Recaps

Xu Su demanded the return of his blue diamond and ten million in emotional-distress compensation, then recovered both from Li Weizhou and Zhuang Luo. When their managers searched the phone Xu Su handed over for the recording and video, they found no evidence, and Huo Yuchen threatened Zhuang Luo for shouting at Xu Su.

• Xu Su demanded his diamond back and ten million in compensation, while Li Weizhou and Zhuang Luo reacted with shock.
• Li Weizhou asked to speak privately with Xu Su about the recording, but Zhuang Luo objected and challenged Li Weizhou about the diamond, sparking an argument.
• Xu Su let the men argue, and two hours later he recovered the blue diamond and ten million from them.
• Lucy asked Xu Su for the production team's phone, and he handed it over so the group could search for the evidence.
• Lucy, Yao Qing, Li Weizhou, and Zhuang Luo found no recording or video on the phone.
• Huo Yuchen threatened to silence Zhuang Luo after he shouted at Xu Su, leaving everyone wondering whether Huo Yuchen was defending Xu Su.

Xu Su exposed his supposed evidence as a bluff, clashed with Li Weizhou and Zhuang Luo, and negotiated a raise before leaving the show. The next morning, Li Weizhou apologized and urged Xu Su to love him from a distance, but Xu Su dismissed him and declared his past wrongs wiped clean.

• Xu Su admitted he had deleted the evidence long ago and argued that he had no responsibility for anything recorded on the phone he handed over.
• Li Weizhou blamed Zhuang Luo for the failed scheme and argued with him over the diamond, the ten million, and their relationship.
• Xu Su joked with Huo Yuchen, then asked Director Yu to end his contract and accepted a one-million pay raise to stay.
• Li Weizhou visited Xu Su before dawn, apologized, and claimed Xu Su had pursued him because Zhuang Luo encouraged him.
• Xu Su rejected Li Weizhou's lecture about loving someone from a distance and said his past wrongs were wiped clean.

Xu Su and Huo Yuchen traded insults with Li Weizhou before Director Yu woke the guests at six and announced a team competition to choose transportation for their lotus-root harvest. The chapter ended as Huo Yuchen began drawing a fortune stick after teasing Xu Su with his interpretation of the first reading.

• Huo Yuchen mocked Li Weizhou from outside Xu Su's room, and Xu Su joined in until Li Weizhou left.
• Director Yu woke all six guests at six, and Xu Su complained about early work in a rant that drew attention online.
• Director Yu announced that the guests would compete for an electric scooter, a bicycle, or a mule cart to travel to Lotus Village and harvest lotus roots.
• Xu Su drew a short bamboo stick and asked Director Yu to interpret it, but Huo Yuchen joked that the reading meant Xu Su had one life to live.
• Huo Yuchen took the fortune-stick cylinder and prepared to draw a stick of his own.

Huo Yuchen drew the short lot and teamed up with Xu Su, who jokingly asked him to share his wealth. Xu Su then won the watermelon-eating contest, and Huo Yuchen gently wiped his mouth, surprising the contestants and viewers.

• Li Weizhou tried to draw first so he could pair with Xu Su, but Huo Yuchen refused and mocked his superstition.
• Huo Yuchen drew the shortest stick, pairing with Xu Su, while Lu Jing teamed with Zhuang Luo and Shen Chuanzhu teamed with Li Weizhou.
• Xu Su joked that he needed wealth more than luck and asked Huo Yuchen to share some of his.
• Xu Su devoured his team's watermelon in three minutes and won the contest.
• Huo Yuchen wiped watermelon juice from Xu Su's mouth, leaving Xu Su and the viewers stunned.

After Xu Su accidentally injured Huo Yuchen by speeding away on an electric scooter, he mistook Huo Yuchen’s reassurance for a demand for compensation and offered him a hundred yuan. Huo Yuchen instead asked Xu Su to work as his personal assistant for a week after the show, while Old Mr. Huo misread the offer as betrothal money and ordered a residential complex transferred to Xu Su.

