Recaps

Ye Xunzhi reassured Ye Lan that the condemned tomb robbers would return as archaeologists, then persuaded him to take her to KFC. While waiting for him, she confronted young men who insulted women from Country Z and tried to shoo her away.

• Ye Lan comforted Ye Xunzhi, but she explained that Beard, Zhang Zuo, Hu San, and Li Dapang would return as archaeologists named Zhang You, Hu Si, and Li Xiaopang.
• Ye Xunzhi convinced Ye Lan to take her to KFC instead of returning to the hospital for a nutritious meal.
• While Ye Lan went upstairs to order food, Ye Xunzhi overheard young men disparaging women from Country Z to Japanese exchange students.
• The exchange students gathered around Ye Xunzhi, praised her appearance, and offered her a chicken wing.
• The young men complained that Ye Xunzhi was in their way, and she retorted that they should mind their own business.

Ye Xunzhi defended women from a misogynistic young man, then repaired a broken shared bicycle so she and Ye Lan could continue their trip. After Ye Lan rode off on it, the bicycle suddenly fell apart, leaving Ye Xunzhi devastated over her repair work.

• Ye Xunzhi rebuked a young man for insulting women, and the people around them attacked him after he threw a glass at her.
• A nearby manager unplugged the surveillance camera as the crowd joined the brawl, and Ye Lan carried Ye Xunzhi away before the police arrived.
• Ye Lan sent Ye Xunzhi to find a shared bike, and she discovered a broken one outside a hardware store.
• Ye Xunzhi repaired the bicycle with a toolbox, sent Ye Lan its location, and went to the public restroom.
• Ye Lan rode the bicycle toward the restroom, but it disassembled beneath him beside a white-haired young man, and Ye Xunzhi screamed over the ruined bike.

Ye Xunzhi and Ye Lan exposed He Chen’s attempted accident scam, then recognized him as their former acting-school acquaintance. After Ye Lan returned the money and gave He Chen an autograph, he cheered up Ye Xunzhi with a 520-yuan red envelope.

• Ye Xunzhi pretended her bicycle had been wrecked and took two hundred yuan from the white-haired scammer while Ye Lan played along.
• The scammer recognized Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi as his former acting partners and introduced himself as He Chen.
• He Chen explained that exam pressure had led him to fake an accident so a wealthy woman would pay his hospital bills.
• Ye Lan lectured He Chen about avoiding shortcuts, signed his autograph, and had Ye Xunzhi return the two hundred yuan.
• Ye Xunzhi sulked over giving up the money until Ye Lan sent her 520 yuan, prompting her to hug him.

After Ye Xunzhi returned to Old Master Ye’s home, Ye He took her to Magic City University, where she worked as a guest counselor. Ye Xunzhi recognized the student who would eventually ruin Ye He’s reputation and force her to leave Psychology just as the girl arrived for counseling.

• Ye Xunzhi reunited with Old Master Ye and Ye He, then delighted Rice the cat by petting it.
• Old Master Ye left for an overnight hiking trip, so Ye He took Ye Xunzhi out with her.
• Ye He explained that she was a guest counselor at Magic City University, prompting Ye Xunzhi to realize the school would damage her aunt’s career.
• Ye He brought Ye Xunzhi to the university counseling room after missing the campus entrance and circling the block.
• A student named Zou Yun came in for counseling, and Ye Xunzhi recognized her as the person who would ruin Ye He’s reputation.

Ye He counseled Zou Yun, who revealed that someone was spreading sexual rumors about her, while Ye Xunzhi uncovered the plot by Zou Yun’s father and stepmother to seize her inheritance. Ye He learned Zou Yun was at risk of taking her own life and resolved to keep checking on her.

• Ye He recorded her counseling session with Zou Yun after explaining that recordings were kept for records.
• Zou Yun told Ye He that boys had taken compromising photos of her in high school and that one of them was now spreading rumors about her.
• Ye Xunzhi revealed that Zou Yun’s father and stepmother had helped expose her to the rumors in hopes of driving her to suicide and inheriting her estate.
• Ye Xunzhi suggested disputing the photos or retaliating against the man, but Ye He decided to handle the matter herself.
• After counseling Zou Yun for two hours, Ye He agreed to keep the conversation secret and reassured her.
• Ye Xunzhi warned that Zou Yun might jump from a building, so Ye He resolved to contact her again and watch over her closely.

