Recaps

After the Roaming Group finished their glacier hike, Xie Huan bargained for ingredients and cooked dinner for everyone. Tang Keni’s sleepy declaration that he loved Xie Huan made Pei Tingyun jealous, while Xie Huan blushed at Pei Tingyun’s praise.

• As the group left the glacier, the guide warned that it might disappear within twenty years, and Jiang Che and Fu Zheng shared a romantic moment beneath the sunset clouds.
• Xie Huan compared the sunset over the glacier to pot-steamed bread and promised to cook some for Pei Tingyun, with Tang Keni asking for extra.
• At a food market, Xie Huan haggled for ingredients using gestures after Pei Tingyun became too embarrassed to keep translating.
• Back at the guesthouse, Xie Huan began preparing dinner despite the group’s exhaustion, and Tang Keni blurted out that he loved him.
• Pei Tingyun glared at Tang Keni until he clarified that he meant he was a fan of Xie Huan’s cooking.
• Pei Tingyun told Xie Huan he really was the best, and Xie Huan smiled and blushed at the praise.

Xie Huan’s Northeastern feast won over the cast, who persuaded the director to make Northeast China the show’s final stop. Pei Tingyun disliked the crowd joining the trip and secretly asked Hua Xin to pressure the production team to change the plan.

• Xie Huan served a table of Northeastern dishes, and the cast devoured them with spoons while praising his cooking.
• Xie Huan promised to make Pei Tingyun and Tang Keni goose stew in an iron pot in Northeast China, prompting Tang Keni to suggest filming there.
• Gu Lin, Yao Xuan, and Jiang Che backed Tang Keni’s proposal, and Jiang Che persuaded Fu Zheng to support it too.
• After online discussion pushed the idea onto the trending list, the director apologized and announced Northeast China as the season’s final stop.
• Pei Tingyun privately messaged Hua Xin after the livestream, asking him to pressure the production team because he wanted a trip to Northeast China alone with Xie Huan.

Pei Tingyun agonized over how to get close to Xie Huan, but Xie Huan came to share his bed and helped him sleep peacefully. The next day, the group visited Diamond Beach, where Tang Keni spotted something that startled him.

• Hua Xin told Pei Tingyun that the production team had approved the group’s trip to Northeast China, and Pei Tingyun accepted the news.
• At two in the morning, Xie Huan came to Pei Tingyun’s room and said he wanted to sleep with him; Pei Tingyun went to Xie Huan’s room to wash up and then joined him in bed.
• Tang Keni saw them heading to Xie Huan’s room and teased them, while Pei Tingyun tried to explain they were only going to wash up.
• Pei Tingyun woke refreshed and resolved not to sleep apart from Xie Huan again; Xie Huan made breakfast while Fu Zheng spent the morning with his wife.
• The Roaming Group visited Diamond Beach, where Tang Keni suddenly shrieked and ran farther onto the beach after seeing something.

Pei Tingyun tried to turn a heart-shaped glacier photo into a couples’ picture with Xie Huan, then the Roaming Group began a food challenge for a stay at the area’s best hot spring hotel. The chapter left Pei Tingyun facing the prospect of finishing a plate of sheep’s liver sausage and sheep’s blood pudding.

• Tang Keni urged Pei Tingyun and Fu Zheng to pose with their partners at a heart-shaped block of ice, but Xie Huan misunderstood and called everyone over for a group photo.
• Pei Tingyun took a selfie with Xie Huan, who leaned closer, and planned to tease him with the photo for the rest of his life.
• The director offered to cover the group’s hotel costs if they completed a local food challenge, and Pei Tingyun secured the best hot spring hotel rooms with assigned pairs sharing rooms.
• Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun drew sheep’s liver sausage and sheep’s blood pudding, and Xie Huan gagged after tasting the sausage.
• Pei Tingyun offered to eat the next dish, but the field producer clarified that they had to finish every dish, leaving Pei Tingyun glaring murderously.

Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan struggled through the local food challenges until Xie Huan persuaded fans to finish their awful dishes. Afterward, they shared ice cream, leaving Pei Tingyun thinking about their indirect kisses and his hopes for a relationship with Xie Huan.

• Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan recoiled from the sheep's blood pudding, while Tang Keni and Yao Xuan also endured their challenge dishes and became sick.
• Xie Huan took both unfinished plates to the Chinese fans, who ate all the food and helped the pair complete the task.
• Xie Huan asked for ice cream, and Pei Tingyun bought them one small vanilla cone.
• Xie Huan offered Pei Tingyun a bite from the cone, prompting Pei Tingyun to remember that they had already shared juice from the same glass.
• Pei Tingyun realized he now regarded Xie Huan as his future wife and was waiting for Xie Huan to confess so they could begin a relationship.

Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun spent a relaxed afternoon together before the Roaming Group traveled to Broccoli City, where Jiang Che and Fu Zheng agreed to get their marriage certificate the next day. Pei Tingyun expected to share a room with Xie Huan, but he was dumbstruck when he entered it.

• Xie Huan enthusiastically ate ice cream with Pei Tingyun and recommended it to the group, while Pei Tingyun privately felt that only he understood what made Xie Huan happy.
• Xie Huan fed seagulls at the square, and Pei Tingyun chased them away after they soiled Xie Huan’s cuff, then carefully cleaned it himself.
• The Roaming Group spent the afternoon at the coastal square before collecting their luggage and traveling to Broccoli City.
• Pei Tingyun confirmed that the production team would cover two nights at the hot spring hotel before the group checked in.
• Fu Zheng told the director that he and Jiang Che planned to get their marriage certificate the next day, and agreed to let the group and viewers witness it.
• After dinner and the end of the livestream, Pei Tingyun entered his room expecting to sleep beside Xie Huan, but was dumbstruck by what he found.

Pei Tingyun tricked Xie Huan into sharing his bed by claiming Xie Huan’s wet mattress was a broken waterbed. They cuddled through the night, and Pei Tingyun woke up mortified to find Xie Huan had been awake for an hour while he clung to him.

• Pei Tingyun found that the suite had two separate bedrooms and regretted asking the director for the best room.
• While Xie Huan showered, Pei Tingyun wet Xie Huan’s bed, then claimed it was a leaking waterbed and suggested they share his bed.
• Xie Huan accepted the explanation and went to sleep beside Pei Tingyun, who hoped Xie Huan would confess his feelings.
• Pei Tingyun woke wrapped around Xie Huan and panicked, but Xie Huan asked if he was still cold and said he had been awake for about an hour.

Pei Tingyun mistook Xie Huan’s enthusiasm for repaying Jiang Che and Fu Zheng for a plan to confess and propose to him. After the newlyweds collected their marriage certificate, Pei Tingyun was left waiting for Xie Huan to make a move as the group split up to explore a historic street.

• Pei Tingyun panicked after waking up hugging Xie Huan, while Xie Huan assumed he had only been keeping warm.
• The director invited the group to witness Fu Zheng and Jiang Che get their marriage certificate, and Gu Lin and Xie Huan offered them large cash gifts.
• Xie Huan decided to cook Fu Zheng and Jiang Che a wedding feast to repay Jiang Che for saving Pei Tingyun.
• At the registry office, Pei Tingyun imagined Xie Huan would confess and propose, but Fu Zheng and Jiang Che got their certificate without any proposal.
• Jiang Che wished Pei Tingyun good luck before leaving with Fu Zheng, and Pei Tingyun wondered what it would feel like to call Xie Huan ge.

After Jiang Che and Fu Zheng got married, Pei Tingyun hoped Xie Huan would confess to him, while Xie Huan browsed the old street. Pei Tingyun tried to win money from the director to buy Xie Huan a blanket, then bet that Xie Huan could order food in the local language, leaving Xie Huan stunned when fans called him “Sister-in-law.”

