It tasted so familiar, and unexpectedly delicious.
“You just said you weren’t eating.” Before she could savor it properly, Xie Jiumian took the bowl back. “If you’re not eating, then never mind.”
Jiang Hua licked her canine tooth, eyes gleaming, and looked up. ”I suppose I could try one more bite.”
Xie Jiumian curled his lips. “Forget it. Too much won’t digest well.”
Then he strode off on his long legs and turned away.
?
Jiang Hua’s teeth itched with irritation as she glared after him.
By the time everyone had left, the noodles were still steaming on the table.
Jiang Hua gave a light scoff, didn’t spare the noodles another glance, and turned out the door.
But after pausing at the doorway for a few seconds, she suddenly backed up.
She reached out, scooped up the bowl, and carried it off.
[AHHH WTF what are you two doing?! What are you doing?! This is a breakup show, not a partner swap!]
[Damn, I knew something was off about that handsome jerk! His eyes haven’t left Jiang Hua since he walked in!]
[Is it weird that he can’t look away from Jiang Hua? All that desperate clowning she does is just to get everyone’s attention. Mission accomplished, right?]
[Why is Jiang Hua kind of cute?! Now I’m hungry too!]
Jiang Hua slurped as she walked, and by the time she reached the beach, the production team was announcing the task.
“Like a rainbow—only when you meet one do you know it exists. Welcome to the Treasure Hunt channel~ Each pair of guests must work together to find the treasure buried in the sand!”
“But before the hunt begins, the show has prepared some outfits for everyone. Within the time limit, you’ll need to put together a practical, easy-to-move-in outfit for your partner!”
A costume change?
Jiang He immediately looked toward that flash of red eating noodles, and smiled.
Jiang Hua’s entrance look was entirely the stylist’s doing—left to her own fashion sense, she was a freshly unearthed relic!
This time she would absolutely win the style battle back!
[Yes! Hehe can finally ditch that ugly dress! Today’s stylist deserves a huge deduction! Just wait till the outfit change—she’ll blind them all!]
[To be fair… Jiang Hua’s also wearing a red dress, and she looks way better than Jiang He no matter how you look at it]
[Get your eyes checked if they’re broken? She’s a plagiarizing dog, that’s what! Hua-bitch probably hides under her covers watching our Hehe’s videos all day—who knows how hideous her outfit change will be! Copycat! Let me say it again: Dolly the cloned sheep only lived six years]
The entire comment section was waiting to watch Jiang Hua make a fool of herself.
But the person at the center of the storm wasn’t fazed at all—she just kept slurping her noodles.
“Hua.” Fu Ran finally couldn’t hold back.
He normally strictly controlled Jiang Hua’s diet, and today’s carb intake was already way over the limit.
He spoke up. “You’ve already eaten 303.1 grams over today’s allowance. Excess food will bloat your stomach, turn into fat, make you greasy, make you fat, make your face less beautiful.”
Jiang Hua’s slurping paused, and she immediately set down her chopsticks. “Sorry, I forgot.”
Fu Ran’s lips curled into a satisfied smile. “Don’t let it happen again. Now go throw it up—”
“Forgot I brought this, though.” Jiang Hua suddenly pulled out a spoon bigger than her face. “More efficient. All you can eat.”
“…Jiang Hua!” Fu Ran hissed under his breath.
She inhaled the noodles at storm speed, leaving the bowl empty in an instant.
Then she pulled out a bag of white sugar. “What’s wrong, Ran? Craving the real thing?”
Fu Ran shut his mouth instantly and retreated on his crutches.
In the end, it took the director’s team stepping in to urgently announce the start of the task to put an end to the two of them.
The three pairs of guests headed off to the changing rooms one after another.
【Who else gets it—the outfit swap segment is what I look forward to most every year! From the outfits the guests pick for each other, you can spot all those lingering little gestures in the details! So flirty!】
【Yes yes yes! So excited, I wonder what Hehe will wear out!】
【Please put Xie Jiumian in a warlord uniform! I’m dying to see that figure, drooling!】
【If Ke Wenjun would just shut his mouth, he’s actually handsome】
As the discussion buzzed, the curtain slowly drew open.
Ke Wenjun made a dashing entrance, sunglasses perched on his head, dressed in a red leather jacket.
Behind him followed Meng Yue in a simple white T-shirt and shorts, holding hairspray and styling his hair.
“Come on, let me fluff this part a bit more.”
Ke Wenjun tilted his head and cockily shot a pretend basketball at the camera.
“We’ve got to let them know that handsome! is my middle name!”
With that, he casually glanced at the bullet-comment screen.
【Teacher Ke, your leather pants zipper is down】
Ke Wenjun: ?
The corner of his mouth twitched, and he forced himself to stay calm, taking a few steps.
Then he suddenly lunged at the camera: “What do you all know? I wore it like this on purpose! It’s called individuality! Fashion! Style! Do you get it?! I could even go without pants!”
He reached down to yank his pants off.
The nearest cameraman was about to lose it.
“I get it.” Meng Yue appeared just in time, calmly zipping him up. “I get it, you’re the most handsome.”
With just that one sentence, Ke Wenjun’s flush instantly faded and his grin shot skyward: “Don’t try to win me back, I’m not that easily won back! Don’t forget why we broke up! That scene is branded into my soul for life!”
【Wow, so why did they break up?】
【Someone feed Ke-zi fewer beans… those red shorts are like Bull Warrior taking off】
【One “so handsome” and my Jun-ge is soothed into a placid baby??】
【No joke, Meng Yue has a kindergarten teacher’s license】
【Ke Wenjun: lights at a spark, doused with one splash. A firecracker-type male star】
【Wow! Look! Our He-baby is coming out!】
【I really wonder what Young Master Xie will dress her in—beautiful, playful, or elegant? Either way, Hehe can pull off anything!】
Before entering, Jiang He had blushed and said to Xie Jiumian: “Mian-ge, could you pick me something as delicate and lovely as a flower?”
“Sure.” Xie Jiumian smiled with narrowed eyes, gentle and agreeable.
Only then did Jiang He walk in, face full of shy delight.
So now, the production team, prepared well in advance, turned into a hype squad, ready to gush.
“Wow So beautiful… huh?”
Before their eyes was a riot of floral color.
Jiang He had flower buds stuck in her hair, wore a flower-calyx outfit, had colorful petals strapped to her arms, and her legs were wrapped in vivid green stalks.
As she moved, the petals swayed in the wind, blooming in competition.
Jiang He bit her lip, nearly bursting into tears!
“What, aren’t flowers what you asked for?”
Behind her came a lazy voice. “Now that you really look like one, you’re unhappy.”
Xie Jiumian’s long legs strode into frame.
Instantly, the delayed bullet comments exploded!
【Ahhh my eyes, I need to rinse my eyes!!】
【Fine, fine—tell me, who exactly is happy here?】
【Xie Jiumian is already this ridiculously handsome himself, and he deliberately put our Hehe in this thing!】
【One glance at Jiang He, and I need a look at Xie Jiumian to spiritually rebalance】
【I’m just waiting for Jiang Hua. Judging by Fu Ran’s expression, he has no intention of picking anything nice for her】
“Jiang Hua, you’re up!” the production team called out.
Jiang He immediately turned her head and hurried over.
Being ugly didn’t matter—just find someone even uglier for contrast, and problem solved?
Before going in earlier, Fu Ran had given her a look. He would surely pick out the ugliest outfit in the whole place for Jiang Hua!
Hah, then let her see just what the ugliest outfit looked like—
The curtain swept open.