Feng Wenhe and his group got off the bus and, sure enough, saw a large bus parked not far away.

Feng Wenhe and the others had no choice but to board the bus and find a seat at random.

Why do we have to transfer buses halfway through the journey? Won't we reach our destination directly?

It seems Director Jiang has indeed been holding back a big surprise this time.

I'm getting more and more excited to see what the production team will do next.

Feng Wenhe and his group waited for a short while before Zhuo Ranjun's family and Guo Zhuyan's family arrived one after the other.

After waiting a short while, Chi Baiyi and Chi Naoqi arrived.

Upon seeing the two of them, Feng Wenhe asked, "Didn't Qin Yuanyao come with you?"

Chi Baiyi replied calmly, "She'll be here soon."

Feng Wenhe chuckled lightly, "Then we'll have to wait for her a bit longer. We were the first group to arrive, and we've already been waiting for over half an hour."

Ye Rui glanced at Feng Wenhe and said, "Yuan Yao is filming. She probably came directly from the set. It's possible that filming took a little longer, or maybe the journey is farther than ours."

“Being famous really makes a difference,” Feng Wenhe said with a smile.

He suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Didn't she also arrive quite late in the first season?"

Zhuo Ranjun echoed, "It seems so."

Feng Wenhe nodded, and said magnanimously, "We'll wait for her a little longer."

The viewers in the live stream chat started making a fuss in the comments.

What does Feng Wenhe mean? Is he blaming Qin Yuanyao for arriving too late?

[That's the gist of it. Although Feng Wenhe phrased it rather tactfully, he was clearly upset that Qin Yuanyao had arrived late both times, making everyone wait for her.]

[Is this considered euphemistic? Some people didn't understand Feng Wenhe's meaning, not because he was being euphemistic, but because he was being sarcastic.]

[So what if they wait? It's not like Qin Yuanyao hasn't waited for them before. It's pointless for Feng Wenhe to keep bringing this up.]

[I think Feng Wenhe is right. At the start of the live stream, everyone except Qin Yuanyao was in the production crew's car. They know she's famous now and has more work, and she came directly from the film set, but ask yourself, which of the other guests is less famous than her? Making so many more famous guests wait for her—isn't she getting too arrogant?]

[There's something else I wanted to say earlier, but I didn't because no one mentioned it in the comments. Qin Yuanyao looked very tired, and her answers to the PD's questions were perfunctory. I know she's tired, but she's on a show, and the production team paid her. Can't she at least show the attitude expected of someone on a show? Taking millions in appearance fees and putting on such a tired expression! Money in the Chinese entertainment industry is so easy to make, and celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry are so high and mighty.]

After Chi Baiyi sat down with Chi Cheese in her arms, she asked in a cool voice, "Feng Wenhe, is it comfortable sitting on the bus?"

Feng Wenhe was taken aback when she was suddenly called by her full name, and the other guests also looked at Chi Baiyi.

Although Chi Baiyi's tone was indifferent and showed no emotional fluctuations, his direct address of Feng Wenhe's full name made people feel vaguely nervous.

"It's alright," Feng Wenhe replied, puzzled.

"It's much more comfortable than waiting under the scorching sun, isn't it?" Chi Baiyi said in a deep voice.

Feng Wenhe paused slightly, as if he had thought of something, and remained silent for a long time.

Chi Nai was also reminded by her father's words.

She said in a childish voice, "Last time, my dad, my sister Qin, and I were the first to arrive. We waited for you for so long in the hot sun, we were almost dying of heat."

The viewers in the live stream also remembered.

[Yes, Qin Yuanyao and her group were the first to arrive last season. They were waiting for the other guests in the sun, and it was quite hot that day.]

[Yes! Chi Nao even used a small fan to fan her and Qin Yuanyao, but not her dad, hahaha! Although Feng Wenhe's family wasn't the last group to arrive, they weren't early either.]

This season they waited for Qin Yuanyao with the air conditioning on, and in the first season they sat in the living room waiting for Qin Yuanyao. Both of those times were much more comfortable than Qin Yuanyao and the others waiting for Feng Wenhe and the others under the scorching sun.

[In the second season, Qin Yuanyao and the others were out in the sun for so long, and neither Qin Yuanyao, President Chi, nor Chi Naiqi acted sarcastic or mean to anyone. This time, they were enjoying the air conditioning while waiting for someone, and Feng Wenhe got impatient. Besides, Qin Yuanyao was delayed because of filming, not because she was deliberately putting on airs and making everyone wait. Feng Wenhe is the one who's really getting arrogant.]

[There were comments earlier saying Qin Yuanyao looked tired and her answers to the PD's questions were perfunctory. LOL, the PD's answers to everyone's questions were also perfunctory! How many questions has the PD answered? Why are you only focusing on Qin Yuanyao and nitpicking? Aside from looking a little tired, Qin Yuanyao didn't do anything else that would have ruined the livestream.]

With such obvious hints from Chi Baiyi and Chi Cheese, Feng Wenhe also remembered the events of the second season.

His expression wasn't very good.

Immediately, he laughed and said to Chi Baiyi in a teasing tone, "President Chi is really protective of Qin Yuanyao."

"Maintain?" Chi Baiyi lifted his eyelids and coldly glanced at Feng Wenhe. "Statement of facts is maintenance?"

Feng Wenhe's smile froze.

He laughed and smoothed things over, turning his head away, and the matter was dropped.

[Feng Wenhe is so arrogant. His statement that President Chi is protecting Qin Yuanyao is practically implying that President Chi is biased towards Qin Yuanyao even though she was late.]

Although Feng Wenhe is a senior, Chi Baiyi is right. Qin Yuanyao has waited for them before, so why is Feng Wenhe keeping bringing up Qin Yuanyao's lateness?

[Actually, I also think President Chi is very protective of Qin Yuanyao, haha. But I'm using "protect" in a positive sense, unlike Feng Wenhe's.]

[Ahhhhh, is this the first time CEO Chi has ever defended Qin Yuanyao like this on the show? Is CEO Chi forcing us to ship them? (laughs)]

[What's all this shipping? Didn't you hear that CEO Chi himself denied it? Wasn't he just defending himself? He was simply stating the facts.]

Whether it's upholding principles or stating facts, I'm already hooked.

Fortunately, Qin Yuanyao didn't keep everyone waiting too long before she arrived.

She boarded the bus and found that everyone had arrived, so she quickly apologized to them.

"I'm sorry, I think I'm late. I've kept you waiting."

Ye Rui smiled at her and said, "It's not late. The production team didn't specify when we had to arrive. It's quite comfortable for us to sit here and wait for you in the air conditioning."

"Yes, Sister Qin. This time we don't have to be in the sun, it's so comfortable sitting in the car." Chi Nao said, waving to her, "Sit here, Sister Qin!"

"Okay." Qin Yuanyao smiled and went over.

As she glanced at the other guests, she felt that everyone's expressions and the atmosphere inside the car were a little strange.

However, Qin Yuanyao didn't think much of it, because Director Jiang appeared shortly after she sat down.

(End of this chapter)

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