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

Chen Yuze could see everything Bai Nianchu and Ling Yan did from outside the window.

When he saw her teasing other men, his thoughts suddenly went blank.

It turns out... her quirky sense of humor wasn't just directed at him.

Keep watching until the end.

Chen Yuze felt a constant surge of soreness and numbness rising from the depths of his heart, engulfing every cell of his body.

The overwhelming sense of defeat overwhelmed him, making him feel suffocated.

"To her, I'm not the only one."

Chen Yuze finally agreed to admit it.

……

After completing the task card, the production team turned off the live broadcast and the cameras at Love House, and left the cabin.

Bai Nianchu answered a phone call from Gu Jinxing.

Gu Jinxing talked for a few minutes and still showed no sign of hanging up, so Bai Nianchu simply went outside to the beach to continue their long phone conversation.

Only Chen Yuze and Ling Yan remained, mutually disgusted with each other.

Both men looked terrible.

Especially Chen Yuze.

He had previously thought that because Bai Nianchu projected a "savior complex" onto Ling Yan, it wasn't a truly equal relationship. He and Ling Yan weren't competitors on the same level or track, so he didn't reject Ling Yan's existence.

Looking back now, he was so naive.

Regardless of the method they use, their ultimate goal is the same—

That is to occupy the position next to Bai Nianchu.

He overestimated himself and underestimated Ling Yan.

Especially when Chen Yuze caught a glimpse of the candy Ling Yan was clutching in his hand, his expression darkened even further.

The plate of candy on the table, which was meant to be a prop, had long been taken away by the production team. No one knows when the mouse hid it.

How is this sneaky behavior any different from the way San behaves?

Ling Yan didn't care what Chen Yuze thought at all.

Even though his palm hurt from the hard candy, he didn't let go.

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Chen Yuze always believed that the dramatic and suspenseful plots in TV dramas and novels would never happen to him.

Of all times, it happened tonight.

Love House is a small space; besides the courtyard, there are only bedrooms.

Even the water dispenser is installed outside.

To avoid awkwardness, Chen Yuze and Ling Yan went to get their water separately.

Unexpectedly, as they passed each other, Ling Yan accidentally stepped on the wrong foot and bumped right into him.

Chen Yuze was tough and thick-skinned; he was only knocked back a step by the impact.

On the contrary, it was Ling Yan—

As the hot water he had just poured splashed all over his arm, the glass slipped from his hand and fell to the ground with a loud bang, shattering with a piercing sound.

Although the hot water was spilled all over Ling Yan, Chen Yuze was completely unharmed.

But Chen Yuze's mood continued to plummet, and he felt an inexplicable sense of suffocation.

I also have a bad feeling.

The incident happened so suddenly that Chen Yuze didn't have much time to recall the details.

He frowned impatiently, only vaguely remembering...

When Ling Yan passed by him just now, it seemed that the cup was already tilted at a slightly angle.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that it all ended up on me?

But Chen Yuze couldn't quite grasp the concept.

If it's all an act, why would Ling Yan put on such a show?

Even if you hate each other so much that you want to fight.

Shouldn't she have used her stagger to splash water on Chen Yuze?

What kind of crazy move is it to splash water all over yourself?

But even from the perspective of a love rival, Chen Yuze had to admit—

The other party certainly has the qualities to seduce people.

Ling Yan's skin was pale, and the burn mark on his arm was particularly noticeable, turning a large red patch instantly.

Because of the intense burning sensation, Ling Yan instantly broke out in a cold sweat, soaking all the black hair on his forehead, making him look like a "little white flower" being drenched by a downpour, a pitiful sight no matter how you looked at him.

Soon, Chen Yuze understood why the other party had pulled this stunt.

Bai Nianchu happened to return and witnessed this scene.

When Bai Nianchu arrived at Ling Yan's side, she happened to see him trembling silently in pain, with cold sweat dripping from his hair onto his eyelashes.

Beneath her damp, disheveled bangs, her eyes appeared particularly lost.

Just like a glass that has been smashed on the ground.

It looked as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.

Ling Yan's posture was particularly irritating to Chen Yuze.

If he still can't see that Ling Yan's trick is called a "self-inflicted injury strategy," then all those years of studying have been for nothing.

The thought that Ling Yan might frame him, use him to climb the social ladder, or even use this to gain Bai Nianchu's sympathy and love made Chen Yuze's face darken, and a cold and ruthless gloom surged in his eyes.

His facial features naturally possessed a fierce quality.

His face looked even fiercer after he put on his emotions.

Bai Nianchu's gaze fell on Ling Yan's right arm, which was scalded red, and her brows immediately furrowed: "What happened?"

To avoid being falsely accused, Chen Yuze preemptively said, "It has nothing to do with me; he hit me."

For him, it was a completely undeserved disaster.

To Chen Yuze's surprise, Ling Yan didn't mention him at all, but instead took all the blame upon himself.

"Hmm." Ling Yan lowered his eyes, his eyelashes casting a small shadow under his eyes. "It was all my fault."

Chen Yuze: ...

Chen Yuze froze on the spot, his hands hanging by his sides clenched tightly, his knuckles digging into his palms.

It was all because I wasn't careful.

An unnamed fire ignited in Chen Yuze's chest.

What does that mean? Are you addicted to playing the victim?

They schemed against him, used him as a stepping stone, and spoke with an utterly smug tone.

That's really something.

Chen Yuze has always been vengeful.

He remembered this grudge.

Chen Yuze knew how Ling Yan had bumped into him, could see how cleverly he had stumbled, and saw how precisely the cup of water had been splashed at the instigator.

But Bai Nianchu didn't see any of these things.

When she returned, she only saw Ling Yan's arm, which was scalded red, and saw him sweating and crying from the pain, with his head down saying, "It was all my fault."

"Let's go," Bai Nianchu said, her brows still furrowed, "to the bathroom to flush."

Scalding from boiling water requires rinsing with running water for at least 15-30 minutes, ideally 1-2 hours, until the burning and stinging sensation subsides. This will minimize tissue damage and prevent blistering and the risk of future scarring.

"..."

Chen Yuze opened his mouth, the words he wanted to say reached his throat, but he swallowed them back in silence.

He watched as Bai Nianchu took Ling Yan's other hand and hurriedly went back inside to treat his wound.

As Ling Yan turned to leave, he slightly turned his head and glanced back.

There was nothing in those dark, deep eyes.

It was as if he had just happened to look in this direction and his eyes had just met.

Only Chen Yuze can see it—

In Ling Yan's eyes, countless viscous, dark things were churning.

That's absolutely disgusting.

Chen Yuze did not follow.

I just stared silently at their backs.

……