Please

Although Chi Yan had only said that the director should consider him, once the words left his mouth, the director would never refuse.

Never mind that the media company Chi Yan belonged to held the largest share of investment in this show; with the Chi Family behind him, no one would dare provoke him.

What kind of concept was the Chi Family?

Even wealthy families had ranks. The foundation accumulated by the Chi Family over generations had established its status, placing it among the upper echelon of Beijing's elite circles.

After Zhong Su, the director behind A Day to See All the Flowers, learned what Chi Yan wanted, he immediately confirmed Chi Yan as the final guest.

Though Chi Yan was an ordinary person outside the industry, his buzz was simply too high! He was both the newly appointed president of Bright Joy Media and the eldest young master of the Chi Family...

Not to mention, people usually only saw handsome, wealthy figures like him in novels. Now that he had suddenly appeared on a variety show, it was like an immortal descending to earth.

He had a feeling this variety show would become a hit.

He could already imagine the Weibo trending topic on the day the livestream began: Shocking! The finale guest of A Day to See All the Flowers is actually him!

After confirming the regular guests, the director contacted the production staff and had them officially announce the first episode's start time on Weibo. They moved so quickly, as if afraid certain people might change their minds.

Livestreaming had already become commonplace, and travel-themed shows were appearing one after another. But A Day to See All the Flowers was the first to combine livestreaming and travel.

This caused quite a stir on Weibo, and countless netizens expressed their anticipation.

What was the appeal of a livestream variety show? Obviously, watching people tear each other apart! No editing whatsoever—you could watch the drama unfold live! And with the travel buff added on top, the longer the trip, the fiercer the conflicts!

I'll Bean-Paste You All v: Last time, that actress surnamed Sun crashed and burned after acting like a diva on a travel variety show. I'm curious who'll have their scandal exposed this time.

Forest Girl: It's Director Zhong Su's show. He's always insanely good at... Anyway, looking forward to it.

If You See Me, Tell Me to Do My Homework: Why aren't they announcing the guest lineup this time? Why so mysterious?

Gentle Little Weiwei: I heard this guest lineup is incredible... Even a certain Best Actress who's been retired for over a decade is on the guest list.

Baking Soda v: Upstairs, are you talking about lmc? Holy crap, she was my childhood goddess!

Exquisite Dice, Red Beans Within: I'm dying. We haven't heard anything about Goddess Liang in years. How could she possibly be on it? If she joins this show, I'll wash my hair upside down.

Watermelon Juice: "Incredible" doesn't even begin to cover it. Leming poured a huge amount of money into this...

Me Against the World: Flirty variety show, you only know how to seduce me. Just wait until the day you start streaming—I'll use my giant tablet to stare you down hard!

Li Yu was lying on the sofa scrolling through Weibo. Beneath the official announcement post was a long string of comments discussing the guest lineup, but he only glanced at them a few times.

He did not really remember who the guests on this show were. He only vaguely recalled that the show had become rather popular in the end.

What finally interrupted his thoughts was a WeChat message. Someone named "Y" had sent him a voice message.

Only after Li Yu tapped into the chat and saw the message history did he realize that this person was Chi Yan.

Chi Yan even used the default profile picture. When Li Yu pressed play, Chi Yan's somewhat deep voice came through. "Little Fish, where are you?"

Li Yu vaguely remembered that Chi Yan seemed to have said last night that he would be coming back today.

"At the company," Li Yu typed.

"Are you free? Let's have a meal together." Chi Yan stopped sending voice messages and typed his reply instead.

Li Yu: "My schedule is wide open today."

Chi Yan: "I'm waiting downstairs at your company."

Li Yu: "Okay."

Chi Yan stared blankly at those two words.

The "Little Fish" he had saved as Li Yu's contact name was Li Yu's nickname—unexpectedly simple. In the past, he had been afraid Li Yu would discover his feelings, so he had not even dared to overstep in the contact name.

He scrolled through his chat history with Li Yu. The two of them did not usually chat, only exchanging greetings on birthdays and holidays.

It seemed that ever since Li Yu had gotten together with Shen Zhonglou, they had rarely been in contact. They had clearly grown up together, yet because of one piece of trash, they had ended up worse than strangers.

It was also because he had not been proactive enough back then that Shen Zhonglou had been given this chance...

Chi Yan exited the chat and focused on driving.

He was afraid that driving out in an overly conspicuous car would affect Li Yu, so he had deliberately chosen the most ordinary one in the garage.

Li Yu had considered that as well and disguised himself slightly. Though he was not very famous now, he still had fans, so he had to be wary of paparazzi.

In his memories, Chi Yan's cars had always looked understated and reserved, but their license plates were strikingly conspicuous. They all began with Beijing A, followed by strings of "88888" or "99999."

Li Yu searched downstairs for quite a while without finding any similar license plate. Only after Chi Yan sent him his location did he find the car.

Naturally, he saw the car Chi Yan had driven out. He was somewhat surprised, but he did not ask about it. He merely silently marveled at Chi Yan's thoughtfulness.

"What do you want to eat?"

Chi Yan's hand rested on the steering wheel. As he spoke, he leaned slightly toward Li Yu, and Li Yu caught a crisp, cool woody scent.

"Of course, I'll eat whatever Brother Chi treats me to."

Li Yu smiled at Chi Yan again. Chi Yan returned his gaze to the road ahead and softly answered, "All right."

Whatever I treat him to, he'll eat?

Chi Yan's eyes darkened, and his Adam's apple bobbed unconsciously.

In truth, Chi Yan had already reserved a restaurant. It was located in the center of Beijing, the place they had often eaten at before and Li Yu's favorite in the past.

The restaurant was called Mountain Retreat. It was famous in Beijing and had been open for more than a century. Ordinary people had to book two years in advance just to get a reservation there. Only someone of Chi Yan's status could reserve a table ahead of time, not to mention that Chi Yan was a regular customer.

Li Yu remembered this place as well. Certain scenes from the past flashed through his mind, and he could not help feeling nostalgic.

Chi Yan had reserved a small private room. Once they entered, he pulled out Li Yu's chair for him before taking a seat across from him.

The preordered dishes arrived one after another. Only after three or four dishes had been served did Li Yu realize that they were all his favorites.

So Chi Yan still remembered what he liked...

Li Yu quietly picked at his food. When he reached for a dish of squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, some unpleasant memories from his previous life inevitably surfaced in his mind.

["Zhonglou, the food here is delicious. Want to try some?" Li Yu smiled as he picked up a piece of his favorite squirrel-shaped mandarin fish and was about to offer it to Shen Zhonglou. "Li Yu, do you know what you look like right now? Like a dog—a dog wagging its tail and begging for my favor." Shen Zhonglou sneered and slapped his hand away. "I don't eat fish. It reeks." Li Yu fell silent. He stared at the back of his hand, which had reddened so easily from the slap. The chopsticks clenched in his hand trembled slightly, and his eyes helplessly misted over.]

Li Yu came back to himself. The moment he looked up, he met Chi Yan's dark eyes.

"Does the food not suit your taste?"

Chi Yan could tell that Li Yu had something on his mind, but he did not ask directly. Everyone had secrets. Of course, so did he.

"No. I just thought of something... Sorry, I got distracted."

Li Yu stopped dwelling on it, but a pair of chopsticks entered his field of vision. "Little Fish, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish. You used to like it most."

Chi Yan had used serving chopsticks. Li Yu looked up at him, and his heart trembled secretly.