Chapter 61
She wore a satin slip dress with extremely thin straps that accentuated her slender figure, and the shape of her collarbone below her neck was exceptionally beautiful.
He Zhiqian's gaze swept over the butterfly bone, and he even had the illusion that he wanted to touch it with his own hands and try to break the butterfly. Was she really as fragile as she seemed?
She didn't tie her hair up, letting the dark strands brush against her ears. When she saw the person in front of her, there wasn't much surprise in her cool phoenix eyes.
He Zhiqian took a long stride and strode directly into the kitchen.
A shadow fell beside her, and she replied in a low, hoarse voice, slurred by intoxication:
"drink."
Yingning poured him a glass of water.
Perhaps it was because of the alcohol tonight, but He Zhiqian felt his throat was even hotter. He took the water glass she handed him, and her slender fingers shimmered on the glass.
Under the weary night sky, only the two of them were in the same space.
He Zhiqian suddenly remembered a painting of hibiscus flowers he had seen at the private winery earlier that day. The painting depicted hibiscus flowers vying for attention, and one side of the painting had half a line of poetry written on it:
"We will meet again under the moon on the Jade Terrace."
He took the water glass and quickly finished it.
"Do you still need it?" She turned to look at He Zhiqian, her eyes showing a hint of warmth.
He Zhiqian only noticed the small mole at the corner of her eye at this moment. She had a beautiful face, but because of the small mole at the corner of her eye, she suddenly became unrestrained and enchanting.
"Thank you, but no need." After drinking a glass of water, he felt much better.
He Zhiqian looked away and loosened one of the cufflinks on his right hand.
"Okay, then you should get some rest."
"Um."
After washing the water glass, Yingning went upstairs.
Only He Zhiqian remained, gently stroking the empty cup under the kitchen light, without uttering a sound.
*
The next day, as soon as Yingning got up, she saw the envelope at the door.
Upon opening it, one finds a task card with a rose pattern, which states that all guests are requested to come downstairs and draw lots to determine their date and meeting place for the day.
When Yingning was on the first floor, she saw Lu Yuzhou.
Whether it was because the others hadn't gotten up yet, at this moment, only Lu Yuzhou was on the sofa in the living room on the first floor, playing games on his phone.
Her profile was clean and well-defined, with thin lips that lacked any curve.
His features were sparse and his slightly long curly hair concealed too much of his emotion, leaving only his quiet, light brown eyes.
If Shen Yan is as scorching as the sun, then Lu Yuzhou is more like a tiny star in the night, quietly searching for his universe in the vast darkness.
"Good morning." The woman's voice reached Lu Yuzhou's ears.
He remembered whose voice it was.
"Good morning." Lu Yuzhou didn't look up, but kept his gaze fixed on the game interface on his phone.
"Have you eaten?" Yingning asked.
Yesterday, when she and Shen Yan went to the mall, they bought some bread and toast, which they used for breakfast today.
"Not yet, we'll eat soon."
Lu Yuzhou misjudged the situation by a second, failed to unleash his skill, and was subsequently wiped out by the opposing team.
Seeing that he was focused on playing the game, Yingning didn't say anything. Instead, she took out a bag of red bean toast from the refrigerator and prepared to make some fried eggs and bacon.
Lu Yuzhou, sitting on the living room sofa, had used several skills late in the second half of the game, which he could only attribute to his poor condition today.
Although he eventually wiped out the opposing team and destroyed their tower, he felt uneasy in his chest and logged out of the game.
As he approached the kitchen, he heard the sizzling sound of hot oil rolling in the pan.
"Do you need any help?"
"No need, you can wait by the table." Yingning saw that the fried eggs were almost ready and didn't ask him for help.
Lu Yuzhou sat obediently at the dining table.
A series of footsteps sounded, and Zhao Ruoruo entered the living room.
"Sister Yingning, Yuzhou, you're up so early!" Zhao Ruoruo greeted them with a good morning greeting.
"Ruo Ruo, you and Yu Zhou wait a moment, breakfast will be ready soon."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Sister Yingning."
Zhao Ruoruo sat down on the other side of the table, opposite Lu Yuzhou. Seeing him scrolling through his phone, she spoke up:
"Yu Zhou, why are you up so early?"
