Chapter Summaries

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo complete an intimate two-person slide ride, while Yan Feizhuo's attraction and possessiveness grow. After a tense exchange with Jiang Shu and He Gu, Yan Feizhuo takes Sheng Nian back when he notices Sheng Nian has a fever.

• Yan Feizhuo pulls Sheng Nian close in their inflatable boat, and the two ride the snowy mountain slide together.
• After the ride, Yan Feizhuo dries Sheng Nian's hair, and Sheng Nian awkwardly explains why he feels hot.
• Jiang Shu challenges Sheng Nian for taking the two-person boat, but Sheng Nian says he chose to ride with Yan Feizhuo.
• He Gu interrupts Sheng Nian before he can reveal what he and Jiang Shu have, and Yan Feizhuo takes Sheng Nian to change.
• Sheng Nian reports to the task desk and receives three Heart-Pounding Badges.
• Yan Feizhuo checks Sheng Nian's forehead, notices a slight fever, and has the Production Team send them back by Hovercar.

Yan Feizhuo brought the sick Sheng Nian to his estate, where Chen Che discovered that Sheng Nian’s pheromone concentration had risen abnormally and that his heat might be approaching. Sheng Nian refused a temporary mark, received medication and another blocker injection, and fell asleep after Yan Feizhuo suppressed his pheromones.

• Yan Feizhuo carried Sheng Nian to his room and had Chen Che examine him after Sheng Nian complained of dizziness, fever, and discomfort in his gland.
• Sheng Nian smelled Yan Feizhuo’s pheromones despite his blocker and suppressant collar, and Yan Feizhuo confirmed that the scent was his.
• Chen Che’s tests showed Sheng Nian’s pheromone concentration had risen abnormally and suggested that his heat was approaching, possibly because of an Alpha with high compatibility.
• Chen Che proposed a temporary mark, but Sheng Nian firmly refused, so Yan Feizhuo chose medication, a more precise collar, and another blocker injection instead.
• Yan Feizhuo turned his suppressant bracelet to its highest setting, and Sheng Nian received the treatment before falling asleep.

Yan Feizhuo cared for Sheng Nian while the guests gathered for dinner and the first-stage badge rankings. Tang Jiang won first place and gained the right to choose a partner or pair two guests for the next stage, leaving Yan Feizhuo wary of her interest in Sheng Nian.

• He Gu learned that Sheng Nian's pheromone sensitivity had brought his heat forward and considered how to exploit the situation.
• Yan Feizhuo checked on Sheng Nian, then accompanied him to the main villa for dinner.
• During dinner, Yan Feizhuo shielded Sheng Nian from Jiang Shu's gaze, and Sheng Nian asked him to make sure Jiang Shu had stopped looking.
• Director Ren announced that Mu Ran came last with fifteen badges and Jiang Shu and He Gu placed third.
• Tang Jiang took first place with thirty-nine badges, one more than Team Shengyan, and won the privilege of choosing a partner or pairing two guests for the next stage.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo joined the guests for a new round of romance-show tasks, including drawing bonuses and choosing heart-throbbing partners for the next stage. Tang Jiang chose Sheng Nian, while Yan Feizhuo ended the selections by abstaining.

• Sheng Nian noticed Yan Feizhuo’s pheromones affecting him at breakfast, and Yan Feizhuo moved away to eat in the back.
• Jiang Shu and He Gu drew a mock relationship announcement bonus but declined to post it, while Yan Feizhuo agreed to post one with Sheng Nian after drawing the same card.
• Tang Jiang drew a ribbon-tying bonus, then used her first-pick privilege to choose Sheng Nian as her next-stage partner despite Yan Feizhuo’s displeasure.
• Mu Ran chose Nie Ge, Chu Yue chose Mo Yuanyuan, and Qi Xiao abstained after Mo Yuanyuan accepted Chu Yue’s invitation.
• Ye Heng chose He Gu but was rejected; Jiang Shu then chose He Gu, who accepted, while Yan Feizhuo shielded Sheng Nian from the camera and later abstained.

