Chapter Summaries

Xie Qingchi apologized to Shen Shuangjian during their livestream, but Shen Shuangjian ended the stream and deleted him again. Later, Shen Sixian found Shen Shuangjian seeking ice and noticed a bruise on his wrist.

• Xie Qingchi realized he had upset Shen Shuangjian and apologized before Shen Shuangjian ended the livestream.
• Xie Qingchi sent Shen Shuangjian an apology on WeChat, then confessed that he liked him too.
• Xie Qingchi discovered Shen Shuangjian had deleted him again and smashed his phone in frustration.
• Shen Shuangjian went downstairs to find ice for his aching wrist and asked Shen Sixian for some.
• Shen Sixian brought Shen Shuangjian a glass of ice, noticed the bruise on his wrist, and examined it.

Shen Sixian treated Shen Shuangjian’s bruised wrist after discovering that his younger brother struggled to care for himself. As Shen Sixian asked whether Shen Shuangjian wanted an apology, Shen Shuangjian revealed how readily he chose to withdraw rather than seek forgiveness.

• Shen Sixian learned that Shen Shuangjian had gone looking for ice to treat a bruise and took him to a sitting area instead.
• Shen Sixian found bruise medicine, but Shen Shuangjian insisted he could apply it himself.
• Shen Sixian noticed Shen Shuangjian’s trembling hand and difficulty seeing in the dim hall, then took over applying the medicine and wrapping his wrist.
• Shen Shuangjian explained that he had bruised his wrist on the dining table when Shen Sixian grabbed him.
• Shen Sixian asked whether Shen Shuangjian was reminding him to apologize, but Shen Shuangjian thought he did not need an apology and simply avoided people or things that hurt him.

Shen Shuangjian left the Shen Residence for the next stage of filming, and Xie Jinghui arranged to drive him there. During the ride, Xie Jinghui worried that his careful attempts to get closer might cross Shen Shuangjian’s boundaries, but still wanted to keep trying.

• Shen Shuangjian emerged with his suitcase, preparing to join the group gathering for a fifteen-day livestream in a protected forest.
• Shen Shuangjian found Shen Sixian meeting with Xie Jinghui and greeted them both.
• Xie Jinghui offered to drive Shen Shuangjian and caught up with him before he reached the steps.
• Xie Jinghui carried Shen Shuangjian’s suitcase to his car and drove him, while Shen Shuangjian gave him the destination.
• Xie Jinghui considered how Shen Shuangjian resisted forceful advances but often accepted gentle gestures, and worried about overstepping as he hoped to grow closer.

Xie Jinghui drove Shen Shuangjian to the filming area and told him they had met four times, while Shen Shuangjian remained reserved. At the set, the guests greeted Shen Shuangjian as news spread that Xie Qingchi had withdrawn from the show again, and Yu Sheng offered Shen breakfast.

• Xie Jinghui told Shen Shuangjian that they had met four times, and Shen Shuangjian said Xie had remembered wrong.
• Xie Jinghui recalled how seeing Shen Shuangjian had brought spring into his life.
• Xie Qingchi apologized to Shen Shuangjian online, then announced he would leave the show and skip the next livestream.
• The production team announced a mystery guest would replace Xie Qingchi at the next shoot.
• The other guests gathered to greet Shen Shuangjian, and Yu Sheng offered him warm milk and breakfast.

Lin Weiluo teased Yu Sheng by taking the milk he had prepared for Shen Shuangjian, then passed it to Shen Shuangjian to help him avoid rejection. Yu Sheng leaned close to Shen Shuangjian during the livestream, setting off the viewers’ comments while Gu Xuanlin watched with barely concealed displeasure.

• Lin Weiluo took Yu Sheng’s milk and teased him, then handed it to Shen Shuangjian.
• Yu Sheng thanked Lin Weiluo and showed Shen Shuangjian a post on his phone.
• Yu Sheng leaned against Shen Shuangjian from behind and rested a hand on his waist, while Shen Shuangjian felt uncomfortable but did not push him away.
• Livestream viewers reacted to Yu Sheng’s embrace and speculated about the other guests’ feelings.
• Viewers noticed Gu Xuanlin watching Yu Sheng and Shen Shuangjian with an unusually tense expression.

