Chapter Summaries

Pei Hanmo confronted Chu Xinghui over relying on fans instead of him, then arranged to expose Chu Xinghui’s agency and force it to end Chu’s contract. By morning, the agency had apologized and terminated Chu’s contract, while Pei’s deleted invitation for Chu to join Pei Holdings sent their ship’s fans into a frenzy.

• Pei Hanmo accused Chu Xinghui of trusting his fans more than him, and Chu said he might rely on Pei if they had a relationship.
• Pei Hanmo told Gu Chupei to release evidence against Chu Xinghui’s agency, negotiate Chu’s contract termination, and handle the rest himself.
• Chu Xinghui’s agency issued an apology for Gong Wenxuan’s false claims and announced that Chu’s contract had ended.
• Chu Xinghui saw that Pei Hanmo had briefly posted and deleted an invitation for him to sign with Pei Holdings, prompting fans to celebrate their pairing.

Chu Xinghui agreed to sign with Pei Hanmo’s company after Pei Hanmo offered him a contract, and the guests gathered to share their anonymous impressions of one another. The chapter ended with the group suspecting Chu Xinghui had called Pei Hanmo flirtatious.

• Gu Kai sent Chu Xinghui memes of their boss and asked whether Pei Hanmo had exposed the company’s dirt online.
• Pei Hanmo offered Chu Xinghui a contract with his company, and Chu Xinghui accepted, determined to succeed through his own ability.
• Chu Xinghui and Pei Hanmo joined the other guests for the show’s final gathering after their three-day trip.
• The director asked the eight guests to anonymously write their impressions of one another, and Man Feiluan agreed with Chu Xinghui to take photos together later.
• The director read that guests had described Pei Hanmo as aloof and flirtatious, and the others turned toward Chu Xinghui.

The guests read anonymous compliments about one another before Man Feiluan pulled Chu Xinghui and Wen Liangtian into a flower field for photos. Pei Hanmo watched them while revisiting an old video of Chu Xinghui, and Lan Xiangxian quietly stayed out of the spotlight.

• The director read the guests' anonymous descriptions, and everyone reacted to Pei Hanmo's lengthy praise of Chu Xinghui.
• Man Feiluan pulled Chu Xinghui and Wen Liangtian into the flower field to take pictures, while Yuan Zhanpeng photographed Man Feiluan for his dedicated phone album.
• Pei Hanmo asked Yuan Zhanpeng if he was jealous, and Yuan Zhanpeng showed him the hickeys beneath his collar.
• Man Feiluan directed Chu Xinghui and Wen Liangtian into poses, while Pei Hanmo photographed Chu Xinghui and watched an old video of him as a boy.
• Chu Xinghui took blurry, ghostlike photos of Man Feiluan and Wen Liangtian, making them laugh, while Lan Xiangxian quietly enjoyed their fun from a distance.

Chu Xinghui signed a one-year artist contract with Universal Entertainment, while Lan Xiangxian joined Gu Chupei on the ride home and feared Chu Xinghui would learn he was being kept. The company announced Chu Xinghui’s signing on Weibo, prompting angry reactions from fans, including Gu Mingyue’s fans.

• Wen Liangtian offered Chu Xinghui a ride, but Pei Hanmo’s assistant kept him waiting until Pei Hanmo could take Chu Xinghui to discuss the contract.
• Chu Xinghui carefully read and signed Universal Entertainment’s standard one-year artist contract, with Gu Kai remaining his manager.
• Gu Chupei collected Lan Xiangxian and kissed his forehead, while Lan Xiangxian worried about meeting Chu Xinghui and revealing his relationship with Gu Chupei.
• Lan Xiangxian entered Pei Hanmo’s car, and Chu Xinghui mistook him for Pei Hanmo’s lover before Pei Hanmo denied it.
• Pei Hanmo posted Universal Entertainment’s announcement welcoming Chu Xinghui, and commenters criticized the signing and threatened to leave the company.
• Gu Mingyue read the announcement and silently begged fans not to drag him into their complaints or make him switch companies.

After signing with Universal Entertainment, Chu Xinghui chose acting and agreed to take a role as a small-time thug in a romance web drama. He found razor blades hidden in Gong Wenxuan’s apology envelope, kept the discovery quiet, and Gu Kai reported it to Pei Hanmo.

• Pei Hanmo discussed Chu Xinghui’s career direction and offered three web drama scripts, while reminding him to keep his schedule open for the variety show.
• Gu Kai brought Chu Xinghui the scripts and Gong Wenxuan’s apology letter; Chu Xinghui chose the role of a small-time thug in a contemporary romance drama.
• Chu Xinghui opened the envelope and found razor blades inside, and Gu Kai photographed them before Chu Xinghui stopped him from publicizing the incident.
• Gu Kai discarded the envelope, then privately sent Pei Hanmo a picture and reported that the blades had nearly cut Chu Xinghui.

