Given Yan Xuelan's status, it would not have been difficult for her and her younger sister to each have a room of their own.
And with the way she had doted on her sister before, seeing Yan Yulan plead like this probably really would have prompted her to ask.
Yet the image of Yan Yulan hurriedly hiding something at the airport suddenly surfaced in her mind. Did she want to stay alone this time so she could conveniently contact someone again without her finding out?
Just then, a voice rang out again.
[Heh, Yan Yulan wants to make it easier to contact her Brother Chu, doesn't she? But doesn't she know there are cameras in the rooms too? Or does she think even just texting would be good enough?]
Although Yan Yulan had spoken quietly, she could not escape Ye Jin's keen hearing, especially when Ye Jin had been watching their every move. The moment Ye Jin heard her words, she rolled her eyes.
[Yan Xuelan, you'd better not go soft and agree. Your sister's trying to poach your man and put a green hat on your head!]
Yan Xuelan gave a startled shudder. That voice had appeared again!
Although she still had not figured out where the voice came from, and judging by the reactions of those around her, she seemed to be the only one who could hear it, she nevertheless found herself carefully considering those seemingly outlandish remarks.
Yes, she could not agree to Yan Yulan's request! It was not that she feared Yan Yulan really would hook up with Chu Xiao, but if they did not stay together, how could she conveniently verify whether her sister was really hooking up with her brother-in-law behind her back?
Although Yan Xuelan's acting was not among the best in the industry, it was more than enough to handle everyday situations.
She soon steadied herself and said gently to Yan Yulan, "Xiaoyu, look, none of the other older brothers and sisters are staying alone. We'd better not ask for special treatment."
Naturally, Yan Yulan was unhappy to hear her sister say this. Pouting, she complained, "Sis, but I'm not like them... just help me out..."
In the past, her sister would agree as long as she wheedled a few more times, so she was not particularly anxious this time either. She simply watched Yan Xuelan, waiting for her sister to give in.
But Yan Xuelan had no intention of indulging Yan Yulan this time. She merely said evenly, "Xiaoyu, you're old enough now. If you really want to stay alone that badly, go talk to the production team yourself. I'm sure they won't make things difficult for a young girl like you."
Yan Yulan immediately fell silent. How could she go and beg the production team herself? Yan Xuelan was her own sister. How could she refuse to look after her?!
She wanted to say more, but Yan Xuelan had already turned away, her expression colder than she had ever seen before.
What's gotten into her? Could she have discovered something? Yan Yulan kept muttering inwardly.
Perhaps out of a guilty conscience, Yan Yulan unconsciously went quiet, thinking resentfully, Fine, if she won't help me, she won't. I'll just secretly contact Brother Chu right under her nose.
My sister probably has no idea that her boyfriend says he's busy and barely contacts her, yet keeps secretly chatting with me.
At that thought, a peculiar pleasure arose in her heart, and her mood improved considerably as she followed Yan Xuelan into the room.
While collecting room keys at the front desk with Huo Yun, Ye Jin kept an eye on the Yan sisters' movements. At this, she could not help raising an eyebrow.
[Huh, Yan Xuelan actually didn't indulge Yan Yulan? Not bad. That's progress.]
[Still, that Yan Yulan probably won't be able to resist contacting her Brother Chu even right under Yan Xuelan's nose. Hopefully, heaven will open its eyes and let Yan Xuelan catch her red-handed.]
Meanwhile, Xu Yan, who was not far away, was also extremely excited. Once again, she instructed the camera crew to stay close to the Yan sisters and not miss any potential explosive moments.
Although the camera crew members were somewhat puzzled, they did not ask further, simply assuming that Xu Yan thought Yan Xuelan was a big star who drew plenty of attention.
"Let's Travel Together" was, after all, a slow-paced variety show, and the production team did not deliberately put the guests through the wringer.
Their itinerary therefore resembled that of most ordinary tourists: they went sightseeing from eight or nine in the morning until they returned to the guesthouse at eight or nine at night. The schedule was not especially relaxing, but neither was it particularly exhausting.
With handsome men and beautiful women paired with lovely scenery along the way, even though the show lacked the many conflicts and laughs of other fast-paced variety shows, there was still enough to keep viewers thoroughly entertained.
Meanwhile, probably because the guests all understood that the show was livestreaming twenty-four hours a day and wanted to cultivate favorable personas, they were all very cooperative with the itinerary. Even when conflicts arose with other guests, they almost always swallowed their grievances, turning big problems into small ones and small ones into nothing.
The sole exception was Yan Yulan. She complained about having to wake up early and about the blazing sun. In the mornings, she would only get out of bed after repeated urging, and barely two or three hours after they went out, she would start complaining that she was tired and demanding to return to her room to rest.
Yan Xuelan could only coax her sister while apologizing to the other guests, saying that her sister was still young, had never worked, and did not know any better, and asking everyone to be understanding, and so on.
Yan Yulan was merely a young girl who was not a celebrity, while her sister was currently an A-list actress. Even if the others were unhappy, they would not show it.
Yet Yan Yulan thought everyone agreed with her views. Far from reining herself in, she kicked up even more of a fuss.
And the person put in the most difficult position by all this was Yan Xuelan.
Seeing her sister grow increasingly unreasonable, Yan Xuelan felt strongly that this could not continue.
In private, Yan Yulan could be as willful as she liked; her family would cover for her anyway. But they were filming a show now, and she was very worried that the netizens, who never held their tongues, would cyberbully her sister! Rather than let the netizens scold her, she would be better off teaching Yan Yulan a lesson herself first, nipping the danger in the bud.
With that thought, she prepared to speak up and discipline Yan Yulan.
Ye Jin, who had been pretending to admire the scenery while secretly keeping an eye on the Yan sisters, inwardly shook her head and sighed.
[Sigh, looks like Yan Xuelan is still going to lecture that willful sister of hers. Unfortunately, it won't do any good at all. Instead, she'll end up getting hate for being harsh on her sister, while Yan Yulan will play pitiful and win the netizens' understanding and sympathy, drawing in a whole bunch of mom fans.]