Shock! I became the protagonist of a female-oriented novel.

In this situation, saying no to the studio is downright audacious and fearless.

but--

Gu Qiushui grabbed her hand. "No."

“Some people need to wear a mask because their original personality doesn’t fit, but you don’t.” She paused, then smiled. “You’re naturally adorable.”

"The cutest, the most endearing."

Yu Ci's face flushed red instantly.

-

The program officially began the next morning.

Like many budget travel reality shows, the first thing "Travel Around the World" did after the guests arrived in Paris was to rummage through their suitcases.

The extra snacks, money, and other things that clearly shouldn't be there! Take them all away!

Some girls sell the persona of a foodie girl, and their eyes look terrifying when they see their snacks taken away.

As for Yu Ci and Gu Qiushui, the special guests, one is an energetic younger sister and the other is an approachable goddess. In their suitcases, one has picture books and clothes, while the other has some cold medicine and summer sun protection products.

"Wow! It seems that although these two special guests are visiting our 'Wide Connectivity' for the first time, they did familiarize themselves with the rules beforehand!"

The host pointed to the two boxes and said, "There wasn't a single contraband item in them."

"Alright! Now that we've confiscated all your contraband, it's 8:18 AM Paris time. The week-long romantic getaway—"

"Let's officially begin!"

"Guests who only have enough money for five nights' hotel stay—how are we going to complete our Paris trip?!"

Let's wait and see!

After saying "We'll wait and see," the crew really left.

The eight people are now gathered in the small hall.

As usual, team leader Cheng Xu began to explain the tasks: "Within a week, complete three tasks: first, visit the Eiffel Tower; second, visit an art gallery called 'Versailles in Love'; and third, everyone should go to the banks of the Seine and buy a book they like."

"For the first one, there's no entrance fee, so we just need to take a taxi there..."

"Visiting the gallery costs 15 euros per person, and the secondhand book market on the shores of the Seine... the task card didn't even indicate how much the books there cost."

"However, based on what I learned online before, the books there should also cost 5 euros each."

"Teacher Cheng, how much money do we have left?" Gu Qiushui asked.

Cheng Xu calculated, "The accommodation cost for five days is about 400 euros."

"Then I have a suggestion."

"what?"

“I remember the hotels here cost 10 euros per room. We have four men and four women here, so we can easily have four single rooms. What do you think?”

This decision is certainly a good one.

Being able to save such a large sum of money, everyone consciously started to allocate single rooms for their teams. Gu Qiushui was even more proactive, taking a step closer to Yu Ci and saying, "I'll stay with Yu Ci."

They were all girls, and it was perfectly normal for them to live together with someone they knew well. No one thought Gu Qiushui was wrong, except for Guan Yu, who turned her head slightly after hearing this.

The rooms are allocated. There are four rooms for 7 days, and each room costs 10 euros, which is 280 euros per week. The extra 120 euros can be used to buy tickets. So, everyone just needs to earn enough to buy books and travel expenses.

Make money.

The regular guests are all very familiar with this process.

"After we leave here, we'll go straight to the square. It's inconvenient for so many people to move around, so why don't we split into smaller groups?"

The proposal was quickly agreed upon by everyone.

Then, Gu Qiushui spoke up at the opportune moment, "I think Teacher Cheng's suggestion is very good. Let's just divide into groups directly!"

She pulled Yu Ci along, and the two of them raised their hands together, saying, "I'm in a group with Yu Ci."

Cheng Xu almost couldn't hide his expression this time. He remembered that Li Changping had called Gu Qiushui before and said something like that. Why was she pretending to be stupid and not understanding?

"Qiushui, working away from home isn't easy. How about we redistribute the work?"

"No need, Teacher Cheng, thank you for your kindness." Before Gu Qiushui could speak, Yu Ci stepped in, her smile innocent and pure. "I've read 'Where There Are Roads, Where ...

"Mr. Gu and I joined later, so we won't go into the details about making money!"

"But don't worry, Teacher Cheng, I have a lot of work experience and I won't let you suffer!"

As she spoke, her eyes sparkled, and she was incredibly sweet.

Cheng Xu only heard the countless "you" in those words.

But that wasn't the end. What was even more shocking was that after Yu Ci finished speaking, Gu Qiushui also said with a smile, "Yes, Teacher Cheng, you've gone to a lot of trouble. We did our homework before coming to the show, so you don't need to worry."

