Chapter Summaries

Plot points

• Tang Shiba reveals that Tang Shuang may not be Tang Wang’s biological daughter, exposing Wang Li’s suspected affair. Wang Li denies it but refuses to take a paternity test, while Tang Wang insists on one and threatens legal action.
• Wang Li insults Tang Shiba, prompting Tang Mom to slap her. The rest of the family backs Tang Shiba and drives Wang Li and Tang Shuang away.
• Tang Shiba stops Wang Jingjing from leaving without her phone. Discovering that Wang Jingjing has been livestreaming to a million followers, Tang Shiba reveals that she is the Tang Family’s biological daughter and that Tang Xueqing is adopted, then ends the stream.
• Tang Wang, convinced by Wang Li’s reaction that he has been deceived, takes a strand of Tang Shuang’s hair for testing and gives Tang Shiba one million as thanks.
• The scandal dominates online trends. Wang Jingjing’s account is banned, and she and Wang Li blame each other for the fallout.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba proves both shrewd and theatrical: she exposes the family secret, turns the livestream into a public revelation, and profits from helping Tang Wang obtain evidence.
• Tang Mom moves from defending her daughter verbally to confronting Wang Li physically, while Tang Xiao and Tang Lin also rally behind Tang Shiba.
• Tang Wang shifts from disbelief to suspicion and determination to confirm the truth. Tang Shiba and he share a humorous, transactional rapport, including her teasing nickname for him.
• Wang Li’s panic and refusal to test deepen suspicion; Tang Shuang is frightened by the possible loss of her status. Wang Jingjing’s excitement at her apparent online fame collapses into public disgrace.
• Tang Lin envies Tang Shiba’s quick thinking, while his brothers tease him.

Significant themes

• Secrets and consequences: Attempts to expose the Tang Family backfire when Wang Jingjing’s livestream reveals scandals within her own circle.
• Family loyalty and belonging: The Tang Family publicly embraces Tang Shiba as their biological daughter and defends her against outsiders.
• Reputation in the social-media age: A livestream can transform private conflict into viral scandal, but online attention proves fleeting and destructive.
• Cunning and comic reversal: Tang Shiba repeatedly turns conflict to her advantage, while those who underestimate her suffer the consequences.

Key plot points and events

• At a matchmaking banquet for Tang Xuan, Tang Shiba hides away rather than socialize, while using her gossip-watching ability.
• She discovers that Ouyang Xuan has come with Si Wuyu and says she is interested in Tang Xuan. Shiba privately suspects Ouyang is gravely ill, alarming her family.
• Shiba joins a drinking game with several wealthy young men, making the loser choose between a striptease and drinking ten glasses of liquor. Si Wuyu joins, apparently losing on purpose.
• When Ouyang tries to stop him from drinking, Shiba offers her the choice to drink in his place. Ouyang accepts and passes out after three glasses.
• Shiba’s system scans Ouyang and identifies her as a suspected carrier of the same System Virus it has detected, raising the possibility that Ouyang is spreading it.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba remains irreverent and gossip-hungry, but uses the game to create a chance to scan Ouyang.
• Si Wuyu behaves unusually sociably and seems willing to lose the game for Shiba; his distance from Ouyang is noticeable.
• Ouyang Xuan shows possessiveness toward Si Wuyu and determination to intervene, even at the cost of her health.
• Fang Cheng recognizes that Si Wuyu is acting for Shiba, but is baffled and concerned when his brother lets Ouyang drink.
• Tang Xuan and his parents are surprised by Shiba’s alarming claim about Ouyang’s health and relieved when Shiba appears to enjoy socializing.

Significant themes

• Hidden motives and appearances: Ouyang’s matchmaking explanation and Si Wuyu’s unusual behavior invite suspicion.
• Jealousy and attachment: Ouyang’s closeness to Si Wuyu contrasts with his apparent emotional distance from her.
• Humor amid danger: Shiba’s playful, crude commentary contrasts with the serious possibility of illness and a spreading system virus.

Character interactions

• Shiba’s family watches her social choices while silently reacting to her unfiltered thoughts.
• Si Wuyu’s closeness with Shiba during the game unsettles Ouyang, while Fang Cheng notices his brother’s likely motive.
• Shiba turns Ouyang’s attempt to protect Si Wuyu into an opportunity to test her—and the scan ends the chapter with a potentially dangerous revelation.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba learns that Ouyang Xuan has a system and that it infected Tang’s system with a virus. Her upgraded system claims its firewall can now block further attacks, though it still lacks the points to buy a virus card and retaliate.
• After Ouyang faints from drinking, her brother, Si Wuyu, insists on finishing his drinking bet before checking on her. When others urge him to stop, he offers to dance instead.
• Tang Shiba takes the clearly intoxicated Si Wuyu to the backyard to prevent a public scene. He performs the silly “Subject Three” dance for her; the unexpectedly seductive performance gives her a nosebleed. He helps her stop it and briefly touches her lips, but she hurries back inside.
• At the banquet, two women deliberately spill red wine on Tang, blaming her for Ouyang’s collapse. Tang exposes their anxiety by claiming that one woman’s husband has stolen or concealed valuable private belongings. The women rush to confront him.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is relieved to learn her system is stronger than Ouyang’s, but still treats it as an unreliable, broke sidekick. She stays sharp and mischievous, using gossip to retaliate against the women who target her.
• Si Wuyu shows a playful, flirtatious side beneath his cool public image. He honors his drinking bet, dances for Tang, and tenderly helps her after her nosebleed. His concern for Ouyang is delayed by his determination to keep his word.
• Ouyang Xuan remains unconscious for most of the chapter; the revelation that she has a system adds a hidden rivalry between her and Tang.
• Tang and Si Wuyu share an increasingly intimate, teasing exchange, while Tang’s confrontation with Ouyang’s fans turns into a calculated counterattack.

