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

In the dressing room, Shu Zi patted her face, waiting for the heat to subside before hurriedly changing her clothes.

Her soaked clothes clung to her body and were difficult to remove, so it took her some effort to change into a clean T-shirt and shorts.

After changing her clothes, she opened the door and went out.

Gu Yan was indeed waiting outside, leaning against the door of the dressing room next to hers.

He changed into dry clothes, though his hair was still a little damp.

Hearing the door open, he turned to look at her, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment before he naturally straightened up: "All done?"

"Um."

Shu Zi responded, but without looking at him, she walked out first, her steps unconsciously a little faster.

Gu Yan followed behind her, unhurried and leisurely.

At the dock, the others gradually changed their clothes and came out. Director Liu called everyone to get on the bus.

The drive back to the villa wasn't far, and Shu Zi chose a seat by the window, with Gu Yan sitting next to her.

She turned her head to look at the coconut grove and sea view outside the window, deliberately avoiding looking at him, but she could feel his strong presence sitting next to her.

Gu Yan leaned back in his chair, relaxed, his gaze fixed ahead, occasionally glancing at her profile as she stubbornly stared out the window, a smile always playing on his lips.

The car quickly drove back to the villa.

As soon as she got out of the car, Shu Zi went straight to Director Liu's room; she hadn't forgotten the three bags of snacks.

Director Liu kept his word and took out a small bag that he had prepared beforehand. Inside were six individually wrapped snacks, including potato chips, shrimp crackers, and biscuits.

"Here, three bags per person, divide them among yourselves." Director Liu handed her the bags.

Shu Zi took the bag, and her mood finally improved a little.

With the snacks in hand, it wasn't a wasted afternoon.

"Alright, go back and rest. Don't forget, it's 7 PM." Director Liu waved his hand.

"Okay." Shu Zi hugged the bag of snacks and turned to leave.

"Teacher Shu,"

Director Liu called her back, his smile turning a bit sly again, "Be honest about tonight's segment."

Shu Zi paused, turned back and looked at him suspiciously: "What part?"

"You'll find out when the time comes," Director Liu continued, keeping everyone in suspense.

Shu Zi narrowed her eyes and suddenly said, "Director Liu, have you heard a story?"

Director Liu: "What story?"

Shu-Tzu: "Once upon a time, there was a director who would often say half of what he meant, and then..."

She paused deliberately, looking at Director Liu.

Director Liu: "...And then?"

Shu Zi: "Then he was assassinated."

Director Liu: "..."

"Get out!"

Shuzi left in a good mood, clutching the bag of snacks.

Back in suite 301, "Stargazing," Gu Yan was already there, standing in front of the small refrigerator getting water.

Shu Zi put the bag of snacks on the coffee table in the living room, slumped into the sofa, and let out a long sigh of relief.

After a whole afternoon of taking photos and... well, I'm a bit tired.

After resting for a while, she sat up, emptied the snacks from the bag, and muttered to herself as she distributed them:

"Your three packs, my three packs, but since you don't like snacks, these three packs are mine too."

Gu Yan looked at her matter-of-fact expression and smiled helplessly: "Yes, they're all yours."

Shu Zi looked up and caught his smile. She coughed awkwardly and quickly grabbed the remote to turn on the TV.

[Haha, Shuzi divided the spoils with such confidence!]

[President Gu: As long as you're happy (doting smile)]

[With snacks in hand, Zizi is in a great mood!]

But something just feels off about these two; there's something off about their atmosphere.

Gu Yan sat down on the single sofa next to him, took out his tablet, and swiped his fingers across the screen, seemingly dealing with emails.

A noisy variety show is playing on TV.

Shu Zi hugged a pillow, her eyes fixed on the TV screen, but her mind was elsewhere.

She secretly glanced at Gu Yan out of the corner of her eye.

He lowered his eyes, his eyelashes casting a faint shadow beneath them, his expression calm and focused.

Shu Zi's gaze unconsciously shifted to his lips, and she subconsciously licked her own lips.

How can this person be so calm?

She felt inexplicably annoyed, grabbed a bag of potato chips, tore open the packaging, and took a bite with a "crunch," chewing it rather forcefully.

Gu Yan seemed to be disturbed by the sound and looked up.

Shu Zi immediately turned her head away, pretending to be very interested in the exaggerated variety show performance on TV, her cheeks puffed out.

