Bo Shenyu’s actions not only shocked Su Han but also startled the other dating show participants.
Although they had been speculating these past few days whether Bo Shenyu liked Bai Baozhu, today he had just finished a date with Ye Jingyu and returned to the cottage, only to immediately write Bai Baozhu’s name for a date?
What kind of move was this?
So, what exactly happened during Bo Shenyu and Ye Jingyu’s date?
Everyone was curious, but since Ye Jingyu had returned crying, and Bo Shenyu… with that poker face, asking him probably wouldn’t get a single word out.
So, even though everyone was curious, they could only hold it in.
“Zhu Zhu, the male god of our Love Cottage is asking you out! You have to dress up nicely tomorrow! I’ll do your makeup tomorrow…”
Seeing that Bo Shenyu had actually taken the initiative to ask Bai Baozhu out, Xia Tiantian was still very happy for her.
After all, she knew that Bai Baozhu used to care a lot about Bo Shenyu and liked him very much.
So, after dragging Bai Baozhu back to the bedroom, she excitedly started preparing clothes for Bai Baozhu’s date tomorrow.
“Ah, but can’t I refuse…”
Although she was very tempted by the idea of wearing a pretty little dress and putting on beautiful makeup, Bai Baozhu thought about the last Sun Date with Jiang Boyan, which completely shattered her persona, and she immediately felt a shadow over her, instinctively wanting to refuse.
“Zhu Zhu, since we’ve already come to participate in this show, we should participate properly. Otherwise, what’s the point of us being here? Wouldn’t it just be a waste of our time?”
Listening to Xia Tiantian’s persuasion, Bai Baozhu pouted and muttered quietly in her heart: The original host didn’t come to this show to fall in love either; she came for fame.
However, Bai Baozhu had always been someone who responded better to softness than hardness. Under Xia Tiantian’s half-lecturing, half-coaxing words, she reluctantly agreed.
Bai Baozhu thought, Bo Shenyu was probably better than that annoying Jiang Boyan. She just had to be more careful during the date with Bo Shenyu! She absolutely must not shatter her persona again this time!
Just as Bai Baozhu kept chanting to herself that she must not, under any circumstances, shatter her persona during tomorrow’s Sun Date with Bo Shenyu, Bo Shenyu was currently having a very ‘friendly’ conversation with Jiang Boyan.
“Brother Shen, move aside. I have the right to draw a sun.”
In front of the living room bulletin board, Bo Shenyu firmly blocked Jiang Boyan, preventing him from drawing a sun on the board.
“Jiang Boyan, I want to have a proper, private chat with Bai Baozhu.”
Bo Shenyu frowned slightly, his tone full of seriousness.
He wanted to sort out his feelings, to determine whether he had truly fallen for Bai Baozhu, or… if he had just fallen for the desserts she made _(:з」∠)_
After all, the desserts Bai Baozhu made were really too delicious.
Every time he ate her desserts, he felt particularly happy…
And it had also brought him and Bai Baozhu much, much closer without him even realizing it.
So, after being ‘awakened’ by Ye Jingyu’s words, he thought about having a private chat with Bai Baozhu to clarify his current feelings for her…
“You guys chat; don’t mind me.”
Jiang Boyan said with a grin, shamelessly.
Seeing Jiang Boyan’s stubborn attitude, Bo Shenyu took a deep breath and spoke with a heavier tone.
“Jiang Boyan, consider it a favor I’m asking. I just have something I need to confirm.”
Bo Shenyu’s serious expression and almost pleading attitude immediately silenced the previously grinning Jiang Boyan.
This was the first time Jiang Boyan had seen Bo Shenyu like this.
At the same time, he understood in his heart that Bo Shenyu truly cared about Bai Baozhu; he was clearly serious.
“Fine, I won’t draw a sun. But tell me, has Zhu Zhu been sending her nightly text messages to you these past few days?”
Jiang Boyan thought to himself, if Bai Baozhu had been sending her nightly love texts to Bo Shenyu every day, then even if Bo Shenyu beat him to death, he would still draw a sun to cause trouble!
If not… then he could afford to be a bit lenient with this brother-in-arms.
“…”
Jiang Boyan’s question made Bo Shenyu pause for a moment. Coming back to his senses, he shook his head and said somewhat helplessly.
“No, I rarely receive texts from Zhu Zhu.”
“Damn! If she’s not sending them to you, and not to me, then who is she sending them to?!”
After getting this piece of information from Bo Shenyu, Jiang Boyan immediately exploded!
