Heart rate test
Ding Xuefei felt that it was extremely rude of her to say such things to Fang Jinyu.
The feeling was completely different from when he acted coquettishly towards Yu Songlin. When he acted coquettishly towards Yu Songlin, he felt ashamed because he didn't want to be looked down upon by his ex-boyfriend Yu Songlin and didn't want to show weakness to him. Later, as they spent more time together, this feeling weakened a lot.
Speaking of which, the last few times he acted coquettishly towards Yu Songlin, it all felt quite natural... After all, he had often acted coquettishly towards him before, so he overcame his mental barrier and felt fine.
But Fang Jinyu is different. He is Ding Xuefei's idol. In other words, Ding Xuefei has never interacted with him in real life and is not familiar with him.
Ding Xuefei felt that acting cute towards strangers was quite offensive, and asking others to teach him was completely out of character for him!
But she'll definitely sing off-key the next time she sings on the show...
As an artist who demands a lot of herself and pursues artistic excellence, Ding Xuefei would not allow such a thing to happen!
Her reputation was already in jeopardy, and if she sings off-key on a TV show, she'll probably have no hope of ever making a comeback!
Well, some of it was genuine, he just felt a little embarrassed...
Ding Xuefei suppressed her shame and seized the opportunity, taking advantage of a lull in the applause and praise, to touch Fang Jinyu's arm.
He tried his best to look at him with admiration, but his acting skills were limited, and he was still a little nervous. "Brother Jinyu, you're so amazing! Can you teach me?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yimeng, who was standing next to him, was the first to be surprised. She said, "It's rare to see you like this, Brother Xuefei. You're a true idol..."
Ding Xuefei rarely spoke in such a soft voice, and he felt very uncomfortable.
She subconsciously glanced at Yu Songlin, who lowered his eyes, looking like he wasn't in a good mood, but didn't say anything.
"Of course you can." Fang Jinyu's words brought Ding Xuefei back to reality. "You can learn whatever you want, anytime you want."
He said it so casually, almost to the point of indulgence, that Ding Xuefei was momentarily dazed.
Stella, who was standing next to her, was already whispering, "So sweet, I'm shipping them."
Ding Xuefei felt even more uncomfortable, as if ants were crawling all over her body: "Ah, I, I was just kidding..."
Fang Jinyu couldn't help but smile when she saw how reserved he was.
Bullet comments:
"This couple is so adorable, ladies, tell me you're not the only one!"
"The doting affection from the older man and the shyness from the younger man are just right, and the successful fangirling is so sweet!"
"That's pretty much what love at first sight looks like, isn't it?"
"What do you mean you came because of the guests? Did you only come because someone else was here?"
"Stop being a BL fangirl/fangirl. You were all promoting xfxy just a couple of days ago, and you've already changed your mind. [eye roll]"
"Please, this is a dating reality show! You can ship whatever you want!"
Just then, the program's screen suddenly lit up.
"Dear detectives, do you remember our last intriguing mystery? Would you like to investigate it?"
All eyes were drawn to them, and Ke Ran chimed in, "Of course we want to! Which couple has been lying to us all this time?"
Since Fang Jinyu and Ye Ming were newcomers and didn't understand the situation, Fang Jinyu pulled Ding Xuefei aside to explain it to them.
"That's right. The production team mentioned before that one of the guests was an ex-couple, and they asked us to guess who it was."
These words, coming from Ding Xuefei's mouth, made him even more guilty, but to others, they appeared to be a sign of shyness.
Fang Jinyu understood and raised her voice to ask the production team, "Can we guess this too?"
A large checkmark appeared on the screen: "Of course."
"Let's guess! How do we find out?" All the guests were eager to try.
The production team said, "We've prepared a little game for everyone—a heart rate test."
The staff brought over two watches that can record heart rate data in real time, and the large screen displayed two hearts, each with a number in the middle, which was currently 0.
Ke Ran got up to get the two watches and asked, "So what are we going to do?"
The production team said, "You can put the watch on the 'suspect' and test his reaction. What exactly you do is up to you."
Wow, the production team has really gone too far!
"That's pretty exciting!"
Ding Xuefei was filled with anxiety. Help! No one knew that he and Yu Songlin were exes, but this incident might expose them!
"Wait a minute!" Ding Xuefei suddenly raised her hand. "I have a question!"
A question mark appeared on the screen: "Please speak."
"Exactly, your heart might not be racing just because it's your ex; it could also be someone you really like."
The other guests echoed this sentiment.
The production team: "That's right, so you'll have to judge for yourselves~"
"..."
Being seen as an ex, and being seen as someone you like now, both seem so embarrassing! And he can't even act, it's so frustrating!
After the production team finished explaining the rules, they left the stage. Next came the discussion about the mechanism and the selection of participants. They quickly decided not to make it too complicated. Just holding hands and looking at each other for one minute would be enough, as this would be more efficient.
As for the selection of participants... everyone became cautious about this, since it would take too long and not be entertaining to test every couple. So, they first had to select the most suspicious couples to test.
Stella scratched her head, clueless: "Where should I start guessing?"
"I think we need to start with the reactions when the show first started recording." Fang Jinyu had already figured things out by now, and since he wasn't part of the established framework, he was eager to see what would happen and actively offered his insights.
"How so?"
"If you meet your ex again, you'll definitely feel a little awkward and unnatural at first, and you might do some things that seem unusual later on. But as you spend more time together, you'll gradually return to normal."
Xu Yimeng laughed and said, "Brother Jinyu is so knowledgeable!"
Shang Rou, who had been sitting quietly to the side, suddenly said, "I've thought of something."
