Recaps

Sheng Nian discovered that the crystal was the Zerg Queen’s Insect Core and warned everyone away from the collapsed void, where the Death Tide emerged and consumed Ye Heng. After learning that the game’s survival may depend on resolving the Death Tide, Sheng Nian gathered allies to protect Yubao, rejected Jiang Shu’s dismissive response, and triggered a hidden plotline.

• Sheng Nian recognized the crystal as the Zerg Queen’s Insect Core and warned everyone not to approach the basin, but Ye Heng charged ahead and was swallowed by the Death Tide.
• Universal Technology announced that the Death Tide was a game-data bug and that another unknown bug might be able to resolve it; Sheng Nian decided to try to save Yubao.
• Yan Feizhuo promised to help Sheng Nian, and Mo Yuanyuan, Qi Xiao, and Chu Yue agreed to join them.
• Sheng Nian asked Jiang Shu and He Gu for help, but Jiang Shu called Yubao useless data and urged him to focus on completing the mission.
• Sheng Nian rejected Jiang Shu’s judgment, recalled how someone once praised his character, and told Jiang Shu he would no longer accept his help or tolerate another ambush; his self-salvation progress rose to 29%.

Sheng Nian and the others discovered that Nüluo could consume the Death Tide, but doing so required it to consume Sheng Nian first. After the Death Tide erased several characters and Yan Feizhuo, Sheng Nian gave Yubao the command to eat him and the Death Tide, ending with Fanya Star silent and the hidden ending achieved.

• Sheng Nian used the Insect Core to charge the Sword of Damocles, but it stopped before activating.
• Chu Yue read a captured Kaike tribesman’s mind and learned the Energy Core was a false objective, while God-Given Abilities were the most effective way to fight the Death Tide.
• Yubao transformed into Nüluo and drained Fanya Star’s energy, raising Sheng Nian to level 100; Sheng Nian realized Nüluo could consume the Death Tide but was limited by his level.
• Sheng Nian transformed into a Dog Moth as Yan Feizhuo and the others tried to hold back the Death Tide; the tide erased Mo Yuanyuan, Qi Xiao, Chu Yue, and Yan Feizhuo, while Sheng Nian saved Jiang Shu.
• As the Death Tide engulfed Sheng Nian, he commanded Yubao to eat him and the tide; Yubao obeyed, absorbed the Death Tide, and swept the survivors beyond Fanya Star’s dome.
• Nüluo wrapped the dead planet and fell silent, and the group achieved the hidden ending, “Silent Fanya Star.”

After the game mission, Sheng Nian struggled with doubts about his past and the strained relationship with Yan Feizhuo, while the other guests celebrated their success. He learned that the game’s Yubao might not return, and went back to his room without an answer.

• Sheng Nian left the gaming pod exhausted and returned to his room, unable to sleep before the evening gathering.
• Sheng Nian arrived at the villa and watched Yan Feizhuo enter without acknowledging him, leaving him hurt and withdrawn.
• At dinner, Jiang Shu sat beside Sheng Nian, then moved to the far end of the table when Sheng Nian did not look at him.
• Director Ren announced that Sheng Nian’s group had earned second place and that Universal Technology would hire the guests to film a Cosmos launch ad.
• Sheng Nian asked Universal Technology staff whether Yubao would remain in the game or recognize him, received no answer, signed the contract, and returned to his room.

After Sheng Nian felt abandoned and hid in a makeshift nest, Yan Feizhuo came to comfort him and kissed him, prompting Sheng Nian to realize he might like him. The chapter ended with Sheng Nian blushing as he began to understand his feelings.

• Sheng Nian built a nest on the floor and curled up inside, distressed that his brother, his virtual companion, and Yan Feizhuo could all disappear.
• Yan Feizhuo entered Sheng Nian’s dark room with a spare key, found him sobbing, and held him while coaxing him to eat.
• Sheng Nian asked why Yan Feizhuo had come, and Yan Feizhuo admitted that seeing him upset hurt too much to ignore.
• Yan Feizhuo kissed Sheng Nian and asked whether he disliked it; Sheng Nian felt overwhelmed but did not want the kiss to stop.
• Yan Feizhuo asked if Sheng Nian liked it, and Sheng Nian blushed as he realized that he might.

After Sheng Nian confessed his feelings, Yan Feizhuo promised he would stay and restore Yubao, and the two became a couple. Yan Feizhuo taught Sheng Nian how to kiss before settling beside him for the night.

