Recaps

After Yan Guiyun kept Chi Yining home to rest instead of attending a magazine shoot, Chi Yining recovered his devices and began working on a drawing. Yan Guiyun grew wary of Jia Mingchuan’s involvement while keeping Chi Yining close.

• Yan Guiyun praised Chi Yining’s breakfast, then told him his phone and tablet were in the bedroom and his bag was in the entryway cabinet.
• Chi Yining realized he had a magazine cover shoot scheduled, but Yan Guiyun persuaded him to postpone it and rest instead.
• Chi Yining asked whether Yan Guiyun had bought Sister Ling’s company, and Yan Guiyun said he did not want to become Chi Yining’s boss.
• Yan Guiyun returned Chi Yining’s phone and tablet, and Chi Yining noticed three missed calls from an unknown number registered in the Capital.
• Yan Guiyun thought about Jia Mingchuan’s unexpected involvement while Chi Yining opened his tablet to work on a client’s drawing.

Shao Chongsi discovered that his receptionist admired the same artist whose work he collected, and warned her not to compete for commissions. Meanwhile, Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining out for a quiet dinner and ice cream, while their driver Xiao Wu tried and failed to hide his admiration for Chi Yining.

• Shao Chongsi asked his receptionist whether she liked an artist’s work and told her not to compete with him for the artist’s limited daily commissions.
• Shao Chongsi reopened his chat with the artist and wondered whether the artist was unusually busy.
• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining he had arranged a quiet outing for dinner and ice cream, then invited him to rest on his lap in the car.
• Xiao Wu secretly admired Chi Yining while driving, and Yan Guiyun warned him to stop staring.
• Yan Guiyun watched Chi Yining sleep on his lap and thought he was adorable.

Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining to dinner at the Illusory Dream Restaurant and tried to create a romantic atmosphere, but Chi Yining remained matter-of-fact. Yan Guiyun ended the evening flustered after Chi Yining praised his looks and asked whether the air-conditioning was cool enough.

• Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining to the quiet Illusory Dream Restaurant and suggested they sit by the window.
• Yan Guiyun took a photo of Chi Yining, and Chi Yining carefully took and sent him a photo in return.
• When the server arrived, Yan Guiyun asked Chi Yining whether she was pretty, and Chi Yining agreed.
• Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun that he was the best-looking person he had ever seen, making Yan Guiyun blush.
• Chi Yining noticed Yan Guiyun's red ears and asked whether the air-conditioning was cool enough, and Yan Guiyun said it was.

Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining to dinner and then to a rooftop garden, where Chi worried that Yan would eventually grow tired of him. Yan reassured him, though Chi warned that he would shoot Yan if their friendship changed into something else, leaving Yan privately delighted by the prospect.

• Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining shared a Western dinner, and Yan told Chi to eat only until he was half full because ice cream was still coming.
• Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining to the rooftop sky garden, where Chi asked whether Yan got bored spending all his time with him.
• Yan Guiyun reassured Chi that he enjoyed their quiet time together, but Chi said that feelings were intangible and feared Yan might seek another close friend.
• Yan Guiyun tickled Chi until he laughed and admitted he believed him.
• Chi Yining warned Yan Guiyun that if their friendship changed into something else, he would find a rooftop and shoot him, and Yan privately thought that would make things more thrilling.

Chi Yining confronted Yan Guiyun about his overly intimate behavior, but Yan Guiyun persuaded him that their affection was harmless because they were friends. Chi Yining apologized and settled back into Yan Guiyun’s arms.

• Chi Yining pinched Yan Guiyun’s cheeks after noticing his wicked smile, and Yan Guiyun pulled him onto his lap.
• Chi Yining accused Yan Guiyun of acting too gay and objected to what Yan Guiyun had done that morning.
• Yan Guiyun reminded Chi Yining they were on a male-male dating show and argued that friends could be physically affectionate.
• Yan Guiyun warned Chi Yining that the other guests might desire him, making Chi Yining wonder whether Wang Xinyang had impure intentions.
• Chi Yining climbed onto Yan Guiyun’s lap, asked him to behave, and apologized; Yan Guiyun forgave him.

