Chapter 9. Yu Shuling is the universe's number one straight woman...

"..." Yu Shuling looked at her outfit today and fell silent for a moment.

She was wearing a sun-protective shirt with a tank top underneath. People in this era dressed so lightly in the summer, but Yu Shuling was new to this world, and her mindset couldn't be completely changed overnight.

Besides, she and Chen Qiyang had only known each other for a few days, and they weren't that familiar with each other, were they?

To be honest, it's the middle of summer and people are wearing so little; isn't it a bit inappropriate to grab a girl's waist like that?

[Why am I suddenly starting to ship this? A younger, straightforward, seemingly gentle but actually fierce brother x a beautiful, cool, and sassy woman who can be both sweet and sassy. Both are incredibly good-looking.]

[Heh, too bad their skills don't match. Xiao Qi has been invited to professional competitions, but he declined because of other commitments. As for Yu Shuling, she's just an idol who debuted based on her looks and is about to disband, so let's not say anything more.]

[Is this all Yu Shuling has been waiting for? Wasn't her previous feigned indifference just a way to take things further with him? We still have to watch my Lingling sister; she's only 20 and she already knows how to play this game.]

[Don't be a sore loser. I'm just a casual observer, what's wrong with pursuing her normally? So what if she's not top-tier? Her fans made her debut, so what? Go find her fans, what does it have to do with Yu Shuling? She didn't play hard to get by by first flirting with Zhao Cheng and stringing Chen Qiyang along until the fourth day before she started dating him!]

Yu Shuling doesn't have a good public image, and her popularity isn't very high. Apart from her debut night, she hasn't had much buzz. However, Chen Qiyang generated a lot of buzz for a while because he declined an invitation to a professional league competition a year ago. He was indeed very good at a certain game, but he regretfully declined at the time due to other commitments.

Furthermore, after Chen Qiyang appeared on the dating reality show, the production team deliberately used him to generate buzz, and many viewers became fans of this cute and devoted younger man. Although his public image isn't drastically different from Yu Shuling's, it's still much better. Seeing Chen Qiyang's soft, half-coquettish, half-pleading tone, even his "mom fans" (fans who are overly protective of their children) would melt.

Yu Shuling replied indifferently, without even turning her head: "Sure, but if I'm holding your waist, it won't be this fast."

Chen Qiyang: "?"

He had just happily hugged Yu Shuling's waist when the director gave the order to start the timer, and he felt as if he were flying into the air. The guests and the production team who were just preparing next to him disappeared in an instant.

Yu Shuling drove at breakneck speed; even the summer wind seemed to carry a chilling aura as the motorcycle sped along at supersonic speeds. The cameraman didn't even realize that the motorcycle carrying a passenger was already hurtling along the unrestricted speed lane.

The arguing comments in the live chat: ? ? ?

They only saw the shadow flash past their eyes, and Yu Shuling and Chen Qiyang suddenly disappeared. They could only vaguely hear Chen Qiyang's scream as he suddenly accelerated.

What happened to the sweet, romantic tandem motorcycle ride for the two of them?

Is Yu Shuling the most straight-laced woman in the universe?

**

Chen Qiyang was mocking Zhao Cheng yesterday, but after getting off Yu Shuling's motorcycle today, he didn't feel nauseous. He just sat on the ground for a while before he caught his breath.

Although he wasn't as all show and no substance as Zhao Cheng, he was, after all, a game streamer with limited physical activity, and he had never experienced such a rapid and bumpy ride on a country road. The romantic and sweet atmosphere he had planned before getting in the car had long since vanished into thin air during the bumpy ride, and he was no longer in the mood to joke with Yu Shuling.

Their cameramen were also on their way on motorcycles, but because Yu Shuling was driving too fast, they left the people quite far behind.

Looking out, the distant fields were a tapestry of verdant green and golden yellow, the warm breeze carrying the sweet fragrance of summer rice. A simple wooden sign stood at the door of a small house not far away, presumably the location where their activities would continue. Noticing Chen Qiyang's less-than-pleasant expression, Yu Shuling politely inquired about the situation. After receiving a reply that everything was alright, she turned and walked into the small house.

The scorching heat baked the exterior of the small house like a stuffy steamer, but the air conditioning inside, which was running at full blast, brought a refreshing coolness that made Yu Shuling, who had walked in under the blazing sun, feel as if she had been rescued, and she took a deep breath of cool air.

Air conditioning truly deserves to be called one of the great inventions of later generations.

A camera was installed in the cabin. The viewers in the live stream thought the two would have a private conversation outside before the cameraman arrived, but they didn't expect them to come in directly.

"They probably won't arrive for a while. Want to play some games together? LOL or PUBG? I'm not very good at mobile games," Chen Qiyang said shyly. "I'll have to ask my sister to be understanding."

As soon as the boy finished speaking, the live chat exploded with comments like "If Xiao Qi is considered bad, then I might as well uninstall the game," praising Chen Qiyang's humility while also criticizing Yu Shuling's confidence as described in the script.

The original owner once said that she could sing and dance live at her concerts. Although she had never held a concert, based on her usual abilities, most people thought she was just bragging.

Upon hearing this, Yu Shuling paused for two seconds before raising her head with a smile to meet the gaze of this eighteen-year-old boy. She saw him turn his face slightly away at just the right moment, avoiding her eyes with a hint of embarrassment.

She chuckled softly, then opened the game app on her phone: "Okay then."

As Chen Qiyang took her phone and added her as a friend, Yu Shuling sat calmly on the wooden chair in the small house, recalling this same cannon fodder character in the story who initially liked "her" but later turned around and fell for the female lead.

In most people's eyes, Chen Qiyang is a very good-looking man with a great physique. He is considerate, gentle, and thoughtful. He has the youthful vitality of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy and is slightly more mature than his peers. Pairing him with Yu Shuling, who has a poor public image and lacks talent, is like putting a beautiful flower in a cheap vase.

The boy declined an invitation from a professional esports team last year, saying that someone in his family was sick, but he intends to apply again this year.

Because she is a popular streamer with good looks and skills, her previous rejection of a good esports team sparked a lot of discussion, and her participation in this dating reality show has attracted even more attention.

In the script, his constant pursuit of the original owner made many viewers exclaim that the younger brother had bad taste. Later, according to the plot, Yu Shuling should have fallen for him. During the ambiguous period, Chen Qiyang suddenly realized that Yu Shuling was not actually his type. He dumped her before they finally confirmed their relationship, which even made him the number one trending topic.

Many people became fans of this clear-headed, younger man. Chen Qiyang later became the female lead's suitor, and onlookers commented that this time his taste was finally not so bad.

After being dumped, the original owner was heartbroken and despondent. At the same time, Chen Qiyang, who was extremely ambitious, was not tripped up by the difficulty of misjudging people in love. He successfully applied to join the team and immediately became a rising star whose popularity was no less than that of the veteran players.