Chapter Summaries

After spending the night with Pei Yanchuan, Xu Wang went to work sore and embarrassed after accidentally entering the employee elevator and being caught by Sister Li and Jin Yu. He reviewed plans for Yu Yuan’s career and encouraged Jin Yu, then texted Pei Yanchuan while Pei’s unusually cheerful meeting continued.

• Xu Wang woke hungry and sore, and Pei Yanchuan carried him to wash up and fed him.
• Xu Wang went to work and accidentally entered the employee elevator, where Sister Li and Jin Yu caught him grimacing and leaning against the wall.
• Sister Li told Xu Wang that Yu Yuan’s court hearing was in two days and gave him a plan for her future career.
• Jin Yu thanked Xu Wang for entrusting him with the company’s star talent and vowed to take Actress Yan onto the international stage within two years.
• Xu Wang slumped over his desk and sent Pei Yanchuan a barrage of messages, while a meeting at Pei Corporation Group proceeded in an unusually cheerful atmosphere.

Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang exchanged affectionate messages during a meeting, and Pei Yanchuan arranged to bring him peach cake after work. Pei Yanchuan traded a point on a business deal with Jiang Xiujin to obtain Su Nan’s cake, then surprised Xu Wang with a Seasonal Limited Edition and shared a bite with him.

• Pei Yanchuan smiled at Xu Wang’s stickers and messages during a meeting, and their conversation ended with plans to go home together after he bought cake.
• Pei Yanchuan praised the Marketing Department’s proposal, leaving its manager excited to have earned his approval.
• Pei Yanchuan called Jiang Xiujin and offered him one percentage point on a land deal in exchange for a cake made by Su Nan; Su Nan agreed to sell it.
• Pei Yanchuan picked Xu Wang up after work and surprised him with a Seasonal Limited Edition peach cake.
• Xu Wang shared a spoonful of cake with Pei Yanchuan, who told him it was very sweet.

After Yu Yuan won his case against Zhong Ran, Xu Wang prepared to bathe Glutinous Rice at home. The bath turned chaotic, and when Pei Yanchuan rushed in, Glutinous Rice shook water all over him.

• Yu Yuan shared the result of the hearing, and fans congratulated him on winning against Zhong Ran.
• Xu Wang spoke with Sister Li about future arrangements, then began preparing to bathe Glutinous Rice.
• Xu Wang clipped Glutinous Rice’s nails and washed it, but Glutinous Rice repeatedly shook water and foam onto him.
• Glutinous Rice knocked over the basin, and Xu Wang ordered it to sit while he rinsed away the foam.
• Pei Yanchuan heard a crash and hurried into the bathroom, where Glutinous Rice shook water all over him.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan discussed Zhong Ran and Leng Yifan’s impending divorce, then prepared for the next recording of their show in W uquan Ancient Town. The other couples packed for the trip, while Qin Huai confiscated Gu Yunlan’s suitcase full of wish letters for the Twin Hearts Trees.

• Xu Wang read gossip about Zhong Ran and Leng Yifan’s suspected divorce, and Pei Yanchuan explained that they were headed to court because the Leng Family wanted Zhong Ran to leave with nothing.
• Xu Wang asked how Pei Yanchuan knew the details, and Pei Yanchuan admitted Assistant Yang had brought him information about the dispute.
• The show announced that its eighth episode would be filmed in W uquan Ancient Town, and Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan began packing extra clothes for the rainy weather.
• Qin Huai returned home to find three suitcases packed by Gu Yunlan and discovered that one was filled with wish letters, which he confiscated.
• Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi finished packing, and Xia Yu brought a notebook to record the local scenery and customs.

Jiang Xiubai searched for the Chinese-style outfit he planned to wear, while Yun Xi eagerly prepared for filming in W uquan Ancient Town. The guests boarded the bus for the new shoot, and Jiang Xiubai made his entrance dressed as if on a red carpet.

