Recaps

Jiang Lan told Waves that he still loved Wen Zhiyan, then dreamed of their first meeting at S University. Their memories revealed the painful family histories that shaped them, and the chapter ended with Jiang Lan offering Wen Zhiyan tissues after being threatened for staring.

• Jiang Lan told Waves that he still loved Wen Zhiyan and voted for Ye Qiunian before going to sleep.
• Jiang Lan remembered how his mother remarried, later avoided him after having a daughter, and he left home for S University.
• Jiang Lan recalled meeting Wen Zhiyan at the alpha dormitory and mistaking him for an omega who had gone to the wrong place.
• Wen Zhiyan remembered his family's power struggles and his distrust of alphas, then threatened to gouge out Jiang Lan's eyes for staring.
• Jiang Lan laughed, offered to help with Wen Zhiyan's suitcase, and held out tissues when he noticed Wen Zhiyan was sweating.
• Wen Zhiyan refused the tissues and said he did not need them.

Jiang Lan tried to escort Wen Zhiyan into the omega dormitory, only to learn that Wen Zhiyan had not yet undergone secondary differentiation. After a long afternoon of examinations and university paperwork, Jiang Lan secured him a place in the omega dormitory area.

• Jiang Lan joked that he already had Wen Zhiyan, and Xiaobai mistakenly assumed they were boyfriends and spread the gossip in his roommate group chat.
• The dorm supervisor refused to admit Wen Zhiyan because his ID listed no second gender, and Wen Zhiyan explained that he had not differentiated yet.
• Jiang Lan checked Wen Zhiyan's ID and medical report, then contacted student affairs and Wen Zhiyan's counselor.
• Jiang Lan took Wen Zhiyan to the campus hospital, where a report gave him a ninety percent chance of differentiating into an omega.
• Jiang Lan spent the afternoon completing special-circumstances paperwork and obtained approval for Wen Zhiyan to stay in the omega dormitory area.

After Wen Zhiyan thanked Jiang Lan for helping him with his enrollment, Jiang Lan declined to exchange contact information and insisted to his roommates that they were not dating. Wen Zhiyan later visited Jiang Lan in class with a costly café treat, claiming he had mugged someone to get it.

• Wen Zhiyan thanked Jiang Lan for helping him, offered him a tissue, and asked whether he wanted to add him as a contact; Jiang Lan declined and told him to come find him if he needed anything.
• Jiang Lan returned to his usual routine, while his roommates teased him about Wen Zhiyan being his boyfriend; Jiang Lan repeatedly denied it and said he did not even have Wen Zhiyan's contact information.
• During a class break, Jiang Lan's classmate announced that someone was there for him, and Jiang Lan reluctantly went to see Wen Zhiyan in the hallway.
• Wen Zhiyan offered Jiang Lan a paper bag from an expensive café as thanks for helping him, then said he had mugged a passerby to pay for it.

After Wen Zhiyan gave Jiang Lan coffee, the two drifted apart until Xiao Bai warned Jiang Lan that Wen Zhiyan had been cornered near the north gate. Wen Zhiyan fought back against the gang leader who had been pressuring him to become his kept lover.

• Wen Zhiyan gave Jiang Lan a bag of coffee he had bought with money from his part-time job, then left before Jiang Lan could respond.
• Jiang Lan stayed busy preparing for S University's autumn sports meet, while Wen Zhiyan worked evening shifts at a café to cover his expenses.
• Xiao Bai called Jiang Lan and said Wen Zhiyan had been cornered near the north gate, prompting Jiang Lan to run there.
• Wen Zhiyan explained that a gang leader had watched him at the café for days and offered to pay his expenses in exchange for his time.
• Wen Zhiyan rejected the gang leader's offer and struck him in the face when he approached.

Wen Zhiyan fought off a group of men, and Jiang Lan arrived in time to help subdue them and calm him down. Jiang Lan accompanied Wen Zhiyan to the police station, calling him a friend as they waited for the police.

