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◎“You want to sleep, yet you send me photos?”◎

Ning Yuxuan looked at these comments and fell into deep thought.

Why do these people seem more anxious than she and Xie Zhiyan themselves?

Ning Yuxuan herself has her favorite pairings, but they are all characters from literary works or TV dramas. She never ships real-life pairings and finds it hard to understand these people's fanaticism.

And the "indescribable" in the last comment, is that what she's thinking?

Ning Yuxuan subconsciously touched her lips.

Although she and Xie Zhiyan had some "exchange" after the live stream ended, it only went as far as kissing and hugging.

Netizens are much more open-minded than she is.

Ning Yuxuan threw her phone on the bedside table, hugged the blanket, and rolled around on the bed, trying to clear all the messy thoughts from her mind.

The production team informed me that we'll be filming on location tomorrow, so I should probably go to bed early tonight.

However, after tossing and turning in bed several times, I still couldn't fall asleep.

The sentence from the comment she had just heard popped into her mind again.

"Incredibly crazy."

Ning Yuxuan: "..."

I closed my eyes, and the scene of kissing Xie Zhiyan on the sofa just now began to replay.

The man's unique, cool scent, the slightly heavy breathing as their lips intertwined, and the burning fingertips tracing her back as he held her tightly.

The feeling of being kissed by Xie Zhiyan, so forceful yet gentle, was a novel experience that Ning Yuxuan had never had before.

It also made her finally understand that when you truly love a man, even your body will unconsciously crave him.

During the time when she was obsessed with Gu Yunhao and controlled by the plot, Ning Yuxuan also wanted a lot: she wanted Gu Yunhao to give her a title, to be his public girlfriend or even his wife.

Never before had she felt this way, as if her body had broken free from her brain's control, constantly craving a man's touch, craving more.

Ning Yuxuan was certain that she had the same attraction for Xie Zhiyan.

As an adult, she couldn't possibly not understand the man's eyes, filled with obvious desire yet restraint, when that kiss ended.

Ning Yuxuan took a deep breath, wrapped herself in the blanket, turned over, and tried to fall asleep.

As soon as I closed my eyes, I couldn't help but start having random thoughts again.

Five minutes passed, and Ning Yuxuan opened her eyes again.

She reached for her phone on the bedside table and opened her chat with Xie Zhiyan.

The latest message is from Xie Zhiyan saying he has arrived home, and the two said "goodnight" to each other.

The above is the question Xie Zhiyan asked her during the live broadcast: "Why are you running?"

Before that, there was the photo she sent him last night, in which her bra strap was accidentally showing.

Ning Yuxuan suddenly wanted to know what Xie Zhiyan was doing at this moment, whether he was tossing and turning like her, or whether he had already calmed down and fallen asleep.

It's so unfair that she's the only one suffering from insomnia.

She had already said goodnight, but now she was chatting with him again for no reason, making it seem as if she couldn't live without him for a moment.

Ning Yuxuan knew in her heart that this was a bit childish, but she always had this inexplicable competitive spirit.

She hoped that his love for her was greater than her love for him.

After thinking for a long time, I finally came up with a reasonably plausible reason.

Ning Yuxuan got out of bed.

Today she was wearing the purple nightgown that she had described in detail to Xie Zhiyan when they were on the phone in Jiangcheng.

Ning Yuxuan went to the bathroom, picked a good angle in front of the mirror, and took a half-body selfie.

Then she sent the photos to Xie Zhiyan.

Ning Yuxuan: [Remember that light purple slip dress I told you about? I'm wearing it to bed tonight, let me send it to you.]

After editing the information, Ning Yuxuan opened her own photo.

Her photography skills are indeed excellent; even a casual snapshot looks so beautiful.

With delicate collarbones and fair skin, she looks beautiful even in a light purple slip dress, without needing any filters or retouching.

As she admired her own beauty, her phone suddenly popped up with a voice call.

Ning Yuxuan: "..."

So fast?

