The netizens weren't the only ones stunned by the cruise ship before them. Wen He was too.
The cruise ship was docked by the shore, its windows spilling multicolored light as night fell.
It was as big as Jack and Rose's ship. Not only was it huge, it was beautiful too...
Wen He took out his phone and snapped away. The production team had only bought two tickets, for no other reason than that their budget really was limited.
[What's this supposed to mean? What am I supposed to do once they get on board?]
[Is the production team that useless? Can't you take me along?]
[Holy crap, why are you even making a show if you have no money?]
[Go pick through the trash right now. I can't. Such an important scene and there's no camera crew following them? Can you stand this?]
[What if something happens between them? I'm so mad.]
The production team handed Wen He an action camera and asked them to set it on the table while they ate. This camera was connected to the livestream.
Wen He nodded and obediently accepted the camera. Then the two took their tickets and were about to board. This cruise required advance reservations and sailed west every evening. If there was any difference between it and a hotel, it was that this was a hotel on the water, with more luxurious interiors, and another distinction between social classes.
Carrying the luggage, Xie Zhengci followed behind Wen He. The attendant ahead had already led them to their room.
Room 3-2.
"Welcome aboard. Your tickets include a reservation for an open-air dinner on our fourth-floor deck. We'll need a phone number. If it's convenient, I can make the arrangements for you now." The attendant smiled, showing his teeth in a perfectly standard service smile. Wen He had never encountered anything like this and shrank slightly behind Xie Zhengci.
Xie Zhengci stepped forward to speak with him. They talked for a while longer before the attendant left.
He took out the keys in his hand and handed one to Wen He. "Come on. Let's put our things inside."
"Okay." Holding the camera, Wen He followed behind Xie Zhengci like a plump penguin, keeping the livestream camera trained on him.
Fortunately, the production team had booked twin beds, so there wasn't anything too strange in the room...
If it had been a room with one large bed, there was no imagining what bizarre things might turn up. Xie Zhengci knew that most people boarding luxury cruise ships like this were the children of the wealthy. There were all sorts of people on board, and they indulged in all kinds of strange things.
Xie Zhengci looked at Wen He, his gaze a little apologetic. "Which side do you want to sleep on?"
Wen He pointed to the side by the window.
Suddenly, the ship swayed slightly. Wen He braced himself against the wall.
The ship had set sail...
Xie Zhengci put Wen He's belongings away, then reminded him, "We've just set off. You might feel a little dizzy. Sit down for a while and get used to it."
"Okay..." The rocking of the ship really did make Wen He a little dizzy. He sat on the sofa, holding the camera.
Only after that spell passed did his body gradually adjust, though he still felt unsteady on his feet.
[It feels so claustrophobic, but so lavish at the same time.]
[I-I can't. I'm getting a little seasick, guys. I'll respectfully head to bed first.]
[The look and picture quality of this stream are just like an old-school vlog.]
[The beds don't seem all that different from hotel beds.]
[Nothing much so far. Are they going to eat now? I want to see what the food on the ship is like.]
Seeing that Wen He had recovered, Xie Zhengci asked whether he wanted to go eat, so they could rest early afterward.
Wen He nodded.
He had been hungry for ages... He had already been hungry back at the house. Very, very hungry.
He followed behind Xie Zhengci, and they went to the fourth-floor deck together.
At the open-air restaurant, strings of colored lights and flowers covered the railings along the edge of the deck. Several floor lamps around them added a little atmosphere to the place.
The meal had been ordered in advance. Other people were dining nearby, so Wen He adjusted the camera to avoid filming any strangers.
That wouldn't be right.
With the shot fixed on the round white tabletop, Wen He sat obediently waiting for dinner to arrive.
"Hubby~ When are you going to divorce that old woman and marry me~~?"
A coy, sugary voice came from a nearby table, making goosebumps rise all over Wen He.
Wen He secretly... secretly turned his head to look. A woman with long hair and a red dress was clinging to a man's arm. The man looked like he had to be... in his forties?
Wen He couldn't tell, but he knew the girl was very young.
[Gossip? Fantastic.]
[I'm dying. If you two won't talk, plenty of other people will!]
[What is this rich-family gossip? Too bad I can't see it! Damn it, baby Xiao He, can you adjust the camera?]
[Who gets it? We actually get to hear some gossip.]
Wen He sighed softly and looked at Xie Zhengci, carefully whispering to ask whether they should turn off the camera...?
"Hubby~ Hubby~ Hubby~ Oh, you don't like me at all... Hmph!" The woman clung to his arm and kept wheedling, leaving the man utterly bewitched.
"Oh, oh, oh... Be good, baby. Listen to me. Your hubby will marry you someday, all right~? Kiss, kiss. Don't be angry after a kiss, okay?"
"Good baby, give me a kiss~ Mwah~!"
[?]
[Hubby, hubby~ I want a kiss~]
[Wifey, wifey, give me a kiss~ Mwah~]
[Hubby, hubby, over here too~]
[Wifey, wifey, a kiss over here too~ Mwah~]
[?]
[These comments are killing me. Ugh, those two vile people are so gross.]
[I can't take it. I really want to see Boss Xie's and Xiao He's faces.]
[So disgusting. Can the cheating man and his mistress just throw themselves into the sea?]
[These two are this...? Right in the restaurant? Huh? Well, I've learned something today.]
[Oh no, now we're really watching porn live...]
The sounds of the pair making out soon reached Wen He's ears. He fought to keep the corners of his mouth down and his gaze from drifting toward them.
Why was his body out of his control...?
In the end, he gave in and looked toward the source of those strange sounds. Xie Zhengci also felt unbearably awkward by now, but dinner had yet to arrive.
But as the pair grew increasingly absorbed... Xie Zhengci finally couldn't take it anymore and stood up. He raised the camera in his hand, his back to the couple making out.
"Shall we go back to our room? I'll have them send the food up."
"Okay." Wen He didn't refuse... He wasn't in the habit of watching live porn while he ate. He jogged after Xie Zhengci with quick little steps.
The two in the restaurant were now kissing so passionately that they had forgotten themselves. Other guests nearby raised their phones to take videos and photos.
Driven by curiosity, Wen He only wanted to sneak one more look, just one little look... He hadn't expected the skin beneath that red dress to be so startlingly white, like tofu... or milk... It looked very smooth.
Suddenly, his vision went dark. A large hand covered Wen He's eyes, preventing him from taking another look, and a familiar voice rang out.
"Enjoying the view?" Ji Chi ran his tongue over the tips of his teeth and spoke fiercely.
It was Ji Chi...
Wen He reached up and tugged at the palm blocking his eyes, but couldn't budge it at all.
Helpless, he could only say weakly, "No..."
Actually, Wen He wanted to look... but didn't dare.
"Then why were you sneaking looks?!" Keeping Wen He's eyes covered, Ji Chi wrapped his long arm around his waist, hoisted him over to the other side, and took him away.