Chapter Summaries

Shi Jihan returned to the set after Zhou Jingcheng lured him out with treats, while Lin An found inspiration amid his neighborhood’s internet outage. After filming, Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng shared a hood in the rain, then turned their walk home into a puddle-splashing battle.

• Shi Jihan agreed to go to the set when Zero-Zero-Zero reminded him that the crew’s pay depended on attendance, and he threatened Shi Zhongye not to make him revise the script.
• Lin An’s comic upload stalled during another internet outage, and Cheng Yangguang, Uncle Wang, and Brother Zhao tried increasingly absurd ways to restore the connection.
• Lin An found new inspiration in the neighborhood’s antics and decided to draw a comic called Abnormal Human Neighborhood Committee.
• When rain began after filming, Zhou Jingcheng squeezed under Shi Jihan’s hood, and the two walked home together despite Xiao Yuan and Shi Zhongye watching them.
• The rain worsened, so Zhou Jingcheng covered Shi Jihan with his trench coat; after they splashed each other in puddles, Shi Jihan challenged him to a playful fight.

Shi Jihan gave Zhou Jingcheng a scarf, while Shi Jihan and 000 discovered that Shi Zhongye and Xiao Yuan had started a secretive physical relationship, throwing the expected plot into chaos. The Main System told Shi Jihan not to interfere because an obstacle was already on its way, as Secretary Sun arranged for a luxury bathroom-products company’s young master to visit the film set.

• Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng played in the rain, then Zhou Jingcheng discovered the scarf Shi Jihan had left for him and asked him to put it on.
• Shi Jihan and 000 tracked Shi Zhongye and Xiao Yuan to Shi Zhongye’s room, where they saw Shi Zhongye bite and kiss Xiao Yuan.
• Zhou Jingcheng proposed turning Shi Zhongye and Xiao Yuan’s encounter into publicity for the movie, but Shi Zhongye denied that they had made up.
• The Main System warned Shi Jihan not to intervene and said Secretary Sun had arranged an upcoming obstacle in the relationship plotline.
• Secretary Sun secured an investment deal with a luxury bathroom-products company, whose young master asked to visit the film set.

Lin Xubai joined the crew as an investor and asked Shi Jihan to write a spin-off script, which turned into an absurd scene featuring a diamond-studded toilet plunger. Shi Jihan was pressured into acting in it, and the chapter ended with Zhou Jingcheng filming and encouraging his furious performance.

• Shi Zhongye sent Zhou Jingcheng and Shi Jihan to meet the late-arriving Lin Xubai, who released a mosquito before greeting them.
• Lin Xubai proposed funding a separate spin-off script and staying with the crew, and Shi Jihan agreed to write it.
• Shi Jihan wrote a ridiculous scene about a hero wielding a diamond-studded toilet plunger, delighting Xiao Yuan and Zhou Zeyang when Lin Xubai asked them to act it out.
• Lin Xubai mistook Shi Jihan's enthusiasm for eagerness to perform, and the crew urged Shi Jihan to take the lead in the scene.
• Shi Jihan glared at 000 and threw a toilet plunger toward it, while Zhou Jingcheng recorded him and praised his expression.

Shi Jihan turned his outrageous plunger-company ad into a viral hit, delighting his brothers and netizens while earning only a few Malice Points. After Lin Xubai asked for help improving a sculpture meant for Xiao Yuan, Shi Jihan altered it into a bizarre statue that left Xiao Yuan bewildered.

• Shi Jihan starred in absurd advertisements for a plunger company, and the videos went viral as Shi Bochuan and Shen Qinghuai enjoyed watching them.
• Shi Bochuan questioned his brothers about the ad in the family chat, while Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng changed their usernames and teased each other.
• Shi Jihan received nine Malice Points for completing the outrageous-script task, then decided to enter Shi Bochuan's cash giveaway using multiple accounts.
• Lin Xubai invited Shi Jihan to improve a sculpture of Xiao Yuan, revealing that he had attached Xiao Yuan's head to a nude sculpt of his own body.
• Shi Jihan unveiled a 1.3-meter statue of Xiao Yuan with its waist joined directly to its short legs, and Xiao Yuan arrived to see it.

