Recaps

Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou went to a neighborhood market, where vendors recognized Ye Qingzhou and asked him for autographs. They left with the groceries, and Ye Qingzhou reminded Chu Ci that good friends did not need to be so polite with each other.

• Market vendors surrounded Chu Ci and asked Ye Qingzhou for autographs.
• Ye Qingzhou signed the rib vendor’s photograph and asked Chu Ci which groceries he wanted.
• Chu Ci chose a vegetable stall, and Ye Qingzhou signed the vendor’s account book.
• Ye Qingzhou carried some of the groceries as he and Chu Ci headed home.
• Chu Ci thanked Ye Qingzhou, who told him that good friends did not need to be so polite.

Chu Ci agreed to move Grandma into Ye Qingzhou’s furnished apartment across the hall, and Ye Qingzhou offered to let him pay rent later—or not at all, since they were friends. After Grandma welcomed Ye Qingzhou with dinner, Chu Ci told her they would pack after eating and asked whether Ye Qingzhou could stay for the livestream.

• Chu Ci returned home with Ye Qingzhou and found missed calls from Grandma, the director, and Ye Qingzhou.
• Ye Qingzhou offered Chu Ci and Grandma the furnished apartment across from his, and Chu Ci accepted the offer to move.
• Chu Ci asked to pay rent later, and Ye Qingzhou said he could stay without paying because they were good friends.
• Shen Qingxiu served Ye Qingzhou ribs, and Chu Ci told her they would pack up after dinner and move.
• Chu Ci asked Ye Qingzhou whether he could stay at the house during the upcoming livestream.

Chu Ci reluctantly agreed to let Ye Qingzhou stay at his home and join the livestream there, while Ye Qingzhou quietly encouraged the online rumors linking them. The official livestream began, and the director teased viewers by keeping the guests’ identities secret.

• Chu Ci worried that rumors about him and Ye Qingzhou would worsen if Ye Qingzhou stayed over, but Ye Qingzhou and Grandma dismissed his concerns.
• Ye Qingzhou revealed through his thoughts that he had told CH’s PR department to leave the rumors alone and even fuel them under suitable circumstances.
• Ye Qingzhou pretended to be hurt when Chu Ci suggested he go home, and Grandma scolded Chu Ci for sending away his best friend.
• Chu Ci relented and let Ye Qingzhou stay at his home to do the livestream.
• At nine, the official Let's Fall in Love account began streaming, and viewers filled the comments with requests to see Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou.
• The director read the comments and jokingly kept the participating guests a secret after viewers failed to say they missed him.

Chu Ci joined a livestream and praised Ye Qingzhou as the nicest guest, then tried to describe them as ordinary friends. Ye Qingzhou walked into Chu Ci’s bedroom during the broadcast to ask to charge his phone, interrupting the explanation and shocking the viewers.

• Chu Ci accepted the director’s connection request and appeared on the livestream, drawing a flood of comments about his looks.
• The director asked Chu Ci about filming the dating show, and Chu Ci praised its games and guests.
• When asked which guest was nicest, Chu Ci immediately named Ye Qingzhou, prompting viewers to debate whether he was sincere or seeking attention.
• The director asked whether Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou had met before or were close friends, and Chu Ci began to say they were ordinary friends.
• Ye Qingzhou opened the bedroom door and asked Chu Ci if he could charge his phone there, then realized the livestream was underway.

During Chu Ci’s livestream, Ye Qingzhou arrived at his home and joined the broadcast using Chu Ci’s phone, prompting viewers to speculate about their relationship. Ye Qingzhou called them good friends, and Chu Ci confirmed it, leaving their earlier claim that they were casual friends exposed.

• Viewers recognized Ye Qingzhou’s voice at Chu Ci’s home, and the director suggested they share a camera because Ye Qingzhou’s phone had no battery.
• Chu Ci invited Ye Qingzhou to join the livestream, and they squeezed together in front of the camera as viewers praised their looks and questioned why Ye Qingzhou was there.
• Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou claimed he had happened to pass by and been invited upstairs by Chu Ci’s grandma, but viewers doubted their explanation.
• The director asked about their relationship, and Ye Qingzhou said he and Chu Ci were good friends.
• When the director asked Chu Ci to confirm, Chu Ci agreed and accepted that viewers would learn he had understated their friendship.

