Recaps

Shi Zhou spoke with his family and felt reassured that they were well. Back at the house, the guests prepared to play suggestive cards and plan a barbecue, but a dispute over who would shop with Shi Zhou ended without resolution, leaving the pairings for later.

• Shi Zhou privately called his parents and sister, reassured them that he was enjoying the show, and reluctantly ended the conversation after a long chat.
• The production team gathered the guests indoors because of the rain and introduced a card game accompanied by alcohol.
• Yu Manman, Lin Yuxi, Su Yue, and the other guests saw the suggestive cards, and no one refused to play.
• Shi Zhou suggested holding a barbecue, and Xie Jiali and Asta each volunteered to shop with him.
• Su Yue left the discussion, and Shi Zhou suggested waiting for Brother Shen to return and asking him to bring groceries; then Shi Zhou went upstairs to write a list.

Bai Shen returned to the villa, where everyone prepared a meat feast and Yu Manman volunteered to cook with him. While the others joked around outside, the directing team asked Shi Zhou to join Bai Shen and Yu Manman, leaving him confused about why he was being sent in.

• Bai Shen returned in the late afternoon, and everyone carried the groceries inside as rain fell over the courtyard.
• Shi Zhou and the others began preparing meat, fruit, and vegetables for dinner while Bai Shen offered to handle the kitchen.
• Yu Manman volunteered to help Bai Shen, hoping to take the initiative on the dating show, and the two worked together quietly in the kitchen.
• Shi Zhou teased Xie Jiali with a cantaloupe-and-meat skewer and joined the others in a playful contest of making strange skewers.
• The directing team called Shi Zhou aside and asked him to go spend time with Bai Shen and Yu Manman, leaving him bewildered.

Shi Zhou tried to revive Bai Shen and Yu Manman’s romance by bringing cheer to the kitchen and encouraging them to talk about Bai Shen’s AI work. He left satisfied with his matchmaking, but found Su Yue waiting outside and frowning at him.

• A staff member asked Shi Zhou to help stir up conversation between Bai Shen and Yu Manman, and he agreed to support the production team’s romance plot.
• Shi Zhou entered the kitchen with his meat skewer, lightened the mood, and got Bai Shen and Yu Manman laughing together.
• Shi Zhou praised Bai Shen’s work and encouraged him to explain his company’s AI research, prompting Yu Manman to ask about future robot companions.
• Shi Zhou left the kitchen believing he had helped Bai Shen and Yu Manman grow closer, then saw Su Yue standing behind him with a frown.

Shi Zhou tried to set the guests in motion for the evening gathering, while Su Yue wrestled with his growing feelings and Editor Liu mistakenly took his words as a romantic confession. The guests finally headed to the Glass Conservatory, with the cameras catching their attempts to hide whom they wanted to sit beside.

• Shi Zhou brushed off Su Yue's questions and ran away, leaving Su Yue frustrated by his newfound boldness.
• Editor Liu interviewed Su Yue and asked whether he liked anyone on the show; Su Yue refused help with his love life, and Editor Liu took his answer as evidence that something was going on.
• Su Yue returned to the group feeling unusually restless, drank a glass, and watched Shi Zhou closely as he served food.
• Asta suggested that everyone move to the Glass Conservatory, but the guests stalled as they tried to secure seats beside the people they liked.
• Shi Zhou stood and invited everyone inside, with Xie Jiali following first and the others rising after them while the cameras recorded their small moves.

Shi Zhou joined the guests for dinner in the rain-soaked conservatory, where Asta suggested they play old maid. The game ended with Bai Shen and Xie Jiali drawing the losing cards, and Bai Shen began the punishment by removing his jacket.

• Shi Zhou entered the dim conservatory, sat beside Xie Jiali, and relaxed after Su Yue joined them.
• Asta suggested old maid, and the guests played until only Bai Shen, Su Yue, Shi Zhou, and Xie Jiali remained.
• Shi Zhou drew the big joker, then Xie Jiali drew the other one, leaving Bai Shen and Xie Jiali with the losing cards.
• Shi Zhou drew a punishment card requiring the players to take off their tops while keeping one layer on.
• Bai Shen removed his jacket, revealing a black turtleneck and drawing excited reactions from the guests.

