Chapter Summaries

The guests took their seats for a timed poetry-copying contest, but everyone kept distracting one another to stop them from writing. When Jia Mingchuan finally picked up his brush, Wang Xinyang brought up the embarrassing story of a wild boar that had trapped him in a tree overnight.

• The staff arranged ten desks and assigned Chi Yining, Gu Chengyuan, Jia Mingchuan, Shao Chongsi, Bai Chongxuan, Hu Bing, Yan Guiyun, Li Qingmi, Wang Xinyang, and Chen Shiyu their seats for the contest.
• Hu Bing tried to begin copying a poem, but Li Qingmi’s sudden coughing startled him and made him add an extra dot to his writing.
• Chen Shiyu tricked Wang Xinyang into checking his shoelace, and a screaming groundhog alarm then startled him again.
• After waiting for the others to write, Jia Mingchuan dipped his brush in ink, but Wang Xinyang asked whether a wild boar had once kept watch beneath his tree all night.
• Jia Mingchuan paused, spilled ink onto the paper, and wondered how Wang Xinyang knew about the incident.

The guests stalled their calligraphy task by threatening to expose one another’s embarrassing secrets. As the argument continued, Jia Mingchuan gave up trying to write, leaving the group still caught in their teasing.

• Wang Xinyang’s remark about Jia Mingchuan’s embarrassing past made the livestream audience imagine him being chased by a wild boar, while the director laughed and messaged Qin Moumou to watch.
• Gu Chengyuan noticed Shao Chongsi preparing to write and threatened to reveal a Valentine’s Day secret, making Shao Chongsi put down his brush.
• Gu Chengyuan began writing, but Bai Chongxuan threatened to reveal an embarrassing story about him; Gu Chengyuan responded by threatening to expose both Bai Chongxuan and Shao Chongsi.
• Shao Chongsi asked them to leave him out of their argument, but Gu Chengyuan and Bai Chongxuan refused.
• Jia Mingchuan considered writing in secret, then put down his brush after Wang Xinyang sighed, deciding he had had enough of the calligraphy task.

Chen Shiyu and the other guests struggled to write poems while Chi Yining waited, then suddenly began producing rapid, forceful calligraphy. His writing astonished Old Master Yan, who stood up in excitement and revealed that his supposedly bad legs had recovered.

• Chen Shiyu tried to focus on writing, but Wang Xinyang and Hu Bing distracted him by teasing him about falling for someone.
• Shao Chongsi suggested that everyone write together, and he and Bai Chongxuan began composing poems.
• The other guests gradually started writing, while Chi Yining remained still and left everyone guessing about his strategy.
• After checking his watch, Chi Yining picked up a brush and rapidly wrote bold, powerful calligraphy.
• At the Yan Family's old residence, Old Master Yan stood up to praise Chi Yining's writing, and Old Master Jia realized that Yan's legs were no longer bad.

Chi Yining finished the calligraphy competition without a single mistake and took first place, while Gu Chengyuan struggled to concentrate beside him. The guests learned their rankings and reflected on how pressure and distraction had affected their work.

• Chi Yining continued writing flawlessly as viewers shared clips of his calligraphy online, and Gu Chengyuan watched him in fascination.
• The staff announced the end of the competition, and Chi Yining finished his final stroke just in time.
• Chi Yining sat beside Yan Guiyun and asked how he had done; Yan Guiyun replied that they should wait for the results.
• The staff announced Chi Yining in first place with zero errors, followed by Yan Guiyun, Wang Xinyang, Jia Mingchuan, Bai Chongxuan, Li Qingmi, Gu Chengyuan, Chen Shiyu, Shao Chongsi, and Hu Bing.
• The guests considered how distraction and pressure had led to their mistakes, while Chi Yining’s perfect score topped the rankings.

Yan Guiyun secured the deluxe date package for himself and Chi Yining, then took him to a hot spring resort for their date. When they arrived, a provocatively dressed woman greeted Chi Yining, leaving him embarrassed and unsure where to look.