Even though she was the one who initiated the "trouble," Ning Yuxuan felt inexplicably nervous now that Xie Zhiyan had actually called.

She took a deep breath and answered the phone.

"Hello?" Ning Yuxuan spoke, her tone affected. "What's wrong? I was just about to go to sleep. Why are you calling all of a sudden?"

The man's voice was deep: "Didn't you want me to call?"

Ning Yuxuan was seen through, but she still pretended to be stupid: "No, I never said I would ask you to call me."

Xie Zhiyan: "That photo."

Ning Yuxuan continued to play dumb: "What's wrong with the photos?"

The man on the phone was silent for a while.

Finally, Xie Zhiyan spoke: "Ning Yuxuan."

Ning Yuxuan: "Why did you suddenly call my name?"

Xie Zhiyan: "I regret it now."

Ning Yuxuan: "Regret what?"

Xie Zhiyan's voice was deep: "I shouldn't have let you off so easily just now."

Ning Yuxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly: "So what are you planning to do?"

Xie Zhiyan: "Tell Aunt Ning, and then I'll take you away."

Ning Yuxuan: "..."

When she asked him again, "What are you taking it for?", she went a little overboard.

The man's low, husky voice carried a hint of danger.

However, since it was just a phone call, Ning Yuxuan felt emboldened: "It's no use regretting it now. You're already home, so you can't come back to me in the middle of the night."

She paused, then added with a hint of smugness, "Even if you really come, I won't open the door for you."

A moment of silence.

"Xuanxuan." Xie Zhiyan didn't call her by her full name this time. "Aren't you afraid that if you blatantly seduce me, I might really not be able to resist doing something to you next time we meet?"

Ning Yuxuan's heart stopped for a second.

The man always appeared calm and composed in public, making it hard for her to believe that he would speak so bluntly this time.

Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest. Ning Yuxuan paused for several seconds before finally finding her voice.

"Next time..." Her voice sounded a little weak, "We can talk about meeting again next time."

Xie Zhiyan: "So, you mean, I can do something to you next time we meet?"

Ning Yuxuan: "..."

She was completely ensnared by him.

It wasn't that she was completely against that kind of thing, otherwise she wouldn't have sent him the photos.

But who knows what will happen when the two meet next? How could she dare to give him a definite answer directly?

After a few seconds of silence, Ning Yuxuan softened her voice: "Actually... I had some trouble sleeping, so I sent you the photos."

After a moment of silence, Ning Yuxuan had no idea what the man on the other end was thinking.

When Xie Zhiyan spoke again, a hint of amusement crept into his voice: "You want to sleep but you still send me photos?"

Ning Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief: it seems that she managed to dodge the question for the time being.

She answered truthfully, "Because I have some trouble sleeping."

Xie Zhiyan chuckled: "So you sent me these photos to help me sleep?"

Ning Yuxuan felt a little guilty, after all, her original idea in sending the photos was simply that she couldn't sleep and didn't want him to sleep either.

She made up a reason out of nowhere: "I think maybe hearing your voice will make me fall asleep more easily."

Xie Zhiyan's tone was much gentler than before: "Was it useful?"

Whether it was the man's deep, magnetic voice that really had a sleep-inducing effect or not, Ning Yuxuan tried to feel it and it did seem that she was a little more sleepy than before.

Ning Yuxuan: "It seems to have some effect."

Xie Zhiyan: "Then are you going to sleep now?"

Ning Yuxuan mumbled, "Then I'm really going to sleep..."

"Um"

Aren't you going to hang up?

"Um."

On the other side of the northern city.

The woman's voice on the phone grew softer and softer until it finally became steady breathing.

Xie Zhiyan looked at the phone screen in his hand, his usually cold eyes unusually gentle.

...

Ning Yuxuan didn't know when she fell asleep.

When I woke up again, I found that the voice call record had actually lasted for seven hours, and then it was interrupted, I don’t know if it was due to network issues.

The second day of the variety show recording will take place at the villa.

When Ning Yuxuan and Ning Fei arrived at the dressing room, Qin Man and Jiang Ning'an had already arrived. The group chatted casually about the separate recording sessions the previous day.

