Part 2
Lu Ciheng’s tone was blunt. “There’s only one scooter. Are you going to run there?”
Li You: “Teacher Xie probably doesn’t want to carry heavy things. How about we go, and let him stay home with Xingran?”
Su Xingran, who was currently dragging the grill and cursing, instantly looked up upon hearing this.
Lu Ciheng’s face went cold, his dark eyes staring at Li You unkindly. “Teacher Xie never has to carry heavy things. If you’re so idle, go drain the seawater.”
Su Xingran burst out laughing, walked over, and dragged Li You away. “Hurry up and come scrub the grill. After you scrub it, you still have to go drain the ocean.”
Li You, already looking bad after being rebuffed, heard Su Xingran’s words and his face turned completely black. His tone was hostile. “Even if you act like a dog for Xie Shibai, he hasn’t even looked you in the eye, has he? What are you after?”
He just didn’t understand.
Xie Shibai hadn’t given Lu Ciheng a pleasant face, so why was everyone rushing to be a simp?
Su Xingran looked at him with pity. “You’re truly pathetic.”
Li You: “?”
Motherfucker, who’s pathetic? You, a little simp, are calling me pathetic?
Su Xingran was mindful of his phrasing in front of the camera. “You want to be a dog, but you can’t even make the cut.”
Li You: “…”
Fuck!
“You can’t be a dog in this life, and your eyes are blind too.” Su Xingran worried for Li You. “You’d better go drain the seawater.”
Li You: “Are you crazy?!”
What kind of lunatics are these people?!
[No, why is this so funny hahahaha]
[LY is really both stupid and bad.]
[No, but did his agency tell him to take the ‘black-and-red’ (notoriety) route? Why does he have no filter?]
[He’s always been like this, it just wasn’t exposed before.]
[He’s mixed in the circle because his family has some money, right? He doesn’t worry about these things. Didn’t they say earlier he’s a rich second-generation heir? His personality has always been like this.]
[Speechless. Little ‘Third’ Brother (homewrecker).]
[Don’t, don’t, don’t. He can’t even qualify as a homewrecker. At most, he’s a Crazy Brother.]
[The person I hate has finally been discovered!]
Xie Shibai looked at the electric scooter and hesitated for a few seconds before asking, “Do you know how?”
Lu Ciheng smiled confidently. “Of course. Teacher Xie, don’t worry, I’m very steady.”
He picked up a helmet. “Teacher Xie, come here.”
Xie Shibai looked at him in confusion. “What for?”
Lu Ciheng steadily placed the motorcycle helmet on Xie Shibai’s head, thoughtfully arranging his hair before fastening the safety buckle. “You have to wear a helmet properly when riding.”
Xie Shibai adjusted the helmet with his fingers. Only after Lu Ciheng had also put on a helmet did the two of them sit on the small scooter.
As soon as they sat down, Lu Ciheng signaled for Xie Shibai to reach out.
While asking what he was doing, Xie Shibai still handed his hand over. “Do you really know how to ride?”
Lu Ciheng took Xie Shibai’s hands and guided them to wrap around his waist. He patted Xie Shibai’s hands and said with a grin, “Of course. Teacher Xie, hold on tight. We’re setting off.”
This posture brought them very close together.
Xie Shibai’s fingers curled slightly. Under the helmet, his gaze fell on Lu Ciheng’s back. He had been worried Lu Ciheng wouldn’t be steady, but once they started moving, the sea breeze blew against his face.
They rode along the coastal highway, facing the sea wind, their faces misted with a cool, damp breath.
The sunset glow and the scent of freedom.
Xie Shibai looked at the distant coastline, his hands quietly tightening.
Lu Ciheng noticed Xie Shibai’s hands in his peripheral vision, the corners of his lips lifting. “Do you want to go a little faster?”
Xie Shibai was confused. “I can’t hear you.”
Lu Ciheng chuckled lightly and shouted, “Hold on!”
With a twist of the handle, the little electric scooter reached its maximum speed.
The sudden weightlessness Xie Shibai imagined didn’t happen at all. “…”
He let out a soft laugh.
What is he getting so fired up about?
[What a beautiful scene!!]
[It feels so relaxing. Riding a motorcycle along the coast at sunset, dream life.]
[The young couple is so sweet!!]
After buying the ingredients, barbecuing on the grill directly facing the beach and sea surface looked exceptionally leisurely.
While eating, they faced the sea, with the potato puppy digging in the sand at their feet.
