Chapter Summaries

Xie Mi won the City Bingo game for her group by spinning her opponents into submission, but injured her ankle in the process. The guests began a three-day hot spring vacation, with their game rankings determining how they would get to the resort.

• Xie Mi spun Xiao Jingxi, Qiu Chengye, and Yu Jinche until they were incapacitated, then Shen Yeqing removed the opponents' name tags to secure the Xie Yeqing Kills the Donkey Group's victory.
• Liu Woxing surrendered and Lai Bingxuan conceded, leaving the Xie Yeqing Kills the Donkey Group in first place in the City Bingo game.
• The injured guests recovered after a night's rest, but Xie Mi's ankle swelled and was put in a cast, leaving her unable to walk for three days.
• Director Niu announced that the guests' rankings would determine their transportation to the hot spring resort, giving the fourth-place Royal Group no arranged transport.
• Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan challenged the transportation rules, and Director Niu offered them a ride while warning that viewers would see them as sore losers.

After Xie Mi turned a quarrel over the travel arrangements into a bigger fight, she and Shen Yeqing enjoyed first-place luxury on the way to the hot spring resort. When the uphill path became difficult, Xie Mi rejected the expected romantic rescue and crawled along the ground instead.

• Xie Mi tried to mediate between Qiu Chengye, Lai Bingxuan, and Director Niu, then insulted all three and reignited their argument.
• Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan accepted the production team's arrangements, while the other teams took the subway or a taxi.
• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing rode in a luxury limousine, where Xie Mi packed snacks into a bag and Shen Yeqing offered his jacket to carry more.
• At the resort, Shen Yeqing offered to help Xie Mi up a rough uphill path, but Xie Mi told him not to step on her and began army-crawling.
• The resort butler politely asked Xie Mi whether she wanted support while crawling.

Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing reached the resort first and settled into its luxury villa, where Xie Mi called him a treasured friend and said they had a long road ahead together. The other teams arrived and received accommodations according to their rankings, with Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan left with sleeping bags.

• Xie Mi and the butler crawled toward the resort together, leaving the crew and Shen Yeqing astonished.
• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing explored their luxury villa, and she said she wanted to be on his team and was most interested in him.
• Xie Mi offered Shen Yeqing sunflower seeds, called him a treasured friend, and said they could keep walking together; he agreed.
• Xiao Jingxi and Liu Woxing, Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinche, and Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan arrived after difficult journeys.
• The butler gave Xiao Jingxi and Liu Woxing standard rooms, Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinche tents, and Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan sleeping bags.

Xie Mi appeared in an outrageous outfit she called Maillard Style and revealed that she had dressed Shen Yeqing as a wizard for the vacation-day gathering. Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan mistook her for a savage, then watched Shen Yeqing float over on a robot vacuum.

• Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan abandoned their complaints about sleeping bags and left to find a place to camp.
• Xie Mi appeared at her courtyard gate in a painted, feathered outfit while holding a cleaver, frightening Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan.
• Xie Mi explained that her outfit was Maillard Style, and Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan realized the bloody marks on her face were meant to be hearts.
• Shen Yeqing came out dressed as a dark magic wizard in an outfit Xie Mi had designed as Wasteland Style.
• Shen Yeqing floated over on a robot vacuum, and Xie Mi told Lai Bingxuan, “Sir. Eat shit.”

Xu Shuangrong manipulated Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan into a heated confrontation during the tea activity, but Xie Mi interrupted before Lai could slap her. Xie Mi then stopped Xiao Jingxi from putting desiccant in the teapot, only for the guests to realize some had already drunk the tea.

• At the garden tea gathering, Xu Shuangrong invited Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan to share her campsite, prompting Lai to accuse her of acting like a good Samaritan.
• Xu Shuangrong's wounded act made Qiu Chengye defend her and accuse Lai Bingxuan of being jealous of her.
• Lai Bingxuan shoved Qiu Chengye aside and raised her hand to strike Xu Shuangrong, but a wild-looking Xie Mi charged into the garden and shouted for her to stop.
• Xie Mi knocked a packet from Xiao Jingxi's hand and warned him that he was putting desiccant in the teapot.
• Xiao Jingxi and Director Niu realized that the packet was desiccant and that several guests had already drunk the tea, so they called for the medical team.

