Chapter Summaries

Chai Yi teased Mo Li about his feelings for him, while Leng Yanran recalled Mo Li’s childhood attachment to Chai Yi and embarrassed him with stories of his past. Elsewhere, Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining returned to the Crimson Flame Courtyard after registering their marriage, and Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang’s parents formally met as Bai showed off their marriage certificate.

• Chai Yi joked that Mo Li had feelings for him, and Leng Yanran noticed the possessiveness in Chai Yi’s gaze.
• Ruan Lingyu accused Chai Yi of wanting to bully Mo Li, while Mo Li denied that he had been clingy as a child.
• Leng Yanran recalled that Mo Li had once cried whenever Chai Yi went home and said she still had recordings of it.
• Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining returned to the Crimson Flame Courtyard and went back to sleep, while Special Assistant Xu waited in vain for Yan Guiyun to answer his emails.
• Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang’s parents met formally, and Bai passed around their marriage certificate for everyone to see.

Beili and Qi Jin reacted to Xiao Bai and Little Sheep’s sudden marriage plans, while the next morning Chi Yining teased Chen Shiyu and Gu Chengyuan through their chats. Gu Chengyuan recalled Shao Chongsi carrying him through a transom and joked about wanting Shao’s arm, leaving Shao to wonder what was unusual about Gu’s expression.

• Beili reassured Qi Jin that Xiao Bai and Little Sheep had been a perfect match since childhood, while Qi Jin worried that the boys had rushed into marriage.
• The two fathers sat together in silence, each convinced that his own son was the top.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun slept late; Chi chatted with Chen Shiyu, who posted photos of Li Qingmi at an amusement park.
• After Gu Chengyuan suggested Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi pose more intimately, Chi sent Gu a photo of Shao Chongsi carrying him with one arm.
• Gu remembered that Shao Chongsi had helped him through a transom after someone locked a door during the frying pan game.
• When Gu joked that Shao should chop off his arm and give it to him, Shao brought him a cleaver before obediently putting it away; he later noticed Gu’s unusual expression.

Chi Yining watched Su Ziqian and Jia Mingchuan grow intimate, then advised Hu Bing about his awkward feelings for An Yan. Hu Bing focused on Chi Yining’s suggestion that his friend had fallen in love, while Chi Yining was about to seek out An Yan.

• Gu Chengyuan changed the subject and demanded that Shao Chongsi cook him several dishes.
• Chi Yining watched Su Ziqian embrace and kiss Jia Mingchuan, but the sofa blocked his view as they became more intimate.
• Hu Bing struggled to face An Yan after learning he was not straight and remembered having bathed him.
• Hu Bing asked Chi Yining for advice through a story about a friend who had lived with someone for years and recently learned he was not straight.
• Chi Yining suggested that Hu Bing’s friend might already have fallen for the other man, and Hu Bing fixated on that possibility.

Hu Bing realized that his feelings for An Yan had returned and that he had fallen for him, while An Yan continued to dote on him. Chi Yining watched their growing closeness before turning his attention to his husband, Yan Guiyun.

• Chi Yining sent Hu Bing questions to help determine whether his friend was in love with someone.
• Hu Bing found that all three questions applied to him and realized he had fallen for An Yan.
• An Yan caught Hu Bing chatting with Chichi, and Hu Bing claimed he was merely chatting about anything.
• Hu Bing lay down on the study windowsill to sleep, and An Yan picked him up.
• Chi Yining watched An Yan and Hu Bing together, then went over to Yan Guiyun and pinched his earlobes.

Chi Yining reassured Yan Guiyun that Li Duo’s movements and finances were being monitored, while Li Duo struggled to leave and Yunxi fled into hiding. Li Duo prepared to return to Jiang City, and Yunxi feared he would be found and turned to the Shao Family as a last resort.

• Chi Yining showed Yan Guiyun an app tracking Li Duo and his trusted subordinates, and explained that it would alert them if the group approached their compound.
• Chi Yining explained that Li Duo’s frozen bank cards and depleted funds would make it difficult for him to hire capable assassins or leave quickly.
• Li Duo’s card was flagged when he tried to buy a plane ticket, so he ordered a subordinate to purchase it using their account.
• Li Duo returned to the secret villa and learned that Yunxi had fled, then kicked the housekeeper when she could not answer his questions.
• Yunxi hid in a villa given to him by a sugar daddy, discarded his old phone, and considered seeking help from the Shao Family.

