Chapter 47: I’m Already with Su Jian Yue
Not only did they buy a lot of vegetables and fruits, but they also bought some staples like rice and noodles. After all, with so many people, they ate a lot.
“Who can help me cut this smoked chicken? Then we can just make a salad and we’ll be about done,” Yu Lin said as she organized the things.
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it,” Ren Peng said, taking on the task of cutting the chicken.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Shen Xun also started to stir-fry. Yu Lin and the others were busy organizing. Half an hour later, everyone had finally organized the things, and the food was also on the table.
“Everyone has worked hard today. Let’s eat,” Jiang Ying said with a smile, looking at the table full of dishes.
“Mhmm,” Su Jian Yue was the first to respond and immediately started to eat.
Today’s dishes were made by her older sister. She had to eat more.
Su Jian Yue served herself some scrambled eggs with tomatoes over rice. She also tasted the shrimp. They were all delicious. As expected of her older sister.
Seeing the little puppy eat with such gusto, Shen Xun smiled. “Eat slowly. Is it that delicious?”
“Mmm, all the dishes you make are delicious,” Su Jian Yue replied obediently with a nod.
“Okay, then you can eat more,” Shen Xun said, giving Su Jian Yue a gentle smile before starting to eat herself.
Mao Ning, who was sitting opposite the two of them, teased with a smile, “Why are you showing off your love? I feel like I’m already full just from eating dog food.”
Shen Xun smiled faintly and said nothing. Su Jian Yue continued to bury her head in her food, but her ear tips turned red from being teased.
“What? You two aren’t even talking. Tsk, tsk, tsk,” Mao Ning said, shaking his head with a smile.
Zhao Qifei’s face was ashen. Did everyone already assume that Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue were together? But that shouldn’t be. It was only the sixth day. There were still nine days left. Had Shen Xun already made such a hasty decision to be with someone?
Zhao Qifei ate a few bites of rice, then said, seemingly casually, “We haven’t had a good get-together for a few days. Why don’t we have a few drinks and play some games together later?”
“Sure. We don’t have any other plans today anyway,” Ren Peng chimed in. With a little alcohol, everyone could sit together and have a heart-to-heart talk.
“Mmm, that’s fine,” Chen Zhibin also nodded in agreement. He also wanted to know if Su Jian Yue and Shen Xun were really together.
After the meal, Jiang Ying and the others took on the task of cleaning up the dining room and kitchen. Shen Xun, on the other hand, took Su Jian Yue to choose the wine.
Shen Xun’s gaze swept over a row of fruit wines. She asked Su Jian Yue beside her, “Which one do you want to drink?”
“Anything is fine. This green plum fruit wine,” Su Jian Yue said, pointing to one of the bottles.
“Okay. Three bottles of fruit wine and one bottle of wine. That should be about it,” Shen Xun said, and took two bottles herself, handing two bottles to Su Jian Yue.
Zhao Qifei and the others also took some snacks and went up to the third floor. It was the same place where they had played truth or dare last time. The group placed all the drinks and snacks, and just waited for Jiang Ying and the others to come up so they could start.
During this gap, Zhao Qifei took on the role of host and started the conversation. “There are still students among us. Chen Zhibin, have you thought about what you want to do after you graduate?”
Chen Zhibin nodded. “I’ll probably start my own business. I’ll create a sportswear brand. I already have a preliminary idea.”
The reason he was on this variety show was, one, to make money and find a rich girlfriend, and two, to build up his own popularity and lay the groundwork for his own brand in the future.
After asking Chen Zhibin, Zhao Qifei looked at Su Jian Yue and asked, “What about you? You seem to have just started your freshman year, right? What do you want to do after you graduate?”
Su Jian Yue thought for a moment before saying, “My little sister will probably manage the family company. I don’t like managing a company. As for my Mommy’s jade studio, I might take it over, but I’m not very interested in these things. I still prefer painting. Maybe I’ll open a painting studio in the future.”
Zhao Qifei was almost dying of jealousy. Listen to that. Is that something a human would say? She doesn’t even want to manage a company. He wanted to, but his family didn’t have one!
“I see. That’s nice too,” Zhao Qifei said with a couple of forced laughs, and then looked at Shen Xun. “What about you?”
“I will definitely take over the family company after I graduate,” Shen Xun said. She was already starting to handle it now. She just needed to officially start managing the company after graduation.
“That’s so great,” Chen Zhibin said with some envy. Why hadn’t Shen Xun taken a liking to him? If he could get with her, he could just lie flat.
While the few of them were chatting, Jiang Ying and the others also came upstairs. “We’re done. Let’s start. What game are we playing this time?”
“I have a deck of cards here. Two of them are blank. Whoever draws a blank card has to do a truth or dare. It’s okay if you don’t want to answer. You can choose to drink. As for the questions, I’ve already written them. The person who draws a blank card can draw one themselves,” Zhao Qifei said, taking out the cards.
“Sure. We’re idle anyway. Let’s just play,” Yu Lin also nodded and said.
It was already the sixth day, and the guests were all relatively familiar with each other. So, no one was being polite. Each of them took a card from Zhao Qifei.
The ones who drew a slip in the first round were Yu Lin and Chen Zhibin. Mao Ning smiled. “You two are so lucky. Quick, draw a question.”
