Translator-Rhapsodite
Editor- yuki_shuichi, Proofreader- adjective
Ruan Song felt he was extremely innocent.
[Even if you have money, I won’t marry you, Song: I only said it after they insisted on questioning me]
[Even if you have money, I won’t marry you, Song: Otherwise, what should I have said, that I came to this variety show to learn how to act with the film emperor? The both of us are acting, and we’re pure in private?]
[Fat Man Weighs Over 1000jin, and His Face Accounts for 800jin: Haha, you’re really…… I don’t even know whether to tell Auntie that you made this money easily or not.]
In this season of ‘19 Days of Cohabitation,’ all the guests were real couples. The production team was straightforward and assigned them fully equipped double bedrooms.
The activity area was on the first floor, while the living quarters were on the second floor.
All the rooms have the same decor, with cameras installed directly facing the beds.
In the live stream, Ruan Song was holding his phone, sitting on the bed, passionately typing messages, unaware he was being watched.
On the other side of the bed, Ren Qinming silently opened his suitcase and took out his belongings.
Makeup bags, skincare products, towels, toiletries…
The barrage originally thought that these things were prepared for himself, until the door was suddenly knocked, and Zheng Qing stood outside and said, “Qiqi is still showering, I’m done. Xiao Song, Qinming, hurry up and see who can finish washing faster, we can squeeze in together.”
Originally, they had planned to give up. They thought they would wash as many as they could tonight, and the rest could be washed tomorrow morning when they woke up.
But seeing as Zheng Qing had already knocked on their door…
Ruan Song was the first to jump off the bed, without giving Ren Qinming a chance to negotiate, he put down his phone and dragged his suitcase.
The room was beautifully decorated with bamboo in a Chinese style and even had a balcony included. But in actuality, the usable space in the room was quite small.
Ren Qinming squatted over his suitcase and looked over at the other, a faint look of complaint in his eyes.
[My brother nearly has ‘Why is my wife unwilling to shower with me’ written on his forehead! hhhh]
[Let me just say, I can see his puppy ears drooping down, grits teeth.jpg]
[I feel like those marketing accounts that were trying to exploit this relationship can shut down. Just looking at Ruan Song giving Ren Qinming the cold shoulder and not even looking at him, I believe they’re 100% real, doge]
But Ruan Song did more than just not look.
He opened his suitcase and even complained that Ren Qinming, being too big, was squatting in the middle and getting in the way, constantly nudging him to move aside.
Ren Qinming, who was 187 cm tall, stayed close to the bed the whole time, not even getting a proper glance.
The bullet screen said that only Ruan Song could do this. Ren Qinming has never endured such treatment in other places.
[The most important point is that he’s not even a little bit mad.]
[It’s been an entire night, how are there still some sisters who are not awake? It’s just the double standard of not getting mad at Teacher Ruan only, grits teeth.jpg]
[What kind of nonsensical truth is that? It’s just that Teacher Ruan is proficient at the dog hook transformation and has nothing to do with our brother’s double standards, doge]
In the room, Ruan Song felt that his brain was sharp in everything except for the preparations before taking a shower.
He sat on the bed and carefully gathered everything in his hands, underwear, pajamas, body wash, shampoo, conditioner… What else was there?
Ren Qinming silently handed him a towel.
Yes, a towel.
Ruan Song instinctively accepted it.
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It was more like kneeling at Ruan Song’s feet than kneeling by the bedside.
The atmosphere around the pair’s bodies was as if it came straight out of nature itself, and it simply allowed the bullet screen to ship them like crazy. One after another, the screen filled with ‘The famous screenshot of “The Queen and His Puppy.”’
[What kind of divine idol drama-esque scene is this? I suggest the program team give the two teachers more money, applause.jpg]
[Turns out all the items that Ren Qinming just pulled out of his suitcase, were completely prepared for Ruan Song, doge]
[This positioning, this mutual understanding…… It’s fine if I die shipping it! Hurry and enter, I’m begging you to hurry up and directly enter the bed to fight!!]
What entered Ruan Song’s hands next were cotton pads, makeup cleanser, and face wash.
He remained completely oblivious throughout the entire process, until he had gathered all the items and suddenly found himself staring into someone’s deep, smiling eyes.
He remembered that they had already broken up.
Ren Qinming had been following Ruan Song like a shadow since high school, knowing well that if he wanted to have any impact, he had to act before Ruan Song could react.
So he intentionally spoke up before Ruan Song, asking, “Do you have any further instructions, Boss?”
Ruan Song was taken aback for a moment and said, “…Don’t help me clean up anymore in the future.”
As usual, what was it that Ruan Song requested but Ren Qinming refused to comply with?
