Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiao and Yu Yuan tried to get Ye Xunzhi to school, but the teachers snatched her away before she could reach class. Back in the classroom, Xi Rongrong surprised Ye Xiao by revealing that her flowers and breakfast were meant for Ye Xunzhi, not him.

• Ye Xiao spotted several department heads waiting near the school and tried to sneak around them with Yu Yuan and Ye Xunzhi.
• Ye Xiao and Yu Yuan vaulted over the school wall, but Ye Xunzhi landed in the PE teacher’s arms, and he carried her away.
• The biology department head revealed that she had enlisted her husband, the PE teacher, to claim Ye Xunzhi before the other teachers could.
• Ye Xiao returned to class with Yu Yuan and found his classmates teasing him about Xi Rongrong waiting with flowers.
• Xi Rongrong gave Ye Xiao flowers and breakfast to pass to Ye Xunzhi, leaving him relieved that she was not confessing to him.

Ye Xunzhi thanked Xi Rongrong for the gifts and planted a clue about Xi Cheng’s past abuse, while Ye Xiao realized Xi Rongrong wanted to steal his little sister. Ye Lan took Ye Xunzhi to his temporary home, and the next morning a livestream crew began a surprise mission outside their door.

• Ye Xunzhi accepted Xi Rongrong’s thank-you gifts and claimed she had seen Xi Cheng assault a girl and later watched a man take the girl away.
• Ye Xiao overheard Xi Rongrong say she wanted to steal his little sister and went on alert.
• Ye Lan took Ye Xunzhi to his upscale temporary home, where she judged him unreliable and he sent her to bed early.
• Director Mi and the “Burn Bright, Family Bonds!” crew began a five-in-the-morning livestream surprise mission outside Ye Lan’s house.
• A crew member dressed as a delivery worker knocked on the door while viewers watched.

Ye Xunzhi mistook a man posing as a deliveryman for an attacker and shocked him through the door with a stun baton, then accidentally shocked her brother Ye Lan when he woke up. After Ye Lan introduced her as his younger sister and guest on the show, the livestream audience reacted to her sleepy, unbothered appearance.

• Ye Xunzhi refused to open the door for a supposed deliveryman, then stunned him twice through the gap under the door.
• Ye Lan woke up, and Ye Xunzhi accidentally shocked him because she had not switched off the baton.
• Ye Lan stepped outside, found the deliveryman lying at the door, and learned from Ye Xunzhi that she had suspected him of having bad intentions.
• Director Mi confirmed that Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi had passed the mission, and Ye Lan introduced his younger sister to the show.
• Ye Xunzhi sat sleepily at the dining table while the livestream audience commented on her appearance and manners.

Ye Xunzhi joined her brother Ye Lan and the other guests on a family variety show, where her deadpan introduction became an instant talking point. After the group reached their courtyard house in Capital City, Ye Lan discovered she had packed most of her belongings into his suitcase—and opened a van door to find Old Master Ye waiting outside.

• Ye Lan introduced himself on the bus, while Ye Xunzhi skipped her turn until Director Mi threatened to dock her pay.
• Shi Che and Shi Yao, Jiang Mingzhi and Jiang Qi, and Bai Zhao and Lin Ranran introduced themselves to the group.
• Ye Xunzhi delivered a joking introduction about being introverted, honest, and kind, leaving the guests stunned and the livestream audience amused.
• After traveling from Magic City to Capital City, the guests drew rooms in a courtyard house, and Ye Xunzhi and Ye Lan got the north room.
• Ye Xunzhi revealed that most of her luggage, including snacks and electronics, was packed in Ye Lan's suitcase, and Ye Lan threatened to confiscate her tablet.
• Ye Lan opened the van door and found Old Master Ye staring sternly at him, then slammed it shut in alarm.

