Tong Zhao returned to Shan Song's side and nodded to Rong Mo as a greeting. After they said goodbye, Jiang Li pulled Rong Mo back to visit the villa first. The four of them planned to continue to see the remaining two houses. On the way, Tong Zhao secretly clenched his palm to signal Shan Song.
"Do you have something to say?" Shan Song leaned over and whispered, avoiding the microphone.
Tong Zhao nodded slightly, then turned his head to gesture behind him.
Perhaps because their posture looked a bit like a kiss to outsiders, Qi Yan and Luan Yining felt they didn't get too close.
Under Qi Changzhou's close supervision, the barrage of comments in the live stream was promptly cleaned up by the online trolls. Although it still contained a lot of sarcastic remarks, it was much more normal than before. Some familiar IDs that had been in the live stream since it started even exuded a deep sense of powerlessness in this situation.
I'm numb...
Oh, my eyes!
I have a bold idea: could they actually be here to show off?
Don't be so bold.
[Admit it, they're actually quite pleasing to the eye.]
【Shut up!】
I really want to curse you out, but those who know, know...
[...]
Shan Song understood that Tong Zhao wanted to avoid Qi Yan and the others, so he straightened up and said, "Qi Yan, Professor Luan, it's almost lunchtime. Rooms three and four are in opposite directions, so let's each visit one and head back quickly."
“Okay,” Qi Yan replied, standing at the intersection and looking around. “Then Song-ge, you guys go to room 3, we’ll go to room 4. We’ll meet at the intersection in a bit.”
Luan Yining had no objections; personally, he actually preferred the style of Room 2.
The four parted ways at the intersection.
As expected, Qi Yan and Luan Yining fell silent after being separated from Shan Song and Tong Zhao.
Luan Yining's expression remained unchanged, no different from her state in the morning, and she even waited for Qi Yan for a while.
Qi Yan met his gaze and felt his heart skip a beat.
His thoughts drifted, from the undisguised intimacy between Shan Song and Tong Zhao to Jiang Li's obvious arrogance towards Rong Mo, and then to his conversation with Luan Yining and Luan Yining's words in the room about "making peace with oneself."
What happens after the reconciliation?
He actually wanted to question her immediately, but the words got stuck in his throat. His gaze was fixed on Luan Yining. He thought he was probably afraid. The bowls stacked together in the cupboard were tilted towards the cupboard door. As long as they weren't opened, they wouldn't break.
As long as they can all control themselves and not speak out or expose each other, they can maintain their current state.
Qi Yan suppressed his gloomy mood, banished those chaotic thoughts, and looked up to say, "Teacher Luan, you prefer Room 2, don't you?"
Qi Yan suddenly spoke abruptly beside him. Luan Yining was taken aback at first, but after hearing what he said, his heart stirred slightly, and he hummed in response.
“I knew it,” Qi Yan’s lips curled up, his tail wagging with smug satisfaction. “I’ll win it for you in a bit.”
Upon hearing this, Luan Yining stared at Qi Yan for a while, seemingly curious. The man's face no longer showed any of the frustration he had shown in the room, as if he had processed all his emotions. She wondered if it was because of the camera lens or something else.
This would never have happened before; if Qi Yan was dissatisfied with anything, he would definitely cause a huge uproar.
This gaze lasted for ten seconds, half a minute, or even longer, almost causing Qi Yan's carefully maintained smile to collapse before he finally looked away.
Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Room 4 was the furthest away, and the lonely little wooden house looked rather dilapidated. Perhaps to show the desolation of Room 4, the production team didn't even clean the yard. It could also be a deliberate arrangement. Qi Yan took the opportunity to change the subject, and when he opened the door, he stretched out his hand: "Be careful, there are stones on the ground."
Luan Yining wouldn't disrespect him in front of the camera, so she placed her hand on his palm.
The atmosphere was practically impossible to hide from the viewers in the live stream who were watching with magnifying glasses. Moreover, they had been paying close attention to the couple's condition right after Shan Song and Luan Yining's conversation.
Something seems really wrong.
[This is a bit like how I feel right after an argument with my boyfriend.]