Significant themes

• Hidden systems and competition: The system-virus revelation expands the conflict beyond ordinary celebrity rivalry.
• Public image versus private behavior: Si Wuyu’s seductive, goofy dancing contrasts with his aloof Film Emperor persona.
• Loyalty and obligation: Si Wuyu prioritizes completing his bet even while his sister is being taken away.
• Retaliation and social power: Tang uses information and reputation—not physical confrontation—to punish people who provoke her.

Key plot points

• Tang Xuan’s matchmaking banquet collapses when a guest is caught with another woman and his furious wife starts a fight. The Tang family’s guests enjoy the spectacle, but Tang Dad and Mom end the event. Tang Xiao teases Tang Xuan about his failed love life, while Tang Xuan reminds Tang Xiao that Gu Qingcheng is still missing.
• Ouyang Xuan wakes in hospital after fainting. Her system says the virus she carries was attacked by an unknown system, likely Tang Shiba’s, but it cannot identify the opponent and recommends an upgrade. Ouyang dismisses the threat and refuses to spend points on an upgrade for now.
• Ouyang tries to secure Si Wuyu’s loyalty, insisting that she only wants him and fears he will stop looking after her. He reassures her that he will seek treatment, but encourages her to make other friends.
• Ouyang’s latest fainting spell revives online arguments among her fans and detractors, while filming of Loving and Killing Each Other: One Family is postponed again.
• Tang Xiao offers Tang Shiba several entertainment jobs. She chooses the two-day livestreamed dating show Love Challenge, drawn by its team challenges and prize money, though her system tries to point out that it is a dating show.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Xuan is left discouraged by the failed banquet and wonders whether he is destined to remain single.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Xuan trade pointed remarks, with Tang Xiao angered when Gu Qingcheng’s disappearance is brought up.
• Ouyang Xuan remains possessive of Si Wuyu and minimizes the danger posed by Tang Shiba’s system. Her own system is anxious about being outmatched, but Ouyang will not yet spend points to upgrade it.
• Si Wuyu is patient but increasingly cool toward Ouyang, resisting her implication that he should be her only support.
• Tang Shiba remains carefree, treating the banquet’s chaos as entertainment before heading off to sleep; later, she eagerly picks a new show for something to do.

Significant themes

• Comedy and recurring chaos: The Tang family’s gatherings repeatedly end in public drama.
• Possessiveness versus independence: Ouyang clings to Si Wuyu, while he gently urges her to build connections beyond him.
• Hidden conflict and unequal power: The systems’ confrontation suggests a larger struggle, with Ouyang’s confidence contrasting with her system’s awareness of its weakness.
• Public image and online reputation: Ouyang’s fainting episode fuels renewed social-media conflict even though detractors have little concrete material to use against her.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba joins the Love Challenge livestream, whose contestants must form male–female pairs to tackle unknown challenges for a ten-million-yuan prize. Her brother Tang Lin joins too.
• At the estate, contestants draw partners from separate pools. Yang Xin hopes to pair with Tang Shiba, but instead draws Tang Lin and is unhappy about it.
• Si Wuyu arrives with Fang Cheng. Si Wuyu quietly makes sure he can partner with Tang Shiba, while Fang Cheng schemes to have her pick him.
• Tang Shiba uses the system to identify the slips Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng have added, then randomly draws one. The result is Si Wuyu.
• A mix-up leaves another contestant holding Si Wuyu’s number, which he denies. Fang Cheng realizes that his brother has manipulated the draw and angrily confronts him—only to blame the mistake on his own number after Si Wuyu warns him off.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains confident and amused by the contestants’ nervousness around her reputation. Though she recognizes that she is cheating with the system, she accepts its help and chooses a familiar partner over an unknown one.
• Si Wuyu is quietly pleased to find Tang Shiba at the event. He anticipates Fang Cheng’s plan and takes control of the draw so he can pair with her.
• Fang Cheng is eager to team up with Tang Shiba, but his plan backfires when Si Wuyu outmaneuvers him. His frustration shows how easily his brother can override him.
• Tang Lin and Yang Xin are paired despite Yang Xin’s objections. Their teasing exchange establishes her lively personality and her loyalty to Tang Shiba.
• Tang Lin hopes his sister will choose him, while Si Wuyu’s presence discourages other celebrities from approaching him.

Significant themes

• Competition and manipulation: Although the pairing is presented as random, several contestants try to influence the draw.
• Sibling rivalry and control: Fang Cheng’s scheme is undone by Si Wuyu, who is more calculating and assertive.
• Reputation and insecurity: Some contestants appear wary of Tang Shiba, fearing her strength or ability to expose secrets.
• Humor through dramatic irony: The audience and system know about the cheating, while the contestants struggle to understand the bizarre results.

