Romance Allergy [Book Transmigration] - Chapter 7

“Sister Shili, Yaoyao…”

Amidst the tense atmosphere, Gao Xiaoshu’s voice suddenly drifted in from outside the door, breaking the deadlock between the two.

Qiu Shili abruptly looked away, turned around, and walked back to the window. She stood with her back to Dou Anyao, staring at the scenery outside.

Dou Anyao patted her own cheeks, pulled herself together, and ran to open the door.

Sigh, this task is actually quite difficult.

After all, from time to time, she had to clean up messes and resolve lingering issues left behind by the original owner.

Gao Xiaoshu had come to ask what they wanted for lunch, whether Dou Anyao needed to change her clothes, and to confirm the items she needed to bring.

While Dou Anyao was busy preparing for the afternoon shoot, her anti-fans online began to take action.

As a singer who rose to fame through notoriety, her involvement in the acting and variety show worlds after becoming popular only fueled the dissatisfaction of those who disliked her. Now that she was going on the most popular dating show, they felt a boycott was mandatory.

[Has the production team run out of people? Now any random cat or dog can film a dating show?]

[I really don’t understand why they let DAY join. Isn’t someone like her just going there to pollute the environment?]

[How much money did DAY give them? Is it really worth it?]

[Ahhh! Xinxin also officially announced she’s going! This is so annoying. Xinxin is so innocent; if that person dares to lay a finger on her, I’ll be a hater for life!]

[Naixi! Our Naixi also announced she’s going! Save me, what a great lineup—why let that person in? I’m going numb.]

[How can the production team kick her out? If she’s bringing her own funding, we fans can crowdfund to pay her off. Can she just get lost?]

[Get lost! Does some person not know her own role? Going on a dating show? For what? Are you even worthy?]

[Incredible. Before looking, it was a dating show. After finding out she’s in it, it’s basically her personal showroom. I’m just laughing.]

[And they call her the “Beauty Harvester.” Who let a harvester onto a dating show? So turn-off.]

The haters were powerful. Additionally, fans of the other “sisters” joining the show were terrified that their “darlings” would be tainted by Dou Anyao, so they joined the boycott as well. Consequently, upon opening the internet, it felt as though the entire world was cursing Dou Anyao.

[DAY was caught getting late-night snacks with the female lead after filming Flying Flowers; she was caught intimately holding hands while shopping with the winner after guesting on Singer’s Grand Prize; she was caught entering and leaving a Best Actress’s private residence after the Fashion Night red carpet… Do I need to list more?]

[Damn, can we please not let DAY come?]

[My blind guess is that this calculating “Green Tea” is going to blossom in this dating show.]

[Lol, I’ll bet a pack of spicy strips that she’ll send three letters in three days to three different people without repeating a single one.]

[Thanks to the production team for inviting DAY. I’m already prepared to learn some seduction techniques.]

Dou Anyao knew nothing of what was happening online because no one told her. She herself had no intention of checking Weibo; she was too busy ordering food, eating, packing her luggage, touching up her makeup, and feeling nervous.

Qiu Shili, on the other hand, glanced at the internet. Multiple solutions instinctively flashed through her mind. In the end, however, she closed her phone without doing anything.

Turning over a new leaf?

She wanted to see if it was actually true.

At 3:00 PM, the second season of Heartbeat Above All officially began filming. Simultaneously, the filming site was live-streamed across the entire internet.

The show’s director was a bold person. Generally, because live-streaming involves many uncontrollable factors, variety shows rarely choose to broadcast live. However, this director not only dared to film and broadcast live but also planned to do so for twenty consecutive days. He was truly a “ruthless” man.

Due to the production team’s provocative tactics, the inclusion of the “black-and-red” contestant Dou Anyao, and the arrival of several popular starlets like Wen Zhixin, the hype was at an all-time high. Everyone was waiting to see Dou Anyao use her “scumbag player” methods to toy with everyone, only to be cursed by the entire internet.

As soon as the live-stream room opened, nearly a million people swarmed in, and that number was constantly increasing.

The filming location was in a villa by the sea, simply and directly called the “Seaside Cottage.” Following the winding mountain road down led to a beach with a coastline of about five or six kilometers. The sand there was fine and soft, a beautiful golden color under the sun. However, because it was a private villa area, outside tourists were generally not allowed, ensuring a degree of security.

When Dou Anyao arrived, the rain happened to let up, leaving only a fine drizzle. She didn’t bother with an umbrella. Getting out of the car, she pushed her suitcase toward the entrance of the four-story villa.

The moment she stepped out of the car, she entered the filming range.

On the live-stream screen, the first thing visible was the back of a tall, slender woman. She wore her hair in a clean, crisp bun and was dressed in a deep blue halter-neck, backless dress with white canvas shoes. She walked toward the Seaside Cottage with light, graceful steps.

