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

As Xia Yao finished speaking, the chat room fell eerily silent for a few seconds.

"The first to take the initiative was surprisingly Xia Yao!"

"I have to send it!"

Wow, are these two "ordinary people" going to get together?

"....."

Chen Nian was stunned by Xia Yao's words, then exclaimed in surprise, "Give it to me? But isn't this supposed to be a token of love?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yao glanced at him and said, "So you can just give yours to me. I don't know who else to give it to anyway, so I might as well give it to you."

"Uh, that makes sense," Chen Nian said, surprised.

He looked at the crystal ball in front of him, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Wasn't this perfect?

Anyway, he hadn't decided who to give it to. After all, this token seemed to be tied to something later. He initially wanted to give it to Su Xiao, but he was worried about causing trouble for her.

Since Xia Yao was using him as a shield, he might as well exchange places with her, which would be a win-win situation.

After thinking for a few seconds, Chen Nian thought it was feasible and was about to agree when footsteps came from the doorway, attracting his attention.

The next moment, Su Xiao and Zhou Yu walked in.

Their eyes met, and the latter saw the crystal ball on the table, which was Xia Yao's keepsake.

"Did you catch a fish?" Chen Nian suddenly remembered this and asked casually.

"No, I'm having fun today." Su Xiao shook her head, walked over with her hands behind her back, and sat down in the seat next to him.

"What did you guys do today?" Zhou Yu asked, sitting down as well.

Chen Nian scratched his head, and seeing that Xia Yao didn't say anything, he casually made up an excuse to brush it off.

Xia Yao was speechless, wondering how these guys had found her, her eyebrows furrowed.

Seeing that the two had come with a purpose, Xia Yao continued, "Then you can keep it. I'll go to your villa to get your keepsake later." As she spoke, she pushed the crystal ball in front of Chen Nian.

"Oh." Chen Nian realized there was such a thing, and was about to take it when Zhou Yu stopped him.

"Wait!"

Zhou Yu called out to him, exhaled, and then took out a necklace from behind her back, placing it on the table. "This is a necklace; I'll give it to you. Let's trade."

"Huh?" Chen Nian was stunned, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

However, before he could think further, Su Xiao whispered, "I'll give you mine too." With that, Su Xiao took out a clay deer and placed it in front of Chen Nian.

At that moment, three items were placed on the table.

The barista at the counter grinned, secretly taking pictures with his phone, completely forgetting about the coffee.

The live stream chat room has completely exploded.

Because the situation had developed beyond their expectations.

"What's going on???"

"Damn, Brother Nian is awesome!"

"When did my brother Nian manage to win over three goddesses?"

"Did Brother Nian make his move after the broadcast ended?"

"..."

At this moment, Chen Nian felt that they might be playing some kind of prank, so he couldn't help but look outside, thinking that Liu Ting and Tang Xi couldn't possibly show up later, could they?

Or are they all planning to use him as a shield?

Chen Nian met the gazes of the three women and immediately tensed up. After a moment, he cautiously asked, "Do I have to choose one?"

Seeing that none of the three seemed to be joking, he hesitated to make a choice.

Even if you use him as a shield, some girls will cause trouble if you don't choose them.

Xia Yao was holding her forehead, speechless.

"I went first, you two, go find someone else."

"In these kinds of things, there's no such thing as who came first, right, Su Xiao?" Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"Yes..." Su Xiao replied softly.

Suddenly, the air became tense. So, the three beauties didn't hold back and all looked at Chen Nian, asking him to make a choice.

"Choose one, since you're in a lot of trouble now..." Zhou Yu added a sentence in Guangzhou dialect, meaning that now that you have three tokens in front of you, you actually have the right to choose.

Chen Nian gave an awkward laugh and asked, "Can I not choose?"

"No!"

The three spoke in unison, feeling rather embarrassed as they made their choices. How could it be your turn to back out at the last minute?

"..." Chen Nian smiled bitterly, realizing that he had to become someone's shield.

Seeing the three men frowning and looking dissatisfied, Chen Nian took a deep breath, then his eyes became serious as he examined the three tokens in front of him.

Su Xiao?

He had originally planned to give it to Su Xiao so that this colleague could help him out. Since Su Xiao was also looking for him, why not take advantage of the situation and team up with his colleague?

However, when he met Xia Yao's gaze the next moment, Chen Nian secretly had a headache. He was about to agree to Xia Yao's request, but if he chose Su Xiao, he would definitely be put on a blacklist.

As for Zhou Yu...

Chen Nian thought she was just bored and joining in the fun. Even if he didn't choose her, she could probably easily find someone else to help her.

Ugh!

Chen Nian sighed inwardly. It seemed that his slacking off was too obvious, and everyone was using him as a training tool.

Lost in thought, he made his decision. His gaze fell on Xia Yao's crystal ball, and he said, "I'm sorry, I was already planning to agree to the exchange with Xia Yao. I apologize!"

As he spoke, Chen Nian picked up Xia Yao's crystal ball.

Seeing this, Xia Yao smiled and said, "Really? We're partners, you know. I've already given you the mystery reward; you'd make me so sad if you refused!"

Chen Nian rolled his eyes at her. From the day he met her, he never thought Xia Yao would be sad about something like this.

Upon hearing this, Su Xiao and Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment.

"Well, it seems there's definitely an advantage to arriving first." Zhou Yu shrugged, picked up her keepsake necklace, and said to Su Xiao, "Next time, you'll have to arrive earlier."

After saying that, she got up and left. Since she hadn't sent Chen Nian away, she should find herself a partner.

"I'm sorry, I originally wanted to give it to you," Chen Nian explained when he saw that Su Xiao was a little unhappy.

"Really?" Su Xiao's eyes lit up as she looked up at Chen Nian.

"Yes, but I was worried that some gossip would spread, saying that we colleagues were putting on a show, so..." Chen Nian said with an awkward laugh.

"It's okay, I don't mind," Su Xiao said with a smile.

Seeing this, Xia Yao pursed her lips, then suddenly remembered something and said to the pretty lady at the counter, "Miss, is our coffee ready yet?"

"oh oh!!"

"Coming, coming, coming." The barista looked embarrassed and quickly took the cup and poured in the freshly ground coffee.

Soon after, two cups of coffee were served.

"Could I have a drink too?" Su Xiao said, raising her hand, not intending to leave.

"Aren't you going to find someone to deliver the token?" Xia Yao asked.

"It's okay, I don't mind." Su Xiao smiled and shook her head, then got up and walked towards the bookshelf.

In the live stream, tens of millions of viewers saw this scene and immediately felt sorry for Su Xiao.

"Oh no, I can't tell if she's just putting on a show or if she's really interested!"

"The department where dating is forbidden and the department where dating is allowed—there's a cruel rule separating the two!"

"Let Xinghe give us a straight answer!!"

"....."

As the audience chatted, they all went to leave comments on Xinghe's official Weibo account.