Chu Xinghui began filming Please Love Me a Little More, where his punk-inspired makeup impressed the crew and drew the male lead Fan Weicai’s attention. The chapter ended as Fan Weicai introduced himself to Chu Xinghui and emphasized that he was the drama’s male lead.

• The first episode’s edited highlights fueled Xinghan CP shipping, while Pei Hanmo’s fans attacked Chu Xinghui on Weibo; Chu Xinghui found the insults entertaining.
• Chu Xinghui and Gu Kai arrived at the set of Please Love Me a Little More, and the director sent Chu Xinghui to the regular cast’s makeup room.
• The makeup artist, an enthusiastic Xinghan shipper, gave Chu Xinghui red contacts and a roguish look for his character Hui.
• The director and crew praised Chu Xinghui’s appearance, while Fan Weicai emerged from the leads’ makeup room in a suit and received little reaction.
• Fan Weicai approached Chu Xinghui, introduced himself as the drama’s male lead, and said he hoped they would get along.

Chu Xinghui began filming and met his boastful co-star Fan Weicai and germ-conscious female lead Ye Jing'er. As Gu Kai worried about the crew’s eccentric personalities, he noticed Chu Xinghui’s confidence and spirits had improved since joining Universal Entertainment.

• Chu Xinghui shook hands with Fan Weicai, then impressed the director while posing for his character photos.
• Fan Weicai searched Chu Xinghui on Weibo, grew jealous of the director’s praise, and took his own character photos.
• Gu Kai brought Chu Xinghui cold water and laughed at Fan Weicai’s exaggerated CEO pose.
• Ye Jing'er introduced herself to Chu Xinghui, then scrubbed her hand with an alcohol wipe after their handshake.
• Gu Kai messaged Chu Xinghui about the strange crew, and Chu Xinghui told him to focus on finishing the drama.
• Gu Kai noticed Chu Xinghui’s improved mood and confidence, then wondered if Pei Hanmo’s affection had helped him recover.

Chu Xinghui surprised Gu Kai with his outrageous Weibo posts, then impressed the director with an emotional death scene alongside Ye Jing'er. After the cast's costume photos were posted, Chu Xinghui's fans and haters filled the comments with reactions.

• Chu Xinghui told Gu Kai he enjoyed treating commenters on Weibo like digital memorials to an emperor.
• The director asked Chu Xinghui and Ye Jing'er to film Hui's final scene, while Fan Weicai sat out because he had not learned his lines.
• Chu Xinghui and Ye Jing'er acted the death scene in the rain, and the director praised Chu Xinghui for drawing Ye Jing'er into the performance.
• Ye Jing'er recovered from her intense performance and said she felt someone had set their sights on her.
• The drama's official account posted costume photos, prompting enthusiastic comments from Chu Xinghui's fans and insults from his haters.

Chu Xinghui checked fan reactions to his acting and learned that Pei Hanmo had noticed he was skipping lunch. Pei Hanmo arrived at the set with food, and the makeup artist saw him watching Chu Xinghui and posted that Xinghan was real.

• Chu Xinghui read comments praising Fan Weicai as delicate, then saw Fan Weicai’s exaggerated post about a tiny splinter cut and his fans’ sympathetic replies.
• Chu Xinghui posted thanks to the official account, while his fans teased him and urged the director and Pei Hanmo to make sure he improved his acting.
• Wang Xiao told the cast that their next stop on Let’s Travel Together would be an ancient town and that a guest star would join the trip.
• The director repeatedly called cut because Fan Weicai acted arrogantly toward Chu Xinghui, then reluctantly approved a take.
• Pei Hanmo messaged Chu Xinghui about skipping lunch and arrived at the set with Gu Chupei and takeout; Chu Xinghui questioned Gu Kai about what Pei Hanmo had been asking him to report.
• The makeup artist saw Pei Hanmo watching Chu Xinghui and posted on Weibo that Xinghan was real.

Pei Hanmo brought lunch to Chu Xinghui’s set, prompting photos and online attention. When Fan Weicai posted an insinuating complaint, Chu Xinghui replied with a mocking comment that turned the thread into comedy and left Fan’s fans buried.

• Pei Hanmo visited the set with Gu Chupei and brought lunch for the crew, though his main concern was making sure Chu Xinghui ate.
• A staff member posted photos of Pei Hanmo visiting Chu Xinghui, and the drama briefly reached Weibo’s trending list.
• Fan Weicai complained online about people having connections and receiving special treatment, while implying Chu Xinghui was Pei Hanmo’s sugar baby.
• Chu Xinghui replied to Fan Weicai with exaggerated praise, and his fans and Xinghan CP fans took over the comments.
• Gu Chupei questioned Pei Hanmo about Chu Xinghui’s erratic posting, and Pei Hanmo said Chu Xinghui used to be cheerful.
• Gu Chupei messaged Lan Xiangxian to complain about Pei Hanmo, then felt comforted by Lan’s reply.

