Recaps

Xu Chao fled the tent after Fu Sichen teased him about his embarrassing predicament, while Lin Yang and Cheng Yu misunderstood the commotion. Once the production team's livestream began, Xu Chao nervously asked Fu Sichen where he had thrown away the incriminating underwear.

• Xu Chao apologized to Fu Sichen and promised to warm his bed, but Lin Yang called from outside the tent, offering to rescue him.
• Xu Chao tried to leave the tent, but Fu Sichen stopped him when he noticed Xu Chao's predicament; Lin Yang rushed in, saw him, and stumbled back out.
• Lin Yang told Cheng Yu that Xu Chao and Fu Sichen were cosplaying a ladyboy, and the two left while trying not to laugh.
• Xu Chao changed his underwear and tried to dispose of the soiled pair, but Fu Sichen insisted on taking care of it and flirted with him until he ran off to wash up.
• After the production team's livestream began and everyone ate breakfast, Xu Chao quietly asked Fu Sichen where he had thrown away the underwear.

Xu Chao called out Shen Xinbai's attempt to guilt him into lending food, then helped Wen Shiting and Cheng Yu identify a fruit by warning that it would cause severe diarrhea. The others chased after Cheng Yu when he ran off, while Fu Sichen received two fruits as a thank-you gift.

• Shen Xinbai and Lou Jun asked Xu Chao to lend them food, and Xu Chao exposed Shen Xinbai's emotional blackmail and mocked Lou Jun for not repaying what he borrowed.
• Lou Jun declared that he and Shen Xinbai would rather starve than borrow from Xu Chao, who told them not to block his path to victory.
• Wen Shiting and Cheng Yu asked Xu Chao whether some yellow fruits were edible, and Xu Chao warned them that eating one would cause diarrhea.
• Cheng Yu ran off after Wen Shiting called him by his nickname, and Wen Shiting gave Fu Sichen two fruits before hurrying after him.
• Lou Jun and Shen Xinbai followed Wen Shiting and Cheng Yu, while viewers commented that the pair had taken four of Cheng Yu's six fruits.

Xu Chao joked that he was only a dummy who loved his hubby, then helped the group through the wilderness with food and practical skills. When he hesitated to approach the stream because of his childhood fear of water, Fu Sichen took the fishing net to catch fish while the others asked Xu Chao to teach them to weave.

• Shen Xinbai asked Xu Chao to guide the group, but Xu Chao jokingly claimed he could do nothing except love his hubby, making everyone laugh.
• Xu Chao shared self-heating rice, jerky, and wild fruit with the hungry guests at lunch.
• Xu Chao found fish in a stream and explained how to weave a fishing net from ramie fibers.
• Xu Chao wove a simple net, but hesitated to go to the stream because he had nearly drowned as a child.
• Fu Sichen took the net to catch fish, while Wen Shiting, Cheng Yu, and Zhou Nan asked Xu Chao to teach them weaving.

Xu Chao agreed to teach the others to weave fishing nets for a fee, then struggled to teach them despite their clumsy efforts. He ended the lesson by praising Fu Sichen’s badly woven net, leaving Lou Jun indignant.

• Wen Shiting offered half his future catch as tuition, and Xu Chao agreed to teach him.
• Lou Jun offered money to learn, but Fu Sichen refused; Xu Chao demanded two hundred thousand instead.
• Xu Chao flirted with Fu Sichen and promised to give him the money he earned.
• Xu Chao began teaching the group to weave fishing nets and scolded them when they struggled.
• Xu Chao praised Fu Sichen’s crooked net, prompting Lou Jun to protest that his own was better.

Xu Chao teased Lou Jun while praising Fu Sichen, then kept Fu Sichen out of the icy creek as the group finished their fishing nets. On the deciding day, Shen Xinbai proposed that everyone split up to race for the finish line, but the others had yet to respond.

