The next morning.

The snow-white, soft bed was cluttered with marks, and sunlight streamed in through the window. Wen Xingze was sleeping spread-eagle on the bed, one hand holding a SpongeBob SquarePants doll, the whole person curled up in Chi Yan's arms.

The first second he opened his eyes, Wen Xingze keenly noticed that there was something wrong with the description above... just like the exhaust fumes from a car after a speeding race!

He turned around and met Chi Yan's half-lidded eyes. Chi Yan and Wen Xingze stared at each other. His eyelashes were long, and his expression was somewhere between sleepy and awake. A few wisps of haze fell into his dark pupils, like a foggy sea.

To put it more directly, that is.

Some accusing eyes.

Or maybe there's still a bit of unsatisfaction.

Wen Xingze: “?”

Wen Xingze: "Teacher Chi... last night... I treated you..."

Wen Xingze recalled the dream he had last night: he was eating fish, sweet and sour, but for some reason the fish was cold and hard, and no matter how hard he bit it, he couldn't bite it. It also had a slightly damp smell like spring snow that was about to melt.

Obviously, that was Chi Yan's wrist.

Chi Yan glanced at him calmly and nodded. The man had dark circles under his eyes, as if he had been up all night. Once he was sure Wen Xingze wasn't going to sleep any more, he got up and rang the bell for the butler to serve breakfast.

Wen Xingze looked at the crisscrossing teeth marks on Chi Yan's wrist and said, "I'm sorry for being born into the vampire clan."

Chi Yan had a blank expression on his face. He got out of bed and poured coffee. “Maybe you should change your music player.”

Wen Xingze: "I will be responsible for you."

Chi Yan kept pouring coffee, and the coffee in the cup quickly overflowed.

Wen Xingze: “?”

Chi Yan remained in his posture, bowed, and kept his eyes on the coffee cup.

When he couldn't pour any more coffee, he looked away and looked at Wen Xingze: "Seriously?"

Wen Xingze: "Of course."

Chi Yan hummed lightly and walked out the door without changing his expression.

About five minutes later, Chi Yan walked in again, his well-tailored suit highlighting his tall figure. The secretary and lawyer waited at the door with their heads bowed. Chi Yan leaned over and placed a document in front of Wen Xingze:

"Then please sign this contract."

Wen Xingze: “???”

Wen Xingze had just finished getting dressed, checking the time to make sure he could still make it to today's Fantasy Cruise recording. He held a piece of bread in his mouth as he searched for honey butter, and then—

Wen Xingze looked at the contract in front of him: "......"

how so!

Chi Yan really became his contracted sacrifice sweetheart!

Then, the timeline jumps to twelve hours later.

The second day of "Fantasy Cruise", 7pm.

The final minute of the twenty-minute discussion countdown was about to begin, and the voting was about to begin. After two days of playing, everyone had a premonition that the results would most likely be announced today.

As for the result...

Zhu Bo: "I think everyone is okay with voting for Aze today. He's a mermaid from the Siren camp, and he was exposed yesterday."

There was complete silence at the round table.

The camera quietly captured the expressions of the guests, and the atmosphere was extremely tense for a moment.

Wen Xingze leaned back slowly and raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

Fang Ruxue and Jean looked at Zhu Bo with horror at the same time, not understanding why he took the lead in voting for his teammates...

Then Fang Ruxue's eyes quickly became complicated. Zhu Bo and Wen Xingze, who is the traitor?

This was also the true thought of most people at the table. Even in the Navigator camp, it was not difficult to infer that Zhu Bo and Wen Xingze both belonged to the Siren camp on the surface.

If Zhu Bo was a traitor to the Sirens, it would make sense for him to be eager to vote Wen Xingze out. If Wen Xingze was a traitor to the Sirens, it would also be understandable for Zhu Bo to want to vote him out first and win alone... and the latter motive is obviously stronger.

Zhu Bo certainly couldn't say that he was a traitor, but he was eager to vote Wen Xingze out because Wen Xingze was the only one who knew his identity - he had escaped in a mysterious way last night, and Zhu Bo seriously suspected that he was using magic to cheat!

Wen Xingze blinked.

After a moment, he began to applaud.

Zhu Bo: "?"

"Brother, congratulations." Wen Xingze said.

Zhu Bo: "What are you congratulating me for?"

Wen Xingze: "Congratulations, you don't have to wear a nurse's uniform and dance anymore."

Zhu Bo: "??? You're playing me?!"

People's hearts are easily influenced, especially in such a pressing moment. Judging from Wen Xingze's performance, he seemed to be a traitor, and Zhu Bo wanted to be the first to cast the traitor and win alone.

