Chapter 13: High EQ Queens vs. Unpredictable Male Guests

[Holy shit, finally we have my favorite kind of love triangle drama?!]

[For a dating show with three men and three women, the first love triangle scene happening among the three female guests—do you have any explanation for that, production team? [doge]]

[To be fair, these three girls can’t really have a love triangle!

Jiang Yingru is so quiet, Ren Xiaoqian is so gentle, and Zhongli Miaomiao is so well-behaved in front of Ren Xiaoqian!]

As it turned out, not only did the three female guests not have a love triangle, they even became affectionate with each other.

The moment Jiang Yingru became a little unhappy, Sang Zhiyi noticed it.

Getting caught being close with one friend by another friend who then gets jealous—this kind of situation that might be awkward and tricky for others was something Sang Zhiyi handled without any difficulty.

Sang Zhiyi leaned close to Zhongli Miaomiao’s ear and comforted her a bit more, finally getting Zhongli Miaomiao willing to lift her head from Sang Zhiyi’s arms and face the world.

Then, Sang Zhiyi placed her left hand on Zhongli Miaomiao’s shoulder and took Jiang Yingru’s wrist with her right hand, naturally guiding the two of them to start talking with each other.

Sang Zhiyi knew very well that the two girls on her left and right were both relatively simple in temperament.

As long as she acted as a guide and smoothed over any initial awkwardness in a timely manner, having them communicate amicably was entirely possible.

If one or both of Jiang Yingru and Zhongli Miaomiao had different personalities, Sang Zhiyi would have used other methods.

Sang Zhiyi cherished those who held good intentions toward her.

She would not let them feel unhappy around her.

[???

Ren Xiaoqian, what kind of life winner scene is this, with arms around both sides?!]

[What did Xiaoqian say to the little princess?

I’m so curious!

Production team, are you competent or not?

Can you get some better audio equipment?!]

[f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, I thought Ren Xiaoqian was pouring oil on the fire, but instead the three girls started happily chatting and laughing?!]

[Mermaid Sister is too strong… I kneel.

I really want to learn this kind of high EQ and adaptability!]

Amidst the chorus of praise for Sang Zhiyi, some viewers also grew impatient.

[So where are the male guests?

Why hasn’t a single male guest appeared yet?]

[Honestly, watching the girls get along so comfortably is really nice.

It feels much better than some variety shows that force drama among female contestants with scripts even when there’s no actual conflict!]

[Exactly, exactly.

Who needs men?

Aren’t the girls pleasing enough to the eye?]

[But it’s so boring… I came to this dating show to watch the drama.]

[+1.

If no male guest shows up in another two minutes, I’m leaving.]

Under the audience’s anxious watch, the first male guest finally appeared on the set of the second episode of Love of a Limited Season.

Song Ying’s figure appeared on the indoor staircase, strolling down from the second floor.

[?!

Earlier someone said they saw Director Song going upstairs—their eyesight is way too good.

It’s true!]

[I’m getting more and more curious about what the second floor is for.

Could there be more guests coming down from upstairs?]

Just as Song Ying reached the first floor, the staff member holding the bamboo lots wanted to go over and invite him to draw.

But Song Ying merely glanced at the item in the staff member’s hand, then decisively chose another direction, walked around the staff member, and with his long legs, strode directly out of the villa’s main door.

Staff member: “…?!”

The staff member was stunned, his gaze following Song Ying’s back as it quickly disappeared, standing there blank and confused.

[???

Director Song, what are you doing, Director Song!]

[f*ck, that turn of Song Ying’s was so damn smooth!]

[In such a hurry, Director Song, do you need to use the bathroom???]

[Finally, for once we can see the staff member’s expression.

That look of questioning life, hahahaha.]

[Director Song, have you forgotten this is live?

You come back!

I want to report a guest for passive sabotage and not participating properly in the show!]

[So Director Song voluntarily gave up the right to draw first among the male guests?!]

The second male guest finally appeared as well.

Among the three guests who had gone upstairs, Lou Yanchen was the last to come down.

Knowing he would be facing the cameras, Lou Yanchen had clearly tried hard to suppress and calm his emotions, but you could still tell at a glance that he was in a very bad mood.

[I bet one spicy stick that there will definitely be content from upstairs in the show later!]

[Is that even a bet?

There are only six guests total, and three went upstairs!]

[Why does Lou Yanchen’s face always look as black as if he’s coming to collect a debt every time he’s on the show?

Does a guest really owe him five million?]

[Damn, I’m getting too big for my britches.

Now when I see five million, my first reaction is “that’s so little.”

A domineering CEO shouldn’t be this angry over such a small amount of money… Even though I don’t even have one-tenth, no, one-hundredth of five million!]

[To this day, we still don’t know why President Lou came to this dating show…

Is it really for Ren Xiaoqian?

Then why is there completely no sign of it in the show?]

Probably a bit traumatized by Song Ying’s earlier maneuver, when the staff member with the bamboo lots saw Lou Yanchen arrive, he hesitated, unsure whether he should go over and invite the guest to draw.

