The appearance of Pei Huaishe caused the entire livestream room to erupt in a frenzy.
No one had expected that the third male guest would actually be him.
Why is it Pei Huaishe who showed up? Is the production team stirring up drama?
Is this really Pei Huaishe? Holy crap, who told me he had a plastic-surgery face, and that all the videos and photos posted online were enhanced with filters and beauty apps? His offline looks are entirely on par with an A-list celebrity!
He is way too good-looking. I’m shocked he doesn’t look terrible in person!
Wait, why is Pei Huaishe everywhere Gu and Su are? Is he like a ghost that won’t get exorcised?
Did he chase them onto the show just to act as a homewrecker?
So disgusting! Dressing like that, who is he trying to seduce?!
Line after line of bullet comments streamed past, some expressing shock at his appearance, others hurling relentless abuse. In short, because of Pei Huaishe’s arrival, the livestream grew even more chaotic.
Though Pei Huaishe couldn’t see the comment section, judging by the frequency with which he had been cursed over the past period, very few people were likely saying anything nice about him.
Even so, he didn’t care; his top priority right now was to complete his tasks posthaste.
It was just that.
Pei Huaishe gave a slight shiver from the cold, regretting his decision to dress so scantily for the show.
Originally, he had wanted to dress a bit more alluringly so people would immediately recognize that he was here to seduce Gu Yanchen. But the moment he stepped out of the car, the biting autumn wind lashed against his delicate skin, and instant regret set in.
He just wanted to hurry inside the villa and escape the chilling outdoor wind.
Dragging his suitcase behind him, he scurried briskly toward the villa with rapid strides, closely trailed by a cameraman hurrying to keep pace.
Running so fast, is he that impatient to see Gu Yanchen?
The vixen has arrived. Hold your ground, President Gu!
I feel so bad for my Su Jin, stuck being clung to by this dog-plaster attachment that you can’t shake off.
If Gu Yanchen really likes Pei Huaishe that much, why doesn’t he just make it official with him instead of always dragging Su Jin out as a human shield? What’s the point? Poor Su Jin has been reduced to a prop in their romance plot.
Please, I’m begging Gu Yanchen and Pei Huaishe to leave Su Jin alone!
Another wave of heated discussion swept through the chat.
Pushing open the villa door and stepping inside, Pei Huaishe immediately felt surrounded by a much warmer atmosphere.
Leaving his luggage by the entryway, he walked into the living room, where Gu Yanchen and Su Jin were already waiting.
Seeing him appear, both of them revealed expressions of surprise.
Upon arriving at the villa and spotting Gu Yanchen, Su Jin had already experienced his share of shock. He had nonchalantly seated himself on another sofa adjacent to Gu Yanchen’s, maintaining a deliberate distance between them.
Having once shared a deeply affectionate relationship, the recent events had rendered the atmosphere between them delicate and awkward. The two had merely exchanged a brief greeting before falling silent once more.
Consequently, the CP fans watching this specific camera feed were immensely disappointed by the scene.
Are they seriously broken up for real?
No way, it’s obvious they’re just an authentic CP trying to avoid suspicion!
President Gu’s way of chasing his wife is definitely not like this. If you keep acting so aloof, your wife is going to run off with someone else!
As for when Pei Huaishe made his entrance, the indoor atmosphere grew even more subtle.
“Brother Chen, Brother Su Jin, you’re both here.” Smiling warmly, Pei Huaishe strode over and unceremoniously dropped himself right onto the sofa directly beside Gu Yanchen, landing right in front of Su Jin.
The gentle smile on Su Jin’s face cracked for a fraction of a second.
“Xiaoxue, long time no see.”
Ever since the morning after he slept with Gu Yanchen and caught Pei Huaishe stepping out of Gu Yanchen’s room, Su Jin had not laid eyes on Pei Huaishe once.
In the past, Su Jin had treated Pei Huaishe much like a younger brother, doting on him extensively.
However, as Pei Huaishe exposed his feelings for Gu Yanchen more and more blatantly in front of him, Su Jin could only view him as a stranger whenever they crossed paths.