• Jiang Xiubai searched his closet for the outfit his mother had commissioned for his nineteenth birthday, and Su Nan and Jiang Xiujin agreed to ask Aunt Liu to retrieve it from cleaning.
• Yun Xi Xi was thrilled by the filming location and packed for the trip, though his excitement kept him awake until midnight.
• Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi boarded the bus first, followed by Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan, whose cloth bag puzzled Xia Yu.
• Yun Xi, then Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan, joined the bus; Pei Yanchuan gave Xu Wang soy milk and messaged the butler about Glutinous Rice.
• Jiang Xiubai arrived last, carrying himself like he was walking a red carpet and leaving the other guests bewildered.

The guests traveled to Wuqian Ancient Town on a private jet funded by Jiang Corporation, then settled into a traditional guesthouse. The next morning, the Production Team dressed them in period-inspired outfits for the livestream, where Xu Wang, Qin Huai, Yun Xi, and Xia Yu appeared first.

• Jiang Xiubai joined Yun Xi on the bus, and the director and assistant director boarded as the livestream began.
• At the airport, the director revealed that Jiang Corporation had provided a private jet for the trip, surprising Jiang Xiubai and the other guests.
• The guests flew to S City and arrived at a traditional guesthouse in Wuqian Ancient Town, where Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan chose a room overlooking the river.
• The Production Team split the guests into two groups for styling and costumes the following morning.
• Xia Yu, Yun Xi, Qin Huai, and Xu Wang emerged in period-inspired outfits, delighting the livestream viewers.

The couples emerged in period-inspired outfits and admired one another before the director gave each pair ten yuan to spend around town. When the director offered drawings of ways to earn more money, the guests struggled to understand what they depicted.

• Hou Yunqi and Jiang Xiubai appeared in matching black outfits, while Gu Yunlan wore a warlord uniform and Pei Yanchuan wore a waistcoat.
• Pei Yanchuan stared at Xu Wang, and Xu Wang teased him for looking dazzled.
• The director gave each pair a small pouch of spending money, which Yun Xi counted as ten yuan.
• The director explained that the pairs could earn more money at places around town and handed them his drawings.
• Xu Wang and the others examined the drawings, which showed a circle with a line, a triangle, and a little spoon, but they could not tell what they meant.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan discovered that the sugar-painting stall was a variety-show money-making location and learned they could earn travel funds by selling their creations. Pei Yanchuan quickly began making a kitten sugar painting, impressing Xu Wang and the stallholder.

• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan found a sugar-painting stall while exploring W uquan Ancient Town, and Xu Wang admired the old man's lifelike designs.
• Xu Wang realized they lacked enough money to buy a sugar painting, but the old man revealed that guests could earn travel funds by making and selling paintings at his stall.
• Pei Yanchuan asked about the earning limit, and the cameraman confirmed that each guest could make up to 500 yuan by selling ten sugar paintings.
• The old man explained how to prepare the syrup and demonstrated a rabbit and a kitten for Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan.
• Pei Yanchuan took a turn at the stall and quickly began shaping a kitten, drawing the focused attention of Xu Wang and the old man.

Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang made sugar paintings for customers at a stall and earned money. Afterward, Pei Yanchuan arranged for the elderly man to make Xu Wang a sugar painting of their dog, Glutinous Rice, and the two held hands while they watched.

• Pei Yanchuan told the elderly man about his art background and made sugar paintings alongside Xu Wang.
• The elderly man invited them to make simple designs for customers, and their sugar paintings quickly sold.
• Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi arrived, learned how the pair were earning money, and watched them work.
• The elderly man paid Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang ten 100-yuan notes for their paintings.
• Pei Yanchuan asked the elderly man to make Xu Wang a sugar painting of their dog, Glutinous Rice.
• Xu Wang hooked his pinkie around Pei Yanchuan's finger, and Pei Yanchuan interlaced their hands as the elderly man drew.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan shared a sweet kiss while Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai struggled to learn sugar painting. Qin Huai recognized the folding-fan stall as a possible way to earn money, and the elderly woman confirmed he was right.

• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan accepted a sugar painting from the old man while Yun Xi failed at making one and returned with Jiang Xiubai to ask for help.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan shared the sugar painting and kissed behind it, delighting the livestream viewers.
• Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai watched an elderly woman skillfully spin folding fans, and Gu Yunlan realized he did not have enough money to buy one.
• Qin Huai compared the fan stall to the director’s drawing and asked the elderly woman whether they could earn money there.
• The elderly woman confirmed that they could earn money at her stall, surprising Gu Yunlan.

Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan tried to earn travel money by learning a fan trick, while Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi explored the town and went looking for a way to make money. They found Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi struggling to draw sugar paintings, and the elderly man urged them to try another job.

• The elderly woman offered Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan 300 yuan each if they learned a simple folding-fan twirl; Qin Huai made progress while Gu Yunlan kept catching the fan.
• Xia Yu watched performances in the town square as Hou Yunqi peeled and fed him sugar-roasted chestnuts.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan arrived carrying local food, and Xu Wang told Xia Yu how he had found a place to earn money.
• Xia Yu pulled Hou Yunqi toward the sugar-painting spot, where they found Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi discouraged by their repeated attempts to draw animals.
• The elderly man examined their misshapen sugar painting and suggested they find another way to earn money.

Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi earned travel money making sugar paintings, while Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai struggled until a group of fans bought their deliberately unrecognizable designs. Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan enjoyed lunch, and Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan earned money at a folding-fan stall; Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai ended the chapter with 1,000 yuan in travel funds.

• Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi learned to make sugar paintings, and their steadier designs reassured the old stallholder that his teaching was not the problem.
• Xu Wang ordered an expensive lunch for himself and Pei Yanchuan, shared Longjing shrimp, and received crab meat that Pei Yanchuan had prepared for him.
• Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan completed the folding-fan sequence, and Qin Huai received an envelope containing 600 yuan.
• After selling six sugar paintings, Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi received 600 yuan, while Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai continued struggling to draw recognizable designs.
• A group of young people asked for sugar paintings that looked like nothing, bought ten from Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai, and took a group photo with them.
• The old stallholder gave Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai 1,000 yuan, leaving them delighted to finally have travel funds.

When rain sent Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan back to the guesthouse, they played gomoku while rain fell outside. Their conversation about Pei Yanchuan’s childhood revealed how heavily he had been pressured to excel from a young age.

• Xu Wang hurried Pei Yanchuan back to the guesthouse as rain began to fall.
• Xu Wang invited Pei Yanchuan to play gomoku, and they began a quiet game over tea.
• Xu Wang realized Pei Yanchuan’s skill gave him little chance of winning and asked whether he had studied gomoku.
• Pei Yanchuan said he had studied Go and chess, and Xu Wang wondered whether he had had time to play as a child.
• Pei Yanchuan recalled his packed childhood schedule and how he had been expected to excel at every subject.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan shared a flirtatious game of Gomoku before Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi joined them at the guesthouse. As the rain forced everyone indoors, Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai returned, followed later by Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai, who had walked through the downpour without noticing the umbrella stalls.

• Pei Yanchuan quietly helped Xu Wang find a winning move, and Xu Wang teased him for deliberately letting him win before they exchanged a private flirtatious promise.
• Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi arrived under an umbrella and found Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan sitting close together; Xia Yu excitedly joined them after they explained they were done.
• Xu Wang beat Xia Yu twice at Gomoku while Pei Yanchuan watched, leaving Xia Yu discouraged and Hou Yunqi comforting him.
• Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai returned to the guesthouse as the rain intensified, and Xia Yu noted that only Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai were still missing.
• Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai arrived soaked after covering their heads with their clothes, having passed several stalls selling umbrellas without noticing them.
• The director and assistant director came out of their room and changed the original plans because of the sudden rain.

The Production Team held a pajama tea party after suspending the afternoon livestream, and the guests appeared in outfits chosen through a hidden audience vote. The chapter ended with the director and assistant director joining the party in matching frog pajamas and comically oversized flippers.

