Chapter Summaries

While the group discussed their sleeping arrangements and walked to find the production team’s gift packs, Jiang Mingxi revealed that he had grown up at Spring Radiance Orphanage and that online claims about his university lecturer parents had been fabricated. Zhang Lin seized on the revelation and decided to retaliate by targeting the orphanage.

• The director offered three tents and gift packs without water, and explained that the guests had to complete tasks to exchange for purified water.
• Zhao Jiayuan asked Jiang Mingxi about finding water and a bear pelt, while Gao Le joked that the black bear had turned into a butterfly and flown away.
• As the group set out to find the gift packs, Jiang Mingxi said he had grown up in the countryside and at Spring Radiance Orphanage, where Aunt Xu had helped him attend university.
• Jiang Mingxi recalled that Jiang Ke had spread false stories about him to promote Jiang Mingle and protect him from backlash over the real and fake young masters.
• Zhang Lin told his manager to contact Jiang Mingle and target Spring Radiance Orphanage as the start of his counterattack.

The guests divided the three tents, leaving Zhao Ke to share with Gao Le while Song Lan and Jiang Mingxi prepared their tent together. Jiang Mingxi recognized Song Lan’s unspoken worry about their relationship, and the chapter ended with viewers noting that the two needed time to learn to understand each other.

• Zhao Jiayuan first said he would share a tent with Jiang Mingxi, then changed his mind and left with Chen Chong.
• Zhao Ke agreed to share a tent with Gao Le, while Feng Moshan arranged a plane to visit and ask about Zhao Ke’s love for the black bear spirit.
• Song Lan excitedly prepared to share a tent with Jiang Mingxi and promised to do all the housework, while Jiang Mingxi suggested raising the tent on branches in case of rain.
• Jiang Mingxi overheard Zhao Jiayuan making suggestive noises and learned that Chen Chong was applying medicine to his injured butt.
• Song Lan noticed Jiang Mingxi seemed unhappy and struggled to ask what was wrong, but Jiang Mingxi guessed his unspoken concern about not always understanding him.
• Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan’s relationship remained uncertain as viewers said they needed time to get to know each other.

Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan built their tent and tentatively talked about camping together, while Gao Le found a mission card that could earn him and Zhao Ke a quilt. Zhao Jiayuan then invited Jiang Mingxi to search for a gift pack with him, eager to tell him something.

• Jiang Mingxi reassured Song Lan that he was not difficult to soothe, and Song Lan took over arranging the logs.
• Song Lan asked Jiang Mingxi about camping, and Jiang Mingxi invited him to go stargazing together sometime; Song Lan agreed to go when he had time.
• Gao Le announced that he and Zhao Ke had found a mission card offering a quilt in exchange for picking three jin of mushrooms before dark.
• Gao Le excitedly told Zhao Ke they would sleep under the same quilt, while Zhao Ke sneezed inside their tent.
• Zhao Jiayuan asked Jiang Mingxi to join him in searching for a gift pack, visibly eager to tell him something.

Zhao Jiayuan asked Jiang Mingxi how he had realized he liked men and confessed his reactions to Chen Chong had made him question his sexuality. Jiang Mingxi urged him to test his feelings by kissing Chen Chong, then shared details of his own kiss with Song Lan, leaving Zhao Jiayuan shocked.

• Zhao Jiayuan hurried Jiang Mingxi into the woods to talk privately.
• Jiang Mingxi told Zhao Jiayuan that he had realized he liked men in high school, then asked about Zhao Jiayuan's past relationship with Chen Chong's sister.
• Zhao Jiayuan admitted he had felt no desire to kiss his girlfriend in person but had become physically aroused when Chen Chong treated his injury.
• Jiang Mingxi suspected Chen Chong had been the one chatting with Zhao Jiayuan online and asked whether Zhao Jiayuan might be attracted to Chen Chong.
• Jiang Mingxi advised Zhao Jiayuan to kiss Chen Chong to judge his feelings and revealed that he had kissed Song Lan in Bridgehead Village.
• Zhao Jiayuan asked how Song Lan had reacted, and Jiang Mingxi whispered the answer, embarrassing him.

Jiang Mingxi and Zhao Jiayuan found their supply packages and learned their tasks, while the comments speculated about their private conversation. Jiang Mingxi then went fishing with Song Lan, who confessed he was thinking about holding Jiang Mingxi’s hand and ended up carrying him through the woods.

• Jiang Mingxi found his task card, which required him to catch four fish for a quilt.
• Zhao Jiayuan learned he had to collect three jin of rose myrtle berries, and Jiang Mingxi showed him how to identify the ripe fruit.
• Jiang Mingxi teased Zhao Jiayuan about being afraid to return and kiss, making Zhao Jiayuan blush and shove him.
• Jiang Mingxi returned to camp and invited Song Lan to catch fish with him, and Song Lan eagerly agreed.
• Song Lan admitted he had been thinking about Jiang Mingxi and wanted to hold his hand.
• When Jiang Mingxi asked what would happen if he got tired, Song Lan swept him into his arms and offered to carry him.

