"Why are there so many mosquitoes?!" This was the nth time Yan Qing had been bitten by mosquitoes!
Gu Xiaojun gave him some floral water, but it didn't seem to have much effect. Yan Qing's arms were covered in red bumps, which were so itchy that he couldn't help but scratch them.
"Why don't you get bitten by mosquitoes, Junxiao? Waaah!"
Yan Qing was incredibly envious.
Gu Xiaojun has always been like this since he was a child. When he lived in the dormitory at school, his roommates also made similar remarks.
The bamboo house on the mountain wasn't as romantic as Yan Qing had imagined. The mountain was gloomy at night, and the wind made one's back feel cold.
The room was very simple, with only a large wooden bed, a few basins and buckets, and thankfully it was summer, so it wasn't too cold.
The production team temporarily built a makeshift toilet nearby, but it was an old-fashioned squat toilet.
In comparison, the mud house is better. It is basically fully equipped with all the necessary items. It is an old house that has been uninhabited for a long time, and the weeds in the yard were cut by the homeowner a few days ago.
The room had an old-fashioned heated kang bed, but no fan, so it was a bit stuffy. Jiang Chenzhou opened the window to let in some fresh air.
Jiang Chenzhou covered the camera with a straw mat on the bed and lay down on the bed. He remembered the first night he checked into the Heartbeat House, when he helped Yu Qiuchi blow-dry her hair.
Yu Qiuchi's hair felt very soft and pleasant to the touch, and he naturally thought of the man who had entered the ward—Yu Qiuchi's brother.
The man warned, "I hope you understand..." That night, Jiang Chenzhou pondered these words while researching tactics for the new season at an internet cafe, and even smoked quite a few cigarettes because of it.
He understood what the man meant, that he should have self-awareness, as Jiang Chenzhou was probably the guest with the worst background among all the guests, as his hometown was in the countryside.
When Jiang Chenzhou was fifteen or sixteen, his grades weren't very good. His family could barely afford to send him to vocational high school, but he would go to internet cafes to play games every few days. Fortunately, he had a talent for playing games, and Ming Ge noticed him and recruited him to play professionally.
At sixteen, he and Ming Ge saved money little by little by playing small tournaments in internet cafes, eventually forming a team and going global.
From a young internet addict to a legendary figure in the e-sports world, every step he took was hard-won.
In his eyes, he and Yu Qiuchi were from two completely different circles, worlds apart...
The moonlight, like flowing water, streamed through the small wooden window and fell upon Jiang Chenzhou's face; tonight, he was destined to sleepless.
He wasn't the only one having trouble sleeping; Song Yaozhuo and Yu Qiuchi were also having trouble falling asleep, each preoccupied with their own thoughts.
Song Yaozhuo thought Yu Qiuchi was asleep. He stared at Yu Qiuchi's back without restraint, thinking about the blue diamond earring from earlier that day. He said it suited him very well... Actually, Song Yaozhuo thought Yu Qiuchi was more suited to wearing earrings. His earlobes were small, delicate, and translucent, especially his right earlobe, which had a small black mole that was not noticeable and could only be seen upon close inspection.
Yu Qiuchi's legs are really thin. In summer, people wear less clothing, especially when Yu Qiuchi came out of the bathroom wearing only loose shorts. He is really fair-skinned... The plum blossom on his chest makes him look even more delicate.
When he got into bed, his knees were flushed pink from the hot shower while he was replying to messages, creating a striking contrast with the black sheets.
However... the fact that Yu Qiuchi could calmly put on her clothes in front of him meant that she didn't have those kinds of feelings for him.
Song Yao's eyes burned with a deep, dark intensity...
As Yu Qiuchi was about to fall asleep, he remembered the picture he had seen at the old man's place during the day. He realized why the person in the picture looked familiar.
Yu Qiuchi seemed to have seen this girl in her mother's old photo album... but back then the girl had long, curly hair, dry, yellowish hair, and her eyes were much sharper and more alluring... There was a sense of disharmony.
The difference in temperament was too great for Yu Qiuchi to recall immediately, but the most basic things like face shape and eye shape cannot be faked.
But what could cause such a drastic change in a clean and innocent girl?
Yu Qiuchi was preoccupied with her thoughts. Why did Zhou Baixi choose such a small, dilapidated mountain village? Was it a coincidence?
At night, without the cameras, Tang Ke and Xie Tingsi had a heart-to-heart talk, but it was all one-sided on Xie Tingsi's part.
The topic was brought up by Tang Ke: "You're interested in Yu Qiuchi, aren't you?"
Xie Tingsi had read the comments left by the guests. Tang Ke had not left a comment for Yu Qiuchi twice, but for Gu Xiaojun instead, which indicated that Tang Ke did not have any feelings for Yu Qiuchi. This made Xie Tingsi lower his guard.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend!
He admitted it.
"It seems like most of the guests really like Yu Qiuchi, right?" Tang Ke asked.
Xie Tingsi sat up in bed, crossed his legs, and said to Tang Ke in the opposite bed, "It's quite obvious right now that it's Jiang Chenzhou and Song Yaozhuo. If we're talking about who's on the receiving end of the comments, Jun Xiao is one of them too!"
Tang Ke nodded and said, "Yan Qing seems to have feelings for you, right? He left you two messages expressing his affection?"
"I'm not interested in the type like Yan Qing; I prefer the type like Qiu Chi..."
"So it's all about looks now?" Tang Ke, with his hair half tied up in a bun, looked rather refined and was currently wearing a face mask.
"Not entirely... Qiu Chi has a very good personality... gentle and obedient," Xie Tingsi said hesitantly.
Tang Ke thought of Yu Qiuchi in the bar that day and scoffed, "You're the kind of person who only lusts after seeing a pretty face."
Xie Tingsi asked curiously, "Then why do you like Brother Junxiao, Tang Ke?"
"It's just lust at first sight. What can you learn in such a short time? It's all about looks!" Tang Ke shrugged.
"How about this, Tang Ke? I'll help you pursue Jun Xiao, that way I'll have one less competitor!" Xie Tingsi's eyes lit up; he thought this was a great idea, a win-win solution.
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