Chapter Summaries

Shen Qi tried to recruit Cheng Cheng to help remove Lu Zhi from Shen Ranxin’s life, while Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi’s photo set went viral and won the microfilm vote. The six guests began preparing to write, film, and edit their own microfilm within seven days.

• Shen Qi offered to share Shen Ranxin with Cheng Cheng if he helped drive Lu Zhi away, and Cheng Cheng considered cooperating to secure Shen Ranxin’s life.
• After their photo shoot, Lu Zhi asked Shen Ranxin to share a room and offered his body and even his bone as proof of devotion, while Shen Ranxin told him not to injure himself.
• The photographer threw Fang Yu and Jiang Ye out of their studio before bringing them back to finish their photos.
• The three photo sets were posted online, and Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi’s set went viral and won the vote for the microfilm’s leading roles.
• Director Chen gave the six guests seven days to write, film, and edit the microfilm themselves, with the production team providing meals, props, and release arrangements.

Shen Ranxin took over rewriting the script after the others rejected Lu Zhi’s draft, but Shen Qi tried to use his knowledge of the past fire to keep Shen Ranxin from leaving. Shen Ranxin knocked Shen Qi unconscious, then joined Lu Zhi downstairs to work on the draft, where Lu Zhi kissed him.

• Shen Qi, Cheng Cheng, and Jiang Ye criticized Lu Zhi’s script for giving them humiliating roles and leaving Shen Ranxin to bear a son, so Shen Ranxin agreed to rewrite it.
• Shen Ranxin prepared to go downstairs to write, but Shen Qi tried to stop him by claiming he knew what had happened in the fire years earlier.
• Shen Qi argued that Shen Ranxin had approached Lu Zhi to uncover the past, but Shen Ranxin mocked him and punched him unconscious.
• Shen Ranxin found Lu Zhi drawing an indecent picture of him, then sat down with Lu Zhi to finish the script that night.
• Lu Zhi suggested a way to wake Shen Ranxin and kissed him.

Lu Zhi carried the exhausted Shen Ranxin to bed, then dealt with the unconscious Shen Qi before caring for Shen Ranxin through the night. The next morning, Shen Qi’s roar woke Shen Ranxin, who reached for Lu Zhi’s laptop but was stopped.

• Lu Zhi took Shen Ranxin upstairs, bathed him, and went to fetch clean clothes from Shen Ranxin’s room.
• Lu Zhi found Shen Qi unconscious by the door, wrote “Tiny dick, big mouth” on his thigh, and moved him into the hallway.
• Lu Zhi dressed the sleeping Shen Ranxin in pajamas, carried him downstairs, and held him while he worked.
• Shen Ranxin bit and sucked Lu Zhi’s neck as Lu Zhi soothed him and continued writing.
• The next morning, Shen Qi roared in the hallway, and Shen Ranxin woke and tried to throw Lu Zhi’s laptop before Lu Zhi stopped him.

Lu Zhi and Shen Ranxin shared an affectionate morning before Shen Qi fell ill and was sent to the hospital. The group discussed Lu Zhi and Shen Ranxin’s script, and Shen Qi learned that his romantic rival had assigned him the role of a villainous father who was stabbed by his son.

• Lu Zhi woke Shen Ranxin with kisses and explained that his unusually high gland concentration made outside stimulation less effective.
• Fang Yu found Lu Zhi on his knees before Shen Ranxin and joked that they were acting out a palace drama.
• Shen Qi sneezed repeatedly after spending the night bare-chested in the hallway, then developed a high fever and was taken to the hospital.
• Lu Zhi handed out the script he had written with Shen Ranxin, and Cheng Cheng asked whether his character was a person.
• Fang Yu and Jiang Ye noticed that the script’s villainous father was stabbed to death by his own son, and nobody volunteered for the role.
• Fang Yu delivered Shen Qi’s script at the hospital, where Shen Qi discovered he had been cast as the villainous father.