Key plot points and events

• The variety show begins as a livestream, with a large audience and a celebrity-filled cast. Teams must cooperate to clear water, land, and aerial obstacle courses by 8 p.m. to qualify for the next day’s finals.
• Five teams will win cash prizes, ranging from ten million for first place to five hundred thousand for fifth. The show also allows almost any tactic, forbidding only bloodshed, so contestants quickly consider eliminating rivals.
• Most teams silently unite against Tang Shiba, whom they see as their biggest threat. Tang Lin, Yang Xin, Fang Cheng, and Si Wuyu gather around her instead, ready to protect her.
• Tang Shiba activates a gossip card that gathers secrets from all celebrities and production crew present, delighted by how many potential targets the show provides.
• The contestants inspect the elaborate courses, which include awkward-looking obstacles, dogs, and a high aerial rope challenge. Tang Shiba pays little attention to the courses and focuses on the free snacks.
• When she eats spicy strips, a livestream seller uses her as an unpaid product endorsement. Fang Cheng explains that the cast agreed to this arrangement in their contracts.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba remains playful, self-assured, and more interested in gossip and snacks than strategy. She is eager to use the gossip card, but is surprised to learn that eating on camera makes her a free advertising tool.
• Si Wuyu intends to show his abilities and perform well, partly to let Tang Shiba enjoy the gossip gathering.
• Tang Lin, Yang Xin, and Fang Cheng openly align themselves with Tang Shiba, showing their loyalty and readiness to defend her.
• The other contestants become more calculating once they learn dirty tactics are allowed, and they see Tang Shiba as the person to eliminate first.

Significant themes

• Competition and opportunism: Large prizes and permissive rules encourage alliances, sabotage, and strategic play.
• Celebrity image as a commodity: The show’s challenges risk embarrassing the cast, while the livestream turns their actions into advertising.
• Loyalty and protection: Tang Shiba’s allies stand by her despite the crowd’s plan to target her.
• Entertainment through chaos: The production team’s unusual rules and course designs are intended to make the show unpredictable and engaging.

Character interactions

• The contestants’ unspoken anti-Tang Shiba alliance is countered by the group that forms around her.
• Tang Shiba privately jokes with her system about activating the gossip card, while Si Wuyu quietly plans to perform well.
• Yang Xin points out the courses, and the group reacts to their daunting, potentially humiliating design.
• Fang Cheng pulls Tang Shiba aside to explain the advertising clause after the seller turns her snack break into a product pitch; Tang Shiba’s final question is whether the celebrities receive any share of the advertising money.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba’s enthusiastic eating becomes an impromptu sales campaign: the host promotes every product she eats or touches, and the audience—especially her anti-fans—buys the stock out almost immediately.
• Tang Shiba keeps packing food into her bag after the stock is sold. Si Wuyu gives her his bag too, and she fills that with nuts, while the production team allows her to take goods because she helped sell them. Other contestants resent the exception but stay quiet.
• The contestants inspect the three obstacle courses. Each has three early parallel lanes that merge, making the opening stretch crowded and competitive. Only five teams will advance from more than fifty.
• Some contestants plan to block Tang Shiba’s team. Fang Cheng tells his group to charge through without worrying about their celebrity image, while Si Wuyu stresses protecting one another.
• As the race begins, the three teams associated with Tang Shiba hold back rather than charging into the crowd. Tang Lin suggests waiting until other contestants move ahead, leaving their strategy unresolved as the chapter ends.
• Ouyang Xuan watches the livestream, displeased that her brother is taking part in what she considers a low-class show.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba remains shameless, playful, and opportunistic: she enjoys the food, takes what she can, and treats the race as a chance to get between herself and “her money.”
• Si Wuyu shows attentiveness by offering Tang Shiba his bag. He also says he will follow her lead during the course, while teasingly turning on his charm.
• Fang Cheng takes a practical, team-focused role in planning, though he is also curious about what might have happened between Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu.
• Tang Lin is eager for a direct, forceful approach, but agrees with the idea of waiting for a better moment to enter the race.
• Ouyang Xuan grows increasingly irritated by her brother’s choices but keeps her reaction to herself.

Significant themes

• Popularity and commerce: Tang Shiba’s presence turns ordinary products into viral merchandise, with fans and anti-fans alike driving sales.
• Rule-bending and resentment: Her ability to take food sparks jealousy, while her teammates and the production crew accept her unconventional behavior.
• Competition and teamwork: The crowded course encourages aggressive tactics, but success depends on protecting both teammates.
• Performance and public image: The contestants’ celebrity personas clash with the need to race hard, while livestream audiences magnify every action.

Character interactions

• The host enthusiastically advertises Tang Shiba’s food-related “endorsements,” and viewers respond by buying out the stock.
• Other contestants resent Tang Shiba’s privilege but avoid confronting her directly; Fang Cheng and Tang Lin are accustomed to her antics.
• Si Wuyu supports Tang Shiba by handing over his bag and promising to follow her instructions. Their playful exchange draws Fang Cheng’s suspicion.
• The contestants discuss blocking Tang Shiba, prompting her to welcome the challenge.
• Fang Cheng’s group coordinates its approach, balancing Tang Lin’s aggression with Si Wuyu’s reminder to protect teammates.

