Chu Xiyue looked He Jinyuan up and down, shook her head, and clearly disagreed with him. Still, she did not intend to say anything more.
The vehicle went over another speed bump. A bus's suspension was naturally incomparable to that of a high-end RV, and the driver might have driven public buses before—the way he drove was wild and carefree. He did not even slow down for speed bumps.
He Jinyuan's face turned slightly pale, and his smile became more forced.
The system shook its head. [Tsk, tsk, tsk. He Jinyuan's injury down there still hasn't healed, and now the road is so bumpy. This is truly making things worse—injury upon injury. He can neither sit nor stand, yet he doesn't dare show even the slightest abnormality.]
Chu Xiyue admired him even more. "He can really endure it. As expected, men who run supermarkets are exceptionally gifted!"
Off-camera, He Jinyuan's expression was spotted by fans who watched him through a magnifying glass at all times, and they were extremely displeased.
[Is Chu Xiyue trying to sell some straightforward persona? She speaks without thinking. Every single strand of our Yuanbao's hair is perfect—how could he possibly have hemorrhoids!]
[Exactly. Yuanbao has never even held a girl's hand, and she starts talking about hemorrhoids and perianal diseases the moment she arrives. Does she think she's funny? Yuanbao was so embarrassed his face turned red. The fact that he didn't pull a face at her on the spot already shows tremendous gentlemanly manners.]
[Poor Yuanbao. With a partner like this, she not only clings to him shamelessly and buys promotional posts to hype up a CP with him, but her emotional intelligence is also rock-bottom. Does she really think what she said is funny?!]
Amid the noisy barrage of comments, He Jinyuan's restless discomfort, and Chu Xiyue and the system's lingering interest, the vehicle arrived at their destination—a seaside villa.
He Jinyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and got off the bus with a composed expression.
"The One She Loves Most" was an S-tier celebrity couple dating show planned by Apple TV. The production team had invited ten guests: three real married couples and two trial couples.
Chu Xiyue and He Jinyuan were one of the trial couples.
Chu Xiyue and He Jinyuan entered the villa. Because the guests had different schedules, they were the first to arrive.
The villa rooms had already been assigned, so there was none of the usual variety-show scrambling for rooms. Chu Xiyue's room was on the third floor, while He Jinyuan's was on the first.
He Jinyuan carried his own suitcase, yet still remembered to turn back and say to Chu Xiyue, "Junior Sister, there's no elevator in this villa. Let me carry your suitcase upstairs for you."
Chu Xiyue glanced at He Jinyuan, and the system's words—"wine bottle"—suddenly surfaced in her mind. "—Beep beep—"
Without changing her expression, Chu Xiyue tightened her grip on her suitcase and decisively refused him. "No need."
With that, she dragged her suitcase and thumped all the way up to the third floor in one breath. He Jinyuan stood frozen in place for quite a while before saying to the camera, "Junior Sister is really strong."
Chu Xiyue put her luggage in her room and rested for a while. Then her stomach suddenly growled twice.
Only then did Chu Xiyue remember that she had been busy all morning. It was nearly noon, and she had not eaten anything yet. Rubbing her stomach, she went downstairs to find something to eat.
But just as she reached the staircase, she suddenly heard a girl's voice, dripping with sarcastic mockery and full of hostility.
"Teacher Zhao is so delicate and precious. We wouldn't dare trouble you with this luggage, lest you hurt those noble, priceless hands of yours."
The man smiled. "Teacher Li, you flatter me."
"Who's flattering you?" The woman's displeasure was barely concealed. "You really are thick-skinned!"
For a moment, Chu Xiyue could neither go up nor down.
In the end, though, the hunger in her stomach overcame her reason. She coughed heavily twice before walking downstairs.
She discovered that the two people downstairs were the show's other trial couple.
Chu Xiyue had looked up information beforehand and knew that this was the other trial couple on the show. The girl was Li Fan'er, a new member of a famous domestic girl group. The man beside her was her partner, Zhao Xizhou, a second-tier actor who had played leading roles in several low-budget web dramas and had decent popularity.
When she had searched for information on them online, she had also seen rumors that the two did not get along.
Now, it seemed those were not merely rumors.
Chu Xiyue's arrival slightly eased the subtle tension between them.
After they greeted one another, Chu Xiyue noticed that Li Fan'er did not look particularly pleased. Though she stood beside Zhao Xizhou, her gaze never once landed on him. There was an inexplicable scent of gunpowder in the air.
The two truly did not get along very well.
The livestream viewers were not blind, either. Naturally, they could see the subtle atmosphere between Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou.
[Looks like the rumors really are true. Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou really do have a conflict. If Chu Xiyue hadn't come out just now, they probably would have started fighting.]
[I heard they formed a grudge on some flop variety show. Li Fan'er said Zhao Xizhou danced like a disabled person doing rehabilitation, while Zhao Xizhou insinuated that Li Fan'er performed like a blind person. They've been at odds ever since. Whenever one of them appears somewhere, the other will absolutely not show up.]
[Which genius came up with this plan? They actually invited Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou onto the same show, and it's freaking a dating show. Rumors about these two not getting along are everywhere. Even someone like me who isn't in fandom knows about it.]
[Did the Director save Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou's lives or something? Otherwise, I can't think of any reason these two would appear on the same show.]
[Fight! Fight!]
Chu Xiyue passed by them and took a boxed meal from the production team, preparing to fill her stomach.
[Eh? I found some gossip about Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou. Host, do you want to hear it?] the system asked.
Chu Xiyue's eyes lit up. I really came to the right variety show. I'd already found two juicy stories in just one morning!
"What gossip? What gossip? Hurry up and tell me! I happen to need some digital pickles to go with my meal."
#My Arch-Enemy Turned Out to Be My Ex#
The system happily cut into the gossip. [It's true that Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou don't get along, but it wasn't because they formed a grudge on a variety show like the rumors say. They were boyfriend and girlfriend before they debuted, but later broke up for certain reasons. The breakup wasn't very pleasant, so every time they meet, things get unpleasant.]