Ye Xunzhi and the other guests toured calligrapher Mo Ye’s residence, where Ye Lan realized Mo Ye was his Second Grandpa. Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts revealed the lifelong rivalry between Mo Ye and her Grandpa, leaving Mo Ye fuming over the memories.

• Ye Lan hurried Ye Xunzhi onto the production crew’s bus before she could retrieve her luggage.
• Director Mi took the guests to Mo Ye’s residence, where Mo Ye welcomed them and showed off his home and calligraphy collection.
• Lin Ranran asked Mo Ye about his calligraphy practice, then backed off when he avoided her attempts to keep talking.
• Mo Ye asked Ye Lan how his collection compared with Grandpa’s calligraphy, and Ye Xunzhi wondered why the two brothers got along so badly.
• Ye Xunzhi recalled how Grandpa repeatedly outperformed and taunted Mo Ye, then remembered Grandpa greeting him as the group’s chairman with, “You’re here, little bro~.”

Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts exposed Old Master Mo Ye’s lifelong rivalry with Old Master Ye and hinted that his youngest wife was involved with his grandson. As the group moved on to the greenhouse, Ye Xunzhi tried to recall how the affair began and noticed she could no longer hear Ye Lan and the grandfathers.

• Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts revealed that Old Master Mo Ye had spent his life competing with Old Master Ye in gambling, business, family, and calligraphy, while Ye Lan listened and struggled not to laugh.
• Director Mi introduced Old Master Ye as the group’s new guide, and Ye Xunzhi wondered whether he had come to enjoy the gossip or warn Old Master Mo Ye.
• Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts revealed that Old Master Mo Ye’s youngest wife had secretly been sleeping with his grandson, shocking Old Master Mo Ye, Ye Lan, and Old Master Ye.
• Old Master Mo Ye sent the group toward the greenhouse botanical garden while Ye Xunzhi recalled that he would eventually discover the affair through a pregnancy and amniocentesis.
• Ye Xunzhi wondered how the pair had gotten together and realized she had not heard Ye Lan or the grandfathers’ thoughts for some time.

Ye Xunzhi’s gossip revealed that Old Master Mo Ye’s grandson was having an affair with his young wife, prompting Old Master Mo Ye to catch them together and disown his grandson. He left the hotel with his first wife to go drinking and ran into Old Master Ye, while Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi remained behind.

• Ye Xunzhi thought about how Old Master Mo Ye’s young wife had once dated his grandson and that they had used drunken sex as an excuse for their affair.
• Old Master Mo Ye rushed to a hotel, found his grandson and young wife together, and ordered his grandson cut off from the family’s money.
• Old Master Mo Ye rejected his grandson’s excuses, severed ties with both lovers, and left the hotel.
• Old Master Mo Ye called his first wife, declared he would never pursue love again, and agreed to go drinking with her.
• Old Master Ye appeared in the hotel lobby, and Old Master Mo Ye accused him of coming to watch the drama unfold.
• Ye Lan stayed behind with Ye Xunzhi, who privately thought her past life had shown her even more spectacular events.

Ye Xunzhi beat Ye Lan and Director Mi at cards, then rejected Bai Zhao’s request to have Lin Ranran stay with her. Bai Zhao turned to Ye Lan instead, while Ye Xunzhi realized the request was a trap and feared her second brother would be drawn into it.

• Ye Xunzhi won ten consecutive rounds of Fight the Landlord against Ye Lan and Director Mi by counting cards, then offered Ye Lan only a one-percent discount on his losses.
• Bai Zhao and Lin Ranran secretly revealed that they were teacher and pupil, and Bai Zhao decided she would have to rely on herself after her plans involving Secretary Xu failed.
• Bai Zhao asked Ye Xunzhi to let Lin Ranran share her room, but Ye Xunzhi refused and insulted Jiang Qi when he criticized her.
• Ye Lan defended Ye Xunzhi against Bai Zhao’s subtle disparagement.
• Bai Zhao asked Ye Lan to look after Lin Ranran instead, and Ye Xunzhi recognized the maneuver as a trap that could put her second brother in trouble.

