Lin Can was stunned for a moment, and only reacted when the camera was almost shoved in his face. “But I’ve always had bad luck; I might draw the worst one.”

Qi Yuan immediately stopped smiling. “Then I’ll go.”

【Hahaha, the Boss’s face-changing speed.】
【You want me, Qi Aotian, to suffer? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!】
【Qi Yuan is the luckiest; he has never lost when drawing cards.】
【Exactly! During the press conference, he wins every time in the mini-games!】
【If a person isn’t lucky, they wouldn’t be so good at reincarnation…】
【Upstairs, are you really not afraid of me jumping off the building by suddenly saying this?】

Qi Yuan was clearly very confident in his luck. When Xu Lan announced the start of the activity, he walked up to the box without any hesitation and reached in.

A white ball was pulled out.

“Can I open it now?” he asked Xu Lan.

“Why are you in such a hurry?” Xu Lan chuckled, her tone casual and familiar. “You have to let the other guests draw first.”

Qi Yuan responded with an “oh,” playing with the ball as he returned to Lin Can’s side.

I have to say, Qi Yuan’s presence really put a lot of pressure on the other guests. His status and the traffic he brought made them feel quite constrained.

Xu Lan intentionally tried to lighten the mood, saying, “So who’s next? Qi Yuan is the lucky one; the best ones might have already been taken, and you can only fight for the later ones.”

Not wanting to stay in the little mud house, everyone stepped forward to pick the balls they liked.

“Everyone got one, right?”

Once everyone nodded, Xu Lan’s mischievous smile finally couldn’t be contained.

“Then the four who didn’t draw just now, come out.”

Lin Can and Song Xiao stood up at the same time, along with the model Wan Xiwen and a man Lin Can didn’t recognize.

Seeing Lin Can looking at him, the man politely smiled at him, not showing any unusual expression even with Lin Can’s headgear on, looking quite decent.

“Now the staff has four paper balls. After you get them, open them and see whose name is on them,” Xu Lan instructed.

Lin Can opened his and then turned his head away, feeling a bit suffocated, as if he didn’t want to face reality.

Qi Yuan was probably going to kill him again.

【Ex-Husband hahaha, he really can’t act at all.】
【I bet he drew Ran Yang.】
【One hundred percent, he almost wants to eat the paper to prevent the Boss from seeing it…】
【Even with the headgear on, I can guess how devastated Ex-Husband is right now.】

Just as the comments said, Lin Can indeed drew Ran Yang.

Besides him, Song Xiao drew Qi Yuan, and the other two drew their partners.

Xu Lan was not surprised by this dramatic situation; instead, he laughed even louder. “Great, then Ran Yang and Qi Yuan will swap their balls.”

“Huh?” Qi Yuan protested, “You didn’t say we had to swap beforehand.”

“It’s a variety show; it has to be fun like this,” Xu Lan said shamelessly.

Qi Yuan was so angry his teeth itched, but he had no way to argue. Xu Lan’s variety shows had always been like this; for the sake of the program’s effect, he dared to do anything as long as the audience was happy, even if it meant offending anyone.

It was precisely because of this belief that Xu Lan, at a young age, had attracted a large number of fans, and no matter what variety show he took over, there would always be people supporting him.

But Qi Yuan didn’t expect Xu Lan would even dare to tease him.

Xu Lan knew Qi Yuan’s bad temper and had already thought of a countermeasure. Seeing him about to explode, he hurriedly shouted, “Lin Can, quickly comfort him! Hurry up!”

Lin Can was taken aback, looking at Qi Yuan helplessly.

Qi Yuan scolded Xu Lan angrily, “What nonsense are you talking about!”

Xu Lan chuckled, hiding his achievements and fame.

Isn’t he trying to assert Lin Can’s ownership? How well did he assist in that?

As the person involved, Lin Can was the most clueless one. His gaze shifted back and forth between Qi Yuan and Xu Lan several times before he hesitantly walked towards Qi Yuan. “Let’s stick to the rules.”

Qi Yuan glared at him; he hadn’t even settled the score for Lin Can drawing Ran Yang yet.

Out of the four, he was the only one who drew Ran Yang. What did that mean? Were they just that fated?

Lin Can nervously averted his eyes.

“Alright,” once the two teams completed the swap, Xu Lan said again, “Please open the small balls in your hands and see the door number and type of the house you will be staying in.”

Qi Yuan opened his and saw the words “Mud House,” feeling a wave of darkness wash over him for the first time in his life.

In contrast, Song Xiao and Ran Yang, who had swapped with them, were celebrating their luck in getting the best apartment.

Qi Yuan looked at Lin Can with even more resentment.

Lin Can felt extremely guilty and could only promise him in a low voice, “It’s okay; the little mud house can be very comfortable, just like at home.”

Qi Yuan was about to scoff, but thinking of Lin Can’s usual attentiveness, he couldn’t help but start to act up again.

“You mean you’ll serve me like at home?”

“Even more attentively than at home.” Considering it was his fault, Lin Can made such a guarantee.

Then the audience in front of the screen, holding their breath, waiting for the Film Emperor to explode, saw Qi Yuan suddenly laugh.

“This is what you said; I didn’t force you,” he said, his tone filled with pride.

【Thought it was a chaotic battle, but it turned out to be a little couple showing off their love, leaving now.】
【Wait, is it really that easy to appease him? Just like that?】
【Boss, you weren’t like this before…】
【Lin Can didn’t put some curse on him, did he?】
【Agreed, I suggest a thorough investigation.】

No matter how surprised or unexpected the comments were, Qi Yuan’s mood had improved, and that was a fact.

Xu Lan signaled everyone to be quiet before saying, “Now you all go find the house you will be staying in according to the door number on the paper. We will gather here at noon for lunch and get to know each other.”

