After hearing that, Hu Bing found himself rather well-disposed toward Jia Mingchuan. At least he did not simply follow the crowd based on Chi Yining's online reputation. "What? You want to get close to him even at the risk of getting hated on by the entire internet?"
"What's the big deal? Honestly, when I joined this show and the director said Chi Yining was coming, my buddy was so excited. He told me to take a few extra photos of Chi Yining for him. Didn't expect that, did you?"
Hu Bing looked at Jia Mingchuan, with his medium-length, straight black hair and his gentle, unhurried way of speaking. Like Wang Xinyang, he seemed to have been brought up well. Someone like that would be quite compatible with him.
But compatibility was often not what made someone the most interesting. He still preferred pursuing what was fun.
Actually, he had not initially come on this show to find love. His parents had simply wanted to increase his exposure and popularity.
But a lot of attention was not actually a good thing for him. The more attention he received, the more pressure he would end up under. Everyone watching him hoped he would come back laden with honors and win an award every time.
"I really didn't expect that. Did you come on this dating show to find a partner?"
"Yeah! Didn't you?" Of course Jia Mingchuan would not tell the truth.
"Not being honest, are you~" Though Hu Bing was young, he was already accustomed to the looks in adults' eyes. Right and wrong, truth and lies-he could tell at a glance.
"Sigh... Why are you all so shrewd? I thought I'd prepared for absolutely everything before coming on this show. I tried every activity that might come up.
"I never expected every guest on this show to be a king of involution. Our team's results were pretty good, but we still only got fourth, which was actually second to last."
Hu Bing could deeply relate to that too. He smiled faintly. "I was surprised too. I didn't expect them to be so competitive either. I thought that since I'd been learning since childhood, I should be able to beat most people, but it turned out not a single one of them was a slouch.
"And then there's Chi Yining. He only stepped up twice the whole time and hit the dead center of the ten-ring both times. Comparing yourself to others really can work you to death~"
The two soon hit it off, and the viewers in the livestream chat exclaimed that they shipped them!
[Wow, wow, they have such couple chemistry...]
[Though their conversation has been about Chi Yining the whole time, and Hu Bing's eyes don't seem to have left Chi Yining either.]
[Yes, exactly! Don't tell me Hu Bing is interested in Chi Yining too?]
[Oh my god! Little prince of figure skating, don't let Chi Yining's good looks fool you!]
[What do I do? I actually kind of want to be fooled by Chi Yining's good looks...]
[You face-con above me, scram! Leave Chi Yining's face for me to drool over! I'll sacrifice myself for everyone's sake!]
[Holy shit, is the person above crazy? Chi Yining's arrow already pierced my heart. He has to take responsibility for me alone!]
[Are the people above brain-dead... What's wrong with this world? Does being handsome make you so great?]
Ma Ling's company did not have many artists now either, so she had plenty of free time. She was watching the livestream too, terrified that Chi Yining would pull some stunt.
Yet she had never, ever expected Chi Yining to be so good at archery. You could call one ten-ring hit a fluke, but two meant skill, okay!
Had the Chi Yining from before been possessed by demons and ghosts, making him act abnormally? Had he finally awakened while chasing the car the day before yesterday? The more she thought about it, the scarier it got!
And his online reputation had started improving during the archery just now.
Someone hated by the entire internet had actually managed to turn a whole crowd of haters into fans one day because of his looks. What was going on!