Recaps

Director Liu sent the three couples to find day jobs in the Southern Mountainous Area, giving each guest only ten yuan and a bread roll for the day. As the group struggled along the mountain roads, Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu traded embarrassing insults with Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen, while new bachelor Wu Hao kept watch for Wei Zisu and hoped to find Cui Xiangxiang.

• Director Liu announced that each couple had to find work and compete to have the most money left after food and transportation costs, then gave each guest ten yuan and a bread roll.
• Wu Hao joined the show as a single guest, and Yin Zhengchuan recognized him as Cui Xiangxiang's son and called him his nephew.
• During the long walk to the bus stop, Yuan Zizhen complained that his legs and feet hurt, and Sun Liang carried him after seeing Yin Zhengchuan carry Wei Zisu.
• Shen Huaiqing offered to carry Zhu Zhu, but she told him to keep up and not fall behind.
• Wu Hao followed the group, hoping that staying close to Wei Zisu would help him find Cui Xiangxiang.
• Yin Zhengchuan refused Sun Liang's suggestion to put their spouses down, and Wei Zisu and Yuan Zizhen traded insults about their husbands.

Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan found jobs as mermaid and prince performers at an aquarium, while Wu Hao tried to get information about Cui Xiangxiang from Yin Zhengchuan. As Yin Zhengchuan added underwater mouth-to-mouth to their performance, the camera cut to Wu Hao watching them.

• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan got out at an aquarium hiring mermaid performers and learned they could each earn five hundred yuan for the day.
• Yin Zhengchuan volunteered to play the prince, and Wu Hao followed him into the changing room to ask about Cui Xiangxiang.
• Yin Zhengchuan told Wu Hao that Cui Xiangxiang had asked about his relationship with Wei Zisu, then bragged that they had fallen in love and consummated their relationship.
• Wei Zisu appeared in his mermaid costume, and Yin Zhengchuan admired him before showing the staff his abs.
• Yin Zhengchuan suggested adding underwater mouth-to-mouth to the performance, then pulled Wei Zisu underwater as the camera cut to Wu Hao.

The couples found work around the scenic area, while Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen ended up hired as costumed wild men in the Valley Area. Zhu Zhu briefly wondered whether she and Shen Huaiqing should have a child, but their joking exchange left them with no decision.

• Wu Hao found a job making jianbing at a snack stall and began learning the trade.
• Shen Huaiqing and Zhu Zhu took jobs driving and checking tickets for a little train, and Shen Huaiqing calmed a child frightened by Zhu Zhu.
• Zhu Zhu asked Shen Huaiqing whether he wanted them to have a child, but he joked that no one would give them one.
• Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen stayed behind to find work, then accepted acting jobs in the Valley Area.
• Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen changed into wild-man costumes, and a supervisor told them to roar at tourists and pretend to steal their snacks.

Yuan Zizhen and Sun Liang struggled through their wild-man job while the other livestream performers drew crowds with their acts. The chapter left Yuan Zizhen hungry and Sun Liang learning that the wild men’s stolen fruit and bread counted as lunch.

• Yuan Zizhen and Sun Liang joined the wild men, and Sun Liang roared at tourists but refused to steal their food.
• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan performed a mermaid rescue, then teased each other after leaving the water.
• Wu Hao struggled to make jianbing until the stall owner put him in a transparent apron and offered customers chances to touch him for buying more.
• Shen Huaiqing drove the little train and sang with the tourists, while Zhu Zhu eventually joined in.
• Yuan Zizhen told Sun Liang he was hungry, and the wild-men leader said their stolen fruit and bread were lunch.

Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen struggled through their work as wild men, while the other guests finished their jobs and gathered back at the cabins. After Wei Zisu called Cui Xiangxiang, Yin Zhengchuan revealed that he had fallen for Wei Zisu years earlier after witnessing him beat up a creep outside a bar.