Plot points and events

• The contestants are stalled before the obstacle course, so Tang Shiba entertains the group by revealing that a 160-centimeter celebrity is wearing ten-centimeter height-boosting insoles.
• Her gossip spreads immediately online. The celebrity, who is blocking Tang Shiba’s group, tries to escape and avoid removing his shoes. His teammate pins him down, forcing him to take them off and reveal his true height. Humiliated, he throws the insoles into the water and charges into the course.
• Other contestants rush to check one another’s shoes, creating a smelly and chaotic spectacle. As Tang Shiba’s group finally moves forward, several teams flee, while three teams attack them.
• Some female contestants restrain Tang Lin and Fang Cheng by hugging them, leaving their male teammates free to target Tang Shiba. Tang Shiba tells the men not to hit the women and sends Yang Xin and the other girls to stay safe.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu take the lead. Tang Shiba flips an opponent, and Si Wuyu demonstrates his own skill with a shoulder throw.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba uses gossip strategically to clear the way, then leads the physical charge. She is confident, playful, and protective of her teammates.
• The exposed celebrity is embarrassed by the revelation but ultimately removes the insoles and joins the challenge.
• Tang Lin and Fang Cheng are caught off guard by the women’s tactic and struggle to free themselves without risking backlash from fans.
• Yang Xin is reassured by Tang Shiba’s protection and admires her courage.
• Si Wuyu reveals that he is capable in a fight, surprising Tang Shiba, who had underestimated him.

Significant themes

• Celebrity image versus reality: The insoles expose the gap between a public persona and the truth.
• Gossip and publicity: A rumor fuels both fan engagement and the show’s surging viewership.
• Competition and spectacle: The contestants’ attempts to gain an advantage become comic entertainment.
• Teamwork and protection: Tang Shiba prioritizes her teammates’ safety while confronting the opponents herself.

Character interactions

• Tang Shiba’s gossip prompts contestants to inspect one another’s shoes and forces the exposed celebrity’s teammate to confront him.
• Tang Lin and Fang Cheng protest when female contestants grab them, while Tang Shiba warns them that striking women would damage their reputations.
• Tang Shiba encourages Yang Xin and the other girls to hang back, then advances with Si Wuyu, whose fighting ability earns her surprise and admiration.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba, Si Wuyu, Tang Lin, and Fang Cheng charge through the first water obstacle, knocking rival celebrities into the water. Tang Lin shows no mercy when female celebrities try to charm him into sparing them; Fang Cheng hesitates but follows his example.
• The group pauses before the second obstacle, which requires a male and female teammate to pose together and form a heart. Several contestants struggle with the awkwardness, while one pair turns the challenge around by having the taller woman lift the shorter man.
• The system reveals that a rich, plain-looking male celebrity has four secret wives, all living in the same residential complex—and all four are on the same course lane. The cast and the livestream audience become absorbed in identifying him.
• Suspicion spreads among the couples. Publicly married women test their husbands by asking them to swear they will never betray them; the men comply, while secretly married couples cannot openly prove their relationships.
• The system adds that the man gave each wife a designer necklace from the same collection, themed around wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. The chapter ends before the wives’ identities or the man’s are exposed.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Lin is blunt and unsentimental, easily resisting flirtation and tossing the celebrities who try it into the water. He advises Fang Cheng not to be fooled by sweet talk.
• Fang Cheng is more susceptible to the women’s charm and feels embarrassed after they curse Tang Lin, but he becomes wary of being manipulated.
• Tang Shiba is playful and observant, joking about the awkward heart pose and rejecting the idea of lifting the much larger Si Wuyu. Her curiosity flares when the system hints at scandal.
• Si Wuyu looks forward to the intimate obstacle and explains that the couples’ sudden declarations are both proof of love and public displays of affection.
• Yang Xin counters Fang Cheng’s assumption that vows reveal sincerity, pointing out that dishonest people may swear anything.
• The four-wife scandal creates a web of suspicion among the male celebrities, while the audience and the “Black Treasures” group eagerly anticipate an exposé.

Significant themes

• Romance versus performance: The heart pose and public vows turn affection into something contestants must demonstrate for an audience.
• Deception and trust: The four secret marriages cast doubt on declarations of loyalty and highlight the difference between public appearances and private lives.
• Comedy through contrast: Tang Lin’s ruthless practicality clashes with Fang Cheng’s awkwardness, while the increasingly absurd scandal interrupts the obstacle-course competition.
• Gossip and public exposure: The system’s revelations show how quickly private secrets can become public spectacle.

Key events

• After Tang Shiba exposes a male celebrity for deceiving four women, the women compare their necklaces and recognize they have been given matching gifts.
• Rather than blame one another, the four join forces. They sacrifice attempts to reach his lane, beat him repeatedly, and use up all three of his attempts, eliminating him from the competition.
• The celebrity flees, fearing the women will publicly reveal his affairs. His fans abandon him, while Shanshan uses the scandal to promote her and Little Prince’s celebrity-gossip accounts, gaining them hundreds of thousands of followers.
• Once the spectacle is over, Tang Shiba’s group prepares to charge through the obstacle course toward the third stage. Contestants still on the course discuss how they might plead for mercy if they cannot stop her.

Character developments and interactions

• The four women move from shock and humiliation to solidarity: they recognize the man, not one another, is responsible for the betrayal, and decide to expose him together after the competition.
• Tang Shiba initially misunderstands the jewelry comparison, then enjoys the revenge and openly praises the women’s coordinated beating.
• Si Wuyu gives Tang Shiba and the others nuts to snack on as they watch. Fang Cheng and the others pretend not to know the full story while joining in the entertainment.
• Yang Xin warns Tang Lin about the consequences of mistreating women; Tang Lin is more interested in enjoying the event with Tang Shiba than pursuing romance.
• Shanshan turns the scandal into a promotional opportunity, while the male celebrity’s supporters quietly withdraw their support.