But this time, Ren Qinming didn’t follow Ruan Song’s train of thought. “Before, I helped you settle everything. I’m already used to it, and I also want to help you settle.”
As everyone knew, while sweet-talking could be charming, everyone already had a profound appreciation for Ruan Song’s hard temper and unreasonable expertise.
Almost everyone was eagerly waiting to see how Ren Qinming would be retorted this time.
But the reality was that Ruan Song looked at him for a while and finally delivered a serious lecture, “By doing this, you make me seem unintelligent.”
As if he couldn’t take care of his livelihood.
[…………?]
The bullet screen was collectively startled into bursting out with laughter.
[Hahahahaha, f*ck. It’s OK if he looks unintelligent!!]
[Out of everything I could’ve expected, I never would have thought that Teacher Ruan’s point was this! Suddenly he’s a bit cute, what’s up with that hhhh]
Do you think he’s just a little cute?? It’s completely at the level of a gap moe that can kill someone! Pervert.jpg]
[Teacher Ruan = Absent-minded fish hooking + Deadpan cutie, doge]
[Everyone, my check bounced again. I’m once again jealous of our ge, and once again resolutely understand his happiness, just a lemon.jpg]
But did it end with Ruan Song leaving Ren Qinming alone in the room while he went to take a shower?
Impossible. A man of virtue would never give up.
Once Ruan Song entered the bathroom, Ren Qinming, without anyone watching him, became busy.
Everyone saw that he quickly organized the things he needed and closed the suitcase to make room for Ruan Song.
After cooking, he took out a compact electric kettle, completely overturning everyone’s perception of him as an unconventional and refined person.
He brought it to the sink on the terrace in their room to rinse it, opened a bottle of mineral water, and then placed the kettle next to Ruan Song’s side of the bed to boil.
At that time, the screen of the cell phone that Ruan Song tossed onto his bed lit up.
The sharp-eyed bullet screen immediately noticed that someone was sending WeChat messages to Ruan Song, one after another, even late at night, and wondered what they were talking about.
Anyone would be curious.
But to everyone’s surprise, Ren Qinming walked over and not only didn’t look at it himself but also immediately turned his phone upside down on the bed, as if he hadn’t heard the vibration of the incoming messages, respecting Ruan Song’s privacy to the core.
The viewers on the bullet screen were dumbstruck and once again grew jealous.
[Before this variety show, who would’ve thought that other than acting, my brother was a super virtuous man……]
[So it’s now back to envying Teacher Ruan right, just a lemon.jpg]
Ren Qinming also checked the thickness of the pillows and the cleanliness of the pillowcases in the room. He felt that the pillows here were too low, and Ruan Song liked to sleep on high pillows to avoid dizziness and nausea.
During these 19 days, the production team left them here and wouldn’t provide any help unless there was an emergency.
At first, the bullet screen didn’t know what Ren Qinming was doing when he left the room until they saw him appear on the split screen in the rooms of the other two pairs of guests.
He went to borrow a pillow!
Ren Qinming went to each room and asked if anyone had an extra pillow, seeking help and speaking politely.
The fans watching grew dazed, one after another.
[Shock, turns out my brother knows how to write the two words ‘excuse me’……]
[Oh my god, Ren Qinming, you’re really beyond saving. Are you even aware that you’ve fallen into the river of love?]
[If these two break up in the future, I really won’t believe in love ever again……]
[Don’t say it, don’t say it. I’ve already begun to pray that Teacher Ruan won’t cast aside our brother, prayer hands.jpg]
Fortunately, Jiang Qiqi came well-prepared. She brought five suitcases just for various luggage and clothes, not to mention pillows. She even brought her bedsheets and blankets.
It was said that if it weren’t for the production team’s intervention, Jiang Qiqi would have brought a completely new mattress.
Liang Yi generously gave their pillows to Ren Qinming, saying that if Ruan Song wasn’t comfortable, they had other things that could be used as pillows.
When it came to Ruan Song, Ren Qinming didn’t hold back at all. “After he finishes showering and tests it out and is still unused to it, I’ll come over to find you.”
Liang Yi felt that he and Jiang Qiqi were defeated by Ren Qinming. He casually chatted at the door, saying, “It’s quite unexpected. I never thought your personality could be so affectionate.”
Ren Qinming accepted the praise without any expression on his face. He politely nodded and said, “The water is boiling, so I’ll go back first.”
Now, not only Liang Yi, but even the bullet screen was amused.
[Hahaha, fuck, just a second ago, we praised him for knowing how to write the two words ‘excuse me.’]
[Asking others for help: Excuse me… After asking for help: The water is done boiling.]
