Recaps

Chi Yining dominated a dice drinking game while the others got drunk, and Wang Xinyang carried Bai Chongxuan back to his room. After Chen Shiyu drunkenly asked Li Qingmi why he had kissed him, Li Qingmi confirmed the kiss had happened, while Gu Chengyuan rested on Shao Chongsi's lap.

• Chi Yining guessed the dice correctly and avoided penalties throughout the game, while Gu Chengyuan and others drank.
• After more than two hours, Wang Xinyang carried the drunk Bai Chongxuan back to his room, with Chi Yining opening the door for them.
• Li Qingmi settled the drunk Chen Shiyu on the sofa while Shao Chongsi and Yan Guiyun talked about recent policy changes.
• Chen Shiyu asked Li Qingmi why he had kissed him, and Li Qingmi admitted that Chen Shiyu was right.
• Gu Chengyuan lay quietly with his head on Shao Chongsi's lap as the others regained their composure.

After a late gathering, Yan Guiyun sent the other couples home and arranged barbecue and vinegar stir-fried kelp for the tipsy Chi Yining. The chapter ended with Yan Guiyun holding and kissing Chi Yining while his bodyguards cleaned up.

• Yan Guiyun suggested Shao Chongsi and Li Qingmi take their partners home to rest.
• Shao Chongsi carried Gu Chengyuan in his arms, and Chi Yining secretly photographed them.
• Li Qingmi piggybacked Chen Shiyu home after confirming he was not going to vomit.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun for vinegar stir-fried kelp and a hug, and Yan Guiyun held and kissed him.
• Yan Guiyun ordered his bodyguards to collect the barbecue and put the leftover alcohol in the fridge.

Chi Yining admitted he was jealous of Yan Guiyun’s old friend, and Yan reassured him that he was the only person he wanted to be close to. At Crimson Flame Courtyard, Chi played a game with Zhou Feng, using it to avoid conversation.

• After drinking, Chi Yining insisted he was ready to have barbecue with Yan Guiyun.
• At the Distant Courtyard, Shao Chongsi tried to undress the sleeping Gu Chengyuan to bathe him, but Gu did not wake.
• The next afternoon, Chi Yining agreed to meet Yan Guiyun’s former elementary school classmate and his wife, while emphasizing that he should come first.
• Yan Guiyun comforted Chi Yining, who admitted he was jealous that the classmate had known Yan for so long.
• At Crimson Flame Courtyard, Chi Yining played a two-player shooter with Zhou Feng to avoid talking.

Jia Mingchuan learned that Su Ziqian was Xiao Feiqi, someone he had known for years, and realized their friends had kept the truth from him. He left the kitchen to invite Su Ziqian to dinner, planning to talk with him that night.

• While helping Ruan Dongchen and Yan Guiyun cook, Jia Mingchuan asked why they had not invited Chai Yi.
• Ruan Dongchen revealed that he knew Su Ziqian and had seen him playing with Jia Mingchuan, then confirmed that Su Ziqian was Xiao Feiqi.
• Jia Mingchuan recalled Su Ziqian’s resemblance to Xiao Feiqi and the matching crescent scar on his wrist, and realized their friends had known for years.
• Jia Mingchuan asked whether Bai Chongxuan knew too, and Ruan Dongchen and Yan Guiyun confirmed that they had discussed it at a gathering two years earlier.
• Jia Mingchuan took off his apron and went to invite Su Ziqian to dinner, while Ruan Dongchen regretted revealing the truth before the cooking was done.

Chi Yining and Zhou Feng celebrated another game victory while Ruan Dongchen reflected on Chi Yining’s popularity. At Thousand Rivers Courtyard, Jia Mingchuan found Su Ziqian asleep, and Su Ziqian realized he had spoken affectionately to Jia Mingchuan while half-awake before being told to get ready for dinner.

