"Then just consider me a love-struck fool." Chi Li chuckled, too lazy to bother changing Xie Weishui. "There's nothing wrong with being a love-struck fool."
Xie Weishui was exhausted. He muttered softly, "... Alright, you're still young, you have plenty of room for error in life."
It's not a big deal to take a wrong turn for the moment.
Chi Li was silent for a few seconds. "You know what? Hearing you say that is actually a little shocking."
Xie Weishui turned her face away, still speaking softly, "I just don't want to see the person who caused my crushing defeat neglect their career because they're focusing on a relationship."
"Hmm..." Chi Li nodded slightly, roughly understanding his thought process. "Then thank you."
"There's nothing to thank me for." Xie Weishui felt an itch all over her body upon hearing the word "thank you." "... I'm hoping you leave soon so I can regain control of this place."
"You're such a coward..." Chi Li looked at him with a half-smile, "This is the first time I've ever seen someone 'reclaim lost territory' by having the enemy leave on their own."
Xie Weishui's face stiffened, but when she thought about how many things she had heard that were even more infuriating, she felt that these words were already mild enough.
The anger dissipated before it even rose.
"This place can't hold you back; you'll leave sooner or later." He also had his own perspective. "If I can outlast you without any effort, why should I willingly become a tool for you to humiliate me..."
In the end, it's their own image that gets damaged.
"So enlightened?" Chi Li feigned surprise. "Your thinking has improved quite a bit."
Xie Weishui: "..."
Xie Weishui: "Don't walk, start running instead."
Chi Li not only didn't run away, but she also leisurely walked out of Shen Xunye's room.
Shen Xunye, who was waiting outside, glanced inside and asked in an annoyed tone, "What were you talking about?"
Judging from my wife's expression, he must have the upper hand in the negotiations.
[Isn't that obvious?]
[Waiting for Xie Weishui, enraged and embarrassed, to reveal that these two were kissing outside the restroom. [Looking forward to it]]
[What's your obsession with them kissing...?]
[I'm not really obsessed... I just really want to see two handsome guys kissing. [Lights a cigarette]]
[That's how people's appetites are gradually developed.]
"Nothing."
Of course, Chi Li wouldn't say that in just half an hour, two people had advised him against dating Shen Xunye.
"Is he still not coming out?" Shen Xunye asked again.
What's going on with Xie Weishui being alone in his room?
He had absolutely no desire to have any contact with this person.
"Wait a minute, his knee injury is quite bad, the medicine hasn't been finished yet." Chi Li naturally took Shen Xunye's arm. "Come on, let's play with a jigsaw puzzle."
Shen Xunye snorted, "Fine."
*
To the audience's disappointment, Xie Weishui, who came out of Shen Xunye, did not become angry or embarrassed and expose what she had seen.
He limped to the dance studio and informed his practice partner Wei Xuan, that he might not be able to continue for a few more days.
The next day, new tenants arrived at the Raising House.
Since Chen Hao had already given a heads-up on public platforms, everyone was mentally prepared and didn't show much surprise.
After the usual welcome, Chen Hao looked at the seven people in front of him with great interest, ready to begin his plan.
"Let's not beat around the bush, everyone should know why I'm here today, right?" he said, observing the expressions on everyone's faces.
"I know, they want to dig out our secrets." Jiang Lele raised her hand to answer the question.
The staff specifically forwarded his announcement to the group chat.
"That's right~" Chen Hao nodded approvingly, "Besides that, I also have a secret mission assigned to me by netizens... So now, I'd like to ask, is there anyone willing to volunteer to be my interviewee for the first day?"
Because Chi Li viewed his post on camera, he gained far more attention than he had expected.
At the urging of netizens, he added a new task for himself.
While uncovering hidden secrets, he was also responsible for finding the answers to the most frequently asked questions from netizens about this person.
For example, if you ask Wei Xuan, "Why is he so invisible, yet he keeps lingering and refusing to leave?"
The question is about Fang Jin: When will she remarry or reconcile?
The question posed by Chi Li is: Is the Night Ashes Dawn real? Or is there any possibility that it could come true? And so on...
It all sounds a bit difficult, but he likes challenges that are a little difficult!
Xie Weishui: "Are you planning to interview one person a day?"
"This is the current arrangement." Chen Hao pulled a notebook and pen from his backpack, looking very professional. "But it might not be a one-on-one interview. You can find someone else to accompany you... So, is there one?"
He felt there probably wasn't.
These young people, thinking that they might be asked about their secrets, must be terrified and afraid of revealing something, so they certainly wouldn't voluntarily stick their heads out.
When the time comes and no one volunteers, and it's his turn to choose, he'll definitely enjoy watching their nervous and guilty expressions, haha!
"I'll do it."
"I'll do it."
To his surprise, two people spoke up at the same time.
"I have other work and things to do later, so I'm not sure if I'll have time." Chi Li looked at Fang Jin had spoken at the same time as him, "So, can I go first?"
"... Okay." Fang Jin silently took half a step back.
He didn't have anything to do; he came out on his own initiative simply because he felt he could finish the interview sooner so he could get some rest.
"Fine... then it's you." Chen Hao pouted, looking rather unhappy. "Do you have anyone you'd like to invite to come along?"
"Him, I guess." Chi Li glanced at Chen Hao, then pointed to Shen Xunye behind him.
It seems that this newly graduated reporter doesn't simply want to 'interview' people, but rather hopes to stump them and see their flustered expressions.
Despite being bound by his profession, he doesn't quite fit the image of the 'scoundrel' that viewers are so fond of, but... he's still really annoying.
After deciding on the candidates, Chen Hao casually tossed his luggage into the room and then found a small balcony to invite Chi Li and Shen Xunye over.
"Then I'll just ask directly." Chen Hao crossed his legs, placed the notebook on his lap, and wrote Chi Li's name on it. "What's your secret?"
"Are you sure you can get the 'secret' out of me like this?" Chi Li couldn't help but ask back.
Chen Hao tilted his head. "Don't you want to talk about it?"
Wait, why is this interview so different from what I expected?
[I thought it would involve chatting and laughing to lower the other person's guard, encourage them to open up, and then they'd say something... But they just asked directly like that? [laughing and crying emoji]]
[I've seen clips of Chen Hao's interviews, and he seems to keep asking these questions. Viewers say he's very insightful.]
[Wow, it's Brother Sharp!]