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

At 8:30 p.m., all the guests gathered in the living room.

The director stood before them and announced casually, "Tonight, Love House will be open again."

Everyone held their breath, and no one spoke.

"The couple who received the most votes during this afternoon's photoshoot—Su Yi'an and Bai Nianchu—have the right to invite each other to stay at Love House."

"However," the director paused before continuing, "if one party refuses to stay at the villa, the invitation fails, both of them will remain in the villa, and the special date will be void."

The surrounding gazes were turbulent, filled with resentment, envy, and subtle hostility.

Su Yi'an ignored them all, only quietly raising her eyes and looking directly at Bai Nianchu.

Compared to Ling Yan and Chen Yuze, he had very few dates with Bai Nianchu.

Therefore, Su Yi'an cherishes every opportunity.

"Nianchu." Su Yi'an's voice was gentle, as if he had used up all his patience. His eyes were also deeply fixed on Bai Nianchu, overflowing with tender affection. "Would you like to come with me?"

Bai Nianchu met his gaze and said, "I'm willing."

Her voice was cold and clear, sounding like a rejection at first glance.

Su Yi'an's heart skipped a beat, but when she realized that she agreed, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Love House is the glass house that Bai Nianchu and Chen Yuze visited last time.

Bai Nianchu had a premonition: every night from now on, she would go with a different male guest.

*

Love House.

After opening the door, Su Yi'an first checked all the doors and windows in the room to make sure the locks were in good working order. Then he went to the air conditioner panel and adjusted it to a temperature that was just right, neither too hot nor too cold.

These small details also show that Su Yi'an is the most considerate of the five male guests.

Not only that, he also took out a mosquito repellent, mugwort mosquito coils, and mosquito repellent spray from his shoulder bag.

Su Yi plugged in the mosquito repellent; he lit the mugwort mosquito coil and placed it in the corner; and he kept the mosquito repellent spray on the bedside table as a spare, just in case.

Bai Nianchu stood in the entryway, watching Su Yi'an arrange everything.

I was a little curious about how he could have prepared so thoroughly.

"Did you bring all of these?"

Su Yi'an turned around upon hearing this, a faint smile playing on her lips. "I already packed the mosquito repellent and mosquito spray in my luggage, and I bought the mosquito coils today."

His tone was so natural, as if he were talking about something very ordinary.

What Su Yi'an didn't say was that Bai Nianchu had casually mentioned in the morning that "there are a lot of mosquitoes there," and he had kept it in mind.

While strolling through the ancient street in the morning, taking advantage of the other guests' pause to admire the scenery, Su Yi'an made a special detour to the small supermarket on the corner of the street and picked out two boxes of mugwort mosquito coils labeled "natural and non-toxic" and "for babies, pregnant women and pets".

Regular electric mosquito coils not only have a strong odor, but they are also highly irritating to the human body when lit. In contrast, mugwort mosquito coils have a mild odor and are made from natural Chinese medicinal herbs, making them much safer than electric mosquito coils.

However, Su Yi'an had no intention of taking credit, and simply added softly, "I'm usually a light sleeper, and the buzzing of mosquitoes makes it hard for me to fall asleep. I thought everyone else might be the same, so I brought a few more."

Su Yi'an spoke in a gentle tone, as if all the thoughtfulness was just something she did effortlessly.

Only he himself knew how much unspoken concern was hidden within this "casual" act.

The system, oblivious to human intricacies, directly exposed Su Yi'an's lie:

[Host, he's lying to you! These were originally prepared for you.]

[He also had to search several small supermarkets during the day to find mosquito coils.]

[Hmph, no one can lie to me!]

The system, hands on hips, said proudly and arrogantly.

It's just that it's a round, plump thing, and if you don't put your hands together, it's really hard to tell where the head is and where the waist is.

Bai Nianchu chuckled softly to herself.

I was amused by its words and appearance.

"Yes," she replied, "Little Tong is great."

【Little...Little System?】The entire system icon turned red.

It's not small at all.

In terms of manufacturing date, even the host should call it "System Brother"!

However, it only dared to whisper these thoughts in its heart, and dared not say them out loud in front of Bai Nianchu.

A small unification is fine...

The system hesitated, trying to think it over.

After all, the host once said that it was more important than these human men.

*

Just like last time, there was a card on Love House's bed with two tasks for the two guests.

[A. Whispering sweet nothings in the other person's ear]

[B. The two people stared at each other for ten minutes.]

Bai Nianchu glanced at it and handed it to Su Yi'an.

Su Yi'an took the card, lowered her eyes and looked at it quietly for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "Was the last mission similar?"

Bai Nianchu shook her head.

In terms of scale, this time it's much more restrained than the last.

Su Yi'an asked, "What was it last time? May I know?"

Bai Nianchu said, "Either spend thirty minutes in the bathtub or sleep in bed together, choose one."

Su Yi settled in.

He instantly recalled the gossip he had heard earlier that day, which was being spread privately by the show's staff—because the tasks on Love House on the first night were too explicit, it displeased a certain sponsor, and all subsequent interactive content was urgently revised.

Considering Gu Jinxing's unusual behavior of suddenly appearing on the show and even taking Bai Nianchu to a hotel to rest that very night...

It's not hard to guess that the change in the task card was the result of Gu Jinxing's temporary pressure.

Unfortunately, Chen Yuze got the better deal on the first night.

No matter how rational Su Yi'an is, she can't help but feel depressed.

He suppressed his unspeakable jealousy and focused his attention on the task card in his hand.

Su Yi'an was finding it difficult to make a decision.

Choose A, and you can either say sweet nothings to Bai Nianchu or listen to her say them to him.

Su Yi'an couldn't imagine what Bai Nianchu would say when she spoke sweet words.

She was always aloof, her expression and emotions as detached as the moon across a vast galaxy, cold and distant.

If Bai Nianchu were to whisper those seductive words close to his ear...

Su Yi'an quickly cut off her thoughts.

Thinking further, before even starting the game, he found himself in a limbo.

Su Yi'an looked at option B—the two stared at each other for ten minutes.

He had heard of the popular saying online: "Eye contact is a spiritual kiss without desire."

Those who love will immerse themselves in it, while those who don't will avoid it.

He was wondering if Bai Nianchu would try to avoid him.

I felt a little uneasy.

He feared it was all just wishful thinking on his part, and that she actually had no interest in him at all.

"Do you have any biases?" Su Yi'an asked tentatively.

Bai Nianchu shook her head: "No."

"...Then let's go with A." ​​Su Yi'an put the card back on the bedside table, her fingertips trembling slightly.

Call it self-deception or wishful thinking.

He doesn't want to be sentenced prematurely, at least not until the final answer is revealed.