Recaps

Chi Li and the others practiced dancing while Shen Xunye watched, then decided to learn dance moves himself. After Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui performed “Tame Me,” Xie Weishui discovered Zhou Yang had left to approach Chi Li.

• Chi Li reached the dance goal of five hundred memberships after Wei Xuan’s stream gained over two thousand subscribers.
• Chi Li, Jiang Lele, and Wei Xuan practiced dancing while Shen Xunye watched and noticed Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui dancing suggestively together.
• Shen Xunye asked Chi Li to teach him to dance after seeing Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui perform “Tame Me.”
• Chi Li prepared a lesson plan while Shen Xunye watched Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui complete the dance.
• Xie Weishui praised Zhou Yang’s dancing, then turned and found that Zhou Yang had gone over to Chi Li.

Chi Li taught Shen Xunye some dance basics while Shen Xunye flirted with him, then the two went outside to walk Chestnut. They found abandoned vegetable plots, and Chi Li wondered whether someone had once planned to settle there.

• Xie Weishui called Zhou Yang to practice more dances, and Zhou Yang joined him, Jiang Lele, and Wei Xuan for popular songs and Douyin dances.
• Chi Li taught Shen Xunye dance basics, touching his shoulders and abdomen as he explained the movements.
• Shen Xunye made suggestive remarks about Chi Li touching him, and Chi Li gave up on teaching him the basics and promised to teach him a dance later.
• Chi Li decided to go outside and play with Chestnut, and Shen Xunye followed him.
• Chi Li and Shen Xunye found abandoned plots of tilled land, learned that someone had grown vegetables there two years earlier, and Chi Li wondered if they had been settling down.

Chi Li and Shen Xunye planned to plant vegetables, and Chi Li cooked dinner while Xie Weishui grew jealous of his popularity and proposed manipulating public opinion. Zhou Yang demanded to eat with Chi Li, who humiliated him by offering him an empty plate to lick, and Zhou Yang took it, saying he would wash it.

• Chi Li and Shen Xunye decided to plant vegetables, and Chi Li searched for seeds and recipes before making dinner.
• Xie Weishui checked his livestream numbers, saw Chi Li surpassing him, and told his manager to buy a water army and steer public opinion.
• Gao Yuan praised Chi Li's cooking, and Chi Li advised him to follow recipes instead of improvising.
• Zhou Yang confronted Chi Li about never having eaten his cooking and announced he would join the meal.
• Chi Li offered Zhou Yang an empty plate to lick, and Zhou Yang snatched it, saying he would wash it.

Chi Li joined Xie Weishui, Zhou Yang, and Fang Jin for a mahjong game with playful penalties, while Shen Xunye went with Jiang Lele to the pool room to play separately. The two games began with the possibility of flirtatious stakes, leaving the evening’s drama still unfolding.

• After Gao Yuan went to bed, Chi Li and Shen Xunye left the game room to look for the others.
• Jiang Lele invited Chi Li to play mahjong with Xie Weishui, and Chi Li accepted.
• Xie Weishui explained that the mahjong losers would face penalties chosen by the winner, and Chi Li suggested that removing clothes could be allowed.
• Jiang Lele invited Shen Xunye to the pool room, and Shen Xunye proposed adding stakes to their game.
• Shen Xunye left for the pool room, and Jiang Lele hurried after him.

Chi Li, Fang Jin, Xie Weishui, and Zhou Yang played mahjong and assigned one another punishments as they won each round. Xie Weishui ended the chapter asking Chi Li about the action he regretted most, leaving Chi Li poised to answer.

• Chi Li won the first round and made Fang Jin remove his jacket, Xie Weishui stop smiling, and Zhou Yang put on a mask.
• Fang Jin won the second round, making Chi Li remove his jacket, Xie Weishui wear a strip of paper on his face, and Zhou Yang do three squats.
• Xie Weishui won the third round and stopped Zhou Yang from removing his mask, then assigned Fang Jin a paper strip and Zhou Yang three frog jumps.
• Xie Weishui asked Chi Li what he had done that he regretted most, especially something he still regretted now.

Chi Li won another mahjong round and assigned punishments before asking Xie Weishui about his sexual orientation. The conversation ended when Shen Xunye appeared and questioned whether the game would continue with two players gone.

