Chapter Summaries

Xie Ji brought Lu Xunji cherries after noticing he liked them, but Lu Xunji refused them after seeing Xie Ji feed one to Shang Yan. When Lu Xunji revealed he was jealous and jokingly shipped Xie Ji with Shang Yan, Xie Ji tried to coax him by offering him a cherry with his lips.

• Xie Ji found and washed a small bag of cherries, saving the best ones for Lu Xunji.
• Xie Ji fed Shang Yan a bruised cherry and said Lu Xunji would like the remaining fruit.
• That evening, Xie Ji brought Lu Xunji a bowl of cherries, but Lu Xunji refused to eat them or let him into his room.
• Lu Xunji said Xie Ji and Shang Yan made a good couple and admitted he was starting to ship them.
• Xie Ji leaned close with a cherry between his lips and begged Lu Xunji to have one.

Lu Xunji kissed Xie Ji while feeding him cherries, and Xie Ji grew increasingly flustered as Lu Xunji teased him about being straight. The chapter ended with Lu Xunji asking whether Xie Ji was afraid he could make him gay.

• Xie Ji used a cherry kiss to soothe Lu Xunji, who carried him into the room and began feeding him cherries through kisses.
• Lu Xunji and Xie Ji shared the cherries as Lu Xunji kissed him repeatedly, leaving Xie Ji breathless and embarrassed.
• Lu Xunji teased Xie Ji about Shang Yan and his flushed face, while Xie Ji insisted that he was straight.
• Xie Ji tried to leave, but Lu Xunji pointed out that he could not go out while aroused and offered to help him.
• Lu Xunji asked if Xie Ji hated gay men, and Xie Ji said he understood and respected them but was straight.
• Lu Xunji asked whether Xie Ji feared he would stroke him bent.

After an intimate encounter with Lu Xunji, Xie Ji panicked over his growing feelings for him. He agreed to sleep in Lu Xunji’s bed for the night, as long as Lu Xunji did not hold him.

• Xie Ji lay in bed, fixated on Lu Xunji’s hands and worrying that he was falling for a man.
• Lu Xunji asked whether biting down had hurt and told Xie Ji he could bite him next time.
• Lu Xunji asked Xie Ji to sleep with him, and Xie Ji refused at first.
• Lu Xunji offered to stay awake on the beanbag so he could keep Xie Ji in sight.
• Xie Ji agreed to stay in the bed for one night, but asked Lu Xunji not to hold him.

Xie Ji grew more comfortable sharing Lu Xunji’s room while learning about his habits and feelings, even as Lu Xunji kept his distance and his affection meter remained at zero. Two weeks later, the courtyard villa was completed and the farm stay opened with a ceremony and barbecue.

• Xie Ji asked Lu Xunji about the scent in his bedding, learned it came from homemade sleep incense, and teased him about its supposed aphrodisiac effects.
• Lu Xunji explained his mental illness and his views on intimacy, while Xie Ji admitted he felt awkward about kissing and fell asleep as Lu Xunji read.
• Xie Ji discovered Lu Xunji had slept in a beanbag chair and asked about his short night before joining him to feed the fish.
• The guests’ farm work eased as their crops and ponds entered growth periods, while Xie Ji’s livestock farm expanded and Lu Xunji regularly walked him home.
• Over the next several days, Xie Ji continued sneaking into Lu Xunji’s room to sleep, but Lu Xunji never joined him in bed and his affection meter stayed at zero.
• Two weeks later, the courtyard villa was completed, and the guests celebrated the farm stay’s opening with a ceremony and barbecue.

After finishing the courtyard villa, Xie Ji admired Lu Xunji’s design, and the group gathered for a barbecue. The evening ended with Lu Xunji teasing Xie Ji while Ji Shi tried to avenge the eggs Lu Xunji had tricked him into eating.

• The group completed Lu Xunji’s courtyard villa, and Xie Ji praised its design and said he wanted Lu Xunji to design his future house.
• Lu Xunji assembled the grill while Ji Shi marveled at his skill, and Zhou Heyu prepared ingredients with Xie Ji.
• As the barbecue preparations finished, Mu Yao joked with the dogs while Zhou Heyu rescued Gangzi from his teasing.
• Ji Shi worried about the two eggs he had named Little Jia and Little Bird, and Lu Xunji revealed he had grilled them for Ji Shi to eat.
• Lu Xunji offered Xie Ji a chicken foot and made a suggestive joke, leaving Xie Ji exasperated.