• Wen Zhiyan ignored an alpha's pheromones and viciously attacked him until the others joined the fight.
• Jiang Lan reached the alley, beat the men attacking Wen Zhiyan, and pulled Wen Zhiyan away before he could gouge out a man's eyes.
• Jiang Lan held Wen Zhiyan and released soothing pheromones until Wen Zhiyan calmed down, then Wen Zhiyan thanked him.
• Xiao Bai arrived, called Wen Zhiyan “Sister-in-law,” and Jiang Lan explained that his friends wrongly thought Wen Zhiyan was his boyfriend.
• Jiang Lan persuaded Wen Zhiyan to go to the police station and give a statement, then told Xiao Bai to return to campus.
• Jiang Lan stayed with Wen Zhiyan and said they were friends, as the police car arrived.

After Wen Zhiyan defended himself from a group of thugs, Jiang Lan left the police station frustrated that the law offered little protection for him. They drove to a mountain to watch the sunrise, and as they climbed together, Wen Zhiyan teased Jiang Lan about being innocent.

• The officer told Jiang Lan that the thugs could only be charged with fighting because Wen Zhiyan had not completed secondary differentiation and could not be protected under the Omega Protection Law.
• Jiang Lan took Wen Zhiyan to watch the sunrise rather than return to their dorm or pay for a hotel.
• Jiang Lan drove them to a mountain and offered Wen Zhiyan his hand as they climbed the dark, steep path.
• Wen Zhiyan teased Jiang Lan about comparing hands and called him an innocent.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan watched the sunrise together, and Jiang Lan offered to escort him to work as a bodyguard. Back in the production-team house, Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan arranged a hearty breakfast, and the voting results were about to be announced.

• Jiang Lan told Wen Zhiyan he had come to help him because Xiao Bai had alerted him, and the two wondered whether their meeting counted as fate.
• At the summit, Wen Zhiyan called Jiang Lan “Lan-ge” and offered him the rest of his milk, which Jiang Lan drank despite never sharing utensils or drinks.
• On the way down, Wen Zhiyan said he would find another part-time job and would fight his attackers again if they returned; Jiang Lan offered to escort him to and from work, and Wen Zhiyan asked if he could do it for free.
• After waking in the production-team house, Jiang Lan met Wen Zhiyan heading out for a morning run and asked him to make several lunch dishes for breakfast.
• Tan Duoduo joined Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan for the meal, and the production team's projection lit up as the voting results were announced.

After the guests changed the voting system to scoring, a room draw placed Jiang Lan, Wen Zhiyan, and Lin Ziyou in Room 5, which had only two beds. Jiang Lan made Wen Zhiyan agree to sleep on the floor, and Wen Zhiyan later volunteered to help him wash the dishes so they could work on their relationship.

• The guests discussed the voting results, and Jiang Lan suggested replacing the vote with a scoring system; the production team agreed to the change.
• The guests drew rooms, and Jiang Lan, Wen Zhiyan, and Lin Ziyou ended up in Room 5, which had only two beds.
• Jiang Lan asked Wen Zhiyan how they would arrange sleeping, and Wen Zhiyan offered to sleep on the floor if Jiang Lan did not want to share a bed.
• Jiang Lan accepted Wen Zhiyan's offer, and Wen Zhiyan withdrew his leg and sulked when Jiang Lan teased him.
• Jiang Lan went to wash the dishes, and Wen Zhiyan followed, saying he wanted to work on his relationship with Jiang Lan before they shared a room that night.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan traded suggestive remarks while preparing for the group date, then the cast changed their destination from the amusement park to cliff bungee jumping. The new activity reminded Jiang Lan of the things he had once tried to do with Wen Zhiyan, leaving him thinking about their regretful past.

