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

Chapter 105 Wine Tasting Team

After the meal, everyone quickly dispersed.

Liu Ting stared blankly at the suddenly empty table, somewhat dumbfounded. She had been planning to invite everyone to watch the magic show.

At this moment, only Li Tian was still waiting for her.

"Want to go out and have some fun?" Li Tian asked.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ting raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Tian with some curiosity, asking, "Li Tian, ​​it seems like you haven't quite figured things out since you came to the show?"

Since the show started airing, Su Xiao, Tang Xi, Xia Yao, Zhou Yu, and Li Tian have all tried to take the initiative to approach and pursue each other.

The two were good friends in private, but now Liu Ting really couldn't understand his thoughts.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that, apart from the open-minded Chen Nian, she couldn't fathom the thoughts of Li Tian and the others.

Li Tian scratched his head and smiled somewhat helplessly: "At first, I thought that being close to the source would give me an advantage, but now that this path is blocked, I can only try my luck in another way."

"Are you really planning to come to this dating reality show to find love?" Liu Ting asked, surprised.

"Yes, of course!" Li Tian replied seriously, without a hint of joking.

"Great, I support you. I'll help you out later!" Liu Ting readily agreed. As a friend, she would naturally help if she could.

"Really?!" Li Tian's eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly said, "Then you invite Tang Xi to go swimming together, and I'll come along too!"

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"We'll talk about it tonight. I'll ask her out tonight." Liu Ting nodded and agreed.

She then glanced around the empty restaurant, but not seeing Chen Nian, she temporarily teamed up with Li Tian to go elsewhere for some fun.

Meanwhile, Chen Nian had already taken the elevator alone and headed straight for the sixteenth floor.

When he passed by this floor before, he noticed that in addition to the excellent circular observation deck, there was also a high-end executive lounge.

He knew perfectly well that vouchers were like buffets; if you didn't use them properly, you'd lose a lot of money.

The elevator made a soft "ding" sound, and the doors slowly opened.

Chen Nian followed several tourists out of the elevator, and then he walked straight towards the lounge.

He took out a voucher and handed it to the waiter at the door, successfully obtaining his admission.

Pushing open the heavy solid wood door, a rich and elegant aroma of wine mixed with a cool breeze wafts out, instantly shutting out the noise from outside.

The lounge's interior is luxurious yet understated, featuring a sophisticated, light-luxury European style. Warm yellow floor lamps provide soft, non-glaring light, and the dark wooden floors are spotless.

On both sides are giant, temperature-controlled wine cabinets that reach straight to the dome, stretching for dozens of meters, neatly displaying a dense array of wine bottles of various colors.

Red wine, whiskey, champagne, and amber-colored brandy were displayed in a dazzling array, arranged in a staggered manner.

Many of them were already opened and placed in constant temperature card slots, with exclusive traceability labels attached. Just looking at them, they exuded considerable value.

Chen Nian couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking to himself that he had hit the jackpot.

"This place truly has the power to make one live a life of unbridled pleasure," he muttered to himself.

The lounge was not crowded; guests were seated in twos and threes, mostly talking quietly and behaving elegantly, without making a fuss.

Those who can get in here are all high-end residents of the cruise ship, who are either rich or noble, and their aura is completely different from that of ordinary tourists.

Chen Nian walked to the minimalist yet sophisticated marble bar, glanced at the gilded price list hanging on the wall, his pupils contracted slightly, and he secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

The basic entrance fee alone is over ten thousand yuan, not including any drinks.

In the past, he wouldn't even have known that such a place existed.

He then took a clean, clear stemmed glass from the bartender and strolled leisurely among the rows of wine cabinets.

He didn't know anything about high-end wine tasting, nor did he try to put on airs; he simply chose wines based on his own preferences.

Aside from working part-time as a bartender and knowing some basic drinks, he didn't know anything else.

It's actually quite strange. Some people like to drink, but their understanding of alcohol is actually very shallow. As far as he can remember, Lin Ran is the only person he knows who understands alcohol.

That guy's apartment has a row of liquor cabinets.

After browsing for a while, Chen Nian's gaze fell on a bottle of relatively young sweet white wine. He poured a third of the glass, swirled it slightly, and the clear liquid flowed slowly along the glass, releasing a delicate fruity aroma mixed with the wine's fragrance.

Unlike the others who found a specific place to sit, he stood in the corridor and took a small sip.

As the sweet and mellow taste spreads across the tongue, this wine, with its low alcohol content, is refreshing and not greasy, without any of the harshness of strong liquor.

"Awesome!" Chen Nian exclaimed with a satisfied expression.

The photographer behind him was completely dumbfounded. Drinking here in broad daylight was probably something only an old man could pull off.

Other guests would never do something like this during the recording of a program. If they got drunk, the rest of the program could not be recorded.

Chen Nian, however, didn't care about any of that.

He then chose a glass of low-alcohol sparkling champagne. The fine bubbles rose and burst in the glass, and the taste was sweet with a hint of subtle tartness, creating a rich and layered flavor.

After drinking two different types of wine, Chen Nian realized that he couldn't drink too much, otherwise getting drunk would also be a problem.

A moment later, he took his wine glass and sat down on the balcony, slowly sipping his wine while gazing at the boundless sea.

In the past two days, the ship's loudspeakers have occasionally announced where they have arrived.

At present, Chen Nian has not found out where the ship is or where it is headed.

The sea was calm and the sunlight was gentle. The sea surface shimmered with tiny, rippling waves and stretched as far as the eye could see.

A sea breeze carries a faint scent of sea salt, which mingles with the aroma of wine in the room, creating a particularly pleasant atmosphere.

