Romance Variety Show: The aloof and beautiful fourth female lead is always coveted.

Every time Ling Yan is like a hedgehog, he wants to hide when he gets hurt.

Bai Nianchu would bypass these thorns and instead touch his fragile and uneasy core.

This is also one of the reasons why Ling Yan is so deeply involved—Bai Nianchu always manages to pinpoint his most vulnerable spot and gently embrace his loneliness, just like the previous times they hugged.

She was always the only one who was willing to get close to him and accept him.

"...Why are you crying again?"

Bai Nianchu sighed softly.

She reached out and cupped Ling Yan's face, carefully looking at his teary eyes. She wasn't the type to comfort others with gentle words, nor did she lecture or question why. She simply held her fingertips below the corner of his reddened eye, as if catching a delicate little flower, and gently caught Ling Yan's hot tear.

She had seen Ling Yan's symptoms on many other people.

In the cellar, in the niche, in the abandoned iron cabinet, you'll always encounter a few pairs of eyes filled with fear.

Some were refugees who had been hiding underground for months without seeing the light of day; some were infected people who were locked in dark rooms and abandoned by their comrades; some were seen as a burden and discarded at will; and some were captured by their own kind to be used as food reserves...

The harm done by one person to another may be comparable, but the pain is equally severe.

Bai Nianchu viewed their suffering as equals, including Ling Yan's.

"……sorry."

Ling Yan is not a person who cries easily.

Even when he was abandoned by his biological parents and locked in a closet by his fellow orphans, he never cried.

He can endure pain, but the slightest bit of tenderness can break him down.

Ling Yan only revealed this vulnerability to Bai Nianchu.

"It's okay to cry," Bai Nianchu said calmly. "I'm here."

Ling Yan remained silent, sullen.

After a long while, he lowered his head, rubbed his hand against hers, and said, "...It's ugly."

He felt that he was bad in every way, except for his face, which Bai Nianchu liked.

If you cry, you'll become ugly.

Bai Nianchu didn't think so.

Perhaps it was just her little quirky sense of humor.

She loved seeing Ling Yan lose control, loved his natural tears, the reddened corners of his eyes, and the alluring beauty mark under his eye.

If Chen Yuze's personality is her ideal type, then Ling Yan's face is shaped according to her aesthetic standards.

She loved this fragile yet unique beauty.

Bai Nianchu wouldn't want to distance herself from Ling Yan just because she saw his bad or disheveled side. On the contrary, seeing him trying to hide his unease only made her want to comfort this little hedgehog until he was willing to lay down his soft belly for her.

So she said, "Not ugly, very pretty."

Beautiful… Ling Yan wondered, was he really beautiful in Bai Nianchu’s eyes?

Ling Yan remained silent for a long time before suddenly reaching out and tightly embracing Bai Nianchu's waist.

The dark and cramped environment that usually made him uncomfortable, and his embarrassing illness, became his reasons for indulgence at this moment.

The enclosed space was no longer a cage that confined him, but a small world that belonged only to him and Bai Nianchu, allowing him to cast aside all reason and defenses, get close to her without reservation, and recklessly indulge in the warmth of this love.

When Ling Yan first met Bai Nianchu, he thought to himself, "I wish you would even notice me."

Later, Ling Yan's longing grew stronger: "If only you could talk to me more."

Even now, his obsession grows deeper, and his heart and mind are filled with a sentence he dares not utter aloud—

"I wish I could be someone special to you."

...How could he be so greedy?

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Bai Nianchu did not explicitly show any resistance, so Ling Yan held her tightly and wouldn't let go.

It was as if she wanted to rub against his tall frame, making him shrink completely into her arms.

This was the first time Bai Nianchu had ever seen Ling Yan have such a childish side.

After letting him hug her for more than ten minutes, Bai Nianchu raised her hand and pinched the back of his neck.

"alright."

Ling Yan remained silent for a long while before letting out a muffled "Hmm".

It took Ling Yan half an hour to climb through this passage.

The photographer had already made his way to the end of the haunted house through the staff entrance and was waiting for them at the exit.

Seeing them come out, his eyes subtly revealed a secret, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

The live stream has finally gone from only having sound to having both sound and visuals.

[Was the fourth male lead just crying? His eyes were red.]

[Could it be claustrophobia...?]

I wouldn't dare stay in such a dark and cramped place; I'd feel suffocated.

Did you guys hear the fourth female lead say, "It's okay to cry, I'm here"? It was so gentle...

They must have been hugging secretly behind our backs! Look at Ling Yan, he's so clingy when he walks!

The atmosphere was completely different from before I arrived^^

What's the difference between you two and a young couple? If you like each other, hold hands!

[Exam results are out: Chinese 0, Math 0, English 0, Physics 0, Chemistry 0, Biology 0, Yan Chu 99!]

Compared to their group, the dates of the other groups were not exactly boring, but they were pretty much the same.

The groups of Xu Muyang and Liu Zhiwei, and Su Yi'an and Jiang Meng, were a bit better. One group played golf, and the other went ice skating. These kinds of sports activities are fun for both people and not so boring.

As for the other two couples, the production team didn't want to show them; it was like a date in an icebox.

When Chen Yuze and Ye Siyao are together, at least they have "Bai Nianchu" as a common topic to talk about.

Aside from exchanging greetings upon first meeting, Lin Zhao and Wen Shanshan didn't interact again after entering the library. They didn't even read the books together; Lin Zhao went to the finance section, while Wen Shanshan went to the bestsellers. Several hours later, they left the library and drove back to their cabin together.

All four groups returned very early.

It's obvious who Bai Nianchu is dating today.

Xu Muyang lay listlessly on the beanbag chair like a dejected little dog with droopy ears.

"This is Ling Yan's second weekend date, isn't it? I've never had one before."

Seeing his pitiful state, Ye Siyao comforted him, saying, "At least you and Nianchu had a nighttime date once."

Unlike Lin, who hadn't had that kind of luck for weeks, his only date was one he managed to snag because he was alone.

Xu Muyang: "..."

So, does he still need to kneel down and express his gratitude to the production team?

Ye Siyao had an idea and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Aren't we going to H City next Monday? Everyone will definitely go back to pack their luggage tomorrow."

"You could find an opportunity to invite Nianchu home before they do and offer to take her there."

"Mu Yang, you're not lucky with dates..." Ye Siyao paused, then said earnestly, "This is the only way we can try to spend more time together."

Xu Muyang was overjoyed: "Master, I understand!"