Chapter Summaries

The guests chose rooms aboard the cruise ship, and Shen Xingcan shared a suite with Xie Linchuan while Jiang Yifeng insisted on joining them. Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan discussed their plans after the cruise, with Xie Linchuan pointing out that Shen Xingcan’s home had been empty for years.

• Shen Xingcan chose a deck-four suite with Xie Linchuan, and Jiang Yifeng decided to stay with them despite Xie Linchuan’s attempt to dissuade him.
• Shen Xingcan stopped Jiang Yifeng from taking the suite’s worst room and said he would share with Xie Linchuan.
• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan checked their phones and found messages from their godmothers asking what they wanted to eat.
• Shen Xingcan told Xie Linchuan he planned to stay at the Xie family’s old residence for a few days before going home.
• Xie Linchuan noted that Shen Xingcan’s home had been empty for years, and Shen Xingcan replied that he could hire someone to clean it.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan made plans to stay together, and Shen Xingcan unblocked Xie after he agreed to wake him for filming. Before the group’s final-night barbecue, Shen Xingcan revealed that his second brother was in France and messaged both brothers to ask for help with the upcoming trip.

• Shen Xingcan let Xie Linchuan move into his downtown apartment and asked him to braid his hair.
• Song Tiantian announced a barbecue party with live viewer call-ins, penalties for unanswered questions, and a ten o’clock filming start the next morning.
• Xie Linchuan asked Shen Xingcan to unblock him on every social app in exchange for waking him up, and Shen Xingcan agreed.
• Shen Xingcan told Song Tiantian that his second brother, jewelry designer Nuowente Kenuohe, was in France.
• Shen Xingcan sent long messages to his second and eldest brothers, explaining his plans to film in France and asking for help there.

After reconnecting with his family, Shen Xingcan watched a movie with Xie Linchuan and kissed his cheek. Xie Linchuan wanted to openly court him without pressuring him to accept right away, even if Shen Xingcan kept him waiting.

• Shen Xingcan received a supportive reply from his eldest brother and messaged his parents about how he was doing.
• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan prepared to watch a horror movie, but Shen Xingcan settled on Boonie Bears because he could not find a newer option.
• Shen Xingcan teased Xie Linchuan about starring in a horror movie, then kissed his cheek and acted as if nothing had happened.
• Xie Linchuan said he would only kiss someone who returned his feelings, and Shen Xingcan asked whether he wanted him to accept his courtship.
• Xie Linchuan said he wanted to court Shen Xingcan openly and would not mind waiting for him to accept.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan shared a warm, flirtatious moment before joining the others for a livestream call event and barbecue. As they joked about Shen Xingcan opening a restaurant, Xie Linchuan said he would collect the money, and Shen Xingcan called that the boss's wife's job.

• Xie Linchuan joined Shen Xingcan in bed, claiming he was warming it, and Shen Xingcan let him hold him.
• Xie Linchuan gave Shen Xingcan his jacket before they went downstairs to join the others.
• Song Tiantian announced the rules for viewers to select guests for live calls.
• Shen Xingcan grilled meat and joked that he would open a barbecue restaurant if he could no longer write songs.
• Xie Linchuan said he could collect money at Shen Xingcan's restaurant, and Shen Xingcan teased that the boss's wife handled that job.

During a livestream, Shen Xingcan confirmed he was wearing Xie Linchuan’s jacket, and Xie Linchuan said he would consider challenging ancient-period roles. Their conversation about scripts and love songs revealed their closeness as Shen Xingcan gave Xie Linchuan a skewer as compensation.

• A viewer asked Shen Xingcan whether his formal jacket was his, and he said it belonged to Xie Linchuan.
• A fan asked Xie Linchuan whether he planned to act again, and he said he would join a production if he found a suitable script.
• While Xie Linchuan answered, Shen Xingcan moved the food he was grilling onto his own grill, then returned it to him.
• Shen Xingcan suggested Xie Linchuan try an ancient-period role, and Xie Linchuan said he would have someone look for scripts in that genre.
• Shen Xingcan joked about using his unreleased heartbreak songs in videos of Xie Linchuan, then gave him chicken wings as compensation.

During the livestream, Shen Xingcan openly admitted that he had deliberately made Xie Linchuan feel bad, while a fan confronted Bai Lin about his treatment of Shen Xingcan. Shen Xingcan confirmed he would join Xie Linchuan’s company after the show, but refused to answer questions about his family, leaving speculation about his parentage unresolved.