Ye Xunzhi realized Bai Zhao was setting Ye Lan up as her rumored boyfriend, while Ye Lan listened and tried to understand her scheme. The chapter ended with Bai Zhao asking Ye Lan to let Lin Ranran stay at his villa for one night, leaving him trapped between two damaging choices.

• Ye Xunzhi recalled how Bai Zhao had once used public displays of intimacy with Ye Lan to gain resources and access to his Cloud Grove Villa.
• Ye Xunzhi realized Bai Zhao was preparing to make Ye Lan look like her boyfriend whether he agreed to host Lin Ranran or refused.
• Ye Lan listened to Ye Xunzhi's thoughts while Bai Zhao continued giving reasons that Lin Ranran should stay with him.
• Bai Zhao asked Ye Lan to let Lin Ranran stay at his place for one night.

Ye Xunzhi rejected Bai Zhao’s offer to take care of her and accused her of trespassing in Ye Lan’s villa. She revealed surveillance footage that appeared to show Bai Zhao entering the property, leaving Bai Zhao’s guilt disputed by some livestream viewers.

• Ye Xunzhi bluntly refused Bai Zhao and said she hated her, prompting Bai Zhao to act hurt for the livestream audience.
• Ye Xunzhi accused Bai Zhao of trespassing, and Bai Zhao denied it while viewers demanded proof.
• Ye Xunzhi revealed she had arranged to save surveillance footage before it was deleted, and Ye Lan was moved by her efforts to protect him.
• The footage showed a masked woman resembling Bai Zhao entering Ye Lan’s villa with a key while a paparazzo photographed the property.
• Ye Xunzhi explained that she had stayed at the villa, noticed someone had moved things, and became frightened after finding the surveillance footage and staff had changed.
• Viewers reacted with shock and sympathy, while Bai Zhao’s supporters questioned whether the footage identified her conclusively.

Ye Xunzhi and Ye Lan exposed Bai Zhao’s attempt to stir up dating rumors, but police arrived to arrest her for stealing confidential information from the Ye Group. The incident boosted Ye Xunzhi’s popularity, while Ye Yunhuai joined his siblings and Ye Xunzhi privately resolved to get Ye Lan herbal medicine for his supposed lovesickness and kidney deficiency.

• Ye Xunzhi suggested Bai Zhao had come to create dating rumors, prompting viewers to find a gossip post she had arranged to release.
• Ye Xunzhi called for the police, and Bai Zhao lunged at Ye Lan before sirens sounded outside.
• Police arrested Bai Zhao for stealing confidential information from the Ye Group, and Ye Lan gave them evidence of her trespassing.
• Ye Xunzhi realized Ye Yunhuai had uncovered evidence against Bai Zhao, and Ye Lan handed the officers more evidence before she was taken away.
• Ye Yunhuai arrived to tie up loose ends, and Ye Xunzhi welcomed him while privately deciding Ye Lan needed herbal medicine.
• Viewers learned the three were siblings, Ye Xunzhi gained fans and trending attention, and Director Mi decided to edit Bai Zhao out of the show.

Ye Xunzhi woke late and chose a brainy challenge to avoid manual labor, despite Ye Lan’s plan to take the safer option. After charming Shi Yao and the livestream viewers with her looks, she joined the guests as the director prepared the challenge questions.

• Lin Ranran blamed Ye Xunzhi for ruining her plans as Ye Xunzhi and Ye Lan left.
• Director Mi announced that the guests could either work in a village for breakfast ingredients or answer questions, with extra corn husking as a penalty for wrong answers.
• Ye Lan began to choose manual labor, but Ye Xunzhi rushed out and declared that they would use their brains.
• Ye Xunzhi joked to Shi Yao that she had saved the world with Tiga and offered her a bank card for donations.
• Ye Lan fixed Ye Xunzhi’s hair while Director Mi brought out the question boards.