• Pei Tingyun waited outside the registry office, hoping Xie Huan would propose, but Xie Huan teased him about waiting for fate.
• Pei Tingyun touched Xie Huan’s waist while tucking in his shirt, then secretly delighted in how smooth his skin felt.
• Xie Huan admired a wool blanket but left without buying it because he lacked enough money, and Pei Tingyun realized he wanted to get money to buy it for him.
• Pei Tingyun challenged the director to a game, betting that Xie Huan could order food in the local language to win back ten thousand for the Roaming Group.
• Pei Tingyun asked nearby fans to teach Xie Huan the language, and Xie Huan reacted in disbelief when the girls called him “Sister-in-law.”

Xie Huan struggled to order food in the local language, but Pei Tingyun won their bet by arguing that the meal’s arrival counted as success. Pei Tingyun bought Xie Huan the wool blanket he had admired, and the group headed for a castle as Jiang Che foresaw something big happening that night.

• Xie Huan struggled to learn how to order steak, then accidentally ordered pasta, and Pei Tingyun persuaded the director that he had won their bet.
• The director gave each Roaming Group member ten thousand yuan, and Pei Tingyun hurried Xie Huan to a wool blanket stall.
• Pei Tingyun bought Xie Huan the blanket he had admired, but Xie Huan said he had wanted to buy it for Pei Tingyun because he had seemed cold.
• Gu Lin suggested visiting a castle, and Tang Keni and Yao Xuan restrained him when he tried to talk back to Xie Huan.
• Jiang Che divined that something big would happen that night and wondered whether Pei Tingyun would finally make a move.

Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun returned to the hotel to prepare a wedding feast for Jiang Che and Film Emperor Fu, and Pei Tingyun learned that Jiang Che had once saved him. After Pei Tingyun went out to buy seasonings, Xie Huan worried over his safety, leaving Pei Tingyun delighted by his concern as they continued cooking.

• Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun told the director they wanted to return to the hotel early to prepare a wedding feast for Jiang Che and Film Emperor Fu, and the director arranged their return in secret.
• Pei Tingyun became jealous when Xie Huan called Jiang Che a benefactor, but Xie Huan explained that Jiang Che had frozen everyone to save Pei Tingyun from traffic.
• Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun found that the hotel kitchen lacked ingredients and seasonings for the Northeast Chinese dishes, so Pei Tingyun went to several shops to buy seasonings.
• Pei Tingyun returned with the seasonings, and Xie Huan hurried to check that he was safe before taking the bag and scolding him for making him worry.
• Pei Tingyun asked Xie Huan to come with him next time, and Xie Huan agreed before continuing to cook while Pei Tingyun watched.

Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun prepared a festive wedding feast for the Roaming Group, where Xie Huan stunned everyone with his suona performance and Pei Tingyun’s thoughtful preparations were revealed. As Jiang Che and Fu Zheng shared wedding noodles, Pei Tingyun wondered when he and Xie Huan would get to do the same.

• Pei Tingyun secretly photographed Xie Huan cooking, and the two decorated the restaurant before the Roaming Group returned.
• Xie Huan welcomed Jiang Che and Fu Zheng with a suona performance that drew applause from the group, onlookers, and production crew.
• Xie Huan explained that he had learned to play the suona as a child and returned the instrument to the hotel manager, while Pei Tingyun translated the manager’s praise.
• At the feast, Xie Huan revealed that Pei Tingyun had gone out of his way to buy chopsticks for everyone, prompting thanks and jokes from the group.
• Xie Huan told Jiang Che and Fu Zheng to feed each other wedding noodles, and Pei Tingyun watched while wishing he and Xie Huan could share the same custom.

At Jiang Che and Fu Zheng’s wedding feast, Pei Tingyun got tipsy and confessed to Xie Huan, then kissed him. Xie Huan misunderstood the confession as drunken confusion, and Pei Tingyun ended the night believing his feelings were unreturned.

• Tang Keni and the others toasted Xie Huan until Jiang Che redirected them to ply Pei Tingyun with drinks.
• Xie Huan took a tipsy Pei Tingyun back to their room and drew him a bath.
• Pei Tingyun pinned Xie Huan against the wall, confessed that he was willing to be his other half, and kissed him.
• Xie Huan pushed Pei Tingyun away and questioned why he thought of him as a wife, leaving Pei Tingyun convinced that Xie Huan did not love him.
• Pei Tingyun went to bathe alone, then walked out naked; Xie Huan turned away, and Pei Tingyun took it as another sign that Xie Huan wanted distance.

