Chapter Summaries

Xia Shule waited for the variety show guests with Xu Suidong and Zheng Fanfeiran, while viewers grew curious about his identity and began calling themselves his mom fans. Song Dimu arrived and immediately went to Xia Shule, taking his hand and checking whether he was comfortable.

• Xu Suidong fussed over Xia Shule while they waited for the other guests.
• Zheng Fanfeiran arrived, greeted Xia Shule and Xu Suidong, and chatted with Xia Shule about a bracelet she had given him.
• Viewers speculated that Xia Shule was a rich businessman's son, and his cute appearance gained him mom fans and a trending search term.
• Xia Shule messaged Song Dimu that he was already inside as the other guests arrived and greeted their friends and seniors.
• Song Dimu went straight to Xia Shule, took his hand, and asked whether he was uncomfortable or had been waiting long.

The guests arrived for the recording of The Game Winner, and the host began their introductions. Bai Junwang leaned into his cute persona while Ma Xiaoxiao tried to portray himself as a hardworking actor, leaving the live audience to judge both.

• Xia Shule reassured Song Dimu that he was fine, and they sat together to chat while Bai Junwang watched them with disdain.
• Zhao Xun and Ma Xiaoxiao arrived with local specialties and joined the other guests.
• The host welcomed the guests and began the introductions, asking them to follow a prepared template.
• Ma Xiaoxiao introduced himself as a dedicated actor with few opportunities, but viewers criticized his remarks and his choice to complain about lacking connections.
• Bai Junwang introduced himself as Starlight's rapper and acted cute, earning friendly comments as viewers compared his introduction to Ma Xiaoxiao's.

The cast introduced themselves on the livestream, while Yan Zhiyi grew anxious about Xia Shule attracting attention and arranged to prepare Chestnut Tree Island. The host then announced a team game to determine their rooms.

• Jiang Shu introduced himself and listed his past jobs and interrupted schooling, while chat debated his story and shared that Shengshi had given him his stage name.
• Zheng Fanfeiran and Xu Suidong promoted their drama, Liu Jinghua introduced himself as a reserved nineteen-year-old, and Song Dimu shyly introduced himself before Liu Jinghua laughed at him.
• Xia Shule introduced himself as a small-business owner and asked viewers to support Song Dimu, prompting chat to speculate about his identity and wealth.
• Yan Zhiyi watched Xia Shule gain fans, worried that outside attention might draw him away, and called Li Changbin to have Chestnut Tree Island cleaned up.
• The host announced that the cast would play a modified Slipper-Wearing Game in pairs to decide their rooms.

The teams chose names and drew lots to determine who would start the game. Xu Suidong’s team was picked first, and Liu Jinghua prepared to take part blindfolded.

• Xia Shule and Xiang Lin monitored Du Jianhao’s online allegations and prepared evidence to counter them.
• Xia Shule and Song Dimu named their team the Top Fortune Team.
• The host announced the team names, then drew Please Welcome the Next Team to start the game.
• Xu Suidong joked about getting nervous, then suspected the host of rigging the draw when his team was chosen first.
• Liu Jinghua struggled to tie his blindfold, so he asked Song Dimu to help.

Xu Suidong guided Liu Jinghua through a difficult slipper game, then got to choose the slipper’s location for the next pair. When Zheng Fanfeiran and Jiang Shu were picked, Xu Suidong hid their slipper on an oven and got chased and punched by Zheng Fanfeiran.

• Du Jianhao hired commenters to stir up buzz while the live comments argued over shipping and Song Dimu's bullying scandal.
• Xu Suidong guided blindfolded Liu Jinghua to a slipper balanced on a staircase, where it fell before Liu Jinghua finally put it on after eight minutes.
• The host told Xu Suidong that the previous pair could choose where the next pair's slipper went, and Xu Suidong gleefully awaited his turn to retaliate.
• Zheng Fanfeiran and Jiang Shu were chosen as the next pair, and Xu Suidong placed their slipper on top of an oven.
• Zheng Fanfeiran chased Xu Suidong and punched him before announcing she would sabotage the next pair's umbrella.

Zheng Fanfeiran led the teams through a blindfolded slipper-finding game, where Xia Shule and Song Dimu turned their search into an energetic performance. As the livestream ended, Du Jianhao posted photos meant to damage Xia Shule and Song Dimu, sending the incident trending online.

