Turns Out Xia Yu Was the One with Built-In Mosquito Repellent!

After the guests had rested for two or three hours, the sun had already set. They were in the thickets of a deserted island, so darkness fell even faster.

Chu Lan reliably found some dry firewood and branches and lit a campfire. He even specially washed out the empty cans and boiled some water for the two girls.

Xueli and Liu Yue were deeply touched.

"Brother, add a little hot water to mine too." Xia Yu handed over the half-full bottle of mineral water in his hand and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Holding the hot water he had been about to bring to Xia Wanqing, Chu Lan froze for a moment before taking the bottle and crouching down to pour the hot water into it.

[There's definitely something wrong with this Xia Yu. He must have feelings for Brother Lan!]

[Damn it, he's such a scheming tea bitch! Didn't he see that Brother Lan was about to bring that water to Qingqing?!]

[Let me make this clear: whoever dares break up Qingchu, I'll fight them to the death!]

Xia Yu drank the mixed warm water and thanked him again. "Thank you, Brother."

Chu Lan poured in more cold mineral water and set it over the fire to boil without even looking up.

"Brother, didn't you hear me?"

"...You're welcome."

Zhang Wen found their interaction rather interesting as he watched from the side. "Xia Yu, how old are you?"

"I'm one year younger than Brother and one year older than Qingqing."

"Then I'm exactly twelve years older than you. Why do you only call me Teacher Zhang instead of calling me Brother?"

"He's already my brother."

Zhang Wen looked somewhat surprised. "You and Little Chu are brothers too? I really couldn't tell."

Chu Lan smiled and explained, "Our households are neighbors."

Xia Yu nodded. "Brother and I grew up together. We're as close as real brothers, right, Brother?"

"Mm..." They had indeed been through life-and-death situations together. The life that had been through it was his.

"Oh, so that's how it is."

[Xia Yu and Chu Lan grew up together?]

[Oh... so he's his childhood friend...]

[I guessed those two knew each other ages ago. Chu Lan is distant with strangers, but he responds to every single thing Xia Yu says. He even gave Xia Yu the hot water that was meant for Xia Wanqing first. I'm shipping this!]

[I wanted to say this since this morning! After Xia Yu got off the helicopter, his gaze lingered on Chu Lan for three extra seconds! Chu Lan pressed his lips together and looked away! There's no way nothing is going on between them!]

[Qi Ning said Xia Yu was the one who wanted to join this variety show. Could he have come for Chu Lan?]

[Xia Yu, Xia Wanqing, Chu Lan—I've already imagined an entire melodramatic drama!]

[The white moonlight returns from abroad and discovers his childhood friend has been stolen away. He follows him onto the show, determined to snatch his childhood friend back from the newcomer!]

[Get lost, heretical ship! Chu Lan belongs to Xia Wanqing! Qingchu is already locked in! Don't let that scheming tea bitch get near them!]

[Just so everyone knows, Chu Lan only loves Xia Wanqing!!!]

"I can't take this anymore!" Qi Ning did not know how many mosquitoes he had already swatted to death. Scratching the huge red welts on his arms, he shouted in despair, "I'm about to get sucked dry into a mummy!"

Mosquitoes and insects were perfectly normal in the jungle. Everyone else had gotten bitten to some extent, but none of them were as delicate as him, yelling and making a fuss.

"Does anyone have insect repellent?!"

Since he was on his team, Xia Wanqing gently advised, "Why don't you sit closer to the fire? The production crew won't provide any help."

"I'm fucking about to sit inside the fire! Before the mosquitoes get roasted, I'll be roasted first!"

"Why don't you come sit over here? There don't seem to be any mosquitoes here." Xueli was sitting beside Xia Yu and had not felt a single mosquito bite.

Liu Yue sat beside her and had several mosquito bites herself. She grabbed Xueli's hand and looked at it. It was fair and spotless, without a single mosquito bite. "Xueli, what kind of constitution is that? Do you come with built-in mosquito repellent?"

Xueli was surprised too. "I don't know. It really seems like no mosquitoes have bitten me."