Yesterday, Jiang Ning'an invited friends of both of them. One was a veteran actor who had worked with Qin Man, and the other was a female friend that Jiang Ning'an met on set.

Ning Yuxuan briefly explained their situation.

Jiang Ning'an also heard about it yesterday and saw Xie Zhiyan's related trending topics.

She had seen Xie Zhiyan come to the recording site to pick up Ning Yuxuan before, but because she didn't have the habit of prying into people's privacy, she didn't know his identity at that time.

I saw the trending topics last night and found out that Ning Yuxuan's boyfriend is actually a businessman with a very powerful background.

Jiang Ning'an teased, "Yu Xuan, why didn't your boyfriend come to see you off today?"

Ning Yuxuan blinked: "Why are you becoming so gossipy?"

Jiang Ning'an made a face.

Her personality is not as aloof as she appears; she's just slow to warm up and only becomes lively around people she's familiar with.

Now that she has recorded so many episodes with Ning Yuxuan, Jiang Ning'an is completely different from the reserved person she was when they first met.

Jiang Ning'an: "But Yu Xuan, you and your boyfriend are really a perfect match. I saw on the trending topics yesterday that he was coming to participate in the show, and I thought you two were going to go public."

Ning Yuxuan explained, "Actually, it's not that I wanted to keep it a secret forever, it's just..."

Jiang Ning'an said knowingly, "I understand. Exposing one's private life to the public is not necessarily a good choice, especially since we are a live broadcast program."

When she first entered the industry, Jiang Ning'an truthfully told the media about her past love experiences. Unexpectedly, the media embellished her story and wrote a messy press release.

Since then, Jiang Ning'an has decided that she will not go public with her relationship unless she reaches the point of getting married and having children.

Once everyone was ready, the live stream started at 10:00 AM.

The staff announced today's schedule.

Today will be a full day of location shooting, with both mother-daughter pairs heading to an amusement park five kilometers away.

The production team informed the guests last night that they should wear comfortable shoes.

When they heard about this arrangement, no one was too surprised.

Upon arrival at our destination, the morning began with a relatively warm-up session.

The production team took everyone to an area with gentle facilities, allowing the guests to freely choose which facilities they wanted to play.

The group first went to ride the carousel.

Ning Yuxuan chose to sit on the outer side next to her mother, and started taking pictures of Ning Fei as soon as the facility was activated.

When she was little, Ning Fei would occasionally bring her to the amusement park, but at that time her mother would just stand by and take pictures of her, and rarely be with her.

Back then, taking photos with a mobile phone wasn't as convenient as it is now, so Ning Fei printed out all of her daughter's photos and put them in the family album.

Aside from her wedding photos, Ning Fei has very few photos of herself after marriage.

So this time, Ning Yuxuan wanted to take more pictures of her mother to keep as memories.

Later in the morning, the group went to ride bumper cars and swings, creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere in the live stream.

I love watching the time mother and daughter spend together. There aren't many dramatic events, but it's just so comforting to watch.

[But wasn't the theme of this episode supposed to be about mothers and their daughters' friends? Why are there still only four regular guests?]

[Could a new guest appear this afternoon and surprise everyone?]

After lunch, the staff announced that the afternoon's activities would not be as gentle as those in the morning.

The four were first led to the pirate ship.

"Next up is a task called the Friendship Test," the staff member said. "The task needs to be completed while riding this facility, and each group of guests can choose one person to take the challenge."

Ning Fei and Qin Man neither liked playing such thrilling activities, so the responsibility fell on Ning Yuxuan and Jiang Ning'an.

After the candidates were selected, the staff announced the rules of the task: the two people needed to choose a friend from their phone contacts as an off-site assistant and give the phone number to the staff.

Once the facility is activated, staff will call the selected friend, allowing guests on the facility to speak with them via a headset attached to their body.

Guests need to ask their friends three questions set by the production team, and only after receiving correct answers to all three questions can they get off the facility.

