I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

Fang Yutong and Yu Shize entered the room one after the other.

Su Yanhuan peeked out from the sofa, waved, and greeted them, "Sister Yutong, Teacher Yu, you're back?"

Jiang Yunyou also looked up and weakly echoed, "Sister Yutong, Teacher Yu—"

Fang Yutong, holding a half-finished cup of milk tea, smiled at them and asked, "Um, how about you guys? Was the botanical garden fun?"

Before Su Yanhuan could even open her mouth, Jiang Yunyou sprang up from the sofa cushions with a "whoosh":

"Don't even mention it! It's all trees! Not even a carousel! It's so boring!"

Su Yanhuan said expressionlessly, "Putting a carousel in a botanical garden? That would be truly bizarre."

Jiang Yunyou: "..."

He chose to keep quiet and buried himself back into the cushions.

Fang Yutong was amused and sat down on the single sofa next to Yu Shize, holding her water glass. She sank into it and looked quite relaxed.

Su Yanhuan leaned closer again, her eyes sparkling:

"Yutong, when you went back to your alma mater, did you visit any of your old dating spots? Like the grove of trees? The back wall of the library?"

She remembered that the two of them had gone on a date at their university that day.

Fang Yutong took a sip of water, her smile fading slightly: "I just went for a walk on the playground, nothing's changed."

Yu Shize sat next to her, looking down at his phone, which displayed his WeChat step count.

He tilted his phone towards Fang Yutong.

Fang Yutong glanced at it sideways and exclaimed softly, "Twenty-three thousand? No wonder my legs are sore."

Yu Shize smiled but didn't reply. He locked the screen and put his phone back in his pocket.

Not long after, the door was pushed open again.

Han Jingxue walked in first, followed by Shen Yihuai, who reached over her shoulder and held the door open for her.

Han Jingxue didn't turn around, but bent down to change her shoes. Shen Yihuai stood half a meter behind her, not urging her, and waited quietly.

Su Yanhuan came back to life, waving enthusiastically: "Sister Han! Teacher Shen! Isn't the beach romantic?"

Han Jingxue walked over and sat down on another sofa, saying succinctly, "It's windy."

Su Yanhuan blinked, waited a moment, and realizing that Sister Han didn't seem inclined to elaborate, she had no choice but to continue herself:

"The wind is so strong and it's so cool! I almost got sunburned like a dried fish in the botanical garden today, seriously, my scalp is still hot!"

Jiang Yunyou's muffled voice drifted from the cushion: "Testify."

As they were talking, Shu Zi, carrying a pink rabbit that was almost as tall as her, wobbled in.

The rabbit ears dragged on the ground, successfully playing the role of a human mop.

She walked to the sofa, loosened her grip, and the pink rabbit "poof" fell into the sofa, bounced once, tilted its head, and had its long ears drooping onto the carpet.

Su Yanhuan stared at the rabbit for a while, then turned to Shu Zi: "Sister Zizi, this... did you buy it?"

Shu Zi nudged the rabbit to the side to make room for herself, then plopped down inside.

"Gu Yan set a trap. His luck must be blessed. He hit it on the first try. I threw ten rings and only hit this one."

She took a carrot keychain out of her pocket, waved it in front of Su Yanhuan, and then put it back.

Jiang Yunyou peeked out from under the cushion again, glanced at the pink rabbit that took up most of the sofa, paused for two seconds, and then withdrew his eye.

Su Yanhuan suppressed a laugh: "So... is the roller coaster fun?"

Shu Zi touched her frizzy head, looking utterly dejected: "It's fun, but my hairstyle is gone."

Su Yanhuan stared at the few stubborn tufts of hair sticking up on her head and nodded seriously: "I can see that."

Shu Zi sighed, ran her fingers through her hair trying to smooth it out, but to no avail, and gave up.

"Where's my hair tie?" she muttered softly, feeling her pockets, which were empty.

Gu Yan sat on the single sofa to the side, a small section of the black hair tie on his wrist had somehow slipped out from his sleeve. He didn't move or hide it.

Shu Zi, with her sharp eyes, locked onto it instantly.

I remember now! That bastard stole it!

Shu Zi glared at her: "Give it back!"

Gu Yan lifted his eyelids to look at her, his tone indifferent: "I won't return it."

