May all go smoothly, free from harm, and every wish come true

Huo Chuyun answered swiftly, "In my previous life, after I lost both legs and one eye, it suddenly appeared on my hospital bed."

"That's it, that's it." Goosebumps rose all over Lu Xingchen's body from the shock.

"I went to a temple to pray for a Peace Talisman for you after that staged car accident put you in the hospital."

"So it was already destined that I would enter the book to meet you."

Huo Chuyun's pupils trembled, and the hand holding the Peace Talisman shook uncontrollably. "I wondered how the Peace Talisman had been reborn along with me. So it was all because of it."

Lu Xingchen looked at Huo Chuyun with relief. "Good thing I donated so much money to the temple. The abbot didn't lie to me. Thank goodness you were reborn early and didn't have to suffer so much."

"Baby..." Huo Chuyun pulled Lu Xingchen into his arms and asked, deeply moved, "Did you write the words inside the Peace Talisman?"

"May all go smoothly, free from harm, and every wish come true." Huo Chuyun buried his face in the crook of Lu Xingchen's neck, his voice muffled. "That's the most heart-stirring prayer I've ever heard."

Feeling the dampness against his neck, Lu Xingchen gently rubbed Huo Chuyun's hair.

"Huo Chuyun, when you had that nightmare, you asked why no one had ever cared about your pain. I always did. I just couldn't be there beside you."

"Huo Chuyun, the tears you shed in the book would become rain in my world."

"So happiness sent me to your side."

"Baby... you really know how to sweet-talk me." Huo Chuyun lifted his head and looked at Lu Xingchen with reddened eyes, looking aggrieved.

"You still haven't answered whether you'll move in with me."

"I could..." Lu Xingchen deliberately drew out his words. "But I have two fur babies. Can you accept that?"

Huo Chuyun wished he could tuck Lu Xingchen into his pocket and take him everywhere. He said eagerly,

"I can. I can walk Xiao Huang during my morning run, then come back and scoop Tofu's litter. Baby, all you have to do is enjoy yourself."

Lu Xingchen nearly died laughing. "Huo Chuyun, how do you look anything like a domineering CEO right now? You look downright lovesick."

"I'm lovesick for you, baby." Seeing Lu Xingchen shake with laughter, Huo Chuyun's gaze darkened. He brought his handsome face close to Lu Xingchen's lips and kissed him.

"The first time I laid eyes on you, baby, I fell at your suit-clad feet."

The move was soon completed.

Lu Xingchen sat leisurely on the sofa and noticed Huo Chuyun gently tugging on Tofu's cute little paw. Tofu hid under the table, clinging to a table leg and continually pulling back.

Huo Chuyun squeezed Tofu's little paw and said excitedly, "Baby, look! Tofu likes me!"

Lu Xingchen pressed a hand to his forehead. Where did you get the idea that Tofu likes you? Yet he indulged him as always. "I think so too. Tofu's really taken to you. Same taste as her dad."

Tofu abruptly raised her head and stared at Lu Xingchen in shock, protesting, "Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow!"

A dad who forgets his daughter the moment he sees a handsome face!

"Tofu says she wants to keep playing with you." Lu Xingchen idly translated the meows while petting Xiao Huang in his lap, who was tired from playing ball with Huo Chuyun.

Seeing that her dad had no intention of helping her, Tofu gave up struggling and let Huo Chuyun scoop her into his arms and plant several hearty kisses on her.

Afterward, Tofu could not be bothered with Huo Chuyun and curled up beside Lu Xingchen, until Huo Chuyun opened a can of pet food and called her over.

She didn't want the food at all. She just liked this new human.

Nestled in Huo Chuyun's arms, Lu Xingchen asked lazily, "Brother Chu, did you receive my gift?"

Huo Chuyun asked instinctively, "The joint project in Country A?"

"Mm..." So much had happened that day that Lu Xingchen's eyelids were fighting to stay open. He murmured a reply, his head tilted to one side, and the next second, he fell sound asleep.

Huo Chuyun carefully adjusted his position, then slowly lifted Lu Xingchen with movements as gentle as if he were handling a fragile treasure.

His arms slightly bent, Huo Chuyun held Lu Xingchen close against his chest, as though afraid of hurting him, and gently laid him on the soft, large bed.

Huo Chuyun tilted his head and kissed Lu Xingchen's forehead.

Good night, baby.

The second episode's live recording took place on a university campus in the Capital.

It was 10:00 p.m.

In the first episode, many of the celebrities had focused on hiding from the hunters, leaving very little footage for the edited show.

So everyone was eager to try their hand in the second episode, actively completing tasks to get more screen time.

For this episode, Director Song lowered the difficulty of the tasks and scrapped the starting game, having the staff scatter all the contestants across campus.

The quiet campus resembled a sleeping behemoth. Cicadas chirped in a symphony, and the slightly cool night breeze brushed past like fine gauze.

Director Song announced the start of the game over the campus broadcast system.

"All contestants, you may remove your blindfolds. The game begins now. Complete your tasks while evading the hunters for ninety minutes, and try to survive until the end."

Lu Xingchen removed his blindfold and blinked, adjusting to the glaring light.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out across the silent campus.

Lu Xingchen quickly found a hiding spot to observe the situation. A crowd of people dressed as students suddenly ran out from deep within the campus, shouting, "Ghosts! The school is haunted! Run!"

Lu Xingchen frowned. Someone suddenly tapped his shoulder, and Su Tianle appeared with a slightly ingratiating smile on his round little face.

"Hi, Xingchen. Thank you for helping me out during the starting challenge last episode. I kept hiding, so I didn't really keep up with the tasks. I almost held you and Best Actor Huo up on the final task. I'm sorry."

Lu Xingchen waved it off indifferently. "It's fine. Did you need anything else?"

Su Tianle rubbed the back of his head and said a little sheepishly, "They're all saying it's haunted. I'm scared of ghosts. Can I stick with you?"

"Suit yourself." Leaving him with those words, Lu Xingchen spotted the hunters' black figures among the fleeing crowd and quickly set off, ready to find another hiding place and wait for the first task.

Su Tianle immediately followed, muttering, "It's late, and the lighting's bad. We have to keep watching our surroundings to see where the hunters are."

"Ding, ding, ding!" Loud message alerts rang out from their phones.

Lu Xingchen silenced his ringtone with practiced ease, only to see Su Tianle clumsily jump in fright, then look somewhat at a loss.

Lu Xingchen pressed a hand to his forehead and could not help reminding him, "Silence your ringtone first. Don't panic."

"Oh, okay." Su Tianle nodded obediently and did as Lu Xingchen said.

[Why is the horror atmosphere already at full blast right at the start of this episode?]

[Where's Boss Huo? Why hasn't he come looking for Xingxing?]

[Stop tying that flop Lu to Huo Chuyun to promote a ship. Can't you see they're keeping their distance?]

[Why does Lele look like a little hamster, all dazed and clueless?]

[Why do I feel like Xingxing's being a little cold?]

[Maybe Xingxing's only warm toward Old Huo and more aloof with everyone else.]

Task one: Recently, haunting incidents have been occurring frequently at the school at night. Most students reported that no one could sleep well. The nights would initially be calm, but at 10:00 p.m., eerie gusts of wind would always arise, battering the windows wildly and making loud noises.

Not only that, but lit bulbs would keep flickering on and off. The students had tried turning off the lights and disconnecting the main power, but it still happened.