Recaps

The guests dressed their pets in homemade outfits, then took them down a makeshift runway before sharing a feast. Later, Yan Ningke called Shao Ke, but hung up when Shao Ke turned their teasing conversation into an explicit invitation.

• The guests finished dressing their pets in awkward homemade outfits, and the production team made them parade the animals on a runway at the village entrance.
• Azina danced for the villagers during the show, while Song Chunan shyly moved to the music before hurrying offstage.
• The guests returned to the bamboo grove cottage for a feast, then ended the livestream and went to their rooms for the night.
• Yan Ningke called Shao Ke and complained that filming was tiring, while Shao Ke told him he could come back if he wanted to quit.
• Yan Ningke bragged that he could keep working, but Shao Ke made an explicit innuendo that prompted Yan Ningke to hang up.

Yan Ningke and the other guests caught fish for the dogs’ snack hampers, then headed to the market to sell them. Yan Ningke joked that his dog Lars belonged to a wealthy family, sparking an argument among viewers about whether he was rich.

• The director assigned the guests to catch thirty fish each and sell them at the town market to win a snack hamper for their dogs.
• The guests left the dogs playing together in the courtyard, and Lars refused to leave Yan Ningke when it was time to go.
• Yan Ningke and the other guests caught fish in the pond, then helped Azina finish catching hers.
• Yan Ningke rode to the market with Xiao Jingzhan because Lars would not leave Yeye, and the two men joked about their dogs marrying into wealthy families.
• Viewers argued over whether Yan Ningke was a rich young master, and one commenter threatened to deny face-value tickets to anyone who insulted them.

Lin Yechen used Shao Corporation’s hired commenters to overwhelm online criticism while Yan Ningke and Xiao Jingzhan sold their fish together at the market. After Yan Ningke received an enthusiastic response from fans, he returned to find Xiao Jingzhan confronting a woman whose son had hurt the dog.

• Lin Yechen monitored the livestream and watched Shao Corporation’s hired commenters crush online demands for accountability.
• Yan Ningke proposed that he and Xiao Jingzhan sell their fish together, and they set up a stall with fish priced below the market rate.
• Fans bought the fish and asked Xiao Jingzhan and Yan Ningke for photos; one girl praised Yan Ningke and left him feeling moved by his supporters.
• Yan Ningke and Xiao Jingzhan sold out of fish, and Yan Ningke cleaned the borrowed equipment before heading back.
• Yan Ningke heard Lars barking and crying, then found Xiao Jingzhan examining the dog’s injured ear while arguing with a woman whose son had pulled it.

After a boy yanked Yeye’s fur, his mother insulted Xiao Jingzhan and the people defending him, sparking a brawl of accusations in the vegetable market. Yan Ningke arrived, calmed Lars, confronted the boy and his mother, and revealed that the incident had been recorded for a show.

• A little boy pulled Yeye’s fur, and Xiao Jingzhan slapped the boy’s hand to make him let go.
• The boy’s mother berated Xiao Jingzhan and insulted a fan and a nearby vendor, provoking the market crowd.
• The boy threatened to pull out all of Yeye’s fur, and Xiao Jingzhan warned him off as the market descended into chaos.
• Yan Ningke arrived, soothed Lars, and learned from Xiao Jingzhan that Yeye had lost fur and was frightened.
• Yan Ningke questioned the boy and rebuked his mother for her behavior and parenting.
• Yan Ningke told the woman that the incident had been recorded because they were filming a show.

Yan Ningke confronted the woman in the yellow dress for her son injuring Yeye and insulting Xiao Jingzhan, then revealed that the incident was being livestreamed. After she fled, Yan Ningke checked on Yeye and Xiao Jingzhan thanked him, while Yan Ningke joked that he had defended his Lars.

• Yan Ningke rebuked the woman in the yellow dress and explained that her actions had been captured during the shoot.
• Yan Ningke revealed that the show was livestreaming, and Xiao Jingzhan's fans showed the woman the broadcast.
• Yan Ningke said they would report her and her son to the police, and she fled with her child.
• Yan Ningke checked Yeye's swollen injury while the cameraman contacted the director and a veterinarian.
• Xiao Jingzhan's fans praised Yan Ningke and left, and Xiao Jingzhan thanked him for standing up for them.
• Yan Ningke joked that Yeye was too cute to let anyone bully and that he could not let his Lars lose face.

