Recaps

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun agreed to spend their date at home, and Chi Yining opened a gift to find a black folding sun umbrella. As they planned lunch and an evening grocery run, Chi Yining checked for new commission orders and thought about paying his loan and upcoming tuition.

• Yan Guiyun finished bandaging Chi Yining’s arm and agreed that they could stay home for their date.
• Chi Yining opened the director’s gift and found a black folding sun umbrella, which Yan Guiyun said would come in handy when they had to go outside.
• Yan Guiyun suggested a simple lunch and a trip to the supermarket that evening, and Chi Yining agreed.
• Chi Yining checked his online commission platform and saw that two new orders had appeared.
• Chi Yining remembered that the new semester was a little over a month away and that the director planned to move filming to the Capital when classes began.

Chi Yining kept his distance from Gu Chengyuan and joined Yan Guiyun for breakfast, showing no interest in following Gu Chengyuan. After Yan Guiyun scalded his hand, Chi Yining rushed to cool the burn under the tap.

• Chi Yining played a puzzle game while waiting for breakfast and quickly cleared five levels.
• Gu Chengyuan came out of the kitchen and assumed Chi Yining had been waiting for him, though he had made no food for him.
• Yan Guiyun called Chi Yining to collect the bowls, and Chi Yining helped carry the dishes out.
• Chi Yining praised Yan Guiyun's cooking and accepted a bowl of winter melon and pork rib soup.
• Yan Guiyun accidentally scalded his hand, and Chi Yining took him to the sink and rinsed it under cold water.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun shared lunch while Gu Chengyuan fumed over their closeness. Later, Chi visited Yan’s room, where they settled in to work separately as the cameras filmed their supposed date.

• Chi Yining comforted Yan Guiyun, then shared lunch with him and served him sweet-and-sour pork ribs.
• Gu Chengyuan grew jealous as Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun acted affectionate and ignored him.
• At three in the afternoon, Chi woke from his nap, took his tablet to Yan Guiyun’s room, and knocked.
• Yan Guiyun let Chi in, washed up, and changed before the camera covering was lifted.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun stayed in the room doing their own work, leaving the director exasperated.

The guests spent the afternoon on outings shaped by their limited budgets, with Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi studying at a library, Jia Mingchuan and Bai Chongxuan escaping the heat to play a mobile game, and Chen Shiyu and Wang Xinyang enjoying a water park. Director Feng watched the guests’ unromantic activities from the control room.

• Yang Fang told Director Feng that the guests’ outfits were fine, while Xiaofang had become the staff’s de facto head after Xiaomei was fired.
• Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi visited Zhongmen Island Library, where Gu reviewed acting books and Shao studied law books.
• Jia Mingchuan and Bai Chongxuan left the hot zoo for a shopping mall, then added each other on WeChat to play a tower-pushing game.
• Chen Shiyu and Wang Xinyang played in the water park pool, splashing each other while wearing swimwear with skirts over their trunks.
• Director Feng watched Chen Shiyu and Wang Xinyang’s outing from the control room and felt numb.

As the dating show’s guests frustrated Director Feng with their unromantic choices, Yan Guiyun waited for Chi Yining to finish drawing before taking him grocery shopping. Yan Guiyun pinched Chi Yining’s cheeks, apologized, and then jokingly hinted he might do it again, prompting Chi Yining to challenge him.

• Director Feng switched to Li Qingmi and Hu Bing’s supermarket date, where they browsed slowly and studied the all-English section.
• Director Feng decided to arrange romance interviews for the guests that night.
• At 5:30 p.m., Yan Guiyun quietly went to Chi Yining and asked him to go buy fresh crabs and groceries.
• Yan Guiyun admired Chi Yining’s drawing of a girl climbing a ladder toward the moon and waited until he finished.
• Yan Guiyun pinched Chi Yining’s cheeks, apologized when they reddened, and promised to behave, but joked that he might do it again.
• Chi Yining stood up and challenged Yan Guiyun for daring to pinch him again.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun prepared to go out for crabs, and their easy closeness delighted viewers and satisfied Director Feng. As they left hand in hand, Chi Yining mistook Yan Guiyun’s gesture for concern that he might walk too slowly.

