Chapter Summaries

Shen Xingcan joined a variety show alongside his sworn enemy, Xie Linchuan, drawing viewers eager to see them reunite. The chapter ended with Xie Linchuan arriving and asking Shen Xingcan why he was there.

• Shen Xingcan returned to life after seeing his former brother Xie Linchuan weep at his funeral and decided to join Xie Linchuan's variety show to take revenge.
• The livestream began aboard a cruise ship, where host Song Tiantian introduced the agricultural-themed show and its guests.
• Shen Xingcan arrived, exchanged teasing remarks with Jiang Yifeng, and asked whether another guest was still on the way.
• Xie Linchuan arrived late, saw Shen Xingcan, and asked him why he was there.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan reunited on a variety show and immediately traded barbs, though Xie Linchuan caught Shen Xingcan when he nearly fell. The team began a compatibility quiz to determine their pairs, leaving Shen Xingcan hoping he would be paired with Xie Linchuan.

• Shen Xingcan arrived and argued with Xie Linchuan until Jiang Yifeng intervened.
• Song Tiantian announced that the six team members would take a compatibility quiz to form pairs for their trip to Chongshan Island.
• Shen Xingcan nearly fell on the steps, and Xie Linchuan caught him before scolding him; Shen Xingcan thanked him by stepping on his foot.
• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan exchanged insults about their age and relationship as the livestream viewers speculated about their past.
• The guests sat behind partitions to take the quiz, while Jiang Yifeng and Bai Lin each admitted they had hoped to pair with someone else.

On a survival show’s chemistry quiz, Shen Xingcan tried to match his answers with Xie Linchuan’s so they would be paired, while their identical responses set off speculation among livestream viewers. After the guests posted their answer boards, Xie Linchuan spotted something on Shen Xingcan’s board that made him freeze.

• Shen Xingcan recalled that Xie Linchuan feared thunderstorms and decided to use the quiz to become his partner.
• Song Tiantian explained the quiz rules, and Shen Xingcan wrote six answers for each question while guessing what Xie Linchuan would choose.
• Viewers noticed that Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan had written identical answers to several questions, sparking chatter across the livestream and social media.
• For the final question, Shen Xingcan named Xie Linchuan as someone he wanted to work with and added a note questioning the actor’s talent.
• Jiang Yifeng confidently claimed that his bond with Shen Xingcan would win out, while Shen Xingcan felt a little guilty about his plan.
• When Xie Linchuan placed his answer board last, he saw the board at the top and froze, as Shen Xingcan watched his reaction.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan’s matching quiz answers paired them together, while Shen Xingcan rebuffed Bai Lin’s insinuation that he was seeking publicity. When they had to choose a rapport-building prop for the island, Shen Xingcan picked a chain, but Xie Linchuan refused to choose any prop.

• The guests’ answer boards revealed that Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan had nearly identical answers and led the score tally by a wide margin.
• Bai Lin suggested their matching answers made sense because they had spent years in the same group, then Shen Xingcan confronted him over implying someone was clinging to the other for publicity.
• Jiang Yifeng and Ye Ran defended Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan, while their matching answers revived the shippers’ hopes for the pair.
• Song Tiantian announced the quiz scores and paired Shen Xingcan with Xie Linchuan, Bai Lin with Jiang Yifeng, and Ye Ran with Lin Cen.
• The production team offered props that pairs could use for twenty hours to earn points, and Shen Xingcan chose a chain worth twenty points.
• Xie Linchuan refused to choose a prop, and Shen Xingcan questioned why he was embarrassed about being chained together.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan were chained together for the island trip, trading teasing remarks as they settled into their new pairing. As the guests prepared to leave the ship for Chongshan Island, Shen Xingcan revealed that he had come to reunite with Xie Linchuan, not because he knew what kind of show he was joining.

• Shen Xingcan chose the three-meter chain and had Xie Linchuan fasten it around their wrists, insisting Xie Linchuan stand beside him.
• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan bantered about their height and age as they returned to their seats together.
• Jiang Yifeng and Bai Lin chose bracelets, while Ye Ran and Lin Cen picked restrictive gloves.
• Song Tiantian told the guests they would row to Chongshan Island and could bring only ten types of items each.
• Shen Xingcan told Jiang Yifeng and Bai Lin that he had not known what kind of show he was joining because he had come to get back together with Xie Linchuan.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan prepared their limited luggage for the island challenge, with Shen Xingcan trying to get his friend to help and teasing him about being cold. The guests then faced a backpack inspection before racing to Chongshan Island for points, while Shen Xingcan remained frustrated by Xie Linchuan keeping his distance.

