“Thanks, but the suitcase is a bit heavy.”
Bai Jin smiled politely and handed her luggage to the staff.
The staff member silently suspected something strange inside the suitcase, already preparing to “cover for her” if she was exposed — after all, they couldn’t anger the netizens, or it would affect the show’s ratings.
“Whoa!”
The moment he took the suitcase, he nearly lost his balance and stumbled backward.
This scene immediately slapped the haters in the face.
“I told you! Our Jinjin isn’t pretending to be weak.”
“……”
After only a few steps, the male staff member was already panting heavily. Seeing this, Bai Jin immediately took the suitcase back.
“I’ll do it myself.”
She lifted it in one breath and jogged downstairs to place it in the car’s trunk.
The anti-fans watched the situation reverse but couldn’t find any fault with her, so they fell silent.
After this incident, even with Su An’an’s subtle hints, the director no longer dared to casually “test” Bai Jin.
The car sped smoothly along the straight asphalt road toward a suburban villa.
According to the program’s arrangement, this season would be filmed in a villa on the outskirts — already fully equipped with hidden cameras.
After about half an hour of driving, the livestream chat was unusually quiet.
Perhaps because she hadn’t slept well, Bai Jin just wanted to nap.
“Miss Bai, may I ask — what is your ideal type?”
As expected, the production team began stirring the pot for the audience.
Bai Jin thought of Ji Xiaoyun, then of the recent engagement chaos.
To avoid trouble, she replied flatly, “None.”
Producer Wang Ming frowned slightly — this was not the answer he wanted.
Other guests’ livestream rooms were lively, but Bai Jin’s was like a dead pond.
“Then among last week’s male guests on the show, was there anyone you were interested in?”
The staff pressed on.
“No.”
Bai Jin frowned slightly, clearly displeased.
She did have a faint good impression of Ji Xiaoyun, but according to the original plot, he belonged to Su An’an.
As for Sheng Muchen — she wanted to avoid him entirely.
And Gu Zhan? She had to keep her distance. She was just a minor character — she couldn’t afford to clash with the female lead over a man.
“Bai Jin keeps pretending!”
“Everyone saw Ji Xiaoyun crash her wedding.”
“Gu Zhan even took her back to his villa at night.”
The haters kept digging up past gossip.
Bai Jin closed her eyes slightly, clearly not wanting to engage.
Soon, they arrived at the villa.
Bai Jin stepped out of the car with her suitcase. The entire property was surrounded by red roses, with pink heart decorations plastered along the walls.
Once the guests moved in, hidden cameras would remain running at all times.
This season featured four female guests and four male guests.
Female guests:
Su An’an
Bai Jin
Wang Shu
Li Ming
Male guests:
Xie Yang
Qi Dong
(Two mysterious male guests yet to appear)
As soon as Bai Jin entered the living room, she saw Su An’an being subtly excluded by the other two female guests.
“Miss Bai, we meet again!”
Because they had worked together before, Wang Shu warmly greeted her. Li Ming also introduced herself enthusiastically. The three quickly grew friendly.
Meanwhile, Su An’an stood awkwardly aside.
But she seemed used to this and busied herself with familiarizing the setting.
“Miss Su.”
Out of politeness, Bai Jin walked over to greet her.
A flicker of disgust flashed across Su An’an’s eyes, but she forced a smile for the camera.
Bai Jin felt uncomfortable and returned to Wang Shu, shaking her head helplessly.
In the original novel, Su An’an was hopelessly love-struck over Gu Zhan — there was no point trying to explain anything to her.
Bai Jin silently decided: from now on, mind my own business.
At that moment, Director Wang Ming stepped forward.
“Dear guests, please be patient. The livestream originally scheduled for 8 a.m. must be postponed due to special circumstances.”
The guests murmured in confusion.
The livestream chat exploded:
“Why delay?”
“I skipped breakfast just to watch this!”
Wang Ming was sweating inside.
He had just received news that two extremely powerful figures were joining the show — arranged directly by the company.
Even he didn’t know the full details, but he knew these two people were far beyond his ability to offend.
Compared to others’ anxiety, Bai Jin remained calm, chatting with Wang Shu about recent movies.
Suddenly, a commotion erupted at the entrance.
“Who is it?” Wang Shu stood up first.
“Ah!”
When she saw the newcomers, her eyes widened in excitement.
The others turned toward the door.
Bai Jin couldn’t see clearly at first — but then two familiar figures appeared in her line of sight.
“Gu Zhan… Ji Xiaoyun?!”
Everyone knew — these were heavyweight figures.
Director Wang Ming was so shocked he could barely speak. He never imagined such a small reality show would attract two big shots.
The livestream went crazy.
“Ahhhhh!”
“This show is legendary.”
“If I missed this episode, I’d regret my whole life.”
The screen was flooded with comments.
“Jinjin…”
The moment Ji Xiaoyun entered, his gaze locked onto Bai Jin. He walked over naturally.
“My assistant told me you were coming on this show, so I rearranged my schedule to support you.”
Bai Jin’s inner voice rang out instantly:
[Oh no… the plot is getting more and more messed up. This isn’t how the original story went!]
[Wasn’t Ji Xiaoyun supposed to help Su An’an? Did I cause a plot deviation?]
[What if later he still…]
Hearing this, Ji Xiaoyun felt irritated.
He was the head of the Ji family — young, handsome, wealthy. Why did Bai Jin keep worrying about Su An’an?
Did she really think he loved that woman?
He glanced at Su An’an. Though she was beautiful, he felt no romantic pull at all.
Meanwhile, Su An’an looked visibly shaken.
Gu Zhan… on a reality show?
Was this really for Bai Jin?
How close were they now?
A storm of questions flooded her mind.