But who is actually playing whom? Each guest has their own personal balance, and who will the balance tip in their favor at the last second?

“Ding-ling-ling——”

The rapid ringing of the bell indicated the end of the discussion time. Wen Xingze and Zhu Bo immediately wrote on the whiteboard and turned it upside down.

After a minute, the director called out the tickets:

"Guest number five was eliminated last night and has no voting rights. Today's voting results are: number nine Zhu Bo with five votes, number ten Wen Xingze with four votes."

"Zhu Bo is a traitor to the Siren camp. As the first person to vote for Zhu Bo and cause him to be eliminated, Wen Xingze won alone."

"game over!"

“…”

An hour later.

It can be said that some are happy while others are sad, because Wen Xingze used the winner's privilege to obtain a benefit for the male guests - all male guests can choose to only undergo half of the punishment, for example, Zhu Bo chose to only wear a nurse costume instead of dancing.

So strictly speaking, Wen Xingze was not lying when he congratulated Zhu Bo on "not having to wear a nurse costume and dance" before the vote.

Then came the punishment segment, which everyone loved: for example, guest number five danced passionately with tears in her eyes, Zhu Bo took dozens of photos in a nurse's uniform, showing off her hairy legs and holding a large syringe, and Jean performed a swan dance in a ballet skirt with great ease, even insisting on flirting with the female guests during the performance...

"I'm so sorry," the female group player among the guests lamented, "Why did Aze have to win?"

The director and other guests expressed their agreement.

Wen Xingze was surprised: "Am I so unpopular?"

The female team member touched the maid outfit that was carefully prepared for Wen Xingze, sighed sadly, and stopped talking.

Classic black and white color matching, ruffled apron, and many accessories to choose from.

Director: "Look at this maid outfit. On the surface, it's just an ordinary maid outfit, but in fact, it represents a large part of Fantasy Cruises' popularity..."

Wen Xingze: "...I refuse."

Even though the game is over, the four members of the Sirens team are used to getting together, enjoying the sea breeze and chatting, feeling the last night in the Gran Canaria Islands.

Wen Xingze and Zhu Bo clinked their glasses, deciding not to bring the grudges in the game outside of the game.

Wen Xingze: "Actually, I'm really worried about the ratings. This battle of wits is so idiotic. There's no tension, and no exciting twists."

Jean had just finished chatting up a female staff member and came back with a red slap mark on his face. He shrugged and said, "Hey, maybe the author has tried very hard."

"??? What are you talking about?" Zhu Bo said, "Rather than the ratings, I'm more worried about whether this show will pass the review. Aze, have you finished writing the magic principle?"

Wen Xingze: “?”

Fang Ruxue came over with champagne and clinked glasses with them.

The first episode, which was full of bumps and problems, has finally come to an end - although it only lasted for two days, a lot of things happened, and everyone from the guests to the staff had mixed feelings.

Almost every guest and staff member came to toast Wen Xingze with a glass of wine, thanking him for allowing everyone to see a wider world and rebuilding everyone's worldview.

The director hugged him and cried, reluctant to let him go after the wonderful magic show he brought.

Wen Xingze: “…”

Although Wen Xingze drank half Coke and half wine, he soon felt dizzy and remained so until the end.

"Aze," Fang Ruxue pulled Wen Xingze over mysteriously, holding her jade hairpin, "I have one last request. Can you please give me this jade hairpin..."

Wen Xingze: "Wait, I can't use magic to copy hostas, and I can't eat hostas. Other than that, anything else is fine!"

The entire cruise ship suddenly became quiet.

Zhu Bo looked back at him in shock.

After a moment, Fang Ruxue slowly took out the maid outfit.

Wen Xingze: “?”

Wen Xingze made a quick decision and ran away, but the director suddenly slammed the table and stood up, saying in a long voice: "Hold him down -"

“…”

The last night of the first season of Fantasy Cruise was still so peaceful and quiet.

On the day when the recording of "Fantasy Cruise" ended, although Zhu Bo and others tried their best to keep him, Wen Xingze still did not stay overnight.

It was still late summer when I left, but when I came back this time, it was already autumn in China and the streets were beginning to pile up with golden sycamore leaves.

Wen Xingze's popularity has greatly increased compared to before, and even the composition of his fans is very strange. Even when he returns to China, there are dozens of fans who come to pick him up at the airport spontaneously, which makes Wen Xingze extremely moved.

We got off the plane at around five or six in the afternoon.