Shi Jihan helped Lin Xubai give Xiao Yuan a bizarre moving sculpture, then became Lin’s business partner after Lin invested in his canned-air venture. That night, after spending his new funds on a game, Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng discovered a mysterious figure digging beneath the hawthorn tree.

• Lin Xubai remotely controlled a dwarf sculpture to deliver a bottle of canned air to Xiao Yuan, who picked it up in embarrassment.
• Shi Jihan pitched canned-air products to Lin Xubai, and Lin agreed to invest and asked Shi to help furnish his new studio.
• Shi Jihan posted about Lin becoming his number one patron, prompting Zhou Jingcheng to invest even more money to claim the title for himself.
• Shi Jihan spent lavishly on a game update, then spotted a white figure digging beneath the hawthorn tree beside what looked like a body.
• Zhou Jingcheng came outside to use the bathroom, and Shi Jihan pinned him against a wall before pointing out the figure beneath the tree.

Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng discovered that Lin Xubai was burying a broken statue, then learned Xiao Yuan had accidentally inspired Lin’s career as an artist. Shi Jihan arranged a funeral-themed flower studio for Lin, who asked him to organize dinner for Shi Zhongye and Xiao Yuan, triggering a new mission.

• Zhou Jingcheng and Shi Jihan approached a white figure and found Lin Xubai burying a statue that Shi Jihan had stepped on.
• Lin Xubai explained that Xiao Yuan had accidentally damaged one of his clay sculptures, inspiring him to become a successful designer.
• Shi Jihan asked Xiao Yuan about the incident, and Xiao Yuan remembered only getting clay on his pants.
• Shi Jihan decorated Lin Xubai’s Romance Flower House Studio with discounted flowers, incense, and a statue, while Shi Zhongye mistook it for a funeral hall.
• Lin Xubai asked Shi Jihan to arrange dinner for himself, Shi Zhongye, and Xiao Yuan, and Shi Jihan received a mission to set up a romantic venue for three.

Shi Jihan staged a ridiculous banquet to complete his mission, then got drunk on wine he had stolen from Zhou Jingcheng. He stumbled into Zhou Jingcheng’s room during Zhou Zeyang’s livestream, where viewers began shipping him with Zhou Jingcheng, and Zhou Jingcheng tried to move the stream before it became a scandal.

• Lin Xubai gave Shi Jihan a budget of thirty thousand, and Shi Jihan raided Zhou Jingcheng’s room for wine and other supplies while inviting him to the banquet.
• Shi Zhongye and Xiao Yuan attended Shi Jihan’s banquet and discovered that most of its elaborate dishes were flowers, water, or empty plates.
• Shi Jihan completed his mission by setting up the banquet, but Shi Zhongye made him stay and endure the meal; Shi Jihan drank stolen wine until he was full.
• Shi Jihan wandered into Zhou Jingcheng’s room, where Zhou Zeyang was livestreaming, and denied drinking before admitting he had mixed several kinds of alcohol.
• Livestream viewers began shipping Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng, who told Zhou Zeyang to move the equipment and continue streaming from his room.

After getting drunk, Shi Jihan bit and kissed Zhou Jingcheng while the livestream audience watched until Zhou Zeyang shut it off. Shi Jihan fell asleep in Zhou Jingcheng's room and woke there the next morning, panicking as Zhou Jingcheng began to stir.

• Shi Jihan stumbled onto the bed, bit Zhou Jingcheng's hand, and kissed and licked his face while Zhou Zeyang hurriedly ended the livestream.
• With the room private, Zhou Jingcheng coaxed Shi Jihan, who mistook him for mochi and strawberry daifuku before falling asleep in his arms.
• Shi Zhongye cooked a batch of terrible noodles for Xiao Yuan and wondered where Shi Jihan had gone when his room was dark.
• The next morning, Shi Jihan woke in Zhou Jingcheng's room and asked Zero-Zero-Zero what had happened, while Zhou Jingcheng began to wake beside him.

After waking up and learning how clingy and embarrassing he had been while drunk with Zhou Jingcheng, Shi Jihan tried to hide from him at a sculpture studio. There, Lin Xubai began a company livestream making art with toilet plungers, while Shi Jihan assisted off-camera.