• Chi Yining showed Zhou Feng his game statistics after winning another chicken dinner, then said he wanted to help Brother Yan.
• Zhou Feng agreed to help, while Ruan Dongchen watched and thought about Chi Yining’s appeal and kindness.
• Jia Mingchuan found Su Ziqian asleep with noise-canceling earbuds and gently woke him for dinner.
• Su Ziqian, still groggy, called Jia Mingchuan “Xiao Chuan” and insulted him before realizing he was awake and had said it aloud.
• Jia Mingchuan told Su Ziqian to get changed so they could eat at Crimson Flame Courtyard.

Su Ziqian met Ruan Dongchen at the Crimson Flame Courtyard and sat beside Jia Mingchuan for dinner, suspecting Ruan had revealed the truth about him. As Zhou Feng served Chi Yining ribs, Chi decided to get to know him to learn more about Yan Guiyun’s social circle.

• Su Ziqian greeted Ruan Dongchen, and the two traded pointed but polite remarks.
• Yan Guiyun called Chi Yining over to wash his hands, and Chi asked whether Su Ziqian and Jia Mingchuan would argue.
• Yan Guiyun said Jia Mingchuan was easygoing and emotionally perceptive as he brought the dipping sauces to the table.
• Jia Mingchuan invited Su Ziqian to sit beside him, and Su suspected Ruan Dongchen had told him the truth.
• Zhou Feng served Chi Yining sweet-and-sour ribs, and Chi decided to befriend him to learn more about Yan Guiyun’s past and acquaintances.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun grew closer after their guests left, while Su Ziqian confronted Jia Mingchuan about their past. The chapter ended with Su Ziqian explaining that he had gone to Jia Mingchuan’s house on the day they had agreed to meet.

• Chi Yining enjoyed the meal while Ruan Dongchen and Zhou Feng felt the tension from Yan Guiyun’s glare, and Jia Mingchuan quietly picked fish bones for Su Ziqian.
• After the guests left, Yan Guiyun tried to explain the intimate items they had brought, but Chi Yining calmly suggested taking them home to use.
• Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun he trusted him and would turn bad with him, then surprised himself by getting embarrassed when Yan Guiyun playfully smacked his butt.
• Yan Guiyun led Chi Yining upstairs to take a bath together.
• At Thousand Rivers Courtyard, Jia Mingchuan asked Su Ziqian why he had left without saying goodbye, and Su Ziqian said he had gone to Jia Mingchuan’s house on their agreed day.

Jia Mingchuan learned why Su Ziqian had abandoned him years earlier and left to seek Xiao Feiqi. Meanwhile, An Yan confronted Hu Bing about his growing interest in Chi Yining, but Hu Bing asked him to explain what he meant.

• Su Ziqian explained that he had seen Jia Mingchuan embracing a curly-haired boy who warned him to stay away, so he had left.
• Jia Mingchuan asked Su Ziqian why, then went out without explaining that he had once waited all day for Xiao Feiqi.
• An Yan and Hu Bing returned to Ice and Inkstone Courtyard after seeing Jia Mingchuan leave in a hurry.
• An Yan asked Hu Bing not to go to Chi Yining's that night and admitted he felt hurt by Hu Bing's attention to Chi Yining.
• Hu Bing said An Yan was making him sound like a scumbag, then asked him to say directly what he meant.

An Yan watched over Hu Xiaobing as he rested, while Mo Li and Chai Yi argued over their shared courtyard. Chi Yining spied on the quarrel with Yan Guiyun before Yan Guiyun took him to bed.

• An Yan stopped himself from telling Hu Bing what was troubling him and sat alone by the window.
• Hu Xiaobing fell asleep in An Yan’s arms, and An Yan realized he had not gone to see Chi Yining.
• Mo Li provoked Chai Yi over the bathroom and television, and Chai Yi told him to hold it or use a public toilet.
• Chi Yining discovered Hu Bing’s message saying he would not come and went to the window to watch Mo Li and Chai Yi argue.
• Yan Guiyun carried Chi Yining to bed, changed him into longer pants, and told him to sleep.

Chi Yining learned that Jia Mingchuan had helped bring down Huang Group Industries, apparently because of the family’s role in separating two people in love. He then confronted Yan Guiyun about manipulating him into their relationship, and Yan Guiyun admitted he had used any means necessary because he loved him.

