Recaps

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun met Hu Yi, Hu Bing’s older brother, while dining with Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan. Hu Yi invited Chi Yining to test a horror game, while Bai Chongxuan grew jealous after learning Hu Yi had once tutored Wang Xinyang.

• Hu Yi came over from the restaurant next door to greet Chi Yining and the others.
• Hu Yi offered Chi Yining a chance to try a horror game in closed beta, and Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun to play with him.
• Hu Yi left after saying Hu Bing would send the game to Chi Yining.
• Wang Xinyang explained that Hu Yi had tutored him when he was in middle school and had introduced him to Little Brother Chuan.
• Bai Chongxuan called Hu Yi a love rival and wrapped his arms around Wang Xinyang’s waist.

After dinner, Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun discussed Bai Chongxuan’s many supposed rivals in love and speculated about why Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang had fallen for each other. Their talk revealed Hu Yi’s behind-the-scenes efforts to keep the dating-show guests from pairing up, though the chapter left his plan’s outcome unclear.

• Bai Chongxuan clung to Wang Xinyang and worried about how many rivals he had, while Chi Yining teased him.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun returned to the courtyard residence, where Yan Guiyun explained that Bai Chongxuan usually rejected admirers who were not better-looking than him.
• Chi Yining wondered why Wang Xinyang had attracted Bai Chongxuan despite not matching Bai Chongxuan’s stated type, and Yan Guiyun suggested they had a natural pull toward each other.
• Chi Yining connected Hu Yi to the dating show’s interview questions through Hu Yi’s friendship with Jia Mingchuan and Qin Shijing’s connection to Jia Mingchuan.
• Yan Guiyun revealed that Hu Yi had opposed Hu Bing joining the show and had tried to keep the guests from developing feelings for one another.

Chi Yining deduced how An Yan had outmaneuvered Hu Yi, while Yan Guiyun praised his cleverness and kissed his waist. That night, Wang Xinyang discovered Bai Chongxuan had installed removable soundproof walls and faced the consequences of their agreement about who would top.

• Chi Yining speculated that Hu Bing had gone to An Yan to escape Hu Yi's control, and Yan Guiyun confirmed that Hu Yi had spread rumors about An Yan being straight.
• Chi Yining realized Yan Guiyun's subordinates had compiled the information about Wang Xinyang and the others, and Yan Guiyun kissed Chi Yining's waist.
• Wang Xinyang discovered that Bai Chongxuan had installed removable soundproof walls, including on the windows, without telling him.
• Bai Chongxuan hugged Wang Xinyang from behind as Wang Xinyang remembered their agreement that whoever was bigger would top.

An Yan kept Hu Yi busy with government project information while growing closer to Hu Xiaobing. At the Crimson Flame Courtyard, Li Qinghui visited Chi Yining, and they bonded over shipping Li Qingmi and Chen Shiyu.

• An Yan sent the Hu couple insider information about government projects, leaving Hu Yi to work overtime and miss Hu Xiaobing.
• Li Qinghui visited the Crimson Flame Courtyard with snacks and a new game, and Chi Yining welcomed her as his younger sister.
• Yan Guiyun separated Li Qinghui from Chi Yining, then accepted that she could keep Chi Yining company while he was busy.
• Li Qingmi carried Chen Shiyu away to rest, and Chi Yining told Li Qinghui that he shipped them.
• Li Qinghui called Chi Yining a kindred spirit, and they agreed they were one of a kind.

Chi Yining gave Li Qinghui a gift, but she was horrified to discover it was a box of exam-preparation books and struggled to refuse it without hurting his feelings. She remained torn between accepting the present and hoping Li Qingmi would rescue her.

• Yan Guiyun ushered Li Qinghui inside and warned her not to get sweaty around Xiao Yi’s space.
• Li Qinghui played games with Chi Yining, praised him, and joked that she and her brother put each other down.
• Chi Yining said he had prepared a gift for Li Qinghui, while Yan Guiyun showed off his blue diamond bracelet.
• Chi Yining brought out a heavy box and told Li Qinghui she was only the second person he had given a gift to.
• Li Qinghui opened the box and found Five Years of Gaokao, Three Years of Mock Exams, then panicked when Chi Yining acted hurt at her hesitation.

