I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

Chapter 103 Two groups of cats and three groups of mice

When the recording studio staff arrived, Chen Nian was packing up his things, putting the instruments back in their original places, and also deleting the recorded part of the arrangement.

On the stage to the side, Zhou Yu sat there with red eyes and an inescapable shyness. After crying like that in front of Chen Nian, she felt like she was doomed.

Seeing this strange scene, the staff immediately imagined a couple breaking up.

After handing the studio over to the staff, Chen Nian and Zhou Yu left the recording studio. It was already past midnight, and most of the tourists on the eighth floor had already left.

Only a few shop staff members remained, cleaning up the mess.

"what?"

"Brother Nian, you're here to see the show tonight?" A voice suddenly called out to Chen Nian.

Chen Nian looked back and saw a young man he had met at the performance hall earlier that day. The young man was a regular performer on the cruise ship.

"No, I just came to use the recording studio for a bit. I just finished and am about to go back," Chen Nian said.

"Wow, this recording studio is top-notch, right?" the young man exclaimed. "I've been there once before, it's amazing!"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Zhou Yu beside Chen Nian. He paused for a moment, then leaned closer and whispered, "They changed her. Wasn't it Sister Xia Yao this morning?"

"What are you saying? This is my friend." Chen Nian was speechless.

"Then why are you crying?" The young man asked, puzzled, looking at Chen Nian with a mischievous grin.

Helpless, Chen Nian exchanged a few pleasantries with him, and then got on the elevator with Zhou Yu.

As they ascended, Chen Nian looked at Zhou Yu, whose eyes were still red, and said, "When you get off the elevator, go back quickly and don't let them see you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu looked at Chen Nian with confusion.

"Otherwise, rumors will spread tomorrow that I made you cry," Chen Nian explained. If Liu Ting and the others saw him like this, it would be disastrous.

"Oh." Zhou Yu nodded, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "But... wasn't it you who made me cry?"

"Sigh, how can you blame me?" Chen Nian was speechless. Soon, the elevator doors opened.

He cautiously peeked out, and seeing no familiar figure, breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll be going now, see you tomorrow!"

After saying that, he ran out in a flash and disappeared into the corridor in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Yu paused for a moment, stepped out of the elevator, took a deep breath, and suddenly heard that song tonight, which made her longing surge up in her heart.

However, upon closer examination, this guy is truly terrifying!

The matter was discussed that evening, and a few hours later, he already had a song in it?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu suddenly realized that Chen Nian was not simple at all. At first, everyone thought that he had really gotten in through connections, but as time went on, he showed that he was much stronger.

It's like... a treasure chest in a game; you never know what will fall out each time you open it.

Zhou Yu's lips curled up slightly, feeling that she had discovered something incredible.

"Hey, why are you laughing like an idiot here so late at night instead of sleeping?" A voice suddenly broke Zhou Yu's thoughts. Liu Ting walked over with a cup of coffee and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Um?"

"You've been crying?" Liu Ting asked in surprise when she saw Zhou Yu's red eyes. "What happened? Did someone bully you?"

"No..." Zhou Yu quickly shook her head, making up an excuse to get by, "I went to the eighth floor to watch a performance, and I was moved."

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"No way, what kind of performance is so touching?" Liu Ting asked in surprise.

"You'll see for yourself next time. I need to go back, take a shower, and go to bed," Zhou Yu said hurriedly, and left in a hurry.

Watching her hurried figure, Liu Ting frowned and muttered, "What's wrong with this girl? I've never heard of her being so emotionally fragile."

It's late at night...

Chen Nian returned to his room, did a few sets of exercises, then took a shower and lay down. He turned to look at a corner of the starry sky, and at that moment, he recalled the events of the night.

Therefore, it's clear that Zhou Yu's journey to where she is today is no easy feat. Lacking formal training, everything she has achieved is the result of her own hard work and dedication.

This industry is very cruel. Although he didn't witness many things firsthand, he heard many regrettable stories.

Lin Zai would often talk to him about how a certain artist in the company was doing, how everyone was struggling to cross the river, but very few people could actually make it to shore.

One of the issues was a term he had heard many times: unspoken rules.

Back then, Lin Ran encouraged him to switch careers and become a singer, even joking that if a rich woman took a liking to him, he might become financially independent.

Silent night...

The next day, Chen Nian got up early as usual, ran on the treadmill in the gym for twenty minutes, and then went back to his room to shower, change clothes, and go out.

Breakfast is on the fourth floor. Everyone will meet in the lobby at 9:00 AM and then go to the fourth floor together for breakfast. After breakfast, we will return to the lobby on the fifteenth floor.

The sea is not calm today; dark clouds obscure the view, and it seems a rain is on the way.

Looking out the window at the dark clouds looming overhead and the surging waves, Chen Nian felt inexplicably afraid. Although he loved the sea, he didn't like being in this kind of weather.

Fortunately, it's not easy to overturn such a behemoth, so it's still quite safe.

"Chen Nian, where did you go last night?" Xia Yao asked curiously, sitting next to him.

"Oh, I'll go to the eighth floor." Chen Nian replied.

