Chapter Summaries

GI Magazine and Trend Love Play competed for attention as their inaugural issues gained sales and online exposure. Xu Ruiqiu refused to back down and prepared GI’s sales link, which opened at nine o’clock as Chu Yu and Chu Chen hurried to buy copies.

• Trend Love Play’s sales rose to forty thousand, while GI Magazine gained more than three thousand registered members.
• The Wen siblings celebrated Trend Love Play’s sales, and Wen Zhixin’s Weibo followers recovered and began to surpass their earlier count.
• Xu Ruiqiu’s partner objected to changing GI Magazine’s release time, but Xu Ruiqiu insisted they had to stand up to Trend Love Play and returned to work.
• Chu Yu reminded Chu Chen to buy extra copies before GI Magazine went on sale.
• At nine o’clock, the Stockpile Shopping Network opened GI Magazine’s sales link, and a freeze notification appeared on the staff member’s screen.

GI Magazine’s sales page repeatedly crashed under a surge of buyers, then showed the magazine as sold out within minutes. Jiang Taolin told Xu Ruiqiu that the magazine had actually sold out and that a failure to sync inventory caused the site to accept more orders than there were copies in stock.

• Fans flooded GI Magazine’s sales link, overwhelming the Stockpile Shopping Network and causing its page to crash.
• Programmers restored the site, but it froze again as the magazine’s sales status changed to sold out.
• Chu Yu assumed the sold-out notice meant the website was still broken, while Chu Chen said his order had gone through.
• Fans argued online over whether the site had crashed or whether their successful-order notices were genuine.
• Jiang Taolin called Xu Ruiqiu, apologized for the outage, and explained that the magazine had sold out and the inventory data had failed to sync, allowing excess orders.

Jiang Taolin told Xu Ruiqiu that GI Magazine had sold fifteen thousand copies in one second, though only ten thousand could be shipped. As the Stockpile Shopping Network revealed the cause of its crash, the sale stunned online readers, while Gu Jinhuai and members of the Chu family had failed to buy a copy.

• Jiang Taolin told Xu Ruiqiu that a website crash had allowed fifteen thousand GI Magazine orders to go through in one second, and Xu Ruiqiu finally believed him.
• Editor-in-Chief Qi learned that all fifty thousand copies of Trend Love Play Magazine had sold out and ordered staff bonuses and a future collaboration with Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi.
• Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi heard the sales news and excitedly celebrated their success together.
• The Stockpile Shopping Network posted a statement explaining its crash, and netizens were shocked to learn that GI Magazine had sold fifteen thousand copies in a second.
• Members of the Chu family complained in their group chat that they had missed the sale, while Xiao Fangfang said she had secured five copies and Gu Jinhuai stared at his screen after failing to buy one.

GI Magazine’s relaunch issue sold out immediately, leaving Xu Ruiqiu and the Stockpile Shopping Network scrambling to address an unexpected shortage. Gu Jinhuai obtained a way to buy two copies, while fans rejected refunds and asked to keep their orders for the next print run.

• Big Shot No. 3 told Gu Jinhuai he would give him two magazines, and Gu Jinhuai recorded Jiang Nan’s company details and offered him priority consideration for a future project.
• Chu Yu and Chu Chen learned that the magazines had genuinely sold out, while Chu Chen wondered who had bought them all.
• Fans flooded the internet with complaints and requests for more copies, and Xu Ruiqiu regretted printing only ten thousand.
• Jiang Taolin announced that the Stockpile Shopping Network had oversold by five thousand copies and offered affected customers refunds or a 100-yuan coupon.
• Fans said they would keep their orders and wait for the next print run, leaving Jiang Taolin stunned that they rejected the compensation.

GI Magazine’s surprise sales success shocked its rival Trend Love Play, while Xu Ruiqiu cautiously planned a reprint. As filming for “Sisters and Brothers Charge Ahead” was set to begin on an uninhabited island, Chu Yu prepared survival supplies and made Chu Chen come shopping with her.

• Editor-in-Chief Qi learned that GI Magazine had sold fifteen thousand copies almost instantly and was hospitalized after his blood pressure spiked.
• Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi heard about GI’s rapid sales and were stunned by the contrast with Trend Love Play’s slower results.
• Xu Ruiqiu decided GI Magazine would wait for readers’ feedback before setting the inaugural issue’s reprint quantity.
• The production team told Chu Yu that filming on the uninhabited island would begin the next day after safety checks were completed.
• Chu Yu decided to buy survival tools and supplies, then ordered Chu Chen to go with her.