Significant themes

• Solidarity over rivalry: The women refuse to turn on one another and unite against the person who deceived them.
• Consequences of betrayal: The celebrity’s public downfall and physical defeat dramatize the cost of treating partners dishonestly.
• Gossip as entertainment and currency: The crowd, livestream viewers, and Shanshan all turn the scandal into spectacle or social-media growth.
• Playful competition: The group’s relaxed snacking and banter contrast with the chaotic revenge and the looming obstacle-course challenge.

Key events

• Tang Shiba and her group reach the second stage, where the other contestants surround them. Mistaking their hesitation for an imminent ambush, Tang Shiba attacks first and throws the contestants into the water, even though they are trying to ask for a truce.
• After clearing the stage, Tang Shiba waits to watch the obstacle course. The other pairs pass easily, but she and Si Wuyu fall when she forgets to smile during a required pose.
• Embarrassed but determined, Tang Shiba decides that success means abandoning her inhibitions. She charges through the later stages, completing increasingly ridiculous and intimate challenges without hesitation.
• During a bridal-carry challenge, Si Wuyu kisses her cheek to help them pass. Tang Shiba casually tells him he can kiss elsewhere next time, leaving him delighted.
• Their growing closeness fuels the livestream’s shipping and backlash. Ouyang Xuan, alarmed by how Si Wuyu seems to regard Tang Shiba, becomes furious and resolves to intervene.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is impulsive and aggressively competitive, initially misreading the contestants’ intentions and refusing to stop once she has begun. After her embarrassing fall, she turns her shame into boldness and tackles every challenge head-on.
• Si Wuyu remains protective and attentive, carrying Tang Shiba through a stage and reassuring her after their fall. His tentative question about kissing her elsewhere—and his private happiness at her permission—suggest his feelings are deepening.
• Tang Lin recognizes that Tang Shiba nearly eliminated him on purpose to scare him.
• Fang Cheng figures out that a smile is needed to pass the obstacle and advises the others, but Tang Shiba’s distraction costs her and Si Wuyu their attempt.
• Ouyang Xuan reacts with jealousy and hostility, interpreting Si Wuyu’s attention to Tang Shiba as a threat.

Significant themes

• Competitive misunderstanding: Tang Shiba’s suspicion and impatience turn a possible truce into a comic rout.
• Embarrassment versus determination: Tang Shiba learns to overcome self-consciousness by committing fully to the challenges.
• Growing intimacy and public scrutiny: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu’s increasingly affectionate interactions delight some viewers and provoke others, while Ouyang Xuan’s jealousy hints at further conflict.

Plot points

• Ouyang Xuan, determined to keep Tang Shiba from repairing her reputation, sends her assistant Xiao Xiang to the Manor to fetch Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng. Xiao Xiang is told to say only that Ouyang has fainted and been hospitalized.
• At the Manor gate, a streamer named Zhu Zhu promises to get them but privately dismisses Ouyang’s illness as routine and leaves Xiao Xiang waiting. Zhu Zhu is then called away to deal with a report that the show contains suggestive content.
• On the obstacle course, Tang Shiba stops to eat after the staff warn contestants that it is already noon. She shares her saved snacks with hungry competitors, despite Tang Lin’s objections.
• Tang Shiba’s inner thoughts suggest that the snacks are part of a scheme. Soon, several contestants suffer diarrhea and jump into the water course, angrily blaming her. Tang Shiba denies responsibility, while Fang Cheng and Tang Lin mock them. Xiao Xiang is still waiting at the gate when the chapter ends.

Character developments and interactions

• Ouyang Xuan reveals her ongoing hostility toward Tang Shiba and actively tries to draw Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng away from the show.
• Xiao Xiang is loyal and anxious for her employer, but grows frustrated when Zhu Zhu leaves her waiting.
• Zhu Zhu appears welcoming but acts dismissively behind the scenes, choosing not to pass along Xiao Xiang’s request.
• Tang Shiba combines generosity with mischief: she feeds the hungry contestants, apparently expecting the snacks to cause trouble, then feigns innocence.
• Tang Lin worries that sharing food will hurt their chances, but obeys his sister. His instinct that she is plotting something proves justified.
• Fang Cheng openly enjoys the chaos, while the affected contestants curse Tang Shiba and insist they still have a chance to compete.

Significant themes

• Deception and reputation: Ouyang tries to manipulate events to damage Tang Shiba’s prospects, while the show’s viewers debate who is responsible for the contestants’ illness.
• Competition and strategy: Tang Shiba’s apparent kindness doubles as a tactic that disrupts her rivals.
• Public spectacle: The livestream turns the contestants’ humiliation, accusations, and banter into entertainment, while also amplifying rumors and judgment.