Shao Chongsi agreed to send someone to rescue Yunxi, making Gu Chengyuan suspect he still cared about him. At dinner, Shao Chongsi tried to explain that he had previously held back from exposing Yunxi because Chi Yining’s revelations had been more effective.

• Yunxi borrowed the cooking auntie’s phone and called Shao Chongsi for help, and Shao Chongsi agreed to send someone without bringing anyone extra.
• Gu Chengyuan recognized Yunxi’s voice and grew suspicious that Shao Chongsi might still be willing to help him.
• Yunxi returned the phone and happily went to put on makeup, convinced that Shao Chongsi still had feelings for him.
• Shao Chongsi realized Yunxi had fallen into his hands again, while Gu Chengyuan left without hearing his explanation.
• At dinner, Gu Chengyuan said Shao Chongsi’s cooking had room for improvement, and Shao Chongsi began explaining why he had not exposed Yunxi before.

Gu Chengyuan learned why Shao Chongsi had never managed to help Yunxi, while Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun decided to let Shao Chongsi have a chance to find him. Yunxi was abducted by Shao Chongsi’s bodyguards and sent toward Li Duo, leaving him convinced there had to be a misunderstanding.

• Shao Chongsi explained that Yunxi’s other enemies had repeatedly gotten to him first, and Gu Chengyuan asked where Yunxi would stay after being rescued.
• Shao Chongsi said he was sending Yunxi to Li Duo, who had been searching for him.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun whether they could find Yunxi, and Yan Guiyun suggested they give Shao Chongsi a chance.
• Yunxi waited for Shao Chongsi to take him somewhere safe, but bodyguards grabbed him, bound him, and forced him into a minivan.
• A bodyguard told Yunxi that Young Master Shao was sending him to Li Duo, leaving Yunxi shocked and certain there was a misunderstanding.

Shao Chongsi sent Yunxi, bound inside a frog costume, back to Li Duo in Jiang City. Li Duo recognized Yunxi, rejected his pleas, and ordered him sent to the Gold-Filled Gate Club, while Chi Yining learned what Shao Chongsi had done.

• Shao Chongsi's bodyguards told Yunxi that Shao Chongsi knew about his lies and ordered him to behave and stay alive with Li Duo.
• The bodyguards disguised themselves, stuffed Yunxi into a frog costume, and delivered him to Li Duo in Jiang City.
• Li Duo kicked the costume, uncovered Yunxi, and reacted with disgust when he saw Yunxi's face.
• Yunxi begged Li Duo to release him, but Li Duo ordered his bodyguards to take him to the Gold-Filled Gate Club.
• Chi Yining learned that Shao Chongsi had returned Yunxi to Li Duo, and noted that Jiang City's broken surveillance made it hard to identify local abusers.

Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining spent the night together, leaving Chi Yining embarrassed by Yan Guiyun’s teasing the next morning. They joked about Yan Guiyun’s flaws and how he would have reacted to Chi Yining when they first met.

• Yan Guiyun asked Chi Yining if he wanted to bathe before they got ready for Friday, and Chi Yining grew shy as their licensed driving day approached.
• After Chi Yining finished bathing, Yan Guiyun brought out herbal balm and a piece of warm jade, then pulled him back when he tried to escape.
• The next morning, Chi Yining complained that Yan Guiyun had embarrassed him because their place was not soundproof.
• Yan Guiyun teased Chi Yining and promised they would wait until they got home to put their fighting skills to use.
• Chi Yining asked whether Yan Guiyun would have liked him if he had been picking at his feet when they met, and Yan Guiyun laughed and said he would have taken a picture.

Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining left for the Yan Family after Bai Chongxuan revealed they had married, while Wang Xinyang worried about how Chi Yining would be treated. Chen Shiyu learned that his family and Li Qingmi’s had a notarized betrothal agreement, but he refused to believe it was valid.

