“No, I didn’t draw it.”
Xia Tiantian, who liked Lin Dong, was the first to deny it.
“I didn’t draw it either.”
Seeing the suspicious glance Lin Dong shot her way, Bai Baozhu shrugged and also denied it.
Bai Baozhu’s denial alone was already somewhat surprising to Lin Dong.
After all, everyone in the Love Cottage could tell that Bai Baozhu had some liking for Bo Shenyu.
Although this girl’s liking… was a bit broad, and the objects of her affection were a bit numerous.
But her favorite male guest was undoubtedly Bo Shenyu.
Yet, Bai Baozhu actually denied drawing the sun.
However, Bai Baozhu’s denial wasn’t as shocking to Lin Dong as Wei Wenbo’s denial.
After all, he and Wei Wenbo shared the same bedroom; they were close roommates. Among the four male guests, they also had the best relationship.
And because they liked different people, their conversations were even more intimate.
Therefore, Lin Dong was the person who understood Wei Wenbo’s romantic trajectory the best.
Aside from the very beginning of the show when Wei Wenbo’s chosen person was Bai Baozhu, after his date with Su Han, his good brother’s chosen person had consistently been Su Han.
And now, Wei Wenbo also denied that the sun for the Sun Date on the bulletin board was drawn by him. That meant…
“Huh? None of you drew the sun? Then the two people who drew them are—”
“Jiang Boyan and Ye Jingyu?!”
Instantly, the romantic dynamics within the Love Cottage became crystal clear to Xia Tiantian and the others.
Jiang Boyan liked Su Han. Ye Jingyu liked Bo Shenyu. Su Han also liked Bo Shenyu. As for who Bo Shenyu liked…
“Ah, Brother Shen really is a ‘Blue Face’ Calamity…”
Lin Dong, the youngest among the four male guests, couldn’t help but sigh.
His tone carried both envy and a hint of schadenfreude.
Just thinking about the scene where, among four people, two pairs were mutual love rivals but still went on dates together… it felt incredibly awkward.
“Hmm…”
Wei Wenbo, his mood somewhat low, put down the book in his hand and couldn’t help but start wondering if he had been too passive…
After some thought, Wei Wenbo finally decided that since he was already participating in this show, he should be more proactive.
So, he stood up from the sofa and walked out of the living room, deciding to go find Su Han for a chat.
Seeing Wei Wenbo leave, Lin Dong didn’t stay in the living room with Xia Tiantian and Bai Baozhu either. He muttered something about going back to his room and left as well.
Xia Tiantian watched Lin Dong’s retreating figure, her lips pursing in loneliness.
She could sense that Lin Dong wasn’t that interested in her.
Even though they had been on two dates, even though they exchanged text messages every night.
But from their usual interactions, she could still feel that this big guy she liked didn’t like her that much.
Sending her a love text message every day was probably just a polite choice…
“Tian Tian, what’s wrong? You look like you’re about to cry.”
If it were any other female guest, they probably could have guessed from Xia Tiantian’s expression that she liked Lin Dong, that a young girl’s sensitive heart had been touched.
But Bai Baozhu wasn’t any other female guest. And, in a sense, Bai Baozhu couldn’t even be considered a ‘woman’!
After all, the current female lead number one, Bai Baozhu, was a woman who had transmigrated from a Female-Dominant Kingdom.
Although this quasi-national leader of the Female-Dominant Kingdom had some gender identity issues and wished she could be a ‘man’ in that kingdom.
But still, she had lived in the Female-Dominant Kingdom for eighteen years, successfully pretending for eighteen years, and had perfectly disguised herself as the iron-willed, true woman admired by all men and women in that kingdom.
So… some things had long been ingrained in her bones, becoming a habit as natural as breathing.
No matter how much she wanted to become a delicate, soft, fragrant, and sweet little woman, she could… only manage it in appearance!
In her bones, she was still that iron-willed, true woman.
“It’s nothing, just some sand got in my eye, it’s a bit uncomfortable.”
Xia Tiantian smiled and shook her head, murmuring softly.
“Sand got in your eye??? How is that possible! There are no windows here, no wind, how could sand possibly blow into your eye!”
Bai Baozhu looked at Xia Tiantian, utterly bewildered, completely unable to understand her roommate.
“……”
After hearing Bai Baozhu’s rapid-fire questions, Xia Tiantian’s expression stiffened.
“Is there something wrong with your eye? Do you need to get it checked??? What if you’re sick…”
Listening to Bai Baozhu rattle off a bunch of words expressing concern for her, Xia Tiantian felt only a deep sense of helplessness.
And, for some reason, she couldn’t help but feel that Bai Baozhu was a bit like what people called—a clueless straight guy!
“Zhu Zhu, I’m really fine. I was just feeling a bit sad earlier and wanted to cry.”
Xia Tiantian, whose mood wasn’t great, decisively cut off Bai Baozhu’s words. She was really worried that if she didn’t tell the truth, this sister might actually drag her off to see a doctor.
“Sad? Wanted to cry? Why were you suddenly sad and wanting to cry?”
