Chapter Summaries

Wei Zisu and Zhu Zhu went fishing for lunch while Yin Zhengchuan and Shen Huaiqing searched the woods for ingredients. Yuan Zizhen tried to win viewers over by pretending to pity the fish, but Wei Zisu repeatedly exposed his hypocrisy, ending by asking whether he released cockroaches at home too.

• Wei Zisu and Zhu Zhu chose to catch fish, while Yin Zhengchuan joined Shen Huaiqing in the woods to pick mushrooms and fruit.
• Yuan Zizhen and Sun Liang followed Wei Zisu and Zhu Zhu to the pond, where Sun Liang caught a fish with a net.
• Yuan Zizhen urged Sun Liang to release the fish, and Sun Liang reluctantly tossed it back into the pond.
• Wei Zisu immediately speared the released fish, prompting Yuan Zizhen to act horrified and criticize him for killing it.
• Wei Zisu joked that the fish had been too delicious, pointed out ants beneath Yuan Zizhen's feet, and asked whether he released cockroaches at home.

Yuan Zizhen’s attempt to win attention with a staged act of compassion angered Sun Liang, though Yuan persuaded him that his love was genuine. Wei Zisu learned that his drama could air next month, then called Sun Zhe and heard an unfamiliar young man answer, leaving him stunned.

• Yuan Zizhen admitted to Sun Liang that he had imitated a celebrity’s animal rescue stunt to attract attention, prompting Sun Liang to question whether Yuan’s affection and domestic behavior were also an act.
• Yuan Zizhen clung to Sun Liang and invoked his past sacrifices, including being his secret lover and risking his life, and Sun Liang softened and reconciled with him.
• Wei Zisu carried fish to the elderly woman who had lent Zhu Zhu her kitchen, then received a call from Director Zhang announcing that their drama could air after its dialogue was rerecorded.
• Director Zhang asked Wei Zisu to tell Sun Zhe that he wanted to treat him to a meal, so Wei Zisu called Sun Zhe.
• Gu Ziran accidentally answered Sun Zhe’s phone and called him Big Brother Sun, while Wei Zisu heard the unfamiliar voice and hurriedly hung up.

Wei Zisu worried that Yin Zhengchuan had been hurt when he saw medical staff rushing toward the woods, while Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen suffered a humiliating encounter with a lump of poop. Wei Zisu found Yin Zhengchuan safe, and Yin Zhengchuan asked whether he had been worried about him.

• Wei Zisu wondered whether Sun Zhe was keeping an underage Omega after hearing a child answer the phone.
• Sun Liang asked Shen Huaiqing to trade baskets, but Yin Zhengchuan called out his transparent intentions, so Sun Liang went to search for mushrooms himself.
• Sun Liang mistook a lump of poop for a mushroom and smeared it on a tree; Yuan Zizhen touched it while helping him clean his hand, then broke down and refused to keep filming.
• Wei Zisu saw medical staff heading toward the woods and hurried over with Zhu Zhu to check on Yin Zhengchuan.
• Wei Zisu found Yin Zhengchuan unharmed and told him his heart had been in his throat; Yin Zhengchuan asked if Wei Zisu had been worried about him.

Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan joined the others at Grandma’s house to cook and share a meal after their outing in the woods. The meal ended with Yuan Zizhen stripping off his shirt and confronting Liu Fan.

• Wei Zisu asked Yin Zhengchuan what had happened with Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen, and Yin Zhengchuan explained the commotion in the woods.
• Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen arrived at Grandma’s house, where Sun Liang volunteered to help in the kitchen while Yuan Zizhen stood aside.
• Shen Huaiqing burned the fish, so Zhu Zhu cooked two edible ones while Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen struggled to light the stove for the mushrooms.
• Everyone shared the food, and Yin Zhengchuan removed fish bones for Wei Zisu as Zhu Zhu teased them about being newlyweds.
• Yuan Zizhen suddenly stood up, took off his shirt, put a foot on the table, and cursed Liu Fan for treating him like he was easy to push around.