Could there be another hidden love rival for Bai Baozhu in this Love Cottage?!
There were only four male guests on this show total; were there really this many people who liked Bai Baozhu?!
Amid Jiang Boyan’s endless internal complaints, he and Bo Shenyu peacefully resolved the sun-drawing issue. After ‘shaking hands and making peace,’ they left the living room.
But after they left, Su Han unhurriedly appeared in front of the bulletin board.
Her gaze was somewhat profound as she looked at the names Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu, but her expression was very calm.
Picking up a pen, Su Han wanted to draw a sun on Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu’s Sun Date slot, but she hesitated, wondering if she should really do this.
If she drew this sun, what would it change?
Su Han tightly gripped the marker, her fingertips pale and bloodless from the pressure.
She recalled that ever since she had pushed out the original female guest number two who was supposed to participate in Love Cottage, her actions within this Love Cottage seemed to have scattered the original plot.
So now, she found herself facing a situation where the plot and character personas had completely collapsed.
She originally thought that Bai Baozhu’s persona shattering under her pressure was no big deal; as long as the plot wasn’t broken and followed the novel’s progression, it would be fine.
But she truly hadn’t expected that Bo Shenyu’s persona would shatter too!
Indeed, for someone with a sweet tooth, the influence of desserts was just too strong…
Su Han’s mind raced with countless thoughts, but none showed on her face. After a long silence, she ultimately chose to draw a small sun on the Sun Date slot for Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu.
Turning around, Su Han subtly revealed a conflicted, guilty, yet still beautiful expression to the indoor camera before slowly walking away.
The plot had already derailed. Su Han no longer had the courage to gamble on whether Bo Shenyu was merely attracted to the food Bai Baozhu made or had truly developed feelings for her.
Although, the only time Bo Shenyu developed feelings in this show was supposed to be…
But she was still afraid. So, she preferred to be conservative, choosing to intervene in any dates that allowed Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu to be alone together, preventing them from having too much deep interaction.
As for Su Han’s inner thoughts, the staff behind the cameras of Love Cottage had no clue. All they knew was…
This Sun Date was destined to be another Asura Field! At the same time, many staff members who supported the Bai Baozhu and Bo Shenyu pairing were muttering that Su Han was really being inconsiderate!
It wasn’t easy for Bo Shenyu to finally take the initiative to ask a girl out!
And he clearly only wanted to date Bai Baozhu alone! Didn’t they see he even ‘begged’ Jiang Boyan?!
“Ah! This Su Han is such a killjoy! I feel a bit sorry for Bo Shenyu!”
“Sigh, while there’s nothing wrong with Su Han pursuing someone she likes, Bo Shenyu clearly has no feelings for her. There’s no need to intrude on Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu’s date.”
“I was really looking forward to seeing a sweet date between Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu. Looks like… we might have to watch another awkward Asura Field instead!”
…
Amid the complaints from many of the show’s female staff about Su Han, the next day arrived.
Although Su Han’s intervention had left many of the production team members dissatisfied, to be honest, in terms of show effect, Su Han’s addition was indeed a great point of interest.
After all, whether it was Bai Baozhu, Su Han, or Bo Shenyu, they were all highly popular participants on Love Cottage.
Especially Bai Baozhu; due to the influence of various incidents, she was now the participant with the most fans on Love Cottage.
And the two romantic CPs formed among these three—Sweet CP and Lollipop CP—were both very strong!
They ranked first and second respectively on the CP Popularity Chart.
So, the production team took this Sun Date involving Bai Baozhu, Su Han, and Bo Shenyu very seriously.
To ensure good show effects, after obtaining Bo Shenyu’s consent, the production team arranged the date location at a pottery cafe—a place with many interactive possibilities where they could capture plenty of romantic ‘pink bubble’ moments.
“Let’s go.”
Seeing Bai Baozhu today, wearing a white dress with light makeup, Bo Shenyu very gentlemanly opened the car door for her.
“Thank you.”
Bai Baozhu, carrying her lunch basket, got into the car with a smile.
Upon learning that today’s date location was a pottery cafe and that it only involved hands-on crafting, Bai Baozhu, who had been a bit worried about shattering her persona again, completely relaxed.
Thank goodness, it wasn’t some sports center workout date like that annoying Jiang Boyan had planned!
However, what Bai Baozhu didn’t know was that the production team had specifically arranged this pottery cafe date for her precisely because of her last sports center date with Jiang Boyan, where they discovered her freakishly athletic talent!
Arriving at the pottery cafe, Bai Baozhu was very curious about the place. After all, she really liked making handicrafts.
