Chapter Summaries

Bai Luochuan reassured himself that Qi Yu could manage without Omega pheromones, then entered a mock blind-date activity and unknowingly questioned Lan Muxing behind a partition. The chapter ended with viewers urging others to check Qi Yu’s room after his answers alarmed them.

• Lan Muxing hinted at his feelings, but Bai Luochuan wished him luck finding a Beta and turned his attention back to Qi Yu.
• Qi Yu told Bai Luochuan that suppressants let him live normally without relying on Omega pheromones.
• The host introduced a mock blind date in which contestants drew rooms, wore voice changers, and discussed questions about the future.
• Bai Luochuan drew room 1 and suspected the person behind the partition was Lan Muxing after hearing his answers.
• Bai Luochuan asked Lan Muxing whether he would support an unemployed partner and hand over his salary, then delivered a harsh third question that left Lan Muxing silent.
• Viewers reacted to the exchange and urged one another to check Qi Yu’s room, where his answers had reportedly made them want to call the police.

Qi Yu answered the dating-show questions with enthusiasm for supporting and keeping his lover at home, while Lan Muxing discovered that his mystery partner was Bai Luochuan. Lan Muxing agreed to pair with Bai Luochuan, but Bai declined, saying they lacked romantic chemistry.

• Qi Yu said he would welcome a partner who stayed home, hand over his salary, and only avoided imprisoning a lover because it was illegal.
• Bai Luochuan joked that he would film his mother and lover falling into water, then said he would save his mother while his partner rescued her.
• Lan Muxing realized Bai Luochuan was his mystery partner but still agreed to pair with him, calling him interesting.
• Bai Luochuan declined to pair with Lan Muxing and explained that they were not romantically compatible, adding that partners did not both need to hand over their salaries.

Yan Cheng and Qi Yu answered the Production Team’s questions about choosing between a lover and a parent, then reunited with Bai Luochuan in the hall. Qi Yu openly flirted with Bai Luochuan on camera, leaving Bai Luochuan struggling to keep his composure.

• Yan Cheng said he would save his mother first, while He Gui rejected the idea of pairing with Qi Yu because of his extreme views.
• Qi Yu refused to team up with He Gui, explaining that He Gui was not his wife, and claimed he could save both his lover and his mother.
• The Production Team brought everyone back to the hall and played the recorded questions and answers.
• Yan Cheng tried to explain his answer to Bai Luochuan, but Bai Luochuan misunderstood him.
• Qi Yu asked Bai Luochuan for a reaction, then called himself Bai Luochuan’s “simp fox” and nuzzled his cheek during filming.

The contestants watched footage of the day before voting publicly, and their wristbands exposed their reactions. The noisy screening left Lan Muxing, Yan Cheng, and Qi Yu’s connections under the spotlight, while Bai Luochuan stepped away from the commotion.

• The host explained that everyone would watch the contestants’ footage together before voting, with wristbands monitoring their heart rates.
• Lan Muxing’s wristband beeped during Yan Cheng’s cliff footage, though Lan Muxing hid his anger behind a wounded smile.
• He Gui’s and Chu Zhu’s clips passed without any wristband reactions.
• Bai Luochuan’s footage showed him smiling beside Qi Yu, running on the glass walkway, bungee jumping, and rescuing someone; several wristbands beeped loudly as he left to get water.
• Lan Muxing jumped in place to make his wristband beep louder, while the host struggled to control the chaotic room.

The guests watched Qi Yu’s video, which showed his affectionate side with Bai Luochuan as well as his imposing Alpha presence. During the attraction vote, everyone chose Bai Luochuan except Chu Zhu, and Yan Cheng admitted that he cared about Bai Luochuan despite previously claiming to fear him.

• Qi Yu abandoned the singing contest to serve Bai Luochuan, while Yan Cheng and Lan Muxing stopped competing and returned to their seats when the Production Team called everyone back.
• Qi Yu’s video showed him acting cute with Bai Luochuan and ending with a glimpse of his usual cold, distant demeanor.
• After the video, Lan Muxing said his attraction to Qi Yu had been instinctive, and Yan Cheng criticized him for it.
• The guests chose who attracted them: Chu Zhu picked Qi Yu, while He Gui, Lan Muxing, Qi Yu, and the other guests chose Bai Luochuan.
• When the host questioned why he chose Bai Luochuan after claiming to fear him, Yan Cheng said he was fickle and cared about Bai Luochuan because he looked good even while stalking him.