After the cast ate poisonous mushrooms, they acted out bizarre fantasies and the production crew called for medical help. Filming was suspended, and Wei Zisu led Yin Zhengchuan to the hospital after he began seeing flowers on Wei Zisu’s head.

• Yuan Zizhen chased Liu Fan on all fours, bit his calf, and forced charred fish into his mouth before the crew pulled him away.
• Sun Liang, Shen Huaiqing, and Zhu Zhu showed strange symptoms, while Wei Zisu realized the mushrooms were poisonous and warned everyone to stop eating them.
• The crew called doctors, suspended filming, and prepared to take the affected cast members to the hospital.
• Yin Zhengchuan revealed that he had also been poisoned when he saw flowers blooming on Wei Zisu’s head and affectionately called him his sweet-smelling honey.
• Yin Zhengchuan walked over to Sun Liang and twisted his head, prompting Sun Liang to cry that his cap was coming loose.

After mushroom poisoning sent Yin Zhengchuan, Sun Liang, and Shen Huaiqing to the hospital, Wei Zisu stayed by Yin Zhengchuan until he was out of danger. As the men recovered, Sun Liang learned that Sun Zhe was cheating on his fiancée and tried to make peace with Yin Zhengchuan, who answered by asking a nurse to give Sun Liang another IV bag.

• Yin Zhengchuan hallucinated on the way to the hospital, and Wei Zisu cared for him through his treatment until he regained his senses.
• After confirming Yin Zhengchuan was out of danger, Wei Zisu left to change clothes while Sun Liang and Shen Huaiqing also recovered.
• Yin Zhengchuan teased Sun Liang about nearly twisting his neck and tricked him with a story about people from Shandong being allowed to kill someone.
• Sun Liang complained about his half-brother Sun Zhe, and Yin Zhengchuan revealed that Sun Zhe was engaged while keeping another Omega on the side.
• Sun Liang offered to make peace with Yin Zhengchuan, who asked the nurse to give him another IV bag at his expense.

After the poisoning incident, Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan returned to Wei Zisu’s home while filming paused. As Yin Zhengchuan’s rut approached, Wei Zisu realized he had fallen in love with him and offered to stay with him through it.

• Yin Zhengchuan agreed to make his Weibo public, but Wei Zisu revealed that his alternate account was on Yin Zhengchuan’s block list.
• After they were discharged, Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan went to Wei Zisu’s home instead of returning to Shandong, though Wei Zisu initially planned to visit his parents alone.
• Yin Zhengchuan ate four bowls of Wei Zisu’s cooking, then became hungry again a few hours later.
• Wei Zisu guessed that Yin Zhengchuan’s rut was approaching, and Yin Zhengchuan said he could manage it himself with Wei Zisu’s clothes to build a nest.
• Wei Zisu told Yin Zhengchuan he thought he had fallen in love with him and offered to stay with him through his rut.

After Sun Liang returned from the hospital, he joined Sun Zhe and Grandma in paying respects to their father, while secretly planning to expose Sun Zhe for keeping an Omega. Grandma ordered Sun Zhe to kneel at the grave, bringing back his memory of watching his father drown; later, a man rescued Sun Zhe from the water, and Sun Zhe found his eyes familiar.

• After Sun Liang was discharged, he booked Yuan Zizhen an appointment with a psychologist and went to the old residence for his father's death anniversary.
• Sun Liang suspected Sun Zhe was secretly keeping an Omega and planned to gather evidence to show Grandma.
• After Sun Liang left the cemetery, Grandma ordered Sun Zhe to kneel at their father's grave.
• Sun Zhe recalled refusing to help when Sun Mingchang fell into the water, and remembered Grandma later accusing him of watching his father drown.
• Sun Zhe struggled with his fear of water until a man pulled him to the shallow end, where Sun Zhe recognized his eyes as familiar.