• Chi Yining discovered that Huang Group Industries had gone bankrupt after the Jia Group and other companies withdrew their investments and damaging scandals emerged.
• Yan Guiyun explained the Huang and Jia families’ history and said Jia Mingchuan had probably brought down Huang Group Industries because of love.
• Chi Yining deduced that someone from the Huang Family had caused the misunderstanding that sent Su Ziqian abroad.
• Chi Yining accused Yan Guiyun of setting traps with his words and taking advantage of Chi Yining’s inexperience.
• Yan Guiyun admitted he had deliberately lured Chi Yining closer because he loved him and feared they might never get together otherwise.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun shared a heated kiss before Chi Yining asked Yan to tell him a clean story instead. The production crew was turned away from Crimson Flame Courtyard, though one departing VJ’s camera continued livestreaming.

• Chi Yining kissed Yan Guiyun but pulled away, and Yan Guiyun drew him into another passionate kiss.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun to tell him a clean story, and Yan began a tale about a beggar who found gold that belonged to the state.
• The bodyguards stopped the VJs from entering Crimson Flame Courtyard because Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun were unavailable.
• The VJs hurried away, unaware that one of their cameras was still livestreaming.

The livestream VJs were kept outside the Flowing Scenery Garden while Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang slept in together. Bai Chongxuan eagerly got up to make lunch after Wang Xinyang called him his wife, leaving Wang Xinyang smiling as he went to shower.

• The VJs returned to the Flowing Scenery Garden but were turned away by the foreign bodyguards.
• Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang stayed in bed, with Bai Chongxuan cuddling Wang Xinyang and asking him for a kiss.
• Wang Xinyang asked Bai Chongxuan to get up and make food, and Bai Chongxuan offered to prepare lunch.
• Bai Chongxuan hurried off to cook after Wang Xinyang called himself Bai Chongxuan's wife.
• Wang Xinyang noticed the marks Bai Chongxuan had left on his body, then showered while smiling to himself.

The VJs were repeatedly turned away from the courtyards while Jia Mingchuan explained the misunderstanding that had separated him and Su Ziqian for eight years. He revealed that he had destroyed the Huang company to punish Curly and asked Su Ziqian not to keep treating him like a stranger.

• The VJs were denied entry to the third courtyard and then left Thousand Rivers Courtyard after finding its guards facing off in two teams.
• Jia Mingchuan told Su Ziqian that Curly had slipped into him, causing the hug that had led to their misunderstanding.
• Jia Mingchuan explained that he had waited for Su Ziqian all day, then spent eight years unable to find him and believing he had been abandoned.
• Jia Mingchuan said he had taken down the Huang company overnight so Curly would suffer and inherit his family's debts.
• Jia Mingchuan asked Su Ziqian to stop acting distant toward him, leaving Su Ziqian shocked.

Jia Mingchuan explained that he had never encouraged Curly’s advances and revealed that his years of traveling and photography had been a search for Su Ziqian. Seeing Jia Mingchuan cry, Su Ziqian kissed him and called it an apology gift, leaving Jia Mingchuan stunned.

• Jia Mingchuan told Su Ziqian that he had refused Curly’s invitations and never gave him his contact information.
• Jia Mingchuan explained that he had traveled the world taking photographs because he had been searching for Su Ziqian.
• Jia Mingchuan began to cry, and Su Ziqian realized how deeply his departure had hurt him.
• Su Ziqian kissed Jia Mingchuan briefly and called it his first kiss and an apology gift.
• Jia Mingchuan’s tears stopped as he stared at Su Ziqian in shock.

The VJs were turned away from Thinking of the Distant Courtyard by the bodyguards, while inside a blindfolded Luosa was held captive by a Wolf Eagle operative. The captor threatened Luosa’s fiancé and left Luosa panicked as he continued to taunt him.

