Chapter Summaries

After the archery competition, the cast returned to the villa while discussing Chi Yining’s striking change in behavior. Jia Mingchuan remained concerned and wondered whether Chi Yining might be experiencing psychological problems.

• Wang Xinyang admitted he was watching Yan Guiyun, and Shao Chongsi teased him about his unusual tastes.
• Gu Chengyuan apologized to Chen Shiyu for their team placing last and said he would practice archery.
• Chen Shiyu comforted Gu Chengyuan and privately celebrated his idol’s dedication.
• On the walk back, Hu Bing said the current Chi Yining was more interesting than the person he had been before.
• Jia Mingchuan struggled to understand Chi Yining’s extreme change and wondered if he had developed psychological problems.

Hu Bing and Jia Mingchuan bonded while discussing the competitive show and Chi Yining, as viewers speculated about Hu Bing's interest in Chi. Ma Ling watched Chi's archery skill improve his reputation and wondered whether something had changed in him.

• Hu Bing and Jia Mingchuan talked about why they joined the dating show and how unexpectedly competitive the guests were.
• Hu Bing praised Chi Yining for hitting the ten-ring twice, and Jia Mingchuan agreed that the competition had been intense.
• Viewers shipped Hu Bing and Jia Mingchuan but noticed Hu Bing seemed focused on Chi Yining.
• Ma Ling watched the livestream and wondered whether Chi Yining had been possessed or had somehow awakened after chasing the car.
• Ma Ling noticed Chi Yining's archery had begun turning online haters into fans.

Chi Yining returned to the courtyard, where Yan Guiyun helped him and treated him gently, while Gu Chengyuan watched before going back to the villa. At lunch, Chi Yining accepted the meager greens-only boxed meal without complaint, and Wang Xinyang sat beside him and fell silent over his own meatless lunch.

• Chi Yining washed his feet, and Yan Guiyun offered to carry his shoes and told him to come to his room so he could treat the bleeding wound on his elbow.
• Yan Guiyun gave Chi Yining a handkerchief, which Chi Yining used to dry his feet and decided to keep.
• Gu Chengyuan watched Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun before returning to the villa.
• Chi Yining picked up a boxed lunch filled almost entirely with greens and understood why the director had said the guests needed to earn points.
• Yan Guiyun and Wang Xinyang sat beside Chi Yining; Wang Xinyang praised his archery, opened his own lunch, and fell silent when he saw it contained no meat.

At dinner, Chi Yining quietly ate while Chen Shiyu and Wang Xinyang kept noticing him. After Gu Chengyuan embarrassed himself by being shut out of Chi Yining’s room, Chi went to Yan Guiyun’s room so Yan could tend to his wounds.

• Wang Xinyang and Chi Yining ate quietly with the others, while Chen Shiyu repeatedly glanced at Chi Yining and ignored Gu Chengyuan.
• Chi Yining checked his phone after dinner and found that nobody had placed an order.
• Gu Chengyuan knocked on Chi Yining’s door, but Chi shut it in his face.
• Chi Yining changed into a short-sleeved shirt and went to Yan Guiyun’s room for help with his wounds.
• Yan Guiyun offered Chi Yining strawberry juice and went to dry his hair.

Chi Yining drank strawberry juice in Yan Guiyun’s room and grew comfortable talking with him. Yan Guiyun treated Chi Yining’s injured elbow after they agreed on familiar names for each other.

• Chi Yining drank strawberry juice and looked around Yan Guiyun’s tidy, cedar-scented room.
• Yan Guiyun caught Chi Yining staring at him and joked that he could admire him if he chose Yan Guiyun as a teammate.
• Yan Guiyun said his family had forced him to join the dating show, and Chi Yining asked why he had not paid the contract termination fee.
• Yan Guiyun asked what to call Chi Yining, who settled on “Xiao Yi,” and told him to call Yan Guiyun “Brother Yan.”
• Yan Guiyun disinfected Chi Yining’s swollen, inflamed elbow, making Chi Yining hiss in pain.

