Chapter Summaries

Xie Lian secretly photographed Xie Mi and You Hongxuan so Yu Jinche and Xu Shuangrong could use the pictures to damage Xie Mi’s reputation. As Xie Mi recognized how Shen Yeqing had preserved the places and keepsakes tied to his past, the chapter left her understanding the quiet care behind his actions.

• Xie Lian photographed Xie Mi and You Hongxuan from angles that made them appear intimate, then sent the pictures to Yu Jinche.
• Yu Jinche showed Xu Shuangrong the photos on set, and she planned to use them to provoke backlash from Xie Mi’s fans and asked for more convincing evidence.
• Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinche relied on Xie Lian to gather information and create opportunities because he could stay close to Xie Mi.
• After eating, Xie Mi, Shen Yeqing, and You Hongxuan sat together on a street that Shen Yeqing had helped preserve and renew.
• Xie Mi recalled the four-leaf clover she had given Shen Yeqing as a boy and realized he had kept it close to his heart for years.

Xie Mi tells Shen Yeqing she wants them to make happy memories together, and they plan a proper date. You Hongxuan joins them, turning their movie date into an outing for three.

• Xie Mi tells Shen Yeqing she aches for him and wants them to keep making happy memories together.
• Shen Yeqing says he will believe Xie Mi unconditionally, and they plan to see a movie together the next evening.
• You Hongxuan reveals that he is on leave for a week and plans to stay at Shen Yeqing's place.
• Xie Mi, Shen Yeqing, and You Hongxuan attend an action movie together, and Xie Mi joins all three of their hands while declaring that nothing matters more than the three of them living well together.

Xie Mi, Shen Yeqing, and You Hongxuan spent the evening shopping and trying scratch cards together. Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing realized You Hongxuan feared their friendship had become a friendship of two, and Xie Mi resolved to help him feel secure.

• Xie Mi, Shen Yeqing, and You Hongxuan bought matching hats and gloves at a gift shop.
• Xie Mi and You Hongxuan lost money on scratch cards, while Shen Yeqing won a twenty-yuan prize.
• You Hongxuan said he had made many friends through swimming and the National Team, and Xie Mi was glad to hear it.
• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing recognized that You Hongxuan missed their childhood friendship and worried he would be left out.
• Xie Mi decided they should reassure You Hongxuan that their friendship of three was still strong.

Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing surprised You Hongxuan with a nighttime Autumn Outing, fulfilling a promise he had treasured for eight years. They led him through a dark park to a glowing tent beneath the autumn maples, where he remembered the night he first said he would look forward to this day.

• Xie Mi created a group chat with You Hongxuan and Shen Yeqing, gave them playful nicknames, and summoned them to the supermarket late at night.
• You Hongxuan hurried downstairs and joined Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing on kiddie rides while they drank yogurt drinks.
• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing asked You Hongxuan if he was sleepy, then invited him on a special Autumn Outing.
• Xie Mi led You Hongxuan and Shen Yeqing through a dark park to a tent decorated with star-shaped lights on a lawn covered in golden maple leaves.
• You Hongxuan saw the illuminated autumn scene and remembered promising eight years earlier that he would look forward to that day.

During an autumn outing, Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing made You Hongxuan laugh while they played cards, and You Hongxuan shared his regret about losing touch with Shen Yeqing before he went abroad. Xie Mi reassured him that he had been a good friend to Shen Yeqing and affirmed that their friendship would never change.

• Shen Yeqing played a joker bomb on Xie Mi's single three, leaving her covered in tissues as You Hongxuan laughed at their card game.
• You Hongxuan told Xie Mi he was happy at the outing but regretted that he had not spent much time with Shen Yeqing after she left.
• You Hongxuan recalled that Shen Yeqing had avoided him before going abroad, then later sponsored his swimming club and confirmed they were still friends when You Hongxuan called.
• You Hongxuan admitted he regretted not recognizing Shen Yeqing's loneliness and hardship during his years abroad.
• Xie Mi gave You Hongxuan a mandarin Shen Yeqing had peeled for him and reassured him that his friendship had brought Shen Yeqing light.
• Xie Mi told You Hongxuan that she, he, and Shen Yeqing would always be friends.

