Recaps

Chi Li tried to send Shen Xunye away so he could deal with his arousal in private, and Shen Xunye eventually left. The next morning, Chi Li wandered the courtyard with Chestnut before he and Gao Yuan overheard Xie Weishui agreeing to cross-dress for a viewer.

• Shen Xunye realized Chi Li wanted him to leave for more than just a bathroom break, but he agreed to go when his own arousal returned.
• After Shen Xunye left, Chi Li tried to relieve his lingering arousal alone.
• The next morning, Chi Li planted seeds and walked around the courtyard with Chestnut while viewers wondered why Shen Xunye was absent.
• Gao Yuan assumed Chi Li was tired because of the negative comments about him and offered advice on ignoring haters.
• Chi Li and Gao Yuan overheard Xie Weishui agreeing to wear a viewer-provided outfit, and Chi Li guessed that he was going to cross-dress.

Chi Li spent the day with Gao Yuan, Fang Jin, and Shen Xunye, while Xie Weishui hinted at a planned cross-dressing appearance to attract viewers. At lunch, Xie Weishui asked Jiang Lele and Chi Li how to overcome embarrassment, leaving Jiang Lele visibly displeased.

• Gao Yuan and Chi Li chatted, then asked Fang Jin to let them mooch lunch; Chi Li requested spicy food, while Gao Yuan asked for a mild dish.
• Shen Xunye returned with bags of everyday necessities and found Chi Li dozing at the table; they exchanged teasing remarks about their sleep and lunch.
• Fang Jin served lunch to the newcomers and Gao Yuan while the original cast members ate takeout in an awkward silence.
• Chi Li asked Fang Jin for cooking tips, and Zhou Yang accused Fang Jin of using cooking lessons as a flirtation tactic; Chi Li dismissed the accusation as dirty-minded.
• Xie Weishui told the group he had agreed to cross-dress for viewers and asked Jiang Lele and Chi Li how to overcome embarrassment; Jiang Lele said he did not know.

Chi Li napped in Shen Xunye’s room while Shen Xunye tried to figure out how to move their relationship forward. After Chi Li fell asleep, Shen Xunye went downstairs to play with Chestnut, where Xie Weishui approached him.

• Chi Li told Xie Weishui that he did not need to overcome his embarrassment about cross-dressing, and Xie Weishui played bashfully for the viewers.
• Chi Li refused to nap on Shen Xunye’s bed until Shen Xunye lent him a T-shirt to wear as pajamas.
• Chi Li warned Shen Xunye that viewers would imagine things if they were alone together, and explained that shipping needed to progress slowly.
• Shen Xunye left Chi Li to sleep and went downstairs to play with Chestnut and shop for dog supplies.
• Xie Weishui joined Shen Xunye and Chestnut, then asked Shen Xunye whether he liked keeping pets.

Xie Weishui tested Shen Xunye’s feelings about Chi Li and learned that Shen Xunye saw through his envy. Later, Gao Yuan announced a new rental-member format for the show and revealed that the first guest would be Best Actor Shen Qiang.

• Xie Weishui tested Shen Xunye by talking about Chi Li, but Shen Xunye said Xie could never be Chi Li.
• Chi Li joined the others in the living room after his nap and asked why Gao Yuan had called them together.
• Gao Yuan announced that he would leave the day after tomorrow and that the show would switch to renting members from different backgrounds.
• Gao Yuan told the group that Best Actor Shen Qiang would be the first rental guest.

Shen Qiang announced he would join the Raising House dating show, prompting Shen Xunye to prepare to compete for Chi Li. Meanwhile, Xie Weishui recruited Zhou Yang to help split them up, and Zhou Yang revealed that he and Chi Li used to date.

• Shen Xunye wiped Chi Li's hand and welcomed the chance to meet Shen Qiang, while Zhou Yang worried that Chi Li had moved on from him.
• Jiang Lele eagerly prepared to welcome his idol Shen Qiang, and Gao Yuan told the cast that agents would share further business news.
• Xie Weishui offered to help Zhou Yang promote a CP with Chi Li, and Zhou Yang agreed to work with him to break up Chi Li and Shen Xunye.
• Zhou Yang told Xie Weishui that he and Chi Li used to date, and Xie Weishui asked him to provide evidence of their past closeness without making it public.
• Shen Xunye read the trending news about Shen Qiang joining the dating show, and Chi Li asked how he should treat Shen Qiang when he arrived.
• Shen Xunye told Chi Li to reject Shen Qiang by saying he disliked older men, then complained that his brother was pursuing someone Shen Xunye considered his.

