Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into a novel, Xie Zhuzhou arrived at a dating show and tried to stay unnoticed while adjusting to his new, healthy body and unfamiliar surroundings. Wen Ruohuai and Wen Nan clashed downstairs, setting up a public feud as filming continued.

• Xie Zhuzhou arrived at the villa for the dating show, recalling his transmigration and the original owner's role as a nameless extra.
• Xie Zhuzhou entered the living room, briefly greeted the camera, and withdrew upstairs when Wen Ruohuai appeared.
• Xie Zhuzhou found a camera in room 305, covered it with lace, and marveled at his stronger body before taking a nap.
• Wen Ruohuai and Wen Nan exchanged threats and insults downstairs, and staff members pulled them apart.
• The director shut down the livestream during the confrontation, then anticipated that the incident would draw attention to Love 5.

After dreaming that the original owner urged him to live well and visit his father, Xie Zhuzhou ventured out alone to find breakfast. He ate at a roadside stall, then forgot which villa he was supposed to return to and was spotted by a staff member.

• Xie Zhuzhou woke from a dream in which the original owner asked him to live well and visit his father.
• Xie Zhuzhou dressed quietly and went to the kitchen, but left without eating after worrying that the food belonged to someone else.
• Director Wang decided to keep Xie Zhuzhou on the show rather than pay the five-million termination penalty.
• Xie Zhuzhou rode a shared electric bike out of the villa complex and bought a flaky pancake and yogurt for breakfast.
• Xie Zhuzhou returned toward the complex, forgot which villa was theirs, and was spotted by the staff member who had spoken to him the day before.

Xie Zhuzhou tried to avoid appearing on camera during the dating show's mountain outing, while Wen Nan and Wen Ruohuai argued in the car. He eventually joined the hike and unexpectedly kept pace with the guests, leaving viewers wondering who he was.

• Xie Zhuzhou returned to the production crew, slept on a swing, and was told by Director Wang to ride in the first car.
• Wen Nan insulted Wen Ruohuai during the drive to Daming Mountain, and Wen Ruohuai retorted while Zhang Yin tried to mediate.
• After arriving, Xie Zhuzhou tried to follow the camera crew, but Director Wang ordered him to appear on camera and complete his tasks.
• Xie Zhuzhou picked up a stick and began hiking, posing as a passerby until he caught up with the guests.
• Zhang Yin asked Xie Zhuzhou why he was not out of breath, and Xie Zhuzhou said he sometimes hiked near his grandmother's home.

Xie Zhuzhou puzzled the other guests by acting as though he had never met them, then got distracted by his unfinished school homework while climbing the mountain. Director Wang grew frustrated with the guests’ lack of interaction and assigned them a task to learn about one another.

• Xuelai and Wang Zhengxiao noticed Xie Zhuzhou but wondered why the production team had not mentioned him as a guest.
• Xie Zhuzhou abandoned the climb to buy blueberry juice, ignoring Zhuang Xingye, who thought him exceptionally rude.
• Xie Zhuzhou remembered his school assignment and worried about secretly moving the unfinished wooden block in his home.
• Wen Nan was shocked that Xie Zhuzhou did not recognize him, while Wen Nan and Wen Ruohuai continued competing as they climbed.
• Director Wang assigned the guests a side quest to learn the hobbies and occupations of at least three other guests.

Xie Zhuzhou abandoned the mountain climb, embarrassed himself in the class group chat, and spent the day eating snacks beside Director Wang. At the summit, Zhuang Xingye took first place but missed the hidden mission, while Zhang Yin completed it by learning the guests’ hobbies and occupations.

• Xie Zhuzhou changed the class group chat’s name to his own before the class monitor corrected it, then gave up climbing halfway and returned to Director Wang.
• Wen Nan mistook Xie Zhuzhou’s pauses and departure for attempts to attract his attention and remembered his face.
• Xie Zhuzhou bought hot dogs and buns, sharing them with Director Wang, who decided not to scold him.
• Xie Zhuzhou’s roommates recognized him on the livestream by his face and limited-edition shoes, while University A’s campus heartthrob paused after hearing his name.
• Zhuang Xingye reached the summit first but failed the hidden mission, while Zhang Yin guessed the mission and learned several guests’ hobbies and occupations.

Xie Zhuzhou spent the mountain outing hiding with Director Wang, eating and listening to the other guests, while the cast competed for prizes and Wen Nan and Wen Ruohuai fought. As the group returned to the villa, Wen Nan spotted Xie Zhuzhou and wrongly decided that he had come to the show as Wen Nan’s fan.

