Somewhere further, Shen Wanwan was picking up a call.
It was from her stepfather, Shen Rong.
The project Shen Rong had been discussing with Qi Yuan had been stuck for nearly half a year with no progress. Unexpectedly, in the last two days, things suddenly loosened up and began advancing unusually smoothly.
Shen Rong wanted to keep things strictly business with Qi Yuan, but Qi Yuan spoke cheerfully.
“Since we’ll be family from now on, let’s not bother with all this formality.
“Wanwan and Luozhou get along well. As parents, we should help however we can.”
Shen Rong thought, Who’s going to be family with you? and hung up directly without the slightest politeness.
Shen Mingzhen had, however, told him about this matter.
She even said their daughter had always been very assertive; since she had such a clear goal, they shouldn’t interfere.
Those words made Shen Rong very unhappy.
These past days, he had looked through plenty of information on Qi Luozhou. Impressive résumé, undeniably good-looking.
But those eyes were too affectionate.
Yet the depths of them were extremely cold.
Obviously the type who looks warm outside but cold inside.
Not good.
Very not good!
Shen Rong hadn’t liked Su Tingxuan before, and now he disliked Qi Luozhou just as much.
What man in this world could be worthy of his precious daughter?
He was calling now mainly to confirm something with Shen Wanwan:
“Wanwan, you’re not marrying Qi Luozhou for my sake, are you?”
“No.” Shen Wanwan smiled a little.
“Qi Luozhou suits me in many ways.
“I’ve already discussed this with Mom.”
Shen Rong was displeased.
“Wanwan, you must never wrong yourself!
“If you don’t want to get married, then don’t. Dad can take care of you for a lifetime…”
Even though Shen Rong spent a long time earnestly persuading her on the phone, Shen Wanwan’s attitude didn’t change at all.
“Dad, I’ve already decided.”
Shen Rong: “……”
He took a deep breath on the other end of the phone.
“When you have time, bring him to meet me.”
Based on his intuition as a man.
Qi Luozhou was much more scheming than Su Tingxuan.
He was afraid his daughter would suffer.
“Alright.”
After hanging up, Shen Wanwan sent a message to Qi Luozhou.
[Qi Luozhou, our marriage might fall through.]
When Qi Luozhou received the message, he was also standing by the window, leisurely enjoying the view with a cup of tea.
Jiang Yuan was beside him gossiping, “Have you noticed lately? The relationship between Shao Yuye and Shen Wanwan has gotten much better.”
“Has it?” Qi Luozhou replied casually.
“It’s obvious! I didn’t think about it before… Yesterday Jiang Rong even asked me quietly if those two had something going on. When I thought along that line… there is a bit of that vibe.”
Qi Luozhou lowered his brows and gently blew the surface of his tea.
A thin mist rose from the cup, veiling his face, making his expression hard to discern.
“Didn’t notice.”
Jiang Yuan rubbed his chin, a little regretful. “Shame we didn’t get to choose each other that time. I really wanted to team up with her. Feels like it’d be fun.”
They were doing a typical challenge-type variety show. The director gives missions, they complete them.
But being on a team with Shen Wanwan would be different. She always had many, many novel ideas.
At this, Qi Luozhou lazily lifted his eyelids.
“Then you should give up on that thought.”
Jiang Yuan thought so too.
Only then did Qi Luozhou lazily tap open his phone.
When he saw the message was from Shen Wanwan, a faint smile lifted at the corner of his lips.
He opened it.
Saw the calm, unruffled words.
The man who was always mild, always with a smile, suddenly choked on his tea.
Then coughed violently, like his lungs were about to tear.
Jiang Yuan thought Qi Luozhou was upset about him, so he hurriedly got up to pat Qi Luozhou’s back.
“Alright, alright, I was only joking. Worst case, we’ll just stay a bachelor duo till death.”
Then Qi Luozhou… coughed even harder.
After Shen Wanwan sent the message, 001 was utterly confused.
{You clearly just told your Dad you’ve already decided, so why are you saying that to the male lead?}
The host’s thoughts were always so hard to guess.
the little light orb totally couldn’t understand.
Shen Wanwan said softly, “If he needs me enough, then he’ll perform well in front of my Dad.”
Also, if Qi Luozhou couldn’t even win her father’s approval, then there wasn’t much meaning in marrying him.
001 circled around her, still perplexed but impressed.