After Yeye was checked by a vet, Xiao Jingzhan took the frightened dog back to the Bamboo Grove Courtyard, and filming continued without them. Yan Ningke returned with a dejected Lars and comforted him by praising how he had controlled himself during the danger.

• The vet found that Yeye had no serious injuries, so the director suspended Yeye's filming and arranged for Xiao Jingzhan to take him back to the Bamboo Grove Courtyard.
• Xiao Jingzhan thanked Yan Ningke and asked for his contact information before leaving with Yeye.
• Yan Ningke ate at Old Xu Noodle Shop, where the owner gave Lars extra beef and asked Yan Ningke for an autograph for his daughter.
• Yan Ningke returned to the Bamboo Grove Courtyard with Lars, who refused his favorite beef jerky and stayed dispirited.
• Yan Ningke praised Lars for warning the boy and controlling himself instead of fighting, and Lars perked up at his words.

Yan Ningke recounted how he had handled the altercation with a mother and her son, then urged viewers to leave the matter to the police. When filming ended early, he learned Shao Ke had arranged for Uncle Zhang to take him home that evening, and Yan Ningke smiled as he thought of him fondly.

• Lars eagerly ate the beef jerky while Yan Ningke fell asleep beside him.
• After Deng Changjun and the others returned, Yan Ningke described the morning's confrontation and explained how he had dealt with the child.
• Azina criticized the mother and son, while Yan Ningke told viewers not to harass or expose them and to wait for the police's decision.
• The production team ended filming early, and Yan Ningke prepared to leave with Lars.
• Uncle Zhang told Yan Ningke that Shao Ke had arranged for him to be picked up that day, making Yan Ningke realize Shao Ke had quietly planned for his return.

Yan Ningke returned to the villa and realized he felt hurt when he saw Shao Ke and Lars together, but Shao Ke welcomed him home and later surprised him with a box of snacks. Meanwhile, Yan Ningke’s popularity grew after the livestream, and his new fans and other fan groups defended him online while he slept.

• Yan Ningke watched Shao Ke and Lars reunite and realized he felt hurt because he feared he did not belong.
• Shao Ke invited Yan Ningke home, and Yan Ningke clasped his outstretched hand.
• Yan Ningke ate dinner with Shao Ke and happily opened a large box of snacks Shao Ke had bought for him.
• Qiao Xi released Yan Ningke’s portraits, prompting new fans to call for him to join the show regularly.
• Trolls criticized Yan Ningke, but Xiao Jingzhan’s fans and other supporters defended him in an online battle.
• Yan Ningke woke up the next morning and lingered in bed, trying to suppress his desire for Shao Ke.

Yan Ningke took Lars to the pet salon, where fans recognized him and posted photos of him online. Shao Ke chose to support Yan Ningke’s public career, though his irritation resurfaced when Yan Ningke came home with fruit tea.

• Shao Ke left the bathroom in a foul mood and avoided Yan Ningke at breakfast.
• Yan Ningke took Lars to the pet salon and met three fans while buying fruit tea; he posed for photos and promised to share news of future appearances on Weibo.
• Lars recoiled from a pug at the salon, and the fans later took photos of Yan Ningke walking him.
• Lin Yechen showed Shao Ke the fans’ photos, and Shao Ke decided to leave them online while watching out for trolls and supporting Yan Ningke’s career.
• Yan Ningke offered Shao Ke fruit tea, but Shao Ke took the extra cup away and told Aunt An to remove it.

Yan Ningke joked that Shao Ke was dying, then learned that Shao Yu had invited him to visit a new golf club and agreed to go. After lunch, Shao Ke teased Yan Ningke until he got flustered, and Yan Ningke ended the chapter alone in his bathroom, lamenting his lack of self-control.

• Shao Ke offered Yan Ningke a tablet of outfits and explained that Shao Yu had invited him to the new golf club that day.
• Yan Ningke agreed to go, and Shao Ke ordered every outfit on the tablet without waiting for him to choose.
• Yan Ningke ate a large lunch, and Auntie An joked that he was still growing.
• Shao Ke teased Yan Ningke about whether he could still grow, then told him to be good and stop acting cute.
• After Auntie An returned to the dining room and found them gone, Yan Ningke finished in the downstairs bathroom and lamented his lack of self-control.

Yan Ningke received a lavish wardrobe from Shao Ke and tried on a new outfit, while Shao Ke encouraged him to choose whatever he liked. The chapter ended with Yan Ningke kissing Shao Ke’s palm and Shao Ke saying he was honored to spoil him.