• Bai Shankui recalled finding Xie Zhuzhou’s name in the director’s guest profiles and began wondering how he had arrived unnoticed.
• Xie Zhuzhou ate lunch with Director Wang, mistook Leibi for Sprite, and listened as the guests received prizes for the climb.
• Wen Ruohuai found a praying mantis leg in his lunch, confronted Wen Nan, and the two fought before others pulled them apart.
• The group finished resting and returned to the villa, where Wen Nan spotted Xie Zhuzhou in the vehicle and assumed he was a fan who had come for him.

Xie Zhuzhou settled back into villa life, secured the camera in his room, and bought an expensive bicycle for transportation. After an awkward encounter with Zhang Yin, he rode off to handle his own plans, leaving the film star puzzled by his indifference.

• Xie Zhuzhou secured the covered camera with tape, showered, and took an afternoon nap while the other guests pursued their own activities.
• Director Wang reviewed the morning footage and decided to include Xie Zhuzhou, expecting viewers to notice the mysterious guest.
• Xie Zhuzhou ordered a Specialized bicycle for around fifty thousand yuan using Director Wang’s name and phone number, then collected it from him.
• Xie Zhuzhou thanked Director Wang and carried the bicycle away, while the assistant director wondered about his background.
• Xie Zhuzhou bumped into Zhang Yin, briefly apologized, and focused on taking photos for a positive-review cashback instead of chatting.
• Xie Zhuzhou posted his review, rode away on his bicycle, and left Zhang Yin questioning whether his fame still impressed people.

Xie Zhuzhou returned to the dating-show villa after spending the night at his home across the river, while his thoughts turned to visiting his biological father. As he quietly carved a wooden rod, the other residents and staff increasingly mistook his habits for signs of arrogance.

• Xie Zhuzhou discovered his home was across the river from the villa, stayed there overnight, and frightened himself into sleeping under the covers after remembering the original owner's death.
• Xie Zhuzhou dreamed that the original owner urged him to visit his father, recalled the Ji family's ancestral residence, and considered going there to see his biological father.
• Xie Zhuzhou ignored An Xinian's message about an event and returned to the villa with his bicycle and carving knives.
• Xie Zhuzhou passed the other residents without greeting them, unaware that they and the staff viewed him as cocky and difficult to cross.
• Xie Zhuzhou carved a wooden stick on the balcony and spotted Zhuang Xingye, while the livestream followed Wen Ruohuai through a day at his company.
• The narration explained that Wen Ruohuai had received Wen Nan's former shares, companies, and cars, while Wen Nan was hurt most by his family's treatment of him.

Xie Zhuzhou encountered Wen Nan crying next door, then left the villa to find food and was chased by a German shepherd. After calling the dog's owner and waiting with it, he met the owner of a luxury sports car, who froze upon seeing him.

• Wen Nan cried on the balcony and cursed Wen Ruohuai while Xie Zhuzhou overheard him from next door.
• Xie Zhuzhou refused Wang Zhengxiao's offer of food and rode his bicycle away from the villa.
• A German shepherd chased Xie Zhuzhou, then followed him after he stopped and tried to leave.
• Xie Zhuzhou called the number on the dog's tag, bought food for himself and a bone for the dog, and waited with it by the street.
• The dog's owner arrived in a luxury sports car and froze when he saw Xie Zhuzhou.

Xie Zhuzhou met Ji Wangyun, the half-brother he feared might see him as a rival, and hurriedly avoided accepting his business card. Back at school, his poorly disguised homework embarrassed him, and his roommate Li Yankai confronted him about whether he had appeared on Love 5.

• Xie Zhuzhou met Ji Wangyun while returning the German shepherd Aolai and refused Ji Wangyun's business card before leaving.
• Xie Zhuzhou rushed home, where Zhang Yin gave him water; the next morning, Xie sent Zhang a case of water as a return gift.
• Zhang Yin took his livestream audience to work and told Wang Zhengxiao that someone had given him a return gift.
• Xie Zhuzhou brought his gauze-wrapped homework to school, and his classmates laughed when he revealed it.
• The teacher passed Xie Zhuzhou's carved stick but assigned him to carve A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains on a carrot.
• Li Yankai asked Xie Zhuzhou whether he had been on Love 5.

Xie Zhuzhou spent time with Li Yankai, ignored An Xinian, and returned to the dating show villa. Director Wang tried to recruit him as an investor, but Xie Zhuzhou refused before hearing the full proposal.