You Hongxuan learned that Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing still considered him part of their close friendship, and the three kept in touch after the Autumn Outing. Xie Mi continued her work and followed news about the others until President Zhang announced that something huge had happened.

• Xie Mi reassured You Hongxuan that they would stay best friends for life, and the three agreed to go to the gym together.
• Xie Lian secretly photographed Xie Mi and You Hongxuan, then Shen Yeqing got trapped beneath their collapsing tent during their attempt to rescue him.
• Xie Mi, Shen Yeqing, and You Hongxuan kept up their daily routines and shared updates in their group chat after the outing.
• Xie Mi read that Qiu Chengye had registered a Chengye Media trademark and started a business, surprising her.
• Xie Mi filmed an animal-protection public service film by climbing a tree dressed as a monkey.
• President Zhang picked Xie Mi up from the shoot and shrieked that something huge had happened.

After photos of Xie Mi with a supposed non-celebrity boyfriend sparked accusations that she had deceived viewers on a dating show, Xie Mi posted a clarification that she expected to change public opinion. When President Zhang finally opened Weibo, he found her blunt post: “You would never run out of roads to take, because there was always the road to death.”

• Photos of Xie Mi meeting a pixelated man circulated online, prompting rumors that she was dating him while appearing on a dating show with Shen Yeqing.
• President Zhang warned Xie Mi that paid trolls and rival agencies could make a simple explanation ineffective and threaten her growing career.
• Xie Mi posted on Weibo and told President Zhang to wait until they reached the restaurant before checking it.
• President Zhang finally opened Weibo and saw Xie Mi's post about there always being a road to death.

Xie Mi, Shen Yeqing, and You Hongxuan posted photos and a video proving that their leaked “romantic” outing had been a group of friends spending time together. Their evidence turned public opinion against the gossip accounts and left the romance rumors with nowhere to go.

• President Zhang saw that the hot-search topics had shifted, then rushed to check Xie Mi’s Weibo after she tagged more than fifty gossip accounts in a rebuttal.
• Xie Mi posted nine photos showing that she, Shen Yeqing, and You Hongxuan had been together in every setting shown in the leaked pictures.
• Shen Yeqing posted nine unique photos documenting Xie Mi and You Hongxuan fooling around, while asking whether he deserved a name in their friendship.
• You Hongxuan posted nine photos of the three friends using bizarre face filters and said that he had known Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing for years.
• The trio’s posts turned public opinion in their favor, and Xie Mi shared a video of all three dancing and goofing around by their tent.

Xie Mi cleared her name after photos and video proved Shen had been with her and You Hongxuan, while netizens uncovered a smear campaign. Xu Shuangrong suspected Xie Lian had botched the leak and called Yu Jinche to demand answers.

• President Zhang marveled at Xie Mi’s luck, while she calmly stayed silent.
• Netizens noticed that the paparazzi had photographed only Xie Mi and Shen despite three people going out together, and accused someone of targeting her.
• The Daily Gossip Society apologized and said an anonymous male tipster had supplied the photos.
• Netizens suspected Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong; Xiao Jingxi replied with a question mark, while Xu Shuangrong stayed silent.
• Xu Shuangrong blamed Xie Lian for the failed scheme and called Yu Jinche to ask why Xie Lian had leaked the photos so carelessly.

Xie Mi uncovered Xie Lian’s role in leaking photos meant to damage her reputation and sent the evidence to Xie Zhengde. She left Li Meiyan and Xie Lian to face the consequences of their attempt to frame her.

• Yu Jinche questioned Xie Lian about the leaked photos, and Xie Lian claimed he had not known Xie Mi and her friends took their own pictures.
• Li Meiyan complained that the leak had failed, while Xie Lian grew increasingly uneasy about his part in it.
• Xie Mi returned home and confronted Xie Lian, then had Old Bai produce the memory card from his camera.
• Xie Mi displayed the leaked photos and told Li Meiyan and Xie Lian that she had sent the full story to Xie Zhengde.
• Xie Mi revealed that she had also recovered Xie Lian’s deleted chat logs and sent them to Xie Zhengde before leaving.

