Chapter 13: Room Assignments

As soon as Jiang Mi entered Room C, she was tackled into a hug by a vigilant Lu Yu.

“Mimi, it’s really you, you scared me to death.”

Jiang Mi laughed and asked, “From your tone, are you happy or unhappy that I’m here?”

Lu Yu smiled brightly, “Of course, I’m happy. Gorgeous girl hugs!”

Jiang Mi blinked and teased, “I thought you might be upset that I didn’t assign you a male guest.”

Lu Yu waved her hands frantically, looking horrified. “No, no, no! We’ve just met; we don’t even know each other. I’d be so anxious sharing a room with one of them, I wouldn’t sleep all night.”

“So what you’re saying is, once you get to know them, you’d be okay with it? Do you have a crush on someone—Cheng Lin or Fu Li?” Jiang Mi gossiped.

Lu Yu’s pale cheeks turned bright red instantly. “Mimi, you’re so bad!”

Jiang Mi chuckled. “If that’s bad, wait till you see me being really bad.”

[Jiang Mi, stop being so charming!]

[Say that to Gu Chuan if you dare! Bullying our little sweet potato, how could you!]

[Haha, I just came from the other room—what a stark contrast!]

[Cheng Lin must be so confused right now. He invested all this money to join the show, so why is he still getting tortured like this!]

After entering the room, Gu Chuan slightly nodded to greet the others.

Fu Li adjusted his glasses and nodded back.

Cheng Lin, who didn’t have the typical aloof CEO demeanor, was quite talkative. “Looks like the three of us guys will be rooming together tonight. Gu Chuan, that ancient martial art move you did today was impressive. Have you been practicing since you were a kid?”

Gu Chuan answered briefly, “No.”

Cheng Lin let out an “Oh,” feeling a bit awkward, and then turned to Fu Li. “Fu Li, what made you think of doing a live dissection today?”

Fu Li gave a brief reply, “It was a spontaneous idea.”

“Oh, really? Haha, I had a sudden idea too, haha.”

[I already feel secondhand embarrassment for my husband.]

[What’s even scarier is that Gu Chuan and Fu Li don’t seem embarrassed at all.]

[These two are so quiet. How are they supposed to flirt with the female guests?]

[With their looks and aura, they’re just waiting for the female guests to flirt with them.]

[Cheng Lin looks ready to throw money just to get them to talk more.]

[Haha, Cheng Lin’s probably realizing for the first time that money can’t solve everything.]

Suddenly, Cheng Lin remembered something. “Oh, wait, I wasn’t just acting on impulse. I got the idea after seeing the bizarre way you two and Mimi introduced yourselves.”

Gu Chuan’s gaze lifted sharply.

Fu Li adjusted his glasses and smirked. “Interesting. I felt the same way.”

Cheng Lin chuckled. “Right? Mimi training the dog really shocked me—she was so fierce and beautiful.”

Fu Li nodded. “She’s quite different from the rumors.”

“Completely different! But I saw her at a party last year, and she was so dark and ugly. How did she change so much in just a year? She didn’t have plastic surgery, did she?” Cheng Lin blurted out.

Suddenly, the lively atmosphere turned dead silent.

The comment section exploded with arguments!

Cheng Lin also realized belatedly that something was off. He hadn’t meant to badmouth Jiang Mi, just to express how surprised he was by her transformation.

How could he fix this?

“No, she didn’t have plastic surgery,” Gu Chuan’s deep, magnetic voice acted like a calming anchor, quelling all malicious speculation.

Cheng Lin, as if seeing a savior, quickly added, “I saw her when we were kids. She was as pretty as a doll, just like now.”

Fu Li looked curious. “You’ve known each other since you were kids?”

Gu Chuan’s gaze landed on Cheng Lin.

Cheng Lin smiled and waved his hand. “We went to the same kindergarten, but we weren’t in the same school after that. I moved abroad in middle school, so we haven’t kept in touch much.”

Fu Li adjusted his glasses again, glanced at Gu Chuan, and then smiled. “I thought you two were childhood sweethearts.”

Cheng Lin responded honestly, “Honestly, I regret not thinking about getting married when I was a kid. Mimi was so pretty back then. Wait, let me call my mom and see if we have any graduation photos from kindergarten!”

Just as Cheng Lin was about to call his mom, Gu Chuan suddenly spoke, “She’s afraid of pain and will cry.”

Cheng Lin paused. “What?”

Gu Chuan, for once, explained in detail, “She’s very afraid of pain. She used to cry even from a needle prick, so she definitely wouldn’t have plastic surgery. She wouldn’t dare have a knife anywhere near her face.”

Cheng Lin realized, “I see.”

[Haha, the plastic surgery topic is ancient history, and here comes Gu Chuan to revive it. Kudos to him.]

[He just said over thirty words in one go. Whoever said he doesn’t talk much, line up and apologize to Mr. Gu.]

[His smug little attitude is killing me.]

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and the woman they had just been discussing, Jiang Mi, peeked her beautiful, delicate face into the room. “Hey guys, it’s time for dinner.”

Cheng Lin was the first to respond. “Mimi, I’m coming!”

Jiang Mi smiled.

Gu Chuan suddenly asked, “Would you like to take a look inside?”

The layout and furnishings of the rooms prepared by the show were almost identical, so there wasn’t really a need to “take a look inside.”

But since someone had invited her, Jiang Mi stepped in.

So, as Cheng Lin ran out happily, Jiang Mi came back in.

Cheng Lin: “……” Did I not spend enough money?

Jiang Mi entered, looked around, and noticed the two large beds and one single bed placed side by side. She asked curiously, “How are the three of you planning to sleep tonight?”

Fu Li adjusted his glasses and replied, “I thought you’d considered that when you assigned the rooms.”

Jiang Mi blinked. “To be honest, I only considered myself and Little Yam.”

Suddenly, a deep, magnetic voice interjected, asking, “What about her?”

Jiang Mi was clearly taken aback. “Who are you talking about?”

Gu Chuan’s thin lips parted slightly as he clearly uttered the name, “Lu Yu.”

Jiang Mi suddenly didn’t know how to feel. This cold and distant villain was actually asking about another girl?