• Li Yankai promised not to reveal Xie Zhuzhou's appearance on television, then invited him to eat together, and Xie Zhuzhou agreed.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Li Yankai shared campus gossip on their way to lunch, while Xie Zhuzhou failed to notice An Xinian passing by.
• An Xinian noticed that Xie Zhuzhou ignored him and wondered whether Xie Zhuzhou had stopped pursuing him.
• Xie Zhuzhou ate with his roommates, who added him to their dorm group chat, then rode back to the dating show villa.
• Director Wang began to ask Xie Zhuzhou to invest in Director Li's drama, but Xie Zhuzhou refused before he could finish.

Xie Zhuzhou tried to keep his distance from the other contestants and blocked Ji Wangyun after regretting that he had forgotten to do so. When Wen Nan came to his room asking for help, Xie Zhuzhou refused before hearing what he wanted.

• Wen Nan, Zhang Yin, Xuelai, and Wang Zhengxiao discussed Xie Zhuzhou after the livestream ended, while Xuelai considered pursuing him.
• Wen Nan thought about leaving the Wen Family after Wen Ruohuai provoked him, and Xuelai offered him yogurt.
• Xie Zhuzhou studied, got distracted by videos, then blocked and deleted Ji Wangyun’s number when Ji called.
• Ji Wangyun confirmed that Xie Zhuzhou had blocked him and discussed it with Aolai.
• Xie Zhuzhou decided to visit his biological father that weekend, but Wen Nan knocked on his door and asked for help.
• Xie Zhuzhou suggested Wen Nan ask his assistant, agent, or Director Wang, then told him to shut up and refused.

Xie Zhuzhou overheard Wen Ruohuai confessing to smearing Wen Nan and refused to promise secrecy, then encountered Ji Wangyun at a late-night restaurant. Ji Wangyun called him his little brother, but Xie Zhuzhou denied being the person he meant.

• Xie Zhuzhou overheard Wen Ruohuai defend hiring a water army and spreading dirt about Wen Nan, then refused to sign a guarantee that he would stay silent.
• Wen Ruohuai threatened to get Xie Zhuzhou kicked off the production crew, and Xie Zhuzhou told him he would be waiting.
• Xie Zhuzhou went to a late-night restaurant, where Ji Wangyun joined him after Xie Zhuzhou had blocked his calls.
• Ji Wangyun called Xie Zhuzhou his little brother, but Xie Zhuzhou denied that Ji Wangyun had the right person.

Xie Zhuzhou learned more about his Ji family ties while having breakfast with Ji Wangyun, then blocked his new brother on WeChat after leaving. The next day, Xie Zhuzhou became Love 5’s hidden “boyfriend for a day,” prompting Wen Ruohuai to lash out at him and lose the goodwill of his seniors.

• Ji Wangyun told Xie Zhuzhou that their grandfather did not know he existed and joked that the family might arrange a marriage alliance for him.
• Xie Zhuzhou added Ji Wangyun on WeChat under pressure, then blocked him after Ji Wangyun sent a flood of reaction images.
• Director Wang made Xie Zhuzhou wear a GoPro and serve as the hidden boyfriend for a day, causing the Love 5 livestream chat to erupt with excitement.
• Wen Ruohuai tried to get Director Wang to remove Xie Zhuzhou from the show, but learned that Xie Zhuzhou was a guest and would be that day's boyfriend.
• Wen Ruohuai insulted the production team for letting Xie Zhuzhou join, and Wen Nan defended Xie Zhuzhou by calling Wen Ruohuai trash.
• Wen Ruohuai's seniors witnessed his outburst, costing him the goodwill he had built with them.

Xie Zhuzhou streamed from an internet café, accidentally revealing his impressive gaming account and clearing the original owner's reputation, while Qin Fang faced backlash for his connection to Ride the Wind. On his way home, Xie Zhuzhou encountered a blind young man stranded by a bent cane and stopped to help him.

• Xie Zhuzhou streamed several games from an internet café, exposing his account as Ride the Wind and surprising viewers with his skill and collection.
• An Xinian realized Xie Zhuzhou had lied about sharing his interests, while Qin Fang worried that Ride the Wind had stopped responding to him.
• Qin Fang's manager confronted him over the rumors sparked by his spectating Xie Zhuzhou's stream, and Qin Fang searched for the Love 5 livestream.
• Xie Zhuzhou ate lunch and cycled home, then saw a blind young man lost beside the road with a bent white cane.
• Xie Zhuzhou turned back after thunder startled the young man, who apologized and explained that he could not see.

Xie Zhuzhou found the newly blind Chu Yanzhang lost and brought him home to wait out a storm. After helping him eat, Xie Zhuzhou settled him in the guest room, where Chu Yanzhang remained until the rain stopped.