• Yan Guiyun’s covertly spread secrets sparked infighting among the contestants, helping him secure the hot spring date package.
• Chi Yining rode to the resort with his head on Yan Guiyun’s lap and joked about Yan Guiyun sounding like a CEO.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun arrived at the mountain resort with their bodyguards and cameramen.
• A provocatively dressed woman greeted Chi Yining at reception, and he turned toward Yan Guiyun in embarrassment.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun arrived at a hot spring resort, where Chi Yining acted shy around the receptionist while Yan Guiyun arranged food and drinks. Meanwhile, Director Feng saw Chi Yining climb to the top of Weibo’s trending searches, where viewers debated his changed personality and wondered if something had happened to him.

• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun for help, and Yan Guiyun told the receptionist that Chi Yining was shy and preferred not to talk.
• The receptionist showed Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun to their private outdoor pool and explained how to order from a tablet.
• Chi Yining went to shower while Yan Guiyun reflected on his refined habits and ordered juice and food for him.
• Director Feng checked Weibo and found a trending post comparing last month’s Chi Yining with this month’s Chi Yining.
• Weibo users praised Chi Yining’s looks and talent, joked that he owed them a cigarette, and speculated that he seemed depressed.

Murong Xue learned that Chi Yining had helped Yan Guiyun's company fend off intrusions, crippling systems at competing companies, and that Chi Yining's calligraphy video had topped the trending list. At the hot spring resort, Chi Yining reflected on how Yan Guiyun always accommodated him before the two relaxed together in the pool.

• Director Feng read about attacks that had crippled the systems of more than twenty major companies and laughed at the employees' reactions.
• Special Assistant Wen told Murong Xue that Chi Yining had reinforced the company's firewall and installed programs that struck back against intrusions, crippling systems at competing companies.
• Special Assistant Wen reported that Chi Yining's calligraphy video had reached number one on the trending list, and Murong Xue asked to see it.
• At the resort, Chi Yining noticed Yan Guiyun had ordered only food he liked and reflected that Yan Guiyun had always accommodated his preferences.
• Yan Guiyun tested the hot spring water, invited Chi Yining in, and the two relaxed together in the pool.

Yan Guiyun recalled his unrequited hopes from the previous night with Chi Yining, then said good night when Chi Yining returned to his room. The next morning, Chi Yining went to the beach for a run alone, where he unexpectedly encountered the running dream team.

• Yan Guiyun remembered Chi Yining's comical reactions at the hot spring and dinner and decided not to make a move while Chi Yining still thought he was straight.
• Chi Yining photographed the distracted Yan Guiyun, rubbed his face, and wished him good night before returning to his room.
• Chi Yining woke at six, got dressed for a run, and headed to the beach without making plans with Yan Guiyun.
• Chi Yining warmed up, put on his earphones, and started running, unexpectedly joining the running dream team.

Wang Xinyang, Hu Bing, and Bai Chongxuan tried to talk to Chi Yining during a morning run, but he kept running without responding. When the sea breeze blew off Chi Yining’s hat, they discovered he had been wearing earphones and had not heard them.

• Wang Xinyang ran alongside Chi Yining and apologized for being too familiar on the plane, but Chi Yining did not answer.
• Hu Bing caught up to them, greeted Chi Yining, and complimented his running outfit, while Chi Yining still seemed not to respond.
• Bai Chongxuan smacked Hu Bing for grinning creepily, then asked Wang Xinyang what he had said to Chi Yining.
• Bai Chongxuan watched Wang Xinyang closely, thinking about the scent he had followed during their morning runs for two weeks, while Wang Xinyang complained about his attention.
• A sea breeze blew Chi Yining’s hat off, revealing his earphones; Wang Xinyang and Hu Bing realized Chi Yining had not heard their attempts to talk to him.

Wang Xinyang tried to quiet Bai Chongxuan while Gu Chengyuan made breakfast for Shao Chongsi, who asked how Gu knew about his Valentine’s Day breakup. Yan Guiyun entered the kitchen and traded barbed remarks with Shao Chongsi as he prepared food for Xiao Yi.

