I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

Gu Yan obediently bent down.

The man has broad shoulders and a narrow waist, with clean lines.

Shu Zi paused slightly when her fingers touched his lower back, quickly fastened the belt, and stepped back:

"Alright! I'm leaving!"

Just as she turned around, her wrist was suddenly gently gripped.

Shu Zi paused for a moment, then suddenly shook off and ran away.

[Sweet moments without being blind (sunglasses version)]: Ahhhhhhh, I...I...I didn't see that wrong, did I?! Oh my god!! Yan Shen pulled her away!

[Using spicy snacks to bribe the King of Hell to extend your vacation]: You, you, you, you didn't see that wrong, I saw it too!

[Shocking! There's something even I, Fat Tiger, don't know!]: This is really something... This is definitely not an ordinary relationship. You wait, I'm going to use all my connections to investigate!!

[Being eloquent is useless, being eloquent is useful]: Go ahead, we'll wait for your return here.

[Tongtong's Little Fan Girl]: Shuzi, do you have any shame? You're deliberately seducing me!

Gu Yan straightened up, his fingertips lightly touching the bow at his waist, a faint smile in his eyes, and turned to cook.

The sounds of flowing water and chopping vegetables filled the air.

Shu Zi quickly returned to the sofa, not thinking she could get close to him just because he cooked a meal.

He deserved it for lying to her!

She secretly glanced up and looked towards the kitchen.

They happened to meet Gu Yan's gaze.

Shu Zi: "..."

She immediately turned her head and pretended to look at the sea view outside the window.

The food was served quickly.

Four dishes and a soup, refreshing and neat.

Jiang Yunyou's eyes widened in amazement: "Teacher Gu, you're amazing! This looks even better than what you'd find in a restaurant!"

Gu Yan wiped his hands and responded.

At the long dining table, the group took their seats.

Fang Yutong naturally walked towards Gu Yan's side, her tone gentle: "Teacher Gu, thank you for your hard work tonight."

Gu Yan nodded slightly, his gaze calmly returning to the table.

Shu Zi had already chosen a secluded corner seat and sat down, engrossed in her meal.

Because Gu Yan had gone abroad, she hadn't been able to eat his cooking for a long time.

"Sister Zizi, eat slowly, don't choke."

Su Yanhuan sat down next to her and saw that Shu Zi's cheeks were puffed out like a little hamster, so she quickly handed her a glass of water.

The water glass was just being handed over when it was intercepted halfway by a hand with distinct knuckles.

Gu Yan walked over unnoticed, holding a cup of lukewarm honey water in his palm. He placed it naturally in front of Shu Zi and said in a low voice:

"Drink this."

The atmosphere around the dining table suddenly became quiet for a moment.

Shu Zi didn't notice anything amiss. She casually took the water glass, took a sip, and only when she looked up did she realize that everyone at the table was staring at her. She blinked blankly.

"What's wrong? Why are you all staring at me?"

She glanced down at the honey water in her hand, then looked at Gu Yan with a suspicious expression and asked, "Did you poison me?"

Gu Yan: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Fang Yutong's fingers tightened around the rim of the bowl, her gentle smile nearly cracking, but she maintained her delicate and fragile demeanor as she spoke in a soft voice:

"Teacher Gu is too thoughtful. Everyone else is drinking plain water, but she prepared water separately for Teacher Shuzi. Isn't that a bit too biased?"

Her words, half-joking and half-provoking, instantly caused an uproar in the live stream chat.

[Hahaha, is Tongbao jealous?]

[Gu Yan is so hypocritical! Why is he only giving Shu Zi special treatment?]

Is it possible that their relationship was never really ordinary?

[Don't ship these people randomly. Someone like Shu Zi doesn't even deserve it!]

Shu Zi glanced sideways at Fang Yutong, who was feigning innocence, a blatant sarcasm playing on her lips, and retorted without hesitation:

"If you want to drink it, go make it yourself. Nobody's stopping you."

"Besides, isn't your boyfriend sitting right next to you? Are you too shy to ask for help, or do I have to speak up for you?"

Yu Shize sat to the side, his face alternating between pale and flushed, looking extremely unpleasant.

After Fang Yutong caused a scene last time, netizens basically figured out his relationship with Fang Yutong. Shu Zi's team also clarified the contract dispute in time, but he lost a lot of fans and his public image plummeted.

Now that Fang Yutong is deliberately stirring up trouble, netizens will inevitably target him again, criticizing him for being a coward and unable to protect others.

His original plan was to reconcile with Shu Zi on a variety show, then gradually get to know Fang Yutong, and take the opportunity to publicly announce their relationship through the show, thus completely clearing his name.

But ever since Fang Yutong saw Gu Yan, her eyes have never left him, and she has become increasingly cold and distant towards him.

Yu Shize, suppressing his embarrassment, looked at Fang Yutong and whispered:

"I'll make you a cup."

