Chapter Summaries

Chi Yining woke from a long nap and went to find Yan Guiyun, only to be stopped by Gu Chengyuan asking about a box of snacks. Chi Yining misunderstood the snacks as a misdelivered package he had already returned.

• Wang Xinyang studied robotics manufacturing in his room while viewers admired his physique on the livestream.
• Director Feng watched Bai Chongxuan lounging in a rocking chair and learned that Bai had spent points to bring it upstairs.
• Chi Yining woke at eleven thirty, washed up, and went to knock on Yan Guiyun's door.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Chi Yining whether he had enjoyed the snacks he had sent and offered to send another box.
• Chi Yining apologized and said the note had listed Room 6 on the third floor as the delivery address.

Gu Chengyuan discovered that the snacks and note meant for Chi Yining had been delivered to the wrong room, leaving him upset while Chi Yining went to Yan Guiyun. Gu Chengyuan then went to the control room and asked Director Feng to check the surveillance footage for a suspect.

• Gu Chengyuan realized the note for Chi Yining had been changed and that the snacks had gone to someone else, while Chi Yining worried that Gu Chengyuan might cry.
• Chi Yining left Gu Chengyuan by the stairs and knocked on Yan Guiyun's door to tell him it was time to eat.
• Gu Chengyuan saw Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun together, clenched his fists, and went downstairs as viewers reacted to his disappointment.
• Gu Chengyuan went to the control room and woke Director Feng, asking him to review the surveillance footage and find a suspect.
• Director Feng perked up at the prospect of trouble and prepared to investigate.

Gu Chengyuan reviewed the surveillance footage to find out who had taken the snack box and note, but discovered several guests had visited Chi Yining’s room. He questioned Li Qingmi about the snacks and went to retrieve them, while Chi Yining wondered why Gu Chengyuan had suddenly begun acting differently toward him.

• Gu Chengyuan gave Director Feng an account of what happened, then took over the surveillance review when Director Feng moved too slowly.
• Gu Chengyuan and Director Feng watched footage showing Bai Chongxuan, Jia Mingchuan, Wang Xinyang, and Hu Bing visiting or approaching the guests’ rooms near Chi Yining’s.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Li Qingmi whether he still had the snack box and note, and Li Qingmi said he had kept them in his room.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Li Qingmi to take him upstairs to retrieve the box and note.
• Chi Yining overheard them and wondered why Gu Chengyuan had changed toward him, while Yan Guiyun told him to focus on eating.

Gu Chengyuan discovered that the note on his snack box had inexplicably changed into a message for Chi Yining, and he later asked Yining what snacks he liked. Yining struggled to respond, while Yan Guiyun left him to handle the awkward conversation himself.

• Li Qingmi took Gu Chengyuan to the room where the snack box had been left.
• Gu Chengyuan showed Li Qingmi that the note now read “For darling Yining!” and bore Gu Chengyuan's signature, though it had previously shown Li Qingmi's room address.
• Gu Chengyuan asked Li Qingmi why Jia Mingchuan had visited, and Li Qingmi said they had come to chat and that it had nothing to do with the snacks.
• Gu Chengyuan put the snack box beside the refrigerator, sat beside Chi Yining, and asked what snacks Yining liked.
• Yan Guiyun noticed Chi Yining's awkwardness but let him answer Gu Chengyuan himself, leaving Yining at a loss for words.

Chi Yining refused Gu Chengyuan’s offer to buy him food, while Gu Chengyuan resolved to wait patiently for him to recover. Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining fruit and snacks, and Chi praised him as a good person.

• Gu Chengyuan offered to buy Chi Yining more food, but Chi firmly declined the offer.
• Gu Chengyuan accepted Chi Yining’s refusal and decided to wait for him to recover.
• Yan Guiyun asked whether Chi Yining had finished eating, and Chi said he was full.
• Li Qingmi considered how he could pursue Chi Yining and thank him for saving his sister.
• Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining a basket of fruit and dried meat snacks, and Chi called him a good person.

