My cousin asked me to go to Wuha, and Hanikezi stuck to me.

There was no noise in the kitchen, and the second hand ticked five times on the wall.

Hanikezi couldn't bear this silent scrutiny.

"If you don't want to, then forget it!"

Hanikezi, unsure of what to do with her hands and feet, turned around in a panic, "Let's pretend nothing happened tonight!"

She had barely taken half a step when she immediately felt an extremely strong pulling force on her left wrist.

Chen Yi held the middle of the red rope with one hand and suddenly pulled his wrist back.

Hanikezi was pulled off balance by the force and stumbled back two steps, her lower back hitting the edge of the platform.

Chen Yi stood in front of her, one hand braced against the table beside her, completely blocking her escape route.

"I'm not considering whether or not to agree."

Chen Yi stared down at her.

Hanikezi forgot to struggle and looked up at him.

"I'm wondering when I started liking you~" Chen Yi said slowly.

Hanikezi's breathing became erratic.

Chen Yi forced a smile. "It was probably when we first met, when you said, 'You're so handsome.'"

Hanikezi's face flushed instantly, and she tried to crawl out from under Chen Yi's arm.

Chen Yi pressed his wrist down half an inch, directly blocking her path.

"Why are you running?"

Chen Yi released his grip on the red string. "Only shy now? Where did your courage to confess go?"

Hanikezi glared at him, trying to regain some of her composure.

"You forced me to do that!"

Hanikezi retorted, "Who told you to keep pressing me for answers at the market all day!"

"Did I force you?"

Chen Yi straightened up. "A month ago at the side gate in Sanya, you kissed someone and ran away. Was that something I forced you to do?"

Hanikezi was completely stumped by that sentence.

She turned around, her back to Chen Yi, and clutched the hem of her pajamas tightly with both hands.

"So what is our relationship now?"

Hanikezi asked him with her back to him.

Have you ever seen a couple confess their love in the kitchen in the middle of the night?

Chen Yi countered with a question.

Hanikezi's shoulders twitched, and when she turned around, the smile on her lips was impossible to hide.

Chen Yi took the rag from the sink and wiped away the water stains on the table.

"Now that the relationship is settled, let's get down to business."

Chen Yi threw the rag into the sink.

Hanikezi straightened up, leaned closer, and asked, "Should we post this on Weibo?"

"No!"

Chen Yi gave the answer directly.

Hanikezi's smile faded slightly. "Afraid of losing followers?"

"I'm afraid you'll be sidelined!"

Chen Yi turned to look at her, and Hanikezi froze.

"You know better than I what methods Sister Hong uses."

Chen Yi stated the reality: "If she finds out we're talking tonight, she'll take the first flight to Dali tomorrow morning and force you to breach the contract and return to the film crew."

"She wouldn't dare, and even Sister Hong wouldn't dare to offend you easily now that you're so popular."

Hanikezi argued her case forcefully.

"She wouldn't dare, but Mr. Zhou from Xingyu Media would."

Chen Yi shattered her illusions, and Hanikezi fell silent.

"Although President Zhou has played all his core cards, he is just worried about not finding a way to bring me down."

Chen Yi took a step forward. "Once the capital game is exposed, marketing accounts can come up with a hundred versions of smear campaigns within half an hour."

Chen Yi looked into her eyes and said, "The second female lead role you finally managed to get back will be put on hold by the investors tomorrow afternoon, and they'll be pressuring you to replace her."

Hanikezi gritted her teeth and clasped her hands together.

"I just signed an endorsement deal with all the Chinese fashion brands, while your career is just getting started."

Chen Yi's tone was extremely calm, "Going public now, what is this if not handing a knife to President Zhou?"

"What should we do then? ╮(╯▽╰)╭"

Hanikezi looked up.

"Let's keep it a secret for now!"

Chen Yi made a decision: "You continue filming your movie, and I'll record my show."

Ha: "A secret relationship?"

Chen: "Any objections?"

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow.