• Shen Xingcan admitted that he had called the chicken wing compensation to deliberately make Xie Linchuan’s heart ache, and Xie Linchuan handed him a tissue after he spat out water laughing.
• Sweet and Sour Lemon Tea asked Bai Lin whether he targeted Shen Xingcan because Shen’s return stopped him from playing up a couple pairing with Xie Linchuan.
• Bai Lin denied targeting Shen Xingcan or pursuing a pairing, then challenged Sweet and Sour Lemon Tea, and Jiang Yifeng identified her as a famous group fan before she ended the call.
• Shen Xingcan told Sweet Beanie that he would go to Xie Linchuan’s company after the show because he had signed a contract with him.
• Shen Xingcan answered questions about his music and relationship with Xie Linchuan but refused to discuss his family, making Bai Lin more certain that Shen was not Shen Lingxun’s son.

Shen Xingcan told Bai Lin that his second brother was a jewelry designer in France, while teasing him about meeting the supposedly elusive sibling in Paris. After a round of calls left him tipsy, Xie Linchuan carried him to the bedroom, where Shen Xingcan flirted with him in the bathroom.

• Shen Xingcan confirmed that his second brother worked as a jewelry designer in France, and the director announced that the group was going to Paris.
• Bai Lin offered his Paris villa as lodging and volunteered to pay for Shen Xingcan's brother to guide the group, but the director said the production team could not afford the fee.
• Shen Xingcan joked that his second brother might be proud to see him grown up, while Xie Linchuan teased that the brother might want to beat him up.
• After the calls ended, Xie Linchuan carried a tipsy Shen Xingcan to the bedroom and then set him down in the bathroom.
• Shen Xingcan embraced Xie Linchuan and teased him for being more concerned about seeing him undressed than Shen Xingcan was.

Shen Xingcan teased Xie Linchuan, who kissed him on the lips and was threatened with arrest. After they bathed, they watched the stars together, and Shen Xingcan settled into Xie Linchuan’s arms.

• Shen Xingcan teased Xie Linchuan by suggesting he could do anything, then warned him that she would call the police if he acted on it.
• Xie Linchuan kissed Shen Xingcan on the lips and accepted his threats to call the police and ruin his career.
• Shen Xingcan pushed Xie Linchuan out of the bathroom, then laughed as he continued undoing his buttons.
• Xie Linchuan invited Shen Xingcan to look at the bright stars after they had both bathed and changed into pajamas.
• Xie Linchuan draped a blanket over Shen Xingcan, and Shen Xingcan later shared it with Xie Linchuan before settling into his arms.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan flirted by the river, where Shen Xingcan agreed to invite Xie Linchuan to his next concert in exchange for a kiss. The next morning, Xie Linchuan teased Shen Xingcan about helping him, and Shen Xingcan hit him with a pillow.

• Xie Linchuan held Shen Xingcan by the river, and Shen Xingcan invited him to appear at his next concert without pay.
• Xie Linchuan demanded a kiss as his appearance fee, then turned his head so Shen Xingcan kissed him on the lips.
• When Shen Xingcan complained that Xie Linchuan had stolen an extra kiss, he bit Xie Linchuan's hand and then settled back into his arms.
• Shen Xingcan woke in bed the next morning and noticed Xie Linchuan was cold after taking a shower.
• Xie Linchuan suggested Shen Xingcan could help him in the future, so Shen Xingcan smacked him with a pillow.

Shen Xingcan argued with Xie Linchuan over breakfast after regretting their reconciliation. On the final day of filming, guests were offered the chance to switch partners before new guests joined them in France, and Shen Xingcan chose to replace Xie Linchuan.

• Shen Xingcan sat beside Jiang Yifeng instead of joining Xie Linchuan and said he regretted making up with him.
• Xie Linchuan teased Shen Xingcan for lashing out from embarrassment, and Shen Xingcan accused him of being morally bankrupt and having filthy thoughts.
• Song Tiantian announced that three new guests would join the show in France and that guests could switch partners or pay one hundred points to stay together.
• Jiang Yifeng chose to switch partners with Bai Lin, who reluctantly accepted his decision.
• Shen Xingcan said he also wanted to switch partners and replace Xie Linchuan.