Cheng Xu's face darkened considerably, and Guan Yu, standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh.

All eyes turned to her. She squinted and waved her hand, "It's nothing, I just thought of something fun."

"Let's stop discussing it. It's almost noon. I'll team up with Cheng, Yu with Gu, and the remaining four men can form a group. Let's head out!"

Another veteran in the team made the decision, so what else is there to say?

Eight people, three teams, three sets of cameras, start filming!

-

Having escaped the crowd and with the cameras still quite far away, the two still had some private time.

Yu Ci spoke directly to Gu Qiushui about Cheng Xu, "Sister Qiushui, why do I feel like this Teacher Cheng... is always intentionally or unintentionally bothering you?"

"You're quite observant." Taking advantage of her height, Gu Qiushui ruffled Yu Ci's hair. "The director once said he wanted to create a CP (couple pairing) with me, which I refused, but it seems he's still persistent."

"..."

Yu Ci suddenly wanted to take back his initial assessment of Teacher Cheng when he first saw her: although she was short, she was good-looking, and her voice and demeanor were quite refined.

Judging from his actions today, he was far from being civilized; he was clearly a scoundrel.

"You rejected him, yet he still keeps coming back?" Yu Ci frowned.

Gu Qiushui hummed in agreement, "It's him, he just had to come closer."

"People like that are really boring."

"Yes, it's boring."

As Yu Ci spoke, he kept a straight face. Gu Qiushui finally couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, stop keeping a straight face. It's okay if he comes closer. I'll just not give him the chance."

"Oh."

After replying with an extremely indifferent "oh," Yu Ci waited a while before suddenly whispering, "Remember to address him as 'you' from now on. He's forty years old..." and still so restless.

Yu Ci's adorable appearance made Gu Qiushui unable to suppress a smile.

My phone rang. "Oh right, the production crew is coming. Get ready."

"Get into character in three seconds: I'm the sophisticated older sister, and you're the energetic younger sister."

"Um……"

"Three seconds ago, I had another question for you."

"ask."

Yu Ci gently tugged at Gu Qiushui's sleeve, "Why have you only called me by my name all day today?" Every time Gu Qiushui mentioned her today, she coldly called her by her name...

Before, people had called our studio's little girl "cute," but today—

"Calling you by your name is to introduce you to the audience."

Gu Qiushui deliberately called her by her name, which was a little trick of hers. After all, she was a big star with a large fan base, so the production team would definitely give her a lot of screen time. Mentioning her a few more times would make people remember her quickly.

"What's wrong? Are you still unhappy about something like this?"

"No!" Yu Ci immediately retorted, "I just felt that Sister Qiu Shui might be in a bad mood!"

"Oh." I see.

"I didn't mean anything by it!"

"Ok, I know."

Yu Ci: ...I still feel like I can't explain it clearly.

Just as the two were flirting, the cameraman arrived.

However, the camera came from behind them.

and so--

In the narrow shot, Gu Qiushui, wearing a beige lotus leaf dress, naturally bends to Yu Ci's ear and speaks with a happy smile.

Photographer: ! ! ?

What, what are they doing?

Chapter Seventy: More Than One Times: Add my contact information? Sorry, no!

"Miss Gu?"

A trembling voice greeted her from behind. Gu Qiushui snapped back to reality, quickly pulled out her phone, placed it in front of her, and turned around. "You've arrived."

"Ah." The photographer was taken aback for a moment. "Yes, there was a problem with the equipment when we came out. We had to adjust it, so we were late."

Seeing the photographer's nervous expression, Gu Qiushui smiled gently, "It's alright. I was just about to watch some short videos with Yu Ci to pass the time before you guys came. I didn't expect you guys to arrive so soon after I opened my phone."

As they spoke, Gu Qiushui and Yu Ci raised their hands, signaling to the photography crew that they were ready.

The camera, which had just been paused, is now back on.

As the silhouette flashed across the small screen, the photographer's mind raced—

Oh, so those two were watching a video when they were so close together. He thought they had kissed.

As Yu Ci walked forward, head held high and steps steady in the large square, his heart was pounding.

The moment Gu Qiushui kissed her was captured on camera.