"I'm so jealous of that mosquito-repelling constitution. Come closer to your big sister and repel some mosquitoes for me too."

But as soon as Xueli shifted a little, she was immediately bitten on the arm. She swiftly slapped the mosquito dead, glanced at the calm-faced Xia Yu, and quietly shifted back. For the next two minutes, she was not bitten at all. Realization struck her—so Xia Yu was the one with built-in mosquito repellent!

Feeling her burning gaze, Xia Yu lowered his head slightly. "What is it?"

Suppressing a delighted smile, she shook her head wildly.

He smiled.

"So, how is it, Host?" 01 crossed its legs smugly. "The stuff in the store works well, right? Colorless and odorless, with top-notch insect-repelling effects. One thousand points lasts for a week. The value for money is unbeatable. It's absolutely essential for home and travel."

When they had first arrived on the island, 001 had bought something similar to liquid mosquito repellent from the store to please its host. Once it was used, no mosquitoes or insects could get close to the host. This way, the host would not hold a grudge against it for spending points recklessly, right?

"This store is somewhat useful after all."

It proudly raised its head. "My store is the smartest. It can detect what the host needs most according to the host's current environment. Once it upgrades, it'll become even more powerful."

"Then I'll work harder and try to earn one hundred thousand points this week. Don't disappoint me."

"Go, Host! I definitely won't disappoint you!"

Qi Ning was still grumbling and cursing. Unable to stand it anymore, Xueli tossed a small stone at him, then pointed to the spot on Xia Yu's left.

However, Qi Ning stomped over angrily, squeezed her aside, and sat between her and Xia Yu. "I really want to swat every mosquito on this island to death!"

"..." She was about to laugh in exasperation. Seeing another huge mosquito about to land on her arm, she hurriedly got up and switched to Xia Yu's left side. Ah, now no one could compete with her for the spot, hehe.

"Huh? That's strange. There really aren't any mosquitoes here!" Qi Ning had not been bitten after sitting down for five minutes, and he exclaimed in surprise.

Xueli puffed out her cheeks. She had just told him, but he had not believed her.

He leaned close to Xia Yu and sniffed him. "Did you spray insect repellent? No... Could there be some kind of barrier in this spot?"

Xia Yu pushed his head away. "Stay away from me."

"No. There are no mosquitoes around you, so I'm sitting here."

Other than Xueli, no one took his words seriously.

Zhang Wen looked at him teasingly. "Could it be that you came to scout out our team's tactics?"

"Tch, who cares about doing something as sneaky as that? Who cares what tactics you have? I'll be the one who wins in the end!"

"Oh my, don't set a flag. It'll be so embarrassing if you're the first one eliminated."

Qi Ning flicked his fiery red hair. "Just wait. Even if those four drag me down, I can still crush your team."

"Hahaha, we'll be waiting for that."

On the dark, surging sea, a luxury yacht was slowly making its way toward the deserted island.

Inside the extravagantly luxurious cabin, Chi Yan lounged lazily against a comfortable sofa, watching the livestream. His gaze remained fixed on Xia Yu, who sat quietly in a corner of the screen. The longer he watched, the happier he became, and he did not even realize the corners of his lips had lifted.

Chi Yi brought over a glass of whiskey. "Sir."

Chi Yan took it and sipped lightly. "When can we go ashore?"

"Tomorrow morning at nine."

"That long?"

"That's already fast." Returning to the country, going to the Xia Household to find someone, arriving in Sea City, and preparing the yacht had all taken less than two days. Being able to reach the island tomorrow morning was already unbelievably fast.

"Mm. Go get some rest."

Chi Yi glanced at the screen, which had turned completely dark. "Aren't you resting, sir? The camera in Young Master's house has been removed. You can't see him anymore."

Chi Yan lifted his eyes and warned him coolly, "Don't become as talkative as that second idiot."

"...Yes. Then I'll go rest first. Please take your time watching." He swiftly turned and left, afraid that, like Chi Er, who spoke without thinking, he would be thrown back into the training camp to be remade.