If the call cannot be connected or the answers are consistently incorrect, you can try calling from another person until all three questions are answered correctly to pass the test.

After hearing the rules, the viewers in the live stream began to feel sorry for Ning Yuxuan and Jiang Ning'an.

[Isn't this rule too cruel? If the questions the show gives are particularly difficult, won't we be stuck on the pirate ship forever?]

The production team was kind enough to choose a pirate ship, not some giant swing or looping roller coaster.

[Haha, maybe the production team was worried that if the other person couldn't answer the questions, the guest would run into problems on the pendulum ride.]

Before the challenge officially began, the production team asked the two participants to provide the staff with the phone numbers of three people as backups, and the staff would dial them in order.

Ning Yuxuan scrolled through her phone's contacts, and the first people she thought of were Tao You and Ning Shiyue.

Given the show's usual format, all three questions will definitely be related to her.

According to the rules, Ning Fei's name cannot be written, so besides her mother, these two people are the ones who know her best.

After thinking for a moment, Ning Yuxuan wrote Tao You's number at the beginning.

It's the weekend, so Tao You shouldn't be at work.

Ning Shiyue is currently filming on set and may not have time to answer the phone.

As for the third person...

Ning Yuxuan admitted that she was thinking of Xie Zhiyan.

But not long ago they agreed not to reveal their relationship on the show, and now she's writing Xie Zhiyan's name again. Isn't that contradicting herself?

The staff urged them, "You only have half a minute left to make your choice. Please make your decision as soon as possible."

Ning Yuxuan pursed her lips and wrote down Xie Zhiyan's number.

Anyway, it might not be a third person's turn. Given her friendship with Tao You, Tao You might be able to handle all three problems by herself.

Ning Yuxuan handed the card with the number written on it to the staff.

She was the first to accept the challenge and boarded the pirate ship.

After the facility was activated, the staff dialed the first phone number that Ning Yuxuan had written on the card.

Since the identities of the people the guests wrote about were not revealed, viewers were speculating about who the first phone call was made to.

Is she Ning Yuxuan's college classmate who came yesterday? They seem to get along quite well.

I'm guessing it's Ning Shiyue. He's practically a regular on our show, always making his presence felt.

At times like these, the CP fans are naturally not going to back down.

From the moment Ning Yuxuan was writing down her phone number, the words "President Xie" appeared frequently in the live stream.

At this moment, they expressed their expectations very directly.

【Ahhh, it must have been a call to President Xie! I bet five cents!】

[Mr. Xie, answer the phone quickly! Your girlfriend needs your help!]

After accelerating several times, the pirate ship gradually began to sway to its highest point.

However, the phone rang for more than ten seconds without being answered.

The staff member asked Ning Yuxuan through the earpiece if she wanted a second person to make the call.

Ning Yuxuan: "Let's wait a little longer."

Several dozen seconds later, the call was automatically disconnected because it was not answered.

Ning Yuxuan had been on the pirate ship for a minute.

Fortunately, she adapted to the facilities quite well and had already begun to appreciate the surrounding scenery.

[Luckily, Ning Yuxuan isn't afraid of this; if it were me, I would have started screaming from up there already.]

[Seriously, this show really doesn't have a script at all. I thought they would at least give the other party a heads-up beforehand, but they really just don't answer the phone when they say they won't answer.]

That's a really tough challenge. For example, my phone is always on silent on weekends, so whether I get a call or not depends entirely on luck.

The staff dialed a second number, which this time went through after ringing twice.

The voice from the other end of the phone rang simultaneously in Ning Yuxuan's earpiece and in the live broadcast room.

"Hello, Sister Yuxuan." It was a young male voice speaking. "Shi Yue is filming and can't answer the phone right now. If you need anything, why don't you tell me first?"

The person who answered the phone was Ding Yan, Ning Shiyue's assistant.

When Ning Shiyue is filming on set, he usually gives his phone to his assistant for safekeeping so that the assistant can handle incoming calls.