Chu Yu prepared for the sibling variety show’s wilderness survival episode by buying huge quantities of camping supplies, while Chu Chen resented being made to help. The siblings left the store with the goods loaded, and the shop owner realized too late that Chu Yu was a celebrity.

• Chu Yu told Chu Chen that the next livestream would involve wilderness survival and brought him to an outdoor camping store to prepare.
• Chu Yu ordered large quantities of camping equipment and supplies, leaving Chu Chen and the shop staff stunned.
• Chu Yu asked Chu Chen to help move the purchases, but he stormed off after realizing she had been treating him like a helper.
• Chu Yu arranged for the store’s employees to load and transport the supplies after Chu Chen left.
• The shop employee recognized Chu Yu from a Weibo photo, and the shop owner regretted missing the chance to ask her for an autograph and a photo.

Chu Yu’s supply-shopping photos reignited interest in the sibling variety show, and the production team announced an outdoor island livestream with Xu Mengying as a new guest. Xu Mengying prepared excitedly for the show because she had admired Chu Yu for two years.

• Chu Yu’s leaked shopping photos prompted fans to guess she was preparing for the next livestream, and the director paid to push the photos onto Weibo’s trending list.
• The production team announced that the next day’s livestream, titled “Night on a Deserted Island,” would feature the sibling pairs, Gu Jinhuai, and new guest Xu Mengying.
• Xu Mengying’s fans celebrated her variety-show appearance while some tried to provoke a feud between her and Chu Yu.
• Xu Mengying tried on outfits and asked her butler whether her goddess Chu Yu would like them.
• The butler encouraged Xu Mengying to use the show as a chance to get to know Chu Yu, whom she had been a fan of for two years.

Xu Mengying prepared for her first variety-show appearance while Starry Sky Entertainment warned Chu Yu to avoid conflict with her. The company then told Chu Yu and Zhang Yue that the Stockpile Shopping Network wanted Chu Yu and her younger brother for a summer shopping livestream, leaving Chu Yu to consider the unexpected opportunity.

• Xu Mengying tried on an outfit inspired by Chu Yu and packed clothes for the variety show's filming.
• General Manager Zhao held an emergency meeting and asked Chu Yu to avoid disagreements with Xu Mengying during the livestream.
• General Manager Zhao privately told Chu Yu and Zhang Yue that Jiang Taolin had invited Chu Yu and her younger brother to join the Stockpile Shopping Network's summer shopping livestream festival.
• Zhang Yue urged Chu Yu to accept the opportunity, and Chu Yu considered trying livestream shopping despite it not being part of her plans.

Chu Yu agreed to host a sales livestream and brought Chu Chen a contract offering a six-million-yuan bonus, which he signed after securing a share of the earnings. The siblings arrived at the remote island for filming, where Chu Yu offered to airlift her extensive camping supplies by helicopter, leaving the director curious about her powerful connections.

• Mr. Zhao told Chu Yu that the livestream would pay her a sales commission and a work bonus.
• Chu Yu showed Chu Chen the contract, and he signed it after they agreed to split the earnings forty-sixty.
• The next morning, Chu Yu and Chu Chen arrived at the ferry terminal to travel to the island filming location for "Sisters and Brothers Charge Ahead."
• Chu Yu asked the director to transport her large supply of camping equipment, then offered to arrange a helicopter when the production boats could not carry it all.
• The director remembered Zhao Qirui's warning about Chu Yu's identity and wondered which powerful family could send a helicopter.

Xu Mengying boarded the ship for the deserted island show, nervous to meet her goddess, Chu Yu. The director seated Xu Mengying beside Wen Zhixin and far from Chu Yu, misreading her glances as hostility.

• Wen Zhixin watched Chu Yu and An Ya chat while believing she could still turn her setbacks around.
• Xu Mengying boarded the ship in a sweet pink outfit, surprising her fans.
• Xu Mengying headed toward Chu Yu but the director intercepted her to welcome her.
• The director arranged for Xu Mengying to sit beside Wen Zhixin, far from Chu Yu.
• Xu Mengying kept glancing at Chu Yu, and the crew mistakenly feared the two women would clash.

Wen Zhixin tried to ingratiate herself with Xu Mengying, while Chu Yu, An Ya, and Chu Chen started a card game. As the ship set sail for the uninhabited island, a helicopter followed it to deliver Chu Yu’s supplies, and Gu Jinhuai learned new information about the Chu Group.