Xie Mi got revenge on Li Meiyan and Xie Lian, then saw You Hongxuan off before an unexpected call brought her to Liu Woxing’s office. There, she and Lai Bingxuan learned that Qiu Chengye was using his new role as the building’s landlord to make Liu Woxing’s life difficult.

• Xie Zhengde uncovered Li Meiyan and Xie Lian’s mistreatment of his daughter, demanded a divorce and the return of assets, and left them to face Xie Mi’s retaliation.
• Xie Mi frightened Li Meiyan and Xie Lian into fleeing the Xie family home, while Old Bai confiscated the valuables they tried to take.
• Xie Mi dramatically chased You Hongxuan’s departing car, then joined Shen Yeqing for milk tea before an unexpected call interrupted their date.
• Xie Mi arrived at Liu Woxing’s Secret News Agency with a shovel, and Lai Bingxuan joined her after hearing about Qiu Chengye’s business venture.
• Lai Bingxuan explained that Qiu Chengye had rented the rest of Liu Woxing’s office building, and Liu Woxing said he was using his position as landlord to cause her trouble.

After Qiu Chengye sabotaged Liu Woxing’s Secret News Agency, Xie Mi began a business war against his Chengye Media. The chapter ended with Xie Mi sneaking into Qiu Chengye’s office and pouring boiling water onto his money tree.

• Qiu Chengye founded Chengye Media to retaliate against Liu Woxing, then used his control of the building to disrupt her work and poach her prospective employees.
• Lai Bingxuan grew furious at Qiu Chengye’s harassment, while Xie Mi accepted her remark that she could outdo him at being an asshole.
• Liu Woxing and Xie Mi prepared to fight back against Chengye Media after the building’s lights went out for the night.
• Xie Mi led Lai Bingxuan and Liu Woxing into Qiu Chengye’s office with a powerful flashlight.
• Xie Mi poured boiling water from her thermos onto Qiu Chengye’s money tree.

Xie Mi and Lai Bingxuan helped Liu Woxing retaliate against Qiu Chengye with a series of pranks, leaving him injured and the company buzzing with rumors. Qiu Chengye later confronted Liu Woxing to deny the rumors, while she kept her distance and concealed her amusement.

• Xie Mi had Lai Bingxuan water Qiu Chengye’s money tree and enlisted Liu Woxing to unplug his network cables, replace his mineral water with Laoshan Snake Grass Soda, and spray chili water on his toilet paper.
• Liu Woxing put on headphones and returned to work while Qiu Chengye’s employees erupted into gossip after he screamed and was rushed for medical attention.
• Liu Woxing found a photo of Qiu Chengye clutching his backside and shared it with Lai Bingxuan and Xie Mi in their group chat.
• Xie Mi said she had taken care of something big, hinting that she planned a more lasting solution to Qiu Chengye’s harassment.
• Qiu Chengye returned from the hospital and came to Liu Woxing’s office, where he denied the rumors and said he had not been at work that morning.
• Liu Woxing told Qiu Chengye that his affairs did not concern her.

Liu Woxing watched Qiu Chengye receive a humiliating delivery and continued working as the incident spread through the company. After finding Xie Mi's note and discovering the package contained chili powder and water, Qiu Chengye realized Xie Mi had targeted him and was visiting the Secret News Agency.

• Qiu Chengye insulted Liu Woxing, but a courier interrupted them with an anonymous delivery of male sexual health products and a book.
• Qiu Chengye tried to hide the contents, then signed for the package and insisted his friends had sent it as a prank.
• After Qiu Chengye ordered the package thrown away, Liu Woxing saw a company group-chat photo of him rummaging through the trash and shared it with Lai and their three-person group.
• Qiu Chengye retrieved the package and found a note asking, "Ready to behave?" along with chili powder and water.
• Qiu Chengye connected the contents to Xie Mi's earlier pranks and saw her Moments post showing that she, Lai Bingxuan, and Liu Woxing were visiting the Secret News Agency.

Love Watch announced that its third phase would debut Saturday at 8 a.m. and launched a cooking special to test whether its eight guests could prepare proper food. The livestream visited Xie Mi at an advertising shoot, where an unexpected moment was about to unfold.