• Xu Su and Huo Yuchen won the meal contest, then Xu Su sped off on an electric scooter with Huo Yuchen riding behind him and caused Huo Yuchen to scrape his elbow.
• At a village doctor’s home, Xu Su applied liniment to Huo Yuchen’s injury and offered him a hundred yuan, believing Huo Yuchen wanted payment for the accident.
• Old Mr. Huo mistook Xu Su’s offer as a request for betrothal money and ordered Old Mao to transfer a newly developed residential complex to Xu Su.
• Huo Yuchen understood Xu Su’s offer and asked him to be his personal assistant for a week after the show.

Xu Su and Huo Yuchen escaped a miserable mule-cart ride, while Zhuang Luo’s resentment over Huo Yuchen favoring Xu Su grew and Lu Jing confronted Zhuang Luo for barely trying during their contest. At Lotus Village, Xu Su got stuck in the mud after his wader tore and his boot came off.

• Lu Jing lamented the slow, bumpy mule-cart journey to Xu Su, who nearly went deaf from his repeated complaints.
• Huo Yuchen took Xu Su by the wrist and led him to their car, leaving Lu Jing behind.
• Zhuang Luo watched Huo Yuchen favor Xu Su and considered finding a better partner.
• Lu Jing accused Zhuang Luo of not trying during the watermelon-eating contest, and Zhuang Luo defended himself while viewers criticized him online.
• At Lotus Village, Xu Su struggled in the mud and called for help after his wader tore and his waterproof boot came off.

Huo Yuchen carried Xu Su out of the lotus pond after Xu Su got his shoe stuck, and their teasing sparked a frenzy among the live viewers. Meanwhile, Li Weizhou dwelled on his past with Xu Su, while Zhuang Luo arrived and tried to impress Huo Yuchen as he worked.

• Li Weizhou offered to help Xu Su, but Huo Yuchen stepped in and carried Xu Su to the bank.
• Xu Su joked that he wanted to take advantage of Huo Yuchen, and their intimate exchange set off trending topics.
• Huo Yuchen told Xu Su he could earn all the points, so Xu Su let him do the work.
• Li Weizhou watched Xu Su and Huo Yuchen together and wondered what might have happened if he had accepted Xu Su's love.
• Lu Jing and Zhuang Luo arrived, and Zhuang Luo noticed Xu Su resting under a lotus leaf while Huo Yuchen worked.
• Zhuang Luo decided to show Huo Yuchen how capable he was and made his way toward him in the pond.

The group harvested lotus root, but the low exchange rate left Huo Yuchen with no points while Xu Su gained most of them. Back in Miemeng Village, Huo Yuchen cooked plain noodles, and Xu Su promised to treat him to an all-you-can-eat meal at Shaxian after the show.

• Zhuang Luo tried to ask Huo Yuchen about harvesting lotus root, but Huo Yuchen ignored him completely.
• Xu Su learned that lotus root earned only 0.5 points per jin and argued with Director Yu, but the exchange rate stayed the same.
• The production team awarded Xu Su 77.5 points, while Huo Yuchen earned none; Xu Su had 205.5 points and Huo Yuchen had 0.
• Xu Su asked Huo Yuchen what he wanted to eat, and Huo Yuchen named matsutake, shark fin, and eight-treasure chicken as his idea of an easy meal.
• Xu Su refused to spend extra points on an expensive dinner, and Huo Yuchen cooked tomato and egg noodles for them.
• After eating, Xu Su promised to treat Huo Yuchen after the show and suggested all-you-can-eat Shaxian.

Li Weizhou tried to give Xu Su honey-glazed chicken wings, but Huo Yuchen intervened and claimed Li was keeping him from working. Later, Huo Yuchen took over Xu Su’s fieldwork, while Huo Ruhui watched the broadcast and called Xu Su his grandson’s wife.