• Sun Liang snatched food from a tourist, and Yuan Zizhen reluctantly ate some before discovering he had drunk the bottle that held the tourist’s contact lenses.
• The seven guests compared their earnings, and Wu Hao said he had made only sixteen yuan selling jianbing while Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan kept their wages nearly untouched.
• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan received the Privilege Card, and Liu Fan told the guests to meet at six the next morning to go to Jiangbei Water City.
• Wei Zisu called Cui Xiangxiang, who denied watching Wu Hao on the livestream but accidentally revealed that he had followed the show; Cui Xiangxiang begged Wei Zisu not to tell Wu Hao where he was.
• Yin Zhengchuan asked Wei Zisu about beating up a creep outside a bar, then admitted he had witnessed it and fallen in love with him at first sight.

Yin Zhengchuan recounted seeing Wei Zisu for the first time while visiting his hometown, when Wei rescued a drunken omega from a predatory man. He left the story with Wei revealing that he had noticed Yin Zhengchuan following him and had waited in an alley with a brick, ready to strike.

• Yin Zhengchuan coaxed Wei Zisu into calling him “Hubby” before agreeing to tell him how they had first met.
• Yin Zhengchuan recalled seeing Wei Zisu intervene when a middle-aged man tried to force a drunken omega into his car.
• Wei Zisu disarmed and beat the man, then waited with the omega’s friends for the police before declining their thanks and leaving.
• Yin Zhengchuan followed Wei Zisu out of the bar street but lost sight of him when he entered a dark alley.
• Wei Zisu told Yin Zhengchuan that he had noticed him following and had hidden in the alley with a brick, expecting to ambush him.

Yin Zhengchuan told Wei Zisu how he had loved him since their first meeting and how they eventually reunited through a matchmaking notice. After their playful reenactment led to an interrupted romantic evening, Wei Zisu called Cui Xiangxiang to deal with Wu Hao, who was singing beneath their window.

• Yin Zhengchuan recalled meeting Wei Zisu before enlisting and later learning that Wei Zisu was engaged to Sun Liang.
• Yin Zhengchuan explained that a Civil Affairs Bureau matchmaking notice revealed Wei Zisu was his blind date, and Wei Zisu realized their connection had begun long before he thought.
• Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu reenacted their first encounter, laughing together before kissing and heading to bed.
• Wu Hao knocked and sang beneath their window, interrupting Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu, and Wei Zisu restrained Yin Zhengchuan from confronting him.
• Wei Zisu called Cui Xiangxiang so she could hear Wu Hao singing, and Cui Xiangxiang offered to tell him off.

Wu Hao got Cui Xiangxiang’s phone number after pleading with him, then joined the other guests on their trip to Liaocheng. During the coach ride, Yin Zhengchuan proudly discussed Shandong before Wei Zisu deflected Yuan Zizhen’s sneer about dialect-speaking CEOs.

• Wu Hao called Cui Xiangxiang and complained that Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan had bullied him, prompting Cui Xiangxiang to give him his number and limit how often he could call.
• Yin Zhengchuan shut the window in anger, and Wei Zisu comforted him before the two kissed.
• The guests boarded a coach for Liaocheng’s Waterborne Ancient City, where Liu Fan announced a cultural introduction and an afternoon game.
• Wu Hao joked about Liaocheng’s name, and Sun Liang learned that the guests would visit Yin Zhengchuan’s hometown the next day.
• Yin Zhengchuan praised Shandong’s expressways and development, while Wei Zisu answered Yuan Zizhen’s mockery of dialect-speaking CEOs by calling them entrepreneurs of the people.

During a livestream in Liaocheng's Waterborne Ancient City, Yin Zhengchuan accidentally knocked Sun Liang into the water, then the guests began a role-based assassination game. Wei Zisu drew the assassin role and set out to find his targets and partner, while Yin Zhengchuan was identified as a target; the chapter ended with an announcement that Yin Zhengchuan was out.