• Shen Xingcan asked Xie Linchuan to choose his belongings, saying he had joined the show for him, but Xie Linchuan refused to help.
• Shen Xingcan packed mostly light clothes, then teased Xie Linchuan for bringing a jacket and offered to let him hide in his arms.
• Song Tiantian announced that one minute remained, and Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan left with their packed belongings.
• Song Tiantian told the three pairs to submit their backpacks for inspection before racing to Chongshan Island for points based on arrival order.
• Shen Xingcan worried that rowing while chained to Xie Linchuan would be difficult because Xie Linchuan was deliberately keeping his distance.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan raced toward shore while insisting they still had not made up, and Jiang Yifeng’s team struggled to reach land. On Chongshan Island, the guests learned they would have to spend points on everything and found the store where they could buy supplies.

• Xie Linchuan took Shen Xingcan’s paddle and steered their boat while Shen Xingcan teased Jiang Yifeng and bragged about their closeness.
• Shen Xingcan insisted he and Xie Linchuan had not made up, despite Jiang Yifeng believing they had.
• Ye Ran and Lin Cen reached shore before the production team helped Jiang Yifeng and Bai Lin ashore.
• Song Tiantian explained that guests had to use points for food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation, and that the production team would not provide lodging.
• Shen Xingcan suggested sleeping outdoors to save points, but Xie Linchuan said he did not want to get soaked.
• The guests reached the Strawberry Store, where Jiang Yifeng regretted bringing toothpaste after seeing it cost only one point, and Ye Ran noted they would have to manage island life themselves.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan chose a wooden cabin for their week on Chongshan Island, while Bai Lin insisted that he and Jiang Yifeng choose a tent. After Shen Xingcan offered to help Ye Ran and Lin Cen build a cabin, Xie Linchuan hurried him along to pick out supplies.

• Shen Xingcan favored a wooden cabin because of the island's wind and rain, and Xie Linchuan agreed, despite Bai Lin's preference for tents.
• Jiang Yifeng asked Bai Lin to choose a cabin too, but Bai Lin stuck with a tent; Shen Xingcan revealed he had grown up on an island and argued he could catch fish.
• Jiang Yifeng teased Shen Xingcan for being a pampered young master, and Xie Linchuan pointed out there was no yacht for Shen Xingcan to pilot.
• Bai Lin and Jiang Yifeng settled on a tent, while Ye Ran and Lin Cen also chose one after considering a cabin.
• Shen Xingcan offered to help Ye Ran and Lin Cen build a cabin, and Xie Linchuan reminded him that they had only half an hour to choose supplies.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan collected supplies for their teams and joined the others to look for a campsite on Chongshan Island. As the group debated where to camp, Shen Xingcan rejected Bai Lin's suggestion and mocked him.

• Shen Xingcan chose many supplies, and Xie Linchuan checked the list, including an expensive pot for making seafood congee.
• The three teams spent their points, but Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan obtained more supplies than the others; Shen Xingcan offered to rent items to the other teams for five points per use.
• Song Tiantian told the teams to find campsites within a hundred meters of one another, so the six participants headed inland.
• As the heat rose, Xie Linchuan told Shen Xingcan to remove his jacket; Shen Xingcan took it off and tied it around the chain linking them.
• Near a stream, Bai Lin proposed camping, but Shen Xingcan objected that the dense vegetation could harbor snakes and insects and said the production team likely had a prepared campsite nearby.
• Bai Lin agreed to follow Shen Xingcan's suggestion and praised his island experience, and Shen Xingcan sarcastically mocked him.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan’s team reached the prepared campsite, built their cabin, and earned the most points with Xie Linchuan doing most of the work. Afterward, Shen Xingcan proposed pushing their air mattresses together, leaving their sleeping arrangements—and their reconciliation—unsettled.

• Song Tiantian led the guests to a prepared campsite, where Jiang Yifeng learned that choosing the stream earlier could have meant wilderness survival.
• Song Tiantian announced that the teams would earn points for building shelters, and Shen Xingcan handed the cabin plans to Xie Linchuan to assemble.
• Xie Linchuan built the cabin quickly, then Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan helped Lin Cen and Ye Ran finish their shelter.
• Shen Xingcan thanked Xie Linchuan and called them good brothers for life, but Xie Linchuan pulled his hand away.
• Shen Xingcan suggested pushing their two air mattresses together, arguing it would keep them farther from the doorway during a storm.