• Xu Chao defended Fu Sichen's net and mocked Lou Jun, prompting Lin Yang and Cheng Yu to vow to work harder for their families.
• The group finished weaving their nets and went into the creek to fish, while Xu Chao stopped Fu Sichen from joining them because the water was cold.
• The contestants began the deciding round, with the first to reach the finish line before dark winning the episode and priority on the next expedition.
• After breakfast, Shen Xinbai suggested that everyone travel separately, but the chapter ended before anyone answered.

Xu Chao and his companions split from Shen Xinbai’s group, and Xu Chao eagerly hunted wild rabbits with help from Fu Sichen, Lin Yang, and Zhou Nan. The livestream viewers enjoyed their antics, but then noticed several burly men in black near Shen Xinbai’s group.

• Shen Xinbai apologized to Cheng Yu and led him away with Wen Shiting and Lou Jun following, splitting the cast into two groups.
• Xu Chao spotted wild rabbits and sent Lin Yang and Zhou Nan to cut off their escape while telling Fu Sichen to rest.
• Fu Sichen hurled a stone and knocked down a large rabbit as Xu Chao caught another one.
• Viewers laughed at Xu Chao’s rabbit hunting and remarked that the group seemed happier without Shen Xinbai and Lou Jun nearby.
• Viewers noticed several burly men in black near Shen Xinbai’s group.

Shen Xinbai led armed mercenaries to Xu Chao’s group, where Xu Chao and Fu Sichen pretended to be a crime boss and bodyguard to protect the captives. The ruse ended with Fu Sichen taking Scarface’s gun and Xu Chao warning the mercenaries not to move.

• Shen Xinbai offered to lead the mercenaries to Xu Chao and his group in exchange for food, and Cheng Yu warned them that the men were kidnappers.
• Xu Chao and Fu Sichen confronted the mercenaries when they tried to take the roasted rabbit, then Xu Chao acted like a powerful young master and Fu Sichen played his bodyguard.
• Xu Chao ordered Zhou Nan and Lin Yang to take the captives away, while Fu Sichen struck Shen Xinbai with a twig when he tried to expose their act.
• Scarface grew suspicious and ordered the group to stop, but Xu Chao kicked the firewood as Fu Sichen seized a flying stick, struck Scarface, and took his gun.
• Xu Chao pointed out that Fu Sichen had the gun trained on Scarface and warned everyone not to move.

Xu Chao exposed the mercenaries’ scheme, helped the police arrest them, and cleared himself of Shen Xinbai’s accusations. After persuading the officers to let the show finish its race, Xu Chao and Fu Sichen won first place by reaching the finish line.

• Xu Chao revealed that he had been pretending to cooperate with Scarface, and Fu Sichen shot the mercenaries in the wrists to disable them.
• Xu Chao called for the police, confronted Shen Xinbai and the other suspected traitors, and explained that he had invented the employer’s surname while improvising.
• The police arrived and arrested the mercenaries; Shen Xinbai accused Xu Chao of conspiring with them, but Xu Chao and the police refuted his claims.
• Xu Chao convinced the director and police to let the guests cross the show’s finish line on their way back to the city.
• Xu Chao tricked everyone into looking away, then raced with Fu Sichen to the first vehicle and crossed the finish line ahead of the other guests.

Xu Chao and Fu Sichen celebrated winning the jungle competition, then learned their actions had rescued abducted villagers and earned them a reward. After giving statements at the police station, Xu Chao teased Cheng Yu about being frightened during the crisis, leaving Cheng Yu flustered by Wen Shiting.

• Xu Chao and Fu Sichen celebrated taking first place as the livestream audience watched, while Shen Xinbai and Lou Jun reacted with jealousy and disbelief.
• Villagers from Damai Village thanked Xu Chao for helping capture the mercenaries and explained that the rescued women included villagers who had been abducted.
• Fu Sichen held Xu Chao's hand on the way to the police station and teased him about the secrets they had written on each other's palms.
• Fu Sichen told a police official he would provide five million for an official reward to Xu Chao and asked that Xu Chao receive praise and a red flower.
• After giving their statements, Cheng Yu apologized for leading the kidnappers toward Xu Chao, and Xu Chao mocked him for hiding in fear behind Wen Shiting.
• Cheng Yu chased Xu Chao after he acted out Cheng Yu's frightened behavior, then protested that he did not need a husband when he noticed Wen Shiting watching him.

