Chapter Summaries

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun enjoyed the lakeside scenery while taking photos, and Chi Yining used lines from dating guides to flirt with Yan Guiyun. Their playful exchange left Yan Guiyun flustered and the livestream viewers lamenting their sweetness, before he fed Chi Yining a pastry.

• Chi Yining photographed Yan Guiyun beneath the lakeside lights and admired how handsome he looked.
• Chi Yining flirted with Yan Guiyun and reflected that dating guides had helped him take more initiative.
• Yan Guiyun wondered whether Chi Yining had been planning to win him over all along.
• Chi Yining told the livestream viewers that even Yan Guiyun's shadow looked good, prompting viewers to tease them and urge Yan Guiyun to confess.
• Yan Guiyun fed Chi Yining a pastry to stop his sweet words.

Gu Chengyuan comforted Shao Chongsi on the boat while Yunxi trashed the villa after his assault was exposed in a police statement. Chi Yining saw the news, then fell asleep on Brother Yan’s lap as the boat ride continued.

• Gu Chengyuan noticed Shao Chongsi trembling and held his hand to calm him while they watched the night scenery.
• Yunxi returned to the villa and smashed furniture and ornaments, worrying that someone was targeting him and relying on his sugar daddy to arrange a medical diagnosis abroad.
• The Capital police stated that Yun had assaulted He, settled with him, and paid 10 million yuan in compensation, while Yun’s mental condition remained undetermined.
• Netizens criticized Yunxi and flooded his Weibo account, where they had to follow him before they could comment.
• Chi Yining read the police statement and decided to wait for Yunxi’s medical certificate before revealing more evidence.
• Chi Yining grew sleepy on the boat, and Brother Yan let him rest on his lap.

Li Qingmi plotted revenge on Chen Shiyu while Chen Shiyu angrily reacted to online news. At the villa, Mo Li and Chai Yi exposed their messy engagement, then a fire alarm drenched everyone, leaving Hu Bing wondering about the hidden motive behind the guests’ parents’ wager over partners.

• Li Qingmi decided he needed a careful plan to get back at Chen Shiyu, who was busy condemning a case on Weibo.
• Mo Li blamed Chai Yi for ruining his chance to become a couple with Xinyang, and Chai Yi accused Mo Li of cheating before their engagement ended.
• Mo Li retorted that Chai Yi had cheated first, revealing their engagement and infidelity to Hu Bing and An Yan.
• An Yan began coughing, but the villa’s fire alarm sounded and drenched him, Hu Bing, Mo Li, and Chai Yi.
• Hu Bing recalled that the guests’ parents had staked company shares on their sons bringing partners home and suspected there was a hidden reason they were competing for Chi Yining.

Mo Li and Chai Yi argued after a flood soaked the first floor, while Wang Xinyang reflected on his complicated feelings for Bai Chongxuan. The next day, Chi Yining investigated Yunxi Studio’s medical records and found footage of the doctor meeting someone.

• Mo Li blamed Chai Yi for their past rivalry and for stealing Wang Xinyang, and the two argued as Hu Bing went upstairs.
• Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan escaped through the balcony, and Bai offered to make him a cake.
• Wang Xinyang considered his dreams about Bai and realized Bai's presence had softened his heartbreak over Chi Yining living with Yan Guiyun.
• Yunxi Studio apologized to He Mingyu and posted medical records claiming its artist had mania.
• Chi Yining traced the diagnosis to a hospital, investigated doctor Saiwen, and found surveillance footage of him meeting someone in a secluded café.

Chi Yining exposed Yunxi with a translated video and supporting evidence, leaving Yunxi facing public fury and enormous contract penalties while he remained in detention. Shao Chongsi planned to stay with Gu Chengyuan and use Yunxi’s expected appeal for help to expose him further.

• Chi Yining edited and posted surveillance footage with translated dialogue and records linking Zhang Moumou to Doctor Saiwen, pinning the video on Weibo for a day.
• Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining to bed for a nap after Chi Yining kissed him.
• Netizens and celebrities reacted to the evidence against Yunxi, while brands terminated their contracts and demanded about six hundred million yuan in penalties.
• Yunxi remained unaware of the backlash in detention and believed Shao Chongsi would help him after his release.
• Chi Yining decided to wait until Yunxi left detention before continuing to punish him for interfering with his shipping.
• Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi discussed how Yunxi might seek Shao Chongsi’s help, and Shao Chongsi said they could expose him then.