• Wen Zhixin introduced herself to Xu Mengying, who responded coldly because she knew the Wen siblings had helped falsely accuse Chu Yu.
• Chu Yu proposed a card game that would leave Chu Chen facing a lipstick-mark punishment if he lost, and the trio began playing.
• Gu Jinhuai told the production team he could not join the livestream yet because of an issue involving the International Environmental Protection Agency.
• The ship set sail for the uninhabited island, and a helicopter followed to deliver Chu Yu’s supplies, prompting viewers to speculate about her family’s wealth.
• After finishing a meeting, Gu Jinhuai learned news about the Chu Group and reflected on Chu Yu’s abilities, which he had followed for two years.

Gu Jinhuai learned that Chu Yu had secretly bought up Chu Group shares for two years while outsiders doubted her. On the production ship, the guests prepared to draw new teams for a deserted-island survival challenge, and Chu Yu drew first.

• Gu Jinhuai discovered that Chu Yu had secretly bought shares sold by distrustful Chu Group investors since returning to the country two years earlier.
• Gu Jinhuai decided to take his private yacht to catch up with the production team after learning its ship had set sail.
• The director announced that the guests would compete in new teams to find water, food, and shelter on a deserted island.
• Chu Chen worried about being paired with an unbearable guest, while Xu Mengying hoped to team up with her goddess.
• An Ya encouraged An Yu to practice independence, and Wen Zhixin reassured Wen Tianqi that he could team with another older sister.
• Chu Yu volunteered to draw first and pulled a bamboo stick from the tube.

The guests drew colored labels to determine their teams, leaving Chu Yu paired with Xu Mengying and Chu Chen paired with Gu Jinhuai. As they approached the uninhabited island, the ship stopped offshore and the director revealed a whiteboard showing everyone’s Wish Coin totals.

• Chu Chen drew a green label, then Xu Mengying drew purple and was paired with Chu Yu.
• Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi drew pink labels, while An Ya and An Yu drew blue labels.
• The director drew the last green label for Gu Jinhuai, pairing him with Chu Chen.
• The guests sailed toward an uninhabited island as Xu Mengying edged closer to Chu Yu and Chu Chen lost his enthusiasm for the episode.
• The ship stopped before reaching the island, and the director had staff bring out a whiteboard listing each guest’s Wish Coins.

The director explained how Wish Coins could be used to reach the deserted island and obtain supplies, while guests with none could borrow coins at fifty percent interest. Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi rented a speedboat, An Ya’s team borrowed two coins, and Chu Yu’s team chose to wait, leaving their plan unresolved as the director warned everyone to reach the island before noon.

• The director announced that guests could rent two-person speedboats for one Wish Coin or borrow coins at fifty percent interest, and could earn more by trading gathered supplies.
• Wen Zhixin spent a Wish Coin to rent a speedboat for herself and Wen Tianqi, hoping to reach the island first and find a surprise reward.
• An Ya borrowed two Wish Coins for her team and agreed to rent a speedboat, leaving them with three coins to repay.
• Chu Yu considered having a helicopter pick her team up, but the director warned that the ship could not support a helicopter landing.
• Chu Yu asked Xu Mengying what she thought, and Xu Mengying agreed to follow her lead; Chu Yu decided their team would wait.
• The director warned that every guest had to reach the island before noon or lose one Wish Coin.

Chu Yu, Chu Chen, and Xu Mengying waited aboard the production ship until Gu Jinhuai arrived on his cruise ship to take them to the island. Gu Jinhuai was overcome by memories of his past with Chu Yu, but Chu Chen pulled him away before he could speak to her.

• Chu Yu, Chu Chen, and Xu Mengying stayed aboard the production ship playing cards while the other teams went ahead to the island.
• Gu Jinhuai arrived on his cruise ship and invited the guests and production crew aboard to reach the island.
• Gu Jinhuai remembered celebrating his birthday with Chu Yu on the same ship and felt an urge to ask her why she had broken up with him.
• Gu Jinhuai approached Chu Yu, but Chu Chen dragged him away in anger before he could reach her.
• Chu Yu sat down with Xu Mengying by a table of fruit, while Xu Mengying quietly considered their hands.

Chu Yu and Xu Mengying got along warmly while Chu Chen challenged Gu Jinhuai, and the first two teams received their survival packages. Chu Yu’s helicopter and cruise ship then arrived at the island, throwing the production team’s plans into disarray and shocking the Wen siblings.

