Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yumiao secretly went to University A to surprise Ning Chunchi by attending his speech in disguise. Ning Chunchi noticed a familiar pair of eyes in the audience but did not confirm whether Little Grape was there.

• Jiang Yumiao planned to pick Ning Chunchi up for their date, and Ning Chunchi coaxed him into bed before the next morning.
• Jiang Yumiao arranged for Amelia to bring him a wig and disguise so he could surprise Ning Chunchi at University A.
• Amelia and Xiao Wu accompanied Jiang Yumiao to campus, where Xiao Wu had obtained him a ticket in the third row.
• Jiang Yumiao watched Ning Chunchi deliver a speech about Jingxing's technology and became engrossed in his explanations.
• Ning Chunchi spotted a pair of familiar eyes in the audience and wondered if Jiang Yumiao had secretly come to see him.

Jiang Yumiao disguised himself with a short-haired wig to surprise Ning Chunchi after his speech, and the two shared lunch before Jiang Yumiao kept their date plans secret. Meanwhile, Qin Yuan brought Lin Xu to his home for their date.

• Jiang Yumiao wore a short tea-brown wig and plain clothes so Ning Chunchi would not recognize him at the speech.
• After Ning Chunchi’s speech, Jiang Yumiao met Xiao Zhao backstage and went to Ning Chunchi’s lounge with takeout.
• Ning Chunchi recognized Jiang Yumiao by his eyes, praised his new look, and ate lunch with him.
• Jiang Yumiao kept their later destination secret when Ning Chunchi asked where they were going.
• Qin Yuan brought Lin Xu to a white villa and told him it was his home.

Lin Xu visited Qin Yuan’s cozy home, while Jiang Yumiao took Ning Chunchi on a surprise date to an ecological park. On the drive, Jiang Yumiao received a reward granting him a pleasant voice that would not go hoarse, and Ning Chunchi appreciated the thought behind the outing.

• Qin Yuan showed Lin Xu his home, including its garden, music room, and gaming room, while a housekeeper prepared a feast for them.
• Ning Chunchi changed into a casual hoodie at Jiang Yumiao’s request, and they took an affectionate selfie before leaving for their date.
• Jiang Yumiao began to fall asleep in the car, but the system woke him to award him the Lark-Like Pleasant Voice reward.
• Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi arrived at City A Guangshun Mountain Ecological Park, where Jiang Yumiao explained that he wanted Ning Chunchi to relax and enjoy nature.
• Ning Chunchi thanked Jiang Yumiao for bringing him to the park and called him baby.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi picked grapes and flirted during their ecological park date, while Yang Qi nervously met Leng Haiyue at a kindergarten. The chapter ended with Yang Qi discovering that the little girl he thought might be Leng Haiyue’s child was actually his younger sister.

• Ning Chunchi deliberately called Jiang Yumiao “baby” on camera, making Jiang Yumiao blush.
• Jiang Yumiao took Ning Chunchi to a grape greenhouse, where Ning Chunchi teased him by comparing the fruit to his “grape.”
• Qin Yuan and Lin Xu played games together, while Yang Qi struggled to message someone and then received an invitation from Leng Haiyue to meet outside a kindergarten.
• Jiang Yumiao agreed in a private message that Ning Chunchi could eat his grapes tomorrow night, then went to cuddle rabbits with him.
• Yang Qi met Leng Haiyue outside the kindergarten and assumed the little girl with him was his daughter.
• The little girl greeted Yang Qi as “sister-in-law,” revealing that she was Leng Haiyue’s younger sister.

Leng Haiyue brought Yang Qi to meet his mother, while Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi spent a day at the farm park and Yu He picked up Tang Zi for their date. The chapter left Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi at a flower field, where a small train awaited them.

• Leng Haiyue teased Yang Qi about having children and introduced his five-year-old sister, Leng Suli.
• Leng Haiyue took Yang Qi and Leng Suli home, where Yang Qi met Cheng Lian and stayed for dinner.
• An Zhiwan drove to pick up Mu Yunzhi for their date, while Yu He later picked up Tang Zi after his work event.
• Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi fed animals at the farm park before Jiang Yumiao served him nourishing soup at dinner.
• Jiang Yumiao brought Ning Chunchi to a flower field with a small two-seat train on its tracks.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi recreated their first kiss beneath fireworks, while Lin Xu sang for Qin Yuan in his karaoke room. After their passionate kiss, Ning Chunchi told Jiang Yumiao that his rut had come early.

• Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi rode the little train alone after Li Ming pulled back the crew and drone.
• Lin Xu and Qin Yuan watched Qin Yuan's award-winning movie together, then Lin Xu sang its theme song for him in Qin Yuan's karaoke room.
• Jiang Yumiao set off fireworks and asked Ning Chunchi to kiss him properly so they could make their first-kiss memory beautiful.
• Ning Chunchi kissed Jiang Yumiao beneath the fireworks, and Jiang Yumiao ended up sitting on his lap as they continued kissing.
• Ning Chunchi held and kissed Jiang Yumiao before telling him that his rut had come early.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi returned from their outing after Ning Chunchi took a suppressant, while An Zhiwan answered Mu Yunzhi's earlier song with a performance at a Live House and they kissed. Yu He brought Zion to the talent-show filming site, where Zion noticed Yu He seemed afraid.

• Jiang Yumiao worried that Ning Chunchi's rut had come early and suspected the tonic soup had triggered it.
• An Zhiwan took Mu Yunzhi to hear a band perform “Light On,” a song he had requested as an answer to Mu Yunzhi's performance on East Xia Island.
• Mu Yunzhi pulled An Zhiwan into an alley and asked him not to bite; An Zhiwan kissed him, and Mu Yunzhi deepened the kiss.
• Yu He brought Zion to the Cultural and Creative Industrial Park where he had competed in a talent show, and Zion saw fear in Yu He's eyes.

Yu He revisited the site of his failed idol survival show with Zion and shared how it had damaged his confidence, but Zion reassured him and drew him into a brief embrace. Meanwhile, Leng Haiyue supported Yang Qi through a demanding work night, and Jiang Yumiao lay awake imagining the coming Confession Night after Ning Chunchi chose to sleep separately.

• Yu He told Zion that he had returned to the survival show's square to revisit both its happy and painful memories, then admitted he felt inadequate beside Zion.
• Zion praised Yu He's success in variety shows and his work raising pigs, prompting Yu He to hit his shoulder before Zion briefly hugged him.
• Leng Haiyue gave up his craft-workshop date with Yang Qi, walked with him, and drove him back to Fat Duck Media for a late production meeting.
• Ning Chunchi told Jiang Yumiao they needed to sleep separately because his suppressant might fail, and Jiang Yumiao reluctantly agreed.
• Jiang Yumiao lay awake, blaming the nourishing soup and imagining the next night's confession and what might follow.

On the final day of Love Mailbox, Jiang Yumiao prepared for Confession Night and received the program’s last-letter task, which would determine whom he confessed to. He wrote to Ning Chunchi about the future he hoped they would share.

• Jiang Yumiao practiced piano with Teacher Chu and went to Fat Duck Media after Director Yang summoned the guests.
• Amelia styled Jiang Yumiao as the staff and cameras prepared to begin the final livestream.
• Director Yang told the guests to write their last letters, which would decide whom they confessed to, and said the recipient could be someone outside the eight guests.
• Leng Haiyue smiled as he held his envelope, recognizing that A-Qi had granted his wish.
• Jiang Yumiao reflected on his future with Ning Chunchi and wrote that he longed to watch the snow with him.

As Confession Night approached, Jiang Yumiao drew the last time slot with Ning Chunchi and said goodbye to viewers in an emotional livestream. On the way to the event, he read Ning Chunchi’s final letter, which answered his first.

• Amelia helped Jiang Yumiao choose a white shirt, and Xiao Wu explained the confession-slot draw; Ning Chunchi rolled lower and drew the final slot for their pair.
• The production team announced that Mu Yunzhi, Yu He, Leng Haiyue, Lin Xu, and Ning Chunchi had drawn the first through fifth confession slots, leaving Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi scheduled from nine thirty to ten.
• Jiang Yumiao livestreamed for an hour, promised to finish writing Escape from the Abyss, and tearfully thanked viewers for their support.
• After resting and getting ready, Jiang Yumiao left for Confession Night through a crowd of cheering fans, while Xiao Wu helped clear a path to the van.
• Xiao Wu gave Jiang Yumiao a final letter from Ning Chunchi, and Jiang Yumiao read that the moon belonged on earth beside Little Grape.

