Chapter Summaries

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun shared a heated kiss before Chi Yining asked Yan to tell him a clean story instead. The production crew was turned away from Crimson Flame Courtyard, though one departing VJ’s camera continued livestreaming.

• Chi Yining kissed Yan Guiyun but pulled away, and Yan Guiyun drew him into another passionate kiss.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun to tell him a clean story, and Yan began a tale about a beggar who found gold that belonged to the state.
• The bodyguards stopped the VJs from entering Crimson Flame Courtyard because Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun were unavailable.
• The VJs hurried away, unaware that one of their cameras was still livestreaming.

The livestream VJs were kept outside the Flowing Scenery Garden while Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang slept in together. Bai Chongxuan eagerly got up to make lunch after Wang Xinyang called him his wife, leaving Wang Xinyang smiling as he went to shower.

• The VJs returned to the Flowing Scenery Garden but were turned away by the foreign bodyguards.
• Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang stayed in bed, with Bai Chongxuan cuddling Wang Xinyang and asking him for a kiss.
• Wang Xinyang asked Bai Chongxuan to get up and make food, and Bai Chongxuan offered to prepare lunch.
• Bai Chongxuan hurried off to cook after Wang Xinyang called himself Bai Chongxuan's wife.
• Wang Xinyang noticed the marks Bai Chongxuan had left on his body, then showered while smiling to himself.

The VJs were repeatedly turned away from the courtyards while Jia Mingchuan explained the misunderstanding that had separated him and Su Ziqian for eight years. He revealed that he had destroyed the Huang company to punish Curly and asked Su Ziqian not to keep treating him like a stranger.

• The VJs were denied entry to the third courtyard and then left Thousand Rivers Courtyard after finding its guards facing off in two teams.
• Jia Mingchuan told Su Ziqian that Curly had slipped into him, causing the hug that had led to their misunderstanding.
• Jia Mingchuan explained that he had waited for Su Ziqian all day, then spent eight years unable to find him and believing he had been abandoned.
• Jia Mingchuan said he had taken down the Huang company overnight so Curly would suffer and inherit his family's debts.
• Jia Mingchuan asked Su Ziqian to stop acting distant toward him, leaving Su Ziqian shocked.

Jia Mingchuan explained that he had never encouraged Curly’s advances and revealed that his years of traveling and photography had been a search for Su Ziqian. Seeing Jia Mingchuan cry, Su Ziqian kissed him and called it an apology gift, leaving Jia Mingchuan stunned.

• Jia Mingchuan told Su Ziqian that he had refused Curly’s invitations and never gave him his contact information.
• Jia Mingchuan explained that he had traveled the world taking photographs because he had been searching for Su Ziqian.
• Jia Mingchuan began to cry, and Su Ziqian realized how deeply his departure had hurt him.
• Su Ziqian kissed Jia Mingchuan briefly and called it his first kiss and an apology gift.
• Jia Mingchuan’s tears stopped as he stared at Su Ziqian in shock.

The VJs were turned away from Thinking of the Distant Courtyard by the bodyguards, while inside a blindfolded Luosa was held captive by a Wolf Eagle operative. The captor threatened Luosa’s fiancé and left Luosa panicked as he continued to taunt him.

• The VJs asked the bodyguards to let them install a camera, but the guards said the two young masters were busy and there would be no broadcast.
• A blindfolded Luosa sat bound to a chair in the study, blood at the corner of his mouth and his shirt partly torn open.
• The Wolf Eagle captor taunted Luosa and confessed he had fallen for him at Underground Roland.
• Luosa said he had a fiancé, and the captor threatened to capture the fiancé and bring him to Luosa.
• The captor addressed Luosa as the Chairman of Starlight Group and asked whether he could touch him instead.

Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi rehearsed together before discussing Gu Chengyuan’s plans to leave acting and his complicated relationship with his mother. The conversation ended with Shao Chongsi teasing him again while asking for help with his clothes.

