Recaps

Xie Zhuzhou stumbled into the Love 5 dating show while trying to live quietly, but his encounters with the Ji Family drew him back to his biological father. He arrived at the Ji estate and began settling in, while Old Master Ji searched for him to use him in a marriage alliance.

• Xie Zhuzhou joined Love 5 as an unnoticed guest, wandered away from the production crew, and drew attention with his unusual behavior, gaming skill, and growing livestream audience.
• Xie Zhuzhou met Ji Wangyun while returning Aolai, then learned that he was connected to the Ji Family and blocked Ji Wangyun before later agreeing to speak with him.
• Xie Zhuzhou helped the newly blind Chu Yanzhang get home during a storm, and his livestream unexpectedly attracted a large audience.
• Xie Zhuzhou clashed with Wen Ruohuai and witnessed Wen Nan reveal that a nurse had switched them as babies, while Xie Zhuzhou also ended his relationship with An Xinian.
• Ji Wangchen warned Xie Zhuzhou that Old Master Ji intended to arrange a marriage for him, then brought him to the Ji Family estate after Xie Zhuzhou slipped away from a dating-show outing.
• Xie Zhuzhou fainted when he saw his father Ji Wuqiu, then woke to learn how Ji Wangyun had found him and joined the family for lunch.
• Ji Wuqiu ordered that Xie Zhuzhou receive the same treatment as his other sons, and Ji Wangyan showed him around the manor as the butler provided clothes and necessities.
• Old Master Ji’s men searched the production team, Xie Zhuzhou’s school, and the villa, while Old Master Ji argued with a relative about using him in a marriage alliance amid the main branch’s financial losses.

Xie Zhuzhou navigated the Ji Family’s schemes, social obligations, and a growing circle of friends while building confidence in his own abilities. When Chu Yanzhang’s eye treatment left him despairing abroad, Xie traveled to Country D and stayed by his side.

• Xie Zhuzhou attended the Ji Family dinner, accepted Old Master Ji’s gifts without kowtowing, and gave the gifts he received to Ji Wuqiu.
• Xie Zhuzhou helped Chu Yanzhang return home, then visited him and arranged regular meals while hostile rumors spread about Xie.
• Xie Zhuzhou stood up to An Xinian, rejected Qin Fang, and impressed guests at Old Master Sheng’s birthday banquet by painting an ink-wash landscape.
• Xie Zhuzhou learned to ski at the dating show’s resort and rescued Wen Nan after Wen Ruohuai caused him to lose control.
• Xie Zhuzhou authenticated and auctioned antiques, gave Ji Wangchen a brooch, and invested money through Xiao Nan while Ji Wuwei plotted against him.
• After Chu Yanzhang called from Country D and said he could not return for New Year, Xie Zhuzhou arranged leave and flew there with bodyguards.
• Xie Zhuzhou found Chu Yanzhang by the hospital’s artificial lake, brought him back to the ward, and ordered Li Er to stay with him until his eyes were cured.

Xie Zhuzhou retaliated against those who targeted him and stayed close to Chu Yanzhang through his surgery and recovery. As his birthday banquet approached, he openly defied the Chu Family and Master Elder Ji, while Chu Yanzhang prepared to confess something and planned his own moves against rival families.

• Xie Zhuzhou learned about Chu Yanzhang’s harsh childhood and the Chu Family’s mistreatment of him, then began targeting Chu Yu with rumors.
• Xie Zhuzhou defeated Ling Zhenhe at polo, survived Ling’s attempt to injure him, and secured a large settlement for the Ji Family.
• Xie Zhuzhou flew to Country D to support Chu Yanzhang through a successful surgery, while Ji Wangyun impersonated him at school and on the dating show.
• Ji Wangyun fought Qin Fang at the show and later faced Chu Yu and his armed men, until Xie Zhuzhou and Ji Wangyan helped him escape and exposed Chu Yu’s role in the attack.
• Xie Zhuzhou rejected Wen Ruohuai’s apology, visited Chu Yanzhang, and invited him to the birthday banquet, where Chu Yanzhang said he wanted to confess something.
• Xie Zhuzhou refused Master Elder Ji’s demand to stop pursuing the Chu Family, crushed the old man’s cane, and became the subject of damaging gossip.
• Chu Yanzhang prepared extra security for Xie Zhuzhou’s banquet and ordered the Chu Family shares sold to its rivals before turning his attention to the Ling and An Families.

Xie Zhuzhou turned his birthday banquet into a spectacle, outmaneuvered its troublemakers, and later faced attacks and family fallout while growing closer to Chu Yanzhang. After finals, they went to an amusement park with Ji Wangyun, Ji Wangyan, and Li Yankai, where the group entered a haunted house.

• Xie Zhuzhou took part in the final partner-snatching activity on Love 5, sent the contestants flying, and left the show after giving Director Wang his scratch-card winnings.
• At his birthday banquet, Xie Zhuzhou humiliated guests who tried to provoke him, defeated an attacker, and joined Chu Yanzhang in the castle’s sky garden.
• Xie Zhuzhou exposed the banquet’s hidden schemes, confronted Ji Wuwei over the flooding, and later accepted Ji Wuwei’s apology and compensation before Zhuangzhuang and Ji Wangyan injured him.
• Back at school, Xie Zhuzhou stopped a skateboard attacker and escaped an anti-fan mob with Li Yankai by leaping over the school wall.
• The Chu Family collapsed as Father Chu tried to preserve its assets, while Ji Wuqiu suspected Chu Yanzhang had helped bring it down.
• Xie Zhuzhou studied for finals, then accepted Chu Yanzhang’s invitation to go out and invited Ji Wangyun, Ji Wangyan, and Li Yankai along.
• At the amusement park, Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang tried to hide their fear in the haunted house while Ji Wangyun and Li Yankai disrupted its first stage.