Chapter Summaries

Chen Bei enlisted Luo Ming to help with his task, while Luo Ming mistook the invitation for a romantic advance and prepared to show Chen Bei his physique. Chen Bei arrived to carry out his own task, leaving Luo Ming baffled by his demand to put clothes on before having his body stolen.

• Chen Bei persuaded Luo Ming to agree to help him, and Luo Ming silently wished he could confess his attraction.
• The Host gathered the guests, while Luo Chen's task to pin an omega against a wall ended with him getting slapped by Hanhan.
• The guests received their rooms, and Yu Qingqing mocked Luo Ming for being chosen by Chen Bei.
• Luo Ming discovered his task was to show an omega his V-lines without seeming indecent, then showered while expecting Chen Bei to break into his room.
• Chen Bei kicked in the door, threw a cloth over Luo Ming, and ordered him to put his clothes on because he was there to steal his body.

Luo Ming and Chen Bei completed their assigned task in a chaotic, flirtatious scene that left Chen Bei flustered and the directors worried the pair had become even more popular. At lunch, Assistant Chen began guessing the other guests’ tasks, while Luo Chen continued demanding an apology from the host.

• Chen Bei staged a forced-romance scene with Luo Ming, who eagerly agreed to be his partner after Chen Bei tried to leave.
• Luo Ming’s towel slipped, and Chen Bei blocked the livestream camera before telling him to get dressed and leaving with the cameraman.
• Yu Qingqing confronted Chen Bei about choosing Luo Ming for his task, but Chen Bei defended Luo Ming and asked whether her task was to break up couples.
• Luo Chen threatened to buy the variety show after the host told him to stop fighting and join the group lunch.
• At lunch, Assistant Chen guessed that Old Third and Old Fourth had to eat cucumbers, then correctly guessed Meng Han’s task involved slapping an alpha ten times.

Qin Yufan completed his task by pairing up Meng Han and Assistant Chen with the people they had chosen, and the guests ate lunch before heading to the villa’s fishpond. Assistant Chen left Luo Ming and Yu Qingqing arguing over him and correctly guessed the next game, “King of the Sea,” while asking for prize money.

• Qin Yufan asked Meng Han and Assistant Chen whether they liked their chosen partners, then paired up with Zhao Yihai for lunch.
• At the table, Luo Ming kept serving Assistant Chen while Yu Qingqing confronted him and declared she would steal Assistant Chen too.
• Assistant Chen called Luo Ming and Yu Qingqing a bickering couple and left the dining room, while they continued arguing over being his first choice.
• After lunch, Assistant Chen guessed that the fishpond task was to catch the most fish and asked the host to transfer any prize money to his account.
• Director Huo reacted angrily from behind the monitor to Assistant Chen’s focus on making money.

During a fishing competition on the dating show, Chen Bei showed off his angling skill while Luo Ming tried to establish that he had never dated anyone. The contest continued as Luo Chen confronted Qin Yufan over his insult toward Meng Han, and Director Huo discovered he had bet against Chen Bei.

• The Host announced a fishing competition with prize money, and Chen Bei eagerly grabbed a rod and began fishing.
• Qin Yufan flirted with Zhao Yihai, then dismissed Meng Han's warning about him and insulted Meng Han before Luo Chen forced him to apologize.
• Luo Ming questioned Chen Bei about his dating history and bragged about being single, until Chen Bei told him to shut up.
• Yu Qingqing mocked Luo Ming for being twenty-seven without having marked an omega, but Chen Bei silenced her too when she threatened to scare away the fish.
• Chen Bei caught fish after fish, prompting Director Huo to confront Yang Shuo about claiming Chen Bei could not fish and losing their bet.
• Yang Shuo dodged Director Huo's demand for repayment by claiming he needed the bathroom and slipping away.

Yang Shuo tried to enlist Chen Bei to help him recover his wager, but Chen Bei demanded payment and kept catching fish until the production crew ended the contest early. As the guests gathered, Qin Yufan and Zhao Yihai mocked Chen Bei, and Meng Han fired back at them.

• Yang Shuo messaged Chen Bei to ask for help winning back his losses, and Chen Bei said he would help for five hundred thousand.
• Chen Bei told Luo Ming he had caught fifty fish, prompting Qin Yufan to dismiss the contest and Luo Ming to defend Chen Bei.
• Director Huo ordered the fishing contest to end early before Chen Bei could catch enough fish to cost him a million.
• Yu Qingqing and Luo Ming competed to pay Chen Bei for fishing lessons, and Luo Ming said he would wait for him after filming.
• Qin Yufan and Zhao Yihai made snide remarks about Chen Bei, and Meng Han retorted that she meant whoever ran their mouth.