After Bai Luochuan chose Qi Yu and moved into the best room, Yan Cheng tried to reconcile with him, but Bai Luochuan rejected him and left with Qi Yu. Yan Cheng watched them go, then Lan Muxing mocked him for ever having been loved by Bai Luochuan.

• Bai Luochuan chose Qi Yu, who gave up the best room so Bai Luochuan could move into it.
• Yan Cheng stopped Bai Luochuan after filming and offered to give him everything he had wanted before.
• Bai Luochuan told Yan Cheng he had amnesia, knew him only from the internet, and had a boyfriend.
• When Yan Cheng tried to act affectionate, Bai Luochuan said he could handle oil and salt but not cloying sweetness.
• Qi Yu intervened and led Bai Luochuan upstairs, while Yan Cheng watched them leave.
• Lan Muxing told Yan Cheng that Bai Luochuan must have been blind to have once liked him.

Bai Luochuan discovered that he had somehow entered Qi Yu’s world and struggled to process the truth. After Qi Yu calmed him and told him to log into the game, Qi Yu appeared on the screen outside Bai Luochuan’s door and asked to be let in.

• Lan Muxing taunted Yan Cheng for losing Bai Luochuan and said he now had a chance with him.
• Bai Luochuan read online comments about the show and realized he had transmigrated into the game he used to play.
• Qi Yu called Bai Luochuan, recognized that he was overwhelmed, and suggested he shower before logging into the game.
• Bai Luochuan recognized the bathroom from Qi Yu’s special-date scene and became more certain he was in Qi Yu’s world.
• Bai Luochuan logged into the companionship screen, where Qi Yu appeared in the corridor and said he was outside Bai Luochuan’s door.

Qi Yu visited Bai Luochuan in person, and the two discussed how their five-year relationship in the game connected to their real lives. Their conversation ended when Yan Cheng knocked and asked to speak with Bai Luochuan.

• Qi Yu carried Bai Luochuan inside and teased him while he was wearing only a towel, before agreeing to discuss their questions first.
• Bai Luochuan showed Qi Yu the game interface, and Qi Yu recognized the gifts Bai Luochuan had sent him and worried about how much money they had cost.
• Qi Yu asked Bai Luochuan to go on future dates with him in person, while allowing him to keep playing the game.
• Bai Luochuan admitted that the game had other romance options, and Qi Yu told him to delete it.
• Bai Luochuan explained that the game's official website had no information about Qi Yu, unlike its other male leads, but Yan Cheng interrupted them with a knock at the door.

Bai Luochuan tried to make Yan Cheng leave, but Yan Cheng recognized Qi Yu’s pheromones on him and accused Qi Yu of marking him. The commotion drew the production team and other guests, and Yan Cheng publicly claimed Qi Yu was hiding in Bai Luochuan’s room.

• Bai Luochuan told Yan Cheng to stop knocking and leave, but Yan Cheng kept demanding a face-to-face conversation.
• Yan Cheng remembered how he had once rejected Bai Luochuan and let him take the blame for their relationship rumors.
• Qi Yu put a robe on Bai Luochuan, kissed his forehead, and moved out of sight before Bai Luochuan opened the door.
• Yan Cheng smelled Qi Yu’s pheromones on Bai Luochuan and warned him that Qi Yu had marked him.
• Yan Cheng attracted the staff and other guests, then pointed toward Bai Luochuan’s room and accused Qi Yu of breaking the rules by being inside.

When Yan Cheng accused Qi Yu of marking Bai Luochuan with his pheromones, Qi Yu appeared in the hallway and admitted it, claiming he had done so to help his brother sleep. Qi Yu then defended Bai Luochuan, demanded that Yan Cheng be dealt with, and used Bai Luochuan’s supposed fright to justify taking him back into the room.