• Bai Chongxuan asked Wang Xinyang a question, and Wang told him to stop talking so he would not start coughing.
• Shao Chongsi pestered Gu Chengyuan for breakfast, and Gu finally agreed to make him some after teasing him about his breakup.
• Shao Chongsi asked how Gu Chengyuan knew about what happened to him on February 14, but Gu avoided explaining that he had witnessed it.
• Yan Guiyun entered the kitchen to get ingredients and said he was making bread for Xiao Yi.
• Shao Chongsi and Yan Guiyun traded insults while Yan prepared food.

Chi Yining studied the stock market before joining the others for a team-drawing game on the dating show. The draw paired him with Hu Bing and left Gu Chengyuan teamed with Shao Chongsi, while Yan Guiyun was paired with Bai Chongxuan.

• Chi Yining took notes while learning about stock trading and remembered how quickly Yan Guiyun had solved the drawing-and-guessing prompts.
• The staff announced that the guests would compete in five teams at the Tower of Faint Dreams, with teammates assigned by lot.
• The guests hoped to draw Chi Yining, but Hu Bing was the only one pleased with the results.
• The draw paired Chi Yining with Hu Bing, Yan Guiyun with Bai Chongxuan, Gu Chengyuan with Shao Chongsi, Wang Xinyang with Jia Mingchuan, and Chen Shiyu with Li Qingmi.
• Gu Chengyuan wondered why trying to win Chi Yining back seemed to push him farther away, and regretted joining the show while paired with Shao Chongsi.

The guests rode to the filming venue, where romantic rivalries and suspicions continued to surface. Meanwhile, Director Feng supervised the prepared set and had Xiaobao take charge of logistics.

• Hu Bing told Jia Mingchuan he would worry about sharing attributes with his love interest after winning him over.
• Li Qingmi warned Chen Shiyu that Chi Yining seemed to share Chen's position, but Chen replied that Li looked the same as him.
• Chi Yining fell asleep on Yan Guiyun's shoulder during the coach ride, and Yan Guiyun began considering how to eliminate his love rivals.
• Director Feng oversaw the setup on the Dream Tower's sixth floor and learned that everything was ready.
• Director Feng confirmed there were no more camera locations to set up, then reclined in a lounge chair as Xiaobao served as head of logistics.

Chi Yining and the other contestants arrived at the Tower of Haunted Dreams for a team elimination game with assigned spawn floors and limited respawns. Chi Yining and Hu Bing inspected their equipment and discovered that the weapons were harmless props made from wax, wood, and cotton.

• The contestants arrived at the Tower of Haunted Dreams, where a broadcast instructed each team to draw lots for its spawn point.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun to play seriously, and Yan Guiyun agreed and told him to stay safe.
• The draw assigned the five teams to separate floors, with Chi Yining and Hu Bing on the first floor and Yan Guiyun and Bai Chongxuan on the second.
• The broadcast announced that the last surviving team would win and that each contestant had three chances to respawn.
• Chi Yining and Hu Bing received high-tech watches and inspected their spawn point, where each person could select one melee weapon and three grenades.
• Chi Yining discovered blunt wax daggers, a cotton frying pan with a wooden handle, and cotton throwing axes with different elimination rules.

The teams prepared to leave their rooms as the battle countdown began, with several contestants sneaking out or bickering along the way. Director Feng then noticed Chi Yining had vanished from the screen, leaving Hu Bing alone.

• Chi Yining's watch announced that equipment selection had begun and the battle would start in five minutes.
• Chen Shiyu packed smoke grenades and sneaked out with Li Qingmi, who picked weapons and put on a helmet.
• Shao Chongsi checked on Gu Chengyuan before the two left together, with Gu Chengyuan hiding his discomfort.
• Wang Xinyang pulled Jia Mingchuan into a room after spotting Bai Chongxuan, then suggested Jia become their captain.
• Yan Guiyun and Bai Chongxuan split up, while Director Feng discovered that Chi Yining had disappeared from the screen.

Chi Yining and Jia Mingchuan eliminated opponents while navigating the building, and Chi Yining slipped onto the fourth floor to ambush the Lawyer Team. The Lawyer Team remained unaware that he was closing in.

