Chapter Summaries

Chi Li persuaded Fang Jin to agree to get along peacefully with Zhou Yang so viewers would see Fang Jin as the one making concessions, and urged him to stop letting Xie Weishui control his role in the script. After Fang Jin agreed to try it, Chi Li returned to Shen Xunye’s room, where Shen Xunye said he had been waiting for Chi Li to need him.

• Xie Weishui rejected Chi Li’s suggestion and said he wanted his relationship with Fang Jin to remain separate from Zhou Yang, then left to give Chi Li a chance to persuade Fang Jin.
• Chi Li brought Fang Jin to Shen Xunye’s room, where Shen Xunye insisted on staying so viewers would not invent rumors about the two of them being alone.
• Chi Li explained that agreeing to get along peacefully with Zhou Yang could shift the script’s focus to Fang Jin and draw viewers’ sympathy.
• Fang Jin hesitated because Xie Weishui had warned him, but agreed to follow Chi Li’s advice and see how Xie Weishui reacted at their meeting that night.
• After Fang Jin left, Shen Xunye told Chi Li he had been waiting for Chi Li to need him, then openly called his attentive gaze flirtatious.

Fang Jin tried to make peace with Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui after talking with Chi Li, while Zhou Yang grew unusually curious about Chi Li. Upstairs, Chi Li and Shen Xunye discussed their interests and headed toward the karaoke room and dance studio, with Shen Xunye promising to be Chi Li’s audience.

• Fang Jin told Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui he wanted them to get along peacefully and explained that Chi Li had influenced his decision.
• Zhou Yang questioned Fang Jin about his conversation with Chi Li and reacted strongly to the possibility that Fang Jin might want something with him.
• Xie Weishui urged Zhou Yang to stop making a fuss and focus on the movie, while Fang Jin returned to his room.
• Chi Li, Shen Xunye, and Jiang Lele talked on the balcony about Shen Xunye’s past leg injuries and their interest in risky activities.
• Chi Li described wanting to sing and dance onstage and hear the audience cheer for him.
• Shen Xunye agreed to accompany Chi Li to the karaoke room and dance studio and promised that Chi Li could hear his cheers.

Chi Li and Shen Xunye drew attention during karaoke as they whispered together and Chi Li impressed everyone with his singing. The chapter ended with Shen Xunye giving Chi Li a flower and Wei Xuan praising his performance.

• Wei Xuan paused his personal livestream plans to invite Chi Li, Shen Xunye, and Jiang Lele to sing with him.
• Chi Li and Shen Xunye whispered close together while Wei Xuan sang, prompting viewers to speculate about their relationship.
• Chi Li queued songs for Jiang Lele, then listened as Shen Xunye played with a lock of his hair.
• Chi Li sang beautifully, and Jiang Lele grew jealous as Chi Li's gaze settled on Shen Xunye during the song.
• Shen Xunye gave Chi Li a flower, and Chi Li accepted it before Wei Xuan praised his singing.

Chi Li sang in his livestream and traded teasing remarks with Shen Xunye before the group headed to the dance studio. There, Chi Li called out Xie Weishui’s forced smile and Zhou Yang’s protectiveness, while Zhou Yang found himself appreciating Chi Li’s sharp tongue.

• Chi Li’s singing drew a surge of paying viewers to his personal livestream, and Shen Xunye joked about giving him money as a tip.
• Jiang Lele and Wei Xuan finished singing and headed to the dance studio, where they ran into Zhou Yang and Xie Weishui.
• Xie Weishui said he had brought Zhou Yang to practice dancing, and the pair joined the group.
• Chi Li teased Xie Weishui about looking upset and told him his smile made him look like a mannequin.
• Zhou Yang defended Xie Weishui, but Chi Li told him to keep his dog in line, and Shen Xunye added that the barking one was the dog.
• Xie Weishui restrained Zhou Yang, who then privately acknowledged that Chi Li’s sharp tongue made him more vivid.

Chi Li agreed to perform one girl group dance after Wei Xuan appealed to the livestream audience, and his sensual performance captivated everyone in the studio. Afterward, Xie Weishui drew Zhou Yang away to practice dancing with him.

• Zhou Yang avoided telling Xie Weishui about his past relationship with Chi Li, while Xie Weishui wondered why Zhou Yang had reacted so unexpectedly.
• Wei Xuan persuaded Chi Li to perform a girl group dance, with Shen Xunye offering to order him women's clothes and Wei Xuan promising him most of the livestream earnings.
• Chi Li chose a song, refused to wear women's clothes, and performed a seductive dance that left the others and the viewers captivated.
• Zhou Yang approached Chi Li after the dance, but Xie Weishui reminded him of his promise and led him away to warm up together.

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.