• Jiang Shu failed to find a slipper Zheng Fanfeiran had placed above an oven, and his deadpan reaction made everyone laugh.
• Zheng Fanfeiran hid the next slipper in a flowerpot, and Xia Shule encouraged Song Dimu as he found it.
• Zhao Xun and Zhou Kang won the game, while Bai Junwang and Ma Xiaoxiao finished last and appeared unhappy.
• Xia Shule and Song Dimu teased Zheng Fanfeiran, while Bai Junwang and Ma Xiaoxiao tried to hide their displeasure on camera.
• Du Jianhao published photos of Xia Shule, and the post spread widely enough to reach the trending searches.

Xia Shule and Song Dimu chose a shared suite, and Xia Shule secretly reunited with Yan Zhiyi, who planned to sleep with him that night. The group then prepared to cook for a competition that would determine their living expenses, while Song Dimu promised to make Xia Shule fish and viewers speculated about their different backgrounds.

• Zhou Kang and Zhao Xun chose a twin room, Song Dimu and Xia Shule chose a shared suite, and the remaining contestants selected their rooms.
• Xia Shule reviewed photos of Du Jianhao's injuries with Linzi and explained that he had beaten Du Jianhao after catching him bullying someone.
• Xia Shule slipped away from the cameras to hug Yan Zhiyi, and they agreed to sleep together that night.
• Song Dimu searched for Xia Shule, then the two went downstairs when the host announced that contestants would cook for their living expenses.
• Song Dimu told Xia Shule he would cook fish for him, and their microphone picked up the conversation as viewers discussed their friendship and backgrounds.

Bai Junwang tried to cast doubt on Song Dimu by implying he had gained an advantage through Xia Shule, then asked to team up with them. Xia Shule defended Song Dimu and made plans to spread the story online, while the livestream comments debated whether their rejection had been rude.

• Bai Junwang hinted that Song Dimu had relied on Xia Shule to enter Starlight and asked them to team up, hoping viewers would grow suspicious of Song Dimu.
• Song Dimu refused, explaining that he and Xia Shule had already agreed he would cook fish for Xia Shule.
• Xia Shule pulled Song Dimu behind him, called out Bai Junwang's misleading performance, and told him to find his own fish.
• Xia Shule privately warned Song Dimu to be careful on camera, then sent Song Dimu to cook while he arranged for marketing accounts to publicize what happened.
• Viewers argued in the livestream comments over whether Xia Shule and Song Dimu had treated Bai Junwang unfairly.

On the cooking show, Bai Junwang tried to belittle Xia Shule for being unable to cook or wash dishes, but Xia Shule answered with a long list of expensive skills and won over the viewers. Bai Junwang backed away from Xia Shule for the rest of the day, regretting that he had targeted the chairman on camera.

• Bai Junwang teamed up with Zhou Kang and Zhao Xun, then praised them while indirectly putting down Xia Shule and Song Dimu.
• Xia Shule startled Bai Junwang by striking a kitchen knife against a cutting board and joking about cold tossed pig tongue.
• Bai Junwang mocked Xia Shule for not helping cook and bragged about learning to wash dishes after moving out of a key high school.
• Xia Shule listed skills including horse riding, piano, golf, racing, and fencing, then agreed that his accomplishments came from being born into the right family.
• Viewers mocked Bai Junwang and formed a fan club for Xia Shule, while Yan Zhiyi watched Xia Shule fondly backstage.
• Bai Junwang avoided Xia Shule for the rest of the time and regretted challenging him on camera.

Xia Shule and Song Dimu enjoyed their meal while Zhou Kang and Zhao Xun struggled to cook for four people. Ma Xiaoxiao’s complaints sparked an argument in the live kitchen, which ended with an apology but left resentment between the group.

• Song Dimu served Xia Shule fish and side dishes, and Xia Shule praised his cooking enthusiastically.
• The production team collected samples from each team’s dishes to score them before the guests ate.
• Ma Xiaoxiao hurried Zhou Kang and Zhao Xun, then complained that their slow cooking might cost them points and affect their living allowance.
• Zhou Kang explained they were preparing food for four, but Ma Xiaoxiao muttered that the pair were holding them back.
• Zhao Xun angrily told Ma Xiaoxiao to cook himself or stop complaining, and Zhou Kang reminded everyone they were live.
• Ma Xiaoxiao apologized, and the argument subsided, though resentment remained.

The production team assigned the contestants’ groups and awarded Song Dimu’s dish first place, while Xia Shule watched online as evidence exposed Du Jianhao’s bullying of Song Dimu. The post drove both men to wider fame, and Song Dimu was left stunned by the attention when he finally checked his phone.

