CHAPTER 22: Couple’s Night

Gu Sheng was dying to have a big fight with Wen Heng, but since they were still in the hotel, she had to hold back.

She originally thought the things they said in the empty hotel hallway wouldn’t be picked up. Who knew the production team was so sneaky, they even used the hallway surveillance—

After getting this footage, the Four Laws of Happiness crew burst into laughter behind the scenes.

“Holy shit, Wen God and Sheng-jie really are the best actors, totally didn’t see it coming!”

“One carrying a fortune while playing it lowkey, the other only has five yuan but still cool as ever.”

“What else is there to say?? I’m sick of calling them a perfect match!”

The assistant director and the show’s editors were all hardcore WenSheng CP fans. They’d been worried that for Couple’s Night, their ship would get the worst room. Now, not only were they relieved, they were high on this weird but sweet candy.

After laughing for a while, the chief director waved his hand: “A big bomb like this? How could we not use it? Absolutely not letting it go!”

The timing was perfect. Rankings had just been revealed, the audience had been guessing all night. Discussions were everywhere. Now was the moment to give them the answer!

So the editing team worked overtime. While all the couples were resting, they stitched together every bit of footage where they talked about money. Combined with the previous day’s interviews where they were asked about their guesses, they quickly produced a special highlight video: “The Happiness Couples’ Wealth Showcase.”

Meanwhile, the hotel room was dead silent.

The top-tier celebrity with only five yuan, and his wife with five thousand yuan, didn’t seem eager to talk.

But before long, Wen Heng’s phone rang. It was his manager calling from outside the set.

Chang Yan asked with concern, “Are you two doing okay? Do you have enough funds?”

Got to admit, the show’s gimmick worked—his whole team was scratching their heads outside, trying to guess whether Wen Heng and Gu Sheng had money or not.

Just as he finished asking, they heard Gu Sheng let out a cold laugh from the other end of the bed.

So full of sarcasm.

“…” Wen Heng paused for a beat. “We’re fine.”

“Ah, that’s good,” Chang Yan let out a breath of relief. “Tomorrow night’s activity from the show is gonna be a bit wild. The other couples’ marketing teams are already moving. I’ve seen posts shading you two. So you and Miss Gu…?”

Honestly, from a professional point of view, Wen Heng and Gu Sheng had the potential to become the national couple. Other teams were trying to drag them down to push their own ships—lots of staged flirting and even spicy scandals.

But his own artists? Just their looks alone could hold the CP fans. Any casual interaction would shoot them to trending. If things went deeper, real sparks flew, and they had professional collaborations on top—securing the top CP in the country was totally possible.

But Chang Yan could never figure Wen Heng out—if he said Wen Heng was in love, he didn’t seem as lovey-dovey as the other couples; but if he said he wasn’t, he’d never seen Wen Heng treat anyone else like this.

Today’s shoot had been so sweet, even he found himself smiling like an old auntie.

—But not only was Wen Heng hard to read, Chang Yan also had no idea what Gu Sheng was thinking.

Before, Gu Sheng clearly liked Wen Heng more. Wen Heng stayed cold. Now, Wen Heng was clearly invested, but Gu Sheng seemed distant? Not just distant—more like they were starting a love-hate war.

Maybe she’d been hurt by Wen Heng’s coldness before. Chang Yan, in full mama-bear mode, was deeply worried that Wen Heng might not get the girl in the end!

He waited forever before Wen Heng finally replied, “Let it take its course.”

Chang Yan was speechless, but had no choice. He said a few more things and hung up.

Still, he couldn’t help screaming internally: Let it take its course?! You’ll just “let it take its course” when it’s time for divorce too?!

After the call, the room was quiet again.

Gu Sheng was already lying down. She didn’t care about Couple’s Night at all, and she figured Wen Heng wouldn’t be interested in any fake romantic performance either.

Even though this man was naturally drawn to sucking her dry, since she had five thousand and he had five yuan, they had the most funds overall. They got first pick for meals and accommodation. Her quality of life was unaffected.

…The only annoying part was the “wish fulfillment” rule the show set.

Gu Sheng thought for a bit and asked Wen Heng, “Have you thought of your wish yet?”

Wen Heng was wondering the same thing. He shook his head and asked, “You?”

