Xie Huan said, "Oh, man! If I'd known, I wouldn't have pushed you along back there. Sorry about that, little bro!"
Pei Tingyun calmly shook his head.
His meaning was: This wasn't your fault.
It was all because my legs were too long.
But Xie Huan couldn't just leave it at that.
He said, "How about this? From now on, I'm your man. Order me around however you want! That's settled, all right? I can't let you handle this whole tour-guide thing alone!"
Pei Tingyun gave Xie Huan an incredulous look.
My man?
Are you okay?
Can you just say things like that?
Seeing that Pei Tingyun said nothing,
Xie Huan wasn't embarrassed and even took it as agreement.
As everyone looked on in admiration at their big brother's loyalty, the director piled more onto Pei Tingyun:
"Then, Tour Guide Pei, your next task is to split four cups of instant noodles among five people."
Now Pei Tingyun finally understood why the director had piled all four cups of noodles in front of him.
This was aimed at him.
He looked at his expectant teammates.
Then he glanced at the ill-intentioned director.
After two seconds of silence, he gently pushed the four cups of noodles to the middle of the table.
Pei Tingyun's voice was calm, but his decision brooked no argument:
"I'm not hungry. You guys split them. I can take this chance to scout around and plan tomorrow's itinerary."
With that, he turned to leave.
His hand had just touched the door handle when he suddenly heard the director say:
"Don't go! There's still one guest who hasn't made an appearance!"
According to the show's original plan,
this segment was supposed to spark conflict and friction among the guests.
The director hadn't seen the argument he'd expected and was very unwilling to let it go.
So he kept stirring up chaos.
He was determined to trigger conflict and make good television.
The production team had settled on six guests from the start.
It was just that one of them wasn't human.
Pei Tingyun was notorious in the industry for being a clean freak.
The director refused to believe he could stay this calm in the face of a large dog!
As soon as the director finished speaking, an enormous husky suddenly squeezed through the gap in the door Pei Tingyun had just opened.
However,
after coming in, the dog didn't cozy up to Pei Tingyun, who was closest to it.
Instead, it bypassed him and launched itself farther into the room.
Who did the husky pounce on?
Gu Lin, the only one who hadn't found a teammate earlier!
And knocking him down wasn't enough.
It also slathered his face in slobber.
Clearly, the dog was quite good at finding itself a teammate.
The great stylist Gu, always at the forefront of fashion, now had disheveled clothes and ruined makeup.
And the newly appointed hairstylist, Tony Husky, was still personally styling his hair with its mouth.
Gu Lin sat on the floor, looking like he'd lost the will to live!
Tang Keni laughed so hard at him that his face turned into a meme.
Pei Tingyun, whose attempt to leave had failed, stood by the door and couldn't help smiling.
The livestream's comments were also flooded with [Hahaha].
[I can't! What is this giant husky human-snuggling session?]
[Before watching Roaming: Stylist Gu is so cool and aloof! After watching Roaming: The mystique is gone. He's just a funny guy!]
Only the honest Xie Huan thought Gu Lin looked rather pitiful and took the initiative to haul the husky aside.
Xie Huan did lend Gu Lin a helping hand, but not much of one.
Because no sooner had he rescued Gu Lin than he named the husky Number Two.
Gu Lin had just begun to feel a little touched when one shout of "Number Two" wiped it all away.
The reason was simple.
Ever since Xie Huan had been acknowledged and brought back by the Gu Household,
Gu Lin, formerly the Gu Household's only son, had become its second young master.
And whenever Mr. and Mrs. Gu introduced him to others, they would say, "This is our number two."
As luck would have it, even on this show, he ranked second again!
Everyone thought Xie Huan's name for the husky, Number Two, fit perfectly. Only Gu Lin felt awkward about it in every way.
He couldn't exactly explain why he felt awkward, either.
Otherwise, it would look as though he wanted to compete with a dog to be Number Two.
The livestream comments filled with [Hahaha] again.
[You know what? You really know what? The second young master and the husky actually make quite a pair!]
[Say no more. It's all fate-ape-shit fate!]
The scene was certainly chaotic, but Pei Tingyun really didn't have time to fool around with them.
As a typical J type, he had to finish planning tomorrow's itinerary tonight.
Otherwise, his anxiety would definitely go through the roof tomorrow!
So Pei Tingyun shook his head in amusement and opened the door to leave anyway.
Xie Huan, who was crouching to one side playing with the dog, froze at the sight, then hurried after him:
"Oh, man! Don't go running around in the pitch-dark! What if you miss a step and fall into the sea?"
Once Xie Huan left, the husky, which had finally behaved itself for a little while, started clinging to Gu Lin again.
Gu Lin looked accustomed to it, but in truth, he was completely out of ideas!
Because the director had paired him with the husky on the grounds that he hadn't found a teammate.
He knew it!
Nothing good ever came of being around that country bumpkin Xie Huan!
Gu Lin cursed inwardly
while following the feeding guide the production team had provided to prepare dinner for his newly appointed hairstylist, Tony Number Two.
The rooms were assigned according to the earlier teams.
Tang Keni and Yao Xuan went back to their room and put away their luggage.
Then they tagged Pei Tingyun in the five-person Roaming Group chat they'd just joined.
They told him not to feel pressured and to arrange whatever he wanted. Anywhere, any activity was fine; they weren't picky.
Only after sending their messages did the two start eating their instant noodles together.
Credit where it was due, this influencer-and-actor duo was quite considerate.
Not only did they put all the instant noodles they'd brought on the dining table for Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun to help themselves to when they returned,
they also saved the best twin room with a sea view for the two of them.
Meanwhile, Gu Lin, who had just finished bathing the dog and was forced to share a single room with it, was falling apart.
He suddenly felt that sharing a room with his bargain-bin older brother might not have been so unbearable after all.
At least Xie Huan wouldn't keep styling his hair with his mouth.
Since sea fishing was currently the only known recreational activity,
Pei Tingyun headed straight for the boat the production team had prepared as soon as he stepped outside.
To make sure they could head out to sea smoothly tomorrow, it was better to inspect it in advance.
After all, laying traps for guests was standard practice for production teams.
Although it wouldn't go so far as to endanger anyone, being unable to head out to sea or fish were both possibilities.
With a flashlight in hand, Pei Tingyun boarded the boat and gave it a thorough inspection.
Xie Huan followed behind him, helping while scolding him for coming out so late at night when it wasn't safe.
He kept telling him to watch his step and not slip into the sea and become shark food.
Xie Huan even used his body to block off places he thought might be dangerous in advance.
Being cared for like this really did warm the heart.
But Xie Huan was also a little too fussy!
That mouth of his kept chattering without a moment's pause!
This was an eye-opener for Pei Tingyun.
For the first time in his life, he experienced a bombardment of concern.
The bombardment was becoming a bit much for an I type like Pei Tingyun.
He was too embarrassed to respond at all.
He was even so awkward that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
As everyone knew,
people got very busy when they felt awkward.
So,
Pei Tingyun busied himself inspecting the cabin and searching for fishing gear.
And he silently repeated to himself, It's good to stay busy!
Amid all that bustling about, Pei Tingyun really did discover something.
What had he discovered?