"What?! What?!"
Ding Xuefei and Shang Rou exchanged glances, sensing that something was seriously wrong.
Shang Rou recounted: "I remember the day Song Lin came, Xue Fei tripped and fell as soon as she saw him."
That's really true...
Eyewitness Xu Yimeng also actively confirmed, "Yes! She fell flat on the kitchen floor, I saw it too."
The air conditioning was on full blast, but Ding Xuefei felt sweating on her back.
"That was just a coincidence!" Ding Xuefei stammered as she explained, "There was water on the ground, and I lost my balance..."
However, no one paid any attention to his explanation, but fortunately, they didn't continue to present various arguments.
"Never mind, I'll include the two of you first."
Soon, several more "suspects" were nominated: Yu Songlin and Ning Yusheng, the on-screen couple who had been rumored to be dating; Ding Xuefei and Stella, who initially didn't get along; Stella and Xu Yimeng, whose relationship was sometimes good and sometimes bad; Stella and Bai Mu, who seemed the least compatible; and Shang Rou and Bai Mu, who didn't seem very familiar with each other.
As for Ke Ran, everyone agreed that he didn't seem to have any relationship with any of them, but it was impossible to let him off easily.
"If Ke Ran has an ex-boyfriend here, who would it be?"
"If his ex were really here, wouldn't she be very upset to see him being so attentive to someone else?"
"Who knows? Maybe our Xiao Ran is the kind of guy who doesn't care if his ex lives or dies~"
Ke Ran: "I didn't!"
After looking at it for a long time, everyone finally chose Bai Mu, who was the most popular person that night, for Ke Ran.
After the candidates were selected, the most exciting part was the heart rate test!
Upon hearing the music deliberately played by the production team—a burst of rapid drumbeats—Ding Xuefei felt her heart start racing!
Stella and Bai Mu were the first to go up. They put on the bracelets, and sure enough, numbers immediately started jumping in the two hearts on the big screen. Bai Mu was at 78 and Stella was at 70.
Ke Ran teased, "Wow, Brother Bai is already nervous before he's even started!"
Bai Mu smiled frankly: "Of course I'm nervous about playing games with such a beautiful woman."
Stella blinked, not buying his act.
"Stand closer!"
"Closer!"
Can we hold hands?
"Brother Bai, you need to be more proactive!"
Bai Mu was easily embarrassed, and their words made his face turn bright red, and his heart rate soared to 85.
Stella remained relatively calm. She took the initiative to hook her hand around Bai Mu's hand, and Bai Mu's heart rate continued to rise.
Bai Mu was a little afraid to look at Stella: "Stop bullying honest people!"
Amidst the laughter and banter, a minute quickly passed. Bai Mu's heart rate soared to nearly 100, while Stella remained relatively stable. She simply laughed and said, "Brother Bai is so easily amused! He's definitely heterosexual!"
Fang Jinyu found it strange to watch her friend's shy behavior in front of a member of the opposite sex. After Bai Mu left the scene, he teased her about it several times.
If it weren't for the cameras on the show, Ding Xuefei would have loved to take out her phone and look up quick ways to control her heart rate.
They originally wanted Bai Mu to do another set, but Bai Mu said, "I really can't take such a big shock anymore, let me catch my breath!"
Everyone kindly let Bai Mu off the hook for the time being, and now it was Yu Songlin and Ning Yusheng's turn.
While putting on the bracelet, Ning Yusheng said, "I really can't do this. My heart races when I act with A-Lin."
Stella laughed, "That's exactly what we want to see!"
After the two finished wearing them, the number changed to around 70, subtly altering with their heartbeats.
Xu Yimeng took on the role of host: "Now, please hold hands and look into each other's eyes!"
Ning Yusheng blinked and said, "Aside from filming, this is my first time."
Yu Songlin smiled but did not answer.
The two were not shy at all; as soon as their hands touched, they intertwined. The handsome man and beautiful woman had a perfect height difference, and their eyes met, just like a scene from an idol drama before a kiss.
The other guests sat in a circle observing the two people in the middle, offering their opinions as they watched. They complained that the distance wasn't close enough and asked that the expressions be more sincere.
"This one is kind of cute too..." Xu Yimeng whispered.
When about half the time had passed, Ke Ran cheered. On the screen, Ning Yusheng's heart rate jumped from 75 to 85 in an instant, and the atmosphere became even more heated.
Yu Songlin was initially taken aback, but then smiled slightly. Ning Yusheng's cheeks were already slightly flushed, and her eyes were blinking rapidly, as if she couldn't resist such temptation.
Ning Yusheng chuckled and said, "Ah Lin, don't be like that."
"What?" Yu Songlin's eyebrows twitched slightly, his round eyes appearing even more innocent and pure, causing Ning Yusheng's heart rate to soar.
On the other hand, Yu Songlin's heart rate remained steadily at around 70.
Ding Xuefei watched for a while, then thought it wasn't very interesting and lost interest.
At the end, Ke Ran couldn't help but clap her hands in praise: "That's the mental fortitude of an award-winning actor!"
Ning Yusheng covered her face and ran to sit down to the side, saying shyly and helplessly, "I told you before, it's always like this when I act with A-Lin. It really doesn't mean anything else!"
The more Ning Yusheng tried to explain, the more excited the other guests became. So she simply stopped talking and shifted the topic to the next person.
Ning Yusheng said pitifully, "Xuefei, you have to avenge me!"
Ding Xuefei looked up and met Yu Songlin's gaze. In less than a second, he already felt that something was very wrong.
"I...I'll try my best..."
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