Chi Yining received care from Yan Guiyun and accepted him as his first friend. When the afternoon team assignments began, Yan Guiyun claimed Chi Yining as his teammate, leaving viewers wondering whether he would choose Gu Chengyuan.

• Yan Guiyun gently treated Chi Yining's wound and asked him to return the next evening for another dressing.
• Chi Yining asked why Yan Guiyun was taking such good care of him, and Yan Guiyun called them friends.
• Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun he had never had a friend, and Yan Guiyun said he was honored to be his first.
• Staff announced that the morning's top two contestants could choose teammates first, while the others would draw lots.
• Chi Yining glanced at Yan Guiyun instead of saying anything, and Yan Guiyun declared that Chi Yining was on his team.

Chi Yining chose Yan Guiyun as his partner, then the two opted to spend their existing points instead of working for pay. Director Feng regretted failing to pair Chi Yining with Gu Chengyuan, while Gu Chengyuan and Chen Shiyu headed to the city center to look for restaurant work.

• Chi Yining ignored Wang Xinyang and chose Yan Guiyun, surprising the other guests.
• The lottery assigned Chen Shiyu with Gu Chengyuan, Wang Xinyang with Bai Chongxuan, Li Qingmi with Shao Chongsi, and Hu Bing with Jia Mingchuan.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun if they could skip working because they had enough points, and Yan Guiyun agreed to exchange points for food.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun returned to their lodging instead of setting out to work, surprising viewers and Director Feng.
• Director Feng regretted missing the chance to pair Chi Yining with Gu Chengyuan and considered making food cost more points.
• Gu Chengyuan and Chen Shiyu went to the city center to look for restaurant work, though Chen Shiyu did not want to wait tables.

The pairs set out for their day’s activities, with Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan borrowing points to take a taxi. The director had the room cameras uncovered and finally saw Chi Yining’s camera feed begin.

• Gu Chengyuan and his partner exchanged points for travel expenses and boarded a bus, while Hu Bing and Jia Mingchuan headed by bus toward Century Park.
• Wang Xinyang asked to book a ride for himself and Bai Chongxuan, who could not tolerate the bus, so their team borrowed 15 points from the director.
• Li Qingmi and Shao Chongsi put on masks and wrist-mounted GoPros before boarding a bus near a university.
• The director asked Xiaofang to tell Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun to uncover their room cameras, and both guests agreed.
• The director watched the blue cloth over Chi Yining’s room camera being lifted.

Chi Yining’s livestream appearance drew a flood of applicants for an assistant job, while the contestants found quick ways to earn money around town. After selling out their liangfen, Li Qingmi and Shao Chongsi went to find dinner.

• Chi Yining’s flawless face stunned livestream viewers, and Ma Ling was overwhelmed by hundreds of people applying to be his assistant.
• Gu Chengyuan found a restaurant job as a waiter, earning 200 an hour, while Chen Shiyu took a violinist job at an upscale restaurant for 300 an hour.
• Hu Bing advertised cheap phone photos, and Jia Mingchuan took pictures for a line of tourists.
• Li Qingmi and Shao Chongsi sold all 100 bowls of liangfen outside a university in half an hour, then packed up and went to find dinner.

Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan ran out of money and borrowed 10 yuan from the cameraman, which Bai Chongxuan used to buy a scratch card. As Bai Chongxuan scratched through the ticket, Wang Xinyang saw no sign of a win and began to lose hope.

• Wang Xinyang and Bai Chongxuan struggled to find a way to earn money after spending everything they had.
• Bai Chongxuan told Wang Xinyang to borrow 10 yuan from the cameraman, and Wang Xinyang brought it back.
• Bai Chongxuan asked Wang Xinyang if he wanted a popsicle, then led him across the street to a welfare lottery shop.
• Bai Chongxuan spent the borrowed 10 yuan on a scratch card and began checking its numbers.
• Bai Chongxuan reached the ninth row without finding the winning number 45, and Wang Xinyang gave up hope.