Chi Li and Shen Xunye flirted while preparing to return to the livestream, and Shen Xunye left Chi Li with visibly reddened lips. The next day, the housemates gathered to welcome Shen Qiang, with Jiang Lele dressed up and Xie Weishui wearing the promised women’s outfit.

• Shen Xunye reminded Chi Li not to be bewitched by Shen Qiang, and Chi Li promised to stay his partner unless one of them left the show.
• Before they returned to the livestream, Shen Xunye stroked Chi Li’s lips until they turned crimson, and Chi Li stopped him before things went further.
• Gao Yuan declined Xie Weishui’s offer of a farewell party and urged the housemates to welcome their rental guest properly.
• Jiang Lele spent the day preparing his appearance for Shen Qiang’s arrival, while Xie Weishui postponed his planned women’s outfit by a day.
• When the livestream began the next morning, all seven remaining members gathered in the living room as Jiang Lele waited for Shen Qiang and Xie Weishui appeared in a black slip dress and wig.

Shen Qiang arrived at the show and ignored Xie Weishui’s attempts to impress him, focusing instead on greeting Chi Li. Shen Xunye confronted him over Chi Li, but Shen Qiang said he had only secured a chance to pursue him and then asked Shen Xunye to take his luggage away so he could speak with Chi Li alone.

• Xie Weishui hid behind Zhou Yang and explained that he had to wear women’s clothes as a viewer punishment, while Jiang Lele waited eagerly for Shen Qiang.
• Shen Qiang arrived, greeted the group, and walked straight to Chi Li to shake his hand.
• Shen Xunye stepped in, told Shen Qiang that Chi Li was fine but he was not, and squeezed Shen Qiang’s hand painfully.
• Jiang Lele introduced Shen Xunye as a new cast member and himself as Shen Qiang’s devoted fan, then the others introduced themselves too.
• Shen Qiang joked that everyone was treating him like a zoo animal, and Shen Xunye pulled Chi Li away from the crowd.
• Shen Qiang asked Shen Xunye to take his luggage away so he could talk to Chi Li, adding that he had only earned a chance to pursue him and would not abduct a taken man.

Shen Qiang tried to get closer to Chi Li, but Xie Weishui’s attempt to ingratiate himself with Shen Qiang sparked a confrontation with Jiang Lele. The chapter ended with Chi Li telling Xie Weishui to stop pretending.

• Shen Qiang introduced himself to Chi Li and said he would rather hear about him in private, then settled down to talk with everyone.
• Xie Weishui hid in Shen Qiang’s arms while telling an embarrassing story, and Shen Xunye joked that they made a perfect match.
• Jiang Lele slapped Xie Weishui twice and admitted he had done it deliberately.
• Shen Qiang pulled Jiang Lele back, told him to use words instead of hands, and sent Xie Weishui to the far end of the sofa.
• Xie Weishui asked whether he deserved an apology, and Shen Qiang offered to apologize on Jiang Lele’s behalf before Chi Li told Xie Weishui to stop pretending.

Chi Li embarrassed Xie Weishui, while Xie Weishui and Zhou Yang prepared to draw attention to Zhou Yang’s past relationship with Chi Li. Jiang Lele tried to set Chi Li up with Shen Qiang, then asked whether Chi Li would be willing to like him romantically.

• Chi Li clarified that Xie Weishui could stop cross-dressing, prompting Xie Weishui to leave and change.
• Jiang Lele invited Chi Li to sit beside Shen Qiang and resolved to help bring them together.
• Xie Weishui borrowed Zhou Yang’s phone, revealing Zhou Yang’s Chi Li wallpaper and birthday passcode to viewers.
• Xie Weishui and Zhou Yang discussed revealing that they had dated, and Zhou Yang agreed to expose their past relationship.
• Jiang Lele asked Chi Li whether he would be willing to like Shen Qiang romantically.

Chi Li rejected the idea of dating Shen Qiang without genuine feelings, while Shen Qiang teased his younger brother Shen Xunye about finding someone he liked. Shen Xunye asked Chi Li to play up their ship, and they began a staged moment together.