• The final obstacle is revealed to be a misleading rotating shape. The contestants think it resembles someone riding a horse, though Yang Xin argues it is meant to depict a piggyback ride. Si Wuyu says he is willing to take part, while Tang Shiba despises the pose as image-damaging and uses a super-strength card to attack the structure.
• Tang Shiba demolishes the obstacle. She punches the rotating frame out of alignment, scolds it, then tears holes in its plastic shell. Si Wuyu joins her in destroying it. With the obstacle dismantled, the contestants simply walk through; the production team does not stop them. The host later blames the designers for turning a simple pose into a confusing hazard.
• The course continues with a new challenge. By taking the far end, the contestants must now race uphill from the mountain’s foot. Meanwhile, the host warns that someone is making trouble at the manor gate.
• Ouyang Xuan tries to summon Si Wuyu to the hospital. Her assistant, Xiao Xiang, demands that the production team release Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng, threatening publicity and police involvement. The new gate guard refuses at first, citing the course rules and penalties. Ouyang then claims she needs immediate surgery and a relative to sign the consent form, while privately preparing to go to the hospital herself and hoping to force her brother’s hand.
• Zhuzhu reluctantly informs the contestants. Suspecting Ouyang may be using the situation deliberately—especially since Si Wuyu’s departure could make Tang Shiba fail the course—Zhuzhu is irritated but decides to pass along the message in case the medical emergency is real.
  Character developments and interactions: Tang Shiba’s temper and extraordinary strength are on full display, and she acts to protect her public image by attacking the obstacle. Si Wuyu backs her up rather than leaving the course. Yang Xin, Fang Cheng, the other contestants, and the livestream audience react with shock and amusement; several contestants are distracted enough to fall into the water. At the gate, Xiao Xiang confronts the guard, while Zhuzhu weighs the rules against the possibility of a genuine emergency.
  Themes: The chapter mixes slapstick comedy with reality-show spectacle, highlighting how image-consciousness and confusing production design create chaos. It also raises tension between loyalty or family obligation and the contestants’ commitment to the competition, while leaving Ouyang Xuan’s medical claim—and her motives—uncertain.

Key plot points and events

• Production staff tell Fang Cheng and Si Wuyu that Ouyang Xuan is causing a scene at the entrance. Si Wuyu privately urges Fang Cheng to get eliminated and visit the hospital. Fang Cheng resists until Si Wuyu offers him five million.
• In the land challenges, Si Wuyu’s height gives his team an easy advantage: he carries Tang Shiba, whose reach is enough to collect the balloons. Other contestants resent the apparent advantage and try to target them.
• Tang Shiba sits down rather than join the confrontation, forcing the other teams to continue their own challenges instead of knocking her over.
• Tang Shiba’s gossip-reading ability reveals that a female contestant is pregnant and intends to use the competition to cause a miscarriage and claim compensation. She also reveals that the baby’s father is a married male celebrity who is competing alongside his wife.
• The production team checks the contract and realizes it does not prohibit pregnant contestants from competing, leaving them vulnerable to the planned claim.
• The other female celebrities begin swapping stories about cheating spouses, mistresses, and pregnancy-related blackmail, indirectly intensifying suspicion around the couple.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Cheng is reluctant to leave the competition, but money quickly persuades him. He also considers fighting through the crowd to help Tang Shiba.
• Si Wuyu shows concern for Ouyang Xuan and uses a large payment to persuade Fang Cheng to go to the hospital.
• Tang Shiba stays calm under pressure and uses her gossip ability strategically, turning the contestants’ attention away from the challenge and toward a scandal.
• The pregnant celebrity grows increasingly anxious and resentful toward Tang Shiba, blaming her for disrupting the plan.
• Contestants’ resentment toward Tang Shiba shifts into curiosity about the pregnancy and then into suspicion of one another.

Significant themes

• Gossip as power: Private secrets rapidly reshape alliances and distract the contestants from the competition.
• Greed and exploitation: Fang Cheng’s willingness to leave for money mirrors the pregnant celebrity’s plan to exploit the show for compensation.
• Public image versus private behavior: The celebrities’ polished personas contrast with infidelity, manipulation, and hostile backbiting.
• Unfairness and spectacle: The height advantage and the production team’s contract loophole fuel complaints and expose how easily a competition can be manipulated.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba hides behind Si Wuyu when the pregnant actress approaches, correctly suspecting the woman wants to frame her. Si Wuyu protects Tang Shiba, and his cold glare stops the actress.
• Tang Shiba’s thoughts expose a scandal: a married actor has impregnated the actress, while his wife knows about the affair and has been preparing for divorce by moving their assets.
• The wife angrily confronts Tang Shiba, then the actor demands that she swear she has been faithful. Their argument reveals that both spouses have had affairs. They slap and fight, and the pregnant actress joins the chaos. She miscarries, and the actor rushes her away for medical help as his wife vows to sue him.
• With three teams effectively removed from the competition, the remaining contestants proceed to a blindfolded uphill climb. Meanwhile, wealthy viewers flood the livestream with expensive gifts, prompting the anti-fans to suspect someone is competing with them to attract followers.
• Fang Cheng asks teammate Tao Xing whether she needs the prize money. They agree he will pay her 500,000 yuan if she helps him leave the competition, supposedly so he can visit a dying relative. Tao Xing claims she has the same urgent need, and they charge toward the other teams to get eliminated.
• The contestants rush to “rescue” Fang Cheng, while Si Wuyu holds Tang Shiba back and says Fang needs to leave early for personal reasons. Tang Shiba’s thoughts reveal that he is actually leaving because of Ouyang Xuan. The chapter ends with a prompt urging the host to deal with Tang Shiba’s dramatic behavior.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains shamelessly playful, exposing secrets through her thoughts and feigning innocence when blamed. She relies on Si Wuyu for protection but is also eager to join the competition’s chaos.
• Si Wuyu acts protectively toward Tang Shiba, shielding her from the actress and later keeping her from interfering with Fang Cheng’s departure.
• The actor, his wife, and the pregnant actress are exposed in a chain of mutual betrayal. Their confrontation turns violent, and the actress’s miscarriage abruptly ends the scandal.
• Fang Cheng and Tao Xing form a pragmatic, secretive alliance: he offers money, and she agrees to help him get eliminated. Their matching stories about dying relatives suggest neither is being fully candid.
• The contestants and livestream viewers react to the scandal and elimination with a mix of outrage, excitement, gift-giving, and opportunism.