On the flight back, Chi Yining questioned Yan Guiyun about his love life and realized how powerful Yan Guiyun’s family was. When they returned to the Little Blue House holding hands, Chi Yining blushed, delighting the director and Yang Fang.

• Chi Yining could not sleep on the flight and asked Yan Guiyun whether gay men could tell who else was gay.
• Yan Guiyun held Chi Yining close and said he did not know how to judge other people or have time to think about his type.
• Chi Yining asked about Yan Guiyun’s social life and inferred that Yan Guiyun’s company and family were powerful enough that he did not need to curry favor with others.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun returned to the Little Blue House holding hands, and Chi Yining hurried inside with a bright red face.
• Yang Fang and the director watched them on the screen, pleased that Chi Yining had finally shown an expression.

Wang Xinyang and Chen Shiyu returned to the Little Blue House and saw the welcome banner for Chi Yining. After teasing Yan Guiyun about his clinginess, Chi Yining asked whether Yan Guiyun's bathroom water heater had been fixed.

• Wang Xinyang photographed the banner welcoming Chi Yining, and Chen Shiyu arrived soon after and went inside.
• Shao Chongsi loudly read the banner aloud, embarrassing Chi Yining as he sat with Yan Guiyun.
• Chi Yining said he planned to use the laptop he had bought and tried to return to his room to work.
• Yan Guiyun asked whether Chi Yining was tired of him, and Chi Yining laughed at Yan Guiyun's broken domineering CEO persona.
• Chi Yining asked whether Yan Guiyun's bathroom water heater had been fixed and told him to get it repaired soon.

Chi Yining registered on a computer-commission platform and accepted two jobs, including a firewall reinforcement commission from Tomorrow Hongxing Technology. He left the company contact expecting to inspect his work within half an hour, while Yan Guiyun continued longing for him and struggled with the knowledge that Chi Yining was straight.

• Yan Guiyun watched Chi Yining leave and reflected that he had deliberately broken the bathroom again to make Chi Yining think of him.
• Chi Yining checked his laptop, registered as Swallow on a commission platform, and accepted Tomorrow Hongxing Technology’s firewall reinforcement job.
• Chi Yining researched Zhongling Group and accepted its commission to rebuild the employee attendance system.
• Xiao Min from Tomorrow Hongxing contacted Chi Yining, who asked her to add him on WeChat and send the job requirements.
• Chi Yining told Xiao Min he could have the firewall ready for inspection in half an hour, leaving her silent with surprise.

Chi Yining agreed to build Zhongling Group’s system alone within five days and arranged to receive the contract. He prepared to keep taking freelance projects while joining the show.

• Xiao Min thanked Chi Yining for helping her company and excitedly bet with her colleagues that he would earn five million.
• Chi Yining told Zhongling Group technician Wu Xiu that he would complete the system alone in five days and asked him to send an electronic contract.
• Wu Xiu questioned the deadline and warned that missing it would incur a penalty, but Chi Yining insisted the result was what mattered.
• Wu Xiu apologized and agreed to add Chi Yining on WeChat, while his colleagues urged him to prepare the contract.
• Chi Yining unpacked a large supply of instant coffee, planning to continue working on projects after joining the show.

Chi Yining strengthened Hongxing Technology’s firewall while Xiao Min celebrated his success, and Li Qingmi rushed back to the Little Blue House to look for him. Yan Guiyun missed Chi Yining but hesitated to contact him, and an unexpected visitor knocked at his door.

• Chi Yining accepted friend requests from Hongxing’s Xiao Min and Zhongling’s Wu Xiu, then signed electronic contracts and repaired Hongxing Technology’s firewall vulnerabilities.
• Xiao Min celebrated winning back her earlier losses after Chi Yining’s work, while her coworkers doubted the fix would last through the trial period.
• Li Qingmi returned to the Little Blue House and immediately asked Jia Mingchuan where Chi Yining was.
• Yan Guiyun missed Chi Yining as he faced a pile of documents, then heard someone knock at his door and guessed it was not Chi Yining.