The livestream welcomed Zhou Jin and Li Muting, while viewers focused on Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci sitting close together. Li Muting apologized to Zhou Jin, and the guests continued discussing the filming of "Let's Fall in Love."

• The director welcomed Zhou Jin and asked him about the Exchange Card, and Zhou Jin said he had been surprised by the production team's inventive rules.
• Viewers noticed Ye Qingzhou's fingers resting against Chu Ci's thigh, while Chu Ci tried to hide his discomfort and returned his attention to the livestream.
• The director welcomed Li Muting, who apologized to Zhou Jin for her behavior during the variety show, and Zhou Jin told her it was all right.
• The director asked Ye Qingzhou, Chu Ci, Li Muting, and Zhou Jin more questions about filming "Let's Fall in Love."

During a livestream for "Let's Fall in Love," Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou made candid remarks about their candy-wrapper kiss and flustered the director and viewers. The livestream ended with Ye Qingzhou saying his first kiss felt "very sweet," leaving Chu Ci's reaction unseen.

• The director asked Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci how they felt during the candy-wrapper kiss task, and Chu Ci said Ye Qingzhou's lips were very soft.
• Ye Qingzhou agreed and said Chu Ci's lips were softer than marshmallows, leaving the director at a loss for words.
• The director shifted to Zhou Jin and Li Muting, who gave standard answers about the show's games.
• As the livestream neared its end, the director read a viewer's question asking Ye Qingzhou how his first kiss felt.
• Ye Qingzhou remembered Chu Ci's flushed lips and answered that the kiss felt very sweet.

The livestream’s final question gave Li Muting an opportunity to promote a skin-whitening product, but Chu Ci exposed her claims after hearing her thoughts. The director abruptly ended the livestream as the chat erupted over Chu Ci’s bluntness.

• The director asked Li Muting about her skincare routine, and she praised a skin-whitening product while viewers suspected the question was an advertisement.
• Chu Ci heard Li Muting think that injections, not the product, were responsible for her appearance and wondered whether mind reading worked through a screen.
• Ye Qingzhou moved closer to Chu Ci and held his fingers, but Chu Ci focused on Li Muting and blurted out that she had face-slimming and whitening injections.
• Chu Ci insisted Li Muting was misleading viewers by reading ad copy for a product she had not used, and the chat praised him while questioning her claims.
• The director ended the livestream early as the discussion grew heated.

After the livestream, Ye Qingzhou spent more time with Chu Ci and secretly kept Chu Ci’s jacket, while Chu Ci reflected on the battle that had brought him to this unfamiliar world. Ye Qingzhou then told his manager that he really did like Chu Ci.

• Ye Qingzhou accepted Chu Ci’s jacket and asked if he could keep it before leaving in his car.
• Chu Ci and Lele wondered whether a traitor had revealed their battle plan, and Chu Ci remembered that his only regret was not seeing Wu Zhou ascend the throne.
• Ye Qingzhou looked happily at Chu Ci’s jacket as his manager called to offer help managing rumors that Ye Qingzhou liked Chu Ci.
• Ye Qingzhou told his manager that he did like Chu Ci.

After moving Chu Ci and Grandma into a home Ye Qingzhou had prepared, Chu Ci worried that Ye Qingzhou had heard him promise to provide for Grandma, but Ye Qingzhou said he believed in him. Ye Qingzhou offered Chu Ci a role in a political intrigue drama, and Chu Ci began analyzing who would ultimately take the throne.

• Ye Qingzhou admitted to his manager that he liked Chu Ci, and the manager arranged for online discussions to portray them as a sweet couple.
• Chu Ci helped Grandma settle into the spacious home Ye Qingzhou had prepared and reassured her he would earn enough to support her.
• Ye Qingzhou told Chu Ci he had overheard his promises to Grandma and said he believed Chu Ci could succeed.
• Ye Qingzhou offered Chu Ci the role of the sickly, clever third prince in a political intrigue script.
• Chu Ci guessed that the aloof fourth prince would become emperor and explained how the script's political intrigue and character roles shaped his reasoning.