The cast filmed a microfilm about Shen Ranxin’s forced marriage to a warlord and his growing bond with the warlord’s adopted son, Lu Zhi. After the others finished filming, Shen Qi was discharged and began reshooting his scenes, mostly confrontations with Lu Zhi.

• Lu Zhi revised the character settings and prepared a plot in which Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi eventually joined forces to kill the warlord and avenge Shen Ranxin’s family.
• The cast filmed a scene where Lu Zhi caught Shen Ranxin trying to escape the Lu Residence and forced him to stay.
• After Jiang Ye called cut, Shen Ranxin checked Lu Zhi’s wrist, and Lu Zhi told him he liked being bitten and touched by him.
• The cast completed filming within seven days, and Shen Qi was discharged from the hospital to reshoot his scenes.
• Lu Zhi and Shen Ranxin joked that Shen Qi’s role was to get beaten up, and Shen Qi began filming his remaining solo scenes and confrontations with Lu Zhi.

After Shen Qi finished his reshoots, Shen Ranxin chose to leave with Lu Zhi, and the two went to Lu Zhi’s place to livestream an evening story. Shen Qi then spoke with Shen Ziqing, who proposed using Shen Ranxin’s death to make Lu Zhi lose control and escape the Anomaly Management Center’s supervision.

• Shen Qi found Shen Ranxin asleep, but Shen Ranxin chose to leave the studio with Lu Zhi rather than return to their dorm with Shen Qi.
• Lu Zhi told Shen Ranxin he had waited eleven years, eight months, and three days for him, and Shen Ranxin asked to resume Zhi Zhi’s Evening Story Hour.
• Shen Qi returned to his room alone and wondered how Shen Ranxin had fallen in love with Lu Zhi while he was away.
• Shen Qi answered a call from Shen Ziqing, who criticized his lack of progress in winning Shen Ranxin back and suggested switching from affection to hatred.
• Shen Ziqing proposed that Shen Qi help cause Shen Ranxin’s death so Lu Zhi would lose control and escape the Anomaly Management Center’s supervision.

Shen Qi agreed to follow Shen Ziqing’s plan in exchange for the promise of another Shen Ranxin. Meanwhile, Shen Ranxin learned more about his mother and Lu Zhi’s pheromones, and Lu Zhi revealed that a traitor might be hiding inside the Anomaly Management Center.

• Shen Ziqing told Shen Qi that his laboratory held many Shen Ranxin bodies and promised to restore one if Shen Qi obeyed.
• Lu Zhi recalled Shen Ranxin’s childhood and described his mother as contradictory, though he did not want Shen Ranxin to remember her.
• Lu Zhi’s pheromones made Shen Ranxin uncomfortable, so Lu Zhi apologized and said he would remove his gland if necessary.
• Lu Zhi explained that copied core data suggested there was a traitor within the Anomaly Management Center, making him useful bait until the traitor was found.
• Shen Ranxin connected the possible data theft to Shen Ziqing’s gland-transplant research and the potential trade in glands.

Shen Ranxin learned more about Lu Zhi’s brutal past and joined him in pursuing Shen Ziqing, while the two continued filming and their pairing became a hit online. As old rumors about Shen Ranxin resurfaced, he and Lu Zhi remained unbothered.

• Shen Ranxin heard how Lu Zhi had survived the underground black market and apologized, but Lu Zhi explained that he had endured everything to settle a personal score with Shen Ziqing and protect Shen Ranxin.
• Shen Ranxin realized the Anomaly Management Center had released Lu Zhi to use him as bait and told him he would enter the game with him.
• Shen Ranxin woke in Lu Zhi’s room before filming, and Jiang Ye noticed a red handprint on Lu Zhi’s face when they came downstairs.
• Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi finished dubbing their scenes, while Cheng Cheng watched them and later crushed the empty water bottle they had shared.
• After their microfilm became a hit, online fans celebrated the Zhi-Ran pairing and old scandals about Shen Ranxin spread again, but Director Chen found Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi happily playing a tablet game.