• Chi Li told Jiang Lele he was willing to like someone outstanding but could not force himself to fall for Shen Qiang or date him without genuine affection.
• Shen Qiang photographed Shen Xunye’s reactions and teased him about liking someone, then promised not to maliciously seduce Chi Li.
• Shen Xunye stayed close to Chi Li downstairs and quietly told him to play up their ship.
• Shen Xunye claimed something was in his eye and asked Chi Li to inspect it and blow it out.
• Chi Li found a tiny speck near Shen Xunye’s eye, then told him to bend down so he could blow it out.

Chi Li and Shen Xunye flirted as Shen Xunye lifted him, while Shen Qiang watched and later joined the group for lunch. During the meal, Chi Li explained that although his parents were alive, their new families had left him living on his own.

• Shen Xunye lifted Chi Li and teased him until Chi Li smiled and agreed to be nice to him.
• Shen Qiang watched the pair, and Jiang Lele tried to reassure him that they were only playing around.
• The group welcomed Shen Qiang as a temporary member and sat down to eat together.
• Shen Qiang asked Chi Li about his family, and Chi Li explained that his divorced parents had each started new families.
• Chi Li said his mother's new husband's family had not wanted her to bring a son into the marriage, so she left Chi Li to live on his own.

Chi Li described his emotionally distant parents and explained why he chose an entertainment career, while Shen Qiang and the others grew more sympathetic toward him. Meanwhile, Zhou Yang made an ambiguous comment about a past relationship, and Fang Jin pulled Chi Li aside to ask whether anything had ever happened between him and Zhou Yang.

• Chi Li told Shen Qiang and Shen Xunye that his parents had remarried into other families, left him without much care, and provided him with money.
• Chi Li explained that his beautiful but careless parents married because they found each other beautiful, and he said he chose Starlight Entertainment because he wanted to be seen and heard.
• Shen Qiang praised Chi Li and then passed the conversation to Jiang Lele, while Zhou Yang drank and watched Chi Li from across the table.
• Zhou Yang said that he did not think his relationship with someone should have ended as it did, and Xie Weishui comforted him.
• Fang Jin pulled Chi Li aside, repeated Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui's conversation, and asked whether Chi Li and Zhou Yang had ever had anything between them.

Chi Li admitted to Fang Jin that he had dated Zhou Yang and then joined the others for a meal, where Xie Weishui proposed a game of truth or dare. As the game began, Chi Li noticed Xie Weishui manipulating the spinner and realized he was preparing to make a move.

• Chi Li told Fang Jin he had dated Zhou Yang and said he was not worried if Zhou Yang made their relationship public.
• Fang Jin returned to the table with Chi Li and explained that he had asked him to make a vegetable salad.
• Xie Weishui suggested truth or dare, and Chi Li proposed that anyone selected twice in one round should receive a punishment from everyone.
• Jiang Lele chose truth and revealed that he had not had his first kiss.
• Shen Qiang chose truth and said he brushed his teeth with his eyes closed to get more sleep.
• Chi Li noticed Xie Weishui make a small move behind the spinner as the next round began.

During a truth-or-dare game, Zhou Yang claimed he and Chi Li had recently broken up and asked to reunite, but Chi Li exposed his story as a lie. Chi Li revealed Zhou Yang had harassed him after their amicable breakup and hinted that he still had evidence.

• Xie Weishui chose Zhou Yang for the round and asked him to reveal a secret, prompting Zhou Yang to claim he had dated Chi Li.
• Zhou Yang said they had broken up recently because Chi Li opposed him joining the show, then claimed Chi Li had become cold and embarrassed him on camera.
• Zhou Yang asked Chi Li to get back together, and Shen Xunye rejected the idea.
• Chi Li pointed out that Zhou Yang had forgotten to act drunk and said their breakup had been amicable.
• Chi Li said Zhou Yang had harassed him after the breakup and asked whether Zhou Yang thought being blocked meant the evidence was gone.

Chi Li exposed Zhou Yang’s post-breakup harassment, then returned to the party game and chose to drink rather than answer a truth or perform a dare. He began downing seven drinks, apparently hoping to get drunk so he could rest.

• Chi Li threatened to show viewers Zhou Yang’s explicit messages, and Zhou Yang’s panic convinced everyone that he had harassed Chi Li.
• Xie Weishui berated Zhou Yang for revealing Chi Li’s secret, while Chi Li put away his phone to avoid holding up the game.
• The group continued playing, and Zhou Yang was ignored as Xie Weishui spun the pointer for a final round.
• The pointer landed on Chi Li twice, but Chi Li refused both truth and dare and called for seven drinks.
• Shen Xunye warned Chi Li that he could not handle drinking, but Chi Li downed his first drink and continued through several more.