• Chi Li won the round while Zhou Yang was still hoping to win and impose his own punishments.
• Chi Li told Fang Jin to draw a turtle on his face and ordered Zhou Yang to put on a down jacket.
• Xie Weishui accepted a truth question, and Chi Li asked about his sexual orientation.
• Xie Weishui said he was unsure, then declined to answer Chi Li's question about puberty fantasies.
• Shen Xunye appeared at the doorway and asked whether there would be another round with two people gone.

Shen Xunye returned from pool after beating Jiang Lele five times, while Chi Li drew a turtle on Fang Jin’s face during a mahjong penalty. Chi Li won another hand and gave Zhou Yang a new penalty, leaving him to put on sunglasses.

• Shen Xunye told Chi Li and Xie Weishui that he had won five pool games and barred Jiang Lele from appearing in front of him for the rest of the night.
• Fang Jin returned with a gel pen, and Chi Li drew a small turtle beside his lips while steadying his chin.
• Zhou Yang rushed over and startled Fang Jin, making Chi Li accidentally draw the turtle’s tail too long before rubbing it away.
• Chi Li won the next mahjong hand and told Zhou Yang to take off his pants; Shen Xunye offered to help, but Zhou Yang refused.
• Chi Li gave Zhou Yang a different penalty, ordering him to find sunglasses and put them on.

Chi Li won the livestream mahjong game while fielding personal questions and handing out punishments, then left with Shen Xunye as the others prepared to meet again. Xie Weishui stopped Zhou Yang afterward to call a smaller meeting before the big one.

• Chi Li made Fang Jin recite three domineering CEO lines to a camera and accepted Xie Weishui's claim that he had never had a sexual fantasy.
• Fang Jin delivered his embarrassing lines, while Shen Xunye returned with sunglasses for Zhou Yang.
• Xie Weishui won a hand, letting Zhou Yang remove his down jacket, then asked Chi Li about his sexual orientation.
• Chi Li said he was moneysexual and refused Xie Weishui's follow-up question, which required winning another hand.
• After the livestream ended, Chi Li left with Shen Xunye, Fang Jin headed back, and Xie Weishui stopped Zhou Yang to propose a small meeting.

Xie Weishui questioned Zhou Yang about his strained relationship with Chi Li, while Chi Li reviewed the day's audience response and complained about people shipping him with Zhou Yang and Fang Jin. Zhou Yang came to Chi Li's room late at night claiming he wanted to talk, and Chi Li secretly summoned Shen Xunye before letting him in.

• Xie Weishui reprimanded Zhou Yang for paying attention to Chi Li and asked why they no longer got along, and Zhou Yang blamed Chi Li's jealousy over his chance to join Raising House.
• Chi Li reviewed Gu Nan's report on the day's audience growth and popular clips, then asked him to promote Night Ashes Dawn to drown out unwanted pairings.
• Gu Nan told Chi Li that viewers were shipping him with Fang Jin and Zhou Yang, and Chi Li asked Gu Nan to promote Night Ashes Dawn more heavily.
• Zhou Yang knocked on Chi Li's door after their meeting and claimed Xie Weishui had asked about their relationship but Zhou Yang had kept his feelings for Chi Li.
• Chi Li messaged Shen Xunye to come to his room in ten minutes, pretended to believe Zhou Yang, and let him into the room to talk.

Zhou Yang tried to win Chi Li back and propositioned him, but Chi Li threatened him and called Shen Xunye for help. After Zhou Yang left, Chi Li explained their past relationship and admitted he had used Shen Xunye to fend him off, leaving their intentions between them unspoken.

• Zhou Yang told Chi Li he wanted to sell a ship with him as well as with Xie Weishui, and claimed audiences would enjoy a love triangle.
• Zhou Yang undressed and propositioned Chi Li, who threatened him with a utility knife and mocked his appearance and ability.
• Shen Xunye arrived after Chi Li had called him, and Zhou Yang claimed he and Chi Li were dating.
• Chi Li showed Zhou Yang his phone and ordered him out, and Shen Xunye taunted him as he left.
• Chi Li told Shen Xunye that Zhou Yang was his ex and admitted he had called Shen Xunye only to make Zhou Yang leave.

Shen Xunye stayed in Chi Li’s room until two in the morning, then confronted Zhou Yang before joining Chi Li and Gao Yuan for the livestream the next day. As Chi Li went to buy seeds, Gao Yuan told Shen Xunye he had requested to leave because something more important awaited him.