Everyone dispersed, following the hints to find their houses.

The place where Qi Yuan and Lin Can were staying was quite remote. The further they walked, the more the comments screamed in horror.

【Everyone, I have a bad feeling.】
【It’s too late to say it now, but why does the Boss’s expression look so off?】
【Holding back something bad, if it were normal, he would have exploded by now.】

The two, along with a crew of photographers, wandered around for nearly ten minutes before finally finding the corresponding door number.

Looking at the wooden door still adorned with New Year banners, Qi Yuan’s heart sank, thinking he had prepared himself for this.

“Where’s Xu Lan? I need to talk to him,” he said, about to leave.

Lin Can quickly grabbed him, “Forget it, let’s check the situation inside first.”

Upon entering, a damp smell of earth hit them.

Qi Yuan’s face was darker than the unlit room.

Lin Can fumbled to pull the light switch, revealing the full view of the room to everyone.

There were two rooms: one was a kitchen combined with a living room, and the other was a bedroom with a table that looked like it was from the 90s, one of the few pieces of furniture left in the house.

Qi Yuan took out his phone, only to find that Xu Lan had already blocked him.

“Is he only alive for these few days?” he said through gritted teeth.

The cameraman beside him looked at Lin Can nervously, “Lin, Lin teacher…”

This made the audience in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.

【Ex-Husband, the savior of everyone.】
【In the end, Ex-Husband is the only one shouldering everything.】
【But I really want to see Qi Yuan give the director a hard time; after all, Xu Dog used to mess with my idol.】
【+10086, Ex-Husband, don’t stop him! Let Qi Yuan vent our frustrations!】
【Exactly! This is why we came here!】

Lin Can clearly knew that a group of people was pinning their hopes on him, so he hurriedly stepped in to stop Qi Yuan: “You’ve been in the car all morning; you’re tired. Go lie down on the bed for a while.”

Qi Yuan turned his head; the bed wasn’t even made. How could he sleep?

Lin Can immediately said he would tidy it up.

Several cameramen quickly retreated; after all, there were cameras in the room, and they would be in the way if they stayed inside.

It was definitely not to save their lives or anything.

Lin Can then diligently started making the bed and tidying up the room.

Qi Yuan sat on the bed Lin Can had just tidied up, swinging his legs absentmindedly. On the bedside table was the hot water Lin Can had just boiled.

By the way, since this guy liked white tea, Lin Can had specially brought a can of it.

Now, the most expensive thing in this room, besides Qi Yuan himself, was probably that box of white tea with a price tag that had several zeros behind it.

Taking a sip of white tea and then looking at Lin Can, Qi Yuan couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you hot?”

Lin Can just realized he still had the headgear on. “I’m used to it.”

Qi Yuan clicked his tongue. “Come here.”

“But I haven’t finished tidying up yet…”

“Finish later; come and keep me company first.” Qi Yuan impatiently beckoned.

No matter where he was, this guy could always throw a tantrum.

Lin Can helplessly walked over to him, and before he could sit down by the bed, Qi Yuan pulled him close.

“Quickly take off the headgear,” Qi Yuan said.

Lin Can shifted uncomfortably. “Director Xu didn’t allow it…”

“He did.” Qi Yuan showed him his phone, which indeed had a WeChat message from Xu Lan saying that as long as Lin Can entered the house, he could take off the headgear.

If you ignored the dozens of messages from Qi Yuan bombarding him, it wasn’t a problem at all.

Noticing Lin Can’s hesitation, Qi Yuan immediately said, “Stop dawdling; the director said so.”

But before Lin Can could raise his hand to take it off, Qi Yuan added, “Come here first, sit on the bed.”

Lin Can hesitated to sit down, only to see Qi Yuan casually grab a piece of clothing and slap it over the camera lens in the room.

【Wait?! What are you guys doing?! What are you doing?!】
【We’re all on the same side; what is there that we can’t see?!】
【Qi Yuan, if you do this, I’m really going to be angry; are you still our best Boss?!】
【Ah, I want to see Ex-Husband’s face!!!】

The barrage of comments filled the screen, and Lin Can felt a sense of foreboding, but Qi Yuan acted quickly. Before he could escape, Qi Yuan had already pinned him down.

In the next second, his vision suddenly cleared, and he felt a cool sensation on his skin.

Qi Yuan had taken off his headgear.

“I feel like I haven’t seen your face in ages,” Qi Yuan said, looking down at Lin Can, a hint of unconscious infatuation crossing his eyes.

Lin Can blinked rapidly, completely unaware that the messy hair on his forehead added a touch of innocent purity to him.

Qi Yuan loved this pure and oblivious look of his the most, leaning in to kiss him.

Lin Can instinctively tried to block him. “No, we’re still live.”

“I’ll turn off your mic; they won’t hear anything.”

This was the last sentence the audience in the live broadcast room heard before the screen went black.

【Wait, bro, even listening is not allowed?】
【Exactly, I just want to listen! I’m not touching or looking, is it really necessary to be so guarded?!】
【Boss, you’ve changed; you really have changed. You used to be so sincere with us.】
【? The sincerity upstairs refers to the kind of sincerity where you don’t hold back when confronting us, right?】
【Enough, shut up!】
【Why does it feel like Ex-Husband is so shy? Could it be that he really is the one being pressed?】
【It looks quite virtuous; ninety percent of the time, he’s the one being pressed.】
【Regardless of who is pressing or being pressed, I’m just curious about Ex-Husband’s looks. Qi Yuan said he’s better looking than him; I think he’s fallen into a love brain phase.】
【It’s a wrap; after watching this whole journey, I feel like Qi Yuan is in the late stages of love brain, hopelessly so. We better not hold too many expectations.】