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Chu Xiyue: "Huh? So this time I'm going on a dating show with the ex-boyfriend I wished I'd never see again after we broke up? Did the show's director save their lives or something?"

Chu Xiyue hadn't been reading the comments, but that didn't stop her from voicing the exact same sentiment.

[Not really. Li Fan'er didn't know Zhao Xizhou would be on the show before she signed the contract. She didn't break the contract afterward because the production team was simply offering too much money.]

"And Zhao Xizhou?" Chu Xiyue casually asked while eating.

Now the system was wide awake: [Zhao Xizhou's feelings for Li Fan'er are far from innocent. He still hasn't gotten over her. The spot on this variety show wasn't originally meant for Zhao Xizhou. After finding out that Li Fan'er was joining this dating show, he traded several fashion resources he had in hand for it. His motives for joining the show are impure. Don't be fooled by how calm Zhao Xizhou looks, or how he can still bicker with Li Fan'er. When he saw Li Fan'er again, his ears secretly turned red.]

"This plot feels a little familiar..." Chu Xiyue mused to herself. "If this were on Jinjiang, wouldn't it be a top-ranked hit? I've even thought of the title—After Going on a Dating Show with My Ex-Boyfriend. Tsundere top star × scheming wolf-dog!"

Chu Xiyue: This kind of tragic breakup aesthetic where the man can't let go while the woman coolly walks away! I'm sold!

Chu Xiyue took out her phone, opened the Jiang app, and asked, "System, got any replacement novels like that to recommend?"

The system happily recommended several novels to Chu Xiyue.

Sure enough, Chu Xiyue discovered that the system's tastes were highly similar to her own. She casually opened a novel titled Going on a Variety Show with My Top Star Ex-Husband and started reading while she ate, treating it as digital comfort food.

She discussed the plot with the system as she read, thoroughly engrossed.

Every guest on The One She Loves Most had their own individual livestream room, as well as a main livestream room. Without He Jinyuan around, Chu Xiyue's livestream had lost quite a bit of popularity. As for the comments, there was barely one after ages.

At that moment, a sharp-eyed viewer noticed what was on Chu Xiyue's phone screen. She was following that novel too, and recognized it immediately from the cover.

She casually took a screenshot and posted it on Weibo.

@Zhangzhangyu Xiaowanzi: I'm reading the same book as a celebrity. Rounded up, that means I own the same thing as a celebrity! [Image] #GoingOnAVarietyShowWithMyTopStarExHusband#

Zhangzhangyu Xiaowanzi did not have many Weibo followers. Though she had included the relevant topic, the influence of book fans simply could not compare with that of fandom fans, so it did not draw anyone's attention.

After Chu Xiyue finished eating, Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou walked into the dining room one after the other. Neither said a word to the other; only their gazes clashed, and the air between them was taut with hostility.

Half an hour ago, Chu Xiyue might have thought the two simply couldn't stand each other. But now that she knew about their past relationship from the system, she couldn't help but look at their tense atmosphere with a gossip-hungry gaze.

The system said: [Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou appearing in the living room together may have looked like a coincidence, but Zhao Xizhou had actually been eavesdropping outside his room the whole time. He only came out after hearing Li Fan'er's footsteps heading downstairs, pretending they had run into each other by chance.]

Chu Xiyue said, "As expected, every coincidence in the world is premeditated!"

She sat in a corner of the dining room, watching Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou with her 5.0 eyesight. Without disturbing them, she had secured herself a VIP seat for the freshest gossip.

Li Fan'er coldly handed Zhao Xizhou a boxed meal. Zhao Xizhou lowered his head to glance at the dishes, a slight crease forming between his brows.

Li Fan'er sneered. "What? Does Teacher Zhao not like the boxed meals prepared by the production team?"

Zhao Xizhou glanced at Li Fan'er, then suddenly gave a soft laugh. "Thank you for your concern, Teacher Li."

Li Fan'er rolled her eyes at him like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "Who's concerned about you?!"

Chu Xiyue was utterly baffled.

The system diligently explained to Chu Xiyue: [The boxed meal Li Fan'er gave Zhao Xizhou had braised eggplant in it. Zhao Xizhou thinks Li Fan'er still remembers his tastes, and he's secretly delighted.]

"Zhao Xizhou likes braised eggplant?" Chu Xiyue asked doubtfully. Zhao Xizhou did not look like he enjoyed it.

[Not at all. Zhao Xizhou hates eggplant more than anything. Even after all these years apart, Li Fan'er still remembers Zhao Zizhou's least favorite food. Rounded up, doesn't that mean she still can't forget him either?]

Chu Xiyue was impressed. "You really know how to ship them."

There was only one table in the dining room. Li Fan'er sat down first, then Zhao Xizhou endured Li Fan'er's death glare and sat beside her.

Li Fan'er picked up her boxed meal and shifted one seat away, determined to draw a clear line between herself and Zhao Xizhou. But she moved too dramatically, and the disposable utensils on top of her meal fell to the floor.

The utensils were still unopened and disposable, so they could still be used after being picked up. Li Fan'er bent down to retrieve them.

Zhao Xizhou glanced at Li Fan'er from the corner of his eye. Seemingly unmoved, he kept eating the eggplant he hated most with an unchanged expression.

But none of this escaped the system's eyes. Its eyes were measuring tapes!

The system told Chu Xiyue, "When Li Fan'er bent down to pick something up just now, Zhao Xizhou instinctively used his hand to shield the corner of the table! He loves her so much!"

Chu Xiyue said excitedly, "Sure enough, there are only two things in this world that can't be hidden: coughing and love! I'm shipping them to death!"

In the main livestream room, most viewers' attention was on Li Fan'er and Zhao Xizhou, this

bickering pair,

and no one noticed the blazing look in the corner of Chu Xiyue's eyes, as though she had just watched her favorite couple hand out sweet moments.

Just as Chu Xiyue was hopelessly absorbed in shipping them, He Jinyuan also entered the dining room.

He had changed into casual loungewear: a simple white T-shirt paired with linen-colored trousers. His hair looked like it had been casually tousled, but in truth, every strand had been carefully styled to achieve its perfect appearance.

He looked over the people in the dining room, casually took a boxed meal, and sat beside Chu Xiyue. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Chu Xiyue quietly shift to the other side.

The smile on He Jinyuan's face stiffened slightly. He glanced at Chu Xiyue, displeasure flashing through his eyes before he returned to his gentle expression. "Have you eaten, junior?"

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