Shen Xingcan joined the beds so he and Xie Linchuan could sleep together, then discovered Xie Linchuan had bought his favorite novels. Their teasing closeness continued as they settled into island life.

• Shen Xingcan insisted on moving the beds together despite Xie Linchuan calling out his lie about the draft.
• Shen Xingcan pictured reading novels and watching the night sky with Xie Linchuan, and decided they could buy books the next day.
• Shen Xingcan found books among their supplies and learned Xie Linchuan had bought them.
• Xie Linchuan said the books were for himself, while Shen Xingcan recognized they had been chosen for his sake.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan entered the rest area to shower and clean up, agreeing to take turns before their thirty-minute limit expired. While Shen Xingcan showered, Xie Linchuan reflected on how his feelings had once led him to distance himself, and how Shen Xingcan had now chosen to lower his pride and reach out.

• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan exchanged points for thirty minutes in the rest area, and Song Tiantian gave them an alarm clock and unlocked their wrist chain.
• Shen Xingcan pulled Xie Linchuan into section A and suggested they shower together, but Xie Linchuan declined.
• Shen Xingcan went into the bathroom first while Xie Linchuan waited on the sofa.
• Xie Linchuan remembered that he had distanced himself after developing feelings for Shen Xingcan, causing their relationship to grow cold and contentious.
• Xie Linchuan reflected that Shen Xingcan had now put aside his pride and reached out to him.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan got ready to leave after bathing, and Xie Linchuan reluctantly dried Shen Xingcan’s hair. The men in black entered to resume filming, while viewers interpreted the scene as evidence of their closeness.

• Shen Xingcan told Xie Linchuan to shower and said he would wash their clothes, while refusing to wash Xie Linchuan’s underwear.
• After showering, Xie Linchuan found himself distracted by Shen Xingcan’s appearance in a bathrobe.
• Xie Linchuan insisted that Shen Xingcan dry his hair, and Shen Xingcan persuaded him to do it for him.
• As Xie Linchuan finished drying Shen Xingcan’s hair, the alarm sounded and five men in black entered with livestreaming equipment.
• Viewers watching the livestream debated whether Xie Linchuan had been drying Shen Xingcan’s hair and whether the two were deliberately flaunting their relationship.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan left the rest area with the other pairs and learned that the next challenge offered a mango gift package. When Shen Xingcan forfeited because Xie Linchuan was allergic to mangoes, Jiang Yifeng discovered that he had misunderstood the allergy for years.

• Shen Xingcan joked with Xie Linchuan after Xie Linchuan dried his hair, drawing excited comments from the livestream audience.
• The three pairs left the rest area and Song Tiantian announced a single-log bridge challenge with mangoes as the prize.
• Shen Xingcan chose to forfeit the challenge after learning the prize contained only mangoes.
• Bai Lin assumed Shen Xingcan was allergic, but Xie Linchuan revealed that he was the one with the allergy.
• Shen Xingcan explained that Xie Linchuan was sensitive even to being near cut mangoes, and Jiang Yifeng realized he had wrongly assumed Shen Xingcan was allergic.

Jiang Yifeng explained that Shen Xingcan had won the group over by providing fruit after banning mangoes, revealing how he had cared for Xie Linchuan from the start. The heartfelt moment quickly turned into another round of teasing between Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan.

• Lin Cen asked whether the group had resented Shen Xingcan for forbidding mangoes, and Bai Lin suggested his behavior might have angered them.
• Jiang Yifeng explained that Shen Xingcan had arranged free fruit shipments for the group every three days, so nobody objected to the mango ban.
• Song Tiantian realized that Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan had known each other before joining the group, while viewers reacted to Xie Linchuan's affectionate gaze.
• Shen Xingcan invited Xie Linchuan to cry in his arms, but Xie Linchuan told him to stay away because he was allergic to good people.
• Shen Xingcan called Xie Linchuan shy, and Xie Linchuan cursed at him before Shen Xingcan accused him of getting triggered again.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan skipped the mango challenge and cooked together, trading teasing remarks as Shen Xingcan showed off his survival skills. Their meal was a success while Jiang Yifeng and Bai Lin burned theirs, and the chapter ended with Shen Xingcan joking that he would marry Xie Linchuan if he were a girl.

