Chapter Summaries

Qi Feiyu faced a gang demanding that the hospital hand over Xu Hang, and Wen Chi rushed in after hearing the attack over the phone. Wen Chi began fighting the gangsters while Qi Feiyu stayed back to keep safe.

• A nurse told Qi Feiyu that gangsters were threatening to wreck the hospital unless it handed over Xu Hang, and he went to confront them with a golf club.
• The gang leader demanded Xu Hang, and a gangster shoved Qi Feiyu, knocking his phone away as Wen Chi heard the disturbance over their call.
• Wen Chi rushed to the hospital and punched the man holding Qi Feiyu, then reassured Qi Feiyu that the gangster was only unconscious.
• Qi Feiyu suspected Lu Chuzhou had sent the gang to retaliate against Xu Xing, and Wen Chi told him to stay out of the fight.
• Wen Chi challenged the gangsters and attacked them with practiced, forceful punches.

After a gang attacked the hospital, Qi Feiyu learned that Shi Yan was safe and tried to reassure Wen Chi, who insisted on protecting him. Wen Chi kissed Qi Feiyu despite his objections and pressed him to date and marry him, while Qi Feiyu refused and returned to work as Wen Chi waited at the hospital.

• The gang leader told Wen Chi that Lu Chuzhou’s manager had hired them and claimed Shi Yan was dead; Wen Chi ordered the gang members to remain kneeling until the police arrived.
• Qi Feiyu explained the incident to the police, who took the gang members away, and Wen Chi offered to assign bodyguards to protect him.
• Qi Feiyu rejected Wen Chi’s attempt to become his boyfriend, saying they were too different and he wanted an ordinary life.
• Wen Chi kissed Qi Feiyu in his office despite his protests, then kissed him again after promising not to launch another surprise attack.
• Wen Chi suggested they go abroad, register their marriage, and hold a wedding, but Qi Feiyu told him to stop and went back to work while Wen Chi waited on the sofa.

Peng Yuyan learned that Lu Chuzhou's manager had sent thugs to Qi Feiyu's hospital, then reassured Xu Xing and confessed that he wanted to pursue him. Xu Xing agreed to move into Peng Yuyan's home while Lu Chuzhou's case remained unresolved.

• Wen Chi told Peng Yuyan that Lu Chuzhou's manager had sent thugs to Qi Feiyu's hospital, and Peng Yuyan promised to return and handle the matter.
• Peng Yuyan reassured Xu Xing that Qi Feiyu was unharmed and explained that resolving Lu Chuzhou's case would help keep Xu Xing and Xu Hang safe.
• Peng Yuyan told Xu Xing that he liked him and would protect him, while giving him time to decide whether they were compatible.
• Peng Yuyan suggested Xu Xing move into his home for safety, and Xu Xing agreed, offering to clean and cook for him.

Li Yi and Shi Yan chose destinations for the show’s final trip, hoping to spend time together, while Li Xu joined Lu Junjia and Zhou Xuanze at the forest treehouse. Lu Junjia confronted Li Xu over interfering with his relationship, and Li Xu challenged him to wait and see what happened.

• Director Zhu Zhuxia announced that guests who chose the same destination would take a three-day trip together before confessing by the sea.
• Li Yi secretly directed Li Xu to choose the forest, then worried that Shi Yan might end up sharing a trip with Lu Junjia and Zhou Xuanze.
• The women split between the old town and the zoo, while Lu Junjia, Zhou Xuanze, and Li Xu chose the forest treehouse; Li Yi and Shi Yan both chose Horror Park.
• Lu Junjia celebrated his forest trip with Zhou Xuanze before Zhu Zhuxia revealed that Li Xu had chosen the same destination, and Lu Junjia reacted angrily.
• Lu Junjia accused Li Xu of getting between him and Zhou Xuanze, but Li Xu said they were not dating and reminded Lu Junjia that he had known about Li Xu’s feelings.