• Yan Cheng accused Qi Yu of covering Bai Luochuan in his pheromones, and Director Liu asked Bai Luochuan to let the group inspect his room.
• Qi Yu arrived from downstairs, embraced Bai Luochuan, and said he had put his pheromone scent on him before lights-out.
• Bai Luochuan agreed that he liked the scent, while Qi Yu rebuked Yan Cheng for questioning whether a Beta could smell pheromones.
• Qi Yu said he had not been in Bai Luochuan’s room and demanded that the production team address Yan Cheng’s conduct.
• Qi Yu claimed Bai Luochuan had been frightened and asked to take him inside, leaving the group suspicious of his excuse.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu stayed together in the living room after the Production Team intervened, using the cameras’ presence as an excuse to keep their private conversation unfinished. Qi Yu sought affection and asked Bai Luochuan to wear his pheromone-scented perfume during filming the next day.

• Director Liu suggested Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu sit in the living room until they had calmed down, and Qi Yu insisted that only Bai Luochuan comfort him.
• Bai Luochuan changed out of his bathrobe, and Qi Yu waited at his door before they went to the living room together.
• Bai Luochuan asked whether Qi Yu was still scared, and Qi Yu requested a kiss on his cheek.
• Qi Yu interlaced his fingers with Bai Luochuan’s and rested his head on Bai Luochuan’s shoulder.
• Qi Yu admitted that he gave Bai Luochuan extra pheromones because he thought Bai Luochuan would not mind, then asked him to wear the perfume he had given him before filming the next day.

Bai Luochuan gave Qi Yu the perfume he had requested, and their private conversation fueled speculation among the show’s viewers and crew. That night, Qi Yu asked Bai Luochuan about his forgotten past, then called Lu Ran to investigate Bai Luochuan and Yan Cheng’s former relationship.

• Qi Yu persuaded Bai Luochuan to get perfume from his room, and Bai Luochuan waited outside while Qi Yu fetched the bottle he had given him.
• Viewers and the production team speculated about Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu’s past, linking them to Yan Cheng and their supposed “in-game boyfriend” relationship.
• Bai Luochuan returned to his room and saw Qi Yu on the terrace below, where Qi Yu explained that he had jumped down from his room earlier.
• Qi Yu asked whether Bai Luochuan remembered his current identity’s past, but Bai Luochuan said he did not want to learn about it, including his former relationship with Yan Cheng.
• After Bai Luochuan fell asleep during their late-night phone call, Qi Yu asked Lu Ran to investigate whether Bai Luochuan and Yan Cheng had ever held hands or kissed.

Bai Luochuan comforted Qi Yu after missing their usual morning game, then joined the other guests for breakfast and fan questions. When Yan Cheng claimed he and Bai Luochuan had once been close, Bai Luochuan revealed their connection had come from the police and a trending search.

• Lu Ran recognized Qi Yu’s emotionless chuckle as a sign of the ruthless Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox and ended their call.
• Qi Yu waited outside Bai Luochuan’s room and complained that Bai Luochuan had neither logged into the game nor called him that morning; Bai Luochuan apologized and kissed his cheek to comfort him.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu arrived downstairs holding hands, and Yan Cheng crushed a glass in frustration, cutting his palm.
• During breakfast, Yan Cheng answered a fan’s question by saying he and Bai Luochuan had once been very close.
• Bai Luochuan said their closeness meant the police and the public united as one, explaining that Yan Cheng had once caused him to trend online.

At breakfast, Lan Muxing praised Bai Luochuan, while Qi Yu teased Yan Cheng and made an embarrassing joke about his own true form. The Production Team then sent the cast out with twenty tokens each and privately offered Bai Luochuan a paid sponsor promotion, which he accepted with plans of his own.

• Lan Muxing said he liked Bai Luochuan and listed his good qualities, while Yan Cheng ate in silence as the live comments mocked him.
• Qi Yu reminded Yan Cheng that he had threatened legal action against Bai Luochuan, then called himself a pervert before clarifying that he meant his Nine-Tailed Fox tails.
• The Production Team gave everyone twenty tokens for a day out and prohibited them from using real money or asking close contacts for funds.
• Director Liu privately offered Bai Luochuan thirty thousand yuan to buy an energy drink and recite its advertising slogan, and Bai Luochuan said he had his own plans.

Bai Luochuan accepted an advertising deal and persuaded Qi Yu to pool his tokens with him, while Qi Yu happily let him manage the money. They discussed buying a car together until Director Liu abruptly ordered the crew to cut Bai Luochuan's suggestive remarks.