Significant themes

• Infidelity and hypocrisy: The actor and his wife condemn each other’s affairs while hiding their own.
• Public scandal and spectacle: Private betrayals become livestream entertainment, and the audience quickly moves from gossip to competing over followers and gifts.
• Money and self-interest: The prize money motivates Tao Xing, while Fang Cheng uses a cash offer to secure an early exit.
• Secrets beneath appearances: Tang Shiba’s observations reveal what characters conceal, including Fang Cheng’s real reason for leaving.

Plot points and events

• Si Wuyu hesitates to put on his blindfold, worried he will be less capable without sight. Tang Shiba reassures him, then guides him as he carries her up the obstacle slope toward the red flag.
• The other contestants eliminate Fang Cheng’s team. Fang is delighted to leave the competition so he can get food, and Tao Xing departs after he gives her 500,000.
• Xiao Xiang tries to take Fang Cheng to the hospital, where Ouyang Xuan is being treated, and asks where Si Wuyu is. Fang objects when Xiao Xiang blames Tang Shiba for Si’s absence. He refuses to go, arguing that Ouyang’s immediate family should care for her, and walks away.
• Xiao Xiang calls Ouyang Xuan to complain. Ouyang berates her for driving Fang away, then pulls out her IV in anger and injures her hand.
• On the slope, rival teams try to ram Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu. Tang asks Si to lower her so she can scoop up mud and throw it at them. After the production crew confirms mud does not count as a weapon, the other teams join in, turning the challenge into a chaotic mud fight.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu: Their teamwork deepens. Tang’s calm reassurance helps Si face the blindfold, and he trusts her directions; later, he accommodates her improvised mud attack.
• Fang Cheng: Cheerfully accepts elimination, but fiercely defends Tang Shiba against Xiao Xiang’s accusations. His temper wins out when he refuses to be guilt-tripped into visiting Ouyang.
• Xiao Xiang and Ouyang Xuan: Xiao Xiang’s pushy attempt to retrieve Fang backfires. Ouyang’s anger at Xiao Xiang—and her self-injuring outburst—shows how volatile and frustrated she is.
• The contestants and production crew: Tang’s mud-throwing tactic spreads quickly, while the crew and viewers watch the celebrities abandon decorum for slapstick chaos.

Significant themes

• Trust and partnership: Tang and Si rely on each other to overcome Si’s fear and the course’s obstacles.
• Loyalty and boundaries: Fang protects Tang from unfair blame and refuses to accept that family ties obligate him to care for Ouyang.
• Improvisation and rule-bending: Tang turns an obstacle challenge into a mud fight by exploiting what the rules permit.
• Public spectacle: The contrast between celebrity dignity and childish mud-slinging becomes a source of comedy for the livestream audience.

Key plot points and events

• During the muddy slope challenge, Tang Shiba rides on Si Wuyu’s back. He carries her effortlessly, though he deliberately steps into a hole after she warns him, prompting her to cling to him and coach him onward.
• At the top, Si Wuyu sees Tang Shiba in the sunlight and briefly gazes at her. She mistakes his reaction for difficulty adjusting to the light and covers his eyes, puncturing the romantic moment and baffling the onlookers.
• Tang Lin mocks the exhausted contestants, who retaliate with mud and trading insults. Once the crew warns them about the schedule, everyone hurries on.
• The final challenge requires contestants to get a dog to follow them to a designated spot. The dogs are full and lounging, and the group wonders whether Tang Shiba has food to lure them with.
• Tang Shiba plans to save her chicken drumsticks and suggests there may be other ways to attract dogs. Tang Lin, who knows dogs well, takes Yang Xin to change into a costume, recalling that a certain outfit once made their dog chase its wearer for three streets.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains practical and irreverent: she focuses on navigating the course rather than responding romantically to Si Wuyu, and refuses to waste her food on already-fed dogs.
• Si Wuyu shows his strength by carrying Tang Shiba without tiring. His sly misstep on the slope seems to encourage her to hold on, and his quiet gaze suggests interest, though she misses the cue.
• Tang Lin is sharp-tongued and playful, provoking the other contestants before turning his confidence and dog knowledge toward the final task.
• Yang Xin follows Tang Lin to change but is uneasy about the possibility of being bitten.
• The other contestants and livestream viewers provide comic reactions, especially to Tang Shiba’s obliviousness and Tang Lin’s insults.

Significant themes

• Romance versus practicality: Si Wuyu’s apparent romantic moment is undone by Tang Shiba’s matter-of-fact concern.
• Competition and teamwork: Contestants avoid fighting on the slope, then rush together when time becomes tight.
• Humor through teasing: Banter, mud-throwing, and the viewers’ commentary keep the challenges lighthearted.
• Resourcefulness: The dog challenge prompts contestants to look beyond food and consider costumes or other ways to attract the dogs.