Shi Yan and Li Yi watched footage proving Lu Junjia deliberately threw away the lifeline that could have saved them and planned to report him. As the guests left, Li Xu followed Li Yi’s warning to avoid being alone with Lu Junjia, while Li Yi amused himself by singing unusual songs with their driver.

• Shi Yan and Li Yi watched a video showing Lu Junjia deliberately throwing their only rescue rope into the sea, and Shi Yan said he would report him to the police.
• Li Yi warned Li Xu not to go out alone with Lu Junjia, and Li Xu decided to keep close to Zhou Xuanze.
• Lu Junjia acted affectionate toward Zhou Xuanze in the car while Li Xu sat in the front and ignored them.
• Li Yi played eccentric songs for his driver, and the two sang together while Shi Yan tried not to laugh.

At the horror-themed park, Li Xu and Lu Junjia competed for Zhou Xuanze’s attention while Li Yi and Shi Yan grew closer during a nighttime outing. The chapter ended with Lu Junjia taking Zhou Xuanze out beneath the stars while Li Xu slept.

• Li Junjia feigned illness on arrival, and Zhou Xuanze carried Li Xu’s suitcase while Li Xu and Lu Junjia traded threats out of Zhou Xuanze’s sight.
• Li Xu suspected Li Yi planned to take revenge on Lu Junjia for years of bullying.
• Shi Yan claimed he was afraid of ghosts and arranged to share a room with Li Yi, who promised to protect him.
• At the horror park, Shi Yan pretended to spot a ghost, then laughed when Li Yi earnestly offered to subdue it; he took Li Yi’s hand as he apologized.
• Li Xu spent the afternoon exploring the forest while Lu Junjia slept and Zhou Xuanze brought him a meal.
• After Li Xu went to bed, Lu Junjia persuaded the sleepy Zhou Xuanze to join him for a romantic stargazing outing.

Hired thugs disguised as black bears drugged and beat Lu Junjia and staged him and Zhou Xuanze in a compromising, unclothed pose in the woods. The next morning, Li Xu found them before the livestream and warned that viewers were about to see them.

• Lu Junjia and Zhou Xuanze drew close in the woods, but they were interrupted by figures dressed as black bears and played dead.
• After the men lost consciousness, the thugs beat Lu Junjia, stripped both men, staged them together, and photographed them before leaving.
• Lu Junjia and Zhou Xuanze woke up naked and injured, and Lu Junjia suspected Zhou Xuanze had beaten him while asleep.
• Zhou Xuanze apologized and offered to get Lu Junjia clothes, while Lu Junjia remained angry.
• Li Xu arrived, mocked their predicament, and warned that the livestream was about to begin.

Shi Yan and Li Yi watched a video of Li Xu humiliating Lu Junjia and scheming to turn Zhou Xuanze against him. As Li Xu confessed his feelings and Zhou Xuanze agreed to consider dating him, Shi Yan and Li Yi prepared to visit Horror Park.

• Li Xu mocked Lu Junjia’s sheer lace underwear, then left with Zhou Xuanze while Lu Junjia hurt his foot and cried.
• Shi Yan and Li Yi watched the hired thugs’ video and predicted that Li Xu’s interference would ruin Lu Junjia and Zhou Xuanze’s relationship.
• Shi Yan and Li Yi teased each other over a green apple and shared it before setting out for Horror Park.
• After Zhou Xuanze took Lu Junjia home, Li Xu privately suggested that Lu Junjia was using him to secure a comfortable life because the Lu family was in trouble.
• Zhou Xuanze began to suspect that Lu Junjia had deceived him, while Li Xu confessed his feelings and offered a business alliance between their families.
• Zhou Xuanze agreed to spend the next few days getting to know Li Xu, who privately looked forward to making him his new lover.

While mushroom picking, Zhou Xuanze increasingly favored Li Xu and grew suspicious of Lu Junjia, who tried to reclaim his attention. Their argument ended with Zhou Xuanze telling Lu Junjia they needed time apart, and Lu Junjia throwing his basket at him.

