I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

The sun was about to set when the group came out of the restaurant.

Chen Nian looked up at the twilight sky and felt a little dazed. This meal had actually taken more than an hour.

"So, are we still going to the escape room?" Liu Ting was still unwilling to give up.

"Didn't Chen Nian say that it's a haunted house-type escape room? You'll be crying and screaming like a baby, and you'll be so embarrassed," Tang Xi said speechlessly.

"Six people going and you're afraid of ghosts?" Liu Ting didn't believe it, but Tang Xi and Su Xiao shook their heads, since neither of them was going.

Listening to Liu Ting and Tang Xi bickering behind him, Chen Nian wondered if the production team had brought in a pair of sisters.

Soon, Li Tian, ​​who was standing to the side, gave him the answer.

Seeing how familiar the two were, Li Tian said to Wen Jingran, "They both graduated from Yandu Film Academy, and it seems they were in the same year, so they're very familiar with each other; they're classmates."

"By the way, Chen Nian, did you study in Guangzhou?" Li Tian turned the conversation to Chen Nian.

"Yes, that's right," Chen Nian replied. Come to think of it, he didn't seem to have ever mentioned where he was from.

"So why haven't you released a single song?" Liu Ting came over and walked alongside them.

"Because of the food," Chen Nian said seriously.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, "That's the only reasonable explanation."

This scene was a rare moment of relative harmony.

Back at the villa, it was already dark, and night had fallen.

When the streetlights came on, the other two groups of people had already returned to the villa courtyard.

Suhe and Qifeng were carrying stools when they saw everyone return. They quickly asked Chen Nian and the others to help.

"Give me a hand, we also need two tables, and then we need to bring out the snacks and drinks," Suhe said.

Upon hearing this, Li Tian and Wen Jingran immediately got up and went inside to help.

Chen Nian was about to pretend he hadn't heard when he turned around and met Liu Ting and Tang Xi's suspicious gazes. So he could only walk into the house with a natural expression.

Upon entering the house, Chen Nian saw Li Tian and Wen Jingran moving a table and promptly went to help Xia Yao and the others get some snacks.

After working together for about ten minutes, everyone set up a tea party in the courtyard.

Snacks, drinks, and then they brought the coffee table from inside the house. Boiling water was bubbling away, and Xia Yao somehow got hold of a can of black tea and skillfully opened it.

"It's rare to see such a talent show, so of course we should enjoy it," Zhou Yu said.

"Talent?"

"Oh, it's us!" Liu Ting sat in her seat eating snacks, only then realizing that the six of them were the ones being admired.

"Otherwise what?" Zhou Yu smiled slightly.

Chen Nian was peeling oranges on the side. When he heard that he had to perform a talent, he wasn't worried at all. He left his group to Su Xiao.

Soon, everything was ready.

As Such turned on the stage spotlight, their makeshift stage was starting to take shape. As for the instruments, they had borrowed a piano, guitar, violin, and so on.

On either side of the stage are two large speakers.

"Let me tell you, in terms of equipment, it's much better than those KTVs. These instruments were all brought from nearby bars," Suhe said.

The group sat for a while until the butler appeared carrying a box.

The same black box as always.

When the box was placed on the table, everyone knew without a doubt that it was time to draw lots again.

"The six guests who are ranked last three today, please each draw a slip of paper and then come on stage in the order of the numbers on the slips of paper," the butler said. As soon as he finished speaking, a gasp came from the corner.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Chen Nian looking completely bewildered.

"Isn't it supposed to be one person per group?" Chen Nian asked.

"No, we never said that." The butler paused, then shook his head. "It's that every guest has to perform."

"....."

Chen Nian felt like the sky had fallen, and he was utterly useless.

Oh no, I think I know a little bit too.

He played the piano once yesterday and found that he seemed to know a little bit, but he felt a little ashamed to play it in front of everyone.

"Please begin the drawing of lots," the butler urged.

At this moment, everyone's attention returned to the lottery. "I'll go first." Li Tian was the first to get up, go to the box, and draw a ticket. The next moment, he was stunned.

"What did you draw?" Everyone was very curious when they saw him like this.

"Singing, hehehe!" Li Tian's face brightened, and he smiled smugly. For him, this was just a natural performance.

"..."

"Hey, then why are you making that face?" Suhe rolled his eyes at him.

Next, Liu Ting also drew a card, and surprisingly, she got a piano performance card, which wasn't too difficult for her.

Tang Xi followed closely behind and drew the dance.

Then Su Xiao drew the violin, which was a bit difficult. Although she was a singer, there weren't many singers who could play the violin.

Wen Jingran also drew a singing task.

Before long, only the old food in the corner remained.

"Alright, there's only one left. This one is automatically yours." Liu Ting smiled and pulled out the last slip of paper from the box, handing it to Chen Nian who was not far away.

"By the way, housekeeper, this will appear once for each project, right?" Tang Xi asked the housekeeper.

"Yes, that's right," the butler replied.

Immediately, everyone looked at Chen Nian with smiles.

"So, the last one is a performance without any opponents, right?"

"A performance from back then... that's a bit odd, makes me want to laugh..."

"Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh."

Although we've only known each other for less than two days, the thought of Chen Nian having no rivals to perform with is really hard to resist.

Chen Nian opened the note in his hand with a dark face. As expected, it was indeed a performance without an opponent.

"Alright, please come up on stage in order of your numbers. You have five minutes to prepare. First guest, please get ready," the butler announced, drawing everyone's attention back to the stage.

During this interval, Chen Nian noticed that there was another crumpled piece of paper at his feet. He paused for a moment, then quietly picked it up and opened it.

The top two finishers will receive a reward of 50,000.

Upon seeing the contents, Chen Nian froze, put the crumpled paper away, and then carefully observed the others.

Upon discovering that no one else had received the same crumpled paper as him, Chen Nian fell into a period of contemplation about life.

"Am I the main character? Am I the only one with a mission?!"

But in any case, the reward of 50,000 yuan is too tempting.

Chen Nian had to seriously consider whether he was capable of winning the reward. He had missed out on 20,000 earlier and had already regretted it a little.

While I was lost in thought, Li Tian, ​​who was the first to go on stage, had already stepped onto the stage.

When the sound of a tuning guitar came through, the venue immediately fell silent.

Chen Nian also came to his senses and looked towards the stage. At the same time, he handed the glass to Xia Yao so she could pour herself a cup of black tea.

He had never tasted black tea of ​​this quality before.

"Well then, I'll bring you one of my own hit songs, 'Longing'." Li Tian's voice came from the speakers, and the next moment, the guitar melody slowly began to play.