• Shen Chuanzhu and Li Weizhou returned from trading points for food, and Li Weizhou offered Xu Su chicken wings.
• Xu Su refused the food, and Huo Yuchen called Li Weizhou sick and accused him of delaying his assistant from going to work in the fields.
• Xu Su praised Huo Yuchen’s domineering logic and accepted being called his assistant.
• At night, Huo Yuchen told the exhausted Xu Su to rest and took his hoe to continue tilling the wasteland himself.
• Huo Ruhui watched the broadcast and told Secretary Cheng that Huo Yuchen knew how to dote on his wife.

Xu Su confronted Zhuang Luo over his insinuations while Huo Yuchen worked Xu Su’s plot, and Li Weizhou comforted Zhuang Luo instead of defending him. After the guests finished working late that night, a masked group with glow sticks and flashlights blocked their way and refused to identify themselves.

• Zhuang Luo questioned why Huo Yuchen was plowing Xu Su’s plot, but Huo Yuchen ignored him and Xu Su mocked his excuse for checking on them both.
• Li Weizhou put an arm around Zhuang Luo and reproached Xu Su with a look, while Xu Su accused Zhuang Luo of trying to damage his image and win favor.
• Xu Su told Zhuang Luo and Li Weizhou that they should make a mess of their lives together, drawing amused reactions from the viewers.
• After working until eleven at night, Xu Su and the other guests headed back and encountered masked strangers shining flashlights and holding glow sticks.
• Li Weizhou asked the strangers who they were, but none of them answered.

A group of masked haters stormed the filming location to attack Li Weizhou and Zhuang Luo, while Huo Yuchen stayed close to Xu Su and watched over him. The assault was broadcast live, prompting a surge of trending searches and forcing Return to a Simple Life to suspend filming.

• The assistant director asked the hostile group whether they were Miemeng Village residents, and Huo Yuchen asked Xu Su whether he wanted to watch or go back to sleep.
• Xu Su chose to stay and watch the show, and Huo Yuchen took him by the wrist and stood protectively beside him.
• The masked leader accused Li Weizhou and Zhuang Luo of scamming fans and rallied the group to attack them.
• The haters charged the guests, and the filming location descended into chaos as viewers watched the assault live.
• The attack became a trending topic, Return to a Simple Life suspended filming for several days, and the production team sent all six guests to the hospital for examinations.

Xu Su refused Yu Le’s demand that he take the blame for the anti-fan uprising to protect Li Weizhou, while Yu Le searched for another way to shift public opinion. After Cheng Nan booked Xu Su for endorsement deals during the filming break, Huo Yuchen appeared outside the hospital and asked where he was going.

• Yu Le asked Xu Su to claim responsibility for the group brawl so the public would see it as personal revenge and Li Weizhou could avoid consequences, but Xu Su refused.
• Yu Le complained to Li Weizhou, who urged him to focus on resolving the crisis; Yu Le then suggested using one of Li Weizhou’s other enemies to redirect public opinion.
• Director Yu confirmed Xu Su was unharmed and let him leave the hospital.
• Cheng Nan called Xu Su and ordered him to attend endorsement deals at five the next day, then ended the call before Xu Su could refuse.
• Huo Yuchen pulled up beside Xu Su in a Rolls-Royce and asked where he was going.

Xu Su reluctantly joined Huo Yuchen as his assistant and fell asleep in the car, while Huo Yuchen realized how much he cared about him. After waking in Huo Yuchen’s home and mistaking his welcoming guests and gifts for a threat, Xu Su met Huo Ruhui and happily accepted his diamonds and agates.