Sun Zhe recalled how his obsession with Wei Zisu had led him to sabotage Zisu’s career and relationships, while Yin Zhengchuan happily settled into life with Zisu after they confessed their feelings. The chapter ended with Yin Zhengchuan sighing for attention and Wei Zisu teasing him as “my young lady.”

• Sun Zhe remembered meeting Wei Zisu at the pool and wanting him, then recalled how he secretly kept an omega who resembled Zisu to satisfy his desires.
• Sun Zhe told Grandma that he liked Zisu, but she said he was unworthy and criticized him for his unforgivable actions.
• Sun Zhe sabotaged Wei Zisu’s career, and Sun Liang later cheated on Zisu, causing their engagement to end.
• Sun Zhe planned to ruin Zisu further so he could seem worthy, but Yin Zhengchuan’s arrival thwarted his schemes.
• Yin Zhengchuan happily did chores, shopped, and spent the evening with Wei Zisu, then sighed in bed until Zisu asked what he wanted.

Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan grew closer after Yin Zhengchuan admitted he wanted them to become more familiar before his sensitive period. The next afternoon, Teacher Zhu told Wei Zisu they had found a photo that might show his younger brother, Gu Ziran.

• Yin Zhengchuan explained that he wanted to be intimate with Wei Zisu before his sensitive period so they could adjust to each other, and Wei Zisu agreed.
• Afterward, Yin Zhengchuan cared for his exhausted husband, and Wei Zisu asked about the scar on his chest.
• The couple slept until the following afternoon, when Teacher Zhu called Wei Zisu with a possible lead on his younger brother.
• Zhu Zhu told Wei Zisu that her father-in-law recognized a young man named Gu Ziran in an old restaurant group photo, and Wei Zisu asked her to send it.

After Zhu Zhu sent Wei Zisu a photo of Gu Ziran, Wei Zisu pursued the possibility that he was his missing little brother, but learned Gu Ziran had already been taken away by family. The trail went cold, and Wei Zisu decided to visit his parents that night.

• Zhu Zhu sent Wei Zisu a photo of Gu Ziran, whose resemblance to Wei Zisu’s missing little brother moved him to tears.
• Zhu Zhu told Wei Zisu that Gu Ziran had left the restaurant and suggested asking the Welfare Institute where he had been placed.
• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan visited the Welfare Institute, where the director said Gu Ziran had an intellectual disability and had been taken away by family years earlier.
• The director had no records or childhood photos because the previous director had destroyed them, leaving Wei Zisu without a way to confirm Gu Ziran’s identity.
• On the drive home, Wei Zisu recalled that his little brother had spoken late and decided to visit his parents that night.

Wei Zisu brought Yin Zhengchuan to meet his parents after telling him to act cold, pretend to be poor, and stay calm if they criticized him. When Wei Guoyong raised his hand to hit Wei Zisu over his missing younger brother, Yin Zhengchuan stepped in and grabbed his wrist.

• Wei Zisu agreed to take Yin Zhengchuan home after he said he wanted to meet his in-laws, but gave him three rules for the visit.
• Wang Fen welcomed them while Wei Guoyong complained that they had not been told about the marriage or invited to the wedding.
• Yin Zhengchuan pretended his family had disowned him and that Wei Zisu supported him, leaving Wang Fen speechless.
• Wei Zisu asked his parents to help a family-tracing agency identify his missing younger brother, but Wei Guoyong refused and blamed Wei Zisu for the disappearance.
• Wei Guoyong raised his hand to hit Wei Zisu, and Yin Zhengchuan grabbed his wrist and stood in front of him.

Yin Zhengchuan defended Wei Zisu when Wei Guoyong blamed him for his younger brother’s disappearance, then comforted him and insisted he was not at fault. Wei Zisu’s search for his brother brought no answers, and after their heats passed, Yin Zhengchuan remained in rut and pounced on him.