• Yin Zhengchuan leaped onto the boat and made it rock, sending Sun Liang into the water.
• Yin Zhengchuan teased Sun Liang during lunch, while Wei Zisu defended him and Yuan Zizhen explained why he had not helped.
• The production team split the seven guests across the ancient city and assigned them secret roles and missions.
• Wei Zisu drew the assassin role, learned he had an assassin partner, and began searching for his targets.
• Wei Zisu wondered whether to ask Yin Zhengchuan about his role, as viewers knew Yin Zhengchuan was a target.
• A voice announced that Yin Zhengchuan was out.

Yin Zhengchuan searched for Wei Zisu during the role-play game but was accidentally eliminated by Wu Hao, the assassin. Wei Zisu avenged him by eliminating Wu Hao, and the two men reunited in the waiting room, where Wu Hao tried to appease Yin Zhengchuan with stories about Wei Zisu's childhood.

• Yin Zhengchuan set out to find Wei Zisu, then met Wu Hao, who claimed to be the assassin and told him Wei Zisu's pet name.
• Wu Hao asked Yin Zhengchuan to explain how his blood-pack killing prop worked, then accidentally used it to eliminate him as the target.
• Wei Zisu found Yin Zhengchuan being taken away and chased Wu Hao, eliminating him with his own blood pack.
• Wu Hao joined Yin Zhengchuan in the waiting room and claimed he had asked Wei Zisu to eliminate him so he could keep Yin Zhengchuan company.
• Yin Zhengchuan revealed he had watched the live feeds, and Wu Hao offered to share what he knew about Wei Zisu's childhood.

Wei Zisu eliminated the other players as the assassin and won the first game, then chose a little monster costume for the next contest. In the new game, he recognized the person inside an Ultraman costume and knocked them down to tag them.

• Wei Zisu killed Yuan Zizhen, who was the employer, and took his bounty.
• Wei Zisu chased down Sun Liang and eliminated him as the County Magistrate.
• Wei Zisu eliminated Shen Huaiqing and Zhu Zhu, winning the game as the assassin.
• Liu Fan announced a new costume-identification game, where the two lowest-scoring guests would be punished.
• Wei Zisu chose a little monster costume and identified the lively Ultraman after seeing them hurt their toe.
• Wei Zisu knocked Ultraman down and approached with a name tag.

Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan found each other during the mascot-costume game after Wei used a private signal to identify his husband. They escaped the other guests and shared a playful, affectionate moment, leaving the game still underway.

• Wei Zisu eliminated Sun Liang by kicking him down and tagging him.
• Wei Zisu watched Snake Spirit tag the Calabash Brother with Yin Zhengchuan’s name, then realized the Calabash Brother was not Yin Zhengchuan.
• The remaining guests gathered near Guangyue Tower, and Wei tried to signal Yin Zhengchuan by imitating a gorilla beating its chest.
• Snake Spirit mistook Wei for Yin Zhengchuan and stuck Yin Zhengchuan’s name tag on him, but the frog took Wei’s hand and ran away with him.
• The frog revealed himself as Yin Zhengchuan, and Wei revealed himself as Wei Zisu after they escaped into an alley.
• Yin Zhengchuan wiped Wei’s sweat and joked that he was Daji who had bewitched Wei, and Wei played along.

Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan eliminated their rivals in the game, while Zhu Zhu and Wei Zisu tied for first place. After Sun Liang and Wu Hao faced the balloon punishment, the cast headed to Weifang, and Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu planned to go home and see Yin Baozhu.

• Wu Hao approached Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan, but they tricked him into getting eliminated after he revealed that GG Bond was Teacher Shen.
• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan eliminated Shen Huaiqing and then themselves, leaving Zhu Zhu and Wei Zisu tied with three points each.
• Liu Fan assigned the punishment to Sun Liang and Wu Hao, who had scored zero; Sun Liang's balloon burst after he named Wei Zisu's good qualities.
• Yuan Zizhen left after the balloon burst, and the production team arranged for everyone to travel from Liaocheng to Weifang.
• Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu decided to go home for the night, and Wei Zisu asked whether Yin Baozhu was still dressing like a punk.

