Vol. 1The Island and the Exam
Xie Ji and Lu Xunji grew increasingly intimate while filming the Young Field farmstay, though Lu Xunji believed he could not love and Xie Ji kept calling them bros. After filming ended, Xie Ji committed to the dangerous Imperial Military Academy special admissions exam, and Lu Xunji canceled his trip to stay with him.
- Xie Ji’s schemes and mishaps on The Young Master's Field worsened Lu Xunji’s opinion of him, while Xie Ji discovered that Ji Shi had fallen for him.
- Ji Shi confessed his feelings and asked whether Xie Ji understood them, leaving Xie Ji to face the problem of lowering Ji Shi’s affection before the worldline ended.
- Xie Ji and Lu Xunji grew closer through dreams, pill-selling, and caring for two puppies, while Xie Ji rejected Ji Shi’s confession and helped lower his affection to its cap.
- Ji Shi mistook the discarded puppy-feeding sleeves for evidence of Mu Yao’s sexual activity, until Xie Ji explained their use and Lu Xunji admitted he had prolonged the misunderstanding for amusement.
- Xie Ji and Lu Xunji kissed and spent the night together, and Lu Xunji told Xie Ji about his painful upbringing and his belief that he could not love.
- As the group planned the Brother House Affection farmstay, Lu Xunji carried Xie Ji inside and reassured him after Xie Ji woke alone and ran outside to find him.
- Xie Ji and Lu Xunji grew closer during the farmstay, but Lu Xunji’s affection remained at zero and Xie Ji insisted they were only bros.
- After filming ended, Xie Ji pursued the dangerous special admissions exam, and Lu Xunji discarded his own admission letter, took Xie Ji to a hotel, and answered a call from Xie Ji’s parents.