• Shen Xunye and Chi Li discussed how long Shen Xunye should stay, then watched a comedy together until Chi Li fell asleep.
• Shen Xunye tucked Chi Li into bed, watched him sleep, and left his room at two in the morning.
• Shen Xunye encountered Zhou Yang, claimed Chi Li had been satisfied, and warned Zhou Yang to watch his mouth when he insulted Chi Li.
• At the next morning’s livestream, Chi Li asked Shen Xunye and Gao Yuan to loosen the soil while he went to buy seeds.
• Gao Yuan told Shen Xunye that he had requested to leave because he had something more important to do.

Fang Jin and Zhou Yang discussed Fang Jin’s argument with Xie Weishui and their mahjong game, while Xie Weishui planned a new campaign to attack Chi Li’s rising popularity. Xie Weishui also learned that Gao Yuan would leave Raising House soon and wanted to secure a replacement from his own company.

• Gao Yuan told Shen Xunye about his plans after leaving Raising House, and Shen Xunye responded politely.
• Zhou Yang asked Fang Jin why he had challenged Xie Weishui and seemed so happy during the mahjong game, and Fang Jin said it had been a prank for the players and audience.
• Xie Weishui asked Wang Yue whether paid posts calling Chi Li ill-mannered had damaged his reputation, and Wang Yue said they had little effect.
• Xie Weishui ordered Wang Yue to use paid trolls to tie Chi Li to popular stars and provoke their fans into attacking him.
• Xie Weishui asked Wang Yue to get one of their own people into Raising House after Gao Yuan left, but Wang Yue said the higher-ups wanted someone from another company.

Chi Li dealt with a malicious online campaign stirred up by Xie Weishui while keeping busy with planting at the Raising House. The chapter left him and Shen Xunye deciding what to eat, with Shen Xunye still puzzled about Pinhaofan.

• Chi Li returned to the Raising House with seeds and fertilizer, then planted bok choy with Gao Yuan and radishes with Shen Xunye.
• A post pairing Chi Li with six top stars spread online and drew a wave of abuse from their fans.
• Chi Li realized Xie Weishui had likely paid trolls to target him, while Li Ming asked him to calm his fans and promised the company would buy a trending topic.
• Chi Li joked that he could repost the inflammatory post and tag all six stars, then ignored Li Ming's request to take the situation seriously.
• Shen Xunye visited Chi Li and asked what they would have for dinner, but he did not understand what Pinhaofan was.

Chi Li ignored the online backlash by posting a promotional photo instead of an apology, with Shen Xunye helping him take it. The photo drew both insults and praise, and the chapter ended when top star Shen Qiang reposted it with the cryptic comment, “Mm.”

• Chi Li explained group-order meals to Shen Xunye, who agreed to treat him to dinner and paid for his delivery order.
• Chi Li decided not to apologize for the supposed fan’s behavior and chose to post a photo while attention was on his account.
• Shen Xunye encouraged Chi Li to stay in his livestream outfit and took a photo of him in the room.
• Chi Li posted the photo on Weibo, where top-star fans mocked him and other users praised his looks.
• Shen Qiang reposted Chi Li’s photo with the single word “Mm,” leaving Chi Li and the commenters puzzled.

Chi Li learned Shen Xunye had asked Shen Qiang to intervene in the online attacks and agreed to pretend to be Shen Xunye’s boyfriend in return. Shen Qiang’s public post made the rumors trend, while Xie Weishui returned to the show furious and was warned not to target Chi Li again.

• Shen Xunye admitted Shen Qiang was his second brother and had withdrawn his fans from the attack on Chi Li.
• Chi Li thanked Shen Xunye, who revealed he had told Shen Qiang he liked Chi Li and asked Chi Li to pretend to be his boyfriend.
• Shen Xunye said he had joined the variety show out of curiosity and because he loved helping others, while Chi Li advised him not to help everyone indiscriminately.
• Li Ming told Chi Li the livestream would resume in fifteen minutes and urged him to guide his fans after Shen Qiang’s intervention.
• Chi Li saw Shen Qiang trending after he liked a comment suggesting he liked Chi Li and asked the production team to arrange a stay with him.
• Chi Li ran into Xie Weishui, who was angry that his smear campaign had failed and had been warned by Wang Yue not to target Chi Li again.

After Shen Qiang publicly expressed interest in Chi Li, the residents of Raising House gathered around Chi Li to discuss the uproar. Chi Li warned them not to read too much into Shen Qiang’s words, then traded sharp jokes with Zhou Yang as the livestream audience reacted.

