Arc 3Li Yi Breaks with the Lu Family

Li Yi exposed the Lu family's abuse and moved in with Shi Yan, while Shi Yan realized Li Yi was the boy from his dreams. Li Yi began university preparations and set a trap for Lu Chuzhou, leaving the story poised for the next confrontation.

  • Li Yi and Shi Yan drew attention during the nursing home games, and Director Sen regretted allowing Lu Xingluo onto the charity show after a video showed her targeting Li Yi.
  • The Lu family tried to make Li Yi confess to staging the video, but Li Yi secretly recorded their threats and later left their home after damaging household belongings.
  • Shi Yan recalled his revenge against Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue, who had poisoned his mother and grandfather, and visited his paralyzed father.
  • Li Yi's stories about supporting Lu Xingluo and his childhood led Shi Yan to recognize him as the lost boy Junjun from his dreams.
  • After Li Xu leaked videos of the Lu family mistreating Li Yi, Lu Xingluo and her parents blamed him publicly, and Li Yi answered by posting proof of his parentage, abuse, and financial support for them.
  • Shi Yan offered Li Yi a room at his villa, where Li Yi settled in with Yingjun and Sheriff, while Li Yi blocked Qiao Xinyue after she tried to persuade him to return.
  • Shi Yan learned more about Li Yi's childhood from Mr. Pei Ling and promised to protect him, while Li Yi celebrated his admission to Beiqing University with the nursing home residents.
  • Li Yi warned the residents to postpone a trip to Nanwan, accepted Shi Yan's gifts, then installed a hidden camera at Starlight Bar and arranged for Lu Chuzhou's group to drink liquor in the watched room.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51Video Exposes a Celebrity Targeting an Ordinary Participant

During a game on the charity variety show, viewers discovered a video showing Lu Xingluo trying to collide with Li Yi, prompting widespread backlash and pushing the show onto trending searches. Director Sen watched the footage and regretted allowing Lu Xingluo onto the program.

  • Su Xia began the animal-nickname squat game, and Li Yi and Shi Yan repeatedly called each other before passing the turn along.
  • Netizens noticed Li Yi had changed into an oversized white shirt and speculated that it belonged to Shi Yan.
  • Viewers found a video showing Lu Xingluo watching Li Yi and attempting to bump into him, while Shi Yan intervened and flipped her tray.
  • Netizens returned to the livestream to criticize Lu Xingluo and discuss Li Yi, Shi Yan, and the nursing home's relationship with them.
  • Topics about Lu Xingluo targeting Li Yi, Li Yi's background, and his clothes with Shi Yan surged onto trending searches.
  • A staff member showed Director Sen the video, and he regretted letting Lu Xingluo join the charity show.

Ch. 52Your smile is so disgusting

Li Yi competed with Shi Yan during the nursing home game, then accepted a ride home to avoid Lu Xingluo's fans. As Lu Xingluo's family demanded that he take the blame for her online scandal, Li Yi recorded their confrontation.

  • Lu Xingluo's manager worried that the video of Lu Xingluo targeting Li Yi was worsening her public image and could not be removed online.
  • Li Yi and Shi Yan competed in the code-name game until the director stepped in, and Grandpa Pei Ling volunteered to be eliminated so Li Yi and Shi Yan won.
  • After the day's activities, Shi Yan offered Li Yi a ride home because viewers might recognize him, and Li Yi agreed.
  • At the Lu family home, Lu Xingluo blamed Li Yi for her scandal, while Lu Junjia suggested he had set her up and Qiao Xinyue promised to make him comply.
  • Qiao Xinyue summoned Li Yi and accused him of causing Lu Xingluo's online backlash, while Lu Junjia urged him to admit that he had framed her; Li Yi secretly started recording.

Ch. 53Was he close to Shi Yan?

Li Yi refused to take the blame for Lu Xingluo’s online scandal, while the Lu family dismissed his concerns and threatened to disown him. The chapter left Lu Junjia intrigued by Shi Yan’s interest in Li Yi and revealed Shi Yan’s bitter visits to his paralyzed father, Zhao Shengqi.

  • Li Yi pretended not to know about the video as Lu Xingluo and her parents offered him money and entertainment work to confess to staging it.
  • Li Yi challenged the Lu family over the risks of accepting blame, then said he would give them an answer the next morning.
  • After Li Yi left, Lu Xingluo, Qiao Xinyue, and Lu Hongshen assumed he was frightened, while Qiao Xinyue wondered whether Shi Yan was close to him.
  • Lu Xingluo suggested Shi Yan might prefer Lu Junjia, prompting Lu Junjia to consider trying to attract Shi Yan’s attention.
  • Li Yi checked his finances, then edited the recording he had made into several clips.
  • Shi Yan returned to the Shi family home and visited his paralyzed father, Zhao Shengqi, whose marriage to Shi Ning had begun across a sharp divide in their backgrounds.