Yu Sheng openly pursued Shen Shuangjian during the journey to the filming site, and Shen Shuangjian slept in his arms without realizing it. At the forest villa, the group met their new arrival, Xie Jinghui, who exchanged a quiet look with Shen Shuangjian.

• Yu Sheng drew a heart pierced by an arrow on the bus window and made Shen Shuangjian look at it while the livestream viewers watched.
• After an eight-hour journey, the group arrived at Lush Forest in Donglin City.
• Yu Sheng woke Shen Shuangjian and led him off the bus by the wrist, but Shen Shuangjian pulled free once he reached the ground.
• The director welcomed the guests to their fifteen-day stay at the forest villa, and Lin Weiluo asked about the promised new arrival.
• Xie Jinghui stepped out of the villa holding a mountain cat and met Shen Shuangjian's gaze.

Xie Jinghui arrived as a surprise guest on the variety show, leaving the other cast members awed by his status as head of the Xie Family. When the director assigned the rooms, Xie Jinghui was paired with Shen Shuangjian and greeted him with a knowing smile.

• Xie Jinghui introduced himself as Xie Qingchi’s youngest uncle, stunning the cast and viewers with his unexpected arrival.
• The group gathered in the villa, where Xie Jinghui suggested assigning the four rooms before nightfall.
• Yu Sheng said he wanted to share a room with Shen Shuangjian, while Gu Xuanlin urged everyone to wait for the director’s decision.
• The director assigned Lin Weiluo a room alone, paired Song Shi with Gu Xuanlin and Yu Sheng with guide Li Yi, and left Xie Jinghui and Shen Shuangjian together.
• Xie Jinghui smiled at Shen Shuangjian and said, “What a coincidence, Shuangjian.”

Yu Sheng grew suspicious when Xie Jinghui spoke familiarly about Shen Shuangjian, while the group settled in for dinner and the two men went to their shared room. As Shen Shuangjian bathed, Xie Jinghui remembered their chance reunion and reflected on how their paths had finally crossed again.

• Yu Sheng asked whether Xie Jinghui had known Shen Shuangjian before, and Xie Jinghui said they had met a few times.
• Lin Weiluo and Song Shi urged the group to eat, and the director announced that the production team had prepared dinner but everyone would cook for themselves starting the next day.
• Shen Shuangjian said he wanted to rest, and Xie Jinghui offered to accompany him and carried his suitcase to their shared bedroom.
• Xie Jinghui offered to run Shen Shuangjian a bath, but Shen Shuangjian declined and went into the bathroom.
• Xie Jinghui recalled meeting Shen Shuangjian again after thinking their first encounter would remain a fleeting memory.

Shen Shuangjian and Xie Jinghui spent the night together, and Xie Jinghui quietly cherished Shen Shuangjian as he slept. The next morning, the production crew’s room raid revealed them sharing a bed, leaving the livestream audience in a frenzy.

• After Shen Shuangjian finished bathing, Xie Jinghui went into the bathroom while hiding his flustered reaction to him.
• Xie Jinghui found Shen Shuangjian asleep on the edge of the bed and joined him, then gently curled a strand of his hair around his finger.
• The production crew opened the bedroom door during a morning livestream raid and found Xie Jinghui with Shen Shuangjian tucked under the covers in his arms.
• Xie Jinghui pulled up the covers when he noticed the camera, but Shen Shuangjian woke and settled back into his embrace.
• The livestream viewers reacted with shock and excitement as Shen Shuangjian rested against Xie Jinghui.

Xie Jinghui and Shen Shuangjian woke up sharing a bed, and Xie Jinghui urged Shen to eat breakfast after he had gone without dinner. At the crowded breakfast table, Yu Sheng and Gu Xuanlin both tried to care for Shen, but Shen rejected Gu’s carefully deboned fish.

• Xie Jinghui told someone who intruded on his room to leave, then watched Shen Shuangjian wake and pull away from his embrace.
• Xie Jinghui reminded Shen Shuangjian not to shower because he had skipped dinner and might have low blood sugar.
• Yu Sheng welcomed Shen Shuangjian downstairs and served him soup at breakfast.
• Gu Xuanlin deboned fish for Shen Shuangjian and told Yu Sheng to let Shen eat by himself.
• Shen Shuangjian said he did not eat fish, and Gu Xuanlin apologized and swapped the plate for his own.