• After the others left the kitchen, Jiang Lan teased Wen Zhiyan about sleeping in separate beds and told him he had dreamed about him.
• Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan hinted that he might share the dream later, prompting speculation among viewers about their relationship.
• Jiang Lan drew the amusement park as the group date destination, but asked to redraw because Wen Zhiyan and Lin Ziyou had gone there the day before.
• Wen Zhiyan drew the replacement destination: cliff bungee jumping, which startled the group and pleased Qiao Xin.
• Jiang Lan remembered making a list of things couples should do together and taking Wen Zhiyan along to complete some of them.

Jiang Lan, Wen Zhiyan, and the others drove to a seaside cliff for a bungee-jumping challenge, where Jiang Lan tried to photograph Wen Zhiyan and admitted he was handsome. The production team then announced that everyone had to be weighed and measured, setting up an awkward comparison with their official stats.

• Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan rode together while Pei Du ended up in Qiao Xin's car with Yu Nan and Lin Ziyou.
• Xu Can, Tan Duoduo, and Ye Qiunian sang Jiang Lan's songs in the car, and Wen Zhiyan joined in until Jiang Lan told him to stop.
• At the mountaintop, Jiang Lan photographed Wen Zhiyan and told Xu Can that President Wen was handsome.
• A staff member explained that the bungee safety ropes had a weight limit and required everyone to use the height and weight scale.
• Tan Duoduo protested about her listed height, Yu Nan asked the crew not to film the measurements, and the crew refused.
• The production team displayed the group's official heights and weights beside the scale as the viewers anticipated the results.

The cast revealed their true heights and weights on a talking scale, and Jiang Lan discovered Wen Zhiyan was taller than him. The group then prepared for a 300-meter cliff bungee jump, with Pei Du opting out because he feared heights.

• Ye Qiunian, Xu Can, Qiao Xin, Yu Nan, Lin Ziyou, Tan Duoduo, and Pei Du took turns having their heights and weights announced by the scale.
• Tan Duoduo admitted she usually wore hidden lifts, and Pei Du’s actual height was revealed to be 182cm.
• Wen Zhiyan measured 187.8cm and 78kg, while Jiang Lan measured 186.5cm and 75kg.
• Wen Zhiyan teased Jiang Lan about their 1.3-centimeter height difference, and Jiang Lan joked back with him.
• The group prepared to bungee jump from a 300-meter cliff, and Pei Du chose to sit it out because he was afraid of heights.

The group paired up for a bungee-jumping challenge, and Jiang Lan ended up teamed with Wen Zhiyan after Lin Ziyou chose Tan Duoduo and Ye Qiunian paired with Xu Can. After Qiao Xin and Yu Nan jumped first, Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan strapped themselves together and approached the platform, leaving Jiang Lan nervously aware of their close contact.

• Qiao Xin invited Yu Nan to pair up, while Lin Ziyou unexpectedly chose Tan Duoduo and promised to protect her.
• Ye Qiunian asked Xu Can to team up, and Jiang Lan volunteered to jump with Wen Zhiyan, trading pointed remarks with him.
• Jiang Lan boasted that nothing could scare him, but grew uneasy while watching Qiao Xin and Yu Nan bungee jump.
• Wen Zhiyan and Jiang Lan went to the platform and were strapped tightly together for their tandem jump.

During a bungee jump, Wen Zhiyan told Jiang Lan that he had missed him, leaving Jiang Lan distracted by the confession. Alone in the bathroom afterward, Jiang Lan tended Wen Zhiyan’s bitten shoulder and asked whether Wen Zhiyan had truly thought about him during their seven years apart.

• Wen Zhiyan teased Jiang Lan before the jump, then held him close as they fell; Jiang Lan screamed and bit Wen Zhiyan’s shoulder.
• Wen Zhiyan told Jiang Lan, “I missed you so much,” and Jiang Lan remained preoccupied with the words after the group returned to the villa.
• Wen Zhiyan asked Jiang Lan to help move rooms, and the two packed their belongings and went to room five.
• Wen Zhiyan showed Jiang Lan the teeth marks on his shoulder and said he liked them; they went into the bathroom to avoid the cameras.
• Wen Zhiyan offered Jiang Lan a cigarette, then asked what he was thinking about; Jiang Lan asked whether Wen Zhiyan had really thought about him during their seven years apart.

