Lin Yirou was also quite surprised to hear this news.
"Tomorrow we need to think of a special way to sneak Rou Rou into the car," Ji Meina said, resting her chin on her hand and looking at Xia Qingtian. "I feel like it'll be difficult."
"Do you have a driver's license?" Xia Qingtian asked Ji Meina.
"Yes," Ji Meina nodded. "Don't let my appearance fool you, I've been driving for six years without a single violation."
"Then how many times have you actually driven?" Xia Qingtian asked.
"That... that's not the point! Hehe~" Ji Meina pouted and chuckled guiltily.
Normally, she had company cars to pick her up and drop her off, so she didn't have many opportunities to drive herself.
"Then our idea of driving ourselves to sneak out might not be very okay," Xia Qingtian immediately dismissed the plan.
"How about this, let's just arrange to meet at the old street tomorrow?" Ji Meina suggested. "We can pretend it's a chance encounter?"
"We're already living together, pretending it's a chance encounter would be too far-fetched," Xia Qingtian thought carefully. "Let's just meet directly at the old street. Anyway, the program team said guests who don't need to date have complete freedom, no restrictions, and no live broadcast. So, let's just meet at the old street and have fun together."
"That works too!" Ji Meina exclaimed. "Judging by the program team's attitude today, they'll probably impose a lot of restrictions next time. We might as well have as much fun as we can now."
Xia Qingtian nodded in agreement, and then both of them looked at Lin Yirou.
Lin Yirou felt a bit touched that Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina were so earnestly helping her brainstorm a plan. She gave a slight smile and said, "I'll listen to you guys."
"Then it's decided!" The three immediately reached a consensus.
Not long after Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina left Lin Yirou's room that evening, Ji Jun knocked on Lin Yirou's door.
Opening the door halfway, Lin Yirou looked at Ji Jun standing at her door, her gaze shifting slightly. "Want to come in for a while? The live broadcast is long over."
"Mm," Ji Jun nodded and walked into Lin Yirou's room before speaking. "I didn't expect you to choose Xia Qingtian today."
He had originally thought Lin Yirou wouldn't choose anyone.
"She's very interesting," Lin Yirou replied after a moment's thought.
"I can see that, she's a very smart girl," Ji Jun adjusted the edge of his glasses and then smiled faintly. "If you're staying tomorrow, would you like to go around the area with me? There's no filming or live broadcast tomorrow."
"No, thank you," Lin Yirou shook her head.
Upon hearing Lin Yirou's refusal, Ji Jun's expression stiffened slightly, as if he hadn't expected this outcome.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to the old street with Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina. They found a loophole in the director's plan, saying we can hang out together," Lin Yirou explained.
"Is... is that so?" Hearing this, Ji Jun's expression improved slightly, and then he said magnanimously, "Since you're here for a dating show, don't just focus on the girls. It's also good to observe the male guests a bit."
"Then... who do you want me to observe?" Lin Yirou looked up into Ji Jun's eyes.
She had followed Ji Jun here. Who else did he want her to observe?
Did he really not notice that she had been observing him for so many years?
"Among the four male guests, Ling Feng Han is very gentlemanly, very famous, and currently very popular. He seems to have a good personality.
Lu Song Tao seems to work out and doesn't talk much, so he should feel very secure.
Tong Nian Zhe looks cold and difficult to communicate with, but I've heard about him. He's not someone who would mess around, and he's very clean.
And..." Ji Jun was about to mention himself when Lin Yirou interrupted him.
"Alright, I'll watch them slowly," Lin Yirou lowered her gaze slightly. "I need to rest. You should get some sleep too."
Ji Jun slowly closed his mouth and smiled faintly.
He raised his hand, wanting to touch Lin Yirou, to gently ruffle her hair as he had done out of habit for so many years, but she dodged him.
Ji Jun froze, slowly lowered his hand, and said, "Goodnight," before leaving Lin Yirou's room.
After Ji Jun left, Lin Yirou leaned against the door and slowly slid down to the cold floor.
Hugging her knees, Lin Yirou buried her face in her arms and muffled, "Idiot..."
The next morning at breakfast, Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina were frantically signaling Lin Yirou. After a while, Lin Yirou seemed to finally receive their cues and subtly made an "ok" gesture.
"Then we're leaving now~" Qiu Xinxue, who had finished eating, stood up and smiled faintly.
She was wearing a casual and cute outfit today, a cream-white knitted short cardigan on top with a cute bear embroidery on the chest.
On the bottom, she had on a pair of easy-to-move-in washed-white jeans, a blue small bag with bear decorations slung across her shoulder, and white floral sneakers on her feet.
Her overall attire was very suitable for the amusement park theme of the day.
As if it were planned, Lu Song Tao's outfit also featured cream-white and blue tones, making the two look very compatible.
Walking out together, they looked like a couple going on a date.
Meanwhile, Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina also wiped their mouths and prepared to set off.
Today, Xia Qingtian wore her hair in a low ponytail, paired with a Slytherin baseball cap. She had on a white collared shirt with a loose denim jacket over it, casual pants on the bottom, and canvas shoes.
Ji Meina wore her hair in a low double ponytail with a beret on her head. She wore a navy collar yellow long dress with a white knitted cardigan over it. She had on thermal leggings under the skirt and a pair of small leather shoes.
Knowing that Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina had made arrangements, the camera specifically zoomed in on the two before they left, capturing Xia Qingtian gesturing to Lin Yirou, who subtly nodded.
"OMG, I feel like there's something going on between them! What does that gesture mean?"
"I also think Xia Qingtian is up to something!"
Because of the buzz from last night, viewers were already waiting in the live stream early in the morning. Noticing this, everyone began to act like detectives, searching for clues.
Fortunately, it was a live broadcast with no suspenseful editing. As soon as they arrived at the old street, Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina obediently got out of the car and waited by the old street sign. Shortly after, a car arrived, and Lin Yirou stepped out. Xia Qingtian and Ji Meina immediately went to greet her.
The three walked forward side by side. Xia Qingtian was in the middle, with her left arm around Lin Yirou's shoulders, seemingly whispering something. Ji Meina was on her right, linking arms with Xia Qingtian, looking demure.
"Wow! I knew Xia Qingtian was going to stir things up!"
"Holy crap, it was supposed to be a four-person game, but why did they leave out our Tong Shao?"
"Xia Qingtian, you're amazing, really starting a harem on a dating show, holding two people at once!"
"If it's about causing trouble, it has to be Xia Qingtian!"
"Is this considered cheating? They said two people would have a heart-fluttering date, what's this?"
"It can't be considered cheating because the program team didn't say that guests who weren't chosen couldn't go to the old street to hang out. Friends meeting up at the old street and then shopping together, there's nothing wrong with that."
"Yeah, other dating shows also have content where friends get together."
"No need to guess, it must be Xia Qingtian's idea. Meina is just a pure little cutie, she wouldn't think of something like this."
"Lesbian vibes! I've seen lesbian vibes between these three for a long time!"
"Xia Qingtian is a winner in life! She has sexy on the right and cute on the left, and she's got both! Good heavens, I was still debating last night, and today I realize I was the clown!"
"Poor Tong Shao. As Tong Shao's loyal fan, at this moment I support the lesbian harem group!"
"Fake fan! True fans would only feel sorry for Tong Shao... Sorry, I can't continue this... At this moment, I also support the lesbian harem group!"
"Tong Shao: Ultimately, it was a mistake!"
"Tong Shao: It was supposed to be a movie for four, but I'm the only one not worthy of a name..."