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

Zhou Yu nodded in satisfaction and said, "The machine has tutorials for special moves written on the side, such as CCBA and BBAC. I just followed those instructions."

"Huh?" Chen Nian was stunned on the spot. He turned back to take a look and found a line of small print on the side of the device, which read out various combo tutorials. He was speechless.

"...One more time?" He was unwilling to give up and turned to look at Zhou Yu.

"I'm not coming anymore, let's play something else." Zhou Yu shook his head, his gaze sweeping across the room before finally settling on a motorcycle simulator. He said, "Chen Nian, come race me on a motorcycle."

"A motorcycle is fine too." Chen Nian readily agreed and picked out a blue simulator motorcycle to sit on.

Before long, he was humiliated again. After several matches, the two went back and forth, and he couldn't gain any advantage at all. He even lost a round or two occasionally.

"This is infuriating..." Chen Nian thought to himself. "Am I not a gaming expert? How come I haven't been able to use any of my talent?"

As the two exchanged barrage of words, the live stream chat exploded with comments:

"I can't believe it! I thought Chen Nian was a hidden gaming pro, but it turns out he's both terrible at the game and loves to play!"

"He gets cocky after winning a game, and sullen after losing—it's so true."

"All your talent has gone into your mouth?"

The two played wildly in the arcade for over an hour.

Soon, another group of people arrived.

Xia Yao, Liu Ting, Su Xiao, and others walked in, followed by Li Tian, ​​Su He, and the others. The group was quite large, and they directly used Chen Nian's experience voucher to enter the room.

The staff at the entrance looked innocent. The trial tickets didn't specify that ten people couldn't play together, so they simply gave everyone a basket of game tokens.

The ten guests, along with a group of photographers carrying equipment, made the small arcade quite lively.

The viewers in the live stream were dazzled by the constant camera switching, and they followed along, switching between the perspectives of various guests, with the barrage of comments never stopping.

Before we knew it, an afternoon had passed. A ray of dusk shone through the glass windows of the arcade, turning most of the space yellow.

Chen Nian had just finished a duel and won against Liu Ting by sheer luck. He looked up and glanced out the window, only to find that the sun had already sunk below the horizon.

"BBAC...CCBA..." Su Xiao muttered to herself as she practiced the special move that Liu Ting had taught her.

She quickly looked up, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Chen Nian, and said confidently, "Chen Nian, shall we do it again?"

"Oh? I'm really looking forward to you surpassing me!" Chen Nian nodded, feigning composure, and then began selecting his team.

But just a few minutes later, the machine emitted a crisp "KO" sound.

Chen Nian watched as the character he was controlling collapsed with a look of utter despair.

"Hehe...I won!" Su Xiao smiled, her eyes crinkling.

"How about we go eat?" Chen Nian asked, rubbing his empty stomach.

"That's true, it's getting late," the four beauties who had been watching for a while replied.

In the afternoon's Five Beauties Challenge, apart from Su Xiao who was beaten more than ten times before winning, the other four easily crushed Chen Nian in one or two rounds, leaving him speechless.

Chen Nian really didn't want to play anymore. He felt like he was doomed after being beaten up by five girls today.

This image will accompany him throughout his career.

Afterwards, the group gathered, left the arcade, and headed straight for a nearby outdoor barbecue stall.

On the way, Li Tian, ​​Qi Feng, and others gathered around and earnestly began to teach Chen Nian his skills and knowledge.

Chen Nian couldn't help but roll his eyes at them.

However, listening to their banter, Chen Nian suddenly remembered something: when he was in school, he and Lin Ran had also gone to an arcade once.

The two had planned to experience the newly opened haunted house, but as soon as they arrived at the entrance, they saw a group of people screaming and running out. Lin Ran immediately backed down and pulled him into the arcade.

Looking back now, it was a really dark afternoon.

He finally remembered that he had never won many games since he was a child, and was definitely bad at playing but loved to play.

At this moment, the last rays of the setting sun gradually faded away.

The group arrived at the outdoor barbecue stall, found a spot to sit down, set up three grills, and got busy.

Ingredients and seasonings.

In this vast resort, only laughter and joy could be heard here at this moment.

Before long, skewers of barbecue were served, their aroma so enticing that everyone swallowed hard.

"Wait a minute, we're missing something!" Li Tian turned around and brought a case of cocktails from the store.

Everyone sat together, feeling no pressure about the upcoming cultural performance tomorrow night.

Chen Nian sat in the corner, holding a chicken wing in one hand and a chicken leg in the other, concentrating on eating, occasionally nodding and agreeing with them.

However, he felt that the chicken wings smelled a little different.

Chen Nian sniffed the air and muttered, "Strange, a mixed scent?"

"Really?" Su Xiao nibbled on her corn, then curiously leaned over to smell it, exclaiming in surprise, "It really does taste a little different."

"Right!" Chen Nian nodded, thinking there was something wrong with his sense of taste.

But Su Xiao quickly realized what was going on.

The girls sat upwind tonight, and a gust of wind brought a distinct fragrance.

Su Xiao said, "It smells different, but it tastes the same, so it doesn't matter."

"That's true." Chen Nian nodded thoughtfully, took a bite, and mumbled, "Indeed, it tastes fine."

After a barbecue, the stars overhead had become dazzling and bright.

With each person holding a half-finished cocktail, they walked towards the villa.

As soon as I arrived at the villa's entrance, I saw the butler waiting there with a smile.

"Good evening, everyone. We have an impromptu activity; participation is optional," the butler said with a smile. "Ever since today's pre-recorded episode aired, the name tag ripping segment has been a huge hit with viewers, generating a lot of buzz."

"So the production team made a last-minute decision to add a nighttime name tag ripping game, which will be held in a fixed area."

"Of course, the rewards are also very generous. The winning team will receive an exclusive gift from the sponsor."

As soon as the butler finished speaking, the viewers in the live stream instantly erupted in excitement.

"Finally, the name tag ripping game is here! I've been looking forward to it for so long!"

"I almost thought it was gone!"

"It was worth the wait!"

At 8 PM, the number of viewers in the official live stream has exceeded 40 million, reaching peak popularity.

"Shall we do it?" Li Tian asked, his voice full of anticipation.

"Is it going to be another water-based name tag ripping game?" Liu Ting was scared.

"No." The butler shook his head with a smile. "Within a radius of fifty meters from the villas of the male and female guests, please find a pair. Time is limited, so please find your partner within ten minutes."

"I'll have someone send over the vest with the name tag later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Tian and the others immediately got to work.

"Liu Ting, shall we be in the same group?" Li Tian said to Liu Ting immediately.

Xia Yao blinked and asked doubtfully, "Am I really the one who was left behind?" As she spoke, she looked at Chen Nian beside her.

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian immediately turned his head to look elsewhere.

"Sorry, Li Tian, ​​I'd like to try a different partner this time."

"I...I haven't decided yet, I want to think about it some more."

"Chen Nian, come here! It's time for master and disciple to fight!"