Chapter 7 Chapter 007

Once the program crew and all the guests were in place and had placed their luggage in their respective rooms, the process officially began.

First, everyone gathered in the living room to get to know each other, and unmarried couples initially selected married couples they wanted to study with. This part was jokingly called by netizens as being like a blind date show.

The layout of the living room was very comfortable, with cushions, chairs, sofas, and even reclining chairs. Everyone came downstairs one after another and gathered in the middle. Of course, most of the people in their circle knew each other, or after the first episode was broadcast, the guests outside the circle had interacted with the guests in the circle on social platforms without Gu Chen knowing, which was considered a preliminary acquaintance.

So they sat around and started some topics, chatting happily and there was a friendly social atmosphere.

Du Ruiqing, in particular, seemed to have played a funny joke on everyone, and then everyone laughed in support.

This was the scene that Gu Chen saw as he walked down the stairs at a leisurely pace. Du Ruiqing also saw him and stood up enthusiastically, walked towards him, and said with a smile on his face, "Little Gu, you're here?"

Fans of Du Ruiqing couldn't help but sigh: "Qingqing is really a social angel, she takes good care of everyone."

【Ahhh Qingqing is so sweet and considerate. 】

"Yeah." Gu Chen looked at him for a second.

In fact, it is not very elegant to deliberately avoid the camera, but Du Ruiqing came towards him and blocked the camera tightly, which was very considerate.

Du Ruiqing turned around and introduced everyone, "This is my former classmate Xiao Gu. I didn't expect to meet him on the show. We used to be very good friends, but later we went our separate ways and rarely contacted each other."

Although few people in the comments knew Gu Chen, some people expressed their doubts: [? Why do you just call him Xiao Gu? How rude! ]

[Qingqing has already said that she and Xiaogu have a very good relationship. What do you care how good friends address each other?]

However, Du Ruiqing's angle was very subtle, blocking Gu Chen completely. The audience couldn't see what Gu Chen looked like, and the topic was quickly passed over.

With the introduction of Du Ruiqing, Gu Chen smiled and nodded slightly, greeting everyone: "Hello, just call me Xiao Gu."

But everyone present could see Gu Chen. The big guy politely called himself Little Gu. Did he really call him Little Gu? They all said, "Hello, Mr. Gu." They thought that Du Ruiqing had such a high EQ, why did he suddenly have no manners and call him Little Gu? They were classmates before, and now they met on the show, so they couldn't do this?

But Du Ruiqing said something very "intimate": "Xiao Gu, please sit down, everyone is waiting for you."

It seemed as if he was just casually pulled to sit down, but he just happened to choose a single sofa in the corner for him, which was blocked by the bonsai from the camera's view.

Gu Chen looked at him for another second. This was exactly the seat he wanted to choose. Du Ruiqing was really considerate. He sat down and said, "Okay, thank you."

Du Ruiqing pretended to be puzzled and asked, "By the way, where is your sister-in-law? Why didn't she come?"

Gu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly. "Sister-in-law?" What a novel title. He replied, "He's on a business trip and can't accompany me. I've already discussed it with the program team. I'll let him attend remotely by phone." This can be regarded as explaining this issue to the guests present. After all, the next step is to make a preliminary pairing selection.

This was the first time that Gu Chen directly responded to this question on the show. The guests were all very surprised, especially the two young top stars who had almost bumped into Gu Chen just now. When they heard what Gu Chen said, one of them immediately said excitedly: "It's actually possible! This is the first time I know it!"

"Okay, okay, I'm going on a business trip now." Then he looked at the other person and said, "Xingzhou Xingzhou, just remember to call me and ask me to attend!" After saying that, he actually wanted to run away.

The assistant director who was coordinating the scene off-camera heard these words, shook his head quickly, and said silently with his mouth: "Qingyue, no..."

Lu Qingyue didn't buy it and asked directly: "Director, why can Mr. Gu do it but I can't? Does Mr. Gu have any special privileges?"

