The sky was turning a pale white when a blinding ray of sunlight pierced through the hazy expanse.

The small villa rented by the production team was located in the suburbs, not far from old houses that had not been demolished, where farmers raised many chickens.

When the rooster crows at the appointed time, it dutifully raises its voice to signal the start of a new day.

Even in her sleep, Lin Yang still felt a sharp pain in her lower back.

She turned over, not sleeping soundly, her brows constantly furrowed.

A different staff member came to knock on the door.

"Thump—thump, thump." The knocking was intermittent, and the blows were not heavy.

One can imagine how the staff member at the door hesitated, forced to knock, risking being scolded from both sides.

"Sister Lin, Brother Xu, get up...get up. There's a new mission..." The voice at the door grew softer and softer, barely audible.

He was mentally calculating what to do when he was about to get a good scolding.

If he fails to get the two elders inside to come out, Director Yuan will give him another severe scolding. What should he do then?

Even if those two tyrants inside didn't unplug the camera, no matter how much they acted like divas, he had no choice but to put up with it.

After all, which shots should be broadcast and which shouldn't are all decided by a single word from Mr. Xu, who is an investor in the company.

"It's so noisy!" Lin Yang had barely slept because of the noise. Xu Chengzhi finally let her go, and she had only slept for less than half an hour.

She is a light sleeper and easily becomes irritable when woken up.

But she was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open, so she could only move her lips and mutter a few unpleasant curses under her breath.

Then she wrapped a pillow around her head, plugged her ears, rolled over, and continued sleeping on her side.

The soundproofing effect of this door is relative; you can't hear the sounds inside from the outside, but you can hear the sounds outside clearly from the inside.

Naturally, the worried-looking staff member outside the door didn't hear what Lin Yang said, as he didn't see any movement from inside for a long time.

He raised his hand again, hesitating whether to continue his annoying knocking.

This task is really going to be the death of him.

Just as he closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and prepared to die, the door suddenly opened from the inside.

First, a tiny gap was opened, then it was slowly pulled open to a size that allowed Xu Chengzhi to peek out halfway up his head, before it abruptly stopped.

"Xu...Brother Xu, good morning!" The person who knocked on the door was stunned, and it took a few seconds before they reacted and greeted Xu Chengzhi politely.

"Shh." Xu Chengzhi put his index finger to his lips, glancing furtively at the bed to make sure the person hadn't been woken up, before continuing softly, "Excuse me, what task did Director Yuan send you here to give?"

Xu Chengzhi's expression remained as usual, indifferent and aloof, showing no sign of anger or irritation from the knocking.

In fact, I felt even more refreshed than usual.

Last night's events, with no response after knocking all night, reveal what happened inside—everyone knows the unspoken truth.

But what puzzled the person who knocked on the door was that, instead of being drained overnight, they felt even more refreshed.

Is it that Brother Xu in front of us is incompetent, or Sister Lin who is still sleeping?

The person who knocked on the door was lost in thought and forgot to answer Xu Chengzhi's question for a moment, so Xu Chengzhi had to ask the person again.

"Hmm?" The sound, made with a single syllable and a nasal tone, was enough to wake the person who was lost in thought.

"Oh! Sorry, Brother Xu, Director Yuan sent me to tell you that today's first task is for couples to work together to cook a love-filled breakfast." The person knocking on the door lowered their voice unconsciously under Xu Chengzhi's cold gaze.