[...the truth behind what happened earlier.]
But they seem like a pretty good couple, the only one with a younger man/older woman pairing!
[On a side note, Ah Li is actually younger than him...]
【?!】
[You wouldn't guess, would you? Ah Li is a year older than Rong Mo.]
【？？？】
Room 3.
While Tong Zhao and Shan Song were looking at the houses, Tong Zhao relayed to Shan Song the findings he had just heard from Jiang Li about the problems between Qi Yan and Luan Yining.
Dan Song chuckled upon hearing this, surprised that the two of them had just been talking about this. He looked at Tong Zhao's upturned face and said, "It seems that Qi Yan really made the right choice by joining this program."
Tong Zhao agreed: "The problems we discovered were not comprehensive. It's still very necessary to let others look at things from different perspectives. Ah Li is very perceptive. He even said there's another secret..."
Tong Zhao then excitedly recounted his conversation with Jiang Li to Shan Song. Shan Song listened quietly, his attention shifting from the content of Tong Zhao's speech to Tong Zhao's slightly flushed face, and then to his red lips that were moving as he spoke.
I was as excited as a child making a friend for the first time; I was a little tempted and wanted to kiss them.
Infected by his wife's emotions, Shan Song unconsciously smiled.
Tong Zhao noticed that the person next to her had been silent for a long time. She paused for a moment, and when she looked up in confusion, Shan Song kissed her right in the face.
"Hmm?"
After a brief, tongue-to-tongue exchange, Tong Zhao was released in a daze, and the Alpha's muffled voice reached her ears: "Why are you calling me so intimately?"
The lack of oxygen made his mind work sluggishly, and then a question mark slowly rose in his mind: Is he serious?
Tong Zhao's eyes slowly cleared, and she blinked her eyes, which were half speechless and half inquisitive, as she stared at Shan Song.
Dan Song's heart began to stir again, but she restrained herself and only lightly touched his lips with her finger: "Just kidding, I'm happy for my wife to make friends."
"Since Jiang Li has already proposed cooperation, let's agree to it. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity for Qi Yan to find out a little secret he absolutely doesn't know?"
Thinking of his wife's exaggerated tone when she imitated Jiang Li, Shan Song couldn't help but laugh out loud again.
He teased him again, and Tong Zhao turned to the side in protest, only to be pulled into Shan Song's arms with a smile: "Does my wife like this kind of Chinese design?"
The topic changed a bit too quickly, and Tong Zhao took a moment to react before nodding.
"Then we'll control the score and get room number three, so we won't clash with them."
Tong Zhao nodded, and then heard Shan Song naturally continue, "After we go back, we'll transfer the Shan family's apartment to your name. We'll move there when the weather gets warmer, and then we'll buy a few more other types when we find suitable ones."
The microphone was put back on after Tong Zhao finished talking about Qi Yan and the others, and the subsequent conversation could be heard clearly in the live stream.
Is this how you get an alpha to give you a house in just three sentences?
How many sets are there...?
[Tsk, I'm getting jealous.]
I just can't seem to learn this skill; I accept being scolded.
[Wishful thinking!]
[Has this livestream banned all 26 letters of the alphabet?]
[Just came in, huh? If you want to swear, click the top left corner, swear, and then come back here.]
[Small screen recommended, so you can read while you're ranting.]
[…? ? Something feels a little off.]
Tong Zhao blinked, met Shan Song's serious gaze, and gave in, quickly changing the subject: "Then how do we tell Qi Yan?"
"I'll go and talk to them." Shan Song patted his shoulder. "Let's go, we can eat after we get our mission back."
"Okay." Tong Zhao checked the time on Shan Song's wrist. There was less than half an hour left before the morning live stream ended, so it seemed the game was scheduled for the afternoon.
It seemed like they had overlooked the viewers again without realizing it. Tong Zhao asked in a low voice, "Do you want to check out the live stream?"
"I'll look into it this afternoon."
How could he be so natural about it?
Should we thank him for not refusing?
[Why do you guys seem quite excited...?]
[...]
【Shut up!】
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