• Chi Yining changed into comfortable clothes and sandals before answering Yan Guiyun’s knock.
• Yan Guiyun asked Chi Yining to switch to sneakers because sand could get into his sandals, and Chi Yining agreed.
• Yan Guiyun noticed Chi Yining’s new belongings and asked Special Assistant Xu to investigate Chi Yining’s manager.
• Chi Yining changed into white sneakers, and Yan Guiyun took his hand as they headed out to get crabs.
• Viewers celebrated the pair holding hands, while Director Feng felt the show finally looked like a dating show.

Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining went grocery shopping together, choosing seafood and other ingredients for a meal. Back at the little blue house, a crab escaped in the kitchen, and Yan Guiyun ushered Chi Yining out of the restricted area.

• Yan Guiyun held Chi Yining's hand as they went to the supermarket and let him choose four crabs and some prawns.
• Yan Guiyun asked whether Chi Yining had any seafood allergies, and both said they were not allergic.
• Yan Guiyun carried the heavy groceries and offered to carry Chi Yining on his back, but Chi Yining suggested they try another time.
• Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining returned to the little blue house before the other guests and began preparing food.
• Chi Yining shouted that a crab had escaped, and Yan Guiyun smilingly ushered him out of the kitchen.

Chi Yining worried about Yan Guiyun’s burned hand and returned to the kitchen, where Yan Guiyun coaxed him into blowing on it. Gu Chengyuan watched their closeness with mounting jealousy, then received a warning from his manager to control his expression.

• Chi Yining went back into the kitchen to protect Yan Guiyun from the crabs, and Yan Guiyun clipped off their claws.
• Yan Guiyun showed Chi Yining his still-red hand and asked him to blow on it, which Chi Yining gently did.
• Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi returned and saw Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun being intimate in the kitchen.
• Gu Chengyuan sat facing the kitchen and grew agitated as Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun prepared vegetables together.
• Gu Chengyuan received a message from his manager Zhao Wen telling him to watch his expressions.

Yan Guiyun cooked dinner and attentively served Chi Yining, while the other housemates returned from their outings and watched their growing closeness. Hu Bing and Li Qingmi were left tired and regretful after a dull afternoon of grocery shopping.

• Shao Chongsi arranged a late-night meeting while Gu Chengyuan avoided looking toward the kitchen.
• Yan Guiyun served Chi Yining spicy crab and peeled a bowl of prawns for him before eating himself.
• Chen Shiyu, Wang Xinyang, and Hu Bing returned and noticed Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining eating together.
• Hu Bing collapsed onto the sofa, exhausted from shopping, while Li Qingmi regretted not choosing the Little Blue House as a date location.

Jia Mingchuan and Bai Chongxuan enjoyed gaming and an expensive buffet, while Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining ate together at the house. As the guests prepared for their interviews, Yan Guiyun reassured Chi Yining and waited outside the interview room.

• Jia Mingchuan and Bai Chongxuan reached Glory King with sixteen stars after gaming at the mall, then enjoyed a five-hundred-per-person buffet.
• Yan Guiyun carefully wiped food from Chi Yining's mouth, leaving Chi Yining wondering whether their closeness seemed unusual between boys.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun spent nearly an hour finishing their meal while the other guests and viewers watched with envy.
• The staff texted the guests their interview times, and Chi Yining washed up before his interview.
• Yan Guiyun gave Chi Yining a handkerchief, told him to speak honestly, and said he would wait outside the interview room.

Chi Yining completed an interview about his ideal partner and admitted he had developed a liking for someone, thinking of Yan Guiyun. He waited outside while Yan Guiyun went in for his interview, as Director Feng watched their affectionate parting from the control room.