• Sheng Nian feared that Yan Feizhuo would disappear after the mission, but Yan Feizhuo promised to stay and said he had arranged to restore Yubao's character data.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo made a pinky promise, confirmed they were a couple, and Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo to help finish the mission.
• Yan Feizhuo fed Sheng Nian soup and revealed a secret passage behind the wardrobe so he could leave unseen.
• Sheng Nian kissed Yan Feizhuo, who gently showed him how to kiss before Sheng Nian tried again clumsily.
• Yan Feizhuo put Sheng Nian to bed, joined him, and held him as they settled down for the night.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo kept their new relationship quiet while filming, and Yan Feizhuo secured Sheng Nian as his partner for the next stage. The other contestants paired off, leaving Ye Heng alone.

• Sheng Nian woke up cuddling Yan Feizhuo, and the two left for breakfast together in better spirits than the day before.
• Sheng Nian told Tang Jiang that Yan Feizhuo had arranged for Yubao and his restored character data to return in the game.
• Director Ren announced the contestants’ rankings and had the top performers draw Mysterious Romance Bonuses; Yan Feizhuo won a day of phone contact with a chosen partner.
• Yan Feizhuo used his privilege to choose Sheng Nian as his romantic partner for the next stage, and Sheng Nian accepted.
• Jiang Shu and He Gu, Chu Yue and Nie Ge, Tang Jiang and Mu Ran, and Mo Yuanyuan and Qi Xiao paired up, leaving Ye Heng unpaired.

Sheng Nian reunited with Yan Feizhuo after the guests received two livestreaming assignments, then began filming a day in his life at Starshine Entertainment. His visit to the Record Department ended with him encountering a singer tied to his old scandals.

• Director Ren gave the guests five days off and assigned them livestreams showing a day in their lives and surprise visits to other guests.
• Sheng Nian visited Yan Feizhuo, kissed him, and fell asleep in his arms before returning to his apartment that evening.
• Sheng Nian began his livestream the next morning and took viewers to Starshine Entertainment, where he chose the twenty-fourth floor at random.
• Sheng Nian heard a young man singing and recognized him, while longtime fans brought up Sheng Nian's past scandals in the comments.

A video made Sheng Nian appear to have bullied Fang Zixin, sparking a wave of online abuse. Fang Zixin clarified that Sheng Nian had helped him join Starshine, turning public opinion around and raising Sheng Nian’s self-salvation progress to 32%.

• A Starblog user posted an edited video of Sheng Nian scolding Fang Zixin, and the clip triggered a viral backlash against Sheng Nian.
• Sheng Nian entered the sound booth after Fang Zixin finished singing and learned that Fang Zixin had wanted to thank him for helping him join Starshine.
• Fang Zixin explained during the livestream that Sheng Nian had encouraged him, assessed his music, and helped him get signed after Fang Zixin had been rejected for a job.
• Fans shared Fang Zixin’s explanation, public opinion shifted in Sheng Nian’s favor, and Kari issued a statement and lawyer’s letter against the video’s poster.
• He Gu’s smear campaign failed, while Sheng Nian received a system notification that his progress had risen by 3% to 32%.

Sheng Nian went to Starlight’s dance rooms to watch its idol group perform, where he clashed with Jiang Shu after Jiang Shu sided with He Gu and demanded an apology. Sheng Nian left the room, and Yan Feizhuo arrived and beckoned him over.

• Sheng Nian agreed to let Starlight’s vice president promote the group Seven through his livestream and encountered Jiang Shu at the dance rooms.
• Jiang Shu ignored Sheng Nian’s greeting until He Gu arrived, then softened and led He Gu toward the practice room.
• He Gu invited Sheng Nian to sit with them, but Sheng Nian declined, prompting Jiang Shu to demand that he apologize.
• Sheng Nian challenged Jiang Shu for repeatedly making him apologize whenever He Gu was unhappy, then said he would leave without watching Seven’s performance.
• Yan Feizhuo entered with Starlight’s senior executives and held out a hand to Sheng Nian, telling him to come over.

Yan Feizhuo rescued Sheng Nian from Jiang Shu and He Gu, then took him to eat at Starlight’s cafeteria. With Yan Feizhuo staying by his side through the livestream, Sheng Nian completed his task.