• Qiu Chengye stopped troubling Liu Woxing, kept the building lit late, and increased security after the previous incident.
• Love Watch announced the start date and new concept for its third phase after ten days of preparation.
• The Production Team told the guests to learn two signature dishes, warning that anyone who failed the tasting would have to eat only their own cooking next season.
• The Production Team began its cooking-special livestream at Xie Mi's filming location, where she was acting in a family-themed commercial.
• The livestream showed Xie Mi sitting with an elderly grandmother on a sofa as the crew praised her acting, just before something unexpected happened.

Xie Mi filmed an anti-fraud PSA before Love Watch’s cooking special put her cooking skills to the test. Her smashed cucumber mash passed the staff tasting, and she moved on to her second dish.

• Xie Mi played a senior scammer in an anti-fraud PSA and earned praise from the director for her performance.
• The Love Watch Production Team visited Xie Mi and introduced a cooking test requiring her to make two dishes that at least six of ten staff members would find tasty.
• Xie Mi smashed a cucumber into scraps, seasoned it, and named the dish smashed cucumber mash.
• Xie Mi claimed the extra smashing was her deliberate innovation and called it an accident on purpose when the PD asked if it was intentional.
• Six staff members approved the smashed cucumber mash, so Xie Mi passed her first dish.

Xie Mi passed the cooking challenge by serving a hot-pot-style vegetable stew, and the Love Watch Season Three livestream began three days later with all eight guests receiving their first task cards. The chapter left the guests about to read their new assignments.

• Xie Mi made smashed cucumber mush, then poured hot oil over it as a joke hot dish before preparing a vegetable stew with hot pot soup base.
• Xie Mi called the stew Magical Stew, and the staff ate it together and passed her second dish.
• The Love Watch preview livestream ended, and the production team noted that most of the other guests had also taken shortcuts.
• Three days later, filming for the final season of Human Love Observation Room began, and all eight guests went live from their hotel rooms.
• A PD handed Xie Mi her first task card and asked her to open it.

Xie Mi and the other guests received invitations to a beach banquet meant to begin the final season’s dating-focused activities. As Qiu Chengye arrived and the orchestra shifted into suspenseful music, Director Niu started a timer, hinting that the apparently pleasant banquet had a catch.

• Xie Mi read the Production Team’s invitation and learned the guests were expected at a beach banquet to get to know one another more deeply.
• Diao Mao dressed Xie Mi in a black suit and styled her with a commanding look, while Xie Mi grew suspicious of the warning against skirts.
• Qiu Chengye arrived at the beach in an elaborate navy suit and picked up a glass of champagne as the orchestra played.
• Director Niu told Qiu Chengye to look out at the sea, counted down, and started a timer.

The production team surprised Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan with an ocean obstacle race instead of the promised banquet. Qiu failed at the starting line, while Lai reached the third obstacle before falling into the sea.

• Director Niu revealed the ocean race rules, and Qiu Chengye rushed forward in his tight suit but fell into the sea at the first obstacle.
• Staff took the soaked Qiu to a temporary shower room, and Lai Bingxuan arrived dressed in a purple evening outfit.
• Director Niu started Lai's race, and she removed her shoes before running barefoot toward the obstacles.
• Lai crossed the rotating log bridge with a leap, surprising Qiu Chengye, who had expected her to fall.
• Lai used skills from her secret acrobatics classes to progress, but she was eliminated halfway through the third obstacle.

Xie Mi impressed the viewers with her cool appearance, then raced through the first two obstacles by clinging to them and swinging between pendulums. She reached the Super Spinning Disc, where Lai Bingxuan had previously been eliminated.

• Lai Bingxuan taunted Qiu Chengye after learning he had failed the first obstacle, and hotel security detained him after he demanded another attempt.
• Xie Mi arrived in a black suit and sneakers, accepted the challenge without hesitation, and sprinted onto the balance beam.
• When Xie Mi slipped on the wet beam, she grabbed it and crawled along while rotating with it, clearing the first obstacle.
• Xie Mi charged into the first giant pendulum, hugged it, and swung from pendulum to pendulum until she reached the landing platform.
• Xie Mi arrived at the Super Spinning Disc as Lai Bingxuan recalled how dizzy and dangerous it had been.