Wei Zisu gave Baozhu makeup and hair accessories, then exchanged matching perfumes with Yin Zhengchuan before they separated from the Still in Love production team. At the hotel, Yuan Zizhen reconciled with Sun Liang and proposed leaving the entertainment industry to learn business, hinting that he would soon be unable to work.

• Wei Zisu bought Baozhu a beginner-friendly makeup set and hair accessories, and explained to Yin Zhengchuan that he wanted to teach her to apply makeup.
• Wei Zisu gave Yin Zhengchuan orange-scented perfume, and Yin Zhengchuan discovered Wei Zisu had bought himself mint-scented perfume too.
• Wu Hao missed Cui Xiangxiang and messaged him to ask if he could borrow the next day's call in advance.
• Yuan Zizhen and Sun Liang argued over Sun Liang's comments during a game, then Sun Liang comforted Yuan Zizhen and reassured him that he still loved him.
• Yuan Zizhen said he wanted to leave the entertainment industry and asked Sun Liang to let him learn management by running two companies.
• Yuan Zizhen whispered something to Sun Liang about why he would soon be unable to work, and Sun Liang reacted with delighted surprise.

Yuan Zizhen suggested she might be pregnant, and Sun Liang eagerly promised to help her study management and give her a company. Meanwhile, Wei Zisu returned home with Yin Zhengchuan, whose family celebrated their reunion and growing closeness before he secretly took Baozhu’s collectibles.

• Yuan Zizhen told Sun Liang she suspected she was pregnant and planned to confirm it at a hospital after filming.
• Sun Liang agreed to let Yuan Zizhen study management, marketing, and finance and promised her a company if she was pregnant.
• An investigator told Sun Liang that Sun Zhe’s assistant had bought a villa that Sun Zhe might be using to hide a lover, and Sun Liang decided to investigate further after returning.
• Qin Qin and Yin Changjun welcomed Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan home, and Yin Baozhu showed Wei Zisu collectibles she had made and commissioned.
• Wei Zisu helped Yin Baozhu reclaim her gold badge from Yin Zhengchuan, who then hugged Wei Zisu and teased her about having the real person.
• Yin Zhengchuan returned to their bedroom with Baozhu’s badge and other collectibles, insisting that moving them between courtyards was not stealing.

Yin Zhengchuan told Wei Zisu how a badge bearing Wei’s image had stopped a knife during a fight with a spy, and the two spent an intimate night together. The next morning, Wei learned Yin had discovered his childhood nickname, Little Dumpling, and shared the memories and losses connected to it.

• Yin Zhengchuan showed Wei Zisu the deformed Golden Badge that had stopped a spy’s knife from reaching his heart.
• Wei Zisu saw Yin’s scar, kissed it, and told him he was loved; Yin carried him to the bed to make up for their wedding night.
• At five thirty the next morning, Yin and Wei woke for their workday and joked playfully in bed.
• Yin revealed that Wu Hao had told him Wei’s childhood nickname, Little Dumpling.
• Wei explained that his grandmother had given him and his missing younger brother affectionate nicknames, and that no one had called him Little Dumpling since his grandmother died.

Yin Changjun offered to help Wei Zisu find his younger brother, and Wei Zisu celebrated his growing popularity by publicly joining the Yin-Wei Love Super Topic. At the filming location, the guests received a pregnancy-simulation harvest challenge, and Sun Liang asked Yin Zhengchuan whether the vegetables had pesticides.

• Yin Changjun told Wei Zisu that an old army connection was investigating the records of the Welfare Institute where Wei Zisu's younger brother had lived.
• Wei Zisu learned that his Weibo account had passed ten million followers and found a popular Super Topic devoted to him and Yin Zhengchuan.
• Wei Zisu posted a photo of himself and Yin Zhengchuan in the Super Topic, helping send the phrase “too-real married couples really are bold!” onto the trending list.
• The director explained that the Alpha and Beta guests would wear watermelons over their bellies and compete to harvest the most vegetables while completing production-team tasks.
• Sun Liang worried that the vegetables might have pesticides because Yuan Zizhen might be pregnant, and Yin Zhengchuan told him to add some himself if he wanted to eat them.