The guests played a fast-paced game where they had to answer questions with unrelated responses, while their answers repeatedly turned into exchanges between them. The last three contestants would win the chance to invite someone on a date, but the chapter ended before the game revealed its winners.

• Jia Mingchuan watched the guests interact and thought about how their relationships had changed since the interviews.
• A staff member explained that the last three players remaining in the game could each invite someone on a date.
• Chen Shiyu worried that the two-second time limit would make the game difficult for him.
• Chi Yining answered that the weather was perfect for sharpening knives when asked what he would do if he saw Yan Guiyun walking a dog.
• Yan Guiyun replied by asking whether Chi Yining wanted to go play in the water when asked if Chi Yining was cute or handsome.
• Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi gave unrelated answers to questions about Lü Bu's girlfriend and choosing between math and Chen Shiyu.

The guests played a question game that exposed their odd answers and complicated feelings, then settled into their assigned pairs. At the evening resort date, Yan Guiyun offered Chi Yining a quiet suite or a room with a view for shipping couples.

• The guests gave bizarre or evasive answers during the question game, and Mo Li and Chai Yi were eliminated after their answers about whom to save.
• Chi Yining deliberately got himself eliminated to make room for the other guests, while Yan Guiyun realized what he was planning.
• The final pairs were Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining, Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang, and An Yan and Hu Bing.
• Li Qingmi planned to take Chen Shiyu into town that evening and put his ultimate plan into action.
• At the resort hotel, Hu Bing resolved to watch over the injured An Yan, while Yan Guiyun suggested that he and Chi Yining choose a suite or a room with a good view.

Chi Yining watched the couples through the room’s live camera views as An Yan drew Hu Bing’s attention and Wang Xinyang taught Bai Chongxuan to play billiards. He called Bai Chongxuan scheming, while Yan Guiyun stayed silent about his own schemes.

• A bodyguard stopped the cameraman from following An Yan and Hu Bing upstairs, so the cameraman returned to the first floor.
• An Yan claimed his eyes itched, prompting Hu Bing to cup his face and gently blow on his eyes.
• Chi Yining realized Yan Guiyun had arranged a room with views of the living room and entertainment area, then switched the camera to the billiards room.
• Bai Chongxuan admitted he did not know how to play billiards, and Wang Xinyang pulled him close to teach him.
• Chi Yining called Bai Chongxuan scheming, while Yan Guiyun thought to himself that Chi Yining had never called out his own schemes.

Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining that he had secured permission for him to take an early graduation exam, leaving Chi Yining torn between studying and spending time with him. In the bath, Yan Guiyun reassured Chi Yining that he had never liked anyone before, and Chi Yining teasingly challenged him to investigate.

• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining that he could take the early graduation exam in the second week of the semester and would need to make up failed subjects.
• Chi Yining grew gloomy at the thought of having less time with Yan Guiyun, then demanded that Yan Guiyun laugh only at him.
• Yan Guiyun kissed Chi Yining, and they bathed together.
• Chi Yining asked whether Yan Guiyun had ever liked anyone before, and Yan Guiyun said Chi Yining was the first person to make his heart flutter.
• Chi Yining joked that he could investigate Yan Guiyun, and Yan Guiyun invited him to do so before they got out of the bath.

Chi Yining discovered his shipped couples had disappeared after spending time with Yan Guiyun. Meanwhile, Jia Mingchuan’s stakeout of Su Ziqian yielded no clues, but he witnessed Shao Chongsi sneak into Gu Chengyuan’s room and Mo Li soak Chai Yi’s laundry.

• Chi Yining complained to Yan Guiyun that the couples he shipped had vanished, and Yan Guiyun teased him while giving him juice.
• Shao Chongsi jumped onto Gu Chengyuan’s balcony and insisted on sleeping in his room despite Gu Chengyuan telling him to leave.
• Jia Mingchuan watched Shao Chongsi enter Gu Chengyuan’s room from his balcony stakeout.
• Mo Li used a water gun to spray the clothes on Chai Yi’s balcony, including his underwear, then hid inside.
• Chai Yi brought in the wet clothes and angrily cursed Mo Li, while Jia Mingchuan continued his unsuccessful stakeout of Su Ziqian.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun woke up together, while Wang Xinyang reflected on his growing attraction to Bai Chongxuan. Hu Bing recalled bathing and sharing a room with An Yan, admitting he had briefly wished An Yan's injured hand would never heal.