Ye He and Ye Xunzhi intervened when Zou Yun was about to jump from a rooftop, and Ye Xunzhi exposed the secrets and suspected crimes of Zou Yun’s parents. Zou Yun came down safely, but a broom thrown during her parents’ fight struck Ye Xunzhi and sent her flying.

• Ye He ran to the rooftop and urged Zou Yun to come down, while Ye Xunzhi revealed that Zou Yun’s father had been raising three sons who were not biologically his.
• Ye Xunzhi exposed more secrets about Zou Yun’s parents, prompting them to accuse each other of infidelity and plotting against Zou Yun.
• Zou Yun’s parents began fighting, and Ye He helped Zou Yun safely down from the rooftop.
• Ye Xunzhi jumped down after Ye He called her, but Zou Yun’s mother threw a broom at her husband and hit Ye Xunzhi instead.

After Ye Xunzhi survived her fall from the school rooftop by getting caught in a tree, she recovered at the Ye Family Villa with only a sprained foot. The next morning, Ye Yunhuai and Old Master Ye struggled to get her ready, leaving the old butler to do her hair and the family to swear her to secrecy.

• Old Master Ye confronted Ye Xunzhi about pretending to be badly injured, and she explained that her attempt to kick herself toward the lake had failed when a tree caught her.
• Ye He recovered from the shock of watching Ye Xunzhi fall, while Ye Yunhuai confirmed that Ye Xunzhi had only sprained her foot and agreed to take her to the office the next day.
• Ye Yunhuai found Ye Xunzhi asleep inside a rolled-up quilt and struggled to wake and prepare her for the day.
• Ye Yunhuai and Old Master Ye each failed to style Ye Xunzhi's hair, so the old butler quickly arranged it into a neat half-up bun.
• Old Master Ye and Ye Yunhuai warned Ye Xunzhi not to tell anyone about their failed attempts, and she promised to keep quiet.

Ye Yunhuai took Ye Xunzhi to a bar to sign a partnership contract with the Yang Group’s unreliable son, Yang Bai. When Yang Bai called on his girlfriend Jiang Jian to rescue him, Ye Xunzhi recognized her name and caught Ye Yunhuai’s interest.

• Ye Xunzhi lounged in Ye Yunhuai’s office while company executives speculated about who she was.
• Ye Yunhuai took Ye Xunzhi to a bar to meet Yang Bai and sign a contract for the Yang Group partnership.
• Yang Bai admitted he had left the contract at home and asked for half an hour to retrieve it.
• Yang Bai’s friends suggested he ask Jiang Jian to bring the contract, and he sent her a message.
• Ye Xunzhi asked who Jiang Jian was, and Ye Yunhuai perked up when she said she knew the name.

Ye Xunzhi recalled how Jiang Jian had agreed to date Yang Bai as part of a deal with Mrs. Yang, who wanted to teach her son a lesson. Yang Bai mistakenly believed Jiang Jian loved him and planned how to win her back, while Ye Xunzhi knew Jiang Jian was working toward her own future.

• Yang Bai said Jiang Jian was coming over, and Ye Xunzhi learned they had been dating for a year.
• Ye Xunzhi remembered that Mrs. Yang had offered to pay Jiang Jian’s mother’s medical bills and give her a hundred million to create an unforgettable romance before dumping Yang Bai, or to stay with him for three years if she could not.
• Ye Xunzhi recalled that Jiang Jian had pursued the east-side project for its promised thirty-percent cut, not out of love for Yang Bai.
• Yang Bai asked his friends how to coax Jiang Jian, and Ye Xunzhi thought a hefty transfer would work better than words of care.

Jiang Jian confronted Yang Bai with Shen Qing, her boyfriend, and ended their relationship after revealing how she had pretended to be his ideal stand-in. Ye Xunzhi realized that Shen Qing was Yang Bai’s long-lost first love, the boy who had once saved him while disguised as a girl.

• Yang Bai saw a photo of Jiang Jian arriving with a man and demanded to know who he was.
• Shen Qing introduced himself as Jiang Jian’s boyfriend, shocking Yang Bai and his friends with his resemblance to Yang Bai’s first love.
• Jiang Jian denounced Yang Bai, slapped him twice, and dumped him.
• Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts revealed that Shen Qing had been disguised as a girl when he saved Yang Bai at school, and that his mother had raised him under a new identity to escape his abusive father.
• Ye Yunhuai realized Shen Qing was Yang Bai’s first love and that he and Jiang Jian had gotten together.