As soon as the shadow appeared, the bullet comments in the live-stream room began to flash frantically.

[My god, who is this? She looks so clean and beautiful, and her fashion sense is great. This dress is exactly my style.]

[Those legs are so well-proportioned and gorgeous. I’m drooling!]

[A beautiful back! It’s a beautiful back! Don’t stop me, the screen is a bit dirty, let me lick it… Mmm, all clean now.]

[Is it Naixi? Naixi is super cute!]

[Feels a bit like Wen Zhixin. Her aura is very pure.]

At this moment, the camera happened to pan up from the front of the newcomer, revealing her exquisite collarbones and superior neck line. The direction of the comments shifted instantly:

[Look at those collarbones, that swan neck—could it be Chi Xueqing?!]

[WTF, for real? Is it her? Did she repost the Weibo saying she was coming?!]

[She did, she did! She’s coming too!]

[Damn, does this cameraman not want his bonus? How are you filming this? Quickly show her face so I can see which big beauty this is!]

[Love it, so pretty. My heart is already fluttering. In three seconds, I want to see this woman’s face!]

As if answering their prayers, the cameraman finally obliged the frantic comments and moved the camera up, revealing a pure face with determined eyes.

When they clearly saw exactly who this person was—the one they had been wildly speculating about and “licking” the screen for—the live-stream room, which had been so cluttered with comments that the person was invisible, actually went blank for a moment.

However, two seconds later, a tidal wave of even more frantic bullet comments swept in like a wild beast. The netizens who had been desperately “licking” the wrong person were filled with regret, wishing they could strangle themselves:

[???]

[???]

[What the hell? This person is Dou Anyao?]

[I… um… well…]

[Damn, I’m tainted. My god, it feels like I’ve swallowed eight hundred flies.]

Meanwhile, fans who liked Dou Anyao felt like they were celebrating the New Year:

[Ahhh! It’s Yaoyao! Yaoyao is so beautiful, I love her so much. How can someone be this beautiful with a great body and still be able to sing? I’m convinced! How are the rest of us supposed to live!]

[Lol, they couldn’t even recognize their own idols and were busy hating here.]

[The replay will be a massive “car crash” scene. Dying of laughter, dying of laughter.]

[There’s no need to be so ugly in your thoughts. Is it that hard to admit someone else is excellent?]

[Sorry, but Yaoyao is just good-looking. She has a great body and is just beautiful!]

[Damn, this is so satisfying! Some people are so hilarious, Hahaha!]

Aside from these, there were some rational passers-by who could speak objectively:

[Just a passer-by, but DAY indeed has the capital.]

[I admit I was also stunned by Dou Anyao just now.]

[How can someone who looks so slender and fragile—like a high-born lady from ancient times who never leaves her room—sing with such explosive energy?]

[To be honest, with DAY’s face, she could even go into acting.]

However, for every compliment, someone was there to insult:

[Fans of certain people should stop pretending to be passers-by to wash her clean, okay? Don’t you know what kind of person your ‘Sister’ is? And acting? Have you not seen the garbage she’s acted in?]

[Just stick to singing your songs. Acting? Do you really think you’re that amazing?]

Dou Anyao’s fans were not to be trifled with either:

[What? So, you also think her singing sounds good, right?]

[Oh my, you care so much about her. You know everything she does. Weren’t you the one “licking” the loudest just now?]

The thousands of arguments in the bullet comments had nothing to do with Dou Anyao. She was already struggling to push her large suitcase. Perhaps as a warning, the System in her mind officially issued a task.

**[Making friends requires sincerity and purity. Please, Host, do not forget your original intention while filming the dating show Heartbeat Above All. Do not engage in ambiguity and uphold purity!

Task Value: 200 Points. Failure: Immediate Obliteration.]**

While taking the task seriously to heart, Dou Anyao stepped into the Seaside Cottage, officially beginning her twenty-day filming period.

She pushed open the ajar front door. The house was quiet. Dou Anyao poked her head in and asked, “Is anyone here?”

“Hmm? Am I actually the first one to arrive?”

With no one responding, Dou Anyao had no choice but to walk in on her own.

Entering through the main gate and bypassing a small courtyard, she saw a wooden board hanging in front of the main house with the “Check-in Instructions” written on it.

“Please place your personal mobile phone in the safe and pick one from the provided phones. Enter one emergency contact. During your time here, you will likely only use this provided phone.”

After reading the first rule, Dou Anyao didn’t delay at all. She took out her phone, swiftly turned on airplane mode, and stuffed it into the locker labeled with her name among the row at the entrance.

Then, she casually picked a phone from the box, entered Gao Xiaoshu’s number, and slipped it into her pocket.