• Yan Feizhuo arrived, gathered Sheng Nian into his arms, and offered to take him to eat despite Sheng Nian’s unfinished livestream task.
• Jiang Shu challenged Yan Feizhuo, who mocked his claim to Sheng Nian and warned him not to stop them from leaving.
• He Gu interrupted Jiang Shu before he could call himself Sheng Nian’s fiancé, then tried to apologize, but Yan Feizhuo saw through his act and told him to stay away from Sheng Nian.
• Sheng Nian used his tool to send Yan Feizhuo affectionate messages, and Yan Feizhuo quietly told him he was listening.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo met Fang Zixin at the cafeteria and followed his recommendation to eat Huaiyang cuisine in a private room.
• Yan Feizhuo stayed with Sheng Nian through the afternoon livestream, and Sheng Nian completed his task.

Sheng Nian made a surprise livestream visit to Yan Feizhuo’s headquarters, where the employees recognized him as the Young Master and welcomed him warmly. Yan Feizhuo interrupted his meeting to see him, then arranged treats while Sheng Nian waited in his office.

• Sheng Nian started his livestream outside Twin Star Tower and revealed that he planned to visit Yan Feizhuo.
• The receptionists recognized Sheng Nian and gave him access to Yan Feizhuo’s private elevator without an appointment.
• Yan Group employees spread news of Sheng Nian’s visit through company chats and eagerly watched him arrive at the president’s office.
• Yan Feizhuo left his meeting to greet Sheng Nian and told him to explore the office while he finished work.
• Yan Feizhuo ordered Sheng Nian milk tea, fruit, and cakes, and employees took turns bringing him treats while gossiping about the couple.

Sheng Nian toured Yan Feizhuo’s workplace, cheered up a tense meeting, and discovered how warmly the employees welcomed him. Tang Jiang then asked Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo to walk together in her paired fashion show, and both agreed.

• Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo’s assistant to show him around the Yan Group and watched Yan Feizhuo sternly criticize presenters at a meeting.
• Sheng Nian brought coffee into the conference room, easing Yan Feizhuo’s mood and brightening the executives’ spirits.
• Sheng Nian toured the departments with the assistant, where employees gave him snacks, plush toys, and ornaments.
• Yan Feizhuo offered to take Sheng Nian out to eat and said he would visit Sheng Nian during his livestream the next day.
• Tang Jiang called Sheng Nian for emergency help after models withdrew from her show, and Sheng Nian agreed to walk in it.
• Tang Jiang asked Yan Feizhuo to partner with Sheng Nian in the paired show, and Yan Feizhuo agreed.

Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian prepared for Tang Jiang’s medieval-themed paired runway show, learning a quick runway walk and changing into coordinated aristocratic outfits. As the show approached, Yan Feizhuo caught Sheng Nian admiring him, and the two shared a private, affectionate glance.

• Yan Feizhuo picked Sheng Nian up for his livestream task, and Tang Jiang brought them backstage to help with the show.
• Sheng Nian found Mo Yuanyuan and Mu Ran backstage, and they practiced walking under supermodel Mi Xiu’s guidance.
• The guests went to the makeup room, where Yan Feizhuo appeared in a striking red riding outfit and teased Sheng Nian for staring.
• Sheng Nian changed into an embroidered dark green cape and aristocratic outfit that matched Yan Feizhuo’s look.
• Yan Feizhuo watched Sheng Nian amid the crowd, and Sheng Nian returned his gaze with unspoken affection.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo captivated the audience with a prince-and-knight runway performance, then stole away to a fitting room where Yan passionately kissed and teased Sheng Nian. Yan said they had barely started, leaving Sheng Nian alarmed about what might come next.

• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo walked onto the runway together and impressed the audience with their regal prince-and-knight presentation.
• At the end of the runway, Yan removed his cape and bowed as Sheng Nian tapped his shoulder in a mock knighting ceremony, then they held hands and returned backstage.
• The audience praised the pair's performance and discussed the costume details while Tang Jiang took over the stage.
• Yan pulled Sheng Nian into the fitting room and kissed him, telling him to close his eyes because he might not be able to hold back.
• Sheng Nian kissed Yan and nibbled his exposed Adam's apple, prompting Yan to intensify their embrace until Sheng Nian was flushed and overwhelmed.
• Yan told the horrified Sheng Nian that they had barely even started.

Sheng Nian’s pheromone sensitivity worsened after the fashion show, so Yan Feizhuo took him to the hospital and then brought him home to rest. While Sheng Nian slept, fans celebrated their runway appearance online, and Yan ended the chapter by pledging his loyalty to Sheng Nian.