After Chi Li drank himself sick, Shen Xunye carried him upstairs and kissed him while he was drunk, then claimed that Chi Li belonged to him. Chi Li sleepily insisted that Shen Xunye was his, but he himself belonged to himself.

• Chi Li kept drinking to make viewers think he was hurt by his failed relationship, until Shen Xunye stopped him and carried him upstairs.
• In their room, Chi Li admitted Xie Weishui had taught him to play the victim, and Shen Xunye told him not to get tangled up with his ex again.
• Shen Xunye kissed the drunken Chi Li forcefully and reminded him that he had said, "I'm yours."
• Chi Li agreed that Shen Xunye was his, but insisted that he belonged to himself too, then drifted toward sleep.

Shen Xunye kept Fang Jin away from the sleeping Chi Li, then learned that Chi Li remembered their kiss when he woke. Meanwhile, Shen Qiang discussed Chi Li’s rising prospects with Shen Yu, who said he would not interfere with Chi Li’s dating life.

• Shen Xunye took Fang Jin’s sobering soup but refused to let him see Chi Li or prepare food for him.
• Shen Qiang spoke with Shen Yu, who explained that Chi Li’s opportunities came from partners’ own offers and that he would not impose a dating ban on Chi Li.
• Shen Yu hung up after telling Shen Qiang that not making things harder for him was already enough brotherly love.
• At four in the afternoon, Shen Xunye returned with food and found Chi Li awake in the bathroom wearing his T-shirt.
• Shen Xunye asked whether Chi Li remembered what happened before he fell asleep, and Chi Li answered that Shen Xunye had kissed him.

Shen Xunye asked Chi Li to date him, but Chi Li said he was not ready, so Shen Xunye proposed that they become kissing partners instead. Chi Li agreed with limits, then found himself enjoying their kiss before Shen Xunye went to fetch food and slippers.

• Shen Xunye asked Chi Li to go out with him, and Chi Li said he was not ready to date.
• Shen Xunye suggested they upgrade from bromance partners to kissing partners, and Chi Li agreed on the conditions that they not kiss on camera and not do it too often.
• Shen Xunye lifted Chi Li onto the sink and kissed him, while Chi Li realized he felt no resistance and even liked it.
• Shen Xunye stopped kissing Chi Li and said he would get him food and slippers, and Chi Li gave him his room code and asked for the pale yellow pair.

After Zhou Yang was removed from the show, Chi Li sent evidence of his misconduct to his manager and considered new work offers while Shen Xunye fed him porridge. Later, Shen Qiang ran acting exercises for the group and threatened to demonstrate a kissing scene with Chi Li after Shen Xunye refused to participate.

• Shen Xunye told Chi Li that Zhou Yang had been removed from the show, and Chi Li regretted not seeing him leave.
• Chi Li told Shen Xunye he was discussing the exposé and work offers with Li Ming, and said he had sent the evidence to be posted on the company account.
• Shen Xunye fed Chi Li porridge while Chi Li continued messaging Li Ming.
• Shen Qiang praised Wei Xuan and Jiang Lele after they acted out a breakup scene.
• Shen Qiang asked Shen Xunye to demonstrate a scene, but Shen Xunye refused, so Shen Qiang looked for a kissing scene to act with Chi Li.

Shen Xunye and Chi Li rehearsed a dramatic confrontation scene, with Chi Li slapping Shen Xunye and Shen Xunye pulling him into an embrace. After Shen Qiang called the scene over, Shen Xunye kept holding Chi Li, who asked if the slap had hurt.

• Shen Xunye agreed to perform the scene, but objected to the script's slap and lack of a kissing scene.
• Chi Li persuaded Shen Xunye to go ahead so they could accept Shen Qiang's coaching.
• Chi Li and Shen Xunye performed a confrontation in which Shen Xunye accused Chi Li of cheating on his fiancé and Chi Li slapped him.
• Shen Xunye declared that he would accept anything as long as Chi Li stayed by his side, then pulled Chi Li into a tight embrace.
• Shen Qiang stopped the music and separated them, but Chi Li explained that no one had called cut and asked whether Shen Xunye's cheek hurt.

During acting practice, Chi Li and Shen Xunye impressed the group with their chemistry, while Shen Qiang gave them advice and asked Chi Li to call him “big brother.” The group later performed enthusiasm for a fried chicken sponsorship, and after the livestream ended, Li Ming summoned Chi Li downstairs.

