Chapter 96

After the plane landed in Xindu, Ranlong and Qiu An followed the crew to a local tourist attraction, Fengbo Ancient Town.

The tourism industry in the ancient town has just started, and the program team has cooperated with the local Cultural and Tourism Bureau. Coming here can also be regarded as a promotion for this place.

There weren't many tourists walking on the street, but there were some fans holding light boards to greet them.

Their personalities in the variety show are not much different from their real lives. These fans should be extras invited by the program crew. The light boards they hold read "Xiao An", "Xiao Ran", and "An Ran is fine" respectively.

"Is An Ran okay?" Ranlong asked in confusion, and thought to himself inadvertently.

"That's the name of our couple." Qiu An answered.

"Isn't our CP called—"

As soon as she said that, she realized something was wrong. The camera had been following her for too long, so long that she had forgotten about the non-stop recording...

It's over, the microphone wasn't turned off, so this exposed her secretly reading the "An Ran Wu Yang" super topic every day...

But... the fanart drawn by CP fans is really nice... Especially those of Qiu An lying limply in her arms... Of course, the rivals are more hateful...

Ranlong's brain raced as he tried to make excuses: "Shouldn't it be called 'Daomao Anran'?"

Qiu An chuckled, and even the PD next to him blushed when he heard it.

Qiu An finished laughing and said seriously, "I also think calling her 'An Ran Wu Shi' is not a good name."

"What's the meaning?"

"Do you think 'nothing' sounds like 'nothing happened', as if there is nothing between you and me. I still prefer 'all good and safe'."

It turns out Qiu An is also reading their CP super topic...

By the way, there is a veteran account in that super topic that has been active since they broke up.

It’s just that this veteran often posts very strange posts, all of which praise her for studying hard, working seriously, improving her acting skills rapidly, and saying that her classmates and colleagues like her very much.

Moreover, he only writes about her instead of Qiu An, which makes it seem like some fans who like to write fan fiction have sneaked in and are often criticized for having a crooked butt.

Ranlong had actually doubted the identity of this elder, but he felt that Qiu An, a busy man, didn't have time for such boring things. Now it seems that it is not impossible...

She also has a criminal record as "Boss Huan"...

And this elder is her rival...

How did Ranlong know? Yuanlao had liked the fan art of her soft and sweet body pressed against Qiu An... Hmm... There were also some fan fictions that required turning the phone upside down to read...

Thinking of those obscene creations, her cheeks flushed slightly. She stole a glance at Qiu An, who looked back at her with such gentleness, naturalness, and grace.

Is it a clear conscience or thick skin?

After the show, she will have to find out the truth.

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Following the instructions of the program team, they came to a restaurant, where they would meet up with another team of guests.

When I walked into the private room, there were already three women with very different styles but inexplicably harmonious looks sitting at the table.

The leader, upon seeing them approach, was the first to stand up and greet them, introducing them: "You're here! Come and sit down! Waiter, please bring two towels, thank you. Hello, hello, my name is 'Stealing Heart Sister', and I'm their older sister! Second sister, come here."

The person called "Second Sister" took off her sunglasses and pinned them on her leather jacket. She shook Qiu An's hand, then shook Ran Long's hand: "Hello, I'm 'Second Sister Stealing Hearts'."

Finally, there was the little girl in the middle. She held Qiu An on her right with her left hand, and Ran Long on her left with her right hand. Her big eyes twinkled, "Hello, Sister Xiao An, Sister Xiao Ran. My name is 'Stealing Heart Little Sister'. You can just call me 'Little Sister'."

Yes, these three people are the girl group, the Heart-Stealing Girls, who once stuck her and Qiu An in traffic on the ring road and theoretically stole her live broadcast traffic.

Ranlong had known for a long time that the other team of guests were these three people, so she didn't need them to introduce her. Ranlong had checked the information of these three people in advance: the eldest sister was called Xinran, the second sister was called Xinchi, and the youngest sister was called Xinlong.

However, the names of their characters in the variety show are simpler and more straightforward.

I don’t know why such a good girl group would choose the manzai route.

After the greetings, everyone ordered their dishes. Ranlong sat at the back and handed the menu to Qiu An. Xinran took the two menus from Qiu An's hands.

Qiu An said politely, "Thank you, big sister."

After these words were spoken, there was a moment of silence at the table.

Xinran is less than 26 years old this year, so it’s okay for Ranlong to call her “big sister”, but considering Qiu An’s age and qualifications, it’s really inappropriate to call her “big sister”.

Xinlong just burst out laughing and said, "I've already told you this before, this won't work."

Xinran smiled awkwardly and quickly found a solution: "How about this, Sister Xiaoan, you're older than the rest of us, so you don't have to call us 'sisters'. Just call me 'big sister', the second sister 'second sister', and the youngest sister 'little sister'. As for Xiaoran, you're younger than me but older than the second sister, so just call me 'big sister', the second sister 'second sister', and the youngest sister 'little sister', how about that?"

Ranlong felt Qiu An's gaze seeking advice, but she was confused by Xinran's tongue twisters about sister and sister, and she could no longer figure out what the words "sister" and "sister" meant.

In a daze, I heard Qiu An say, "It's okay, let's be sisters for once."

Xinran said happily: "Since Xiaoan said so, then I'll be your sister!"

Most people in Xindu like spicy food, and this restaurant is famous for its spicy food. Ranlong took just one bite and then went out to get a bottle of milk.

She poured herself half a cup. Qiu An was more afraid of spicy food than her, so she poured a full cup for him.