After the second romantic partner selection, Sheng Nian attended his solo interview and described his impressions of the other guests and his partner, Yan Feizhuo. He returned to his room afterward, avoiding Jiang Shu, while the remaining unpaired guests awaited the next stage.

• Yan Feizhuo abstained, ending the second partner selection with four matched couples and Yan Feizhuo, Ye Heng, and Qi Xiao unpaired.
• After the livestream ended, Yan Feizhuo told Sheng Nian to stay for a medical examination and medication adjustment.
• Director Ren arranged for Sheng Nian to be interviewed first because he had felt unwell the previous day.
• Sheng Nian told Director Ren that he had joined the show to pursue someone who might never look back, then praised Yan Feizhuo and shared his impressions of the other guests.
• Sheng Nian declined to reveal what he would write for his mock relationship announcement and joked that Tang Jiang's upcoming bondage-play privilege should not interfere with meals.
• Sheng Nian finished his interview and returned to his room without passing through the living room, avoiding Jiang Shu.

The guests gave their reasons for joining the dating show and shared their impressions of one another, revealing several crushes and rivalries. After filming the first stage wrapped, Sheng Nian stayed at the estate for a checkup and new medication before his manager picked him up.

• Mo Yuanyuan said she joined for the good-looking guests, while Qi Xiao admitted he came because he heard she would be there.
• Ye Heng made his interest in He Gu clear, and Yan Feizhuo said he had come to chase the moon, meaning Sheng Nian.
• Tang Jiang called Sheng Nian her muse and described Yan Feizhuo as a romantic rival who might assassinate her.
• Jiang Shu criticized Sheng Nian as spoiled before conceding he was not bad at heart, while Yan Feizhuo praised him as wonderful.
• After Yan Feizhuo's interview, Director Ren ended filming for the first stage and gave the guests time off.
• Sheng Nian remained at the estate for a checkup and collected his medication before his manager picked him up.

Sheng Nian prepared a caption for his mock relationship announcement with Yan Feizhuo, then discovered that his fans had adopted the name “Lackeys” and rewarded them with an Evernight Sky giveaway. He and Yan Feizhuo agreed to post together at 20:00, leaving Sheng Nian’s announcement imminent.

• Kari told Sheng Nian that Evernight Sky had invited him to sign an advertising contract and that Yan Feizhuo’s side wanted to coordinate their mock relationship announcement.
• Sheng Nian wrote a caption inspired by Yan Feizhuo’s promise of everlasting winter jasmine and sent it to Kari.
• Sheng Nian video-called Yan Feizhuo, discussed their captions without showing them to each other, and agreed to post at 20:00.
• Sheng Nian read supportive comments on Starblog and learned from a fan that “Lackeys” was the fandom name.
• Sheng Nian posted a giveaway of twenty Evernight Sky 30-day unlimited-access VVVIP cards for his fans, who eagerly anticipated his announcement with Yan Feizhuo.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo posted their mock relationship announcement, sparking a frenzy among their fans. After Yan shared a jade hairpin inspired by a sprig of winter jasmine, Sheng Nian replied with a picture of a crescent moon, then told Yan he planned to delete the announcement; Yan accepted and told him to take his medicine and sleep early.

• Sheng Nian arranged for his studio assistant to screen the giveaway entries for fans, then scheduled the mock relationship announcement with Yan Feizhuo.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo posted romantic captions at eight o'clock, sending their posts and the mock announcement trending as fans celebrated their pairing.
• Yan Feizhuo commented with a picture of a jade hairpin resembling the winter jasmine sprig he had kept from Sheng Nian's hair, and Sheng Nian replied with a picture of a crescent moon.
• Sheng Nian followed Yan Feizhuo and discovered that Yan followed only him and that Yan Group's major companies had reposted the announcement.
• Sheng Nian told Yan Feizhuo he planned to delete the post, and Yan asked for a reason before accepting and reminding him to take his medicine and go to bed early.

