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This chapter and the next contain some Chinese-style horror elements; those who are afraid to read can skip them...
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Gu Beiyan's fingers tightened slightly around the note, crumpling the yellow balloon pattern. He glanced at Nan Qing, a dark undercurrent swirling in his eyes, as if silently questioning—
Are you going to go with him?
All the guests' eyes fell on Nan Qing and Gu Beiyan. Some smiled slightly, some raised their eyebrows to watch the show, and some gave a meaningful, drawn-out "Oh—".
Nan Qing felt a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, pinched Gu Beiyan's fingertips, then slightly tiptoed closer to his ear, her breath warm, her voice very low, carrying a hint of soothing:
"Wait for me to come back."
Her faint floral scent brushed against his ear, and Gu Beiyan's tense face relaxed, the coldness in his eyes dissipating slightly.
He gave a soft "hmm," but tightened his grip on Nan Qing's hand slightly, as if silently declaring his possessiveness.
The final pairings were: Nan Qing and Shen Yao, Gu Beiyan and Qu Sheng, Lian An and Bai Youyuan, and Jiang Fan and Xie Chi.
"Today's combination is really unexpected!"
Seeing the completely different matchup from yesterday, the producer's eyes lit up. In fact, not only did the production team find it interesting, but even the live stream chat was instantly excited.
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! It's like Shen Yao stole Gu Beiyan's wife!]
Who remembers that this is only the second day...?
[Shen Yao: Hmph, your wife? Mine!!!]
[President Gu: You little brat, you stole my wife! Just wait, I'm going to acquire your company right now!]
Shen Yao is laughing so smugly, hahaha!
Poor Qu Sheng, she feels like she's about to freeze to death from Gu Beiyan's icy demeanor.
Doesn't anyone want to know what Qingqing and Gu Beiyan just said?
[I feel like Bai Youyuan and Director Lian are a good match too. It's true, beautiful women go well with everyone!]
I love this kind of chaotic scene, I enjoy watching it, please come more often.
Xie Chi and Jiang Fan are a great match; one is sunny and handsome, and the other is sweet and lovely.
【Ugh, all my favorite pairings are gone?!】
But I feel like this is what makes it interesting.
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After the producers had arranged for the various groups of guests to sit next to their respective "one-day couple" partners, they spoke again:
"Now let's choose today's date scene. Xie Chi got the most votes yesterday, so Xie Chi's group will choose first."
Xie Chi flashed his signature sunny smile, seemingly happy about winning the PK yesterday. He turned to look at Jiang Fan and asked:
"Jiang Fan, which one do you think is better?"
Today, Jiang Fan was wearing a fuchsia square-neck sleeveless long dress, which made her skin look exceptionally fair and sweet. She looked at those places, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Xie Chi.
"How about we go camping? It sounds really nice to go out and feel the mountain breeze!"
Xie Chi nodded and then selected Scene 3, the forest camp.
After they finished making their selections, Nanqing quickly raised her little hand and said eagerly:
"Can I choose a horror escape room?"
She had already discussed it with Shen Yao, and he had no objections. She really wanted to go to the horror escape room!
The producer looked at the other two groups: "Does anyone have any objections? Are there any others who would like to choose Scene 2?"
Lian An, Qu Sheng, and Bai Youyuan all shook their heads, indicating that they would not choose that option. Gu Beiyan, on the other hand, sat calmly on the sofa, just as he had when he arrived yesterday. But anyone could tell that he was in a bad mood!
After Nan Qing made her choice, Lian An and Bai Youyuan chose the 1980s-themed dance hall, while Gu Beiyan and Qu Sheng naturally went to the last one, which was high-altitude thrills.
[It's obvious that my darling Qingqing really wants to go to a horror escape room~]
Ahhhhh, I love it too!
The date scenes prepared by the production team this time seemed pretty good.
[Haha, I'm dying of laughter! Everyone, look at the domineering CEO! He saw Nan Qing walking away so happily with someone, looking expressionless, but he's probably almost crying, right?]
[The photographer is so skilled! He kept taking pictures of Gu Beiyan's expressions.]
Which group's live stream should I watch later? So conflicted!
[Mr. Gu: My wife ran off with someone else]
[Qu Sheng's emotions are so stable; I can feel the CEO's cold aura even through the screen.]
[Let's go, I'm going to see the escape room.]
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The guests boarded the cars prepared by the production team. Just before setting off, Nan Qing was waving goodbye to someone, but as soon as she turned around, she was chatting and laughing with Shen Yao, exchanging their experiences of navigating the escape room.
She knew Gu Beiyan was jealous, but Shen Yao's gaze towards her was actually very pure. Perhaps there was some physical attraction or appreciation, but it was mostly just due to his personality.
He's the kind of person who can chat with anyone, and Nanqing happens to love to have fun and enjoy all things interesting. Initially, he doesn't like to talk to people he doesn't know well, but once they get to know each other, he probably lets loose and lets his true self shine.
Upon arriving at the escape room arranged by the production team, Nan Qing and Shen Yao did not exhibit any of the ambiguous interactions, eye contact, or shy gazes that viewers in the live stream had expected.
Both of them were full of fighting spirit and excitement, and they even tacitly chose the most terrifying scene in the area.
Chinese-style horror – *The Double Happiness*
Nan Qing and Shen Yao stood at the entrance of the gloomy secret room. In front of them was an abandoned old house from the Republican era. The red silk had faded and the wedding candles were half-burnt. It seemed that a wedding had been held there.
Pushing open the faded, red-lacquered door, the air was filled with the musty smell of years past and a faint stench of blood. Nan Qing looked down at the dark red liquid that her fingers had just touched on the doorframe. In the dim candlelight, the sticky texture and glaring color resembled half-dried blood.
Shen Yao brushed against the wedding banner on the wall, the faded red silk fluttering as it fell from his hand. He leaned closer to Nan Qing and whispered:
"This house has been abandoned for at least thirty years."
"But when you look at these candles, they seem to have just been extinguished..."
Nan Qing looked up in the direction he pointed. On the octagonal table in the center of the wedding hall, the candle wax of a pair of dragon and phoenix wedding candles had solidified into a hideous shape. Nan Qing leaned closer and found a yellowed marriage certificate under the candlesticks.
The ink on the marriage certificate was blurred by liquid, making it impossible to read the names of the bride and groom.
suddenly.
"Thud—"
A drop of water landed on the back of Nanqing's neck, icy cold.
She looked up and saw a scarlet ribbon hanging directly above her, water droplets slowly seeping from it. Just as another droplet was about to fall, she dodged to the side...
Water droplets fell onto the floor and bloomed into an eerie, dark flower.
Suddenly, the hands of the phonograph next to me started moving on their own...
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