"Eighth floor?" Liu Ting looked at Chen Nian with surprise upon hearing this.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Chen Nian asked, puzzled.

Liu Ting did not answer Chen Nian's question, but instead looked at Zhou Yu beside her suspiciously.

Zhou Yu rolled her eyes at Chen Nian. Faced with Liu Ting's guess, she could only pretend not to know and look away.

Zhou Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief when the housekeeper arrived.

"Everyone, let's start by drawing lots. There are two groups for cats and three groups for mice."

"If two people find someone together, the voucher will be split equally; if one person catches someone, the voucher will be kept by the whole person," the butler said.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all prayed that they would draw the cat character.

"However, there is a time limit. If the cat does not catch anything within two hours, it will lose the betting voucher."

"Okay, let's be mice!" Everyone immediately changed their minds; clearly, being a cat wasn't easy.

This time, the boys drew lots. Chen Nian was the third to draw. When Li Tian and Su He opened their respective lots, they cheered. They had both drawn rats.

This means that the next step is to draw one out of three.

Seeing this, Xia Yao prayed, "It would be best if it were a mouse; if it's a cat, it'll just be asking for trouble."

However, the next moment, Chen Nian drew a fortune stick, saw the words on it, and helplessly shrugged, "Congratulations, it's a cat."

"Ah!" Xia Yao was stunned, then immediately hung her head in dejection. "Oh God, how am I supposed to find this?!"

"At least within the third floor, there's still a chance," Chen Nian said with a wry smile.

Immediately afterwards, Wen Jingran and Liu Ting also drew the cat, while the team temporarily formed by Qi Feng and Su Xiao got the last rat.

From then on, two teams of cats and three teams of mice had emerged.

Liu Ting looked utterly hopeless and said dejectedly, "My voucher..."

She put in two tickets, and used one more yesterday, so she only has five left now.

"Okay, now the mouse has twenty minutes to hide. Each time it changes hiding places, there must be a twenty-minute interval. The cameraman will notify you when it is time to change locations."

"That's what the butler said."

Upon hearing this, Li Tian and the others immediately sprang into action. While they were riding the elevator, Chen Nian and the others had to turn their backs to the elevator so they couldn't see which floor they were going down to.

"What's the plan?" Xia Yao asked.

"Yes, we'll act alone to maximize our profits. I'll go to the seventh floor, and you'll go to the ninth. We'll go to the eighth floor together later," Chen Nian said.

"When are we going to the eighth floor?" Xia Yao asked, puzzled.

"If you can't find yourselves on your respective floors in an hour, then meet up on the eighth floor."

"What about us?" Liu Ting asked, blinking her eyes.

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"You guys figure it out yourselves," Chen Nian said quietly.

After thinking it over, Liu Ting and Wen Jingran decided that the two of them would go to the eighth floor, and if they couldn't find it, they would split up and go to the seventh and ninth floors, doing the opposite of Chen Nian and the others.

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian thought it was a good idea.

"Alright, twenty minutes are up!" the butler announced, signaling the start of the game.

The next moment, the four people on the fifteenth floor began their operation.

At this moment, on the seventh floor, in the arcade...

Zhou Yu and Su He found a perfect spot. The two changed into cosplay outfits of characters from a dueling game, stood in the simulation arena, and acted out the characters from the game.

Li Tian and Tang Xi, who were also on the seventh floor, went into the simulator cabin with curtains and started playing a shooting game.

"no!"

"Why are we playing games here?" After a moment, Liu Ting realized what was happening and asked in surprise.

"Think about it, do you think they would imagine that the two of us are playing a game in here?" Li Tian said with a wicked smile.

"Oh? That makes sense!" Liu Ting's eyes lit up, and soon the two of them were engrossed in the game, having a great time.

Meanwhile, Qi Feng and Su Xiao appeared on the eighth floor. The two arrived at the magic show venue that was being prepared, and a plan came to mind. They borrowed two painted cloths from the venue staff.

As the elevator reached the ninth floor, Xia Yao stepped out first, followed by Chen Nian who came out on the seventh floor.

Looking at the dazzling layout, the graffiti, the murals, and the various video game characters, his eyes lit up and his playful spirit was aroused.

If he weren't on a mission, he would have played for several hours at most.

Chen Nian sniffed the air and muttered, "I smell vouchers..."

The photographer standing nearby was stunned. Good heavens, how come he couldn't smell it?

Chen Nian strolled through the area and found that it not only had a KTV and board game room, but also an escape room.

Looking at the interconnected passageways, he secretly sighed, thankful that there was a time limit for each hiding place; otherwise, if the other party used a cunning maneuver, he could search for them all night.

Chen Nian glanced at the digital watch on his wrist. It was a timer provided by the production team for everyone, and the first twenty minutes had begun as the timer started.

The next moment, Chen Nian walked into the board game room next door.

Welcome!

Chen Nian nodded slightly, walked past the bar, ordered a lemonade, and was about to ask the pretty girl at the bar for some information when the photographer next to him reminded him not to ask for information.

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"Okay." Chen Nian raised an eyebrow, took the lemonade, took a sip, and then walked inside, intending to check each private room one by one before making a decision.

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