Suddenly, Xinlong looked at Ranlong and said in a sweet voice, "Sister Xiaoran, I want to drink milk too."

For a moment, Ranlong and Qiu An were both dazed.

Ranlong saw that she enjoyed eating spicy food and asked her puzzledly, "Are you afraid of spicy food too?"

Xinlong replied: "I'm not afraid, but I want to grow as tall as my sisters, so I need to drink more milk. Is that okay, Sister Xiaoran~"

Who would still talk about growing taller at the age of 18?

The character setting is so deliberate that it is even a bit uncomfortable.

With the camera in front of him, Ranlong resisted the urge to roll his eyes and poured some milk for Xinlong.

The first day's tasks were relatively easy, mainly to stockpile materials for trailers and pilots, without advancing the main storyline.

The program team arranged a host to act as a tour guide. Under her guidance, the topic quickly became richer and they talked for a long time without realizing it.

In the blink of an eye, it was dusk. The few of them strolled around Fengbo Ancient Town, bought some snacks for dinner, and then checked into a homestay in a village at the foot of Fengbo Mountain.

The B&B is a small detached house with a double room on the first floor, one on the second floor, and a single room.

Xinran took on the role of eldest sister. After everyone had finished looking at the bedrooms and gathered back on the first floor, she asked everyone, "Does anyone want to sleep alone?"

An eerie silence fell in the room.

Ranlong looked at his second sister Xinchi who was wearing sunglasses and looking cool, only to see that she was looking down as if she was avoiding something.

Ranlong looked at the little sister Xinlong who loved to act cute and adorable, only to see her looking up at the sky with her hands behind her back, looking around as if she didn't hear anything.

Ranlong looked at Qiu An again, and yes, Qiu An was also looking at her.

Ranlong thought that Xinran, a mature lady, would consciously choose the single room that no one else wanted, but she said, "How about we draw lots?"

After saying that, she took out a pen and paper from her bag and started drawing lots.

Ranlong began to calculate: There are five people in total and three rooms. What is the probability that she and Qiu An will draw the same room?

While drawing lots, Xinran asked them, "Xiaoran and Xiaoan, you two are close, do you want to sleep in the same room?"

Half of Ranlong's heart was divided by the arithmetic problem, and the remaining half thought: she and Qiu An are real lovers, and they should avoid suspicion.

So I blurted out: "No, let's draw lots together."

When Xinran made the paper lots and spread them in front of Ranlong in her palm, Ranlong was heartbroken: she couldn't calculate the probability that she and Qiu An would draw the same room among the five people and three rooms, but she just lost a 100% chance of sharing a room with Qiu An!

Ranlong's face turned pale. He tremblingly grabbed a piece of paper and spread it out. It said: 2A.

2 should mean a double room, and A should be used to distinguish it from another double room. So now, as long as Qiu An also chooses 2A, everything will be fine.

Ranlong looked at Qiuan, and Qiuan unfolded the paper ball he had drawn and placed it in front of Ranlong.

Ranlong leaned in closer and squinted his eyes to take a look, and saw only one word written on it: 1.

Her stubbornness made Qiu An draw a room that no one wanted!

This is a mystery variety show, and there will be more or less thrilling or terrifying plots. Qiu An is not very brave to begin with, and now she is asked to sleep alone. How can this be possible!

Ranlong didn't care about avoiding suspicion anymore and asked Qiu An, "How about I switch rooms with you?"

In fact, Ranlong is also timid. She turned on the teenage mode when watching variety shows and doing exercises a few days ago, but she would rather be the one who is scared every night.

But Qiu An stared at the note for a while and said, "It's okay. I'll just stay in a single room."

It was clearly not her who was willing to gamble, but she was forced to admit defeat...

In order to ease Ranlong's apology, Qiu An asked her to help move the luggage, and Ranlong readily agreed.

Ranlong didn't rush to move. She found Xinlong, who also drew 2A, and eagerly took her hand.

Xinlong understood what Ranlong meant and said to her, "Of course, as long as I tell them I want to live on the second floor, the sisters will agree! But I'm not very strong, and my luggage might——"

"No problem, no problem, I'll move it!"

Ranlong agreed immediately. Xinlong held her sisters' hands and acted coquettishly for a while, then ran upstairs excitedly.

Before Xinran and Xinchi returned to their room, they looked at Ranlong worriedly.

Ranlong realized that there must be something wrong with Xinlong's suitcase. She tried to lift it - but it didn't lift. She tried again - but it still didn't lift...

Not to mention going upstairs, even getting off the ground is difficult.

Xinlong stuffed a building into her suitcase, right?

In the end, it was Qiu An who helped her and she was able to successfully carry all the boxes to the second floor.

After the night activities ended, Ranlong took a shower and prepared to go to bed when he suddenly heard a slight sobbing sound coming from the bed next to him.

She leaned over to take a look in confusion and found that it was Xinlong crying softly.

"What's wrong with you, little sister?" Ranlong held her shoulders and looked down.

Yes, if Ranlong hadn’t seen the tears on Xinlong’s little face, she would have thought that the little brat was playing tricks on her again.

When Xinlong saw Ranlong coming, she hugged her around the waist and wiped all the tears and snot on her face onto Ranlong's clean pajamas.

“Sisters…” she cried, “I miss my sisters so much…”

Only now did Ranlong understand what Xinran and Xinchi were looking at when they looked at her.

It turned out that she was worried that she couldn't take care of or control this little sister.

"I live with my sisters every night. When they are not around, I suddenly feel so scared and lonely..."

Ranlong scratched her head. She really wanted to say to the child, "You miss your sisters, and I miss my sister too!"