• The VJs asked the bodyguards to let them install a camera, but the guards said the two young masters were busy and there would be no broadcast.
• A blindfolded Luosa sat bound to a chair in the study, blood at the corner of his mouth and his shirt partly torn open.
• The Wolf Eagle captor taunted Luosa and confessed he had fallen for him at Underground Roland.
• Luosa said he had a fiancé, and the captor threatened to capture the fiancé and bring him to Luosa.
• The captor addressed Luosa as the Chairman of Starlight Group and asked whether he could touch him instead.

Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi rehearsed together before discussing Gu Chengyuan’s plans to leave acting and his complicated relationship with his mother. The conversation ended with Shao Chongsi teasing him again while asking for help with his clothes.

• Shao Chongsi asked Gu Chengyuan to rehearse a kissing scene, then suggested they rehearse a bed scene too.
• Gu Chengyuan said he planned to stop acting after his last production and return home to inherit the family business.
• Gu Chengyuan explained that although his mother had often suffocated him, he still felt grateful to her and acknowledged that she had quietly supported his acting career.
• Shao Chongsi reflected on how he had teased Gu Chengyuan early in their relationship and regretted the way he had treated him.
• Shao Chongsi called Gu Chengyuan’s mother his mother-in-law, provoking Gu Chengyuan, then asked him for help with his clothes.

The VJs installed cameras at Green Rain Courtyard, but Li Qingmi immediately left to look for Chen Shiyu. They then entered Rites and Ceremonies Courtyard and overheard Chai Yi and Mo Li trading insults, with their argument still unresolved.

• Gu Chengyuan told Shao Chongsi he could change clothes and promised to buy him another outfit later, delighting him.
• The VJs installed cameras at Green Rain Courtyard while Li Qingmi let them in with a displeased expression.
• Li Qingmi learned Chen Shiyu had gone to a classmate gathering, then left the courtyard with his car keys before the VJs could finish filming.
• The VJs entered Rites and Ceremonies Courtyard and heard Chai Yi and Mo Li argue about who should leave.
• Chai Yi complained that his cards were frozen and his car confiscated, while Mo Li continued provoking him.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun discussed their plans for the Li Family while cooking together, and Chi Yining joked that he would destroy the world if Yan Guiyun disappeared. Meanwhile, the bodyguards guarding the young masters maintained multiple security rings after the earlier attack in the bamboo grove.

• Chi Yining woke at noon, found Yan Guiyun cooking, and hugged him from behind.
• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining that the Li Family’s funding crisis was worsening and that Li Duo was Yunxi’s sugar daddy.
• Chi Yining suggested letting Yunxi learn about Li Duo’s planned marriage alliance after he got out, and Yan Guiyun agreed to leak the details.
• Chi Yining said he might destroy the planet if Yan Guiyun vanished, but promised instead to wait at home when Yan Guiyun asked him to.
• The bodyguards changed shifts hourly and guarded the young masters in multiple rings after attackers had slipped into the bamboo grove during a shift change.

Chi Yining gave Jia Mingchuan a sleep-inducing drink while Yan Guiyun urged him to win Su Ziqian back quickly. Jia Mingchuan returned home and fell asleep, while Su Ziqian nervously waited upstairs.

• Chi Yining arranged shade, cold drinks, and ice cream for the bodyguards in the courtyard.
• Chi Yining welcomed Jia Mingchuan and gave him an unlabeled drink that made him drowsy.
• Jia Mingchuan thanked Yan Guiyun for helping reunite him with Su Ziqian, and Yan Guiyun pressed him to win Su Ziqian back soon.
• Jia Mingchuan promised to act quickly and returned home, where he collapsed onto the sofa and fell asleep.
• Su Ziqian heard Jia Mingchuan arrive and nervously wondered what he thought of their earlier encounter.

Su Ziqian secretly kissed Jia Mingchuan and carried him to bed while Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun watched and discussed their relationship. The next day, Yunxi learned Chi Yining had dropped his case and planned to thank President Li after his release.

• Su Ziqian kissed sleeping Jia Mingchuan, then carried him from the sofa to bed.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun watched Su Ziqian through a telescope and talked about Jia Mingchuan, Ruan Dongchen, and Zhou Feng.
• Su Ziqian noticed Chi Yining watching from across the way and raised an eyebrow at him.
• Yunxi learned Chi Yining had decided not to pursue his case and suspected President Li had intervened.
• Yunxi planned to thank President Li and serve him well after getting out the next day.