Xie Mi tried Shen Yeqing’s elaborate turtle-shaped wheelchair while he showed her its features. Xu Shuangrong attempted to stage a conflict with Lai Bingxuan, but the wheelchair’s ping-pong-ball mechanism hit Lai Bingxuan and the spilled tea scalded Xu Shuangrong instead.

• The guests recovered from the false alarm after Xie Mi prevented them from drinking Xiao Jingxi’s tea, and Director Niu thanked her.
• Shen Yeqing arrived pushing a turtle-shaped wheelchair, and Xie Mi eagerly sat in it as he explained its controls and emergency call feature.
• Xu Shuangrong’s system urged her to seize the spotlight by provoking a conflict with Lai Bingxuan.
• Xu Shuangrong deliberately knocked over scalding flower tea as Lai Bingxuan reached for dried fruit, but a ping-pong ball shot from Xie Mi’s wheelchair and struck Lai Bingxuan.
• Lai Bingxuan pulled her hand away, and the tea spilled onto Xu Shuangrong’s hand, ruining her prepared accusation.

During the livestream tea session, Xu Shuangrong hid her scalded hand while Xie Mi and the others carried on, and Liu Woxing's restrained response unsettled her. Questions from viewers then exposed Yu Jinche's feelings for Xie Mi and left Xiao Jingxi wondering about his lingering feelings for Xu Shuangrong despite his involvement with Xie Mi.

• Xu Shuangrong hid her scalded hand, accepted Liu Woxing's handkerchief, and apologized for not speaking up, while viewers argued over whether others should have noticed.
• Liu Woxing gave a brief response when Xu Shuangrong tried to answer a question about the Star Cheng pairing on her behalf.
• Yu Jinche admitted that Xie Mi was his first love after Shen Yeqing's hot tea scalded his tongue.
• Xu Shuangrong told viewers she had never dared hope for anything beyond being colleagues with Xiao Jingxi, leaving him staring at her as he wrestled with his feelings.

During a livestream, a viewer asked Lai Bingxuan whether she had bullied classmates in high school, and Xu Shuangrong defended her while hinting that something had happened between them in the past. Xie Mi stopped Lai from flipping the table and asked Xu Shuangrong to explain what she meant.

• Xu Shuangrong and Xiao Jingxi exchanged a dramatic look as Xie Mi struggled to hide her amusement and Liu Woxing broke the moment by laughing.
• Director Niu asked Qiu Chengye about his face-changing expressions, leaving him to worry that his hidden feelings toward Xie Mi had been exposed.
• Director Niu read a viewer's question asking whether Lai Bingxuan had bullied classmates in high school, and Lai demanded to know who had spread the rumor.
• Xu Shuangrong defended Lai Bingxuan, saying she had changed and that Xu had never held the past against her.
• Lai Bingxuan tried to heave up the table, but Xie Mi held it in place and urged Xu Shuangrong to explain what had happened between them.

Xie Mi challenged Xu Shuangrong to explain the old incident involving Lai Bingxuan and pointed out that the bullying accusations lacked evidence. After Xie Mi helped Lai regain her composure, Lai confronted Xu and demanded that she tell the whole story.

• Xie Mi asked Xu Shuangrong to explain what had happened between her and Lai Bingxuan, and Xu tried to avoid discussing it.
• Lai Bingxuan lost control as she imagined the staff judging her, but Xie Mi interrupted her outburst with ping-pong balls and showed her that no one was insulting her.
• Xie Mi reassured Lai that false accusations could be challenged by calmly exposing gaps in the claims, noting that no evidence supported the bullying rumors.
• Lai realized Xu Shuangrong had exploited her anger and had more reason to fear the incident being exposed.
• Lai turned to Xu Shuangrong and demanded that she recount exactly what had happened between them.

Xu Shuangrong tried to avoid explaining her past conflict with Lai Bingxuan, while Xie Mi and Lai pressed her to answer whether Lai had bullied her. Xu Shuangrong finally denied Lai was the bully and apologized for the misunderstanding, but Xie Mi questioned why she had not clarified that sooner.

• Lai Bingxuan recounted how she had been accused of bullying Xu Shuangrong after transferring schools and demanded to know whether Xu remembered.
• Xu Shuangrong acted distressed and avoided saying whether Lai had bullied her, while Xie Mi and Lai challenged her to answer directly.
• Xu Shuangrong tried to fake a faint, but Xie Mi announced her plan aloud and Lai grabbed her arm to stop her.
• Xu Shuangrong denied that Lai had bullied her, apologized for the misunderstanding, and accused an unnamed person of using her to target Lai.
• Xie Mi asked why Xu Shuangrong had not explained the truth from the start.

