Chapter Summaries

After Ning Chunchi kissed Jiang Yumiao at the light show, their public intimacy drew attention, while Ning’s private gestures made Jiang feel increasingly cherished. Back at the house, Jiang wrote Ning a sincere letter of gratitude, feeling he had finally reached the person he once thought was beyond him.

• Ning Chunchi calmly admired the viral photo of their kiss, while Director Yang warned them that the public now assumed they were a couple.
• Ning Chunchi questioned whether Director Yang wanted him to flirt with others, and Jiang Yumiao admitted he had wanted the kiss.
• Ning Chunchi took a photo of Jiang Yumiao wearing cat ears before they returned to the house.
• Jiang Yumiao found a newly purchased Little Wave plush on his bed and realized Ning Chunchi had noticed his wish for it.
• Jiang Yumiao reread the photo of Ning Chunchi and felt happiness growing as he held the plush.
• After Xiao Wu delivered the letter stationery, Jiang Yumiao wrote Ning Chunchi a heartfelt note thanking him for their meeting.

After completing the dating show's first stage, Jiang Yumiao treasured Ning Chunchi's letters and struggled with their coming separation. Ning Chunchi sent him a WeChat friend request and resolved that he would not let Jiang Yumiao go.

• Jiang Yumiao received a figure-maintaining reward from the system and packed his belongings, carefully saving the cat-ear headband, gland patches, and letters from Ning Chunchi.
• Jiang Yumiao read letters from Yu He and Ning Chunchi, then placed Ning Chunchi's letters in a separate compartment of his suitcase.
• Director Yang announced the guests' letter choices, including Qin Yuan and Leng Haiyue writing to Mu Yunzhi.
• Jiang Yumiao watched Ning Chunchi leave and felt distressed about their three-day separation.
• Ning Chunchi returned to give Jiang Yumiao his WeChat friend request, then left with a pink envelope and decided he would not let Jiang Yumiao go.

Jiang Yumiao returned to his apartment in City A, where the familiar layout reminded him of his former home, and realized how much he missed Ning Chunchi. At a birthday banquet in City B, Ning Chunchi brushed off Su Cheng and thought about Jiang Yumiao.

• Director Yang drove Jiang Yumiao home, and Jiang Yumiao struggled upstairs with his suitcase before discovering that the apartment matched his former home.
• Jiang Yumiao learned from the system that it had recreated the apartment based on his memories, then cleaned the place and missed a message from Ning Chunchi.
• Jiang Yumiao replied to Ning Chunchi, changed his contact name to “Big brother,” and admitted to himself that he wanted to see him.
• Ning Chunchi arrived at Su Guoli's birthday banquet, where Su Cheng expected to attract his attention.
• Ning Chunchi recognized the matchmaking intent behind Su Guoli's introduction, looked coldly at Su Cheng, and thought about Jiang Yumiao.

Ning Chunchi rejected Su Guoli and Su Cheng at the birthday banquet, then returned home and realized how much he wanted Jiang Yumiao. When Jiang Yumiao messaged him, Ning Chunchi video-called him, and the chapter ended with Jiang Yumiao calling him “Big brother.”

• Ning Chunchi politely refused to stay at Su Guoli’s birthday celebration, and Su Cheng grew resentful as he compared himself to Jiang Yumiao.
• Ning Chunchi showered at his City B penthouse and realized he desired Jiang Yumiao and his pheromones.
• Jiang Yumiao messaged Ning Chunchi to ask whether he was still working, and Ning Chunchi immediately invited him to a video call.
• Jiang Yumiao blushed at Ning Chunchi’s bare shoulders and asked whether he was drunk, but Ning Chunchi said he was sober and did not consider talking to him a waste of time.
• Jiang Yumiao thanked Ning Chunchi for his help, then timidly called him “Big brother,” leaving Ning Chunchi intensely affected.

Director Yang planned to stir up jealousy and romantic tension on Love Mailbox after the first stop’s record-breaking ratings. Jiang Yumiao was rescued from a crowd by Ning Chunchi, who had returned to City A to see him, and their encounter sent them trending online.

• Director Yang celebrated the show’s ratings and urged the team to create more jealousy and romantic conflict among the guests.
• Jiang Yumiao lay awake remembering his intimate video call with Ning Chunchi, then received the show’s payment and went out to shop.
• Fans recognized Jiang Yumiao outside his residential complex and surrounded him, leaving him trapped and frightened.
• Ning Chunchi arrived, cleared a path through the crowd, and brought Jiang Yumiao away in his Bentley.
• Ning Chunchi reminded Jiang Yumiao that he had told him to wait, and teased him about calling him President Ning.
• He Yuan told them they were trending, and Jiang Yumiao saw topics about Ning Chunchi scowling for love and their private date.

