Chapter Summaries

The Roaming Group arrived in Chinese Kale Country, where they had to pay for their own transportation. During the ride, Xie Huan realized Pei Tingyun might have liked him since their first stop, but he still did not know how to respond.

• Pei Tingyun took the group's first-day funds and moved beside Xie Huan while counting them.
• The director announced that the group would have to cover all transportation costs in Chinese Kale Country.
• Pei Tingyun exchanged the leftover money and handed it to Xie Huan for safekeeping.
• Gu Lin arranged a hired vehicle, and Xie Huan chose to sit beside Pei Tingyun so he could look after him.
• When the vehicle turned, Pei Tingyun caught Xie Huan and kept an arm around his waist.
• Xie Huan realized Pei Tingyun might have liked him since their first stop, but he spent the rest of the ride unsure how to handle it.

Pei Tingyun arranged for himself and Xie Huan to share a king room, while Xie Huan treated Gu Lin to clothes after his luggage was lost. Xie Huan nearly called Pei Tingyun “hubby” on the livestream, then covered it up by saying he meant “Youngest.”

• Pei Tingyun booked a king room for himself and Xie Huan, and Xie Huan told him he would have to sleep on the floor.
• Xie Huan promised to spend his own money on clothes for Gu Lin, who chose an inexpensive outfit.
• Xie Huan tried to take Gu Lin shopping for underwear, then told the cameramen to stop filming when Pei Tingyun explained Gu Lin was embarrassed.
• Pei Tingyun asked Xie Huan whether he was his little bro, and Xie Huan nearly called him “hubby.”
• Xie Huan claimed he had meant to say “Youngest,” leaving Pei Tingyun amused by his cover-up.

After dinner, Xie Huan found himself imagining a cozy life with Pei Tingyun, and something in his heart began to soften despite his efforts to resist. On the walk back, Pei Tingyun appeared cold and hurried to the shelter of the group’s human wall.

• Xie Huan chose a seat beside Gu Lin to keep distance from Pei Tingyun, but Pei Tingyun sat across from him.
• Pei Tingyun removed the bones from grilled fish and served it to Xie Huan, who enjoyed it and imagined the two of them sharing meals at home.
• Xie Huan tried to stop thinking about Pei Tingyun, but kept glancing at him as they ate and felt his resistance quietly weakening.
• After dinner, Xie Huan noticed Pei Tingyun had stopped pestering him and turned around to see him hunched against the cold.
• Pei Tingyun shouted for Xie Huan and the others not to move, then hurried forward to stand within their shelter.

Pei Tingyun’s cold returned, and Xie Huan cared for him by sharing his jacket and letting him sleep in the bed. Unsure whether his growing feelings for Pei Tingyun counted as dating, Xie Huan asked what liking someone felt like, and Pei Tingyun described it in terms that matched Xie Huan’s own behavior.

• Pei Tingyun felt cold and feverish on the walk back, so Xie Huan slowed down, blocked the wind, and gave him his jacket.
• At the hotel, Xie Huan told Pei Tingyun to share the bed rather than sleep on the cold floor, and Pei Tingyun teased him by calling him his wife.
• Xie Huan panicked that the cameras might broadcast Pei Tingyun calling him that, while Pei Tingyun stayed calm about the footage.
• Xie Huan worried that their relationship might be seen as dating and wondered whether his feelings for Pei Tingyun crossed a line.
• After they went to bed, Xie Huan asked Pei Tingyun what liking someone felt like, and Pei Tingyun said it meant thinking about and worrying about someone, not wanting to be apart, and wanting to stay together forever.

Pei Tingyun continued pursuing Xie Huan, who tried to deny his feelings while waking up in Pei Tingyun’s arms. Their teasing and kisses continued as they headed to breakfast, where the director stopped the Roaming Group at the restaurant entrance.

• Pei Tingyun explained what liking someone meant while Xie Huan fell asleep in his arms.
• Xie Huan woke up cuddled against Pei Tingyun and reassured himself that denying his feelings meant they were not dating.
• Pei Tingyun caught Xie Huan checking his temperature, stole another kiss, and teased him after Xie Huan threatened to punch him.
• Pei Tingyun called Xie Huan his laundry detergent, and Xie Huan accepted the compliment without realizing he was being fooled.
• The Roaming Group arrived at the hotel restaurant, where the director stopped the five people and their dog at the entrance.