• The host announced that each table would remain a group for the next day, and the director awarded Song Dimu’s braised fish first place and gave out the groups’ living-expense money.
• Song Dimu told Xia Shule they would not need to find extra work, and Xia agreed with him.
• Xia Shule watched as a clarification post, backed by videos and photos, revealed that Du Jianhao had bullied Song Dimu and that Xia had intervened.
• Shengshi Entertainment reposted the evidence and announced legal action, prompting viewers to condemn Du Jianhao and support Song Dimu and Xia.
• Online users dug up Song Dimu’s past, helping him gain mainstream popularity while Xia’s personal account also gained followers.
• Song Dimu sat beside Xia, checked his phone, and stared in shock at the flood of online attention.

After Xia Shule revealed that he had helped expose the Du family and ruin Du Jianhao’s entertainment career, Song Dimu was moved by his kindness. Xia Shule fell asleep in Yan Zhiyi’s arms, and Yan Zhiyi accepted a call from Xu Wenchuan, whose concern over Xia Shule sparked an argument.

• Xia Shule told Song Dimu that he had pressured the Dus and prepared to publicize Du Jianhao’s misconduct, leaving Song Dimu tearfully grateful for his support.
• Xu Suidong and Zheng Fanfeiran joined the group’s discussion of the Du family, while Xia Shule grew sleepy after eating.
• Ma Xiaoxiao expressed interest in Yan Zhiyi, but Bai Junwang warned him that Yan Zhiyi was married to Xia Shule, their company’s chairman, and walked away.
• Yan Zhiyi carried the drowsy Xia Shule upstairs, where Xia Shule agreed sleepily to go have fun with him after the show.
• Xu Wenchuan called to check on Xia Shule, and Yan Zhiyi challenged his assumption that Xia Shule had to answer his calls.

Yan Zhiyi secretly blocked Xu Wenchuan from speaking to Xia Shule, while Xu Suidong discovered that Su Jin was engaged to a woman and confessed he would wait for him. After waking, Xia Shule reunited affectionately with Yan Zhiyi, who was still struggling with fears that Lele might leave him and finally asked him directly about it.

• Yan Zhiyi told Xu Wenchuan that Xia Shule was asleep, warned him to respect moral boundaries, and deleted their call record.
• Xu Suidong overheard Su Jin tenderly speaking to his girlfriend and learned that Su Jin was about to marry her.
• Xu Suidong confessed that he would wait for Su Jin, then left with red eyes.
• Xia Shule woke after three and cuddled with Yan Zhiyi, singing that missing him had torn him up inside.
• Yan Zhiyi embraced Xia Shule and, worried that he might stop wanting him, looked into his eyes and asked him outright.

Yan Zhiyi reassured Xia Shule that he would never leave him, and the couple planned a honeymoon while sharing a late-night meal. When Xia Shule looked through old high school photos, painful memories of Jiang Gechen triggered an episode.

• Yan Zhiyi asked whether Xia Shule would leave him for someone better, and Xia Shule promised that he loved him and would stay with him.
• Xia Shule and Yan Zhiyi joked about being destined to spend every lifetime together and agreed to sneak out for a late-night snack after filming.
• After filming ended, Xia Shule met Yan Zhiyi, and they went to Cloud Ravine for seafood while planning a private island honeymoon.
• Xia Shule browsed his old Weibo posts and found high school photos that reminded him of Jiang Gechen.
• Xia Shule was overwhelmed by a sudden episode and curled his arms around himself.

Xia Shule recovered from an emotional episode with Yan Zhiyi’s support, then the two left filming and set off by boat for a private island. Their playful trip ended with Xiang Lin revealing that Lai Jiangtian had confessed to him, shocking Xia Shule and Yan Zhiyi.

• Xia Shule reassured Yan Zhiyi after an episode and said Yan’s presence helped him feel better.
• The filming wrapped up harmoniously, and Yan Zhiyi rejected Ma Xiaoxiao when he tried to get his contact details.
• Yan Zhiyi took Xia Shule home, where Xia Shule found that Yan had packed for their trip to a private island.
• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule traveled by boat with Li Changbin and joked together on deck before settling in for the night.
• Xia Shule asked Xiang Lin why he was angry, and Xiang Lin said Lai Jiangtian had confessed to him.

Xiang Lin told Xia Shule that Lai Jiangtian had confessed his feelings, leaving him unsure how to respond. Xia Shule then spent a happy morning with Yan Zhiyi at their island villa, where they went to catch crabs and collected seashells instead.

