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Chapter 80: Gu Si Leaves Disheartened, Huo Qi Reverts to His Cold Workaholic Self…
She still decided to check the trending discussions on Weibo first—after all, she had spent 30 points! She had to be strategic and make the most of this trending topic at the crucial moment.
The only downside was that while everyone could see who the letters were addressed to, they couldn’t see the actual content. The contents of the letters would only be revealed on the final day; otherwise, the audience would easily guess which couples would end up together, ruining the mystery.
Her mind wandered for a moment before she looked up at Wen Shijin curiously and asked,
“Brother, where did those two go?”
Just as Wen Shijin was about to answer, the director’s voice came through the earpieces of all the guests:
“Since Sheng Mingzhu used her forced date privilege on Ning Qingyan on the first day, which was not her original CP, all CP date schedules from that afternoon were postponed to today. This morning’s time will still be used to complete tasks assigned by the production team to earn dating funds and prepare gifts for the CP dates!”
“A friendly reminder: You cannot use any money other than the dating funds provided by the show upon task completion! Violators will be punished with ten packs of super spicy fire chicken noodles, 200 non-stop push-ups, and eating a whole raw lemon!”
After the director finished speaking and muted his mic, he sighed when he thought of Gu Si, who had ditched the staff and disappeared.
How did he let himself be fooled by this devil’s good looks into bringing him onto the show? He had thought Gu Si’s face would keep the female audience engaged!
Luckily, the cameras had been focused on Ning Qingyan, who was diligently writing, and had not captured Gu Si walking away without writing a single word. Thanks to a timely reminder through the cameraman’s earpiece, the filming crew avoided showing Gu Si leaving—otherwise, another negative trending topic would have been inevitable!
He still had to ensure this show aired on TV! Gu Si must not cause any trouble!
Elsewhere, the staff brought out a stack of mission cards, placing them in front of the guests to draw randomly. The rules were clear—no trading mission cards, and whatever task they drew, they had to complete it.
Ning Qingyan opened her mission card: she had to catch a small bucket of fish at the most famous fishing bay in D City.
For someone who had never had the time to enjoy fishing in her previous life, this was both an extremely relaxing (and boring) yet challenging task.
She instinctively reached for Wen Shijin’s arm, trying to peek at his mission card. He noticed her curiosity and lowered his arm to let her see.
His task? To eat and review D City’s four most famous delicacies in a 300-word commentary. Aside from the fact that getting the food required traveling long distances, this was basically an amazing task!
Ning Qingyan was envious—her luck had never been good!
Wen Shijin, who had been observing her closely, immediately understood her feelings. With a gentle voice, he said,
“Let me see yours.”
She handed him her card, and he casually overlapped it with his, covering them perfectly with his large hands. Then, while subtly positioning himself in a camera and staff blind spot, he smoothly swapped their mission cards.
“You’ve got good luck, Xiao Yan! You get to enjoy some delicious food. But fishing is easy for me—let’s have fish for dinner tonight.”
Ning Qingyan froze for a moment—wasn’t he supposed to eat the food? She was the one fishing.
Just as she was about to question him, he returned her mission card. She flipped it over and, to her surprise, saw his task instead.
She had only seen him adjusting his hand earlier, but she hadn’t expected him to actually swap their tasks!
Before she could react further, two staff members arrived to escort the guests to their respective task locations. Seeing her touched expression, Wen Shijin chuckled, ruffling her hair softly,
“What are you waiting for? Go with the staff, and stay safe on the way.”
As she followed the staff, she nodded vigorously. “Brother, I’ll make sure to enjoy the food properly and eat enough for two!”
Seeing her adorable expression, Wen Shijin couldn’t help but smile. Then, in a serious yet warm tone, he reminded her,
“Some of those dishes are hot and some are cold. Don’t eat too much at once, or your stomach will hurt.”
“Got it!”
The show had already gone viral on Weibo due to its voting system, deduction games, lucky draw prizes, and the high-profile celebrity guests with stunning visuals. Plus, the CP pairings were wildly popular.
Gu Si, in particular, had a massive fanbase with strong fighting power. When they realized his live stream was completely black while other guests’ streams were normal, they flooded Weibo, tagging the official account for an explanation.
#GuSi’sLivestreamIsBlack
#GuSiDisappearedFromTheCamera
Speculation ran wild—some claimed it was a technical issue, others guessed he had to leave due to personal matters, while some suspected the director deliberately cut his screen time.
Meanwhile, completely unaware of the chaos online, Ning Qingyan happily followed the staff to different food spots.
As for Wen Shijin, he headed to the fishing bay. He skillfully set up his fishing rod and started catching fish with ease. Having grown up fishing and catching shrimp by the river, this task was ridiculously simple for him.
Huo Qi, on the other hand, didn’t even bother pretending to do his task. He went straight to a small internet café, booked a private cubicle, and switched into cold CEO workaholic mode—giving orders to his subordinates through his laptop.
The internet café was tiny, with just one computer in the private room. Since his cameraman had a bulky camera, there was no way to fit him inside. Unless he filmed only Huo Qi’s hair from the side, there was simply no way to capture anything useful.
As a result, his live stream only showed a long curtain, occasional keyboard sounds, and glimpses of punk-style teenagers passing by.
Meanwhile, Gu Si’s fans had it even worse—their live stream was pure darkness.
With Weibo in an uproar, the director had no choice but to release an official statement:
“Regarding Gu Si’s blacked-out live stream: Gu Si had an urgent personal matter and has taken leave, so he will not participate in filming.”
Though it wasn’t a great explanation, it was at least a response.
But with Gu Si and Huo Qi not participating in the afternoon dates, how would the show unfold next?