After she finished the strawberries, Shi Jinzhe gave her two mangoes. Shehe waited slowly to peel them, and while eating the fruit, she didn't forget to look around the restaurant.

Besides her and Shi Jinzhe, there were three other groups of players sitting there, one of whom caught Sheh's attention.

She took a bite of mango. "Look over there."

In the corner, a man and a woman sat on the same sofa chair. The woman had long hair that reached her waist and her face was expressionless as she ate a crab that had been dismantled.

Shekh: "Is it that crab that rips off people in the mall?"

Shi Jinzhe: "What doesn't a shopping mall rip people off?"

"...You're not allowed to speak." Shekh manually shut his mouth, letting Shi Jinzhe continue watching.

Over there, a woman named Xiaozheng was still eating crabs. Shehe heard her call out to the male player next to her, Gu Ping. Gu Ping, true to his name, was plain-looking and dressed in a formal suit. He raised his hand and stroked her hair, again and again, watching Xiaozheng with a smile on his lips.

Shi Jinzhe watched him constantly adjusting his clothes and said, "A casual suit is fine, but what kind of fetish is it to wear a full three-piece suit into the game? It restricts your movements."

Shekh: "What's the difference between what you're wearing and what he's wearing? You're just not wearing a coat or a vest underneath."

"These clothes and pants were specially customized for ease of movement. I provided the materials myself. It's the same principle as your skirt, which looks cumbersome but is actually very convenient."

"Oh, alright." Shech gave him a chance, not arguing.

Xiao Zheng eats at the snail's pace, taking a bite and then wiping her fingers.

Sheh watched from afar and saw her suddenly pull her hand away; her finger had been cut by a crab shell and bled quickly.

Then came a truly cringe-worthy scene.

Gu Ping put the bleeding finger in his mouth to stop the bleeding while gazing tenderly at Xiao Zheng. It was as if time stood still as the two looked at each other with deep affection.

Xiao Zheng blushed and lowered her head.

Shekh couldn't bear to watch any longer, and he and Shi Jinzhe simultaneously turned their heads and lowered their heads.

At another table, a group of players couldn't help but whisper to their teammates, "Your hands must be pretty fishy from eating seafood, right? And what kind of sterilizer is that mouth? Hurry up and rinse it with water."

"Wow, did they know each other before they even entered the game? If they met yesterday and made such progress today, I'm impressed. They could get married tomorrow, in less than seven days."

Upon hearing this, Shekh asked Shi Jinzhe, "Did you notice those two people yesterday?"

"I haven't looked at them much. Their positions seem to be quite far from us. Let's observe them further. Teams that clearly demonstrate distinct personalities will be more relevant."

Shi Jinzhe mustered the same conviction he had when reading melodramatic CEO romance novels, and watched Gu Ping and Xiao Zheng whispering to each other.

Xiao Zheng wrapped a band-aid around her finger, waved her hand, and indicated that she was full.

Gu Ping wouldn't allow it, his face saying "You're disobedient," and forced her to eat some more.

"Are we really that unappealing to others?" Shi Jinzhe rarely reflected on this.

"You won't force me to eat. I won't be full from that half crab. I'm not going to get pricked by the crab. Even if I do get pricked and my hand bleeds, the first thing you'll do is use your skills, not your mouth."

"That's right, there's no possibility of that happening between us."

After watching for another half hour, Gu Ping and Xiao Zheng went back and forth, pushing and pulling each other to finish the remaining half of the crab.

The two left, and Shi Jin's eyes, which had been broken, and Shekh's ears were finally freed.

Shi Jinzhe: "Shall we continue watching?"

"Either is fine." Shekh glanced at the clock. "Go back after lunch and take a nap."

"I'll listen to you."

Shi Jinzhe ordered food from the mall, and Shehe cut off the mango that he hadn't finished eating and put it into his mouth.

Please...pay attention.

This restaurant will serve lunch from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

As soon as the announcement was made, the restaurant was packed with people within ten minutes.

Shi Jinzhe and Shehe discussed, "Shall we eat at the mall? Someone died this morning, and there's food available at noon. I'm not comfortable with that."

Shekh: "Hmm, let's eat at the mall."

Lin Xian and Liang Fengzhi came down later than the other players. When Liang Fengzhi came over, he said to the two of them, "We went to the seventh and eleventh floors and found that all six corpses are still there."

Shi Jinzhe said, "You should still be careful and avoid meat."

"I'll be careful." Liang Fengzhi and Lin Xian sat down in the seats behind them, watching to see what kind of surprises the game would bring.

At 11:30, the aroma of rice wafted from the restaurant's kitchen—a very sweet and fragrant smell.

One group of players was close to the kitchen; they entered after preparing.

There was no one in the kitchen, but there were meals covered with stainless steel lids on the counter. The girl in the green sweatshirt counted seven of them.

She opened two, and inside were stir-fried water spinach with dried chili peppers and garlic crayfish.

"The vegetarian dishes and crayfish are pretty good. How about yours?"

Her teammate, a boy of similar age with spiky hair, also opened two dishes: "Stewed pork ribs and stir-fried shredded pork. You can't eat this."

Next, the two opened three more stainless steel lids, which contained rice, pumpkin porridge, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

"It's edible, go ahead and serve."

The people waiting outside the kitchen saw the two of them each carrying a meal out. Upon closer inspection, they saw that there was water spinach, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and rice. They immediately went into the kitchen to get their own meals.

No one touched the meat, only a few pieces were missing. The crayfish took up space and no one took them. The vegetables and scrambled eggs with tomatoes were the first things to be eaten up.

Lin Xian filled a bowl with rice, but instead of eating rice, she filled a basin halfway with crayfish that few people eat, and also put a plate of them on Shi Jinzhe's table.

"Brother, trust me, you don't have to eat it, but please don't leave without taking it."

Shi Jinzhe: "What, is there something special about these crayfish?"

"Yes, what is the highest level of showing affection? It's talking about international politics while peeling shrimp for your girlfriend. In the 'Scary Lovers' game, we have to survive for seven days and complete the wedding, so there always has to be a process for two people to be together. Where does the process come from? It comes from everyday life. These crayfish are here to be peeled."

Shi Jinzhe thought what he said made some sense. "I didn't realize you were so knowledgeable..."

"Because I didn't peel shrimp for my ex-girlfriend and she dumped me."

"Lin Xianna".

Liang Fengzhi spoke earnestly, pointing out a fact: "Listen to me, if you were dumped for this reason, she probably doesn't like you at all, or you did something else that would make you get dumped. It has nothing to do with shrimp."

"Maybe you didn't discuss international politics while you were peeling it." Shekh first picked up a crayfish and put it in Shi Jinzhe's bowl.

Shi Jinzhe peeled the shrimp for her, put it back on the plate, and they harmoniously completed a shrimp-peeling interaction to show their affection.

The other players followed suit, copying the instructions and starting to peel shrimp. The crayfish that no one was taking quickly became scarce.

Shi Jinzhe took the initiative to peel off the mask, and Lin Xian offered a good idea: being lovers takes time, and he and Shehe should be careful not to take habits for granted.