Recaps

At Nanluoguxiang, Chu Yu and Chu Chen sold out their grilled sausages and calculated a net profit of 1,400 yuan. Meanwhile, Gu Jinhuai agreed only vaguely to meet Chu Group shareholder Huang Yinian and headed to film the show, where his unusually careful grooming left his driver thinking he was preparing for a blind date.

• Huang Yinian invited Gu Jinhuai to dinner after his plan at Chu Group’s shareholders’ meeting failed, and Gu Jinhuai told his assistant to ask when he wanted to meet.
• Gu Jinhuai put off confirming a meeting with Huang Yinian because he had to film the show, and Huang Yinian grew angry at the vague reply.
• On the way to filming, Gu Jinhuai checked his reflection, smoothed his hair, and adjusted his tie, making his driver wonder why he seemed so unusual.
• After lunch, Chu Yu, Chu Chen, An Ya, and Wen Zhixin returned to their stalls and resumed selling to the crowds of tourists.
• Chu Yu and An Ya sold out of their food and drinks, and Chu Chen calculated that Chu Yu’s team had made 1,400 yuan in net profit.

After earning only a little over twelve hundred from their sales, Chu Yu and An Ya returned to the bus while Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi kept selling jewelry until Wen Zhixin suffered heatstroke. Chu Yu then took Chu Chen to sell their sausage grill, where the shopkeeper recognized her as an actress but could not remember her role.

• An Ya calculated that she and Chu Yu had earned only a little over twelve hundred after their initial costs.
• Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi continued selling jewelry until Wen Zhixin collapsed from heatstroke, and the production team took the siblings back to the RV to recover.
• Chu Yu asked a staff member where to sell secondhand appliances, then brought Chu Chen and their sausage grill to a nearby shop.
• The shopkeeper recognized Chu Yu as a celebrity but could only describe her past role as a really evil character.

Chu Yu’s team won the day’s business task, while Wen Zhixin was taken to the hospital after collapsing from heatstroke. With first choice for the upcoming venture, Chu Yu let Chu Chen decide which shop to run, and he suggested a milk tea shop.

• Chu Yu sold the sausage grill for 150 yuan, then learned that Wen Zhixin had suffered heatstroke and been taken to rest.
• The director addressed safety concerns and announced the teams’ profits: Chu Yu’s team earned 1,450 yuan, An Ya’s team 1,230 yuan, and Wen Zhixin’s team 600 yuan.
• The director offered the teams a choice among a milk tea shop, a clothing store, and a bookstore, explaining the challenges of each business.
• Chu Yu gave Chu Chen the first choice, hoping to help him develop business sense, and he tentatively chose the milk tea shop.

Chu Yu chose the bookstore for her team despite its apparent risks, then won first place and discovered Gu Jinhuai waiting at the hotel with flowers. She accepted a bouquet of her favorite Blue Enchantress roses, though she initially thought they were meant only as a prize for the winning team.

• Chu Yu insisted that her team choose the bookstore, while An Ya chose the clothing store for her second-place team and Wen Zhixin's team received the milk tea shop.
• The show bus arrived at the hotel, where Chu Yu spotted Gu Jinhuai waiting with a bouquet of blue roses.
• An Ya told An Yu that Gu Jinhuai was the main investor in the show's current installment.
• The director explained that Chu Yu's team had taken first place, and Gu Jinhuai congratulated her.
• Chu Yu accepted the bouquet and recognized the roses as her favorite Blue Enchantress roses.

After Chu Yu won the task competition, Gu Jinhuai gave her blue roses and said he believed in her, stirring questions about why he had ended their relationship. Once the guests checked into the hotel and the livestream ended, Chu Yu finished getting ready and went to the glass viewing room.

• Chu Yu received blue roses from Gu Jinhuai after winning the competition, while Chu Chen wondered why he had not received a bouquet too.
• Gu Jinhuai told Chu Yu he had chosen blue roses because they were her favorite and had believed she would win, prompting her to reconsider why he had broken up with her.
• Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai checked into neighboring hotel rooms, and Chu Yu tried to listen through the adjoining wall before unpacking.
• Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi returned to the hotel after Wen Zhixin received medical attention for heatstroke, and the director ended the livestream.
• Chu Yu took a bath, dried her hair, changed into casual clothes, and left her room for the glass viewing room.

Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai tried to discuss why they had broken up, but Chu Chen interrupted them and revealed that Gu Jinhuai had admitted he liked Chu Yu. The conversation ended before they could resolve their feelings, and Chu Chen demanded that Chu Yu explain what was going on.