• Xie Weishui told Chi Li he had been bored without him, while privately regretting that he had missed Chi Li’s earlier controversy.
• Chi Li declined Xie Weishui’s invitation to hang out and chose to rest instead.
• After learning the controversy had been resolved, Gao Yuan and Jiang Lele praised Shen Qiang’s interest in Chi Li, but Chi Li said Shen had probably been joking.
• Zhou Yang argued that Chi Li did not have to accept Shen Qiang’s affection, and Chi Li stopped the group from dwelling on the topic.
• When Zhou Yang bragged that he had all the same organs as Shen Qiang, Chi Li joked that men could be neutered and told Zhou Yang he was not his owner.

The Raising House residents started a viewer-interaction game, and the first caller asked Chi Li about his ideal partner while representing Shen Qiang. Chi Li said he would date someone of the same sex and was not picky about looks, leaving the caller eager to keep questioning him.

• Gao Yuan proposed a game where viewers could ask questions or request rewards and punishments, and the residents agreed to let a lucky viewer choose what to ask for.
• Chi Li suggested drawing a viewer and letting that viewer decide which resident to involve, while Jiang Lele brought Xie Weishui to join the group.
• Gao Yuan selected the first lucky viewer, Pincers to Be Willful, and connected her call to the living room.
• Pincers to Be Willful said she was a fan of Shen Qiang and asked Chi Li about his ideal type and whether he would date someone eight years older.
• Chi Li said he did not mind a partner's age or gender and was not picky about looks as long as the person was human-shaped.
• Pincers to Be Willful argued that Chi Li should pair with someone equally beautiful and prepared to continue questioning him.

Shen Xunye joined Chi Li on camera and openly acted possessive, while the livestream audience and cast teased them about their apparent closeness. Chi Li chose the next viewer for the show, and the call connected to a silent man named Better and Better.

• Shen Xunye put his arm around Chi Li and declared that they were an even match, sending the livestream comments into a frenzy.
• Chi Li said he cared little about wealth or status and preferred relying on his own efforts, while Pincers to Be Willful struggled to find Shen Xunye's appealing qualities.
• Pincers to Be Willful claimed Shen Xunye had amazing stamina, and Shen Xunye retorted that Chi Li was still a virgin; Chi Li stopped the teasing before she disconnected.
• Shen Xunye claimed he was cold to explain why he stayed close to Chi Li, and Chi Li shifted even nearer.
• Gao Yuan let Chi Li choose the method for selecting the next viewer, and the group connected to Better and Better, who eventually answered in a deep voice.

During a livestream, Chi Li performed a sexy girl group dance at the request of a viewer, Better and Better, while Shen Xunye watched jealously. The viewer was revealed to be idol Jiang Yue, whose accidental open call exposed him to the livestream audience.

• Gao Yuan introduced Better and Better as a male viewer, and the viewer asked Chi Li to perform another girl group dance.
• Chi Li danced to “Last Night,” drawing excited reactions from the livestream audience.
• Shen Xunye gave Chi Li a tissue and warned him that viewers might make even more outrageous requests.
• A woman interrupted Better and Better, called him Jiang Yue, and ordered him back to work on set.
• Gao Yuan realized Jiang Yue had not ended the call, and the woman demanded to know who he was talking to.

During a livestream game, the cast covered for Jiang Yue after his manager discovered he had been watching their girl-group dance performance. A viewer then asked them for relationship advice, and Chi Li recognized her story as familiar before the chapter ended.

• Jiang Yue panicked when his manager saw the phone and realized what he had been watching, so the cast pretended his call had been a fan prank.
• Gao Yuan continued the game, and the selected viewer, Ms. CP, asked all eight cast members for help with her relationship problem.
• Ms. CP described her boyfriend spending more time with another girl, and Wei Xuan and Jiang Lele urged her to break up with him.
• Zhou Yang argued that Ms. CP should tolerate the situation if she wanted to stay with her boyfriend, while Chi Li said her friend had meant that she should break up amicably.
• Shen Xunye asked how Chi Li knew what the friend meant, and Chi Li said Ms. CP's story sounded familiar, leaving Gao Yuan and Jiang Lele confused.

Chi Li’s connection to CP’s relationship story was revealed, leading to Xie Weishui being challenged over his treatment of Fang Jin and his fans. After CP switched her support to Night Ashes Dawn, Shen Xunye picked Chi Li up in a princess carry, leaving Chi Li stiff in his arms.

