Tsundere Little Shen

Although Shen Ranxin had made a shocking remark, everyone still chose to forgive him.

But the netizens did not let him off. Shen Ranxin did not even need to think to know that the livestream comments were probably unbearable to look at right now.

It was all Lu Zhi's fault.

How could he seduce him for no reason?!

A gay man's heart was deeper than the sea... impossible to fathom and downright outrageous!

Shen Ranxin braced himself and stood as far away from Lu Zhi as possible, nearly slipping out of frame entirely.

Director Chen gave a light cough to smooth things over, then began announcing the rules of the next game.

"Our game is simple: hide-and-seek!"

"The rules are as follows: each of the six people will take turns being the seeker, for a total of six rounds. The seeker will receive a prop—the 'red string'—and tie it around one hider's wrist before the game begins."

"The faster the seeker finds the hider wearing the red string, the higher their ranking. The top-ranked members of the Alpha team and omega team will earn the right to choose their rooms first!"

After reading out the rules, Director Chen had a staff member bring over a red string.

The first to step forward was the veteran Fang Yu. Smiling warmly, he said, "I'm an old man already. I hope you young people will respect your elders and go easy on me."

Cheng Cheng gave a sweet smile. "Teacher Fang Yu, you can't pull the seniority card like that. You're on a dating show now—Teacher Fang Yu must be forever eighteen!"

Fang Yu smiled helplessly. "You really do have a sweet mouth. Then I'll give this red string to you."

As he spoke, he was about to tie the red string around Cheng Cheng's wrist.

Director Chen immediately said, "This is a dating show. Teacher Fang Yu, could you be a little more aware and choose an Alpha to tie it on?"

Fang Yu looked awkwardly at the three Alphas standing there—Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi...

Better not. Something was definitely off about those two. He had no desire to act out The Breaking Ice.

So without hesitation, he chose Jiang Ye, who was standing off to the side.

Jiang Ye froze for a moment, then lowered his head to see Fang Yu tying the red string around his wrist.

The red silk made his skin look almost translucent, while the dangling ribbon curled around his long, flawless knuckles so sensually that Fang Yu swallowed.

...Those hands really were beautiful. No wonder he was known as the ultimate fantasy of hand fetishists.

He sighed softly, amused at himself for being old enough to feel a fleeting flutter over the hands of an Alpha ten years younger than him.

"Is it too tight?" Fang Yu was about the same height as Jiang Ye. After tying it, he looked up, only to find Jiang Ye lowering his head as well. Fang Yu's thin lips brushed past Jiang Ye's ear, breathing out a puff of warm air.

For no apparent reason, goosebumps rose all over Jiang Ye's body, and his heart began beating faster and faster.

"...No." After answering in a flat voice, he took a step back.

Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and gently joked to ease the atmosphere. "Don't hide too well. Give this old man some dignity."

Jiang Ye pressed his lips together, seemingly lost in thought, then nodded carelessly.

The game began. Fang Yu closed his eyes and waited in place for three minutes before turning around to look for everyone.

Yet the moment he turned, he saw Jiang Ye crouched beneath a table not far away, staring straight at him.

Fang Yu: "..."

Jiang Ye: "..."

After a long silence, Fang Yu was still considering whether he should pretend not to see him when Jiang Ye came out on his own.

"You said not to hide too well."

Fang Yu laughed. "You really are obedient. Thank you."

Jiang Ye turned his head away and gave a quiet hum.

*

After much difficulty, Shen Ranxin found a wardrobe and had originally planned to hide inside it, only to discover that Cheng Cheng and Lu Zhi had been following him the entire time.

He racked his brains before finally realizing that this pair of gays probably wanted to hide in the wardrobe too.

After all, wardrobes were cramped, making it easier to foster feelings. Understandable, understandable.

So he turned and headed for the kitchen, only to find that the two of them followed him there as well.

Shen Ranxin: "..."

The kitchen. A great place. A paradise where all kinds of play were indispensable. Understandable, understandable.

Then he turned and went to the bathroom, only to find them following him again.

Shen Ranxin: "..."

You damn gays, how about I pay for the two of you to get a room and get out of here?!

In the end, when the production team announced that Fang Yu had found Jiang Ye the instant he turned around, Shen Ranxin was crouching at the corner of the stairs with Cheng Cheng and Lu Zhi, wearing a cold smile as though he understood everything.

Heh!

You scheming gays!

The second to go was Gu Yifei. Holding the red string, he glanced at Shen Ranxin, fury flaring in his eyes. Then he glanced at Lu Zhi, and his anger intensified.

But Jiang Ye had already been chosen by Fang Yu. The viewers were surely shipping those two like mad right now, so it would be inappropriate for him to choose Jiang Ye again.

Gu Yifei practically wanted to use the red string to hang himself in front of the cameras. After agonizing over it for a long time, he still handed the red string to Shen Ranxin.

Shen Ranxin raised an eyebrow in surprise and said, touched, "I didn't expect you to choose me..."

"Mm." Gu Yifei looked as though his parents had died. "My fans might not be able to out-argue Jiang Ye's or Lu Zhi's fans, but they can definitely out-argue yours."

Shen Ranxin smiled. "You're wrong."

Gu Yifei lifted his eyes. "What am I wrong about?"

"You'll never be able to out-argue my fans." Shen Ranxin spoke proudly. "Because I don't have any fans at all."

Gu Yifei: "..."

What an enemy conjured from thin air.

Looking at the two little followers behind him, Shen Ranxin went straight back to the same stairwell corner, leaving Cheng Cheng and Lu Zhi staring at him in bewilderment.

Since the target was too obvious, Gu Yifei found him in just half a minute.

The third was Cheng Cheng. Holding the red ribbon, he walked straight toward Lu Zhi.

Shen Ranxin was standing beside him.

Shen Ranxin: "?"

No, bro, did you pick the wrong person? The Alpha standing next to me is supposed to be your official match!

He watched in complete confusion as Cheng Cheng tied the red silk ribbon around his wrist, then said softly, "If this were a real red string, that would be nice, wouldn't it, Ran?"

Shen Ranxin: "...Right."

Right my ass.

He had no interest in men's asses!

But what could he do?! He was just a weak, innocent, and big-eating cannon-fodder simp!

This plot had already gone off the rails to a horrifying degree, yet that damn system still would not wake up, as if it were hibernating!

Once again, Lu Zhi wore that half-smiling expression. Staring at the red string around Shen Ranxin's wrist, his smile deepened.

The moment the timer started, Shen Ranxin had not even decided where to hide before Lu Zhi grabbed him and dragged him toward the wardrobe he had visited the first time. Before he could react, his vision went dark as Lu Zhi shoved him inside!

Shen Ranxin instinctively bent his knees and raised his hands, only for Lu Zhi to swiftly seize both his hands and press him inside.

Lu Zhi's entire body was pressed against his chest. His hands were pulled above his head and pinned to the wardrobe's wooden backboard, leaving him completely unable to move.

Lu Zhi reached back and shut the wardrobe door. The surroundings instantly fell silent, leaving only the sound of their tangled breathing.