Ye Xunzhi correctly answered the bizarre question about what flies taste like, impressing Ye Lan and the production team. Director Mi then silenced her and left Ye Lan alone to answer a legal question about an attempted murder.

• Ye Lan worried that Ye Xunzhi might not know the answer to the production team's question about the taste of flies.
• Ye Xunzhi wrote that flies tasted sweet and explained their flavor using her third brother's experience, though she claimed to have broad knowledge.
• Lin Ranran questioned whether Ye Xunzhi should check her answer, and Ye Xunzhi brushed off her concern.
• Director Mi announced that Ye Xunzhi's answer was completely correct, surprising the cast and livestream viewers.
• Director Mi stopped Ye Xunzhi from helping and presented Ye Lan with a question about what offense A committed after stabbing B and mistakenly believing B was dead.

Ye Xunzhi helped Ye Lan win premium ingredients, then praised him into cooking an extravagant breakfast. When Shi Yao asked how to cook, Ye Xunzhi invited her and Shi Che to eat with them, leaving Ye Lan suspicious of her interest in Shi Che.

• Ye Xunzhi reasoned that the suspect had committed attempted intentional homicide and signaled Ye Lan to choose answer B, which he did.
• Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi secured premium ingredients, and Ye Lan cooked an elaborate breakfast after Ye Xunzhi flattered him.
• Shi Yao and Shi Che returned with food and supplies, but Shi Yao worried that her brother could not cook.
• Ye Xunzhi invited Shi Yao and Shi Che to share breakfast after Shi Yao asked how the fish had been made.
• Ye Lan heard Ye Xunzhi admire Shi Che's looks and upright air, and Shi Che sensed hostility from Ye Lan.

Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi hosted Shi Che and Shi Yao for dinner, and Ye Lan learned that Shi Che had been injured and might be poisoned in the future. After the siblings arrived, Ye Xunzhi recognized Nie Chu and exposed scandalous details in her thoughts, prompting Ye Lan to mock him about his butt.

• Shi Che thanked Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi for inviting him and Shi Yao to dinner, while Ye Xunzhi privately admired his physique and Ye Lan grew jealous.
• Ye Xunzhi thought about Shi Che's future injury, his friendship with the Ye family's fourth brother, and the possibility that he would be poisoned while seeking revenge.
• Ye Xunzhi resolved that she could treat Shi Che with an acupuncture technique she already knew, and Ye Lan decided to tell his third brother about Shi Che's condition.
• Shi Che and Shi Yao helped clean up after dinner, and Ye Lan accepted Shi Che's offer to share food and suggested they eat together again.
• Nie Chu arrived with a boy and taunted Ye Lan, who threw a tablecloth at him and mocked his name.
• Ye Xunzhi recognized Nie Chu and recalled his scandalous history, and Ye Lan asked whether his butt was doing okay.

Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi began a town treasure hunt after Nie Chu left the breakfast gathering, and both pairs chose the same first checkpoint. The chapter ended with Ye Lan and Nie Chu running into each other at a teahouse on Eternal Peace Ancient Street.

• Nie Chu dismissed Ye Lan's taunt and left with his nephew, while viewers speculated about the two rivals appearing together on the show.
• Ye Xunzhi napped until Ye Lan woke her for the next task, and Director Mi announced a treasure hunt with twenty checkpoints and prizes of varying amounts.
• Ye Lan let the carsick Ye Xunzhi choose their first destination, and she picked the closest checkpoint.
• Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi arrived at a teahouse on Eternal Peace Ancient Street, where they encountered Nie Chu and his nephew.
• Ye Lan and Nie Chu asked each other why they were there.

Ye Lan and Nie Chu competed over a task and wagered luxury-brand endorsements, but Ye Lan refused to put Ye Xunzhi up as a stake. Ye Xunzhi remembered how Ye Lan had once violently defended her from Nie Chu’s abuse.

