Ji Chi stared at the hem the other man was holding. His eyes full of fury, he could only type comments in the livestream.
[Old man.]
[Hey... contestant five, if you've got nothing to do, could you find yourself a job?]
[Oh my god, this is too funny. Here comes "old man" again, hahahaha.]
[I can't stop laughing. My tummy hurts. This dating show is so entertaining.]
[If you don't know how, go watch another livestream and see how other people date.]
[I think that's a good idea. Why don't you go watch how other people date and learn something instead of raging helplessly here? Keep this up and your wife really will run off with someone else~ I'm a Chi-Wen shipper. I'm rooting for you two!]
Ji Chi liked that comment. He thought they had a point, but he couldn't just stop keeping an eye on those two, either...
After weighing the pros and cons, Ji Chi decided to call his friend.
"Hey, Lao Nian, watch Jiang Ye's livestream for me for a while. Tell me if they do anything that seems off!"
Quan Chongnian leaned back on the sofa, with Xiao Guai curled up obediently beside him, keeping him company as they watched the show's livestream.
"What is it? Figured things out? Weren't you putting food on that Zhang Shengsheng's plate earlier? Why don't you like him anymore?"
"Bullshit! That was all fake. You don't seriously think I'd fall for him, do you? I'm talking business here. Are you listening?!"
"I'm listening, I'm listening. Don't worry, bro, I'll keep an eye on everything for you. I'd say you've finally wised up and realized you like him, huh? It's not too late to realize it now. When it's your turn to go on a date, just go for it! Go on, go learn! Your bro will keep watch!"
"Deal! You're a true friend. I'll treat you to dinner when I'm back after filming!"
"Okay, go on, go on."
After hanging up, Quan Chongnian opened a chat.
He sent another five red packets worth two hundred each to a viewer group.
Q: Everyone who takes the money, split up between the livestreams and post some dating tips.
Mm Mm Ah Ah: Roger that.
Mm Mm Ah Ah: Boss, you're so generous~
Super Ultraman: Boss, you're so generous~
Old Grandpa's Underpants: Boss, you're so generous~
After sending the red packets, he paid no more attention to the group messages. Watching the two people on the big screen, who were already having a candlelit dinner at a restaurant, he silently prayed.
Bro, I've done everything I can to help. Whether you can win him over depends on how well you learn!
Bro, you've got to get a taste of all the sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and spice of love!
Ji Chi was unaware of his friend's intentions. He was currently pondering whose livestream to watch. Resisting the urge to enter Wen He's livestream, he opened Xie Zhengci's.
He had met Xie Zhengci a few times, making him one of the more familiar people among those remaining.
The Xie and Ji families had business ties and occasionally interacted, but most of that was handled by Ji Chi's father and older brother.
Besides, in his dream... it had been Xie Zhengci and Zhou Siyu.
So rather than picking and choosing, he might as well just watch these two.
He also happened to want to see how an elite CEO, normally dressed in a sharp suit, dated.
Opening the livestream, he was greeted by a towering building and an elegant restaurant. Roses hung overhead, adding even more to the romantic atmosphere.
Zhou Siyu sat opposite him, swirling the dark purple wine in his stemmed glass.
Before him sat a steak that a server had already cut up. Outside the window was a nighttime view of all of Summer City. It was beautiful, but he didn't like it.
Compared with all this fancy scenery, Zhou Siyu preferred simple, unpretentious dates. This felt far too stiff to him.
It made him tense up without realizing it, especially since he was sitting across from his own boss.
Remembering the pressure the other man had put him under at work, Zhou Siyu couldn't enjoy this exquisite meal and date.
"Boss..."
Xie Zhengci interrupted before he could say the rest.
"We're not at work right now. You don't have to call me boss. You can call me Xie Zhengci or Zhengci."
Zhou Siyu hesitated. He couldn't bring himself to address him directly by his full name.
Brother Xie sounded a little old-fashioned... Zhengci felt a little inappropriate. After much deliberation, he finally settled on Brother Zhengci.
"Why did you decide to come on a dating show?" The steak on his plate was cooked beautifully, neither tough nor dry, with just the right texture. Each bite left him eager for the next.
Seeing that he liked it, Xie Zhengci beckoned a server over and ordered another portion. Watching his movements, he buried his thoughts.
A month earlier, Zhou Siyu had suddenly approached him to request a month's leave and permission to work from home.
He hadn't understood at first. Only after asking around had he learned that Zhou Siyu was going on a dating show.
In a frantic rush, he had hurried to contact the production team, but they had said they were short of people.
Remembering the younger brother Ji Han had often mentioned to him, he had taken the initiative to approach Old Master Ji and persuade him.
Later, later the production team had suddenly shoehorned in two people they had no way of reaching themselves.
Before coming, Xie Zhengci had sought lessons from his special assistant. He raised his glass and took a sip of mulberry wine, his eyes fixed on Zhou Siyu.
"Because you came on this dating show."
His answer shocked Zhou Siyu so badly that a mouthful of beef lodged in his throat.
"Cough, cough, cough... cough, cough!"
Seeing him choke, Xie Zhengci hurried over to rub his back, pouring the wine remaining in the glass into his mouth.
With a mouthful of warm wine down his throat, Zhou Siyu could finally breathe again.
He scrambled to his feet, upsetting the tableware and setting off a series of clear clatters.
"S-sorry..."
His face red, he pushed away, letting the server clean up.
Xie Zhengci also put some distance between them as appropriate.
[Ah!!!! Ah!!!]
[Now that's being direct! You've got to be direct when you're dating! How will anyone know if you don't tell them?]
[Does this count as a domineering CEO chasing love onto a dating show?]
[Wahaha, look at our Xiao Yu getting shy. Hehehehe~]
[They're such a good match. Leopard and kitty, here I come.]
Watching the two on-screen, Ji Chi thought only that Zhou Siyu was clumsy and stupid, while Xie Zhengci was putting on an act.
But what did the comments mean by being direct?
[What does being direct mean? Does it actually work?]
Id8899 was a special ID they needed to pay attention to. As soon as Ji Chi asked, comments quickly poured in with replies.
[Being direct means telling them everything you've done for them, being straightforward about everything instead of beating around the bush.]
[If you like him, say it!]
[Like contestant eight just now. Xiao Yu asked why he came on the dating show, and he said it outright: I came here for you! Instead of trying to save face or whatever and saying he wanted to date someone.]
Reading the viewers' replies, Ji Chi suddenly thought they made a lot of sense... He'd learned so much...
Looking at it that way, watching these two's livestream had been somewhat rewarding?