Chapter Summaries

The group continued their barbecue and games while Xiaoyou entertained everyone by chatting with Chi Yining and joking about getting wings to carry him into the sky. Yan Guiyun listened as Xiaoyou teased him about guarding against a robot love rival.

• Shao Chongsi admitted that he and the others had rehearsed their lines, then teased Li Qingmi about having more fun with Chi Yining.
• Chen Shiyu reminded Shao Chongsi that he used to want to beat Li Qingmi up, leaving the lawyer speechless.
• After the barbecue, Jia Mingchuan and Su Ziqian played Go while the others played cards and games.
• Wang Xinyang invited Xiaoyou to join them, and the robot repeatedly complimented Chi Yining and asked to call him Wifey Chichi.
• Xiaoyou said he hoped to have wings fitted to take Chi Yining into the sky, then warned Wang Xinyang not to let Yan Guiyun hear about it.

Yan Guiyun’s security system defeated hackers hired by the Li Family, and the hackers retaliated against Li Duo after he refused to compensate them. As the Li Group’s employees began resigning, Yan Guiyun warned Chi Yining that the Li Family might shift to its underworld operations.

• Yan Guiyun learned that a hacker hired by the Li Family had attacked Yan Falls on the Southern Mountain’s system, but Chi Yining’s new system additions infected the hacker’s company with an unstoppable virus.
• Li Duo refused the hacker team’s demand for compensation and told his assistant to delete their message.
• The hackers retaliated by infecting the Li Family’s computers, prompting many Li Group employees to resign.
• Chi Yining woke and laughed at the Li Group’s troubles as Yan Guiyun told him the hacker team had been wiped out and the Li Family might collapse the following week.
• Yan Guiyun warned that Li Duo might go underground because the Li Family had underworld ties, and Chi Yining said he had only known that Li Duo’s mother came from a gang.

Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining that Li Duo’s maternal family controlled a criminal underworld network, and Chi offered to help deal with them after Li Duo fled. Meanwhile, the group gathered for a catered lunch at the Ice and Inkstone Courtyard, where Mo Li wondered about Chai Yi’s sudden absence.

• Yan Guiyun explained that Li Duo’s maternal family had criminal ties throughout Jiang City and Hai City, and Chi Yining offered to help after Li Duo fled there.
• Gu Chengyuan invited the others to eat out, but Chi Yining asked to stay in and have chefs prepare a feast at home.
• Hu Bing arranged for his restaurant’s chefs to serve lunch at the Ice and Inkstone Courtyard, where four pairs and Mo Li gathered.
• The group discussed Chai Yi’s unexplained outing, and Mo Li wondered what kind of boxing he practiced while missing his presence.

Mo Li watched Chai Yi compete in a dangerous boxing match and grew anxious when Chai Yi did not come home afterward. Chai Yi finally returned with bruises, leaving Mo Li to face him in the living room.

• Mo Li watered the vegetable patch after reading the instruction manual.
• Mo Li scrolled through his chat history with Chai Yi and found a livestream of Chai Yi boxing.
• Mo Li watched Chai Yi fight and became frightened when his opponent nearly hit him.
• Mo Li waited anxiously for Chai Yi and messaged him to ask whether the match was over.
• Chai Yi returned carrying a bag, with bruises on his cheek and the corner of his mouth.

Chai Yi brought Mo Li chicken feet and three hundred thousand yuan, explaining he had earned the money fighting at Aode Stadium. Mo Li unexpectedly broke down in tears, and Chai Yi comforted him in their first embrace in over a decade.

• Mo Li asked Chai Yi why he had not replied to his messages, and Chai Yi said his phone had died and gave him chicken feet.
• Chai Yi brought out three hundred thousand yuan for meals and thanked Mo Li for watering his vegetable patch.
• Mo Li revealed he had seen Chai Yi competing at Aode Stadium in a short video.
• Chai Yi explained how he had earned the money and said he did not want to owe Mo Li for his help.
• Mo Li began crying, and Chai Yi pulled him into an embrace as Mo Li clutched his shirt and told him to let go.