Xie Mi confronted Xu Shuangrong over letting Lai Bingxuan be falsely branded a bully, exposing how Xu had avoided correcting the lie for years. Faced with public backlash, Xu finally admitted that she had let Lai take the blame out of fear and selfishness, and apologized.

• Lai Bingxuan told Xie Mi that she had transferred schools because everyone insulted her after mistaking her for a bully.
• Xie Mi challenged Xu Shuangrong's claim that she had not known about the misunderstanding and accused her of letting Lai suffer unjustly.
• Xu Shuangrong tried to explain that she had been bullied and under psychological pressure, but Xie Mi pointed out that she had repeatedly avoided clearing Lai's name.
• Viewers turned against Xu Shuangrong and flooded the livestreams with demands for an honest apology.
• Xu Shuangrong admitted that the real bullies had threatened her, so she had let Lai take the blame, and apologized for her cowardice and selfishness.

After Xu Shuangrong apologized, Lai Bingxuan broke down in tears, and Xie Mi comforted her with dried fruit. Shen Yeqing teased Xie Mi for winning Lai Bingxuan's affection, then hinted that he and Xie Mi had met before, leaving her pressing him for answers.

• Xu Shuangrong apologized, and Lai Bingxuan sobbed as years of hurt surfaced.
• Xie Mi stopped Lai Bingxuan's crying by feeding her dried fruit, and Lai Bingxuan quietly admitted it was sweet.
• Xu Shuangrong decided with her system to stay silent and rely on viewers seeing her as a bullying victim.
• Shen Yeqing handed Xie Mi a macadamia nut opener and teased her about capturing Lai Bingxuan's heart.
• Shen Yeqing told Xie Mi she had not changed, but changed the subject when she asked whether they had met before.

During a variety show Q&A, Xie Mi gave workers mischievous advice for coping with a boss who yelled at them. Shen Yeqing recalled the exact moment he first knew he was in love, and the chapter revealed he had been looking at Xie Mi’s reflection as he described her.

• Xie Mi told viewers to vent their anger at work by taking petty, harmless revenge and browsing job listings.
• Director Niu asked Shen Yeqing when he first fell in love and asked him to describe his first love in one sentence.
• Shen Yeqing recalled a hot afternoon at a dessert shop near Apricot Blossom High School during his junior year, when he first knew he was in love.
• Shen Yeqing described his beloved as a breeze he could never hold but would follow for his whole life.
• Xie Mi tried to make sense of Shen Yeqing’s words, while the viewers and crew feared his first love was someone else.
• The reflection in the glass showed that Shen Yeqing had been looking at Xie Mi as he spoke.

Xu Shuangrong used Mind Reading on Liu Woxing and discovered that Liu suspected her schemes, while Xie Mi prepared for the Garden Fair and learned that a Styling Team had arrived to dress her. The chapter left Xie Mi about to greet the stylists.

• Director Niu announced that the Resort Villa would host a Garden Fair at seven, and Xie Mi hurried back to choose an outfit.
• Xu Shuangrong warned Liu Woxing to keep her distance, then used Mind Reading to uncover Liu's suspicions about her schemes.
• Xu Shuangrong blamed Liu's suspicions on her trust in Xie Mi and decided to adjust her efforts to win Liu over.
• Xie Mi asked her livestream viewers to help choose an outfit, and President Zhang told her the company had sent a Styling Team to the production site.

Xie Mi expected a professional hair and makeup team, but found Diao Mao, who had received a two-hundred-yuan raise to style her. He transformed her with a polished look that revealed her striking beauty and impressed the onlookers.

• Xie Mi opened the door expecting a hair and makeup team, then tried to flee when she saw Diao Mao making a loud entrance.
• Diao Mao explained that President Zhang had assigned him to style her and had raised his pay by two hundred yuan.
• Xie Mi let Diao Mao choose her outfit and prepare her makeup, despite his garish clothes and the odd sack he carried.
• Diao Mao removed Xie Mi’s feathers and heavy makeup, then applied a subtle look that made her appear radiant and beautiful.
• The onlookers praised Xie Mi’s looks and declared Diao Mao a true stylist.

