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

The two walked into the coffee shop one after the other. The waiter, who was dozing off at the counter, heard the noise and his eyes lit up when he saw that it was Chen Nian and Xia Yao.

As merchants whose businesses were booked by the program team, they were already thinking about how to get the guests to come and spend money at their shops before the guests arrived.

This is the only way to prove that their store has been endorsed by celebrities.

As a result, the coffee shop staff were exceptionally enthusiastic.

"Please have a seat, gentlemen. Would you like to try our signature dish?"

"A signboard?" Chen Nian nodded upon hearing this. "Then let's put up a signboard."

"And what about this beautiful lady?" The waiter then looked at Xia Yao, who was standing to the side.

Xia Yao thought for a moment, then sat down at the same table as Chen Nian. She glanced at the menu and asked curiously, "What does 'Summer Aftertaste' mean?"

"Made with beans from South America, bathed in plenty of sunshine, it has a summery flavor," the waiter said with a smile.

"Oh, then I'll have a drink too," Xia Yao said, handing the menu back to the waiter.

After the waiter left, Xia Yao turned her attention to Chen Nian and said, "As guests, is it alright for us to sit together?"

"..." Chen Nian really wanted to ask what the problem might be, but then he said, "No problem. Speaking of which, didn't you want to go to an escape room?"

"You want to team up with me?" Xia Yao asked in surprise.

"No." Chen Nian shook his head and stopped talking. Although the two were separated by a round table, there was some awkwardness between them.

"By the way, aren't you a music creator? Don't you really have any works? I remember you said you wrote quite a few songs." After a brief silence, Xia Yao couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian withdrew his gaze from her slender and beautiful hands, pondered for a moment, and said, "I have indeed written quite a few works, but none of them have been chosen by any singers."

"....."

"Not a single one?" Xia Yao was skeptical. "Even if it were given to newcomers, they wouldn't say they wouldn't like it, would they?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian's lips twitched slightly, and he calmly said, "Yes, the result is that even newcomers to the industry couldn't take a liking to my songs." He said it so casually that Xia Yao was somewhat stunned.

There was a few seconds of silence. Xia Yao gave an awkward laugh. "Sorry, did I just reopen old wounds?"

"No, it's a fact, not something that needs to be hidden." Chen Nian shook his head slightly, his gaze unconsciously falling on Xia Yao's fingertips. They were beautiful hands, but there were some thin calluses on her fingertips.

Xia Yao noticed that he was staring at her hands, so she followed Chen Nian's gaze and looked down. After realizing what he meant, she said in surprise, "This is a problem that people who practice piano for many years have."

"You also want to have formal training, right?"

"Hmm." Chen Nian nodded slightly. He didn't remember if he had ever practiced piano, or rather, he had very few memories of his university life.

"You don't have any?" Xia Yao asked, looking at Chen Nian's fingers in surprise. "Really not? Why? Don't any of your songs involve piano melodies?"

Chen Nian blinked. He had finally been asked the question. He really wanted to say that he had never seen any of his own creations; they were always thrown into the shredder by Lin Ran.

"I should have, but I haven't practiced it much," Chen Nian said calmly.

"Here come two cups of 'Summer Reminiscence' coffee, gentlemen." At that moment, the waiter brought over two cups of coffee, along with two slices of cake.

"These two cakes are also our shop's signature dishes. I'm sorry, I took the liberty of serving them to you two," the waiter said apologetically.

Because of the recording, their food will also be broadcast, so they need to show their restaurant's signboard as much as possible.

"It's alright," Xia Yao said with a smile.

Chen Nian looked at the beautifully colored cake, picked up a fork, took a bite, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face the moment it entered his mouth.

Who can understand the happiness of eating and drinking for free!

In the following days, Chen Nian became much quieter, only responding occasionally when Xia Yao asked him a question.

Just sitting here with Xia Yao in front of the camera felt a bit too high-profile to him, which didn't fit his desire to slack off in a low-key way.

But there are some things he is still quite curious about.

"By the way, when we were in the courtyard, they said Xia Qing is your dad?" Chen Nian suddenly asked, this was the first time he had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Xia Yao looked surprised. She nodded slightly, "Yes, Xia Qing is my dad."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian nodded thoughtfully. After a few seconds of silence, he couldn't help but ask, "Who is Xia Qing?"

"..." Xia Yao, who was about to put the cake in her mouth, stopped mid-air when Chen Nian asked her question. The next moment, she smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Who cares? Who Xia Qing is doesn't matter at all, right?"

"That's true." Chen Nian paused for a moment before replying. Who was Xia Qing? It seemed like she really had nothing to do with him.

"By the way, shall we go on an escape room adventure together?"

"I'm not going."

"Let's join in! Aren't we guests? Isn't this show about making friends?"

"Why don't you find another male guest?"

"..."

Seeing that Xia Yao was talking more and more, Chen Nian finished his cup of Summer Aftertaste, which didn't have much of a aftertaste, and then said goodbye to Xia Yao and got up to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing this, Xia Yao ate the last piece of cake in one bite, "Cough cough~~~"

"Water~" Xia Yao coughed, patting her chest.

Chen Nian quickly grabbed a bottle of drink from the shelf next to him, opened it, and handed it to her, saying in surprise, "No one's going to take this from you, is it really necessary?"

Xia Yao took the water and drank a sip. It took her a while to recover. She choked a little, which made her eyes a little red. After Chen Nian said that, she looked at Chen Nian speechlessly.

The two photographers next to them excitedly gave this scene a close-up, as if they had captured some precious moment.

"Sigh, I'm so tired. Let's go." Xia Yao calmed herself down, sighed, and walked towards the door.

"Huh?" Chen Nian followed behind her subconsciously, somewhat confused.

As they stepped out of the coffee shop, the glaring sunlight made it difficult for them to open their eyes. Xia Yao shielded her forehead with her hand and jogged towards a side path, saying, "This way, come with me."

"No..." Chen Nian was speechless. "I didn't say I wanted to go with you..."

"Hurry up, don't dawdle," Xia Yao urged, hiding in the shade of a tree.

Chen Nian had no choice but to follow.

However, these female guests are really beautiful!

Despite having short, tomboyish hair, Xia Yao exudes an air of sophistication. She wears a black dress, but instead of the usual high heels, she opts for sandals.

Even so, it still made her appear tall.

Chen Nian followed her into the forest path, and after passing through a grove of trees, a house hidden in the woods soon appeared in front of them.