Chapter Summaries

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai gathered plants and flowers in the woods to make paint, but their banter turned awkward when he said she reminded him of someone. The chapter ended with Lu Yunhuai catching Lu Xiaoxiao pulling up grass and letting her pretend it was for green paint.

• Lu Xiaoxiao followed Ji Yunhuai’s directions and picked madder before continuing deeper into the woods.
• Lu Xiaoxiao found a colorful patch of wildflowers and began choosing flowers to make paint.
• Ji Yunhuai watched Lu Xiaoxiao instead of the flowers and said she reminded him of someone.
• Lu Xiaoxiao feared he meant she was a stand-in, but Ji Yunhuai clarified that she looked like Little Red Riding Hood.
• Embarrassed, Lu Xiaoxiao grabbed grass by mistake, then claimed she was collecting it to make green paint, and Ji Yunhuai let her carry on.

Lu Xiaoxiao teased Ji Yunhuai while they gathered mushrooms, then joined Su Miaohan in planning decorations for their treehouse. After lunch, the group made paint from petals and tree gum, with Lu Xiaoxiao experimenting with unusual color mixtures.

• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Ji Yunhuai to pick mushrooms, then laughed that he looked like a little mushroom-picking girl.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai returned to camp, where Su Miaohan showed her a playful treehouse mural design and suggested making leaf decorations.
• Lu Xiaoxiao promised to ask the production crew for scissors, and Su Miaohan kissed her cheek, prompting Ji Yunhuai to react with a frown.
• After lunch, Ye Xinglan demonstrated how to grind petals and mix them with tree gum to make natural paint.
• Su Miaohan adjusted the paint with water while Lu Xiaoxiao mixed different petal colors and wondered if she could make a colorful black.

Cui Anhe threw a tantrum after seeing Yun Huai on a desert-island variety show with Lu Xiaoxiao, whom she suspected of becoming his new love interest. Cui Anze warned her not to trouble the woman, leaving Cui Anhe furious and feeling betrayed by her brother.

• Cui Anhe smashed an expensive vase and threatened to fire a maid who asked her to stop.
• Cui Anze returned home and asked Cui Anhe why she was making a fuss.
• Cui Anhe complained that Yun Huai had gone on a variety show and accused Lu Xiaoxiao of winning his affection.
• Cui Anze said Yun Huai's childhood betrothal to Cui Anhe had only been a joke and warned her not to cross his limits by troubling Lu Xiaoxiao.
• Cui Anhe shoved Cui Anze away and shouted that he was no brother of hers.

Lu Xiaoxiao and the others prepared mushroom soup on the island after Ji Yunhuai identified the mushrooms as parasol mushrooms. After tasting the soup, Lu Xiaoxiao became dizzy and ordered Ji Yunhuai to sit down, calling him a lowly pirate.

• Cui Anze urged Cui Anhe to stop pursuing Yun Huai, but she threw porcelain at his feet.
• Lu Xiaoxiao brought Ji Yunhuai's mushrooms to Su Miaohan, and Ye Xinglan and Ji Yunhuai confirmed they were safe.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked the system about Ji Yunhuai's ring and learned it had been made by his mother, Yan Tangyu, with an inscription meaning “I will love you forever.”
• Su Miaohan cooked mushroom soup with wild greens, and Lu Xiaoxiao eagerly tasted it.
• Lu Xiaoxiao became dizzy, confronted Ji Yunhuai, and ordered him to sit down as a lowly pirate.

After eating mushroom soup, Lu Xiaoxiao hallucinated that Ji Yunhuai was a fox spirit and grabbed at his hair. Xiao Yichen helped her vomit and monitor her condition, while Lu Xiaoxiao still regretted that Ji Yunhuai’s supposed fox ears had disappeared.

• Lu Xiaoxiao mistook Ji Yunhuai’s hair for fox ears and accused him of being a fox spirit.
• Ji Yunhuai tried to make Lu Xiaoxiao vomit by squeezing her abdomen, but Xiao Yichen stopped him and explained a safer method.
• Xiao Yichen had Su Miaohan fetch water, then helped Lu Xiaoxiao vomit up mushroom soup.
• Xiao Yichen examined Lu Xiaoxiao and told her to rest while he monitored her condition.
• Lu Xiaoxiao said she was disappointed that Ji Yunhuai’s fox ears were gone because she had wanted to pet them.