Jiang Yumiao watched Mu Yunzhi and An Zhiwan’s confession livestream while preparing for his own turn with Ning Chunchi. An Zhiwan confessed first, Mu Yunzhi returned his feelings, and Jiang Yumiao was left wondering how emotional he would become during his own confession.

• Jiang Yumiao arrived at the film studio’s castle, practiced piano, and prepared to watch the other guests’ livestreams before his scheduled confession with Ning Chunchi.
• Mu Yunzhi met An Zhiwan on a European-style street, and they walked together toward a church while viewers admired their roses and formal outfits.
• At the church entrance, Mu Yunzhi admitted how nervous he was and reassured An Zhiwan that he did not need to feel guilty about taking time to understand his feelings.
• An Zhiwan straightforwardly confessed that he liked Mu Yunzhi, and Mu Yunzhi tearfully told him he liked him too.
• Mu Yunzhi rested his forehead against An Zhiwan’s and said his wish had come true, while Jiang Yumiao and the staff cried watching the livestream.

Yu He and Zion shared a staged vintage photo that hinted at a future together, while Leng Haiyue gave Yang Qi a handmade Twin Lotus Knot, which Yang Qi happily accepted. After watching their confession livestreams, Ning Chunchi struggled through his heat and longed to see Jiang Yumiao.

• Zion drove Yu He to a photo studio, where they changed into formal jackets and posed together for a vintage-style photograph.
• Yu He realized the photo was Zion’s romantic gesture and asked if they would take another one in the future; Zion promised they would.
• Leng Haiyue took Yang Qi aboard a Pleasure Boat and presented him with a handmade Twin Lotus Knot, which Yang Qi said he loved.
• Ning Chunchi watched the livestream from the castle and, after twelve and a half hours apart from Jiang Yumiao, felt restless and desperately wanted to see him.

Qin Yuan led Lin Xu through a maze lined with letters recounting his growing feelings, then confessed beneath a flower-covered arch, and Lin Xu accepted. The chapter ended with Jiang Yumiao waiting at a piano in a decorated banquet hall for Ning Chunchi to arrive.

• Qin Yuan sent Lin Xu into a maze and waited for him at the exit.
• Lin Xu followed the arrows and read Qin Yuan's four long letters about their time together on East Xia Island.
• Lin Xu reached the exit, where Qin Yuan offered him roses and confessed that he wanted to be with him.
• Lin Xu confessed that he felt the same and embraced Qin Yuan beneath the heart-shaped arch.
• Jiang Yumiao sat at the grand piano in the banquet hall while Amelia made final adjustments, and he waited for Ning Chunchi to enter.

Jiang Yumiao played piano for Ning Chunchi on Confession Night, and Ning proposed; Jiang accepted, and they later completed a permanent bond. The chapter ended with the couple together after the livestream celebration.

• Jiang Yumiao performed “Golden Hour” on piano for Ning Chunchi and told him how much he had changed since meeting him.
• Ning Chunchi revealed a full-moon display and proposed to Jiang Yumiao with a violet diamond ring, and Jiang accepted.
• The guests and “Love Mailbox” staff congratulated the couple, and Li Ming announced that the wrap party would be postponed so everyone could rest.
• Jiang Yumiao returned to the Peak of Xin Sea with Ning Chunchi and chose to spend the night with him.
• Ning Chunchi permanently marked Jiang Yumiao as they completed their bond.

After Ning Chunchi’s rut left Jiang Yumiao exhausted, Jiang Yumiao remembered the system and chose a final reward: staying with Ning Chunchi forever. The system assured him he would remain part of the world, then departed, leaving Jiang Yumiao to mourn their farewell.

• Ning Chunchi kept Jiang Yumiao close after his rut, and Jiang Yumiao tried to persuade him to return to work and stop feeding him nutritional supplements.
• Jiang Yumiao remembered the system, which congratulated him on completing the final mission and offered him a reward of his choice.
• Jiang Yumiao wished for Ning Chunchi to stay by his side forever because he feared being sent away from the world.
• The system assured Jiang Yumiao that he would become fully integrated into the world and remain with Ning Chunchi, then said goodbye.
• The system vanished, and Jiang Yumiao shed a tear while believing it would enjoy a restful vacation.

After Confession Night, Jiang Yumiao settled into life with Ning Chunchi while catching up on news about the other guests. Ning Chunchi ended the chapter by revealing why Jiang Yumiao needed to return home: to get his household registration booklet.