• Yang Fang asked Chi Yining about his ideal partner, and he said he preferred an age gap of around six years and someone he felt relaxed and happy with.
• Chi Yining pictured Yan Guiyun when asked about personality and wondered if his feelings meant he was no longer straight.
• Chi Yining answered that he had developed a liking for one of the guests, then hurried out of the interview room.
• Yan Guiyun comforted Chi Yining with an embrace before going in for his own interview.
• Chi Yining waited by the door, while Director Feng watched their reluctance to part from the control room.

Yan Guiyun answered questions that revealed his interest in Chi Yining, then led him back to their rooms. Yang Fang continued interviewing the other guests, and Gu Chengyuan rejected the idea that he could ever fall for Chi Yining before Shao Chongsi’s interview began.

• Yang Fang asked Yan Guiyun about his ideal type, and he described a catlike boyfriend and confirmed that one of the guests was his type.
• Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining back to their rooms and told him to wash up while he fetched his tablet.
• Yang Fang interviewed Wang Xinyang, who said he would keep liking someone even if that person liked somebody else.
• Gu Chengyuan told Yang Fang he would not mind if someone who liked him fell for another person and insisted there was no chance he would fall for Chi Yining.
• Yang Fang began interviewing Shao Chongsi by asking what kind of guy he liked.

Yang Fang interviewed Shao Chongsi, Hu Bing, Bai Chongxuan, and Jia Mingchuan, whose answers revealed their preferences and willingness to compete for someone they liked. Li Qingmi arrived for his interview, which remained unfinished as the chapter ended.

• Shao Chongsi said he would photograph Bai Chongxuan if he found him wearing women's clothes, and Hu Bing said he would adapt if he and his crush had the same sexual role.
• Bai Chongxuan described his ideal guy and said he would make his bro help his partner escape an icy hole, then steal his crush away when rivals were absent.
• Jia Mingchuan said he preferred quiet, sensible, smart, pretty, and cute guys, and would steal away someone he liked if they were single.
• Li Qingmi arrived for his interview, said he was not interested in any guest, and was asked what kind of looks he liked in a guy.

After interviewing Li Qingmi and Chen Shiyu with awkward hypothetical questions, Yang Fang sent them on their way. Yan Guiyun grew anxious about his feelings for Chi Yining, then found Chi asleep and unable to release his hand.

• Li Qingmi called his ideal type refined and good-looking, rejected the final hypothetical, and left the interview.
• Chen Shiyu chose the cool and aloof type and dismissed both hypotheticals before leaving.
• Yan Guiyun reconsidered his growing attachment to Chi Yining and worried about the remaining time on the dating show.
• Yan Guiyun returned Chi Yining's tablet, then found him asleep with it after his shower.
• Yan Guiyun tucked Chi in, but Chi murmured for his grandmother and tightly gripped Yan Guiyun's hand.

Yan Guiyun calmed the sleeping Chi Yining, and the next morning the production team began their separate routines. Wang Xinyang went running with several cast members and discussed whether Hu Bing could build a muscular physique.

• Yan Guiyun patted Chi Yining's back and reassured him until he let go of Yan Guiyun's hand in his sleep.
• Chi Yining woke at six, washed up, started his laundry, and returned to work on an unfinished illustration.
• Chen Shiyu practiced yoga and kept his diet light while thinking about his support for Gu Chengyuan.
• Wang Xinyang ran along the coast, passed Bai Chongxuan and Shao Chongsi, and later met Hu Bing on the route.
• Hu Bing asked whether he could become muscular by starting to train, and Wang Xinyang advised against it because the build would not suit his looks.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun shared breakfast before the guests gathered for a stacking-block game that would determine who got first choice of dates. After the guests drew their play order, Chen Shiyu was called up to go first.