Sheng Nian watched the show’s trailer, where Yan Feizhuo described himself as chasing the moon, then deleted his mock relationship announcement from Starblog. Jiang Shu saw the deletion trending and wrongly concluded that Sheng Nian had never willingly posted it, while Sheng Nian went to bed before his contract signing at Evernight Sky.

• Sheng Nian watched the trailer and saw its footage of the guests, including his own interview about pursuing someone who might never look back and Yan Feizhuo’s line about chasing the moon.
• Sheng Nian read fans’ comments shipping him with Yan Feizhuo and speculating about his feelings for Jiang Shu.
• Sheng Nian deleted his mock relationship announcement from Starblog, prompting fans to notice it was gone and push the news into trending searches.
• Jiang Shu saw the trending topic and decided Sheng Nian had only cooperated with Yan Feizhuo, resolving to warn Sheng Nian to keep his distance.
• Sheng Nian logged off and went to sleep, planning to sign his contract at Evernight Sky the next morning.

Sheng Nian signed a contract with Evernight Sky and went to lunch with Yan Feizhuo, where he intervened when Mr. Qi harassed He Gu. After Jiang Shu warned Sheng Nian to stay away from Yan Feizhuo, Yan revealed that he was the one pursuing Sheng Nian.

• Sheng Nian visited Evernight Sky with Kari and gave Zhu Li a red cord waist chain, learning that Yan Feizhuo had also brought Zhu Li a gift.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo exchanged gifts during the contract meeting, and Yan made sure Sheng Nian took his medicine.
• Sheng Nian signed the contract and joined Yan for lunch after Kari left.
• Sheng Nian recognized Jiang Shu and He Gu arguing with Mr. Qi, then kicked Mr. Qi when he made a lewd remark toward him.
• Liu Duanlin arrived and helped Yan deal with Mr. Qi, while Jiang Shu warned Sheng Nian not to pursue Yan.
• Yan told Jiang Shu that he was pursuing Sheng Nian, and Jiang Shu left with He Gu.

Sheng Nian avoided interfering in He Gu’s contract termination, earning another increase in his self-salvation progress. He then joined Yan Feizhuo at Evernight Sky to film a tourism promotion, where Tang Jiang styled them in striking outfits before shooting began.

• Jiang Shu explained that he was helping He Gu escape an unfair contract, and Sheng Nian reassured him to avoid an OOC warning.
• Sheng Nian gained 1% male supporting character self-salvation progress after He Gu’s contract termination proceeded without his interference.
• Kari told Sheng Nian that filming at Evernight Sky would begin the next day, and Tang Jiang arrived to style him.
• Sheng Nian learned that the promotional short would show him and Yan Feizhuo acting as a couple visiting Evernight Sky’s attractions.
• Tang Jiang dressed Sheng Nian in a cool, youthful outfit and charged Yan Feizhuo to choose him a matching look.
• Sheng Nian admired his new appearance and saw Yan Feizhuo wearing a refined, rakish outfit as they prepared to film.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo filmed a commercial at Evernight Sky, where their teasing and close interactions delighted the fans following them. After seeing a popular video of himself fiddling with Yan Feizhuo’s ring, Sheng Nian realized it was the Yan Family’s Clan Crest Ring and remembered Yan had offered to give it to him.

• Yan Feizhuo teased Sheng Nian before filming, and Sheng Nian punched his chest in embarrassed retaliation.
• Director Tang began filming the pair at Evernight Sky, where fans recognized them on the spinning roller coaster and cheered them on.
• Sheng Nian absentmindedly played with the ring on Yan Feizhuo’s little finger and held it throughout the roller coaster ride.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo filmed attractions all day as fans followed them, and Director Tang arranged for them to continue shooting at Sea Demon Castle the next day.
• Sheng Nian watched a trending video of himself holding Yan Feizhuo’s ring and read fans’ comments identifying it as the Yan Family’s Clan Crest Ring.

