Chapter Summaries

Xie Lin and Lu Ye crossed the stream during the race, but Fu Yunxi’s failure to complete his Hidden Task left their teams tied for last place. Xie Lin attacked Fu Yunxi, who finally retaliated by standing up and daring Xie Lin to hit him again.

• Lu Ye carried Xie Lin across the stream twice and kissed him, while Xie Lin punched him and told him not to pick him up without permission.
• Yue Lan collected the flags, carried Yu Zhiwei back, and reached the starting point with Fu Yunxi ahead of her.
• The director declared Yue Lan and Yu Zhiwei the winners and tied Fu Yunxi and Xie Lin with Lu Ye and He Jianing for last place because Fu Yunxi had not completed his Hidden Task.
• Xie Lin realized Fu Yunxi had failed his task, knocked him down, and punched him as the livestream viewers criticized Fu Yunxi.
• Fu Yunxi stood up and challenged Xie Lin to hit his face, so Xie Lin slapped him.

Xie Lin and Lu Ye clashed with Fu Yunxi and He Jianing during the show’s final tasks and cooking challenge. After Fu Yunxi cooked a dish, Lu Ye refused to let He Jianing taste it, and Yue Lan made a dramatic threat to scatter her ashes over Fu Yunxi’s family ancestral graves.

• Fu Yunxi fainted after Xie Lin confronted him, and the director revealed that Fu Yunxi had failed a Hidden Task to pin a guest against a tree and compliment their scent.
• He Jianing and Lu Ye took third place, and the director ordered guests who had failed their Hidden Tasks to imitate roosters; Fu Yunxi went first, then He Jianing reluctantly copied him.
• Yu Zhiwei recovered from her snakebite, while Fu Yunxi took over cooking and prepared stir-fried tomatoes and eggs as Lu Ye questioned his skills.
• He Jianing tried to taste Fu Yunxi’s dish, but Lu Ye stopped him because he had placed third; Xie Lin also refused to taste it, and Yue Lan said she wanted her ashes scattered over Fu Yunxi’s family ancestral graves if she died.
• Fu Yunxi bristled and demanded to know what Yue Lan was trying to do, and she answered that she was going to tell on him.

Fu Yunxi’s failed cooking led Lu Ye to bet that he could make a dish, and Lu Ye won by preparing sugared tomatoes. Lu Ye then cooked a feast for Xie Lin’s team, and Xie Lin invited him to join them for lunch.

• Fu Yunxi’s food proved inedible, so Lu Ye challenged him to a cooking bet and wagered that Fu Yunxi would call Xie Lin Dad if Lu Ye made a dish.
• Lu Ye prepared sugared tomatoes, which the director ruled counted as a dish, and Fu Yunxi reluctantly called Xie Lin Dad.
• Lu Ye cooked eight dishes for Xie Lin’s team while Xie Lin watched and asked him to add extra bean sprouts and tofu skin to the fish.
• Lu Ye began eating bread apart from the group, but Xie Lin invited him to share their lunch, and Lu Ye returned to sit beside him.

He Jianing went hungry after Lu Ye used his Privilege Card, leaving him without a partner for the plank challenge. During the challenge, Xie Lin became violently sick from Fu Yunxi’s pheromones and vomited all over him, while Lu Ye comforted Xie Lin.

• Lu Ye gave the remaining beef to Xie Lin and the others, while He Jianing stood alone without food.
• Fu Yunxi invited He Jianing to eat only after the food was gone, and the director moved the group on to partner planks.
• Lu Ye used his Privilege Card, leaving He Jianing without a partner and causing him to fail the task; he fainted after learning his punishment was to cluck like a chicken.
• Fu Yunxi and Xie Lin argued over who would plank, then settled it with rock-paper-scissors, which Fu Yunxi lost.
• Xie Lin straddled Fu Yunxi for the plank challenge but vomited over him after reacting to his pheromones, while Lu Ye comforted Xie Lin.
• Fu Yunxi sat up, saw the vomit covering him, and burst into tears.

