In the second round of dating, the male guest would invite the female guest.

The invited female guests must attend the date... and cannot refuse.

In other words...

Qin Wan received three invitations and had to attend three dates.

Looking at the three invitations in Qin Wan's hand, Su Xiaoxiao was truly envious.

As expected, the female lead gets different treatment.

"I wish I could be this lovable when everyone can be like that," Su Xiaoxiao joked.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan took out the invitation letter belonging to Huo Jin without saying a word and handed the remaining two invitation letters to Su Xiaoxiao.

"Choose one?"

"..." Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but twitch her lips.

This woman has gone a bit too far.

"I don't want it, it's not for me anyway," Su Xiaoxiao pouted, looking smug.

However, for a fleeting moment, her gaze couldn't help but linger on Yin Yue's invitation for a second...

But only for a second, she looked away.

Noticing Su Xiaoxiao's subtle gaze, Qin Wan curled her lips into a barely perceptible smile.

"You should know why he invited me."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..." She did know.

"How would I know about what happened between you two?" Su Xiaoxiao retorted stubbornly.

At this moment, Wen Xin suddenly spoke up, "Qin Wan, you are so lucky."

"I didn't expect all three male guests to be interested in you."

"So, Wanwan, who do you like?" Wenxin suddenly asked.

Qin Wan glanced at her, and then... took out Yin Yue's invitation and handed Gu Xiangnan's invitation to Wen Xin.

"Do you want it?" Qin Wan asked earnestly.

Wen Xin: "!!!"

I'm so angry I'm shaking!

"Don't you want it?" Qin Wan asked, feigning ignorance. "That shouldn't be the case. I thought you would really want to go on a date with Gu Xiangnan."

Wen Xin: "!!!"

You bitch!

"Are you sure you don't want it?" Qin Wan asked again seriously.

"Once you cross this street, this shop will be gone."

Wen Xin stared at Qin Wan with a vicious look in her eyes, gritting her teeth as she said, "They invited you, and you just casually handed the invitation to me and Xiaoxiao. Isn't that a bit disrespectful and a bit too much?"

"I don't think so," Qin Wan said frankly.

"I'm just not giving them the wrong message."

“I have already made my choice, so there’s no need to give them the wrong impression.”

"Relationships are always a matter between two people." As she spoke, Qin Wan waved the invitation letter that belonged to Huo Jin in her hand.

"From beginning to end, my choice has always been him, no one else."

Qin Wan's composure made Wen Xin feel resentful.

The changes between Qin Wan and Huo Jin made her both angry and anxious.

Seeing that Wen Xin's gaze was uncontrollably drawn to the invitation letter belonging to Gu Xiangnan, Qin Wan handed the invitation letter to her again.

"Are you sure you don't want it?"

Wenxin gritted her teeth.

Are you worried he'll keep asking questions?

Wen Xin glared at her fiercely.

"What are you afraid of? I won't call you out. Just make up some excuse to brush him off," Qin Wan chuckled, enticingly.

Wenxin was smitten!

"Are you really not going to expose me?" Wen Xin didn't believe it and couldn't help but ask, but her words already revealed that she already had the answer in her heart.

"Take it or leave it." Qin Wan had no interest in making any promises to her.

Just as Qin Wan was about to take back the invitation, Wen Xin couldn't resist and snatched it away.

Seeing this, Qin Wan smiled with satisfaction.

Then she turned to Su Xiaoxiao and asked, "Really don't want it?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, looking disgusted, and said, "No, no, I, Su Xiaoxiao, am a person with aspirations!"

"He didn't invite me, so I'm not going!"

Seeing this, Qin Wan chuckled, "We can talk about my relationship with him privately after the show ends. There's no need to take up your precious time."

"No, thank you." Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, this time she didn't put on any of her usual quirky acting.

"He has a knot in his heart. If he can untie it sooner, maybe there's still a chance for me and him."

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan nodded knowingly, "That's true."

The text message session that evening was the same as always...

Qin Wan received two text messages, one from Su Xiaoxiao, but none from Wen Xin.

Sweet dreams, see you tomorrow.

You have always been my unwavering choice. I will always be there for you; you can see me as soon as you turn around.

No need to guess, the first one was definitely posted by Huo Jin, and the second disgusting one was definitely posted by Gu Xiangnan.

Wait for me to come back.

Su Xiaoxiao received a brief four-word message.

Upon seeing this, the corners of her lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

After noticing that something was wrong with Su Xiaoxiao, the CP-breaking system couldn't help but pop up.

[Su Xiaoxiao, calm down! This is a mission world, not your place. You'd better control your emotions, or you'll be the one suffering in the end!]

Wake up! There's no future for you and Yin Yue!!!

"Really?" Su Xiaoxiao said softly.

The next day, early in the morning, at a tea restaurant.

Qin Wan appeared before Yin Yue dressed casually, without makeup.

"Long time no see," Qin Wan said.

"I thought you didn't remember me." Yin Yue's lips curled into a slight smile.

"You're far too insecure about yourself." As she spoke, Qin Wan's gaze swept over his strikingly handsome face.

Yin Yue chuckled, "In front of Huo Jin, I doubt many men would have this kind of confidence."

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan smiled and said, "That makes sense."

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"What would you like to eat?" Yin Yue handed the menu to Qin Wan.

Qin Wan waved her hand, not taking it, "You keep an eye on it, I'm not picky about food."

Seeing her listless appearance, Yin Yue looked slightly helpless. "I think you lost your appetite because you saw me."

Hearing this, Qin Wan gave him a sidelong glance, annoyed. "It's not that you can't think that way."

Yin Yue: "...You don't hold back at all, aren't you afraid the director will screw you over?"

"He wouldn't dare," Qin Wan said confidently.

A director watching the video player: "..." This woman is going a bit too far!

He's a director, after all. Why can't she give him some face?

Although he's bound by the promise of food and gifts...

The director thought angrily.

Fine, he'll tolerate it for the sake of the large apartment!

You know, even after all these years of hard work, he still couldn't afford a large apartment in Kyoto!

It's not that he didn't earn that much money...

The main problem is that the entertainment industry is a money pit!

Everything costs money!

They need to attract investment and raise money!

Asking celebrities for money!

Maintaining connections costs money!

Dating costs money!

Getting married costs money!

Supporting a family requires money!

Investing still requires money!

Buying a house in Kyoto requires obtaining various qualifications, building connections, and making a large down payment all at once.

He and his wife did the math and, after careful consideration, realized that renting seemed to be more cost-effective than buying a house!

So, after some discussion, they decided to keep the money to continue investing and making money, and as for buying a house, there was no need to rush.

Once the investment is successful, and once the project in his hands becomes a huge success, buying a house will be a breeze, and he won't have to live frugally like he does now.

"You should know why I asked you out today, right?"

Just as the director was getting angry, Yin Yue suddenly spoke up.