Gu Sheng answered seriously, “I think our wishes should reflect our status!”

Wen Heng only had five yuan. She’d already gone overboard treating him to a ten-yuan noodle bowl!

Wen Heng caught the meaning between the lines, and his lower left abdomen started aching again.

He held it in for a long while, and finally said, “…Fine.”

Getting sick from anger, and no one to blame.

The system was calm now, but ahead lay many unknown sources of pain.

So Wen Heng covered his liver and lay down.

Stop looking for pain on your own.

…

The next morning, the show released a cut called “The Happy Couples’ Treasury Showcase.”

Originally, the livestream was showing Wen Heng’s commercial, but viewers were caught off guard by a short clip.

In it, the Wang He and Lü Yuzhuo couple spent money with zen-like calm—they couldn’t even finish spending what they had, and ended up gifting Song Qingzhi and Qin Tian a thousand yuan. Meanwhile, Yu Shanbei and Lu Yiyi frantically calculated how much they needed to earn to get out of last place, only to realize they were hopelessly behind and nearly cried in frustration.

As for the WenSheng couple, they never disappointed.

The day before, during interviews:

Gu Sheng sighed deeply, as if she couldn’t afford a meal.

Wen Heng looked calm and collected, as if holding a fortune in his hands.

Then, when the rankings were announced that evening:

Gu Sheng: “You only have five yuan?!”

Wen Heng: “You drew five thousand?”

The contrast was so sharp, the audience had to pause and think it through like a math problem.

The comment section immediately exploded.

[Haha no way Wen-ge only has five yuan! I thought he was the one with five thousand!]

[Sister Sheng’s luck is insane! A thousandfold couple really exists—this is fate, sisters!]

Then the clever viewers did the math on Wen Heng and Gu Sheng’s spending from yesterday, and drew an important conclusion:

[So Gu Sheng has five thousand and spent ten yuan buying noodles for Wen-ge.]

[And Wen-ge has five yuan and spent three yuan buying soy milk for Gu Sheng.]

[Guys, am I right?]

—Three seconds later, the audience was laughing uncontrollably.

[Hahahaha Gu Sheng, you! Have! No! Heart!!]

[Wen-shen has never suffered such injustice in his life hahaha]

[Aww, Wen Heng really loves Gu Sheng!]

Even before the livestream started, these two had already dominated the trending lists:

#MastersOfExpressionManagementMutuallyDeceivingEachOther#

#WenHengIsAThousandTimesPoorerThanGuSheng#

#GuShengYouHeartless

The production team, with just one short clip, got three trending hashtags and probably wanted to put Wen Heng and Gu Sheng on a pedestal.

Living traffic magnets! So irresistible!

When Gu Sheng heard the news, it was impossible to hide her invisible wealth any longer. All the guests now knew the truth.

Gu Sheng was very good at creating show effects and immediately went with the flow, putting on a “Oh, I didn’t want this either” look that made the audience itch to laugh but still find her adorable.

Wen Heng watched her playful eyes and felt his resentment melt away, infected by her smile, and couldn’t help but want to laugh a little too.

Yu Shanbei, anxious from being last all night, looked very aggrieved: “Sis, do you have a link? I want to buy one for the next lottery.”

Gu Sheng smiled warmly: “I have a link. I’ll ask Teacher Wen to send it to you later.”

Teacher Wen: “……”

Yu Shanbei immediately backed off—he didn’t even dare add Wen Shen’s WeChat.

He and Lu Yiyi had to keep grinding games today to earn money, hoping to turn the tables before Couples’ Night. Yu Shanbei sighed, thinking if only he had finished that ‘Laoshan Snakegrass Watermelon Meat Tea’ yesterday! Damn!

The news that Gu Sheng drew five thousand also reached Song Qingzhi, who couldn’t even eat breakfast.

So Gu Sheng had been laughing at her yesterday?!

Song Qingzhi was furious all over again. She had spent the whole night planning how to make a big splash on Couples’ Night, full of confidence, only to be hit with this blow. She could only drag Qin Tian to crazily grind games for money.

[LOL didn’t sqz say they could live well even with just a few dozen yuan?]

[That’s just their image, they’re all about industrial sweeteners]

[Of course they gotta work hard to show off their love tonight hhh]

In the end, Gu Sheng and Wen Heng were the most relaxed during the day’s filming.