During a fitness reveal on the variety show, Bai Shen’s physique flustered the cast, and Xie Jiali answered Shi Zhou’s assumption that he lacked muscle with a seductive reveal of his own. Shi Zhou was left stunned by Xie Jiali’s abs and revealing silk top.

• Bai Shen’s physique drew the cast’s attention, and Asta jokingly volunteered to take off his clothes.
• Xie Jiali grew bothered by Shi Zhou looking at Bai Shen, while Shi Zhou tried to reassure him with a compliment.
• Xie Jiali removed his glasses and challenged Shi Zhou’s assumption that he was not muscular.
• Xie Jiali took off his sweater, revealing defined abs beneath a low-cut silk top, and Shi Zhou stood up in shock.

The guests’ party game revealed Xie Jiali’s impressive physique and Zheng Yu’s talent for Latin dance, while Shi Zhou’s shifting attention intensified the rivalry between Xie Jiali and Su Yue. Su Yue drew the final Interaction Card, which required two players to kiss.

• Xie Jiali showed off his trained physique, and he explained how spear practice had developed his strength and core.
• The guests saw Zheng Yu’s private Mindnet interests, then watched him perform a confident Latin dance that won their applause.
• Su Yue noticed Shi Zhou warming to Xie Jiali and decided he needed to act before the final round ended.
• Shi Zhou and Su Yue drew the Joker Card, and Su Yue revealed an Interaction Card requiring two players to kiss.

During a party game, Su Yue drew a card that required him to kiss Shi Zhou and impulsively pinned him down, but they did not kiss on the lips. After the group left to send their texts, the production crew announced they would show the individual interview videos, leaving Xie Jiali uneasy about what might happen next.

• Su Yue drew the card requiring him to kiss Shi Zhou, and Xie Jiali and the others reacted with alarm.
• Shi Zhou joked that the penalty could not air, but Su Yue grabbed him, lifted him, and pinned him on the sofa.
• Su Yue pressed his mouth against Shi Zhou's neck without kissing his face, and Xie Jiali rushed over to pull him away.
• Shi Zhou reassured the group that Su Yue had only been trying to scare them, while Su Yue claimed he had drunk a little too much.
• Bai Shen suggested they leave to send their texts, and Xie Jiali stayed close to Shi Zhou.
• The production crew announced the individual interview videos, and Xie Jiali worried that more trouble was coming.

The guests watched the production team replay their solo interviews, exposing how their early answers clashed with their behavior on the show. Shi Zhou was the fourth guest selected, leaving his own interview still to come.

• Zheng Yu watched his demure interview and joked that none of his answers counted, deciding to stop pretending and let everyone get to know him again.
• The production team replayed Su Yue's interview, where he said his superior had ordered him onto the show and he hoped to get nothing from it.
• Su Yue named Shi Zhou as the person who had left the strongest impression on him, prompting speculation from the guests and viewers.
• Asta watched his interview reveal that he joined to make money and preferred women with specific looks, then protested that his answers did not count.
• The host drew Shi Zhou as the fourth guest, and Shi Zhou reacted with surprise when he realized his own interview would be replayed.

The production team showed Shi Zhou’s solo interview, revealing that he said he liked women and awkwardly described his ideal partner. The footage left the housemates subdued, and after everyone dispersed, Bai Shen asked Shi Zhou to talk.

• Shi Zhou watched his interview footage and cringed at his answers about liking women and wanting a partner he could love properly.
• Xie Jiali realized the interview was meant to affect the guests and was hurt by Shi Zhou’s answer.
• The host ended the group interview and reminded everyone to send their first heart-fluttering text.
• Su Yue left the house without answering when someone called after him, and Bai Shen, Zheng Yu, Yu Manman, and Lin Yuxi later went upstairs.
• Xie Jiali stayed behind looking unwell, and Shi Zhou worried about him before heading to his room.
• Bai Shen approached Shi Zhou outside his room and asked whether he had time to talk.

