【Holy cow! Holy cow! Xia Weige’s ex is actually a woman!】
【Just a passerby, the last older sister is so beautiful and elegant! I want all the information on this older sister, hurry!】
【So what if she’s pretty! She didn’t cherish our Xia Bao! They broke up already, Xia Bao is just suddenly sentimental and cried because it’s been a long time since they saw each other!】
【Look how mad Xia Weige’s fans are, and you still think she’s pretty.】
【So it’s really Xia Weige who got dumped???】
【It wasn’t made clear, how do you know who dumped who?】
【Mad, mad, Xia Weige’s fans are really mad, hahaha, your idol is crying and hiding in the bathroom, and you’re still talking tough here!】
【I just checked, the qipao Xia Weige’s ex is wearing is a famous designer’s work from a previous international exhibition. I don’t know if it’s the real deal, but that famous designer also has the surname Wen, called Wen Shiyang.】
【Holy cow, really?】
【Lest you don’t know who Wen Shiyang is, his apprentice He Yueyue was the costume designer for the popular Republic of China suspense drama a few years ago.】
【I remember He Yueyue even won a big award for it, and Wen Shiyang personally presented it to her.】
【I remember, I remember, her acceptance speech also said she wasn’t the teacher’s most capable student, could it be Wen Rong…?】
【Even if Wen Rong is related to Wen Shiyang, she might not necessarily be studying design, there’s no news of her in the fashion circle.】
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The barrage was in a heated argument, but the guests in the small house had already passed the awkward phase. Xia Weige also tidied up her emotions and came out to discuss the daily cooking issue with everyone.
The production team cued the process behind the scenes, and Ye Jing, who used to be an agent, immediately understood the meaning and opened her mouth to ask for everyone’s opinions.
“Two people in a group, dinner is made in groups every day, other times are flexible, the time probably won’t be too fixed,” Ye Jing scanned the prompt given by the production team and said to everyone.
She actually looks quite good, with a sense of heroism between her brows, a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on her nose, and a slight sharpness in her gaze, mature yet somewhat overbearing, the type of commanding older sister look.
When she was exposed with Zhuo Jingcheng, many people liked her aura, and even said she was a good match for Zhuo Jingcheng, but they were all chased and scolded by Zhuo Jingcheng’s fans.
Xia Weige naturally wanted to be with Wen Rong, and as she was thinking about how to speak, Zhuo Jingcheng next to her preempted her, “I certainly want to be with Xiaxia.”
After saying that, he gave Xia Weige a big smile.
The words Xia Weige was about to say stopped.
Ye Jing, however, directly pulled Zhuo Jingcheng to her side and started lecturing him, “Can you just say you want to?”
Then she turned her head and smiled at everyone, “How about we draw lots, it’s fairer.”
As she spoke, her gaze slowly slid to Xia Weige, meeting Xia Weige’s eyes. It was only a moment’s pause, but Xia Weige immediately understood the meaning, and a trace of annoyance rose in her heart again.
The production team wanted to hype up a scandal between her and Zhuo Jingcheng. Before coming on the show, her agent Sister Li told her that even if she refused, as long as Zhuo Jingcheng wanted to use her for hype, she couldn’t avoid it.
The other party had long expressed his admiration for her, and there were many CP fans online. It was free traffic, and the production team wouldn’t refuse.
The drawing of lots was definitely arranged by the production team. She and Zhuo Jingcheng were bound to be tied together, so she couldn’t even refuse.
The others were not yet familiar with each other, so they naturally had no objection to the decision to draw lots. And just as Xia Weige thought, she drew Zhuo Jingcheng.
Even though she had already figured this out, seeing Xiang Meng and Wen Rong drawing together, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss.
Xiang Meng smiled shyly and showed her slip to Wen Rong, at the age of 21, showing innocent eyes like a little deer.
She was also that age back then, would she also look at Wen Rong like that?
Xia Weige turned her gaze away when Wen Rong returned a smile to Xiang Meng, silently gripping the glass water cup, tilting her head to let the slightly cool water flow into her throat.
She was afraid she would shed tears again.
…
Xia Weige and Zhuo Jingcheng were cooking on the first day. There were no ingredients prepared in the small house, and there were probably a lot of things to buy, so everyone went out together to buy groceries and daily necessities.
Because of Xia Weige and Zhuo Jingcheng, the production team deliberately made them detour to a small suburban mall. There weren’t many people, and most of the shoppers were elderly, which avoided causing a commotion when they went out to film.
Zhuo Jingcheng kept clinging to Xia Weige, and she was really annoyed, but they were both in the same circle and in front of the camera, so Xia Weige could only suppress her dissatisfaction.
She only seized the opportunity to deliberately hide around a corner, finally temporarily shaking off Zhuo Jingcheng.
She breathed a slight sigh of relief, then remembered that there were still people filming, and the expression on her face faded a bit.
But when she looked up, she saw Wen Rong in front.
The other person was looking down, holding two cans of coffee beans, seemingly comparing them.
A hint of joy sprang up in Xia Weige’s heart. She quickly walked to Wen Rong’s side and asked in a tone as light as possible, “Are you buying coffee beans? I happen to have a grinder.”
Wen Rong’s lowered eyes slowly lifted, the faint smile on her lips always the same, not making people feel like a fake smile, but a genuine gentleness from the heart.
Xia Weige had never seen anyone similar to Wen Rong. Her temper was so good that it seemed nothing could truly make her angry, even on the day they broke up, the other person never said a single harsh word.
“You didn’t drink coffee before, didn’t you say milk was the best thing?” Although this was probably said to coax Xia Weige to drink it at the time.