Chu Ci learned that the third prince loved the fourth prince and agreed to take the role, discovering that Ye Qingzhou would play the fourth prince. Ye Qingzhou brought Chu Ci to meet the director, who was troubled to find that the actor Ye Qingzhou recommended was Chu Ci.

• Ye Qingzhou told Chu Ci that the third prince had loved the fourth prince and had wanted to give him the throne.
• Chu Ci agreed to take the script for Reign and learned that Ye Qingzhou would play the fourth prince.
• Ye Qingzhou revealed that he had taken the role of the third prince because the script said the character loved the fourth prince, and he had removed that line from Chu Ci's copy.
• Chu Ci finished settling in with his grandmother, then left with Ye Qingzhou to meet the director.
• The director recognized Chu Ci as the actor Ye Qingzhou had recommended and worried about Chu Ci's lack of acting ability.

Chu Ci auditioned for the role of the third prince by acting out a reunion scene opposite Ye Qingzhou, impressing the director with his performance. The scene ended with Xiao Ziheng sensing that Xiao Zisu’s return would stir up a dangerous struggle at court.

• Chu Ci noticed the director’s distrust and offered to audition, and Ye Qingzhou agreed to act opposite him.
• The director chose the scene where Xiao Ziheng meets Xiao Zisu for the first time, and Chu Ci began without reviewing the script.
• As Xiao Ziheng waited in the snowy palace, he heard that Xiao Zisu was returning after thirteen years away.
• Xiao Zisu greeted Xiao Ziheng, whose attraction and confused thoughts unsettled him; Xiao Ziheng sent him away, then reflected that his return would bring a bloody storm.
• Chu Ci’s audition ended after the scene.

Chu Ci impressed the director in his first acting audition and secured the role of Xiao Ziheng in Reign. A week later, he and Ye Qingzhou arrived for the second episode of Let's Fall in Love, where the guest lineup had changed and the director began teasing a fruit-related surprise before Chen Mu arrived.

• Chu Ci passed his audition for Xiao Ziheng, and the director apologized for doubting his acting based on online criticism.
• Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou joined the filming of the second episode of Let's Fall in Love after the first episode gained popularity.
• The director announced that Li Muting, Bai Zihan, and Zhou Ze would not return, and that Ji Sisi, Chen Mu, and Yang Zhouzhou had joined Ye Qingzhou, Chu Ci, and Zhou Jin.
• The director hinted that guests who ate the fruit behind him would face a consequence, but Chen Mu arrived early and asked what would happen.

Chen Mu and Yang Zhouzhou discovered that the production team charged guests for the fruit and agreed to hide the price list from the others. The director tried to move on, but Zhou Jin arrived and asked what the fruit was for.

• Chen Mu found the price card under the fruit basket and teased the director after he claimed the fruit was free.
• Chen Mu told the director she would not warn the other guests, then declined his offer of an orange.
• Yang Zhouzhou arrived, found the price card, and learned from Chen Mu that they should pretend not to know about the charges.
• Yang Zhouzhou thanked Chen Mu, leaving Chen Mu flustered as viewers began shipping them.
• Zhou Jin arrived unnoticed while tying his shoelace and asked the director what the fruit was for.

On the livestream set, the director’s attempt to charge guests for fruit was exposed as Zhou Jin and the others guessed the hidden task. Ji Sisi arrived and began investigating the fruit basket, leaving the director tense as she closed in on the truth.

• Zhou Jin arrived early, guessed that the guests would have to pay for fruit, and promised to keep the hidden task secret.
• The director introduced Chen Mu and Yang Zhouzhou to the livestream viewers, then introduced Zhou Jin.
• Ji Sisi arrived and questioned the director’s unusual eagerness to seat her near the fruit basket.
• Ji Sisi noticed the director tense up as she approached the fruit basket and realized it was connected to the hidden task.

Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou arrived at the set, where the director had secretly made the fruit basket a paid trap. Chu Ci ate a pear and Ye Qingzhou peeled an orange for him, leaving Chu Ci confused when Ye Qingzhou revealed the fruit probably cost money.

• Ji Sisi guessed that the fruit basket was part of the production team's trick and resolved not to touch anything else without thinking.
• Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou arrived dressed in matching-style sweatshirts, prompting viewers to praise their appearance and ship them as a couple.
• Chu Ci, thirsty after the drive, picked up a pear from the basket and asked whether he could eat it.
• The director told Chu Ci he could have as much fruit as he wanted, while Ye Qingzhou reassured Chu Ci that the pear was not poisoned.
• Ye Qingzhou peeled an orange, tasted a segment, and handed the rest to Chu Ci.
• When Chu Ci asked why everyone was staring at them, Ye Qingzhou said the fruit in the basket was probably being charged for.

Chu Ci worried about paying for the fruit, but Ye Qingzhou said it was worth spending money to make him happy. The official filming began, and Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci were offered a choice to stay paired or split up for a reward.

• Chu Ci realized that the fruit he and Ye Qingzhou had eaten would cost them money, and he worried they had wasted it.
• Ye Qingzhou said he had peeled an orange because Chu Ci was thirsty and that the cost was worth it if Chu Ci wanted the fruit.
• The director clarified that the fruit cost twenty yuan in total, and Ye Qingzhou asked Chu Ci if he wanted any more.
• The director began the official livestream and introduced new guests Chen Mu, Yang Zhouzhou, and Ji Sisi, along with returning guests Ye Qingzhou, Chu Ci, and Zhou Jin.
• The director announced that Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci could choose to remain teammates or split up and each receive one hundred yuan.

Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci chose to stay teamed up despite the chance to split and claim money, then the remaining guests drew lots to form the other pairs. The episode left the six guests divided into three teams: male-male, male-female, and female-female.

• The director offered Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci the choice to stay teamed up or split for money, with a larger payout if only one chose to split.
• Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci quickly wrote their answers and both chose to stay teamed up.
• The viewers and other guests reacted with relief, while Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci remained 20 yuan in debt for the fruit they had taken.
• Chen Mu and Yang Zhouzhou drew long sticks and formed the second team.
• Zhou Jin and Ji Sisi drew short sticks and formed the final team, completing the three pairings.

The director announced that all six guests had to earn 500 yuan without being recognized, and revealed disguise props to help them. The chapter ended with viewers eagerly anticipating Ye Qingzhou wearing the black Lolita gown.

• The director explained that all six guests had to earn 500 yuan through a part-time job of their choice.
• The director added that any guest recognized by a fan or passerby would be fined five yuan.
• The director revealed disguise props and suggested that guests wear clothing and accessories associated with the opposite sex.
• The guests fell silent when they saw the black Lolita gown and its accessories, while viewers grew excited at the prospect of Ye Qingzhou wearing it.

Ye Qingzhou agreed to wear a long black Lolita dress after asking Chu Ci whether he would be captivated by him in women’s clothes. The director and Chu Ci were surprised by how easily Chu Ci’s answer persuaded him.

• Chu Ci said the long black Lolita dress would suit Ye Qingzhou, and the director urged Ye Qingzhou to try it on.
• The director offered the first guest to swap genders an extra 100 yuan in starting funds, and Chu Ci enthusiastically encouraged Ye Qingzhou to accept.
• Ye Qingzhou asked whether Chu Ci was included among the guys who could not resist him in women’s clothes.
• Chu Ci admitted that he would be captivated by Ye Qingzhou, and Ye Qingzhou agreed to wear the dress.
• The director and Chu Ci were both surprised that Ye Qingzhou had agreed so readily.

Ye Qingzhou agreed to cross-dress for the show and asked Chu Ci to come into his changing room to help with the dress zipper. The chapter ended with Chu Ci approaching Ye Qingzhou in the dark, flustered by what he had glimpsed.

