"Is it finished writing?" the assistant director asked after a while.
"It's finished!" the seven guests answered in unison.
Assistant Director: "Okay! Now that everyone has finished writing, let's start exchanging sticky notes with our partners. To prevent the contents of the sticky notes from being leaked in advance, please make sure to fold them properly."
"Here you go." Zhu Jinzhao folded his sticky note into a neat little square and handed it to Shi Jing.
Shi Jing followed her example and folded her own sticky notes neatly.
"Chao Chao, you're not allowed to peek after you get it, okay?" He didn't seem to trust Zhu Jinchao very much.
Zhu Jinzhao gave a haughty "humph," took the sticky note from his hand, and carefully put it into her trouser pocket.
"Don't worry, I won't peek. And of course, you're not allowed to peek either!"
"I won't peek," Shi Jing assured with a smile. "I absolutely will not peek at Chaochao's sticky notes!"
"I'll reluctantly believe you..." Zhu Jinzhao raised an eyebrow, her smile charming.
Shi Jing smiled slightly, his gaze falling lightly on her face, the affection in his eyes bold and direct, even a blind person could see it.
"Oh my god, what's going on with Shi Jing?" Fang Lei asked, gnawing on a crab while giving Shi Jing and Zhu Jinzhao a gossipy look, his eyes darting around quickly.
"In your opinion." Ning Shi curled her lips meaningfully and gave Fang Lei a sly little wink.
Fang Lei understood immediately.
"My God!!!" He stared wide-eyed, mouth agape, his face filled with disbelief.
"No, when did this happen? When did they hit it off?" He looked at Ning Shi, his mind full of gossipy questions.
"Ahem..." Ning Shi coughed, signaling Fang Lei to speak more quietly.
Fang Lei immediately understood and quickly lowered his voice to a minimum.
"Ning Shi, what's going on between them? Tell me everything you know!"
Ning Shi leaned closer to him and said succinctly, "Their situation is actually very simple; it can be summarized in one sentence."
"What did you say?" Fang Lei stared at her expectantly, his smile gradually turning into a distorted expression.
Ning Shi: "Shi Jing does have feelings for Jin Zhao, but Jin Zhao doesn't know if she has the same feelings for Shi Jing."
"Ah..." Fang Lei immediately understood, "So that means Shi Jing is still in unrequited love?"
Ning Shi thought for a moment and agreed with him: "That's right."
"That's alright." Fang Lei put down the crab in his hand, took out two tissues from the tissue box to wipe his mouth, "Jin Zhao is simple-minded and doesn't have many ulterior motives. As long as Shi Jing treats her well, she will definitely have a chance to become a full-fledged employee."
"That's what I told Shi Jing too." Ning Shi was almost full, and finally put down her chopsticks.
"Eh..." She sighed comfortably, leaning back lazily in her chair. "Shi Jing is very conscientious. From the moment we sat down at the table until now, he hasn't let Chao Chao peel a single shrimp."
Upon hearing this, Fang Lei subconsciously followed Ning Shi's gaze and turned to look at Shi Jing.
Shi Jing was intently peeling shrimp with his head down. After peeling the shrimp in his hand, he took off his disposable gloves and threw them away. Then he put a full bowl of clean shrimp meat in front of Zhu Jinzhao.
"Eat."
"...You peeled so many shrimp for me again?" Zhu Jinzhao's eyes widened slightly, her bright black eyes filled with surprise.
Shi Jing smiled gently and said, "Seeing how happy you were when you ate the shrimp, your eyes were practically squinting. I guessed you must really love them, so I just peeled them for you."
"Thank you." Zhu Jinzhao accepted the gift generously and immediately picked up a shrimp from the bowl and ate it whole.
Shi Jing looked at her and asked softly, "Is it delicious?"
Zhu Jinzhao nodded repeatedly: "It's especially delicious, thank you Shijing."
Shi Jing: "It's my honor to peel shrimp for you."
【Oh my, it's my honor to peel shrimp for you~~ Shi Jing, don't love me too much!】
[Holy crap, Shi Jing's not even bothering to pretend anymore, is she? She's just openly expressing her true feelings like this?]
[My God, what's the difference between Shi Jing's words and a confession?]
[Beat the Thunder, I order you to bind the Thunder right now!]
Damn, this couple is so adorable, so adorable that you wouldn't even notice if two people died next to you.
I am Jingjin's Dog Hair on His Way to the Imperial Examination: [Holy crap, Shi Jing, you can actually peel shrimp? When did your fingers develop this function?]
I'm not a hater: [After raising you for over twenty years, this is the first time I've ever seen you peel shrimp yourself. (Thumbs up!)]
This statement was rather ambiguous, and Zhu Jinzhao blushed almost instantly upon hearing it.
But if it were before, she probably wouldn't have reacted much to such words. However, now, influenced by Ning Shi, she can't help but recall what Ning Shi said.
"Today, do you like Shi Jing...?"
Some things are like a windowpane; once you poke a hole in it, the meaning changes completely.
Although Zhu Jinzhao doesn't know if she likes Shi Jing, because of that sentence, she can't help but link some of Shi Jing's words and actions to romance.
Love was somewhat foreign to her, and she always felt awkward around unfamiliar things.
"Hmph..." She smiled awkwardly at the mirror, her smile looking like a robot.
[Holy crap, I blushed today!! I actually blushed today!!!]
Did she understand what Shi Jing meant today? Did she understand what Shi Jing meant?
[Holy crap, has the sun risen in the west? I didn't even feed the chickens today!]
[Great! At least we're not being fed chickens today! We CP fans are saved!!]
"Hmm?" Fang Lei's lips curled into a wicked grin as he said, "These two are a bit too sweet."
“That’s right.” Ning Shi picked up her bowl again at some point and ate while watching Zhu Jinzhao.
Fang Lei: "...Why are you eating again? Didn't you say you were full?"
Ning Shi: "I am indeed full, but this CP is so appetizing that I feel like something's not right if I don't eat some."
"...Huh?" This was the first time Fang Lei had heard this explanation. He frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly realized it made a lot of sense.
"That's true." He picked up another crab and slowly ate it. "How can you ship a couple without eating something?"
【Huh? She's already hit on a rock? (Panic)】
[Hahaha! Welcome Leizi to the "Mirror Today's Exam" family!!]
【No way, even Lei Zi noticed something was off about those two? Shi Jing, how high-profile are you anyway?】
Wait a minute, I can understand Lei Zi chanting "Jing Jin takes the imperial examination," but why is Shi Bao chanting it too?
[Hahahaha!! "Jingjin's Exam" is ruling the world, "Ningjing's Summer" should surrender quickly!!]
[Run! "Mirror Today's Exam" is attacking again!!!]
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