On the final day of Instant Heart, the guests collected the red cords from their paperbush trees and prepared to carry them to the Marriage Temple. Shen Ranxin secretly set aside Lu Zhi’s cords, and Lu Zhi caught him and teased him about being in love.

• Director Chen announced the show’s final day and promised the guests a lavish meal after filming.
• Director Chen asked the guests to take down their red cords and carry them up the ninety-nine steps to the Marriage Temple.
• The guests collected each other’s cords, while Shen Ranxin ended up gathering a large bundle from his tree.
• Shen Ranxin counted Lu Zhi’s thirty cords, tied them into a concentric knot, and hid them in his chest pocket.
• Lu Zhi caught Shen Ranxin hiding the cords and asked if he was secretly in love with him.

Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi reached the mountain after the group’s bickering-filled journey and difficult climb. A young Taoist priest offered Lu Zhi a fortune reading, which ended with an extremely inauspicious fortune stick.

• Lu Zhi teased Shen Ranxin about his love knot, then blocked Cheng Cheng from sitting beside him in the car.
• Shen Ranxin made Lu Zhi, Cheng Cheng, and Shen Qi take seats around him, then took over driving when their squabbling grew unbearable.
• The group reached the mountain and climbed toward the summit, where Lu Zhi carried Shen Ranxin on his back.
• A young Taoist priest approached Shen Ranxin and tried to identify him as the billionaire Lu Zhi.
• Shen Ranxin agreed to a fortune reading, but no stick fell until Lu Zhi shook the cylinder, producing an extremely inauspicious result.

Lu Zhi and Shen Ranxin received a series of terrible fortune sticks before a young Taoist declared their fate changed and charged them a fortune-telling fee. After Shen Ranxin signed a contract for the production crew to pay, a monk revealed the youth was Xie Ji, a runaway Taoist who had scammed them at a Buddhist temple.

• Lu Zhi and Shen Ranxin drew five terrible-omen fortune sticks in a row, until the young Taoist handed Lu Zhi an extremely auspicious one and claimed he had changed their fate.
• The young Taoist demanded eighty-eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight yuan and gave them talismans; Shen Ranxin signed a contract assigning the bill to the production crew.
• The young Taoist ran off after telling Shen Ranxin that good days lay ahead, and Lu Zhi teased Shen Ranxin for letting himself be scammed.
• A monk greeted Lu Zhi and Shen Ranxin, recognized the fortune stick, and asked whether they had seen a handsome young Taoist.
• After Shen Ranxin told the monk how much they had paid, the monk called an elderly Taoist and demanded that he control Xie Ji.

At Azure Crane Temple, Shen Ranxin learned that Xie Ji had been barred from the neighboring temple after charging a wealthy visitor a fortune for a fortune stick. The dating-show guests chose not to burn their red strings, and as they descended the mountain separately, Lu Zhi told Shen Ranxin that he wanted to stand by him without anyone else's blessing.

• A monk complained to an old Taoist that Xie Ji had charged a wealthy visitor eighty thousand for a fortune stick, while the Taoist defended Xie Ji and the temple displayed a sign barring Taoists and dogs.
• Fang Yu rested after the climb, and Director Chen told the guests that burning their red strings was voluntary as they visited the temple.
• Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi did not burn their red strings, while Jiang Ye lit incense and returned to Fang Yu.
• The guests left the mountain in separate groups because none of the couples had mutually burned each other's red strings.
• Fang Yu messaged Shen Ranxin, Lu Zhi, Cheng Cheng, and Shen Qi on the way down, but not Jiang Ye.
• Lu Zhi messaged Shen Ranxin that he did not need anyone's blessing to belong with him, then grew jealous when Shen Ranxin teased him about comparing his sweet talk with Shen Qi's.

Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi made up after Shen Ranxin teased Lu Zhi about Shen Qi, then joined the cast for a farewell meal. When agent Zhang Yu tried to push Shen Ranxin off Instant Heart in exchange for a lesser show, Shen Ranxin challenged her offer and refused to be intimidated.