Xu Chao and Fu Sichen shared a room after Cheng Yu reported their contract breach, and Xu Chao’s nosebleed led Fu Sichen to take him to the hospital. Viral rumors misrepresented the incident, so Xu Chao denied the claims and started a livestream to set the record straight.

• Cheng Yu reported Xu Chao for admitting he was single, then reported Xu Chao and Fu Sichen for entering separate rooms, prompting Fu Sichen to share Xu Chao’s room.
• Wen Shiting took Cheng Yu’s key card, while Lin Yang dodged Zhou Nan’s offer to share a room.
• Fu Sichen told Xu Chao to warm the bed and offered to shower with him; after Xu Chao developed a nosebleed and fell in the bathroom, Fu Sichen took him to the hospital.
• Online rumors claimed Xu Chao had been hospitalized after a sexual encounter, and Old Master Fu called to check on him and summoned Old Zhao to treat him.
• Xu Chao read the rumors, defended Fu Sichen in a post, and started a livestream to correct the false claims.

Xu Chao tried to prove his health was fine by performing bizarre dances during a livestream, only for Fu Sichen and a doctor to catch him crawling through the hallway. Their awkward encounter was interrupted by Elder Zhao, who had come to see Xu Chao, and a young man who reminded him to take Xu Chao’s pulse.

• Xu Chao mocked the livestream viewers’ assumptions, then danced to demonstrate that he was not pretending to be sick.
• Xu Chao moved into the hallway and crawled across the floor while livestreaming, where Fu Sichen and the doctor found him.
• Fu Sichen helped Xu Chao up and asked if his butt itched, while the doctor joked that Xu Chao might need a psychiatric examination.
• Elder Zhao arrived with a handsome young man, praised Xu Chao’s lively spirit, and said he had come specifically to see him.
• The young man reminded Elder Zhao to take Xu Chao’s pulse first.

Xu Chao learned that the surgeon Xu Zhou was his second older brother and struggled to navigate their strained family relationship while Fu Sichen stayed close. Xu Chao ended the chapter by asking Xu Zhou to send him 50 on WeChat.

• Xu Chao tried to turn off his livestream, but Fu Sichen accompanied him and explained that the young man watching him was Xu Zhou, his second older brother.
• Xu Chao remembered Xu Zhou's tragic fate and hid his surprise, then let Elder Zhao check his pulse.
• Elder Zhao said Xu Chao was healthy apart from a mild deficiency and nearly embarrassed him by mentioning his unsatisfied desires.
• Elder Zhao left Xu Chao alone with Fu Sichen and Xu Zhou, and Xu Chao accidentally called Xu Zhou “Number Two” before correcting himself.
• Xu Zhou said he had missed Xu Chao, and Xu Chao asked him to send 50 on WeChat and show him what he had.

Xu Zhou gave Xu Chao a million and arranged a routine medical checkup, while Fu Sichen agreed to get checked as well after Xu Chao worried about his low body temperature. The chapter ended with Xu Chao inviting Fu Sichen to share his hospital bed so they could wake up together for their checkups.

• Xu Zhou gave Xu Chao a check for a million, and Xu Chao declared that a good man spent his earnings on his husband.
• Xu Zhou told Xu Chao to get a routine medical checkup the next day, and Xu Chao agreed despite being confused by the suggestion.
• Xu Chao overheard fragments of Xu Zhou and Fu Sichen discussing coughing blood and not living another two years, then distracted them with a song and dance.
• Xu Chao noticed Fu Sichen's abnormally low body temperature and asked him to get a checkup too, and Fu Sichen agreed.
• Xu Chao invited Fu Sichen to sleep beside him so they could get up early for their checkups.