"Yeah, I wasn't used to it, so I got up." Although Lu Yuzhou was replying, he used almost the same tone with everyone in the small house.
A faint sense of detachment, as if he were an invisible person standing outside of it all.
"So that's how it is."
Zhao Ruoruo's makeup was exquisite today, and her accessories and clothes were carefully chosen. She had actually gotten up very early today, but she had been putting on makeup in her room until now.
Fortunately, the guests all had private rooms, and there were no fixed camera positions in the rooms.
Today is the first day of our date, so I need to be my best.
Zhao Ruoruo sat at the dining table, looking forward to today's date. When breakfast was ready, Lu Yuzhou got up to take the plates, and she followed him.
As soon as the plates were set out, Chen Hui and Shen Yan came downstairs one after the other.
"Did I get up too late?" Shen Yan stretched and walked to the dining table.
"I should have set an alarm; I slept in so late."
Shen Yan pulled out a chair and sat down next to Ying Ning.
Zhao Ruoruo was positioned on the other side of Yingning, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"Didn't you say we'd be drawing lots?" Chen Hui suddenly asked, bringing up the task card.
Lu Yuzhou picked up a piece of bread, took a bite, and his hidden little tiger teeth were revealed.
"The production team said that we could draw lots after dinner."
Lu Yuzhou was the first to come downstairs today and bumped into the production crew who were adjusting the camera, thus learning the information.
"So that's how it is. I wonder what the mission will be today." Zhao Ruoruo had already composed herself and started eating breakfast. The lip gloss she had applied left a faint mark on her toast.
She immediately grabbed a tissue and wiped the lipstick off her lips.
The group of people had only eaten half of their breakfast when they saw the handsome man coming downstairs.
Apart from Ying Ning, everyone else looked at him with surprise.
On second thought, I guessed that he was the male guest who hadn't shown up yesterday.
When did this person arrive?
He Zhiqian was not dressed in a suit and tie as he had been the night before. Instead, he changed into a khaki shirt and trousers, which softened the sharpness between his brows.
The handmade, custom-made shirt fit him perfectly, highlighting his broad shoulders and narrow waist.
He had a high, straight nose, and a few strands of black hair obscured the dark color of his raven-feather eyes. The coldness in his eyes had not melted away, and he exuded a distinct air of authority.
"Sorry, I overslept."
He Zhiqian drank quite a bit last night and only just woke up now.
"Brother, hello, my name is Shen Yan." Shen Yan stood up. He didn't know how to address He Zhiqian, so he simply called him "brother" since he seemed to be older than him.
"You arrived today?"
"They arrived last night." He Zhiqian glanced around discreetly, but didn't see the person from last night.
"Hello everyone, my name is He Zhiqian." He greeted everyone one by one.
After the others finished, He Zhiqian saw someone come out of the kitchen.
Today, her dark hair was simply styled into a bun around her slender, fair neck.
Yingning handed breakfast to He Zhiqian.
"Here you are, Mr. He, for your breakfast."
The night-blooming cereus, still glistening with dew from last night, reappeared before him.
"My name is Yu Yingning."
*
After dinner, all the guests of "The Mystery of Love" had arrived, and the production team arranged for staff to draw lots.
Today's date locations arranged by the program team are: an amusement park and a handicraft workshop.
Two of the six guests will be couples going to the amusement park, and one couple will be going to the handicraft workshop.
The amusement park drew the blue label.
The workshop that drew the pink label is a handicraft workshop.
The blue labels come in two patterns: triangles and biscuits. The male and female guests each take a label from one of the two blind boxes.
If two people draw the same pattern, they can successfully pair up and become today's "one-day couple".
After the production team briefly explained the rules of the draw, the six guests went to the recording room one by one to draw lots.
Lottery results:
Zhao Ruoruo drew the blue circular tag.
Yingning drew the blue triangle tag.
Chen Hui drew the pink label.
Lu Yuzhou drew the pink tag.
He Zhiqian was the second to last to enter the video room.
He walked to the drawing area, his slender fingers grasping a tag from the drawing box and taking it out.
Blue.
He flipped the label over.
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