Chapter Summaries

Xiao Jingxi posted a statement claiming his relationship with Xie Mi ended because of poor communication, while fans tried to recast his conduct with Xu Shuangrong as a misunderstanding. Xu Shuangrong asked to speak with Xie Mi and admitted she had destroyed their relationship with Jingxi.

• Xiao Jingxi posted an account of his relationship with Xie Mi and denied cheating, blaming their breakup on a lack of trust and communication.
• Xiao Jingxi's fans tried to steer the online discussion, but other commenters criticized his pairing promotion with Xu Shuangrong and cited his hug and ring.
• Lai Bingxuan mocked Xiao Jingxi's post, and Xie Mi told her she could speak freely.
• Xu Shuangrong, still tearful, asked Xie Mi to talk and met her by the sea.
• Xu Shuangrong bowed to Xie Mi and apologized, saying she had destroyed Xie Mi's relationship with Jingxi.

Xu Shuangrong apologized to Xie Mi while secretly deciding to abandon Xiao Jingxi and use Xie Mi instead. Xiao Jingxi confronted Xu Shuangrong after Shen Yeqing apparently showed him evidence, leaving the two leads arguing as Xie Mi walked away.

• Xu Shuangrong told the audience she would never have promoted a pairing with Xiao Jingxi if she had known he had a girlfriend, and urged Xie Mi not to forgive him.
• Xu Shuangrong decided Xiao Jingxi was a lost cause and resolved to make Xie Mi her new pawn.
• Xu Shuangrong apologized to Xie Mi, who realized Xu Shuangrong was targeting her.
• Xiao Jingxi arrived and accused Xu Shuangrong of knowing about his relationship with Xie Mi while luring him into promoting their pairing.
• Xie Mi left the argument, and Shen Yeqing signaled that he had completed his task.

Xie Mi used Xiao Jingxi’s anger to pull Xu Shuangrong into the public scandal, and the two exposed each other’s misconduct during a livestreamed argument. Later, Xiao Jingxi staged a rain-soaked confession outside the villa to repair his image, while Xie Mi watched in disbelief.

• Xie Mi had Shen Yeqing anonymously send Xiao Jingxi an analysis post suggesting Xu Shuangrong had known about his relationship, prompting Xiao Jingxi to confront her.
• Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong traded accusations and revealed each other’s manipulative behavior as the other guests and viewers watched.
• Xie Mi answered the guests’ comments on the fight with “Meow,” while Xu Shuangrong faced growing public scrutiny over whether she had known about Xiao Jingxi’s girlfriend.
• The production team canceled the afternoon activities after the morning’s uproar, and a sudden downpour began while the guests relaxed at the villa.
• Xiao Jingxi stood in the rain with flowers and declared his love to Xie Mi, while Shen Yeqing called him “Rain-soaked Bro.”
• Xiao Jingxi’s manager watched from a camera-free corner, satisfied that the staged confession would help build Xiao Jingxi’s devoted-lover image and rehabilitate his reputation.

Xie Mi exposed Xiao Jingxi’s staged rainstorm and mocked him until he gave up trying to win her back. That evening, the production team opened a mission shop for the indebted guests, but missions would not become available until five the next morning.

• Xie Mi charged through the artificial rain, discovered crew members spraying water from hoses, and confronted Xiao Jingxi about his staged apology.
• Xie Mi insulted Xiao Jingxi with a rant about how much pity his asshole deserved, then left him speechless.
• With Xu Shuangrong’s financial support gone, Xiao Jingxi had no money for dinner and was forced to fast.
• Director Niu introduced the mission shop, where guests could earn cash by completing public or hidden missions with different rewards and penalties.
• Xiao Jingxi tried to take a 2,000-reward mission, but Director Niu told him missions could only be accepted after five the next morning.

Xiao Jingxi tried to get close to Xie Mi, but Lai Bingxuan and Liu Woxing blocked him while Shen Yeqing joined them. After Yu Jinche overheard Xiao Jingxi's phone call, he offered to help him win Xie Mi back and suggested they take Shen Yeqing down a peg.

• Xiao Jingxi brought Xie Mi hot water, but Shen Yeqing offered her warm milk and Xie Mi mocked Xiao Jingxi's breathy voice.
• Lai Bingxuan and Liu Woxing took seats beside Xie Mi, leaving Xiao Jingxi unable to approach her.
• Yu Jinche watched Xiao Jingxi hide his resentment from the cameras while the livestream viewers praised Yu Jinche's good-boy image.
• Xiao Jingxi told his manager that Xie Mi still liked him and would return once he kept up his devoted-lover persona.
• Yu Jinche approached Xiao Jingxi and offered to help him win Xie Mi back by taking Shen Yeqing down a peg.