Xie Lin and the others finished their punishments and played truth or dare at the villa, where Lu Ye used his dare to call Xie Lin and confess that he wanted to kiss him. Xie Lin blushed and called him sick, while the director delighted in the romantic moment.

• Xie Lin wore a gas mask to finish his plank punishment, and He Jianing was forced to imitate a chicken after pretending to be asleep.
• A clip of He Jianing clucking spread online as a GIF, and his chicken coop warning hashtag topped the trending list.
• At the villa, Xie Lin revealed that Fu Yunxi had given up learning to paint in less than three minutes, then clarified he had not meant anything more intimate.
• Lu Ye accepted a dare to call the first contact in his phone and say, “I want to kiss you.”
• Lu Ye called Xie Lin, called him his wifey, and confessed that he was lovesick; Xie Lin hung up, blushing.

Fu Yunxi struggled with a bridal-carry dare while Lu Ye took over and set out to carry Xie Lin for twenty laps. The chapter ended with Lu Ye racing ahead as Xie Lin complained that the bouncing was making him sick.

• He Jianing chose a penalty rather than rank the guests by how much he liked them, then clucked like a chicken.
• Fu Yunxi chose a dare to carry a guest for ten laps and picked He Jianing, but he stumbled after two and a half laps and dropped him.
• He Jianing said he had twisted his ankle, and Fu Yunxi challenged Lu Ye to try the dare instead.
• Lu Ye agreed to carry Xie Lin for twenty laps, calling Fu Yunxi just an A-rank, and Xie Lin agreed on the condition that Lu Ye not drop him.
• After five laps, Lu Ye bounced Xie Lin enough to make him complain that he was about to puke, so Lu Ye changed his posture and sped off.

Lu Ye and Yue Lan impressed the group by carrying their partners through twenty laps, while Fu Yunxi was forced to kowtow and crow after underestimating Yue Lan. Later, Fu Yunxi confronted Xie Lin with melted chocolates and warned him against Lu Ye, unaware that the livestream was still broadcasting.

• Lu Ye completed twenty laps carrying Xie Lin, and Yue Lan matched him by carrying Yu Zhiwei for twenty laps, while the wind repeatedly blew away the director’s wig.
• Fu Yunxi kowtowed three times and crowed like a rooster after failing to challenge Yue Lan, and viewers criticized him as his follower count dropped.
• He Jianing implied Xie Lin had advantages, but Xie Lin accused him of blaming others for his own failures.
• After dinner, Xie Lin joked that the director was retaliating over his wig, and the director overheard him.
• Fu Yunxi went to Xie Lin’s room with melted chocolates and warned him that Lu Ye was only using him, while viewers watched the confrontation live.
• Fu Yunxi ignored his manager’s repeated calls and continued insulting Lu Ye, prompting his manager to wonder whether a donkey had kicked him in the head.

Xie Lin was targeted by a coordinated online smear campaign after confronting Fu Yunxi and He Jianing, but he exposed the edited footage and threatened legal action against the hotel. His manager Zhao Dan had also demanded he apologize, and Xie Lin discovered his Weibo account had been locked out after he posted his defense.

• Lu Ye kicked Fu Yunxi down the stairs, then summoned the crew with the director’s megaphone and let them believe Fu Yunxi had fallen.
• He Jianing watched Xie Lin with a faint smile, while Lu Ye complained about Fu Yunxi and asked Xie Lin for a kiss.
• Zhao Dan called Xie Lin, demanded that he apologize to He Jianing and Fu Yunxi, and threatened consequences if he misbehaved.
• Xie Lin found trending posts accusing him of trading sexual favors, then posted the full hotel video showing him fighting off two men and shared evidence of his hotel stay.
• Xie Lin’s fans rallied to defend him, but he was suddenly logged out of Weibo and could not use his password to sign back in.