Ch. 54The Sinister, Unhinged Shi Yan

Shi Yan recounted how Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue had destroyed his family and how he had taken revenge on them after a dream revealed their crimes. He left Zhao Shengqi alive and helpless, hinting that he was close to finding the boy from his dreams.

  • Zhao Shengqi manipulated Shi Ning into abandoning her ambitions, and she died by suicide when Shi Yan was nine.
  • Su Yue joined the family and cared for Shi Yan, but a dream warning him that she would abandon him made him wary of her.
  • At seventeen, Shi Yan dreamed Zhao Shengqi would ruin the Shi family and investigated, discovering that Su Yue had been Zhao Shengqi's longtime accomplice and that they had poisoned Shi Ning and his grandfather.
  • Shi Yan secretly made plans, then left Zhao Shengqi paralyzed and tortured Su Yue in front of him, keeping them alive as his revenge.
  • Shi Yan visited Zhao Shengqi, taunted him about finding the boy from his dreams, and summoned a caregiver when Zhao Shengqi began choking.

Ch. 55When I Refused, They Threw Me Out

Li Yi left the Lu family after refusing to falsely confess, and he set up a series of household pranks before going. He told Mrs. Su a tearful account of being thrown out, while the Lu family discovered the damage he had done.

  • Li Yi cut up Qiao Xinyue’s flowers, ruined household items, stole the car keys, and left the Lu family with a message for them.
  • Li Yi told Mrs. Su that the Lu family had thrown him out for refusing to falsely admit he had framed Lu Xingluo.
  • Mrs. Su spread Li Yi’s account through neighborhood gossip groups, claiming the Lu family mistreated their biological son.
  • The Lu family learned from the butler that Li Yi had left and refused to admit fault online.
  • Qiao Xinyue, Lu Hongshen, and Lu Junjia discovered that the household appliances and internet were unusable.

Ch. 56Do you rich people all have something seriously wrong with you?

Li Yi’s retaliation devastated the Lu family’s possessions, and Lu Hongshen failed to have him removed from the show because Huanxing Group funded it. At work, Lu Hongshen learned that key business deals had collapsed and then fainted.

  • Servants reported that Li Yi had ruined Lu Xingluo’s clothes, Qiao Xinyue’s flowers, Lu Hongshen’s wine, and Lu Junjia’s shoes.
  • Qiao Xinyue urged Lu Hongshen to invest in One Hundred Percent Love to get Li Yi replaced, but Director Sen refused and warned that Lu Xingluo could be fired for targeting others.
  • Lu Hongshen discovered the show was funded by Huanxing Group and ordered Lu Xingluo to handle her entertainment-industry troubles herself.
  • Lu Hongshen could not find his car keys, so he called a driver and arrived late at the office.
  • Lu Hongshen’s secretary told him Zhang Group had canceled its partnership and Pei Corporation would not sell the land, and Lu Hongshen fainted as she called emergency services.

Ch. 57You don't have any? I do

Li Yi and the other guests gathered for breakfast before South Mountain Nursing Home’s twenty-kilometer marathon, while Lu Xingluo tried to draw attention with an impractical outfit. The chapter left the guests about to begin the race, with Lu Xingluo changing after staff warned her about the live comments.

  • Li Yi warned the guests not to overeat before the marathon, but Su Xia, Qiao Qianqian, and Cheng Qing still ate their fill.
  • Li Yi brought Shi Yan freshly made soy milk, and Shi Yan smugly showed off the gesture while Lu Xingluo watched.
  • Director Sen announced the twenty-kilometer course and said that more than eighty percent of the nursing home’s seniors usually finished it, prompting the guests to vow to compete.
  • Lu Xingluo wore a miniskirt and high heels to stand out, but Director Sen sent staff to warn her that viewers were criticizing her outfit.
  • Lu Xingluo went to her van to change after the staff member explained that the production team would not force her but the live comments were getting nasty.

Ch. 58A marathon buffet

Lu Xingluo’s return left Qiao Qianqian looking better by comparison, while the marathon began as Li Yi and the others discovered food stalls along the route. Li Yi and Shi Yan shared teasing moments at the refreshment stations as the group continued toward the next spread.