The entire sequence of actions was fast and complete, without a hint of hesitation, leaving the audience stunned.

[Wait, did she even have to check the number she entered for her emergency contact?]

[She’s a ruthless one. Ever since I grew up and got my own phone, I’ve never memorized anyone’s number.]

[Is her memory that good? Or did she just randomly type in 911 or 110?]

[Ugh, can you haters use your brains for a second? When she was typing the number just now, did it look like she was only guessing two or three digits?]

[Am I the only one who wants to know whose number she entered? Who could possibly be her emergency contact?]

Dou Anyao, who could recite Gao Xiaoshu’s number without looking at her phone, didn’t possess some photographic memory; it was simply because she had done her homework in advance.

In the previous season, guests were also forbidden from bringing their own phones. The production team would only issue them occasionally for long trips or before bed; otherwise, the phones were kept under lock and key.

The second check-in rule: hand over all cash. No cash was allowed inside.

Dou Anyao ignored this one entirely because she was “penniless.”

The third rule: “Write a letter every night at 9:30 PM. Drop your ‘Heartbeat Letter’ into the other person’s mailbox before 10:30 PM. Collect your letters at 11:00 PM. Note: Do not sign the Heartbeat Letter; let them guess who you are.”

[Ah, this rule again. Thinking back to when people guessed wrong last season, Hahaha, it was so incredibly awkward.]

[Help! Dead memories are attacking me! The secondhand embarrassment is so strong that I’m cringing all over again!]

[So everyone must try to mention their specific traits when writing, otherwise it’s a total social death!]

The fourth rule: “This is the Seaside Cottage. Heartbeats come first, so don’t hesitate to express yourself boldly!”

The fifth rule: “Reserved for future additions.”

After reading the five rules, Dou Anyao finally stepped into the main house.

At the entrance of the main house was a shoe cabinet with three rows of slippers neatly arranged. Realizing it was raining outside and her soles must be dirty, she looked at the clean, tidy house and, without needing a reminder, casually took out a pair of slippers. She sat down on a small stool to change her shoes.

Witnessing this, the bullet comments were just a second ago admiring the villa found by the production team. The next second, they were debating Dou Anyao’s actions.

[The rules didn’t say anything about changing shoes, right? Why is she doing extra work? Is she trying to get more screen time?]

[What kind of mindset is that? Don’t you know how dirty shoes from outside are? Isn’t changing shoes basic etiquette?]

[Yaoyao is so attentive. If it were me, I might have just walked right in. I wouldn’t have remembered to change shoes.]

[Wait, are those slippers part of a matching pair?]

Someone noticed a detail. Following the director’s lead, the camera quickly zoomed in and lingered on the slippers Dou Anyao was wearing.

Dou Anyao had picked a pair of white slippers. On the top was a green crocodile, standing tall with its mouth open and hands on its hips, as if waiting to be fed.

[They look like couple’s slippers.]

[Cameraman, I beg you, go find the other pair! Is there another pair with a little green crocodile holding a piece of bread, ready to feed someone?]

[So are they really couple’s slippers?]

[WTF, don’t do this. If my Naixi ends up wearing matching slippers with DAY, I won’t be able to sleep tonight from anger!]

[They are definitely couple’s slippers. I just wonder who will wear the other one.]

[Tbh, don’t you guys think those slippers are actually pretty cute? I’ve been influenced to buy them, Hahaha.]

[Stop it! We just finished fighting over the dress, and now we have to fight over slippers?]

[Dress? What dress? You don’t mean the one DAY is wearing right now, do you?]

[Lol, people curse her so fiercely, yet they don’t hesitate for a second when it comes to buying her style!]

Meanwhile, in a female dormitory at Hong Kong University, a student was sitting cross-legged on her bed, gripping her phone with both hands, her fingers tapping rapidly on the screen.

The student’s name was Zhou Weiwei. She was Dou Anyao’s top fan and had been a fan for four years. She was famous for editing Dou Anyao’s music videos and had nearly 300,000 followers on Weibo.

Originally, she was leisurely searching for the dress Dou Anyao was wearing today. To her surprise, after just a few minutes of searching, she was about to place an order when the transaction failed.

She exited, refreshed, and tried again, only to discover in shock that the shop, which had mediocre sales just moments ago, was now sold out!

She hurried over to the fan group chat to discuss this, only to find everyone in the group asking if anyone had managed to snag the slippers. Not just the same pair, but the matching “couple” set as well.

Zhou Weiwei: “??”

She had only gone to look at the dress for a few minutes. How did they already get to the shoe-grabbing stage?

Sisters were even @-ing her, the group administrator, asking if she had managed to get the shoes or the dress.

Realizing what was happening, her hands began to shake. Zhou Weiwei felt her heart pounding.

The “Sister” she stanned was about to become a sensation again!

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