Bai Shen reassured Shi Zhou that he was doing well and urged him to be himself, restoring his confidence after the tense evening. After checking the male leads’ attraction levels, Shi Zhou noticed Su Yue swimming and then had to decide whom to send an anonymous attraction text.

• Bai Shen brought Shi Zhou warm milk, assured him he had done nothing wrong, and encouraged him to be himself.
• Shi Zhou thanked Bai Shen, and Bai Shen ruffled his hair before telling him to get some rest.
• The system showed Shi Zhou that Bai Shen’s attraction progress was slight, Asta’s was between 10% and 20%, and Su Yue’s exceeded a third.
• Shi Zhou saw Su Yue swimming in the outdoor pool after the rain stopped.
• A staff member reminded Shi Zhou to send his anonymous attraction text, and Shi Zhou agonized over whom to choose.

Xie Jiali reflected on how deeply he cared for Shi Zhou and the lonely life that had led him to him. Shi Zhou received four messages and mistook them all for friendly texts, then considered texting Xie Jiali.

• Xie Jiali recalled his harsh childhood, first seeing Shi Zhou at university, and pursuing him despite Shi Zhou's coldness and changed personality.
• Xie Jiali decided his visit to the show was one last attempt to get close to Shi Zhou, then a staff member reminded him to send a text.
• Shi Zhou received Bai Shen's message intended for Yu Manman and then received Yu Manman's message intended for Bai Shen.
• Shi Zhou received two more messages, assumed all four were friendly, and decided he could cheer everyone up.
• Shi Zhou wondered whether he should send his own text to Xie Jiali.

Bai Shen sent a friendly text to Shi Zhou, while the production team reviewed the guests’ romantic messages and discussed their footage. Xie Jiali’s reaction to Shi Zhou’s text left the staff convinced that it had deeply hurt him.

• Bai Shen sent Shi Zhou a friendly text and told the staff member he was done.
• The production team discussed the guests who had not sent messages and joked about Xie Jiali and Su Yue’s lack of dating experience.
• The staff reviewed Zheng Yu’s text to Asta and considered developing a deeper storyline for Zheng Yu.
• The team gathered around Shi Zhou’s name card and learned that he had sent his text to Xie Jiali.
• Xie Jiali read Shi Zhou’s message, looked sad, tossed his phone aside, and covered the camera.

The production team realized that Shi Zhou had become the focus of several guests’ romantic interest, while Shi Zhou remained unaware and thought he was helping other couples form. The next morning, Xie Jiali renewed his pursuit by cooking for Shi Zhou and drawing him close, leaving their friendship warm but increasingly possessive.

• The production team connected Yu Manman, Xie Jiali, and Su Yue to Shi Zhou, and debated whether Lin Yuxi also had feelings for him after he had helped her during the spaceship dance.
• Xie Jiali barely slept, then decided to win Shi Zhou’s attention by filling his free time and learning to cook for him.
• Lin Yuxi joined Xie Jiali in the kitchen, and Shi Zhou arrived believing the two might be developing a relationship.
• Xie Jiali made Shi Zhou taste a pancake from his chopsticks, while Shi Zhou praised his cooking and also complimented Lin Yuxi’s sweet pancakes.
• Xie Jiali disliked that Lin Yuxi knew Shi Zhou’s food preferences, so he called Shi Zhou back to taste another pancake and accepted his help preparing side dishes.

After learning that Xie Jiali had gone to the hospital with Shi Zhou, Su Yue borrowed a production-team car under the pretext of getting a shoulder bruise checked. He drove to the main courtyard and found two people waiting there.

• Lin Yuxi told the breakfast table that Xie Jiali had a fever and Shi Zhou had taken him to the hospital by cab.
• Su Yue left breakfast early, then went to the production team and claimed Xie Jiali had bruised his shoulder while helping him up.
• Su Yue persuaded Director Zhang and Editor Liu to lend him a car by saying he needed the bruise checked before the hot-springs trip.
• Su Yue declined a driver, took the keys, and drove toward the hospital.
• Su Yue reached the main courtyard and saw two people standing at the entrance.

