Room Four

Chu Xinghui sat up straight and shook his head at Man Feiluan, indicating that he was fine.

He covered his face and sighed deeply.

"He" was a song Chu Xinghui and Pei Hanmo had written together back then.

To the current Chu Xinghui, it was filled with blatant displays of affection and embarrassing history.

Not only had netizens not disliked it, they had even rated it one of the hottest songs at the time.

But hearing Wen Liangtian say it aloud now was no different from streaking!

Even with an alternate identity, that was still streaking with his face pixelated!

The director emerged from who knew where, interrupting Wen Liangtian's attempt to strike up a conversation.

Chu Xinghui glanced at his phone. The originally scheduled time was almost here.

The remaining three arrived together.

Figuring Wen Liangtian probably would not return, Man Feiluan scooted over to sit beside Chu Xinghui.

Seeing this, Yuan Zhanpeng also moved one seat to the left.

"Are you giving us the center seats?" Qiao Tong noticed their movements and sat down beside Wen Liangtian with a smile.

The center seats were left to the two entertainment industry newcomers who came afterward.

[Wen Liangtian looks so cute sandwiched between the best actor and best actress!]

[Like a little kid.]

[Come on, Wen Liangtian's looking a little eager, if you ask me. Isn't he just trying to ride their coattails?]

[To the person above, our boy is innocent. Don't say that about him!]

Facing the eight people seated in a neat row, the director finally began introducing the show:

"Welcome to 'Let's Travel Together,' everyone. I'm the director, Wang Xiao.

Over the next three days and two nights, we'll be taking a rural trip in this village and experiencing the countryside."

The director's eyes narrowed to slits as he looked at the eight of them, the corners of his mouth lifting.

If Chu Xinghui remembered correctly, the next part involved playing a little game to choose their accommodations.

But looking at the director's expression... combined with the previous episodes he had secretly watched at home, his unease grew stronger.

Sure enough, the director revealed the four cards in his hand.

"We've prepared four houses. You'll pair up to complete this task."

Pair up?

Chu Xinghui looked toward Pei Hanmo.

I absolutely cannot share a room with him!

In the years since their breakup, Chu Xinghui had relied on suppressants to get through his heats.

If he caught the scent of Pei Hanmo's pheromones...

The consequences would be unimaginable.

He could already picture himself shamelessly rubbing against Pei Hanmo's leg and...

Then being thrown out of the house by a disgusted Pei Hanmo.

The next day, #Chu Xinghui's Failed Attempt to Sleep His Way In# would be trending.

He would become the biggest laughingstock in the entertainment industry.

No!

His gaze shifted down as he tried to seek help from Wen Liangtian.

They were from the same company, after all, so sharing a house would be fairly appropriate.

But Wen Liangtian let him down at this critical moment. His attention was entirely on Pei Hanmo, and he did not look at Chu Xinghui at all.

Who knew what had gotten into Pei Hanmo either. He was smiling at Wen Liangtian.

Chu Xinghui's fists clenched. He felt as though his fox ears were about to burst out of his head.

What were those two doing in front of the cameras!

He took a deep breath and sharply turned his face away, not wanting to watch this aggravating scene.

Watching Chu Xinghui, Man Feiluan poked his arm. "Huihui, are you..."

"No!"

He was not jealous over his ex-boyfriend!

"Huh?" Man Feiluan was puzzled. "I just wanted to ask who you were planning to stay with. What's wrong, Huihui? Have you still not recovered from that coughing fit?"

Wen Liangtian raised his head and said softly into Pei Hanmo's ear, "Best Actor Pei, shall we share a house?"

He deliberately made his voice cutesy, with a hint of coquettishness audible in it.

Wen Liangtian's eyes were full of triumph.

No animal could maintain their composure after hearing his voice.

Male or female.

He lowered himself and looked up at Pei Hanmo, putting himself in the lower position.

"?" Pei Hanmo rubbed his ear irritably and quietly moved his chair away from Wen Liangtian, his gaze never focusing on him. "Depends on the rankings."

Chu Xinghui was looking at me just now. Why had he suddenly turned away?

And what was with the way this person was talking?

Why did he sound so disgusting?

He had originally wanted to use him to make Chu Xinghui a little jealous, but it seemed this plan would not work.

What kind of lousy plan had Gu Chupei given me?

Now Chu Xinghui would not even look at me.

Wen Liangtian blinked, feeling that he understood what Pei Hanmo meant.

The best actor must mean that I should perform well and move up the rankings, so we can choose the same room.

He quickly lowered his head, a delighted smile spreading across his lips.

"Since we have quite a few tasks today, we won't be playing a game this time."

The director's voice came from up ahead:

"Although we told you there was a one-hour delay, our recording actually began at the regular time.

My capable little assistant has just tallied which artists were discussed most in the live comments. This time, the rankings will be based on how much discussion you generated."

"Director, isn't that unfair?" Qiao Tong rested her face in her hands with a faint smile, clearly not concerned about the amount of discussion.

"Exactly, Director. Best Actress Qiao only arrived later."

Upon hearing the rules, Wen Liangtian immediately felt dissatisfied.

Wouldn't that mean Chu Xinghui had generated the most discussion?

Although he knew the best actor would save him a spot, the thought of Chu Xinghui ranking ahead of him still annoyed him.

After all, Chu Xinghui was a good-for-nothing who could do nothing. Everyone at the company, even the boss, complained to Wen Liangtian that Chu Xinghui only knew how to leech off others' popularity.

He could neither sing nor dance, and his acting was worthless. Someone like that would never last in the Wen family.

He had simply picked up where Qiao Tong left off.

Qiao Tong said nothing more. She had seen everything Wen Liangtian had just done.

Having spent so long in the entertainment industry, she knew some newcomers could be a little rash, but she had not expected them to invite someone whose ambition was this obvious.

He did not even know to conceal it. He ought to suffer a little.

Still, he was reportedly the Wen family's young son.

That made sense, then. Competition within the Wen family was fierce, but why had he come to the entertainment industry?

Pei Hanmo was not someone to trifle with, especially where Chu Xinghui was concerned.

She hoped he could sense that and stop overestimating himself. If they got along well later, Pei Hanmo could even help him fight for power in the Wen family.

"Nothing I can do~" The director shrugged, making it clear that the script he had written would be followed his way:

"The person who generated the most discussion this time is... Chu Xinghui!"

It surprised absolutely no one.

After all, he had still been on Weibo's trending list a few days ago.

[He really lucked out, getting first pick.]

[It's fine. This way our Pei can avoid picking the same room as him.]

[Exactly. Don't come harass us!!]

[Whatever. I got my fill of cursing him out today, so I haven't lost anything.]

Hearing his name, Chu Xinghui startled, stood up from his seat, and randomly drew a room card.

He turned the card over and softly read the number on it.

"Room Four."

The scenery shown on it looked pretty nice. It should be a small villa.

"All right." The director took back the card and announced the next name:

"Next, Pei Hanmo."

Pei Hanmo looked up from his seat and cast a brief glance at the little fox, who still had his head turned away and refused to look over. The corners of his mouth drooped.

Could he really have gotten a new boyfriend these past two years?

Did he not want to be with me?

But I had been secretly watching him almost every day, keeping people with bad intentions from approaching Chu Xinghui.

Traces of scarlet appeared at the corners of Pei Hanmo's eyes, and scales faintly emerged on the back of his neck.

He opened his mouth without stepping forward. "Room Four, then."