Su An’an immediately recounted the earlier “No Heartbeat Challenge” in full detail, even revealing the rankings.
“No — we were just…”
Just as Qi Dong was about to speak, he suddenly remembered the production team’s confidentiality rules.
“Confidential! You’ll find out tomorrow.” He quickly said mysteriously, then hurried away before Su An’an could ask more.
Bai Jin looked curiously at Ji Xiaoyun, but he only shook his head calmly.
“I’m so curious what the male guests did — even Ji Xiaoyun won’t tell Bai Jin.”
“They said it’s a secret. We’ll know tomorrow.”
“When will the director release the male guests’ footage? I feel like I won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
The livestream barrage exploded again with speculation about the program’s arrangements.
The show’s official account never responded directly — clearly determined to keep the suspense.
“Did you guys do the No Heartbeat Challenge?” Gu Zhan suddenly asked.
Since arriving on the show, Gu Zhan had spoken very little, so his initiative surprised everyone.
“Mm.” Su An’an replied gently. “Jin Jin ranked first.”
Bai Jin was momentarily stunned, then quickly recovered.
Su An’an only acted this gentle in front of Gu Zhan — nothing strange about that.
She was clearly performing to maintain a good image, and honestly, her acting skills were good enough to make her a top star.
【Hmph! ‘Jin Jin’? We’re not close enough for that.】
“Miss Su, ‘Jin Jin’ is my exclusive nickname for Bai Jin. Please be mindful of how you address her next time.”
Ji Xiaoyun stepped beside Bai Jin, looking at Su An’an coldly.
The barrage went wild:
“Wow! Ji Xiaoyun must love Bai Jin so much.”
“Did he just get jealous… of another woman?”
“This is pure-love warrior energy.”
This moment pushed Ji Xiaoyun × Bai Jin back onto trending topics.
“…Understood.”
Su An’an’s jealousy burned even stronger. Ji Xiaoyun’s status was so high that, apart from Gu Zhan, no one dared to back her up.
She turned to Gu Zhan pleadingly — but he looked away coldly.
Being forced to lower her head and apologize on a livestream made her feel humiliated.
At this moment, Li Ming spoke up to move things along:
“Let’s start grouping so we can proceed to the next segment.”
“Jin Jin, you’re first place among the female guests — you choose first.”
Wang Shu enthusiastically linked arms with Bai Jin. “No suspense — you’ll definitely pick President Ji.”
Bai Jin smiled and nodded.
“I’m second.”
Wang Shu glanced at the remaining three men, thought for a moment, and chose Xie Yang.
Her true first choice had actually been Gu Zhan, but his aura was too cold and intimidating — his gaze felt like it could pierce through her, so she didn’t dare approach him.
As for Qi Dong… Li Ming clearly liked him, so Wang Shu tactfully avoided him.
“Your turn,” Wang Shu said meaningfully to Li Ming, who smiled gratefully.
As expected, Li Ming and Qi Dong formed a pair, leaving Gu Zhan and Su An’an together.
Su An’an looked calm on the surface, but inside she was thrilled — though Gu Zhan’s indifferent gaze made her uneasy.
Soon, Director Wang Ming entered with the staff.
“Dear guests, welcome to the first recording of Heart-Fluttering Lovers! The grouping is now complete. Next, each pair will go to one of four locations to take a memorable photo. These photos will be uploaded to the official app and Weibo for public voting.”
However, the locations were not freely chosen — they would be assigned by drawing lots, in order of the female guests’ ranking.
The four female guests drew lots:
Bai Jin → Amusement Park
Su An’an → Bookstore
Wang Shu → Café
Li Ming → Restaurant
The other three women were calm, but Su An’an was clearly disappointed.
She had hoped to use this show to get closer to Gu Zhan, yet they were going to a quiet bookstore — how were they supposed to interact romantically?
Ever since the villa incident, Gu Zhan had been distant, even deliberately keeping space from her.
Thinking of this, Su An’an once again directed her resentment toward Bai Jin.
“Each group has a prepared vehicle and cameraman. Please get ready to depart.”
On the way to the amusement park
Bai Jin immediately put on an eye mask to sleep. Ji Xiaoyun looked helpless.
Because the ride was livestreamed, their channel had almost zero interaction.
The cameraman quietly hinted that they should talk more.
Ji Xiaoyun frowned slightly — was she still worried about the original novel plot?
He tried several times to start a conversation, but stopped himself.
Forget it. They’d only known each other for a month — some things couldn’t be rushed.
He took out a book and began reading.
Meanwhile — in Gu Zhan and Su An’an’s car
Su An’an carefully handed over a small box.
“President Gu, this is a cake I made myself.”
She had woken up before dawn to bake it using only eggs, flour, and sugar — all natural ingredients, exactly what Gu Zhan usually liked.
“No need.”
Two cold words — then he turned away.
Su An’an felt deeply embarrassed, especially since this was live.
Was he really willing to embarrass her like this for Bai Jin?
How could she repair their relationship?
Gu Zhan stared out the window, deep in thought.
Recently, Bai Jin kept appearing in his mind — especially the moment she defended him.
In the business world, countless women tried to approach him with ulterior motives, but Bai Jin had helped him purely out of kindness.
That had genuinely piqued his interest.
That was why he agreed to join this variety show — largely to spend more time with her.
Yet after two days together, Bai Jin had never mentioned helping him, nor had she given him any special attention at all.