After Xu Chao’s family worried over his condition, Xu Zhou arranged an elaborate children’s breakfast for him, leading to a funny misunderstanding when the chef assumed Chaochao was a little boy. Xu Chao shared the meal with Fu Sichen and visiting friends, who told him that online commenters were worried he was mentally ill.

• Xu Zhou reassured the Baby Chaochao Support Group that Xu Chao was physically fine and said he would arrange another medical examination.
• Mother Xu planned a welcome-home meal, and Xu Zhou told her that Xu Chao liked money.
• After Xu Chao and Fu Sichen completed their examinations, they found a lavish children’s breakfast arranged by Xu Zhou.
• Xu Chao revealed that he was the person the chef had mistaken for a little boy, then invited Xu Zhou and Fu Sichen to eat the kids’ meal.
• Lin Yang, Cheng Yu, and Wen Shiting visited Xu Chao with gifts and joined the breakfast.
• Lin Yang told Xu Chao that people online were worried he was mentally ill and were recommending psychiatric hospitals.

Xu Chao joked with his friends and Fu Sichen at the hospital before police arrived to commend him for helping stop a dangerous border crime. He accepted the honor as Fu Sichen called him a hero and dedicated the red flower to him.

• Xu Chao posted a playful photo of Lin Yang, Wen Shiting, and Cheng Yu eating children's meals, then teased Cheng Yu while Fu Sichen fed him shrimp.
• The director visited the hospital, and Xu Chao mocked him for arriving without flowers or fruit.
• After Fu Sichen completed Xu Chao's discharge, police officers arrived and praised Xu Chao for helping crack a major case near the border.
• Xu Chao felt dazed as children and others called him a hero, then hurried to Fu Sichen for reassurance.
• Fu Sichen pinned a red flower on Xu Chao and told him, "Dedicated to my hero."

After receiving a five-million-yuan commendation, Xu Chao donated it to Damai Village, and Fu Sichen matched the donation. Their generosity left the village chief thrilled and the director worried that Xu Chao might leave the show.

• Xu Chao excitedly proclaimed his duty to serve the people, inspiring Lin Yang and the others to join in.
• The lead police officer awarded Xu Chao five million yuan for his role in catching criminals.
• Xu Chao announced that he would donate the entire reward to support Damai Village's development.
• Fu Sichen pledged another five million yuan, bringing the donation to ten million.
• Xu Chao pulled Fu Sichen's hand away from the village chief and sheltered it against his chest.
• The director panicked that Xu Chao might leave the show because money would not keep him there.

Xu Chao landed an eight-million endorsement for the Pig-Raising Handbook and was invited by Director Chen Lixin to play the Little Heir in his new film. After Xu Chao chose to shoot the ad first, Director Chen still insisted on casting him, but agreed to audition Shen Xinbai at the producer’s urging.

• Chen Chong brought Xu Chao to the agency, where he found five variety-show offers waiting for him.
• Xu Chao accepted an eight-million endorsement for the Pig-Raising Handbook after Chen Chong received the offer.
• Director Chen Lixin invited Xu Chao to play the Little Heir, a role that Shen Xinbai had played in the original novel.
• Xu Chao told Director Chen he could not come that afternoon because he had already scheduled the pig-raising ad, and Director Chen arranged for him to visit the studio complex the next day.
• The producer objected to Director Chen’s choice and recommended Shen Xinbai, so Director Chen agreed to have Shen Xinbai come in while continuing to favor Xu Chao.

Before filming a farm commercial, Xu Chao and Chen Chong noticed a black Volkswagen following them. Xu Chao identified the followers as a stalker fan, filmed the commercial with enthusiastic animal fans, and decided to confront the follower on their way home.