• Yan Guiyun left two bodyguards to tend the vegetable patch before driving away with Chi Yining in a Maybach.
• Bai Chongxuan told Wang Xinyang that Yan Guiyun had shown him their marriage certificates, and Wang worried that the Yan Family might mistreat Chi Yining.
• Bai Chongxuan reassured Wang about the Yan Family and admitted he had run with Wang because he liked him.
• Wang told Bai Chongxuan that his mother had also wanted Chi Yining as a daughter-in-law, and they laughed together.
• Chen Shiyu nearly fell after walking with his eyes closed, and Li Qingmi caught him and claimed their families had a notarized betrothal agreement.
• Chen Shiyu insisted the agreement was invalid and warned Li Qingmi not to trick him.

Chen Shiyu reflected on his feelings for Li Qingmi and the reasons he had been wavering, while Li Qingmi made him breakfast. Nearby, Gu Chengyuan and Shao Chongsi discussed the couple and Gu Chengyuan’s upcoming commercial shoot.

• Li Qingmi told Chen Shiyu he had known about his feelings from the start, but had been waiting to see whether Chen Shiyu was serious.
• Chen Shiyu realized Li Qingmi was the person he loved most and recalled learning about Li Qingmi’s academic achievements, family company, and laboratory.
• Li Qingmi left to make Chen Shiyu breakfast as Chen Shiyu blamed him for making him long for more intimacy.
• Gu Chengyuan overheard Li Qingmi and Chen Shiyu’s conversation and told Shao Chongsi he had never looked into the guests’ backgrounds.
• Gu Chengyuan said he might shoot a commercial in a few days, and Shao Chongsi offered to accompany him as his assistant.

Chi Yining woke sore and exhausted after the powerful incense led to a passionate night with Yan Guiyun. They settled on a week of rest, and Yan Guiyun teased Chi Yining into calling him “hubby” again.

• Chi Yining woke up aching, blamed Yan Guiyun for going too far, and demanded half a month off.
• Yan Guiyun apologized and explained that the incense had been stronger than he expected, then bargained Chi Yining down to a week of rest.
• Chi Yining agreed to rest for a week and asked for food because he was hungry.
• Yan Guiyun picked Chi Yining up, and Chi Yining affectionately called him “hubby.”
• Yan Guiyun delighted in the endearment and asked Chi Yining to say it a hundred times a day.

Chi Yining tried to remember a plot point about Gu Chengyuan facing danger at work and discussed letting him continue working so a lawyer could get closer to him. The conversation with Yan Guiyun turned into teasing about their roles as husband and wife, ending with Chi Yining insisting on examining Yan Guiyun’s hemorrhoids.

• Chi Yining asked Gu Chengyuan whether he had any upcoming work, then realized he could not remember the details of a plot point about Gu Chengyuan encountering danger.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun for information, and Yan Guiyun suggested letting Gu Chengyuan work as usual so a lawyer could get a chance to shine.
• Chi Yining remarked that Gu Chengyuan and the lawyer had made little progress despite getting along sweetly.
• Chi Yining joked about going to work at Yan Guiyun’s corporation so he could call Yan Guiyun his wife and take the dominant role at home.
• Yan Guiyun claimed he had hemorrhoids, and Chi Yining got up to examine him and prescribe medicine.

Yan Guiyun got Chi Yining to call him “hubby,” while Yunxi grew increasingly resentful as he waited tables and considered escaping. Mo Li told Chai Yi he wanted to go to the movies, but Chai Yi barely paid attention.

• Yan Guiyun kept calling Chi Yining “hubby” until Chi Yining gave in and agreed to call him that.
• Yan Guiyun called Chi Yining “wifey” and said he loved him, and Chi Yining returned the sentiment while calling him Xiaoyun.
• Yunxi resented Li Duo for making him wait tables and insulting his appearance, then resolved to find a way to escape.
• Chai Yi noticed Mo Li dressed unusually revealingly at home and wondered why he had been acting strangely.
• Mo Li said he wanted to go to the movies and that he had stopped associating with his former friends, but Chai Yi told him to go ahead without looking up from his sand art.

Chai Yi agreed to go out with Mo Li, and their movie plans turned into an unexpectedly easygoing date. After Mo Li bought tickets for the wrong cinema branch, Chai Yi offered to watch a movie at his nearby apartment and suggested they get hot pot first.