The Roaming Group ignored the director’s attempt to make them choose a guide, then rigged the word game to spare Xie Huan from the job. After they divided up the guide’s duties, Xie Huan noticed Pei Tingyun was unwell and gave him cold medicine.

• The Roaming Group went to breakfast instead of playing the director’s game, so he pleaded with them to choose a tour guide.
• The director had everyone form words using Z and Y, and Xie Huan came last because his accent made his answers incorrect.
• Pei Tingyun and the others defended Xie Huan and took over most of the guide’s duties, leaving Xie Huan to manage the money.
• Pei Tingyun tried to hide his itchy throat and cough, but after breakfast Xie Huan handed him cold medicine.

Xie Huan took extra care of Pei Tingyun, who had a cold, as the group visited Windmill Village. Pei Tingyun enjoyed the outing with Xie Huan, while Number Six's flower-field mischief ended with Gu Lin falling over.

• Xie Huan repeatedly checked Pei Tingyun for a fever during the ride and suggested they avoid letting him drive while taking cold medicine.
• Pei Tingyun kept calling Xie Huan his wife, and Xie Huan continued to look after him despite no longer reacting to the nickname.
• At Windmill Village, Xie Huan waited to support Pei Tingyun and checked his temperature before they admired the windmills together.
• Pei Tingyun gazed at Xie Huan and said he was good-looking, while Tang Keni ran ahead to pose for photos beneath a windmill.
• Number Six tried to enter the flower field, but Xie Huan stopped him with a command, causing Gu Lin to lose his balance and fall as Tang Keni laughed.

The group toured the windmill village, where Xie Huan tried to keep his distance from Pei Tingyun but ended up accepting his flowers and sharing the group’s money. After Tang Keni bought Xie Huan a waffle, Pei Tingyun watched him eat and became more interested in the cream on his mouth than in the offered bite.

• Tang Keni called Yao Xuan an anti-fan, but they quickly made peace to take a group photo beneath the windmill.
• Pei Tingyun pulled Xie Huan into his embrace for the photo, and Xie Huan regretted failing to keep his distance.
• Pei Tingyun picked roadside wildflowers for Xie Huan, who later carefully placed them in a water bottle and held them close.
• Xie Huan divided the group’s remaining money among everyone, while Pei Tingyun offered his share back for lunch.
• Tang Keni bought Xie Huan a waffle, and Pei Tingyun held the flowers while Xie Huan ate it.
• Pei Tingyun noticed cream at the corner of Xie Huan’s mouth and focused on it instead of the waffle Xie Huan offered.

Pei Tingyun kissed cream from Xie Huan's mouth, then watched him admire the wildflowers he had brought along. At lunch, the director introduced a biscuit-transfer game that would determine the group’s funds for the next day.

• Pei Tingyun kissed the corner of Xie Huan's mouth to eat the cream, leaving Xie Huan flustered as the livestream comments cheered them on.
• Xie Huan threatened to cut off Pei Tingyun's pocket money, but Pei Tingyun said all his money belonged to Xie Huan; meanwhile, Yao Xuan stole Tang Keni's waffle and ran off with him in pursuit.
• The Roaming Group returned to the village entrance and drove to a restaurant, where Xie Huan set his bottle of wildflowers in the sunlight and Pei Tingyun added giving him flowers to his notes.
• The director announced a biscuit-transfer game in which two players would carry a biscuit between their teeth across a table to determine the tier of tomorrow's funds.
• Pei Tingyun agreed to participate with Xie Huan, but the director said the top tier required finishing within ten seconds in three attempts, prompting Gu Lin to accuse him of rigging the challenge.

During a game, Pei Tingyun maneuvered Xie Huan into an accidental kiss, then devised a final strategy that would require them to keep their lips together. Xie Huan reluctantly agreed after Pei Tingyun reminded him they needed to win tomorrow’s funds.

• Tang Keni pushed Xie Huan to join Pei Tingyun in the biscuit game, and Pei Tingyun deliberately tripped into him, kissing him as the biscuit broke.
• Xie Huan pushed Pei Tingyun away, while Pei Tingyun pretended he had tripped over his shoelace.
• During their second attempt, Pei Tingyun broke the biscuit but stayed upright, and Xie Huan felt disappointed when he did not fall toward him.
• Pei Tingyun proposed that they bite the middle of the biscuit together for their final attempt, and Xie Huan suspected he had ulterior motives.
• Pei Tingyun persuaded Xie Huan to keep their lips pressed together by promising they could still win the largest prize and secure funds for the next day.

Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun completed a biscuit challenge, leaving Xie Huan flustered, while the Roaming Group spent all their funds and lost their instant noodles. They visited a riverside village and began a teamwork challenge to earn a boat ride, with Xie Huan standing beside the coughing Pei Tingyun and still distracted by his flowers.

• Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun successfully carried an intact biscuit across the finish line in ten seconds, and Xie Huan blushed as Pei Tingyun ate it.
• The director promised the group scratch cards worth twenty thousand, but said they would have to wait until dinner to scratch them.
• The Roaming Group spent all their funds on lunch and learned their instant noodles were in Gu Lin's lost suitcase.
• Xie Huan promised to find the group something tasty for dinner, and Tang Keni chose a free village from the itinerary for their afternoon visit.
• Tang Keni asked the director to arrange a game so the group could earn a boat ride, and the director set a teamwork challenge.
• The group closed their eyes by the river to begin the challenge, while Xie Huan stood beside the coughing Pei Tingyun and remained unsettled by his bouquet of wildflowers.

During a group guessing game, Pei Tingyun realized Xie Huan’s repeated avoidance might not be what Xie Huan truly wanted. The Roaming Group finished the questions with two correct answers and two incorrect ones before the final round began.

• Pei Tingyun raised Xie Huan’s hand in response to whether he was the luckiest, and Xie Huan complained that Pei Tingyun had startled him.
• Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan both raised their hands when asked whether they were best at doting on their wife, and Xie Huan’s answer made Pei Tingyun suspect that Xie Huan felt repressed when avoiding him.
• Pei Tingyun correctly guessed that four people thought they were the most handsome, while Xie Huan kept his hand down.
• Yao Xuan guessed that one person worried the most, but nobody had raised a hand, and his explanation offended both Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan.
• The director chose Gu Lin to guess who was taken care of the most, skipping Xie Huan because his guesses were too accurate.

The Roaming Group rented a boat after playfully ransacking the director and assistant director for cash. Pei Tingyun used Xie Huan’s instruction not to touch anything but him to secure help boarding and then kept flirting with him aboard the boat.

• Xie Huan guessed that five people had raised their hands, but the director refused to award the group a boat because he had not asked Xie Huan to guess.
• Gu Lin, Yao Xuan, and Tang Keni, accompanied by the husky, searched the director and found only ten yuan, then took enough money from the assistant director to rent a boat.
• Pei Tingyun noticed Xie Huan acting evasively and decided to ask him about it after the livestream ended.
• Xie Huan reassured Gu Lin that the slow boat would not make the husky seasick, and Gu Lin wondered how Xie Huan had guessed his concern.
• Pei Tingyun made Xie Huan help him board by reminding him not to touch anything but him, then called him “wifey” and put an arm around his waist as the boat set off.

Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun grew closer during the boat ride, and Pei Tingyun kissed him after they disembarked. At a restaurant where Xie Huan planned to borrow the kitchen, Pei Tingyun read Jiang Che’s note and decided to seek Xie Huan’s master in Northeast China while also talking with Xie Huan that night.

• Xie Huan let Pei Tingyun hold him on the boat, and Pei Tingyun felt at ease while wondering why Xie Huan seemed troubled.
• Xie Huan took Pei Tingyun’s arm when they reached the dock, and Pei Tingyun clasped his hand and kissed him loudly.
• Xie Huan asked the group’s driver to take them to a Chinese restaurant so he could borrow its kitchen to cook.
• While Xie Huan spoke with the restaurant owner, Pei Tingyun opened Jiang Che’s pouch and read a note telling him to find the master in Northeast China without opening the smaller pouch.
• Pei Tingyun resolved to visit the master during the group’s upcoming Northeast China trip and to speak with Xie Huan that night; meanwhile, Xie Huan began cooking.

Xie Huan cooked at a restaurant while Pei Tingyun teased him by calling him “wifey,” and the owner repeatedly mistook them for a couple. After Pei Tingyun left him alone to cook, Xie Huan missed his company, and the chapter ended with Pei Tingyun waiting for him outside the kitchen.

• Pei Tingyun watched Xie Huan cook and privately imagined him wearing an apron at home.
• Pei Tingyun called Xie Huan “wifey” again, and the restaurant owner insisted they seemed like a couple despite Xie Huan's denials.
• Xie Huan asked the owner to keep Pei Tingyun out of the kitchen, but the owner told Pei Tingyun that his wifey was angry.
• Pei Tingyun brought Xie Huan warm water, left the kitchen, and waited elsewhere so he would not disturb him.
• Xie Huan found cooking alone unusually quiet and felt relieved when he discovered Pei Tingyun waiting for him outside.