• Bai Luochuan learned Qi Yu had turned down the advertising offers and accepted Qi Yu's twenty tokens.
• Bai Luochuan decided to spend thirty tokens on advertising and reserve ten for Qi Yu's food, while promising to buy him a car.
• Bai Luochuan refused to team up with other guests and told Qi Yu that he intended to give him all the money he earned.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu discussed buying a two-seater car, but Bai Luochuan argued they needed a larger one for private moments.
• Director Liu emerged and shouted for the crew to cut the conversation before it could air.

Qi Yu and Bai Luochuan agreed to stay together after the show, then teamed up for the day’s outing. Yan Cheng ended up alone and, seeing the others leave, felt the loneliness he had dismissed before.

• Bai Luochuan discussed buying Qi Yu a new car after the show, and Qi Yu happily agreed to drive only the car Bai Luochuan chose for him.
• Qi Yu told Lan Muxing that he and Bai Luochuan had already teamed up, and Bai Luochuan rejected Yan Cheng’s suggestion that Qi Yu had forced him into it.
• Qi Yu joked that his smutty thoughts were pure, leaving Yan Cheng speechless.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu teamed up, while Lan Muxing and Chu Zhu brought He Gui into their group; Yan Cheng was left alone.
• After the Production Team dropped the guests downtown to explore, Yan Cheng felt lonely and walked away in the opposite direction from Bai Luochuan and the others.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu promoted an energy drink at a convenience store before Qi Yu teased Bai Luochuan with an indirect kiss and sweet compliments. Their date plans were interrupted when a woman left a child in their care as their next production-team task.

• Bai Luochuan bought the energy drink for thirty tokens, delivered its advertisement, and earned thirty thousand.
• Bai Luochuan gave the drink to Qi Yu, who teased him about sharing the bottle and said the drink was not as sweet as him.
• A woman brought a child to Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu, asked them to watch him for a while, and hurried away.
• The production staff stopped Bai Luochuan from chasing after the woman, and the child demanded that he buy a toy.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu tried to handle a child who demanded an expensive toy, but the child refused to trade his food for it. Bai Luochuan stopped the tantrum by screaming louder, then talked the boy into believing that he was the youngest and that the boy should give way to him.

• Bai Luochuan learned that the toy cost twenty tokens, which would leave him and Qi Yu without money for food.
• When the boy threw a tantrum for the toy, Bai Luochuan offered to buy it in exchange for the boy's food and water, but the boy refused and accused him of stealing.
• Bai Luochuan suddenly screamed louder than the boy, startling him into silence.
• Bai Luochuan challenged the boy's claim that grown-ups should give children their way, then claimed he was three years old and demanded the boy's food.
• The boy pointed to Qi Yu and the staff member as grown-ups, but Bai Luochuan convinced him that they were younger, leaving the boy as the oldest and telling him not to feel inferior.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu waited with the child in a convenience store while they discussed Bai Luochuan's plans to earn money. Bai Luochuan revealed that after making enough to support them, he wanted to leave entertainment and become a security guard.

• Bai Luochuan told the child to stop yelling or he would take the food, and the child fell silent in the corner.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu decided to wait in the convenience store for the Production Team to bring the child's parent back.
• Qi Yu admired Bai Luochuan, who enthusiastically praised his own looks and suggested he could earn money through advertisements.
• Bai Luochuan tore the label off his drink bottle after wondering whether mentioning it counted as a paid advertisement.
• Bai Luochuan told Qi Yu he planned to save enough money for them to live on, leave the entertainment industry, and become a security guard.

Bai Luochuan realized Qi Yu could support them both, but decided to stay on the variety show for the pay and avoid a contract penalty. After the child was taken away by a woman who appeared to be part of the Production Team’s next stunt, Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu followed her and saw the child discover he had been tricked.

• Qi Yu offered to support Bai Luochuan, who briefly decided they should go home before calculating that finishing the show would earn more money and avoid a penalty.
• Qi Yu reassured Bai Luochuan that his work could be handled by his capable subordinate, Lu Ran, who exhaustedly kept working while they enjoyed their time together.
• A woman returned to the convenience store, took the child, and gave Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu five tokens.
• Bai Luochuan suspected the Production Team had sent a different woman and chose to follow her with Qi Yu rather than confront her immediately.
• The woman took the child to a car, removed her mask, and wiped off her makeup; the child realized he had followed the wrong person and began to cry.
• Bai Luochuan told the woman they had no transport and challenged her to settle things there or take them along in the car.