At that moment, Xia Yao, Zhou Yu, and Su Xiao were enjoying the view from the observation deck on the same floor when Su Xiao suddenly pointed to the balcony on the other side and exclaimed in surprise, "Is that Chen Nian?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yao and Zhou Yu looked in the direction indicated and found that it was indeed Chen Nian.

However, the two sides were quite far apart, and they tried calling Chen Nian a few times, but he did not hear them.

"Let's go find him. Where is he?" Xia Yao asked.

The three of them followed that direction, only to find themselves in a blocked-off area – the executive lounge?

After some questioning, they discovered that this place was for drinking, leaving the three bewildered.

"No, in broad daylight, this guy is drinking?" Zhou Yu was stunned.

"Can I use the voucher to get in?" Su Xiao asked, taking out a voucher from her pocket. She and Qi Feng had won twelve vouchers today, each earning six.

The waiter took the voucher, glanced at it, nodded slightly, and opened the door.

"Let's go in too!" Zhou Yu and Xia Yao said, each taking out a voucher, though they were quite distressed.

It costs money to enter a place like this. It's okay if it's at night, but in broad daylight, I'm really not happy about it.

The three of them pushed open the door and went inside. They were immediately stunned by the interior decoration. They never expected that this cruise ship would have so many incredible features.

"Gentlemen, here are your glasses." As they passed the counter, a waiter called out to the three of them.

So the three of them each took a wine glass and swirled it around in it, and soon they found Chen Nian.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu tiptoed behind Chen Nian and covered Chen Nian's eyes with both hands.

"I #~~~"

"Who?" Chen Nian was startled by the sudden darkness in front of him and subconsciously reached out to grab the delicate arms.

"Ouch, that hurts!" Zhou Yu groaned.

Upon hearing Zhou Yu's voice, Chen Nian said speechlessly, "Zhou Yu?"

The next moment, he removed Zhou Yu's hand, turned around, and found Zhou Yu, Su Xiao, and Xia Yao standing behind him, looking surprised.

Several guests nearby were filled with envy and jealousy upon seeing this scene. They had all come to drink, but this guy had three beautiful women with him, and even four bodyguards.

The three of them chuckled and moved a two-seater sofa over from the side, then sat down.

"Are you crazy? Drinking here in broad daylight. If you get drunk, how are you going to record tonight?" Zhou Yu said.

"Yeah, I don't want to end up with a bright red face." Xia Yao agreed, but the next moment, she picked up her wine glass and took a sip. "Hmm, not bad."

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"Xia Yao!" Su Xiao exclaimed, "Why are you drinking too?"

"Since we're already here, it would be a shame not to try it," Xia Yao muttered, finishing her drink in two gulps before getting up to go to the wine cabinet to pick out a bottle.

"I'm going too!" Chen Nian followed after seeing this.

Su Xiao and Zhou Yu looked at each other, then decided to ignore it. Since the two of them had already drunk, they would drink too.

As the four of them walked through the lounge, Chen Nian noticed that Xia Yao seemed to know about wine, so he asked her for advice.

Xia Yao didn't hold back and spoke eloquently, claiming to know about almost all the wines on the cabinet.

This greatly surprised Chen Nian, Zhou Yu, and Su Xiao.

"This is all thanks to the wines my grandfather collected. I've been exposed to them since I was a child. Although I don't drink much, I've learned a lot about them," Xia Yao said.

"For example, this brandy has a mildly sweet taste, mainly sweet." Xia Yao picked up a bottle of brandy and introduced it to the three of them. The photographer next to her focused his camera on it.

Meanwhile, after Liu Ting and Tang Xi met, the group searched for Xia Yao and the others.

"No, how did we get separated again?" Liu Ting scratched her head. "This ship is so big, finding someone is really difficult!"

"Hey photographer, could you ask Chen Nian and the others where they are right now?" Tang Xi asked the photographer beside her.

Upon hearing this, the photographer asked through his headset and, after learning Chen Nian's location, paused for a moment before saying quietly, "He and Xia Yao are drinking in the executive lounge on the sixteenth floor right now."

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"Damn it, they didn't call us!" Upon hearing this, Liu Ting and the others immediately retreated and took the elevator.

At this moment, in the conference center, the director looked at the several cameras, speechless. Now, all ten people had headed to the lounge.

"This red wine has a relatively high alcohol content. You can try it, but don't drink too much, or you'll get drunk," Xia Yao said as she introduced the wine.

Afterwards, at her recommendation, the three of them each chose a wine, poured half a glass, and then sat down in the rest area to leisurely enjoy their wine.

They were completely relaxed now, languid and comfortable, enjoying the sea breeze, chatting and sipping wine.

But soon, when Liu Ting and the others appeared, Chen Nian and his group were startled. Looking at the large group of people, the rest area seemed a bit crowded.

"Oh, so you didn't invite us to drink!"

"Xia Yao!"

"You have abandoned us!"

When Liu Ting and the others arrived, they whispered among themselves, afraid of disturbing the other guests, yet unable to resist their chatter.

Finally, the ten people sat down separately, each with a wine glass in hand.

Seeing this, the production team had no choice but to withdraw half of the cameramen, leaving only a few behind. Given the situation, they wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.

As the sun set, the sea surface was tinged with a golden hue.

At this point, Chen Nian and the others were already feeling a bit tired and had to stop and rest for a while. However, their faces were all flushed, and the sight of the ten of them huddled together was quite comical.

"I can't take it anymore, I need to eat something, otherwise I'll really get drunk later," Xia Yao said.

"agree..."

Chen Nian rubbed his cheeks and took a deep breath. He had drunk quite a bit, but fortunately he wasn't drunk yet.

The group left the lounge, intending to go to the Starlight Restaurant on the deck, but the production crew stopped them and arranged for them to go to the restaurant on the fifth floor, mainly because they were worried that if they got really drunk, it would be troublesome.