Chen Bei earned money catching fish and negotiated a cash reward for preparing the dinner feast. When he began expertly killing fish, Luo Ming pretended to faint and called for Chen Bei to save him.

• Chen Bei caught fifty fish, and the host paid the guests on the spot while the directors argued over who had devised the task.
• The host announced that the guests had to clean and cook the fish they caught for dinner.
• Qin Yufan said he could not kill fish, and Zhao Yihai offered to prepare his fish for him.
• Chen Bei demanded a reward for making the feast, and the director agreed to give cash to the first-place dish.
• Chen Bei expertly prepared a fish, then called on Luo Ming to take his turn.
• Luo Ming fell to the floor and claimed he fainted at the sight of blood, asking Chen Bei to save him.

Chen Bei helped the guests through the fish-killing segment, checked on Luo Ming, and announced four dishes for the competition. The kitchen preparations ended with Chen Bei’s fish smacking Qin Yufan in the face.

• Luo Ming pretended to faint, but Chen Bei complained that he was delaying the competition and had staff carry him away.
• Chen Bei killed the guests’ fish for them, then checked on Luo Ming in the rest room and secured his guaranteed vote.
• The guests announced their dishes, and Chen Bei chose to make fish with pickled mustard greens, poached fish in chili oil, clay pot fish, and fish braised in sauce with fish collars.
• Yu Qingqing argued with Luo Ming about his interest in Chen Bei, while Qin Yufan mocked Chen Bei’s claim that he would make four dishes.
• Chen Bei’s fish flew into Qin Yufan’s face, and Chen Bei said it had wanted to beat him up for ages.

Chen Bei cooked four fish dishes while Qin Yufan returned to filming after Director Huo warned him to behave. At the tasting, Yu Qingqing tried Qin Yufan’s steamed fish and spat it out, calling it bitter.

• Qin Yufan complained to the production crew after Chen Bei hit him, but Director Huo told him to stop causing trouble or risk being kicked off the show.
• Qin Yufan returned to the kitchen and told the livestream viewers that the conflict had been cleared up while privately vowing revenge.
• Chen Bei prepared four fish dishes as Luo Ming watched him fondly and wiped his forehead, then Chen Bei moved him aside to keep him from being splashed by oil.
• The host told the guests to plate their dishes and taste one another’s food before scoring it.
• Qin Yufan presented his steamed fish confidently, but Yu Qingqing tasted it, spat it out, and complained that it was bitter.

The guests sampled Qin Yufan’s bitter steamed fish, and Chen Bei revealed that he had tricked Qin into tasting it first. Later, everyone devoured Chen Bei’s Poached Fish in Chili Oil, prompting the directors to negotiate for more of his food.

• Yu Qingqing, Luo Ming, Luo Chen, and the other guests pretended Qin Yufan’s bitter steamed fish tasted good, then watched him taste it and admit it was bitter.
• Chen Bei refused to try Qin Yufan’s fish and told him he had been messing with him.
• The host announced a karaoke champion contest, and Yu Qingqing complained while tasting several bad dishes.
• Yu Qingqing and the guests praised Chen Bei’s final four dishes and quickly ate them, while Qin Yufan secretly enjoyed the food despite calling it so-so.
• The directors asked staff to get them some of Chen Bei’s food, then learned he would provide it only if the prize money was doubled.

Chen Bei earned a cooking bonus and an Omega Le Chicken Essence endorsement, while Luo Ming tried to lure him into staying with a huge salary advance and stock dividends. Luo Chen confronted Qin Yufan and Zhao Yihai over their pheromones, and Chen Bei ended the chapter filming an ad with Luo Ergou.

• Director Huo agreed to double Chen Bei’s bonus if he handled the production crew’s meals and gave him an Omega Le Chicken Essence endorsement.
• After confirming the payment, Chen Bei planned an iron-pot fish stew for the crew and Luo Ming offered him a hundred-million salary advance, another five hundred million, and stock dividends.
• The host pulled Chen Bei away to film the endorsement before he could answer Luo Ming.
• Qin Yufan complained to Zhao Yihai about losing the endorsement, and Zhao promised to arrange an Anima opportunity while flirting with him.
• Luo Chen interrupted Qin Yufan and Zhao Yihai, warning them against releasing pheromones or causing trouble.
• Chen Bei filmed the Omega Le Chicken Essence ad with Luo Ergou, who poured the seasoning as Chen delivered the lines.

As the cooking competition ended, Qin Yufan mistook Luo Chen’s ordinary trip to the bathroom for jealousy and decided to pursue him instead. The guests headed to the KTV for the next competition, where Luo Ming eagerly proposed romantic duets with Chen Bei.

