Can You Believe It? I Ran into My Ex on a Dating Variety Show - Chapter 20

The production team arranged breakfast, but the guests had to participate in activities and win to obtain their morning meal.

The activities were not complicated; after all, if they played for too long, breakfast time would pass. There were four game projects in total: a 2v2 duo gaming session, twenty push-ups with someone sitting on the participant’s back, a ten-minute “Mega Makeover” challenge, and performing a short skit.

This segment was conducted via a live broadcast.

Ever since the first livestream, the show 100 Days of Love Contract had become a massive hit, with its popularity surpassing many trending variety shows. As soon as the official account announced the livestream time today, millions of people immediately flooded into the room to wait. Within minutes, the viewership surpassed twenty million and continued to climb steadily.

The four activities of the show were very targeted.

• • Xie Yuanzhou was the first to choose, picking the gaming project.

• • Zhang Bin was the second, choosing the twenty push-ups with a person on his back.

• • Zhao Yiliang was third, selecting the ten-minute makeover.

For the last activity, no one stepped forward to choose for a long time. Everyone’s eyes landed on Shi Yu, He Xingzhi, and Yan Jin. All three had remarkable acting skills; any one of them could carry a leading role.

Yan Jin glanced at He Xingzhi and asked politely, “He Xingzhi, do you want to choose first?”

The first four people could pick the projects, and the latter four would cooperate with them to complete the activities.

He Xingzhi was not polite at all and said, “I will choose.”

“After choosing, do we start picking partners?” Su Jingxi asked, propping up his chin.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiuxiu immediately looked at He Xingzhi expectantly, hoping to be chosen.

Xie Yuanzhou asked, “Who knows how to play games?”

Both Su Jingxi and Shi Yu raised their hands. Xie Yuanzhou looked between the two for a moment, clearly feeling two unfriendly gazes landing on him. He ignored them and instead asked Shi Yu politely, “Shi Yu, do you want to play games with me?”

Shi Yu could clearly feel that He Xingzhi was unhappy, so he hesitated for a moment.

“I am fine with anything. Su Jingxi, what about you? Which one would you prefer to choose?” Shi Yu asked Su Jingxi, who was sitting next to him.

Su Jingxi, who loved to have fun, immediately said, “I want to play games.”

Shi Yu replied, “Then you play with Xie Yuanzhou.”

Xie Yuanzhou actually wanted to team up with Shi Yu more; he had seen Shi Yu play games during a livestream before, and his mechanics were no worse than those of a professional player. However, since it was a live broadcast, he had to respect the other person’s choice.

Su Jingxi looked at Xie Yuanzhou with sparkling eyes and asked, “Is that okay?”

Xie Yuanzhou noticed out of the corner of his eye that Yan Jin seemed unhappy. He curled his lips and said, “Sure, I will definitely play well with you.”

Su Jingxi jumped up happily. “Great! One of my roommates is a fan of yours. When I go back, he will definitely be dying of envy, haha.” Su Jingxi was still an undergraduate student.

Zhang Bin asked, “Who wants to team up with me?”

He Xingzhi intervened, “Who has the lightest height and weight? Let that person go. You are a national-level athlete; you cannot hurt your body.”

Hearing this, Liu Xiuxiu, who was the thinnest and shortest, looked unhappy.

Zhang Bin said, “I am fine.”

Liu Xiuxiu stole another glance at He Xingzhi and found that he did not even look at him. Disappointed, he said to Zhang Bin, “Brother Zhang Bin, I will go with you.”

Zhang Bin replied, “Thank you.”

Livestream Comments:

• • “He Xingzhi can be this considerate? I suspect his motives are impure.”

• • “He is doing it on purpose, right? Definitely on purpose.”

• • “My Brother He has always been cold to pursuers. You guys will get used to it.”

• • “Xiuxiu is great, but Brother He might really not like you. Give up quickly.”

“Then,” just as Zhao Yiliang opened his mouth, he was interrupted by He Xingzhi.

“I will team up with Shi Yu. Yan Jin’s acting is too good; if I act opposite him, I will be crushed.”

He Xingzhi’s words caused everyone to fall into a brief silence. Anyone who had seen Shi Yu act knew that Shi Yu’s acting skills were not inferior to Yan Jin’s at all. If he had not given up the award back then, he would have been a Movie King as well, and he would have won the trophy earlier than Yan Jin.

With black hair and dark eyes, Yan Jin had a rugged handsomeness combined with a steady, elegant temperament. His look possessed strong versatility, and he had starred in many movies.

Yan Jin raised an eyebrow. “Speaking of being crushed, Teacher Shi Yu’s acting is actually the most powerful among us, is it not?”

