Reunion

On the day they shot the commercial, Zhou Yanqing had mentioned that the second episode would be filmed by the sea. Afterward, Ruan Yun also informed Li Yu about it.

Li Yu didn't need to pack such thick clothes this time, so his luggage was much lighter.

His flight was the same as Chi Yan's, but considering there might be fans or paparazzi outside the airport, Li Yu didn't ride there with Chi Yan. His assistant drove him instead.

Li Yu's itinerary could be found online, and fans had been waiting outside the airport long before he arrived.

At first, Li Yu hadn't really grasped how popular he had become lately. But the moment he got out of the car, he saw a crowd of people rushing toward him.

Li Yu tugged at his mask and looked around. Seeing that there didn't seem to be any other celebrities at the scene and that he was the only one who had just stepped out of a car, he belatedly realized that this crowd might all be fans here to see him off.

Fortunately, Ruan Yun had planned ahead and assigned several bodyguards to Li Yu. Now that Li Yu was gaining popularity, the company had begun taking him more seriously. Even the standard of his van had gone up a notch.

"Holy shit! Is that Li Yu?"

"It's him! It's definitely him! I'd recognize that figure anywhere!"

"Ahhhhhh, Li Yu, I like you so much!"

"We waited here all afternoon just to see you!"

"Wifey, where are you filming the next episode?"

"Wifey, I've been your fan for so long! I wrote you a letter—can you take it?"

"I wrote one too! I even brought snacks!"

"He's so handsome... Even with a mask on, he's so handsome..."

Shielded by several bodyguards, Li Yu practically squeezed his way out of the crowd. Seeing a few fans continuously stretching out their hands to offer him letters, he reached out and accepted them.

But he didn't take any snacks. First, they were inconvenient for him to carry, and second, food wasn't something he could just accept casually.

As Li Yu was about to enter the terminal, he pulled down his mask and said with a smile, "Thank you for coming to see me off, and thank you for the gifts."

Almost the instant Li Yu revealed his whole face, his fans visibly became even more excited.

"Wifey, take good care of yourself!"

"Ahhhhhh, how is Li Yu this good-looking? I'm dizzy. He's dozens of times better-looking than he is on the show."

"Make sure you read the letters when you get back!"

"Bye-bye! We'll come see you again when you return!"

It was Li Yu's first time experiencing something like this. He was a little flattered, but Chi Yan was still waiting for him inside, so he waved goodbye to the fans.

When Li Yu found Chi Yan, Chi Yan's gaze was rather resentful.

"Sorry, Brother Chi. I got delayed outside for a bit," Li Yu said, thinking Chi Yan was unhappy because he had waited too long.

"It's fine."

After saying that, Chi Yan's eyes silently fell on Li Yu's hands.

Li Yu was holding several pink envelopes, presumably gifts from his fans.

Noticing Chi Yan's gaze, Li Yu explained, "Oh, these were given to me by fans I ran into outside."

How could Chi Yan not know they had come from Li Yu's fans? He had heard the huge commotion outside just now.

"I heard someone calling you wifey just now. That must have been your fans," Chi Yan said coldly.

"Mm..." Li Yu was a little embarrassed. "I can't really get used to them calling me that, but... as long as they like it."

Chi Yan said nothing more, though sourness bubbled up in his heart.

With nothing to do on the plane, Li Yu took out the letters in his hand and read through them.

Beside him, Chi Yan appeared to be sitting ramrod straight, but his eyes kept secretly drifting toward the letters.

Fortunately, the fans had only written words of affection and encouragement in the envelopes. Otherwise, someone's jealousy would have flared up again.

Rippling Isle was the filming location for the second episode of A Day to See All the Flowers.

Rippling Isle was relatively remote. After Li Yu and Chi Yan got off the plane, they directly got into a car sent by the production crew, and the livestream had already begun by then.

"Oh, Brother Chi, Little Yu, what a coincidence. We're in the same car."

The moment Li Yu pulled open the car door, he heard a familiar voice.

It was Yu Lin. He was sitting in the front passenger seat and had probably arrived much earlier than the two of them.

"It is quite a coincidence," Li Yu replied with a smile.

"You two came together?" Yu Lin asked.

"Yes, Brother Chi and I were on the same flight." Li Yu sat down in the back, and Chi Yan got in as well, naturally taking the seat beside Li Yu.

After the car had traveled for some time, they could see the pale blue sea in the distance through the windows. Many seafood restaurants lined the roadside, each one bustling with tourists.

"Does that car on the right look familiar to you? It seems like it belongs to the production crew too."

When Yu Lin said that, Li Yu looked out the window as well. But he was seated farther inside and couldn't see clearly, so he scooted closer to Chi Yan and tilted his head to look again.

The weather on Rippling Isle was hotter than elsewhere at this time, so Li Yu wore a white T-shirt and shorts, looking fresh and clean.

As Li Yu moved, his pale legs occasionally brushed the edge of Chi Yan's trousers. When Chi Yan looked over again, the patch of skin seemed to have already been rubbed a little red.

His throat tightened, and he shifted his gaze away, pretending to look at the other production car Yu Lin had mentioned.

Someone rolled down the window, and Li Yu saw more familiar faces.

"Sister Menglan and Teacher Xiang are in the car next to us!" Li Yu exclaimed in surprise after seeing clearly. He turned around, only to realize that he seemed to have crowded Chi Yan.

He immediately sat back, feeling guilty. He had never reacted so strongly before, but this was the first time he realized that the distance between them just now might have been too close.

Ever since he had read those posts from CP fans, he could no longer look at the way he and Chi Yan interacted in the same light.

Chi Yan said nothing, only watching Li Yu's profile from the corner of his eye.

He noticed that Little Fish's ears seemed to have turned red.

"I think so too! I saw them! Sister Menglan is even greeting us!"

Yu Lin's words broke the strange atmosphere, and he waved at the car beside them as well.

"Are there only three of you in your car? Looks like the other three are in the other car."

Shu Menglan shouted at the top of her lungs.

The cars carrying Li Yu's group of three and Shu Menglan's group of two arrived at the destination at almost the same time. Only after getting out did they discover that the other three had already arrived.

"Teacher Liang, I missed you so much!"

When Shu Menglan saw Liang Meichen, she was like a jubilant butterfly, fluttering toward Liang Meichen with flapping wings.

Liang Meichen was amused by Shu Menglan and pulled her over. "I missed everyone too."

"Teacher Liang is still the best!" A smile appeared on Shu Menglan's face, but then her expression abruptly changed. "Unlike certain people, who actually complained behind my back that I sing off-key?"

Yu Lin suddenly felt a chill run down his back. He immediately put on a brilliant smile. "Hehe, Sister Menglan, I can explain... It's all the production crew's fault! They clearly did that just to drive a wedge between us!"

After saying that, Yu Lin even pretended to glare angrily at the director's team.

Zhong Su held up a loudspeaker and said in an especially punchable tone, "If we edit in one more clip, our post-production staff will be very tired too~"