Ji Yunhuai carried the dizzy Lu Xiaoxiao back to camp despite her protests, then discovered that the mushrooms he had picked were poisonous pinkgills rather than edible parasol mushrooms. He wondered whether his unease over Lu Xiaoxiao’s poisoning was concern, but decided he would figure out his feelings later.

• Ji Yunhuai carried Lu Xiaoxiao back to camp in a bridal carry while she kicked and demanded to be put down.
• Ji Yunhuai brought Lu Xiaoxiao to the cave and settled her inside before joining the Pirate Team.
• Ye Xinglan worried that he had misidentified the mushrooms, and Ji Yunhuai explained that they were poisonous pinkgills resembling parasol mushrooms.
• Ji Yunhuai blamed himself for Lu Xiaoxiao’s poisoning and wondered whether he cared about her, then dismissed the thought and turned his attention to the sea.

Lu Xiaoxiao, still recovering from poisoning, persuaded Su Miaohan to let her help paint the treehouse and joined her in creating an underwater mural. Ye Xinglan praised their work, but Ji Yunhuai mistook Lu Xiaoxiao’s jellyfish for a garbage bag.

• Su Miaohan stopped Lu Xiaoxiao from doing chores, gave her medicine, and eventually agreed to let her paint while resting.
• Lu Xiaoxiao copied a tropical fish design from Su Miaohan’s hoodie, and Su Miaohan added a coral reef to the treehouse mural.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Su Miaohan painted seaweed, a dolphin, stars, and a jellyfish, turning the wall into an underwater scene.
• Ye Xinglan came to fetch Su Miaohan for dinner, admired the mural, and Ji Yunhuai called Lu Xiaoxiao’s jellyfish a garbage bag.

Lu Xiaoxiao finished painting the treehouse mural after Su Miaohan left to make dinner, then welcomed her younger sister Lu Jiaoyue, who praised the mural and identified Xiaoxiao’s jellyfish. Lu Jiaoyue revealed that she had formed an alliance with Qin Zixuan, leaving Lu Xiaoxiao stunned.

• Su Miaohan took Ji Yunhuai and the others to help make dinner, leaving Lu Xiaoxiao to finish the mural; Xiaoxiao secretly flipped Ji Yunhuai off, and viewers speculated that he saw her reflection in Brother Ye’s hood.
• After completing the painting, Lu Xiaoxiao heard rustling outside and saw Lu Jiaoyue emerge from the bushes.
• Lu Xiaoxiao invited Lu Jiaoyue into the treehouse and showed her the mural, warning her not to touch the wet paint.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Lu Jiaoyue to identify her jellyfish painting, and Jiaoyue guessed correctly after hearing Xiaoxiao’s thoughts.
• Lu Jiaoyue told Lu Xiaoxiao that she and Qin Zixuan had formed an alliance, startling her.

Lu Xiaoxiao learned that Lu Jiaoyue had trusted Qin Zixuan and told him she was a spy, leaving Lu Xiaoxiao worried but determined to test him. After comforting her sister, Lu Xiaoxiao decided she wanted to stop being a villain even after the livestream ended.

• Lu Jiaoyue told Lu Xiaoxiao that she had confided in Qin Zixuan and discussed possible spies with him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked whether Qin Zixuan might be the spy, and Lu Jiaoyue worried that her sister was angry with her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao comforted Lu Jiaoyue, promised to test Qin Zixuan, and told her she could keep speaking with him.
• After Lu Jiaoyue left, Lu Xiaoxiao asked system 037 to let her stop being a villain after the livestream.
• Lu Xiaoxiao argued that her villainous actions had not followed the Original Novel and declared that the system's superior could raise any objections.

Lu Xiaoxiao explained to the system why she wanted to help Lu Jiaoyue and wondered what Lu Jiaoyue would choose for herself without the novel’s plot shaping her life. On the fifteenth day of filming Desert Island Adventure, Ji Yunhuai won a compass and tossed it to Lu Xiaoxiao, who scolded him for not warning her.