• Chu Yu met Gu Jinhuai in the hotel's glass observation room, where he asked why they had broken up years earlier.
• Chu Chen caught them together and challenged them about their relationship, citing Gu Jinhuai's confession that he liked Chu Yu and his help at the Chu Group shareholders' meeting.
• A hotel security guard checked on the commotion, interrupting Chu Chen's questioning.
• Chu Chen pulled Chu Yu from the room and warned Gu Jinhuai that they would talk after filming the next day.
• Chu Chen brought Chu Yu to her room and threatened to tell their parents unless she revealed their secret.

Chu Yu admitted to Chu Chen that she and Gu Jinhuai used to date, and both she and Gu Jinhuai stayed awake thinking about their feelings. The next morning, the guests gathered to travel to the shops prepared for the livestream, with Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai last in line to board.

• Chu Yu told Chu Chen that she and Gu Jinhuai used to date, and Chu Chen threatened to tell their parents before the two siblings wrestled noisily in their hotel room.
• Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai both lay awake thinking about the possibility that he still liked her.
• After sleeping only three hours, Chu Yu covered her dark circles with heavy makeup and caught the production staff's attention when she left her room.
• Gu Jinhuai came out next door, and the staff told him the day's livestream would focus on opening the guests' shops.
• The guests assembled for the livestream, and Wen Zhixin had spent the previous evening reassuring Meng Fuyu not to visit after learning she had suffered heatstroke.
• The staff directed the three sibling pairs to board a bus for Nanluoguxiang, with Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu at the end of the line.

On the coach ride to Nanluoguxiang, Gu Jinhuai suffered from motion sickness, and Chu Yu recognized his symptoms and helped him. Her familiarity with his condition revealed a trace of their past closeness, while Gu Jinhuai remained conscious as the coach stopped and help was arranged.

• Chu Chen stepped between Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai as they exchanged glances, then sat beside Chu Yu on the coach while Gu Jinhuai took a single seat.
• Gu Jinhuai became increasingly dizzy and broke into a cold sweat as the coach jolted along the road.
• Chu Yu remembered Gu Jinhuai's motion sickness and sent Chu Chen to check on him.
• The director stopped the coach, called an ambulance, and notified Gu Jinhuai's assistant after Gu Jinhuai said he was motion sick.
• Chu Yu gave Gu Jinhuai motion sickness medicine and water, then explained that she carried the medicine out of habit.

Gu Jinhuai became carsick during the ride, and his unexpected grip on Chu Yu's wrist startled the guests and viewers. After Chu Chen questioned him about his breakup with Chu Yu, the group arrived at Nanluoguxiang, where fans gathered to greet her.

• Chu Yu offered Gu Jinhuai motion sickness pills, and he grabbed her wrist before Chu Chen pulled them apart and gave him the medicine.
• Gu Jinhuai told the director to cancel the ambulance and rode to Nanluoguxiang in his business van with Chu Chen.
• Chu Chen asked why Gu Jinhuai had broken up with Chu Yu, and Gu Jinhuai said Chu Yu had asked to end their relationship.
• Chu Chen wondered why Chu Yu still cared about Gu Jinhuai if she had initiated the breakup, while both men fell silent during the ride.
• The group arrived at Nanluoguxiang, where orderly fans gathered, and Chu Yu stepped off the bus to cheers while looking for Gu Jinhuai's vehicle.

Chu Yu and the other guests arrived at the new commercial street for their shop-opening ceremony, where fans and tourists gathered to watch. Director Jiang Luwen appeared as the first mystery guest, and Wen Zhixin approached him to introduce herself.

• Chu Yu realized the crowd was largely made up of her fans, smiled, and waved to them as the other guests joined her.
• The director explained the ceremony plans and reminded the guests to prioritize their health and safety.
• Chu Yu and Wen Zhixin greeted their fans as the group arrived at the new commercial street, where tourists and fans gathered around the shops.
• Jiang Luwen arrived as the first mystery guest, and Wen Zhixin went over to introduce herself and praise his work.

At the shop-opening ceremony, Meng Fuyu arrived as a mystery guest hoping to see Wen Zhixin, while Chu Yu suspected their secret romance and invited Lin Qian to join the show. The ceremony began with speeches, and Meng Fuyu stepped forward to address the crowd.