Sheng Nian filmed water activities at Evernight Sky, racing jet skis with Yan Feizhuo before reuniting with the orca Tiger-Tiger. After snorkeling together, Sheng Nian and Yan received shells from Tiger-Tiger, and Director Tang was pleased with the footage.

• Sheng Nian challenged Yan Feizhuo to a jet-ski race, and Yan let him win by saying he wanted to buy dinner.
• Sheng Nian met Tiger-Tiger at sea and filmed riding alongside the orca on his jet ski.
• Yan Feizhuo helped Sheng Nian try snorkeling, and Tiger-Tiger joined them underwater as Sheng Nian held its fin and explored.
• Tiger-Tiger brought Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo two Venus comb murex shells as gifts.
• Tiger-Tiger stayed with Sheng Nian during the remaining water shoots, pleasing Director Tang with the footage.

Mo Yuanyuan hosted a livestream with the guests to watch the first episode of Heart-Throbbing Observation Diary, but a trending hashtag accused her and the others of excluding Jiang Shu, Ye Heng, and He Gu. The controversy died down after the guests shared explanations and invitation screenshots, and Mo Yuanyuan’s manager traced the smear campaign to Starshine Entertainment, likely at He Gu’s direction.

• Mo Yuanyuan invited Sheng Nian and Chu Yue to watch the episode with her, and the other guests joined until nearly everyone was on the livestream.
• He Gu arranged for #HeartThrobbingObservationDiaryJiangHeAndYeExcluded# to trend, then posted that he had missed the livestream because of work.
• Sheng Nian and the other guests defended Mo Yuanyuan, with Sheng Nian sharing proof that he had invited Jiang Shu.
• Mo Yuanyuan posted screenshots showing she had sent Starblog invitations to Jiang Shu, Ye Heng, and He Gu, and the online dispute subsided.
• Mo Yuanyuan’s manager traced the campaign to a Starshine Entertainment marketing account and suspected He Gu, who had recently joined the company.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo reshaped the jewelry commercial into a story about a human whale trainer rescuing Siren, the lord of the ocean. After seeing Sheng Nian in a mermaid tail, Yan Feizhuo proposed changing the ending so the trainer would become a merman, and Director Tang approved the idea.

• Director Tang told Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo that the jewelry commercial proposal had been approved and that filming would begin at Evernight Sky.
• Sheng Nian suggested casting Yan Feizhuo as the mermaid and reinventing the familiar tale with a powerful, contradictory Siren; Yan Feizhuo agreed and helped develop the story.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo created a plot in which a whale trainer and an orca rescue Siren from an illegal research institute, and the trainer dies while being pursued before the Tears of True Love can revive him.
• Yan Feizhuo was styled as the fierce, beautiful Siren, while Sheng Nian tried on a white-to-gold mermaid tail.
• After seeing Sheng Nian in the tail, Yan Feizhuo proposed that the revived whale trainer become a merman, and Director Tang approved the happy-ending change.

Sheng Nian watched Yan Feizhuo pose as Siren and struggled with the feelings stirred by his words and appearance. After Yan Feizhuo called him his “little fish” in front of the crew, Sheng Nian fled, and the shoot continued with Yan Feizhuo visibly less enthusiastic.

• Ying Chen arranged for Evernight Sky Technology Company to provide Oxygen Bubbles for the underwater commercial.
• Sheng Nian finished his makeup and went to watch Yan Feizhuo pose in the crystal-palace set.
• Yan Feizhuo looked at Sheng Nian instead of the pearl, then told him that the pearl was Siren’s lover, not his.
• Yan Feizhuo joked that the lord of the ocean could not be tyrannical while coaxing his wife, making Sheng Nian blush and leave.
• Yan Feizhuo called Sheng Nian his “little fish” and resumed the shoot after Tang Jiang urged him on, but his earlier enthusiasm had faded.

Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian finished their commercial interview, revealing their close rapport and sharing how much they valued the story of “Pearl&Tear.” After filming, Sheng Nian fled from Yan Feizhuo, unsettled by his growing dependence, while Director Tang prepared to capitalize on the shoot’s publicity.

• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian gave matching answers during a compatibility game, then discussed their dating-show experiences and memorable moments.
• When asked what had made them uncomfortable, Sheng Nian said Yan Feizhuo had bullied Jiang Shu, and Yan Feizhuo threatened to bully him even harder next time.
• They chose the first outfits as their favorite looks and explained that they wanted the characters from “Pearl&Tear” to have their own story in a parallel world.
• Yan Feizhuo compared Sheng Nian to a bright red sea slug, while Sheng Nian compared Yan Feizhuo to seawater that was indispensable, gentle, and capable of nurturing storms.
• After the interview, Sheng Nian hurried away and wondered if Yan Feizhuo felt like a tailor-made lover, while Yan Feizhuo decided not to pressure him.
• Director Tang praised their performances and urged the crew to edit the commercial quickly while “Heart-Throbbing Observation Diary” was popular.

Sheng Nian reviewed unsuitable acting scripts with Kari before watching Evernight Sky’s tourism promotional short with Yan Feizhuo. The short drew strong interest on Starblog and left Director Tang satisfied with its reception.

• Sheng Nian rejected the melodramatic scripts Kari had selected, and Kari told him to repost Evernight Sky’s upcoming promotional material.
• Sheng Nian learned from Mo Yuanyuan that Evernight Sky had released the tourism short he filmed with Yan Feizhuo, then reposted the official announcement on Starblog.
• Sheng Nian watched the short, which showed him and Yan Feizhuo in Great Tang costumes before they explored Evernight Sky’s attractions.
• Starblog viewers praised the short and the pair, and #Saving up for a trip to Evernight Sky# rose onto the trending list.
• Director Tang saw the short’s strong response and felt pleased that her overtime had paid off.

Sheng Nian watched Evernight Sky’s promotional film, which told the story of a boy and the merman Siren, their love, and the pearl born from Siren’s tear. The film ended with the boy returning as a merman and reuniting with Siren.

• Sheng Nian watched the promotional film after Gift Of The Ocean announced its brand ambassador and shared the video.
• The film showed a boy freeing an injured orca and helping Siren escape from a research institute, then living with them by the sea.
• Researchers captured the boy and threatened Siren, so the boy sacrificed himself to keep Siren from becoming a test subject.
• Siren’s grief unleashed a tsunami, and he preserved the boy’s body in deep-sea ice before his tear transformed it into a pearl.
• The pearl emerged from a giant clam, and the boy returned as a merman to reunite with Siren.

The promotional short starring Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo became a hit, and fans praised its mermaid story and their performances. Yan Feizhuo gave Sheng Nian the platinum pearl from the video, and Sheng Nian prepared to attend the brand’s livestreamed product launch the next day.

• Viewers praised Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo’s promotional short, especially its Pearl and Tear story and Yan Feizhuo’s English voice-over.
• Director Tang Yao posted that Sheng Nian had endured many falls during filming and announced the short’s upcoming screenings and the brand’s new products.
• Yan Feizhuo sent Sheng Nian a picture of the platinum pearl and said he had bought it for him.
• Sheng Nian refused the expensive gift, but Yan Feizhuo explained that he had traded development rights to an ocean planet for it.
• Kari called Sheng Nian and told him to prepare for Gift Of The Ocean’s livestreamed product launch the next day.
• Yan Feizhuo told Sheng Nian he would see him tomorrow and called him little Pearl.