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

Chen Nian was stunned when he saw the words hanging on the house. "Escape room? How do you know about this place?"

"Because I asked the waiter at the coffee shop earlier," Xia Yao said with a slight smile, her gaze fixed on the large house in front of her, filled with curiosity.

For her, who isn't good at taking risks, this escape room in front of her is the most interesting adventure.

"Want to play? There's still plenty of time," Xia Yao asked expectantly.

Chen Nian didn't answer her, but stepped forward. He looked at the sign next to him and realized that it was a haunted house-style escape room.

"Are you sure you can handle this?" Chen Nian pointed to the words on the sign and looked at her suspiciously.

"What's wrong?" Xia Yao approached, and upon seeing the words "Ghostly Chase" written above, she froze. "Does this mean this is an escape room where ghosts are chasing us?"

"Yes." Chen Nian nodded. "That's roughly the idea."

"..."

"Isn't escape room just a game of solving riddles and opening mechanisms?" Xia Yao asked, puzzled. In her mind, escape room was something like that.

"Oh, that's what I thought escape rooms were like, but clearly, this isn't."

"So let's go back," Chen Nian said, turning to leave.

Xia Yao looked at the house in front of her and sighed. "Okay, where do we go next?" she asked curiously as she followed Chen Nian.

"Go back to the villa and sit down. It's so hot outside, it's better not to run around like this," Chen Nian said seriously.

"..." Xia Yao was speechless.

Soon, the two emerged from the side path and returned to the main road of the resort. Although the resort was large, the sun overhead was also very strong.

The scorching sun wears down one's patience.

The two walked side by side on the road. Along the way, Chen Nian saw Liu Ting and a few others sitting in a dessert shop.

Chen Nian thought Xia Yao was going back to join in the fun, but she ended up following him back to the villa.

The villa was empty at this time; everyone had obviously gone out to play.

Chen Nian went to the refrigerator in the kitchen to get a drink, then returned to the sofa in the living room and sat down, secretly sighing, "The first day of today is really long!"

Xia Yao somehow got hold of a book, found a seat, and quietly began reading.

After sitting for a while, Chen Nian felt a little bored, so he got up and started strolling around the villa.

The villa, which is nearly 2,000 square meters and also has a basement, took Chen Nian half an hour to basically tour around before he arrived at the third floor.

The villa has four floors. The fourth floor is a rooftop with a bar counter, while the third floor has a central hall with a circular layout and an extended balcony facing the courtyard.

However, Chen Nian's gaze fell on the piano in the central hall.

He was somewhat surprised, not expecting there to be a piano here. Recalling Xia Yao's question to him earlier that day about whether he could play the piano, Chen Nian was now a little puzzled.

"Can I play?" Chen Nian wondered to himself. He had no recollection of it, and in fact, he didn't remember many of the works he had written.

Lost in thought, he walked up to the piano stand and looked at the piano with its lid open, indicating that it had been used not long ago.

"Give it a try?" The thought popped into Chen Nian's mind. The next moment, he pulled the stool out a little and sat down.

When Chen Nian placed his hands on the piano keys, he froze. He had no clue whatsoever and couldn't recall any melody. Finally, he tried to think of the pieces he had heard before.

Suddenly, it actually worked. A melody of a song he often heard popped into his mind, and his hands on the piano keys seemed to correspond to the melody in his mind.

"Clang~"

As soon as the first note sounded, Chen Nian naturally continued with the melody of the next note.

Before you know it, the melody composed of piano keys becomes complete.

The photographer quietly captured the scene, inwardly marveling at it. As the melody flowed, a soft footstep sounded and stopped on the stairs leading from the second to the third floor.

She heard the melody coming from upstairs, and at first she was puzzled, but gradually she was astonished.

A melody she had never heard before stirred her emotions, as if it were telling a story of regret.

Until the music abruptly stopped, it was as if everything had never happened.

Not long after, Zhou Yu arrived on the third floor, looked at the empty piano, and fell into deep thought.

But soon she realized that it must have been Xia Yao who played it.

After all, on the third floor, only she and Xia Yao understand music; Tang Xi is an actress and shouldn't understand music.

"That's amazing!"

"If we could collaborate with Xia Yao, this song might become a huge hit!" Zhou Yu muttered, increasingly convinced that it was a viable idea, and planned to find some time to talk to her about it.

The participants in this dating reality show are partly because they genuinely want to be in a relationship, as their company doesn't restrict their romantic relationships, and partly because they want to gain viewership.

However, at this moment, Zhou Yu felt that apart from popularity, both male and female guests could become friends.

While Zhou Yu was thinking a lot, Chen Nian had already gone down the stairs on the other side.

He went downstairs and found the place deserted, except for the book Xia Yao had been reading, which was still on the coffee table in the living room.

Chen Nian walked over and sat down. After hesitating for a moment, he curiously picked up the book on the coffee table.

"The secrets to social skills?" Chen Nian was stunned when he saw the name on the book cover. "Is this thing even useful?"

With skepticism, Chen Nian turned to the first page, but before he knew it, he was completely absorbed in it and greatly shocked. He never expected that the methods described in the book were so effective.

It wasn't until footsteps and voices came from outside that Chen Nian came to his senses. He hurriedly put the book on the lower shelf of the coffee table and then casually leaned back on the sofa.

The next moment, Liu Ting and the others walked in from outside.

Liu Ting's eyes lit up when she saw Chen Nian. She then sat down next to him and, before Chen Nian could look at her with surprise, she said, "Chen Nian, can I talk to you about something?"

"Hmm?" Chen Nian looked at her in confusion.

"Isn't the private kitchen dinner for tonight a voucher for two? Can I join you? I want to try it too," Liu Ting said with a silly smile, looking at him expectantly.

"We're neighbors, shouldn't you include me?" Liu Ting blinked when she saw him hesitate.

"..." Chen Nian smiled helplessly. He hadn't really planned to bring anyone else, but since Liu Ting had already spoken, it would be a bit unreasonable to refuse.

"Alright, let's go together tonight," Chen Nian said.

"Hehe, thanks! If you want to watch a movie with me, I can ask Tang Xi to give up her spot," Liu Ting said happily. This time, at least she wasn't being 'isolated'.

"No, I'm not interested in watching movies." Chen Nian quickly shook his head, not wanting Tang Xi, who had just walked in, to hear him say this.