• Lu Xiaoxiao argued that helping Lu Jiaoyue and the Lu Family would create new obstacles for the main couple and make the story more eventful.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told the system that she liked comforting people with hugs because she had grown up in an orphanage where caregivers were forbidden to hug children.
• Lu Xiaoxiao described Lu Jiaoyue as kind but lacking a clear personal will, and wondered what kind of life she would want for herself.
• Lu Xiaoxiao hurried off to keep Miaomiao’s food from getting cold and said she would be happier to see Lu Jiaoyue find herself than to complete the mission.
• On the fifteenth day of Desert Island Adventure, Ji Yunhuai received the Pirate Team’s most popular Drift Bottle reward, a compass, and tossed it to Lu Xiaoxiao.
• Lu Xiaoxiao barely caught the compass and scolded Ji Yunhuai for throwing it without warning.

Lu Xiaoxiao and the Pirate Team prepared for a cooking contest to win the third map clue, while Lu Xiaoxiao scouted the Hero Team and discovered her second brother, Lu Shiyan, was their cook. The dishes were still cooking as the teams awaited the traveling merchant’s judgment.

• Lu Xiaoxiao joked to the director about putting Moyushuang in a Drift Bottle, but he refused because it did not fit the game’s aesthetic.
• The production team announced a cooking competition in which the traveling merchant would award the third map clue to the team whose dish he preferred.
• Su Miaohan confidently took charge for the Pirate Team and prepared shrimp paste wrapped in seaweed sheets over charcoal.
• Su Miaohan signaled Lu Xiaoxiao to scout the Hero Team, and Lu Xiaoxiao found Lu Shiyan preparing fish wrapped in banana leaves.

Lu Shiyan and Su Miaohan presented their dishes in the cooking contest, and the merchant chose the Pirate Team’s shrimp rolls for their auspicious meaning. The Pirate Team won the clue as the livestream chat erupted over the result and Bai Xinyan’s reaction.

• Lu Shiyan explained that he had learned to cook while living alone early in his career, prompting Lu Xiaoxiao to feel sympathy for him.
• Lu Shiyan presented his steamed fish, while Su Miaohan introduced her shrimp rolls with an improvised promise of good fortune.
• The merchant praised both dishes but awarded the win to the Pirate Team because he liked the shrimp rolls’ auspicious meaning.
• Su Miaohan accepted the clue, and the Pirate Team celebrated its victory.
• Bai Xinyan’s fans protested the result in the livestream chat, while other viewers argued with them and speculated about Bai Xinyan and Lu Shiyan.

After the competition, the commentator led the cast to a lavish feast prepared by the mysterious merchant. Lu Xiaoxiao tried to prank Ji Yunhuai at the table, but he caught her, and the chapter ended with her eagerly reaching for the roast chicken he reminded her she had missed.

• The commentator announced that the mysterious merchant had prepared a feast for both teams and led everyone to a secluded beach.
• The cast arrived at a table laden with medieval-style dishes and eagerly admired the food after half a month on the island.
• Ye Xinglan sat down first and pulled out chairs for the women, while Su Miaohan took the seat beside Lu Xiaoxiao.
• Lu Xiaoxiao tried to pull Ji Yunhuai's chair back as payback for his earlier compass prank, but he stopped it with his shoe and teased her.
• Ji Yunhuai reminded Lu Xiaoxiao that she had been craving roast chicken, and she hurried to grab a drumstick.

At a feast arranged by the production team, Lu Xiaoxiao tested Qin Zixuan by dropping an empty clue envelope and concluded there was an eighty percent chance he was the mole. The next morning, the group set out to search for a map fragment while Su Miaohan recovered from drinking, and they debated the clue “Heart of the Forest.”

• The director invited the guests to put aside their teams’ rivalry and share a meal and drinks, and Lu Xiaoxiao realized the feast had been arranged by the production team.
• Lu Xiaoxiao dropped an empty envelope near Qin Zixuan to test him, and he pointed it out without touching it, leading her to suspect he was the mole.
• Su Miaohan woke with a headache after drinking, so Xiao Yichen stayed behind to look after her while the others went to search for a map fragment.
• Ye Xinglan questioned what “Heart of the Forest” meant, and Ji Yunhuai suggested checking the forest’s center first.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai searched the forest for the “heart of the forest” and guessed it might be a hollow in a tree. The ground gave way beneath them, and they plunged into a deep, dark hole while their cameraman remained aboveground and called for help.

• Lu Xiaoxiao agreed to search the forest’s center with Ye Xinglan and then paired up with Ji Yunhuai, who claimed he was afraid of getting lost.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai searched without finding clues, then considered whether the “heart of the forest” could be inside a hollow tree.
• Lu Xiaoxiao stepped onto a patch of leaves that collapsed beneath her, and she grabbed Ji Yunhuai’s trouser leg as she fell.
• Ji Yunhuai was pulled into the hole with Lu Xiaoxiao, while their cameraman stayed aboveground and shouted for help.