Xie Mi let Diao Mao give her a makeover and stunned the guests when she arrived at the garden fair. Shen Yeqing worried she had been angry with him, but her cheerful invitation to play reassured him, and he told her she looked beautiful.

• Diao Mao styled Xie Mi's hair, makeup, and outfit, and her beauty drew excited reactions in her livestream.
• Shen Yeqing recalled Xie Mi wheeling away from him earlier and wondered whether she had been angry.
• Xie Mi arrived at the garden fair in a jade-green dress, leaving the guests and Xiao Jingxi astonished by her appearance.
• Director Niu stopped the Assistant Director from photographing Xie Mi as if he were making a fancam.
• Xie Mi cheerfully invited Shen Yeqing to enjoy the fair, easing his worries, and he complimented her appearance.

At the Garden Fair, Xie Mi questioned Shen Yeqing about the person he had spent the afternoon thinking about, suspecting it was her. Their conversation fueled viewers’ speculation about Shen Yeqing’s longstanding feelings, and the pair decided to try a free love tarot reading.

• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing enjoyed food at the Garden Fair after their tender exchange went viral.
• Xie Mi asked Shen Yeqing what he had been thinking about in the study, and he said he had wondered whether he had said something wrong to a particular person.
• Xie Mi asked if she was that person, and Shen Yeqing said she had not known him before without denying that he had known her.
• Xie Mi concluded that Shen Yeqing had been thinking about her, while livestream viewers speculated that he had liked her for years.
• Shen Yeqing offered Xie Mi an orange segment and pointed out a love tarot tent, and she agreed to try it.

Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing had their tarot fortunes read at the Garden Fair, receiving cryptic predictions about love and something arriving soon. They set paper boats afloat, and Shen Yeqing’s revealed message named Teacher Xie as his first love.

• Xie Mi asked the witch whether Shen Yeqing was her destined partner, then learned she had already met the man who would give her lots of money.
• Xie Mi asked whether her destined partner was happy, and the witch said he was as the livestream showed Shen Yeqing smiling at her.
• Shen Yeqing received a cryptic prediction that what he had been waiting for would arrive soon, but he joked that it was a package of Xie Mi’s favorite matcha chocolate.
• Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing wrote messages on paper boats and set them afloat in the square’s lake.
• Xie Mi raced off toward the ring toss stall, while the camera revealed Shen Yeqing’s boat read, “My first love is Teacher Xie.”

After Shen Yeqing confessed that Xie Mi was his first love, the internet erupted over their pairing. At the Garden Fair, Xie Mi intervened when a wedding-themed game made Liu Woxing increasingly uncomfortable, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Shen Yeqing's confession that Xie Mi was his first love sent Weibo into a frenzy and pushed their ship to the top of the rankings.
• The host led Qiu Chengye and Liu Woxing through mock wedding customs, while Qiu Chengye played along and Liu Woxing grew uncomfortable with the labels imposed on her.
• Xu Shuangrong watched Liu Woxing anxiously from the crowd as the host described a brazier ritual as cleansing a bride of bad luck and blood demons.
• When Xu Shuangrong ran toward the stage to intervene, Xie Mi charged onto it in her wheelchair and knocked the electric brazier into the night.
• Xie Mi turned toward the shocked audience, apologized, and said she had been born with a nasty temper.

Xie Mi disrupted Xu Shuangrong’s plan to humiliate Liu Woxing at the evening show, leaving Liu grateful and Xu suspicious of her system. After the Garden Fair ended, Liu decided to track down the host and confront him about the staged incident.

• Xie Mi left Shen Yeqing with their sacks of prizes and rushed to the evening show after learning Xu Shuangrong had arranged a mock wedding to break Liu Woxing’s spirit.
• Xie Mi interrupted the event, gave Liu Woxing a GG Bond plush, and hinted to the host that she knew he had taken money to alter the games.
• Liu Woxing praised Xie Mi to Qiu Chengye, while the host abandoned the interactive segment and resumed the performances.
• Xu Shuangrong suspected her system had betrayed her, and Xie Mi listened to their argument while noting that she herself was the real source of the problem.
• After the Garden Fair ended, Liu Woxing declined Qiu Chengye’s offer to escort her and went to find the host for an explanation.