Recaps

Pei Yanchuan and the others rejected the production team's costly offer to contact their partners, while Xu Wang escaped his guards and ran into the peach grove. As Xu Wang prepared to leave and find Pei Yanchuan, someone nearby peppered him with curious questions.

• Pei Yanchuan headed for the cottage door without hearing the assistant director's sales pitch, and Gu Yunlan and Hou Yunqi left after learning the thousand-yuan offer was only a phone call to their partners.
• Xu Wang sprinted past two guards at the river pavilion, escaped into the peach grove, and lost them among its winding paths.
• The guards called the director to report Xu Wang's escape, startling him awake and leaving him stunned.
• Xu Wang strolled through the peach grove and began heading for its exit to look for Pei Yanchuan.
• A curious voice asked Xu Wang whether the production team had arranged for him to kill hostages, how much he was worth, and whether he was tired.

Xu Wang escaped his captors and reunited with Xia Yu, who had freed himself despite being tied to a chair. Pei Yanchuan followed clues to an empty pavilion, then changed course and went with Hou Yunqi toward the orchard.

• Xu Wang ran from the two men guarding Xia Yu and escaped them in the orchard.
• Xia Yu tipped himself forward with the chair on his back, followed Xu Wang, and caught up with him.
• Xu Wang untied Xia Yu, and the two discussed their next move.
• The men in black returned to find Xia Yu gone and reported the escape to the director.
• Pei Yanchuan used three clues to locate the riverside pavilion, but found it empty and left.
• Pei Yanchuan encountered Hou Yunqi on the way back and decided to accompany him to the orchard.

Xu Wang and Xia Yu hid in a tree from approaching footsteps, where Xu Wang spotted Pei Yanchuan and jumped into his arms. The other contestants continued their challenges while Yun Xi waited at the village chief’s house for the remaining pair to finish.

• Xu Wang led Xia Yu to a plane tree and helped him climb onto a branch to hide from the approaching group.
• Xu Wang caught Xia Yu when he nearly fell, then leaped from the tree into Pei Yanchuan’s arms when he saw him arrive.
• Pei Yanchuan checked that Xu Wang was unharmed, and Xu Wang told him he had been scared and unable to find him.
• Gu Yunlan completed all three challenges and gave Qin Huai the envelope of money, which Qin Huai confirmed was intact.
• Leng Yifan remained stuck on the physical challenge, while Zhong Ran waited in a guarded courtyard and Yun Xi complained that the remaining pair was delaying lunch.

The guests returned to the city after filming the first episode, where fans greeted them with teasing chants and enthusiastic support. Yun Xi was surprised to discover that fans had already given him the nickname “little fake-sweetheart baby.”

• Yun Xi ate with Xu Wang, while Pei Yanchuan set peeled crayfish in front of Xu Wang.
• The guests arrived in the city, and Gu Yunlan’s fans teased him about dieting and his next drama.
• Zhong Ran’s fans cheered for him and Leng Yifan as they left in a vintage car, while the livestream comments argued over the guests’ popularity.
• Xia Yu’s fans demanded updates from his novel pen name, making Xia Yu hide in Hou Yunqi’s arms as they hurried away.
• Xu Wang’s fans praised his athletic skills, so he covered Pei Yanchuan’s ears and rushed him toward their car.
• Yun Xi’s fans called him a fake-sweetheart and praised his eating, leaving him bewildered as his manager approached.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan grew closer after Xu Wang bumped his head, sharing a kiss and spending the rest of the evening fooling around. Xu Wang ended the night eating light food instead of the braised pork he wanted, after Pei Yanchuan promised to make it tomorrow.

• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan accidentally collided, leaving Xu Wang with a swollen bump on his forehead.
• Pei Yanchuan fetched an ice pack and gently treated Xu Wang's injury, and Xu Wang kissed him.
• Pei Yanchuan kissed Xu Wang back, and they embraced and fooled around until late at night.
• Xu Wang realized he had a bump while Pei Yanchuan's chin was unharmed and grumbled about the apparent bug.
• Pei Yanchuan served Xu Wang light dishes instead of braised pork, promising to cook it the next day, and Xu Wang teasingly threatened him.

Pei Yanchuan used Pei Yan’s family’s losses to buy properties for Xu Wang, while Xu Wang realized Pei Yan was behind a coming scandal and went to Pei Corporation. He arrived carrying an expensive outfit for Pei Yanchuan and was greeted by excited employees as the boss’s wife.