Wang Xinyang watched Bai Chongxuan win 10,000 yuan, while the livestream and the show’s director erupted over the guests’ luck and the program’s trending Weibo posts. Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun’s quiet livestream drew viewers’ attention to Chi Yining’s looks and talent.

• Bai Chongxuan scratched off a 10,000-yuan prize, leaving Wang Xinyang and the livestream viewers astonished.
• Xiaofang told Director Feng that three posts about the show had taken the top three trending spots on Weibo.
• Director Feng saw that the posts featured Chi Yining’s looks and archery alongside Yan Guiyun, and celebrated the show’s success.
• Director Feng found the post about Bai Chongxuan’s luck in fourth place and compared the show favorably with Old Zhang’s variety program.
• Viewers watching Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun’s quiet split-screen livestream praised Chi Yining’s appearance, focus, and archery.

Yan Guiyun rejected the production team’s overpriced ingredients and took Chi Yining to the supermarket to buy dinner supplies. As they walked together, Chi Yining listed dishes he wanted and learned that Yan Guiyun could cook.

• Yan Guiyun exchanged his points for 2,000 yuan instead of buying the production team’s overpriced ingredients.
• Yan Guiyun went to Chi Yining’s room and asked him to get ready for a supermarket trip.
• Chi Yining joined Yan Guiyun for the walk to a supermarket a kilometer away.
• Yan Guiyun invited Chi Yining to choose dinner dishes and said he could cook.
• Yan Guiyun gently patted Chi Yining’s head, and Chi Yining enjoyed the gesture.

Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining went shopping together, growing closer as they held hands, while Wang Xinyang indulged Bai Chongxuan and Li Qingmi and Shao Chongsi discussed how to use their limited funds. The chapter left all three pairs spending their evening in very different ways.

• Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining by the hand in the crowded supermarket, and Chi Yining wondered if friends could hold hands.
• Director Feng noticed Yan Guiyun's attentiveness toward Chi Yining and thought about Chi Yining giving up on Gu Chengyuan.
• Wang Xinyang peeled crayfish for Bai Chongxuan, who said he wanted to eat some despite not being able to peel them himself.
• Li Qingmi and Shao Chongsi ate fruit salad and discussed how to invest their little over seven hundred.

Li Qingmi and Shao Chongsi gave up on their park-side sales and headed back, while Jia Mingchuan and Hu Bing counted the money they had earned. The chapter ended with Jia Mingchuan pleased that their earnings could last if he kept spending frugally.

• Li Qingmi complained that Shao Chongsi had offered no useful ideas and wanted to go home and sleep.
• Shao Chongsi pointed out that it was still early and urged Li Qingmi to keep working.
• Li Qingmi revealed Shao Chongsi’s business success to the GoPro audience, and Shao Chongsi hurriedly took his phone away.
• Shao Chongsi agreed to return to the house with Li Qingmi by bus.
• At a noodle shop, Hu Bing teased Jia Mingchuan about the aunties trying to set him up, and Jia Mingchuan asked how much they had earned.
• Hu Bing said they had earned 2,090 yuan and spent the extra ninety on their meal, and Jia Mingchuan decided a thousand yuan could last if he spent carefully.

Chen Shiyu finished his performance and enjoyed a staff meal, while Gu Chengyuan struggled through a packed restaurant shift. After his exhausting work ended, Gu Chengyuan accepted Boss Zhao’s offer to eat and went to change.

• Chen Shiyu received 600 yuan for his two-hour performance and learned that the restaurant provided staff meals.
• Xiao Liu led Chen Shiyu to the dining room, where he chose French food and ate happily in front of the camera.
• Gu Chengyuan struggled to take orders and deliver dishes as the restaurant stayed busy, leaving him mentally exhausted.
• After Gu Chengyuan’s shift ended, Boss Zhao invited him to eat, and Gu Chengyuan went to change.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun cooked dinner together while Chi Yining puzzled over the warmth he felt when Yan Guiyun held his hand. Meanwhile, Ma Ling saw Chi Yining gaining popularity online and decided the company should invest more in him.

