The ratings skyrocketed that night, attracting viewers who were previously indifferent to the show.

The director was in a great mood and wanted to reward the group by letting them go back to their rooms to rest, and the cell phones were returned to them.

Everyone happily received their phones, except for Ji Yuanzhou.

He seems to have been dead for a while.

When Su Jin opened her phone, the first message she saw was from Gu Xingze.

[Gu]: Honey, honey, I watched your live stream. Weren't you a good girl?

He's using an emoji of a little chick wagging its tail; I don't know where he saved it from.

[A cunning country person]: Just got off work.

My phone kept ringing with notification sounds.

It was all messages from Gu Xingze, with one ending with: "Why isn't my wife replying to me? I'm getting angry."

[A cunning rural person]: It's no use having children.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xingze had a unique way of thinking and asked: "Do you want... a wife?"

Su Jin had a headache; she almost forgot what the word "wife" meant.

[The cunning country person]: From now on, call me sister-in-law, understand?

Typing... It's been displayed for a long time.

[Gu]: Isn't that a bit inappropriate, honey? Do you like playing like this? Then what do you call me?

Su Jin crossed her legs and thought for a while. She couldn't help but smile when she remembered how her younger sister, Su Xingran, always called her brother-in-law in a soft voice.

[The cunning countryman]: I'll call you brother-in-law, and from now on we'll each be our own people.

[Gu]: ...Wife, are you angry?

[The cunning country person]: Why would I be angry? I'm not angry at all.

[Gu]: When are you coming back, sister-in-law? I miss you.

Su Jin laughed so hard she rolled around on the bed. She couldn't believe that President Gu was actually so clueless in private, doing whatever he was told.

[The cunning country bumpkin]: Stop messing around, we're at your brother's house.

[Gu]: Sister-in-law, please give my brother some sleeping pills. He misses you terribly.

...

The next morning, everyone got ready and set off again to climb the mountain.

Ji Yuanzhou unexpectedly came along too. There was no other way; a contract had been signed before the show was recorded, and he would have to pay a penalty if he didn't record it halfway through.

The moment Ji Yuanzhou's face appeared on the live stream, the chat exploded with angry comments, mostly from longtime fans turning against him.

Get out of here, you're an eyesore.

[Using fans' money to hook up, what a scumbag.]

[How dare he continue recording the show? His debut spot was bought with money from his fans, and now he's using it to hook up with women.]

Don't overlook this wall lamp!

Ji Yuanzhou didn't dare to lift his head, as if he was afraid the camera would capture him.

We chose a good campsite and rested for a while.

Ye Shuwei pointed into the distance and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, is that a squirrel?"

It was a small figure running around among the trees.

Everyone craned their necks to look over.

Su Jin tugged at Lin Shi's clothes and whispered, "Let's follow it and steal its acorns."

[Amazing, absolutely amazing!]

Her thought process is always different from most people's.

Lin Shi immediately condemned her, "That's food for the squirrels to survive the winter. It's so heartless of you to do that."

Su Jin: "Do you want some?"

Lin Shi: "...But then again, I'm actually quite heartless too."

Su Jin snorted.

"We'll return it to you once we've recovered."

Lin Shi: "Do you remember that news story I showed you before? A sixty-year-old man claimed that his squirrel accidentally went into his... place. It's true that different creatures have different fates."

Su Jin recalled the video she had watched before and added with intonation, "Your dermatitis is quite loose, but your squirrel makes up for that. If the squirrel is removed, there may be some leakage of fluid or air."

[Starting from zero frames?]

[A visually stunning opening screen.]

[The sisters' conversation needs to be censored.]

I've become a bit of a fan of them both, not for any other reason than that, besides these two who do abstract art, no one else can make me laugh so attentively.

Could you elaborate on that news story?

[A stammering patient, a troubled family member, a doctor who smiles without saying a word, a nurse who asks questions knowingly, a reporter who pries for details, an audience who knows everything, a bewildered passerby, an overjoyed fellow patient, and an internet user eager for knowledge.]

They followed the squirrel furtively and actually found a tree hole.

Su Jin rolled up her sleeves, ready to climb up, but Lin Shi pulled her down.

"Can you climb up there?"

Su Jin raised an eyebrow. "Haven't you heard the saying, 'Man dies for wealth, bird dies for food'? I'm a birdman, I want both."

Shen Yanxiu followed and said softly, "I'll go. It's too dangerous. Don't get hurt."

As he spoke, he revealed his strong arms and began to climb up the tree branch bit by bit.

[Brother Shen is so handsome!]

Before the cheers in the live chat could even finish, Shen Yanxiu's body suddenly slid down.

He calmly tidied up his disheveled clothes, seemingly ready to try again.

Su Jin reached out to stop her, "Let me do it."

She put on gloves and climbed up as nimbly as a monkey.

[What just went up there?]

It looks like a person... right?

【What the hell?!】

It was difficult to operate from the tree, so she could only throw the nuts down and then climb down herself.

Perhaps because she was hungry, Su Jin slipped and almost fell while climbing down the tree.

Shen Yanxiu caught her steadily with the tent fabric.

Lin Shi, who was standing to the side, was so frightened that her shadow blurred as she asked, still shaken, "Are you alright?"

Ye Shuwei rushed over from the camp, panting, "Sister Su, you just fell? Are you alright?"

Su Jin remained stunned for a long time, then said, "It's alright, he should be alive."

She realized that she was being held by Shen Yanxiu, so she quickly stood up straight and distanced herself.

Shen Yanxiu pursed his lips, swallowing the concern he hadn't yet uttered, his fingers caressing the tent that still held the warmth of Su Jin's body.

Do I hate myself that much...?

"Ding! An increase in the inferiority complex value of the target has been detected. Please handle this as soon as possible."

Su Jin shifted her gaze to Shen Yanxiu, probably because she had just hurt his fragile heart.

She hesitated before speaking, "Shen Yanxiu, thank you. I hope I didn't hurt you just now? Don't let my young age fool you, I'm actually quite heavy."

Shen Yanxiu lowered his head and shook his head, looking absent-minded.

[Daily question: Would it kill Su Jin to stay away from Shen Yanxiu? Isn't this just deliberately falling into his arms?]

Why do I find that scene actually quite endearing...? (I'm sneaking a peek.)

[If they're just faking it, what's wrong with me shipping them? It's not like it'll become real. If they're real, what's wrong with me shipping them? Why can't real couples ship? If they're just acting, what's wrong with me shipping them? Isn't the point of acting to make us ship them?]

Su Jin received no further system notifications, so she didn't pay much attention to Shen Yanxiu. She turned around and patted her chest, still feeling lingering fear.

"People can't even empathize with themselves from a few minutes ago. Was I crazy just now? Why did I have to climb the tree? I almost fell to my death."

Lin Shi pointed at Su Jin, "...Here, you can even see people cyberbullying themselves."