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

The butler looked around at everyone and nodded, saying, "Yes, at the dock. The third phase will take place on the world's fifth largest cruise ship. We will arrive at the final filming location for this program on Friday."

"Therefore, in the third phase, in addition to food and drinks, the vouchers you have will determine the number of times you can experience various activities."

"Next, I will announce the partners for the third stage. In the third stage, there will be many tasks in pairs or groups of four."

"The first group is Chen Nian and Xia Yao."

"The second group is Li Tian and Tang Xi; the third group is Zhou Yu and Su He; the fourth group is Wen Jingran and Liu Ting..."

"Then, Su Xiao and Qi Feng will act alone. They can apply to join other groups, which will require the other groups' consent."

As a dating reality show, viewers were discussing before its premiere that such shows wouldn't work if they were stingy with their budget.

For example, funds.

However, tens of millions of viewers were dumbfounded. The world's fifth largest cruise ship, wow, did they charter it?

But soon, as the butler continued to explain, everyone realized that they were traveling with other tourists on this cruise, and that the program crew had not booked the entire trip.

The audience breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, knowing that chartering such a cruise ship would cost tens of millions, with fuel costs alone starting at a million for a five-day trip.

When everyone heard that they were going to take a cruise, they were first taken aback, and then overjoyed.

Chen Nian looked on with anticipation. He never expected to be able to hitch a cruise trip. He really hit the jackpot.

After the process was explained, everyone digested it for a while. Seeing that the butler showed no sign of leaving, they figured he still had something to say.

"Secondly, there's one more thing. The rewards for this cultural performance can now be distributed." After the butler finished speaking, the staff entered the venue.

Chen Nian and Liu Ting each received one of the two exquisite gift boxes.

"Open it and take a look." Everyone gathered around, looking curious.

Surrounded by onlookers, Chen Nian opened the gift box, and was stunned to find a seven-day travel voucher for two inside.

Seeing this, Li Tian picked up the travel voucher, glanced at it, and exclaimed in surprise, "The date is mid-August. By then, the show will have already ended. Is it for going with the guest you paired up with?"

"Huh?" Chen Nian blinked. Oh no, he got a useless reward.

Afterwards, he and the others gathered around to watch Liu Ting.

Liu Ting then opened her gift box, which contained two concert tickets.

"Oh my god! Reina's concert tickets?"

"The first show of the world tour in August is incredibly hard to get tickets for, especially the VIP seats. I heard they're already being resold for over ten thousand yuan each!"

"This is a great deal!"

Everyone was quite shocked, not expecting the program team to prepare such a luxurious reward.

One is a seven-day luxury tour, and the other is a ticket to a pop diva's concert that is priceless and unavailable.

Seeing everyone making such a fuss, Chen Nian was a little confused. Who was this Lena?

But he dared not ask. If he did, he would be torn apart by criticism. If he didn't even recognize a world-renowned diva, he would have wasted his time as a creator.

Unfortunately, he really doesn't know him...

"Looks like this was prepared for the two of you?" Tang Xi said quietly, coming back to her senses.

Liu Ting held two tickets in her hands, looking at Chen Nian as if to ask, "Is that so?"

"You can also go with others," Chen Nian said.

"The older sister next door?" Xia Yao asked curiously.

"Oh right, both of the stories you just told involve the older sister next door. Tell me what's going on, why does this older sister keep coming to you?" Suhe asked.

Chen Nian shook his head and said, "What's there to say? She's just the older sister next door."

"Ladies and gentlemen, there's one more thing!" the butler interrupted them at the opportune moment, continuing, "So, is anyone going to confess their feelings next?"

After the butler finished speaking, the room fell silent.

After a long while, Li Tian came to his senses and asked curiously, "Confess your feelings? How do you say it?"

"If you confess your feelings now, even if you successfully hold hands, you'll still have to go on a solo journey," the butler said.

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Asking them to confess their feelings in such a short time was as difficult as a shooting star suddenly streaking across the sky.

"Okay, if not, see you tomorrow!" the butler said with a smile, then stepped out of the frame. At this point, there was still half an hour left before the broadcast ended.

It took everyone a while to recover after the housekeeper left before they continued eating and drinking.

Confessing my feelings...

Perhaps, but not now.

The live stream ended at 10 PM, leaving viewers reluctant to say goodbye. The next time they went live, they would have already arrived at the final filming location.

Chen Nian watched the photographer packing his things, then got up and stretched. It was still a bit early for him tonight, so it seemed he could stay up a little later.

"Where to?" Xia Yao asked.

"Let's take a stroll," Chen Nian replied, walking towards the door.

"Then I'll go too!" Xia Yao grabbed a can of drink and followed.

A short while later, Liu Ting got up, muttered to herself, and then left the courtyard, saying, "I'm going out for a stroll too."

The night was hazy, but the sound of the waves still lingered in my ears.

Along the way, Chen Nian and Xia Yao didn't say much and strolled quietly. Suddenly, Chen Nian stopped and his gaze fell on a brightly lit bar not far away.

"Want to have a drink?" Chen Nian asked Xia Yao beside him.

"Let's go!" Xia Yao's eyes lit up, and she headed towards the bar.

The two arrived at the bar, where only two waiters were present. The sea breeze was cool in the evening, so Chen Nian chose a sofa booth inside.

After they sat down, he ordered a mojito, while Xia Yao ordered a colorful drink.

Xia Yao looked around, and the next moment her gaze fell on the stage where the singers were performing not far away. She exclaimed in surprise, "Chen Nian, look! This restaurant has a singing event with prize money!"

"Bonus!" Upon hearing this, Chen Nian looked in the direction mentioned and saw a stage in the lobby where singers were usually hired.

And next to the platform, there was indeed a sign that said: "Record a song and upload it. The video with the most likes by the deadline will win a prize of... 100,000!"

"Wow, 100,000!" Chen Nian was shocked; it was incredibly tempting to him.

Seeing this, Xia Yao waved to a handsome waiter nearby and asked, "There's still a week until the deadline. What's the highest number of likes so far?"

Upon hearing this, the waiter checked his phone and said, "Currently, the highest number of likes is from an online celebrity singer, with 96,000 likes."

"OK, let's have Chen Nian go then!" Xia Yao smiled and pointed to the stage. "Just give me a share when the music starts."

"Don't even mention it, I'm actually going to go!" Chen Nian's little money-grubbery kicked in at this moment. With the show's popularity, getting that 100,000 shouldn't be too difficult, right?

The next moment, Chen Nian got up and walked away, saying to Xia Yao, "Don't let Liu Ting and the others know, or it'll be difficult! I'll give you a share of this 100,000 when I get it."