The hashtags #Ye Qingzhou First On-Screen Kiss# and #Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci Kiss# rapidly climbed Weibo's trending searches, both followed by a red "Explosive" label.
The top ten trending searches had been completely taken over by Let's Fall in Love.
More precisely, they had been taken over by "Ye Qingzhou" and "Chu Ci."
#Ye Qingzhou First On-Screen Kiss#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci Kiss#
#Chu Ci Sweet#
#Ye Qingzhou What's Sweet#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci Candy Wrapper Kiss#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci's Couple Chemistry#
#Ye Qingzhou's Surprise Appearance on Let's Fall in Love#
#Let's Fall in Love Skill Cards#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci Push-and-Pull Chemistry#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci First Kiss CP#
The recording room.
The director froze when he saw Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci kiss. When he saw Ye Qingzhou ask, "What's sweet?" he could no longer hold back his laughter.
"Good, good, good..."
Watching the livestream's numbers get better and better, the director kept repeating, "Good, good, good." Ye Qingzhou's unusual behavior confirmed his suspicions: he had come on Let's Fall in Love for Chu Ci.
This episode was definitely going to blow up.
After all these years in the business, he had finally made it.
The task location.
"What I meant was..."
Ye Qingzhou stared straight at Chu Ci's soft pink lips, his voice a little husky as he spoke. "By sweet, did you mean the chocolate stick, or... me?"
When he reached "me," Ye Qingzhou paused briefly for a few seconds.
The cameraman hadn't expected Ye Qingzhou to be so bold. His hand holding the phone wobbled, and he nearly dropped it on the ground.
[Hahahahaha, the camera just shook. Was the cameraman shocked by what Ye Qingzhou said too?]
[Cameraman: I don't really get you gay guys [shrug]]
[Ye Qingzhou, how are you so smooth!!!]
[Aaaaaaaaah! Baby, do you even have to ask? Of course you're sweeter! How could a chocolate stick possibly compare to you!]
[Whoa, I seriously never expected these two to be so shippable.]
[Boohoo, a puppy who shoots straight is always the cutest!]
[Aaaaaaah! Chu Ci, what did you do to deserve this?]
[This is the sweetest dating show I've ever watched.]
[Am I the only one who finds it shocking that Ye Qingzhou said that? I've always thought of him as someone really cold and aloof. Never in a million years would I have imagined Ye Qingzhou asking something as suggestive and intimate as "Who's sweeter, the chocolate stick or me?"]
[Did the director save the galaxy in his past life? Ye Qingzhou is actually working this hard to make the show entertaining...]
[Is it possible that he's saying what he genuinely feels?]
[Don't we watch dating shows just to kill time? Most livestreams like this are scripted. Although Ye Qingzhou is a top star in the entertainment industry, this is his first time on a dating show, after all, so he has to make it entertaining to some extent. I'd advise everyone not to get too emotionally invested in shipping them, or you CP fans will be the only ones getting hurt.]
[Actually, the girl above makes a pretty fair point. The production team advertises it as "unscripted," but who knows whether there's really a script behind the scenes? We're watching a dating show for the sweet moments and to kill time. Stop shipping them once you're done watching, and things will be much easier.]
[...I've followed over a dozen dating shows on and off over the years, and I can generally tell whether a show is scripted. Let's Fall in Love probably isn't. The director's reactions are really genuine too. Besides, the look in someone's eyes never lies. I'm more inclined to think Ye Qingzhou has feelings for Chu Ci.]
[? Have you all lost your minds? Isn't Chu Ci obviously trying to ride Ye Qingzhou's popularity? Who doesn't know the name "Ye Qingzhou" is a walking traffic magnet? Isn't Chu Ci saying these ambiguous things just to encourage people online to ship them, so he can get attention and boost his own popularity? With all due respect, Chu Ci is pretty disgusting.]
[Agreed. Chu Ci looks like he's up to no good.]
[Girl, you're seriously hilarious. Do you even understand what a dating show is? There's absolutely nothing wrong with what Chu Ci did, okay? Besides, Ye Qingzhou was the one who took the conversation further.]
[Fun fact: Ye Qingzhou has a mouth. If he's unhappy, he'll say so.]
[Isn't the appeal of a dating show the romantic tension and push-and-pull chemistry? What Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou are doing is clearly a win-win. Haven't you seen that the two of them have already taken over Weibo's trending searches?]
[Everyone, calm down and just watch the livestream.]
The comments were caught up in a heated discussion.
Chu Ci, the person at the center of it all, finally caught on.
He found Ye Qingzhou's question a little amusing. A gentle smile spread from the corners of Chu Ci's eyes as he explained softly, "When I said sweet just now, I meant the chocolate stick."
"...Oh."
Hearing that, Ye Qingzhou gave a dejected reply.
Perhaps because Ye Qingzhou's disappointment was too obvious, Chu Ci couldn't quite bear it. He explained, "But you're sweeter than it."
Ye Qingzhou: "!"
His earlobes turned a little redder again.
Looking at Ye Qingzhou's flushed face, Chu Ci asked curiously, "...Are you usually this shy?"
"No."
Ye Qingzhou instinctively shook his head. Looking into Chu Ci's familiar eyes, he explained in a low voice, "Only with you."
Only in front of Chu Ci did he get this shy.
[Aaaaaaah! Who are you two trying to kill with all this sweetness!]
[How is this any different from actually dating? [shocked.jpg]]
[I've literally been screaming this whole time! Does anyone understand me?!!!]
[Boohoo, what do you mean, "You're sweeter than it"? I want to taste Ye Qingzhou's lips too.]
[Do you guys seriously not think this is just like a couple teasing each other? The first one shyly asks, "Who's sweeter, the chocolate stick or me?" The second starts with "I meant the chocolate stick," then, seeing the latter's disappointed expression, can't help adding, "You're sweeter"... No matter how I look at it, I feel like Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou are a real couple.]
[Aaaaaaah! Does this count as a confession?!]
[You two, get married right now!]
[I've already brought the marriage registration office over. Please get married on the spot!]
The comments were as lively as ever.
Ye Qingzhou's "Only with you" left Chu Ci a little embarrassed. He gave two light coughs and turned his gaze to the staff member. "Excuse me, have we completed our task?"
"Yes, you have."
Hearing Chu Ci's voice, the staff member hurried over to them with the Skill Cards. "Choose one of you to draw a card."
The production team had prepared four Skill Cards in total.
They were the Double Card, the Zeroing Card, the Exchange Card, and the Plunder Card.
"You do it."
Perhaps because he thought he had bad luck, Chu Ci volunteered to give Ye Qingzhou this chance to draw a card.
"Okay."
Ye Qingzhou readily agreed.