Song Lan and Jiang Mingxi caught fish together, and Song Lan tried to kiss Jiang Mingxi before Jiang Mingxi teased him and led him back. After Zhao Jiayuan asked about their kiss, Jiang Mingxi explained how he thought their courtship should work and urged Zhao Jiayuan to kiss Chen Chong.

• Song Lan carried Jiang Mingxi to a river and caught six fish while Jiang Mingxi tied them together.
• Song Lan wanted to carry Jiang Mingxi back, but Jiang Mingxi chose to walk with him holding hands.
• Song Lan leaned in to kiss Jiang Mingxi, who stopped him by touching his Adam's apple and then teased him before leading him away.
• Zhao Jiayuan noticed their joined hands and blurted out a question about whether they had kissed before dragging Jiang Mingxi aside.
• Jiang Mingxi told Zhao Jiayuan that Song Lan should initiate their first kiss since Song Lan was pursuing him.
• Jiang Mingxi urged Zhao Jiayuan to find a chance to kiss Chen Chong, then shoved him toward base camp.

Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan shared an intense first kiss and confessed their love in their tent. Meanwhile, Zhao Jiayuan followed Chen Chong into the dark woods, but Chen Chong’s cold question made Zhao Jiayuan turn away, leaving their feelings unresolved.

• Song Lan pulled Jiang Mingxi into their tent, asked to kiss him, and the two kissed passionately as Song Lan repeatedly confessed his love.
• Chen Chong watched Zhao Jiayuan pace outside their tent and, believing Zhao Jiayuan was avoiding him, went for a walk in the woods.
• Zhao Jiayuan followed Chen Chong into the dark woods and warned him to be careful after he slipped.
• Chen Chong asked coldly why Zhao Jiayuan had come, and Zhao Jiayuan said he had followed out of concern before turning to leave.

Zhao Jiayuan returned to camp feeling hurt after deciding Chen Chong was straight, while Song Lan and Jiang Mingxi openly reunited and acted affectionately. The director announced that the six guests had earned quilts but needed to complete a plank challenge to use them, and Gao Le broke down in protest.

• Chen Chong stopped himself from following Zhao Jiayuan, who returned to camp feeling that his feelings for Chen Chong were wishful thinking.
• Song Lan and Jiang Mingxi left their tent, and Song Lan hugged and kissed Jiang Mingxi while telling him he loved him.
• Zhao Ke noticed Zhao Jiayuan’s low spirits and wondered what was wrong with him.
• The director congratulated all six guests for earning a quilt apiece, then announced that each pair had to complete thirty planks to use theirs.
• Gao Le collapsed to the ground and sobbed, shouting that he would not do the task.

Gao Le refused to do a plank with Zhao Ke because Feng Moshan was in Zhao Ke’s tent, so the director replaced the game with truth or dare. After learning that Chen Chong had rejected Zhao Jiayuan, Jiang Mingxi seized his chance to set Zhao Jiayuan up with a friend.

• Gao Le refused to do a plank with Zhao Ke, and the assistant director told the director that Feng Moshan was in Zhao Ke’s tent.
• The director changed the game to truth or dare, and the guests gathered around the bonfire.
• Zhao Ke asked Jiang Mingxi about Zhao Jiayuan’s dejected mood, and Zhao Jiayuan explained that Chen Chong had rejected him.
• Jiang Mingxi told Zhao Jiayuan to follow his instructions, then used Zhao Ke’s dare to announce that he wanted to set Zhao Jiayuan up with a friend.
• Chen Chong snapped his gaze toward Jiang Mingxi when he heard the matchmaking plan.

Jiang Mingxi pretended to introduce Zhao Jiayuan to a handsome man, making Chen Chong jealous while Zhao Ke helped the ruse along. After admitting he had never been in a relationship, Jiang Mingxi was interrupted by Song Lan, who kissed him and proposed.

• Jiang Mingxi told Zhao Jiayuan that a handsome man liked him and asked whether he would accept a man pursuing him; Zhao Jiayuan said yes while Chen Chong watched angrily.
• Zhao Ke urged Jiang Mingxi to share Zhao Jiayuan's WeChat, and Chen Chong snapped a stick in his hand before demanding that Jiang Mingxi finish the task.
• Zhao Ke claimed the supposed suitor was twenty-five and as handsome as Song Lan, prompting Song Lan to feel threatened and pull Jiang Mingxi close.
• During truth or dare, Jiang Mingxi drew a question about his relationships and said he had never been in one.
• Song Lan kissed Jiang Mingxi and asked, "Will you marry me?"