• Shen Xingcan dismissed concerns about Xie Linchuan’s mango allergy and led him away to get food instead of joining the challenge.
• Shen Xingcan listed dishes he wanted, but Xie Linchuan refused to let someone who could not cook order the meal.
• Shen Xingcan dug an earthen stove and offered stove-building advice for points while assisting Xie Linchuan with cooking.
• Jiang Yifeng and Bai Lin burned their food, and Shen Xingcan mocked their cooking while warning them to boil everything instead.
• Shen Xingcan praised Xie Linchuan’s cooking and joked that he would marry him if he were a girl, prompting Xie Linchuan to tell him to eat and be quiet.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan traded rice bowls during lunch, prompting viewers to speculate about their relationship. After Song Tiantian announced an evening gift exchange, Shen Xingcan refused Jiang Yifeng’s idea to promote their ship together.

• Shen Xingcan teased Xie Linchuan about his cooking and took Xie Linchuan’s rice bowl after Xie Linchuan took his.
• Shen Xingcan sampled the other pairs’ food and judged it about as good as his own cooking.
• Song Tiantian announced a beach bonfire dinner and a gift exchange, and said the livestream would pause until five thirty.
• Jiang Yifeng picked a wilted flower as his gift, then proposed preparing something more elaborate to promote his ship with Shen Xingcan.
• Shen Xingcan refused to promote a ship with Jiang Yifeng and called Xie Linchuan his official partner.

After the livestream, all seven guests decided to search the beach together, ruining Shen Xingcan’s hopes for a private outing with Xie Linchuan. When Xie Linchuan refused to carry water for him, Shen Xingcan dramatically resigned himself to dying of thirst.

• Jiang Yifeng asked whether he could remove his bracelet, but kept it on after learning its timer would stop.
• Jiang Yifeng decided to join Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan at the beach, and Bai Lin followed.
• Ye Ran and Lin Cen chose to go to the beach, while Song Tiantian joined them too.
• All seven guests set off for the beach, leaving Shen Xingcan unable to spend time alone with Xie Linchuan.
• Xie Linchuan reminded Shen Xingcan to bring water, then refused to carry it for him, so Shen Xingcan declared that he would die of thirst.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan clashed with Bai Lin, with Xie Linchuan siding against Bai Lin and Shen Xingcan turning the moment into a joke. At the beach, Shen Xingcan tried to sweet-talk Xie Linchuan, ending with a teasing reference to himself as “Miss Xie.”

• Xie Linchuan carried water for Shen Xingcan despite telling him to stay thirsty, and the group headed to the beach.
• Bai Lin criticized Shen Xingcan for bullying Xie Linchuan, but Xie Linchuan warned Bai Lin that he could be replaced, and Shen Xingcan chose not to push for it.
• Jiang Yifeng joked that Bai Lin had narrowly escaped being thrown to the sharks, while Song Tiantian urged everyone to hurry to the beach.
• At the beach, Shen Xingcan went barefoot despite Xie Linchuan's warning and asked whether he wanted fish so he could offer to catch some.
• Shen Xingcan joked that he had once sweet-talked a Miss Xie, and Xie Linchuan realized he meant himself.

Shen Xingcan teased Xie Linchuan while they collected matching shells, then presented him with a shell ring as a token of their friendship. The bonfire gift exchange ended with Shen Xingcan forcing a ring onto Xie Linchuan’s finger and declaring his love, while Jiang Yifeng lamented that Xie Linchuan did not return it.

• Shen Xingcan stood close to Xie Linchuan and flirted with him, making Xie Linchuan look away with pink ears.
• Shen Xingcan chose two similar shells and called them tokens of affection, while Xie Linchuan rejected the comparison and threw Shen Xingcan’s shoes away.
• Shen Xingcan refused Jiang Yifeng’s request to join their Liu, Guan, and Zhang comparison, prompting Jiang Yifeng to dramatically threaten Shen Beichen.
• At the bonfire gift exchange, the guests introduced their shell crafts, and Jiang Yifeng joked that he had made a whip for Shen Beichen.
• Shen Xingcan called two shell rings one-of-a-kind Star of Love rings, forced one onto Xie Linchuan’s finger, and put the other on his own.
• Jiang Yifeng cried that Xie Linchuan did not love Shen Xingcan, and Shen Xingcan insisted that he loved Xie Linchuan anyway.