Shu Zi glared at him for two more seconds, then turned back, pulled out a grilled sausage that she had hidden away from the coffee table, took a vicious bite, and mumbled:

"Okay, you can keep it. I still have another box."

Gu Yan subtly curved the corners of his mouth, but remained silent.

Su Yanhuan stood beside her, trying hard to suppress the wildly upturned corners of her mouth.

[Huanhuan, don't hold it in! Smile! My smile is practically as bright as the sun!]

[Help! Isn't that Shu Zi's hair tie on Gu Yan's wrist? Right? Right? What kind of childish squabble is this?! So sweet!]

[“Anyway, I still have one box left.” Hahaha, Shuzi, you know how to fight back!]

Shu Zi finished the grilled sausage in a few bites, patted her hands, and went upstairs.

After chatting for a while downstairs, Su Yanhuan put down her water glass, stood up, and patted her skirt. "It's getting late, I'm going upstairs to take a shower now. Goodnight, Sister Han and Sister Yutong!"

She nudged the cushion again. "Jiang Yunyou, you should go to sleep early too. Don't stay here incubating the eggs."

A muffled voice came from inside the cushion again: "Okay—"

Fang Yutong smiled gently at her: "Goodnight."

Han Jingxue nodded slightly.

Su Yan skipped and hopped upstairs.

Fang Yutong also stood up, put the water glass back on the coffee table, and said softly, "I'm going upstairs too."

As she passed by Yu Shize, she lightly touched his shoulder with her fingers.

Yu Shize raised his head.

Fang Yutong smiled at him, her tone intimate and familiar: "Let's go upstairs to rest, it's easy to catch a cold here."

Yu Shize nodded, got up and followed her upstairs.

[Huh? We seemed much more natural together today, almost like a real couple?]

I spent the whole day watching Fang Yutong's live stream. They seemed to get along quite well; after all, it's a campus romance, so they have a solid foundation.

[Yu Shize's pace going upstairs is exactly the same as Fang Yutong's. Is it a habit? Or is it intentional?]

In the evening, it was still time for the "heart-fluttering text message" segment.

Director Liu suddenly announced in the group chat: Tonight's news brief will not be released tomorrow.

Shu Zi lay sprawled on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. She kicked the pink rabbit to the foot of the bed.

My phone vibrated.

She reached over, squinted at it, tapped the screen a few times, and sent it.

Then he shoved his phone under the pillow and rolled around in the blanket for a bit.

[What did she post? Who did she post it to? Production team, you have no heart! You won't even let us see this!]

【I'm going to throw a tantrum! I'm really going to throw a tantrum!】

[Sisters, calm down! I just rushed back from Gu Yan's live stream, and he received a text message! Although I didn't see the content, he smiled! Although it was a faint smile, he really smiled!]

[So it was sent to Gu Yan? Ahhh, my CP is giving us some sweet moments tonight?]

Third-floor balcony.

Gu Yan leaned against the railing, the night wind blowing through his half-dry hair.

The phone vibrated in my palm.

He lowered his head.

From: Shu Zi.

Message: "I'm asleep, do not disturb!"

A faint smile flickered in his eyes, and his fingertips twitched.

"Okay, goodnight."

Click send.

He put his phone back in his pocket, looked up at a window downstairs that had already gone dark, stared for a few seconds, then turned and went back into his room.

the other side.

Fang Yutong sat on the edge of the bed, the light from her phone screen illuminating her face.

She stared at the blank input box, typed a few words, and sent.

Then put down your phone, turn off the lights, and lie down.

Almost simultaneously, Yu Shize sat at his desk, and his phone screen lit up.

He picked it up.

Sender: Fang Yutong.

Content: "I walked over 20,000 steps today, my legs are so sore."

He glanced down at it for a few seconds, then typed a reply.

Fang Yutong had just closed her eyes when her phone vibrated again beside her pillow.

She opened her eyes and picked it up.

The light from the screen illuminated the slightly upturned corners of her mouth. She put the phone back and finally fell asleep.

What did Yu Shize reply?! Fang Yutong actually laughed when she saw the message!

[This is infuriating! Production team, I urge you to be kind; I hope you see this tomorrow!]

[Going to sleep now, will find out tomorrow morning!]

Goodnight everyone, sweet dreams!