Chapter Summaries

Song Yunxing’s singing drew a huge crowd to the tangerine stall, helping him and Shen Yanci sell out and finish their task. As the crowd overwhelmed them on their way out, Shen Yanci protected Song Yunxing from a man who grabbed his clothes, and they left hand in hand.

• Song Yunxing sang “My Secret,” attracting a large crowd that bought tangerines while Shen Yanci watched him at the stall.
• Lu Yiyi resented Song Yunxing’s success, while Luo An ignored her and fell asleep in the truck beside their unsold green tangerines.
• Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci sold out their tangerines, then tried to leave as fans crowded around them for photos and songs.
• A middle-aged man grabbed Song Yunxing’s hoodie and refused to let go, despite Song Yunxing’s attempts to free himself.
• Shen Yanci forced the man to release Song Yunxing, warned him against harassing them, and led Song Yunxing away hand in hand.

After Shen Yanci helped Song Yunxing escape a crowd, the two returned to the van, where Song Yunxing struggled to understand his racing heartbeat and Shen Yanci hid his possessive feelings. They completed their mandarin-selling task and went to buy ingredients for the next challenge, while Shen Yanci’s attention to Song Yunxing left their growing attraction on display.

• Shen Yanci pulled Song Yunxing through the crowd and helped him escape in the production van, where Song Yunxing thanked him and showed him the marks on his hand.
• Song Yunxing called the fruit farmer to arrange a meeting, while Director Guo apologized in the cast chat for the lack of security.
• Shen Yanci teased Song Yunxing about playing tennis after spotting his sneaker advertisement, and Song Yunxing denied having time for a match.
• Director Guo told each couple to buy produce and cook at least one dish for a public vote, with photos due by 7:30 p.m.
• Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci handed their earnings and vehicle keys to the farmer, then Song Yunxing revealed he had kept three hundred yuan hidden from the farmer’s payment.

Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci shopped for ingredients for their cooking challenge, bickering over whether Shen Yanci could cook while the livestream viewers speculated about their relationship. Shen Yanci quietly catered to Song Yunxing’s tastes, and they left the supermarket with their playful rivalry intact.

• Song Yunxing questioned whether Shen Yanci could cook and began watching a tutorial, but Shen Yanci said he had taken cooking classes.
• Shen Yanci picked up shrimp and other ingredients while Song Yunxing doubted his cooking; Song Yunxing then went to choose salad ingredients instead.
• The livestream viewers argued over whether the two were truly a couple, while some noticed Shen Yanci seemed to be planning Song Yunxing’s favorite typhoon shelter shrimp.
• Song Yunxing eyed the snack aisle but resisted buying chips until Shen Yanci handed him his favorite barbecue-flavored bag and said it was for cooking.
• Shen Yanci told Song Yunxing he could have the leftover chips, and Song Yunxing eagerly accepted.

The guests returned to the villa and prepared dinner, while Lu Yiyi tried to use the kitchen to make Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci look like a mismatched couple. The chapter left them sharing a freshly cooked shrimp, prompting the livestream audience to react to their intimacy.

• Song Yunxing and Lu Ran returned to the villa with groceries and awkwardly claimed they had both found a cheap supermarket.
• Shen Yanci and Song Yunxing prepared separate dishes in silence while Lu Ran argued with Gu Nianzhi over his precise measuring.
• Shi Jinyan accidentally knocked Yu Wan off the sofa, and she kicked him after he helped her up.
• Lu Yiyi hinted that Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci were a poor match while pretending to be close to Luo An.
• Song Yunxing praised Shen Yanci's cooking, then ate the shrimp Shen Yanci offered him, exciting the livestream audience.

Song Yunxing struggled to resist Shen Yanci’s shrimp and made an elaborate salad while Lu Yiyi tried to draw Shen Yanci’s attention. The chapter ended with the guests admiring Song Yunxing’s bouquet-shaped dish as Lu Yiyi silently clenched her fists.

• Song Yunxing tasted Shen Yanci’s typhoon shelter shrimp, then sat down to make the salad he had promised to eat instead.
• Lu Yiyi asked Shen Yanci about his cooking and requested a shrimp, but Shen Yanci told her to wait until everyone sat down to eat.
• Shen Yanci teased Song Yunxing with the shrimp while arranging the plate, and Song Yunxing angrily went to the living room.
• The guests finished their dishes and gathered for photos, while Lu Yiyi complained that Song Yunxing was taking too long.
• Song Yunxing brought out a salad decorated with carved beet, apple, and melon roses, earning praise from the guests as Lu Yiyi clenched her fists.

