Thinking about a man

Yan Cheng wanted to say more.

But the production team announced that filming had begun.

All the guests gathered in the living room. As the production team brought out the prepared breakfast, they also announced the day's schedule.

First, judging by the votes announced last night, quite a few people were apparently dissatisfied with the pairings.

So today's activities would not be done in pairs.

All six of them would go together.

Of course, along the way, romantic sparks would still have to come from talking to each other and growing closer.

The activity itself was simple: the six of them would climb a mountain together. There would just be some checkpoints along the way, where they would need to find someone to cooperate with or answer questions to pass.

It sounded fairly simple.

Bai Luochuan lowered his head and ate.

He showed little interest in the whole activity.

But the host would not let him off.

Because during breakfast, everyone also had to answer the questions their fans most wanted answered.

One per person.

No one could escape.

What even Bai Luochuan had not expected was that, out of all the questions submitted yesterday, the one for him had received the most support.

So he was the first to answer.

The host asked him, "Mr. Bai Luochuan, viewers are all very curious. Could you tell us about that game you're always thinking about?"

That hit Bai Luochuan's sore spot dead-on.

He did not need to hesitate at all.

Bai Luochuan asked in return, "Could they introduce their partners to me too, so I can get to know them intimately?"

The smile on the host's face instantly stiffened. "That's not what we meant. The fans were saying..."

Bai Luochuan waved a hand. "That's exactly what it means. I'm a hardcore self-shipper, a die-hard fan. Don't ask so many questions. If you ask, you're knowingly becoming the other woman."

The host froze.

Instead, Qi Yu stepped in with a smile to save the situation.

Setting down his coffee cup, he said, "Don't the viewers have any other questions?"

He was clearly telling the host to change the subject.

Since the big shot had spoken.

The host could only comply.

The second question was about Qi Yu.

What viewers most wanted to know was why he had joined a dating show.

Qi Yu's smile remained unchanged. "To find the person I love. Isn't that also the theme of the show?"

As he spoke, he glanced toward Bai Luochuan again.

Only to discover that his wife had gone back to eating with his head down.

Qi Yu: ...

Fine.

Not a single word his wife had said to him last night about male virtue had been a joke.

But that was all right.

Since his wife did not consider him real.

It was not as though he could not thoroughly seduce him all over again in reality.

Most of the questions for the next few people concerned who they were interested in.

Everyone gave their answers.

There were not many juicy revelations.

Once breakfast was over, the production team handed out hiking clothes. After everyone changed, they could get ready to begin the day's activities.

Just as the initial introduction had suggested.

Climbing the mountain really was not the focus of this activity.

First of all, they would reach the first peak not by climbing, but by cable car.

"You'll ride the cable cars in pairs. In a moment, you can draw lots to decide your partners."

The host explained, "Two people per cable car, and the ride up takes ten minutes in total. So during those ten minutes, guests paired together can really get to know each other better~"

A standard dating-show routine.

Bai Luochuan remained calm.

Beside him, Qi Yu lightly nudged his arm.

Lowering his voice, he asked, "Ge, if it comes down to luck, do you think we'll end up together?"

Bai Luochuan blinked.

Luck had never been something he possessed.

If he had not been so unlucky in his previous life, would he have had to spend the first half of it as an orphan and the second half as a mercenary?

If he had to put it into words, it was as though he had truly used up all his luck on meeting Qi Yu.

Having a virtual lover he could rely on.

That could already count as his only good fortune.

But he could see the anticipation in the person beside him.

After thinking it over, Bai Luochuan still decided not to spoil his mood.

Offering a little comfort, he said, "It's only ten minutes in total. It doesn't matter if we're not paired together."

Qi Yu pouted.

He muttered under his breath, "Even ten minutes is already a long time."

Perhaps neither of them had particularly good luck.

When the drawing ended, Bai Luochuan discovered that, just as expected, he had failed to get paired with Qi Yu.

His partner was Lan Muxing.

Qi Yu, meanwhile, was with the other Omega, Chu Zhu.

When Chu Zhu saw the pairing, he was as excited as if New Year had come early.

Lan Muxing, meanwhile, smiled happily.

Moving a little closer to Bai Luochuan, he said, "Ever since I joined this show, I've been so curious about you, Chuan! Getting paired with you this time is really so..."

He did not finish the rest.

He stopped awkwardly midway through.

Because Bai Luochuan had very decisively dodged the two hands he had been about to reach out to wrap around his arm.

Bai Luochuan offered no explanation.

Lan Muxing was also too embarrassed to ask.

He could only rub his nose sheepishly.

He turned away and pretended nothing had happened.

The group boarded the cable cars in order.

In the first cable car, Chu Zhu kept talking to Qi Yu.

Qi Yu, meanwhile, rested with his eyes closed.

After a while, Chu Zhu fell silent.

The camera operator accompanying them also blinked.

After a long pause.

Chu Zhu said in disbelief, "Is he... asleep?"

The crew member nodded with a complicated expression.

Both the insult and the damage were maxed out.

Qi Yu really did seem to have fallen asleep.

[I'm dying of laughter! What is Qi Yu doing?! Your wife isn't riding with you, so you're sleeping out of sheer anger?]

[Okay, okay, I get it. You both graduated from male virtue school, right? Your wife won't let anyone hold his arm, and you won't talk to anyone. You're a match made in heaven!]

[Doesn't anyone think Qi Yu is being really rude? Someone's trying to talk to you!]

[You call this talking? Listen to those questions. Which one isn't straight out of a matchmaking date? If it were someone I didn't like, I wouldn't want to answer either.]

[Am I the only one wondering why Qi Yu is so tired? Was even the best room so awful that our Lord Qi couldn't sleep well, so now he's taking naps wherever he goes?]

[I strongly recommend showing us what happens inside the rooms! Netizens need to provide strict supervision!]

The live comments were having an absolute field day.

Yet when the cable car reached its destination, Qi Yu, whose eyes had still been closed, immediately opened them.

Without anyone needing to remind him.

He got off without the slightest delay.

Now even the production team was baffled.

The camera operator accompanying him could not help asking, "Mr. Qi, did you sleep poorly last night? You look a little tired."

"Ah," Qi Yu responded softly.

After a moment's thought, he smiled again. "That was my own fault. I went to sleep too late last night."

The camera operator continued curiously, "Were you busy with work?"

Qi Yu shook his head.

With a gentle smile, he said, "I was thinking about a man."