After Jiang Yumiao’s address was exposed, Ning Chunchi took him to stay at his luxury apartment for safety. As they settled into their first night living together, Ning Chunchi kissed Jiang Yumiao’s forehead and wished him goodnight.

• Ning Chunchi told Director Yang he was taking Jiang Yumiao to his apartment because his exposed address was unsafe, and Director Yang agreed while warning them not to be photographed as a couple.
• Ning Chunchi brought Jiang Yumiao to his apartment at the Peak of Xin Sea and offered to have anything he needed delivered.
• Jiang Yumiao called Ning Chunchi “gege,” and Ning Chunchi took him to a guest room he had prepared with warm bedding and a computer for his writing.
• After Ning Chunchi left for work, Jiang Yumiao fell asleep in the guest room with its door ajar, and Ning Chunchi found him there when he returned late at night.
• Ning Chunchi leaned over the sleepy Jiang Yumiao, kissed his forehead, and told him goodnight.

Jiang Yumiao stayed up late, made noodles, and promised Ning Chunchi a home-cooked dinner, drawing out a rare show of warmth from him. After drying Ning Chunchi’s hair, Jiang Yumiao borrowed a shirt to sleep in, and Ning Chunchi asked him to change in the bedroom so he could watch him wear it.

• Jiang Yumiao woke late at night, realized he had missed dinner, and cooked himself noodles.
• Ning Chunchi found Jiang Yumiao eating and apologized for not telling him he would be home late; Jiang Yumiao offered to cook him a feast the next day.
• Jiang Yumiao dried Ning Chunchi’s hair, then returned to his room and realized he had brought no clothes to sleep in.
• Jiang Yumiao asked Ning Chunchi to lend him pajamas, and Ning Chunchi revealed that he slept naked and had no pajamas.
• Jiang Yumiao chose Ning Chunchi’s old white T-shirt, and Ning Chunchi asked him to change in the master bedroom so he could see him wearing it.

Jiang Yumiao fled after wearing Ning Chunchi’s shirt, then spent the night unsettled by their charged encounter and the online speculation about them. The next day, he prepared dinner while Ning Chunchi left work early to return home to him.

• Jiang Yumiao wore Ning Chunchi’s oversized T-shirt without pants, but panicked under Ning Chunchi’s gaze and hurried away.
• Ning Chunchi watched Jiang Yumiao flee, then gave in to his desire after the encounter.
• Jiang Yumiao read the production team’s statement and the skeptical online comments, then fell asleep comforted by Ning Chunchi’s scent on the shirt.
• Jiang Yumiao planned his new supernatural novel and began preparing dinner for Ning Chunchi.
• Ning Chunchi left Jingxing at six, surprising his employees, while He Yuan kept quiet about the sweetheart at the boss’s home.

Ning Chunchi came home to a dinner Jiang Yumiao had prepared, and the two shared a warm evening before learning they would soon leave for the next filming location. As they sat together, Ning Chunchi pointed out that Jiang Yumiao’s temporary mark had faded, and Jiang Yumiao asked him to mark him again.

• Jiang Yumiao cooked eight dishes and a dessert for Ning Chunchi, who praised the meal and thanked him with a kiss to his hair.
• Ning Chunchi insisted on cleaning up and promised to cook for Jiang Yumiao after their next stop.
• Director Yang told the guests that filming would resume in Lanqing Town early the morning after next, leaving Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi subdued at the thought of leaving.
• Ning Chunchi pulled Jiang Yumiao onto his lap and told him that the mark was gone.
• Jiang Yumiao exposed his gland and asked Ning Chunchi to mark him.

Jiang Yumiao realized how deeply Ning Chunchi cared for him as Ning prepared clothes and supplies and helped him pack for their trip. After traveling separately at the production team’s request, they arrived in Lanqing, where the second stop of “Love Mailbox” began.

• Jiang Yumiao woke after Ning Chunchi had bitten his gland and reflected on how naturally he had begun to imagine a future with him.
• He Yuan delivered supplies and clothes Ning Chunchi had bought for Jiang Yumiao, including a wardrobe full of outfits in his preferred styles and colors.
• Ning Chunchi packed Jiang Yumiao’s suitcase, and the two finished preparing for their trip together.
• Ning Chunchi and Jiang Yumiao traveled separately to the airport, then continued by plane and car to Lanqing.
• Jiang Yumiao arrived at the ancient city’s Chinese-style courtyard, marking the start of the second stop of “Love Mailbox.”