The production team assigned the guests a vegetable-growing task, and Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun chose to plant vegetables they wanted to eat. The chapter left them heading to their courtyard to begin, while their playful banter delighted the livestream viewers.

• Chi Yining noticed Chai Yi and Mo Li had been arguing less, and Yan Guiyun explained that Chai Yi's card had been confiscated.
• Mo Li made Chai Yi hand over his bucket hat, while Chi Yining and the livestream viewers watched their exchange.
• A staff member announced that each group had to grow vegetables in their courtyard within one day or perform a sexy dance as punishment.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun if they could choose what to plant, and Yan Guiyun agreed to follow his preferences.
• Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun he knew how to grow vegetables, and they joked about whether vegetables turned into spirits would taste better.

The guests chose seeds and supplies for the vegetable-growing task, while Wu Xiu learned that Chi Yining had built Zhongling Group’s system. The chapter ended with Wu Xiu discovering his coworkers already knew and had kept the secret.

• Chi Yining selected heat-tolerant vegetables, and Yan Guiyun fetched bamboo for the loofah vines.
• Chai Yi took seeds and an instruction booklet back to the courtyard, while Mo Li carried them for him.
• Wang Xinyang chose seeds with Bai Chongxuan and took an instruction booklet.
• Wu Xiu recognized Chi Yining as the person who built Zhongling Group’s system and excitedly told his coworkers.
• Wu Xiu’s coworkers said they already knew Chi Yining’s identity and had kept it confidential.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun started preparing the vegetable plots at Crimson Flame Courtyard while Jia Mingchuan and Su Ziqian worked through their awkward closeness. The chapter ended with Su Ziqian putting gloves on Jia Mingchuan so he could help with the weeding.

• Wu Xiu learned that his coworkers followed Chi Yining closely and complained that they had left him out.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun changed into workout clothes and began preparing the vegetable plots at Crimson Flame Courtyard.
• Yan Guiyun put gloves on Chi Yining and encouraged him to take his time, while Special Assistant Xu continued working overtime at Yan Falls on the Southern Mountain.
• Jia Mingchuan told Su Ziqian to sit aside and tried to do the work himself, while Su Ziqian thought he was too foolish to ask for what he wanted.
• Su Ziqian took gloves from a bodyguard, returned to Jia Mingchuan, and put them on his hands.

Su Ziqian used a small tiller to prepare the vegetable plot, while Wang Xinyang unveiled his robot Xiaoyou to help with the farm work. Xiaoyou began learning to hoe the soil and complimented Bai Chongxuan.

• Su Ziqian brought out a small tiller and used it to clear the soil, then sent Jia Mingchuan to buy a hose.
• Su Ziqian promoted the tiller on camera, prompting viewers to place orders that the student developer struggled to fulfill.
• Wang Xinyang revealed Xiaoyou, a nearly two-meter-tall robot he had built and upgraded.
• Wang Xinyang ordered Xiaoyou to help plant vegetables and hoe the ground, despite Xiaoyou's protests.
• Wang Xinyang handed Xiaoyou a hoe and told it to watch Bai Chongxuan work before trying, and Xiaoyou called Bai Chongxuan pretty.

Bai Chongxuan taught Xiaoyou to hoe while the other contestants finished their plots at different speeds. After showering, Chi Yining spied on the courtyards and wondered what secrets the others were hiding.

• Bai Chongxuan demonstrated hoeing for Xiaoyou, and Wang Xinyang let the robot work around the edges of the plot.
• A post about Xiaoyou farming climbed the trending list as the crew and netizens reacted to the robot's work.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun finished turning their soil quickly, while Li Qingmi worked as Chen Shiyu watched and admired his hands.
• Chi Yining returned to his secret base and used binoculars to watch Wang Xinyang and Xiaoyou, then spotted Ziqian's machine and Jia Mingchuan with a hose.
• Chi Yining looked into the film emperor and the lawyer's courtyard and wondered if they were acting out a romance.

Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi watered their vegetable patch, but Gu Chengyuan’s teasing and Shao Chongsi’s panic caused him to break the faucet off. The resulting spray soaked them both, and Gu Chengyuan ordered the cameraman to stop filming after noticing Shao Chongsi’s clinging shirt.

• Gu Chengyuan told Shao Chongsi to connect a hose and wet the soil, then spotted a spider approaching him.
• Gu Chengyuan pinned Shao Chongsi against the wall to crush the spider and teased him with an overbearing romantic act.
• Shao Chongsi panicked and accidentally smacked the faucet off, sending water shooting into the air and soaking them both.
• Gu Chengyuan rinsed the crushed spider from his glove, then noticed Shao Chongsi’s wet shirt and told the cameraman to turn off the feed.

Gu Chengyuan reassured Shao Chongsi that he had only been teasing him, and the two went to change after breaking a faucet. Chi Yining watched An Yan and Hu Bing work in the garden while Yan Guiyun finally let him go.

• Gu Chengyuan took Shao Chongsi away from the spraying water and told Assistant Wei to arrange a repair.
• Shao Chongsi asked Gu Chengyuan not to discard him, and Gu Chengyuan laughed and said he had only been teasing.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun joked affectionately before Yan Guiyun carried Chi Yining to the bed and held him.
• Yan Guiyun demanded a proper kiss before letting Chi Yining go to watch the garden.
• An Yan and Hu Bing quietly turned the soil, and Hu Bing wiped the sweat from An Yan's face.

Chi Yining laughed at Mo Li and Chai Yi’s awkward dynamic, then made several chilled desserts after the livestream ended. He brought Yan Guiyun a bowl of black grass jelly and found him suffering from a mild headache.

• Chi Yining sent an anonymous email telling An Yan that Hu Bing thought he was straight.
• Mo Li brought Chai Yi peach soda, then told him he was good at grain abstinence, making Chai Yi spray soda across Mo Li’s face.
• Mo Li stayed calm, told Chai Yi to handle the piping and tiller when they arrived, and went upstairs to sleep.
• The livestream ended early after all the guest pairs finished their tasks, and Chi Yining prepared pagoda flower jelly, double-skin milk pudding, and black grass jelly.
• Chi Yining brought Yan Guiyun a bowl of black grass jelly and found him pressing his temples because his head hurt from the afternoon sun.

Chi Yining comforted Yan Guiyun through a headache, then encouraged An Yan and Hu Bing to see themselves as a couple. The chapter left Hu Bing blushing over Chi Yining’s praise of An Yan, while An Yan suspected Chi Yining had sent him an anonymous email explaining Hu Bing’s misunderstanding.

• Chi Yining pressed three acupoints on Yan Guiyun’s head, easing his pain, and Yan Guiyun teased him about his mint scent and affection.
• An Yan read an anonymous email that explained why things had stalled between him and Hu Bing, and suspected Hu Yi had caused the misunderstanding.
• Chi Yining brought homemade double-skin milk pudding to Hu Bing and An Yan while Hu Bing studied.
• An Yan stopped Hu Bing from hugging Chi Yining, and Chi Yining told them they suited each other as a couple.
• Chi Yining praised An Yan as a former science-stream top scorer with international engineering awards, leaving Hu Bing blushing and asking whether he was serious.

Chi Yining delivered desserts to Su Ziqian and encouraged him to pursue Jia Mingchuan, then went to Green Rain Courtyard and overheard a suggestive exchange before knocking on the door. The room fell silent, leaving the people inside caught off guard.

• Chi Yining thanked An Yan and left to deliver desserts to the other guests.
• Chi Yining brought Su Ziqian grass jelly and told him to share it with Jia Mingchuan.
• Su Ziqian realized Chi Yining wanted to ship them, and agreed to do his best.
• Chi Yining went to Green Rain Courtyard, where he overheard someone telling Li Qingmi to get off.
• Chi Yining knocked on the door, and the room inside fell silent.

Chi Yining brought dessert to Li Qingmi’s courtyard and asked to see Chen Shiyu, who was secretly anxious he would discover the secret between him and Li Qingmi. Li Qingmi kept Chi Yining outside by claiming Chen Shiyu had a cold, and Chen Shiyu confronted Li Qingmi after Chi Yining left.

