I'm in Wuha, and the whole internet is shipping me and Song Yuqi as a couple.

Deng Chao almost choked on the roasted meat in his mouth. He patted his chest for a couple of seconds to catch his breath and then quickly lowered his voice.

"You said Jiang Che is disappointed?"

"Are you serious? When has this guy ever been down?"

Chen He looked confident, took a bite of corn, and pointed with a bamboo skewer towards the grill.

"My intuition never lies."

"You didn't notice, but when Jiang Che came downstairs, the corners of his mouth were drooping."

"Although it only drooped for half a second, I managed to capture it."

Lu Han drank her soda without looking up.

"You discovered that?"

Chen He puffed out his chest.

"Of course, I have an excellent ability to observe micro-expressions."

Deng Chao scoffed and flipped the roasted eggplant over.

"Your micro-expressions are top-notch, so why are you always the first one voted out when we play spy games?"

Chen He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Lu Han finally raised her head and glanced at the two of them.

"You two were discussing someone else's private affairs, and Jiang Che overheard you. You won't be eating barbecue tonight."

"I'll just eat both of you."

Deng Chao and Chen He both shut their mouths at the same time, each shrinking to one end of the grill and burying their heads in flipping the meat.

Song Yuqi carried a plate of grilled chicken skewers around the grill and found a seat at the long table.

The sea breeze dispersed the smoke from the charcoal fire, and the setting sun sank below the horizon, turning half the sky a deep red.

On a long table set up in the villa's courtyard, meat skewers, vegetables, and drinks were laid out, looking quite presentable.

Jiang Che took the last piece of steak off the grill and put it on Song Yuqi's plate.

Song Yuqi glanced down and saw that the steak was grilled to perfection, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with beautiful charred marks on the edges.

"Eat this piece first, it's cooked just right."

Song Yuqi picked up her knife and fork, cut off a small piece, put it in her mouth, and her eyes immediately lit up.

"tasty!"

"It's even better than the barbecue restaurant in Wuhan last time."

Jiang Che sat down next to her, casually picked up a skewer of chicken and started eating it, looking very relaxed.

Chen He brought over the plate, and as soon as his buttocks touched the stool, he reached out his chopsticks to poke at the steak on Song Yuqi's plate.

"Yuqi, can I have a piece?"

"I've been grilling all afternoon, and I haven't even had a decent piece of meat to eat."

Song Yuqi used her knife and fork to protect the plate and leaned closer to Jiang Che.

"There are three uncut pieces next to it, help yourself."

Chen He's chopsticks hovered in the air as he glanced at the steak on Song Yuqi's plate, then turned to look at the few pieces on the corner of the table.

"It's different. The piece Jiang Che grilled for you was clearly cooked better."

"When he flips the meat for other people, he just flips it casually, but when he flips your meat, he flips it six times."

"Six times, sister."

Song Yuqi paused for a moment, then turned to look at Jiang Che.

Jiang Che was drinking water, looking completely calm.

"You miscounted, five times."

Chen He slammed his hand on the table.

"You admit it! You really did discriminate!"

Deng Chao shook his head and sighed on the other side, then stuffed another skewer of pork belly into his mouth.

"Chen He, you deserve to never get to eat a good steak."

"You try dating Jiang Che, and he'll flip through your fingers six times too."

Chen He put down his chopsticks and thought seriously for three seconds.

"Forget it, I choose to stay single."

Lu Han pushed her plate of roasted vegetables toward Chen He without saying a word, but the meaning was clear: you should eat vegetarian food.

The group burst into laughter.

Song Yuqi kept her head down as she cut her steak, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.

She stole a glance at Jiang Che, who was talking to Deng Chao with his elbows resting on the table, his posture relaxed.

But the position he was in was exactly where he separated her from Chen He.

She suddenly realized that although this person didn't say anything, he was very thoughtful in every detail.

Halfway through the meal, Chen He opened his phone's photo album, pulled out photos he had taken at the pool that afternoon, and began his on-the-spot commentary.

"Look at this picture. When Jiang Che stood up from the water, water droplets were running down his abs—"

"Tsk, if I were a woman, I'd be tempted too."

Deng Chao tilted his head and glanced at the screen.

"You're not a woman, yet you're still attracted to her."

"screw you."

Chen He continued flipping through the pages, when suddenly his fingers stopped.

"This one! The one where Yuqi accidentally kissed Jiang Che on the cheek when she turned her head!"

"I got it! The angle is amazing!"

Song Yuqi slammed the knife and fork on the table.