After seven years apart, Wen Zhiyan told Jiang Lan he had returned to give rather than take, and the two confronted their changed relationship and the barriers between them. They kissed in the bathroom until a sound from the bedroom door interrupted them.

• Wen Zhiyan asked whether Jiang Lan blamed him for making him wait, while Jiang Lan admitted that seven years had changed him.
• Wen Zhiyan said he had come back not to take from Jiang Lan but to give, and proposed that they start over if they could not return to the past.
• Jiang Lan raised the difficulty of their being alphas and their incompatible pheromones, but said he would rather kiss Wen Zhiyan than discuss it.
• Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan kissed passionately in the bathroom, then stopped when they heard a soft sound from the bedroom door.

After Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan hid in the bathroom to smoke, Pei Du joined them, mistaking their private gathering for an invitation to share a secret. The others came upstairs to find them, and Pei Du’s words made the scene sound suspicious just as a woman questioned what they had done in the bathroom.

• The group worried that Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan might be fighting when they stayed upstairs instead of coming down to eat.
• Pei Du went to Room Five and found Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan in the bathroom, where they had been smoking.
• Wen Zhiyan offered Pei Du a cigarette, and Pei Du joined them while Jiang Lan stood aside.
• Qiao Xin led everyone upstairs after the three alphas failed to return, and they heard rustling inside the bathroom.
• Pei Du called out that Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan had tried to leave him out, prompting a woman outside to ask what they had done in the bathroom.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan left the bathroom after joking about who had come out on top, while Qiao Xin locked Pei Du inside to satisfy her curiosity. The group resumed dinner, where Ye Qiunian finally asked Pei Du whether he had won.

• Qiao Xin, Lin Ziyou, Xu Can, Tan Duoduo, Yu Nan, and Ye Qiunian found Jiang Lan, Wen Zhiyan, and Pei Du outside the bathroom, and Qiao Xin questioned what they had been doing.
• Jiang Lan claimed he had won, Wen Zhiyan had come second, and Pei Du had not measured up, then hurried downstairs with Wen Zhiyan.
• Qiao Xin locked Pei Du in Room Five, and Jiang Lan wondered aloud whether Pei Du would have a showdown with her.
• Wen Zhiyan teased Jiang Lan for making himself look good, prompting Jiang Lan to recall how Wen Zhiyan's development changed after his secondary differentiation.
• Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan sat at opposite ends of the dinner table, and Ye Qiunian asked Pei Du whether he had won.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan made a bet about the production team's nighttime activity, with Jiang Lan offering Wen Zhiyan the bed if he won. The guests arrived at a secluded riverside dock, where Qiao Xin began to guess what the surprise was.

• At dinner, Qiao Xin teased Pei Du about not daring to take his pants off, and Jiang Lan joked that the others could sneak into Pei Du's room to ask about it.
• After the production team told the guests to change rooms and gather at seven thirty, Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan bet on what activity awaited them; Jiang Lan promised Wen Zhiyan the bed if he won.
• The guests boarded a minibus that took them along a woodland path to a secluded riverside dock after dark.
• Xu Can shivered at the dock and asked Jiang Lan to stay close, while Jiang Lan secretly pinched Wen Zhiyan's waist.
• Qiao Xin told Wen Zhiyan that she thought she knew what the production team's surprise was.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan joined the others on a yacht outing, where a display of fireflies reminded Jiang Lan of a promise and list of things he had wanted to do with Wen Zhiyan. Wen Zhiyan asked to do more of those things together in the future, and Jiang Lan wondered whether he had also visited the hippos from their old list.

• Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan boarded the yacht together, and Jiang Lan recalled how Wen Zhiyan used to seek chances to wear his clothes.
• Jiang Lan spotted what looked like a crocodile in the river and moved closer to Wen Zhiyan, but the boat stopped and its searchlight went out.
• Wen Zhiyan pointed out a swarm of fireflies, and Jiang Lan realized that seeing them had been one of their promised couple activities.
• Jiang Lan suspected Wen Zhiyan had arranged the outing and the show's other events to recreate their old plans.
• Wen Zhiyan said he had done many things alone and asked Jiang Lan to do them with him in the future.
• Jiang Lan wondered whether Wen Zhiyan had gone to see the hippos from their old list.

Wen Zhiyan revealed that he had arranged for hippos and giraffes to be brought to Haicheng Zoo after learning Jiang Lan wanted to see them together. Back at the villa, Jiang Lan joked about loving Wen Zhiyan, while Lin Ziyou and the viewers speculated about their relationship.

• Wen Zhiyan told Jiang Lan he had bought two hippos and arranged for them, along with two giraffes, to live at Haicheng Zoo.
• Wen Zhiyan invited Jiang Lan to visit the zoo, and Jiang Lan said they could go depending on his work schedule.
• Jiang Lan drank hot milk and ate pastries on the return from the firefly trip, then tried to take some cheese pudding before deciding against it.
• Lin Ziyou asked how the three of them would sleep, and Jiang Lan joked that he would share a bed with Wen Zhiyan because he loved him.
• Wen Zhiyan played along with Jiang Lan's joke as he changed the bedding, while Lin Ziyou and the viewers teased and speculated about the pair.

On the rooftop, Qiao Xin recognized that Wen Zhiyan had returned to pursue Jiang Lan, and her remarks made clear that she had long suspected his feelings. Jiang Lan noticed Wen Zhiyan was hiding something from him, but chose not to press him about it.

• Jiang Lan invited Wen Zhiyan to the rooftop, where they found Qiao Xin drinking alone after midnight.
• Qiao Xin asked whether Wen Zhiyan had meant Jiang Lan when he said he was returning to pursue someone, and Wen Zhiyan tacitly admitted it.
• When Qiao Xin nearly revealed a secret about Wen Zhiyan, he warned her to watch her mouth, so she claimed she had introduced him to Raynien.
• Jiang Lan sensed that Qiao Xin and Wen Zhiyan were concealing something, but pretended not to notice and asked how long they had known each other.
• Qiao Xin pointed to Wen Zhiyan's cooking for Jiang Lan and the necklace Jiang Lan wore as evidence that they had reconciled.
• Qiao Xin said Wen Zhiyan's avoidance of interested omegas suggested he was either in love with someone or gay, and Jiang Lan kicked Wen Zhiyan when he stayed silent.

Jiang Lan confronted Wen Zhiyan about what he was hiding, and Wen Zhiyan explained that Qiao Xin's alpha father had treated him after his suicide attempt. Back in Room Five, they completed a guest-rating task while Jiang Lan prepared to play a game with Lin Ziyou.

• Wen Zhiyan reassured Jiang Lan that there was no omega and declared that he only liked him, while Qiao Xin worried about Wen Zhiyan's reaction to her teasing.
• Jiang Lan pinned Wen Zhiyan against a wall and demanded to know what he was hiding, so Wen Zhiyan said Qiao Xin's alpha father had been his attending physician after his suicide attempt.
• Jiang Lan touched the scar on Wen Zhiyan's wrist and told him to live well for himself, and Wen Zhiyan promised he would keep living.
• In Room Five, Wen Zhiyan rated Jiang Lan ten points and himself nine on the production team's task, while Jiang Lan gave every alpha full marks and every beta and omega zero.
• Jiang Lan declined Lin Ziyou's offer to play as a duo, saying he was too good at the game to risk being dragged down.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan shared a bed while Lin Ziyou slept nearby, and Jiang Lan struggled to hide how strongly Wen Zhiyan’s presence affected him. After Lin Ziyou fell asleep, Jiang Lan tried to get Wen Zhiyan’s attention, but Wen Zhiyan grabbed his ankle and pulled him across the bed.