  • Lu Xingluo returned in sportswear, and Qiao Qianqian’s easygoing appearance won over viewers by comparison.
  • Director Sen started the nursing home marathon, and Li Yi ran alongside the seniors while Shi Yan tried to learn what he was hiding.
  • Grandpa Pei Ling explained the beverage magic trick, and Li Yi hinted that the runners would soon reach a special refreshment station.
  • At the two-kilometer station, Li Yi, Qiao Qianqian, Su Xia, and Shi Yan stopped to eat from stalls serving snacks and meals.
  • At the next station, Li Yi ate spicy crayfish with Grandpa Zhang Jin and Grandma Wang Lin, then fed Shi Yan a crayfish tail.
  • Shi Yan asked for another crayfish, and Li Yi gave him a garlic-flavored one.

Ch. 59How Could This Person Be Li Yi?

Li Yi and Shi Yan teased Lu Xingluo at a dessert stall, while Li Yi revealed a story about supporting his older sister through a Weibo account. Lu Xingluo recognized the account as the devoted fan she had once replied to and was stunned to realize it might have belonged to Li Yi.

  • Li Yi and Shi Yan ran into Lu Xingluo livestreaming at a dessert stall and mocked her for complaining about them being there.
  • Li Yi and Shi Yan fed each other cake as Lu Xingluo’s livestream viewers reacted to their exchange.
  • Li Yi told Shi Yan that he had once bought a cake for his older sister, but it had ended up in the trash.
  • Li Yi explained that he later created a Weibo account for his sister and was thrilled when she replied to his post.
  • Lu Xingluo remembered the loyal fan account she had replied to and wondered in shock whether Li Yi had been its owner.

Ch. 60He said his name was Junjun

Li Yi made Lu Xingluo fear that he might be the hacker None of Your Peace, then told Shi Yan about his childhood and the circumstances of his disappearance. Shi Yan recognized Li Yi as the lost child from his dreams, Junjun, and realized the Lu family had misled him about Lu Junjia.

  • Li Yi’s story about secretly buying Lu Xingluo a birthday cake and registering her Weibo account made her suspect he had once helped build her reputation and might now be preparing to ruin her.
  • Li Yi left the dessert stall with Shi Yan while Lu Xingluo stayed behind, frightened, and viewers reacted differently to his story in the two livestreams.
  • Shi Yan asked Li Yi about his childhood, and Li Yi recalled getting lost after falling ill in the rain with scraped knees and a broken umbrella beside him.
  • Shi Yan connected Li Yi’s memories and the mole beneath his mouth to the child from his dreams, who had called himself Junjun.
  • Shi Yan recalled that the Lu family had claimed Lu Junjia once had the same mole, but now believed they had deceived him and that Li Yi was the child he had searched for.

Ch. 61The Netizens' Tongues Were Truly Dipped in Poison

Li Yi and Shi Yan took shelter from the rain at the marathon’s final refreshment station, where their teasing over cotton candy left Li Yi flustered. While waiting, Li Yi saw netizens connect him to Lu Xingluo and spread accusations against her and the Lu family, advancing his plan to raise his sister’s profile.

  • Su Xia and Qiao Qianqian finished eating at the noodle station and joked with Li Yi and Shi Yan about their appetites and public images.
  • Qiao Qianqian noticed the rain, and Shi Yan pulled Li Yi under a distant canopy rather than the crowded nearby ones.
  • A vendor gave Li Yi and Shi Yan two animal-shaped cotton candies, and their teasing left both of them embarrassed.
  • Li Yi opened Weibo and found netizens linking him to Lu Xingluo’s fan account, None of Your Peace, and speculating that she was his biological sister.
  • Netizens circulated claims about Li Yi’s treatment by the Lu family and attacked Lu Xingluo, while Li Yi felt satisfied that their theories were helping his plan.

Ch. 62What Happens If You Accidentally Kiss Someone?

After accidentally brushing Shi Yan’s cheek with his lips, Li Yi became flustered and argued with him, then said he could handle his plans against the Lu family himself. Li Xu leaked videos of Lu Xingluo humiliating Li Yi, causing an online backlash against her.

