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

When the gossip session ended and the female guests were about to disperse, Chen Yuze walked over.

The girls looked up at him.

Chen Yuze is truly handsome, with a sharply defined face, wheat-colored skin, a black leather jacket paired with silver chains, and his hands in his pockets, exuding an unruly temperament and a slightly aloof aura.

"Miss Bai," Chen Yuze suddenly called out to her.

Bai Nianchu: "?"

His magnetic voice rang out from above, "Shall we chat on the balcony?"

This unexpected invitation to meet alone silenced the entire cabin for a moment.

Bai Nianchu was also somewhat surprised: "Okay."

The two walked up the stairs one after the other, drawing everyone's attention to themselves.

Close the glass door to the balcony, and it becomes the most convenient place to talk in the Heartbeat Hut: two rocking chairs, a coffee table, and a few potted plants, where you can enjoy the view or have a heart-to-heart talk.

Chen Yuze made no preparations or detours whatsoever.

He spoke almost immediately after sitting down: "This afternoon, Wen Shanshan asked me out."

Bai Nianchu looked up at him and listened quietly.

"She's a newcomer, and like me before, she had the privilege of a date. She chose me," Chen Yuze continued, his tone as calm as a routine report. "We just had lunch, chatted about each other's basic information, and then came back."

Bai Nianchu: "..."

This direct, almost reporting-style communication, without any embellishment, not only left Bai Nianchu in a brief silence, but also stunned the audience in the live stream.

[Fifth male lead, as expected of you (I'm speechless emoji)]

[Other male guests on dating reality shows would lay out their conversations with female guests in a roundabout way, but Chen Yuze did it like this: First, invite the girl he's interested in; second, tell her the truth; third, that's it.]

Others don't let misunderstandings linger overnight, but he doesn't even let them last half a day?

[If the fourth baby girl had been home during the day, I reckon she would have immediately contacted someone to let them know as soon as she got back.]

Indeed... this guy isn't just straightforward, he's a bulldozer.

Chen Yuze's gaze was open and honest as he awaited her reaction.

Bai Nianchu's eyes flickered for a moment. "Why are you telling me?"

Chen Yuze raised an eyebrow and met her gaze precisely.

He replied matter-of-factly, "Because I'm pursuing you."

If you're invited to dinner by someone of the opposite sex, shouldn't you let your wife know?

Bai Nianchu: "..."

The live stream chat was filled with monkey cries: 【Ooooh ooooh!】

The production team exclaimed in surprise: "Eh?! Eh?! Eh?!"

The director's tearful voice came through the cameraman's earpiece: "Tell Teacher Chen how many times I've told him, don't be so direct, be subtle! It's not even confession day yet!"

What, is "I'm pursuing you" some kind of catchphrase? You bring it up every now and then.

The cameraman relayed the director's words truthfully, and Chen Yuze clicked his tongue, "Got it."

Knowing this, his gaze not only didn't soften, but became even more unrestrained.

From Bai Nianchu's face, which was so beautiful even with minimal makeup, as if she had a beauty filter applied, to her thick, raven-feather-like eyelashes, her delicate nose, and finally to her gently pursed lips.

"What are you thinking about?" Bai Nianchu suddenly asked.

Chen Yuze was momentarily stunned and blurted out, "I want to kiss you..."

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough to avoid a live broadcast mishap: "I'll cook you a meal myself."

Bai Nianchu smiled.

It turns out that people can actually laugh when they're speechless.

I can't take it anymore.

[Hahaha, I want to kiss you... I'll cook you a meal myself!]

[Male #5 (Belike): My wife is so beautiful, I want to kiss her; Director: You're so bold! Male #5: Before I finished speaking, I said I'd cook her a meal.]

[The fifth male lead is truly a born abstract genius (laughs while rubbing his forehead)]

[Even staying up all night memorizing jokes can't compete with naturally gifted individuals; it seems abstract expression truly requires talent.]

*

Chen Yuze always keeps his word.

He actually prepared a big meal for Bai Nianchu.

Tonight, it was originally Su Yi'an and Liu Zhiwei's turn to cook, but after being lured by Chen Yuze with various benefits, Liu Zhiwei agreed to switch cooking duties with him. Anyway, everyone has gotten to know each other by now that the variety show has been filming, so there's no need to force them to follow the rule of one man and one woman cooking together.

A man's competitive spirit can be triggered in unexpected ways.

Su Yi'an prepared four dishes, while Chen Yuze prepared one more, along with a medicinal soup, dessert, and red wine.

When the two male guests brought the dishes and soup to the table, everyone was stunned and could only exclaim in amazement: the glistening and crispy Sichuan pepper chicken, the tender and fragrant steamed sea bass, as well as the black pepper beef tenderloin, crab roe tofu, braised prawns... a full nine dishes and a soup, which could be described as a feast for the eyes, nose and palate.

"Thank you both for your hard work!" After taking photos, everyone exclaimed sincerely, "You guys are amazing!"

"It's alright," Su Yi'an said with a gentle smile. "Yu Ze is really amazing. He not only cooked the dishes, but also made a pot of soup."

"Of course." Chen Yuze raised his chin, accepting the praise without any hesitation. "You're not bad either."

Su Yi'an: "..."

He was just being polite and sarcastic; he wasn't actually praising anyone.

Also, the second half of the sentence is optional.

Even after preparing a grand meal, there's no shortage of this final touch of ceremony—after decanting the red wine, Chen Yuze poured it for each guest one by one, following a counter-clockwise direction.

When it was Bai Nianchu's turn, he suddenly stopped, the bottle mouth hovering above the rim of the glass, about to tip over.

Only when Bai Nianchu raised her eyes in confusion did Chen Yuze curl the corners of his lips and lower his voice to say, "You can't drink too much, so..."

He slowly tilted the bottle. "I'll only give you half a glass."

*

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone gathered on the sofa and chatted.

Jiang Meng enthusiastically suggested, "Shall we play a 'finger-folding' game?"

"The rules of the game are very simple: each person has five fingers, and everyone takes turns saying something. If the statement is true, one finger must be broken. Whoever breaks five fingers first loses."

"Okay, what's the punishment for the loser?"

"The loser will be responsible for the next big purchase."

In the first round, Jiang Meng, the game's initiator, started with a bombshell: "If you don't like mine, fold it!"

Male guest: "..."

This is clearly targeted.

Live stream chat: [Hahahaha!]

So that's how you play this game.

The girls didn't move, but all five male guests consciously broke a finger.

"It's my turn," Su Yi'an said with a smile. "Then I'll respond with a similar question—for those who don't have a good feeling about the opposite sex present, fold one; it's a sign of good feeling in the romantic direction."

This time, the female guests fell silent.

I can't take it anymore...

[A cunning and manipulative man! The male lead is a seemingly innocent but actually cunning guy!]

The male guest didn't move, but Jiang Meng, Ye Siyao, and Liu Zhiwei all broke their fingers.

Wen Shanshan pondered for a while, then broke off a branch as well.

When it was Xu Muyang's turn, he smiled incredibly broadly: "If you don't have blonde hair, fold it!"

The entire army was wiped out: "..."

[Hahahaha, the third male lead is attacking indiscriminately!]