Xia Weige stood beside Wen Rong, trying hard to look at the cans in the latter’s hands, wanting to figure something out and continue the topic.
She was extremely reserved. After so many years of not seeing each other, although there were thousands of words in her heart, she felt it was difficult to even say half a sentence.
She could only anxiously search for these trivial topics, trying to make the time between them slow down, and last longer.
But Wen Rong paused slightly after hearing her words, then looked up and focused on her. Xia Weige didn’t dare to meet Wen Rong’s eyes and lightly looked away, avoiding the gaze.
Only after a while did she hear Wen Rong speak: “People’s preferences always change.”
As she spoke, she placed one of the coffee bean cans into the shopping cart, making her choice.
Xia Weige’s heart felt as if it had been pierced by a needle, not intensely, but genuinely painful.
She blinked, forcing herself to smile, and then opened her mouth, forcing herself to ask, “Then what do you like now, is there any dish you want to eat tonight?”
Wen Rong didn’t answer, just laughed softly, and pushed the shopping cart a few steps forward, “Hurry up, they’re calling to check out together.”
After Wen Rong finished speaking, she didn’t leave immediately, but slightly tilted her head and looked at Xia Weige calmly, waiting for her to join.
Seeing this, Xia Weige took a deep breath and silently followed.
Until everyone returned to the small house, and Zhuo Jingcheng clung to her again, and the two went to the kitchen to cook together, Xia Weige hadn’t exchanged another word with Wen Rong.
She silently processed the ingredients in her hands. Even though Wen Rong said that, she still bought many things the other person used to like when they were buying groceries just now.
Xia Weige’s cooking skills were decent. Due to family reasons, she had to cook and wash dishes and do many chores since childhood. When she was with Wen Rong, she often cooked for the latter.
Wen Rong really liked pineapple, and also loved pineapple shrimp balls very much. She took out the processed pineapple to wash and cut into chunks. She could barely hear Zhuo Jingcheng talking next to her.
As if engaged in some kind of struggle, Xia Weige was concentrating on making this dish perfectly, wanting Wen Rong to eat it.
As if this could prove something.
“Do you two want to eat some cake?” a gentle voice rang out next to Xia Weige.
She stopped abruptly and looked up, seeing Wen Rong bringing two small plates of cake to her side.
“Ah, I’ll eat it later,” Xia Weige stopped her movements.
“It is indeed inconvenient. Then I’ll put them in the fridge for you first,” Wen Rong replied while walking to the refrigerator and putting the cakes inside.
She glanced at the two of them, then walked out, smiling and saying she looked forward to their cooking tonight.
“Jiejie (older sister), you just wait to feast, Xiaxia’s cooking is excellent.” Before Xia Weige could say anything, Zhuo Jingcheng actually preempted her and replied to Wen Rong.
He was holding a kitchen knife in his hand, and the words he spoke made it sound like he was close to Xia Weige. He was smiling brightly and cleanly, but it made Xia Weige feel a deeper sense of disgust.
And he even called Wen Rong “Jiejie”.
Xia Weige suddenly clenched her fingers.
That was a term of endearment that belonged to her.
Her “Jiejie”.
A fire shot up in Xia Weige’s heart because of that address. She looked up and stared obstinately at Wen Rong, picked up a slice of cut pineapple, and handed it to Wen Rong.
“Jiejie, do you want to eat this?”
Wen Rong turned to look at her, neither answering nor refusing.
She looked at the pineapple offered by Xia Weige, with the white and slender fingers holding the fruit, clear water droplets still hanging on it, sliding down the golden fruit and into Xia Weige’s knuckles.
The ripe pineapple was indeed very tempting.
Wen Rong lowered her head and actually bit the pineapple pulp directly from Xia Weige’s fingers.
Her lips and teeth might or might not have brushed against the skin of Xia Weige’s finger. She bit the pineapple, held the pulp in her mouth, and the rich juice burst forth.
The pineapple, which hadn’t been soaked in salt water, still carried a hint of sourness, making Wen Rong narrow her eyes slightly as she ate it.
But she loved pineapple so much that even this slight sourness was delicious.
“It’s delicious.” She quickly swallowed the fruit and smiled, expressing her praise to the slightly stunned Xia Weige.
Xia Weige’s mind was completely blank at this moment. She curled her fingers after a long moment of (being stunned), muttering distractedly, “Not everything changes.”
Wen Rong only returned a faint smile and did not continue the conversation.
After a few more words, she left to join the others.
And this scene in the kitchen instantly made the live broadcast’s popularity increase several times over.
【Oh my god, I was actually so captivated I forgot to breathe!】
【Good looking, good looking, start fighting, come on!】
【Is this the Shura field of three people in the kitchen?! The kitchen, the important place in a dating show, is indeed not simple!】
【To be fair, Xia Weige and her ex are quite shippable… they look so pleasing to the eye, and the older sister is too good at this, biting the pineapple like that…】
【They broke up, they broke up, they broke up! Xiaxia has already broken up with her!】
【Don’t panic, don’t panic, don’t panic, your idol is clearly still in love.】
【Does no one think Zhuo Jingcheng looked a bit scary just now, smiling at Wen Rong while holding a kitchen knife?】
【No one, are you sick?】
【It was originally Xiaozhuo’s group’s time, and someone deliberately came in to interfere and is still acting proud about it?】
【Seriously, don’t Zhuo Jingcheng’s fans realize that Xiaxia doesn’t want to talk to him at all?】
【Moreover, this is a dating show. They only drew lots to be paired up. Anyone would think Xiaxia agreed to date Zhuo Jingcheng otherwise? Are Zhuo Jingcheng’s fans so overbearing?】
【Can the fans please argue outside? I just want to watch the variety show quietly.】
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