• Tang Jiang learned Yan Feizhuo wanted to buy the outfits she had made and quickly agreed to sell them.
• Yan Feizhuo took Sheng Nian to the hospital, where Chen Che gave him a suppressant and warned them to avoid triggering his heat too often.
• Sheng Nian was too muddled to return to his own apartment, so Yan took him home and stayed with him until he fell asleep.
• Fans praised Sheng Nian’s runway performance and shared photographs of him and Yan, fueling excitement about their relationship.
• After Sheng Nian woke and showed Yan the photographs, Yan kissed his hand and declared his loyalty to him.

Sheng Nian and the other guests traveled to Agriculture-Weaving Star for a new Heart-Throbbing Observation Diary challenge, where Director Ren Tao revealed that they would earn money to make gifts and flowers for the people they liked. After seeing six wildly different houses, Sheng Nian chose to consider the eerie old residence because he spotted a violin inside and suspected it could offer a way to earn money.

• Sheng Nian met the Production Team at Capital Star's spaceport, where Ren Tao announced that the guests would travel aboard Yan Feizhuo's private spaceship to Agriculture-Weaving Star.
• After arriving on the rural planet, Ren Tao introduced a challenge in which the guests would create heartfelt gifts and flowers using money they earned themselves.
• Ren Tao showed the guests six potential houses, including a dilapidated mud-brick home, a farmhouse courtyard, a pondside cabin, a greenhouse-side house, a Western-style home, and a run-down old residence.
• Sheng Nian whispered to Yan Feizhuo that he wanted to choose the old residence because he had spotted a violin inside and suspected its music room could provide a way to earn money.
• Ren Tao told the guests that a game would determine the order in which they selected their houses.

The guests played a couples’ word-guessing challenge that exposed their comic misunderstandings and hinted at romantic tension. When Jiang Shu accidentally revealed that he and He Gu had eaten hot pot together on Qixi, Sheng Nian confronted him, and Jiang Shu said it had only been a meal.

• Director Ren introduced a timed guessing game in which the couples competed to earn the first choice of houses.
• Mo Yuanyuan and Qi Xiao bickered through their round and scored twelve points.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo traded jokes and romantic hints during their round, scoring fifteen points.
• Jiang Shu guessed “hot pot” after He Gu described their Qixi outing, revealing that the two had gone out together on the holiday.
• Sheng Nian challenged Jiang Shu to explain, and Jiang Shu said he had not noticed what day it was and that it was only a meal.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo chose the dilapidated old residence, where a spider startled Sheng Nian into Yan Feizhuo’s arms. They discovered a well-stocked music room, then cleaned the bedroom together and made the house livable.

• Jiang Shu questioned Sheng Nian’s choice of the old residence, but Sheng Nian said he trusted Yan Feizhuo and was not easily frightened.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo arrived at the old residence and found it dustier and more run-down than expected.
• A spider startled Sheng Nian, and Yan Feizhuo caught him before he fell.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo explored the music room, where Sheng Nian found a collection of valuable instruments and tried them out.
• Yan Feizhuo began cleaning the bedroom, and Sheng Nian joined him to help make the house fit to live in.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo planned an affordable hot pot lunch and ran into He Gu and Jiang Shu while shopping. Yan Feizhuo shut down He Gu’s lecture about what Omegas should learn, earning Sheng Nian another 1% of Male Supporting Character Self-Salvation Progress, while Jiang Shu grew alarmed at Sheng Nian’s distance.

• Sheng Nian worried that neither he nor Yan Feizhuo could cook, but Yan Feizhuo revealed he could make coconut chicken hot pot and pointed out the food and vegetables available at their residence.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo went grocery shopping and encountered Jiang Shu and He Gu.
• He Gu criticized Sheng Nian for not knowing how to cook and suggested that an Omega should learn to care for the home, but Yan Feizhuo warned him to stay away from Sheng Nian.
• Sheng Nian pretended to worry that Yan Feizhuo would look down on him, and Yan Feizhuo reassured him before telling him not to learn the bad instead of the good.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo left together, and the system awarded Sheng Nian 1% Male Supporting Character Self-Salvation Progress, bringing his total to 35%.
• Jiang Shu watched them go and panicked, wondering if Sheng Nian was falling out of love with him.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo shopped for food in the village, where locals mistook them for a couple and encouraged Yan Feizhuo to win Sheng Nian’s heart. After returning to the old house, Sheng Nian received a call from Kari with a lead on something he had mentioned before.