Just as Xie Shibai finished the shrimp on his plate, another peeled shrimp was immediately placed there.
Lu Ciheng was focused on peeling shrimp for Xie Shibai. He hadn’t eaten much himself but had been silently peeling shrimp for a long time.
Netizens in the livestream noticed this scene.
[LCH really loves him so much.]
[None of the other groups are like this, eh? Only LCH has been peeling shrimp for XSB since just now. And it’s voluntary; he doesn’t seem to have eaten much himself.]
[So sweet! As expected of the CP I ship!]
[But those grilled prawns look so delicious.]
[There really are gluttonous girls everywhere.]
Lu Ciheng asked, “Teacher Xie, how is my grilling this time?”
Xie Shibai bit into the shrimp meat and generously offered praise. “Barely acceptable.”
Lu Ciheng had already figured out Xie Shibai’s way of praising. As long as he didn’t refuse to touch it or say it was terrible, it meant it was delicious. If it was truly awful, Xie Shibai wouldn’t touch it at all, nor would he speak after tasting it; he would just silently put down his chopsticks and move away.
His preferences were as easy to figure out as a cat’s.
Cute.
During the meal, Su Xingran proposed, “Let’s play a little game.”
No one objected. Playing games was almost a mandatory part of the show, and Su Xingran’s suggestion was clearly an instruction from the production team.
Mu Zhenzhen asked, “What game?”
Su Xingran took out a deck of cards he got from the staff. “King’s Game. Same old rules: the winner gets a special privilege.”
Xie Shibai and Lu Ciheng were the last group to draw cards.
“Brother Xie, Senior Lu, it’s your turn to draw,” Su Xingran said, holding up the cards.
Xie Shibai and Lu Ciheng each drew a number card.
After the production team registered the number cards, they revealed that the grouped cards followed the husband-husband relationship. Considering only Mu Zhenzhen and Xu Xiangming were a married couple, to prevent leaks, everyone was referred to as ‘husbands’ for the game.
Questions involving physical contact or interaction could only be completed within the same husband-husband pair.
Although the production team was sly, they weren’t sly enough to cause a chaotic brawl. They knew what would invite backlash, and there was some clout they wouldn’t try to chase.
Perhaps because the previous recording session was too “Maka Pakka” (childish/soft), the enthusiasm on the bullet screen was very high as soon as the King’s Game was announced.
[Finally here!]
[Almost forgot this is a post-marriage show. Give me something adults should watch!]
[Where is the King? Let my two brothers stick together! Stick together tightly!]
[Be bolder! I want to see a kiss!]
The program team announced the first King was Mu Zhenzhen.
Mu Zhenzhen scanned back and forth a few times. “Let me see, who should I choose?”
“Number 6 and Number 8 must eat a chocolate Pocky biscuit together, and guarantee the biscuit doesn’t fall halfway.”
Xie Shibai paused. Under everyone’s gaze, he slowly turned over his card. Printed on it was a large Number 6.
The card in Lu Ciheng’s hand was Number 8.
The heat on the bullet screen skyrocketed instantly.
[Hell yeah!]
[Why only eat a biscuit together? Can’t they just kiss directly?]
[Ahhh finally, I’ve waited for this!]
[This is what a VIP like me should be watching!]
Xie Shibai took the chocolate biscuit handed over by the production team. He looked at Lu Ciheng, whose eyes were full of delight and eager anticipation, and paused for a few seconds.
Eating the biscuit versus maintaining a tiny distance at the end—obviously, the former was easier, but it was very easy to make contact.
Xie Shibai bit his lip.
If I control the distance well, we shouldn’t touch.
Lu Ciheng leaned in with a grin, his tone unable to hide his joy. “Teacher Xie, I’m ready.”
Xie Shibai’s gaze landed on Lu Ciheng’s face. His lips parted slightly to bite one end of the chocolate biscuit. As he tilted his head back slightly, he realized that although they were sitting, there was still a height difference. Looking up for too long would be tiring.
Leaning back in the camping chair, he gently crooked his finger. The impatient Lu Ciheng immediately leaned forward and pressed in.
His broad shoulders completely obscured Xie Shibai, who was lazily nestled in the chair. A palm with thin calluses pressed against Xie Shibai’s jaw. The scorching hot palm felt the cool touch of the pale face. Lu Ciheng’s Adam’s apple rolled as he lowered his head to bite the other end of the biscuit.
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