• Pei Yanchuan learned that his father, Mu Tingting, Pei Feng, and Pei Yan had been escorted out of Pei Corporation after losing about one billion, and he revealed he had bought his father’s properties and gifted them to Xu Wang.
• Xu Wang saw a trending video of the family causing a scene and remembered that Pei Yan had arranged a plot to damage Pei Yanchuan’s reputation.
• Xu Wang bought Pei Yanchuan an expensive black suit designed to be worn without anything underneath, then headed to Pei Corporation.
• Xiao Li recognized Xu Wang as the boss’s wife and escorted him to Pei Yanchuan’s private elevator.
• Xiao Zhu announced Xu Wang’s arrival in the employees-only group chat, prompting excited reactions from the staff and confusion from Assistant Yang.

Xu Wang visited Pei Yanchuan at work, where Pei gave him a property agreement and his salary card. After Xu sent Pei to change clothes, Miao Yi injected himself with a painful drug, recalling how a mysterious woman had offered him a deal.

• Assistant Yang welcomed Xu Wang to the top floor and escorted him to Pei Yanchuan's office.
• Xu Wang found an agreement transferring several properties to him, and Pei explained that he had bought them cheaply from his father's family.
• Pei persuaded Xu to sign the agreement and handed him a black card, saying he was giving him his salary; Xu accepted it.
• Xu gave Pei an outfit to try on and sent him to the lounge while he waited in the office.
• Miao Yi injected himself with a drug in a restroom stall and remembered that a woman had approached him after he lost his café job and offered him a deal.

Xu Wang caught Miao Yi entering Pei Yanchuan’s office with coffee and discovered a needle mark on his neck, prompting Pei Yanchuan to have Miao Yi taken for an examination. After the threat was removed, Xu Wang stayed with Pei Yanchuan at work and posted a photo of him online.

• Miao Yi entered Pei Yanchuan’s unlocked office with coffee, expecting to find him alone, but found Xu Wang waiting instead.
• Xu Wang confronted Miao Yi for entering his husband’s office and noticed a needle mark on his neck.
• Pei Yanchuan came out of the lounge, pulled Xu Wang protectively close, and ordered Assistant Yang to take Miao Yi to the hospital and investigate how he entered the company.
• Xu Wang reassured Pei Yanchuan, stayed with him while he worked, and secretly photographed him.
• Xu Wang posted Pei Yanchuan’s photo online, where commenters praised his looks and joked about his wife keeping him company.

Xu Wang’s selfie post drew huge attention, prompting the director to call him and increase the production’s cash prize. That night, trending searches accused Pei Yanchuan of an office romance and called his marriage scripted, leaving Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan facing a sudden scandal.

• Xu Wang posted another selfie, and his post quickly surpassed a million likes and comments.
• The director learned that Xu Wang’s post had brought attention to the show and decided to add fifty thousand yuan to the production’s cash prize.
• The director called Xu Wang in an unusually flattering voice, and Xu Wang later told Pei Yanchuan about the strange call.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan bought a small cake on their way home and spent the night together.
• Trending searches appeared accusing Pei Yanchuan of an office romance and calling his marriage scripted, while Assistant Yang called him with news.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan watched the scandal over their photo unravel as a recording exposed Pei Yan and a fan video revealed that the man in Pei Yanchuan’s arms was Xu Wang. The controversy faded, and they went to bed before shopping together and filming the show’s second episode.

• Pei Yanchuan told Xu Wang that Miao Yi had identified the mastermind and handed over a recording, and Assistant Yang began carrying out Pei Yanchuan’s instructions.
• Zhong Ran considered posting in support of Pei Yanchuan, but his manager told him the Pei Corporation’s public relations team had already changed the trending topics.
• New trending topics revealed a legal notice and a recording of Pei Yan, shifting attention to the fabricated scandal and its cause.
• Gossip Little Doubao compared the photos and showed that Xu Wang was the person in Pei Yanchuan’s arms, prompting fans to celebrate the couple’s photo.
• Xu Wang liked Little Doubao’s video, then Pei Yanchuan held him as they said good night ahead of their shopping trip and the show’s second episode.

The guests traveled to S City for the second episode and discovered that the production had upgraded its transport and accommodations, while Yun Xi accidentally turned his hair green and became a trending topic. The group arrived at a luxurious seaside villa, where they wondered whether the director had been replaced or possessed.