Although the Dragon Clan’s parents said that the private plane could park directly at Manli, Wen Xingze was going to move soon, and Jiang Ye also planned to pick him up at the airport, so they simply parked it at the airport first.

Jiang Ye also just returned from overseas yesterday. He looked at Wen Xingze and asked, "Has the time difference not changed yet?"

Wen Xingze dozed off while walking, wearing sunglasses and a mask: “A little bit.”

"Well," Jiang Ye asked him to get in the back seat. After Wen Xingze fastened his seatbelt, Jiang Ye continued, "The Fantasy Cruise has come to an end. 'Encountering the Dragon Night' is about to start airing. The schedule is very good... I've seen the finished film, and the publicity and promotion team are also very good. It should have no problem making it into the top three in the ratings this year."

Earlier today, the official Weibo account of "Meeting the Dragon Night" released the official trailer and two preview episodes, and the response was beyond everyone's expectations.

Wen Xingze exclaimed "wow".

Honestly, it's like listening to another person's story.

"From now until Christmas, you only need to cooperate with the promotion of Yu Long Ye and shoot the endorsement of Blod." Jiang Ye said, "By the way, the supporting cast of "One Day" is basically finalized, and the two leading roles are still being selected. If you want to try out, you need to start preparing in two days. There will be a final open audition in November."

Wen Xingze woke up instantly: "I want to go!!!"

If he could star in One Day, wouldn't it be possible for him to truly collaborate with Chi Yan, even if they were just directors and actors? The thought of appearing on the same cast list with Chi Yan was a dream come true.

Jiang Ye: "Okay, the important thing is participation."

Wen Xingze: "? Do you have so little confidence in me? The world is still uncertain, you and I are both black--"

Then, Jiang Ye casually passed a list of celebrities who were planning to compete for the two leading roles to Wen Xingze. Wen Xingze started to read from the bottom up: A-list traffic, popular male stars, Golden Horse Award winners...

Jiang Ye: "You are on a very good track right now. If you continue like this, you will probably film a few more well-received TV series, and then play the leading role in four movies. Twelve years from now, you can become the leading actor in 'One Day'."

Wen Xingze: “…”

Damn, but makes sense.

Wen Xingze and these actors have an unbridgeable gap in experience, and Chi Yan takes his work very seriously. Even though Chi Yan is now his contracted sacrifice sweetheart, he will not go easy on him because Chi Yan is not that kind of person.

And Wen Xingze didn't want to get a role through this means at all.

Wen Xingze: "Alas."

Wen Xingze: "Amitabha, friendship first, competition second."

Jiang Ye brushed his hair and said, "Don't be too depressed. Besides 'One Day', there are many other scripts that are suitable for you at this stage. Oh, by the way, I haven't asked you yet, what did you gain from recording the Fantasy Cruise this time?"

She already knew that Wen Xingze had accidentally become a little famous in Spain, gained a lot of overseas fans, and even won the favor of a famous producer.

The other party expressed the hope for future cooperation.

Just for this reason, even if "Fantasy Cruise" fails after it is broadcast, Wen Xingze will not lose out on this trip.

Wen Xingze: "Yes, there are, but not many."

Jiang Ye: "Tell me about it."

Wen Xingze: "I won a solo victory on the Fantasy Cruise, rescued dolphins, performed magic, became China's number one Feng Shui master, and signed a cohabitation agreement with Chi Yan..."

Jiang Ye looked ahead and drove calmly: "Oh, not bad, congratulations."

Wen Xingze: “Yeah.”

Jiang Ye drove calmly.

Jiang Ye drove calmly.

“…”

A full thirty seconds later, Jiang Ye stepped on the brakes and let out a loud "fuck!"

Wen Xingze: “?”

Jiang Ye: "You——"

Jiang Ye's wavy hair seemed to explode into the air, and the whole person looked like a Medusa with snake hair. Wen Xingze looked at her in horror: "Me?"

Jiang Yeru was in a dream: "This Chi Yan you are talking about, he——?"

Wen Xingze reflexively entered a famous scene script: "It's not a question of whether he's good-looking or not, he really is that kind of... that kind of person who is very rare..."

Jiang Ye: “…………”

Jiang Ye: "Wen Xingze, I'm not telling you crosstalk!"

Mechanical Star E19, Base.

The courier robot sent by the Light Tower hovered at the door. Simply hand the item you want to mail to the robot, and it will be delivered directly to His Majesty. Because they won the PK mission, the courier they had been waiting for for a long time finally got in line.