• Huo Yuchen reminded Xu Su of his promise to become his assistant, and Xu Su reluctantly got into the car with him.
• Xu Su fell asleep against Huo Yuchen’s shoulder, and Huo Yuchen reflected on how much he cared about him.
• Xu Su woke in an unfamiliar room, mistook Huo Ruhui and Old Mao’s conversation for a sinister plot, and sprang up to scare them.
• Huo Yuchen arrived and explained the situation by calling Huo Ruhui Grandpa, prompting Xu Su to drop to his knees and greet him.
• Huo Ruhui welcomed Xu Su and presented him with diamonds and agates, which Xu Su eagerly accepted.

Huo Yuchen told Xu Su that the jewelry Huo Ruhui had given him was meant for the family’s future granddaughter-in-law, but Xu Su misunderstood its significance. After dinner, Huo Yuchen took Xu Su to see the estate, while Huo Ruhui and Old Mao mistook their departing together for a loving couple’s outing.

• Huo Yuchen explained that the diamond and agate had belonged to his late grandmother, who had left them for her future granddaughter-in-law, and Xu Su suggested Huo Ruhui had given him the wrong gift.
• Huo Ruhui served Xu Su a lavish dinner and offered to drink with him, but Huo Yuchen objected and challenged Xu Su to write something after tasting the wine.
• Xu Su wrote the words “A paper” on the page and insisted that he had fulfilled Huo Yuchen’s challenge.
• Huo Ruhui told Huo Yuchen to show Xu Su around the estate, and Xu Su excitedly asked to see an assistant’s room in a rich man’s house.
• Huo Yuchen led Xu Su outside without correcting his misunderstanding, while Huo Ruhui and Old Mao praised them as a perfect match.

Xu Su agreed to work as Huo Yuchen’s assistant for a week and followed him to a private garden, where he discovered that Huo Yuchen had brought him to meet several elderly women. The chapter left Xu Su bewildered when another gentle voice greeted them from behind.

• Xu Su joked about the value of Huo Yuchen’s garden plants and asked to take some home.
• Huo Yuchen listed numerous assistant duties, and Xu Su tried to leave before Huo Yuchen stopped him and insisted he work for a week.
• Huo Yuchen took Xu Su out, and Xu Su joked about their possible destination and the wealthy owner’s habits.
• They arrived at a classical garden where a loud karaoke performance was underway, and a middle-aged man greeted them.
• Xu Su met Gao Lin, Gang Cai, and Liang Wei at a mahjong table, then heard another elderly voice greet them from behind.

Huo Yuchen brought Xu Su to meet his great-aunt and the Liang family, where Xu Su charmed the older women and met Ling Yi, his enthusiastic fan. After hours of mahjong and autographs, Huo Yuchen passed Xu Su a note saying he wanted to go home and sleep, but Xu Su teased him to tell his great-aunt himself.

• Huo Yuchen introduced Xu Su to his great-aunt Huo Ruyu, who warmly welcomed him and praised his kindhearted nature.
• Grandma Liang Wei brought over her granddaughter Ling Yi, and Xu Su nervously denied being himself when she recognized him as her idol.
• Ling Yi told Xu Su she had become his fan through Return to a Simple Life, while Huo Yuchen grew irritated at her enthusiasm.
• Huo Ruyu invited Xu Su to play mahjong, and he signed sixty autographs for Ling Yi while earning money from Huo Yuchen and her.
• As Xu Su prepared to start a nineteenth mahjong round, Huo Yuchen passed him a note saying it was time to go home, and Xu Su teased him to tell Huo Ruyu himself.

Xu Su stayed at Huo Ruyu’s home to play mahjong, but Huo Yuchen eventually took him back, promising to double his 1.8 million payment. After Xu Su fell asleep in the car and got barely two hours of rest, Cheng Nan woke him with an angry call, and Xu Su unknowingly insulted the agent who controlled his earnings and potential damages.

