The new male guest?
At these words, everyone’s gaze turned in unison toward the gift box held in Pei Huaiyue’s hands.
No one had expected that the new guest would make their appearance during this segment.
Because of the earlier teaser, the new guest already carried a wave of hype, and everyone was incredibly curious about the identity of the newcomer. For Pei Huaiyue to be dating the new guest could be described as a powerful combination of traffic and popularity.
Those who had originally disliked Pei Huaiyue were forced to camp out in his livestream room just to see the new guest.
Xia Mu was even more envious than anyone.
Why should the person who was left over and unchosen be even luckier than those of them who actually picked their dating partners?
The livestream comments were also very excited.
Holy shit, what kind of good luck did Pei Huaiyue have to actually be the one to date the new guest first!
I already can’t wait to find out who this so-called “top-tier” guest really is!
It would be hilarious if a struggling celebrity no one recognizes showed up!
Pei Huaiyue froze for a moment, then looked at the gift box with a bit of boredom. Pink was his favorite color, but unfortunately, he didn’t like the person who sent the gift.
Since he couldn’t date Gu Yanchen, he couldn’t complete his mission. Therefore, Pei Huaiyue didn’t have a single shred of excitement regarding the new guest; on the contrary, he felt wilted, unable to muster the slightest interest in this so-called date.
“Pei Huaiyue, you can only open the gift box once you arrive at the date location and meet your date. Please set off now.”
The staff member reminded him from the side.
Pei Huaiyue tucked the gift into his bag, shouldered his Hermès, and headed out.
The program team’s car drove all the way into the downtown area, then headed toward a place Pei Huaiyue was familiar with. As they passed street view after street view that he knew, Pei Huaiyue felt a bit surprised. He asked the driver: “Is this heading to Star-Track Amusement Park?”
The driver smiled but remained silent, giving no answer.
It wasn’t until the car stopped in front of an amusement park that had been abandoned for a long time that Pei Huaiyue woke as if from a dream, it really was here.
When he was little, he often came to this amusement park to play with Gu Minghe. The day before it closed, Gu Minghe asked him to come here. The summer night breeze was cool, and stars scattered across the night sky. The tall, eighteen-year-old boy, with red eyes, pinned him to the seat of the Ferris wheel. His palms, which had been damp with sweat from nervousness, left countless dense, humid traces of passion on the glass window.
Gu Minghe kissed him in a domineering and forceful manner.
That was their first kiss.
After the boy finished kissing him, those eyes that were usually calm were brimming with surging love. Even recalling it now, Pei Huaiyue could still remember that night, the way he was engulfed by that wave-like enthusiasm, his face burning with shame.
Why come to this place?
Logically speaking, this place had already been abandoned; very few people knew about it. Who would treat an abandoned amusement park as a dating location?
Pei Huaiyue felt suspicious, and a bold thought even popped into his mind.
The person dating him, could it be Gu Minghe?
He quickly dismissed this thought. How could that be? It must be that he missed Gu Minghe too much, which was why he thought it was him.
After all, in the entire city, they weren’t the only ones who treated this abandoned amusement park as a memory.
Compared to Pei Huaiyue, who was weighed down by thoughts caused by revisiting the old place, the livestream comments were terrified by this desolate amusement park.
What’s wrong with the new guest, choosing such a dilapidated amusement park for a date? The amusement facilities inside must have been unusable for a long time!
Looks like this newcomer has a lot of “ideas.”
Pei Huaiyue is this bold? If it were me going there, I would’ve been scared to tears long ago!
Haha, I thought Pei Huaiyue would get something good, but seeing this date location, I’m relieved.
Pei Huaiyue walked straight into the amusement park. Apart from him and the program team, there was no one else in the park. The amusement facilities inside were covered in mottled rust, no longer the bright, colorful, and lively Star-Track Amusement Park from his memories.
Pei Huaiyue felt a bit despondent in his heart. The desolate autumn wind swept up leaf after leaf, blowing away the strands of hair in front of his forehead and bringing ripples of coldness. He subconsciously covered his lips and coughed a few times.
He wasn’t dressed too thinly when he left today, and he was even wearing the jacket Gu Yanchen had given him. However, as winter drew closer, the weather was getting colder and colder; the clothes he had brought to participate in the show were already unable to ward off the cold.
After the coughing subsided, he suppressed the itch in his throat and walked toward a flowering tree not far away.
He had just reached the tree when footsteps sounded from behind.
Someone tapped him on the shoulder.
Pei Huaiyue’s whole body stiffened. He wasn’t accustomed to being touched by anyone other than Gu Minghe.
He turned around, intending to flash an “evil kitten” expression at this new guest, but his expression froze the moment he saw the other person.
Why is it a big, fluffy golden bear!
The big bear bowed its head toward him, looking like it was begging to have its head rubbed.
Pei Huaiyue was very reserved: “No way, I can’t rub you.”
Even though you’re a bear now, you’re a person inside!
He didn’t want to rub anyone except Gu Minghe, or Gu Yanchen, who he needed to utilize for his mission.
“You must be the new guest who is going to date me, right?” Pei Huaiyue glared at him delicately and lazily. Like a vicious supporting character, he began to chant: “How can you be dressed like this when you meet me? Could it be that you’re so ugly you’re embarrassed to show your face? You’re unlucky to have picked me for today’s date. It’s impossible for me to date you. I only have Brother Chen in my heart; I won’t like you, so give up!”