• Shao Chongsi asked Gu Chengyuan to rehearse a kissing scene, then suggested they rehearse a bed scene too.
• Gu Chengyuan said he planned to stop acting after his last production and return home to inherit the family business.
• Gu Chengyuan explained that although his mother had often suffocated him, he still felt grateful to her and acknowledged that she had quietly supported his acting career.
• Shao Chongsi reflected on how he had teased Gu Chengyuan early in their relationship and regretted the way he had treated him.
• Shao Chongsi called Gu Chengyuan’s mother his mother-in-law, provoking Gu Chengyuan, then asked him for help with his clothes.

The VJs installed cameras at Green Rain Courtyard, but Li Qingmi immediately left to look for Chen Shiyu. They then entered Rites and Ceremonies Courtyard and overheard Chai Yi and Mo Li trading insults, with their argument still unresolved.

• Gu Chengyuan told Shao Chongsi he could change clothes and promised to buy him another outfit later, delighting him.
• The VJs installed cameras at Green Rain Courtyard while Li Qingmi let them in with a displeased expression.
• Li Qingmi learned Chen Shiyu had gone to a classmate gathering, then left the courtyard with his car keys before the VJs could finish filming.
• The VJs entered Rites and Ceremonies Courtyard and heard Chai Yi and Mo Li argue about who should leave.
• Chai Yi complained that his cards were frozen and his car confiscated, while Mo Li continued provoking him.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun discussed their plans for the Li Family while cooking together, and Chi Yining joked that he would destroy the world if Yan Guiyun disappeared. Meanwhile, the bodyguards guarding the young masters maintained multiple security rings after the earlier attack in the bamboo grove.

• Chi Yining woke at noon, found Yan Guiyun cooking, and hugged him from behind.
• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining that the Li Family’s funding crisis was worsening and that Li Duo was Yunxi’s sugar daddy.
• Chi Yining suggested letting Yunxi learn about Li Duo’s planned marriage alliance after he got out, and Yan Guiyun agreed to leak the details.
• Chi Yining said he might destroy the planet if Yan Guiyun vanished, but promised instead to wait at home when Yan Guiyun asked him to.
• The bodyguards changed shifts hourly and guarded the young masters in multiple rings after attackers had slipped into the bamboo grove during a shift change.

Chi Yining gave Jia Mingchuan a sleep-inducing drink while Yan Guiyun urged him to win Su Ziqian back quickly. Jia Mingchuan returned home and fell asleep, while Su Ziqian nervously waited upstairs.

• Chi Yining arranged shade, cold drinks, and ice cream for the bodyguards in the courtyard.
• Chi Yining welcomed Jia Mingchuan and gave him an unlabeled drink that made him drowsy.
• Jia Mingchuan thanked Yan Guiyun for helping reunite him with Su Ziqian, and Yan Guiyun pressed him to win Su Ziqian back soon.
• Jia Mingchuan promised to act quickly and returned home, where he collapsed onto the sofa and fell asleep.
• Su Ziqian heard Jia Mingchuan arrive and nervously wondered what he thought of their earlier encounter.

Su Ziqian secretly kissed Jia Mingchuan and carried him to bed while Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun watched and discussed their relationship. The next day, Yunxi learned Chi Yining had dropped his case and planned to thank President Li after his release.

• Su Ziqian kissed sleeping Jia Mingchuan, then carried him from the sofa to bed.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun watched Su Ziqian through a telescope and talked about Jia Mingchuan, Ruan Dongchen, and Zhou Feng.
• Su Ziqian noticed Chi Yining watching from across the way and raised an eyebrow at him.
• Yunxi learned Chi Yining had decided not to pursue his case and suspected President Li had intervened.
• Yunxi planned to thank President Li and serve him well after getting out the next day.