• Chen Chong took Xu Chao to Shaxian food before driving him to film a pig-farming commercial.
• Chen Chong spotted a black Volkswagen following them and urged Xu Chao to call the police, but Xu Chao insisted it was a stalker fan.
• At the farm, Huahua the pig and the other animals crowded around Xu Chao, and he suggested a commercial idea that delighted the director and farm owner.
• Xu Chao and the animals filmed the commercial successfully, then he said goodbye to his animal fans.
• When the black Volkswagen followed them again, Xu Chao asked Chen Chong to pull over so he could talk to the stalker fan.

Xu Chao tried to confront the people following his car, but discovered the driver was Lin Zhiya, who tearfully embraced him and called him Chaochao. The police intervened, and Lin Zhiya insisted during questioning that Xu Chao was her son.

• Xu Chao persuaded Chen Chong to stop and confront the people following them while calling the police.
• Xu Chao approached the black Volkswagen and found Lin Zhiya behind the wheel; she recognized him and tried to touch his face.
• Lin Zhiya got out and hugged Xu Chao, while Chen Chong told the arriving officers she was an obsessive fan forcing herself on his artist.
• Lin Zhiya shielded Xu Chao from the police, and Xu Chao told the officers she was not a bad person.
• A trending topic portrayed Lin Zhiya as an obsessive fan who had forcibly hugged Xu Chao, while online commenters debated whether she was the famous pianist.
• During police questioning, Lin Zhiya identified herself and repeatedly insisted that Xu Chao was her son.

Lin Zhiya was caught following Xu Chao and revealed that she was his mother, leaving Xu Chao stunned when he learned who she was. At the police station, he met his father Xu Ruhan, who eagerly accepted being called Dad and immediately asked where Xu Chao’s mother was.

• Lin Zhiya told the officer she had followed Xu Chao because she missed him, then reported Chen Chong for supposedly feeding her son poor food.
• The officer reprimanded Lin Zhiya and told her that her family had been notified; she panicked when she learned her husband had arrived.
• Fu Sichen told Xu Chao that the obsessive fan in the station was his mother, and Xu Chao reacted in shock.
• Xu Chao blamed Chen Chong for calling the police and claimed he had only been joking about a fan’s inability to recognize her mother.
• Xu Ruhan arrived, and Fu Sichen and Xu Chao greeted him as their father-in-law before Xu Chao called him Dad.
• Xu Ruhan eagerly accepted Xu Chao’s greeting, then asked where his mother was, unaware that Lin Zhiya was at the police station.

Xu Chao’s biological parents and Fu Sichen competed to spoil him with money, then shared a hot pot meal as Lin Zhiya offered to become his assistant. The next day, Xu Chao headed to an audition wearing a matching tracking watch with Fu Sichen, while Chen Chong wondered about their relationship.

• Xu Ruhan, Lin Zhiya, and Fu Sichen each offered Xu Chao enormous sums of money, and Xu Chao suggested they play Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide whose money he would take.
• Lin Zhiya took Xu Chao to eat hot pot with Xu Ruhan and Fu Sichen, and she offered to become his assistant when she learned he did not have one yet.
• The next day, Chen Chong rented a Mercedes-Benz to drive Xu Chao to his audition, and Fu Sichen told Xu Chao to call if anything came up.
• Xu Chao revealed that his matching Platinum Wristwatch and Fu Sichen’s Black Gold Wristwatch each contained a positioning chip, claiming they were both worried about the other dying.
• Chen Chong stopped asking questions after Xu Chao explained the matching trackers.

Xu Chao impressed Director Chen Lixin by embodying the Little Heir and delivering excellent performances, but Shen Xinbai’s investor threatened to withdraw funding if he was not cast. Shen Xinbai learned that Xu Chao had been chosen and, determined to win the role, came up with an idea as a trending topic appeared overnight.