Pei Tingyun brooded over Xie Huan’s apparent lack of romantic interest and spent the night unable to sleep after Xie Huan slept on the sofa. The next day, Gu Lin covered Pei Tingyun’s dark circles, and the group visited a cathedral while Xie Huan noticed Pei Tingyun seemed cold and withdrawn.

• Pei Tingyun pretended to be asleep after Xie Huan left him alone, then covered Xie Huan with his quilt when he found him sleeping on the sofa.
• Pei Tingyun stayed awake all night, and the next morning he pretended not to remember kissing Xie Huan.
• Gu Lin saw Pei Tingyun’s dark circles, ordered the cameras not to film him, and applied concealer while asking Xie Huan whether he had bullied him.
• Pei Tingyun reflected that only Xie Huan had helped his insomnia, while Xie Huan felt uncomfortable imagining the girl Pei Tingyun had mistaken him for.
• The director announced an evening northern-lights outing, and the group decided to visit a local cathedral that morning.
• Gu Lin took over guiding the group, and Xie Huan noticed Pei Tingyun trailing behind with his arms hugged close and asked whether he was cold.

After Jiang Che revealed that he was the former star Jiang Che, he told Pei Tingyun that he and Xie Huan were destined to be together and that Xie Huan had not yet realized his feelings. Pei Tingyun tried to provoke Xie Huan’s jealousy, and Xie Huan’s reaction left him convinced the advice was right.

• Pei Tingyun sneezed after insisting he was not cold, so Xie Huan gave him his jacket, but Pei Tingyun returned it and went to the bathroom alone.
• Jiang Che followed Pei Tingyun into the bathroom, revealed that he was the former star Jiang Che, and told him that he and Xie Huan were destined for each other.
• Pei Tingyun said Xie Huan saw him as a brother, and Jiang Che argued that Xie Huan simply had not recognized his romantic feelings yet.
• Pei Tingyun returned to the group with his arm around Jiang Che, deliberately walking past Xie Huan and Fu Zheng together.
• Xie Huan and Fu Zheng pulled Pei Tingyun and Jiang Che apart, and Xie Huan questioned why Pei Tingyun was getting so close to someone else.
• Pei Tingyun interpreted Xie Huan’s jealous reaction as proof of his feelings and noticed that Xie Huan’s touch made his discomfort disappear.

Pei Tingyun grew closer to Xie Huan and led the Roaming Group into forcing the production team to pay for their hotel extension. After lunch, the group visited a glacial lake, where Pei Tingyun photographed Xie Huan instead of the scenery.

• Pei Tingyun promised Xie Huan he would not touch anyone else again and threw away his cigarettes.
• Pei Tingyun refused the director's proposed hotel challenge and tried to lead the Roaming Group back to pack.
• Xie Huan demanded to know who said they had to extend their stay, and the director admitted the hotel extension had already been arranged.
• Pei Tingyun insisted the production team should pay for the extension, then led the group to lunch.
• Xie Huan agreed to take a trip with Pei Tingyun if he had time.
• The Roaming Group visited a glacial lake, and Pei Tingyun aimed his phone at Xie Huan rather than the scenery.

Pei Tingyun pretended to feel ill so Xie Huan would fuss over him, but he caught a real cold during the icy-lake outing and tried to keep his distance. The group returned to the hotel to rest before the aurora, and the chapter ended with Xie Huan bringing ginger cola to Pei Tingyun’s closed bedroom door.

• Pei Tingyun photographed Xie Huan at the lakeside and interpreted Xie Huan’s concern for him as proof of affection.
• Pei Tingyun feigned weakness, and Xie Huan kept him warm by holding him close during the icy-lake tour.
• Pei Tingyun began sneezing after they reached shore and worried he might infect Xie Huan, but Xie Huan refused to stay away.
• Pei Tingyun asked to return to the hotel, and Xie Huan said he would go too; Gu Lin suggested the group rest before going to see the aurora.
• Pei Tingyun arranged for Xie Huan’s wet bed to be taken care of, while Xie Huan boiled cola with shredded ginger and brought a bowl to Pei Tingyun’s closed bedroom door.