• Aunt An told Yan Ningke that his clothes had arrived, and he found the living room filled with clothing racks, boxes, and shoes brought by Lin Yechen.
• Yan Ningke tried on a punk-style outfit and asked Shao Ke what he thought; Shao Ke said it suited him and told him to wear it when they went out.
• Shao Ke ordered Uncle Zhang to turn the room beside Yan Ningke’s bedroom into a dressing room and stopped Yan Ningke from helping move the new clothes.
• Yan Ningke struggled to choose among the limited-edition shoes, and Shao Ke told him to pick whatever he liked or ask for more.
• Yan Ningke kissed Shao Ke’s palm and said Shao Ke was going to spoil him, and Shao Ke replied that it was his honor.

Shao Ke and Yan Ningke attended the club’s opening banquet with Lars, where Shao Ke’s friends saw how differently he treated Yan Ningke and the dog. Ji Wensheng spotted the group together and wondered whether he might have belonged among them if he had chosen Shao Ke instead of Shao Yang.

• Yan Ningke persuaded Shao Ke to let Lars come along to the banquet, and the three arrived at the club together.
• Wen Shaoyu and Si Yanzhuo greeted them, and Yan Ningke challenged Wen Shaoyu to a game of pool.
• Si Yanzhuo saw Shao Ke get up from his wheelchair, but Yan Ningke and Wen Shaoyu appeared not to notice.
• Yan Ningke lost three pool games to Wen Shaoyu, then joined the group on the golf course, where Lars proved better than him at retrieving balls.
• Shao Ke offered to have someone teach Yan Ningke golf and told Lars not to pant beside him, prompting Wen Shaoyu to notice the difference in his treatment of them.
• Ji Wensheng arrived with friends, saw Shao Ke laughing with Si Yanzhuo and Wen Shaoyu, and wondered if he could have been part of their circle had he chosen Shao Ke.

Ji Wensheng confronted Shao Ke and accused Yan Ningke of being Shao Yang’s pawn, sent to seduce and disgrace him. Shao Ke demanded to know who had told Ji Wensheng that, leaving the accusation hanging.

• Ji Wensheng watched Shao Ke with Yan Ningke and realized he was jealous of the attention Yan Ningke received.
• Si Yanzhuo teased Shao Ke about Ji Wensheng being his childhood sweetheart, but Shao Ke denied that Ji Wensheng was his ex.
• Ji Wensheng approached Shao Ke and appealed to their childhood bond, but Shao Ke remained focused on Yan Ningke.
• Ji Wensheng insulted Yan Ningke and nearly revealed what Shao Yang supposedly wanted, prompting Shao Ke and Si Yanzhuo to press him.
• Wen Shaoyu joined Si Yanzhuo in intimidating Ji Wensheng, who then claimed Shao Yang had sent Yan Ningke to seduce Shao Ke and ruin his reputation.
• Shao Ke asked Ji Wensheng who had told him Yan Ningke was Shao Yang’s pawn.

Yan Ningke defended his relationship with Shao Ke, struck Ji Wensheng, and later joined a card game at Wen Shaoyu's event. After leaving to wash his face, Yan Ningke was suddenly pulled into a private room.

• Yan Ningke admitted he was pursuing Shao Ke and rebuked Ji Wensheng for his relationship with Shao Yang.
• Ji Wensheng tried to hit Yan Ningke, but Yan Ningke stopped him and slapped him; Wen Shaoyu then had a bodyguard escort Ji Wensheng away.
• Yan Ningke ate with Shao Ke, Wen Shaoyu, and Si Yanzhuo, then played cards and lost his chips, so Shao Ke offered to cover his losses.
• A guest pressured Yan Ningke to smoke, and Wen Shaoyu silenced him by tossing him a lighter and telling him to smoke more himself.
• Yan Ningke left the card game to wash his face, and someone suddenly pulled him into a private room as he passed.

Yan Ningke acted jealous of Shao Ke and seduced him after a night out, then woke the next morning embarrassed by how thoroughly Shao Ke had turned the tables on him. The two returned to their usual teasing as Yan Ningke went downstairs for breakfast.

• Yan Ningke kissed Shao Ke in private and told him he was jealous, while Shao Ke accepted his punishment.
• Wen Shaoyu called to ask where Shao Ke had gone, and Shao Ke abruptly ended the call when Yan Ningke distracted him.
• Yan Ningke asked Shao Ke whether he liked being called “big brother,” and Shao Ke said he liked hearing it from Yan Ningke.
• Shao Ke carried the drunk Yan Ningke home, and Yan Ningke invited him to fulfill his wish somewhere else.
• Yan Ningke woke in Shao Ke’s room and recalled how Shao Ke had teased him through the night.
• Yan Ningke changed and went downstairs for breakfast, where he traded teasing remarks with Shao Ke.