At Cloud River Lodge in Lanqing, the Love Mailbox guests drew colored balls to determine their room partners, leaving Ning Chunchi and Jiang Yumiao in separate rooms. When Ning Chunchi escorted Jiang Yumiao upstairs, he quietly held the Omega’s hand for the first time.

• Director Yang announced that the guests would share rooms in pairs, with partners determined by drawing colored balls.
• Mu Yunzhi and Yu He drew orange, An Zhiwan and Leng Haiyue drew purple, and Qin Yuan and Jiang Yumiao drew blue.
• Ning Chunchi and Lin Xu drew cyan and were assigned to share a room, prompting Ning Chunchi to ask whether he could switch.
• Jiang Yumiao followed Ning Chunchi upstairs, and Ning Chunchi carried his suitcase to the door of the blue room.
• As Jiang Yumiao feared Ning Chunchi would leave him behind, Ning Chunchi took his hand and interlaced their fingers.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi grew closer as they settled into their rooms and went out to shop on Lanqing’s old street. Ning Chunchi held Jiang Yumiao’s hand openly, while the other guests paired off and Mu Yunzhi and An Zhiwan remained together.

• Ning Chunchi comforted Jiang Yumiao outside their rooms and held his hand before sending him inside to share with Qin Yuan.
• Jiang Yumiao and Qin Yuan chose separate beds, while Lin Xu quietly unpacked in the room he shared with Ning Chunchi.
• Director Yang assigned the guests to shop for souvenirs on Everlasting Peace Long Street and keep their purchases secret.
• Yu He paired up with Leng Haiyue, Lin Xu approached Qin Yuan, and Ning Chunchi led Jiang Yumiao away to shop together.
• Ning Chunchi told Jiang Yumiao that their ending was already decided, then took his hand and said they should go shopping.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi held hands while shopping for souvenirs, and their growing closeness flustered Jiang Yumiao and frustrated Director Yang. After writing letters at the inn, Ning Chunchi realized Jiang Yumiao would share a room with Qin Yuan and decided he had to switch rooms.

• Ning Chunchi held Jiang Yumiao's hand all the way down Everlasting Peace Long Street and back, admitting he wanted to hold it longer.
• Jiang Yumiao chose a souvenir and, outside the shop, took Ning Chunchi's hand himself as they returned to the inn.
• Director Yang caught them holding hands; Jiang Yumiao fled upstairs while Ning Chunchi stayed behind.
• The PDs brought writing paper, and Jiang Yumiao quickly wrote a letter for someone he cared about.
• Ning Chunchi saw Lin Xu emerge from the bathroom and realized Qin Yuan might see Jiang Yumiao after his shower, so he decided to switch rooms.

Jiang Yumiao realized Ning Chunchi’s grape-themed letter might be a suggestive reference to him, while the guests were assigned in pairs to film Lanqing’s promotional video. The chapter left Ning Chunchi pleased by Jiang Yumiao’s letter and looking forward to spending more time with him.

• Ning Chunchi learned he could switch rooms the following night, while Jiang Yumiao went to sleep without eating dinner and later woke to snack on biscuits.
• Director Yang woke the guests at six and announced that they would film a promotional video for Lanqing’s attractions in pairs.
• Director Yang assigned Mu Yunzhi and Yu He to Lining Palace, An Zhiwan and Leng Haiyue to Canglin Viewing Tower, Ning Chunchi and Lin Xu to the Lanqing Museum, and Jiang Yumiao and Qin Yuan to Xinyu Academy.
• Jiang Yumiao learned that An Zhiwan had sent Ning Chunchi a letter and that Lin Xu and Qin Yuan had written to each other.
• Ning Chunchi read An Zhiwan’s letter wishing him and Jiang Yumiao well, then recalled Jiang Yumiao’s wish that their walk along the long street had lasted longer.

Jiang Yumiao and Qin Yuan filmed a promotional video at Xinyu Academy before joining the other guests at Jitong Temple to record themselves writing and hanging wish plaques. Jiang Yumiao wished for Ning Chunchi to have a peaceful life and a happy ending.

• Jiang Yumiao and Qin Yuan arrived at Xinyu Academy, where Director Zheng filmed them in the snowy courtyard among plum blossoms.
• The crew hurried to Jitong Temple, where Jiang Yumiao reunited with Ning Chunchi and stayed close beside him.
• Director Zheng asked the eight guests to write wishes on wooden plaques and hang them on the temple's Prayer Wall.
• Jiang Yumiao wrote that his only wish was for Chunchi to have a smooth, peaceful life and a happy ending.