• Sheng Nian charmed a village woman, who gave him mandarins and advised him not to act coy and fussy.
• Yan Feizhuo chose a coconut and groceries, and Sheng Nian promised through his inner voice to stay by his side.
• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian bought seafood, then encountered Jiang Shu and He Gu on their way home.
• Sheng Nian fed Yan Feizhuo mandarin segments in front of Jiang Shu, who watched them leave.
• Yan Feizhuo started cooking at the old house while Sheng Nian went to the bathroom and answered Kari’s call about a new lead.

Sheng Nian and Kari planned to use evidence that He Gu had framed him to reverse the smear campaign, while Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo grew closer over lunch. The chapter left them sharing a warm meal as Yan Feizhuo suggested he had won Sheng Nian’s stomach, unaware that Sheng Nian thought he had won his heart too.

• Sheng Nian called Kari from the bathroom and learned that Yan Feizhuo’s people had obtained a video showing He Gu instructing his assistant to slap him to frame Sheng Nian.
• Kari proposed that Sheng Nian’s studio include the old slapping scene in his debut anniversary video, let critics attack him, and then release the evidence when the uproar peaked.
• Sheng Nian told Kari she could contact Yan Feizhuo directly if she urgently needed him, prompting Kari to wonder whether he had moved on from Jiang Shu.
• Sheng Nian joined Yan Feizhuo in the kitchen to prepare lunch, and they cooked coconut chicken hot pot together.
• Yan Feizhuo served Sheng Nian the meal, and Sheng Nian praised his cooking and privately thought that Yan Feizhuo had already won his heart.

Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian joined the other guests for a task herding geese to earn living money, but the flock proved fierce. After He Gu’s attempt went disastrously wrong, Sheng Nian returned with two village dogs to help Yan Feizhuo herd the geese.

• Director Ren assigned the guests to herd geese for a local, with each pair earning 200 Star Coins for completing the task.
• The guests discovered the flock numbered several hundred, and the local taught them how to herd the geese.
• He Gu volunteered to try first, poked the lead goose, and was chased through the flock until the owner rescued him.
• Sheng Nian left Yan Feizhuo to learn the task and returned with a puppy and a big yellow dog.
• The owner explained that the village dogs were skilled at herding geese and ducks, and Sheng Nian asked the big yellow dog to help.

Sheng Nian and the dogs herded geese to the creek while He Gu deliberately caused chaos and ended up attacked alongside Jiang Shu. Wangcai gathered more dogs to help the other guests, leaving only He Gu and Jiang Shu’s group unable to complete the task.

• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo used Wangcai’s herding skills to guide their geese toward the creek with ease.
• He Gu secretly provoked his geese and sent them toward Sheng Nian’s flock, but Wangcai seized his pole and stopped him.
• Wangcai turned He Gu’s flock back toward him, and the geese attacked He Gu and Jiang Shu until the owner rescued them.
• Sheng Nian lent Laifu to Mo Yuanyuan, and Wangcai helped the puppy learn to herd geese.
• Wangcai summoned village dogs to help the remaining guests herd their geese, while she kept them away from Jiang Shu and He Gu’s flock.
• Director Ren announced that the successful groups would receive 200 Star Coins, while Jiang Shu and He Gu’s group remained unfinished.

He Gu’s manager turned the backlash against him into a smear campaign against Sheng Nian, using an anniversary-video clip to accuse him of workplace bullying. Sheng Nian and Kari held back their evidence, expecting He Gu to respond before they cleared Sheng Nian’s name.

• He Gu’s manager arranged for paid commenters and marketing accounts to promote a slapping scene from Sheng Nian’s anniversary video and attack Sheng Nian online.
• Abusive comments flooded the video, and hashtags accusing Sheng Nian of workplace bullying rose into Starblog’s trending searches as his follower count fell.
• After herding geese, Sheng Nian fed dried meat to the dogs with Yan Feizhuo while viewers argued over whether the online accusations were true.
• Kari warned Sheng Nian not to read the comments and explained how the smear campaign was being coordinated.
• Sheng Nian told Kari to wait until He Gu responded in person before releasing their evidence.

Sheng Nian felt hurt by the online backlash over his scandals, but Yan Feizhuo comforted him by showing him fans who still believed in him. They earned money picking fruit at an orchard and planned to go to town to look for more work.

• Sheng Nian told Yan Feizhuo that online fans had turned against him, and Yan Feizhuo showed him supportive messages on the fan page.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo visited Auntie’s orchard and agreed to pick fruit for fifty Star Coins an hour.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo worked in the orchard for nearly three hours, and Auntie paid them three hundred Star Coins.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo planned to ride a delivery vehicle into town, and Sheng Nian went back to get a guitar for the trip.