Xie Huan treated Pei Tingyun’s chill while Pei Tingyun mistook Xie Huan’s irritation for concern and resolved to win him over gradually. The Roaming Group set out to see the northern lights, where Pei Tingyun continued finding ways to get close to Xie Huan.

• Xie Huan ordered Pei Tingyun to come out and drink ginger Coke, then made him sit beside him and remove his mask.
• Xie Huan pressed points near Pei Tingyun’s shoulders to treat his chill, causing Pei Tingyun to cry out before he felt better.
• Pei Tingyun realized Xie Huan had been upset by his attempts to keep his distance, but Xie Huan insisted he had only been treating him.
• The director gathered the Roaming Group, and they drove with an aurora hunter to chase the northern lights.
• At the aurora camp, Pei Tingyun drank hot cocoa and handed the cup to Xie Huan with the spot he had sipped from turned toward him.

The Roaming Group moved to a hillside observation point for a better chance of seeing the aurora, while Pei Tingyun repeatedly found ways to get close to Xie Huan. As they waited in the cold, Pei Tingyun wrapped his scarf around both of them.

• Pei Tingyun persuaded Xie Huan to sip his hot cocoa, then drank from the same spot; Tang Keni and Jiang Che delighted in their closeness, while Fu Zheng copied the shared-cup idea with Jiang Che.
• The aurora hunter told the group that another observation point offered better chances of seeing the aurora, and everyone chose to relocate despite the rough, undeveloped mountain roads.
• Pei Tingyun pulled Xie Huan into his arms during the bumpy ride and told him to wrap his arms around his waist, while Xie Huan praised him as his buddy Da Ting.
• After the group reached the hillside, Pei Tingyun started to give Xie Huan his scarf, then wrapped it around both their necks so they could share it while waiting for the aurora.

While watching the aurora, Pei Tingyun tried to confess to Xie Huan, but Xie Huan took his words as a promise of lifelong brotherhood. On the ride back, Xie Huan slept on Pei Tingyun’s lap, and Pei Tingyun struggled to hide his flustered reaction until they arrived.

• Yao Xuan asked Tang Keni whether either man could knock the other over, then suggested sharing a scarf with her, but she rejected him.
• As the aurora appeared, Pei Tingyun watched Xie Huan’s reaction instead of the sky.
• Pei Tingyun recorded himself telling Xie Huan he wanted to stay with him for life, and Xie Huan agreed as a good brother.
• Pei Tingyun stopped the recording and decided to edit out Xie Huan’s brotherhood remark so the video could serve as a confession.
• On the ride back, Xie Huan slept on Pei Tingyun’s lap while Pei Tingyun tried to conceal his embarrassment.
• When the vehicle stopped, Pei Tingyun gently woke Xie Huan, who immediately felt something beside his face.

After Xie Huan’s closeness in the car left Pei Tingyun struggling to control himself, Pei Tingyun tried to give him space and hoped he would reflect on their relationship. Xie Huan instead found he could sleep only beside Pei Tingyun’s sweatshirt, and the next morning Pei Tingyun joined him on the sofa as the livestream began.

• After the vehicle switch, Xie Huan lay on Pei Tingyun’s lap and kept shifting against him, so Pei Tingyun endured the ride and rushed to take a cold shower at the hotel.
• Xie Huan made ginger cola for the Roaming Group and production staff, while Pei Tingyun chose to sleep separately and gave Xie Huan a night to think about their relationship.
• Unable to sleep in the unfamiliar bed, Xie Huan found Pei Tingyun’s sweatshirt on the living-room sofa and fell asleep beside its familiar scent.
• Pei Tingyun found Xie Huan asleep on the sofa, wondered why he had not come to Pei Tingyun’s bed, and lay down on the other sofa beside him.
• The livestream viewers saw Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun wake up on the sofas, and Xie Huan said he had slept there because the bed felt wrong.

