[Huh? Bro, can they really ask that?]
[Holy shit, holy shit, this is wild! No wonder they kept emphasizing 18+ in the promos.]
[Aaaaah, does anyone get wanting to know and not wanting to know at the same time?! I'm so scared this will ruin my "Never Panic, Broken Dew" ship.]
[We solo fans are scared too! Putting their sexual orientations and sex lives out there for everyone! Did the guests know they'd go this far? Do they not care about tomorrow?]
[Anyway, I think Shen Siyi is the only one here who's definitely never had sex. He looks so cool and abstinent.]
[Stop, I can already imagine how spectacular this is going to get. If Qiu Bailu says yes, won't Jiang Jingzhe die of jealousy?]
A staff member handed each of the four a tablet.
"Please be sure to answer honestly, or the production team will reveal the information we have to expose your lies. Now, please answer the first question. Your sexual orientation is-"
The white light on the big screen in front of them flashed several times. With every flash, Song Nianxing's heart tightened a little more.
He liked men.
It was one thing to have that sexual orientation, but in the entertainment industry, it was something no one dared to reveal, especially someone universally despised like him.
Everyone would surely hate him even more if they knew.
But the production team said they already had their information, so he couldn't lie...
The instant the final flash of white light passed, the four answers on the screen slammed straight into his eyes.
(Song Nianxing: men)
(Shen Siyi: men)
(Qiu Bailu: men)
(Jiang Jingzhe: either)
!!!
Shen Siyi liked men!
Looking at the answer displayed so clearly on the big screen, Song Nianxing felt an inexplicable flutter in his heart.
It was as though he had found someone like himself, someone who was so kind to him, at that. It eased so very much of the loneliness of being abandoned by the world.
Meanwhile, the instant Jiang Jingzhe saw the answers, his pupils abruptly contracted, and he looked at Song Nianxing in astonishment and shock.
Men!
Song Nianxing liked men?
Impossible! They had spent so many years together, and Song Nianxing had never told him...
Attention. Right! The production team must have told Song Nianxing to do this, manufacturing hype to grab attention. Just like him-he had to put "either" for his ship with Qiu Bailu.
He didn't like men. That was so... disgusting.
Wait! Shen Siyi had put that he liked men too.
And he paid so much attention to Song Nianxing and defended him.
Looking at Shen Siyi, who sat composed and unruffled, looking gentle and aloof, Jiang Jingzhe couldn't help growing wary.
"I really never expected you to like men, Senior Shen."
Shen Siyi glanced his way at that, his lips slowly curving. "There's nothing unexpected about it. Though I do remember watching an interview of yours before. Back then, you said your ideal type was something like a tall, slim, fair-skinned girl in a white dress, didn't you? But now-how did it become 'either'?"
He drew out the last word, his gaze falling pointedly on Qiu Bailu as he spoke.
Song Nianxing followed his gaze, too, only to shrink back timidly the instant his eyes landed on Qiu Bailu.
He had personally heard Jiang Jingzhe say things like, "Isn't liking men just disgusting?" That was why he had never dared let Jiang Jingzhe know. Even while writing his answer just now, he had thought this might drive them even further apart.
But Jiang Jingzhe could actually accept it? Accept it for Qiu Bailu...
By now, the livestream chat had already exploded.
[!!! Shen Siyi likes men. My world just collapsed.]
[Tsk, Song Nianxing really does like men. How disgusting. Now that he knows Shen Siyi likes men too, won't he cling to him even harder? Shen Siyi, hurry up and get a cab out of there.]
[Wait, why am I weirdly starting to ship Shen Siyi and Jiang Jingzhe? Shen Siyi!! Someone of his stature actually paid attention to Jiang Jingzhe's old interviews, and remembers them so clearly, too. I remember that interview was from when Jiang Jingzhe and Song Nianxing were still nobodies in their boy band, right? Nobody but a diehard fan from the early days would even know about it.]
[Now that the girl above mentioned it, I'm kind of tempted to ship them too. Mostly because Shen Siyi speaks so gently to everyone, but I feel like he was a little sharp when he spoke to Jiang Jingzhe just now... It feels like he's jealous, so he's being passive-aggressive.]
[! Holy shit! It really does look like that. And when Qiu Bailu spoke to him earlier, he didn't even look at him. He clearly doesn't like Lulu, and then he helped Song Nianxing, too. It really seems like he's unhappy about the "Never Panic, Broken Dew" ship and wants to use Song Nianxing to disgust them and get a rise out of them.]
[If that's really the case, the next question is going to be way too wild.]
[What nonsense are you shipping? Doesn't this just further prove our "Never Panic, Broken Dew" ship is real? Didn't you hear Shen Siyi say Jiang Jingzhe used to like women? But what did he write now!! Either! Doesn't that mean he changed because of our Lulu?!]
[Definitely, definitely. Shen Siyi's an industry insider. He must know more than we do. Maybe those two have already gone public within the industry. I'm dying over this ship. Thank you, Best Actor Shen, for the assist.]
[Exactly, exactly. Look at our Lulu, still smiling so innocently. He's clearly happy about Jiang Jingzhe's answer.]
The comments raced past. Qiu Bailu did indeed look delighted, his eyes glued to the big screen displaying the answers.
Shen Siyi liked men!
Then did he have a chance?!
If he could latch on to Shen Siyi, he could toss his ship with Jiang Jingzhe aside like a fart.
Besides, he really had never tried someone like Shen Siyi before and didn't know what it would feel like. He wanted to be the first person to sleep with a man so noble and pure, a godlike existence!
As he was thinking this, the PD's voice rang through the villa again.
"Very good. Everyone answered honestly. Now for the second question. Have you ever had sex, and what was the gender of your sexual partner-"
Listening to the PD's voice and watching the countdown for his answer on the tablet, Song Nianxing couldn't stop his writing hand from trembling.
The production team could find out the answer to the previous question.
But this question was different. Apart from people whose particularly wild exploits were common knowledge in the industry and who wouldn't dare lie, the others could still choose not to give an honest answer.
But... if he lied, what would Shen Siyi think of him?
After turning it over and over in his mind, Song Nianxing finally seemed to muster the resolve to enter his answer.
The big screen in front of the four flashed a few times, just as it had before.
The instant the white light faded, the answers came starkly into view.
Song Nianxing: once; male Shen Siyi: once; male Jiang Jingzhe: never Qiu Bailu: never counted; male
!!!
Unable to control himself any longer, Jiang Jingzhe's eyes widened, and he shot up from the sofa.
Song Nianxing had done it with a man!
Song Nianxing had fucking slept with another man!!
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