Whatever happened downstairs could be heard clearly from upstairs.

Lou Yanchen knew the rules the production team had set for this episode, so he stood by the indoor staircase, waiting for the staff member to come over.

He always had others fetch whatever he needed.

But after waiting a long time, the staff member made no move.

Lou Yanchen: “…”

Lou Yanchen ground his molars.

Wasn’t there a single sensible employee in this entire production team?!

[???

The male guests this episode are each more confusing than the last.

Song Ying ran off somewhere and hasn’t come back yet, and now Lou Yanchen is starting a staring contest with the production team guy?]

[No, this is really too funny.

I feel like both sides are questioning their life choices, hahahaha.]

[Ah, Director Song is here, Director Song is here!]

Just as Lou Yanchen was finally about to lose patience and tell the staff member to come over so he could draw, Song Ying’s figure appeared again, walking in through the door.

Song Ying positioned himself precisely between the staff member and Lou Yanchen and waved at the staff member.

“Come on, let me draw a lot.”

Lou Yanchen’s pupils contracted.

“…?!”

Was that surnamed Song never going to stop?!

[Director Song is a man who comes like a shadow and goes like the wind…]

[???

Why is Director Song suddenly so enthusiastic about working?]

[There seems to be fairly reliable news that Song Ying added investment to Limited Season after the last episode ended.]

[Hahahahaha, after investing, he considers it his own family’s business, so he’s not going to keep slacking off anymore, right?

Director Song, are you this real?!]

The barrage, of course, couldn’t guess the real reason.

Another staff member came over to hand over duties with the previous staff member.

The bamboo tube for the three male guests to draw from was a different one.

Song Ying casually took one of the three bamboo lots and neatly tore off the label covering the bottom.

Revealing the number “one” inside.

Earlier, when Song Ying had flashed past the camera and gone outside, he had gone to find the producer of Love of a Limited Season.

He directly made a request: for this episode, he wanted to be in a pair with Sang Zhiyi.

“I’ll add investment,” Song Ying said.

“Name your amount.”

Wasn’t it just throwing money around?

That surnamed Lou could do it, and so could he.

If two financial backers had conflicting opinions and started opposing each other, that would give the producer a terrible headache, not knowing what to do.

For example, before, when Song Ying wanted to protect Sang Zhiyi and Lou Yanchen wanted to remove her.

If Lou Yanchen hadn’t been too forceful in insisting at the time, the producer would have had to contact Song Ying and let the two big shots fight it out themselves.

But now, Song Ying wanted to add investment only to be paired with a specific guest—there was no conflict with any other guest.

Wasn’t that a trivial matter?

From the producer’s perspective, Lou Yanchen undoubtedly disliked Sang Zhiyi; otherwise, why would he want to kick her out of the guest list?

There was no way Lou Yanchen would compete with Song Ying to be paired with Sang Zhiyi!

Facing such a generous financial backer, the producer naturally agreed.

At this moment, the producer was even a little smug.

The pairing rules their production team had set for this episode were just like this.

Sang Zhiyi had already drawn number one, and the other two male guests showed no sign of appearing yet.

Wasn’t it simple to give the other number one lot to Song Ying?

But the producer still had to remind Song Ying of one thing.

“Director Song, you’d better get to the filming set a little earlier.”

The producer knew very well that Lou Yanchen was also in the villa.

Although he hadn’t appeared in front of the camera yet, he could show up at any time.

It would be safer for Song Ying to ensure he was the first male guest to draw.

Fortunately, this time, Song Ying was very easy to deal with.

After successfully drawing the number one lot, Song Ying began asking, knowing the answer perfectly well.

“Which young lady am I paired with?”

[Holy shit, holy shit!

I never expected the first legitimate CP of this dating show to be Director Song and Ren Xiaoqian?!]

[Are “Gingerbread Men” and “Ren Zhong Dao Yuan” not legitimate?!]

[Aaaaah, I started shipping this pair last episode!

When Director Song wanted to forfeit, only Qian Bao spoke up for him!

Those two have a special kind of understanding.]

[My rationality tells me this is just a coincidence, but my CP brain is screaming—did Director Song come first to draw lots just so he could be paired with Ren Xiaoqian?!]

During the last episode, when Song Ying discovered that Lou Yanchen hadn’t been paired with Jiang Yingru, he was actually quite surprised.

As Lou Yanchen’s longtime rival, Song Ying naturally knew exactly why Lou Yanchen had lost his mind and joined a dating show this time.

Part of the reason he had accepted the invitation to be a guest on Love of a Limited Season was also because he wanted to watch the show on the spot.

But then, thinking it over, Song Ying understood that with Lou Yanchen’s arrogant personality, he probably assumed the entire production team would understand his intentions without him having to spell them out.

Song Ying wouldn’t make the same low-level mistake.

Seeing that the attention of all three female guests had been drawn to him, Song Ying crossed his arms over his chest, casually waved the bamboo lot held between the index and middle fingers of his left hand, and then carelessly tapped his right arm with the lot.

The place he tapped was unmistakably the spot on his arm that Sang Zhiyi had touched on the second floor.

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