• Director Huo and Yang Shuo passed along a message from President Ming about advertising fees, then resumed their bickering while the assistant directors played cards.
• Zhao Yihai warned Qin Yufan that Luo Chen might still have feelings for him and left; Qin Yufan decided switching targets could provoke a rivalry between his suitors.
• Meng Han shoved Qin Yufan aside to reach the bathroom, making Qin Yufan realize Luo Chen had not approached him deliberately.
• The host announced Assistant Chen as the cooking competition winner, while Luo Chen quickly withdrew his objection when Meng Han raised an arm.
• The host explained that the KTV competition would use a scoring system, and Luo Ming suggested singing romantic duets with Chen Bei, including “Intimate Lover” and “Marry Me Today.”

The guests gathered in a KTV room for a singing competition, where Chen Bei defended a tired staff member from Qin Yufan and then joined Yu Qingqing in a group performance. The chapter ended with Chen Bei singing along to “Song of Heroes” as the others listened.

• Yu Qingqing interrupted Luo Ming’s attempt to talk with Chen Bei and insisted that she, Meng Han, and Chen Bei sing “Song of Heroes.”
• Luo Chen pulled Luo Ming aside to ask for romantic duet ideas, while the cameraman tried and failed to film their conversation.
• At the KTV, Qin Yufan criticized the equipment and dismissed a staff member’s exhaustion, prompting Chen Bei to scold him.
• The Luo brothers eagerly ate the snacks while Lu Ze joked that artificial flavoring could change the smell of their urine.
• Yu Qingqing began singing “The Great River Flows East,” but Chen Bei stopped the music to ask whether group performances qualified for prizes.
• After Director Huo confirmed that they did, Chen Bei restarted the backing track and sang “Song of Heroes.”

Chen Bei won a perfect karaoke score, Luo Chen sang a duet alone while Meng Han resisted joining him, and Qin Yufan was furious when his British folk song earned only eighty-seven. Chen Bei then asked Luo Ming to queue up “Love You Even in Death,” leaving Luo Ming convinced the song request was a romantic hint.

• Chen Bei took over most of Yu Qingqing’s performance of “Hero’s Song” and earned a score of one hundred.
• Qin Yufan criticized Chen Bei’s singing, then hesitated to choose a song while Yu Qingqing challenged him to sing himself.
• Luo Chen invited Meng Han to sing “I Only Have Feelings for You,” but Meng Han refused and Luo Chen performed the duet alone, scoring ninety-seven.
• Qin Yufan sang a British folk song and protested when the karaoke machine gave him a score of eighty-seven.
• Chen Bei asked Luo Ming to queue up “Love You Even in Death,” and Luo Ming took the request as a hint.

Chen Bei sang a perfect-scoring song at karaoke while Luo Ming tried to prioritize him, and the guests moved on to a dating-history drinking game. The new game threatened to expose Luo Ming’s lovesickness as well as Zhao Yihai’s intentions toward Qin Yufan.

• Chen Bei teased Luo Ming, then sang "Love You Even in Death" and earned another perfect score, while Qin Yufan grew resentful and Zhao Yihai comforted him for his own selfish reasons.
• Director Huo spotted Zhao Yihai’s behavior and ordered the Host to start a drinking contest after the singing.
• The Host announced a game comparing how many relationships each guest had had, with drinks for the winner’s rivals and a pheromone-based lie detector to catch lies.
• The Host added that every episode of lovesickness also meant a drink, leaving Luo Ming alarmed that the game would target him.

The host’s relationship-count game exposed Zhao Yihai as the only alpha with multiple past relationships, and he drank until he collapsed. The next question revealed that all four young masters had believed a romantic partner’s violence showed affection.

• Zhao Yihai objected to the drinking rules, then agreed to play after the host hinted at his dating motives.
• Zhao Yihai alone raised his hand in each round about having five, four, three, two, and one past relationship, drinking every time.
• Lu Ze said the online story about Luo Yu and Luo Chenghai keeping a college boy was false and recalled that they had gotten drunk in his dorm.
• Zhao Yihai collapsed after another toast, and Chen Bei quipped about watching him go down.
• The host asked who had thought that a partner hitting them meant he had feelings for them, and all four young masters raised their hands.

The four Luo brothers each convinced themselves that someone’s attention proved love, while the dating show’s first night descended into drunken chaos. The next morning, Luo Ming woke in Chen Bei’s bed, and Chen Bei demanded to know how he had gotten there as viewers speculated that Luo Ming’s pheromones were involved.