• Shi Jihan learned from Zero-Zero-Zero that he had clung to Zhou Jingcheng, bitten him, and comforted him while drunk, then panicked when Zhou teased him about it.
• Zhou Jingcheng admitted he had not recorded Shi Jihan and helped him up from the bed, leaving Shi Jihan mortified by their position and his drunken behavior.
• At Romance Flower House Studio, Lin Xubai praised Shi Jihan's clay Plankton sculpture, but Lurdan wedged itself into the sculpture's open mouth.
• Shi Jihan spotted Zhou Jingcheng outside the studio and hid, then told Zero-Zero-Zero he would never drink again.
• Lin Xubai told Shi Jihan the company's advertisement had boosted sales and asked him to assist with a livestream making sculptures from toilet plungers.
• Lin Xubai began the livestream and used a diamond-studded plunger to shape a small Venus de Milo before reading a comment calling his work artistic garbage.

During a livestream, Zhou Jingcheng confessed that he liked Shi Jihan, and the moment went viral. Zhou Jingcheng asked whether he could pursue Shi Jihan, who ended the chapter overwhelmed and screaming in bed.

• Shi Jihan defended Lin Xubai during the livestream, but viewers teased him about his closeness with Zhou Jingcheng.
• Zhou Jingcheng interrupted the stream and confronted Shi Jihan for avoiding him, then confessed that he liked him.
• Shi Jihan tried to hide that they were livestreaming, but viewers saw Zhou Jingcheng's confession before Lin Xubai ended the stream.
• Clips of the confession spread online, and related topics surged onto the trending list.
• Zhou Jingcheng told Shi Jihan not to avoid him and asked if he could pursue him.
• Shi Jihan later replayed Zhou Jingcheng's question in his head, covered his ears and pillow, and screamed.

Shi Jihan tried to help Lin Xubai recreate a romantic scene from the original story by catching fireflies, but Zhou Jingcheng accompanied him through the night and continued to flirt with him. The chapter ended with Zhou Jingcheng telling Shi Zhongye that he had confessed his feelings for Shi Jihan.

• Zero-Zero-Zero gave Shi Jihan a mission to arrange an embrace between Lin Xubai and Xiao Yuan beneath the stars, so Shi Jihan invited Lin Xubai hiking and set out to catch fireflies.
• Shi Jihan met Zhou Jingcheng awake in the hallway, and Zhou Jingcheng insisted on accompanying him to catch fireflies in the woods.
• Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng held hands as they searched the woods, and Zhou Jingcheng helped Shi Jihan climb a tree to catch a firefly.
• Shi Jihan joked that Zhou Jingcheng had to wait in line behind his favorite foods to earn a chance with him, and Zhou Jingcheng flirted back.
• After they returned at dawn, Zhou Jingcheng told Shi Zhongye that he had confessed to Shi Jihan and liked him.

Shi Zhongye and the Shi family learned that Zhou Jingcheng had confessed to Shi Jihan, then reacted with disbelief and tried to protect him from dating. At the set, Zhou Jingcheng noticed Shi Jihan talking to an invisible presence, but treated it as normal and flirted with him.

• Shi Zhongye called Shi Bochuan to report that Shi Jihan was going to date someone, but Shi Bochuan and Shen Qinghuai assumed the call was a scam or a kidnapping joke.
• Shi Zhongye posted Zhou Jingcheng's confession video in the family group, where Shi Bochuan and Shen Qinghuai criticized Zhou Jingcheng and urged Shi Zhongye to guard Shi Jihan.
• Shi Jihan noticed Zhou Jingcheng's empty room on his way to the set, while Zero-Zero-Zero rushed off to ask the Main System about converting his money into Malice Points.
• Shi Jihan found Zhou Jingcheng waiting nearby and asked whether he had seen him acting strangely; Zhou Jingcheng said he had noticed Shi Jihan greeting an invisible gentleman.
• Zhou Jingcheng joked that knowing Shi Jihan's secret would only matter if it made him his boyfriend, then returned Shi Jihan's thumbs-up with a flirtatious heart gesture.

