatened him with enormous damages, then admitted he had released the video to punish Shen Yan.
• The agent tried to imply Pei Heng had manipulated events for Shen Yan, but Shen Yan rejected the claim and Pei Heng warned that winter had come.
• Lu Xingchuan blamed the agent, told him to accept responsibility, and promised to contact the agency's executives.
• Shen Yan demanded two million yuan for the damage to his reputation, and the agent borrowed money and paid him.
• Shen Yan asked Lu Xingchuan whether he would call the agency's executives and decide if Shen Yan could continue filming.

After Lu Xingchuan’s confrontation with Shen Yan, Director Wang resumed filming and paired the guests for a breakfast game. The race began with Xie Li collapsing under Song Qianshan, leaving the other teams ready to compete.

• Lu Xingchuan argued with Shen Yan, while the livestream comments and fans clashed over their history.
• Director Wang pretended nothing had happened, restarted filming, and announced the guest pairings for a relay game.
• Song Qianshan questioned whether guests could eat food another guest had already eaten, freezing Xie Li’s smile.
• Director Wang explained that the teams would carry each other across the course, with the losing team washing dishes.
• Shen Yan provoked Lu Xingchuan into carrying him, while Pei Heng and Bai Jing planned to switch places halfway through.
• At the start, Xie Li’s knees buckled as Song Qianshan climbed onto his back, and she tumbled to the ground.

Xie Li deliberately fell to draw attention and then played up his minor injury, but Shen Yan exposed that Song Qianshan had been hurt much worse. With Song Qianshan and Xie Li sidelined, the director made them choose which remaining team to support in the game.

• Xie Li deliberately fell into Song Qianshan and acted apologetic, while his fans blamed her for reacting coldly.
• Lu Xingchuan rushed to check Xie Li's scraped knee, and Shen Yan mocked Xie Li's performance.
• Shen Yan noticed Song Qianshan's torn pants, and Bai Jing revealed her bloody, badly injured knee.
• Song Qianshan and Xie Li withdrew from the game and were told to support one of the remaining teams for a chance at breakfast.
• Xie Li chose Shen Yan's team, while Song Qianshan chose Bai Jing and President Pei's team.

Pei Heng’s team won the breakfast game, and Pei Heng invited Shen Yan to eat with the winners despite the rules. After breakfast, Lu Xingchuan blamed Shen Yan for leaving him and Xie Li to clean up, while Xie Li tried to make Shen Yan look unreasonable.

• Xie Li apologized to Song Qianshan, but she ignored him and cheered for Pei Heng and Bai Jing.
• Pei Heng beat Lu Xingchuan in the race, and the director declared Pei Heng, Bai Jing, and Song Qianshan’s team the winners.
• Pei Heng invited Shen Yan to breakfast, and Shen Yan eagerly called him big brother; Pei Heng brought Shen Yan along despite Lu Xingchuan’s objection.
• The four winners ate breakfast together while Lu Xingchuan and Xie Li’s fans argued online and the director celebrated the show’s trending hashtag.
• After breakfast, Pei Heng’s group left Lu Xingchuan and Xie Li to clean, and Lu Xingchuan accused Shen Yan of abandoning his team.
• Xie Li urged Shen Yan to take a walk instead of cleaning, but Lu Xingchuan objected that Shen Yan should not receive special treatment.

Shen Yan restrained Lu Xingchuan on the livestream and made him watch the replay proving he had already begun clearing the dishes. Lu Xingchuan was released but could not bring himself to apologize, leaving him humiliated as the cameras kept recording.

• Shen Yan grabbed Lu Xingchuan, pinned him to the sofa, and asked Pei Heng to show him the livestream replay.
• Pei Heng opened the replay, and Shen Yan challenged Lu Xingchuan to find evidence that Shen Yan had refused to clear the table.
• Bai Jing told Lu Xingchuan that Shen Yan had already started cleaning before Lu Xingchuan accused him of abusing his privilege.
• Lu Xingchuan watched the replay and saw Shen Yan clearing dishes before Xie Li spoke and he lost his temper.
• Shen Yan released Lu Xingchuan and demanded an apology, but Lu Xingchuan remained speechless while Pei Heng and the livestream viewers mocked him.

After Lu Xingchuan apologized, the guests began a new group-date game of Ghost Tag, where they had to identify each other by touch. Shen Yan recognized Lu Xingchuan immediately and explained that he knew him by the bump on his forehead, which Shen Yan had made with his fist.

