We barely know each other

The casual viewers who had no idea what was going on and Lu Yiyi's fans couldn't help speaking up for her when they saw this.

[Shen Yanci and Song Yunxing are going too far! Is there any need to give Lu Yiyi a hard time?]

[Lu Yiyi is a precious female Omega. She's a girl, after all. Can't those two at least comfort her?]

[Those two clearly have something to hide, and they won't even let Yiyi talk!]

[Two grown men bullying a little girl. Shameless!]

But their fans and more levelheaded viewers were also in the livestream.

[Holy shit! So your Yiyi is the only innocent one? Does our Xingxing's life not matter? Everything's already been cleared up, and she's dragging it out again!]

[Our Xingxing has done nothing wrong. Stay away from him!]

[Who even said a single nasty word to her? She cries at the drop of a hat! Fuck, she's such a fake innocent bitch!]

[Shen Yanci always talks like that. If you can't take it, don't go up to him!]

The number of fans shipping Shen Yanci and Song Yunxing had already surged over the past two days. Now that an outside enemy had appeared, even their solo fans came out to defend them.

Their fanbases were so enormous that they soon drowned out the criticism.

Still unsatisfied, some fans even clipped this segment to carefully analyze Lu Yiyi's microexpressions. Of course, that all came later.

A short distance away, two young women, one tall and one short, noticed that the four had gathered and ran over.

One wore her hair in a bun, with a fashionable pale pink T-shirt and high-waisted jeans. Youthful and sweet, she looked every inch a college girl.

Her gaze swept over the four of them before settling on one person's back. Her eyes brightened, and she shouted excitedly, "Song!"

Song Yunxing turned around and was abruptly caught in a bear hug.

"Long time no see! I've missed you so much!" Sweet, cloying toffee pheromones drifted beneath his nose. Song Yunxing looked down and discovered that it was Lu Ran, the little queen of clinginess.

"Lu Ran, long time no see." Song Yunxing gently patted her back, reminding her that the cameras were still rolling.

Lu Ran had debuted through the country's first talent competition show. She was also the first female Omega celebrity he had met after returning from abroad.

They had performed together before. Her straightforward personality meshed well with his.

Besides, he was a little older than her and generally indulged her whims. They got along quite well in private.

Lu Ran refused to let go of him, reporting her recent work schedule like a child telling a parent about her grades.

Shen Yanci's gaze settled on Lu Ran, his eyes dark and unreadable.

A large, slender hand caught Lu Ran by the collar and pulled her straight out of Song Yunxing's arms.

"Sorry. She's always like this. She doesn't have much of a sense of personal space," said someone with a wolf cut, his tone mild.

He stood around six feet one, wearing a dark brown jacket with a strikingly stylish design. A silver bracelet and a pink hair tie that utterly clashed with his image encircled his prominently boned wrist.

"It's fine. I've known her quite a while. I know what she's like." Song Yunxing smiled helplessly and offered his hand first. "Song Yunxing. Singer."

"Gu Nianzhi. Ordinary designer." He lowered his eyes and lightly shook Song Yunxing's hand, releasing it a moment later.

[One has an album in the world's top ten for sales, and the other is the chief designer at VE, a world-leading luxury brand. You're both masters of the humblebrag!]

[Hahaha, don't just watch those two. Shen Yanci's expression is delicious~]

[He's jealous! He's jealous!]

[Lu Ran: (held by the collar) pitiful and helpless]

Gu Nianzhi glanced sideways, seemingly waiting for Song Yunxing to introduce the cold-faced man beside him.

"Oh, his name's Shen Yanci. It doesn't matter if you don't know him," Song Yunxing said casually.

Gu Nianzhi gave a slight nod in greeting.

Shen Yanci reluctantly nodded back, completing their introduction.

The six gathered at the village entrance and chatted for a while. Then a solid black celebrity van sped down the tree-lined lane and stopped at the entrance.

A tall woman in a long black dress opened the door and hurried toward them, a pearl backpack slung over her shoulder, dragging along a man in a black casual shirt.

"Sorry for the wait!" Yu Wan looked apologetic and nudged the man beside her with her elbow. "It's all his fault for not getting up today. Feel free to work him as hard as you like later."