• Yin Zhengchuan stopped Wei Guoyong from hitting Wei Zisu and argued that Wei Zisu was not responsible for his younger brother going missing.
• Yin Zhengchuan comforted Wei Zisu at home, and Wei Zisu admitted he had blamed himself for years before telling Yin Zhengchuan he loved him.
• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan visited a family tracing agency, but none of the matching Omega boys was Wei Zisu’s brother.
• Yin Zhengchuan cheered Wei Zisu up with gifts, rafting, and a dance, but Yin Zhengchuan’s rut triggered Wei Zisu’s early heat.
• After Wei Zisu’s heat passed, Yin Zhengchuan, still in rut, caught him on the sofa while Wei Zisu asked how many days the rut would last.

Sun Liang tracked Sun Zhe to Golden Bay Waterside Pavilion, hoping to expose his secret, while Sun Zhe indulged Gu Ziran’s wish to play. When Sun Liang arrived and tried to get inside, Sun Zhe rushed Gu Ziran away before his brother could see him.

• Sun Liang learned that Sun Zhe’s secret Omega was at Golden Bay Waterside Pavilion and hurried there to expose him.
• Sun Zhe let Gu Ziran play on the slide for ten extra minutes, then left the nanny to watch him while he went to work.
• At the complex gate, Sun Liang argued with security and claimed Sun Zhe was his brother, but Sun Zhe told the guard he did not know him.
• Sun Zhe spotted Sun Liang, returned to the play area, and seized Gu Ziran’s wrist to take him home immediately.
• Gu Ziran protested that his extra playtime was not over, but Sun Zhe tightened his grip and ordered him home.

After Sun Liang threatened to expose Gu Ziran, Sun Zhe moved him to a secluded villa and tried to convince himself his attachment was only because Gu Ziran resembled Wei Zisu. The chapter ended with Sun Zhe unable to sleep beside Gu Ziran, wondering why he had grown reluctant to part with him.

• Sun Zhe considered making Gu Ziran disappear to protect his secrets, but changed his mind and warned him not to open the door before they moved.
• Sun Zhe moved Gu Ziran to a secluded villa with a slide, then promised to add a swing and trampoline.
• Sun Zhe asked Gu Ziran to choose between him and the slide, and Gu Ziran said he liked both.
• Sun Zhe carried Gu Ziran to the bedroom, and during their lovemaking he called out Gu Ziran's name instead of Zisu's.
• Unable to sleep, Sun Zhe stroked Gu Ziran's face and tried to explain away his growing attachment.

After Yin Zhengchuan’s eight-day sensitive period ended, he pampered Wei Zisu at home before the couple video-called Yin Baozhu. The call ended with Yin Zhengchuan teasing his sister and cutting her off before she could correct his translation.

• Wei Zisu woke beside Yin Zhengchuan and learned that his sensitive period was over, then joked that Yin Zhengchuan acted like a dog.
• Yin Zhengchuan carried Wei Zisu to the bathroom and prepared a candlelit meal, but Wei Zisu rejected his offer to serve as a throne.
• Yin Baozhu video-called Wei Zisu with dyed blond hair and heavy eyeliner, and Yin Zhengchuan mocked her appearance.
• Yin Baozhu asked Wei Zisu to accompany her to a South Korea competition in October, and he said he would try to make time.
• Yin Zhengchuan falsely translated Yin Baozhu’s frantic signing and ended the call before she could explain herself.

Wei Zisu reassured Yin Zhengchuan that he would tell Yin Baozhu he only loved her as family, then Yin Zhengchuan’s production resumed filming in Shandong. The guests arrived in Jinan, where Yin Zhengchuan joked with Sun Liang in dialect and welcomed him to Shandong.