Jiang Jian and Shen Qing left after Mrs. Yang intervened to stop Yang Bai from pursuing them. Ye Xunzhi silenced Yang Bai with a string of cutting remarks, then received two bottles of Lafite from Mrs. Yang, including a rare 1982 vintage.

• Shen Qing recognized Yang Bai from their school days and denied that they had ever been close.
• Mrs. Yang arrived with bodyguards, ordered Yang Bai to stop disturbing Jiang Jian and Shen Qing, and let them leave.
• Mrs. Yang blamed Ye Yunhuai for Yang Bai’s questions about her quick arrival, then resumed discussing contract details with him.
• Ye Xunzhi mocked Yang Bai’s failed love triangle until he fell silent, earning Mrs. Yang’s approval.
• Mrs. Yang gave Ye Yunhuai a 1999 Lafite and Ye Xunzhi a 1982 Lafite, and Ye Yunhuai was shocked that his sister’s bottle was more valuable.

Eileen learned that Ye Xunzhi had handed the three ancient coins to a museum and decided to pursue them when they traveled to Country F. Meanwhile, Ye Yunhuai and Ye Lan took Ye Xunzhi on a shopping spree, leaving her exhausted enough to fall asleep at the company.

• Eileen learned that Lin Ranran had died, Vajra had been imprisoned, and Ye Xunzhi had donated all three ancient coins to a Country Z museum.
• Eileen learned that the coins would travel to Country F for an exhibition and called a man to discuss a commission.
• Ye Yunhuai refused to let Ye Xunzhi drink the Lafite, then arranged for Magic City's largest central mall to close for her shopping trip.
• Ye Lan and Ye Yunhuai persuaded Ye Xunzhi to buy a traditional dress and a large pile of clothes.
• After the shopping spree, Ye Xunzhi returned to the company and promptly fell asleep in Ye Yunhuai's office.

After escaping Old Master Ye’s punishment, Ye Xunzhi joined Ye Lan for the next episode of Burn Bright, Family Bonds, which began filming in Country F. The guests reunited, while Ye Lan’s possessive protectiveness made Wu Jia and Wu Chengshan nervous.

• Old Master Ye ordered Ye Xunzhi to write a thousand-word reflection, but she slipped out of her room and left him a goodbye note.
• Ye Lan met Ye Xunzhi outside, and they packed up and headed to the airport together.
• After a nearly seventeen-hour journey, Ye Xunzhi and the other guests arrived in Country F for episode five of Burn Bright, Family Bonds.
• Ye Lan joked with Director Mi about filming abroad, and Director Mi claimed the show clashed with Country Z’s feng shui.
• Wu Jia, recovered from his earlier distress, offered Ye Xunzhi nourishing food, while Shi Yao hugged her and asked to share a bed.
• Wu Jia said he wanted to sleep with Ye Xunzhi too, prompting Ye Lan to glare at him until Wu Chengshan slapped his son and warned him to stop talking.

Ye Xunzhi and the others stayed at the Kloss Opera House after winning a room-draw challenge, then discovered a hidden tunnel beneath their room. The tunnel led them to an underground cavern where they found a person locked in an enormous birdcage and another playing the cello.

• Director Mi gave the guests a riddle to determine who would draw rooms first, and Ye Xunzhi won with her answer.
• Ye Xunzhi, the Wu Family Father and Son, and Ye Lan entered a tunnel beneath a lifted bathroom tile to cause trouble for Director Mi.
• Wu Chengshan explained that the opera house was originally called the Moose Opera House, prompting Ye Xunzhi to try to turn back.
• Wu Jia ran ahead through the tunnel and found an opening into a lavish underground cavern.
• Ye Xunzhi and the others saw a person inside a huge birdcage while someone outside it played the cello, and Ye Xunzhi recognized the captive.

Ye Xunzhi recognized her former boss Merlot, who was trapped in a cage by Perlos, the obsessive owner of the Moose Opera House. As Ye Lan learned the opera house was rigged with bombs, he and Ye Xunzhi watched Merlot reject Perlos, then saw his disfigured face.