• Ye Lan and Nie Chu argued over who had the right to take the task, while Ye Xunzhi silently hoped they would fight.
• Ye Lan bought Ye Xunzhi a peach blossom pastry as they headed upstairs to meet Old Master Jiang, a renowned Go master.
• Old Master Jiang announced a 1,000-yuan reward for solving his board position and explained that only one team could attempt the task.
• Nie Chu proposed wagering the Aosa and Suotu endorsements on a Go match between Ye Xunzhi and An Yuan, but Ye Lan refused to involve his sister.
• Ye Xunzhi recalled Nie Chu insulting her and Ye Lan attacking him until he bled, after which Nie Chu’s reputation collapsed.

Ye Xunzhi wagered that she could beat An Yuan at a board game, with the loser required to post on Weibo admitting inferiority. After choosing five-in-a-row, she won the best-of-three match and prepared to collect on the wager.

• Ye Xunzhi and Nie Chu agreed that the losing side would have to publish a permanent Weibo post admitting they were inferior, and Old Master Jiang offered 1,000 yuan to the winner.
• Ye Xunzhi chose five-in-a-row against An Yuan, despite Nie Chu boasting that his nephew had won international junior championships in Go and Chinese chess.
• An Yuan narrowly won the first game, but Ye Xunzhi adapted to his play and won the second to even the score.
• Ye Xunzhi won the third game and declared checkmate, prompting An Yuan to admit defeat and Ye Lan to celebrate.
• Ye Xunzhi asked Nie Chu to discuss his promised Weibo post, while Ye Lan entered hunting mode.

Ye Xunzhi and Ye Lan made Nie Chu choose a humiliating way to make peace with Ye Lan, and Nie Chu’s performance sent him trending on Weibo. After the guests finished the day’s tasks and gathered for a truth-or-dare game, Ye Lan noticed Jiang Mingzhi repeatedly looking at him.

• Ye Xunzhi let Nie Chu choose between Ye Lan’s and his manager’s proposed challenges, and Nie Chu chose to sing “Conquered” rather than kowtow.
• Nie Chu knelt by a fountain, sang “Conquered,” and swore he would never defeat Ye Lan before running off.
• Nie Chu’s Weibo post shot onto the trending list, while Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi continued their treasure hunt and Ye Xunzhi delivered twenty packages herself.
• The teams finished the day with Ye Lan and Ye Xunzhi earning 2,500 yuan, Shi Che and Shi Yao earning 3,000 yuan, Jiang Mingzhi’s team earning at least 2,300 yuan, and Nie Chu and An Yuan earning 200 yuan.
• At the end of the first episode, Director Mi gathered the guests for truth or dare, and Ye Lan noticed Jiang Mingzhi kept glancing at him.

A truth-or-dare game led Ye Xunzhi to expose Jiang Mingzhi’s affair with Chen Shu’s mother and reveal that Nie Chu had other lovers. Jiang Mingzhi and Nie Chu erupted into a fight as the scandal spread across the livestream, while paparazzi raced to investigate the revelations.

• Jiang Mingzhi criticized Ye Xunzhi for how she had treated Nie Chu, and she retorted that he had secretly slept with Chen Shu’s mother.
• When Jiang Mingzhi tried to cover Ye Xunzhi’s mouth, the livestream audience grew suspicious, and Chen Shu called to angrily confront him over the affair.
• Ye Lan kicked Jiang Mingzhi back when he tried to attack Ye Xunzhi, who then told him Nie Chu had seven sugar daddies and pointed him toward Nie Chu’s medical records.
• Jiang Mingzhi grabbed Nie Chu, accused him of betrayal, and punched him, prompting the two men to fight in the studio.
• The livestream drew a flood of viewers, platform staff worked to keep it running, and paparazzi headed for the Crown Hotel and a City C hospital.