Whenever they went to a game mission spot, other guests had to fight over the rest.

Yu Shanbei fiercely guarded his spot, shouting hoarsely: “Please, give me a break!”

Lu Yiyi cooperated with tears streaming down her face. The whole scene was extremely joyful.

The GuSheng fans watched Gu Sheng enjoying herself and felt good too. The HengXing fans knew their “brother” was taking advantage of his wife, so they enjoyed it as well. The two camps were unusually harmonious, and didn’t even bother to glance at the jealous haters.

Seeing Wen Heng and Gu Sheng with nothing to do, the director took the chance to cue them: “Teacher Wen, Teacher Gu, have you fulfilled each other’s wishes?”

The wishes had to be spoken to the camera so the audience could hear and supervise.

At the mention of this, Gu Sheng suddenly perked up.

She went first, very sensible: “My wishes were simple and I already got two yesterday! One was to have soy milk in the morning, the other was to take a leisurely walk by the sea.”

Her words were very thoughtful. Knowing that Wen Heng only had five yuan, the audience laughed but also felt a bit touched.

The director eagerly asked: “Any other wishes?”

Gu Sheng pressed on, humbly: “I heard the fried noodle fish in Liancheng is famous, and I want to try it.”

[Haha a local from Liancheng! That stuff only costs ten yuan]

[Looks like Sister Sheng really cares about Wen-ge, knowing he’s broke haha]

From Wen Heng’s perspective, however, he could see the sly sparkle in Gu Sheng’s eyes, her rosy lips as if about to smile but quickly held back. Then she turned to meet his gaze and gave him a fierce glare.

Maybe it was because she was so good at acting with her eyes, or maybe because Wen Heng knew her better, but he clearly read from those eyes: “Trouble, be sensible like me! I advise you not to be ungrateful!”

Wen Heng couldn’t help but let a small smile spread in his eyes.

That faint softness melted some of the coldness in his aura. His top-tier good looks made the audience scream.

Then he pressed his lips together and softly said, “My wish is also very simple.”

The director, overwhelmed by the beauty, stammered: “W-what is it?”

Wen Heng looked at Gu Sheng and said, “—Make me laugh.”

The sea breeze lifted the black hair on his forehead. His voice had a cool, menthol-like quality, but it wasn’t cold.

Gu Sheng, however, thought: What kind of weird request is this?

Wen Heng calmly met her gaze.

The director and editor watching this scene inside felt the same as the audience—completely addicted.

[So refreshing aaaah! Wen God really knows what he’s doing—]

[Thank you, thank you, I’m on the floor fangirling]

…

Gu Sheng honestly didn’t know how to make Wen Heng laugh.

Wen Heng usually showed almost no expression—he was a total iceberg.

The CP system popped up: “It’s simple! Give him a loving hug!”

Gu Sheng: Yeah, right.

Although Wen Heng was the male lead, he didn’t seem like the type who needed human affection. And since there was no random pain point triggered right now, if she touched him, this dog man might even think she was defiling him.

Then she realized: “So you haven’t made him hurt at all yet, and he’s still secretly happy??”

System: “Ah, uh—?!”

So Gu Sheng comfortably put Wen Heng’s wish aside, and Wen Heng didn’t rush her to fulfill it either.

The two of them wandered around Liancheng’s streets and actually bought fried noodle fish. Wen Heng paid for a big box, and they shared it all.

After a day of casual shooting, the show team called all the guests back in the evening to gather and set the dinner standards and room selections for Couple’s Night.

The hype had already been launched. The production team worked with the marketing company on this major plan to push the show’s heat even higher.

Yu Shanbei and Lu Yiyi had been working hard all day and looked a bit worn out.

When asked how much they’d earned, their total assets increased by only two hundred—basically no help at all.

“Done for, definitely bottom tonight tat”

“The company still wants us to perform well tonight, how can we do that if we end up sleeping on the street, sob sob.”

They were the youngest two, heads down and grumbling. Fans couldn’t hear exactly what they said but felt a lot of sympathy for these two.

Gu Sheng totally understood how the audience felt, because she felt the same.

Her peach blossom eyes smiled warmly as she waved at Lu Yiyi, who immediately blushed.