Will you take responsibility if you infect us all?

The live chat was still discussing it when the photos and videos of the villa finished playing.

Teacher He said, "Next, Teacher Su and President Gu from the first group will choose first."

Su Wanyue exchanged a glance with Gu Yanzhou and said, "Teacher He, could we let Teacher Xie's group choose first?"

"Teacher Xie made a special trip to look at the locations, so there must be somewhere he likes. I don't want to take the place he likes."

Hearing that, Xie Yuan nearly rolled his eyes.

Before he could start cursing, Teacher He refused first. "No, rules are rules."

Su Wanyue looked slightly regretful as she gave Xie Yuan an apologetic look. "Teacher Xie, I'm not trying to take something you like. The rules won't allow it."

"Teacher Su, did you forget to bring your brain when you left home?" Xie Yuan stared at her. "Or is your cerebrum undeveloped and your cerebellum underdeveloped?"

"I haven't even said which place I'm choosing, and you're already rushing to say you'll take what's mine?"

"What, were you a worm in my stomach in your past life?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Su Wanyue shook her head, on the verge of tears.

Gu Yanzhou raised his hand to pull her into his arms, then suddenly remembered they were streaming live. His hand changed course and patted Su Wanyue's shoulder.

"Don't be upset. It's not your fault."

He looked up at Xie Yuan and immediately accused him. "Xie Yuan, Yueyue was only being kind. She didn't want you to be upset. You've gone too far saying that. Apologize to Yueyue."

Xie Yuan's gaze slid from Gu Yanzhou's face to his stomach. "President Gu, has your face stopped hurting, or has the pain in your stomach gone to your head?"

"Did you never graduate from kindergarten? Can't you understand what I'm saying?"

"There are four places. What makes Teacher Su think the place I want is the one she'll choose?"

"Because she knows how to steal someone else's fiancé, or because she never stops yapping once she opens her mouth?"

Xie Yuan sighed. "Sometimes I really do wonder whether the Gu Corporation would go bankrupt before seeing another sunrise if it were handed over to you."

"Xie Yuan." Gu Yanzhou's face turned livid, then pale. He stood up, both hands clenched into fists.

"Can't you be less vicious when you're speaking to a woman?"

"You're a grown man, quibbling with a woman. Have you no shame?"

Xie Yuan yawned. "Neither of you has any shame, openly carrying on together. Just cursing you out a little is still too merciful of me."

Gu Yanzhou's expression darkened. "I think your sister has spoiled you too much. That's why you do things like bully women."

"I'll have to ask Xie Ran how she's been teaching you."

Xie Yuan sat up straight, his eyes cold. "If I hear my sister's name come out of that filthy mouth again, I won't mind taking care of it for you."

Seeing that things were about to get out of control, Teacher He put aside his enjoyment of the drama and hurriedly said, "President Gu, Young Master Xie, let's choose the locations first."

"It's already late. You must be hungry."

At those words, hunger stirred in Xie Yuan's stomach. "Fine, let's choose first."

With Su Wanyue soothing him, Gu Yanzhou sat back down, though his expression still looked unpleasant.

Teacher He asked, "Teacher Su, which place do you choose?"

Su Wanyue didn't bring up anything else. "The garden gazebo."

Before Teacher He could speak, Xie Yuan said directly, "The screening room."

He hadn't hesitated at all. Clearly, he'd already made up his mind.

Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue glanced at Su Wanyue, a calculating look entering their eyes.

Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue were next.

They had already discussed it and didn't hesitate either.

"We'll go to the rooftop."

Only the poolside was left, so Liu Yan and Wang Zihua had no choice.

With the dinner date locations settled, the guests set off separately in their groups.

However, Gu Yanzhou's expression was still unpleasant when he left.

As the guests headed to their dates, the live chat buzzed with discussion about the location selection just now.

[I'm dying of laughter. A certain Su brought that on herself.]

[Just a passerby here. Watching a certain someone nearly sent my blood pressure through the roof.]

[How did she even dare? She thinks way too highly of herself.]

[I see it clearly now. Someone's terrible at this but keeps asking for it. She can't feel comfortable unless she gets told off a few times a day.]

[What do you mean? Can't you see that Xie Dog is the one bullying people?]

[You must be Xie Dog's fans. Just as graceless as he is.]

[Yueyue clearly meant well, and he still insulted her. He has no manners at all.]

[Young Master Xie was right. You're just like President Gu. None of you graduated from kindergarten.]

[My daily reminder: get Xie Dog off the show. Stay away from our Yueyue.]

Some people who posted particularly filthy insults had already been muted by the moderators.

Still, the buzz around Heartbeat Means Action hadn't died down at all.

The video of Xie Yuan painting had already been posted across major platforms, attracting plenty more viewers.

Looking at the viewer count and traffic, Director Ma reclined in his lounge chair, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.

The assistant director stood beside him, hesitating for a long while before speaking. "Director Ma, should we ask Young Master Xie to take it easy?"

"Our show's already getting enough buzz and traffic. If this keeps up, we'll get banned sooner or later."

Director Ma shook his head. "No need. The Xie Family still has some connections."

"As long as Young Master Xie doesn't cross the line on the livestream, it won't get banned that easily."

"Besides, the people coming into the stream all like watching this sort of thing."

The Deputy Director glanced at the chat flying across the screen. Sometimes, even when he put the words together, he couldn't understand what they meant.

They really did all like watching it.

In the villa, the groups of guests had followed the production crew to their dinner date locations.

The crew laid out the dishes and left.

Even the camera operators following them left after fixing their cameras in place.

Only the paired guests remained at each dinner date location.

There was one main livestream and eight guest livestreams.

On the main livestream, the camera gave each group's dinner a ten-second close-up in turn.

At once, the dinners of the different groups formed a stark contrast.

Seeing that Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou had only three meatless dishes, her fans felt another wave of sympathy.

[Poor Yueyue, only three dishes. I want to order takeout for her.]

[The production team has no decency. They're really making Yueyue and him eat just those few dishes.]

[Production team, you're helping Xie Dog bully Yueyue too, aren't you? Just wait. I'm reporting you right now.]

[Hot-and-sour shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and steamed eggs. So pitiful, boohoo. Yueyue, why not just quit this dating show? It's nothing but torture.]

When they saw Xie Yuan and Mu Ze's dishes, the chat grew even more indignant.

[Why? Xie Dog didn't do anything. Why does he get to eat so well?]

[It's unfair. The production team must be giving Xie Dog special treatment.]

[Heh, watching a dating show really has opened my eyes. They're even treating guests differently. I'm reporting you right now.]

Xie Yuan and Mu Ze had four dishes and a soup: sweet-and-sour pork ribs, stir-fried napa cabbage, steamed sea bass, cucumber salad, and tofu and mushroom soup.

They were all ordinary home-style dishes, hardly lavish, but compared with Su Wanyue's three meatless dishes shown earlier, the difference was rather large.

Some people also spoke up for Xie Yuan.

[Seriously, do you have the seven-second memory of a goldfish? The guests earned the money to buy these ingredients themselves. What does that have to do with Young Master Xie or the production team?]

[If they can't even afford a meat dish, shouldn't certain people reflect on whether they've worked hard enough?]

[Please, could certain brain-dead fans with developmental problems stop watching the livestream? You're having a huge impact, okay? Will you take responsibility if you infect us all?]

[Hahahahaha, I'm dying. "If you infect us all"-that's so good.]

[Who are you talking about? So what if I watch? You don't own this place.]

[Whoever answers. Watch all you want, but could you stop constantly yapping with that mouth you can't control?]