Shi Jihan invited Zhou Jingcheng and Shi Zhongye to go up the mountain that night to gather inspiration and look at the stars, while Zhou Jingcheng continued flirting with Shi Jihan on set. After Zhou Jingcheng woke from a nap, he found the fruits Shi Jihan had left for him and posted a picture declaring that they came from the person he liked.

• Shi Jihan joked with Zhou Jingcheng about using mosquitoes as budget fireflies for a romantic date, while Zhou Jingcheng encouraged his ideas.
• Zhou Jingcheng leaned on Shi Jihan on set and teased Shi Zhongye, delighting the watching staff.
• Shi Jihan invited Shi Zhongye to go up the mountain that night, and Zhou Jingcheng insisted on joining them.
• Zhou Jingcheng woke at eight in the evening to an obnoxious alarm and found fruit arranged with speech bubbles on the table.
• Zhou Jingcheng posted a nine-photo collage of the fruit, saying Shi Jihan, the person he liked, had given it to him.

Shi Jihan replaced a canceled stargazing outing with an indoor setup, but a remote-control mishap triggered horror scenes and sent everyone scrambling for comfort. In the chaos, Shi Jihan tore Zhou Jingcheng’s shirt and touched his bare chest, while the system declared the embracing mission complete and awarded Malice Points.

• Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng joked together after Zhou woke up, while Shi Zhongye and Xiao Yuan discussed the evening outing and worried about Zhou Jingcheng and Lin Xubai.
• After Shi Zhongye accidentally left the set dark, Shi Jihan learned that rain had canceled the stargazing plan and promised Zero-Zero-Zero he would find a workaround.
• Shi Jihan gathered everyone in the living room, played The Wandering Earth, and arranged fireflies and signs to imitate a starry sky.
• Shi Zhongye sat on the remote, switching the television among horror films, and Xiao Yuan and Lin Xubai clung to him while Shi Jihan hid in Zhou Jingcheng’s arms.
• Shi Jihan tore Zhou Jingcheng’s shirt and touched his bare chest as the others panicked, and the system completed the embracing mission and awarded 16 Malice Points.

Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng flirted amid the chaos at Shi Zhongye’s house, and later Zhou Jingcheng kept close to Shi Jihan on set. In the filming scene, the Demolition Crew captain cut off the residents’ gas to force them out, but found them cooking barbecue outside instead.

• Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng teased each other while Shi Zhongye struggled to get free from Lin Xubai and Xiao Yuan in the dark.
• After Zero-Zero-Zero rebooted, Shi Jihan discussed the poor exchange rate for his game savings and tried to hide his interest in male models from Zhou Jingcheng.
• Zhou Jingcheng fed Shi Jihan pomelo on set while Shi Zhongye avoided Lin Xubai and prepared the actors to film.
• The Demolition Crew captain’s boss promised delayed wages and a bonus if he cleared the holdouts, so the captain cut off gas to the residential complex.
• Lin An and Cheng Yangguang joined the residents waiting for food, and the captain discovered they had set up a barbecue stall downstairs.

Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng traveled to S City for a major industry symposium, where Shi Jihan was tasked with undermining Zhou Jingcheng’s career while struggling to take the mission seriously. They arrived at a hotel and were given its only presidential suite, while the receptionist’s manager sent her home early after learning their room number.

• The residents turned the Demolition Crew’s barricades into barbecue grills, sold food to the workers, and left the captain wondering who had demolished whom.
• Shi Jihan bragged about making his film a huge success, then remembered that his mission was to make it lose money and learned that failure would cost him 800 points.
• After Lin Xubai shared spicy braised snacks, Shi Jihan and Lin Xubai persuaded Zhou Jingcheng to take them to S City for his business trip and symposium.
• Zero-Zero-Zero explained that Shi Jihan had to cooperate with Zhou Jingcheng’s competitor and block Zhou’s career, while Shi Jihan joked about sponsors and promised to act fierce.
• Shi Jihan asked Zhou Jingcheng about his competitor, Li Changyuan, and Zhou described him with a string of food-based insults.
• A hotel receptionist gave Zhou Jingcheng and Shi Jihan the key to the hotel’s only presidential suite, and her manager sent her home early after hearing their room number.

Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng shared a presidential suite, where their teasing turned increasingly awkward as they reacted to each other’s presence. The chapter ended with Zhou Jingcheng trying to cool down before his shower after flirting with Shi Jihan.

• On the way to the suite, Zhou Jingcheng answered Shi Jihan’s questions about Li Changyuan and tried to convince Shi Jihan that he was a better man.
• Shi Jihan claimed the bedroom with the bathtub, leaving Zhou Jingcheng to wait while he showered and sang.
• Shi Jihan called for his pajamas and underwear, and Zhou Jingcheng grew flustered while bringing them to him.
• After Shi Jihan came out, he discovered Zhou Jingcheng had been studying the hotel’s promotional brochure upside down.
• Zhou Jingcheng teased Shi Jihan about getting his underwear, then asked if he should undress in front of him; Shi Jihan shoved him into the bathroom and slammed the door.
• Zhou Jingcheng admitted to himself that he was embarrassed but still needed to flirt, then decided he should take a cold shower.

Shi Jihan tried to complete a task by messing with Zhou Jingcheng in the bathroom, accidentally turning the suite into a nightclub before room service arrived. As they shared a late-night meal, Zhou Jingcheng kissed Shi Jihan’s palm, leaving him flustered and demanding an explanation.

• Shi Jihan used a Hot-and-Cold Alternation skill to switch Zhou Jingcheng’s shower from cold to warm, then accidentally made the bathroom glass transparent while Zhou Jingcheng was showering.
• Shi Jihan frantically pressed buttons to restore the glass, but turned the suite into a nightclub and earned six Malice Points when Zhou Jingcheng saw him.
• Zhou Jingcheng let the hotel manager bring in late-night food, and Shi Jihan eagerly reached for the cakes before Zhou Jingcheng told him to dry his hair.
• Shi Jihan plucked out one of Zhou Jingcheng’s eyelashes while staring at him, then tried to put it back as Zhou Jingcheng teased him.
• Shi Jihan covered Zhou Jingcheng’s mouth, and Zhou Jingcheng kissed his palm, leaving Shi Jihan stunned and embarrassed.
• Zhou Jingcheng joked that Shi Jihan had invited the kiss by placing his hand near Zhou Jingcheng’s mouth.

Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng spent the night joking and flirting while Zhou prepared his symposium speech, unaware that a hotel manager was waiting outside to steal it for Li Changyuan. The manager entered their suite after the lights went out and headed for Zhou’s laptop.

• Shi Jihan dried Zhou Jingcheng’s hair and staged a series of comic towel-based photoshoots.
• Zhou Jingcheng took a call from Secretary Sun, then worked on his symposium speech while Shi Jihan ate cakes and remembered his mission to disrupt the event.
• Zhou Jingcheng told Shi Jihan he had come to the company to be his sweetheart, leaving Shi Jihan flustered.
• Zero-Zero-Zero warned Shi Jihan that the hotel manager had been staking out their door, and Zhou Jingcheng suspected something was wrong.
• The manager, acting on Li Changyuan’s order to obtain Zhou Jingcheng’s speech, entered the suite with a stolen keycard and approached the laptop.

Shi Jihan teased Zhou Jingcheng about embarrassing photos while Zhou discovered that Li Changyuan was targeting him. At the forum, Li Changyuan presented material he had stolen from Zhou, and Shi Jihan noticed that his opening remarks echoed the forum’s title.

• Shi Jihan showed Zero-Zero-Zero dramatic photos of Zhou Jingcheng and accidentally revealed that he had saved suggestive Wu Bai fan art, while Zhou learned that hotel manager Li Changyuan had been behind the earlier incident.
• Shi Jihan dragged a reluctant Zhou Jingcheng to the forum, where Zhou introduced him to Li Changyuan as his younger brother.
• Li Changyuan secretly prepared to present Zhou Jingcheng’s ideas under his own name and arranged to speak before Zhou.
• At the forum, Shi Jihan grew bored and teased Zhou Jingcheng as they waited for his turn to speak.
• Li Changyuan went onstage with a USB drive and began presenting material based on national policies, prompting attendees to note that he was repeating the forum’s title without saying much.