[Ah... why did it suddenly get awkward?]
[Uh... did Zhang Shengsheng do that on purpose? Asking that kind of question on a dating show? Is he happy someone else got left alone?]
[Uh, do you people above have to be so hostile? Maybe he just mentioned it in passing. It's not like he did it on purpose.]
[Who knows if he did?]
[Think whatever you want.]
[Anyway, guy seven is so nice. Even after Demon Dragon ditched him, he only said he hadn't gone on a date and nothing else.]
[Now that you mention it, I hate guy one and guy five even more.]
[What does this have to do with our Xiao He? Our Xiao He really didn't go on a date, all right?! OK?]
[An awful man and a shitty man, paired up. And people are still defending them. What, did guy five pay you? Is he your sugar daddy? Why are you speaking up for him like this?]
[I seriously can't. What the hell? Reported.]
Watching the barrage of comments erupt into a heated argument, the director in the corner couldn't hide his grin. The corners of his mouth practically reached the sky.
That's it. Argue, make a scene, and let the money fly into my hands.
In the end, the awkward atmosphere was broken by Jiang Yu and Lawyer Jiang, who had just returned.
The moment Jiang Yu walked in, he sensed something off about the atmosphere. Wen He sat alone in a corner, Zhang Shengsheng and Wei Xun whispered together on the rug, and Zhou Siyu sat all alone farthest away, playing on his phone.
Oh... there was also Demon Dragon.
"We're back~" Jiang Yu was the first to speak, breaking the strange yet peaceful atmosphere.
Seeing Jiang Ye return with Jiang Yu, Zhou Siyu stopped lingering at the dining table and found a seat a little closer to Jiang Ye instead.
He had already missed one chance to go on a date with Jiang Ye during the day. Now he had to take the initiative to get close to him.
The sofa beside him suddenly dipped, and the scent of roses drifted into his nose.
Wen He knew it was Jiang Yu.
The latter watched him shake the seal, puzzled.
He hadn't expected Wen He to like seals.
"You like this?"
Wen He nodded obediently. "Yes. Shengsheng gave it to me. There's one for you too."
As soon as Wen He finished speaking, Zhang Shengsheng immediately picked up a little fox and handed it to Jiang Yu.
Wen He tilted his head to look at the little fox in Jiang Yu's hands. Its narrow eyes curved in a smile, looking very much like Jiang Yu. "This plushie looks like you. It's very pretty."
Jiang Yu stared at the plushie in his hands in surprise, a smile curling his lips.
"Really? Then am I prettier, or is this fox prettier?"
Jiang Yu froze as soon as the words left his mouth. Even Wen He looked at him with some confusion.
For some reason, he felt that Jiang Yu at that moment was a lot like Ji Chi... but...
Jiang Yu naturally realized it too. His beautiful, alluring eyes unconsciously drifted elsewhere, and his fingertips tightened slightly.
"You're prettier."
Wen He quietly gazed at Jiang Yu's exquisite face, his tone more earnest than ever as he slowly spoke each word.
"?!!"
[This... this is so unfair!]
[That deadpan cuteness just charged straight into my heart.]
[If anyone else said that, I'd think they were sleazy! But it's Wen He~~!]
His heartbeat suddenly grew louder, as though it were right beside his ears. Jiang Yu looked down into those earnest eyes, a blush gradually spreading across his face.
He... he actually managed to flirt with me!
"Ahem... well... really? Xiao He, you're very pretty too."
The person beside him suddenly withdrew the hand hovering at Wen He's lower back and turned to look elsewhere. A faint, natural pink colored both his cheeks, adding a few touches of softness to Jiang Yu's appearance.
Looking at his blushing face, Wen He only thought he looked even prettier.
Jiang Yu was very pretty. Born with feminine features, he had been raised like a daughter by his mother, dressed in little skirts and given pretty braids from childhood.
During puberty, he had gotten angry when someone mocked him for looking like a little girl. In a fit of rage, he cut off the hair he had grown for so long.
His mother had no choice but to take him to get a men's haircut, but because of his face, he was often mistaken for a tomboy.
Later, he thought it through and realized that long hair looked better and suited him more, so he carefully tended to it every day.
Although he knew he was good-looking, hearing the other person say it so directly and sincerely was another matter entirely...
[No way... are these two actually...?]
[Who else remembers guy one saying he was a top?]
[The person above is a regular cast member by now.]
[No, don't worry. Guy one doesn't look like a top at all. Guy two, on the other hand-I think he's pretty fierce.]
[Jiang-He ship~~]
Apart from Wei Xun and Zhang Shengsheng, who were still whispering in the corner, everyone else looked at the two of them. Their exchange had been noticeable enough to instantly draw everyone's attention.
Especially Ji Chi. When his scrutinizing gaze swept over his entire body, Jiang Yu felt a chill down his spine.
He shifted to the left, putting some distance between them, though it wasn't because of Ji Chi.
Worried that someone might not have eaten dinner yet, Jiang Ye had specially brought back several portions of snacks.
"Have you all eaten enough? I picked up a few things when I passed a food stall on my way back."
Jiang Ye had watched the livestream. He knew Wen He was the one left alone today.
As he carried the steaming skewers over to the dining table, he called everyone over.
Wen He wasn't hungry, but when Jiang Ye held a skewer out to him, he still accepted it.
"Thank you..."
It had plenty of cumin and chili and tasted very good.
Just as Wen He wanted to indulge in another skewer, Ji Chi took the skewers from his hand.
"Those street stalls aren't clean. Don't eat so much of this stuff."
With some reluctance, Wen He watched Ji Chi devour his grilled meat in big bites.
Though he felt a little sad, he said nothing.
Ji Chi didn't get along well with the people in the house. Not just now-he hadn't gotten along with them in the dream either. Maybe he wanted some too, but was too concerned about saving face to ask...
It's all right. The doctor said I shouldn't eat too much junk food anyway, so Ji Chi can have it.
Watching him wolf it down, Wen He worried that he might not have enough to eat. He took several more skewers in his hand, then silently counted down.
Three, two, one.
"Eat less. Stop taking more." Seeing him take another four or five beef skewers, Ji Chi decisively intervened.
To Ji Chi, the grilled meat in his mouth tasted awful. One bite told him the beef was old enough to date back to the Qing dynasty. To keep Wen He from getting an upset stomach, he had no choice but to do this.
Seeing him take his skewers away again, Wen He felt his thoughts had been confirmed.
He really does want some. Should I get a few more, then?
With that thought, Wen He started toward the dining table again, only for Ji Chi to grab him by the back of his collar.
He swallowed the beef in his mouth with difficulty and asked in confusion, "Hungry?"
Wen He shook his head and said softly, "No."
Ji Chi sighed in relief at that. "Then stop taking more. It's not clean."
He didn't expect Jiang Ye to bring back any high-quality, clean ingredients. Or rather, he had never expected anything from a late-night food stall to be clean in the first place.
[I seriously can't stand guy five anymore. Does he not have hands?]
[Oh my god, I can't. If you can't stand guy five, can you go to another livestream?! This is his dedicated stream! Hey! Lady, have you got the wrong place?]
[Fine, I don't like guy five either, but he's so handsome. And rich.]
[Rich and handsome, but he's not interested in you.]
[I don't need him to be interested in me. I just want him to give me a little money~]
[Keep dreaming!]