  • Li Yi accidentally kissed Shi Yan’s cheek, and Shi Yan teased him while Li Yi insisted it had been an accident.
  • Li Yi showed Shi Yan what he had been reading and hinted that he had prepared a major surprise for the Lu family, but declined help.
  • Li Xu, hoping Li Yi would replace Lu Junjia as the Lu family’s young master, leaked videos of the family bullying Li Yi to a gossip account.
  • The videos showed Lu Xingluo splashing hot tea on Li Yi while others laughed, and the footage spread online.
  • Angry viewers flooded Lu Xingluo’s social media and livestream with abuse over her treatment of Li Yi.

Ch. 63Li Yi Really Was Trying to Destroy Her!

After videos of Lu Xingluo and Li Yi leaked, Zhou Xuanze grew jealous of Li Yi’s closeness with Shi Yan, while Lu Xingluo’s manager urged her to blame Li Yi publicly. Lu Xingluo enlisted her parents to film a tearful accusation video, leaving the family preparing to turn public opinion against Li Yi.

  • Lu Junjia told Zhou Xuanze that someone in their group had leaked the videos, and Zhou offered to invest in the show to replace Lu Xingluo and Li Yi.
  • Lu Junjia and Zhou Xuanze failed to identify the leaker, while Lu Xingluo panicked and feared Li Yi would expose more of her past.
  • Lu Xingluo’s manager advised her to deny that Li Yi was her younger brother or None of Your Peace and to portray him as an ungrateful schemer.
  • Lu Xingluo persuaded Lu Hongshen and Qiao Xinyue to help film a clarification video blaming Li Yi.
  • Lu Xingluo, Qiao Xinyue, and Lu Hongshen recorded accusations that Li Yi had exploited their family, damaged their home, and angered Lu Hongshen into fainting.

Ch. 64Wen Chi, why are you being so shameless?

Online opinion shifted against Li Yi after Lu Xingluo's family released transfer screenshots, while Lu Junjia secretly promoted their accusations during a livestream. In the hospital, Wen Chi continued pursuing Qi Feiyu and coaxed him into sharing a meal, while a disturbance in the neighboring VIP room was silenced by Wen Chi's bodyguards.

  • Online commenters debated whether Li Yi had taken 300,000 from the Lu family and whether he was an ungrateful wretch.
  • Lu Junjia used an alternate account in his hospital room to support Lu Xingluo's accusations against Li Yi.
  • Qi Feiyu was pressured by Wen Chi's bodyguards to visit Wen Chi, who again begged him to date and marry him.
  • Qi Feiyu rejected Wen Chi but accepted the meal Wen Chi had ordered from Tea Origin House.
  • Wen Chi sent his bodyguards to quiet the people smashing things and cursing in the neighboring VIP room.

Ch. 65Three noses on one sheet of paper-you have no shame!

Li Yi publicly exposed the Lu family's mistreatment and answered their accusations with evidence, then vented to Shi Yan after the posts went online. Shi Yan offered him a place to stay at his villa, and Li Yi agreed.

  • Li Yi posted proof of his parentage, the Lu family's small monthly allowance, his donation of Qiao's 300,000 yuan, and videos and recordings documenting their abuse and threats.
  • Li Yi described how he had supported the Lu family and Lu Xingluo, then condemned them for calling him ungrateful and threatened to keep exposing them.
  • After the shoot, Shi Yan offered to have Huanxing Group act against the Lu Corporation, but Li Yi refused because he stood to gain from his grandfather's gift if the company remained intact.
  • Shi Yan asked where Li Yi would stay, and Li Yi said he planned to live at the nursing home before renting a room near school.
  • Shi Yan invited Li Yi to stay at his villa, and Li Yi agreed after hearing that rent, utilities, and meals were included.

Ch. 66You're like Beauty Goat-over three thousand episodes without a mom

After Li Yi exposed evidence against the Lu family on Weibo, public opinion turned against them, and Qiao Xinyue, Lu Hongshen, and Lu Xingluo were injured in a family fight. Lu Junjia feared Lu Hongshen would invite Li Yi back to protect the company, while Lu Xingluo’s career appeared to be in trouble.

  • Li Yi's Weibo post prompted netizens to defend him and criticize the Lu family and Lu Xingluo.
  • Qiao Xinyue confronted Lu Hongshen over Li Yi's evidence, and the couple argued about the damage to Lu Group.
  • Lu Hongshen slapped Qiao Xinyue, who bit his ear; Lu Xingluo rushed in and was injured as the three fought.
  • The butler and servants separated the family, and a doctor treated Lu Hongshen, Qiao Xinyue, and Lu Xingluo.
  • Zhou Xuanze and Lu Junjia reacted with shock to Li Yi's post, and Lu Junjia worried that Lu Hongshen would bring Li Yi back to save the company.

