Since Avignon is known as the City of Popes, the Palace of the Popes is naturally the most worthwhile place to visit.
The Palace of the Popes is located atop the Rocher des Doms in the heart of Avignon's old town. Its exterior is characterized by pointed arches and narrow pointed windows, and its four main towers are all square, rising to Gothic spires.
The guests and viewers in the live broadcast room were amazed by the architectural style, which was completely different from that in China.
[It gave me goosebumps, it was so spectacular.]
[As expected of the City of Popes.]
Shen Xingcan led everyone around the open rooms, and then into the Privy Council.
"The Privy Council is a building from the Benedict XII, and the walls are painted by the Italian painter Giovannetti."
The passage of time has made the paintings on the wall barely visible, yet they still evoke a profound spiritual awe.
After leaving the Privy Council, the group went to the new palace.
The new palace incorporates more Gothic decorative elements and has become more ornate.
Shen Xingcan: "This is the Grand Council Chamber. The walls and dome are covered with frescoes by Giovannetti, depicting religious stories and court life. After exiting, you can climb to the top of the tower, where you can see a panoramic view of the Rhône River and the old town."
After thinking for a moment, Shen Xingcan added, "Going up requires climbing a lot of steps, which will be tiring. We still need to visit other places, so whether or not to go up depends on your physical condition. I haven't been exercising much lately, so I won't go."
Song Tiantian: "I want to go up. It's not easy to come to Avignon, it would be a shame not to go up."
Ye Ran: "I want to go. I'm sure I'll get amazing photos there."
Jiang Yifeng: "I'll go up too. The last time I was here was three years ago. I'll go see if anything has changed."
Shu Yan: "I won't go up."
Finally, Shen Xingcan, Shu Yan, Xie Linchuan, and Nuowente stayed behind.
The four of them found a café near the Palace of the Popes to rest.
The others followed Jiang Yifeng and the others up to the tower.
Shu Yan, Xie Linchuan, Nuowente ordered a coffee without prior arrangement. When it was Shen Xingcan's turn, Shen Xingcan followed suit and ordered a coffee as well.
He had expected Xie Linchuan to reject him, but Xie Linchuan said nothing.
This left Shen Xingcan both pleased and annoyed.
The good thing is that he can drink coffee again, but the bad thing is that Xie Linchuan actually let him drink coffee!
How could Xie Linchuan act as a male servant?! He actually dared to forget that the Ragdoll King shouldn't drink too much coffee!
Feeling both pleased and annoyed, Shen Xingcan glared at Xie Linchuan.
Xie Linchuan felt his gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Xingcan said expressionlessly, "I ordered coffee!"
Xie Linchuan: "Yes, I know."
Shen Xingcan narrowed her eyes dangerously. "You want to fall out with me again?!"
This sentence seemed completely nonsensical, but Xie Linchuan quickly understood what Shen Xingcan meant.
He reached out and pinched Shen Xingcan's nape, saying irritably, "It's been more than five days now, so you can have your coffee. It's not that I don't care about you."
Shen Xingcan: "Oh."
Five days have already passed?
If you calculate carefully the time they've been in France, it seems like five days have actually passed...
Shen Xingcan added, "Actually, I didn't really want you to care."
He is still very independent!
Xie Linchuan in surprise, "Really?"
Shen Xingcan remained expressionless, her tone extremely fierce. "It's fake. If you don't care about me, I'll make you regret it in a heartbeat!"
Xie Linchuan smiled gently, looking tenderly at Shen Xingcan, who had a fierce Shen Xingcan: "How can you be so cute?"
I really want to kiss him.
Unfortunately, they're still live streaming, so they can't kiss right now. They'll have to wait until after the stream ends.
Shen Xingcan said shamelessly, "There's nothing I can do. Shen Xingcan is naturally charming, and no one can help but find Shen Xingcan adorable."
[Oh my god, I can't take it anymore, I'm going to get a nosebleed from how cute it is!]
[This cat is totally a succubus.]
[It's reasonable to suspect that if there hadn't been cameras, her husband would have already kissed her.]
[To kiss her? That's too conservative; she should have already gone in.]
[The upstairs neighbor will explain in detail.]
Nuowente said sullenly, "I just don't find you cute."
Shen Xingcan ignored Nuowente and instead looked at Shu Yan: " Brother Shu Yan, am I cute?"
Shu Yan's voice was gentle. "Of course you're cute."
As if that wasn't enough, Shu Yan added, "An optimistic, cheerful, and Cancan little sun, being around Can Can makes everyone happy."