Yan Ningke enjoyed a day at the golf course with Wen Shaoyu and Lars, then drew Shao Ke’s attention by acting upset that he hadn’t been kept informed. Shao Ke coaxed him with promises of cake and a game console before kissing him, while Yu Ping later found Yan Ningke a new job.

• Yan Ningke rebuked two men who insulted him and Shao Ke at Wen Shaoyu’s golf course.
• Wen Shaoyu invited Yan Ningke to stay for dinner, and Shao Ke arrived while they were playing pool.
• Yan Ningke grew irritated that Shao Ke watched without asking what was wrong, then complained that men should keep their partners updated.
• Shao Ke apologized and offered Yan Ningke cake and a game console, then kissed him after saying he had not truly had him yet.
• After the group ate and parted ways, Yu Ping selected a new job for Yan Ningke from the many offers he received.

Yan Ningke accepted an advertising job and learned that the company’s new leadership had improved his contract and assigned him an assistant. As he prepared for the shoot, he endured a strict dinner restriction and watched Shao Ke eat his favorite fish.

• Yan Ping called Yan Ningke in for an advertisement, and Yan Ningke decided to take the job despite resenting the interruption to his time off.
• Yu Ping explained that the new management had ordered the company to support Yan Ningke and warned him to cooperate without playing tricks.
• Yan Ningke accepted the beverage advertisement after seeing its 100,000 fee, then learned his revised contract gave him seventy percent of the earnings.
• Yu Ping introduced Liao Hai as Yan Ningke’s new assistant, and Yan Ningke arranged for him to pick him up for the shoot the next day.
• Yan Ningke studied the advertisement script while eating cucumber and watched Shao Ke enjoy fish with pickled mustard greens, so Shao Ke promised to have it made for him the following night.

Yan Ningke arrived at Pure Gardenia for a yogurt drink ad shoot, but Wang Hechuan halted filming to promote his own candidate amid a company power struggle. Yan Ningke and Liao Hai stepped aside, and another man arrived as the studio staff scrambled to respond.

• Yan Ningke met Liao Hai at a luxury villa, gave him breakfast, and rode with him to Pure Gardenia’s advertising studio.
• Yan Ningke finished makeup and began posing for the yogurt drink posters.
• Wang Hechuan interrupted the shoot, claiming the company had to compare Yan Ningke with a B candidate before filming.
• Wang Hechuan brought in his young sweetheart and ordered the staff to prepare him to shoot instead.
• Liao Hai told Yan Ningke that he had contacted Yu, and the two stepped aside to avoid a confrontation.
• A man arrived and asked why the shoot had stopped, prompting the female employee to brighten with relief.

Yan Ningke watched Zheng Yan Che shut down Wang Hechuan’s attempt to interrupt filming, then overheard Wang plotting against him in the stairwell. The chapter left Yan Ningke secretly recording their conversation and witnessing their awkward encounter.

• Zheng Yan Che ordered Director Li to resume filming as planned and rebuffed Wang Hechuan’s challenge, prompting Wang to leave with his companion.
• Yan Ningke returned to filming, then went to the emergency stairwell for air and exchanged teasing messages with Shao Ke.
• Wang Hechuan and his companion entered the stairwell above Yan Ningke and complained about Zheng Yan Che.
• Yan Ningke recorded Wang Hechuan admitting they had turned Zheng Yan Che’s assistant and were waiting to gather evidence against him.
• Yan Ningke filmed both men and, after hearing their encounter abruptly end, mocked Wang Hechuan’s lack of stamina in his thoughts.

Yan Ningke gave Zheng Yan Che a video exposing his assistant and coworkers’ resentment toward him, then hurried home to enjoy dinner with Shao Ke. The two teased each other over dinner, and Yan Ningke promised to buy Shao Ke candy with his appearance fee.

• After filming ended, Yan Ningke met Zheng Yan Che and showed him a recording of Wang Hechuan and the others discussing their plans against him.
• Zheng Yan Che asked Yan Ningke to send him the video, and Yan Ningke also sent the full recording after warning him to watch it somewhere private.
• Yan Ningke agreed to have a meal with Zheng Yan Che someday, then rushed home with Liao Hai.
• At the villa, Yan Ningke greeted Lars and hurried to dinner, where Shao Ke joined him.
• Yan Ningke and Shao Ke joked about having a little minx in the villa, and Yan Ningke promised to buy Shao Ke a hundred yuan’s worth of candy.