• Jiang Lan teased Wen Zhiyan about his gaming after watching him struggle in a match with Lin Ziyou.
• Wen Zhiyan came out of the bathroom in silk pajamas, and Jiang Lan blocked Lin Ziyou’s view and sent Wen Zhiyan back to dry his hair.
• Wen Zhiyan got into bed beside Jiang Lan, who shifted away and tried to pretend he was asleep.
• Lin Ziyou nervously asked whether Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan would fight, and Wen Zhiyan reassured him that they would be fine.
• Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan silently tussled over the blankets and each other’s ankles while Lin Ziyou settled down to sleep.
• After Lin Ziyou’s breathing evened out, Jiang Lan tried to kick Wen Zhiyan, but Wen Zhiyan seized his ankle and dragged him across the bed.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan rekindled their physical intimacy despite Jiang Lan refusing to get back together. With Wen Zhiyan holding him, Jiang Lan fell asleep without his usual aromatherapy and dreamed of late summer again.

• Wen Zhiyan held Jiang Lan close and touched his back, while Jiang Lan tried to touch him in return.
• Jiang Lan told Wen Zhiyan not to kiss him because he was not Wen Zhiyan's alpha, but Wen Zhiyan asked whose alpha he was.
• Wen Zhiyan caught Jiang Lan's hand when his touching grew bolder, and Jiang Lan demanded to know what was wrong with letting him touch him.
• Jiang Lan told Wen Zhiyan to sleep, but Wen Zhiyan embraced and seduced him until Jiang Lan accepted their intimacy without agreeing to get back together.
• Wen Zhiyan returned from the bathroom, confirmed Lin Ziyou was asleep, and held Jiang Lan as he fell asleep without aromatherapy and dreamed of late summer.

After spending the night together, Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan returned to campus, and Jiang Lan agreed to act as Wen Zhiyan’s bodyguard in exchange for breakfast. Jiang Lan cared for the sleepy Wen Zhiyan on the way back, and Wen Zhiyan offered him his contact details outside the Omega dormitory.

• Wen Zhiyan asked Jiang Lan if he could get the bodyguard arrangement for free, and Jiang Lan joked that breakfast would be enough payment.
• In the taxi, Wen Zhiyan dozed off against Jiang Lan’s shoulder, and Jiang Lan watched over him throughout the ride.
• After they reached campus, Jiang Lan tugged down Wen Zhiyan’s shirt when it exposed his waist, and Wen Zhiyan adjusted his clothes after teasing him.
• Jiang Lan persuaded Wen Zhiyan to skip breakfast at the crowded dining hall and rode him back to his dorm on a shared bike.
• Jiang Lan bought Wen Zhiyan yogurt and a small sugar-free cake, and Wen Zhiyan asked if Jiang Lan wanted his contact details.

After spending the night with Wen Zhiyan, Jiang Lan exchanged phone numbers with him and returned to his dorm, where Lang Yu teased him about their relationship. Lang Yu showed Jiang Lan a popular campus forum post about Wen Zhiyan and warned that other students were pursuing him.

• Jiang Lan discovered his phone was dead and recited his number so Wen Zhiyan could remember it, while Wen Zhiyan admitted he had not memorized his new number.
• Wen Zhiyan watched Jiang Lan leave before going upstairs, and Jiang Lan returned to his dorm and took a cold shower.
• Lang Yu asked whether Jiang Lan had made up with Wen Zhiyan and accused him of staying out all night with his junior.
• Jiang Lan explained that he and Wen Zhiyan had gone hiking to watch the sunrise, then told Lang Yu not to spread rumors about him.
• Lang Yu showed Jiang Lan a campus forum post about Wen Zhiyan and said students were betting on who could win him over.
• Jiang Lan asked Lang Yu to send him the link.