"No need, thank you, Teacher Yu." Fang Yutong immediately declined gently, her tone polite yet distant, as if she were treating a stranger.

Yu Shize's expression stiffened.

After saying that, Fang Yutong's eyes immediately reddened again, and she lowered her head, on the verge of tears, as she softly apologized to Shu Zi, her voice barely audible:

"Zizi, I was just joking, don't be angry, it was my fault..."

She lowered her head timidly, her small hands tightly clutching the hem of her clothes, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice but dared not speak out, which made her look particularly pitiful.

Shu Zi scoffed, showing no mercy whatsoever. Just as she was about to retort again, the people at the table quickly stepped in to smooth things over, fearing that the tension would escalate to the point of exploding.

Yu Shize remained frozen in place, no longer wanting to interrupt. He sat down again, lowered his head, and picked at the rice in his bowl, acting as if he were invisible the whole time.

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly tense, Su Yanhuan was the first to hurriedly stand up, trying to smooth things over in a soft voice:

"Everyone, stop arguing! It's all a misunderstanding. Let's eat properly, the food's getting cold."

Jiang Yunyou quickly grinned and tried to ease the tension with a laugh:

"That's right, that's right! We can't waste the food that Teacher Gu worked so hard to prepare. Let's focus on eating rice, rice is the most important thing!"

At this moment, Han Jingxue slowly put down her chopsticks, glanced at Fang Yutong indifferently, and said:

"It's just a glass of water, no need to make a fuss. Let's eat."

After saying that, he gave Shu Zi a look.

Shu Zi pouted, too lazy to argue with Fang Yutong anymore. She picked up her water glass, took a sip of honey water, and continued to eat, not taking this little incident to heart at all.

Seeing that the three guests had all stepped in to smooth things over, Fang Yutong could only accept the situation, wiping her eyes and forcing a sensible expression.

"It was my fault, I shouldn't have made that joke. Please don't take it to heart."

The live stream chat immediately exploded with comments expressing sympathy for her.

[Tongtong is so gentle, she gets yelled at even for joking! Shuzi has such a bad temper, who does she think she's taking advantage of?]

[Can Yu Shize say something while his girlfriend is being bullied?]

[I'm really fed up with Shuzi. It was just a little joke, why was she so fierce?]

Fang Yutong was almost in tears, but Shu Zi still wouldn't let it go; she had no manners at all.

Even passersby couldn't stand it anymore. Is Shu Zi treating this variety show like her own home?

[My heart aches for Tongtong. She's so gentle, yet she still gets teased like this.]

[Yu Shize is such a coward! He didn't even say a word after his girlfriend was being insulted like that. How dare he call himself a boyfriend? He can't even protect her.]

Does Shuzi think she's arrogant? Actually, she's very rude.

Isn't the production team going to do anything about this? It's seriously affecting the viewing experience.

I used to really like this show, but Shu-Tzu has made me not want to watch it anymore.

Meanwhile, in the variety show production control room.

Director Liu stared at the screen, grinning from ear to ear as he gripped the walkie-talkie. He then turned to the assistant director beside him and whispered a joke.

"See? I told you inviting these people was the right decision. This is only the first meal, and the whole thing is already a chaotic mess! It's trending on social media multiple times!"

The assistant director stared at the rapidly rising trending search terms, nodding repeatedly with amazement: "That's right."

Director Liu: "We made the right bet on this show. We were worried that the guests wouldn't be able to let loose, but they didn't need a script. Their performances were even more dramatic than what we wrote. We didn't even need to buy trending topics; they generated their own traffic."

"However, Gu Yan first turned down the variety show and then suddenly said he would accept it. Now it seems that he was probably after Shu Zi."

The assistant director nodded in deep agreement.

As soon as the two finished their conversation, the trending topic on the screen jumped up another spot, and the number of viewers watching the show in real time doubled.

With everyone quickly smoothing things over and offering their own words of comfort, the tense atmosphere at the dinner table, which had been on the verge of breaking down, finally began to ease.

Jiang Yunyou frantically stuffed food into his mouth, exaggeratingly praising Gu Yan's cooking skills, trying to draw everyone's attention to the food.

Su Yanhuan also gently urged everyone to eat properly, her eyes timidly scanning the crowd, afraid of causing another conflict.

Han Jingxue kept her eyes lowered and ate quietly. Her aura was so strong that no one dared to cause any more trouble.

Fang Yutong knew when to stop. She wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, forced a gentle smile, and lowered her head to eat her rice in small bites.

Han Jingxue glanced at Fang Yutong, who was feigning grievance, then turned to look at Shu Zi, who was engrossed in eating, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes.

She silently placed a piece of food into Shuzi's bowl and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Eat your food and ignore her."

After being persuaded by Han Jingxue, Shu Zi completely let down her guard and focused on eating, her cheeks puffing out as she ate, not taking the argument from earlier to heart at all.

[Jingxue is really spoiling Zizi!]