The group searched the forest for ingredients and struggled to cook dinner, until Shen Shuangjian stepped in to help. At the indoor bonfire banquet, Lin Weiluo suggested that someone could win Shen Shuangjian over by pestering him, leaving Yu Sheng doubtful.

• The director told the seven contestants they would have to complete production-team challenges to earn supplies and announced an indoor bonfire banquet.
• The group searched the forest outskirts and found the ingredients and supplies before noon.
• Lin Weiluo struggled to cook soup until Shen Shuangjian took over and prepared one dish.
• After two hours of cooking, Lin Weiluo and the others served dinner around the fireplace.
• Lin Weiluo told Yu Sheng that someone could win Shen Shuangjian over by pestering him, and Yu Sheng looked at her in confusion.

After dinner, Yu Sheng playfully clung to Shen Shuangjian, drawing hostile looks from Gu Xuanlin and Xie Jinghui. The production team then gave the guests a challenge to claim they had encountered a bear, and Yu Sheng’s friend hung up on him after calling him crazy.

• Everyone praised Shen Shuangjian’s soup, and Yu Sheng ate three bowls before asking whether Shen Shuangjian thought he ate too much.
• Yu Sheng edged close to Shen Shuangjian and wrapped an arm around him, prompting cold reactions from Gu Xuanlin and Xie Jinghui.
• Shen Shuangjian said Yu Sheng did not eat too much and gently withdrew his hand from Yu Sheng’s hold.
• The production team gave the guests a challenge to call someone and claim they had encountered a bear in the forest.
• Yu Sheng called a friend and asked him to save him from a bear, but the friend told him he was out of his mind and disconnected.

During a game, Shen Shuangjian called his elder brother Shen Sixian and said he had run into a bear, but Shen Sixian silently hung up. The group’s laughter gave way to concern, while livestream viewers argued over what the call revealed about the brothers’ relationship.

• Yu Sheng and the others called family or friends with the bear emergency, and their calls prompted laughter.
• Xie Jinghui called his longtime assistant, who asked whether he should contact search and rescue.
• Shen Shuangjian called Shen Sixian and said he had run into a bear.
• Shen Sixian hung up without speaking, leaving the group in an awkward silence.
• Lin Weiluo panicked, Yu Sheng put an arm around Shen Shuangjian, and Song Shi suggested everyone return to their rooms.
• Livestream viewers mocked Shen Shuangjian and debated whether his brother’s reaction showed that his family disliked him.

Xie Jinghui worried over Shen Shuangjian’s exhaustion while Shen remained unaware of the online uproar surrounding him. The next morning, Shen Sixian confronted him at the villa about the supposed bear encounter, finding six men in the bedroom instead.

• Xie Jinghui hesitated to tell Shen Shuangjian about the online controversy, but Shen said he felt unwell and asked to discuss it the next day.
• Online attention and hostility toward Shen Shuangjian surged as his new fans struggled to respond to the backlash.
• Shen Sixian appeared in the villa before the livestream began and waited on the sofa.
• Shen Sixian confronted Shen Shuangjian as he came downstairs, asking where the bear was.
• Six men emerged from the ground-floor bedroom, and Shen Sixian sarcastically called them dangerous bears.

Shen Sixian arrived at the forest filming site after believing Shen Shuangjian was in danger and ordered him to come home, but Shen Shuangjian refused. Xie Jinghui intervened as the brothers’ confrontation left their departure uncertain.

• Shen Sixian recalled rushing to Donglin after Shen Shuangjian claimed he had encountered a bear, only to learn that the danger had been a joke.
• Shen Sixian told Shen Shuangjian to come home and grabbed his wrist, saying he could pay even a thirty-million penalty.
• Shen Shuangjian resisted, insisting that he would not leave the show.
• Xie Jinghui pointed out that Shen Sixian was hurting Shen Shuangjian and challenged him not to force his brother.
• Shen Sixian released Shen Shuangjian but called it a private family matter, while Xie Jinghui stood his ground.