Chi Yining enjoyed the food Yan Guiyun brought him and decided to save money to live near him after filming ended. Meanwhile, Bai Chongxuan and Chen Shiyu met for lunch and compared their different tastes in food.

• Yan Guiyun left Chi Yining alone after Chi Yining shut the door on him, while the livestream viewers laughed about Yan Guiyun and Gu.
• Chi Yining found the carefully prepared fruit and meat jerky Yan Guiyun had brought, decided to become his meal buddy, and made living near him a future goal.
• Chi Yining ate beef jerky, then turned on his computer and began working while viewers admired his hands.
• Bai Chongxuan woke up and discovered that he had missed mealtime with Xiao Chi-Chi.
• Bai Chongxuan sat down to eat with Chen Shiyu, then questioned whether Chen Shiyu really enjoyed eating vegetable salad.

Chen Shiyu, Bai Chongxuan, Wang Xinyang, Hu Bing, and Jia Mingchuan each encountered a misplaced snack box at the Little Blue House, but none claimed to know who had left it there. Hu Bing and Li Qingmi reviewed the guests’ food preferences and headed to the supermarket to shop for dinner.

• Chen Shiyu asked Bai Chongxuan if he recognized the snack box, but Bai Chongxuan said it only looked familiar.
• Wang Xinyang nearly tripped over the box, and Chen Shiyu and Bai Chongxuan both denied knowing whose it was.
• Hu Bing returned to the Little Blue House and asked Jia Mingchuan about the box; Jia Mingchuan thought it belonged to Li Qingmi and recalled it had once been delivered to Chi Yining by mistake.
• Hu Bing and Li Qingmi checked the guests’ food preference forms and left for the supermarket, while Li Qingmi decided not to borrow Chi Yining’s bicycle.

Hu Bing and Li Qingmi served the guests a disastrous dinner, so Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining away from the table and ordered restaurant food instead. The guests were left facing the ruined meal, though Gu Chengyuan pointed out snacks they could eat.

• Hu Bing and Li Qingmi realized they had forgotten to consider who would cook and later served a meal that stunned the guests.
• Yan Guiyun walked downstairs with Chi Yining, who privately imagined making a life-size doll of him.
• Shao Chongsi thanked Hu Bing and Li Qingmi for cooking and invited everyone to eat.
• Yan Guiyun pulled Chi Yining away from the table and ordered enough restaurant food for ten people, including extra sweet-and-sour pork ribs.
• Chen Shiyu, Wang Xinyang, and Bai Chongxuan reacted to the meal with dismay, and Gu Chengyuan told them they could have snacks by the fridge.

Chi Yining worried that Yan Guiyun and Bai Chongxuan might be close, but learned they had only been university classmates and reaffirmed his place as Yan Guiyun’s best friend. Back in their room, Yan Guiyun checked Chi Yining’s wound while Chi reflected on how easily he could talk with him.

• Bai Chongxuan asked Gu Chengyuan where he had bought the snacks, while Chi Yining wondered why Gu was so fixated on them.
• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining that he had asked Bai Chongxuan to tell the others that food was on the way.
• Chi Yining grew uneasy upon learning Yan Guiyun had Bai Chongxuan on WeChat, but Yan explained that they had been university classmates in the same research group.
• Yan Guiyun joked that domineering CEOs ate strawberry ice cream, and Chi Yining wondered whether Yan liked strawberries.
• Yan Guiyun brought Chi Yining to their room, entered the door code in front of him, and carefully checked the scab on his arm.

Chi Yining considered leaving the dating show but decided that staying with Yan Guiyun would be manageable. After Yan Guiyun treated his elbow, Chi Yining finished writing a letter and went downstairs early to avoid the other guests.

• Yan Guiyun carefully applied gel to Chi Yining's healing elbow and reminded him not to scratch it.
• Chi Yining decided that keeping Yan Guiyun company on the dating show would not be so bad.
• Chi Yining asked Yan Guiyun why he compared him to a kitten and whether he had the usual domineering CEO talents.
• Yan Guiyun said he had no handsome men or beautiful women around him and joked that he would send them flying with a kick.
• By nine thirty, Chi Yining had finished revising his letter and went downstairs early to avoid the other guests.