Chi Yining watched the Li and Long families’ engagement banquet through hacked surveillance footage with his friends. His friends realized he had also been behind several exposés, and Yan Guiyun helped him avoid further questions as they kept watching.

• Chi Yining projected footage from the engagement banquet onto his living room wall while Chen Shiyu, Gu Chengyuan, Wang Xinyang, and the others watched.
• Shao Chongsi guessed that Chi Yining had been the mysterious person who put files on his laptop, helping him realize Gu Chengyuan was his childhood friend, Little Orange.
• Chi Yining admitted breaking into Shao Chongsi’s computer to help him, and Shao Chongsi thanked him and promised a generous gift for him and Yan Guiyun.
• Shao Chongsi asked whether Chi Yining had also exposed Yunxi, while Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi connected him to other scandals involving the Li Family.
• Yan Guiyun steered everyone away from questioning Chi Yining, and they continued watching the banquet footage.

At Li Duo’s engagement banquet, Yunxi interrupted the announcement and dragged Li Duo away, where Li Duo rejected him and threatened him. Their private exchange was broadcast to the guests, and the Long Family ended its ties with the Li Family as Jiaojiao left with her father.

• Elder President Li began announcing Li Duo and Jiaojiao’s engagement, but a waiter appeared on the screen and ran off with Li Duo.
• Li Duo grabbed Yunxi in a stairwell and demanded to know why he had come.
• Yunxi accused Li Duo of lying about loving him and hiding the engagement from him.
• Li Duo warned Yunxi that the Li Family was in danger, then promised to keep doting on him if he behaved.
• The guests heard the exchange over the banquet hall screen, and the head of the Long Family severed business ties with the Li Family and took Jiaojiao home.

The guests watched Li Duo’s engagement banquet collapse after Yunxi’s scandal was exposed, and Li Duo realized Yan Guiyun had arranged the humiliation. Back on the dating show, the VJs walked in on the gathered guests just after Chi Yining shut down their computer and projection.

• The departing guests mocked the Long and Li Families and discussed Li Duo’s relationship with Yunxi and the Yan Family’s pressure on the Lis.
• Li Duo returned to the venue, realized Yan Guiyun had set him up, and smashed the room in anger.
• Bai Chongxuan asked who had planned the scheme, and Yan Guiyun admitted he had arranged the spectacle as a gift for Li Duo.
• Chi Yining shut down the computer and projection when the VJs knocked, but the VJs entered and found the guests gathered together.
• The viewers commented on the guests’ gathering, Little Sheep sitting on Bai Chongxuan’s lap, and Chi Yining holding a computer.

After a card game left Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang covered in paper strips, Chi Yining suggested going out to eat so Yan Guiyun would not have to cook. Yan Guiyun invited the others along, and the four prepared to go out together.

• Li Qingmi carried a dizzy Chen Shiyu away after Chen promised to take him along whenever he went out.
• Bai Chongxuan invited Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun to play cards, and Wang Xinyang brought out paper strips for the game.
• After two hours, Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang had paper strips all over their faces, while Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun had none.
• Special Assistant Xu saw Yan Guiyun playing cards on the livestream while the office staff struggled with their workload.
• Chi Yining suggested they eat out, and Yan Guiyun invited Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang to join them.

Chi Yining teased Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan about their relationship during a car ride to a Thai restaurant. Bai Chongxuan called Wang Xinyang his wife, leaving Chi Yining thrilled by their pairing.

• Chi Yining noticed hickeys on Wang Xinyang's neck and asked how he had hurt himself.
• Bai Chongxuan claimed he had left the marks and teased Chi Yining to ask Yan Guiyun about them.
• Chi Yining praised Wang Xinyang's dimples, prompting Bai Chongxuan to kiss Wang Xinyang's cheek.
• Chi Yining asked Bai Chongxuan why he had kissed Wang Xinyang.
• Bai Chongxuan said Wang Xinyang was his wife and warned Chi Yining not to covet him.

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.