The production team had a clever plan: tasks like farming involve digging holes, burying soil, and watering—how could the female participants handle such heavy work? This would showcase the male guests’ strength, and once interactions happened, wouldn’t the pink bubbles naturally follow?
However, human plans are no match for fate. Blame it all on that line in the mission card: “Find your preferred plot of land!”
The villa covered a vast area, divided into front and back gardens, with orchards on both sides. With seven guests in total, encountering each other across such a large expanse of land was quite difficult.
Watching the guests scatter in different directions, the director’s team looked grim—this wasn’t what they had envisioned!
“Director, there’s potential! Teacher Yan and Xia Yu have run into each other!”
A female staff member pointed excitedly at the monitor screen. Xia Yu’s earlier remark to Xu Sisi had already spread among the crew—this was the difference between live teaching and online classes.
While netizens were still joking around, the staff had already started applying it practically. Any little discovery would prompt someone to say, “There’s potential!”
Seeing this, the director quickly ordered Xia Yu and Yan Qing’s feed to be enlarged on the main screen. The two standing together looked picturesque, but their conversation…
Xia Yu: “You want to plant here?”
Yan Qing: “You too?”
Xia Yu: “This plot is only big enough for one person.”
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The two stared at each other. Yan Qing glanced at the land, then looked at Xia Yu and said, “Is Xia Xia willing to give it up?”
Xia Yu firmly refused: “I’m not willing.”
No handsome-man tactics with her! Deliberately lowering his voice to call her nickname wouldn’t work either!
Not only the audience but even the production staff in the control room were full of questions. Weren’t these two polite and harmonious yesterday? How had they suddenly become so unwilling to yield to each other?
Xia Yu had lived in the countryside for a year before. She had taken a long break for herself, with a small courtyard of her own that included a vegetable garden enclosed by a fence. Blessed with the excellent genes of the Chinese nation, she was quite skilled at farming.
So she knew that the only patch of black soil in the entire villa was the most fertile and best spot! She wanted to plant there! Who would have thought she’d run into Yan Qing, who had also taken a liking to this place!
What was most infuriating was that she had been closer to this plot than Yan Qing, yet he had simply tossed his shovel and stuck it into the ground…
Claiming territory like that—is that something a person does?!
Moreover, this guy had clearly been following her. When she had headed this way earlier, he had turned left—he must have seen her coming this way and followed!
“Wait, what are you planting?”
Yan Qing glanced at the packaging bag and said, “Beans.”
Xia Yu clapped her hands. “I’m planting corn! We can intercrop. If you don’t want to give up this plot, how about we plant together?”
“Okay,” Yan Qing agreed.
With two people working on one plot, their progress was naturally faster than others’. By the time they finished planting, others were still hauling water. Sitting on the wooden bench nearby to rest, the two felt a deep sense of accomplishment.
Something like transmigration and rebirth could be quite disorienting. Since arriving in this world, Xia Yu had felt her soul floating. The longer she stayed in this world and the more people and events she encountered, the more grounded she became.
And then came this farming experience. To Xia Yu, the land held energy. She thought to herself, she now completely belonged to this world—no longer in a book, nor living someone else’s life.
It was her touching the earth, living her own life.
But her previous thoughts remained unchanged—those who schemed against her would have to face the consequences!
With a broadened heart, Xia Yu’s smile grew even more genuine. She glanced at Yan Qing beside her, who was mimicking her posture, also looking up at the sky.
Although she had transmigrated into a book, she didn’t know much about the novel’s plot. After skimming through it briefly, she had mostly forgotten the details. On set, she focused on studying the script.
The adapted script had cut many plotlines and made slight changes to the details, leaving her god’s-perspective cheat with some gaps.
For example, Yan Qing, the female lead’s White Moonlight treasure, didn’t appear much in the script, but he seemed to have a significant role in the novel—clearly a character with a story.
This person… also had an indescribably strange attitude toward her.
“Am I very handsome?”