Song Lan embarrassed himself while trying to propose to Jiang Mingxi, then a dare and Chen Chong’s jealousy turned the game into a confrontation with Zhao Jiayuan. Chen Chong dragged Zhao Jiayuan away from the bonfire and asked whether he liked guys.

• Song Lan suggested Jiang Mingxi should marry an older man, and Jiang Mingxi teased him before Song Lan drew a dare card.
• Song Lan tried to choose himself for the dare, but the staff refused, so he picked Chen Chong, who chose Zhao Jiayuan and told him to stop chatting.
• Zhao Ke teased Zhao Jiayuan that Chen Chong was jealous, but Zhao Jiayuan returned to his phone and Chen Chong angrily left the game.
• Chen Chong grabbed Zhao Jiayuan, dragged him toward the tents, steadied him with a hand on his waist, and asked if he liked guys.

Chen Chong kissed Zhao Jiayuan after Zhao Jiayuan insisted that Chen Chong did not like him unless he wanted to kiss him. Zhao Jiayuan asked for more kisses, and Chen Chong carried him into a tent while the other guests and viewers reacted in shock.

• Chen Chong confronted Zhao Jiayuan about chatting with someone else, and Zhao Jiayuan asked what it had to do with him.
• Chen Chong asked whether Zhao Jiayuan liked men, and Zhao Jiayuan accused him of not liking him because he had never tried to kiss him.
• Chen Chong kissed Zhao Jiayuan, then asked whether Zhao Jiayuan now believed he liked him.
• Zhao Jiayuan hooked his arms around Chen Chong's neck and asked for more kisses.
• Chen Chong carried Zhao Jiayuan into a tent to take a break from filming, and Zhao Ke tugged Jiang Mingxi toward the tent.

Chen Chong and Zhao Jiayuan confessed their feelings and became intimate in their tent while Zhao Ke eavesdropped, and Song Lan carried Jiang Mingxi away to pursue him. Song Lan asked whether Jiang Mingxi was serious about dating him, then began explaining why a little toy car from his childhood still mattered to him.

• Chen Chong reassured Zhao Jiayuan that he had liked him for years, and the two kissed and became intimate in their tent.
• Zhao Ke listened outside their tent with Jiang Mingxi, but Song Lan carried Jiang Mingxi away to their own tent.
• The cameraman ended the livestream after five of the six guests withdrew, and viewers flooded trending searches about the couples.
• Song Lan worried that a handsome potential rival might pursue Jiang Mingxi, so he tried to seduce him by asking him to touch his abs.
• Jiang Mingxi teased Song Lan before asking whether he was serious about dating him.
• Song Lan hugged and kissed Jiang Mingxi, then told him he had kept a little toy car from childhood when all his other toys had disappeared.

Zhao Ke, Zhao Jiayuan, and Jiang Mingxi shared gossip about their passionate nights, and Zhao Ke revealed that Feng Moshan had visited him. The livestream exposed their romantic relationships to viewers, while Zhao Jiayuan announced that Chen Chong had pursued him for years.

• Feng Moshan left before dawn after spending the night with Zhao Ke, who woke up eager to gossip.
• Zhao Ke found Zhao Jiayuan outside his tent, and Zhao Jiayuan bragged that Chen Chong was incredible.
• Zhao Ke called Jiang Mingxi out of his tent, where Jiang Mingxi said Song Lan had cried and begged him to stop teasing him.
• Zhao Ke revealed that Feng Moshan had flown over after learning Zhao Ke was sharing a tent with Gao Le, and the livestream viewers connected the couples.
• The livestream generated three trending topics, prompting the director to despair over the survival show's scandalous gossip.
• Zhao Jiayuan told Jiang Mingxi that Chen Chong had pursued him for years and had once chatted with him online on QQ.

Zhao Jiayuan shared how he had unknowingly dated Chen Chong’s sister while chatting with Chen Chong online, then bragged about Chen Chong’s hickeys until Chen Chong dragged him away. The guests prepared for a forest trading task, but the chapter ended as comments accused Jiang Mingxi of lying about growing up in an orphanage.

• Zhao Jiayuan told Zhao Ke and Jiang Mingxi that he had chatted with Chen Chong for years and mistakenly dated Chen Chong’s sister, then showed off his hickeys.
• Chen Chong pulled Zhao Jiayuan out of the tent and told him to brush his teeth and eat breakfast, while Jiang Mingxi claimed Song Lan had cried and begged him not to leave.
• Chen Chong carried Zhao Jiayuan away after Zhao Jiayuan reacted to Jiang Mingxi’s claim, and the other guests gathered for the day’s task briefing.
• The director announced that the three teams would gather supplies in the forest and trade them with the Wuya Tribe for survival gift packs.
• Comments revealed that Jiang Mingxi had claimed to grow up in an orphanage, but the orphanage director’s son said no one named Jiang Mingxi had lived there.