• Xu Chao arrived at the filming location, changed into the Little Heir’s red costume, and immediately won over Director Chen Lixin with his appearance.
• Director Chen Lixin photographed Xu Chao and praised his look, while Xu Chao called his assistant Lin Zhiya “Beautiful Mommy.”
• Xu Chao performed his scenes with exceptional skill, but the producer warned Director Chen Lixin that Shen Xinbai’s backer might withdraw the investment if Shen was not cast.
• Shen Xinbai learned that Director Chen Lixin had chosen Xu Chao, cursed him, and urged his agent Wang to get Feng to invest more.
• Shen Xinbai insisted he had to get the role, then suddenly said he had an idea as a trending topic appeared in the middle of the night.

Xu Chao’s parents publicly defended him after online attacks, and the pig-handbook commercial turned the backlash around. While filming a playful triple-fold video, Xu Chao accidentally kissed Fu Sichen, then went to the set and encountered a man who seemed to know him from before.

• Xu Chao’s pig-herding footage prompted online insults, but the advertiser released his humorous pig-handbook commercial, which won over viewers.
• Lin Zhiya and Xu Ruhan publicly acknowledged Xu Chao as their son and threatened legal action against those abusing him, leaving Shen Xinbai worried as his smear campaign collapsed.
• Xu Chao, Fu Sichen, and Lin Yang filmed a triple-fold video; Lin Yang lost his balance, Fu Sichen fell onto Xu Chao, and they kissed.
• Xu Chao played off the kiss by adding a line about getting a kiss to the commercial, then fled to the film set to calm down.
• At the set, Xu Chao boasted about being Jingshi’s number-one macho man before a man in a floral shirt greeted him and recalled that Xu Chao used to call him big brother.

Xu Chao discovered Fu Sichen had come to discuss investing in the film, and Fu Sichen kissed him possessively before taking him to another dressing room. When filming began, Xu Chao realized the male lead, Gu Chengfeng, was the flashy young man he had mistaken for a brother and a key figure from the original novel.

• Xu Chao joked that the unfamiliar man could compete to be his little brother, then Fu Sichen arrived and explained he was meeting Director Chen about investing in the film.
• Xu Chao realized Fu Sichen’s investment meeting was the collaboration he had mentioned and remembered their accidental kiss while hinting at filming another version.
• Fu Sichen asked Gu Chengfeng what he thought they were planning to film, then kissed Xu Chao and held him close as a loud thud sounded behind them.
• Fu Sichen teased Gu Chengfeng about his age and twitching limbs before leaving with Xu Chao, while Gu Chengfeng angrily struck the dressing table.
• Xu Chao moved to another dressing room and wondered why Fu Sichen had kissed him as the makeup artist privately shipped them.
• At the start of filming, Xu Chao recognized the male lead, Gu Chengfeng, as the flashy young man and remembered his role in the original novel’s tragic romance with Shen Xinbai.

Xu Chao struggled to act out the Little Heir’s secret love for Gu Chengfeng’s Great General until Director Chen Lixin had Fu Sichen take the role. During the new take, Fu Sichen asked Xu Chao to call him “A-Chen,” and Xu Chao realized Fu Sichen was seeing someone from his past in him.

• Director Chen Lixin explained that Xu Chao’s Little Heir secretly loved the Great General, while Gu Chengfeng’s character saw the Little Heir as a younger brother.
• Xu Chao repeatedly missed the emotional beats of the scene, and Director Chen Lixin stopped filming and gave the crew a break.
• Fu Sichen admitted he was jealous of Xu Chao acting affectionately toward Gu Chengfeng, and Director Chen Lixin recognized Xu Chao’s feelings toward Fu Sichen as the right emotional reference for the role.
• Director Chen Lixin arranged for Fu Sichen to play the Great General, despite Gu Chengfeng’s objections, and filming resumed with Fu Sichen’s face kept hidden.
• Xu Chao ran into Fu Sichen’s arms as the Little Heir, and Fu Sichen asked him to call him “A-Chen.”
• Xu Chao realized Fu Sichen was looking past him at someone else who used to call him “A-Chen.”