Xie Jinghui intervened when Shen Sixian tried to take Shen Shuangjian home, insisting that Shen Sixian respect Shen Shuangjian’s refusal. Shen Shuangjian rejected his brother again, and Shen Sixian left with the search and rescue team, while Xie Jinghui kept hold of Shen Shuangjian’s wrist.

• Xie Jinghui stepped in and asked Shen Sixian whether he had heard Shen Shuangjian say no.
• Shen Sixian demanded one last time that Shen Shuangjian come home with him, but Shen Shuangjian refused and stepped away.
• Shen Sixian told the search and rescue team to leave, then drove away without looking back.
• Yu Sheng approached Shen Shuangjian and tried to check his reddened wrist, but Xie Jinghui caught Yu Sheng’s hand and said Shen Shuangjian needed to freshen up.

After Shen Shuangjian became unwell following the morning’s upheaval, Xie Jinghui cared for him through a low fever and stayed by his bedside. When Shen Shuangjian woke at dinner time, Yu Sheng arrived with food and opened the door, leaving his delight to fade as he saw the scene inside.

• Xie Jinghui led Shen Shuangjian upstairs and checked on him after Shen Shuangjian said he felt unwell.
• Xie Jinghui brought Shen Shuangjian warm water and medicine, then stayed in the room as Shen Shuangjian developed a low fever and slept.
• Shen Shuangjian woke in the evening to find Xie Jinghui reading quietly beside his bed.
• Yu Sheng knocked and brought dinner for Shen Shuangjian, then opened the door and saw the two of them together.

Yu Sheng openly cared for Shen Shuangjian while he was sick, and Shen Shuangjian showed an unusual tolerance of his closeness. The next morning, Xie Jinghui watched Yu Sheng lead Shen Shuangjian to breakfast and grew increasingly unsettled by their intimacy.

• Yu Sheng brought Shen Shuangjian chicken congee and insisted on checking his fever, calling him his best friend and offering to feed him.
• Xie Jinghui noticed Shen Shuangjian did not resist Yu Sheng's persistent attention, then sent Yu Sheng out so Shen Shuangjian could rest.
• By morning Shen Shuangjian's fever had subsided, but Xie Jinghui took him downstairs to eat because he had barely eaten the previous day.
• Yu Sheng eagerly greeted Shen Shuangjian, held his arm, and led him to the dining table while Shen Shuangjian did not pull away.
• Xie Jinghui watched their closeness with a darkening gaze as livestream viewers commented on Yu Sheng's behavior and Shen Shuangjian's tolerance.

While recovering at the villa, Shen Shuangjian played Go with Xie Jinghui, whose risky moves drew him into a trap. Xie Jinghui conceded the game and revealed that he had hoped Shen Shuangjian would choose to approach him.

• After the others left, Xie Jinghui stayed at the villa to look after Shen Shuangjian, who fell asleep on the sofa.
• When Shen Shuangjian woke, Xie Jinghui invited him to play Go, and Shen accepted.
• Xie Jinghui repeatedly invaded Shen Shuangjian’s territory, setting a trap that turned the game against Shen.
• Just before Shen could accept defeat, Xie Jinghui placed two stones and conceded the game.
• Xie Jinghui told Shen that he had expected him to keep his distance and would have conceded if Shen had stepped back once more.

Xie Jinghui used a Go game to confess his willingness to surrender everything for Shen Shuangjian, though Shen did not understand his intent. At dinner, Shen drank bayberry wine after losing a truth-or-dare round, and the chapter left him flushed and unsteady as Xie Jinghui tried to take his glass.

• Xie Jinghui explained that he had offered up his Go stones and only wanted Shen Shuangjian to stop avoiding him.
• Lin Weiluo introduced truth or dare over dinner after the group agreed to drink bayberry wine.
• Li Yi asked Gu Xuanlin whether he liked someone, and Gu drank his wine instead of answering.
• Lin Weiluo won the next round and asked Shen Shuangjian what kind of person he would date.
• Shen Shuangjian drank rather than describe his ideal partner, and the strong wine made him visibly flustered.
• Xie Jinghui tried to take Shen Shuangjian's glass, but Shen looked up at him with a fragile, hazy expression.