• Yan Guiyun made breakfast while Chi Yining watched, and the two shared an easy morning that left Hu Bing feeling left behind.
• The guests gathered in the living room for the 8:30 livestream and learned that the two highest-scoring players would get priority in choosing their afternoon dates.
• The guests practiced the stacking-block game, then drew lots to determine their playing order.
• Chi Yining drew number 10, while Yan Guiyun drew number 9, and they smiled at their back-to-back turns.
• Chen Shiyu, drawn first, stood up reluctantly and went to play.

Chen Shiyu and Wang Xinyang competed in a block-stacking game to earn dating show points, with Wang Xinyang scoring higher. Shao Chongsi was next to play, and Gu Chengyuan hoped he would lose quickly.

• Chen Shiyu played the game for 18 minutes, earning 5,500 game points and 550 dating show points.
• Chen Shiyu returned to his seat and high-fived Wang Xinyang.
• Wang Xinyang played for 22 minutes, earning 8,900 game points and 890 dating show points, though he was disappointed not to reach 10,000.
• Shao Chongsi was announced as the next player, and Gu Chengyuan hoped he would be eliminated within two minutes.

Shao Chongsi and Bai Chongxuan competed in a game that earned the show’s guests dating points, while Chi Yining dozed on Yan Guiyun’s lap. Bai Chongxuan finished ahead of Shao Chongsi, leaving the two new guests’ scores close.

• Shao Chongsi earned 6,000 points in under ten minutes as the director watched the livestream audience climb to seventy million.
• Yan Guiyun invited the sleepy Chi Yining to nap on his lap, lowered the armrests between their chairs, and covered him with a blanket.
• Chi Yining squeezed Yan Guiyun’s thigh beneath the blanket as the game continued.
• Shao Chongsi finished with 11,300 game points, which converted to 1,130 dating show points.
• Bai Chongxuan played next and scored 12,000 game points, converting to 1,200 dating show points.

The guests competed for dating-show points in a game, and Jia Mingchuan surprised everyone by taking the lead. Hu Bing felt pressured as he prepared to play.

• Gu Chengyuan played cautiously but earned 11,500 game points, converting to 1,150 dating-show points.
• Jia Mingchuan took his turn and impressed Chen Shiyu with his gaming skill and gentlemanly appearance.
• Chen Shiyu considered pursuing Jia Mingchuan as her ideal boyfriend type.
• Jia Mingchuan earned 15,000 game points in twenty-five minutes, taking the lead with 1,500 dating-show points.
• Hu Bing went up to play, feeling pressured by Jia Mingchuan’s unexpected skill.

Hu Bing and Li Qingmi competed in a gaming challenge, but Li Qingmi beat Hu Bing’s impressive score. Yan Guiyun woke Chi Yining and tidied him up while Li Qingmi finished, leaving Hu Bing’s hopes of choosing Chi Yining for a date in doubt.

• Hu Bing played for thirty minutes and scored 18,500 game points, earning 1,850 dating show points.
• Hu Bing came off the game and saw Chi Yining asleep on Yan Guiyun’s lap, hoping his lead would let him choose Chi Yining.
• Li Qingmi reached 19,000 points after twenty-seven minutes, making Hu Bing fear that Li Qingmi would overtake him.
• Yan Guiyun gently woke Chi Yining, straightened his hair and collar, and put away the blanket.
• Li Qingmi scored 20,000 points in thirty-one minutes, earning 2,000 dating show points and beating Hu Bing.
• Li Qingmi came down and saw Yan Guiyun stroke Chi Yining’s hair as though reminding a child to behave at home.

Chi Yining watched Yan Guiyun dominate the block-stacking game, then felt less nervous about his own turn after Yan encouraged him. The chapter ended with Chi Yining starting a practice round while Yan Guiyun waited nearby.