• Xu Su tried to persuade Huo Yuchen to stay longer with Huo Ruyu, but Huo Yuchen insisted they leave.
• Ling Yi tried to pull Xu Su back inside for snacks and autographs, and she argued with Huo Yuchen until Xu Su dragged him away.
• Huo Yuchen told Xu Su that Huo Ruyu was his fan, then agreed to transfer his 1.8 million and double it.
• Xu Su fell asleep against Huo Yuchen in the car, while A Jin noticed Huo Yuchen holding Xu Su’s hand.
• Cheng Nan called Xu Su after he had slept for less than two hours, and Xu Su angrily insulted him before learning he was the agent who could decide whether Xu Su earned five million or paid fifteen million in damages.

Xu Su rushed to a jewelry endorsement shoot after Cheng Nan called him, then joked that he wanted to quit the entertainment industry because of terminal laziness. After his makeup was finished, he remembered he had left Huo Yuchen asleep without telling him and answered Huo Yuchen’s angry call.

• Xu Su hurried to the Huai'an studio after promising Cheng Nan he would arrive within half an hour.
• Cheng Nan explained that Xu Su was shooting an endorsement for a domestic jewelry brand and urged him to work hard, but Xu Su said he wanted to leave the entertainment industry.
• Xu Su claimed he had terminal laziness, provoking Cheng Nan’s anger and leaving Xiao Jing confused.
• Xiao Jing finished Xu Su’s hair and makeup, and the studio staff were struck by his appearance.
• Xiao Jing told Xu Su that Huo Yuchen was calling, and Xu Su answered just as Huo Yuchen demanded to know where he was.

Xu Su argued with Huo Yuchen about his grueling endorsement schedule, then learned the shoot would become a joint endorsement with Zhuang Luo. When Xu Su insulted Zhuang Luo in front of client Fang Han, Fang Han demanded an apology.

• Xu Su told Huo Yuchen he would finish shooting around ten, then discovered his schedule would keep him working until three in the morning and joked that Huo Yuchen should burn incense at his grave.
• Cheng Nan introduced Xu Su to endorsement client Fang Han, who had arrived with Zhuang Luo.
• Cheng Nan told Xu Su that the shoot would change into a joint endorsement with Zhuang Luo and urged him to accommodate Fang Han's requests.
• Zhuang Luo greeted Xu Su, who questioned what was so great about working together, prompting Fang Han to rebuke him.
• Xu Su called himself a straight shooter and compared Zhuang Luo to a dung beetle, making Fang Han furious.
• Fang Han demanded that Xu Su apologize to Zhuang Luo, while Zhuang Luo acted forgiving and said he did not blame Xu Su.

Xu Su refused to apologize after Fang Han accused him of insulting Zhuang Luo, and Cheng Nan explained why they had to proceed with the endorsements despite Fang Han’s scheme. Xu Su then learned Li Weizhou faced a two-hundred-million penalty over his international film contract and suspected Zhuang Luo had abandoned him for Fang Han.

• Fang Han demanded that Xu Su apologize to Zhuang Luo, but Xu Su argued that Fang Han had mistaken his general remark for an insult.
• Zhuang Luo calmed Fang Han, and Cheng Nan pulled Xu Su aside and told him not to clash with Fang Han or Zhuang Luo again.
• Cheng Nan explained that Fang Han wanted Xu Su and Zhuang Luo to film the endorsement together to make their earlier conflict seem staged, but the five contracts carried combined penalties of fifteen million.
• Xu Su asked about Li Weizhou, and Cheng Nan told him that Li Weizhou faced contract termination and a two-hundred-million penalty over his international film contract.
• Xu Su returned to the filming area, saw that Zhuang Luo had finished styling, and suspected that Zhuang Luo had abandoned Li Weizhou to seek Fang Han’s support.

Xu Su confronted Zhuang Luo, who staged an assault by slapping himself and blaming Xu Su. Xu Su struck him for real, and Fang Han threatened to terminate Xu Su’s contract and ruin his career.