• Chu Yu sat beside Xu Mengying, and the two drew admiration from the livestream viewers as they posed together.
• Chu Chen warned Gu Jinhuai to keep his distance from Chu Yu, but Gu Jinhuai teased him for not being an adult.
• Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi received the first survival package and five Wish Coins, while An Ya and An Yu received the second package and three Wish Coins.
• The director realized Chu Yu’s helicopter and cruise ship undermined the production team’s planned survival tasks and contacted the planners to revise the rules.
• Chu Yu’s helicopter began descending onto the island as her cruise ship approached, leaving Wen Zhixin and Wen Tianqi stunned.

Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai brought abundant supplies to the deserted island, so their teams declined the production crew’s survival task. As the groups settled in, viewers began suspecting that Chu Yu and Chu Chen belonged to the powerful Chu Group.

• Gu Jinhuai told Chu Chen that the cruise ship carried plenty of supplies, and Chu Chen remained cold but agreed they would not go hungry.
• Chu Yu and Xu Mengying arrived on the island in unusual harmony, with Xu Mengying attentively agreeing with Chu Yu.
• The staff member explained that the later arrivals could earn survival supplies by completing tasks, but Chu Yu asked about the pack and said she had already brought enough supplies for twenty or thirty people.
• Chu Yu and Xu Mengying chose to skip the task and find a scenic place to pitch their tents, while Gu Jinhuai and Chu Chen also declined to participate.
• Viewers joked about the guests’ extravagant transport, and a netizen speculated that Chu Yu and Chu Chen came from the Chu Group based on the costs and requirements of owning a helicopter.

Chu Yu's rumored connection to the Chu Group sparked online debate while she redirected the deserted-island show away from extreme survival by upgrading everyone's tents and supplies. The guests were left with a mountain of provisions and an invitation to have a beach barbecue.

• Netizens argued over whether Chu Yu was the Chu Group's heiress, while the director remained unaware of the dispute.
• Chu Yu offered to upgrade all the guests' tents and supplies, and Xu Mengying and Chu Chen supported her plan.
• The director accepted the change, shifting the show from extreme survival toward relaxed island life.
• Wen Zhixin, Wen Tianqi, and An Ya struggled to pitch their tents and balked at paying staff to help.
• Staff announced Chu Yu's sponsorship, and crates of upgraded supplies arrived from the helicopter and cruise ship.
• Chu Yu invited everyone to a beach barbecue, and An Yu eagerly reacted to the idea.

Chu Yu organized a beach barbecue while the men struggled to pitch tents, and Xu Mengying eagerly took over grilling to protect Chu Yu from the smoke. Chu Chen’s tent kept collapsing as Chu Yu watched from a lounge chair, leaving him discouraged.

• Chu Yu divided the guests into groups, assigning the women to prepare barbecue ingredients and the men to pitch tents.
• Xu Mengying helped set up the grill while Wen Zhixin and An Ya washed vegetables, and Chu Yu mixed seasonings.
• An Yu, Wen Tianqi, and Chu Chen struggled to pitch tents, leaving Gu Jinhuai as the only one with camping experience.
• Xu Mengying insisted on grilling for Chu Yu because she worried the smoke would harm Chu Yu’s skin.
• Chu Yu went to supervise the tent team, but Chu Chen’s tent collapsed again, and he lost the will to keep trying.

As the guests on the island abandoned tent-building to nap or watch the sunset, Chu Yu recalled her secret relationship with Gu Jinhuai and their breakup before she left for school abroad. When Chu Chen realized the tents were still unbuilt, he spent his last Wish Coin to ask for outside help and messaged the Beijing Circle Young Masters Chat Group.

• Chu Chen gave up on pitching his tent and lay down, while Wen Tianqi fell asleep inside his unfinished tent.
• Gu Jinhuai and An Yu nearly finished setting up their tent, but Gu Jinhuai left to take an urgent international call; An Yu sat down to watch the sunset.
• Chu Yu remembered how she and Gu Jinhuai began a secret relationship after he confessed by text, then broke up before her departure abroad.
• After waking, Chu Yu teased Chu Chen about failing to build a tent, and he saw that the others were either asleep, busy, or gone.
• Chu Chen spent his last Wish Coin to call for outside help and asked the Beijing Circle Young Masters Chat Group if anyone could assist him.