• Wen Zhixin introduced herself to Director Jiang Luwen, who encouraged her to take acting classes if she wanted to pursue acting.
• Meng Fuyu arrived as a mystery guest to check on Wen Zhixin after she had fainted from heatstroke, and fans criticized him over his recent breakup with Lin Qian.
• Chu Yu suspected Meng Fuyu had come for Wen Zhixin and texted Lin Qian, who asked to join the show as a support guest and expose him.
• Chu Yu told Lin Qian that each guest group could invite two support guests, and Lin Qian asked to be invited and cleared her schedule.
• The ribbon-cutting ceremony began, and Jiang Luwen praised Chu Yu's help to his production crew in his speech.
• Wen Zhixin acted indifferent toward Meng Fuyu, who felt slighted but stepped forward to give his speech.

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Gu Jinhuai grew jealous when Chu Yu watched Meng Fuyu, then revealed that he had an ex-girlfriend he had loved for a long time. His confession stunned the livestream audience and overshadowed the ceremony.

• Meng Fuyu received a lukewarm welcome and said he would help the guests prepare their shops as the mystery guest.
• Chu Yu watched Meng Fuyu, prompting Gu Jinhuai to grow jealous while Chu Chen teased him about a romantic rival.
• Gu Jinhuai took the microphone and began sharing a personal experience instead of giving a formal speech.
• Gu Jinhuai said he had not dated because he had an ex-girlfriend he had loved deeply for a long time.
• Viewers flooded the livestream with shocked comments, causing it to lag as the director stared at Gu Jinhuai.

Gu Jinhuai hinted at a deeply loved former girlfriend during his speech, leaving Chu Yu and the livestream audience stunned and eager to identify her. After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the three shops opened, and Chu Yu’s fans flocked to the bookstore to see her.

• Gu Jinhuai said he would wish his former girlfriend well, then ended his speech without revealing who she was.
• Chu Yu watched Gu Jinhuai, while Chu Chen, Meng Fuyu, and Wen Zhixin reacted with surprise to his revelation.
• Chu Chen, Wen Tianqi, and An Ya cut the ribbons for their teams’ shops, officially opening the competition.
• Netizens spread the news and began investigating Gu Jinhuai’s high school and university acquaintances to identify his ex-girlfriend.
• Customers crowded the milk tea and clothing shops, while Chu Yu’s fans headed to the bookstore and found her at the counter.

Chu Yu and the other guests’ shops drew supportive fans, while Meng Fuyu and Gu Jinhuai stayed at the shopping street and grew wary of each other over Wen Zhixin. Gu Jinhuai visited Wen Zhixin’s milk tea shop, where his assistant arrived with a special container of porridge he had ordered.

• Chu Yu recommended books to her fans, who bought from her reading list, while she and Chu Chen ran their shop.
• The director brought lunch to Meng Fuyu and Gu Jinhuai, who were glaring at each other under the production canopy.
• Gu Jinhuai arranged extra food for the production staff and left to inspect the shops, prompting Meng Fuyu to follow him because he suspected Gu Jinhuai was seeking Wen Zhixin.
• Gu Jinhuai entered Wen Zhixin and her younger brother’s milk tea shop, where Meng Fuyu questioned why he had come before eating.
• Gu Jinhuai’s assistant arrived carrying the specially prepared porridge that Gu Jinhuai had requested.

Gu Jinhuai delivered hot congee to the three shops, and Chu Yu realized the nourishing congee might have been prepared with her stomach trouble in mind. Meng Fuyu tried to provoke jealousy by acting familiar with Chu Yu, but Chu Chen rebuffed him, and Meng Fuyu left while Chu Yu tasted Gu Jinhuai’s congee.

• Gu Jinhuai sent his assistant to share hot congee with Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi, and Wen Zhixin thanked Gu Jinhuai while ignoring Meng Fuyu.
• Gu Jinhuai and his assistant delivered more congee to An Ya and her brother, while Meng Fuyu followed them in a foul mood.
• Gu Jinhuai entered Chu Yu and Chu Chen’s bookstore, where Chu Chen asked how he knew Chu Yu had stomach trouble.
• Meng Fuyu called Chu Yu “Xiao Yu” and complimented her, prompting Gu Jinhuai’s jealousy and Chu Chen’s sharp rebuke.
• Chu Yu pretended to scold Chu Chen and politely checked on Meng Fuyu, who swallowed his anger and left.
• Chu Yu tasted the hot nourishing congee and felt warmed by it.

Chu Yu reflected on Gu Jinhuai’s breakup claim while planning how to keep her bookstore operating without relying on celebrity fans. As the afternoon rules restricted celebrity-based customer attraction, Chu Yu sought help, and the chapter left Meng Fuyu watching Wen Zhixin greet customers at the busy milk tea shop.