Yan Ningke realized that Shao Ke’s shareholders’ meeting was the event that would lead to his second injury and rushed out to stop it. The chapter ended with Yan Ningke hurrying to protect Shao Ke from the planned crash.

• Yan Ningke finished filming with Liao Hai, then shared an all-you-can-eat barbecue meal with him until they could barely move.
• Yan Ningke returned home, saw Shao Ke’s message that he was attending a Shao Corporation shareholders’ meeting, and reflected on Shao Ke’s hardships and kindness.
• Yan Ningke recalled that Shao Yang and other Shao family members had planned to take Shao Ke’s shares and arranged a staged truck crash that would injure him again.
• Yan Ningke sprang up and rushed outside to reach Shao Ke.

Yan Ningke raced to stop Shao Ke from taking the overpass, but his scooter ran out of power and he continued on foot through the storm. Shao Ke’s car reached the intersection beneath the overpass, where he spotted Yan Ningke running through the rain.

• Yan Ningke failed to reach Shao Ke by phone, so he told Uncle Zhang to contact Assistant Lin and warn the driver not to take the overpass.
• Shao Ke refused Shao Yang’s offer to buy his shares for less than three times the price, then left the office by car.
• Uncle Zhang could not reach Assistant Lin, while Yan Ningke rode his electric scooter toward the overpass.
• Yan Ningke’s scooter ran out of power five kilometers from the overpass, so he left it at a beauty salon and ran through the downpour.
• Shao Ke’s driver reached the intersection beneath the overpass and considered changing lanes as traffic slowed in the rain.
• Shao Ke looked out at a young man running through the storm and recognized Yan Ningke.

After Yan Ningke confessed his feelings to Shao Ke, a truck crashed into a car and exploded nearby, and Yan Ningke collapsed from exhaustion and illness. He woke the next morning at Shao Ke’s villa, where Shao Ke stayed beside him and admitted he had been worried.

• Shao Ke got out of his car and found Yan Ningke, who confessed that he liked him before a nearby truck crash caused an explosion.
• Shao Ke shielded Yan Ningke from the blast, then carried him to the villa after he collapsed.
• The doctor diagnosed Yan Ningke with a fever caused by gastroenteritis and exertion, and Shao Ke stayed by his bedside.
• Shao Yang celebrated the accident at the Shao Corporation and wished his cousin dead, while the Volkswagen driver survived with minor injuries.
• Yan Ningke dreamed of meeting Shao Ke as a real estate agent, then woke after nearly a day and night of sleep.
• Shao Ke told Yan Ningke he had stayed with him because he was worried.

Yan Ningke teased Shao Ke about the end of his tender treatment, and they reconciled with a kiss. Shao Ke took him to an old herbal pharmacy to see someone, where a call interrupted them.

• Yan Ningke read the official account of the car accident and watched a video showing Shao Ke shielding him.
• Yan Ningke joked that he wanted to buy a lifetime of sweet talk, and Shao Ke teased him about the price.
• Yan Ningke bit Shao Ke, then made up for it with a gentle kiss before they shared a lingering kiss.
• Shao Ke took the sleepy Yan Ningke by car to the old district and brought him to a herbal pharmacy to meet someone.
• Shao Ke's unusual ringtone startled Yan Ningke, and Shao Ke answered the call by scolding the caller for interrupting his nap.

Yan Ningke learned that his body’s incontinence and old injuries stemmed from years of abuse, and Shao Ke arranged for him to begin long-term treatment. After they left the physician, Shao Ke returned with a small porcelain jar whose purpose he had not yet explained.

• Shao Ke brought Yan Ningke to an old physician, who teased Shao Ke and examined Yan Ningke’s pulse.
• The physician diagnosed Yan Ningke with anemia, low immunity, organ damage, and serious old injuries, while Yan Ningke joked with Shao Ke to ease his worry.
• The physician explained that Yan Ningke’s incontinence and injuries resulted from abuse by traffickers and his parents, and prescribed years of herbal medicine and monthly checkups.
• Shao Ke photographed the prescription and sent it to Lin Yechen to obtain the ingredients.
• Shao Ke asked Yan Ningke to wait in the car, then returned with a small porcelain jar that smelled pleasant.