Mo Li clung to Chai Yi after he returned from work, then asked him to stop working because he worried about him. Chai Yi understood Mo Li’s concern and agreed to stay home, while reflecting on his past feelings for Mo Li and Wang Xinyang.

• Mo Li slammed his head into Chai Yi’s chest, then apologized when he remembered Chai Yi had been injured in a match.
• Chai Yi tried to comfort Mo Li, who stayed close to him and said he was no longer upset.
• Mo Li asked Chai Yi to stop going out to work, saying there would be no one to water the vegetables.
• Chai Yi teased Mo Li about being lonely, then realized he was worried and agreed to stay home the next day.
• Chai Yi recalled saving money for Mo Li’s birthday gifts and wondered why he had once been reluctant to let Wang Xinyang go.

Mo Li treated Chai Yi’s bruises after a match, and their awkward concern for each other delighted Chi Yining as he watched from next door. Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun then joked about their own relationship and who would end up in a wife-chasing plot.

• Chai Yi reflected that he could not expect Wang Xinyang to forgive him and wondered if leaving him alone was the only dignity he could preserve.
• Mo Li returned with a first-aid kit and ordered Chai Yi to show him his bruises.
• Mo Li saw the bruises covering Chai Yi’s body and asked if he felt pain, while Chai Yi said his opponents had been hurt worse.
• Chi Yining watched Mo Li and Chai Yi through binoculars and concluded that Chai Yi liked Mo Li and mattered deeply to him.
• Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun about Mo Li and Chai Yi, and they joked about their relationship and reversing the usual wife-chasing plot.

Chi Yining proposed to Yan Guiyun, and the two agreed to marry after observing proper etiquette. Yan Guiyun revealed that he had bought custom engagement rings long ago, and they settled back on the sofa together.

• Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining discussed bathing together and planned to return to their apartment on Friday.
• Chi Yining proposed that they register their marriage the next day before becoming intimate.
• Yan Guiyun eagerly tried to take Chi Yining to register immediately, but Chi Yining stopped him to discuss an engagement ring and speaking to Yan Guiyun's parents.
• Yan Guiyun revealed that he had custom engagement rings made after he confessed to Chi Yining.
• Chi Yining pulled Yan Guiyun back to the sofa and agreed that Yan Guiyun was bad at driving away his rivals in love.

Chi Yining agreed to marry Yan Guiyun, and the two secretly left to propose and register their marriage. The next day, Chen Shiyu found them gone and went to a private amusement park with Li Qingmi.

• Chi Yining realized Yan Guiyun had arranged their first encounters to get close to him, then teased him about it.
• Yan Guiyun asked to keep their proposal private and suggested they secretly register their marriage that night.
• Chi Yining agreed, and Yan Guiyun planned for them to get their ID cards, propose, register, and then have dinner with their parents.
• The next day, Chen Shiyu arrived at the Crimson Flame Courtyard and found Chi Yining missing, while Li Qingmi revealed he had given him the day off.
• Li Qingmi took Chen Shiyu to an amusement park he had booked for them, and Chen Shiyu chose to try the rides before the Ferris wheel.

Chi Yining met Yan Guiyun’s family after their sudden marriage, nervous that they would disapprove. The family welcomed him warmly, though Yan Ting and Murong Xue worried that Yan Guiyun might have pressured him into marrying.

• Chi Yining sat with Yan Guiyun’s parents, older brother Yan Zhibei, and sister-in-law Mei Heqing, anxious about meeting them.
• Old Master Yan arrived and happily greeted the newlyweds.
• Yan Guiyun asked his family to put their wedding gifts in Xiao Yi’s name and joked about his dowry.
• Yan Ting and Murong Xue assured Chi Yining they would defend him if Yan Guiyun had tricked or forced him into marriage.

Yan Guiyun redirected the family’s conversation into a formal tea ceremony, where Chi Yining nervously greeted his new relatives and received red envelopes. Yan Guiyun’s parents welcomed Chi Yining warmly, and the harmonious lunch helped him relax.