• Li Xu reassured Zhou Xuanze that the black bear had likely escaped from a nearby base, and Zhou Xuanze became more interested in Li Xu.
• During mushroom picking, Zhou Xuanze gave his mushrooms to Li Xu and dismissed Lu Junjia's complaint that his hand hurt.
• When Lu Junjia offered to carry a basket, Zhou Xuanze handed him his own and took Li Xu's basket instead.
• Li Xu teased Lu Junjia for acting modest and passive-aggressive, causing Zhou Xuanze to look at him with displeasure.
• After Lu Junjia accused Li Xu of changing Zhou Xuanze, Li Xu pretended he would leave, and Zhou Xuanze told Lu Junjia they needed time to cool off.
• Lu Junjia threw his basket at Zhou Xuanze and warned him he would regret his choice.

Li Xu grew closer to Zhou Xuanze while Lu Junjia tried to warn him about Li Xu’s past. Zhou Xuanze rejected Lu Junjia’s accusations and questioned how he could betray a former friend like that.

• Li Xu told Zhou Xuanze to take Lu Junjia’s stories about him with a grain of salt, and Zhou Xuanze promised to judge for himself.
• Lu Junjia waited for Zhou Xuanze and Li Xu to return, then pulled Zhou Xuanze aside to talk privately.
• Li Xu encouraged Zhou Xuanze to hear Lu Junjia out, while Lu Junjia left feeling confident he could persuade him.
• Lu Junjia claimed Li Xu’s former boyfriends were afraid to discuss him and suggested he had a shameful fetish.
• Zhou Xuanze dismissed Lu Junjia’s suspicions, compared them unfavorably to Lu Junjia’s brother’s crimes, and asked how Lu Junjia could treat Li Xu that way.

After arguing with Lu Junjia, Zhou Xuanze turned to Li Xu, whose flirtation made him reconsider their relationship. Lu Junjia was left waiting upstairs before coming down to ask about dinner.

• Zhou Xuanze accused Lu Junjia of secretly investigating Li Xu, then softened when Lu Junjia became tearful and reassured him.
• Lu Junjia rejected Zhou Xuanze’s suggestion that he and Li Xu make up, accused Zhou Xuanze of wanting both of them, and stormed upstairs.
• Zhou Xuanze joined Li Xu on the sofa, and Li Xu shared amusing stories about his ex-boyfriends to put Zhou Xuanze at ease.
• Li Xu told Zhou Xuanze he wanted to pursue him fairly and squarely, and Zhou Xuanze said he would give the idea serious thought.
• After waiting upstairs, Lu Junjia rushed downstairs and asked what was for dinner.

Zhou Xuanze was lured out at night and beaten by masked attackers, then blamed Lu Junjia after waking in the hospital. Lu Junjia accused Li Xu of arranging the attack, and the two former friends turned on each other as Zhou demanded they leave.

• Li Xu, Zhou Xuanze, and Lu Junjia gathered mushrooms, but a guide discarded most of them, so they made mushroom noodles instead.
• Someone summoned Zhou Xuanze to the lawn using a note signed Lu Junjia, where masked attackers beat him and accused him of wanting multiple lovers.
• The production crew found Zhou Xuanze the next morning and took him to the hospital, where doctors found only superficial injuries.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan watched footage of the beating and joked about Zhou Xuanze, while Li Yi talked about starting his own company.
• Lu Junjia and Li Xu visited Zhou Xuanze in the hospital, where Zhou accused Lu Junjia of arranging the attack and Lu Junjia blamed Li Xu.

After the rope incident, Zhou Xuanze and Li Xu left the show and returned to Beicheng, while Lu Junjia followed them. Lu Junjia was then publicly condemned over footage of him throwing the rope into the sea and was taken to the police station for questioning.