Shen Xingcan feigned shyness and covered her face, saying, "Oh dear, Brother Shu Yan's praise makes me a little embarrassed."
Shu Yan was amused by his silly antics.
After her initial shyness subsided, Shen Xingcan looked at her second brother with a blank expression.
"Did you hear that, Nuowente? There are four people here, but three of them think Shen Xingcan Nuowente cute. I have every reason to suspect that you're only saying those hurtful things to me because you're jealous of me."
Nuowente: "Jealous of you? What do I have to be jealous of?"
Shen Xingcan said arrogantly, "Everyone loves me, and flowers bloom for me!"
Nuowente scoffed, " Stella, you're really shameless."
Shen Xingcan shook his head and exclaimed in exaggerated tone, "Everyone, come and see! The infamous fashion world's queen Nuowente, has actually broken down because his younger brother's charm is too great! He's broken down!"
[Ha ha ha ha.]
[I'm laughing so hard! I love watching Xingcan chat with his second brother, it's so funny.]
Nuowente: "..."
Shu Yan: "Pfft."
Nuowente glanced at Shu Yan beside him.
Shu Yan avoided Nuowen's gaze and clumsily changed the subject. "The coffee's here..."
To hide his laughter, Shu Yan picked up his coffee and took a sip, but the moment he swallowed it, he remembered Shen Xingcan's strangely toned exclamation, and he choked.
"Cough cough cough."
Nuowente handed Shu Yan Shu Yan a tissue and patted her back.
He was speechless. "Is it really that funny?"
Shu Yan nodded very sincerely, which was really funny.
Nuowente looked at Shu Yan, who was laughing nonstop, with a helpless yet doting expression.
[If these two are free, I can go ten years without eating hot pot.]
[What could possibly be wrong? We came out together, it's only natural for him to offer a tissue and pat her back.]
[This kind of thing is normal for someone who's always willing to help, but Nuowente = willing to help? Tsk.]
[If you want to argue, go outside and argue. Don't keep me from watching the cute cats.]
[The thought that our show will be over in just one day makes me so sad.]
[I've been calling for this since the first episode, and haven't the variety show directors in the Chinese entertainment industry taken it seriously yet?]
After successfully silencing her second brother, Shen Xingcan began to enjoy her coffee in a particularly good mood.
A while later, the group that went to the tower also arrived at the coffee shop and met up with them.
Song Tiantian was extremely excited. "Looking down from the top of the tower is truly magnificent! The historical atmosphere of another country that washes over me makes the hairs on my body stand on end!"
Ye Ran: "I never imagined that Provence would have a city like this. When people mention Provence, their first impression is usually lavender."
Song Tiantian nodded, then looked at Shen Xingcan with sparkling eyes. " Brother Xingcan, where are we going next?"
Shen Xingcan: "Let's go to the Avignon Cathedral of Our Lady first, then browse the handicraft and ceramic shops nearby. We can pick out some gifts there; the pottery and lavender products are quite nice."
"Great! Great! I'll buy a lot. Besides the gifts for the audience, I'll give the rest to my family and friends as souvenirs when I get back home."
When we left the coffee shop, everyone ordered a drink to go.
Shen Xingcan casually mentioned that she needed a cup of coffee, only to be met with Xie Linchuan's ruthless rejection.
Give him a glass of rose sparkling water.
Shen Xingcan feigned a "Wow, that's such a pity!" and said, "Okay, then I'll take the rose sparkling water."
Xie Linchuan pinched Shen Xingcan's nape in an annoyed manner.
Shen Xingcan squinted his peach blossom eyes as Xie Linchuan pinched him. He felt a little comfortable, so he asked Xie Linchuan to pinch him again.
Xie Linchuan massaged him again.
"Mmm, Best Actor Xie feels good. If you're not making movies anymore, you can come to my house and be my massage therapist..."
Shen Xingcan expressed high praise for Xie Linchuan's technique.
[She squints her eyes when the back of her neck is pinched, she's such a cute little kitten.]
[Isn't she subtly testing her husband, who's also quite the kitten?]
Nuowente looked at his younger brother. "I'm curious, if Linchuan hadn't stopped you from ordering another coffee, what would you have done?"
Without a second thought, Shen Xingcan said, "I'll say, 'How dare you Xie Linchuan, not care about this great king!' and then throw him into the Rhône River!"
Nuowente looked at Xie Linchuan, who was helping Shen Xingcan take the sparkling water. " Linchuan, do you still think he's cute now?"
Xie Linchuan smiled faintly, "Cute."
Nuowente didn't speak, he just shook his head, but his eyes were also very gentle.