Xie Lin discovered that Lu Ye had helped expose Zhao Dan’s threats and arrange the arrest of thousands of paid trolls, then confronted him for accessing his phone. The chapter ended with Lu Ye asking Xie Lin to give himself to him in return for the help.

• Wang Xinmin and other paid trolls were arrested for spreading rumors and defaming Xie Lin, while Qin Zheng arranged legal support for the case.
• Xie Lin found that the trolls’ comments had vanished and discovered Zhao Dan’s threatening call had been posted online as a recording.
• Lu Ye entered through Xie Lin’s balcony, and Xie Lin caught him accessing the voice recording on his phone.
• Lu Ye apologized and offered Xie Lin his own phone, while Xie Lin insisted that Lu Ye respect his privacy.
• Lu Ye explained that he had helped police arrest over ten thousand trolls and hired a legal team, then asked Xie Lin to give himself to him.

After Fu Yunxi’s mother Zhao Yating confronted him at the hotel, Xie Lin slapped her and livestreamed their argument, exposing the Fu family’s plans for Fu Yunxi and Fu Yingying. Fu Yunxi rushed back to the hotel, where Zhao Yating had fainted, and Xie Lin began livestreaming his arrival too.

• Xie Lin stayed behind at the hotel restaurant to eat and saw that online opinion had turned against Fu Yunxi and He Jianing.
• Zhao Yating accused Xie Lin of harming Fu Yingying, insulted his dead parents, and was slapped by Xie Lin.
• Xie Lin livestreamed the confrontation and called the Fu family twisted for supporting a marriage between Fu Yunxi and Fu Yingying, who shared a household register.
• Fu Yunxi saw the livestream and rushed back to the hotel, where bodyguards carried the fainted Zhao Yating out to take her to the hospital.
• Xie Lin raised his phone to livestream Fu Yunxi’s arrival and asked viewers what Young Master Fu had to say.

Xie Lin learned that Fu Yingying’s pregnancy could not be saved and returned to Snow Hall, where he reunited with his family. After several happy days, he agreed to Lu Ye’s proposal, and Lu Ye hurried to visit him.

• Xie Lin argued with Fu Yunxi on livestream, then met obstetrician Liang Xiaonan, who warned him that Fu Yingying was using medication to prolong an unviable pregnancy and might be plotting something.
• Xie Lin returned to Snow Hall and reunited with Xie Yanqiu and Wen Xubai, then told them about Lu Ye and their 93 pheromone compatibility.
• Xie Lin spent five happy days at Snow Hall before waking with a severe headache, while Wen Xubai moved into a nearby cabin and Xie Yanqiu and Uncle Nian cared for him.
• Lu Ye tentatively asked Xie Lin if they could do what they had done before, and Xie Lin agreed.
• Lu Ye excitedly ordered Qin Zheng and Zhan Ying to take him to the Xie Family, brushing off Zhan Ying’s warning not to go out.

Lu Ye spent his rut at Snow Hall with Xie Lin, who agreed to a temporary mark, while Xie Lin’s family watched over them. Six days later, Lu Ye left refreshed, and a season two trailer for “Heartbeat Time Difference” teased a new dancer guest with an unnamed crush.

• Lu Ye packed for his rut and told his sister and employees that he was going to spend it with his wife.
• Wen Xubai and Xie Yanqiu agreed to leave Snow Hall, and Lu Ye promised not to force Xie Lin before entering to find him.
• Six days later, Xie Lin woke in Lu Ye’s arms and joked that Lu Ye sounded like a jerk.
• Lu Ye left Snow Hall, and Qin Zheng explained that he was with Xie Lin because he loved him, not merely for pheromone comfort.
• Wen Xubai and Xie Yanqiu returned, and Xie Lin reassured them that Lu Ye had not gone too far.
• “Heartbeat Time Difference” released a season two trailer featuring a 24-year-old dancer who hinted that someone had caught his eye.

