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

Then came a brief silence.

Chen Yuze and Bai Nianchu sat side by side under the night sky. Bai Nianchu looked up at the stars, while he looked at her from the side.

Bai Nianchu's expression was very serious, with gentle eyebrows, as if he were looking through this cluster of stars at another place, as if he were surrounded by an invisible barrier, isolating the world outside.

As Chen Yuze watched from the side, he suddenly had a subtle feeling: she seemed too unreal, too untangible, like a shadow that didn't belong here.

His fingers curled at his sides, and he inexplicably wanted to reach out and touch her to confirm that she was real.

Chen Yuze did indeed do that.

His fingertips lightly touched the back of her hand, and when his fingertips touched that soft warmth, he paused for half a second as if burned, then pretended to move away unintentionally and picked up the beverage can on the table.

After confirming that the other party was not some illusion that would dissipate at the slightest touch, Chen Yuze finally felt relieved.

Although he belatedly realized that his thoughts and actions were quite inexplicable.

"?"

This action made Bai Nianchu look away and tilt her head to look at him.

"I was getting a drink and accidentally bumped into it," Chen Yuze explained, his tone carrying an undeniable certainty.

This amused the viewers in the live stream.

[Keep pretending, bro!]

[Accidentally? Really, accidentally, bro?]

[Holding a drink can... so you can use it to grab someone else's hand... (taking notes jpg.)]

All he does all day is take notes in that shabby notebook.

[Oh no, I also found the fifth male guest quite interesting, and now I want to ship the new guest and the fourth female guest.]

[The fifth male lead is really daring! While the four men in the cabin were still holding each other back, he took the fourth female lead away as soon as he appeared. No wonder he's the show's carefully selected "catfish."]

I'm already looking forward to the battlefield when he returns to the cabin.

"Going back?" Chen Yuze raised his wrist and glanced at the time on his watch.

He originally wanted to ask Bai Nianchu about her impressions of the other male guests, but then he thought that since Bai Nianchu had already admitted that she hadn't fallen for anyone yet, there was no need to ask any more questions.

He'll handle the rest himself.

"Okay." Bai Nianchu responded and followed him to the parking lot.

There was a stretch of road that was a bit difficult to walk on, and Bai Nianchu stumbled slightly, her body swaying. The shoes she was wearing today weren't high heels, but they still had some height.

A strong arm caught her shoulder just in time.

It's Chen Yuze.

He was not only tall and sturdy, but he also always seemed to be warm, and even his palms were hotter than most people's.

The scalding heat seeped through her clothes and into her skin, inexplicably reminding Bai Nianchu of a warm, cozy lion nestled beside her.

"Be careful." After steadying himself, Chen Yuze restrained himself and withdrew his hand.

Only after lowering his arm did he subtly rub his fingertips.

It seemed as if he was reminiscing about something.

On the way back, there wasn't much traffic, and Chen Yuze had a smooth journey, returning to the Heartbeat House in just twenty minutes.

This time, as soon as the car came to a stop, Chen Yuze quickly walked around to the right side and opened the car door for Bai Nianchu before she could push it open. He also stretched out his arm so that she could hold on steady before getting out of the car.

After getting out of the car, Bai Nianchu did not walk forward immediately. Instead, she waited for Chen Yuze to take his luggage out of the trunk before leading him to the cabin.

It's a perfectly normal thing.

Chen Yuze's lips curled up slightly in a quick movement.

[It seemed like he was secretly pleased.]

It seems like whatever the fourth woman does can make the fifth man feel good...

[He's definitely the guy who secretly enjoys himself.]

When they reached the bottom of the small house, Chen Yuze stopped and called Bai Nianchu's name.

Bai Nianchu paused, then turned to look at him.

After spending a night together, Chen Yuze seemed to have become more certain of something, and his rather arrogant expression from their first meeting had quietly melted away.

"Tonight."

Chen Yuze paused, seemingly considering how to phrase it, and finally just asked dryly, "Are the stars pretty?"

His gaze was fixed on her with deep concentration, and a complex mix of emotions flickered in his eyes.

Bai Nianchu met his gaze, and the corners of her lips curved upwards very slightly.

"Hmm," she said, "not bad."

It was an expression that couldn't even be called a smile; at most, it was just a slight increase in the curvature of the corners of the mouth.

As fleeting as a flash in the pan.

Chen Yuze felt that everything around him had lost its color, and he couldn't help but hold his breath.

...It's really beautiful.

Chen Yuze tensed up, racking his brains, but could only manage to squeeze out the words "stunning and dazzling".

If time could stop at this moment...

"Nianchu, you're back!" Someone suddenly pushed open the door, interrupting their eye contact.

Chen Yuze: "?"

"It's so late, you're finally back." This was said by the male guest.

"Nianchu, are you very tired? The bath water in the bathtub has been prepared for you." This is from the female guest.

Just a second ago, Chen Yuze was talking face to face with Bai Nianchu, and the atmosphere was just right.

The next second, he was intentionally or unintentionally squeezed into a corner by the surging men and women.

Chen Yuze: "..."

It's clear that this group of people harbors a lot of resentment towards him.

Hahahahahahahahaha—

The live stream chat was filled with comments that looked like firecrackers that had been lit, all of them laughing.

Sorry, I just laughed so hard I almost fainted. I just got up from the floor.

[I laughed so hard my abs hurt (just so you know, this is something most people practice for a long time to achieve)]

[This is the first time I've seen guests so united against a common enemy. Is this the "catfish effect"?]

[Seriously, there are 666 cases. They're not even going to act anymore.]

[I'm sorry, Fifth Male Lead, I should feel sorry for you, but seeing this scene is really hard to hold back... Hahahaha!]

[Why is Chen Yuze being isolated as soon as he came back? It's so pitiful! (Huang Dou covering mouth and laughing emoji)]

[There's no way around it, the fifth male lead is a formidable rival who snatched up the most popular fourth female lead the moment he appeared.]

[He's the enemy of the people, that means...]

The guests vented their frustrations and also resumed their superficial care for the newlyweds.

"It's late, let's save what we need to say for tomorrow?"

"Chen Yuze, the key to the new room is in the door."

"Mm." Chen Yuze nodded. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, you've worked hard today too."

"Get some rest, everyone. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Bai Nianchu was surrounded by other girls as she went upstairs.

Chen Yuze took one last look at her retreating figure, then picked up his luggage and went to his new room.

Chen Yuze also didn't give a friendly look to the other male guests who openly or subtly rejected him.

He was a diving athlete, and his work environment was originally far removed from these treacherous, backstabbing, and love-struck dramas.

But if this group comes with thorns, he wouldn't mind letting them run into a tough hole.

Anyway, he came to this show to find love, not to make friends.

Chen Yuze has no shortage of friends.

It's enough to please the people you like.

As for the rest, whether it's scheming or hostility, just return it exactly as it is.