• Xie Zhuzhou found Chu Yanzhang lost with a dead phone and offered to take him home.
• Xie Zhuzhou learned that Chu Yanzhang had only recently gone blind and brought him to his nearby villa as the rain began.
• Xie Zhuzhou introduced himself, invited Chu Yanzhang to eat, and made noodles under his guidance.
• Xie Zhuzhou looked up A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains online and realized the painting assignment would be difficult to complete on a radish.
• Xie Zhuzhou decided the storm made driving unsafe, charged Chu Yanzhang's phone, and led him to the guest room to rest.

Xie Zhuzhou spent the afternoon driving Chu Yanzhang home and then livestreaming a leisurely trip to a bamboo restaurant, unexpectedly drawing a large audience. Back at the dating-show villa, Wen Nan greeted him enthusiastically, leaving Xie Zhuzhou puzzled by the sudden attention.

• Xie Zhuzhou lent Chu Yanzhang a sheepskin jacket and drove him to Wutong Residential Complex, where Chu Yanzhang called his eldest brother to meet him.
• Chu Yanzhang’s assistant came downstairs, relieved to find him safe, while Chu Yanzhang lamented that he had failed to die and could no longer find anything dangerous.
• Xie Zhuzhou switched on his camera and drove to a bamboo restaurant, where he ate and padded his livestream hours without realizing how many viewers were watching.
• Director Wang noticed Xie Zhuzhou’s unexpectedly high viewer count and decided to keep his face hidden, while Wang Zhengxiao, Zhang Yin, and Wen Ruohuai reacted to his popularity in different ways.
• Xie Zhuzhou returned the GoPro to Director Wang, then Wen Nan rushed over to praise his gaming during the livestream, and Xie Zhuzhou went upstairs, confused by the attention.

After Ji Wuqiu’s family discovered Xie Zhuzhou, Ji Wuqiu refused to let his father exploit him and decided to ask whether he would return. When Xie Zhuzhou learned about the danger surrounding the Ji Family, he tried to hide his fear and began planning how to protect himself.

• Xie Zhuzhou forgot his homework, fell asleep, and returned to school refreshed after discovering how much he enjoyed gaming.
• Master Elder Ji told Ji Wuqiu to bring Xie Zhuzhou back, but Ji Wuqiu insisted that nobody would order his youngest son around.
• Ji Wuqiu told Ji Wangchen that Xie Zhuzhou had never sought him out and instructed him to send people to watch over the boy while they waited to ask what he wanted.
• Ji Wangyun called Xie Zhuzhou to warn him about the family situation, and Xie Zhuzhou acted unconcerned despite being frightened.
• Xie Zhuzhou considered buying self-defense gear, decided to stay at school or the dating show rather than go home, and imagined how he would divide his estate in a will.

Xie Zhuzhou avoided Wen Ruohuai while helping prepare dinner at the dating-show villa, but Wen Nan exposed Wen Ruohuai's fiancé and complicated family history in front of the others. The chapter ended with the housemates listening as Wen Nan and Wen Ruohuai argued over their past.

• Xie Zhuzhou carved a tiny version of A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains from a carrot, then noticed Wen Ruohuai following him back to the villa.
• Xie Zhuzhou helped Wang Zhengxiao peel potatoes but left the kitchen as Wen Ruohuai edged closer, then refused to join the group dinner.
• Wang Zhengxiao asked Wen Ruohuai why he was pursuing Xie Zhuzhou, and Wen Ruohuai insisted he had the right to approach him on a dating show.
• Wen Nan challenged Wen Ruohuai for joining the show despite having a fiancé, shocking Yu Wei and the others.
• Wen Ruohuai accused Wen Nan of enjoying what happened between them, and Wen Nan replied that Wen Ruohuai had also enjoyed the love of both families.

Wen Nan revealed the truth about the switched babies and confronted Wen Ruohuai, who fled after claiming he had not known. At school, Xie Zhuzhou rejected An Xinian and quit the club, leaving An Xinian convinced he had been played and vowing that Xie Zhuzhou would regret it.

• Wen Nan told everyone that a nurse had switched him and Wen Ruohuai as revenge against the Wen Family, and that his birth parents had also left Wen Ruohuai a house and money.
• Wen Ruohuai insisted he had not known the truth, then ran outside, while Wen Nan explained that he had only wanted to stop others from misunderstanding him.
• Xie Zhuzhou spent Thursday attending class and eating lunch before An Xinian waited for him outside his classroom building.
• Xie Zhuzhou told An Xinian he wanted to quit the club and pulled away when An Xinian grabbed his arm.
• An Xinian watched Xie Zhuzhou leave and vowed that he would regret what he had said.