• Chi Li revealed that he was the friend in CP’s story, and CP called on Xie Weishui to explain why someone would leave a long-time partner for a new flirtation.
• Xie Weishui denied owing CP an explanation and said he and Fang Jin were not a real couple, upsetting CP and the Jinshui shippers.
• Fang Jin comforted CP by suggesting she switch to another ship, and CP said she had already chosen Night Ashes Dawn.
• Chi Li admitted that Night Ashes Dawn meant him and Shen Xunye, and Shen Xunye praised her taste.
• At CP’s request, Shen Xunye swept Chi Li into a princess carry and rubbed his fingers against Chi Li’s sensitive inner thigh, making Chi Li stiffen.

During the livestream, Shen Xunye carried Chi Li for a viewer request, and Fang Jin told Xie Weishui that Chi Li had become the protagonist of Raising House. After the broadcast, Chi Li learned his paid numbers had set a record, while Jiang Yue planned to explain his appearance on the show.

• Shen Xunye carried Chi Li over his shoulder for a livestream viewer, then put him down after Chi Li asked him to show restraint.
• The remaining viewers gave Zhou Yang, Gao Yuan, Fang Jin, and the other guests a series of challenges before the livestream ended.
• Xie Weishui offered to make Fang Jin the protagonist, but Fang Jin refused and said Chi Li had become the protagonist of Raising House.
• Li Ming told Chi Li that his paid numbers had broken the all-time record and that Jiang Yue planned to post an announcement explaining the situation.

Chi Li agreed to play along with Jiang Yue’s plan to explain their connection, but his evening was interrupted when Xie Weishui came to summon him to a meeting. Xie Weishui, Shen Xunye, and Zhou Yang gathered outside Chi Li’s room, where Xie began the conversation in front of everyone.

• Li Ming told Chi Li that Jiang Yue’s team proposed explaining their connection as an old friendship and a prank, and Chi Li agreed to coordinate with Jiang Yue after his friend request arrived.
• Chi Li declined Xie Weishui’s invitation to a meeting, while Wei Xuan reported that Jiang Lele had taken leave, Zhou Yang had been excluded, and Fang Jin was unlikely to attend.
• Xie Weishui decided to go to Chi Li instead, while Shen Xunye told Zhou Yang he was heading to Chi Li’s room and provoked him into following.
• At 11:02, Xie Weishui, Wei Xuan, Shen Xunye, and Zhou Yang arrived outside Chi Li’s room, and Chi Li insisted they talk together rather than in private.
• Shen Xunye and Zhou Yang traded suggestive remarks until Chi Li told them to stop, and Xie Weishui agreed to discuss matters there.

After the livestream’s record-breaking success, Xie Weishui blamed Chi Li for disrupting the show’s audience and tried to pressure him into changing his behavior, but Chi Li refused to indulge him. Later, Chi Li accepted Jiang Yue’s friend request to discuss a favor, leaving Shen Xunye jealous and asking what Jiang Yue wanted.

• Xie Weishui told Chi Li that the livestream’s record numbers came at the cost of the show’s ecosystem and warned him not to repeat his behavior.
• Chi Li challenged Xie Weishui’s lecture and told him to state plainly what he wanted instead of hiding behind high-minded speeches.
• Shen Xunye ushered Xie Weishui, Zhou Yang, and Wei Xuan out of the room, and Zhou Yang announced that he was competing with Shen Xunye for the job.
• Xie Weishui mocked Zhou Yang’s chances with Chi Li, then reminded him to follow instructions because they were still working together.
• Chi Li accepted Jiang Yue’s friend request and told Shen Xunye that Jiang Yue wanted him to cooperate while admitting he had watched the livestream.
• Shen Xunye asked what Jiang Yue wanted Chi Li to do.

Chi Li dismissed Shen Xunye’s suspicions that Jiang Yue wanted to pursue him, but Shen Xunye’s desire surfaced when he caught sight of Chi Li’s exposed skin. After Chi Li refused to help him, Shen Xunye went to the bathroom, leaving Chi Li secretly listening and unexpectedly aroused.

• Shen Xunye insisted that Jiang Yue wanted Chi Li, but Chi Li showed him their polite messages and accepted the possibility of future work together.
• Shen Xunye became aroused while watching Chi Li, and Chi Li noticed the bulge in his pants after bending to retrieve his phone.
• Shen Xunye asked Chi Li to help him, but Chi Li blushed, refused, and wrapped himself in the quilt.
• Shen Xunye borrowed Chi Li’s bathroom, and Chi Li heard his panting through the studio apartment.
• Chi Li tried to block out the sounds, then secretly listened and felt an unfamiliar emptiness and arousal.