Chi Yining opened the letters waiting for him at the production team's mailbox and discovered that several cast members had written to him. He read three of the seven letters, each leaving him more embarrassed and alarmed.

• Chi Yining went downstairs after the production team summoned him and was shocked to find seven letters in the mailbox.
• Chi Yining read Gu Chengyuan's letter, in which Gu apologized and promised to turn back and find him.
• Chi Yining read Chen Shiyu's friendly wishes and worried that their future meetings would be awkward.
• Chi Yining read Hu Bing's apology for interrupting dinner and his promise to cook something better, which made Chi Yining dread another meal.

Chi Yining read the remaining letters, then returned to his room to hide the camera and reread Brother Yan’s message. Meanwhile, Tomorrow Hongxing’s technical staff discovered that Mr. Swallow had fixed the bugs left by the sabotage, and Chi Yining prepared for the director’s next activity.

• Wang Xinyang wrote that he wanted to talk to Chi Yining, and Chi Yining wondered why Wang Xinyang had sent him the letter.
• Chi Yining quickly shut the fifth letter, then read Bai Chongxuan’s offer to make him a custom perfume and Li Qingmi’s prediction that they would become like-minded people.
• Chi Yining covered his bedroom camera, reread Brother Yan’s hope that he would always be his one and only, and placed Brother Yan’s letters on top of the others.
• Tomorrow Hongxing’s technical staff found that Mr. Swallow had fixed all the bugs left by the previous sabotage.
• Chi Yining dressed for Tuesday’s activity, rated his outfit an 8.8 out of 10, and thought about the assistant Sister Ling had arranged for him.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun discussed the seven letters Chi had received before joining the other guests for a Minesweeper competition. The staff introduced the twenty-game scoring system, but the competition had not yet begun.

• Yan Guiyun asked Chi Yining how many letters he had received and whether anyone had confessed to him.
• Chi Yining said he had received seven letters and assured Yan Guiyun he could protect himself.
• Chi Yining urged Yan Guiyun to join the others and learn what the day's game was.
• A staff member announced that all ten guests would play twenty Minesweeper games, with the highest total score winning the grand champion prize package.

Chi Yining struggled through the Minesweeper game, repeatedly losing points and sharing squares with Chen Shiyu. He then changed tactics to hinder Bai Chongxuan, helping Yan Guiyun take a sixty-point lead.

• Chi Yining hit a mine on his first move and lost ten points.
• Chi Yining claimed the same safe square as Chen Shiyu and earned only two points.
• Chi Yining realized Yan Guiyun and Bai Chongxuan were the game’s leading luck emperors.
• Chi Yining reached fourth place despite his bad luck and decided to target Bai Chongxuan.
• Chi Yining repeatedly claimed the same squares as Bai Chongxuan, allowing Yan Guiyun to pull sixty points ahead.

A Minesweeper game became a chaotic free-for-all as Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun coordinated while the other players targeted one another. Chi Yining finished in second place behind Yan Guiyun.

• Jia Mingchuan overtook Bai Chongxuan for second place, prompting Chi Yining to target Jia instead of Bai.
• Bai Chongxuan targeted Shao Chongsi, who then turned his attention to Gu Chengyuan as their rankings fell.
• Director Feng watched the game spiral into chaos and planned to separate Yan Guiyun and Chi Yining for a team game on Thursday.
• Chi Yining suppressed Jia Mingchuan's score, then climbed from third place to second as Li Qingmi panicked and the players at the back helped keep Chi safe.
• In the final round, Chi Yining accepted that Yan Guiyun's lead was too large to overcome and settled for second place.

Yan Guiyun won the Minesweeper competition and gave his prize, a golden hammer, to Chi Yining. As Chi Yining admired the gift, Gu Chengyuan received a message on his phone.