• Jiang Yumiao looked at his expensive engagement ring and checked updates about the guests, learning that Lin Xu had joined Qin Yuan on location and Mu Yunzhi had accompanied An Zhiwan abroad.
• Jiang Yumiao fell asleep before Ning Chunchi could give him his promised reward, then woke the next morning wrapped in Ning Chunchi’s arms.
• Jiang Yumiao helped Ning Chunchi tie his tie, and Ning Chunchi pulled him onto his lap and kissed him before leaving for work.
• Ning Chunchi returned home at noon to make lunch for Jiang Yumiao and deepened the fading mark on his neck.
• Jiang Yumiao said he needed to return home the next day to check on his plants, and Ning Chunchi told him to get his household registration booklet.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi prepared to register their marriage, with Jiang Yumiao too excited to work and Ning Chunchi eager to get home to him. At Jiang Yumiao’s home to collect his household registration booklet, Jiang Yumiao showed Ning Chunchi the photo album containing his memories of his parents.

• Jiang Yumiao worried that Ning Chunchi’s request for his household registration booklet meant they would marry the next day, and he struggled to write while anticipating it.
• Jiang Yumiao told Yu He he was fine, then told Ning Chunchi to focus on work instead of coming home to keep him company.
• He Yuan stopped Ning Chunchi from leaving work early, so Ning Chunchi worked overtime and returned home at ten.
• Ning Chunchi cuddled Jiang Yumiao but made sure they rested for their important plans the next day.
• Jiang Yumiao made breakfast, dressed to match Ning Chunchi, and went with him to collect his household registration booklet.
• Jiang Yumiao found his photo album and softly introduced Ning Chunchi to his mother and father.

Jiang Yumiao introduced Ning Chunchi to his late parents through a family photo album, then the two took a marriage-registration photo and officially registered their marriage. The chapter ended with Jiang Yumiao calling Ning Chunchi “Honey” for the first time and Ning Chunchi asking him to repeat it.

• Jiang Yumiao showed Ning Chunchi his family album and told his parents in his heart that he loved Ning Chunchi.
• Ning Chunchi took Jiang Yumiao to Liu Chen’s studio to make a red-background photo for their marriage registration.
• Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi registered their marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau and exchanged vows.
• Jiang Yumiao happily admired their marriage certificates and said he would now put “married” on his personal information.
• Jiang Yumiao suggested getting barbecue and quietly called Ning Chunchi “Honey,” prompting Ning Chunchi to ask him to say it again.

After Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi registered their marriage, they announced it on Weibo and exchanged affectionate newlywed nicknames. On the drive back, Ning Chunchi’s father called, and Ning Chunchi told Jiang Yumiao to hang up.

• Director Yang called Jiang Yumiao to congratulate him and asked when the wedding would be held; Ning Chunchi said they had not decided on a date yet.
• Yu He told Jiang Yumiao that their marriage registration was trending online, and calls from friends and colleagues kept him from eating.
• Jiang Yumiao posted a photo of their marriage certificates on Weibo, and Ning Chunchi reposted it with the caption “Wifey.”
• Jiang Yumiao fed Ning Chunchi barbecue, and Ning Chunchi called him “wifey,” leaving him blushing.
• Ning Kangxu called while Ning Chunchi was driving, and Ning Chunchi told Jiang Yumiao to hang up after learning the caller was from his family.

Ning Chunchi received an invitation to Ning Changzhi’s birthday banquet and decided to attend with Jiang Yumiao, who learned more about the Ning Family and resolved to stand by his husband. They arrived at the lavish event together, drawing the reporters’ attention as Jiang Yumiao prepared to act as Ning Chunchi’s bodyguard.

• Ning Kangxu repeatedly called Ning Chunchi, then invited him and Jiang Yumiao to Ning Changzhi’s birthday banquet and wished them a happy marriage.
• Ning Chunchi told Jiang Yumiao that his biological father was not real family to him, and Jiang Yumiao chose to attend the banquet and support him.
• Ning Chunchi said he had prepared a special gift for Ning Changzhi and promised they would go to the banquet together.
• Jiang Yumiao researched the Ning Family online and found accounts of Ning Xin’s hypocrisy and the family’s unchecked behavior.
• At Ning Changzhi’s birthday banquet, Ning Chunchi helped Jiang Yumiao out of their Rolls-Royce, and reporters rushed to photograph them.