Key plot points and events

• After the previous challenge, the contestants hesitate to go first, fearing embarrassment—and Tang Shiba’s gossip, which has already helped eliminate people.
• Tang Shiba sits down to relax instead of volunteering. Her calmness spurs the others to rush forward, hoping to avoid becoming her next topic.
• Yu Manman and her male partner take on the dog-calling challenge. He has no experience with dogs, so he follows Tang Shiba’s reckless suggestion: throw dirt at one to provoke it.
• The first clod misses, but repeated throws finally anger a white dog. It charges the man, then kicks mud into his face instead of biting him.
• The dog returns to its place, apparently satisfied with the retaliation. The other contestants, encouraged by the harmless outcome, immediately start digging for dirt—much to the host’s alarm, since this dog may be unusually gentle.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains unflappable and mischievous. Her offhand advice prompts the man’s dangerous stunt, while her comments keep the contestants wary of her gossip.
• Yu Manman encourages her partner to take his turn, and briefly considers the dirt-throwing idea. Her partner insists he will protect her from elimination.
• Yu Manman’s partner shifts from uncertainty to reckless enthusiasm once the dog reacts. He taunts it despite everyone’s warnings.
• Si Wuyu is charmed by Tang Shiba and wants to pinch her cheeks, but respects that he needs her permission. He also steps in front of her protectively when the dog is provoked.
• The dog answers the man’s attack with a playful-looking but pointed act of revenge, kicking mud into his face rather than biting him.
• The contestants and host react differently to the stunt: the contestants imitate it once it seems safe, while the host fears the other dogs may be more dangerous.

Significant themes

• Risk and recklessness: The contestants’ desperation to advance leads them to try a potentially dangerous tactic.
• Competition and self-preservation: Nobody wants to go first, and Tang Shiba’s reputation for exposing secrets makes them especially eager to avoid her attention.
• Comic reversal: The dog turns an anticipated attack into a muddy act of payback, but the apparent safety may be misleading.

Plot points and events

• In the dog-obstacle course, one contestant’s clothes are grabbed by a dog, causing a chaotic spectacle. The trainer calms the dog, and the embarrassed contestant flees to change.
• Si Wuyu covers Tang Shiba’s eyes to keep her from watching the man’s wardrobe mishap. He calls the contestant an eyesore and boasts that his own body is better, leaving Tang Shiba surprised and the livestream’s couple-shipping fans excited.
• Tang Lin and Yang Xin clear the course with an absurd strategy: dressed as clowns, Tang Lin provokes a dog by dancing and making an obscene gesture. The dog responds by spinning after its tail, and the pair turn the encounter into a dance routine.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu take the course before anyone else can. Tang Shiba immediately insults the dogs’ appearances and traits, apparently hoping to provoke them. The dogs rise in anger, while spectators and livestream viewers fear she has put the pair in danger.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba is bold, irreverent, and eager to turn the challenge into a spectacle; she enjoys provoking the dogs and is unconcerned by the apparent risk.
• Si Wuyu shows jealousy and protectiveness by shielding Tang Shiba from another man’s exposed body. His flirtatious offer to show her his own body hints at his attraction to her.
• Tang Lin demonstrates confidence and an unusual understanding of the dogs’ behavior, while Yang Xin is initially skeptical but goes along with his plan.
• The embarrassed contestant’s confidence and public image suffer after the wardrobe incident.

Themes and character interactions

• The chapter plays danger for comedy, contrasting the contestants’ reckless tactics with the crowd’s alarm.
• Public image and celebrity appeal are mocked through the livestream’s harsh reaction to the contestant’s physique.
• Si Wuyu and Tang Shiba’s teasing, flirtatious exchange fuels the fans’ enthusiasm for their pairing.
• Tang Lin and Yang Xin work together in an unexpectedly playful way, while Tang Shiba’s insults provoke the dogs and set up the next confrontation.

Plot points and events

• During the second course, Tang Shiba insults the dogs so thoroughly that they decide to attack her. She distracts them with chicken, but her teasing only makes them angrier.
• When the dogs charge, Tang Shiba jumps onto Si Wuyu’s back. His cold, intimidating glare stops them, and they retreat.
• After the course, Tang Shiba eats while discussing the final aerial challenge with Si Wuyu. She realizes the prize money must be split, but Si tells her she can keep all of it, explaining that he has already made billions through business deals.
• Si Wuyu touches her cheek and privately decides to pursue her more seriously after the Love Challenge. Soon afterward, he becomes dizzy, drops his fruit, and collapses in Tang Shiba’s arms.
• Staff clear the cameras and rush Si toward the hospital. Though he clings tightly to Tang Shiba while unconscious, she whispers something that prompts him to release her. A system scan finds no physical abnormality.
• At the manor entrance, Ouyang Xuan appears, waiting with an icy expression.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is provocative and resourceful: she provokes the dogs, then uses food and Si’s intimidating presence to escape danger. She is also focused on the prize money and considers using it to build roads.
• Si Wuyu protects Tang Shiba, gives her his share of the prize, and shows growing romantic interest. His sudden collapse interrupts their plans and leaves his condition unexplained.
• Tang Lin rushes to defend Tang Shiba with the camera, but staff stop him from damaging it.
• The livestream audience reacts with alarm, admiration for Si, and excitement from fans who interpret Tang Shiba’s leap onto his back as a romantic gesture.

Significant themes

• Comedy amid danger: Tang Shiba’s insults and chicken bribes turn a threatening dog attack into farce.
• Growing intimacy and protectiveness: Si shields Tang Shiba, while her panic during his collapse reveals her concern for him.
• Wealth and generosity: Si treats a large sum as trivial and readily gives Tang Shiba his share.
• Unexplained mystery: Si appears perfectly healthy according to the system, yet faints without warning.