The other guests nearby gathered around too.
"Hi, I'm Xia Yu, and this is my husband, Hou Yunqi." A young man wearing a sun-protective jacket greeted them with a cheerful smile.
"Hello." Unlike the lively Xia Yu, Hou Yunqi not only looked composed, but sounded even more so.
"Hello, I'm Xu Wang, and this is my partner, Pei Yanchuan." Looking at Xia Yu in front of him, Xu Wang suddenly felt like laughing. Xia Yu was a webnovel author, so he had mastered the whole repertoire of manipulative, faux-innocent tricks.
In the original novel, Xia Yu had put plenty of people in their place. In particular, when that scheming little tour guide tried to get close to Hou Yunqi, Xia Yu had made Hou Yunqi take a test on identifying such manipulators that very night.
Just thinking about that passage in the book made Xu Wang want to laugh.
"Yunqi, is there something wrong with what I'm wearing?" Seeing Xu Wang keep looking at him, Xia Yu couldn't help tugging at his clothes doubtfully.
"There's nothing wrong. I washed all your clothes myself. I didn't use washing powder, only liquid detergent. It won't leave white marks, don't worry," Hou Yunqi said with a completely serious expression.
"That's good, then." They were speaking quietly, but the livestream viewers heard every word.
[Hahaha, these two are hilarious too!]
[I can confirm that if you don't wash things carefully and rinse them properly, washing powder really does leave white stains. (Don't ask how I know. I've been down that road.)]
[I've had that happen too. I thought I'd brushed against a white wall, but even after I'd slapped my butt until it hurt, that white mark wouldn't come off at all.]
[Girl, my heart goes out to you.]
Pei Yanchuan stood beside Xu Wang the whole time.
"Hello, I'm Gu Yunlan, and this is my partner, Qin Huai. My partner is an amazing cook. Although he only makes me salads and vegetable juice these days, that doesn't stop me from praising his cooking..." Film Emperor Gu was the guest with the second-largest following after Pei Yanchuan.
Gu Yunlan was just as enthusiastic as he appeared on-screen, an unmistakable extrovert.
His partner, Qin Huai, was far more reserved, merely standing quietly to one side and smiling without speaking. But Xu Wang wasn't sure whether he was imagining it-he kept feeling there was a murderous edge to Qin Huai's smile.
Pei Yanchuan felt the same way. He gave Gu Yunlan a look that said, "Good luck."
Gu Yunlan only stopped on his own when his mouth went dry from talking. Having noticed Pei Yanchuan's look, he leaned close to Qin Huai's ear in puzzlement. "Why do I feel like President Pei pities me a little?"
Qin Huai's fist tightened beside his trouser leg. Qin Huai, you have to keep smiling.
After waiting ages without getting an answer from his wife, Gu Yunlan turned away and started thinking it over himself again. A few seconds later, he raised his head as though struck by inspiration.
"I know! President Pei must feel sorry for me having to eat vegetarian lately too. Honey, can I have a piece of braised pork with dinner tonight?"
Qin Huai smiled without speaking.
"All right, you really are a heartless man." Disappointment showed on Gu Yunlan's face.
Despite his disappointment, Gu Yunlan hugged Qin Huai the very next second. "But I still love you."
[...]
[Can any of Film Emperor Gu's fans explain this to me? Has he always been like this?]
[My impression of him was that he was refined and courteous in dramatic scenes, and crisp and decisive in action scenes.]
[Longtime fan here. He's always been like this.]
[Do you know why nobody objected when Film Emperor Gu's relationship was exposed while his career was on the rise?]
[Why? (Just a passerby here.)]
[Because his partner is his manager, Qin Huai. Without Qin Huai, we wouldn't get to see our best actor on-screen. A fansite admin once said that with Qin Huai around, our best actor has eight-pack abs; without Qin Huai, they all merge into one. (The weary words of a longtime fan.)]
[Hahahahaha, I'm dying laughing.]
The last pair to introduce themselves were Leng Yifan and Zhong Ran. Whether Yun Xi had done something or not, Zhong Ran's expression looked a little strained.
"My name is Zhong Ran, and this is my husband, Leng Yifan."
Leng Yifan nodded to the others.
Xu Wang cast a thoughtful glance at Yun Xi, who was rubbing his hands hard nearby. Was this really a case of fighting magic with magic?
Once everyone had finished introducing themselves, the director stepped forward.
"Welcome, everyone, to our show, The Newlyweds’ Honeymoon Journey. We hope you all have a wonderful time on the journey ahead." The director's voice brimmed with enthusiasm.
"Our first stop is a beautiful little mountain village in S City."
The moment the director finished speaking, all the guests looked at him at once.
"Director, did you pick up the wrong script?" Xia Yu looked incredulous.
"Of course not. Considering that you all spend so much time in cities and surely haven't seen the beautiful scenery of the countryside, our production team specially chose a distinctive little village as our first travel destination." The director was all smiles.
Xia Yu's lips twitched speechlessly.
Xu Wang was also surprised for a moment. Could my transmigration have caused a butterfly effect? This destination doesn't seem to match the original novel.
Their flight became a bus ride, and everyone boarded the coach the production team had rented in advance.
Xu Wang took the window seat, while Pei Yanchuan sat beside the aisle.
Pei Yanchuan checked the route on his phone and found that it would actually take more than two hours.
Pei Yanchuan adjusted the angle of Xu Wang's seat back so that he would be more comfortable if he fell asleep along the way.
To keep the long ride from making Xu Wang feel unwell, Pei Yanchuan handed him two fruit candies.
Xu Wang was a little surprised to see the candies in front of him. At home, candy was what Pei Yanchuan restricted most strictly. He was only allowed three pieces a day, and today he was already up to four.
"Aren't you worried I'll have too much candy?" Xu Wang raised an eyebrow at Pei Yanchuan as he looked at the candy in the transparent pink wrapper in his hand.
"This is a one-time exception. It won't happen again. Tonight, I'm personally watching you brush your teeth." Pei Yanchuan's expression was utterly serious as he said this.
"All right." Smiling, Xu Wang tore open the transparent wrapper and used his teeth to pull out the pink hard candy inside.
It was peach-flavored.
Seeing the satisfied expression on Xu Wang's face, Pei Yanchuan was just about to turn away when he suddenly heard another wrapper tearing beside his ear.
Pei Yanchuan looked puzzled. The next second, something hard and sweet touched his lips.
Xu Wang pushed the hard candy in his hand into Pei Yanchuan's mouth.
Xu Wang's fingertip pressed lightly against Pei Yanchuan's lips, only withdrawing once he was sure Pei Yanchuan had taken the candy into his mouth.
With the hard candy in his mouth, Pei Yanchuan couldn't help looking at Xu Wang.
Xu Wang picked up the wrapper in his hand and mouthed a few words without making a sound.
Others might not have known, but Pei Yanchuan saw them very clearly.
What Xu Wang said was, "It's mint-flavored."
The camera flashed past. The livestream viewers only caught what looked like movement at the corner of Xu Wang's mouth, but the shot was too brief for them to see clearly.
[This scene alone made getting up early today worth it.]
[What do I do, girls? I want to be that candy!!!]
[Wait, do those two have some kind of secret code?]
[They definitely do. Oh my god, can someone with a microscope take a look, quick?]
[Same question. The curiosity is killing me. I need an answer to scratch this itch!]
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