This is a dating show, not Animal World!

[Wait... dude, you really aren't treating us like outsiders, huh? You're telling us everything. I'm losing it.]

[First time I've seen someone call himself a hopeless romantic like that. It's kind of cute. Is Qi Yu's face making me way too biased?]

[It's definitely because Qi Yu is so handsome! That's why those words hit so hard! Being a hopeless romantic is the best dowry an Alpha can have! If Qi Yu really is a hopeless romantic, I can't imagine how happy his wife must be!]

[He hasn't given up on treatment. He'd still be drooling even if he were cured!]

[Production team, hurry up and replace this guest! What are Qi Yu's subordinates doing? Someone's publicly insulting your superior, and you aren't going to deal with it!?]

[And what's this about being married!?]

The live comments erupted completely.

The scene on set was just as bewildering.

Only the production team watched it all quite calmly.

Because they had already called to confirm.

Qi Yu's adjutant had said it himself.

The person who had come to participate in the show was indeed Qi Yu.

And he had come for his wife.

So everything he did on the show was perfectly normal. The production team shouldn't feel any pressure; they could just broadcast it as planned.

With that answer, the directors felt quite free to proceed boldly.

The host even asked outright, "Mr. Qi, could you tell us more about what you said about already being married?"

"An online marriage. In a game, too," Qi Yu answered.

His expression barely changed.

Only, he put heavy emphasis on the word "game."

It was clear that he was very unhappy.

To be honest, Qi Yu didn't know why Bai Luochuan insisted on calling their relationship a game, either.

But that was all right.

There would be an opportunity.

He would ask him properly and get to the bottom of it.

As for this final round of putting a finger down, the others naturally chose to put theirs down to maintain their personas.

Only Bai Luochuan was different.

He stared at his fingers for a while.

Then firmly chose not to put one down.

He was a hopeless romantic, all right.

A hopeless romantic for his darling husband and his darling husband alone!

Looking at his stubbornly raised finger, Qi Yu felt both happy and angry.

Happy that Bai Luochuan had said he was a hopeless romantic.

Angry that he'd been tricked into getting happy again.

That wicked Beta was such a deadly tease.

If he really was a hopeless romantic, why was he pretending they were strangers now? Couldn't he hurry up and go home with him to get married!?

The game ended.

Qi Yu won by a landslide.

The production team handed out boxed lunches and placed the best one in front of Qi Yu.

But Qi Yu didn't touch it.

Instead, with quick eyes and quicker hands, he swapped his lunch with Bai Luochuan's beside him.

Bai Luochuan: ?

Qi Yu said solemnly, "I want to try the regular boxed lunch. Let's swap."

Bai Luochuan: ???

Do you think I'm a fucking idiot?

Wariness was written all over his face.

Accepting someone's food or gifts left you indebted to them.

There was no such thing as a free lunch.

Bai Luochuan understood that principle very well.

Qi Yu was already used to this reaction from him, so after a pause, he leaned closer to Bai Luochuan.

He lowered his voice.

At a volume only the two of them could hear, he said, "I don't think any of the others are very suitable. I'd like to find a regular partner for the duration of filming."

After saying that, he pulled back, putting distance between them again.

He looked at Bai Luochuan expectantly.

Bai Luochuan understood what he meant.

As for the other guests.

Apart from He Gui, who barely had any presence, none of them really looked easy to get along with.

If he had to team up with someone, Qi Yu did seem like a decent choice.

He looked down at the boxed lunch again.

Qi Yu beamed. "This is a bribe."

Bai Luochuan got the message.

He opened the lunch box Qi Yu had swapped with him.

The difference between the two meals was enormous.

After some thought, Bai Luochuan said, "Then let's share."

Qi Yu was overwhelmed by the favor, and his smile grew even more satisfied.

They finished the meal quickly.

Although none of the dishes tasted particularly good, Qi Yu felt that every bite tasted sweet.

Sweeter than anything he had ever experienced in his life!

Once everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the production team gathered them again.

The afternoon's activity was simple.

They needed to split into teams to find props and collect ingredients for dinner.

The props were hidden in the woods outside the villa: signs with types of ingredients written on them. The more they found, the greater the variety of food they would have for dinner.

Of course, if they found nothing, the production team wouldn't let them go hungry. They would still kindly provide a crew boxed meal for dinner.

Listening to the production team's plans, Lan Muxing and Yan Cheng's team looked eager to try.

Chu Zhu looked thoroughly irritated.

He didn't want to lose.

But he didn't want to team up with a Beta at all, either.

He Gui simply stood up and dutifully followed the arrangements.

As for Bai Luochuan.

He sat there with his eyes unfocused, showing absolutely no intention of participating.

Qi Yu nudged him gently. "Don't you want to find more ingredients for a better dinner?"

Bai Luochuan blinked.

To be honest.

The crew meal was pretty good.

After swapping food with Qi Yu at lunch, he had also eaten the side dishes in the crew meal.

Not only were they better than instant noodles.

They were also far better than the dry rations he used to fill his stomach with while working.

Bai Luochuan had little interest.

He was practically ready to close his eyes and take a nap.

Seeing what he was thinking, Qi Yu simply relaxed along with him. His eyes curved as he said, "Not interested, bro?"

Bai Luochuan asked in return, "What about you?"

"I don't mind." Qi Yu shrugged. "I'll go with whatever you want, bro. Anything's fine."

His words were full of a sweet softness.

Paired with the tender affection in his eyes.

When Bai Luochuan's gaze met his, it left him stunned once again.

A three-second pause.

Bai Luochuan stood up.

Qi Yu looked a little surprised. "Bro?"

"We might as well get some exercise," Bai Luochuan said, moving his limbs.

Qi Yu had shared lunch with him. There was no reason to make Qi Yu suffer along with him at dinner because of his laziness.

Of course.

The more straightforward reason was that he couldn't bear to let that face suffer.

No matter who was underneath.

As long as he wore his husband's face, Bai Luochuan couldn't let him be shortchanged.

Once Bai Luochuan moved, Qi Yu naturally followed obediently.

When the two entered the woods, the other two teams were already inside.

The wind blew through the treetops.

A soft rustling sounded.

Qi Yu noticed something, and when he looked up, sure enough, he saw a sign hanging high among the branches.

He gauged the height in his mind.

Without using any other tools, he should be able to get it by lifting Bai Luochuan up or having him sit on his shoulders.

Satisfied, he lowered his gaze.

Qi Yu wanted to ask his wife whether he preferred being held up or sitting on his shoulders.

Instead, he saw Bai Luochuan hugging the tree trunk, already scrambling to the top at an almost inhuman speed.

Qi Yu: ...

Wife.

Do you still remember that this is a dating show?

Not Into Nature!

And definitely not Animal World!?