Su Yue drove to the hospital, then returned with food for Shi Zhou while Xie Jiali rested at the house. Yu Manman admired Shi Zhou’s painting and offered him an opportunity, which the system identified as a reward from the male leads’ affection points.

• Su Yue left alone for the hospital after telling Shi Zhou and the others that his shoulder was bothering him.
• Shi Zhou and the guests checked on Xie Jiali, who said he had not realized he had a fever and credited Zhouzhou with noticing it.
• Su Yue returned with warm pastries for Shi Zhou and a separate box for Xie Jiali, then asked about Shi Zhou’s injury.
• Yu Manman saw Shi Zhou’s painting of the show’s first day and praised it.
• Yu Manman offered Shi Zhou an opportunity, and the system told him to accept because it was a reward from the male leads’ affection points.

Yu Manman suggested that Shi Zhou's painting could be used for Moon Over the Stream's new milk tea packaging, and Bai Shen assessed Shi Zhou's art and business ideas. Shi Zhou earned Bai Shen's approval, and Yu Manman went to contact the brand while Shi Zhou prepared to thank his friends.

• Yu Manman told Shi Zhou that Moon Over the Stream needed artwork for a new milk tea's packaging and offered to connect him with the brand.
• Bai Shen examined Shi Zhou's painting and agreed it was suitable for packaging.
• Shi Zhou explained the painting's concept and answered Bai Shen's questions about layout, licensing, and brand identity.
• Bai Shen told Shi Zhou he could ask him for help, and Shi Zhou hugged him and Yu Manman in excitement.
• Yu Manman went to contact Sister Wang while Shi Zhou set off to make something for his friends.

Shi Zhou made an elaborate fruit-and-cookie dessert while Su Yue stayed by his side and tried to help. When the guests prepared to choose afternoon activities in pairs, Su Yue asked why Xie was absent, prompting suspicion from the others.

• Shi Zhou painted a garden scene onto chilled Mud-Mud Fruit with fruit juices and cream, impressing the livestream viewers and production crew.
• Su Yue came to the kitchen for water, admired Shi Zhou's dessert, and joined him in shaping cookie blossoms, but repeatedly cracked the dough with his strength.
• The production team announced that the guests could explore the hot spring resort's attractions and choose their own groups for the afternoon.
• Shi Zhou finished the blossoms, put them in the oven, and asked Su Yue to store the dessert plate in the fridge before joining the others.
• When Yu Manman explained that Xie was receiving an IV because his temperature had risen, Su Yue's question about Xie's absence made the guests and crew suspicious.

Su Yue left the group activities to train, while the others paired up for outings and Asta took Shi Zhou to play pool. Meanwhile, Bai Shen rejected Xie Jiali’s request to look after Shi Zhou and left him to focus on recovering.

• Su Yue left to practice for the Federation’s opening ceremony, leaving the others to choose activities in pairs.
• Zheng Yu chose pottery, Asta chose pool, and Yu Manman chose a walk before the host announced that the activities required pairs.
• Lin Yuxi paired with Zheng Yu for pottery, while Bai Shen offered to walk with Yu Manman.
• Asta prepared himself with cologne, earrings, and gum, then invited Shi Zhou to play pool; Shi Zhou teased him about calling him big brother.
• Xie Jiali asked Bai Shen to look after Shi Zhou, but Bai Shen refused and told Xie Jiali to concentrate on recovering.

Shi Zhou and Asta spent their group date eating, playing games, and teasing each other, drawing a surge of viewers to the livestream. The date ended with Su Yue leaving his training pod and heading toward them.

