Speak of the devil. Ji Chi strode into the lounge with that same swagger of his, hands in his pockets as he hummed a song. He casually opened his mailbox. Empty.
Who had the little blockhead given his vote to?
He only glanced inside before leaving, still humming, his expression completely unchanged.
It was as if he had just gone downstairs to use the bathroom.
[The young master really is the young master. He doesn't even care?]
[At least he's got a good attitude, mmmm.]
[True, even Shengsheng looked a little disappointed.]
[Shouldn't a young master like him feel let down, though?]
[Who knows? Whatever.]
[Here he comes, here comes Xiao Yu.]
Zhou Siyu opened his mailbox. There were two medals inside, but not a single letter...?
What did that mean? They had only given him medals without writing letters?
But at least two people had chosen him...
Relieved, he left the lounge, though he still kept wondering who exactly had voted for him.
Jiang Ye, probably... But who was the other person?
He didn't think Ji Chi would vote for him. After all, the guy was clearly paired up with Wen He.
Then who was the other one? Wei Xun?
Probably not... Who else could it be?
Unable to figure it out, he decided to stop thinking about it and went upstairs to rest.
[Oh god, I can't. Even Xiao Yu was dumbfounded by his results.]
[Who could've seen that coming? Even we were confused, and we have a god's-eye view.]
[I want to laugh whenever I think about those two voting for Xiao Yu.]
[Who remembers Male Lead One saying he was a top at the beginning?]
[Could he really be a top? And he likes Male Lead Seven? So he gave him his vote?]
[It's not impossible... (deep in thought)]
Jiang Ye was next.
There were two letters and two medals in his mailbox.
He took out the two letters and left the lounge.
He had already guessed who had written to him.
Once everyone had collected their letters, they all returned to their rooms to rest.
[Did you guys notice that not a single pair has mutual feelings?]
[I did, hahahahaha. That's really how it turned out.]
[Isn't this the first time this has happened across all these dating shows?]
[Looking forward to Male Lead Eight coming in to muddy the waters.]
[Some people look like they're already paired up, but neither voted for the other.]
[Both of them voted for the same person. How does that not count as being on the same wavelength?]
[All right, enough talking. Time for soup and rice.]
[999999]
[The people who leave nothing but a string of numbers are the most savage.]
"Perhaps we were once alike, but I hope things are a little better for you now."
Huh?
The handwriting was neat and beautiful.
But the contents of the letter baffled Wen He... He really couldn't guess who had written it, but it definitely wasn't Ji Chi.
Because Ji Chi couldn't possibly write so neatly. He might not even know how to write a letter at all.
But this contradicted what had happened in his dream...
In the dream, he hadn't received a single letter, and he wouldn't be going on a date today.
It seemed the dream wasn't real...
Wen He felt certain he had some kind of illness that made him dream whenever he slept... It had to be caused by too much stress.
But... he didn't seem to be under any stress.
Could it be because he was taking too much medicine?
Wen He looked at the little medicine bottle on his bedside table and decided to stop taking it for now... He would start again once the dreams went away.
Still uneasy, he decided to message his attending physician on his phone.
He He He: Are you there, Doctor Wang?
He He He: "Kitten peeking out" sticker.
Doctor Wang: I'm here. Have you been feeling unwell lately?
Doctor Wang: Or have you run out of medicine?
Doctor Wang: I remember prescribing you a month's supply. You shouldn't have finished it yet.
He He He: No, I still have some left, and I haven't been feeling unwell.
He He He: I just wanted to ask whether this medicine has any side effects.
He He He: Like having dreams a lot.
Doctor Wang: That's possible. As long as it isn't interfering with your daily life, it's fine.
He He He: Okay, no problem.
He He He: Thank you, Doctor Wang.
He He He: "Kitten bowing" sticker.
Doctor Wang: You're welcome.
It really did seem to be caused by the medicine...
Then what if he tried not taking it?
Before he could think it through, the production team sent another text.
"Since none of the votes resulted in a mutual match, this afternoon's dates will be decided by drawing lots. Please choose your preferred location next~"
Zhou Siyu stared at the message from the production team, utterly confused.
What did they mean, no mutual matches?
Was neither of those two medals from Lawyer Jiang?
Then who were they from?
Ji Chi?
"Huh... Definitely not! It couldn't be Wen He... could it?"
Sigh... In that case, then...
Zhou Siyu chose the beach.
He had been busy working all these years and had hardly ever traveled anywhere to unwind.
Summer City was on the coast, but even so, he had never gone to the beach for fun...
Thinking about being exploited by his boss at work every day made Zhou Siyu miserable, but it was fine. At least he could go out and have some fun today.
No matter who he was matched with, he had to enjoy himself today.
But that thought was shattered the moment he saw who it was.
Looking at that red hair gleaming in the sunlight in the distance, Zhou Siyu felt he still hadn't mentally prepared himself enough...
[Whoa, whoa! It's actually these two?]
[Interesting. Didn't Ji Chi give Xiao Yu his medal yesterday?]
[Looks like it's fate~]
[I thought he was actually interested in Male Lead One. Guess it wasn't all that much.]
[To the person above, they drew lots, okay? It was random. He couldn't just go with whoever he wanted!]
[Okay, okay, stop making excuses. Isn't this just because your precious Male Lead One has no one to keep him company?]
[Seriously, why do you have to be so nasty? Isn't that just a fact?]
[What rotten luck. Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey. Keep it away from me.]
[Keep it away from my whole family.]
Ji Chi, on the other hand, wasn't surprised that the person opposite him was Zhou Siyu, because he knew Zhou Siyu would definitely choose this place.
He had come specifically to get a measure of him.
"Yo~ Good afternoon."
Zhou Siyu mustered a smile and greeted him.
"Good afternoon, Ji Chi."
"Mm..." Ji Chi's expression wasn't particularly pleasant, but it wasn't bad either, because so far, everything was under his control.
"Let's go."
Leaving him with those words, Ji Chi strode forward with easy confidence.
Zhou Siyu followed silently behind him, and the two slowly walked along the shore.
A trail of footprints marked the damp sand, not just human footprints, but also tracks left by little crabs crawling along.
Although Zhou Siyu was wearing a sun hat, he still felt he was struggling to keep up.
They had been walking for far too long, yet the person ahead showed no sign of wanting to talk to him. He just kept walking, occasionally stopping to wait for him.
Zhou Siyu felt mentally exhausted, and Wen He's blank expression suddenly came to mind.
He was very curious about how Wen He had managed to put up with this young master for so long!
Yes, everyone already saw Ji Chi as a young master, and the bullshit variety at that: whoever touched him got sick.
Did you babies guess right? Time to reveal the answers.
Wen He, Ji Chi → Zhou Siyu
Zhou Siyu, Jiang Yu → Lawyer Jiang
Lawyer Jiang → Wen He
Wei Xun → Jiang Yu
Zhang Shengsheng → Wei Xun