But they didn't want to send that gift, because they could wait for Zizi to come and give the gift to him personally. They planned to send something that would make Zizi feel "happy" first.

They really have no idea what kids like nowadays.

Led by No. 015, a dozen square-headed robots were gathered together, chattering and discussing what to mail to Wang.

"The parenting bible says, toys, puzzles, building blocks."

"Wang, it's different. Maybe, particle cannon, I like it."

"Energy bar..."

At this moment, a black-haired young man walked out from the depths of the base, his bare feet on the floor, his long, curly black hair even hanging down to his heels.

The young man was still naked, but he was holding a very old blanket in his arms. The patterns on the blanket had faded and become dull due to years of washing.

This was the blanket Wang had put on No. 011 when he found him from the garbage dump about thirty years ago. Each dormant robot had a small storage box that contained all their connections to the world.

There is only this blanket in storage box No. 011.

So far, No. 011 is the only anthropomorphic robot that has qualified to leave the cabin. No. 08 and his companions also want to leave the cabin very much, but after trying many times, they still cannot pass No. 015's "socialization test".

Before the robots could come to a conclusion, a beep suddenly sounded from the other side, and then the light tower robot sounded a prompt:

"I have confirmed receipt of the package. Do you need to notify my son via text message?"

Black-haired young man: "Yes."

Light Tower Robot: "Okay! Welcome back next time!"

No. 015: “???”

"You, sent, what?" No. 015 walked up to the black-haired young man, and Fang Fang's head was full of big question marks.

The black-haired young man said, "Something that kids like."

He hadn't communicated with other people for a long time, so his voice was still stiff and hoarse when he spoke, and like No. 015 and the others, there was a slight electric sound.

After saying this, the black-haired young man stopped talking, hugged his blanket and lay down in the corner of the base, closing his eyes.

At the same time, the live broadcast channel of "Cub Training Plan".

[No name change until you pass Elvish Level 4:??? Cohabitation Agreement??? What does cohabitation mean?]

[Ahhhh Aster: I've never heard of this. I don't agree, so why did His Majesty sign it? Ahhhhhhhhh]

[Ansiel: I'm going to kill someone]

【y: Hehe】

…

Manli top floor presidential suite.

Wen Xingze's personal chef and tailor stood by in the corridor, while waiters and executives pushed carts in and out, helping with packing and unpacking. The Chi family's housekeeper stood nearby, checking the luggage list that needed to be handed over with the foreman.

The CEO in a suit and tie was holding the microphone and giving instructions in an orderly manner:

"Move that takeout box a little to the right." "Saleswoman, just put the new season's styles next to it. Mr. Wen said they don't need them." "Always pay attention to Manli's manners and demeanor, and show Mr. Wen our corporate spirit and culture."

An executive asked the CEO: "These SpongeBob shorts are a bit worn. Do you need to buy new ones for Mr. Wen?"

Another executive said, "But there's no collaboration between luxury brands and SpongeBob SquarePants."

The executive who started the call said, "We can contact you now. Maybe we can make it in time before Mr. Wen returns..."

"Put that pair of shorts in the safe," the CEO stopped the executives and said seriously, "All pants, T-shirts, and peripherals related to SpongeBob SquarePants must not have any wrinkles or damage."

The executives were suddenly solemn.

When Wen Xingze arrived, three executives wearing white gloves were holding a pair of SpongeBob shorts in their hands with great trepidation. They tiptoed past Wen Xingze, put them in the safe, and locked it with a click.

A moment later, an executive came back, took off the SpongeBob watch from Wen Xingze's wrist, put it in a dust bag, walked away quietly again, put it in the safe and locked it.

The safes next to it had been piled up into a small mountain and were about to collapse.

Wen Xingze: “…”

Wen Xingze felt that this was extremely shameful: "I never confessed anything like that!"

"Shh, be quiet!" The CEO turned around and yelled at him, "What if you disturbed Mr. Wen's SpongeBob SquarePants... Oh, Mr. Wen, that's okay."

Wen Xingze: “…………”

Wen Xingze just sent a text message to the foreman before going back to the hotel to pack his luggage. He didn't expect the situation to turn out like this.

Moreover, SpongeBob's treatment is already seemingly superior to Wen Xingze's.

Because Wen Xingze had only been standing there for half a minute, three groups of people came over one after another. They first took off his SpongeBob watch and put it in the safe, then took away his SpongeBob cell phone case and put it in the safe, and finally almost took away his pullover sweatshirt.

Wen Xingze almost doesn't recognize the four words "SpongeBob SquarePants" anymore.

