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In the observation room, host Cao turned to the next page of the script, pointed to the flowchart, and looked on with a helpless expression, as if the production team had kept him in suspense.

"According to the schedule we received, the dates of the three couples today will be released one by one. But the production team added a special note—" He read it aloud, looking down, "'The location of He Xu and Zhuang Wenmin's date will be revealed at the end.'"

Fang Yiren leaned over and glanced at the script, then protested, feeling tricked: "So, we have to watch the other two groups first before we know where He Xu and Zhuang Wenmin are going on their date?"

"right."

"The production team knows how to keep people in suspense. Oh well, we'll see it eventually." Fang Yi leaned back in her chair and shook her head.

Wang Yiren chuckled, holding his coffee cup: "Aren't you curious?"

"Of course I'm curious." Fang Yi sat up straight, her tone full of barely suppressed curiosity. "When the matching results came out yesterday, I wanted to ask—he Xu, if you let him choose the date location, where would he choose? I guessed it would be an art exhibition or some niche live house, because he's involved in stage arts, so he should like places with an artistic atmosphere."

Host Cao chimed in, "My guess was pretty much the same as Teacher Fang's. I even guessed he might take Zhuang Wenmin to see some kind of dance performance."

Teacher Wei pushed up his glasses, his tone carrying the caution characteristic of an analyst: "I thought about it all night yesterday and listed about four or five possibilities—art museums, concerts, niche theaters, or even taking her to a choreography studio to let her experience it live."

Artist Fang slapped his thigh: "Yes, I thought about the last one too."

"But the production team is deliberately preventing us from watching first." Host Cao closed the script. "Then let's watch the other two groups first, and then we'll reveal the answer."

The screen switches to the first frame.

Sun Zhuohang and Wu Jiayuan's amusement park trip.

The camera begins at the entrance of the villa.

Wu Jiayuan wore a bright yellow sweatshirt, paired with white sweatpants and canvas shoes, making her look like a walking ray of sunshine.

Sun Zhuohang was wearing a light gray down jacket and dark jeans, and carrying a backpack. While waiting for Wu Jiayuan by the car, he kept fidgeting with the backpack straps.

Fang Yiren pointed at the screen and laughed: "Sun Zhuohang is getting nervous again. Look at his hands, he's almost squeezing the backpack strap out of shape."

Wu Jiayuan jumped out of the villa entrance, saw his expression, and walked over to him, patting him on the shoulder: "Come on! Don't be nervous, amusement parks don't bite!"

Sun Zhuohang's shoulders shrugged from her pat, but the tension he had been holding in was noticeably eased a little.

When we arrived at the amusement park, the scene was completely different from what everyone had expected.

Wu Jiayuan seemed to have been activated, and she started running all the way from the entrance, but Sun Zhuohang was not far behind.

He was a little reserved at first, standing under the roller coaster and looking up at the towering tracks, swallowing hard.

But when Wu Jiayuan pulled him toward the queuing area, he didn't struggle at all.

"Are you scared?" Wu Jiayuan asked him, tilting her head as they waited in line.

"I'm scared," Sun Zhuohang admitted honestly, then added, "but I'm already here."

Wu Jiayuan was amused by his "Since we're already here" remark and patted his arm: "Alright, have some backbone. If you're scared, just hold on to me."

As the roller coaster started, Sun Zhuohang's expression in the camera changed from tension to terror, from terror to a sense of detachment, and finally, as he went downhill, his entire face was distorted by the wind.

But he didn't close his eyes; he kept them open the whole time. Wu Jiayuan next to him screamed with her hands raised, and Sun Zhuohang even yelled after the first dive, his voice cracking from shouting.

After getting off the bus, both of their legs were weak, and they stood holding onto the railing for a while.

Sun Zhuohang's hair was a mess from the wind, and his face was still wet with the tears he had just shed from being frightened.

But when he glanced at Wu Jiayuan, he suddenly laughed.

"The expression you made just now—" Sun Zhuohang laughed so hard he was panting, "when you were going downhill, your mouth was so wide open you could fit a fist in it."

"How dare you say that to me?" Wu Jiayuan laughed as she shoved him. "The whole car heard you yell 'Mommy!' just now!"

The two stood at the roller coaster exit, laughing and joking at each other for a long time, laughing so hard that they were doubled over. Passing tourists couldn't help but turn around to look.

Fang Yiren looked at the screen and laughed: "Wasn't Sun Zhuohang a bit reserved at first? This kid has improved a lot."

Teacher Wei nodded with a smile: "With Wu Jiayuan making such a fuss, his fear actually turned into a source of amusement."

Next, the two went on the pirate ship, the drop tower, and the giant swing ride, not missing a single attraction.

Sun Zhuohang went from being nervous and reserved at the beginning to actively pulling Wu Jiayuan towards the queuing area by the third project.

"What's next?" He asked, clutching a map in his hand, his eyes gleaming with an alarming light.

"Weren't you scared just now?" Wu Jiayuan turned her head to look at him.

"I'm scared, but it's fun!"