• At the Luo Family Old Residence, Luo Zhenhua and the butler discussed the brothers’ belief that being hit meant being loved and recalled Madam Jin’s strictness.
• During the show’s competition, Luo Chen, Old Luo Third, Old Luo Fourth, and Luo Ming each raised their hands after interpreting someone’s attention as love, and the host declared a tie.
• At the toast, Luo Chen tried to deny being a love-brain to Meng Han, while Luo Ming asked Chen Bei to consider transferring departments and offered negotiable compensation.
• After the guests left the KTV room drunk and chaotic, Zhao Yihai woke alone and yelled at Huo Sinian.
• Chen Bei woke to find Luo Ming in his bed, threw him onto the floor, and demanded an explanation; Luo Ming said Chen Bei had dragged him in after he mentioned transferring shares.
• Livestream viewers noticed Luo Ming’s scent-blocking patch had peeled up and wondered whether his pheromones had affected Chen Bei.

After Chen Bei remembered accidentally injecting Luo Ming with a full syringe of suppressant, he agreed to transfer to Luo Ming’s department if the promised stock dividends came through and Luo Ming’s grandfather approved. Meanwhile, Zhao Yihai tried to recover from his drunken embarrassment, only to learn that his father had another son.

• Chen Bei recalled that he had injected Luo Ming with an entire syringe of suppressant, and Luo Ming demanded he take responsibility.
• Chen Bei offered to transfer to Luo Ming’s department if Luo Ming delivered the stock dividends and his grandfather agreed, and Luo Ming happily accepted.
• The host inspected Chen Bei and Luo Ming’s room, and Luo Ming showed the camera the needle mark on his neck.
• Zhao Yihai confronted Qin Xiao about his drunken behavior, and Qin Xiao told him he had been the most embarrassing guest.
• Zhao Yihai joined the others for breakfast and answered his father’s call on speaker, learning that he had a new younger brother.
• Chen Bei remarked that Zhao Yihai’s father having another son was a classic.

Zhao Yihai argued with his father over the man’s many affairs and the new illegitimate son he planned to welcome into the family. Back at the restaurant, Chen Bei’s job transfer and knowledge of Zhao Yihai’s family became gossip before the dating show began its first game, and Yu Qingqing chose Chen Bei as the person she resented.

• Zhao Yihai confronted his father about his affairs, but his father announced a banquet to welcome another son into the family.
• Luo Ming claimed Chen Bei had joined his department, and Chen Bei said he would resign from headquarters before transferring; Luo Yu and Luo Chenghai asked him to reconsider.
• Chen Bei revealed that he had handled an incident involving Zhao Yihai’s mistress and illegitimate son, prompting Zhao Yihai to accuse him of spreading rumors.
• The host introduced the game “Enemies meet, eyes blaze red,” in which each guest would name someone they resented and explain why.
• Yu Qingqing drew the first interview slot and chose Chen Bei, while Qin Yufan mocked Chen Bei about her choice.

Yu Qingqing recalled how Chen Bei defended her from a sleazy blind date and her father at a Luo Family banquet. When asked who was the best match for him, Chen Bei smiled at someone outside and said he was fond of drinking, so alcohol might suit him best.

• Chen Bei insulted Qin Yufan and walked away while Qin Yufan struggled to come up with a comeback.
• Yu Qingqing told the host that she first met Chen Bei at a Luo Family banquet after her father arranged a blind date with a sleazy male Omega.
• Yu Qingqing recounted slapping her date after he asked for her measurements and demeaned her, then described Chen Bei throwing him out and stopping her father from striking her.
• Director Huo sent the crew to interview Chen Bei, who said he could not remember the incident because the Luo Family held so many banquets.
• When asked whether anyone was a good match for him, Chen Bei smiled at someone outside and said alcohol might be the best match because he was fond of drinking.

Luo Zhenhua worried that his love-struck grandsons might squander the family fortune, while Meng Han chose Assistant Chen in an interview and explained how Chen had inspired him. Luo Chen and Luo Ming waited outside for Chen Bei, where the brothers reminisced about their mother.

• Luo Zhenhua complained about his grandsons’ drunken antics and worried they would squander his fortune, but Steward Li reassured him about their choices in omegas.
• Before Meng Han’s interview, Luo Chen confidently told him to keep their relationship low-key, then erupted when Meng Han chose Assistant Chen instead.
• Meng Han said Assistant Chen had inspired him to be himself and pursue strength despite his family’s disapproval.
• Luo Ming waited outside for Chen Bei, jealous that someone else had chosen him, while viewers teased Luo Ming for obeying Chen’s order to stay hidden.
• Staff removed Luo Chen from the interview area, and he joined Luo Ming crouching outside before asking whether he remembered their mother.