• Xiang Lin told Xia Shule that Lai Jiangtian had confessed and said he did not know how he felt.
• Xia Shule claimed the unclaimed quest rewards while Xiang Lin stepped away to deal with someone at his door.
• Yan Zhiyi asked Xia Shule for a reward, and Xia Shule eventually gave in before falling asleep.
• Xia Shule woke in the island villa and discovered Yan Zhiyi had carpeted the entire place so he could walk barefoot.
• Yan Zhiyi cooked breakfast for Xia Shule, then joined him in going to catch crabs.
• Xia Shule filled his bucket with seashells while finding no crabs.

Xia Shule and Yan Zhiyi spent several days together on an isolated island, where Xia Shule adopted a hermit crab and Yan Zhiyi kept him away from his phone and the outside world. When Yan Zhiyi admitted he wanted Xia Shule to stay there with him, Xia Shule secretly found the confinement amusing, and the chapter ended with Yan Zhiyi distracted by Xia Shule wearing his white shirt.

• Xia Shule found a hermit crab on the beach, named it Leyi, and returned to the villa with Yan Zhiyi.
• Yan Zhiyi put Xia Shule's phone away, and the two spent several days eating, sleeping, and playing together without phones or internet.
• Xia Shule asked when they would go home, and Yan Zhiyi admitted he wanted the island to be their home and wanted Xia Shule's life to revolve only around him.
• Xia Shule acted as though he was upset, while privately enjoying Yan Zhiyi's possessiveness.
• The next morning, Xia Shule approached Yan Zhiyi in the kitchen wearing one of his white shirts, and Yan Zhiyi stared at him, overwhelmed by desire.

After dinner, Xia Shule reassured Yan Zhiyi that he loved him and willingly offered himself to make Yan Zhiyi feel secure. Their intimacy continued for hours, leaving Xia Shule exhausted and hungry by evening, while Yan Zhiyi still showed little sign of stopping.

• Xia Shule wandered around the villa in Yan Zhiyi's shirt until Yan Zhiyi brought out vegetable noodles.
• Xia Shule told Yan Zhiyi that he had chosen to be with him and that he was his alone.
• Xia Shule agreed to give himself to Yan Zhiyi, and Yan Zhiyi carried him upstairs.
• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule remained intimate until evening, leaving Xia Shule hoarse, exhausted, and hungry.
• When Xia Shule called him Old Man Yan and protested that he needed self-control, Yan Zhiyi grabbed him by the ankles and pulled him closer.

Xia Shule endured a draining week with Yan Zhiyi on the island, then returned home to discover that Yan Zhiyi planned to give him Yan Corporation. He also found a frantic message history from Xiang Lin about Lai Jiangtian, ending with Xiang Lin accepting the situation but saying he disliked idiots.

• Yan Zhiyi woke Xia Shule to eat and fed him his favorite dishes while Xia Shule tried to find reasons to complain.
• Xia Shule woke at noon the next day, sore and exhausted, while Yan Zhiyi had already worked through a morning of meetings and prepared lunch.
• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule stayed on the island for another week before preparing to leave, and Yan Zhiyi offered to transfer everything, including Yan Corporation, to Xia Shule.
• After they returned to the Yan Residence, Xia Shule checked his phone and found over ninety-nine messages and countless calls from Xiang Lin.
• Xia Shule read Xiang Lin's final messages, in which Xiang Lin said he accepted what had happened with Lai Jiangtian but disliked idiots.

Xia Shule learned that Xiang Lin had started dating Yan Zhiyi’s former acquaintance, then spent the day being pampered by Yan Zhiyi at the Yan Residence. The Song family arrived with Song Jingsheng, who was interested in Yan Zhiyi, and Yan Zhiyi finally turned to greet them.

• Xia Shule messaged Xiang Lin and learned he had agreed to try a relationship after Xiang Lin apologized and confessed again.
• Yan Zhiyi catered to Xia Shule’s requests, carried him to wash up, and made him congee while the Yan household wondered at his new behavior.
• Song Dimu warned Xia Shule that Song Jingsheng had gone to the Yan Residence and that Jingsheng liked Yan Zhiyi.
• Xia Shule saw the Song family arrive and privately complained to Song Dimu that they had delayed visiting him despite living nearby.
• Madam Song introduced Song Jingsheng to Yan Zhiyi, who turned around only after Jingsheng called him Brother Zhiyi.