Without the slightest change in her expression, Yu Wan grabbed Shi Jinyan, who was still standing there in a daze.
"See that? Do the same." She wrapped her arms around Shi Jinyan and tilted her head up.
The man froze for a moment, then slipped his arms around her waist and slowly lowered his head.
[Ahhhhh! They really are the rumored secretly married couple. So bold!]
[That size difference! They're so shippable!]
[Look how practiced they are. I'm already imagining a wild session in bed!]
[You upstairs, you're the one with your mind in the gutter!]
Despite his burly build, the man moved gently, brushing Yu Wan's lips with a featherlight kiss.
The camera beside them kept rolling, and Song Yunxing stared, dumbfounded.
Wasn't this supposed to be the least intimate option? They went straight for a kiss!
Song Yunxing awkwardly withdrew his hand, unsure what to choose.
Having completed the task at lightning speed, Yu Wan dragged Shi Jinyan toward the nearby open-air restaurant.
"Beef Wellington! Production team, you really splashed out! We won't stand on ceremony, then. We're digging in!" Yu Wan shouted from the open-air restaurant.
Song Yunxing couldn't help swallowing.
He had gotten up early that morning and hadn't eaten the airplane meal. After spending all this time playing, he still hadn't eaten a thing and was starving.
But his innocence was at stake. He had to pick the easiest option to pass. If he drew something like Yu Wan's move, neither of them would get to eat!
His expression turned serious as he tried to guess the assigned moves of the remaining three couples.
The viewers in the livestream were puzzled.
[What exactly are those two waiting for? Just pick one.]
[I bet the production team did this on purpose. There's no pattern at all!]
[This round is testing the rumored couples. A fake couple would have a hard time pulling off something as intimate as a kiss!]
[If that's the case, I don't think those two are very likely to be real.]
Lu Ran and her partner also finished the Water Task and strolled over.
"Song, you still haven't picked?" Lu Ran asked, looking confused.
"Yeah. I don't know which couple to choose." Song Yunxing rubbed his brow, still unable to find any pattern.
"What's there to agonize over?" Lu Ran said casually.
She pointed at the last couple. "You two."
Before Song Yunxing could warn her, the last couple interlaced their fingers and struck a few simple poses together.
"This is easy!" Lu Ran took Gu Nianzhi's hand of her own accord, interlacing their fingers.
The camera clicked a few times, and the two finished the shoot in one go.
"Song, we're going to eat first. Hurry up, or the food will get cold." Lu Ran waved at him and bounded toward the restaurant.
Song Yunxing: ...
Now only the final two couples remained.
"If you keep hesitating, you won't have a choice left." The man's low voice came from beside his ear.
"I know that!" Song Yunxing clenched his fingers nervously.
The faint sound of two sets of footsteps came from the beach behind him. Song Yunxing bit his lip and randomly pointed to one of the male couples.
"You two!"
The chosen couple exchanged a glance. The smaller young man jumped onto the taller man, wrapping his arms around his neck.
The man deftly caught him under his backside, and the young man planted a loud smacking kiss right on his lips.
Song Yunxing turned to stone, as though his soul had left his body in an instant.
"Well? Are you going to attempt it?" Director Guo, who had been hiding under a beach umbrella, came over specifically to enjoy the show.
This was the most intimate move among the four couples. All the assigned moves had been decided by the invited couples drawing lots. There was no pattern whatsoever.
Mentioning their relationship status on the task card had merely been a smokescreen to throw the guests off.
"Anyone who gives up will not only have to reimburse the full cost of today's island trip, but also won't receive any food or drink on the island today. Even the little shop is off-limits," Director Guo said with a beaming smile.
Dazed, Song Yunxing glanced again at the couple still holding their pose, and his face gradually flushed red.
"Can we skip the kiss?"
"Please reproduce the task as closely as possible. Otherwise, you'll be treated as having forfeited," Director Guo said smugly.
Looking at Director Guo's delighted face, Song Yunxing finally understood Yu Wan's urge to tear the director apart with her bare hands.
He didn't care about the island fee. He could endure going a whole day without food, but Shen Yanci might not be able to.
Shen Yanci lowered his eyes to look at Song Yunxing. The young man was clearly reluctant, yet for some reason hadn't refused outright.
Shen Yanci's eyes darkened slightly. Just as he was about to refuse, a voice interrupted him.
"Shen, Song, you're still here?" Luo An asked in surprise, drying his hair with a towel.
With a scarf wrapped around her, Lu Yiyi followed quietly behind Luo An.
She discreetly glanced over Shen Yanci and Song Yunxing, her gaze practically glued to Song Yunxing.
His white T-shirt had been replaced with a white sun-protective jacket. It was clearly not his size, and the loose fit made his figure look even slimmer and his face all the more striking.
Lu Yiyi clenched her fists. That jacket was obviously Shen Yanci's!
What right did he have to wear Shen Yanci's clothes? He was just a lousy beta singer. Without the wealthy backer behind him, what the hell was he?
He must have used his backer to pressure Shen Yanci into giving him the jacket!
Seeing the two at an impasse, Lu Yiyi suppressed the seething anger inside her and softened her voice.
"Song, Shen, why aren't you completing the task? This is perfectly normal behavior between a couple. There's no need to be shy."
Song Yunxing inwardly went mad. Normal? We're not a couple!
Shen Yanci's expression remained indifferent, a barely perceptible curve appearing at the corner of his lips.
Thinking Shen Yanci's mood had improved, Lu Yiyi felt even more encouraged. She immediately feigned confusion and asked, "Could it be that you two aren't actually a couple?"
The moment those words left her mouth, the entire filming location fell silent.
It was so quiet that all they could hear was the sound of waves breaking against the shore nearby.
The livestream viewers and casual onlookers shared the same doubts.
[This move isn't even that extreme. Why are they hesitating for so long?]
[Most couples in the honeymoon phase have done this, right? Besides, that video that sparked their dating rumors was about as intimate as this.]
[All the other couples finished their tasks just fine. Why are these two stuck?]
[Could they really not be a couple? Then what was that earlier scandal video about?]
[Could it really be what some gossip accounts said-that Song Yunxing threw himself at him and deliberately had someone expose it?]
The haters seized their opportunity and began steering the conversation in the scrolling comments. The pair's livestream soon became a toxic mess.
Seeing things take a bad turn, Director Guo was about to intervene when a languid male voice cut him off.
"Do you live by the sea? Is that why your reach is so wide?"
"What happens between Song Yunxing and me is none of your business. I was going to let you save some face, but you've decided to use it as a cleaning rag."
"Don't you know how much you spent on that face of yours?"
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