Bai Baozhu, who in the Female-Dominant Kingdom had never taken a husband or concubines, didn’t even have a man serving by her side, and died a virgin crown princess, truly didn’t understand this kind of delicate, petty sentimentality of ‘menfolk’ (women).
“……”
Xia Tiantian had thought that after she told the truth, this topic would definitely end to avoid an awkward situation.
But she really hadn’t expected Bai Baozhu to be so blunt, truly acting like a straight guy, not only failing to grasp her meaning but also displaying a spirit of getting to the bottom of things.
Looking at Bai Baozhu’s curious, wide-eyed expression, Xia Tiantian felt both annoyed and amused.
But in the end, she still succumbed to the allure of Bai Baozhu’s beautiful, captivating eyes.
There was no helping it! It was really hard to refuse someone so good-looking!
“Zhu Zhu, can you really not tell at all?”
“Huh? Tell what?”
“…You really can’t tell?”
“???”
Looking into Bai Baozhu’s clear eyes, which were full of confusion, truly like an innocent, naive little deer, both innocent and adorable.
This made Xia Tiantian wonder if they had all misunderstood Bai Baozhu before? Was it that Bai Baozhu had gotten so close to those male guests before, her behavior so ambiguous, simply because she was too naive?? Insensitive to matters of romance between men and women???
Perhaps because Bai Baozhu was too good-looking, or perhaps because Xia Tiantian had been holding back her feelings about Lin Dong for too long and had long wanted to confide in someone.
So, she poured out the worries she had been keeping in her heart.
After listening to Xia Tiantian’s story, Bai Baozhu was truly stunned!
“So you’re all taking this dating thing so seriously…”
She had thought that the men and women participating in this show, facing the cameras, couldn’t possibly be genuinely dating in front of the entire nation.
She thought everyone was like the Original Host, joining the show just for their future careers.
But now…
Wei Wenbo liked Su Han. Su Han liked Bo Shenyu. Ye Jingyu liked Bo Shenyu. Jiang Boyan liked Su Han. Xia Tiantian liked Lin Dong. And Lin Dong didn’t like Xia Tiantian…
And they all seemed to like each other quite genuinely???
“You guys are so complicated…”
After clearly learning about the various romantic threads within the Love Cottage, Bai Baozhu felt her head spinning.
They’d only been together for a few days, and they were already dating so sincerely? Wasn’t being single perfectly fine???
“Zhu Zhu, you…”
Having confided in Bai Baozhu, Xia Tiantian, who felt much more comfortable, shook her head somewhat helplessly upon hearing Bai Baozhu’s words.
“You need to be more careful with what you say in the future. Don’t just blurt out everything.”
If Bai Baozhu’s earlier words were edited and broadcast, who knows what kind of negative impact it would cause.
“Huh???”
If Xia Tiantian had still been doubting whether Bai Baozhu was pretending to be clueless earlier, now she was convinced that Bai Baozhu was just too naive, a complete novice who was overly slow when it came to matters of romance between men and women.
……
——Production Team——
“This clip! This clip must be edited in.”
“But… if this clip is edited in, Bai Baozhu will get blacklisted by the whole internet again, won’t she…”
“What does it matter? She’s already blacklisted by the whole internet anyway. If this clip gets edited in, our show will definitely get free promotion on the hot search again.”
“Sigh, true.”
“Still, it feels a bit of a pity. Bai Baozhu’s external conditions are so good. She was once the heartthrob female guest chosen unanimously by all four male guests.”
“This is what they call, ‘No zuo no die’.”
“By the way, who do you think Bai Baozhu will send her text message to tonight?”
“No idea, but I think Bai Baozhu’s current state will definitely give those celebrity observers a headache.”
“Hahaha! I bet! Starting from episode seven, those celebrity observers will absolutely never guess correctly who Bai Baozhu will send her text message to!”
……
At that moment, Bai Baozhu, the protagonist, had no idea she was being criticized by a group of behind-the-scenes staff.
At that moment, she was diligently working on something very important to her—the Green Head Plaque!
“Perfect~”
After spending an hour, Bai Baozhu had finished crafting the improved version of the Green Head Plaque.
However, although it was called a Green Head Plaque, in terms of appearance, it was actually a small, exquisite Exquisite Ball.
The Exquisite Ball was about the size of a thumb, petite and delicate. It was completely unrecognizable as being carved from a white radish. It was crystal clear, as if it were a piece of jade.
Moreover, each side of the small Exquisite Ball had a number.
And each number corresponded to a male guest.
Bai Baozhu decided that the mandatory anonymous text message sent every night would be determined by rolling this Exquisite Ball!
This was also why Bai Baozhu called this Exquisite Ball carved from a white radish a Green Head Plaque.
So~ from now on, she wouldn’t have to agonize over which male guest to send the text message to! Hehe! She was really too clever!
……
The completely unaware production team.
“Huh? Huh huh huh! Today Bai Baozhu sent her text message to Lin Dong?!”
“Didn’t Xia Tiantian confess to her today that she likes Lin Dong?!”
“Is this Bai Baozhu trying to stir up trouble?!”