After finishing filming, Chu Xinghui registered on Huanyu Live and spent his first stream handing out hearts to other streamers. His fans then alerted him that Pei Hanmo had started streaming, hoping for a heart, and Chu Xinghui opened Pei Hanmo’s room.

• Chu Xinghui announced that he would stream that night, and Gu Kai agreed to find more moderators for his room.
• Chu Xinghui registered on Huanyu Live, received 100 hearts, and began streaming at eleven.
• Chu Xinghui gave one heart each to streamers across the platform, including Gu Mingyue, who joked that he was afraid of becoming Chu Xinghui’s backup.
• Chu Xinghui returned to his own stream and chatted with fans, who asked to see him in hanfu with fox ears.
• Chu Xinghui’s fans told him that Pei Hanmo had started streaming with a title asking whether going live would earn him a heart, so Chu Xinghui opened Pei Hanmo’s room.

Chu Xinghui joined Pei Hanmo’s livestream, sent him hearts and then watermelon rinds and rotten eggs before leaving to play a browser game. After watching a recording of Gu Mingyue cross-dressing, Chu Xinghui was exposed on Weibo for viewing Gu Mingyue’s profile without using an alt account.

• Chu Xinghui entered Pei Hanmo’s livestream and sent 52 hearts, prompting Pei Hanmo to thank him and viewers to tease them.
• Chu Xinghui sent Pei Hanmo 123 watermelon rinds and 123 rotten eggs, then left the stream.
• Chu Xinghui played Fight the Landlord on his own stream, lost his Happy Beans, and ended the broadcast.
• Chu Xinghui watched a recording of Gu Mingyue streaming in a princess dress and shouting into a game microphone.
• Chu Xinghui saw a Weibo post revealing that he had viewed Gu Mingyue’s profile without using an alt account.

On the second episode of Let's Travel Together, the cast searched an ancient town for new guest Wan Linqing, with the first person to find her winning the choice of accommodation. After a chaotic chain of misunderstandings linked all nine guests together, Wang Xiao gave Pei Hanmo the right to choose the rooms.

• Wang Xiao announced that the cast would race to find the new guest on a crowded bridge and that the winner would choose the accommodation.
• Chu Xinghui spotted Wan Linqing waiting on the bridge, but she stumbled into Pei Hanmo's arms and declared that he had found her.
• Wan Linqing tugged at Pei Hanmo's clothes, while Pei Hanmo stepped behind Chu Xinghui and said Chu Xinghui had found her.
• Chu Xinghui grabbed Wen Liangtian's clothes, setting off a chain in which the guests linked themselves together by holding one another's hems.
• Wang Xiao ruled that Pei Hanmo could choose the rooms.

The group chose the old residence and split into four boats to row there, while Wan Linqing planned to use her proximity to Pei Hanmo to secure a room with him. The chapter ended as Chu Xinghui, Pei Hanmo, and Wan Linqing began learning to row together.

• Chu Xinghui chose the old residence after seeing Man Feiluan's disappointment, and Yuan Zhanpeng stopped Man Feiluan from hugging him.
• Wang Xiao led the group to the boats, where Wan Linqing took Lan Xiangxian's card and read the instructions aloud.
• Wang Xiao assigned the group into four boats, placing Chu Xinghui, Pei Hanmo, and Wan Linqing together.
• The boatman gave Chu Xinghui, Pei Hanmo, and Wan Linqing oars and taught them how to row.
• Wan Linqing planned to follow Pei Hanmo and place her card in the same room as his.

The guests raced their boats to a courtyard residence, where Hua Zhiyuan and Qiao Tong arrived first and began exploring the rooms. Man Feiluan avoided sharing with Yuan Zhanpeng by fleeing with Wen Liangtian, while the other guests were still arriving.

• Wang Xiao started the rowing race in staggered groups, and Man Feiluan and Yuan Zhanpeng rowed fiercely side by side, throwing Wen Liangtian off balance.
• Chu Xinghui rowed hard enough to splash Wan Linqing, who moved behind Pei Hanmo to avoid the water.
• Hua Zhiyuan and Qiao Tong reached the bank first, and Hua Zhiyuan draped Qiao Tong's jacket over her before they went inside to inspect the residence.
• Wen Liangtian asked Man Feiluan whether he would share a room with Yuan Zhanpeng, and Man Feiluan refused and ran off with Wen Liangtian instead.

The group settled into their rooms before Wang Xiao sent them into the Ancient Town to collect stamps for lunch. As Lan Xiangxian went exploring with Wen Liangtian, Gu Chupei watched jealously and called the hospital, considering changing Lan Xiangxian’s contract.