The staff announced the teams’ fishing points and the guests’ individual totals, with Chi Yining ranking first. They then handed out the idiom-chain prizes, leaving Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun baffled by a bicycle and helmet while Jia Mingchuan and Bai Chongxuan awaited their boxes.

• Yan Guiyun let the repairmen sent by Bai Chongxuan into his home to fix the water heater.
• The staff announced the fishing totals and distributed team points, with Yan Guiyun, Bai Chongxuan, and Wang Xinyang’s team leading.
• Chi Yining saw that he had the highest individual score, with 20,800 points.
• A staff member wheeled in a bicycle bearing Chi Yining’s name as his idiom-chain prize.
• Yan Guiyun opened a black box and found a helmet, while staff brought two more boxes to Jia Mingchuan and Bai Chongxuan.

The guests learned the week’s schedule and agreed to divide dinner cooking and dish-clearing duties. Yan Guiyun offered to take Chi Yining’s work, but Chi Yining declined, leaving the guests to draw lots for their assignments.

• Jia Mingchuan received an ultra-bright flashlight, and Bai Chongxuan received a wilderness survival guide.
• A staff member announced the guests’ dinner responsibilities, letter and text delivery times, games, dates, and room livestream rules.
• Shao Chongsi proposed pairing guests for four nights of cooking and assigning the remaining two guests to clear dishes, and everyone agreed.
• Yan Guiyun offered to cook for Chi Yining, but Chi Yining said he could handle the work himself.
• A staff member brought out a drawing box so the guests could draw their cooking and dish-clearing assignments.

The contestants drew partners for the week, leaving Chen Shiyu and Gu Chengyuan as the bowl-clearing contestants while Chi Yining was paired with Bai Chongxuan. Chi Yining worried that Yan Guiyun was unhappy, but Yan Guiyun kept his troubles to himself as Chi Yining went back to bed.

• Chen Shiyu drew a transparent card, and Chi Yining later drew number 2 for Tuesday.
• The staff member announced the weekly pairs, placing Chi Yining with Bai Chongxuan and Chen Shiyu with Gu Chengyuan as bowl-clearing contestants.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun why he seemed unhappy, and Yan Guiyun assured him that he was glad as long as Chi Yining was happy.
• A man in a dim rental room watched Chen Shiyu on his computer screen and licked the screen.
• Chi Yining followed Yan Guiyun to his room and urged him to share any troubles before returning to bed.

Chi Yining settled in for the night while Li Qingmi struggled to tutor Li Qinghui, who wished Chi Yining would teach her instead. Director Feng let the guests spend time in their rooms and watched their livestreams, which ended on Gu Chengyuan.

• Yan Guiyun watched Chi Yining enter his room, and Chi Yining washed his feet, changed into pajamas, covered the camera, and went to sleep.
• Li Qingmi tutored Li Qinghui, who said she would remember her lessons if Brother Chichi taught her; Li Qingmi refused and continued the lesson.
• Director Feng defended the quiet schedule, citing the show's 110 million views and the lingering attention around Chi Yining.
• Director Feng switched to Chen Shiyu's livestream as Chen Shiyu practiced violin, prompting viewers to praise his performance and discuss Chi Yining's arts entrance exam result.
• Director Feng switched the livestream feed to Gu Chengyuan.

Director Feng switched among the guests’ livestreams as Yang Fang kept him from slacking off, showing Jia Mingchuan in the Misty Forest, Hu Bing on his way to the sports center, and Shao Chongsi at work. He ended on Wang Xinyang’s feed after refusing viewers’ requests to show Bai.

• Director Feng watched Gu Chengyuan read his script, then switched to Jia Mingchuan’s livestream in the Misty Forest.
• Yang Fang slapped Director Feng when she caught him spacing out and told him the assistant director had ordered her to keep him on task.
• Director Feng switched to Hu Bing, who was resting in a taxi on his way to the Zhongmen Island Sports Center.
• Yang Fang reflected on Hu Bing’s pressures as a young figure skater and student, and on his quiet feelings for Chi Yining.
• Director Feng watched Shao Chongsi working in his office, then ignored viewers’ requests for Bai and switched to Wang Xinyang.