Yu Wan realized Lu Yiyi had deliberately caused her to drop her phone, but she hid her anger as the guests enjoyed dinner. Shen Yanci’s fried shrimp won praise and helped Song Yunxing abandon his diet, while Yu Wan quietly prepared to retaliate against Lu Yiyi.

• Lu Yiyi bumped Yu Wan’s hand, causing her phone to fly toward Song Yunxing’s arrangement, but Shen Yanci caught it and protected the dish.
• Yu Wan realized someone had pushed her and suspected Lu Yiyi, then concealed her grievance from the guests and cameras.
• The guests ate and joked together, and Shen Yanci’s Typhoon Shelter Fried Shrimp quickly became the most popular dish.
• Shen Yanci put shrimp on Song Yunxing’s plate, and Song Yunxing stopped dieting and happily ate them.
• Yu Wan watched Lu Yiyi and resolved to retaliate while the dinner continued beneath a peaceful atmosphere.

After nearly giving in to his Alpha instincts around a sleeping Song Yunxing, Shen Yanci was caught in an awkward embrace and had his pajama buttons torn off. Song Yunxing fled downstairs, where the crew fitted him with a heart-rate wristband just as filming was about to resume.

• In the car, Luo An warned Lu Yiyi to stop risking their partnership, then got out and walked back alone.
• Song Yunxing fell asleep on the sofa, and Shen Yanci struggled to suppress his instincts when he noticed Song Yunxing’s loose gland patch and floral scent.
• Song Yunxing clung to Shen Yanci while half-asleep, then fell into his arms and ripped open Shen Yanci’s pajama top, losing two buttons.
• After Lu Ran called through the door, Song Yunxing hurried downstairs barefoot and claimed his flushed face was from the stuffy room.
• The crew fastened a heart-rate wristband on Song Yunxing, which displayed a heart rate of 105.

The guests began a heart-rate truth-or-dare game to test which couples were genuine. Yu Wan and Shi Jinyan completed the first challenge, and Shen Yanci’s answer about his clothes sent Song Yunxing’s heart rate soaring.

• Song Yunxing claimed his high heart rate came from exercising upstairs, while Shen Yanci joined the pajama-party filming in casual clothes.
• Director Guo introduced the heart-rate game, and Luo An spun the bottle to choose Shi Jinyan.
• Shi Jinyan chose the chocolate-stick challenge, and Yu Wan accepted while scolding Director Guo for giving them too little money.
• Yu Wan and Shi Jinyan completed the challenge as Song Yunxing watched excitedly, making his heart rate rise.
• Shi Jinyan spun the bottle again, and Shen Yanci chose truth; when Lu Ran asked why he had not worn pajamas, Song Yunxing’s heart rate jumped from 80 to 100.

During a truth-or-dare game on the dating show, Song Yunxing avoided questions about his relationship with Shen Yanci until he drew a dare requiring him to maintain eye contact with his rumored partner. He refused, only to learn that refusing meant posting a humiliating photo with Shen Yanci or losing half their activity funds.

• Shen Yanci said his pajamas had been damaged, leaving Lu Ran and the livestream viewers speculating about what happened between him and Song Yunxing.
• Luo An chose truth and admitted he had felt attracted to Lu Yiyi, though his expression suggested complicated feelings.
• Lu Ran and Gu Nianzhi completed a tissue-passing dare mouth to mouth, and both of their heart rates rose into the red.
• The bottle landed on Song Yunxing, who chose dare to avoid Lu Ran asking about the pajamas.
• Song Yunxing drew a dare to sit within half a meter of Shen Yanci and maintain uninterrupted eye contact for one minute, then refused it.
• The director told Song Yunxing that refusing required him to post a kneeling-slide photo with a bouquet and tag Shen Yanci on Weibo, or lose half their next-episode activity funds.

Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci attempted a staring contest for the Daring Challenge, but their intense eye contact sent both of their heart rates soaring. Shen Yanci looked away first, and their challenge failed, halving their budget for the next episode.

• Song Yunxing gave up on the bouquet photo and agreed to the Daring Challenge, then sat beside Shen Yanci in chairs the staff had positioned close together.
• Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci began the staring contest, and their heart rates climbed as they held each other's gaze.
• Shen Yanci's wristband alarm sounded when his heart rate passed 120, so he looked away and Director Guo declared the challenge failed.
• Lu Yiyi objected when Director Guo offered Song Yunxing another attempt, and Director Guo halved Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci's budget for the next episode.

After Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci shared a charged moment on the livestream, Song Yunxing tried to leave quickly to avoid him. Shen Yanci read the assistant director’s unfinished fanfiction about the two of them and asked to see the rest.

• Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci’s awkward, tender exchange fueled the guests’ and fans’ suspicions about their relationship.
• The guests finished the remaining truth-or-dare rounds, and Director Guo ended the livestream with a reminder about the edited episode.
• Song Yunxing asked Xiao Nan to fetch his luggage and hurried to leave, saying he had something personal to do.
• When Shen Yanci approached, Song Yunxing sharply told him not to stand so close and left after signing the assistant director’s notebook.
• Shen Yanci noticed the assistant director’s fanfiction about him and Song Yunxing, read part of it, and asked her to let him read the rest.

Song Yunxing received fried shrimp from Shen Yanci and discovered that their ship had become a major online topic. At a company meeting, Song Yunxing heard the marketing team suggest he let someone else write a song for his album, because he could not write about love.

• Song Yunxing accepted a lunch box of fried shrimp from Shen Yanci and drove away from the filming location with Xiao Nan.
• The production team announced the regular panelists for True or False Lovers, and a fanfic about Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci helped their ship's Super Topic become widely active.
• Meng Ruo showed Song Yunxing the ship community's activity and reminded him to focus on his album and the marketing team's suggestions.
• The marketing team advised Song Yunxing to have someone else write lyrics for a song and focus on singing it himself.
• Song Yunxing acknowledged that he wanted his albums to be entirely his own work but could not write about love.

Song Yunxing agreed to reconsider his album direction as his unexpected popularity with Shen Yanci brought a flood of luxury endorsements. At a Dreamfloat shoot, he learned Shen Yanci was filming nearby, leaving Meng Ruo worried that their continued association would fuel more rumors.

• Song Yunxing agreed to try writing a love song and heard the marketing team’s suggestions for his album.
• Meng Ruo told Song Yunxing that his follower count and endorsements had surged, while Jiang Huaizhi would try to get him and Shen Yanci off the variety show after its second episode.
• Song Yunxing remembered his embarrassing half-asleep encounter with Shen Yanci while seeing Shen Yanci’s watch advertisement.
• Song Yunxing arrived at Dreamfloat’s shoot, where the perfumer welcomed him and gave him the Camellia Slumber perfume.
• Meng Ruo discovered that Shen Yanci was shooting another Dreamfloat perfume nearby and urged the coordinator to separate their promotional campaigns.
• Song Yunxing emerged in his simple shoot outfit, impressing the staff, while Meng Ruo hoped the shoot would not send them trending again.

Song Yunxing filmed a striking Dreamfloat perfume commercial that went viral, while fans identified Shen Yanci in a photo from the same day and speculated that he had rushed to see Song. After an exhausting shoot, Song saw the photo but did not recognize Shen Yanci.

• Song Yunxing improvised during the camellia commercial shoot, impressing the director and crew with a series of beautiful shots.
• Shen Yanci watched Song Yunxing from beneath the trees, voiced jealousy over the butterfly kiss, and left after checking his watch.
• Dreamfloat posted the commercial online, and fans quickly sold out the perfume and praised Song Yunxing.
• A photo of Shen Yanci awkwardly striding toward a building surfaced, and fans connected it to Dreamfloat and Song Yunxing’s filming locations.
• Dreamfloat’s social media team struggled to respond to the fan speculation while Meng Ruo gave up trying to control the rumors.
• After the shoot, Meng Ruo showed Song Yunxing the photo, and he called the man in it stupid without recognizing Shen Yanci.

The first edited episode of "True or False Lovers" amplified Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci’s rivalry and intimate moments, convincing viewers that the two were romantically involved. After the episode became a sensation and boosted sales for their perfume endorsement, the show announced that its next filming would take place on a romantic island in the Maldives.

• Song Yunxing left Meng Ruo after hearing online guesses that Shen Yanci was the person who had made a fool of himself.
• Ren Chao, Qin Jinyao, and Yue Hua watched the edited episode and reacted to Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci’s citrus-picking rivalry, Shen Yanci helping with the fruit basket, and his early-morning visit.
• The edited footage showed Shen Yanci shielding Song Yunxing from a crowd at the morning market, and Yue Hua accidentally hinted that Shen Yanci had made his move.
• The show’s romantic challenges and high heart rates sent Mutual-Dislike CP fans into a frenzy, while Dreamfloat’s perfumes sold out and its website crashed.
• "True or False Lovers" announced that the next episode would film the rumored couples spending three days and two nights on a romantic island in the Maldives.