After learning Lu Xiaoxiao had fallen into a cave and gone missing, Song Zhilan and Lu Yubai prepared to travel to the Deserted Island to search for her. Lu Bochen wanted to join them, but Lu Yubai called him a burden, and he let them leave.

• Lu Bochen rushed downstairs barefoot, crying and repeating that his sister was in danger, and Song Zhilan discovered from his phone that Lu Xiaoxiao was missing in a cave.
• Lu Yubai returned home, learned what had happened, and offered to go with Song Zhilan to find Lu Xiaoxiao.
• Song Zhilan called the production crew and others, then arranged for a private plane to take her and Lu Yubai to the Deserted Island.
• Lu Bochen asked to go with them, but Song Zhilan tried to persuade him to stay home because the trip would be difficult for him.
• Lu Yubai told Lu Bochen he would only get in the way, and Lu Bochen released Song Zhilan's clothes and let them leave.
• Alone in the quiet living room, Lu Bochen wondered why everyone saw him as a burden.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai fell into a cavern, where she realized she had landed on him and the pair found themselves surrounded by a maze of passages. Ji Yunhuai identified the cave as part of an underground river system and proposed resting, leaving Lu Xiaoxiao exasperated by his nonchalance.

• Lu Xiaoxiao fell through a deep shaft and landed on Ji Yunhuai, then scrambled off him in embarrassment.
• Ji Yunhuai switched on his flashlight, and Lu Xiaoxiao shut her eyes to avoid looking at him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai surveyed the damp cavern and its dark passages, finding no obvious way back up.
• Ji Yunhuai guessed they were in an upper, relatively dry part of a cave system formed by an underground river.
• Ji Yunhuai suggested they rest, and Lu Xiaoxiao shook him awake to complain about his attitude and his claim that they had been getting up early.
• Ji Yunhuai told Lu Xiaoxiao he usually slept until noon when he had nothing to do.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai rested in the cave, traded insults and jokes, then followed a breeze through the passage in search of an exit. They eventually found an opening to the surface after nightfall, but emerged in an unfamiliar part of the island.

• Lu Xiaoxiao told Ji Yunhuai she was worried about him and then bluntly listed the traits that annoyed her.
• Ji Yunhuai laughed at Lu Xiaoxiao's insults and clarified that his joining the show had nothing to do with her disastrous cooking.
• Lu Xiaoxiao joked that Ji Yunhuai might have a secret crush on her, and he teased her for imagining it.
• Lu Xiaoxiao suggested they keep searching for a way out, and Ji Yunhuai led them toward the passage where he heard the strongest breeze.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai found an opening to the surface and realized they had emerged at night in an unfamiliar location.

Lost in a dark forest, Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai followed her compass while trading jokes and trying to scare each other. They heard the production crew calling for them and hurried toward the voices.

• Lu Xiaoxiao realized she and Ji Yunhuai were lost, then used her compass to choose a direction.
• Ji Yunhuai gave Lu Xiaoxiao his jacket and rejected her offer to sing as they walked through the forest.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told Ji Yunhuai a ghost story and tried to scare him by pretending to be a mountain ghost, but he mocked her disguise.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai heard the production crew calling for them and headed toward the voices and firelight.

Lu Xiaoxiao was reunited with Song Zhilan and her family after being found on the island, and she learned the show had been canceled over its inadequate safety measures. The Ji Family patriarch Ji Wenzhong arrived, leaving Lu Xiaoxiao startled that he had come to the deserted island.

• Lu Xiaoxiao ran toward the search party, where Lu Yubai spotted her and Song Zhilan embraced her in relief.
• Song Zhilan fussed over Lu Xiaoxiao, who hugged her and admitted she had missed her.
• Lu Yubai asked whether Lu Xiaoxiao had missed him, and Lu Shiyan checked her for injuries while hearing her thoughts about Ji Yunhuai.
• Lu Jiaoyue and the Pirate Team gathered around Lu Xiaoxiao, and Ye Xinglan told her the show had been canceled.
• Ji Wenzhong arrived and said the show could not continue because its safety measures were inadequate.
• Lu Xiaoxiao learned from the system that the elderly man was the Ji Family patriarch and reacted with shock that he had come to the island.