Gu Yan looked at her like this, his lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything and lowered his head back to look at the tablet.

The only sounds left in the living room were the noisy television and the occasional crunching of potato chips by Shuzi.

[Shu Zi was spying on Gu Yan! And Gu Yan caught her!]

[Gu Yan's smile! He definitely knew she was peeping all along! Keep pretending!]

[Potato chips: What did I do to deserve being chewed like this?]

After finishing a bag of potato chips and drinking half a cup of water, Shuzi felt sticky and uncomfortable all over.

I spent so much time in the sea this afternoon, and even though I changed my clothes, I still wanted to take a bath.

She glanced at the time; it was still early before the meeting time.

"I'm going to take a shower; I feel uncomfortable all covered in seawater." She stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

"Mm," Gu Yan responded, his eyes remaining fixed on the screen.

Shu Zi entered the master bathroom, closed the door, and soon the sound of water dripping began.

About twenty minutes later, she came out in her pajamas, drying her hair, looking refreshed.

I had just sat down at the dressing table to blow-dry my hair when there was a knock on the master bedroom door.

"Who?" Shu Zi asked loudly.

"It's me." Gu Yan's voice came through the door, sounding a little muffled.

Shuzi went over and opened the door.

Gu Yan stood at the door, looking completely at ease: "My showerhead is broken, so it's not producing hot water. Can I borrow yours to take a shower?"

Shu Zi blinked, remembering that he seemed to have mentioned something about unstable water pressure last night.

"Oh, okay, you can use it."

She stepped aside and casually pointed to the bathroom she had just used. "I'm done showering. You can go in now."

Gu Yan hummed in agreement and went inside with his change of clothes.

Shu Zi walked to the dressing table and sat down, continuing to dry her hair with a towel, thinking that she would go in and get the hairdryer after he finished using the bathroom.

Wait, Gu Yan uses the master bathroom?

Is the bathroom in the second bedroom really broken? I have my doubts! (Evil laugh)

【No, Zizi, you just let him in like that?】

There's no camera in the bathroom! No camera! Why is there no camera in the bathroom?!

[Sister, wouldn't you be furious if there were cameras on? (evil laugh) We can't broadcast this, we can't broadcast this!]

She had barely wiped herself a few times when Gu Yan's voice came from the bathroom: "Shu Zi."

Shu Zi paused, turning her head towards the bathroom: "What?"

Which bottle of shower gel do you have?

Gu Yan asked, "Is it the white one on top, or the clear one on the bottom?"

Shu Zi found it a bit strange; why would she ask that?

She casually replied, "The white one, it has English on it."

There was a two-second silence inside, followed by a brief sound of water, then it stopped again.

Then Gu Yan's voice came through again, this time clearer: "This pump head seems to be stuck, I can't push it out."

Shu Zi frowned, stood up from the chair, walked to the bathroom door, and asked through the door:

"How could that be? It was working fine when I used it just now."

"I don't know, come in and take a look." Gu Yan's voice was very natural.

Shu Zi didn't think much of it and pushed open the door to go inside.

The bathroom door was closed.

[She's inside! Shu Zi is inside!]

[There's no camera in the bathroom!!! Production team, I hate you!]

[The shower gel is spoiled? You're kidding me! Gu Yan, you're just trying to lure people in! (I'm just guessing)]

[A lone man and woman in a closed bathroom, steamy and filled with moisture... I can only imagine a hundred thousand words!]

[Upstairs, is 100,000 words enough? (doge emoji) (smirk)]

[Where's the cameraman?! Help! Even just providing a microphone would be helpful!]

The bathroom was steamy, carrying the scent of the shower gel she had just used.

Gu Yan stood next to the showerhead, still wearing the T-shirt and trousers he had worn when he came in, except that the sleeves were rolled up to his elbows.

He was holding her bottle of white shower gel, studying the pump head with his head down.

Seeing her come in, he looked up at her and handed her the shower gel: "Try it."

Shuzi took the bottle, pressed the pump head twice, and the liquid was squeezed out smoothly.

"No problem."

She said in confusion, and pressed it again.

"That didn't work just now."

As Gu Yan spoke, he took a small step forward, took the bottle from her hand, and naturally put it back on the shelf.

Seeing that everything was alright, Shu Zi turned around to leave, but as soon as she turned, she was pulled around half a circle by a force, and her back gently pressed against the cold tile wall.

The bathroom door clicked softly as the lock clicked shut.