• Yin Zhengchuan grew jealous when Wei Zisu told Yin Baozhu he liked her, but Wei Zisu explained he would make clear that he saw her as family and comforted him.
• Liu Fan told Yin Zhengchuan that filming would move to Shandong, and Yin Zhengchuan offered the production team use of his family’s vegetable fields.
• Wei Zisu teased Yin Zhengchuan about losing in Yunnan by singing “Lu A, Jinan’s ca~,” and the two laughed and tussled on the sofa.
• The six guests flew to Jinan, where Wei Zisu told Zhu Zhu he still hoped to find Gu Ziran.
• Shen Huaiqing asked Yin Zhengchuan what “Lu” he was, and Yin Zhengchuan replied, “Your big brother Lu.”
• Sun Liang moved to sit beside Yin Zhengchuan on the coach, and Yin Zhengchuan used Shandong dialect to tell him to sit by Yuan Zizhen before welcoming him to Shandong.

The guests arrived in Jinan's Southern Mountainous Area for the second season of "Still in Love," where Liu Fan welcomed them and showed off their comfortable cabins. As Liu Fan began a livestream to promote the shoot, he approached Shen Huaiqing and Zhu Zhu's cabin and overheard Zhu Zhu telling Shen Huaiqing to take her clothes off.

• Sun Liang tried to recruit Yin Zhengchuan into an alliance against the possibility that Sun Zhe might join the shoot, but Yin Zhengchuan rejected him.
• Liu Fan welcomed the guests in Jinan's Southern Mountainous Area, while Yuan Zizhen apologized for his past behavior and hinted that Liu Fan might make things difficult for him.
• The guests found that each couple had been given a furnished wooden cabin over a stream, and Yin Zhengchuan, Shen Huaiqing, and Zhu Zhu suspected Liu Fan had an ulterior motive.
• Liu Fan started a livestream to promote the next day's broadcast and walked toward the guests' cabins to show viewers where they were staying.
• Liu Fan approached Shen Huaiqing and Zhu Zhu's cabin and overheard Zhu Zhu tell Shen Huaiqing to take her clothes off.

Liu Fan’s cabin visits caught Shen Huaiqing and Zhu Zhu arguing over borrowed pajamas, then interrupted Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu playing an ape-bandit-and-bride game. Both couples explained themselves to the livestream, and Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu left viewers laughing and asking for more.

• Liu Fan overheard Shen Huaiqing and Zhu Zhu arguing and nearly left before he slipped and fell outside their cabin.
• Shen Huaiqing opened the door wearing Zhu Zhu’s pink Hello Kitty pajamas, and Zhu Zhu explained that he had borrowed them after showering.
• Liu Fan approached Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan’s cabin after coughing and knocking, but found Yin carrying Wei and acting out an ape-bandit abduction.
• Wei Zisu jumped down to turn off the music, while Yin Zhengchuan stopped his performance and the couple explained that they had been playing around.
• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan greeted the livestream hand in hand as viewers joked about their performance and demanded more.

After Yin Zhengchuan fretted over embarrassing himself on Liu Fan’s livestream, he and Wei Zisu watched Liu’s visits to the other couples and found Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen’s mishap far more mortifying. Liu Fan ended the stream after fleeing Sun Liang’s foul-smelling feet and teased that one new guest would join the show tomorrow.

• Yin Zhengchuan hid in bed in embarrassment, and Wei Zisu comforted him by suggesting they watch Liu Fan visit the other couples.
• Liu Fan arrived at Sun Liang and Yuan Zizhen’s cabin, where Yuan Zizhen tried to conceal that he had been cooking.
• Liu Fan found Sun Liang treating an infected toenail while his feet emitted a terrible odor, then fled the cabin gagging.
• Liu Fan stopped beside the stream, vowed not to make surprise visits again, and announced that one new guest would appear tomorrow.
• Yin Zhengchuan laughed at Sun Liang’s mishap, watched the replay, and felt less embarrassed about his own livestream dancing.