The guests harvested vegetables for a livestream challenge while wearing watermelon-filled bags, and Zhu Zhu kissed Shen Huaiqing after he revealed the reason he had given his parents for staying childless. Wu Hao stole vegetables from Sun Liang’s basket, and Sun Liang fell while chasing him but kept his watermelon intact.

• The director explained the rules, and Yin Zhengchuan, Sun Liang, Shen Huaiqing, and Wu Hao strapped watermelons to their waists before the guests began harvesting vegetables.
• Sun Liang struggled to harvest while wearing the watermelon, and Yuan Zizhen comforted him as they worked together.
• Zhu Zhu asked Shen Huaiqing why he and his parents had agreed not to have children, and Shen Huaiqing admitted he had told them he could not perform.
• Zhu Zhu kissed Shen Huaiqing, drawing the guests’ and cameras’ attention.
• Wu Hao stole vegetables from Sun Liang’s basket, and Sun Liang fell while pursuing him; Yuan Zizhen checked that his watermelon had not broken.

During the final day of filming, Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu shared affectionate moments, and Wei Zisu reconnected with Sun Liang’s grandmother, who secretly concealed her illness. The chapter ended with Yin Baozhu asking Wei Zisu to make their future baby look like him instead of Yin Zhengchuan.

• Wu Hao’s attempt to steal Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu’s watermelon ended with it splitting, while Shen Huaiqing and Zhu Zhu won the vegetable-stealing game.
• Yin Zhengchuan broke open the watermelon and shared it with Wei Zisu, calling their baby sweet.
• During his interview, Wu Hao said he wanted marriage even more so he would have a wife to stop the others from bullying him, and he considered calling Cui Xiangxiang.
• Wei Zisu spoke with Sun Liang’s grandmother, agreed to bring Yin Zhengchuan to visit, and learned from the housekeeper that Grandma Wang was hiding her illness from the family.
• Yin Baozhu asked Wei Zisu whether he loved Yin Zhengchuan and whether they would have children, then asked him to make their baby look like Wei Zisu rather than Yin Zhengchuan.

Wei Zisu learned that Yin Changjun had found news about the adopted child he was searching for, and Yin Zhengchuan planned to return with him after filming. Meanwhile, Sun Zhe watched over a carefree Gu Ziran at their villa and caught him as he leaped from the trampoline.

• Yin Baozhu teased Yin Zhengchuan and ran off after threatening to insult Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan's future child.
• At dinner, Yin Changjun told Wei Zisu that his army buddy had found scattered information about the adopted child and invited him to collect it.
• Yin Zhengchuan told Wei Zisu he would return with him after filming, and the couple left with the crew for Qingdao.
• Gu Ziran played in the villa yard while Sun Zhe watched, then Sun Zhe went downstairs and reminded the housekeeper to serve Gu Ziran milk in his cartoon cup.
• Gu Ziran shouted for Sun Zhe to catch him and jumped from the trampoline into Sun Zhe's arms.

Gu Ziran reminded Sun Zhe of his promise to take him to an amusement park, and Sun Zhe agreed to go after finishing his work. On the final day of filming in Qingdao, Sun Liang won the surfing challenge, while Wei Zisu used the couple’s Privilege Card to try to get Yin Zhengchuan a turn too.

• Gu Ziran asked the nanny when the next month would begin and reminded Sun Zhe that he had promised to take him to an amusement park.
• Sun Zhe hesitated because Wei Zisu’s popularity and Gu Ziran’s resemblance to him could draw attention, but he promised to take Gu Ziran within a week if the boy stayed masked and close.
• Sun Zhe pulled Gu Ziran into his arms and kissed him, thinking that this Wei Zisu belonged only to him.
• On the final day of filming Still in Love, Sun Liang correctly identified every ingredient in the seafood soup and won the chance to surf.
• Yin Zhengchuan admitted he wanted to surf, so Wei Zisu offered to use their Privilege Card and asked the director whether they could both take part.
• The Yin-Wei couple hugged in the background as the cameras filmed Sun Liang, prompting viewers to ship them and Liang-Zi fans to accuse them of stealing the spotlight.