Ch. 67Yingjun was so excited he sprouted two mechanical legs

Li Yi settled into Shi Yan’s villa after leaving the Lu family, while his online friends rallied around him and prepared to expose Lu Xingluo. Yingjun welcomed Li Yi so enthusiastically that he sprouted two mechanical legs.

  • Zhou Xuanze warned Lu Junjia to stop defending Lu Junjia’s third sister, then promised he would never give up on him while thinking about Li Yi.
  • Li Yi reassured his online friends that he had a place to stay with Shi Yan and offered them dirt on Lu Xingluo to use against her.
  • Shi Yan and Li Yi were thrown into each other’s arms when Xiao Liu took a sharp turn, and Shi Yan steadied Li Yi.
  • Li Yi arrived at Shi Yan’s villa, where Yingjun greeted him and said he had supported him during the livestream.
  • Shi Yan told Yingjun to prepare a room for Li Yi, and Yingjun grew two mechanical legs in excitement.

Ch. 68Candlelit dinner

Li Yi stayed overnight at Shi Yan’s villa, where Yingjun arranged a lavish candlelit dinner to celebrate Li Yi’s victory. Shi Yan reassured Li Yi that he would not have to pay, and the evening ended with Yingjun secretly taking commemorative photos.

  • Yingjun prepared a downstairs room for Li Yi, who agreed to stay at the villa with Shi Yan.
  • Li Yi visited Sheriff, teased him about being fat, and refused to let Shi Yan give the cat more food.
  • Yingjun served an extravagant candlelit dinner and explained that he had planned it to celebrate Li Yi’s victory.
  • Li Yi worried about the cost of the dinner, but Shi Yan assured him that room and board were included and offered him food.
  • Yingjun secretly photographed Li Yi and Shi Yan during dinner, and Shi Yan saved the pictures on his phone.

Ch. 69Teacher Yingjun's side gig

Li Yi worried that Shi Yan’s unusual generosity might mean he was being coerced, then reassured himself that Shi Yan had no need to force anyone. That night, Li Yi discovered Yingjun secretly wrote popular domineering-CEO romance stories inspired by their household.

  • Li Yi found new pajamas and underwear prepared for him, and Yingjun explained that Shi Yan had picked the underwear while Yingjun preferred colorful cartoon designs.
  • After Yingjun revealed that Shi Yan had arranged to have the underwear washed, Li Yi panicked and searched online for signs of workplace sexual coercion, then decided he had nothing to fear.
  • While Shi Yan and Li Yi slept, Yingjun posted another installment of its romance story, drawing on the candlelit dinner and imagining the CEO carrying the gardener to a bedroom.
  • Li Yi interrupted Yingjun to borrow a phone charger, and Yingjun saved its draft and claimed its red glow came from charging.
  • After Li Yi returned to bed, Yingjun resumed writing, finished its update, and read its fans’ enthusiastic comments.

Ch. 70The pajamas were cute

Li Yi accepted an invitation to the variety show Island Love after realizing that changes in this life had made him famous enough to attract the producers. At the nursing home, Lu Xingluo’s departure improved the atmosphere, and the elderly residents surprised everyone by winning a video game match.

  • Li Yi awkwardly greeted Shi Yan in his pajamas, then joined him for breakfast after washing up.
  • Shi Yan asked Li Yi whether he wanted to join Island Love, and Li Yi reacted by spraying milk when he heard the show’s name.
  • Li Yi recalled how Lu Chuzhou, Lu Junjia, and Zhou Xuanze had appeared on Island Love in his previous life and wondered why the show was recruiting guests early.
  • Shi Yan secretly paid his assistant to investigate the guest list and noticed a team that seemed to explain Li Yi’s reaction.
  • Li Yi and Shi Yan went to the last day of filming, where Lu Xingluo was absent after withdrawing from the show.
  • Xu Hong, Wang Song, and Pei Ling teamed up with Su Xia and Cheng Qing in the nursing home’s gaming room and won against their opponents.

Ch. 71I will make sure to protect him

Shi Yan told old Mr. Pei Ling about his dreams of Li Yi being bullied and promised to protect him. After learning Li Yi had lived in Miao'an Town, Shi Yan grew certain the child in his dreams was Li Yi, then spent a carefree hour pushing him on a swing.