• Chai Yi agreed to accompany Mo Li to the movies and told him to buy tickets.
• Chai Yi and Mo Li dressed casually and headed out together.
• Mo Li realized he had bought tickets for the wrong branch, but Chai Yi calmly suggested buying tickets for the next showing.
• Chai Yi offered to watch a new movie in his apartment's media room, and Mo Li accepted.
• Chai Yi suggested they eat hot pot before returning to his apartment, surprising Mo Li with his easygoing attitude.

Chai Yi took Mo Li out for hot pot, then brought him to his apartment, where Mo Li learned there was a dance studio nearby. After three days away, they returned to the dating show, where Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun checked on their growing melon seedlings.

• Mo Li surprised Chai Yi with a crowd singing him a birthday song, then enjoyed the hot pot and a noodle-pulling performance.
• Chai Yi drove Mo Li to his apartment, where Mo Li noticed the boxing equipment and pointed out that there was no dance studio.
• Chai Yi told Mo Li that there was actually a dance studio, and Mo Li reacted with surprise.
• After three days away, the guests returned to the dating show, where Chi Yining examined the melon seedlings.
• Yan Guiyun teased Chi Yining about the seedlings and reminded him to call him hubby when Chi Yining's feet went numb.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun teased each other about their relationship while recovering at the Crimson Flame Courtyard, unaware they were surrounded by onlookers. Chi fled inside when Bai Chongxuan called out, while Wang Xinyang refused Bai’s request to call him his wife on the show.

• Chi Yining joked that he would one day resist Yan Guiyun’s tricks, and Yan Guiyun teased him about his persistence.
• Bai Chongxuan called to Yan Guiyun from a nearby courtyard and asked about his neck injury, drawing the attention of people at the windows.
• Yan Guiyun urged Chi Yining to go inside, and Chi ran barefoot to the sofa, leaving his muddy slippers outside.
• Bai Chongxuan asked Wang Xinyang for hickeys, but Wang persuaded him against it by warning that others might have indecent thoughts.
• Bai Chongxuan asked to call Wang Xinyang his wife on the show, and Wang refused, citing harm to public morals and young people.

Chi Yining worried that the marks on Yan Guiyun’s neck would expose their relationship on the dating show, then joked about blowing up the courtyard to keep anyone else from pairing with Yan Guiyun. Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi arrived and teased them, leaving Chi Yining to abandon his demolition plan.

• Bai Chongxuan apologized to Wang Xinyang after Wang Xinyang reproached him for not behaving.
• Chi Yining worried about Yan Guiyun’s neck marks and suggested quitting the dating show, but Yan Guiyun warned that the director might find him another partner.
• Chi Yining said he would stop anyone from getting close to Yan Guiyun and considered blowing up the courtyard, which he said was jointly theirs.
• Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi arrived, and Chen Shiyu asked Chi Yining not to blow him up.
• Chi Yining promised to stop planning explosions, while Li Qingmi and Yan Guiyun joked about the weather and demolition.

Li Qingmi and Chen Shiyu visited Yan Guiyun to ask about their marriage contract and then decided to hang out. More friends arrived, and Mo Li suggested that everyone play Werewolf.

• Li Qingmi told Yan Guiyun that he and Chen Shiyu wanted to confirm whether their marriage contract was real, and Yan Guiyun advised them to ask their parents.
• Li Qingmi said they had also come to hang out, and Chi Yining pointed out that the open door was letting out the air-conditioning.
• An Yan and Hu Bing arrived, and Hu Bing mistook Yan Guiyun's neck mark for an injury.
• Chai Yi and Mo Li arrived, and Mo Li suggested that the group play Werewolf.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun dominated a game with the other guests while Chai Yi judged. Meanwhile, Feng Louyu woke up after missing the gathering and started a livestream selling watermelons with Qin Shijing, which ended with Qin kissing him on the cheek.

• Chi Yining asked Mo Li to explain the game, then he and Yan Guiyun won more than a dozen rounds.
• Chen Shiyu praised Chi Yining and suggested that he try an escape room.
• Feng Louyu slept until afternoon and learned that he had missed the guests gathering.
• Feng Louyu spotted crew members selling watermelons and decided to livestream with Qin Shijing.
• Feng Louyu and Qin Shijing took over the crew's stall and began selling watermelons on camera.
• Qin Shijing unexpectedly kissed Feng Louyu on the cheek during the livestream.