During the surfing outing, Wei Zisu risked his life searching for Yin Zhengchuan after he disappeared underwater, and Yin Zhengchuan rescued him. Back on shore, Yin Zhengchuan confronted Wei Zisu about putting himself in danger, and they reconciled with a promise to prioritize his safety.

• Liu Fan let both spouses use the Privilege Card to try surfing, but Yuan Zizhen declined because he thought the seawater was dirty and worried about his possible pregnancy.
• Sun Liang, Yin Zhengchuan, and Wei Zisu practiced wakesurfing, while Sun Liang and Yin Zhengchuan removed their life jackets and fell into the sea.
• Wei Zisu rescued Sun Liang from tangled seaweed, then searched underwater for Yin Zhengchuan until he ran out of air.
• Yin Zhengchuan found Wei Zisu and brought him to the surface, and the crew took them back to shore.
• Yin Zhengchuan told Wei Zisu he was angry that he had risked himself, and Wei Zisu replied that he had acted because he was worried about Yin Zhengchuan.
• Yin Zhengchuan asked Wei Zisu to put his safety first in the future, and Wei Zisu agreed.

After filming ended, Wu Hao followed Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan until Cui Xiangxiang agreed to take him in. Cui Xiangxiang hid Wu Hao from his father, Wu Kui, who later offered to take care of Cui Xiangxiang.

• Wu Hao insisted on following Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan, but Wei Zisu called Cui Xiangxiang, who agreed to pick him up.
• Fans greeted Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan at the airport, and Yin Zhengchuan said he had brought Wei Zisu good luck.
• Cui Xiangxiang refused to stay at a hotel with Wu Hao and took him to his apartment instead.
• Wu Hao spotted his father, Wu Kui, near Cui Xiangxiang's home, but Cui Xiangxiang kicked him into a flower bed and hid him.
• Cui Xiangxiang invited Wu Kui upstairs, then told him he had gone through several partners since moving out.
• Wu Kui gently took Cui Xiangxiang's hand and asked to take care of him.

Cui Xiangxiang rejected Wu Kui’s proposal and told Wu Hao that he was only a fuck buddy, but Wu Hao asked to become his exclusive partner and possibly his boyfriend. Later, Yin Zhengchuan entertained Wei Zisu with a game of choosing consorts, then carried him to the bedroom after Wei turned over all five plaques.

• Cui Xiangxiang rejected Wu Kui’s offer of marriage, and Wu Kui left after their argument.
• Cui Xiangxiang found Wu Hao downstairs, brought him home, and told him their sex did not make them a couple.
• Wu Hao asked to be Cui Xiangxiang’s only fuck buddy and said he hoped to become his boyfriend if he did well.
• Yin Zhengchuan finished cleaning their home while Wei Zisu worked, then brought him a tray of five consort plaques.
• Wei Zisu turned over every plaque, and Yin Zhengchuan carried him to the bedroom, agreeing that the Green Tea Empress could go first.

Wei Zisu struggled to accept Yin Zhengchuan’s offer of financial help, prompting Yin Zhengchuan to tell him that partners should rely on each other. Wei Zisu left for work without resolving the disagreement, and Yin Zhengchuan turned to Tieba for advice.

• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan joked about their night together before discussing a visit to Uncle Xie the next morning to ask about Gu Ziran.
• Wei Zisu planned to drive himself to the office, unaware Yin Zhengchuan had noticed his overdue credit card payment.
• Yin Zhengchuan confronted Wei Zisu about hiding his financial difficulties and refusing to use his money.
• Wei Zisu said he did not mean to treat Yin Zhengchuan as an outsider, but left for work before they could make peace.
• Yin Zhengchuan posted on Tieba asking what to do because his wife would not spend his money, and commenters urged him to enjoy the arrangement.