It seems Ning Yuxuan wrote about Ning Shiyue as the second person, but he doesn't seem to be here.

Does that mean we have to try a third person? And what if the third person also doesn't answer?

[Should we start by calling the first person again? Or should we write down three more names?]

Before the audience could reach a conclusion, Ning Yuxuan interjected, "Ding Yan, are you busy right now?"

Ding Yan: "No, no, I'm just waiting on set. Sister Yuxuan, do you need my help?"

Ning Yuxuan briefly explained the rules of this segment and asked him if he would be willing to help answer the questions.

Ding Yan sounded a little hesitant, but still agreed after some hesitation: "...Okay, I'll give it a try."

Given how much Ning Shiyue values ​​Ning Yuxuan, Ding Yan is very suspicious that if he rejects Ning Yuxuan, Ning Shiyue will definitely criticize him after filming is over.

There's no way around it; being an artist's assistant means doing all sorts of jobs.

Fortunately, compared to what Ding Yan heard from others in the industry, Ning Shiyue was already a very good boss and didn't ask him to do anything excessive.

The production team communicated the first question to Ning Yuxuan via earpiece: Please answer her birthday.

Ning Yuxuan forwarded the question to Ding Yan verbatim.

Ding Yan said with difficulty, "Sister Yu Xuan, I... I really don't remember."

As Ning Shiyue's assistant, he only remembered Ning Shiyue's birthday, which was beyond his understanding.

According to the rules, Ning Yuxuan cannot give Ding Yan the answer, but she can say something else.

Ning Yuxuan said, "Is that Ning Shiyue's phone in your hand?"

Ding Yan paused for a moment: "Of course, Sister Yu Xuan."

Ning Yuxuan: "What about yours?"

Ding Yan paused for a few seconds, then suddenly realized: "Oh, Sister Yu Xuan, wait a minute."

There was a brief silence on the phone, presumably because Ding Yan was typing keywords into a search engine.

The production team: "..."

[Hahaha, why does Ning Yuxuan always find unique and unconventional methods?]

[Hilarious! Judging from the staff's expressions, they definitely didn't expect this game to be played like this.]

Finally, after more than ten seconds, Ding Yan found the answer in the encyclopedia.

The second question was about what Ning Yuxuan bought for Ning Fei as a gift in the first episode.

Ding Yan knew this; Ning Shiyue had also recorded that episode, and Ning Shiyue had spoken to him about it later.

Ding Yan: "Several boxes of puzzles, right?"

The third question: Name all the film and television works in which Ning Yuxuan has appeared.

Ding Yan followed the same method as with the first question and started searching on the search engine again.

Ning Yuxuan played a supporting role in a web series after she became an adult. The series flopped spectacularly, but it's still easy to find online.

Ding Yan quickly found the answer: "I know, it's 'My Crystal Lover'."

Many netizens also know that Ning Yuxuan acted in this drama.

Before "Dear Mom" ​​aired, many netizens disliked Ning Yuxuan because of her disastrous acting in the drama.

This third question is way too easy! I could answer it right away.

It seems Ning Shiyue's assistant handled this task all by himself, although he did get some outside help, haha.

However, the live stream did not receive the gesture of "correct answer" from the staff.

The staff member in the video shook his head, indicating that the answer was incorrect.

Ning Yuxuan herself is well aware that she has actually acted in another work.

However, she only appeared in the movie for a dozen seconds, and it was more than ten years ago, so you probably won't be able to find the movie by searching her name online.

This problem was too difficult; she couldn't even find a way to subtly hint at it to Ding Yan.

Ding Yan searched diligently on search engines, and even tried to get help from AI, but still could only get the answer "My Crystal Lover".

There was no other way but to give up in the end.

The staff began dialing a third number.

If Ning Yuxuan hadn't written all three numbers herself, she would have almost suspected that the production team had colluded with Xie Zhiyan beforehand.

Otherwise, why this particular question? And she knew that Xie Zhiyan would definitely be able to answer it once he answered the phone.

After three rings, the call was answered.