"Delete it."

"I won't delete it."

"Chen He".

"I won't delete it, I won't delete it, I won't delete it."

Chen He held his phone above his head, stood up, and took two steps back.

"This photograph is of great historical significance and is a precious visual record of the Wuha family."

"Can you bear to let it disappear into the river of data?"

Song Yuqi stood up to grab it, Chen He ran around the table, Deng Chao watched the commotion from the side, and Lu Han silently protected the beverage bottle on the table.

Jiang Che remained seated, watching Song Yuqi chase after him for two laps until she was panting and leaning on the back of her chair, before finally reaching out his hand.

"show me."

Chen He cautiously took a half step back.

"You can watch it, but you're not allowed to delete it."

Jiang Che took the phone and looked down at it for a few seconds.

The photo on the screen is indeed well taken; the sunset reflects off the water.

Song Yuqi tilted her head, her lips brushing against his cheek, the two of them so close that there was almost no gap between them.

His lips twitched slightly.

"Well done."

Song Yuqi was so anxious that she stomped her feet.

"Don't praise him! Make him delete it!"

Jiang Che returned the phone to Chen He, and at the same time took out his own phone from his pocket and held it up to Chen He.

Send me a copy.

Song Yuqi's face instantly turned red again. She plopped back down in her chair, grabbed a bunch of enoki mushrooms, and crunched them loudly.

Chen He sat back down smugly and quickly started working on his phone.

"Sent! Original image, no watermark."

"Can I be your best man at your wedding?"

Deng Chao kicked him in the shin.

"What are you thinking about? I'm the best man."

"On what grounds?"

"Because I'm old."

"What's the use of being old? Jiang Che and I are good friends!"

Lu Han silently raised the soda bottle and delivered the final blow.

"Both of these spots are mine."

Deng Chao and Chen He glared at each other simultaneously.

"What gives you the right?"

Lu Han looked at them calmly.

"Because I skewered 120 skewers of meat today."

The two of them fell silent again.

Song Yuqi's head was buzzing from their noise, but her heart was warm.

She looked up and saw that although Deng Chao was sarcastic, he always helped carry the heaviest things.

Chen He talks a lot, but he always manages to create laughs at crucial moments.

Lu Han may appear quiet, but she is actually the most reliable support staff in the entire team.

Looking at Jiang Che next to her, he was cutting the steak she hadn't finished into small pieces and pushing it back in front of her.

"It won't taste good when it's cold."

Song Yuqi paused for a moment, then lowered her head, took a bite of a steak, and mumbled a thank you.

As darkness fell, the last glimmer of light on the sea disappeared.

The torches in the courtyard were lit by the staff, and the orange flames shone on everyone's faces.

After a satisfying meal, the five people sprawled out on the deck chairs in the yard, and Chen He had already started burping.

Looking up at the starry sky, Deng Chao suddenly sighed.

"How much longer do you think we can record?"

The courtyard was quiet for two seconds.

Chen He turned to look at him.

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

Deng Chao rubbed his hands together.

"I don't know, I just suddenly felt... that these days when everyone gets together for barbecues, argues, and teases each other are quite rare."

Lu Han didn't say anything, but slowly put down the soda bottle in her hand.

Jiang Che leaned back in the recliner, his hands behind his head, gazing at the starry sky.

"Then let's record a few more seasons. Anyway, Wu Zheng is well-fed and has plenty of money."

Chen He crossed his legs and used a barbecue skewer as a conductor's baton to draw a circle in the sky.

"Okay, then let's make a deal: we'll film '5H" until the tenth season."

"Deng Chao's back will probably need to be replaced with a titanium alloy one by then."

Deng Chao swung his slipper, hitting Chen He squarely in the thigh.

"You should worry about your hairline first."

Song Yuqi curled up on the recliner next to them, her legs wrapped in a bath towel, listening to their bickering.

Jiang Che suddenly reached out and grasped her fingers resting on the armrest.

She couldn't break free.

Fingers intertwined, the warmth of palms slowly spreading through.

The sky was full of stars overhead, and there were noisy people all around. The sound of waves crashing in from afar was constant.

Song Yuqi suddenly realized that this was probably her favorite scene.

No stage or camera is needed.

That's fine.

Chen He's voice drifted over from the side again.

"Wait a minute, are you two secretly holding hands?"

Song Yuqi immediately tried to pull her hand away, but Jiang Che didn't loosen his grip; instead, he held on even tighter.

"Look at your stars."

Chen He rolled over and muttered something.

"I'm looking at the clouds."