Xie Mi saw Yu Jinche preparing to manipulate Xiao Jingxi, then listened as Xu Shuangrong confessed her schemes and tried to win her trust. Xie Mi recognized Xu Shuangrong’s plan but stayed focused on her game as Xu Shuangrong left.

• Xiao Jingxi asked Yu Jinche for help getting rid of Shen Yeqing, and Yu Jinche agreed.
• Xie Mi watched the two men talk and suspected Yu Jinche was about to manipulate Xiao Jingxi.
• Xu Shuangrong visited Xie Mi and claimed she had pursued fame through schemes, including pretending to have feelings for Xiao Jingxi.
• Xie Mi learned through Xu Shuangrong’s conversation with her system that Xu Shuangrong knew she was a transmigrator and intended to use her as a pawn.
• Xu Shuangrong apologized, said meeting Xie Mi had changed her outlook, and asked to be her friend before leaving.
• Xie Mi lamented that someone had stolen her minion wave.

The guests began a couples-themed red-light, green-light game to form pairs for promotional videos while viewers voted online for their favorite CPs. Xie Mi survived the chaotic game under the assistant director’s blatant favoritism, and the chapter ended with Yu Jinche reaching toward Shen Yeqing instead of any woman.

• Director Niu announced that the guests would film group and couple promos, with game pairings and a Weibo poll determining the couples.
• Xie Mi claimed one of the three remaining paid missions before joining the other guests.
• The guests began couples-edition red light, green light, and Qiu Chengye was sent back after he lost his balance and fell asleep.
• The assistant director repeatedly ignored Xie Mi’s movements, prompting Director Niu to kick him out and take over as referee.
• The guests neared one another in the game, with Xie Mi between Xiao Jingxi and Shen Yeqing as Yu Jinche reached toward Shen Yeqing.

Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing teamed up during the beach game, leaving Xiao Jingxi frustrated, while Lai Bingxuan was caught sabotaging Director Niu. Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing headed off to rest together, with Shen pretending to have twisted his ankle so she would support him.

• Xiao Jingxi lunged for Xie Mi as Shen Yeqing reached for her, but Yu Jinche tried to tackle Shen from behind.
• Shen Yeqing dodged Yu Jinche, grabbed Xie Mi’s hand, and teased Xiao Jingxi that they were already paired up.
• Director Niu caught Lai Bingxuan throwing sand in his face, disqualified her, and congratulated Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing on pairing up.
• Xie Mi high-fived Shen Yeqing and helped him walk after he claimed he had twisted his ankle, while Xiao Jingxi fumed.

After the cast formed new pairs for the beach shoot, Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing worked together on her task while the other pairs descended into slapstick chaos. The group headed toward the styling room, with Qiu Chengye still chasing Liu Woxing for selfies and Xiao Jingxi getting slapped by Lai Bingxuan again.

• Director Niu called for the remaining guests to pair up, and Xiao Jingxi chose Lai Bingxuan while Xu Shuangrong took Yu Jinche’s hand; Qiu Chengye paired with Liu Woxing.
• Qiu Chengye tried to take ten seaside selfies with Liu Woxing for his task, but she dodged him as the group walked toward the styling room.
• Xie Mi proposed splitting task prizes with a partner, and Shen Yeqing agreed to help with her task of carrying a guest fifty meters.
• Xie Mi hoisted Shen Yeqing and charged through the crowd, startling Director Niu, while Shen Yeqing calmly told everyone to leave her be.
• Liu Woxing threw Qiu Chengye’s phone into the sea to stop his selfie pursuit, and Lai Bingxuan slapped Xiao Jingxi after he asked her to help him win Xie Mi back.

Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing chose outfits for the show's beach promotional photo shoot while the other pairs struggled to agree on their themes. The chapter ended with Director Niu seeing Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing's choices and fearing their matching tastes would ruin the shoot.

• Xie Mi completed her mission to carry Shen Yeqing fifty meters, shared half her reward money with him, and collected a new mission.
• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing browsed the clothes together, while Director Niu secretly removed the bizarre outfits Xie Mi picked up.
• Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinche chose school uniforms, and Yu Jinche unintentionally teased Xu Shuangrong about often playing high school students.
• Xiao Jingxi chose an ethereal white robe while Lai Bingxuan insisted on wearing armor so she could pretend to stab him.
• Qiu Chengye chose French court fashion while Liu Woxing preferred French countryside clothing, leaving Director Niu exasperated.
• Xie Mi assured Director Niu that she and Shen Yeqing agreed perfectly, but their outfit choices made him despair.

Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing dressed for a seaside couples’ photoshoot, where their awkward attempts at romantic poses turned the shoot into comedy. When rain interrupted them, Xie Mi decided to practice poses with Shen Yeqing, and the photographer spotted a scene he wanted to capture.

• Director Niu assigned Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing beach formalwear for their promotional photos, and Shen Yeqing froze when Xie Mi emerged in a white gown that looked like a wedding dress.
• Xie Mi accepted Director Niu’s offer of extra living expenses to keep wearing heels, and Shen Yeqing offered his hand to help her walk.
• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing struggled to follow the photographer’s directions, running too fast in flip-flops and repeatedly closing their eyes during the shoot.
• Thunder and rain interrupted the photoshoot, sending the crew and guests to shelter.
• Under a rocky overhang, Xie Mi suggested practicing poses with Shen Yeqing, and the photographer spotted them through his lens and was struck by the scene.

The guests reviewed their couple-themed promotional photos, and their comments revealed rivalries and strained relationships. After Xiao Jingxi and Lai Bingxuan’s historical-costume photos drew sharp criticism, Lai Bingxuan attacked Qiu Chengye, turning the review into a cushion-flinging fight.

• Director Niu showed Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinche’s five photos, and Xu praised Yu while Yu teased her for being old.
• The guests gave mixed comments on Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinche’s photos, and Xie Mi accidentally blurted out “Not dating.”
• Director Niu showed Xiao Jingxi and Lai Bingxuan’s historical-costume photos, and Xiao praised their teamwork while Lai rolled her eyes.
• Liu Woxing questioned the photos’ emotions, Yu Jinche and Qiu Chengye criticized them, and Lai Bingxuan charged at Qiu Chengye.
• Xiao Jingxi dodged flying cushions, and Xie Mi joked that the increasingly red scene was positive energy.

The guests critiqued Qiu Chengye and Liu Woxing’s French countryside photos before viewing Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing’s beach shoot. Their candid pictures impressed everyone, though Xie Mi remembered the chaotic accident behind one of the romantic-looking shots.

• Qiu Chengye showed off his photos with Liu Woxing, but the others and the viewers mocked his repeated devilish smirks.
• Xu Shuangrong praised Qiu Chengye’s confidence, while Xie Mi challenged her to take photos with him and Lai Bingxuan suggested cropping him out.
• Qiu Chengye demanded to see the viewers’ reactions, then fell silent after reading comments about his crooked mouth and his supposed future as the Dragon King.
• Director Niu revealed Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing’s beach photos, which impressed the other guests with their beauty and carefree mood.
• Xie Mi recalled that a photo of her falling into Shen Yeqing’s arms had captured the aftermath of a mishap with her heel and his tie, and she praised the photographer’s skill.

The guests viewed Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing’s rain-soaked photos, which impressed everyone with their natural intimacy and left Xiao Jingxi visibly jealous. Xie Mi then recruited Shen Yeqing to record a couples dance for a task.

• Director Niu showed the remaining photos of Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing sheltering from the rain, and the guests and viewers praised their chemistry.
• Xie Mi learned that the photographer had captured the pair while they were unaware, and Shen Yeqing told her she was cutest in everyday life.
• Xiao Jingxi asked Lai Bingxuan to help him pursue Xie Mi, but she slapped him and refused; he responded with a subtle smile.
• Xie Mi pulled Shen Yeqing into the study to record a club dance, explaining afterward that the task called for a couples dance with a guest of the opposite sex.

Xie Mi and Xiao Jingxi were cuffed together for two hours after he used a Hidden Mission reward, and Xie Mi realized his mission had involved getting attacked. As they headed to the beach, Xie Mi took off running and dragged Xiao Jingxi along, with Shen Yeqing watching them go.

• Xie Mi split her mission prize money with Shen Yeqing before getting styled for the group promotional shoot.
• Liu Woxing noticed Xie Mi’s pink hair clip and added a green flower clip to her own hair, hoping they looked like matching best friends.
• A staff member cuffed Xie Mi and Xiao Jingxi together after Xiao Jingxi used a Binding Card he had earned from a Hidden Mission.
• Xie Mi deduced that Xiao Jingxi’s mission was to be attacked three times by a female guest, and Xiao Jingxi admitted he had used Lai Bingxuan to complete it.
• Xie Mi objected that she could have attacked Xiao Jingxi too, then warned him that the real disaster was starting.
• Xie Mi sprinted toward the beach and dragged Xiao Jingxi off his feet, while Shen Yeqing watched from the doorway.