• Xia Yu doubted the director's motives for chartering a plane, while Hou Yunqi reassured him, and Qin Huai teased Gu Yunlan about drooling in his sleep.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan noticed Yun Xi's hair glowing green, and Yun Xi realized he had mistaken glitter for hair product and sprinkled it on himself.
• Yun Xi's green hair became a trending topic and inspired his first meme, prompting his manager to discover the online commotion.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan arrived in matching floral shirts and noticed the production had arranged branded minivans for the guests.
• The guests reached a three-story seaside villa and joked that the director had acquired a Tycoon System, making the director nearly trip.

Zheng Weiguang, Qu Rou, and Tian Xiaowu arrived as guest stars, and Xu Wang realized their public image concealed affairs and other secrets. Yun Xi acted nervously around the guests, and the chapter ended as the cast prepared for a couples’ water-balloon competition.

• Director Zheng introduced Zheng Weiguang, Qu Rou, and Tian Xiaowu as the episode’s guest stars.
• Xu Wang recognized Tian Xiaowu as Zheng Weiguang’s lover and recalled that Qu Rou also had secrets of her own.
• Yun Xi hid behind Xu Wang, and Xu Wang noticed Zheng Weiguang and Qu Rou watching Yun Xi with unfriendly looks.
• At lunch, Qu Rou placed a shrimp on Yun Xi’s plate, leaving him visibly nervous and deepening Xu Wang’s suspicion that Yun Xi knew something.
• The director announced a three-stage water-balloon competition, pairing married couples and teaming Tian Xiaowu with Yun Xi.

The guests competed for wildcard cards by carrying water balloons through three stages, and Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan took the lead with careful teamwork. The chapter ended when Xia Yu fell on the final mat and his balloon slid beneath Leng Yifan, who burst it by sitting on it.

• The director explained that wildcard cards could let groups swap tasks or rewards, and then started the competition.
• Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi failed to carry their balloon between their chests, while Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan discovered they could carry theirs between their cheeks and cleared the first stage first.
• At the second stage, Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan followed Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan’s method, and Gu Yunlan got drenched by a swinging balloon; Xu Wang later worked out the obstacle’s rhythm and helped Pei Yanchuan cross safely.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan reached the slippery final mat in first place, followed by Yun Xi and Tian Xiaowu, Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan, Zheng Weiguang and Qu Rou, Zhong Ran and Leng Yifan, and Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi.
• Xia Yu fell on the mat, and his balloon slid beneath Leng Yifan, who burst it when he sat down; Xia Yu reached out and lamented, “My balloon!”

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan overheard Yun Xi discussing his future on the show, then learned that Zheng Weiguang and Qu Rou had offered Yun Xi hush money. Yun Xi revealed that both of them had tried to make him their lover, leaving Pei Yanchuan with information about the couple’s misconduct.

• Pei Yanchuan caught Xu Wang when he slipped on the soapy mat, and they finished the obstacle course in first place.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan received Wildcard Cards with the other top-three contestants.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan encountered Qu Rou downstairs, then overheard Yun Xi tell his manager he wanted to stop filming.
• Yun Xi panicked when Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan found him in the kitchen and explained that he had bank cards on the table.
• Yun Xi told Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan that Zheng Weiguang and Qu Rou had both tried to keep him as a lover and had brought him hush money.

Pei Yanchuan decided to find evidence to remove Zheng Weiguang and Tian Xiaowu from the show after Yun Xi fled their confrontation. The director then announced a penalty-heavy flexibility game, and Xu Wang switched places with Pei Yanchuan after Zhong Ran approached him.

• Pei Yanchuan apologized to Xu Wang for his intimidating presence, while Yun Xi refused to take the money he called illicit funds and ran away.
• Pei Yanchuan told Xu Wang he would find evidence and kick the culprits out.
• At breakfast, Qin Huai eyed Zheng Weiguang and Tian Xiaowu with disgust, while Gu Yunlan served him sweetened porridge.
• The director introduced a pair-based flexibility game with cash penalties for the three lowest-ranking pairs, and Pei Yanchuan's stare made the director protest.
• Zhong Ran approached Pei Yanchuan before the game, so Xu Wang switched places with Pei Yanchuan, leaving Zhong Ran visibly stiff.