• Li Xu drove Lu Junjia away from Zhou Xuanze, then cared for Zhou Xuanze as his injuries left him unable to continue filming.
• Zhou Xuanze and Li Xu withdrew from the show, and Lu Junjia separately asked to leave; the director announced all three were leaving for personal reasons.
• Zhou Xuanze and Li Xu flew to Beicheng, and Lu Junjia followed them; the other contestants reacted to their departure.
• Li Xu arranged for Zhou Xuanze to stay at a private hospital, while Lu Junjia searched for him after landing.
• Qiao Xinyue called Lu Junjia to berate him after footage of him throwing the rope made the hashtag #LuJunjiaMurderer trend online.
• Beicheng police officers took Lu Junjia to the station to assist with an investigation, and Lu Hongshen and Qiao Xinyue learned of his arrest.

Lu Hongshen sought help for the Lu Group’s financial crisis and welcomed a promising funding offer, while Qiao Xinyue tried to secure Lu Junjia’s release after meeting Huanxing Group lawyer He Yi. The chapter left Qiao planning to persuade Li Yi to withdraw the lawsuit, and He Yi asking Lin Mo out for a meal.

• Qiao Xinyue insulted Lu Hongshen, who then called Shi Xuan in Germany to ask when he would return and help the family.
• Shi Xuan refused to help Lu Xingluo and Lu Chuzhou, saying they deserved to reflect in prison and that Li Yi was his brother too.
• Lu Hongshen learned that a new company offered to fund half the cost of the Xizhou land in exchange for shares as collateral, and he arranged a meeting with its representative.
• Qiao Xinyue visited Lu Junjia at the police station, where Huanxing Group lawyer He Yi warned her that her son could face a serious sentence.
• Qiao Xinyue realized she could ask Li Yi to withdraw the lawsuit, while He Yi messaged Shi Yan for his bonus and then decided to invite Lin Mo to a meal.

Shi Yan and Li Yi shared a relaxed seaside confession, officially becoming a couple in front of the livestream audience. Shi Yan then surprised Li Yi with Yingjun and a spectacular fireworks display.

• Shi Yan welcomed Li Yi to a seaside dinner and ordered his favorite dishes.
• Li Yi asked when they would confess, but the two ate first and joked together before Shi Yan invited him to go out.
• Shi Yan and Li Yi casually agreed to be a couple, while Zhu Zhuxia and the crew ended the filming early and planned a celebratory meal.
• Shi Yan told Li Yi to look behind him, where Yingjun arrived carrying a small box and announced another surprise.
• Fireworks burst across the sky, astonishing the production team and delighting the livestream viewers.

Li Yi and Shi Yan shared a romantic moment on the beach, and Shi Yan gave him a treasured jade Buddha pendant from his family. After visiting Li Yi’s grandparents, Li Yi received a call from Qiao Xinyue, who demanded that he withdraw the charges against Lu Junjia and then claimed Li Yi was not her son.

• Shi Yan gave Li Yi his family’s jade Buddha pendant, and Li Yi promised to cherish it with him.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan walked along the beach after their livestream ended, while Shi Yan switched off Yingjun’s blaring music.
• Li Yi learned that Shi Yan had filed charges against Lu Junjia, who was out on bail and barred from leaving the city freely.
• Li Yi introduced Shi Yan to his grandparents at the Nursing Home, where they teased and praised him and invited him to visit again.
• Qiao Xinyue called Li Yi and ordered him to withdraw the charges against Lu Junjia, but Li Yi refused and said he had recorded her threat to kill him.
• Qiao Xinyue told Li Yi that he was not her son, leaving him asking what she meant before she hung up.

Li Yi began to suspect that Qiao Xinyue was not his biological mother, and Shi Yan promised to investigate his birth. Meanwhile, Yingjun earned money from its online writing, and Lu Hongshen revealed that the Lu Corporation faced ruin after the state requisitioned its overpriced Xizhou Plot.