Jiang Mingxi caught rabbits and gathered gastrodia for the mission while Song Lan eagerly talked about their future wedding. At the settlement, a man in animal skins recognized Jiang Mingxi but ended up embracing Song Lan instead.

• Jiang Mingxi, Zhao Jiayuan, and Zhao Ke drew mission cards, and their teams set out to complete their tasks.
• Gao Le volunteered to chop trees for Zhao Ke, then immediately pushed Zhao Ke away when he grabbed his arm.
• Song Lan offered to push Jiang Mingxi in a handcart and fantasized about their wedding; Jiang Mingxi caught 108 rabbits to avoid riding as a bride, then dug up gastrodia.
• A man dressed in animal skins recognized Jiang Mingxi and rushed to hug him, but Song Lan blocked him and received the embrace instead.
• The man stepped back and demanded to know why Song Lan had stopped him from hugging Jiang Mingxi.

Lao Gong appeared and claimed Jiang Mingxi was his husband, then recounted how they had rescued an old man by the Hai River. Song Lan recognized the details as matching his grandfather’s rescue and realized Jiang Mingxi, not Zhang Lin, might have saved him.

• Lao Gong approached Jiang Mingxi, called him Xiaoxi, and claimed they were married.
• Jiang Mingxi denied knowing Lao Gong and asked him to explain how they had met.
• Lao Gong recounted that he and Jiang Mingxi had helped pull an old man from the Hai River after a child pushed him through the ice.
• Lao Gong said a man had taken credit for the rescue while Jiang Mingxi and Lao Gong were left behind.
• Song Lan connected Lao Gong’s story to his grandfather’s rescue in Yun City and asked about the Hai River beside North-South Avenue.
• Lao Gong confirmed the location and accused Jiang Mingxi of pretending not to remember their secret, leaving Jiang Mingxi to realize the original owner had saved Song Lan’s grandfather.

Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan followed A-Wang to his primitive tribe, where A-Wang claimed Jiang Mingxi was his former lover and showed him an old photo album. The album revealed a childhood picture of Jiang Mingxi at Spring Radiance Orphanage, contradicting claims that he had never been there.

• Song Lan recognized the location as Yun City's North-South Avenue by Hai River Lake and wondered whether Jiang Mingxi had saved his grandfather.
• A-Wang insisted he and Jiang Mingxi had once made vows, prompting Song Lan to claim Jiang Mingxi as his boyfriend.
• Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan followed A-Wang to his tribe, where the locals and A-Wang's parents welcomed Jiang Mingxi as someone they knew.
• A-Wang showed Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan an old photo album after Jiang Mingxi said he could not remember him.
• The album showed a young Jiang Mingxi outside Spring Radiance Orphanage, contradicting earlier claims about his childhood.
• Song Lan stared at the childhood photo and asked Jiang Mingxi whether it was really him.

Jiang Mingxi and A-Wang looked through old orphanage photographs, and A-Wang revealed that Jiang Mingxi’s adoptive parents had abused him before A-Wang’s family brought him to a primitive tribe in Country A. Jiang Mingxi’s memories of abuse overwhelmed him, and Song Lan held him as A-Wang asked whether he remembered their past.

• A-Wang and Jiang Mingxi examined the photo album and remembered their close friendship at the orphanage.
• Jiang Mingxi learned that the orphanage director had worried about him before she died, while A-Wang and others had been with her.
• A-Wang said Jiang Mingxi’s adoptive parents had beaten him and nearly pulled him out of school, leaving Jiang Mingxi stunned.
• Jiang Mingxi recalled being brutally abused after his own adoption and began trembling as Song Lan held him.
• A-Wang explained that his adoptive parents had brought him and Jiang Mingxi to the primitive tribe, where Jiang Mingxi recovered, then asked if he remembered any of it.

A-Wang showed Jiang Mingxi photographs from their childhood at the orphanage, recalling his abuse by adoptive parents and how they had grown close. A-Wang then demanded Jiang Mingxi give him his first child, leaving Song Lan nervous as Jiang Mingxi pointed out that they were both men.

• A-Wang recalled how Jiang Mingxi had been terrified of water after his adoptive parents abused him, and explained that the orphanage director had tried unsuccessfully to get the couple punished.
• A-Wang showed a photo of Jiang Mingxi leaving for Yun City with him, recalling that Jiang Mingxi had cried until A-Wang agreed to go along.
• Jiang Mingxi turned to a photo of himself crying in A-Wang's lap, and Song Lan caught his hand before he could flip past it.
• A-Wang recalled Jiang Mingxi promising they would stay together, then asked whether Jiang Mingxi planned to have Song Lan's children and demanded the first one.
• Jiang Mingxi said A-Wang's demand was ridiculous because they were both men, making Song Lan hold him tightly as A-Wang pressed the point.