The declarations had already been written.
Full Moon: gentle and courteous, able to protect and understand me, a little overbearing at times
Light Boat: gentle and kind, a little temperamental at times, shares my ideals
Iron Hammer: immunity to toxicity MAX
Winter Melon: looking for some fun
Keyboard: can play games with me, good at gaming, above fifty stars in Honor of Kings, preferably a beauty
Microphone: understands music, can work out and travel with me, good personality, nice figure
Banknotes: good figure, good looks, kind and gentle, filial and polite, puts me first in everything
Red Rose: compatible personality, does housework, likes creating surprises, a romantic
Many people immediately guessed who they were.
[Full Moon has to be our baby Yueyue. She's so cute!]
[Light Boat is obviously President Gu. Those requirements describe Yueyue exactly.]
[Microphone and Keyboard are obvious too. They're the singer Tan Yaya and the gaming streamer Zhang Jue.]
[Hahahaha, what the hell is Iron Hammer?]
[Toxicity MAX? Does he think he's Ouyang Feng, the Western Venom?]
[Looking for fun? Can you show some respect for love?]
"The declarations are over. Next comes the voting."
"You can guess who each code name belongs to. The one with the most votes will be revealed first. Each guest will draw ten people who guessed correctly to receive a mystery gift."
"Voting is now open. The three-minute countdown starts now."
The unexpected vote brought a sudden influx of people into the livestream.
[Gifts? I've got to get a taste of this.]
[Full Moon, Microphone, Keyboard, and Light Boat are the easiest to guess. Too bad we only get three votes.]
[I'm giving all my votes to Yueyue!]
[What do you think will happen if those two weird ones don't get any votes?]
[Hahahaha, I bet their expressions will be priceless. I'm not voting for either of them.]
[Then I won't either.]
[I was going to vote for those two, but I'll vote for someone else too.]
[Hehehehe, three minutes into the stream and someone's about to draw a blank. Can't wait.]
[Don't blame us. The production team insisted on being mysterious.]
Six guests had already been officially announced. Only the two mystery guests remained unknown.
Nobody knew whether they were men or women, or what they looked like.
Given that, most viewers preferred the guests whose names they already knew.
The three-minute countdown ended.
"All right, voting is closed. Let's welcome Full Moon, who received the most votes."
The first livestream took place indoors.
A lovely figure in a pink-and-white gown appeared on the pink stage, its atmosphere dialed all the way up.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Su Wanyue. Thank you for your love!"
Immediately, the people below the stage cried out in welcome.
"Yueyue! Yueyue! Yueyue!"
Wave after wave of cheers rang out!
"No wonder you're such a popular young actress. What a reception! Teacher Su, why don't you reveal your prizes first?"
Su Wanyue smiled. "I wasn't sure what everyone would like, so I prepared some signed photos and a skincare set."
"Everyone has the right to look beautiful. I hope you'll like them!"
Another burst of excited cries rose from the audience.
"Yueyue is so thoughtful!"
"Yueyue is gorgeous! Love you, Yueyue!"
"Teacher Su, please take a seat to the side. Now, let's welcome our next guest..."
The host, Teacher He, paused, looking surprised. "What a surprise! In second place is our mystery guest, Iron Hammer!"
"Please welcome him!"
His voice arrived before he did.
"Oh, looks like you've got some taste after all. You're not completely stupid."
That voice!!!
"That bastard Xie Dog?!"
He had been all over the trending topics lately. The audience knew him all too well!
[Holy crap! Why is Xie Dog on a dating show too?]
[This is so exciting! Watching Xie Yuan tear into people on his livestream was so satisfying!]
[Get Xie Dog off the show!]
A great many people cursed Xie Yuan.
A smile on his baby face, Xie Yuan waved with brazen abandon.
"Now, Teacher Xie, please tell everyone about your prizes."
"Cash. 2,500 each. I'm not interested in picking out presents for people."
Teacher He gave an awkward laugh. "May I ask why 2,500?"