As he spoke, he stretched out his fair, slender fingers and poked the big dog head in front of him.
The big bear swayed, nearly losing its balance, and fell toward Pei Huaiyue. Pei Huaiyue couldn’t dodge in time and was tackled to the ground by the bulky bear.
“Ouch, my waist.”
Pei Huaiyue cried out in alarm. One hand rubbed his waist, and the other, brimming with anger, went to tear off the new guest’s dog head.
“Fine, retaliating against me so soon, huh? Let me see what kind of ugly bear you really look like!” He moved swiftly, snatched the other’s headgear off, and tossed it to the side.
The big bear, which had been smiling foolishly, rolled far away, and a handsome, deep-featured face fell defenselessly into Pei Huaiyue’s view.
At this moment, the man still wearing the mascot suit was pressing squarely down on top of Pei Huaiyue.
That pair of rich, silent eyes stared at Pei Huaiyue without blinking. The man’s eyes were deep, his jawline sharp and intense. The swaying tree shadows cast shadows across his high-bridged nose, carving his three-dimensional features like cold jade emitting a chill. Only, that look directed at Pei Huaiyue was wrapped in a rare trace of softness.
Pei Huaiyue stared at him blankly.
Falling blossoms were blown down by the wind, drifting down quietly to wrap around the two people clinging tightly together.
For a long time, Pei Huaiyue finally snapped back to reality. As if remembering something, his face turned pale in an instant.
He pushed away the person pressing down on him in a panic, sprang up from the ground, and retreated far away, only stopping once he reached a safe distance from the other person.
His heart was pounding wildly, beyond his control.
He raised a hand to cover his heart, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Gu Minghe… How could the new guest be Gu Minghe?
Anyone else would have been fine, but why did it have to be him?!
Pei Huaiyue felt as if he had been caught red-handed doing something bad. Especially under the gaze of Gu Minghe’s calm, water-like eyes, he only felt as if he had been seen through from head to toe, leaving him with nowhere to hide.
His shame, embarrassment, and bluffing were all exposed in Gu Minghe’s eyes.
Yet, he still had to maintain his persona and continue keeping his distance from Gu Minghe.
He would bring disaster to the person he loved; he couldn’t get too close to Gu Minghe.
Clearly, he missed Gu Minghe just as much. Clearly, the moment he saw Gu Minghe, joy was the emotion that instantly bubbled up in his heart. But now, he could only endure the restlessness in his heart, pretend that this was his first time meeting him, and greet him with a trembling voice: “H-Hello, Film Emperor Gu.”
Gu Minghe?!! Ahhh, the new guest is actually Gu Minghe!
Program team, you’re too damn good, you even managed to invite Gu Minghe??
No, this is a real top-tier star. The program team’s connections are kind of amazing!
Isn’t Gu Minghe famously asexual? He never does romance scenes in his movies, and usually, you never see him getting close to any male or female stars. Everyone says he knows nothing about romance, so why would he run over to participate in a dating show?
Maybe it’s because he’s never dated, so he came to the dating show for practice?
A film emperor on a dating show; I’m suddenly looking forward to his performance!
My god, Pei Huaiyue really lucked out. Ahhh, why does such a good thing happen to him?
Damn, is Pei Huaiyue sick? Why the expression of disgust when dating Gu Minghe? He even ran 800 meters away from Gu Minghe to talk to him; that’s too rude!
But Gu Minghe coming to this show—do you think it could be because of Gu Yanchen and Su Jin?
Gu Yanchen is Gu Minghe’s older brother, and Su Jin is most likely his future sister-in-law. Since Pei Huaiyue is blind to the world, clinging to Gu Yanchen every day and acting as the third-wheel lightbulb between the two of them, Gu Minghe is probably just fed up with him, which is why he came to participate in the program!
This analysis is very reasonable. Gu Minghe is here to clean up the green-tea mistress who is obstructing his brother and sister-in-law’s romance, right?
Pei Huaiyue, you’re done for! Wait to face the wrath of the film emperor!
The livestream’s comments became extremely lively because of Gu Minghe’s appearance.
The number of people watching the livestream continued to rise, quickly breaking one million viewers online!
Gu Minghe’s popularity was beyond question.
The program team’s official blog also took the opportunity to release the official announcement of Gu Minghe participating in the program; the comments below were full of shock.
Gu Minghe’s fans were touched, incredulous, and there were also “girlfriend fans” bawling their eyes out, stating that they couldn’t accept watching Gu Minghe date on a variety show.
“No, isn’t anyone surprised by Gu Minghe’s sexual orientation? Turns out he likes men!!”
“Gu Minghe never films romance scenes; I thought he didn’t like anyone, male or female. But he went and signed onto a gay dating show without a word. Truly shocking!”
“But looking back and forth, none of the people in the program seem to be Gu Minghe’s type.”
“Especially Pei Huaiyue; Gu Minghe should hate him too much to even want to see him, yet he ended up being drawn to date him on the first day. Too unlucky.”
Gu Minghe looked at Pei Huaiyue, who had suddenly retreated ten steps away from him, and his brows knit slightly.
He hadn’t seen Pei Huaiyue for a month now.