Do they know each other?

[I think so. I remember they said "Long time no see" when they met this morning!]

Wow, I want to ship them!

Sister, taking everything will only harm you!

But just moments later, a new hashtag appeared on Weibo's trending topics, causing a sensation across the entire internet:

#If you want some, make it yourself, nobody's stopping you! #Explosive

#A dramatic love triangle without a script! #Explosive

#Gu Yan only makes honey water for Shu Zi# Explosive

#Shu Zi made Fang Yutong cry# Boiling

#ShuziHanJingxue# (explosive)

#Yu Shize is a coward#

#Gu Yan's waist bow# Explosive

No, your show is so exciting! If it's like this, I'll definitely have to watch it.

[Help! They dared to air the first episode already? I wasn't interested at first, but after seeing the trending topics, I was forced to watch the show.]

[Finally, some real people have appeared on Chinese variety shows! No fake politeness, just genuine personalities!]

[With this level of hype, it's impossible for it not to go viral; the entire platform exploded tonight.]

Director Liu is making a killing; this kind of popularity is something you can't buy.

Who can sleep tonight? Everyone's talking about this chaotic scene.

The trending topics were filled with heated arguments: some people were shipping Shu Zi and Gu Yan's unspoken romance, some felt sorry for Fang Yutong, some criticized Shu Zi for being domineering, some complained about Yu Shize's cowardice, and some even shipped Shu Zi and Han Jingxue.

The comment section was in complete chaos, and the show's popularity soared to its peak.

The meal was finally over.

Staff members should step forward to provide timely reminders:

"The 'Heart-Fluttering' tasks will officially begin tomorrow. Guests are free to move around and chat now, or they can go back to their rooms to rest."

"However, tonight at 10 PM is the 'Heartbeat Text Message' segment. Please return to your respective rooms to fill it out. The content will be released the following day."

Fang Yutong's eyes lit up instantly. She quietly tidied her hair and subconsciously glanced in Gu Yan's direction.

Yu Shize saw this and his heart sank, but he could only stiffly follow behind her, like a superfluous decoration.

Jiang Yunyou and Su Yanhuan clamored to see the night view and ran out in a flash, while Yu Shize followed Fang Yutong out as well.

Shu Zi stretched and turned to walk towards the stairwell, looking relaxed as if she could finally "let herself go".

Just as Shu Zi reached the corner of the stairs, she heard soft footsteps behind her.

She turned around and saw Gu Yan walking over.

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously raised their hands to turn off their microphones.

"What?" Shu Zi asked irritably.

Gu Yan walked to her side, a smile playing on his lips, and said softly, "Are you angry?"

"Why would I be angry?" Shu Zi retorted stubbornly, turning her face away.

"I shouldn't have lied to you, it was my fault."

Shu Zi snorted softly, ignored him, and turned to go upstairs.

While viewers cannot hear the audio, they can see the visuals.

[Director, where are you?! They've muted their mics, can't you see them?!]

[Director!!! (Roaring)]

[Help! They actually turned off their microphones right in front of the camera!!]

These two are definitely having an affair, case closed.

[Yan Shen's eyes were clearly trying to coax someone.]

Even though I can't hear it, I've already imagined a million words in my head.

Sister, I support you in writing this!

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This scene was witnessed by Han Jingxue, who was not far away.

She raised an eyebrow slightly and whispered something to Shen Yihuai beside her:

What are you doing here?

Shen Yihuai's gaze fell on her, his voice soft and gentle:

"I just feel that some people, you can't escape them no matter what."

Han Jingxue didn't reply and went straight upstairs.

Family, I smell gossip!

My eyes are my yardstick; there's definitely something going on between them.

[Help! This couple is so cute!]

upstairs.

dong dong——

Who is it?

Shu Zi went over and opened the door.

"It's me," came Han Jingxue's voice.

Shu Zi stepped aside to let her in and closed the door behind her.

She had already guessed why Han Jingxue had come, so she decided to strike first:

"Why are you on this kind of show?"

Given Han Jingxue's status and influence, there's absolutely no need for her to get involved in dating reality shows.

Han Jingxue glanced at her: "What did you just call me?"

Shu Zi immediately softened, hugging her arm and acting coquettishly: "Senior sister~"

"What are you doing here?"

"Hiding from people," Han Jingxue said calmly.

Shu Zi looked shocked: "?"

"Who has such great abilities that you can hide from them?"

Han Jingxue raised her hand and gently tapped her forehead, her expression both helpless and earnest:

"What's wrong with you now?"

Shu Zi shrugged, looking completely indifferent.

"As you can see, I'm just sitting here doing nothing, watching the show, and incidentally proving my innocence."

She shook Han Jingxue's arm, her eyes gleaming with gossip:

"Oh, let's not talk about that. Tell me, who are you hiding from? Do I know them?"

"Want to know?"

Shu Zi nodded quickly.

I won't tell you.