• Chi Yining felt uneasy when Yan Guiyun left, but watched him play to steady himself.
• Gu Chengyuan grew resentful of Yan Guiyun and regretted joining the dating show.
• Yan Guiyun played for 35 minutes, scored 35,000 game points, and stopped because he remembered Chi Yining might be hungry.
• Yan Guiyun returned to Chi Yining, bumped fists with him, and quietly told him not to feel pressured.
• Chi Yining sat down and began a practice round, encouraged by the thought of Yan Guiyun waiting for him.

Chi Yining stunned the guests and viewers by earning 30,000 game points in just 20 minutes, leaving his former haters unable to keep disliking him. He returned to Yan Guiyun and proudly asked whether he had seen the five-pointed star Chi Yining stacked for him.

• Director Feng arranged for food to be served after the guests finished their turns.
• Chi Yining played the block-stacking game with astonishing speed, impressing the guests and prompting Gu Chengyuan to wonder whether Chi Yining's behavior had changed because of depression.
• Yan Guiyun watched Chi Yining's performance and thought he was showing off for him.
• A staff member announced that Chi Yining had earned 30,000 game points in 20 minutes, converting them into 3,000 dating show points.
• Online viewers praised Chi Yining, and Chi Yining returned to Yan Guiyun and asked whether he had seen the five-pointed star he stacked for him.

At lunch on the dating show, Gu Chengyuan tried to sit beside Chi Yining, but Yan Guiyun maneuvered to keep close to him. Chi Yining wished Yan Guiyun happiness, while Hu Bing quietly resolved to pursue Chi Yining when Yan Guiyun was away.

• The production team invited everyone to a lavish lunch and served them juice.
• Gu Chengyuan took Wang Xinyang's chair so he could sit beside Chi Yining and talk to him.
• Yan Guiyun switched seats with Chi Yining, claiming he wanted Chi Yining closer to the ribs.
• Hu Bing introduced himself to Chi Yining, who politely replied, while Wang Xinyang ended up beside Bai Chongxuan.
• Wang Xinyang proposed a toast to enjoying the dating show and eating well, and Chi Yining quietly toasted Yan Guiyun's happiness.
• Yan Guiyun served Chi Yining food, while Hu Bing decided to pursue him whenever Yan Guiyun was not around.

Chen Shiyu asked Jia Mingchuan to add him on WeChat, while Gu Chengyuan tried to reconsider his feelings toward Chi Yining. At dinner, Yan Guiyun shut down Shao Chongsi’s probing question, leaving Shao wondering how much power Yan had.

• Chen Shiyu sat beside Jia Mingchuan and asked to add him on WeChat, and Jia agreed to do so after dinner away from the cameras.
• Gu Chengyuan watched Chi Yining from across the table and accepted that Chi might have genuine psychological problems, deciding not to stay angry with him.
• Shao Chongsi reminded Gu Chengyuan of something he had said the previous morning, and Gu replied that he had not heard him clearly.
• Shao Chongsi asked whether Chi Yining’s injured hand had improved, but Chi ignored him and continued eating food Yan Guiyun had served him.
• Yan Guiyun asked Shao Chongsi why he had lost a lawsuit the previous year, prompting Shao to wonder whether Yan belonged to a powerful family and avoid confronting him.

Chi Yining doted on Yan Guiyun at dinner, while Gu Chengyuan grew increasingly jealous and the other guests traded threats and accusations. The meal ended with Shao Chongsi wondering who had kicked him, as everyone denied responsibility.

• Chi Yining peeled shrimp for Yan Guiyun, who smugly watched Gu Chengyuan react.
• Li Qingmi threatened to steal Yan Guiyun’s shrimp, but Yan Guiyun warned he would assign more homework to her sister.
• Yan Guiyun asked Chi Yining to feed him, and Gu Chengyuan snapped at him for making Chi Yining do everything.
• Hu Bing savored Chi Yining’s scent, and Bai Chongxuan accidentally kicked Shao Chongsi while trying to kick Hu Bing.
• Shao Chongsi accused Gu Chengyuan and Wang Xinyang of kicking him, but both denied it.