After a lavish barbecue, a drunken Xie Ji mistook Lu Xunji for both a threat and a rescuer, then resolved to keep him from seeking anyone else. Lu Xunji gave Xie Ji a chance to leave him, despite how intensely he desired him.

• The six boys finished their barbecue, drank Director He's liquor, and ended the livestream before preparing for bed.
• Drunk Xie Ji slapped Lu Xunji, accused him of making him gay, and called for Lu Xunji while searching for him.
• Lu Xunji carried Xie Ji inside, but Xie Ji struggled, scratched his neck, and turned the air-conditioning to forty degrees while threatening to have him arrested.
• Xie Ji decided he would hide Lu Xunji and treat his illness so Lu Xunji would not seek anyone else.
• Lu Xunji told Xie Ji he was giving him a chance to leave, while reflecting on his overwhelming desire for him and his hope to be accepted.

Lu Xunji reflected on how Xie Ji had accepted him despite his disturbing condition, then tested Xie Ji’s trust while Xie Ji was drunk. He took Xie Ji safely back to bed, but ended the night believing that he himself was beyond saving.

• Lu Xunji recalled how Xie Ji had shown no fear after seeing him lose control and admitted that he had wanted to reveal his vile thoughts to him.
• Xie Ji promised to cure Lu Xunji, then drunkenly kissed him and pleaded with him not to leave.
• Lu Xunji warned that Xie Ji was not clearheaded, kissed him fiercely, and pinned him against the rockery, frightening him.
• Lu Xunji gathered Xie Ji into his arms, took him to his room, cleaned him, and changed him into pajamas.
• Lu Xunji returned to his own room and, under the bright bathroom light, concluded that he was beyond saving.

Ji Shi went to wake Xie Ji and stayed with him while he slept, but realized Xie Ji had a special attachment to Lu Xunji and that his own feelings were unlikely to be returned. Ji Shi left the scene convinced his first attempt at romance had failed.

• Lu Xunji got up early, exercised, cared for the residence, and began preparing breakfast for the farm stay’s opening day.
• Ji Shi found Xie Ji asleep, climbed into bed with him, and tried to get him up, but Xie Ji complained of a headache and fell asleep again.
• Ji Shi locked the bedroom door and cuddled Xie Ji, hoping to keep Lu Xunji from interrupting them.
• Ji Shi nearly kissed Xie Ji’s cheek, but Xie Ji covered his mouth and asked Lu Xunji to kiss him after he woke up.
• Ji Shi realized Xie Ji had a unique place in his heart for Lu Xunji and, heartbroken, thought that he hated gay people.

As the farmstay prepared to welcome its first tourists, Xie Ji tried to coax Lu Xunji, who had been avoiding him, into explaining his mood. Lu Xunji confronted Xie Ji over his refusal to be gay and told him he could not help.

• Xie Ji woke late and learned Lu Xunji had gone to arrange the welcome boat.
• Xie Ji and Ji Shi made welcome signs together, joking and tying a colorful ribbon around Ji Shi’s wrist.
• Lu Xunji returned dressed sharply, and Xie Ji followed him to put up the signs.
• Xie Ji asked Lu Xunji why he was ignoring him and tried to kiss him, but Lu Xunji turned away.
• Lu Xunji asked whether Xie Ji thought he was disgusting and reminded him that he did not want to be gay.
• Lu Xunji admitted he had a history of mental illness, said Xie Ji could not help him, and told him to move aside.

After Lu Xunji harshly rejected Xie Ji, the two fought and Xie Ji returned to the courtyard residence, where the others speculated about their relationship. Xie Ji learned that Lu Xunji’s affection remained at zero because he seemed unable to feel love, leaving Xie Ji reconsidering how cruelly he had spoken.

• Lu Xunji told Xie Ji to take off his pants and spread his legs or stay away from him, and Xie Ji angrily ended their friendship and ran off.
• Lu Xunji picked up the damaged welcome sign and continued setting up the signs, scraping his fingers bloody without looking after Xie Ji.
• Xie Ji returned to the courtyard residence and declared that he would cook instead of waiting for Lu Xunji.
• Ji Shi, Mu Yao, and Shang Yan discussed whether Xie Ji needed protection or a place with Ji Shi’s family, while Shang Yan insisted Xie Ji could choose where to go.
• Xie Ji spent points on system draws, summoned Little Black, and learned that Lu Xunji’s affection remained at zero because he seemed unable to feel love for anyone.
• Xie Ji reflected that his words to Lu Xunji had been too harsh and decided Lu Xunji was not truly that disgusting.

