Abandon

Xie Li sat there, practically falling apart.

The moment Shen Yan left, Pei Heng sprang up from the sofa like he was dodging the plague.

He hurriedly got dressed, then sat beside him with a grim face, saying nothing.

Xie Li gathered his courage and asked, "How badly does your shoulder hurt? I'm really good at applying ointment. Can I help you put some on? I promised Shen Yan."

Yet Pei Heng only gave him two stubborn words. "No."

Lu Xingchuan let out a puzzled sound.

Standing at the villa entrance with his hands on his hips, Shen Yan burst into laughter. "Hahaha! My hidden mission is complete! I successfully got everyone to tell Bai Jing about their respective hidden missions."

Bai Jing jumped up in shock. "So that was your mission? I really thought you were helping me! Shen Yan, you liar!"

Lu Xingchuan turned, his face full of fury. "Didn't you say your hidden mission was to make everyone say, 'Brother Shen Yan, you're so great'? Shen Yan, you liar!"

Pei Heng looked at Shen Yan darkly. "Didn't you say you were just going to the bathroom and would be right back? Shen Yan, you liar!"

Shen Yan: ...

"In the end, I won the world but lost her?"

His voice paused.

Then he threw up an arm and shouted.

"But every generation brings forth new talents!"

[Hahahahahaha!]

[His mental state is absolutely unmatched!]

The director came over from the side with a black face, holding a megaphone.

He was furious!

Pei Heng's secret mission was: receive an essential oil back massage from a guest.

What an exciting mission that was!

And what happened?

Could someone tell him what the Weibo trending topic #World-Famous Painting: No# was about?!

Lu Xingchuan's secret mission was: make Shen Yan sing "Bobo Chicken" for him.

He had racked his brains to come up with this perfect way to ease their relationship.

As long as Lu Xingchuan successfully got Shen Yan to sing, the conflict between them might just be resolved with a laugh.

And what happened?

Could someone tell him what #Lu Xingchuan Destroys the Environment# was about?!

Xie Li's secret mission was: ask a guest to help him twist open a bottle cap, then tell them, "Brother/Sister, you're amazing."

What a perfect ambiguous little moment.

Paired with Xie Li's eyes that were both innocent and seductive, the chemistry would have been off the charts!

And what happened?!

Xie Li had only made a move on Shen Yan!

Aaaahhh!

The director was about to turn into a roaring gorilla.

As for Bai Jing, she had completely forgotten that she even had a mission. She had been too busy enjoying the drama!

And Song Qianshan!

Song Qianshan's secret mission was: sing "Sweet Honey Honey" with Xie Li.

Even though Xie Li was into men, putting such a talented and beautiful pair together to sing a romantic song would still have been incredibly exciting!

And what happened?!

It would have been one thing if Song Qianshan had not looked at Xie Li the entire time.

She had even been squatting beside Bai Jing, wholeheartedly enjoying the drama with her?

The director was seething with resentment. "Shen Yan not only completed his hidden mission successfully, he even completed the additional mission and earned a privilege card."

Xie Li looked at Shen Yan with jealousy and forced out a smile. "Shen Yan is really amazing. You even completed the additional mission. What was your additional mission? Unlike me, mine was to stop everyone from completing their missions. It was really hard."

[He had to complete his own mission while stopping everyone else from completing theirs. Poor Li baby.]

[Xie Li's mission really was a bit difficult. I even suspect the director did it on purpose.]

Although Xie Li had failed his mission, he wanted to win some sympathy.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yan looked at him in confusion. "Was that hard? Look, didn't I get you all to give up on your missions quite smoothly?"

Bai Jing suddenly understood. "So everyone's additional mission was to stop other people from completing their missions!"

Xie Li: ...

Thanks a lot, seriously!

[...]

[Xie Li's mission really was a bit difficultDid the director do it on purpose]

[Xie Li's pity play failed, hahahahaha! I laughed so loudly!]

The director was exhausted.

The director was heartbroken.

The director wanted to wear a mask.

But—

A true warrior could still live another five hundred years.

He took a deep breath and encouraged himself: You are the best! You can definitely make the sweetest dating show!

After finishing his inner monologue, the director raised the megaphone and said, "According to the rules, once someone completes the hidden additional mission, the game ends. So now, everyone except Shen Yan must accept punishment."

Shen Yan swiftly grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and hurried over to sit on the sofa.

He eagerly prepared to watch everyone else suffer.

"The punishment for this round is to call the person at the top of your WeChat contacts list, tell them that you've successfully found love, and ask them for a two-hundred-yuan red envelope as a wedding gift.

"If you successfully get it, you pass.

"If you fail, you must sing 'Bobo Chicken' while waddling like a duckling.

"If they ask for the name of your love interest, choose someone from among the guests present as your answer."

Bai Jing immediately raised her hand. "What if that person is watching the livestream?"

The director smiled. "Then you're the chosen one. All right, the game begins. Decide the calling order with rock-paper-scissors."

The five of them played rock-paper-scissors.

The order was quickly decided.

Pei Heng proudly took first place.

In front of the cameras, he unlocked his phone, opened WeChat, and revealed the first contact on his list.

Everyone was curious about the contacts of Huancheng Group's president.

Shen Yan even came closer with his sunflower seeds for a better look.

"Abandon?"

After seeing the first name on the WeChat list, Shen Yan read it aloud without any trouble.

Then, with his fluffy-haired head tilted, he looked at Pei Heng in confusion. "What normal person gives themselves a name like that?"

Pei Heng lowered his gaze to look at him and smiled. "I also think that person isn't particularly normal."

Bai Jing clutched her head. "Oh no, oh no. I instinctively wanted to recite the second word, but the worse part is that I don't remember what the second word is."

Pei Heng placed a WeChat voice call to Abandon.

Then—

Bzz~

Bzz~

Bzz~

A production staff member hurried over sneakily, holding Shen Yan's phone.

"Teacher Shen, someone is calling you on WeChat."

Shen Yan did not think he had anything urgent to deal with or anyone he needed to contact, so he immediately waved his hand. "Just hang up."

On this side, the staff member hung up the voice call.

On the other side, Abandon did not answer, and the call ended.

Pei Heng looked helplessly at the director. "He didn't answer."

Bai Jing, following the principle that drama lovers never thought there could be too much drama, urged him on. "Call again, call again."

The director nodded. "Call one more time. If he still doesn't answer, it counts as a failed mission."

Pei Heng cooperatively called again.

The staff member who had just been about to leave with Shen Yan's phone immediately rushed back to him. "Teacher Shen, they're calling again. Could it really be urgent? Why don't you answer? It's fine, they're the ones playing the game right now."

Shen Yan glanced at the caller ID: Pure College Boy, Six Foot Two?

Why didn't you say so earlier!

Of course he was answering!