• Ye Xunzhi recognized Merlot and recalled how Merlot had recruited her after their first meeting in Country Z.
• Perlos played the cello for Merlot and refused to release her until she accepted him, despite offering her his fortune.
• Ye Xunzhi realized bombs had been planted beneath the Moose Opera House, shocking Ye Lan.
• Merlot tried to persuade Perlos to part peacefully, while Ye Xunzhi revealed she had flirted with him before and then fled after seeing his face.
• Perlos removed his mask, and Ye Lan and Wu Jia were stunned by his severely pitted and uneven face.

Ye Xunzhi and her companions freed Merlot after discovering Perlos had planted bombs around her cage. They fled through the tunnels, got lost, and escaped into a noodle shop, where they discovered the owner was from Guangdong.

• Ye Xunzhi warned Merlot that Perlos might detonate the bombs if he discovered she had escaped, then opened her cage with Ye Lan's help.
• After learning Perlos had returned, Ye Xunzhi, Ye Lan, Wu Chengshan, and Wu Jia ran off, but took the wrong tunnel.
• Wu Chengshan punched through the tunnel ceiling, and Wu Jia poked his head into the kitchen of a noodle shop.
• The noodle shop owner greeted Wu Chengshan after realizing they were both from Guangdong, while his wife arrived to find a hole in her kitchen floor.

Ye Xunzhi’s discovery of bombs beneath Kloss Opera House forced an evacuation and brought the production team unexpected online fame. The team began a visit to the Dafa Museum, where Ye Xunzhi shared an unusual take on unofficial history.

• Ye Xunzhi told Director Mi that she had found a tunnel, a fake imprisonment scene, and bombs beneath Kloss Opera House, then shamelessly asked him for more pay.
• Police removed the bombs, and the production team relocated to a hotel before filming resumed the next day.
• The show’s live broadcast took first place on the platform after news spread that Kloss Opera House had nearly blown up following the production team’s arrival.
• Director Mi took the team to the Dafa Museum, using tickets provided by Country Z’s officials.
• Ye Lan prepared to sneak away and play games with Ye Xunzhi, but overheard her claim that study attendants had been beautiful young boys.

During a museum tour, Ye Xunzhi amused herself with irreverent versions of historical stories before overhearing two men discuss targeting her three ancient coins. She decided to retrieve at least one coin for her safety after unclogging the toilet.

• A young guide explained a wine cup supposedly used by Li Bai, while Ye Xunzhi imagined Wang Lun as a wealthy fan who showered the poet with gifts.
• In the modern history section, Ye Xunzhi dismissed Lu Xun’s manuscripts and entertained herself with unofficial stories about him, leaving Ye Lan baffled by her jokes.
• Ye Xunzhi went to the restroom, found the toilet clogged, and entered the men’s restroom supply closet to fetch a plunger.
• Ma’erlie and Cheff entered the restroom and discussed photographs they had taken, along with a client’s interest in three ancient coins.
• After the men left, Ye Xunzhi realized they were future thieves who had singled out her coins and resolved to retrieve one for safekeeping.

Ye Xunzhi took six million from Ye Lan while secretly planning to drug him so she could steal the Ancient Coins. She called Feilanz to recruit him, recalling how they had first teamed up after an avalanche left them both injured.

• Ye Lan gave Ye Xunzhi six million, hoping the money would keep her from carrying out her plans, while she decided to buy sleeping pills for him.
• Ye Lan recorded Ye Xunzhi declaring him her favorite brother and shared the audio in the Family Group Chat.
• Ye Xunzhi called Feilanz to ask whether he was taking jobs.
• Ye Xunzhi recalled meeting Feilanz on a snowy mountain after an avalanche separated them from their companions and left him temporarily blind and her leg injured.
• Ye Xunzhi and Feilanz agreed to team up as the Disabled Duo while searching for an international fugitive.

Ye Xunzhi hired Feilanz and Merlot to help her steal an ancient coin from the Dafa Museum before another group could take it. After laying out a detailed plan for that night, she insisted she was a good, law-abiding citizen.

• Ye Xunzhi called Feilanz and hired him to help retrieve an item from the Dafa Museum for at least one million.
• Ye Xunzhi called Merlot, who agreed to help and suggested bringing in more people.
• Ye Xunzhi introduced Feilanz during a video conference, and Merlot warned her about his paranoia and distrust of teammates.
• Ye Xunzhi explained that another group might target one of the museum's three ancient coins soon and said they would act that night.
• Ye Xunzhi showed Merlot and Feilanz her museum schematic and assigned them tasks, including asking Kafka to hack the security system.
• When Feilanz asked if she belonged to a Thief Family, Ye Xunzhi declared herself a good, law-abiding citizen.