Xie Ji and Lu Xunji stayed awkwardly at odds while caring for each other, then welcomed the first six guests to the Young Field farmstay. The chapter ended with Li Jixing joking that the farmstay’s name seemed to insult him.

• Xie Ji decided not to apologize to Lu Xunji, but peeled shrimp for him at dinner while trying to preserve his pride.
• Lu Xunji washed the dishes and left with the others to meet the farmstay’s arriving guests.
• Li Jixing introduced himself to Xie Ji, revealed that his wealthy parents had paid five million for him to join the show, and quickly hit it off with him.
• A frail guest leaned on Lu Xunji, who pulled away from his touch, while Mu Yao offered the man a branch to use as a walking stick.
• Ji Shi led the guests to the courtyard, where Li Jixing joked that the farmstay’s name might be insulting him.

Li Jixing befriended Xie Ji while Lu Xunji spoke privately with Zhuang Huan. When Xie Ji learned Lu Xunji had spent the afternoon away with him, he hurried off to investigate.

• Li Jixing gave Xie Ji a Rolex stolen from his father, and the two toured the farm together.
• Lu Xunji shut Zhuang Huan out of the kitchen before agreeing to speak with him privately.
• Xie Ji noticed the roses Lu Xunji had left at the livestock farm were still fresh, and Li Jixing teased him about admiring Lu Xunji.
• Li Jixing compared Lu Xunji to his neighbor Qin Zhi, whom he disliked.
• Mu Yao told Xie Ji that Lu Xunji had spent the afternoon with Zhuang Huan, and Xie Ji hurried out to look for them.

Xie Ji watched Lu Xunji talk with Zhuang Huan, denied his feelings for Lu Xunji to Li Jixing, and decided to pursue admission to the Imperial Military Academy so he could stay with him. After apologizing to Lu Xunji, Xie Ji asked what he had discussed with Zhuang Huan, and Lu Xunji questioned whether he cared that much.

• Xie Ji watched Lu Xunji and Zhuang Huan get along, while Li Jixing teased Xie Ji about being gay and Xie Ji insisted he was not.
• At the bonfire party, Xie Ji drank only a little and listened as Li Jixing warned him that the Imperial Military Academy's special admissions exam carried a ten percent death rate.
• Xie Ji told Li Jixing he would take the special admissions exam and go to the Imperial Military Academy with Lu Xunji, whom he called his best bro.
• After the visitors left and the cast members finished cleaning up, Xie Ji went to Lu Xunji's room and apologized for calling him a pervert.
• When Xie Ji asked to sleep with him, Lu Xunji refused and told him to leave; Xie Ji then asked what he had talked about with Zhuang Huan, and Lu Xunji asked whether he cared that much.

Lu Xunji told Xie Ji that he planned to leave the Xie Household and offered him a safe path to continue his education. Xie Ji rejected the plan and insisted on taking the dangerous Imperial Military Academy admissions exam so he could stay by Lu Xunji’s side, while Lu Xunji urged him to let everything get back on track.

• Lu Xunji explained that a professor from the Star Science Academy had invited him to join, then let Xie Ji into his room.
• Lu Xunji gave Xie Ji a list of universities and said he would leave the Xie Household, leaving Xie Ji its protection and status.
• Xie Ji rejected the schools and said he would take the Imperial Military Academy’s special admissions exam, despite its high death rate, so he could help cure Lu Xunji’s illness.
• Xie Ji told Lu Xunji about spending the day with Li Jixing and teased him about being jealous.
• Lu Xunji handed Xie Ji the school and major suggestions, advised him to become able to protect himself, and told him to let everything get back on track.

Xie Ji insisted on following Lu Xunji to the Imperial Military Academy and stayed over at his place. When he found Lu Xunji sleeping apart from him, he tried to cover him with a quilt, and Lu Xunji’s sharp remark showed he was no longer ignoring him.

• Xie Ji insisted that he would go wherever Lu Xunji went, while Lu Xunji declined to explain why he favored the Imperial Military Academy over other schools.
• Lu Xunji revealed that the academy’s special entrance exam was written entirely in English, leaving Xie Ji alarmed about the test.
• Lu Xunji washed Xie Ji’s hair and prepared clothes for him, and Xie Ji spent the night in Lu Xunji’s bed.
• Xie Ji woke to find Lu Xunji asleep on a beanbag instead of beside him and assumed Lu Xunji was still angry.
• Xie Ji tried to cover Lu Xunji with a quilt, and Lu Xunji told him that he always seemed to be asking to get f'd.