The guests’ beach promotional shoot devolved into an improvised scene in which they accused Xiao Jingxi of being a fugitive and beat him up. Director Niu told the photographer to capture their chaotic antics as they were.

• The photographer asked the eight guests to run naturally for group shots, but their poses and expressions looked absurd.
• The photographer suggested they pretend to be friends out for a morning jog, and Xu Shuangrong led the others in acting out the scenario.
• Xie Mi declared that she had caught a wanted criminal and marched the handcuffed Xiao Jingxi along as the group joined the act.
• Lai Bingxuan and Liu Woxing called for Xiao Jingxi to be grabbed, while Shen Yeqing held him down and the guests swarmed him.
• Director Niu told the photographer to keep shooting the chaotic scene, and the photographer accepted it as art.

After a group photo shoot, Xiao Jingxi tried to reminisce with Xie Mi during their handcuffed walk, but she listed the expensive gifts and outings she had paid for and demanded repayment. The clip went viral, deepening Xiao Jingxi’s reputation as a cheapskate, while Liu Woxing wrote a post about him dating Xie Mi for free Starbucks.

• The group photo shoot ended after Teacher Xie’s antics turned it into a string of absurd performances.
• Xiao Jingxi walked through Love Watch Town with Xie Mi and fondly recalled their school days, but Xie Mi corrected his version of their past.
• Xie Mi used her phone to total the gifts and dates she had paid for, contrasting her Starbucks and luxury outings with Xiao Jingxi’s cheap gifts and plain porridge.
• Xiao Jingxi complained about their handcuff time and fled as soon as it ended.
• The clip went viral, and netizens criticized Xiao Jingxi’s stinginess and lack of respect for Xie Mi.
• Liu Woxing watched the encounter from a café and posted that Xiao Jingxi had dated Xie Mi for free Starbucks.

Director Niu announced the ship poll results, with Xie Yeqing Kills Donkey CP taking first place and earning an extra couple's photo shoot. Xiao Jingxi's Mi Xi Mi Xi CP was disqualified over suspected paid voting, and he accepted the decision.

• Director Niu announced Xiao Rong CP in third place, forcing Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong to face a couple's photo shoot despite their feud.
• Director Niu announced Father-Son CP in second place, prompting Xie Mi to offer to make Qiu Chengye call her Dad again.
• Director Niu announced Xie Yeqing Kills Donkey CP as the winner with 4,847,564 votes.
• Xiao Jingxi challenged the results, but Director Niu explained that Mi Xi Mi Xi CP had been disqualified for suspected vote inflation.
• Xiao Jingxi fell silent and accepted the decision, and Director Niu ended the day's activities.

Xie Mi discovered that someone had used a Hidden Mission reward to transfer all her money away, leaving her penniless. After confronting Director Niu, she returned to the villa and began searching for the culprit among the guests.

• Xie Mi found that her spending card had a zero balance after ordering breakfast and demanded an explanation from Director Niu.
• Director Niu explained that someone had used an Asset Transfer Card earned through a Hidden Mission to move all of Xie Mi's assets onto their own card.
• Xie Mi stormed into the director's control room and attacked Director Niu over the stolen 60,928.25.
• Liu Woxing watched the confrontation and posted a misleading account of it on her phone.
• Xie Mi accepted that she was penniless, surveyed the villa's guests, and began trying to identify who had transferred her money.

Xie Mi secretly stalked Yu Jinche around the villa and grocery store while trying to identify who had accepted the hidden mission that swapped her assets. Yu Jinche never caught sight of her, but the chapter ended with him searching his room as Xie Mi watched from atop the wardrobe.

• Xie Mi ruled out the guests who had completed known missions and narrowed her suspects to two before slipping away.
• The other guests noticed Xie Mi was missing, while Shen Yeqing concealed that he knew where she was.
• Yu Jinche and Xu Shuangrong went grocery shopping together, drawing viewers' attention as their relationship appeared to grow closer.
• Xie Mi repeatedly peeked at Yu Jinche from hiding, making him turn around without ever spotting her.
• After Yu Jinche returned to the villa and went to bed, he woke with the feeling that he was being watched and searched his room.
• Xie Mi slowly rose above the wardrobe and stared at Yu Jinche.