• Gu Chengyuan accepted the owner’s invitation to dinner, avoiding the risk of giving his rivals something to use against him.
• Chi Yining remembered Yan Guiyun holding his hand at the supermarket and wondered whether his warm feelings were simply those of friendship.
• Yan Guiyun asked what Chi Yining was thinking, then told him to trust himself about whether he had added enough water to the rice.
• Ma Ling checked the livestream and Weibo, found three trending searches praising Chi Yining, and decided to invest more in him.
• The guests returned from their outing, leaving the director pleased but troubled that he had already failed to stump them.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun shared a delicious dinner while the other guests rested after a tiring day. The production crew introduced an anonymous letter activity, and Chi Yining went upstairs with Yan Guiyun before the guests were due to submit their letters.

• Chi Yining praised Yan Guiyun's cooking and eagerly finished his meal, making Yan Guiyun consider cooking for him more often.
• Wang Xinyang returned with Bai Chongxuan and found the exhausted guests resting in the living room; he noticed Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun eating together.
• The production crew told every guest to leave a letter for someone they were interested in in the named mailboxes before ten, then collect their letters later.
• Chi Yining checked the time and went upstairs with Yan Guiyun, while Gu Chengyuan woke up still dazed.

Hu Bing and Jia Mingchuan discussed Chi Yining's changed personality and his growing closeness with Yan Guiyun, while the housemates wound down after the day's activities. After Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun posted their letters, Chen Shiyu was the first to hear a notification and found a blue envelope in the mailbox.

• Jia Mingchuan suggested that Chi Yining might need to see a therapist, and Hu Bing rejected the idea of approaching him that way.
• Li Qingmi overheard their conversation, wondered whether Chi Yining had psychological problems, and returned to his room to call his younger sister.
• Gu Chengyuan went back to wash up and sleep, while Wang Xinyang complained that Bai Chongxuan had eaten enough to upset his stomach.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun posted their letters at ten o'clock, and Chi Yining returned to drawing.
• Chen Shiyu heard a text notification, went downstairs, and found a blue envelope in the mailbox.

The guests opened their letters and discovered that most had exchanged teasing, practical, or cryptic messages instead of romantic notes. Gu Chengyuan was the last to come downstairs and found only one letter in his envelope.

• Chen Shiyu opened Gu's letter, which asked him to stop smiling because it made Gu feel like he had eaten a cream puff.
• Wang Xinyang read an unsigned note praising his crayfish peeling, while Hu Bing received the cryptic message “Counting on you!”
• Jia Mingchuan opened Hu Bing's perfunctory New Year's greeting, then Li Qingmi read an unsigned note telling him to go to bed early.
• Shao Chongsi recognized Li Qingmi's handwriting on a wish for his business to prosper.
• Gu Chengyuan came downstairs after grooming himself and opened his envelope to find only one letter.

The contestants received their letters, and Chi Yining found messages from Yang and an anonymous admirer asking about his favorite food. After Yan Guiyun read Chi Yining’s wish for their friendship to last forever, he went to borrow Chi Yining’s bathroom again, leaving Chi Yining feeling guilty.

• Gu Chengyuan opened Chen Shiyu’s brief letter wishing him happiness and walked away, holding back his anger.
• Yan Guiyun collected his envelope without opening it in front of the others and returned upstairs.
• Chi Yining received a letter from Yang and an unsigned black envelope asking him to name his favorite food.
• Yan Guiyun opened Chi Yining’s letter and read, “May our friendship last forever.”
• Yan Guiyun went to ask Chi Yining to borrow his bathroom again, and Chi Yining felt guilty when he saw him.