• Chi Yining woke Yan Guiyun, ordered breakfast, and went back to coax him out of bed.
• Wang Xinyang woke beside Bai Chongxuan and wrestled with his feelings for him and his preference not to compromise on their sexual roles.
• Bai Chongxuan noticed Wang Xinyang staring at him, and Wang Xinyang pulled his open pajamas closed.
• Hu Bing remembered staying with An Yan because his bandaged hand made it difficult for him to manage alone.
• Hu Bing recalled bathing An Yan and admitted he had fleetingly hoped An Yan's hand would never heal.

An Yan believed his attempt to seduce Hu Bing had worked, while back at the manor villa, Shao Chongsi’s sore back and Gu Chengyuan’s offer to apply ointment sparked a series of misunderstandings. Chi Yining mistakenly concluded that Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi had slept together, and Gu Chengyuan ended the chapter by deciding to care for Shao Chongsi rather than explain himself.

• An Yan felt satisfied after trying to seduce Hu Bing, unaware that Hu Bing had not realized how panicked he was.
• At lunch, Shao Chongsi complained that his lower back hurt, and Gu Chengyuan offered to put ointment on it.
• Chi Yining overheard them, dropped the water bottles, and wrongly concluded that Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi had already slept together.
• Yan Guiyun and the other guests reacted awkwardly to Shao Chongsi, leaving him confused about their behavior.
• Shao Chongsi noticed Gu Chengyuan’s flushed face and worried that he had a fever, while Gu Chengyuan decided to apply ointment instead of explaining the misunderstanding.

Chi Yining comforted Yan Guiyun after lamenting that he had mistaken the roles in a couple he shipped, while Yan Guiyun worried that Chi Yining might be a soul that could vanish from his body. Chi Yining reassured him that their bond would keep him in this world, but left Yan Guiyun asking him to explain what was going on.

• Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun that he had gotten the top and bottom of his ship backward, and Yan Guiyun tried to comfort him.
• Yan Guiyun reflected on Chi Yining's sudden changes in personality and suspected that different souls had occupied his body at different times.
• Yan Guiyun held Chi Yining tightly and asked whether he would suddenly disappear.
• Chi Yining reasoned that his bond with Yan Guiyun and the people he cared about would keep his soul in this world.
• Chi Yining said he would leave if Yan Guiyun ever stopped loving him, and Yan Guiyun promised he never would before asking for an explanation.

Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun that he came from a world inside a book and explained how he had arranged for his grandparents’ graves and his assets after death. After Yan Guiyun carried him to bed for a nap, Chen Shiyu wondered why Li Qingmi had suddenly started treating him differently.

• Chi Yining explained the book-world situation to Yan Guiyun, who was shocked but quickly accepted that their world was real.
• Yan Guiyun grew jealous when Chi Yining praised Gu Chengyuan, and Chi Yining soothed him with compliments and affection.
• Yan Guiyun asked about Chi Yining’s grandparents’ graves and assets, and Chi Yining said he had paid for a thousand years of grave care and arranged to donate his remaining assets.
• Chi Yining fell asleep while chatting, and Yan Guiyun carried him to bed for an afternoon nap.
• Chen Shiyu reflected on Li Qingmi’s recent change in behavior and remembered their arcade trip, summer desserts, and fireworks.

Chen Shiyu realized he might have fallen for Li Qingmi after Li Qingmi rescued him from a runaway motorcycle. Meanwhile, Jia Mingchuan tried to meet Su Ziqian, entered his room after getting no answer, and was confronted by Chai Yi as he returned to his balcony.

• Li Qingmi rescued Chen Shiyu from a riderless motorcycle after the fireworks, leaving Chen Shiyu suspecting he had fallen for him.
• Chen Shiyu asked Li Qingmi what he had wanted to say the previous night, but Li Qingmi refused to tell him and apologized for taking him out.
• Jia Mingchuan decided to get to know Su Ziqian, but Su Ziqian did not answer when he knocked at his door.
• Jia Mingchuan jumped between the balconies, entered Su Ziqian's unlocked room, and searched it before deciding to leave.
• Chai Yi confronted Jia Mingchuan on the balcony and asked what shady business he had been doing in Su Ziqian's room.