• The production team worried that viewership would fall because Xie Jiali was sick and Su Yue stayed in the Mecha training pod.
• Shi Zhou and Asta ate together, and Shi Zhou insisted they were not a couple while Asta teased him.
• Asta played pool as Shi Zhou watched, then joked that Shi Zhou should call him Daddy or hubby instead of big bro.
• Asta taught Shi Zhou to play pool, and Shi Zhou teased him back, making them both laugh as their audience grew.
• A staff member told Director Zhang that Su Yue had left his training pod and was heading toward Shi Zhou and Asta.

Su Yue left the training center and headed to the arcade, where he found Shi Zhou practicing pool with Asta. He stepped in to teach Shi Zhou himself, setting up a tense rivalry with Asta.

• Su Yue drove through the rain to the resort’s arcade after leaving the training simulator.
• Bai Shen opened the show’s livestream, and Yu Manman recognized Shi Zhou’s voice and suggested they join him and Asta for dinner.
• Asta guided Shi Zhou through a pool shot, but grew awkward when they stood close and met eyes.
• Shi Zhou spotted Su Yue among a group of children in the arcade and greeted him.
• Su Yue asked whether Asta had managed to teach Shi Zhou, then took the pool cue and offered to teach him himself.

Su Yue gave Shi Zhou a stern pool lesson while Asta watched jealously. After Shi Zhou pocketed a ball, Asta asked him which of them had taught him better, while Xie Jiali watched the footage on the Mindnet.

• Asta confronted Su Yue for interrupting his time with Shi Zhou, but Su Yue said Shi Zhou had asked him to teach him.
• Su Yue corrected Shi Zhou’s stance with a pool cue as Asta and the crew watched.
• Su Yue guided Shi Zhou through a shot, and Shi Zhou pocketed a ball and celebrated.
• Asta asked Shi Zhou which of them had taught him better, while Xie Jiali watched the footage on the Mindnet.

Xie Jiali recovered and joined Shi Zhou, Su Yue, Asta, Yu Manman, and Bai Shen after the tense pool outing. The group settled in to eat together, while Xie Jiali enjoyed Shi Zhou’s attentive care.

• Xie Jiali watched the live comments, removed his fever patch, and got out of bed after seeing that Bai Shen had read his message.
• Asta and Su Yue both teased Shi Zhou over whose pool lessons had been better, leaving him struggling to appease them.
• Yu Manman and Bai Shen arrived at the pool hall, and Shi Zhou welcomed them before the group agreed to leave and eat together.
• A staff member said Xie Jiali was feeling better and invited the others to wait for him and contact Yu Xi and Zheng Yu.
• Xie Jiali joined the group, and Shi Zhou sat beside him and repeatedly offered him water.

At dinner, Shi Zhou’s elaborate dessert and his special gesture toward Xie Jiali sharpened the romantic tension among the guests. Yu Manman then revealed that the group was going to the hot springs the next day, leaving Shi Zhou surprised.

• Lin Yuxi and Zheng Yu brought Shi Zhou’s beautifully decorated dessert platter to dinner, and the guests admired and ate it.
• Shi Zhou offered Xie Jiali the first bite because he was sick, while Asta warned him against eating too much cold food.
• Xie Jiali thanked Shi Zhou, and Asta crunched through more cookies as the guests watched the exchange.
• Su Yue asked when the food would arrive, prompting the crew to serve dinner and clear the dessert platter.
• Yu Manman announced that the group would visit the hot springs tomorrow, and Shi Zhou reacted with surprise.

As the guests learned that the next activity would be soaking in the hot springs, the prospect of revealing some skin stirred up excitement. After dinner, Shi Zhou walked back with Asta and Bai Shen, where Asta frightened him with a ghost story and caught him in an embrace.

• Director Zhang announced that the guests would visit the hot springs, prompting Shi Zhou to worry about showing his figure and the others to tease him.
• The guests finished dinner and agreed to call it a day, while Xie Jiali and three others left by car.
• Shi Zhou chose to walk back, and Asta joined him; Su Yue had gone running, while Bai Shen stayed to speak with a mall employee.
• Asta told Shi Zhou that a woman had died near the path and warned that answering her call from behind would doom him.
• When someone spoke behind them, Shi Zhou startled and scrambled forward, and Asta caught him in an embrace.