"No!"

Hanikezi's eyes lit up. "I think it's more exciting to talk right under their noses."

Chen Yi scoffed, "Don't be too happy yet."

Chen Yi reminded her, "During the last recording in Dali, our conversation on the old bridge was captured by a hidden camera."

Hanikezi's eyes widened. "Which part?"

"You mentioned the part where she said, 'I'm considering whether she likes me too.'"

Chen Yi answered.

"Did Lao Wang see it?" Hanikezi became nervous.

"No, the materials are in my hands."

Chen Yi said calmly, "But Lao Wang's arrangement of this 24-hour task is clearly an attempt to force us to reveal our weaknesses in front of the camera."

"So what do we do tomorrow?"

Hanikezi glanced at the red string on her wrist.

"They argue in front of the camera during the day, and then talk things out at night away from the cameras."

Chen Yi offered a strategy.

Hanikezi rolled her eyes. "Since we're in a secret relationship now, I have to exercise my rights as a girlfriend."

"Make a request?"

Chen Yi crossed his arms.

"First, you are not allowed to interact with other female celebrities on the show."

Hanikezi held up one finger.

"If Lao Wang can find a second female mosquito on the show, then he'll be quite capable."

Chen Yi agreed.

"There will definitely be more in the future!" Hanikezi asserted domineeringly.

"OK!"

Chen Yi nodded. "And second?"

"Secondly, you cannot go more than half an hour without replying to WeChat messages!"

Chen Yi sneered, "Who was that person who didn't reply to messages for a month a few days ago?"

Hanikezi knew she was in the wrong and quickly shut up.

"Finished?"

"I've finished!" Hanikezi nodded.

"Go back to sleep," Chen Yi said, turning and walking out of the kitchen.

The red rope taut instantly, causing Hanikezi to stumble.

"Slow down!"

Hanikezi protested from behind, and Chen Yi slowed down and casually tugged at the rope behind him with his right hand.

"There will be more than a dozen cameras pointed at us tomorrow morning."

Chen Yi didn't even turn his head. "Don't go out with that expression from before."

"Who's making expressions?!"

Hanikezi retorted defiantly.

The two walked one after the other through the narrow corridor and returned to the large living room on the first floor.

Two cots were placed side by side in the center of the living room.

Old Wang was extremely cunning when he made the beds, leaving less than half a meter between them.

Chen Yi stopped between the two beds.

Hanikezi walked to the right side of the bed and sat down, taking off her slippers.

She turned her head and looked at Chen Yi, who was still standing there.

"I'm going upstairs to get a coat."

Chen Yi pointed to the wooden staircase leading to the second floor.

Hanikezi stood up. "Then I'll go too!"

The red string on her wrist swayed slightly.

This guesthouse has a split-level design, with the upstairs terrace very close to the living room.

"You can go to sleep. This rope is elastic; it'll be enough to pull you upstairs."

Chen Yi glanced at the red rope.

Hanikezi nodded and prepared to lie down.

Chen Yi suddenly reached out, grabbed the red string on Hanikezi's wrist, and pulled it sharply towards himself.

Hanikezi was caught off guard and was pulled forward by the force, taking a big step and crashing directly into Chen Yi's chest.

Before she could protest, Chen Yi had already lowered his head.

His lips landed precisely on Hanikezi's forehead.

The cool sensation was fleeting.

Go to bed early~~

Chen Yi stepped back half a step and uttered these three words.

He didn't look at her again, turned around and walked towards the stairs, going upstairs without looking back.

Hanikezi covered her forehead, frozen in place.

The living room was completely silent, and her face was flushed from her neck to her ears.

Chen Yi walked to the corner of the stairs on the second floor.

A pale blue virtual screen instantly unfolded before my eyes.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, on establishing a romantic relationship with the female lead!"

Hidden storyline unlocked: [Sweet Romantic Daily Life]

Chen Yi glanced at the text on the panel, put one hand in his pocket, and a very obvious smile appeared on his lips.