The Cold and Distant Actress is Too Obsessive - Chapter 44

When Xu Youyan stepped out of the car, her ears were flushed red, and her legs felt a little weak. She had already forgotten the unpleasantness of being chased and surrounded by reporters and fans just moments earlier.

Her chest rising and falling slightly, Xu Youyan was lost in the faint, cool fragrance of Bo Zhoucheng’s perfume.

The other guests on the show had arrived earlier. They had been filming normally for several episodes and had grown much closer, making Bo Zhoucheng and Xu Youyan seem somewhat out of place.

However, Bo Zhoucheng was naturally as aloof as ice, exuding an aura that kept others at a distance no matter where she stood, so she didn’t mind this at all.

Today’s recording was for a masquerade ball, symbolizing the later stage of the show where everyone had found their preferred partner. They would then invite their partners to dance.

The condition was to wear masks so that no one could recognize them, and the guests would have to guess each other’s identities.

Choosing the wrong person would be incredibly awkward.

As the host explained the rules of the game, Xu Youyan sat absentmindedly in the audience, tilting her head to look at Bo Zhoucheng.

“Would you guess wrong if it were me?”

She had guessed wrong last time, and the thought alone was embarrassing.

“No.”

Bo Zhoucheng shook her head with confidence.

Even if her eyes were covered, Xu Youyan’s delicate skin and the faint, unique scent of her body were things no one else could imitate.

“But I guessed wrong last time.”

Xu Youyan lowered her gaze, feeling a bit frustrated. Still, there was nothing to be done about it back then, the two of them hadn’t been familiar with each other.

“It’s not a big deal if you guess wrong.”

Bo Zhoucheng leaned her head slightly closer. The cameras couldn’t capture their interaction beneath the chairs.

Slowly, she moved her hand over, emboldened, and firmly grasped the back of Xu Youyan’s hand.

“Yanyan, don’t move when the time comes.”

“I’ll come find you.”

In just a few short words, there was an overwhelming sense of reassurance.

Xu Youyan slowly intertwined her fingers with Bo Zhoucheng’s and nodded.

After the host finished explaining the rules of the masquerade ball, the guests were asked to disperse and begin preparing their disguises.

In each individual room, a makeup artist was waiting to help the guests with their looks.

Bo Zhoucheng stared blankly at the golden mask. After the makeup artist touched up her face lightly, the mask was put on, and she began changing her clothes.

Time passed minute by minute, and soon everyone was fully dressed and made up.

The door of the dressing room slowly opened, and the first to step out was someone wearing a white floral-wrapped mask, dressed in an exquisite tailcoat.

From their height and build, it was vaguely discernible that this person was male.

Soon, everyone had emerged, and the show began the first round of the game: the masked guests had to choose their partners.

Choosing incorrectly would lead to embarrassment and penalties.

Ambient lighting cast down from the ceiling, and everyone held their breath, hoping not to make a mistake.

Peering through the gaps in her mask, Xu Youyan scanned the room.

She noticed that everyone was dressed elaborately and flamboyantly, making it quite difficult to identify anyone based solely on their physique or silhouette. At most, one could guess their gender, and even that wasn’t always clear.

At the host’s signal, everyone began searching for their preferred guest.

But Xu Youyan didn’t move.

She remembered what Bo Zhoucheng had told her: if unsure, just stay where you are.

So she obediently remained in place.

Before long, someone approached her. The person wore a golden mask, and a faint, elusive cold fragrance drifted around them.

Due to the rules, talking was not allowed at the masquerade.

Even their hands were gloved, but Bo Zhoucheng was absolutely certain that the person in the white mask was Yan Yan.

Because she stood there, obedient and still, just as they had agreed earlier.

So she reached out and decisively wrapped her arm around the person’s waist.

However, to avoid any mishaps or mistaking someone else, Bo Zhoucheng still wanted to make sure.

Her gloved fingers slowly moved upward, pressing against the person’s waist.

Xu Youyan had a particularly sensitive spot on her waist, like a ticklish spot just a light touch would make her giggle.

As soon as Bo Zhoucheng placed her finger there,

she heard a soft laugh from beneath the mask. It seemed she had indeed found the ticklish spot.

Feeling even more certain, she raised her hand to embrace Xu Youyan and gestured to the host, indicating that she had chosen her desired partner.

“Are you sure? Each person only has one chance to remove the mask.”

The host approached with a microphone, surprised that someone had made a decision in just a few minutes.

Bo Zhoucheng simply nodded without saying anything more.

The host then allowed the two to proceed. Bo Zhoucheng reached out and slowly lifted the other’s mask.

First, she saw the person’s pink lips, the color of cherries, with a beautiful shape as if meticulously crafted by a sculptor.

Bo Zhoucheng had seen those lips countless times late at night and had even tasted them.

Her heart fluttered slightly, and a smile curled beneath her golden mask.

Sure enough, as the mask was fully removed,

Xu Youyan’s beautiful face was revealed under the camera lights. The host was astonished that someone had guessed correctly in such a short time, especially when the other guests were still completely clueless.

Bo Zhoucheng watched as Xu Youyan looked up at her with a silly grin, and ripples of emotion stirred in her heart. This version of Yan Yan made her want to tease her endlessly.

But since they were filming a show, she had to restrain herself again and again.

In the end, she only planted a kiss on the side of Xu Youyan’s face. However, since they were on camera, the cameraman’s hands trembled slightly, and even the host seemed taken aback.

“What are you doing? They’ll catch it on camera.”

Xu Youyan blinked, feeling a bit embarrassed.

“What’s there to be afraid of? It’s already all over the news, isn’t it?”

Since their relationship had been exposed to the entire internet, Bo Zhoucheng had no more reservations.

Besides, Yan Yan didn’t seem to mind either.

Still, she didn’t dare to kiss her directly on the lips in front of the camera, that would be too bold and unrestrained.

“Thank you for guessing it was me.”

Xu Youyan stood on her tiptoes and rewarded her with a peck on the corner of her lips.

Their masks clinked together with a crisp sound as Bo Zhoucheng wrapped her arms around Xu Youyan.

As the first pair to guess correctly, they received special treatment and were allowed to sit aside and watch the others.

Bo Zhoucheng had already taken off her mask and set it aside.

“I told you, I wouldn’t mistake you for someone else.”

Her voice carried a hint of pride. Xu Youyan leaned in, resting her head against Bo Zhoucheng’s shoulder.

“How did you guess it was me?”

“Even though I was wrapped up so tightly?”

Xu Youyan lowered her head to look at her own clothes flashy and garish, almost to the point where it was hard to tell whether she was male or female.

“Your height, and also just a feeling.”

“But what really made me sure it was you, Yanyan.”

Bo Zhouchen finished speaking and lowered her head, her fingertips resting on Xu Youyan’s waist. A faint, almost imperceptible ticklish sensation spread through her.

Xu Youyan instinctively shrank back.

“It’s because you’re ticklish here.”