Ye Xunzhi and Merlot infiltrated the Dafa Museum to find an ancient coin, while Ma'erlie's crew entered on Eileen's commission to steal the collection. Their separate searches collided in the verification chamber, where the security system trapped Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie together as the infrared sensors activated.

• Merlot scouted the museum and told the group that exhibits from Country Z had been moved elsewhere.
• Ye Xunzhi drugged Ye Lan into a light sleep, then entered the museum with Merlot and Feilanz's remote guidance.
• Ma'erlie and Cheff broke into the museum on Eileen's accelerated commission, and both teams independently targeted the third-floor storeroom.
• Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie learned that the verification chamber required the museum director Miro's palm, while Merlot and Cheff ran into each other and began fighting.
• Ye Xunzhi entered the chamber as Ma'erlie was inside; the door shut, and the system activated its infrared sensors after detecting two people.

Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie were trapped in an infrared security grid while their hackers fought over control of the system. As the beams grew denser, Ye Xunzhi called to Merlot and Cheff for an update, but both sounded preoccupied with fighting.

• Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie spotted the infrared beams and dodged them together, trading insults as they tried to survive.
• Ye Xunzhi asked Feilanz for support, but he said he needed two more minutes to hack the infrared controls.
• Ma'erlie called on Luke for help, but Luke was busy fighting Feilanz and refused to surrender.
• Ye Xunzhi said they still had a fallback plan and asked Merlot how things were going.
• Merlot and Cheff answered with cries about fighting, leaving Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie still facing the infrared grid.

Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie escaped the Museum's security room by blowing open doors, but their cooperation collapsed over the three Ancient Coins. Ye Xunzhi grabbed the coins and tried to flee as military boots approached.

• Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie planted explosives, warned their teams to cooperate, and blew open the doors, triggering the Museum's alarm.
• Merlot drugged the Museum director and impersonated him over the radio while Luke and Feilanz worked to disable the alarm and surveillance systems.
• Ye Xunzhi and Ma'erlie argued over the Ancient Coins, and Ma'erlie said someone had hired him to retrieve them.
• Ye Xunzhi refused to hand over the coins, attacked Ma'erlie with a low blow, and took the bag.
• Ye Xunzhi headed for the exit but heard military boots approaching.

During the cultural artifact theft, Ye Xunzhi escaped with the Ancient Coins while Feilanz stayed behind to fight for control of the surveillance system. When Ma'erlie threatened Feilanz's life in exchange for the coins, Ye Xunzhi chose to save him, intending to gain a powerful mercenary friend.

• Zhu Ya'an arrived at the embassy after an alarm sounded and ordered her team to pursue the two fleeing thieves and list the missing artifacts.
• Ma'erlie met up with Cheff and learned that Luke was still fighting another hacker for control of the surveillance system.
• Ye Xunzhi reunited with Merlot and told Feilanz to withdraw, but he stayed behind and sent them a safe escape route.
• Ye Xunzhi refused to leave when she suspected Feilanz was in danger, and Ma'erlie demanded the Ancient Coins in exchange for his life.
• Ye Xunzhi agreed to save Feilanz, explaining to Merlot that his gratitude and friendship could be more valuable than the coins.
• Ye Xunzhi handed the money pouch to Merlot and asked her to wash it before they handed it over.

Ye Xunzhi rescued Feilanz, then used his hacking skills to help the police pursue Ma'erlie and protect the Ancient Coins. Eileen discovered the coins had been destroyed by a chemical reagent, while Ye Xunzhi returned to the hotel exhausted and Director Mi was woken by news of a museum robbery.

• Ye Xunzhi exchanged the Ancient Coins for Feilanz and learned he had already tipped off the police about the enemy Hacker.
• Ye Xunzhi had Feilanz hack the surveillance system to locate the thieves and send their whereabouts to the police, then they returned safely to the hotel.
• Ma'erlie escaped the police, delivered the coins to Eileen, and complained that Ye Xunzhi had interfered with his plans.
• Eileen watched the Ancient Coins crumble into sand and realized Ye Xunzhi had coated them with a chemical reagent.
• Ye Xunzhi rested at the hotel, while Director Mi received a midnight call about the Dafa Museum robbery.