He had desperately wanted to ask Pei Huaishe: Don’t you already have Gu Minghe? Why are you still entangling yourself with Gu Yanchen?
Does Gu Minghe know? Why isn’t he keeping him in check?
Or did you marry Gu Minghe solely to get closer to Gu Yanchen?
Su Jin cared intensely about all of it in his heart.
Yet on the surface, he remained completely unruffled with a mild, gentle smile.
Upon encountering Gu Yanchen in the heart-signal cabin, a fleeting spark of delight had ignited within Su Jin. Did Gu Yanchen participate in this show because of me? He must care about me, right?
Yet seeing Pei Huaishe show up as well turned that flicker of joy into mortification.
So it turned out he had been overly narcissistic all along, Gu Yanchen coming to this show might very well have been for Pei Huaishe after all!
“What a coincidence. I never expected the three of us would end up on the same dating show,” Pei Huaishe remarked with green-tea-like innocence, leaning his body slightly against Gu Yanchen’s shoulder as he spoke.
Seeing this, Gu Yanchen unexpectedly stood up, avoiding Pei Huaishe’s touch altogether, and glanced over at Su Jin. “Would you like some water? I can pour you a cup.”
Su Jin replied softly, “Sure, thank you, Yanchen.”
“There’s no need to be so polite between us.”
Prompted by Pei Huaishe’s assistance, the two of them managed a rare breaking of the ice.
As for Pei Huaishe, he tumbled back against the sofa with total abandon. That expanse of snowy, slender waist practically blended into the white upholstery, and the curve of his waist as he sat upright was blindingly white.
Because of Pei Huaishe getting snubbed, the live chat had been roaring with laughter; but upon catching a sudden glimpse of that waistline, viewers once again found themselves mesmerized.
Pei Huaishe is too hilarious. He tried to seduce President Gu the moment he arrived, but luckily President Gu has self-control and ignored him!
Haha, who said my CP was broken up? President Gu still knows to care whether Su Jin wants water or not!
Although Pei Huaishe has terrible character, I have to admit his figure is truly amazing. That sofa looks so white.
Best not to assume the previous comment was referring to the sofa.
Gu Yanchen returned with two cups of water, handing one each to Su Jin and Pei Huaishe.
Without sitting back down beside Pei Huaishe, he instead took a seat directly at Su Jin’s side.
Su Jin’s expression shifted slightly, and the smile curving the corners of his lips as he drank his water never faded.
Cupping his water glass with both hands, Pei Huaishe smiled sweetly. “Brother Chen, you’re so thoughtful. Whoever ends up as your spouse is going to be so blessed.”
His expression radiated envy and yearning as he spoke.
Gu Yanchen frowned.
He looked at Pei Huaishe with a mixture of bafflement.
Is he putting on an act again?
Is he performing for Gu Minghe to see?
Aside from that, Gu Yanchen couldn’t come up with any other reason for Pei Huaishe to go crazy clinging to him.
With a deep, sardonic chuckle, he remarked, “My younger brother Minghe is far more thoughtful than I am. Whoever marries him is the truly fortunate one.”
Hearing the name Gu Minghe abruptly dropped, Pei Huaishe froze for a second. Collecting himself, he bit his lip and murmured, “Mm-mm, I really love watching the dramas Gu Minghe stars in; his acting skills are top-tier, though I never imagined he’d be such a wonderful person in real life, too.”
He spoke awkwardly, his gaze darting about uncomfortably.
Viewers in the livestream room who heard Gu Yanchen bring up Gu Minghe were somewhat surprised. This A-list actor, usually famously cold and distant toward fans, actually had a personality geared toward taking care of others?
It was almost hard to picture!
Following that, the remaining guests arrived one after another.
Jiang Lerong, a freshman theater major, was youthful and energetic with an endless supply of youthful vigor. The moment he arrived, he aggressively volunteered to help everyone carry their luggage upstairs.