“Have you done this before?”
Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu walked over to the tools specifically used for pottery. He asked her softly.
Looking at the completely unfamiliar tools, Bai Baozhu gently shook her head.
“I’ve never done it before.”
This time she wasn’t lying. Neither Bai Baozhu nor the original host had ever tried pottery.
Bo Shenyu nodded and was just about to say he knew how and could teach Bai Baozhu when an uninvited guest appeared—
“Su Han?”
Seeing Su Han, who was clearly dressed up and wearing meticulous makeup, Bo Shenyu instinctively frowned.
He hadn’t checked the bulletin board this morning to see if anyone had drawn a sun.
Because he instinctively thought that besides Jiang Boyan, no one else would draw a sun…
Bo Shenyu’s attitude towards Su Han’s appearance was one of resistance and displeasure.
But Bai Baozhu’s reaction was—
“Wow! Sister Hanhan, you look so beautiful today!”
Seeing Su Han appear all dressed up, Bai Baozhu’s eyes instantly lit up.
She seemed much happier and more enthusiastic than Bo Shenyu.
“Sorry for interrupting your Sun Date.”
Su Han lightly pursed her lips, smiling slightly, her words filled with infinite apology.
“…”
At that moment, Bo Shenyu really wanted to reply, ‘If you know you’re interrupting, then don’t come! Thanks!’
However, having grown up abroad with a strong sense of etiquette and gentlemanly conduct, he ultimately didn’t say it out loud.
After all, Su Han was a girl, and they were filming.
“It’s fine, it’s fine, no interruption at all. I think having three people is even more fun.”
Bai Baozhu shook her head nonchalantly, smiling particularly happily.
Seeing the bright, radiant smile on Bai Baozhu’s face, Su Han’s gentle, apologetic expression stiffened slightly. For a moment, she couldn’t tell if Bai Baozhu’s words were genuine or not.
However, whether genuine or not, Su Han felt that Bai Baozhu might not be as easy to deal with as she had previously thought.
Although Bo Shenyu was very displeased with Su Han’s arrival, in front of the cameras, he still gave her some face.
He politely responded to the conversational openings Su Han offered.
After handing aprons to Bai Baozhu and Su Han, Bo Shenyu was just about to teach Bai Baozhu how to use the potter’s wheel when—
“Um… Brother Shen, I don’t know how to do this either. Could you teach me as well after you finish teaching Zhu Zhu?”
Su Han wore an apologetic expression on her face as she looked cautiously at Bo Shenyu.
Before Bo Shenyu could say anything in response to Su Han’s words, Bai Baozhu, who was sitting in front of the potter’s wheel, spoke up with full confidence.
“Bo Shenyu, you go and teach Sister Hanhan. My learning ability is very strong. Once you teach Sister Hanhan once, I’ll probably get it!”
Upon hearing Bai Baozhu’s words, both Su Han and Bo Shenyu were momentarily stunned.
However, while these two didn’t have much of a reaction, the production team staff who were familiar with Bai Baozhu immediately recalled the terror Jiang Boyan had experienced being dominated by Bai Baozhu during the last Sun Date!
For some reason, a sense of foreboding instantly arose in everyone’s hearts…
It couldn’t be… that this time would turn out just like last time…
And, unfortunately, that ominous premonition in the hearts of the Love Cottage crew really did come true!
After Bo Shenyu somewhat helplessly taught Su Han the basic operations once, Bai Baozhu, that freak with superhuman learning ability, really did learn it!
And! She did it exceptionally well!
This completely shattered the production team’s original plan of setting the romantic date location here specifically for Bo Shenyu to teach Bai Baozhu pottery hands-on, creating a spark-filled scenario!
It was shattered utterly and completely!
Not only did Bo Shenyu not teach Bai Baozhu pottery hands-on, but he was also shown up by Bai Baozhu’s skills once again, making Su Han look utterly incompetent by comparison.
It was supposed to be a three-person date, yet it once again became Bai Baozhu’s stage. Everyone’s gaze instinctively focused on her.
It was certain that when the episode aired, the audience wouldn’t be able to take their eyes off her either.
“This thing is pretty simple, huh!”
Bai Baozhu, who was treating pottery like mud and having a great time playing with it, said with a laugh.
“You’re just too smart.”
Although it disappointed the production team that there was absolutely no physical contact between Bo Shenyu and Bai Baozhu, nor any interaction that could generate romantic sparks.
What no one knew was that, even without any physical contact or interaction, Bo Shenyu’s favorability towards Bai Baozhu had actually increased.