• After Gu Jinhuai and his assistant left, Chu Chen asked Chu Yu about Gu Jinhuai’s on-camera declaration, and Chu Yu said Gu Jinhuai had been the one to ask for their breakup.
• Chu Chen realized Gu Jinhuai had told him that Chu Yu ended the relationship, then angrily chased after Gu Jinhuai and asked him to stay for a discussion that evening.
• Chu Yu considered how the bookstore could survive after filming, since relying on the guests’ fans would not sustain the shops long term.
• The director announced that guests could no longer attract customers with photos, autographs, or similar methods, and Chu Yu’s bookstore business quickly stalled.
• Chu Yu called her friends for help while Chu Chen worried about the afternoon’s sales; meanwhile, An Ya and her brother’s clothing shop also struggled against the milk tea shop’s steady tourist queue.
• With Gu Jinhuai away at a video conference, Meng Fuyu watched Wen Zhixin warmly greet customers and felt his resentment toward her ease.

Lin Qian arrived at the shopping street, where her ex-boyfriend Meng Fuyu watched her pass before Wen Zhixin drew him away. At Chu Yu’s bookstore, Lin Qian learned she would help sell books through a livestream, and the group finished preparing to go live.

• Lin Qian arrived on the shopping street, surprising Meng Fuyu and the livestream viewers after their recent breakup.
• Lin Qian ignored Meng Fuyu and went into Chu Yu’s bookstore, while Wen Zhixin invited Meng Fuyu into her shop.
• Lin Qian introduced herself to Chu Chen as the supporting guest Chu Yu had invited.
• Chu Yu explained her plan to sell books through a livestream, and Lin Qian and Chu Chen agreed the idea could help the bookstore.
• Chu Yu, Lin Qian, and Chu Chen prepared the livestream with help from the production staff and Jiang Taolin, then Chu Yu invited Lin Qian to start it.

Chu Yu began a literary classics sales livestream with Lin Qian, drawing viewers’ attention to Lin Qian’s recent breakup with Meng Fuyu. The chapter ended with netizens scrutinizing Meng Fuyu’s persistent focus on Wen Zhixin in the neighboring shop.

• Chu Yu and Lin Qian started a bookstore sales livestream that quickly gained viewers through featured recommendations.
• Lin Qian introduced herself as Chu Yu’s supporter, while netizens speculated about her recent breakup with Meng Fuyu.
• Chu Yu presented literary classics in a calm, low-pressure manner, and viewers praised her knowledge and approach.
• Gu Jinhuai watched Chu Yu briefly from the shop entrance, then left without disturbing the livestream.
• Lin Qian spoke about enriching oneself, prompting netizens to question whether Meng Fuyu had wronged her.
• Netizens switched to Wen Zhixin’s livestream and noticed Meng Fuyu repeatedly watching her and lingering in her shop.

Lin Qian began investigating Meng Fuyu as fans suspected their breakup was not genuine, while Chu Yu’s book livestream set a sales record and the teams tallied their profits. The chapter ended with Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin appearing close in the rain, prompting fans to speculate about their relationship.

• Lin Qian’s fans turned against Meng Fuyu and supported Lin Qian’s investigation after suspecting their breakup was a facade.
• Chu Yu’s book-focused livestream broke the platform’s record for streams of its type, and her team counted more than 8,000 online orders and over 200 in-store orders for a net profit of 21,790 yuan.
• An Ya’s clothing team made over 5,700 yuan in profit, while Wen Zhixin’s milk tea team made over 13,000 yuan.
• The teams closed their shops and gathered under the canopy as light rain began falling.
• Meng Fuyu offered Wen Zhixin an umbrella, and fans watching the livestream speculated that he had broken up with Lin Qian because he had fallen for Wen Zhixin.

Chu Yu’s bookstore team won first place on the trial-opening day with over twenty thousand in net profit, surprising Wen Zhixin and An Ya. After watching Chu Yu’s livestream video, National Library director Zhao Yiping decided to contact his subordinates about her as a possible reading ambassador.

• Meng Fuyu offered to share his umbrella with Wen Zhixin, but she chose to walk with Wen Tianqi, so Meng gave them the umbrella and went through the rain alone.
• Chu Chen planned to settle his score with Gu Jinhuai after the sales figures were announced.
• Zhao Yiping watched a video of Chu Yu presenting books and, considering her background and knowledge, called his subordinates about the National Library’s reading ambassador search.
• The director announced that Chu Yu’s team had earned over twenty thousand in net profit and taken first place, leaving Wen Zhixin and An Ya astonished.
• Chu Yu credited her result to livestreaming, and Wen Zhixin and An Ya resolved to livestream the next day to improve their sales.