Xu Wang challenged Zhong Ran’s claims about his childhood connection to Pei Yanchuan during a livestream, while viewers debated their families’ history. During a game, Pei Yanchuan showed off his closeness with Xu Wang by revealing that Xu Wang had cooked him dinners for a week, leaving the final contestants struggling to hold their positions.

• Xu Wang questioned Zhong Ran’s claim that he and Pei Yanchuan had been childhood neighbors, and Zhong Ran clarified that his family had lived next to Pei Yanchuan’s uncle.
• Livestream viewers discussed Pei Yanchuan’s estrangement from his father and the history of his family.
• The contestants played a physical game in which they folded down fingers when others named things they had done, and Hou Yunqi and Gu Yunlan were eliminated.
• Pei Yanchuan revealed that Xu Wang had cooked him dinners with love for an entire week, prompting Zheng Weiguang and Leng Yifan to concede.
• Tian Xiaowu admitted he was at a disadvantage without a partner, and Yun Xi gave up as the game reached its final showdown.

With the broadcast on a half-day break, Xu Wang and Yun Xi livestreamed together and played a mobile game, where Xu Wang quickly revealed his exceptional skill. Their stream ended with both of them hearing a strange laugh from upstairs.

• Xu Wang let Pei Yanchuan sleep while he went downstairs and met the newly awakened Yun Xi.
• Yun Xi started a livestream, and Xu Wang appeared on camera as viewers showered the stream with gifts.
• Yun Xi challenged Xu Wang to a game, claiming he could carry him, and the two began playing on the livestream.
• Xu Wang repeatedly rescued himself from danger and scored ten kills while Yun Xi kept getting eliminated.
• Yun Xi stared at Xu Wang in surprise as viewers praised his skill, and they both heard laughter coming from upstairs.

Xu Wang and Yun Xi caught Zheng Weiguang and Tian Xiaowu discussing their affair and Zheng’s plan to leave Qu Rou with nothing in a divorce. Yun Xi’s livestream broadcast the conversation to millions, and the scandal erupted as Zheng and Tian fled.

• Xu Wang and Yun Xi went upstairs after hearing laughter and found Tian Xiaowu embracing Zheng Weiguang.
• Tian Xiaowu praised Zheng as he explained that he planned to use evidence against Qu Rou to take the assets and present himself as the victim in their divorce.
• Yun Xi accidentally made a noise, and Zheng Weiguang caught him and Xu Wang listening.
• Zheng claimed Tian had nearly slipped, but Xu Wang revealed that Yun Xi’s livestream had already shown their conversation to millions of viewers.
• Zheng hurried away to make a call, while Tian trembled and Yun Xi watched viewers react to the scandal.

After scandals involving Zheng Weiguang, Qu Rou, and Tian Xiaowu erupted, the show continued with a mascot-finding game. Pei Yanchuan and the other partners were sent to Starsea Bay in costumes, and Xu Wang set out to find his husband.

• Xu Wang told Pei Yanchuan about the scandal, while the director issued a statement threatening contractual penalties against the people involved.
• Zheng Weiguang, Qu Rou, and Tian Xiaowu faced mounting revelations online, and their agencies and brand sponsors abandoned them as they incurred huge penalties.
• The next morning, Pei Yanchuan, Hou Yunqi, Gu Yunlan, and Leng Yifan chose mascot costumes and went to Starsea Bay for the show's activity.
• Xu Wang woke to find Pei Yanchuan gone, then discovered an envelope explaining that his husband had been cursed into a mascot and that he had to find him and place a heart sticker on him.

Xu Wang searched Starsea Bay for the show's special guest and found Pei Yanchuan in a fox mascot costume. After Pei Yanchuan hugged a little girl, he opened his arms toward Xu Wang, seeming to offer him a hug too.

• Xu Wang and the others arrived at Starsea Bay and split up to search for the special guest.
• Xu Wang spotted a fox mascot standing apart from the other costumed characters, while Pei Yanchuan slowly made his way toward him inside the costume.
• A little girl asked the fox mascot for a hug, and Pei Yanchuan picked her up and gently swung her before setting her down.
• Xu Wang laughed at Pei Yanchuan's stiff mascot movements, and Pei Yanchuan came over and opened his arms toward him.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan shared a sweet moment in mascot costumes as Xu Wang told the children about the people they loved. Meanwhile, Xia Yu recognized Hou Yunqi at the dessert cart, making them the second pair to find their partner.