After hearing this, the few viewers who had watched Gu Chen’s live broadcast said: [Yes, yes, we still haven’t figured out where Mr. Gu came from~]

Upon hearing this, the assistant director could only look up at the sky in embarrassment: "Ahem... No... No special privileges..." Telling the truth would only bring shame to the program crew.

Yu Xingzhou also asked: "Why not? I also want to go on a business trip." He counted on his fingers, "I actually have a lot of announcements that I haven't caught up with..."

Seeing that one of the most talked-about couple was about to run away in such an imitative manner, the director quickly came over to take control of the situation and looked at the two of them with a frown.

Lu Qingyue felt the pressure, shrugged, and said, "Okay, I understand." After signing the contract and receiving the notice fee, he knew that he dared not disobey the director. However, how Mr. Gu negotiated the contract so that even his wife could not come is really thought-provoking.

Yu Xingzhou simply nodded, okay, he understood, Mr. Gu is a real boss, so he can have different meanings.

So the two men turned around and sat down, one sitting on either side of Gu Chen, forming a horn to protect Gu Chen in the middle.

Du Ruiqing: “…” He deliberately asked about Gu Chen’s so-called “sister-in-law”, just to ridicule Gu Chen’s loneliness and embarrassment of being alone on the show. How did things turn out like this?

Moreover, Gu Chen was sitting on the single sofa in the corner with his legs crossed. The chairs on both sides were shorter than him. From this angle, it looked like he was sitting on a throne, with Lu Qingyue and Yu Xingzhou guarding him on his left and right like knights.

The comments also felt the same way: [It’s weird, really weird. ]

[Hahahaha, you two sandwiched me in the middle without my wife, wouldn't I feel embarrassed? ]

[This Mr. Gu is so miserable. He was hit by you two before, and now he has to be sandwiched in the middle and eat your dog food, tcltcl]

Du Ruiqing's wealthy boyfriend Qiao Kunping also stepped forward and shook hands with Gu Chen: "Mr. Gu, I often hear Ruiqing talk about you. Nice to meet you."

Gu Chen smiled and nodded: "Nice to meet you."

Qiao Kunping took a quick look at Gu Chen and found that Gu Chen's every move exuded a calm and dignified aura, which was completely different from the image described by Du Ruiqing. On the contrary, he was more like the same kind of person as him.

Qiao Kunping seemed to be thinking about something, as if he understood something.

She returned to sit next to Du Ruiqing, hugged him, and whispered in his ear: "Baby, tell me the truth, when you were in high school, did you have a crush on this Mr. Gu? So now that you have reunited with him, you are unwilling to give in and go against him in every way?"

Du Ruiqing's mind was full of how to isolate Gu Chen in the show: "???" Hearing such a far-fetched speculation, he was actually a little at a loss and didn't know how to answer.

Unexpectedly, my boyfriend's hot breath sprayed in my ears, and then he said ambiguously: "If you like him, it's okay. If you can invite him to cheat on you and be with you, it would be nice for the three of us to be together..."

"???" Du Ruiqing was confused for a moment, and seemed to finally understand. He lowered his voice and said angrily, "I understand, you are attracted to Gu Chen, right? I know that his face is attractive!"

Qiao Kunping: “?” But he thought about it and it seemed that this was not a bad idea, as it was the same idea.

Gu Chen didn't know why, but the look in Du Ruiqing and his wife's eyes when they looked at him suddenly became hot.

Of course, the two guardians on his left and right looked at him with scorching eyes.

Lu Qingyue said directly and confidently: "Mr. Gu, don't worry, I will definitely choose you later. I really need to learn from you how to be lonely, really."

Yu Xingzhou glanced at Lu Qingyue and said, "Don't pay attention to him. Your partner is not here anyway. Just let us stay by your side quietly. Don't worry about anything else."

Gu Chen, who came to this world to enjoy life, was shocked to hear this terrible curse: "..."

Gu Chen touched his nose and smiled, "Actually, I don't plan to be alone. I plan to have a sweet relationship. Kids, please don't issue this terrible curse of being single."

Lu Qingyue: “?”

Yu Xingzhou: “?”

You are married but still want to fall in love?