Can You Believe It? I Ran into My Ex on a Dating Variety Show - Chapter 31

Zhao Yiliang caught onto Xie Yuanzhou’s name.

Little Hua Hua asked: “Brother Xie Yuanzhou, are you willing to form a temporary dating couple with Zhao Yiliang?”

Xie Yuanzhou rubbed his chin, his eyes smiling as he said: “I don’t mind.”

After he agreed, He Xingzhi and Yan Jin naturally formed a pair.

The two of them did not get along in private; they had even gotten into a fight on set while filming, though the video of the scuffle was suppressed. Xie Yuanzhou was aware of this, however.

Watching these two go on a date should be quite entertaining.

He Xingzhi and Yan Jin looked at each other with mutual disdain.

The task after forming the dating couples was to go on a date for the entire day.

The methods, locations, and other details were left to the couples themselves; the production team would not interfere too much.

Shi Yu did not really want to go out. He had originally planned to stay home with Su Jingxi, playing Jenga, watching movies, and playing video games for the day.

However, the production team insisted they could not stay home and had to go out, requiring them to come up with a dating plan. They even gave a few examples, such as going to an amusement park, dining at a high-end restaurant, or shopping at a mall.

Everything sounded like a dull activity.

“Where do you want to go?” Shi Yu asked Su Jingxi.

His primary reason for choosing Su Jingxi was that he felt more relaxed going out with him. Plus, Su Jingxi did not require special care. Most importantly, Su Jingxi already had an official partner on the show. With an official partner, there was no need to worry about the nature of their relationship changing; keeping it as a platonic friendship was enough.

Su Jingxi’s eyes sparkled: “How about we go to an internet café to play games?”

• • [Haha, as expected of Su Jingxi, this dim-witted rich kid, the only date spot he can think of is an internet café?]

• • [If I recall correctly, he is terrible at games; the kind of terrible that almost made Xie Yuanzhou explode with rage.]

• • [Haha, the worse they are, the more they want to play. I get it!]

• • [Shi Yu is actually quite good at games. He is a top-tier game streamer on a certain platform, he just never accepts donations.]

• • [Shi Yu plays many different games; he does not stick to one, but he can pick up any game with ease.]

• • [It is true. Sometimes he is so strong I even suspect he is an AI.]

• • [His looks are also as high-end as those created by AI.]

Seeing how expectant Su Jingxi looked, Shi Yu could not bear to refuse, saying: “Alright, then.”

Excited and impulsive, Su Jingxi asked everyone directly: “I am going to an internet café to play games with Shi Yu. Does anyone want to come along?”

Zhao Yiliang asked Xie Yuanzhou: “Do you want to go?”

Before Xie Yuanzhou could answer, Yan Jin raised his hand: “I am going.”

Su Jingxi said: “This is a couple’s date. If your partner is not willing to go, then you cannot go.”

Yan Jin replied: “He will be willing.”

He Xingzhi had been silent from start to finish, neither agreeing nor objecting.

Xie Yuanzhou stood up, stretched, and said: “Let us all go together then; it is not like there is anything else to do.”

Su Jingxi was actually very welcoming of Xie Yuanzhou coming along, saying excitedly: “Brother Xie, help me rank up later!”

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuanzhou felt like backing out, but the desire to watch the drama unfold triumphed over his fear of carrying a noob.

Seeing that He Xingzhi was also going, Liu Xiuxiu immediately grabbed Zhang Bin’s elbow and said: “Brother Zhang, let us also go, okay?”

Zhang Bin scratched his head: “I do not know how to play games.”

Liu Xiuxiu looked displeased.

Zhang Bin quickly added: “If you want to go, then let us go together. I can play Minesweeper.”

Liu Xiuxiu: “Thank you, Brother Zhang.”

…

All eight people went to the internet café for their date.

The production team was dumbfounded.

But because the program effect was excellent, the show’s producers did not step in to stop them. Several screenwriters gathered together, following the guests’ actions and planning the subsequent recording arrangements.

To facilitate filming, once the production team learned the guests were collectively going to the internet café to play games, they immediately contacted the largest nearby establishment. After negotiating with them, they arranged all the recording equipment.

Shi Yu and the others split up and got into the production team’s cars.

They took two cars, with two dating couples in each.

Just as Shi Yu and Su Jingxi got into one of the cars, Yan Jin followed directly. He Xingzhi followed after that.

Even though Su Jingxi was unhappy, he knew they were currently filming and did not show it much.

Shi Yu sat quietly by the window.

He Xingzhi sat directly next to Shi Yu.

Su Jingxi was squeezed to the other side. As soon as he sat down, Yan Jin took the seat beside him.

Because the live broadcast was scheduled for two hours and had not ended yet, the live stream switched to show the cars.

When the camera switched to Shi Yu’s car, the viewers were stunned.

What is going on?

Did these two dating couples sit in the wrong seats?

• • [If I remember correctly, when they were forming groups just now, Shi Yu and Su Jingxi were the mutual choice, right?]

• • [You remembered correctly. I have not lost my memory either, but now they are sitting mixed up.]

• • [Is it not even more fun to watch now that they are mixed up?]

• • [By the way, looking at these four in the same frame, does it not look like two tops in one group and two bottoms in another?]

• • [Exactly. If you look at Shi Yu alone, he has both top and bottom vibes, but when framed with He Xingzhi and Yan Jin, he really looks like a bottom.]

• • [Why is everyone so quiet? Are they just naturally taciturn?]

• • [Is Su Jingxi not usually quite chatty? Why is he not saying anything sitting next to the Best Actor? Could there be a story between them too?]

Because the guests in this car were not talking, the production team’s backstage writers held an emergency meeting. They finally decided to have a staff member go up and interview them with a few questions. Otherwise, the live stream content would be too monotonous and risk losing viewers.

The staff member who went up happened to be Anna, the field assistant who had been in charge of receiving Shi Yu that day.

When Anna went up and saw the group, she felt a bit nervous. But seeing Shi Yu, she instantly drew strength from her idol. Taking a deep breath, she began asking the guests questions from off-camera.

“After the live stream started the last two days, the public’s attention toward 100 Days of Love Contract has been growing, and everyone is more and more curious about the guests, especially about how you feel toward one another. The production team has collected some questions, so please answer them in turn.”

“May I ask Su Jingxi, what was your first impression of Shi Yu?”

“He is too beautiful, too good-looking, too handsome; just like an angel. Wherever he stands, he shines. I noticed him the moment he walked in. But it is not the first time I have seen him; as I have mentioned before, I have watched the first movie Shi-ge starred in many times. I am a die-hard fan of Shi-ge, for real.”

“Then, could Teacher Shi Yu please answer: what was your first impression of Su Jingxi?”

Shi Yu: “Chatty, simple, thick-skinned, and a child who is easily happy.”

Staff: “Teacher Shi Yu has a very high opinion of Su Jingxi. It seems you are very satisfied with this dating couple, right?”

Shi Yu smiled lightly at the camera and said: “If I were not satisfied, I would not have chosen him.”

The comments section went wild:

[Oh my god, oh my god! Can Shi Yu please weld this smile onto his face? It is too beautiful.]

[For a moment there, I felt like I saw an angel.]

[I understand Su Jingxi now; his description just now was not exaggerated at all.]

[Shi Yu’s face was made to benefit humanity.]