When Shen Wanwan put down her phone and returned to the living room, Lin Kexin was sitting beside Shao Yuye questioning her life.
Shao Yuye sat relaxed on the sofa, peeling a translucent grape and tossing it into his mouth.
Lin Kexin glanced at Shen Wanwan with a complicated expression.
Shen Wanwan raised a brow. “What?”
Lin Kexin looked at Shao Yuye, then at Shen Wanwan, and a bold guess popped up in her mind again.
She whispered, “How did you manage to make Brother Ye see you through such rose-colored glasses?”
Oh.
That matter.
Shen Wanwan lifted the corner of her lips. “Want to know?”
Lin Kexin nodded like a bobblehead, full of anticipation:
“Mm-mm-mm!”
Shen Wanwan: “Take a guess.”
Lin Kexin: “……”
Aaaah.
Shen Wanwan was even harder to read than Shao Yuye!
Just as she was about to lose her mind, the girl beside her suddenly curved her lips into a smile. Her clear eyes shimmered, bright and stunning.
“Want a hint?”
Lin Kexin figured Shen Wanwan definitely wanted to tease her more.
But in the face of overwhelming gossip temptation, she still chose to trust.
“Mm-mm-mm?”
Shen Wanwan: “It’s not a romantic relationship.”
Lin Kexin, who had been vaguely suspecting some ambiguity between the two of them: “?”
Hello??? Your hint made it even more confusing!!!
Ten minutes later, the villa door was knocked on.
“Who is it?”
Shao Yuye lazily opened the door.
The unique crisp coolness of autumn drifted in.
Standing outside was a tall man with refined, elegant features.
The memory of getting his forehead flicked a few days ago suddenly resurfaced like a nightmare, washing over him.
Shao Yuye’s gaze trembled faintly.
Just as Lin Kexin looked over and happily shouted “God Zhou!”, Shao Yuye grabbed the door handle and swiftly pushed forward—
With a loud *bang*, he forcefully slammed the door shut.
A bit of cool air drifted in through the open window.
When Shao Yuye turned around, he caught Lin Kexin’s dumbfounded expression. With a blank face, he explained:
“Oh. You saw wrong.”
Lin Kexin: “……”
She didn’t know why, but suddenly… she felt a little comforted inside…
If Brother Ye slams the door on God Zhou himself, what’s wrong with him being double-standard with her…?
Her idol is just so real! The definition of ‘clear love and clear hate’!
While she was letting her thoughts run wild, Shao Yuye had already locked the door and earnestly told her to rest:
“You can go to sleep now.”
Lin Kexin: “……”
“…Actually I wanted to open the door for God Zhou.”
But by the time she opened the door again, there was no one outside.
At the same time, Shen Wanwan received a call from Qi Luozhou.
She pressed the answer button lazily.
Qi Luozhou’s voice sounded very calm.
“What went wrong?”
Shen Wanwan stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down. Beneath the villa’s tree, Qi Luozhou was standing quietly.
Today’s sunlight wasn’t harsh.
Their eyes met effortlessly.
She spoke lightly into the phone:
“My Dad wants to meet you.”
Qi Luozhou sounded like he let out a small sigh of relief.
“It was rude of me not to meet your parents before.”
Shen Wanwan said casually, “Simply put, he thinks you’re not reliable.”
Below the tree, the man’s brows moved slightly.
He looked at her for a long moment.
“And you?”
His voice was undeniably magnetic. Maybe because he had lowered it and the phone was close to her ear, it sounded as if a lover were whispering.
Shen Wanwan moved the phone a little farther away.
“Mm?”
“Do you think I’m reliable?”
Shen Wanwan looked away first.
Her tone was light. “Doesn’t matter.”
Can reliability be eaten?
As long as he didn’t mess around outside, causing strange trouble…
He could be as unreliable as he wanted.
It was the last day of the third stop.
After lunch break, the director announced that the next pairing would be freely altered by one of the guest helpers.
Not only the guests, all the viewers were shocked.
[What? No more mutual choosing?]
[Damn, the guests have so much power!?]
[Ahhhh, does this mean my dream team of Brother Ye and God Zhou can happen!?]
[Finally understand the use of that [Love Stronger Than Gold] card. It was for this segment…]
[Oh no, Brother Ye and Wanwan already used their card! Does that mean their team will be split!?]
[Begging for a lucky guest to leave my ‘Petty Revenge Duo’ alone!!]