On the table was a small stack of white cards with truth questions and dare requests written on them.
Yu Lin shook her head with a smile. “Alright, I’ll go first.”
With that, she drew a card. After turning it over, it said: “Please name three songs you like, including the song titles.”
“What is this? Brother Zhao, the questions you came up with are not very good,” Ren Peng complained.
“Exactly. This is too simple. I could do it too,” Mao Ning also chimed in.
Yu Lin, however, was in a very good mood and casually named three songs. She spread her hands and smiled. “What can I say? My luck is just that good.”
“Chen Zhibin, it’s your turn. Quick, draw one,” Mao Ning said, looking forward to the show.
Chen Zhibin directly drew a card from the middle. After flipping it over, it said: “Please confess to your person of interest for one minute.”
“Hiss,” Mao Ning sucked in a breath of cold air. “This question is a bit harsh.”
Chen Zhibin hadn’t expected to draw this question either. He took a breath. Thinking that he had never had a chance to express his feelings to Shen Xun, Chen Zhibin decided to just say it now. What if he was lucky, or if Shen Xun was moved by his courage? Then he could just lie flat. After all, Shen Xun’s family background was very good.
Chen Zhibin directly drank a glass of fruit wine to give himself some courage. Zheng Tianming thought he was skipping by drinking and sighed. “No way? You’re skipping already.”
But the next moment, Chen Zhibin stood up directly. He looked at Shen Xun with a burning gaze. Shen Xun seemed to have realized something and also looked at him.
“We’ve been together for so many days. What I want to say is that my choice has never changed. Shen Xun, if you have a good impression of me, then we can go on a date together next time. Maybe I’m not your first choice, but you can also take a look at me. Maybe you’ll change your mind.”
Chen Zhibin said what was on his mind in one breath. Of course, he didn’t mention that he didn’t want to work hard anymore and wanted to latch onto a rich woman.
The people around were exceptionally quiet. Their gazes would occasionally fall on Chen Zhibin, and then on Shen Xun.
Seeing that Su Jian Yue beside her was also looking at her, Shen Xun smiled and winked at her, first comforting her little puppy before turning her gaze to Chen Zhibin’s face.
“I’m sorry. My answer has always been very clear. There is only Su Jian Yue. I will not consider anyone else. I’m sorry,” Shen Xun said bluntly, even blocking the path of others who had a good impression of her.
Chen Zhibin’s face immediately turned pale. He hadn’t expected Shen Xun to refuse so decisively in front of the camera. “Can’t… can’t you reconsider?”
Shen Xun shook her head with a smile. “I’m already with Su Jian Yue. I’m sorry. I won’t consider anyone else.”
In the end, Chen Zhibin didn’t even know how he had sat down. His mind was a complete blank. Had he just been kicked out of the game?
The live stream exploded even more. The bullet comments were scrolling so fast that the live stream started to lag.
[Whoa, Shen Xun just said it to everyone like that? So alpha.]
[Yeah, our baby Xunxun just made it public like that.]
[But this is also good. Now that it’s clear, everyone doesn’t have to waste their energy on her and Su Jian Yue anymore.]
[Indeed. It’s better than hiding it from everyone.]
[Our Xunxun is just that frank. XunYue 99!]
Chen Zhibin, Yu Lin, and Liang Wenjing’s expressions were not very good, especially Chen Zhibin. He hadn’t expected Shen Xun to say it directly. This way, he couldn’t get any closer. Otherwise, he might be accused of being a third party. But he was just unwilling.
“Alright, then let’s go again, let’s go again,” Chen Zhibin continued.
Everyone had their own thoughts. Su Jian Yue drew a card. After flipping it over, she found that it was blank. She looked around again and found that this time, she had drawn with Jiang Ying.
“You two can draw a question,” Zhao Qifei said quickly.
First was Jiang Ying. The question she drew was: “Sing a song to your person of interest.”
Jiang Ying hadn’t expected to draw this question, but she was a musician, so singing was not difficult for her.
“Everyone, wait for me for a moment. I’ll go get my guitar,” Jiang Ying said, and quickly went back to her room to get her things.
A few minutes later, Jiang Ying came back.
She looked at Liang Wenjing and asked politely, “Can I sing a song for you? It’s okay if you’re not willing. I’ll just drink a glass of fruit wine. The choice is yours.”
Liang Wenjing nodded. Jiang Ying was her second choice on the show. If she and Su Jian Yue really had no fate, then it wasn’t a bad thing to get to know Jiang Ying more.
And so, Jiang Ying began to sing and play the guitar. It had to be said, as expected of a professional musician. After Jiang Ying finished singing, Su Jian Yue clapped enthusiastically. “So good, so good.”
Jiang Ying was amused by her. At the same time, the atmosphere among the group was no longer so tense.
Liang Wenjing also smiled at her. “It was indeed very good. I will consider what you said just now, but it may take some time.”
“I understand, I understand. I can wait. We’re not in a hurry. Even if the show is over, I will have time to wait for you!” Jiang Ying hadn’t expected Liang Wenjing not to refuse her. Her face was full of joy.
This was a stark contrast to Chen Zhibin, who had just been directly rejected by Shen Xun. Chen Zhibin’s face was still green.
Because Jiang Ying had gotten a better answer than him, Chen Zhibin felt even more embarrassed, his face terrifyingly sullen.