The guests reunited for a new variety-show game, and Fu Yunxi realized Lu Ye was protecting Xie Lin with an S-rank pheromone barrier. During ghost tag, Fu Yunxi hunted for Xie Lin but failed to spot him crawling across the bridge right behind him.

• Fu Yunxi released his pheromones toward Xie Lin, but Lu Ye's barrier blocked them, prompting Fu Yunxi to ask whether Xie Lin and Lu Ye were together.
• Lu Ye returned and reinforced the barrier around Xie Lin, joking that he was keeping other dogs away, while Fu Yunxi watched them with hostility.
• The new guest Zhou Shuyuan arrived, and the director announced a ghost-tag game in which the ghost had to kiss players on the head to turn them into ghosts.
• Fu Yunxi became the ghost and chased the guests using a tablet that tracked their locations.
• Fu Yunxi searched the bridge where Xie Lin's dot appeared but saw no one, then left to pursue He Jianing as Xie Lin crawled across the bridge behind him.

Fu Yunxi’s team searched the villa and pond, where Xie Lin and Lu Ye’s hiding places led to Zhou Shuyuan and Fu Yunxi falling into the water. In the crush-mailbox segment, Xie Lin received three love letters—including one each from Fu Yunxi and Zhou Shuyuan—leaving him wondering why they were pursuing him.

• Fu Yunxi and the other guests searched the backyard bridge and found Xie Lin clinging beneath it.
• Lu Ye pulled Zhou Shuyuan into the pond from underwater, and Fu Yunxi jumped in to rescue him before spotting Xie Lin hanging like a water ghost.
• Xie Lin and Lu Ye helped the others ashore, and Fu Yunxi failed the search and had to walk like a goose as punishment.
• The director introduced a crush-mailbox segment, and Yue Lan’s letter to Yu Zhiwei earned Yu Zhiwei a love letter.
• He Jianing found his mailbox empty, while Xie Lin discovered letters from Lu Ye, Fu Yunxi, and Zhou Shuyuan.

The guests exchanged love letters, prepared lunch, and formed groups for a theme park date. Lu Ye won the Privilege Card and used it to switch into Xie Lin’s group, leaving the others to begin their dates.

• Lu Ye found love letters from He Jianing and Xie Lin, discarded He Jianing’s, and celebrated Xie Lin’s invitation, though Xie Lin insisted his Alpha did not have to be Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye squeezed Xie Lin’s face, prompting Fu Yunxi to confront him and accuse him of harassing Xie Lin.
• Zhou Shuyuan lost rock-paper-scissors and made lunch with He Jianing, then clarified that he had cooked everything because He Jianing could not cook or wash vegetables.
• Lu Ye shared his steak with Xie Lin, who ate enthusiastically before the guests drew groups for a theme park date.
• Lu Ye used his Privilege Card to switch with Zhou Shuyuan, joining Xie Lin’s group.

The three pairs went on separate dates, and Xie Lin and Lu Ye spent their amusement park outing riding thrill rides together. Yue Lan rejected Fu Yunxi’s suggestion that their outing was a date and bluntly told him she had no sexual interest in him.

• Zhou Shuyuan and Yu Zhiwei chose a day trip to an ancient town, while Yue Lan and Fu Yunxi chose a romantic beach and Xie Lin, Lu Ye, and He Jianing chose the amusement park.
• Xie Lin and Lu Ye rode the amusement park’s thrill rides, while He Jianing became so sick that staff carried him back to the van.
• After He Jianing left, Xie Lin and Lu Ye enjoyed the rides together, and Lu Ye asked Xie Lin to get engaged after the show; Xie Lin refused.
• Zhou Shuyuan and Yu Zhiwei changed into historical costumes but barely spoke and repeatedly lost track of each other.
• Yue Lan signed autographs for fans, then told Fu Yunxi that their outing was not a date and that she had no sexual interest in him.