The sudden narcissistic remark caught Xia Yu off guard. She saw Yan Qing sit up straight and say, “You’ve been staring at me.”
Xia Yu forced a polite smile and took a mirror from her bag, opening it and holding it in front of Yan Qing.
“There’s a bug on your head, and you’ve got mud on your face.”
Yan Qing abruptly sat up and swatted the bug off his head. As for the mud on his face, he wanted to wipe it with his sleeve, but his germaphobia kicked in—he felt that wiping it would not only dirty his face but also his clothes.
Yet leaving it there was unbearable.
While planting, Yan Qing had followed Xia Yu’s instructions throughout, learning how to keep his clothes clean and following her guidance on better planting techniques.
The mud had gotten on his face when he accidentally brushed against the shovel while resting on a chair.
“Use this.”
Xia Yu handed him a wet handkerchief. Yan Qing took it and thanked her, holding the mirror as he wiped the mud off his face while showering her with praise.
“You’re really amazing, even knowing how to farm.”
“You even know that corn and beans can be planted together.”
“Even experienced farmers might not be as skilled as you.”
…
When Xu Sisi and Yu You finished planting and came over together, they saw Yan Qing holding a mirror as if touching up his makeup, his eyes sparkling as he praised Xia Yu.
Was he already infatuated? Just from planting some crops!
The two of them darkened their expressions. Yan Qing’s relaxed demeanor around Xia Yu was clearly different from how he acted in front of others. It was sour—their hearts felt sour!
“Brother Yan! Xia Yu! Are you done planting?”
Xu Sisi strode over, determined to interrupt their flirtatious exchange!
Yu You hurried to follow.
“Huh? Why is there only one plot?”
Seeing the two approaching, Xia Yu yawned and said, “Yan Qing and I planted one plot together.”
“But didn’t the production team say everyone had to find a one-square-meter area to plant?”
Yu You spoke timidly, appearing nervous about breaking the rules. While seemingly reminding Xia Yu, she was actually reminding the production team—separate them!
“It’s fine. Xia Xia and I didn’t break any rules.”
Xia Xia?! In such a short time, they’re already calling each other so intimately?
Xia Yu had no interest in participating in this drama of multiple women vying for one man. Originally, she had intended to provoke the female lead, but Yan Qing’s use of “Xia Xia” would likely leave Yu You stewing for a day, so she didn’t need to intervene.
“Planting is exhausting. I’m going back to rest. Call me if you need anything.”
Xia Yu stood up and left, but after a few steps, she suddenly stopped and said to Yan Qing, “Help me bring the tools back—consider it tuition~”
Netizens began to comment in the live stream:
【Exhausted? You were the one ordering God Yan around the whole time! Siren, siren!】
【Did Yan Qing bring the bucket? So obedient?】
【Their CP chemistry is so strong. I wonder if anyone gets why I’m shipping them—Yan Qing has this invincible boss aura outside, but in front of Xia Yu, he’s like a little wife, especially during the face-wiping part. Xia Yu sits so casually, while their roles are reversed, creating an adorable contrast.】
【Me too!】
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Three days passed neither quickly nor slowly. In fact, these three days of filming weren’t part of the official program. Recent variety shows often include a prelude episode, and these days were dedicated to filming that.
The production team would edit and release it on the platform for a trial broadcast. The official TV broadcast would start next month.
The production team would also gather feedback from viewers to make adjustments. The second season had undergone reforms in format and segments, so audience input was essential.
Overall, the filming went smoothly!
On the afternoon of the final day, Xia Yu finally got her phone back as she wished. She wanted to check how Qin Gang’s situation was being handled online. After sending the message to Piao Jie that day, Piao Jie had left the island immediately, saying she needed to discuss it with the company.
After retrieving her phone, Xia Yu boarded the return ferry with her luggage before checking the online updates.
Yu You was much more anxious, searching as soon as she returned to her room. She was even more concerned than Xia Yu.
Upon entering Weibo and searching for Xia Yu’s name, Yu You was stunned.