Green Tea Makes Me Dizzy

Actually, the mystery guest had originally been Xiang Yang, a well-known young heartthrob in the industry.

He had not been particularly popular when he signed on for the show, but last month, he had shot to fame overnight through another music variety show, so he had pulled out of this dating show half a month ago.

He had reportedly even paid three million in damages for breaching the contract.

Since this concerned Nan Zhou's partner, Hao Jia had spent the past few days asking the production team for information, both openly and discreetly. But everyone said the same thing: they did not know who the replacement guest was, either.

Was it really necessary to keep a stand-in so tightly under wraps that only a handful of people on the production team knew?!

Hao Jia pursed his lips. "Maybe it's just a publicity stunt. They might be even more of a nobody than Zhouzhou!"

Five days later, the dating show that had generated so much buzz before airing finally premiered to eager anticipation.

The instant the livestream opened, millions of viewers flooded in.

[Nan Zhou, get out of the entertainment industry!!!]

[Here for our baby Yu! Our beautiful Yu is gorgeous! Mommy loves you!]

[All-round ace Lu Zhou, the finest of Alphas, Venus's masterpiece.]

[Aaaaaah, Zhou Yu (Lu Zhou/Wen Yu) shipper here, waiting to be fed.]

[If the mystery guest isn't interesting, Pei Feng, just wait until the hate gets you trending!!!]

Pei Feng, the director of "You Make My Heart Flutter," was an old fox notorious in the industry for being domineering and refusing to take no for an answer.

In the previous two seasons, the guests had suffered so much at this overbearing director's hands that they had practically been put through the wringer.

But he truly was talented. Every variety show he made became a massive hit, and many artists who had not been particularly well known had shot back to fame on the strength of their shows' popularity. So even knowing that the show had traps waiting for them, they still bravely jumped in for the exposure.

This season of "You Make My Heart Flutter" had invited not only Lu Zhou, Wen Yu, and Nan Zhou, but also esports player Xu Xiao, singer Jiang Zhen, major D Platform streamer Gu Tang, and internet-famous rich second-generation heir Zhang Shi.

Xu Xiao and Jiang Zhen had been dating for two years, and their relationship was steady. They had even trended when they announced their relationship back then.

It was not only because she was older than him, but also because Xu Xiao was a Beta while Jiang Zhen was an Alpha. Everyone had thought their relationship would not last.

Gu Tang and Zhang Shi had not officially announced a relationship, but things had been heating up between them in Gu Tang's livestreams lately, and plenty of people online shipped them.

Since the show was being livestreamed on D Platform, inviting the platform's major streamer Gu Tang and the man he was flirting with had been a natural choice.

Other than them, there were Nan Zhou and the mystery guest.

At that moment, of all the guests being discussed in the livestream chat, only Wen Yu, Jiang Zhen, Gu Tang, and Nan Zhou had appeared.

[What's going on? Where's my God Xu?!]

[Aaaaaah, baby Yu is so beautiful, so gorgeous and sweet!]

[Little Tang's smile is so sweet! Can't wait to see his sugary interactions with Young Master Zhang, awooo!]

[Where's that fake innocent bitch Nan Zhou? Too scared to show his face after all the hate?]

[The one at the very edge-is that Nan Zhou?!]

[Holy shit, it really is Nan Zhou. Didn't recognize him at first. Did he cut his hair???]

It was more than a haircut. Even his taste in clothes had changed, and his whole demeanor made him seem like a different person!

Among the guests present, aside from Lu Zhou, Gu Tang felt the difference most keenly.

After all, he and Nan Zhou were somewhat related and had known each other since childhood.

"Did you get a new stylist, Nan Zhou?" Gu Tang walked up to Nan Zhou enthusiastically. "That outfit doesn't make you look like an Omega at all. More like a Beta."

Those words instantly sent shock waves through the people in the livestream and the audience.

Recently, because of Lu Zhou's interview, there had been plenty of speculation about Nan Zhou's sex.

Gu Tang's words practically tossed Nan Zhou straight into boiling oil.