The man was about the same height as Yu Wan. Though he was nearly forty, he was still packed with muscle, making his black shirt bulge.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Shi Jinyan. Filming ran late last night, so I was a little slow getting up today." His voice was deep and full of strength.

Shi Jinyan had been in the industry for over a decade. An Alpha best actor award winner known for martial arts action films, as well as a director and producer, he was a true veteran.

With such an established senior offering an explanation, nobody was tactless enough to quibble over a few minutes.

[LMAO, who would dare boss Shi Jinyan around? Look at those arm muscles. One punch could kill two people.]

[Honestly, being in that kind of shape at forty takes some serious self-discipline.]

With all eight guests present, Director Guo picked up a red megaphone and announced, "Welcome, everyone, to the filming of the first episode of 'True or False Lovers.' This episode's theme is simple happiness."

"We'll be spending the next two days in this village. You'll have to earn points yourselves to exchange for all your daily necessities and food."

"Now hand over all your phones and cash for the production team to hold on to. Anyone caught hiding a private stash will have all their earned points reset to zero."

At those words, every guest froze.

Most celebrity dating shows in the industry revolved around travel and romance. Naturally, they had assumed this show would just involve sightseeing, checking in at attractions, playing games, and showing off their affection along the way.

The real couples had come for an all-expenses-paid honeymoon, while the fake couples treated it as another acting job. None of them had expected the production team to confiscate their money.

"Huh? Director, aren't you filming a dating show?" Lu Ran pulled a long face, her eyes filled with disappointment. "Isn't it supposed to be a free vacation, romantic islands, things like that? At the very least, a trip to the countryside! Why are you taking our money?"

"Don't worry, we'll have everything you mentioned. But this episode's theme is a simple, heartwarming daily life. Only by weathering the dull, tedious routines of everyday life can love endure!" Smiling, Director Guo took out vacuum bags and motioned for them to hand over their phones and wallets.

Since they were already here, the guests had no choice but to obediently surrender their wallets and phones.

The staff handed each of them a sponsor-provided phone to use for communicating during the show.

Director Guo cleared his throat. "Our show's first interview segment was already conducted in the cars."

"Based on the staff's scoring of the twelve questions, the couple most in sync was Luo An and Lu Yiyi. The Yiyi-Luo An pairing earned ninety-six points."

"Next were Yu Wan and Shi Jinyan. The Jinyan-Yu Wan pairing earned eighty-two points."

"Lu Ran and Gu Nianzhi earned sixty points."

"Shen Yanci and Song Yunxing earned... thirty-five points."

The guests reacted differently when the scores were announced.

Luo An and Lu Yiyi exchanged a smile and leaned close to whisper in each other's ears. They seemed to form a little world of their own, the atmosphere between them turning intimate and sweet.

Yu Wan and Shi Jinyan were the oldest and most senior pair. Yu Wan looked perfectly composed, but her fingers secretly tightened as she pinched Shi Jinyan's arm.

As though he couldn't feel the pain, Shi Jinyan quietly apologized to her.

Lu Ran looked incredulous. "The full score was one hundred and twenty, and we only got sixty! Doesn't that mean we didn't even pass?"

"Does our love only deserve sixty points?" Lu Ran kept lamenting dramatically.

Gu Nianzhi tapped her on the head with a helpless look. "That's what you get for dozing off in the car. We're lucky we even got sixty."

Yet Shen Yanci and Song Yunxing, the show's biggest draw and its only male-male couple, didn't seem surprised by the result.

The other couples stood close together, their gestures intimate and natural. Those two not only stood far apart, but practically left enough space for two people between them!

Song Yunxing, in particular, all but had "We barely know each other" written across his face.

[LMAO, were you two forced to join this show?]

[Xingxing, have you been kidnapped? Blink if you've been kidnapped!]

[Everyone else is being sweet and playfully bickering, while you're still fooling yourselves, thinking you can pull the wool over everyone's eyes~]

[I see right through it all~ Xingxing kept zoning out in the car and barely answered any questions. Besides, the questions were pretty personal, asking for specific times and places, and Shen Yanci refused to answer too.]

[Stop pretending! You've fucked the bed to pieces, and you're still acting like you barely know each other!]