"I was going to give 250, but in the end I thought 2,500 was more appropriate." With that, Xie Yuan strolled over and took the second seat.
The livestream chat exploded again.
[That attitude is way too arrogant!]
[Get Xie Dog off the show!]
[2,500! I want it so badly. Didn't you all say you weren't voting for him?]
[I was too curious, so I voted for Xie Dog.]
Su Wanyue greeted Xie Yuan with a strained smile. "Xie Yuan, I didn't expect you to come too."
"Are we close?" Xie Yuan didn't spare Su Wanyue a glance.
"Please call me Young Master Xie, or Teacher Xie."
Neither of their microphones was off, and their conversation reached the livestream.
[So arrogant. He actually wants Yueyue to call him Teacher Xie? As if Xie Dog deserves it!]
[Xie Dog, get lost! Stay away from Yueyue!]
[I've seen arrogant people, but never anyone this arrogant!]
[I think Xie Yuan is right. She only stole Young Master Xie's sister's fiancé a few days ago. Why act like they're close now?]
Looking hurt, Su Wanyue watched Xie Yuan for a while as though she wanted to say something, then lowered her head and began to cry silently.
This made Su Wanyue's fans ache for her all over again.
[Hugs for Yueyue. Don't be sad! Xie Dog isn't worth it!]
[So rude! How dare he go on a dating show acting like that? Sooner or later, he'll get flamed until he cries!]
[Yueyue is just too kind!]
The remaining guests' identities were then revealed one by one.
Light Boat was Gu Yanzhou, president of the Gu Group.
Microphone was the music diva Tan Yaya.
Keyboard was Zhang Jue, a former professional gamer and current gaming streamer.
Paper Money was Wang Zihua, a rich second-generation heir.
Red Rose was Liu Yan, an influencer with a million followers.
The final non-celebrity guest was Mu Ze.
Mu Ze? Xie Yuan glanced at him, then looked away.
Wasn't this Mu Ze the cannon fodder who gave the male lead money later on? Why was he on the dating show too?
In the original novel, only six people had joined the dating show. Neither he, the Villainous Cannon Fodder, nor Mu Ze, the cannon-fodder president, had been there.
It seemed things had already departed from the original plot.
With all the guests introduced, they set off for the next location.
The next location was the villa where the guests would be staying.
The drive would take about half an hour.
Never afraid of stirring up trouble, the production team arranged an eight-seater vehicle for the eight of them.
Once the vehicle started moving, they began discussing why they had joined the dating show to get acquainted.
The diva Tan Yaya sounded helpless. "I'm only twenty-seven, and my family's already pressuring me to get married. I had no choice but to give a dating show a try."
"Same here. My family's really pushing me, so I have to find someone soon," Liu Yan quickly agreed.
Probably not many people believed that.
The others gave much the same answer: their families were pressuring them to marry.
Gu Yanzhou gazed gently at Su Wanyue. "I'm here to pursue true love."
Pink bubbles filled the space between them.
Everyone else watched the pair with gossipy interest.
Xie Yuan opened his mouth and burst those pink bubbles to pieces. "I'm here to watch President Gu shamelessly go on a dating show when he already has a fiancée."
The pink bubbles vanished in a second.
Gu Yanzhou's expression shifted slightly, and he argued loudly, "The one who isn't loved is the third party! I just want to be with the person I love!"
Listen to that. Was that anything a decent human would say? If we weren't in a car, I'd give him a few hard slaps to knock some sense into him.
Still, while he couldn't use his fists, he was very good at using his mouth.
"How noble." Xie Yuan's eyes were full of mockery. "As I recall, your parents had a business marriage, President Gu. Your father said himself that he loved someone else."
"So that makes Madam Gu the other woman, and you an illegitimate child."
The onlookers all drew in a sharp breath.
He really dared to say anything!
The chief director took a deep breath. Good lord, I knew you were outspoken, but this is going too far!
"Xie Yuan!"
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