The production team of Star-Crossed went all out this time; the rented villa was very large with a good environment.
After modifications, the first floor served as the common area, while the second through fourth floors each had one room, all complete with independent balconies.
Yan Chu asked, “Can I see all of them before I choose?”
The camera director nodded.
“Then what if choices overlap?”
“When the time comes, the Alphas will do a reverse choice.”
Yan Chu felt entirely unwell, pushing open the door to the first room with a heavy heart.
The decor was a natural wood minimalist style, and a faint floral fragrance drifted in the air.
Yan Chu sniffed: “What’s that smell?”
Could it be pheromones?!
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Before he could even get happy, the director said with a smile, “For fairness, every room has been sprayed with a pheromone blocker; it’s jasmine scented.”
Yan Chu: “…”
He had no choice but to honestly observe the room’s setup.
This room was no different from a model home; the only highlight was a bouquet of fresh flowers at the entrance. Other than that, it was impossible to tell if anyone had deliberately decorated it.
Could this be Song Chenyan’s new trick?
No, that old tree stump was overly particular—even the toilet paper at home was limited edition; he definitely couldn’t tolerate a assembly-line model-room layout.
He had thought choosing a room would be easy; he had been careless.
With a heavy heart, Yan Chu pushed open the door to the second room.
It was a warm and comfortable style with a rich sense of everyday life, looking like a “home” in real life.
The camera, just like Yan Chu, noticed the dumbbells on the balcony.
Fresh flowers and dumbbells are hints, right?
But all three Alpha guests’ work and lives were related to these two items; this little hint was utterly useless!
Yan Chu pushed open the door to the last room, and the pink and purple bursting into his view blinded his eyes.
The walls were a low-saturation pink, with pink bedsheets, purple duvet covers, and the curtains and tablecloths were all trimmed with lace borders.
——Holy shit, what is this?
——This princess bows down in defeat before this room.
——Hahaha I feel like this Alpha deliberately did this to scare people away?
——That visual sense of a straight man trying to please someone but going way overboard.
——I feel like Chu Chu is about to pass out.
Yan Chu’s gaze turned resolute: “I choose this one!”
From the other two rooms, it was impossible to tell which one Song Chenyan had decorated, but this room could absolutely, definitely not be his.
The director asked, “Can you give a reason?”
Yan Chu said without batting an eye, “Don’t judge by my fierce look—actually, I really like the princess style. This Alpha is practically my soulmate!”
——Hahahahaha what the goddamn ‘fierce’
——Does he know who decorated this? He did it on purpose, right?
——I predict a disaster layout.
Director: “Please select one item you like the most to take out.”
Yan Chu scanned the surroundings, closed his eyes, and grabbed a heart-shaped cushion from the garishly decorated bed. “This one.”
The cushion was placed into a box, which would only be opened after all the room-choosing guests had made their selections.
After Yan Chu returned to the main hall, the other two guests went one after another to pick their rooms.
Before coming to the show, Lu Yuxi had done his homework. Although Gong Xun had nationwide name recognition, he wasn’t someone in the entertainment industry and lacked topic buzz.
Xiao Mingxu had heat and topic buzz. If he could team up with him, he was confident he could quickly become popular.
Lu Yuxi wavered for a moment between the fresh flowers and the dumbbells, finally choosing the flowers.
A Best Actor is closely tied to applause and fresh flowers; this was most likely to represent Xiao Mingxu.
Meanwhile, Rong Xingchen directly chose the dumbbells, giving the reason: They can just be used for strength training.
After the three guests chose their rooms, the director announced regretfully, “Congratulations everyone, there were no duplicate choices! Now, please take out the items you just selected from your boxes.”
Yan Chu stood up, took a deep breath, opened the box, and pulled out the small heart-shaped cushion.
He quickly cast a glance in Song Chenyan’s direction.
Song Chenyan stood there quietly, radiating casual carelessness all over. Even standing beside Xiao Mingxu, who was dubbed “Godly Looks,” he was not inferior in either looks or demeanor.
Perhaps sensing Yan Chu’s gaze, Song Chenyan looked over. His eyes fell on the cushion in Yan Chu’s hands, the corners of his mouth curving into a small arc.