• The director and assistant director suspended the afternoon livestream and arranged an evening pajama tea party.
• After the rain stopped, the Production Team prepared the living room and delivered mystery pajama boxes to each pair.
• Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi arrived in matching plaid pajamas, followed by Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan in gray pajamas and cute animal headbands.
• Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi came downstairs in bright red and green floral pajamas.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan arrived in matching-brand robes, with Pei Yanchuan wearing black silk and Xu Wang wearing dark blue.
• The director and assistant director entered in green frog pajamas and nearly tripped over their flippers as they walked toward the group.

The guests competed in a push-up guessing game, with the last-place team facing ten squats on acupressure mats. Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi guessed six words, and Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan raced through their clues before the chapter ended with Jiang Xiubai recognizing the cake shop Xu Wang liked as his sister-in-law’s.

• The director explained that each pair would play You Describe, I Guess while the guesser did push-ups with the describer sitting on their back, and announced an acupressure-mat punishment for last place.
• Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi went first, correctly guessing six words, including face-slapping and kindergarten.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan began their turn, quickly guessing first love, abs, and gossip through personal clues.
• Xu Wang described cake as something Pei Yanchuan brought him after work, and Pei Yanchuan listed his favorites, including Lucky Cake.
• Jiang Xiubai realized that Lucky Cake was the shop his sister-in-law had opened.

Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang took first place by guessing eight words, while Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai guessed seven. Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi solved two words but ran out of time, leaving the final standings undecided.

• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan guessed their eighth word just before the timer ended and took first place.
• Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai guessed seven words, including “tough guy,” during their turn.
• Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi guessed “Brother” as their first word.
• Yun Xi guided Jiang Xiubai to guess “Virgo” as their second word.
• The timer reached zero before Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi could attempt a third word.

After Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai answered only two questions, they faced the acupressure-mat punishment, where Jiang Xiubai endured ten squats while Yun Xi struggled through it. The guests then began the Ultimate Composure Test, and Xia Yu’s first attempt to distract Hou Yunqi made his heart rate jump from 80 to 100.

• Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai learned they had answered only two questions correctly and were sent to the acupressure mats.
• Yun Xi quickly fled the mats in pain, while Jiang Xiubai stubbornly stayed on them and completed ten squats after hearing that they could benefit the kidneys.
• The director introduced the Ultimate Composure Test, in which one partner tried to raise the seated partner’s heart rate above 120.
• Xia Yu sat Hou Yunqi on the meditation cushion, and Hou Yunqi’s heart rate began at 80.
• At Yun Xi’s request, Xia Yu called Hou Yunqi “Hubby,” raising his heart rate to 100.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan took part in the heart-rate challenge, with Xu Wang making Pei’s pulse rise through teasing affection. Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai began their round, which ended with Qin Huai trying to act cute and Gu Yunlan’s heart rate climbing after a sleeve tug.

• Xia Yu sat in Hou Yunqi’s lap, tugged his sleeve, and made his heart rate reach 120, ending their round.
• Xu Wang followed the group’s instructions to blow on Pei Yanchuan’s ear, but Pei calmed his rising heart rate with deep breaths.
• Xu Wang kissed Pei Yanchuan’s earlobe, raising his heart rate to 120 before Pei caught Xu Wang’s hands around his waist.
• Gu Yunlan took his place for the next round, and Qin Huai asked how to act cute before gently tugging his sleeve.
• Qin Huai told Gu Yunlan that he was wonderful and that he liked him today.

The guests competed in a self-control challenge, with Yun Xi and Jiang Xiubai’s affectionate exchange pushing Jiang Xiubai’s heart rate over the limit. The director announced that Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai had come in last and would face the punishment.

• Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan’s turn ended when Gu Yunlan’s heart rate climbed past 120, and Qin Huai expected them to finish last.
• Jiang Xiubai’s heart rate rose above 100 before his turn began, then climbed to 112 when Yun Xi called him “Brother.”
• At Qin Huai’s urging, Yun Xi hugged Jiang Xiubai’s arm and called him “Brother” again, pushing Jiang Xiubai’s heart rate to 125.
• Jiang Xiujin and Su Nan watched the livestream and teased each other about Jiang Xiujin’s own past romantic gestures.
• The director announced that Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai had finished last by just five seconds and would take the punishment.