Shen Xingcan resisted partnering with Xie Linchuan, but Chongen cakes persuaded him to stay with him. The group learned about their upcoming five-day trip to France, where they would help Chongshan Island fruit growers finalize mango contracts, and Shen revealed he relied on multilingual staff rather than speaking foreign languages himself.

• Shen Xingcan tried to choose a partner other than Xie Linchuan, but Xie Linchuan teased him with threats to bar him from Chongen, and its strawberry cakes eventually kept them together.
• Ye Ran and Lin Cen said they would keep their partnership, while Song Tiantian explained that the group would travel to France for five days, visiting Paris and Provence.
• Song Tiantian said the group would help Chongshan Island fruit growers negotiate mango contracts with French distributors and overcome the language barrier.
• Bai Lin suggested Shen Xingcan could speak French and English, but Shen said he could not and explained that his multilingual staff handled communication for him.

Shen Xingcan’s teammates revealed how often they visited him in Provence, while Bai Lin’s attempt to challenge his claims fell flat. Shen Xingcan offered to arrange designer formalwear for the group, and Jiang Yifeng joked about flying to France naked to earn an outfit.

• Bai Lin suggested staying at Shen Xingcan’s property in France, and Shen Xingcan said they could stay at his home in Provence.
• Jiang Yifeng revealed that he and two other teammates had visited Shen Xingcan in Provence every year and praised the home as a perfect photo location.
• Bai Lin asked why Jiang Yifeng had never posted photos from Shen Xingcan’s home, and Jiang Yifeng said he did not want to show off his captain’s wealth.
• Shen Xingcan offered to arrange formalwear for the group through his second brother’s brand, and Song Tiantian, Ye Ran, and Lin Cen accepted excitedly.
• Jiang Yifeng joked about traveling to France naked so Shen Xingcan’s second brother could outfit him, and Ye Ran pointed out he would be arrested before boarding.

Song Tiantian set the guests a challenge to cook lunch for their partners before the cruise reached Binhai. Shen Xingcan chose ingredients for his dishes while trading barbs with Xie Linchuan, leaving Xie doubtful about what he would be served.

• Song Tiantian announced that each guest had to prepare two meat dishes and one vegetable dish for their partner before one in the afternoon.
• Shen Xingcan chose sweet-and-sour fish and pork rib soup with Chinese yam for himself, then told Xie Linchuan to decide his own third dish.
• Shen Xingcan selected ingredients while trying to think of simple dishes that would not poison Xie Linchuan.
• Shen Xingcan stepped on Xie Linchuan's foot and claimed it was an accident, and they argued before Shen went to prepare to cook.

Shen Xingcan asked his fans for cooking advice and prepared three dishes for lunch with Xie Linchuan. After Xie Linchuan bluntly criticized the food, Shen Xingcan was left fuming.

• Shen Xingcan posted a photo of his ingredients on Weibo and asked for recipes, while Xie Linchuan teased him by commenting that he was cheating.
• Shen Xingcan threatened to kill Xie Linchuan after the show, and Jiang Yifeng coaxed him to calm down.
• Shen Xingcan followed recipes from fans to cook two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, though he burned the fish.
• At lunch, Xie Linchuan called Shen Xingcan's fish bitter and awful, then said the tofu had no flavor and the ribs were a little salty.
• Shen Xingcan angrily asked Xie Linchuan if he was not supposed to say the food was delicious.

After the cruise show wrapped filming, Shen Xingcan returned with Xie Linchuan to the Xie family home, where Qin Su welcomed him warmly. Xie Qingshan greeted him stiffly while Xie Linchuan stood in the background.

• Shen Xingcan stopped Xie Linchuan from eating the bitter fish and checked that the other dishes were safe to eat.
• The cruise ship entered the harbor, and Song Tiantian announced that the show’s season had ended.
• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan arranged to go to the Xie family home, bringing Shen Xingcan’s gifts for the family.
• Qin Su and Xie Qingshan returned early to prepare for Shen Xingcan’s visit, and word spread that he had gone home with Xie Linchuan.
• Qin Su hugged Shen Xingcan and offered to care for him, while Xie Qingshan greeted him awkwardly.

Shen Xingcan returned home and happily reunited with Qin Su and Xie Qingshan, sharing gifts and agreeing to attend a banquet with Qin Su. After he and Xie Linchuan went upstairs, Shen Xingcan teased him about pursuing someone and kissed him, while Xie Linchuan said he only loved that person.