• Yan Guiyun asked Chi Yining to offer tea and collect red envelopes for addressing his family by their new titles.
• Chi Yining served tea to Old Master Yan and Murong Xue, who both welcomed him and gave him red envelopes.
• Chi Yining apologized to Yan Ting for taking Yan Guiyun away, and Yan Ting accepted his tea and gave him another red envelope.
• Yan Ting joked that he would find Chi Yining someone else if he stopped liking Yan Guiyun, prompting Yan Guiyun to object.
• Yan Ting reflected that his family owed much to Chi Yining’s parents and worried about explaining that Yan Guiyun had won their son’s affection.
• Chi Yining gradually relaxed over a delicious lunch as the family treated him considerately.

After Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun registered their marriage, Yan Guiyun’s family welcomed Chi Yining warmly and prepared a grand celebration overnight. As Yan Guiyun carried him to rest, the newlyweds teased each other about who should be called “hubby.”

• Chi Yining reflected that he wanted to give Yan Guiyun a proper wedding after their dating show ended, despite his own social anxiety.
• Yan Guiyun explained that his family had decorated the old residence overnight after hearing the news and had been too happy to sleep.
• Yan Guiyun carried the exhausted Chi Yining back to their bedroom for an afternoon nap.
• Chi Yining asked whether Yan Guiyun would keep calling him “hubby,” and Yan Guiyun teased him about their marriage certificate and who had married into whose family.
• Yan Guiyun joked that Chi Yining should call him “hubby” or he would make his bottom blossom.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun talked about their relationship while Yan Zhibei and Mei Heqing secretly followed them. Old Master Yan joined the pair, and the three learned from the butler that the soundproofed rooms kept them from hearing anything.

• Chi Yining told Yan Guiyun she needed time to get used to calling him something other than Brother Yan, then admitted she had long wanted to spend time with him.
• Mei Heqing and Yan Zhibei followed the couple and recalled how Yan Guiyun once injured a man who had drugged his drink at a banquet.
• Yan Zhibei wondered whether Yan Guiyun's family had asked about Chi Yining's parents, and Mei Heqing said she had noticed something strange about them on the dating-show livestream.
• Old Master Yan found Mei Heqing and Yan Zhibei sneaking around and joined them at the door.
• The butler told the three that the rooms were soundproofed, so they could hear nothing unless someone shouted.

Chi Yining was caught off guard when the Yan family members appeared outside his room, and he eased the awkward encounter by offering Old Master Yan a sleep-aiding incense recipe. After returning to Yan Zhibei’s room, Chi Yining explored its extensive library and discovered its shelves held a wide range of old and rare books.

• Chi Yining opened the door and startled Yan Zhibei, Old Master Yan, and Mei Heqing, who had been listening outside.
• Old Master Yan and Mei Heqing awkwardly explained that they had come after hearing what they thought was glass breaking.
• Chi Yining offered Old Master Yan an incense recipe to help him sleep, prompting Old Master Yan to praise him enthusiastically.
• Chi Yining asked the butler to bring warm water, and the others misunderstood what he meant.
• Chi Yining returned to Yan Zhibei’s room and explored its large library, finding books on many subjects, including rare and specialized volumes.

Chi Yining wrote an incense recipe as a gift for Grandpa after receiving a fortune in wedding presents from the Yan family. Yan Guiyun took him to rest and insisted that Chi Yining should spend his wealth, teasing him about becoming his personal assistant.

• Yan Guiyun found Chi Yining writing an incense recipe for Grandpa with a calligraphy brush.
• Chi Yining reflected on the estates, vehicles, shares, and money the Yan family had given him as wedding gifts.
• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining to shower and sleep, and Chi Yining asked him to remind him to give Grandpa the recipe.
• Yan Guiyun said his own wealth would also belong to Chi Yining and offered to make him the one in charge.
• Chi Yining said he wanted to slack off, and Yan Guiyun turned around and kissed him.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun nearly took their intimacy further before settling down to sleep, while Feng Louyu and Qin Shijing dealt with a boastful rival director and Qin Shijing's jealousy. The chapter left Feng Louyu wondering whether to delete Xiaobao after Qin Shijing asked him to.