After Chu Chen confronted Gu Jinhuai about their breakup, they discovered that Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai each believed the other had ended their relationship. Unable to resolve the contradiction, Gu Jinhuai went to speak with Chu Yu and knocked on her door late at night.

• Chu Chen stopped Gu Jinhuai in the elevator and demanded to know why he had broken up with Chu Yu.
• Chu Chen said Chu Yu had told him Gu Jinhuai initiated the breakup, while Gu Jinhuai remembered Chu Yu ending it by text.
• A cleaner entered the elevator and misunderstood the tense scene between Chu Chen and Gu Jinhuai.
• In Chu Chen's room, Gu Jinhuai explained that each of them believed the other had initiated the breakup, but Chu Chen doubted his explanation.
• Gu Jinhuai went to Chu Yu's room and knocked; Chu Yu, wearing a face mask, asked what he needed.

Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai discovered that neither had initiated their breakup and that both had sent messages the other never received. They agreed to investigate who caused the misunderstanding, but Chu Yu left, unsure that uncovering the truth could undo the distance between them.

• Gu Jinhuai told Chu Yu that Chu Chen had said she believed Gu Jinhuai had asked to break up, and Gu Jinhuai revealed he had thought Chu Yu ended the relationship.
• Chu Chen urged them to investigate, and Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai agreed that someone must have fabricated the breakup texts.
• Gu Jinhuai asked whether Chu Yu had received his messages from the day they broke up, and Chu Yu said she had not received them and had sent him messages he never got either.
• Gu Jinhuai said he would have someone investigate, while Chu Chen began to suggest what the discovery might mean for them.
• Chu Yu left for bed, believing that resolving the misunderstanding would not erase the years they had spent apart, while Gu Jinhuai watched her go and feared they would become strangers.

Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu began investigating the misunderstanding that had caused their breakup years earlier, while Chu Yu suspected her dream might have changed reality. The chapter ended with Gu Jinhuai pulling her back into his room and asking whether she still had feelings for him.

• Gu Jinhuai asked Chu Yu whether they could return to how things used to be, and she said they should talk after uncovering the truth.
• Gu Jinhuai sent his subordinates to investigate their old messages and communication records, while Chu Yu considered who might have sabotaged their relationship.
• Chu Yu recalled that her dream had portrayed Gu Jinhuai breaking up with her and wondered whether the dream had altered reality.
• Chu Yu went to Gu Jinhuai and asked whether he trusted her; he said he did, but she postponed explaining her guess.
• Gu Jinhuai stopped Chu Yu from leaving, brought her back into his room, and asked whether she still had feelings for him.

Chu Yu told Gu Jinhuai they could not return to their old relationship, but offered to start over with who they were now without agreeing to get back together. The next morning, Chu Chen saw Gu Jinhuai looking unusually happy and confronted him, suspecting something had happened between him and Chu Yu.

• Chu Yu told Gu Jinhuai that they had changed too much to go back to how things were, but said they could start over if he accepted who she was now.
• Gu Jinhuai immediately said he was willing, and Chu Yu clarified that starting over did not mean she had agreed to reunite with him.
• Chu Yu returned to her room, leaving Gu Jinhuai confused about what she meant.
• Chu Chen went downstairs the next morning and found Gu Jinhuai working in the hotel lobby, looking delighted.
• Chu Chen suspected Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu had been alone together the previous night and demanded to know what had happened.

Chu Chen confronted Gu Jinhuai about secretly visiting Chu Yu, but Chu Yu interrupted them before the argument could continue. As the guests began the day’s livestream and sales, National Library director Zhao Yiping followed Chu Yu in disguise to assess her as a potential book promotion ambassador.

• Chu Chen demanded to know whether Gu Jinhuai had visited Chu Yu the previous night, and Gu Jinhuai admitted that he had.
• Chu Yu found Chu Chen and Gu Jinhuai standing close together, and Gu Jinhuai claimed they had been discussing something; Chu Yu then called Chu Chen to prepare for the livestream.
• Zhao Yiping told the director he would pose as a cleaner while assessing whether Chu Yu was suitable to promote books for the National Library.
• The guests arrived at Nanluoguxiang, where the director announced the day’s business rules, and Zhao Yiping followed Chu Yu with a broom.
• Chu Yu told Chu Chen to stay out of her relationship with Gu Jinhuai, then opened the shop and began the sales livestream with Lin Qian.