[Hahaha, how dare you Xie Linchuan, not care about this great king... How many cute drinks must you have eaten to say something so adorable?]
[The second brother verbally expressed his disdain, but his eyes clearly showed that he agreed with Xie Linchuan's words.]
No one can escape the charm of the Evil Ragdoll King, Meowmen!
Afterwards, the group continued to stroll around Avignon and bought quite a few souvenirs in some small shops.
When everyone had finished exploring Avignon...
Shen Xingcan then took them to Arles, which is not too far from Avini, and they had a very Provence lunch there.
Arles Arena, Roman Theatre, Baths of Constantine, AstraZeneca Cemetery...
And the Van Gogh Art Centre.
The entire afternoon was filled with a dazzling array of sights and sounds.
By the time everyone returned to the castle by car, the sun had already set.
They actually visited many places today, but Shen Xingcan was in a very good state despite being subjected to such and such treatment by a certain beast last night.
Jiang Yifeng and Zou Yanshu had been to those places many times, so they didn't need him to be their guide all the time.
And because he was always clinging to Shu Yan, Shu Yan was also in a good mood.
Shu Yan had thought he was going to suffer a lot today, but because of Shen Xingcan, he didn't actually walk much all day.
After dinner, the live stream ended, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
-
Shen Xingcan sat in the bathtub, soaking in the tub while seriously considering her escape route.
He was definitely no match for Xie Linchuan in terms of strength, so if he wanted to escape from Xie Linchuan's clutches, he had to resort to some unorthodox methods.
So the question is, what kind of unorthodox methods can be effective?
At least Xie Linchuan's attention should be diverted the moment he tries to escape.
Shen Xingcan muttered to herself.
"Answer the alarm? No way, he didn't even react when Mom called last time..."
"Should we tell Xie Linchuan there are aliens outside the window?"
Am I actually Ultraman?
None of them seem very reliable.
"... If I can't distract him, then making him pause seems difficult too, unless I can transform in front of him..."
The Ragdoll King pondered deeply...
The Ragdoll King scratched his head in frustration...
The Ragdoll King...
"Make him freeze... um, call him... husband?"
Shen Xingcan's eyes lit up, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her idea was absolutely perfect.
He only needed to say those two words to successfully freeze Xie Linchuan in place, without needing to make any prior preparations.
After he ran out of the room, he went straight to the elevator to find his second sister-in-law...
It just so happens that the two of them can also chat about what piece they're going to play together tomorrow.
Shen Xingcan clearly didn't think his second sister-in-law would have anything happen with his second brother today.
Tomorrow is the last day of recording, and considering what happened yesterday, as long as his second brother isn't a beast, he should be able to endure it for one more day.
But Shen Xingcan was clearly unaware that although his second brother did not want to be a beast this time, he could not resist his sister-in-law, who was like Xiaobai, wanting him to be a beast.
-
After devising her escape plan, Shen Xingcan hummed a song as she dried herself off and walked out of the bathroom.
Unsurprisingly, Xie Linchuan wasn't there; instead, he saw a neatly arranged white suit on the sofa.
Shen Xingcan exclaimed, " Xie Linchuan is truly a perverted and overly enthusiastic individual, a prime example of someone with questionable ideology!"
He sighed as he deftly unfolded the suit.
"They even have shirt clips?"
Soon, Shen Xingcan noticed something was wrong, because the white shirt in his hand was missing buttons!
Yes, the entire white shirt was completely unbuttoned.
There's no problem with the jacket that goes with the shirt.
Shen Xingcan stared at the unbuttoned shirt in front of her for a few seconds. "If I wear a jacket and a shirt clip, no one should notice anything wrong with my shirt."
After all, he still needed to seduce Xie Linchuan. If he kept himself too covered up, how could he possibly arouse Xie Linchuan's lust?
Having figured things out, Shen Xingcan quickly began to get dressed.
What fit Xie Linchuan perfectly looked a bit too big on Shen Xingcan. The shirt and suit jacket were fine, but the pants were exceptionally bad.
Without a belt, Shen Xingcan had to hold her pants up with both hands to prevent them from falling to her heels.
Shen Xingcan: "..."
"Puff."
Xie Linchuan appeared out of nowhere.
He smelled of shower gel, indicating he had just taken a shower. He was also wearing a suit, but the color was different from Shen Xingcan's.
Wearing a black suit, Xie Linchuan exuded a more aloof and arrogant air than usual.
He's handsome, but that's no excuse for him being the Ragdoll King"!
Shen Xingcan angrily retorted, "What are you laughing at!"