"What do you mean?" Yu Xiuyuan asked cautiously.
Director Liu said, "Could you two hold off on being too intimate for now? Keep a little distance and leave everyone some suspense?"
Yu Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they hadn't been caught on camera.
He thought about that three-minute kiss during yesterday's livestream, and the scene where Yun Chuan had taken him to wash his hands while he played with Yun Chuan's fingers. Keeping any suspense alive seemed like a tall order.
"You think... there's still any suspense?" Yu Xiuyuan asked hesitantly.
After all that, what suspense could there possibly be?
Director Liu scratched his head. "I was just thinking we could save the reveal for the final hand-holding segment of the dating reality show. Give it more of a sense of occasion, you know?"
Yu Xiuyuan thought he was far too naive.
He lifted his chin, signaling for Director Liu to look behind him.
"You've got the wrong person. You need to talk to him about this."
Director Liu followed Yu Xiuyuan's gaze and glanced back. Yun Chuan was staring at him from a short distance away. He hurriedly looked away.
"...Well, uh, forget I said anything. I'll go see if breakfast is ready."
Breakfast was Cantonese dim sum, and it tasted pretty good.
The rice noodle rolls were tender and silky. A drop of sauce accidentally landed at the corner of Yu Xiuyuan's mouth. He had just pulled out a tissue to wipe it off when Yun Chuan leaned over.
Without even taking a tissue, he brushed a warm fingertip against the corner of Yu Xiuyuan's mouth and gently wiped the sauce away.
Yu Xiuyuan watched Yun Chuan hold up his finger without making another move. His eyes widened involuntarily in alarm.
Only when Yun