Chi Yining watched the Li and Long families’ engagement banquet through hacked surveillance footage with his friends. His friends realized he had also been behind several exposés, and Yan Guiyun helped him avoid further questions as they kept watching.

• Chi Yining projected footage from the engagement banquet onto his living room wall while Chen Shiyu, Gu Chengyuan, Wang Xinyang, and the others watched.
• Shao Chongsi guessed that Chi Yining had been the mysterious person who put files on his laptop, helping him realize Gu Chengyuan was his childhood friend, Little Orange.
• Chi Yining admitted breaking into Shao Chongsi’s computer to help him, and Shao Chongsi thanked him and promised a generous gift for him and Yan Guiyun.
• Shao Chongsi asked whether Chi Yining had also exposed Yunxi, while Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi connected him to other scandals involving the Li Family.
• Yan Guiyun steered everyone away from questioning Chi Yining, and they continued watching the banquet footage.

At Li Duo’s engagement banquet, Yunxi interrupted the announcement and dragged Li Duo away, where Li Duo rejected him and threatened him. Their private exchange was broadcast to the guests, and the Long Family ended its ties with the Li Family as Jiaojiao left with her father.

• Elder President Li began announcing Li Duo and Jiaojiao’s engagement, but a waiter appeared on the screen and ran off with Li Duo.
• Li Duo grabbed Yunxi in a stairwell and demanded to know why he had come.
• Yunxi accused Li Duo of lying about loving him and hiding the engagement from him.
• Li Duo warned Yunxi that the Li Family was in danger, then promised to keep doting on him if he behaved.
• The guests heard the exchange over the banquet hall screen, and the head of the Long Family severed business ties with the Li Family and took Jiaojiao home.

The guests watched Li Duo’s engagement banquet collapse after Yunxi’s scandal was exposed, and Li Duo realized Yan Guiyun had arranged the humiliation. Back on the dating show, the VJs walked in on the gathered guests just after Chi Yining shut down their computer and projection.

• The departing guests mocked the Long and Li Families and discussed Li Duo’s relationship with Yunxi and the Yan Family’s pressure on the Lis.
• Li Duo returned to the venue, realized Yan Guiyun had set him up, and smashed the room in anger.
• Bai Chongxuan asked who had planned the scheme, and Yan Guiyun admitted he had arranged the spectacle as a gift for Li Duo.
• Chi Yining shut down the computer and projection when the VJs knocked, but the VJs entered and found the guests gathered together.
• The viewers commented on the guests’ gathering, Little Sheep sitting on Bai Chongxuan’s lap, and Chi Yining holding a computer.

After a card game left Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang covered in paper strips, Chi Yining suggested going out to eat so Yan Guiyun would not have to cook. Yan Guiyun invited the others along, and the four prepared to go out together.

• Li Qingmi carried a dizzy Chen Shiyu away after Chen promised to take him along whenever he went out.
• Bai Chongxuan invited Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun to play cards, and Wang Xinyang brought out paper strips for the game.
• After two hours, Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang had paper strips all over their faces, while Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun had none.
• Special Assistant Xu saw Yan Guiyun playing cards on the livestream while the office staff struggled with their workload.
• Chi Yining suggested they eat out, and Yan Guiyun invited Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang to join them.

Chi Yining teased Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan about their relationship during a car ride to a Thai restaurant. Bai Chongxuan called Wang Xinyang his wife, leaving Chi Yining thrilled by their pairing.

• Chi Yining noticed hickeys on Wang Xinyang's neck and asked how he had hurt himself.
• Bai Chongxuan claimed he had left the marks and teased Chi Yining to ask Yan Guiyun about them.
• Chi Yining praised Wang Xinyang's dimples, prompting Bai Chongxuan to kiss Wang Xinyang's cheek.
• Chi Yining asked Bai Chongxuan why he had kissed Wang Xinyang.
• Bai Chongxuan said Wang Xinyang was his wife and warned Chi Yining not to covet him.