• Pei Yanchuan lifted Xu Wang in his fox mascot costume, and Xu Wang told the children he was happy because Pei Yanchuan was the most important person in his life.
• Xu Wang encouraged the children to run to their loved ones for hugs, then privately told Pei Yanchuan that he must have been happy too.
• Xu Wang stuck a heart sticker on Pei Yanchuan's mascot head, and Pei Yanchuan admitted he had been happy before hugging him.
• Xia Yu ordered ice cream from Hou Yunqi, who was disguised in a bear costume, and kept asking for more without recognizing him.
• Xia Yu realized the bear was Hou Yunqi, stuck his heart sticker on Hou Yunqi's palm, and became the second person to find his partner.

The guests completed the rescue task, with Xu Wang, Xia, and Qin Huai finding their partners while Zhong Ran and Yun Xi failed. Jiang Xiubai arrived as the special guest, and Xu Wang learned that he was an alpha from the Jiang family who was connected to Pei Yanchuan.

• Qin Huai caught Gu Yunlan sneaking scallops and punished him by adding salad while cutting his fruit rations in half.
• Zhong Ran struggled to find Leng Yifan, who had been waiting in a rabbit costume at the entrance.
• Yun Xi played in the waves and failed to notice a cartoon seal watching him from the sea.
• The director announced that Xu Wang, Xia, and Qin Huai had rescued their partners, while Zhong Ran and Yun Xi had not; Leng Yifan then removed his rabbit head.
• Jiang Xiubai emerged from the sea in a wetsuit and seal head, and Yun Xi regretted not trying harder to find his partner.
• Pei Yanchuan recognized Jiang Xiubai as the Jiang family's youngest son and an alpha, prompting Xu Wang to wonder why he had not appeared in the original novel.

The guests completed their punishments and competed in a ring toss game to win ingredients for a barbecue, with Xu Wang, Pei Yanchuan, and Jiang Xiubai scoring notable hits. After every pair secured some food, the chapter ended with the group on a dark, quiet beach at night.

• Jiang Xiubai and Leng Yifan carried their partners while completing the witch's punishment, and Jiang Xiubai finished first.
• During the break, Yun Xi admitted he was genuinely shy around Jiang Xiubai, while Pei Yanchuan reassured Xu Wang about Yun Xi's teasing.
• Xu Wang landed a ring around the seafood platter on his first throw, surprising the director and exciting the livestream audience.
• Pei Yanchuan landed a ring on Xu Wang's second attempt, while Qin Huai won chicken wings and Jiang Xiubai scored a prize for Yun Xi.
• Every pair won food for the barbecue, and the guests gathered on the beach as night fell.

During a beach barbecue, the group played truth or dare and answered questions about their relationships. Xu Wang revealed that although their elders introduced him and Pei Yanchuan, they fell in love at first sight, leaving Zhong Ran’s attempt to embarrass them unsuccessful.

• Pei Yanchuan opened Xu Wang’s soda bottle for him, drawing amused reactions from the group and livestream viewers.
• Xia Yu suggested truth or dare, and the group rearranged their seats before spinning a bottle to choose players.
• Qin Huai chose truth and said he was first attracted to Gu Yunlan’s looks, then his earning ability, before falling in love with him.
• Zhong Ran confirmed that he and Leng Yifan had dated for several years after meeting at university and sharing a club.
• Zhong Ran asked Xu Wang whether he and Pei Yanchuan had married because their elders requested it, and Xu Wang said their elders introduced them but they fell in love at first sight.

At the beach barbecue, Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang’s affection drew attention while Jiang Xiubai reacted angrily to Yun Xi’s answer about never having dated. Back at the villa, Pei Yanchuan’s family planned to use Xu Wang to regain their former wealth, while Pei Yanchuan gave Xu Wang a matching shell bracelet before they left for home.

• Pei Yanchuan held Xu Wang close, and the guests and livestream viewers watched their affectionate gestures.
• Qin Huai asked Yun Xi whether he had ever dated; Yun Xi said he had not, and Jiang Xiubai crushed his soda can while watching him.
• After the barbecue, Pei Yan urged her parents to pursue Xu Wang, and Pei's father agreed to risk everything despite Pei Feng’s disapproval.
• Pei Yanchuan packed for the trip home and fastened one of the matching shell bracelets around Xu Wang’s wrist while he slept.
• Xu Wang woke, noticed his bracelet matched Pei Yanchuan’s, and asked when Pei Yanchuan had bought them.