Xie Ji tried to reassure Lu Xunji and get him to rest, then spent the morning caring for the puppies and talking about their plans after the show. After boasting that he would attend the Imperial Military Academy, Xie Ji left to ask Lu Xunji for jelly, while Ji Shi and Zhou Heyu realized he might take the dangerous special exam.

• Xie Ji told Lu Xunji he cared about him and wanted him to sleep, and Lu Xunji kissed his forehead and apologized before Xie Ji returned to his room.
• Xie Ji slept until nine, then ate breakfast with the others as Lu Xunji stopped him from eating more chili sauce.
• Xie Ji and Zhou Heyu worried about leaving A-Gang and A-Qiang behind when the show ended, and Ji Shi explained that the production team would arrange their care.
• Ji Shi revealed that he, Lu Xunji, Mu Yao, and Zhou Heyu were going to the Imperial Military Academy, while Shang Yan would study business nearby.
• Xie Ji insisted that he would attend the Imperial Military Academy and ran off to ask Lu Xunji for jelly; Ji Shi and Zhou Heyu remembered the special exam and worried it was too dangerous for him.

On the final night of the show, Xie Ji visited Lu Xunji to ask about a phrase he had said in English, but discovered Lu Xunji had drawn an erotic picture with Xie Ji’s face. Lu Xunji taught him “No other love but you,” then admitted it meant he loved no one but Xie Ji.

• Xie Ji spent the final days of filming relaxing with the other guests while Director He watched them get along.
• Unable to sleep, Xie Ji went to Lu Xunji’s room to ask about the English sentence he had said before.
• Xie Ji accidentally found Lu Xunji’s erotic drawings and learned that Lu Xunji had added Xie Ji’s face to one figure.
• Lu Xunji sat Xie Ji on his lap, drew his face into the picture, and wrote out the English phrase for him.
• Lu Xunji told Xie Ji that “No other love but you” meant “I love no one but you,” and Xie Ji awkwardly brushed off the confession.

Lu Xunji pulled Xie Ji into an intimate encounter, and Xie Ji insisted afterward that they were still just bros. The next morning, Xie Ji reflected on Lu Xunji’s habit of suppressing his emotions and felt sorry for him.

• Lu Xunji held Xie Ji down and kissed him after Xie Ji climbed onto his lap to ask about an English phrase.
• Lu Xunji cleaned Xie Ji up, apologized, and held him as they went to sleep, while Xie Ji maintained that they were only bros.
• Lu Xunji teased Xie Ji about dating, and Xie Ji vented by punching Lu Xunji’s pillow before settling down to sleep beside him.
• The next morning, Lu Xunji returned to exercising in the courtyard, and Xie Ji wondered what kind of life had taught him to hide his emotions.

As the filming ended, Xie Ji and Lu Xunji joked and flirted while packing and saying goodbye to the other guests. In the Xie Household’s car, Lu Xunji kissed Xie Ji before he could finish discussing what to do if he failed the special entrance exam, leaving their driver to wonder whether the Xie family line would end with them.

• Shang Yan calculated the island’s profits and named its agricultural charitable foundation the Young Field Agricultural Foundation.
• Lu Xunji packed Xie Ji’s suitcase, teased him with a chemistry joke, and flirted with him as they went downstairs.
• Xie Ji repeated Lu Xunji’s calcium-precipitate joke to Ji Shi, while Lu Xunji told Shang Yan to let Xie Ji do as he liked.
• The guests boarded the airship after lunch, and Ji Shi urged Xie Ji to reconsider taking the military academy’s special entrance exam.
• In the Xie Household’s car, Xie Ji told Lu Xunji he would take the exam and began discussing what to do if something happened to him.
• Lu Xunji pinned Xie Ji against the seat and kissed him, prompting the driver to stop the car and leave them alone.

Lu Xunji worried about Xie Ji taking the special exam and chose to stay with him, even throwing away his own Imperial Military Academy admission letter. After checking into a hotel together, Lu Xunji stepped out to take a call from Xie Ji's parents.

• Lu Xunji asked Xie Ji not to leave for the special exam because he feared something might happen to him.
• Lu Xunji canceled his trip and told the driver to take them to a hotel so he could keep Xie Ji company.
• Xie Ji found Lu Xunji's admission letter, but Lu Xunji threw it out the car window and a robotic street sweeper shredded it.
• Lu Xunji checked them into a hotel and said they could enroll at Imperial University of Science and Technology if they failed the special exam.
• After Xie Ji fell asleep, Lu Xunji left the room to answer a call from Xie Ji's parents.