During the restaurant meal, Pei Tingyun worried that Xie Huan’s social charm might make him lose his place in Xie Huan’s heart. The group’s scratch-card game left them broke, and Xie Huan’s emergency funds were inaccessible after his bank card was frozen.

• Xie Huan charmed the restaurant owner, earned the group a free meal, and advertised the restaurant on camera, making Pei Tingyun proud but anxious to improve his own appeal.
• Pei Tingyun followed Xie Huan’s silent signals during the scratch-card game, but the group won only small amounts before Gu Lin scratched a bomb square.
• The director revealed that he had arranged for Gu Lin to freeze Xie Huan’s bank card, leaving the group unable to use their emergency funds.
• Gu Lin called Gu Debai to verify the freeze, heard that it was true, and was left bewildered when Gu Debai immediately hung up.

The director froze Xie Huan’s bank cards and ordered the Roaming Group to travel by subway with only enough cash for the fare, but Pei Tingyun hinted that he had a plan. Back at the hotel, Pei Tingyun confronted Xie Huan about avoiding him and reminded him that Xie Huan was the only person he had ever liked.

• Gu Debai agreed to freeze Xie Huan’s bank cards after the director promised it would deepen Gu Lin and Xiao Pei’s feelings.
• The director told the Roaming Group to take the subway to a new location the next day, and Pei Tingyun warned him not to regret it.
• Pei Tingyun assured Tang Keni and the others that he had a plan, then kept its details from them after the livestream ended.
• Pei Tingyun confronted Xie Huan in their hotel room after Xie Huan avoided him and admitted that he had never liked anyone else.

Pei Tingyun persuaded Xie Huan that his concern for Pei Tingyun was love, despite Xie Huan's belief that his master's warning prevented him from dating. Xie Huan leaned on Pei Tingyun's shoulder, and Pei Tingyun waited for him to speak.

• Pei Tingyun pressed Xie Huan to explain why he kept refusing to admit his feelings, and Xie Huan said his master had forbidden him to date.
• Pei Tingyun suggested they skip dating and marry instead, but Xie Huan refused to agree.
• Xie Huan revealed that his master had warned him dating could put his life at risk, and Pei Tingyun resolved to find the master in Northeast China.
• Pei Tingyun told Xie Huan that his concern for Pei Tingyun showed he loved him, and Xie Huan quietly took in the realization.
• Xie Huan rested his head on Pei Tingyun's shoulder, and Pei Tingyun put an arm around him and waited as silence settled between them.

Pei Tingyun reassured Xie Huan that they could stay together without officially dating, and Xie Huan accepted his feelings. After a clumsy first kiss, Xie Huan stopped avoiding him and settled down beside him.

• Pei Tingyun told Xie Huan he would stay by his side without demanding an official relationship, while Xie Huan wondered whether that meant they should date.
• Pei Tingyun suggested becoming Xie Huan's secret lover or sugar baby, then kissed him and taught him how to respond.
• Xie Huan accidentally bit his tongue while kissing Pei Tingyun, and Pei Tingyun laughed as Xie Huan accused him of being a lousy teacher.
• Xie Huan doubted Pei Tingyun's claim that he had never dated anyone, but Pei Tingyun insisted Xie Huan was his first and only love.
• After showering, Xie Huan lay down on the bed without avoiding Pei Tingyun.

Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun grew closer after Xie Huan accepted their sugar daddy and little star relationship, and Pei Tingyun woke to find that Xie Huan had kissed him and left him a bank card. They headed to breakfast together, where the others immediately noticed Pei Tingyun had come downstairs in his pajamas.

• Xie Huan dried Pei Tingyun's hair and held him in bed, and Pei Tingyun teased him until Xie Huan told him to sleep.
• Xie Huan woke in Pei Tingyun's arms, kissed him, and left a bank card with a note telling him to spend it.
• Pei Tingyun hugged Xie Huan in the bathroom while he brushed his teeth, and Xie Huan emerged flushed after Pei Tingyun prolonged their time together.
• Xie Huan made Pei Tingyun carry the luggage and ordered him downstairs in his pajamas as his sugar daddy.
• Tang Keni and the others saw Pei Tingyun arrive at the restaurant in his pajamas and inferred what had happened the night before.