• Shen Xingcan greeted Xie Qingshan and promised to stay home while Xie Qingshan offered to cook him fish.
• Shen Xingcan showed Qin Su and Xie Qingshan the gifts he had brought back, including a sapphire brooch for Qin Su, and agreed to attend a banquet with her.
• After Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan went upstairs, Qin Su confided in Xie Qingshan that she felt troubled about Xie Linchuan's feelings for Shen Xingcan.
• Shen Xingcan changed into loungewear and encountered Xie Linchuan in the hallway, where they joked about Xie Linchuan pursuing someone he liked.
• Xie Linchuan said he only loved that person, and Shen Xingcan leaned in and kissed him on the lips.

Shen Xingcan cooked sea bass for Qin Su and Xie Qingshan with Xie Linchuan’s help, and their teasing convinced Qin Su that the brothers had made up. After dinner, Shen Xingcan posted a photo of the family meal, while Xie Linchuan shared the same dinner on Moments, prompting questions from his friends.

• Shen Xingcan returned to the kitchen with Xie Linchuan and offered to cook sea bass for Qin Su and Xie Qingshan.
• With Xie Linchuan guiding him, Shen Xingcan cooked a tasty fish that his parents praised at dinner.
• Xie Linchuan claimed half the credit because he had eaten Shen Xingcan’s bitter fish at lunch, and Shen Xingcan admitted he had made it bitter on purpose before tattling that Xie Linchuan was threatening him.
• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan bickered over who was the tattletale puppy, reassuring Qin Su that they had made up.
• After dinner, Shen Xingcan rode his skateboard, posted a photo of the meal on Weibo, and liked Xie Linchuan’s Moments post about their family dinner.
• Jiang Yifeng noticed that Xie Linchuan and Shen Xingcan had posted the same dinner photo, and Zou Yanshu explained that they had eaten together.

After reconciling with Xie Linchuan, Shen Xingcan planned to accompany him to the office and visited him while he worked. Xie Linchuan revealed Shen Xingcan to executives during a video conference, then teased him as the crown prince’s child bride.

• Jiang Yifeng and Zou Yanshu revived the group chat and celebrated Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan making up.
• Shen Xingcan decided to go with Xie Linchuan to the office, and they discussed moving back downtown instead of living at the family residence.
• Shen Xingcan entered Xie Linchuan’s room through their connected balcony while Xie Linchuan was in a video conference, and several executives recognized him.
• After the conference, Xie Linchuan caught Shen Xingcan’s attempted kick and called him the crown prince’s child bride.

Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan tease each other, and Xie Linchuan admits his feelings are why he no longer reacts to being tickled. As the night ends, Shen Xingcan asks not to sleep alone, and Xie Linchuan promises to keep their love feeling new for a lifetime.

• Shen Xingcan insists he and Xie Linchuan are strangers, but Xie Linchuan tickles him until he admits to being his child bride.
• Shen Xingcan pins Xie Linchuan down and tries to tickle him, but Xie Linchuan explains he laughed as a child because he had not yet developed romantic feelings for him.
• Shen Xingcan notices Xie Linchuan is aroused and awkwardly tells him to take care of it in the bathroom, but Xie Linchuan asks to hold him instead.
• Shen Xingcan says he does not want to sleep alone, and Xie Linchuan understands that he is feeling insecure.
• Shen Xingcan jokes that his renewed sense of novelty may last only two and a half days, and Xie Linchuan vows to make it last a lifetime.

Shen Xingcan spent the night with Xie Linchuan and went with him to the Xie Group office campus the next morning, where their arrival drew attention from employees. The chapter ended with Shen Xingcan looking around Xie Linchuan’s stark, undecorated office.

• Xie Linchuan carried Shen Xingcan to bed, and they watched anime together before falling asleep as rain began to fall.
• Xie Linchuan woke Shen Xingcan the next morning and helped him get ready; Shen Xingcan chose a stylish outfit and a formal outfit for the evening banquet.
• Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan shared a playful kiss before joining Xie Qingshan and Qin Su for breakfast.
• Shen Xingcan drove Xie Linchuan to the office campus in his red McLaren, prompting employees to speculate about the car and their relationship in private group chats.
• Shen Xingcan followed Xie Linchuan through Zone E to his eighth-floor office and found its sparse, restrained furnishings.