Yan Chu instantly felt alarm bells ringing. Suddenly, he felt that what he was holding wasn’t a cushion, but his bright future in stardom.
Once this thing got involved with Song Chenyan, it would all be completely ruined!
The director spoke through the small megaphone: “Now please have the Alpha guests walk to the side of their respective partners.”
Not him, not him, not him!
Joining a dating reality show was meant to dismantle CP (coupling) rumors, not to let fan-forced matchmaking come true in reality!
Yan Chu was so nervous he almost squeezed the small cushion out of shape.
Song Chenyan raised his eyelids and glanced over toward Yan Chu.
Just happening to catch the other’s warning glare—his look of desperately wanting to kill yet trying hard to restrain himself made one unable to resist wanting to tease him.
The three Alpha guests walked over to the side of the “gifts” they had prepared.
Lu Yuxi’s smile stiffened slightly, because the fresh flowers were actually prepared by Gong Xun; he had missed the opportunity to team up with Xiao Mingxu.
Yan Chu watched Song Chenyan come to a stand beside him, his beautiful eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
This expression of his was broadcast through the lens without missing a single beat.
——Yan Chu: How the fuck can I still bump into you?!
——Deliberately picked the most impossible room, yet unexpectedly still couldn’t escape his palm! Wwwww he predicted his prediction, they are truly in love!!!!!
——Chu Chu came to the dating show just to avoid suspicion. Certain people are so disgusting, fan follows idol indeed.
——Hahaha pupil earthquake, what on earth is the relationship between Yan Chu and Song Chenyan? Feels like these two aren’t innocent.
Song Chenyan curled his finger and tapped Yan Chu on the forehead. “Teaming up with me, are you so happy that you’re stunned stupid?”
A certain string in Yan Chu’s brain snapped with a crack. That hideous princess room was actually decorated by Song Chenyan, that seductive fox?
Damn it! A miscalculation!
Yan Chu turned around, wanting to run.
Song Chenyan seemed to have anticipated long ago that he would flee on the spot. Right as Yan Chu turned, he grabbed his wrist.
“Why are you running?” Song Chenyan leaned his body over slightly and whispered in Yan Chu’s ear, “Are you that afraid of everyone discovering the relationship between us?”
“What do I have with you…” Yan Chu’s suddenly raised voice slammed to a halt halfway through, forcing it back down. “Stop flattering yourself!”
Song Chenyan flicked his ear, which had turned a shade of pink: “I meant our childhood friend relationship. What did you think I was talking about?”
Yan Chu: “…” Can’t take it anymore, want to punch someone.
“Even with me decorating the room like that, you still managed to pick it. All I can say is we’re a match made in heaven.”
Yan Chu completely blew his top. After counting every possibility, he still hadn’t outsmarted the old tree stump. Was this guy born just to be his bane?!
He raised his hand and slammed the cushion toward Song Chenyan’s head.
“What are you two doing?” The director’s voice suddenly cut in.
Yan Chu stood to attention guiltily.
Song Chenyan kneaded the heart-shaped cushion, his tone lazy: “Connecting feelings with my little boyfriend.”
As he spoke, his foot was stepped on by Yan Chu.
Song Chenyan laughed softly in a low voice, reaching out to pat his head.
——Little boyfriend, he called him little boyfriend, wwww…
——Looks so much like classmates talking quietly during class being forced to stand as punishment, pure romance team gets another point!
——He loves him so much! The sweetness is shoved right into my mouth.
——This is called love? Hyping CPs for new drama promos isn’t a fresh tactic anymore, right? Hilarious that people actually still believe it.
Having previously heard rumors that Yan Chu and Song Chenyan had clashing vibes, Yang Qi used to think those were just smear attempts by anti-fans. He hadn’t expected these two to start fighting right from the pilot episode’s live broadcast.
He was starting to suspect that Yan Yuan’s enthusiastic recommendation of Song Chenyan to participate was meant to sabotage his show.
Lu Yuxi was already very unhappy about failing to team up with Xiao Mingxu. Seeing that the liveliness of the live stream room was entirely stolen by Yan Chu’s group, he felt even angrier inside.
Maintaining a gentle and innocent appearance on the surface, he spoke softly: “Yan Chu, if you feel it’s difficult, I can swap with you.”