• Shen Qiang asked Jiang Lele, Wei Xuan, Fang Jin, and Xie Weishui to critique Chi Li and Shen Xunye’s performance, and they praised its impact and chemistry.
• Shen Qiang said their scene worked because of their familiarity and trust, then encouraged Chi Li to call him “big brother.”
• Shen Qiang paired Xie Weishui with Fang Jin for another acting scene, and the practice continued until the fried chicken arrived at seven.
• The group enthusiastically praised the sponsored fried chicken, with Wei Xuan dropping to his knees and declaring it delicious.
• After the group dispersed and the livestream ended, Li Ming called Chi Li downstairs.

Li Ming brought Chi Li brand promotions and a movie cameo offer, while Chi Li learned more about Shen Xunye’s family and accepted one endorsement. Shen Qiang visited Chi Li and asked him to be more patient with Shen Xunye.

• Li Ming showed Chi Li NEXXT outfits, product placements, a joint bracelet endorsement with Shen Xunye, and a movie cameo offer from Jiang Shi.
• Chi Li agreed to the bracelet promotion, declined the other product deals, and said he would consider the cameo.
• Chi Li told Li Ming that Shen Xunye was Shen Qiang’s younger brother, startling Li Ming.
• Shen Qiang waited outside Chi Li’s room and told him he was not there to ask him to leave Shen Xunye.
• Shen Qiang asked Chi Li to be a little more patient with Shen Xunye.

Shen Qiang told Chi Li about Shen Xunye’s emotional condition and warned that falling in love could make Shen Xunye intensely possessive. Chi Li said he trusted Shen Xunye and would help him find other interests, while Shen Qiang left and found Shen Xunye waiting outside the door.

• Shen Qiang explained that Chi Li was the only person who stirred Shen Xunye’s emotions and brought color to his otherwise dull world.
• Shen Qiang warned that Shen Xunye might become strongly possessive of someone he liked, but Chi Li said he would help him broaden his interests.
• Shen Qiang told Chi Li not to feel obligated to accept Shen Xunye’s behavior, and Chi Li sincerely thanked him for speaking up for him online.
• Shen Qiang accepted Chi Li’s offer to return the favor and prepared to leave.
• Shen Qiang opened the door and found Shen Xunye standing silently in the hallway.

After Shen Qiang left, Shen Xunye stayed with Chi Li and gave him a bracelet for their joint promotion. When Chi Li worried that his new life might be unreal, Shen Xunye let him feel his heartbeat, and Chi Li began exploring his body, leaving Shen Xunye visibly aroused.

• Shen Qiang said good night and left, after which Shen Xunye came into Chi Li's room and admitted he had waited outside for their conversation to end.
• Shen Xunye forgot that Zhou Yang had moved out and had no excuse to stay for his usual two hours, so Chi Li gave him a bracelet and told him about their joint promotion.
• Shen Xunye agreed to wear the bracelet with Chi Li, while Chi Li said the promotion would give shippers another reason to celebrate them as a couple.
• Chi Li confessed that everything happening to him felt unreal, so Shen Xunye pressed Chi Li's hand against his chest and told him to feel his heartbeat.
• Chi Li suggested that touching somewhere else might make things feel real too, then touched Shen Xunye's chest, abs, waist, and thigh until Shen Xunye became visibly aroused.

After Shen Xunye's teasing left Chi Li flustered and distracted, Chi Li escaped to the gym but found his thoughts only growing more heated. The next day, Chi Li appeared in a livestream wearing NEXXT's flagship outfit, and he and Shen Qiang tended the Raising House plants and dogs before Jiang Lele was caught photographing them.

• Shen Xunye cornered Chi Li on the bed and teased him about seeing the 'naked truth,' but Chi Li changed the subject and fled to the gym.
• Chi Li messaged Shen Xunye to take care of his arousal before returning to their room, and Shen Xunye agreed.
• Chi Li ran on the treadmill, but his thoughts about Shen Xunye intensified, leaving him wondering if he was too lustful.
• Chi Li appeared in the livestream wearing NEXXT's flagship outfit, while viewers discussed his look and his announced appearance on "Sing for You" with Su Yuan.
• Chi Li and Shen Qiang watered plants and fed the dogs together, and Jiang Lele secretly took pictures of them before a sinister voice ordered him to delete them.