• Chi Yining brought dessert to Li Qingmi and asked whether Chen Shiyu was unwell.
• Chi Yining asked to go inside and see Chen Shiyu, who worried he would uncover the secret between him and Li Qingmi.
• Li Qingmi said Chen Shiyu had a cold and warned that he might pass it to Chi Yining, invoking President Yan to keep him away.
• Chi Yining left after telling Li Qingmi to take care of Chen Shiyu, while Chen Shiyu’s suspense turned to disappointment.
• Li Qingmi returned to the living room and asked Chen Shiyu if that had scared him, and Chen Shiyu challenged him to take a punch.

Chi Yining left the Green Rain Courtyard after overhearing Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi, then visited Mo Li and Chai Yi with desserts. Mo Li was struck by Chi Yining’s voice and beauty, and realized his former romantic rival had stirred his heart.

• Chi Yining overheard Chen Shiyu worrying that he would stop speaking to him if he learned about Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi.
• Chi Yining left the Green Rain Courtyard, amused by what he had overheard, and went to the Rites and Ceremonies Courtyard.
• Chi Yining knocked on Mo Li and Chai Yi’s door and offered them desserts to taste.
• Mo Li listened to Chi Yining speak and was captivated by his voice and appearance.
• Mo Li admitted to himself that Chi Yining, whom he had considered a romantic rival, had stirred his heart.

Mo Li welcomed Chi Yining’s dessert delivery and added him on WeChat, while Chai Yi reflected on how Mo Li had forgotten their childhood promise of being each other’s only friend. Chai Yi considered finding a part-time job as Mo Li’s attention shifted toward Chi Yining.

• Mo Li snapped out of his thoughts, accepted dessert from Chi Yining, and invited him inside.
• Chi Yining declined because he still had deliveries to make, and Mo Li asked to add him on WeChat.
• After Chi Yining left, Mo Li watched him go and thought he would climb the wall just for tonight.
• Chai Yi overheard their conversation and recalled how Mo Li had once promised to be his only friend, then believed someone else when Chai Yi’s piano was broken.
• Chai Yi decided he might look for a part-time job, but Mo Li offered him some of Chi Yining’s black grass jelly.

Mo Li enjoyed the sophora flower jelly, and Chi Yining delivered another portion to Gu Chengyuan, who was moved to tears by the gesture. Shao Chongsi thanked Chi Yining and was left to comfort Gu Chengyuan after Chi Yining departed.

• Mo Li tasted the sophora flower jelly and happily ate another spoonful.
• Chi Yining arrived at the Thinking of the Distant Courtyard and offered Gu Chengyuan a portion of sophora flower jelly.
• Shao Chongsi felt inadequate when Gu Chengyuan thanked Chi Yining for remembering his favorite dessert.
• Gu Chengyuan teared up over Chi Yining's kindness, and Chi Yining silently urged Shao Chongsi to comfort him.
• Shao Chongsi thanked Chi Yining and told him to attend to his remaining delivery, then asked Gu Chengyuan what was wrong.

Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi reminisced about their shared birthdays, while Chi Yining returned to the Crimson Flame Courtyard and accidentally embraced Yan Guiyun during a meeting. Yan Guiyun’s executives witnessed the affectionate reunion, leaving Chi Yining mortified and the meeting chat buzzing about their relationship.

• Gu Chengyuan asked Shao Chongsi whether they would celebrate their birthdays together, and Shao Chongsi agreed.
• Chi Yining left Bai Yang’s door and headed back to the Crimson Flame Courtyard, feeling more confident about handling things on his own.
• Chi Yining ran to hug Yan Guiyun, then realized Yan Guiyun was in a meeting and his face was on the computer screen.
• Chi Yining fled the study in embarrassment while Yan Guiyun’s executives reacted to seeing the couple together.
• Yan Guiyun’s executives sent messages in their group chat about Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun’s relationship.

Chi Yining felt mortified after clinging to Yan Guiyun during a meeting, but Yan comforted him and suggested a barbecue with friends. Meanwhile, Yunxi was locked in an iron cage by Li Duo after learning Chi Yining intended to sue him.