Chi Yining woke from a long nap and went to find Yan Guiyun, only to be stopped by Gu Chengyuan asking about a box of snacks. Chi Yining misunderstood the snacks as a misdelivered package he had already returned.

• Wang Xinyang studied robotics manufacturing in his room while viewers admired his physique on the livestream.
• Director Feng watched Bai Chongxuan lounging in a rocking chair and learned that Bai had spent points to bring it upstairs.
• Chi Yining woke at eleven thirty, washed up, and went to knock on Yan Guiyun's door.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Chi Yining whether he had enjoyed the snacks he had sent and offered to send another box.
• Chi Yining apologized and said the note had listed Room 6 on the third floor as the delivery address.

Gu Chengyuan discovered that the snacks and note meant for Chi Yining had been delivered to the wrong room, leaving him upset while Chi Yining went to Yan Guiyun. Gu Chengyuan then went to the control room and asked Director Feng to check the surveillance footage for a suspect.

• Gu Chengyuan realized the note for Chi Yining had been changed and that the snacks had gone to someone else, while Chi Yining worried that Gu Chengyuan might cry.
• Chi Yining left Gu Chengyuan by the stairs and knocked on Yan Guiyun's door to tell him it was time to eat.
• Gu Chengyuan saw Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun together, clenched his fists, and went downstairs as viewers reacted to his disappointment.
• Gu Chengyuan went to the control room and woke Director Feng, asking him to review the surveillance footage and find a suspect.
• Director Feng perked up at the prospect of trouble and prepared to investigate.

Gu Chengyuan reviewed the surveillance footage to find out who had taken the snack box and note, but discovered several guests had visited Chi Yining’s room. He questioned Li Qingmi about the snacks and went to retrieve them, while Chi Yining wondered why Gu Chengyuan had suddenly begun acting differently toward him.

• Gu Chengyuan gave Director Feng an account of what happened, then took over the surveillance review when Director Feng moved too slowly.
• Gu Chengyuan and Director Feng watched footage showing Bai Chongxuan, Jia Mingchuan, Wang Xinyang, and Hu Bing visiting or approaching the guests’ rooms near Chi Yining’s.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Li Qingmi whether he still had the snack box and note, and Li Qingmi said he had kept them in his room.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Li Qingmi to take him upstairs to retrieve the box and note.
• Chi Yining overheard them and wondered why Gu Chengyuan had changed toward him, while Yan Guiyun told him to focus on eating.

Gu Chengyuan discovered that the note on his snack box had inexplicably changed into a message for Chi Yining, and he later asked Yining what snacks he liked. Yining struggled to respond, while Yan Guiyun left him to handle the awkward conversation himself.

• Li Qingmi took Gu Chengyuan to the room where the snack box had been left.
• Gu Chengyuan showed Li Qingmi that the note now read “For darling Yining!” and bore Gu Chengyuan's signature, though it had previously shown Li Qingmi's room address.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Li Qingmi why Jia Mingchuan had visited, and Li Qingmi said they had come to chat and that it had nothing to do with the snacks.
• Gu Chengyuan put the snack box beside the refrigerator, sat beside Chi Yining, and asked what snacks Yining liked.
• Yan Guiyun noticed Chi Yining's awkwardness but let him answer Gu Chengyuan himself, leaving Yining at a loss for words.

Chi Yining refused Gu Chengyuan’s offer to buy him food, while Gu Chengyuan resolved to wait patiently for him to recover. Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining fruit and snacks, and Chi praised him as a good person.

• Gu Chengyuan offered to buy Chi Yining more food, but Chi firmly declined the offer.
• Gu Chengyuan accepted Chi Yining’s refusal and decided to wait for him to recover.
• Yan Guiyun asked whether Chi Yining had finished eating, and Chi said he was full.
• Li Qingmi considered how he could pursue Chi Yining and thank him for saving his sister.
• Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining a basket of fruit and dried meat snacks, and Chi called him a good person.