• Lu Xingchuan apologized to Shen Yan for wrongly accusing him, then tried to offer help before Xie Li drew him aside.
• The director announced Ghost Tag, where guests who were caught by a kiss to the face would become ghosts.
• Pei Heng identified Shen Yan by touch, tracing his face and neck before naming him.
• Shen Yan shoved the person beside him away and identified him as Lu Xingchuan.
• When Pei Heng asked how Shen Yan had known, Shen Yan said Lu Xingchuan had a bump on his forehead from Shen Yan's fist.

During a blindfolded face-guessing game, Pei Heng flirted with Shen Yan while Lu Xingchuan grew jealous and tried to speak with him. Lu Xingchuan became the ghost for the next game and ran upstairs after seeing Shen Yan and Pei Heng’s tracker dots together, leaving the pair squeezed into a wardrobe as he approached.

• Pei Heng ruffled Shen Yan’s hair and teased that he was nicer to pet than a dog, while Shen Yan questioned whether they had met before.
• Lu Xingchuan guessed Bai Jing incorrectly, then tried to talk privately with Shen Yan as Xie Li and Bai Jing joined them.
• Song Qianshan identified Bai Jing by touch, and the director chose Lu Xingchuan as the ghost for the hide-and-seek game.
• Lu Xingchuan saw the guests’ locations on a tracker screen and ran straight to the third floor after spotting Shen Yan and Pei Heng’s overlapping dots.
• Shen Yan and Pei Heng hid together in a wardrobe, where Pei Heng suggested lying underneath Shen Yan and covering him with clothes as Lu Xingchuan approached.

Shen Yan and Pei Heng evaded Lu Xingchuan by hiding on the rooftop, including inside a garbage bag, while their flirtatious closeness fueled the viewers’ speculation. The chapter ended with Pei Heng holding Shen Yan inside the bag and asking why he was still unhappy.

• Lu Xingchuan opened the wardrobe, and clothes fell over him as Shen Yan and Pei Heng escaped.
• Shen Yan climbed to the rooftop through a window, and Pei Heng asked Lu Xingchuan whether he would kiss him.
• Lu Xingchuan questioned Pei Heng about his relationship with Shen Yan, then left without finding them on the roof.
• Pei Heng joined Shen Yan beneath a garbage bag to hide from Lu Xingchuan, who searched the roof twice and failed to spot them.
• Pei Heng held Shen Yan inside the garbage bag and asked why he was unhappy, while Shen Yan snapped that this was not the issue.

Shen Yan escaped Pei Heng on the rooftop, and Lu Xingchuan kept searching for him despite insisting he was only completing the game mission. After Lu Xingchuan accidentally turned Bai Jing into a ghost and Bai Jing caught Xie Li, Lu Xingchuan ran upstairs again when the screen showed Shen Yan and Pei Heng together on the third floor.

• Pei Heng held Shen Yan inside a garbage bag to hide him from Lu Xingchuan, but Shen Yan escaped down to the third floor.
• Lu Xingchuan found Pei Heng on the rooftop and asked where Shen Yan was; Pei Heng teased him and then jumped down.
• Lu Xingchuan saw Shen Yan and Pei Heng's red dots overlap on the screen, felt unsettled, and hurried to search for Shen Yan on the second floor.
• Lu Xingchuan pulled Bai Jing from a wardrobe and kissed her forehead, turning her into a ghost.
• Bai Jing spotted Xie Li behind the sofa and caught him as Lu Xingchuan ran toward the stairs; the screen showed Shen Yan and Pei Heng overlapping on the third floor.

Lu Xingchuan rushed to the pantry after overhearing Shen Yan and Pei Heng, only to discover they were trying to open a durian. When Xie Li tried to turn the fruit into a source of conflict, Shen Yan called out Lu Xingchuan’s hypocrisy, and Bai Jing revealed she had already been eating durian in hiding.

• Xie Li fell on the stairs, but Lu Xingchuan ignored him and went straight to the pantry, while Bai Jing helped Xie Li up.
• Lu Xingchuan burst into the pantry and found Shen Yan and Pei Heng struggling to open a durian with scissors.
• Xie Li suggested Lu Xingchuan had prepared the durian for him, and Lu Xingchuan told him he could have some before Pei Heng said he had bought it for Shen Yan.
• Lu Xingchuan criticized Pei Heng for bringing in outside food, and Shen Yan accused him of changing his stance after learning the durian was not for Xie Li.
• Bai Jing said she had been hiding in a cabinet and eating durian, and asked whether Lu Xingchuan had noticed it when he caught her.