Shen Zhimin, a shut-in manga artist wearing heavy black-rimmed glasses, blushed and grew shy whenever he spoke to others, radiating timidity.
Zhou Jingyuan, a programmer blessed with a full head of thick hair and a sturdy build, puffed and panted merely from carrying a single piece of luggage, revealing that his muscular frame was purely for show.
The final guest to enter the cabin was someone Pei Huaishe recognized.
Xia Mu, a mega-influencer on the TikTok (Douyin) platform with millions of followers, had previously crossed paths with Pei Huaishe and ruffled some feathers.
At the time, Pei Huaishe had just joined TikTok, boasting barely over ten thousand followers.
On a whim, he joined a live broadcast PK battle and randomly matched with Xia Mu. As a major influencer, Xia Mu hadn’t taken Pei Huaishe seriously at all, assuming victory in the PK was guaranteed.
Consequently, he proposed a penalty: whoever lost had to go live without any beauty filters or skin-smoothing apps. Pei Huaishe agreed.
The outcome? Xia Mu lost and lost miserably!
That evening, to support his dearest wife’s live-streaming career, Gu Minghe entered the livestream room without uttering a single word and showered Pei Huaishe with ten million coins worth of Carnival gifts.
When countless virtual Carnal gifts flooded across the screen, viewers in both streams were left utterly dumbfounded.
Holy crap, where did this mega-sugar-daddy come from?!
Does this rookie streamer come pre-packaged with a wealthy benefactor?
Everyone was stunned, and the platform frantically pushed traffic toward Pei Huaishe, causing his follower count to skyrocket overnight.
Furthermore, the secondary account Gu Minghe used to splash cash gained tens of thousands of followers overnight.
His private messages were flooded with messages from various streamers trying to court the big spender.
The livestream highlights from that night trended heavily on TikTok for quite a while.
As for Xia Mu, he repeatedly popped up across various highlight reels and marketing accounts as the defeated villain, cementing their feud right then and there.
Especially after Xia Mu turned off his beauty filters and revealed a face that looked much more ordinary compared to his usual idealized look, he lost the majority of his fan base almost overnight.
In truth, Xia Mu’s real appearance wasn’t ugly—merely average and clean-cut. However, because his usual beauty filters were cranked up so high that he transformed himself into a fair-skinned, flawless beauty, fans felt utterly cheated once the filters dropped, leading to a massive wave of unsubscribes.
Back then, Xia Mu had fumed indignantly during his livestream: “Which streamer doesn’t use beauty filters or apps these days? Don’t look at how pretty Pei Huaishe looks on stream, if he turned off his filters, he’d probably look even uglier than me!”
That declaration had won agreement from many.
“Right! Pei Huaishe must be an absolute monster in real life offline!”
“My Xia Mu just isn’t as stunning as usual, but you can’t call him ugly, alright?”
“Plastic-surgery-face Pei Huaishe, stop trying to latch onto clout!”
And now, Xia Mu was meeting Pei Huaishe face-to-face in the physical world.
When he saw Pei Huaishe standing right before him, possessing a face that not only matched his livestreamed persona but far exceeded it in sheer beauty, Xia Mu felt as though he had been hit by a truck.
How can someone genuinely look this good in real life?
His skin glowed with a pearlescent radiance, and every single feature on his face was exquisitely proportioned, so stunningly attractive that it inspired immediate self-loathing.
Jealousy clawed at Xia Mu’s heart.
He had always disliked Pei Huaishe, and now he detested him even more!
After everyone completed their self-introductions, it was time to assign rooms.
Upstairs, there was one triple room and two double rooms.
Su Jin proposed drawing lots to decide.
Naturally, Pei Huaishe wanted to room with Gu Yanchen, as it would make executing his plan much more convenient.
And as luck would have it, he actually drew the triple room alongside Gu Yanchen—and joining them was none other than Su Jin. The single triple room ended up housing the entire massive love triangle.
Instantly, the live chat erupted in excitement.
A good show is about to begin!
Let the Shura field commence!
New flames and old passions, hehe, I wonder how Gu Yanchen is going to choose?