Wearing black lace gloves and holding a small parasol, Lilith hovered in the air, looking down on everyone and saying sourly, "After all, they are just lackeys of the dragon clan. Their quality is just so-so. If it were me, I would definitely find a way to take care of both His Majesty and SpongeBob."

Wen Xingze: “?”

Wen Xingze: "That's not the case."

Lilith ignored him.

Wen Xingze: "...Lilith?"

Lilith turned the umbrella handle and turned her back to Wen Xingze. She had said two and a half hours ago that if Wen Xingze didn't give up his decision to live with Chi Yan, she would not speak to him for the next three months.

"Actually, strictly speaking, it can't be considered cohabitation," Wen Xingze said, "You all know that I was originally looking for a suitable house, and I would also pay his rent."

Chi Yan's apartment is in a suitable location and has a suitable space, and the rent is also at a normal level. He did not give him a particularly low rent just because of Wen Xingze.

Moreover, if Wen Xingze turns on the vampire filter in the future, it will be terrible if Chi Yan is not around.

And the most important thing is... he said he would be responsible, how could he go back on his word?

"I don't understand why you are so hostile to Chi Yan," Wen Xingze sighed, "Can you tell me?"

Lilith: "He is—"

Lilith only said two words, then snorted coldly and stopped.

She is not a fool like Ansiel, so she would not do anything to assist in confusing the situation.

The enemy's monarch had given them a royal ring, and a blind officer many years ago had made similar confessions.

What if Zizi knew that Chi Yan = the emperor of the empire = the blind officer from many years ago, and he suddenly got the idea? He already admired Chi Yan very much, and the line between admiration and liking was very ambiguous.

This is also the real thought of most parents.

Lilith really kept her promise and did not speak to Wen Xingze until the end of the Soul Box time today.

But when Wen Xingze didn't talk to her and talked to others, she seemed very depressed. In the end, Lilith simply turned her back to Wen Xingze and started sewing dolls with her umbrella.

That's right, sewing dolls.

Lilith's umbrella was one of the Blood Clan's sacred artifacts, much like Oss's shoulder-mounted particle cannon. Strings emanating from the shadow beneath the umbrella could manipulate everything like a puppet, possessing the power to destroy entire planets.

She was sewing a lemon-yellow doll with the silk thread, a doll with a distinct SpongeBob SquarePants color scheme, and it quickly took shape. Wen Xingze guessed it was for him and tried several times to strike up a conversation with Lilith, but she clearly refused to talk.

Lilysilk knitted very quickly, and the final SpongeBob SquarePants was surprisingly lifelike, including the long nose, two front teeth and cheerful smile.

In the last half minute of the Soul Box's time limit, Lilith looked at the doll she had just sewn and actually started to feel jealous - in fact, the vampires had been jealous of SpongeBob for a long time - but at this time, Lilith was more like blaming someone indirectly:

"How could such a useless sponge, old, mute, and with poor eyesight, be loved by the king?"

Then she angrily crushed SpongeBob and went back...

Wen Xingze: “…”

Wen Xingze suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

Suddenly, his phone received a new text message. Wen Xingze picked it up and saw the words "Light Tower" and thought it was a courier, but it turned out not to be. It said:

"[Light Tower Travel] Dear Mr. Wen! All relevant procedures for your first Muse trip have been completed. The Light Tower travel system will officially launch next month. Detailed instructions will be sent to your email tonight. Please pay attention..."

Wen Xingze: “?”

A journey to the muse?

He can go to that universe?!

Wen Xingze was shocked because it was not yet seven o'clock and he was not allowed to chat with the Dragon Clan parents on WeChat. Lilith was sulking when she arrived and did not speak to him. Wen Xingze just found out about this.

Wen Xingze took several minutes to process this fact. However, after all, there was still half a month before the start. The more important thing now was how to deal with the relationship between the parents and Chi Yan...

At this time, the packing of luggage over there was almost finished.

The Chi family's housekeeper who came to take over looked up at the pile of safes, luggage and boxes, and calmly called a helicopter.

Seeing Wen Xingze's distressed expression, the CEO quickly walked over and respectfully asked him, "Mr. Wen, are you having any troubles? Manli will do our best to help you."

Wen Xingze was desperate and tried every possible means. He sighed and said, "My family and someone very important to me have a very bad relationship... I don't know what to do. My family hates him, but I don't know why."

The CEO and senior executives frowned in thought.

After a moment, the CEO suddenly clapped his hands and suddenly realized: "Ah!"

Wen Xingze listened attentively: "?"

CEO: "Isn't this the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?"

Wen Xingze: “…………???”