Especially with Su Han’s ‘clumsiness’ serving as a contrast, Bo Shenyu’s favorability towards Bai Baozhu increased by quite a lot. As for Su Han… all the favorability she had accumulated previously was completely wiped out during today’s three-person date, returning to the initial starting point of zero favorability.
Watching Bo Shenyu look at Bai Baozhu with an appreciative gaze, Su Han was so angry she felt like vomiting blood!
By now, she had figured out why Bai Baozhu had been so happy to see her show up! She also understood why Bai Baozhu had so generously ‘given’ Bo Shenyu to her!
So, this was the trap waiting for her here! She was just playing the fool to catch the tiger!
Looking at the exquisitely crafted pottery piece Bai Baozhu made, and then at the shapeless, unrecognizable thing she herself had struggled with for so long, Su Han was so furious she wanted to smash her own ugly creation!
The contrast was too stark!
Especially since she was the one Bo Shenyu had personally taught, yet her result was worse than Bai Baozhu’s, a complete novice who just watched casually and not only learned it but did it exceptionally well…
“Zhu Zhu, you did so well. You really haven’t done this before? It really doesn’t look like something a beginner made at all.”
Su Han looked at Bai Baozhu with a face full of admiration.
“Nope, never done it before. But I don’t think it’s that hard.”
Bai Baozhu shrugged, not treating the pottery piece she made as anything special.
“But… I haven’t done it before either, yet mine turned out so ugly…”
Su Han sighed pitifully, her eyes full of self-reproach as she looked towards Bo Shenyu.
“Brother Shen, I’m really sorry. You taught me personally, but I still didn’t do as well as Zhu Zhu. Am I just too useless?”
Originally, Su Han had two goals. First, to imply that Bai Baozhu must have done pottery before and wasn’t a real novice. Second, to show weakness in front of Bo Shenyu, displaying feminine vulnerability.
However, what she never expected was that a single sentence from Bai Baozhu would render all her little schemes completely useless!
“Sister Hanhan, you’re not useless, you’re just a little clumsy with your hands.”
A certain steel-straight woman, Bai Baozhu, once again uttered a wrongly-timed, suffocating remark.
Yet, Bai Baozhu’s words actually amused Bo Shenyu, who had always held some reservations about Su Han.
In the pottery cafe, Bo Shenyu, who had maintained a completely expressionless, stoic face the entire time, secretly curved the corners of his lips. A faint trace of a smile appeared in his cold blue eyes.
As for Su Han, hearing Bai Baozhu’s words, she was practically on the verge of being angered to tears by Bai Baozhu!
Especially when she saw Bo Shenyu looking at Bai Baozhu with amusement in his eyes, her heart grew even more furious.
For a moment, she even began to doubt whether she should have intruded on this Sun Date between Bai Baozhu and Bo Shenyu.
During this three-person date, she had been made to look too clumsy and too useless by Bai Baozhu’s contrast.
After the three of them finished their pottery activity, took off their aprons, washed their hands, and sat under the warm sunlight drinking coffee and eating desserts, Su Han felt it clearly once again!
The vast difference in how Bo Shenyu treated Bai Baozhu versus how he treated her!
Even though Bo Shenyu was still maintaining his persona of someone who didn’t like sweets, when faced with the desserts she and Bai Baozhu had brought, he only ate the ones Bai Baozhu made.
The dessert she had meticulously prepared for him, his favorite kind, he didn’t even take a single bite.
It was as if he truly despised sweets.
No matter how she coquettishly pleaded or begged, Bo Shenyu didn’t eat a bite, not giving her even a shred of face.
Contrasted with him finishing all of Bai Baozhu’s dessert once again, she felt extremely awkward.
She could already imagine that, even though Bai Baozhu was currently blacklisted by the whole internet, just based on this scene alone, many netizens would mock her for being inferior to Bai Baozhu…
Instantly, Su Han’s eyes reddened. She tried hard not to let those negative emotions leak out, giving herself a mental pep talk.
It’s okay, Su Han. Right now, he ignores you, but later, when he falls for you, you’ll make him chase you through hell. You must cruelly torment this man who gives you no face at all.
Calm down! Calm down! That moment hasn’t arrived yet. When it does, he will definitely fall in love with you…
Just as this Sun Date was on the verge of driving someone to a breakdown.
A certain top-tier male god, who was recording the thirteenth episode of Love Cottage in the celebrity live studio, was also on the verge of a breakdown!
Because—in this episode, Bai Baozhu went on a date with Jiang Boyan!