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The production crew's van took the two to a bakery in the city center. As they entered, a bell rang crisply, and a rich aroma of butter wafted out.

Welcome!

The shop assistant, wearing a strawberry apron, immediately noticed something and quickly came over.

"You two must be the guests on 'Heart Signal'? We've specially prepared a couple's baking station for you!"

Nan Qing raised her hand to take off her sunglasses, nodded, and glanced at the very conspicuous kitchen counter inside, or rather, the things on the kitchen counter.

Large bouquets of roses, heart-shaped balloons, pink ribbons everywhere, and even a pair of candy jars shaped like intertwined swans on the table...

The staff also handed us two light blue aprons with cute cartoon patterns.

Although she felt that the show's production team's aesthetic sense really needed improvement, she still reached out to take the apron. But as soon as she raised her hand, Gu Beiyan next to her snatched it first.

Two aprons hung between Gu Beiyan's slender fingers, the light blue and light pink fabric swaying gently between his pale knuckles. His dark eyes were fixed on her, his voice deep and clear.

Which one to choose?

Nan Qing raised her eyes, her gaze wandering over the two aprons, before she reached out her slender fingertip and tapped the light blue apron.

"I like this color."

Gu Beiyan didn't say anything, but took a step forward and got closer to Nan Qing. He raised his hand and wrapped the strap of the blue apron around her neck. The movement seemed calm, but he paused when his fingertips inadvertently brushed against her ear and neck.

The sensation was so vivid, and a faint, pleasant floral fragrance wafted to my nose.

He glanced sideways, his eyes lowered as he gazed at Nan Qing, whom he held in his arms. In that instant, his heart pounded so hard it was almost out of control. He almost wanted to grab her by the back of the neck and leave her nowhere to escape.

In the end, he simply tightened the ribbon at his fingertips and slowly tied Nan Qing's apron, but the movement was deliberately slow, as if he wanted to infinitely prolong this brief touch.

As he tied the apron around his waist, his fingertips would always brush against the concave curve of Nan Qing's lower back, each time seemingly unintentional, yet precise enough to make one's heart tremble.

His lips pressed close to Nan Qing's earlobe again and again, his hot breath heavier than usual, carrying a hint of greed, as if he wanted to capture all the faint fragrance lingering around her.

Gu Beiyan was so close that Nan Qing felt a little numb from his warm breath. She raised her hand and pushed him away.

But he seemed to have anticipated Nan Qing's movements, as he didn't even flinch at all, and even pinched the soft flesh of her waist, his voice carrying a hint of restraint.

"Don't move."

"It's not tied yet."

He lowered his eyes to look at the snow-white nape of Nan Qing's neck, which was faintly visible through her hair, and loosened the tie that he had repeatedly adjusted, taking a half step back.

Just one more second... just one more second of this intimacy, and he feared he wouldn't be able to resist completely imprisoning her in this small space.

While Gu Beiyan was embracing Nan Qing and tying her apron, the scene seemed to be muted. Both the crew filming the show and the bakery staff held their breath and dared not make a sound.

Moreover, the photographer was very considerate, repeatedly zooming in to capture Gu Beiyan's repeated adjustments of the belt and his deliberate teasing of Nan Qing's waist in the shot. The PD next to him also covered his mouth tightly, his eyes wide open, and the script in his hand was already deformed from being squeezed.

Several employees of the bakery were also squeezed behind the counter, and a few girls pinched each other's arms and made silent screams of "ah ah ah".

Their livestream room went completely crazy:

[Help!!! Is this something I can watch for free??]

This pose is way too suggestive....

[Mr. Gu's hand touched the beautiful woman's waist at least five times! Five times!!!]

[Gu Beiyan, where are you putting your hands?! Do you need to touch them three times just to tie an apron??]

[I timed it; it took that CEO 3 minutes and 19 seconds just to tie his apron. Is this the difference between me and that domineering CEO?]

Alright, that's the end. Do these two need to be paired up with someone else?

Okay, I've learned that trick. Next time I'll tie an apron for my senior like this, and I'm sure I'll find a boyfriend.

[Your senior will kick you away]

[It really feels like it's being stretched!]

[Just came from another live stream, is this group progressing this fast?]

[If you like this kind of thing, you should check out Bai Youyuan and Xie Chi. They're super cool, trust me, just as good as the ones here!!]

[I believe you, I just came from there too. Everyone there went swimming in the sea together~~ Bai Youyuan's figure is really breathtaking, and so is Xie Chi's. The two of them are such a perfect match.]

[...]

When it was Gu Beiyan's turn to tie his apron, he did it quickly and efficiently, a stark contrast to the long time it took him to tie Nan Qing's apron earlier.

However, after he tied his apron, Nanqing's gaze fell on him.

"puff--"

"Hahaha, Gu Beiyan, you're so cute~"

Nan Qing couldn't help but burst out laughing. Gu Beiyan was wearing a well-tailored black shirt, and his hair was styled meticulously, making him look like a domineering CEO ready to start a meeting at any time.

However, at this moment, he was wearing a pink apron around his waist that seemed completely out of place with his overall demeanor.

Moreover, the pink apron has a round cartoon pig printed in the very center, with a heart on its pink nose. The most amazing thing is that it also has the words "Cute Piglet" written in kindergarten font!

Gu Beiyan looked down at the cartoon pig on his chest, his brows furrowing slightly. His usually sharp eyes now held a rare look of bewilderment, as if he couldn't understand why he had ended up wearing such a thing.

Nan Qing wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, stepped forward, and poked the adorable little pig nose on Gu Beiyan's apron.

"Gu Beiyan, this look suits you perfectly~"

"Look, you're my adorable little piglet, and I'm your caretaker."

After Nanqing finished speaking, she proudly puffed out her small chest and gestured for him to look at the pattern on her apron.

Actually, she didn't notice at first and thought they were just two ordinary pink and blue aprons, but when she saw the little pig on Gu Beiyan's apron, she looked down at the pattern on her own apron.

Her blue apron had the words "Zookeeper" printed in large letters, with a pig-teasing stick and several heart patterns drawn below. Clearly, the two aprons were a matching couple's set.

Gu Beiyan had originally planned to have the staff change into a different apron, but when he saw how happy Nan Qing was because of the apron, and when he realized that his apron matched Nan Qing's, he immediately changed his mind.

Looking closely, this little pig doesn't seem so bad after all; it's actually quite cute.

The pig keeper, in particular, is especially adorable...