Chi Yining persuaded Yan Guiyun to let him study while sitting in his arms, then joined the other guests for the resumed livestream. The production team announced a water-gun battle for date-night prizes, and Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun set off for the game on an electric scooter.

• After Jia Mingchuan returned to his room, Chai Yi decided he had been overthinking things, while Su Ziqian slept with noise-canceling headphones in his room.
• Yan Guiyun urged Chi Yining to study for his exam and offered to arrange an online tutor, but he relented when Chi Yining looked upset and let him study on his lap.
• The livestream resumed, and the production team announced a water-gun battle at a nearby closed elementary school, with the three teams scoring the most eliminations winning date-night spots.
• Chi Yining noticed Su Ziqian looking at him and smiling mysteriously, then leaned close to Yan Guiyun to speak with him.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun rode an electric scooter to the game, and Chi Yining asked why Yan Guiyun never tanned.

The guests began a water-gun game in an elementary school, where Chen Shiyu unexpectedly eliminated Chai Yi with help from Li Qingmi. Chen Shiyu was left flustered by his growing feelings for Li Qingmi.

• Yan Guiyun rode with Chi Yining to the elementary school while Jia Mingchuan tried to talk with Su Ziqian.
• The staff explained that the game took place in Teaching Building A and gave each guest two lives.
• Chi Yining joined Yan Guiyun to clear the building while Chen Shiyu worried about his chances and found Li Qingmi lounging nearby.
• Chai Yi tried to shoot Li Qingmi, but Li Qingmi dodged and Chen Shiyu hit Chai Yi with his water gun.
• Li Qingmi praised Chen Shiyu with a thumbs-up, and Chen Shiyu blushed as he struggled to meet Li Qingmi’s eyes.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun eliminated Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan during the water-gun game, while Chi Yining’s team finished first. Chen Shiyu noticed Li Qingmi’s unexpected effort and wondered if he liked Chichi, leaving him feeling disappointed.

• Chi Yining eliminated Wang Xinyang, who accepted the loss and left after Chi Yining apologized.
• Chi Yining went after Bai Chongxuan, but Yan Guiyun shot Bai Chongxuan from behind before he could fire.
• Chi Yining teased Yan Guiyun for making Bai Chongxuan angry, and they continued the game.
• The game ended with Team Chi Yining in first place, Team Jia Mingchuan in second, and Team Li Qingmi in third.
• Chen Shiyu noticed Li Qingmi had been unusually capable and wondered if he had been making an effort for Chichi.
• Chen Shiyu recalled Li Qingmi helping Chichi clear dishes and felt disappointed at the thought that Li Qingmi might like him.

Li Qingmi kissed Chen Shiyu in the car and explained that he was reclaiming the first kiss Chen Shiyu had unknowingly taken from him while they were fishing. At the Bamboo Cabin, Chi Yining noticed their red eyes and lips and guessed that they were growing closer.

• Li Qingmi covered Chen Shiyu's head with a jacket and kissed him in the car, leaving Chen Shiyu tearful and confused.
• Li Qingmi told Chen Shiyu that Chen Shiyu had unknowingly stolen his first kiss while asleep in a tent, so he had taken the kiss back.
• Chen Shiyu stopped crying when he realized he had already lost his first kiss to Li Qingmi.
• At the Bamboo Cabin, Chi Yining noticed Chen Shiyu's red eyes and both men's red lips, then excitedly concluded they were moving fast.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun went inside ahead of the cameramen, where Jia Mingchuan and quiet Su Ziqian had also arrived.

During dinner, Jia Mingchuan asked Su Ziqian where he used to go after class, and Su Ziqian explained that he had been too short and slow to keep up with Jia Mingchuan and Yan Guiyun. The conversation ended with Jia Mingchuan embarrassed by the misunderstanding.

• Yan Guiyun cut meat from a drumstick and placed it in Chi Yining’s bowl.
• Jia Mingchuan recalled that he and Su Ziqian had been classmates for three years and said he was only now getting a clear look at Su Ziqian.
• Jia Mingchuan asked Su Ziqian where he used to go after class, and Su Ziqian joked that he had gone to save the world.
• Su Ziqian explained that he had been short, slow, and hidden behind taller classmates, so he could not keep up with Jia Mingchuan and Yan Guiyun.
• Jia Mingchuan realized that Su Ziqian had not disappeared from their sight; he had simply failed to keep pace, and Jia Mingchuan felt embarrassed.