The Roaming Group took a helicopter tour of Cauliflower Country’s volcanoes, while Pei Tingyun comforted Xie Huan’s fear of flying by holding his hand. After Xie Huan fell into his arms and blushed, Pei Tingyun secretly gloated over the possibility that Xie Huan found him attractive.

• Xie Huan grew nervous when he learned the group would tour the volcanoes by helicopter, and Pei Tingyun reassured him by offering to hold his hand.
• The Roaming Group split across three helicopters, leaving the husky, Jiang Che’s little black dog, and little white cat on the ground.
• Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan sat together with their fingers interlaced as the helicopter climbed over the volcanic landscape.
• The pilot turned toward a steaming geothermal area, and Xie Huan fell into Pei Tingyun’s arms.
• Xie Huan blushed and apologized after realizing where he had touched Pei Tingyun, who secretly wondered if Xie Huan found him attractive.
• Pei Tingyun got off the helicopter distracted by thoughts of what he and Xie Huan could do together, forgetting the scenery.

Pei Tingyun stole a kiss from Xie Huan in the dark tunnel, then used the husky’s bark as an excuse to cling to him. He left Xie Huan flustered after turning their teasing into mutual pats, and the two continued forward with Pei Tingyun’s arm around Xie Huan’s waist.

• Pei Tingyun hugged Xie Huan in the dark tunnel while Tang Keni and Yao Xuan whispered about the couple behind them.
• At a bend, Pei Tingyun switched off his headlamp and stole a kiss from Xie Huan, then pretended he had stumbled.
• The husky barked beside Pei Tingyun’s feet, startling him into jumping onto Xie Huan.
• Xie Huan held Pei Tingyun up, and Pei Tingyun teased him about how it felt when Xie Huan supported him.
• After Xie Huan said it felt pretty good, Pei Tingyun patted him in return, leaving Xie Huan shocked and uncertain.
• Pei Tingyun put his arm around Xie Huan’s waist again and guided him onward.

After Xie Huan realized Pei Tingyun’s frequent waist-holding made him feel like a girl, he angrily told Pei Tingyun to stop. At the outdoor hot springs, Pei Tingyun instinctively held him again, and Xie Huan tried to avoid soaking with him, but Tang Keni and Yao Xuan ushered him toward the changing rooms.

• Pei Tingyun kept his arm around Xie Huan’s waist after they left the lava tunnel, and Xie Huan shook him off and told him not to treat him like a girl.
• Pei Tingyun decided to stop holding Xie Huan’s waist and to use methods more suited to courting a man.
• At the outdoor hot spring reception center, Pei Tingyun pulled Xie Huan into his arms to prevent someone from bumping into him, then apologized and admitted he couldn’t help himself.
• Xie Huan decided he did not want to soak in a pool with Pei Tingyun, but Tang Keni and Yao Xuan steered him toward the changing rooms.

Pei Tingyun tried to use his physique to attract Xie Huan, but Xie Huan mistook his behavior for heartbreak over another woman and resolved to comfort him. The two left the changing room with entirely different ideas about their progress, then joined Tang Keni and Yao Xuan at the hot spring.

• Jiang Che encouraged Pei Tingyun to use his looks to win Xie Huan over, and Pei Tingyun hurried to the changing room.
• Pei Tingyun tried to show off his physique, and he and Xie Huan accidentally ended up with Pei Tingyun pinning him against the lockers.
• Xie Huan connected Pei Tingyun's recent behavior to the night he had drunkenly kissed him, and assumed Pei Tingyun was treating him as a stand-in for a woman who had rejected him.
• Pei Tingyun acted pitifully, and Xie Huan reassured him that he was attractive before leaving to avoid the crowd.
• Pei Tingyun believed Xie Huan was shy and thought his honey trap had worked, while Xie Huan planned to comfort his heartbroken friend.
• Xie Huan shivered on the way to the hot spring, where Tang Keni complained about the heat and Yao Xuan said the water felt fine.