  • Li Yi exchanged WeChat contacts with Su Xia, Qiao Qianqian, and Cheng Qing after filming ended, while Shi Yan visited old Mr. Pei Ling.
  • Shi Yan explained his dreams of Li Yi being abused and asked whether Li Yi had lived in Miao'an Town; Mr. Pei Ling revealed the Lu family had mistreated Li Yi despite the old men's support.
  • Shi Yan promised to protect Li Yi, and Mr. Pei Ling confirmed Li Yi had lived in Miao'an Town before the orphanage and described his childhood there.
  • Shi Yan found Li Yi waiting on a swing, pushed him for an hour, and watched him laugh freely.
  • Li Yi bought Shi Yan an iced Coke and said he was easily satisfied, leaving Shi Yan unexpectedly sad.

Ch. 72Hearing Your Voice Gives Me Nightmares

Shi Yan and Li Yi returned home for dinner, while the Lu family’s business troubles convinced Lu Hongshen that Li Yi had brought them good fortune. Qiao Xinyue tried to coax Li Yi back, but he rejected her calls and blocked her.

  • Shi Yan teased Li Yi about his business, sent Li Yi’s dinner requests to Yingjun, and concealed that Yingjun had sent him photos of Li Yi.
  • Li Yi and Shi Yan ate dinner at home while Yingjun prepared juice.
  • Lu Hongshen told Qiao Xinyue that the Lu Group and Xingluo were suffering after Li Yi left, and insisted that a fortune-teller had said Li Yi attracted wealth.
  • Qiao Xinyue called Li Yi to persuade him to return, but he hung up before she could speak.
  • Li Yi answered Qiao Xinyue’s second call, insulted her, and blocked her number.

Ch. 73The admission letter arrived

Li Yi received his Beiqing University admission letter and went to the orphanage to celebrate with Dean Li and the elderly residents. He left Dean Li’s office carrying the letter to show the grandpas and grandmas at the nursing home.

  • Yingjun told Li Yi that “Sounding Future” would premiere the following Friday, and Li Yi thought about Lu Chuzhou’s return and the liquor he planned to use.
  • Dean Li called to tell Li Yi his Beiqing University admission letter had arrived, and Li Yi hurried to the orphanage to collect it.
  • Yingjun congratulated Li Yi and gave him a handheld fan to take on his trip.
  • Dean Li told Li Yi that he had rejected donations with ulterior motives, including money from the Lu family, and agreed to keep them away from Li Yi.
  • Li Yi asked Dean Li not to entertain the Lu family, then took his admission letter to show the elderly residents.
  • Xu Hong saw Li Yi’s letter and led him away from the security booth to share the news with everyone.

Ch. 74You're welcome, little gardener

After Li Yi received his Beiqing admission letter, he accepted the elderly residents’ gifts and stopped them from vacationing in Nanwan, where he remembered they had died in a plane accident. Shi Yan welcomed him home with roses and a new phone, and the chapter ended with Li Yi buying pinhole-camera equipment and collecting liquor from Starlight Bar.

  • The elderly residents celebrated Li Yi’s admission to Beiqing and offered him gifts, which he happily accepted.
  • When the residents suggested a trip to Nanwan, Li Yi remembered their fatal plane accident from his previous life and persuaded them to postpone the trip until October.
  • After Li Yi left, the residents discussed his forceful reaction and approved of how he had learned to speak up for himself.
  • Shi Yan celebrated Li Yi’s admission with roses and gave him a new Pear Phone, which Li Yi eagerly began using.
  • The next day, Li Yi bought pinhole-camera equipment and collected the liquor he had left at Starlight Bar.

Ch. 75Waiting for the Show at the Bar

Li Yi arranged for Lu Chuzhou to believe Zhou Xuanze had bought him an expensive bottle of liquor, then watched as Lu and Mu Xue met in the private room to discuss their planned dating-show pairing. The gathering was still underway when Lu Chuzhou asked his manager Xu Xing to help him to the bathroom.

  • Li Yi installed a camera, paid the server to credit the room and bottle to Zhou Xuanze, and waited at the bar.
  • Lu Chuzhou arrived with Mu Xue and their associates, learned that Zhou Xuanze had invited them to share the liquor, and assumed it was a gesture to celebrate his return.
  • Lu Chuzhou led the group to room 288, where they found the bottle partly consumed and poured themselves drinks.
  • Mu Xue and Lu Chuzhou's managers, Sun Hong and Xu Xing, discussed plans and restrictions for the celebrities' on-screen couple arrangement.
  • Lu Chuzhou grew impatient as Xu Xing talked with Sun Hong and asked Xu Xing to help him to the bathroom.
Arc 3 of 7
Arc 3 of 7