• Xu Su mocked Zhuang Luo when he came to start the shoot, and Zhuang Luo threatened to make him regret it.
• Zhuang Luo slapped himself and pretended Xu Su had attacked him as Fang Han and the others arrived.
• Fang Han accused Xu Su of hitting Zhuang Luo, and Xu Su slapped Zhuang Luo for real rather than accept the false blame.
• Fang Han threatened to terminate Xu Su’s contract and ensure he could never return to the entertainment industry.

Xu Su mocked Fang Han after Zhuang Luo provoked him, and Fang Han threatened to beat him. Huo Yuchen arrived and challenged Fang Han, then called Xu Su over, leaving Fang Han speechless as Xu Su hinted that Huo Yuchen had come to compete for the endorsement.

• Zhuang Luo feigned hurt and persuaded Fang Han to punish Xu Su for slapping him.
• Xu Su insulted Fang Han, leaving the gathered staff, Cheng Nan, and Zhuang Luo convinced he had lost his mind.
• Huo Yuchen told Han Liu to wait before turning down Xu Su’s engagements so he could ask Xu Su first.
• Fang Han threatened to beat Xu Su despite Cheng Nan’s attempt to stop him.
• Huo Yuchen confronted Fang Han and asked what he intended to do, then questioned Zhuang Luo.
• Huo Yuchen called Xu Su over, and Xu Su asked whether he had come to compete for the endorsement.

Xu Su exposed Fang Han and Zhuang Luo’s mistreatment of him, while Huo Yuchen made clear he was on Xu Su’s side. Huo Yuchen separated Fang Han’s proposed dinner apology from the matter at hand and prepared to address Xu Su’s false accusation and bullying.

• Xu Su told Huo Yuchen that Fang Han had demanded he share his endorsement with Zhuang Luo and give up the center position.
• Fang Han and Zhuang Luo claimed Xu Su had misunderstood, but Huo Yuchen pressed them about Fang Han’s threats and demands.
• Zhuang Luo took the blame, and Han Liu immediately challenged his account.
• Huo Yuchen sent the uninvolved people away and asked Xu Su whether he wanted to add anything; Xu Su declined.
• Fang Han offered to apologize over dinner, but Han Liu clarified that Huo Yuchen would address Xu Su’s mistreatment now and discuss the apology later.

Huo Yuchen forced Fang Han to make Zhuang Luo kowtow to him, then brought Xu Su back to the Manor. After Xu Su joked about his thank-you gift, Huo Yuchen hauled him into the Villa, and Xu Su later emerged with a tooth mark on his chin.

• Huo Yuchen ordered Zhuang Luo to kneel and kowtow to Fang Han ten times, and Zhuang Luo complied while resenting Xu Su.
• On the drive back, Han Liu introduced himself as Huo Yuchen's assistant, and Huo Yuchen clarified that Xu Su was not the one who could be fired.
• Cheng Nan told Xu Su that Fang Han had amended the contract, canceled the endorsements, and would still pay him in full.
• Huo Yuchen asked Xu Su for a thank-you gift, and Xu Su offered boiled water or a medium-well version.
• Huo Yuchen hauled Xu Su into the Villa, and Han Liu later noticed a tooth mark on Xu Su's chin.

Xu Su and Huo Yuchen learned that Yu Daniu was moving them to a survival variety show on a deserted island. When the other guests arrived, Xu Su discovered that Li Weizhou, Zhuang Luo, and Fang Han would be joining them.

• Xu Su complained about losing his chance to nap, and Huo Yuchen told him he could go back to sleep.
• Xu Su and Huo Yuchen received calls informing them that Yu Daniu had arranged for them to switch shows, leaving Xu Su furious about the island program’s living conditions.
• Yu Daniu explained that the six guests would spend a week on an unpowered deserted island and provide for themselves.
• Xu Su questioned why Huo Yuchen had agreed to go, and Huo Yuchen threatened to make him stop guessing about murder and dismemberment.
• Li Weizhou, Zhuang Luo, and Fang Han arrived, and Zhuang Luo greeted Huo Yuchen and Xu Su.