Shi Yu replied, “Teacher Yan Jin does not need to be so humble.”

He Xingzhi added, “To put it bluntly, the skit the production team wants us to perform is definitely about romance. I do not want to act with you. Plus, we both clash in roles; is it easier for you to accept if I put it that way?”

Yan Jin was silent. He thought it made sense and was convinced.

The livestream chat exploded:

Livestream Comments:

• • “Hahaha, He Xingzhi is so blunt!”

• • “But he has a point. The guests are all so good-looking that I could ship any combination, but He Xingzhi and Yan Jin really do not work. The aura of these two of the same kind is too strong.”

• • “I feel the same. Both of them look like tops.”

• • “He Xingzhi is the younger, irritable doggy top, while Yan Jin is the gentle, elegant, and calculating belly-black top. These two are in a total male-competition relationship; in the wild, they would fight over territory.”

• • “Am I the only one who feels like He Xingzhi considers Shi Yu first in everything he does? He gives me the vibe of a clingy younger doggy.”

• • “There were photos of them jogging together this morning. Did the production team make him choose Shi Yu on purpose to create a Rival CP?”

• • “If that is true, then maybe everything from the airport conflict was the team’s scheme.”

• • “But the Rival CP is so good! Even if it is fake, looking at their faces, I can ship them happily.”

• • “Yan Jin is too humble. He is already a Movie King, yet he says he is not as good as Shi Yu.”

• • “Is it possible it is not humility? Shi Yu was truly incredible back then. Even now, the highest box office record is still held by his only movie.”

• • “Awesome yet low-key, he really is a god-tier person.”

• • “I heard Shi Yu was in a relationship before with a man, but they broke up.”

• • “Where did you hear that? Would such a Zen-like, salted fish person put in the effort to date? I cannot imagine him falling in love.”

• • “Xiuxiu’s look at He Xingzhi is too obvious, is it not?”

• • “How irritating, Xiuxiu should find someone else to like. He Xingzhi only has a good face; his temper is terrible.”

• • “I feel bad for Xiuxiu. I can tell he really wanted to team up with He Xingzhi.”

• • “Xiuxiu wants He Xingzhi, and He Xingzhi wants Shi Yu. Love Contract might as well be renamed The Love Triangle.”

• • “Oh my god, I can actually see Xie Yuanzhou playing games on a dating show? This is so exciting!”

• • “Will he call his teammates to join? I am so looking forward to it.”

• • “I am a fan of Xie Yuanzhou’s gameplay. I am telling you, he usually acts like a normal person, but when he plays games, he curses at bad players very harshly. If this rich second-generation kid cannot play well, I cannot imagine how badly he will be scolded.”

• • “Hahaha, if Shi Yu and He Xingzhi team up, then Yan Jin will be with the design director Zhao Yiliang? Honestly, I am quite looking forward to Yan Jin’s makeover. Although Zhao Yiliang is not an entertainer, he is a godfather-level figure in the fashion world.”

• • “Yes, Zhao Yiliang is very talented.”

• • “The strength of someone who has won international awards is no joke.”

• • “I also look forward to Yan Jin’s makeover. Can he be turned into a woman?”

• • “You have such a wicked sense of humor; just like me, hahahaha.”

Zhao Yiliang smiled, breaking the slightly tense atmosphere between He Xingzhi and Yan Jin, and said, “Can I share my thoughts?”

Everyone looked at him in unison. Shi Yu was also a bit curious about what Zhao Yiliang would say.

“Actually, I think Shi Yu is just too beautiful. He is so beautiful that he is like a perfect work of art. Do you understand? He is already perfect to the extreme; whatever I do to that face feels inappropriate. I cannot even bear to change a single thing.”

The result of his words was already obvious.

Su Jingxi was the first to agree, saying, “I think so too. Brother Shi is the best-looking one here. His features, face shape, body proportions, and so on are all perfect. Except for being a bit thin, you cannot find a single flaw anywhere else.”

Zhao Yiliang smiled and said, “Then, would Movie King Yan work hard and team up with me?”

Since things had been put that way, Yan Jin had no choice but to agree. He truly did not want to act in a romance play with He Xingzhi anyway; he would probably vomit looking at that face.

Zhao Yiliang asked again, “Does anyone have any good ideas? For example, what kind of look would you like to see Movie King Yan transform into?”

Xie Yuanzhou replied, “Turn him into a dog.”

Zhao Yiliang noted, “That is a bit difficult.”

Liu Xiuxiu suggested, “You could recreate one of Big Brother Yan Jin’s famous past characters.”

Su Jingxi said sarcastically, “Turn him into a woman!”

Yan Jin was speechless.