• Chi Yining showered and changed into revealing pajamas, while Yan Guiyun watched him and then got up for water.
• Yan Guiyun pulled Chi Yining into his arms, and they agreed to sleep before returning to the dating show.
• Feng Louyu asked Qin Shijing whether he knew where the others had gone, and Qin Shijing said they should keep broadcasting without worrying about slacking off.
• Feng Louyu showed Qin Shijing messages from Director Wang next door, who had mocked their livestream and bragged about his show's rankings.
• Qin Shijing blocked Director Wang, then asked Feng Louyu to delete Xiaobao because he was jealous of their conversations.

Qin Shijing revealed that the celebrities on All-Star Variety Show, including Director Wang, were in trouble, and Chi Yining kept their scandal posts online as the platform crashed. The chapter ended with Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi enjoying the amusement park while Mo Li and Chai Yi were the only pair left on the dating show's livestream.

• Qin Shijing told Feng Louyu that Bao Luofeng's girlfriend was a man, and Feng Louyu was stunned by the revelation.
• Feng Louyu saw that Zhang Tingting had been arrested for fraud, and Qin Shijing confirmed that the All-Star Variety Show cast and Director Wang were also implicated.
• Chi Yining restored Weibo and pinned the evidence against the All-Star celebrities online before returning to the gossip.
• Chen Shiyu asked Li Qingmi to ride the Ferris wheel again, and Li Qingmi agreed to stay at their booked-out amusement park.
• Mo Li and Chai Yi remained the only pair on the dating show's livestream and stayed unusually quiet.

With most of the dating-show cast away, Mo Li stayed behind with Chai Yi, whose errand left Mo Li alone to sabotage the livestream. Feng Louyu and Qin Shijing watched the broadcast fail and realized the show could not return to how it had been.

• Chai Yi agreed to buy Mo Li chestnuts and left after Mo Li handed him a sun-protection jacket.
• Mo Li began watering the vegetables, then sprayed water onto the camera equipment and cut off the livestream.
• Feng Louyu watched the livestream go dark and complained that the dating show could not go back to its old ways.
• Qin Shijing offered to take responsibility for the bad results, and Feng Louyu teased him before returning to the director's courtyard.

Mo Li drove the dating show’s cameraman away and offered to pay for the damaged equipment, leaving the show unable to stream. When Chai Yi returned with chestnuts, Mo Li learned that Chai Yi had eaten the snacks Mo Li used to give Wang Xinyang.

• Qin Shijing shut down the equipment and told everyone to clock out or handle their own business because the show would not stream that day.
• Mo Li argued with the cameraman, offered to pay for the equipment, and left him unable to continue filming.
• Chai Yi returned with milk-flavored chestnuts, and Mo Li asked how he knew that was his favorite flavor.
• Chai Yi explained that Wang Xinyang had passed along the snacks Mo Li gave him, and Chai Yi had eaten them all.
• Chai Yi looked around the living room and asked Mo Li if something was missing, while Mo Li thought of the cameraman.

Chai Yi and Mo Li’s playful argument over Chai Yi’s clothes was interrupted when their mothers walked in and misunderstood what they saw. After Mo Li blamed Chai Yi for seducing him, Leng Yanran suggested reinstating their engagement.

• Chai Yi and Mo Li traded accusations about looking at and touching Chai Yi’s chest.
• Ruan Lingyu and Leng Yanran opened the door and caught the pair in an awkward pose.
• Ruan Lingyu tried to leave, but Chai Yi chased after her and insisted things were not as they seemed.
• Mo Li apologized to Ruan Lingyu and claimed Chai Yi had been seducing him.
• Leng Yanran suggested that Chai Yi and Mo Li reinstate their engagement.