Chi Yining enjoyed the food Yan Guiyun brought him and decided to save money to live near him after filming ended. Meanwhile, Bai Chongxuan and Chen Shiyu met for lunch and compared their different tastes in food.

• Yan Guiyun left Chi Yining alone after Chi Yining shut the door on him, while the livestream viewers laughed about Yan Guiyun and Gu.
• Chi Yining found the carefully prepared fruit and meat jerky Yan Guiyun had brought, decided to become his meal buddy, and made living near him a future goal.
• Chi Yining ate beef jerky, then turned on his computer and began working while viewers admired his hands.
• Bai Chongxuan woke up and discovered that he had missed mealtime with Xiao Chi-Chi.
• Bai Chongxuan sat down to eat with Chen Shiyu, then questioned whether Chen Shiyu really enjoyed eating vegetable salad.

Chen Shiyu, Bai Chongxuan, Wang Xinyang, Hu Bing, and Jia Mingchuan each encountered a misplaced snack box at the Little Blue House, but none claimed to know who had left it there. Hu Bing and Li Qingmi reviewed the guests’ food preferences and headed to the supermarket to shop for dinner.

• Chen Shiyu asked Bai Chongxuan if he recognized the snack box, but Bai Chongxuan said it only looked familiar.
• Wang Xinyang nearly tripped over the box, and Chen Shiyu and Bai Chongxuan both denied knowing whose it was.
• Hu Bing returned to the Little Blue House and asked Jia Mingchuan about the box; Jia Mingchuan thought it belonged to Li Qingmi and recalled it had once been delivered to Chi Yining by mistake.
• Hu Bing and Li Qingmi checked the guests’ food preference forms and left for the supermarket, while Li Qingmi decided not to borrow Chi Yining’s bicycle.

Hu Bing and Li Qingmi served the guests a disastrous dinner, so Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining away from the table and ordered restaurant food instead. The guests were left facing the ruined meal, though Gu Chengyuan pointed out snacks they could eat.

• Hu Bing and Li Qingmi realized they had forgotten to consider who would cook and later served a meal that stunned the guests.
• Yan Guiyun walked downstairs with Chi Yining, who privately imagined making a life-size doll of him.
• Shao Chongsi thanked Hu Bing and Li Qingmi for cooking and invited everyone to eat.
• Yan Guiyun pulled Chi Yining away from the table and ordered enough restaurant food for ten people, including extra sweet-and-sour pork ribs.
• Chen Shiyu, Wang Xinyang, and Bai Chongxuan reacted to the meal with dismay, and Gu Chengyuan told them they could have snacks by the fridge.

Chi Yining worried that Yan Guiyun and Bai Chongxuan might be close, but learned they had only been university classmates and reaffirmed his place as Yan Guiyun’s best friend. Back in their room, Yan Guiyun checked Chi Yining’s wound while Chi reflected on how easily he could talk with him.

• Bai Chongxuan asked Gu Chengyuan where he had bought the snacks, while Chi Yining wondered why Gu was so fixated on them.
• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining that he had asked Bai Chongxuan to tell the others that food was on the way.
• Chi Yining grew uneasy upon learning Yan Guiyun had Bai Chongxuan on WeChat, but Yan explained that they had been university classmates in the same research group.
• Yan Guiyun joked that domineering CEOs ate strawberry ice cream, and Chi Yining wondered whether Yan liked strawberries.
• Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining to their room, entered the door code in front of him, and carefully checked the scab on his arm.

Chi Yining considered leaving the dating show but decided that staying with Yan Guiyun would be manageable. After Yan Guiyun treated his elbow, Chi Yining finished writing a letter and went downstairs early to avoid the other guests.

• Yan Guiyun carefully applied gel to Chi Yining's healing elbow and reminded him not to scratch it.
• Chi Yining decided that keeping Yan Guiyun company on the dating show would not be so bad.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun why he compared him to a kitten and whether he had the usual domineering CEO talents.
• Yan Guiyun said he had no handsome men or beautiful women around him and joked that he would send them flying with a kick.
• By nine thirty, Chi Yining had finished revising his letter and went downstairs early to avoid the other guests.