[This spicy already? Throwing shade right out of the gate?]

[Isn't Gu Tang being way too rude!]

[Nan Zhou fans losing it? That counts as rude? Was he being polite to us when he pretended to be an O as a B?]

[Gu Tang fan here. Our Tangtang has always talked like this all these years. Stop making things up and take a look at yourselves.]

[Wait, don't you think Nan Zhou actually looks way better like this?]

[Stop pretending to be a random passerby. Your precious idol is like that, and you're still a fan? Gag!]

"Why aren't you saying anything, Nan Zhou?"

Gu Tang wore a cute smile. "Are you shy? You should know all the guests here, right? Especially Wen Yu."

This time, Nan Zhou finally spoke. "I don't."

He stepped aside, keeping his hands tucked lazily in his pockets. "Could you tone down the smell?"

Gu Tang froze.

"Green tea makes me dizzy."

[Fuck, hahahahahahahaha!]

[This guy is so rude! Pei Feng, your dad's dead for inviting an artist with such awful manners!]

[Laughing so hard I'm pounding the bed! So this is what Nan Zhou's personality is like? Suddenly kind of a fan.]

[Um, is it possible Nan Zhou meant that Gu Tang should rein in his pheromones?]

[That explanation makes it even funnier, hahahaha!]

[Even if he meant pheromones, it's still really rude!]

[Are Gu Tang's fans brain-dead?! This is a variety show set with Alphas present! He's an O spraying pheromones everywhere. Who's he trying to seduce?!]

Gu Tang had not quite processed it, either.

He was a Beta, but he had always pretended to be an Omega in public, and his publicly stated pheromone scent was green tea.

To conceal his identity, he had even deliberately sprayed on a tiny bit of green tea perfume that day.

"I don't have a stylist," Nan Zhou added.

"So you didn't have your hair and makeup done today?" This time, Jiang Zhen chimed in. She looked Nan Zhou over in surprise. "No way, your skin looks incredible! Damn it, I'm so envious and jealous."

"Hello, I'm Jiang Zhen. I'm a singer." Jiang Zhen took the initiative to introduce herself to Nan Zhou.

[Wuwuwu, our big sis Zhen really is so confident and gracious!]

[Compare Jiang Zhen with a certain someone, and it's heaven and earth. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was some huge star.]

[I'm so curious. How good must his skin be for even a beauty like Jiang Zhen to envy it?! Can the camera zoom in for a close-up?!]

Nan Zhou lifted his eyelids slightly. "I've heard your songs. Your husky voice has a lot of character."

"Have you ever considered..."

Before he could finish, director Pei Feng interrupted.

"Guests, please come collect your task card."

"Wen Yu, please read out the task. Sorry for the trouble."

Wen Yu, who had been standing to the side without saying anything, took the task card and opened it.

"Please enter the room directly opposite you and choose a token. Please note: the four tokens were provided by the other four guests respectively. Choosing a token means choosing that guest as your partner. The two of you will embark on this season's heart-fluttering journey together."

As he finished, the double doors directly opposite the four of them slowly opened, revealing the objects inside.

In order, they were a mechanical keyboard, a box of instant noodles, a gift box filled with envelopes, and an electric guitar.

[I bet a hundred bucks the mechanical keyboard is my God Xu's! He's still so... undisguised (dumb)...]

[Are those love letters in the gift box? Wuwuwu, so romantic. Could Young Master Zhang have written them for our baby Tang?!!]

[Instant noodles... Nan Zhou, your token is calling you. Get over here!]

Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Zhen stepped forward, looking torn between laughter and tears, and picked up the mechanical keyboard. "I choose this."

Wen Yu also headed to the right, where the gift box and electric guitar stood.

Just then, someone beat him to it, reaching out and picking up the electric guitar.

That sight sent the livestream chat into an immediate frenzy.

[Fuck off, aaaaaaah!]

[Seriously? Nan Zhou is openly fighting Wen Yu over Lu Zhou?!]

[Gag!!!!!!! What kind of person does that?!!]