• Chi Yining silently climbed into a room and killed Bai Chongxuan with a wax knife.
• Chen Shiyu hid in a cabinet while Li Qingmi waited by the door with a scalpel.
• Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang eliminated Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi, and Wang warned Jia that he had revealed his fighting style.
• Chi Yining guessed Jia Mingchuan had taken out the Lawyer Team and headed to the fourth floor to find their spawn point.
• The Lawyer Team continued debating whether to use a frying pan or a throwing axe, unaware Chi Yining was approaching.

Chi Yining eliminated Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi by exposing their spawn point, while Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang were unexpectedly knocked out during their encounter with Li Qingmi. The chapter ended with Chi Yining learning of their elimination.

• Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi debated which weapon to use before leaving their spawn point.
• Chi Yining ambushed Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi with a fragmentation grenade, forcing them to respawn with one life remaining.
• Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang found Li Qingmi on the fifth floor, where he drew a scalpel and bantered with Jia Mingchuan.
• Unidentified objects struck Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang on the head three times, and an elimination announcement followed.

Chen Shiyu ambushed and eliminated two members of the Lamb Skewer Team, while Chi Yining tracked Hu Bing’s progress and waited for him upstairs. Hu Bing quickly eliminated Bai Chongxuan on the way, leaving Bai Chongxuan resentful as Hu Bing hurried on.

• Chen Shiyu ambushed the Lamb Skewer Team, leaving only Li Qingmi and Chen Shiyu standing.
• Li Qingmi laughed about Chen Shiyu taking out Brother Chuan, while viewers praised the ambush.
• Chi Yining watched Hu Bing approach on his watch and invited him to come upstairs, despite the risk that he might encounter Bai Chongxuan.
• Hu Bing met Bai Chongxuan on the second-floor stairs and used a feint before striking him with a throwing axe.
• Bai Chongxuan respawned with one life remaining and handed Hu Bing his axe back as Hu Bing apologized and hurried away.

Chi Yining ambushed Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang, eliminating both before leaving the room. Meanwhile, Yan Guiyun began moving through the Tower of Faint Dreams, and Li Qingmi woke and called Chen Shiyu to leave with him.

• Chi Yining waited atop a door until Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang entered a room.
• Chi Yining attacked Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang from behind, eliminating them and leaving with a brief apology.
• Yan Guiyun emerged from a second-floor room in combat gear and headed for the staircase farthest from Bai Chongxuan.
• Li Qingmi opened his eyes, stood up, and called Chen Shiyu to leave.

Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi hid in a cabinet to evade Yan Guiyun, then hid there again when Wang Xinyang and Jia Mingchuan searched the room. Just as they remained trapped and on edge, Bai Chongxuan arrived.

• Chen Shiyu followed Li Qingmi into a secluded room, and they squeezed into a cabinet to hide from someone approaching.
• Li Qingmi kept Chen Shiyu inside until Yan Guiyun had passed through the room twice.
• Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi escaped the cabinet, but hid again when they heard footsteps approaching.
• Wang Xinyang and Jia Mingchuan searched the room and debated whether anyone was inside the cabinet, but did not open it.
• Bai Chongxuan arrived while Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi were still hiding.

Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi waited on the fourth floor while discussing Yunxi and Shao Chongsi’s ex-boyfriend. A burst of elimination announcements shocked Gu Chengyuan, who checked the leaderboard to find out what had happened.

• Bai Chongxuan questioned Jia Mingchuan and Wang Xinyang, while Wang Xinyang sat down and left the conversation to them.
• Shao Chongsi asked Gu Chengyuan about Yunxi and wondered whether Gu resembled the boy who had once sheltered him from the rain.
• Gu Chengyuan said he was camping instead of going out.
• The system announced that Bai Chongxuan, Jia Mingchuan, and Wang Xinyang were eliminated with no respawns remaining, followed by Li Qingmi and Chen Shiyu.
• Gu Chengyuan sat up in shock and checked the elimination leaderboard on his watch.