• Chi Yining realized he had clung to Yan Guiyun in front of the executives during a meeting and felt deeply embarrassed.
• Yan Guiyun ended the meeting and warned the executives not to speak about what they had seen.
• Yan Guiyun comforted Chi Yining and suggested inviting everyone over for a barbecue, which helped ease Chi Yining's anger.
• Chi Yining reflected that spending time with the dating-show group had helped him feel more at ease around people he knew.
• Yunxi recalled being detained and learned that Chi Yining planned to sue him.
• After getting out, Yunxi went to Li Duo, his biggest sugar daddy, but Li Duo had him locked in an iron cage.

Yunxi remained imprisoned while Li Duo struggled against the Yan Family’s pressure and considered hiring an overseas hacker to attack Yan Falls on the Southern Mountain’s system. The next night, Chi Yining teased Li Qingmi by calling Chen Shiyu his partner during a barbecue.

• Yunxi accepted food from a servant and plotted to escape so he could kill Chi Yining.
• Li Duo ordered his special assistant to hire an overseas expert to attack Yan Falls on the Southern Mountain’s headquarters system.
• Li Duo learned the expert demanded two hundred million US dollars, a cost that strained the struggling Li Group.
• Chen Shiyu offered Chi Yining grilled squid at a late-night barbecue, and Chi Yining called Chen Shiyu his partner.
• Li Qingmi felt uncomfortable hearing Chi Yining call Chen Shiyu his partner.

The group gathered for a barbecue at the Rites and Ceremonies Courtyard, where Chi Yining noticed Mo Li and Chai Yi had stopped arguing as much. They enjoyed the food together, while Bai Chongxuan tried to bond with Little Sheep over their shared love of street food.

• Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining's skewer and finished the rest after Chi Yining wanted to try something else.
• Mo Li asked Chai Yi to grill her mildly spicy meatballs, and Chai Yi complied because he had no money and depended on Mo Li for food.
• Chi Yining sensed that Mo Li still had feelings for Chai Yi despite their recent lack of arguments.
• Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan talked about enjoying fried food during the dating show.
• Bai Chongxuan told Little Sheep that he liked being taken to food streets, then noticed Mo Li and Chai Yi did not react.

An Yan took Hu Bing’s call from Hu Yi and teased him about the projects he had given the Hu family and his plans to take over his father’s business. Back at the barbecue, the group realized An Yan’s bad luck seemed to disappear around Hu Bing, while Jia Mingchuan struggled to hide his feelings for Su Ziqian.

• An Yan answered Hu Yi’s call for Hu Bing and said he had given the Hu family projects so Hu Bing could receive a larger share of the money.
• An Yan told Hu Yi he would take over from his father after the New Year, then asked whether Hu Yi had been telling people that An Yan was straight.
• Hu Yi ended the call and worried that Hu Bing would be angry if he learned what Hu Yi had said.
• Hu Bing and Shao Chongsi pointed out that An Yan’s misfortunes had stopped when he was near Hu Bing, prompting the others to suspect something was going on.
• Yan Guiyun asked Jia Mingchuan what was on his mind, and Jia Mingchuan worried about getting closer to Su Ziqian after learning that Su Ziqian was the person he had been searching for.

Chi Yining learned that Bai Chongxuan had soundproof walls installed before moving in, prompting teasing about the private conversations between him and Wang Xinyang. The group’s attention then shifted to Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi when Li Qingmi revealed their collection of suggestive props.

• Yan Guiyun asked Jia Mingchuan why he had become reserved, and Li Qingmi suggested he was tired from organizing a photography exhibition.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun for milk tea, so Yan Guiyun consulted the secretaries’ group and arranged for A-Yi to bring some.
• Chen Shiyu asked why Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan were never heard talking, and Wang Xinyang said they chatted often.
• Chi Yining explained that Bai Chongxuan had soundproof walls installed before moving in, and Bai Chongxuan teased Shao Chongsi about hearing whimpering at night.
• Li Qingmi asked Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi to lend them their blindfolds, ribbons, whips, and rope, leaving Gu Chengyuan speechless.