• Ye Qingzhou took the Lolita dress into the fitting room after agreeing to cross-dress, while viewers excitedly discussed his relationship with Chu Ci.
• Chu Ci changed into a white shirt embroidered with a golden rose matching the roses on Ye Qingzhou’s dress.
• After waiting for Ye Qingzhou, Chu Ci received a message telling him to come into the fitting room, and the director allowed him to go help.
• Chu Ci entered the dark changing room and accidentally turned on the light, catching sight of Ye Qingzhou’s bare back and unzipped dress.
• Ye Qingzhou asked Chu Ci to help pull up the zipper, and Chu Ci approached him through the dim room, flustered and breathing rapidly.

Ye Qingzhou struggled to put on a black Lolita dress in the dark changing room, and Chu Ci helped him zip it up. After Chu Ci turned on the light, he was stunned by how beautiful Ye Qingzhou looked in the dress and wig.

• Ye Qingzhou asked Chu Ci to help him dress after struggling with the back zipper.
• Chu Ci reassured Ye Qingzhou that needing help was normal, then stopped swearing when Ye Qingzhou trembled and begged him not to say the word "death."
• Chu Ci carefully searched for the zipper and pulled it up while Ye Qingzhou grew increasingly flushed and warm.
• Ye Qingzhou asked Chu Ci to turn on the light so he could get some distance from him.
• Chu Ci saw Ye Qingzhou in the black lace dress and wig and found him stunning.

Ye Qingzhou modeled the custom black dress for Chu Ci and asked him to fasten a pearl necklace, while Chu Ci struggled to hide his attraction and possessive thoughts. As Chu Ci tried to leave, Ye Qingzhou accidentally brushed his lips against Chu Ci’s cheek, leaving them both stunned.

• Ye Qingzhou showed Chu Ci the custom black dress, and Chu Ci admitted that it looked good.
• Ye Qingzhou coaxed Chu Ci into looking at him and asked him to put on the pearl necklace.
• While fastening the necklace, Chu Ci became distracted by Ye Qingzhou’s appearance and denied thinking about him.
• Chu Ci quickly fastened the necklace and tried to leave, but Ye Qingzhou turned around and accidentally kissed his cheek.

After an accidental cheek kiss left Chu Ci flustered, Ye Qingzhou appeared in stunning women’s clothing for the filming, making Chu Ci’s heart race. Chu Ci tried to put the kiss behind them but found himself wanting to fuss over Ye Qingzhou, while the other guests prepared their own outfits.

• Chu Ci left the changing room in a daze after accidentally kissing Ye Qingzhou on the cheek, and Ye Qingzhou murmured that Chu Ci tasted sweet.
• The director and viewers pressed Chu Ci about what had happened in the changing room, but Chu Ci denied that anything had occurred.
• Ye Qingzhou emerged in a black dress and long wig, stunning the crew and drawing wildly enthusiastic comments from viewers.
• Ye Qingzhou apologized to Chu Ci for startling him, and Chu Ci stopped him by covering his lips before insisting he was not angry.
• Chen Mu, Ji Sisi, and Yang Zhouzhou changed into men’s clothing, while Zhou Jin chose a short blue wig and a black baseball cap rather than compete with Ye Qingzhou’s look.

Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou began the episode’s challenge to earn 500 yuan, and Chu Ci agreed to let Ye Qingzhou link arms with him to discourage onlookers. They came across a balloon-shooting stall, which Ye Qingzhou explained as a possible game to try.

• The director explained that the guests had eight hours to earn 500 yuan or face a physical-exercise penalty.
• Chu Ci decided to take on most of the work so Ye Qingzhou would not have to work too hard.
• Ye Qingzhou asked to link arms with Chu Ci because the attention from passersby made him uncomfortable, and Chu Ci agreed, calling him “girlfriend.”
• The livestream viewers reacted excitedly as Ye Qingzhou linked arms with Chu Ci.
• Chu Ci stopped at a balloon-shooting stall, and Ye Qingzhou explained how players could win prizes by hitting balloons with darts.