Song Yunxing and the other guests flew to the Maldives for the second episode of “True or False Lovers,” where Director Guo promised a carefree island getaway and handed out spending money. Song Yunxing ended up seated beside Shen Yanci despite trying to avoid him, and the guests prepared to enjoy three days and two nights on the island.

• Song Yunxing learned the next episode would be filmed at a beach and worried about showing his abs, while Meng Ruo reminded him to check his predicted differentiation test results.
• Song Yunxing boarded the chartered plane and asked to sit away from Shen Yanci, but the production assistant insisted the rumored couple sit together.
• On the flight, Lu Yiyi blamed Song Yunxing for her lost acting and endorsement opportunities, while Luo An privately hoped his pretend-couple contract with her would end soon.
• Director Guo announced the Maldives getaway, ranked the couples by their previous dinner-vote results, and gave them Pretty Coins to spend.
• Director Guo promised the guests that all activities and accommodation were free and told them to have fun to their heart’s content.

During turbulence on the flight to the Maldives, Song Yunxing panicked, and Shen Yanci comforted him with a handhold, chocolate, and water. The guests arrived by yacht and began livestreaming, leaving Director Guo wondering whether Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci were secretly in love.

• The plane shook in prolonged turbulence, and Song Yunxing woke pale and trembling as memories of a frightening flight resurfaced.
• Shen Yanci held Song Yunxing's hand, calmed him, and gave him chocolate and water until his breathing steadied.
• Lu Ran tried to distract the onlookers, while Director Guo privately questioned whether Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci's rumored relationship was real.
• The guests arrived in the Maldives and continued by yacht as their livestreams began.

The guests arrived at a romantic island resort and settled into couples’ suites, where Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci’s teasing turned into an awkwardly intimate tumble. Song Yunxing challenged Shen Yanci after he accused him of wanting to top him, but someone interrupted them before he could finish.

• Lu Ran, Yu Wan, and the other guests admired the island and joked with Director Guo about its romantic atmosphere.
• The staff led the guests to four separate overwater couples’ suites, where the other pairs enjoyed their rooms together.
• Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci searched for their suite key while teasing each other about sharing a bed.
• Song Yunxing tripped over Shen Yanci’s shoe, and Shen Yanci pulled him onto his chest; their microphones fell as they stared at each other.
• Shen Yanci teased Song Yunxing about wanting to top him, and Song Yunxing retorted that he had what it took.
• Someone opened the door and began asking whether Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci had found something.

Lu Ran mistook Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci’s accidental tumble for an intimate encounter, while the two argued over the misunderstanding and read the tasks required to keep their island rooms. After the crew installed cameras, Shen Yanci ordered the livestream director out as Song Yunxing emerged from the bathroom, leaving viewers anticipating what would happen next.

• Lu Ran opened Song Yunxing’s door, saw him and Shen Yanci tangled together, and fled before Song Yunxing could explain.
• Lu Ran ran into Gu Nianzhi and admitted she had forgotten to tell the others that the tasks were about to start.
• Song Yunxing blamed Shen Yanci for tripping him, then read the task card requiring rumored couples to complete three activities or pay for their rooms.
• A crew member came to install cameras, and Shen Yanci took over the installation before sending him away.
• The livestream director lingered to film Song Yunxing after his bath, but Shen Yanci demanded privacy as Song Yunxing opened the bathroom door.

Shen Yanci blocked the livestream director from filming Song Yunxing as he changed, then noticed Song Yunxing was wearing gland patches. At the beach, the other couples gathered in swimwear and waited for the two stars to arrive.

• Shen Yanci covered the camera and ushered the livestream director out before he could film Song Yunxing.
• Song Yunxing reapplied sunscreen and challenged Shen Yanci for standing guard with cameras.
• Shen Yanci asked about Song Yunxing's gland patches, but Song Yunxing brushed him off and reminded him they were there to dispel rumors.
• Shen Yanci went into the bathroom and noticed a white-camellia fragrance that reminded him of Song Yunxing.
• Yu Wan and Shi Jinyan, Lu Ran and Gu Nianzhi, and Lu Yiyi and Luo An gathered at the beach in swimwear.
• The livestream camera turned toward the approaching Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci as viewers anticipated seeing them.