• Pei Hanmo chose to room with Yuan Zhanpeng, leaving Chu Xinghui with the largest room, while Wan Linqing shared with Lan Xiangxian.
• Lan Xiangxian took the smaller bedroom and messaged Wen Liangtian, who offered to help if Wan Linqing caused trouble.
• Wang Xiao gave the nine participants cards with twenty empty circles and sent them to find NPCs in the Ancient Town for stamps that would determine their lunch.
• Man Feiluan grabbed Yuan Zhanpeng and rushed into the crowd, while Wen Liangtian invited Lan Xiangxian to search with him.
• Gu Chupei grew jealous when he saw Wen Liangtian holding Lan Xiangxian’s hand, thought about tightening Lan Xiangxian’s contract, and called someone at the hospital.

Chu Xinghui, Pei Hanmo, and Wan Linqing struggled to collect stamps while their antics entertained the livestream. After the trio fell short of the task, Wang Xiao brought the guests onto a boat and asked them to perform instead of attending the planned banquet.

• Chu Xinghui tried to find stamps alone, but Pei Hanmo followed him and Wan Linqing unsuccessfully asked to join them.
• Wan Linqing pretended to cry, and Chu Xinghui awkwardly tried to comfort her before Pei Hanmo teased him by asking if he was his baby.
• Chu Xinghui put Pei Hanmo in a headlock, then left them to continue searching for stamps.
• At eleven, Wang Xiao found that Chu Xinghui, Pei Hanmo, and Wan Linqing had only five stamps each while the other guests had twenty.
• Wang Xiao led the guests onto a boat and asked them to perform instead of holding the planned banquet, and Wan Linqing immediately agreed.

Pei Hanmo sang a song Chu Xinghui had written years earlier, revealing his lingering feelings as Chu Xinghui listened. Wan Linqing then impressed the audience with a dance, and Chu Xinghui emerged in a striking hanfu outfit just as she assumed she had won.

• Wang Xiao led the guests to lunch at a restaurant beside Ancient Town while Chu Xinghui, Pei Hanmo, and Wan Linqing prepared to perform.
• Pei Hanmo played guitar and sang a song Chu Xinghui had written, then explained that he hoped its author, pH Test Paper, would hear it.
• Chu Xinghui listened to Pei Hanmo sing before walking away, while the livestream viewers discussed the pair's history.
• Wan Linqing performed a practiced dance in a bright red hanfu, drawing applause and boosting the livestream audience.
• Chu Xinghui chose pink-and-white hanfu and asked the makeup artist to leave his hair down, show his ears, and add red at the corners of his eyes.
• Wan Linqing returned from her performance expecting to win, but Chu Xinghui appeared in the doorway in his chosen outfit.

Chu Xinghui stunned the livestream with a lively dance, leaving Pei Hanmo so flustered that his nose bled. As the pair’s popularity surged online, Wan Linqing secretly planned to keep Pei Hanmo from ending up with Chu Xinghui, and Lan Xiangxian warned Wen Liangtian that she seemed dangerous.

• Chu Xinghui performed a lively fan dance that captivated the livestream audience and left Pei Hanmo staring and chewing on empty air.
• After the dance, Chu Xinghui returned to eat beside Pei Hanmo, who developed a nosebleed while trying to speak to him.
• Gu Kai saw Chu Xinghui’s dance trending on Weibo and posted a screen recording to help him gain genuine fans.
• Wan Linqing glared at Chu Xinghui and resolved to carry out a last-resort plan she had prepared for that night.
• Lan Xiangxian noticed Wan Linqing’s hostility and messaged Wen Liangtian, who dismissed her as a threat to Pei Hanmo.

Chu Xinghui's acting in Please Love Me a Little More won widespread praise, while his growing fame drew Pei Hanmo's affection and the attention of others. As the group returned to their rooms for the night, Wan Linqing set a trap for Pei Hanmo by triggering his heat.

• The early release of Please Love Me a Little More brought Chu Xinghui acclaim and huge viewership, while viewers criticized Fan Weicai's performance.
• Chu Xinghui told Wen Liangtian that he had hidden his abilities at his former company to avoid being trapped in worse contract terms.
• Man Feiluan took photos with Chu Xinghui in the old town, while Pei Hanmo watched him attract more admirers and resolved to confess when Chu Xinghui reached his goal.
• Wen Liangtian checked that Lan Xiangxian felt safe staying apart from the group, and Chu Xinghui later chatted with viewers from his room.
• Wan Linqing lured Yuan Zhanpeng away by claiming Man Feiluan wanted to see him, then entered the room where Pei Hanmo was showering.
• Wan Linqing released pheromones and took a heat inducer, causing Pei Hanmo's heat to begin; she approached him and asked him to help her.