• Lu Zhi dragged Shen Ranxin into the restroom and kissed him, calming his pheromones after Shen Ranxin said the suppressant patch hurt.
• Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi returned to the private room, where Fang Yu and Jiang Ye had arrived and Jiang Ye tried to hide his hurt at Fang Yu avoiding him.
• Director Chen offered the cast contracts for another season of Instant Heart, but Zhang Yu arrived and proposed bringing two of her newcomers onto the show.
• Shen Ranxin agreed to speak privately with Zhang Yu, who offered him a recommendation letter for Wilderness Survival if he gave up his Instant Heart guest spot.
• Shen Ranxin pointed out that Wilderness Survival was a lesser show and pushed Zhang Yu's documents back, while she warned him about his reputation.

After Shen Ranxin gave up Fleeting Moments' contract, he accidentally promoted Instant Heart by posting a 784-minute surveillance backup from his room with Lu Zhi, causing a social media frenzy. His manager helped him recover from the embarrassing mistake and revealed how little she had earned while he was shelved.

• Shen Ranxin told Director Chen and the others that he had turned down Zhang Yu's offer of fifty million yuan to leave Instant Heart, joking that she was angry because he had questioned her claim not to have a crush on him.
• After the wrap-up dinner, Shen Ranxin forgot to check the promotional video and caption his manager had sent, then posted a 784-minute surveillance backup from his room with Lu Zhi.
• Netizens shared screenshots and comments about the video's brief glimpse of the messy bedroom, and Shen Ranxin deleted the post and tagged the official account and the other guests' promotions.
• Shen Ranxin's manager reassured him that the scandal had brought attention to the show, then brought him food and explained that his past low earnings had left her with little work or pay.
• Shen Ranxin sent his manager a red packet of ten yuan after seeing her salary slip.

Sister Zhao tried to fill Shen Ranxin’s schedule, but Old President Lu called and summoned him to the Lu family estate, offering to pay him generously. There, Lu Yeshan sneaked Shen Ranxin into the basement, where he saw Lu Zhi beating Cheng Cheng in a boxing ring.

• Sister Zhao showed Shen Ranxin his packed schedule, but he said he would rather avoid working.
• Old President Lu called, invited Shen Ranxin to a family dinner, and ordered Lu Zhi to transfer money to him.
• Sister Zhao took Shen Ranxin to the Lu family estate, where he vomited after the drive.
• Lu Yeshan hurried Shen Ranxin into the basement and told him to stay quiet as Lu Zhi beat Cheng Cheng in the boxing ring.

Shen Ranxin learned about Cheng Cheng’s origins and watched Lu Zhi subdue him after Cheng Cheng confessed his feelings. Lu Yeshan explained his past work with Shen Ziqing and revealed that Shen Ziqing’s body was not found after the fire, leaving open the possibility that he was alive.

• Lu Yeshan told Shen Ranxin that Cheng Cheng was his biological son, born after Cheng Cheng’s mother used artificial insemination, and that Lu Zhi had saved him from a past wrongdoing.
• Cheng Cheng accused Lu Zhi of taking everything from him and begged him to give Shen Ranxin back, but Lu Zhi forced him into the medical pod and rejected his plea.
• Shen Ranxin asked Lu Yeshan whether he had taught Cheng Cheng manners, and Lu Yeshan explained Cheng Cheng’s upbringing and his own efforts to help people with abnormal glands through the Anomaly Management Center.
• Lu Yeshan said he and Shen Ziqing had once worked together to protect people with abnormal glands before they went their separate ways.
• When Shen Ranxin asked about the fire, Lu Yeshan revealed that the bodies recovered afterward included Shen Ranxin’s mother’s, but not Shen Ziqing’s.

Lu Yeshan told Shen Ranxin about Cheng Cheng’s violent childhood and offered the Lu family’s support, then invited him to a media-attended dinner. After sharing an intimate moment with Lu Zhi, Shen Ranxin arrived at the banquet, where an unfamiliar young man spilled wine on him and began an argument.