• Li Yi told Shi Yan that Qiao Xinyue had let slip he might not be her biological son, and Shi Yan offered to investigate.
• Yingjun gave Li Yi three back-to-school gifts, then posted a new installment of its online story and earned enough from a tip to cover the gifts.
• Li Yi told Shi Yan that Qiao Xinyue had mistreated him since he returned to the Lu family, and Shi Yan agreed to look into what had happened.
• Qiao Xinyue worried that Li Yi would expose her secret, but relaxed after several days passed without incident.
• Lu Hongshen told Qiao Xinyue that an ancient tomb beneath the Xizhou Plot had led the state to requisition it, leaving the Lu Corporation two billion short and putting his shares at risk.

Lu Hongshen and Qiao Xinyue went to Beiqing University to reconcile with Li Yi, hoping to use his relationship with Shi Yan to get help for Lu Corporation. Li Yi exposed their past abuse and rejected their pleas, leaving them without his support.

• Lu Hongshen and Qiao Xinyue discussed Lu Corporation's two-billion crisis and decided to beg Li Yi for help through Shi Yan.
• On enrollment day, Shi Yan accompanied Li Yi to Beiqing University, where Lu Hongshen and Qiao Xinyue waited with a suitcase of supplies.
• Li Yi refused their gifts and declined their invitation to a family meal, saying his boyfriend had already taken care of him.
• When Qiao Xinyue criticized Li Yi in front of nearby families, Li Yi described how the Lu family had mistreated him and praised Shi Yan for caring for him.
• Lu Hongshen apologized and offered to take Li Yi home, but Li Yi guessed they wanted help with Lu Corporation and refused.

Li Yi rejected Lu Hongshen and Qiao Xinyue’s apology and refused to return to the Lu family, while Shi Yan reminded Lu Hongshen about his two-billion debt. As Li Yi enjoyed military training, Shi Yan told him that his eldest brother Lu Shixuan had returned and wanted to meet the two of them at Mid-Autumn Festival.

• Lu Hongshen realized Shi Yan had used the Xizhou Plot to pressure the Lu Corporation and forced Qiao Xinyue to apologize to Li Yi.
• Qiao Xinyue and Lu Hongshen apologized and offered to bring Li Yi home, but Li Yi rejected them and left with Shi Yan.
• Shi Yan reminded Lu Hongshen that he had one year to repay two billion, and Lu Hongshen and Qiao Xinyue argued as they returned home.
• The old butler was glad that Li Yi seemed happy with Shi Yan and remembered seeing him embrace Shi Yan on a variety show.
• During military training, Li Yi spoke with Shi Yan daily, and Shi Yan told him that Lu Shixuan had returned and requested a Mid-Autumn Festival meeting with both of them.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan discussed how distant Lu Shixuan had always been from Li Yi, including the educational website membership card he had once given him.

Shi Yan helped Li Yi realize Lu Shixuan had been trying to prepare him to survive and protect himself, and the brothers reunited at a Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. Lu Shixuan gave Li Yi his shares and explained Li Yi’s origins, then revealed he had delayed finding him to keep him safe.

• Shi Yan told Li Yi that Lu Shixuan’s Tree of Knowledge membership may have been intended to help him learn and protect himself, so Li Yi arranged to meet his eldest brother at Fulaixuan for Mid-Autumn Festival.
• At dinner, Lu Shixuan said he would not interfere in the family’s legal troubles and gave Li Yi his twenty-five percent of Lu Corporation’s shares, adding them to the twenty-five percent Grandpa had left him.
• Lu Shixuan confirmed that Li Yi was his biological younger brother but not Qiao Xinyue’s son, explaining that Dad had substituted Li Yi for his deceased premature newborn.
• Lu Shixuan told Li Yi that he learned about his origins when Li Yi was three, searched for him after he went missing, and later used Tree of Knowledge to learn before starting a company in Germany.
• Lu Shixuan said he delayed telling Dad about the inheritance because he discovered Mom had deliberately let Li Yi go missing and feared that finding him too soon would endanger him.