On the ride back, Ning Chunchi watched Jiang Yumiao’s wish for his well-being and kissed him as he slept, holding on to the hope of a future together. Later, Director Yang made the guests choose souvenirs in a mysterious task, and Jiang Yumiao and An Zhiwan each selected an object before the chapter ended with An Zhiwan’s secret fear of the dark.

• Ning Chunchi watched the livestream replay and discovered Jiang Yumiao had wished only for him to be well, then kissed Jiang Yumiao as he slept.
• At Cloud River Residence, Director Yang stopped Qin Yuan from leaving dinner and led the exhausted guests to a room for another task.
• Jiang Yumiao entered first and chose object number 15, a Peony-Patterned Jade Comb, believing the task involved selecting a souvenir bought by Ning Chunchi.
• An Zhiwan entered next, considered the objects, and chose the small, round, wood-carved night-light at number 13.
• An Zhiwan recalled that he feared darkness and enclosed spaces after a teacher had locked him in a dark room as a child.

The guests chose souvenirs that determined their new room arrangements, and Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi became roommates again. Ning Chunchi realized Jiang Yumiao had chosen him a preserved-flower moon, while Jiang Yumiao fled upstairs under his intense gaze.

• Mu Yunzhi recognized a scented candle as the scent of his pheromones, while Ning Chunchi identified the preserved-flower moon Jiang Yumiao had chosen for him.
• Director Yang announced that mutual souvenir matches would become roommates and moved the room swap forward.
• Mu Yunzhi and An Zhiwan, and Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi, were mutual matches.
• Lin Xu won rock-paper-scissors and asked Qin Yuan to share a room with him; Qin Yuan agreed, while Yu He was assigned to Tang Zi and Leng Haiyue got a single room.
• Ning Chunchi and Qin Yuan swapped rooms so Jiang Yumiao and Lin Xu could stay put, and Jiang Yumiao hurried upstairs as Ning Chunchi followed him.

Jiang Yumiao tested his theory about Ning Chunchi’s desire for “grapes” and discovered that Ning Chunchi understood his meaning. After Ning Chunchi moved into the room, Jiang Yumiao noticed he might be wearing the same shirt Jiang Yumiao had worn at his house, while Ning Chunchi regretted how far apart the beds were.

• Ning Chunchi inspected the space between the beds, then told Jiang Yumiao he would bring his luggage over.
• Jiang Yumiao suggested they buy grapes together, and Ning Chunchi replied that they were not the grapes he wanted, confirming Jiang Yumiao’s theory.
• Qin Yuan collected his luggage and told Ning Chunchi that Jiang Yumiao’s face looked red, prompting Ning Chunchi to buy grapes for him.
• Jiang Yumiao admitted he understood Ning Chunchi’s meaning, but Ning Chunchi’s quiet response made him lose his nerve.
• The system awarded Jiang Yumiao the ability to do the splits without injury while Ning Chunchi showered.
• Jiang Yumiao recognized Ning Chunchi’s T-shirt as possibly the one he had worn before, and Ning Chunchi frowned at the distance between their beds.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi confessed that they missed each other, and Jiang Yumiao went into Ning Chunchi’s arms for the night. The next morning, Jiang Yumiao was embarrassed by what he had done while Ning Chunchi struggled to focus at work.

• Ning Chunchi told Jiang Yumiao he could not sleep because he missed Little Grape.
• Jiang Yumiao said he was cold and admitted that he missed Ning Chunchi too, so Ning Chunchi invited him into his arms.
• Jiang Yumiao woke alone, fretted over having slept in Ning Chunchi’s bed, and straightened the sheets before getting ready.
• Jiang Yumiao went to the styling trailer, where Amelia fixed his hair while Yu He and Tang Zi joked with him.
• Ning Chunchi attended a meeting at Cloud River Residence with dark circles under his eyes and thought about the night he had spent holding Jiang Yumiao.

The guests began a new day on the dating show with a visit to Lanqing’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Theme Street. Director Yang turned the outing into a contest: two guests who made the best handicrafts would earn the right to invite someone on a romantic date that evening.

• Yu He told Jiang Yumiao that he had enjoyed talking with Zion and decided to build a closer friendship with him.
• Mu Yunzhi and An Zhiwan arrived together and sat beside each other, while Mu Yunzhi took the Manta Rose-scented candle as a sign that An Zhiwan still cared about him.
• Ning Chunchi sat beside Jiang Yumiao and, in a good mood after spending the night surrounded by Jiang Yumiao’s scent, gave Yu He only an ordinary glance.
• Director Yang brought all eight guests to Lanqing’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Theme Street and explained that they could explore or make traditional handicrafts.
• Director Yang announced that experts would judge the handicrafts and give the two winners the right to invite someone on a romantic evening date.