• Lu Yeshan suggested Shen Ziqing might have faked his death in the fire, apologized for Cheng Cheng’s past treatment of Shen Ranxin, and explained that Cheng Cheng escaped Federation punishment because he was underage.
• Lu Yeshan recounted how Cheng Cheng’s mother died when he was three and how, at six, he terrorized schoolmates while claiming Federation Law would protect him.
• Lu Yeshan offered Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi the Lu family’s resources, asked Shen Ranxin to tell Cheng Cheng that he had never wanted to abandon him, and invited Shen Ranxin to a dinner with media.
• Lu Zhi embraced Shen Ranxin, joked about being pregnant with their child, and kissed him before Shen Ranxin chose a dark green suit for the event.
• At the banquet, an unfamiliar young man spilled juice on Shen Ranxin, poured red wine over him, and demanded compensation for his outfit.
• Shen Ranxin mocked the young man’s intelligence, and the angry man raised his arm.

Shen Ranxin retaliated against a man who claimed Zhang Yu had sent him to take the dating-show slot, and Lu Yeshan backed his outrageous response at the Lu family banquet. After changing into fresh clothes, Shen Ranxin encountered the injured Cheng Cheng, who was supposed to be recovering in a medical pod.

• Shen Ranxin slapped and drenched the man, then demanded one million yuan or that he tell Zhang Yu she still owed him ten million.
• Shen Ranxin tied the man up and hoisted him upside down at the entrance after the man threatened him and insulted Lu Zhi.
• Lu Yeshan arrived and told Shen Ranxin to move the man to the main gate, where the humiliation would be greater.
• Shen Ranxin changed into clothes Manager Zhao provided and joked about his new life maxim with her.
• Cheng Cheng appeared in the changing room with injuries, and Shen Ranxin asked why he had left the medical pod despite the doctor's advice to stay there for three days.

Cheng Cheng revealed the abuse he suffered as a child and demanded that Shen Ranxin love him, but Shen Ranxin rejected his attempt to compare their suffering. Cheng Cheng drugged Shen Ranxin and made him lose consciousness, where he heard someone say Lu Zhi’s name as a crack of light appeared in the darkness.

• Cheng Cheng asked Shen Ranxin to love him and resented that Shen Ranxin loved Lu Zhi instead.
• Cheng Cheng told Shen Ranxin that his mother had abused him and that he remembered every detail of his childhood suffering.
• Cheng Cheng compared his pain to Lu Zhi’s and begged Shen Ranxin for love, but Shen Ranxin refused to measure suffering against suffering.
• Cheng Cheng caused Shen Ranxin to grow dizzy and said he had given him a chance before putting him to sleep.
• Shen Ranxin lost consciousness, ran through endless darkness, and saw light appear after hearing someone say Lu Zhi.

Shen Ranxin woke bound and blindfolded in the custody of Shen Qi and Cheng Cheng, while Shen Ziqing revealed his role in the kidnapping and demanded Lu Zhi’s gland. Shen Ziqing expected Lu Zhi to come for Shen Ranxin and prepared to gamble on whether he would risk everything to save him.

• Shen Ranxin woke with his hands and ankles bound as Cheng Cheng and Shen Qi argued over how to deal with Lu Zhi.
• Shen Qi threatened to make Lu Zhi disappear and insisted that Shen Ranxin belonged to him, but Shen Ranxin mocked him and tried to turn Cheng Cheng against him.
• Shen Ranxin realized Shen Ziqing was involved and accused him of using Zhang Yu and manipulating public opinion to arrange the kidnapping.
• Shen Ranxin offered to persuade Lu Zhi to surrender his gland, but Shen Ziqing refused to trust the offer and ordered the others to watch him.
• Shen Ziqing said Lu Zhi would find them soon and declared that they would see whether he would sacrifice everything for Shen Ranxin.