Fang Yi leaned back in her chair, laughing uncontrollably: "This kid is already actively seeking out thrills. Wu Jiayuan's influence is too strong."

The screen cuts to the last scene, showing two people sitting on a bench in an amusement park eating ice cream, with two half-empty cans of cola and a bag of claw machine prizes next to them.

Wu Jiayuan was holding an ugly-cute Shiba Inu plush toy in her arms, while Sun Zhuohang had an even uglier duck hanging on his backpack.

"Are you happy today?" Wu Jiayuan asked him, taking a lick of her ice cream.

"I'm happy," Sun Zhuohang said without hesitation, then added after a moment's thought, "I'm especially happy. I haven't had this much fun in a long time."

"Will you come again next time?"

"Come on." Sun Zhuohang nodded quickly. "I want to sit in the first row on the roller coaster."

"Alright, little brother!"

The two of them burst into laughter.

There was a moment of silence in the observation room. Fang Yiren exclaimed, "This couple is so energetic! It's so joyful to watch!"

Teacher Wei nodded: "Wu Jiayuan's outgoing personality is a great motivator for Sun Zhuohang, and she genuinely enjoys herself. It's not just a perfunctory 'I'll play with you' attitude. The two of them are mutually encouraging each other."

The screen switches to the second segment.

A visit to Lin Zhenhe and Jiang Yining's bookstore and clothing store.

Completely different from the lively atmosphere of an amusement park, this group's pace was as slow as if it had been sped up by 0.8 times.

The camera begins at the entrance of the popular bookstore.

Jiang Yining was wearing a cream-colored turtleneck sweater and a plaid skirt, standing in front of the bookshelf flipping through a collection of essays with a beautiful cover.

Lin Zhen stood next to her, holding a hardcover collection of commercial law cases—he had taken it from the legal section at some point, and had already flipped through several pages.

Seeing this, Fang Yiren burst out laughing: "Wait, he went to the bookstore to read law books? Reading law books on a date??"

The host, Cao, laughed as well: "And look at his expression, he's really watching, he's not faking it."

Jiang Yining flipped through the book for a while, then leaned over to glance at the one in Lin Zhen's hand: "What are you looking at?"

"Case studies." Lin Zhen turned to a page in the book and pointed to a passage for her to see. "This case is quite interesting. It's a contract dispute where both parties thought they were in the right, but the court ruled in favor of a third party—"

He glanced up at Jiang Yining's expression halfway through his sentence, then suddenly realized something, closed the book, and said, "...Did I talk too much?"

"Not many, but quite interesting." She reached out and snatched the case collection from his hands, putting it back on the bookshelf. "But we won't be reading legal provisions today; you'll read some essays with me for a while."

Lin Zhen paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, you choose."

Jiang Yining pulled a collection of essays with a dark blue cover from the shelf, turned to a certain page, and handed it to him: "Read this passage to me."

Lin Zhen took a look and found it was a passage from an essay collection about the water towns of Jiangnan. The writing was very scattered and slow, a completely different world from the case documents he usually read.

He coughed and began to read it aloud in a very serious and clear tone.

As Jiang Yining listened, she leaned against the bookshelf, her gaze fixed on his profile, the corners of her mouth never fading from the smile.

Looking at the screen, Wang Yiren remarked, "Lawyer Lin seems reserved, but he's actually willing to listen to Teacher Jiang. It's a uniquely serious yet incredibly endearing thing about him."

Teacher Wei nodded with a smile: "Did you see Jiang Yining's look? She wasn't actually listening to the text; she was watching Lin Zhen read. That 'this person is so serious and cute' expression couldn't be hidden."

The second segment cuts to a clothing store.

Jiang Yining was picking out clothes in front of the shelf, while Lin Zhen stood beside her.

She would occasionally hold up the clothes in front of her and ask him, "How is this?" Lin Zhen would always look at them seriously for two seconds and then give a very specific evaluation.

For example, "The color is nice, but the neckline design doesn't suit your shoulder width" or "This piece looks good, and the fabric has a good texture."

Jiang Yining chuckled after hearing this: "Lin Lu, you're way too fashionable!"

"I don't understand," Lin Zhen pushed up his glasses, "but I understand proportions and materials."

Jiang Yining was amused by his serious explanation and laughed.

When she finally came out of the fitting room, she was wearing a burgundy velvet dress. She twirled in front of him and asked, "What about this one?"

Lin Zhen looked at it for two seconds, then nodded: "This one looks the best."

Why?

Jiang Yining paused for a moment, then laughed and patted his shoulder: "Lin Lu! You've got a sweet tongue!"

Upon seeing this, Fang Yi leaned back and exclaimed, "My goodness! Lawyer Lin can actually compliment people? And he does it so seriously! It's hilarious!"

The host, Cao, was also laughing: "Lawyer Lin's praise was surprisingly sincere. Jiang Yining's smile clearly showed she was touched."

The final frame of the video shows the two people walking side by side down the street as they leave the clothing store, with the setting sun casting dappled sunlight through the branches of the roadside trees, dappling their shoulders.