• A staff member announced the final scores, with Yan Guiyun in first place and Chen Shiyu in last.
• Yan Guiyun took Chi Yining's hand and sat with him on the sofa, keeping the other guests at a distance.
• A staff member handed Yan Guiyun the champion's prize package, and he told Chi Yining the prize should be his.
• Chi Yining opened the box and found a golden hammer, which delighted him.
• Gu Chengyuan blamed Shao Chongsi for his low ranking and opened WeChat when his phone buzzed.

Gu Chengyuan regretted how he had treated Chi Yining and began considering how to deal with his agency. Meanwhile, Chi Yining let Bai Chongxuan take charge of dinner, and Gu Chengyuan unexpectedly kept his composure when Bai’s cooking made him happy.

• Zhao Wen warned Gu Chengyuan that his popularity had fallen because he had failed to win Chi Yining back, and Gu Chengyuan blamed his agency for the situation.
• Li Qingmi wondered what had caused Chi Yining to change so much, but he could not figure it out.
• On the way to the supermarket, Bai Chongxuan and Wang Xinyang peppered Chi Yining with questions until Chi asked whether Bai could cook.
• Bai Chongxuan agreed to handle dinner, and he looked pleased when the meal was served that evening.
• Yan Guiyun asked Bai Chongxuan why he was so happy, while Chi Yining urged Yan to start eating.
• Gu Chengyuan calmly complimented the dishes and offered Bai more chances to cook, surprising Bai with his restraint.

At dinner, Bai Chongxuan hinted at an enjoyable time with Chi Yining, prompting the other guests to tease him and question what had happened. The conversation left Chi Yining bewildered and hungry, but Yan fed him steak that Bai had cooked.

• Gu Chengyuan, Shao Chongsi, and Chen Shiyu pressed Bai Chongxuan about why he was happy, and Chen Shiyu revealed that Bai had followed Chi Yining around and made him help in the kitchen.
• Wang Xinyang and Hu Bing joked that the older guys' conversation was too profound, while Chi Yining struggled to understand it and focused on his steak.
• Bai Chongxuan bragged that he had gone grocery shopping with Chi Yining, embarrassing Chi Yining and prompting Li Qingmi to tell everyone not to talk while eating.
• Yan offered Chi Yining a piece of steak, and Chi Yining enjoyed Bai Chongxuan's cooking while deciding it was still not as good as Yan's.

The guests prepared for a best-of-three Push the Crystal tournament, with team rewards and the highest-kill player earning first choice of a date partner and location. Chi Yining ended up on the blue team against Yan Guiyun and settled in at his computer as the match was about to begin.

• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun guessed that the day’s activity would be a tower-pushing game.
• The staff announced the tournament rules, team rewards, and date privilege for the player with the most kills.
• The random draw placed Chi Yining on the blue team with Wang Xinyang, Shao Chongsi, Jia Mingchuan, and Hu Bing, while Yan Guiyun joined the red team with Bai Chongxuan, Gu Chengyuan, Chen Shiyu, and Li Qingmi.
• Wang Xinyang became blue team captain, and both teams agreed on their roles.
• Chi Yining sat between Wang Xinyang and Jia Mingchuan and changed his in-game name to include his own name and 123.

Chi Yining joined the 5v5 game and picked a jungler without coordinating with his team, then repeatedly ambushed Gu Chengyuan and secured an early lead for the blue team. After dominating the bottom lane, Chi Yining moved to mid and killed Bai Chongxuan for his seventh kill.

• Jia Mingchuan and Bai Chongxuan banned mid-lane heroes during the pick-and-ban phase.
• Chi Yining chose [Spear of the Deep Sea], and the other four players selected heroes to support his jungler.
• Chi Yining and Hu Bing ambushed Gu Chengyuan in the bottom lane, giving Chi Yining first blood.
• Chi Yining repeatedly killed Gu Chengyuan, including a tower dive, and left the red team's marksman far behind.
• Chi Yining shifted to mid lane and killed Bai Chongxuan for his seventh kill.