After the guests finished filming for the day, they relaxed over dinner, where drunken confessions and teasing exposed their messy relationships. He Jianing denied having romantic feelings for Fu Yunxi, while Xie Lin wondered why their expected story had gone off course.

• Yue Lan explained that Fu Yunxi's swollen face came from a fight he had demanded, and Fu Yunxi denied that Xie Lin had beaten him.
• The production team turned off the livestream and invited the guests to eat and drink after a lavish dinner.
• Xie Lin offered Fu Yunxi juice, but Yue Lan's taunt prompted Fu Yunxi to drink and drunkenly ask Xie Lin to come home and marry him.
• Lu Ye joked about killing Fu Yunxi, frightening him into running through the villa while Xie Lin laughed.
• He Jianing claimed he felt sorry for Fu Yunxi and blamed a misunderstanding, but Xie Lin told him to get together with Fu Yunxi himself.
• He Jianing denied being more than Fu Yunxi's friend, and Xie Lin wondered whether Fu Yunxi's poor stamina had derailed the story's expected romance.

After He Jianing accused Xie Lin of pushing him, Xie Lin demonstrated what a real shove looked like, then learned that Fu Yingying’s miscarriage might involve a conspiracy by the Fu family. The production team woke everyone at 4:30 a.m. for an early livestream, leaving Xie Lin asleep as Lu Ye carried him onto the bus.

• He Jianing fell and accused Xie Lin of pushing him, so Xie Lin repeatedly shoved him back and forth in front of Zhou Shuyuan and Lu Ye.
• Jiang Song’s mother called Xie Lin and blamed him for Fu Yingying’s miscarriage, but Xie Lin urged her to investigate the pregnancy and start with Huikang Hospital.
• Jiang Song took over the call and asked whether Xie Lin knew something, but Xie Lin told him to investigate for himself.
• At 4:30 a.m., the production team woke the cast with a loud announcement, and Lu Ye carried the still-sleeping Xie Lin onto the bus.

Xie Lin and Lu Ye traveled with the guests of “Heartbeat Time Difference” to a crossover shoot with “Star Rush,” where Xie Lin arranged a free investigation through Lu Ye’s business-consulting contact. The new guest Wu Xinyou arrived, and the “Star Rush” team came to meet them.

• Lu Ye protected sleeping Xie Lin from the bus window and teased Fu Yunxi, while He Jianing endured his nausea and hunger.
• After the bus reached the forest clearing, Xie Lin asked Lu Ye for a business investigation contact and hired Zhan Ying’s company to investigate a family for free.
• Xie Lin sent Zhan Ying the people and matters he wanted investigated, then grinned about getting revenge on someone who had cursed him out.
• The director introduced Wu Xinyou as a new S-Class Omega guest, and Xie Lin learned that Wu Xinyou was connected to Lu Ye’s Omega father.
• A bus carrying the “Star Rush” team arrived, and its leader greeted Director Sha Mao and the “Heartbeat Time Difference” guests.

Xie Lin rejected Zhong Rui’s plan to keep the Blue Team together and entered the forest with Lu Ye and three other contestants. As the match began, Fu Yunxi watched them leave, and someone wondered whether all the Omegas from their dating show were so fierce.

• Director Diao announced that the seventy-two-hour match would be won by whichever team got the most people to the hilltop finish line alive, and Xie Lin asked whether they could steal supplies.
• On the bus, Zhong Rui proposed that the Blue Team stick together, but Xie Lin and Lu Ye argued that grouping up would make them easy targets.
• Lu Ye, Yue Lan, Yu Zhiwei, and Wu Xinyou joined Xie Lin’s plan to split off, while Fu Yunxi backed Zhong Rui and Zhou Shuyuan chose to go with He Jianing.
• After the Blue Team put on their gear and heard the elimination rules, Xie Lin and Lu Ye led their group into the forest.
• Fu Yunxi watched Xie Lin leave until Xie Lin warned him not to look at him like he was at a funeral, prompting someone to ask whether all the Omegas on the dating show were so fierce.