[My brother: If you praised Brother Song, I’d at least reply with two words, but there’s no point in praising me, doge]
[At this point, there’s probably no one who still isn’t clear-headed, right? As long as Ruan Song isn’t there, Ren Qinming will always be the number one ruthless boy in the entertainment industry, doge]
Fortunately, the program team chose to inform them in advance about the water outage, so it didn’t reach the point of being too unethical.
Ruan Song managed to squeeze in and finish washing with hot water. There was enough time left for Qin Sijia, Ren Qinming, and Liang Yi.
Chen Yan sat by the bedside, holding his phone, waiting for Ruan Song to finish blow-drying his hair on the screen before dialing a video call to him.
A few minutes ago, the program team heard that Ruan Song might have a video call with his mother. They immediately saw it as a precious opportunity and tried to get Mother Ruan to appear on camera and showcase the content of the video.
They even didn’t hesitate to mention the possibility of additional payment, reporting the whole video call.
Yet it was ruthlessly refused by Ruan Song.
Although it was nice to get rich, he already received the pay of five million to participate in this show, so there was no need to bother about small fry like this.
So everyone could only watch as Ruan Song held up his phone and listened to his voice.
Ruan Song had been tired after a night of messing around, but when the video call connected, he had a smile on her face.”Mom, why haven’t you slept yet? It’s almost midnight.”
Chen Yan answered on behalf of her, “Auntie heard that she can only video chat with you at night, so she purposely slept a lot during the day and wanted to talk to you.”
Chen Yan had left out the unnecessary part regarding Ruan Song’s current situation. Chen Yan summarized it, emphasizing that Ruan Song and Ren Qinming have already broken up and that their relationship as a pretend couple was just a part of it.
He had explained everything to Mother Ruan.
Although it took Mother Ruan a while to accept the concept of earning five million from the show, she finally believed it after hearing Ren Qinming’s name.
Although same-sex marriage was legal already, there was still a significant portion of the older generation who held traditional views.
The bullet screen was guessing whether Ruan Song’s family supported him being with Ren Qinming, and then Auntie unexpectedly asked the first question, “Where is Qinming?”
Ruan Song couldn’t help but laugh. “He went to take a shower, he’ll be out soon. Are you staying up late tonight just to video chat with me or with him? Why are you always thinking about him?”
“Well, he treats you well.”
Mother Ruan smiled and knew she couldn’t directly mention the five million on the show. She was more concerned about Ruan Song’s work. “The main reason for video chatting with you is to ask if this show will delay your work.”
Even if it was five million, in Mother Ruan’s eyes, it was just a stroke of luck, not a proper way. It would eventually be spent, so Ruan Song still needed to rely on his abilities to sustain it.
As soon as the bullet screen heard words related to ‘work,’ their gossiping DNA immediately activated.
They had all laid out an inescapable net to search for Ruan Song on the internet. According to reason, as long as you were a normal person, you would leave even a small footprint, but it was as if Ruan Song disappeared. After he graduated from Xiliu’s No.1 Middle High and moved to City A, there was no other news.
No social media accounts, and hardly any social life. No classmates or seniors from A University had come forward to reveal information about Ruan Song, making it a miracle of the 21st century.
Everyone has long been curious about Ruan Song and was eagerly listening.
Of course, Ruan Song knew what his mom was thinking. Even if he had no screenplays to write, he still had to act like there were screenplays to write. “Mom, you don’t have to worry about me. Didn’t I already say that my work is very relaxed? As long as I have a notebook next to me, it won’t be delayed.”
Mother Ruan was not entirely satisfied. “You always say that.”
Ruan Song, “But what I said is true. If you don’t believe me, wait until Ren Qinming comes out and let him confirm it.”
Later, Chen Yan asked who had sent him WeChat messages, and Ruan Song vaguely replied that it was the same person who contacted him last time, “I don’t know how they added me on WeChat. I thought it was someone I knew, so I accepted.”
Children always reported good news to their parents and hid their worries. Ruan Song appeared calm and composed in the video.
[Known: Able to work with just a notebook, doesn’t need to work office hours, has something to do with projects, only accepts WeChat requests from people he knows, and a big boss whose family has an ore mine is looking for him.]
The bullet screen quickly thought of the work call that they had ‘eavesdropped’ on before and became increasingly confident that Ruan Song was amazing.
[Now, probably no one is questioning my BROTHER’s foresight, right? How could someone who can be liked by my brother be inferior?]
[Just taking 10,000 steps back, Teacher Ruan graduated from A University. Someone who came from a Double First Class university, even if they are inferior, how inferior could they be?]
[I feel that, given the requirements above, it’s more likely that his work has something to do with finance or writing. Maybe he helps others with analysis or something to do with evaluation reports.]
[In short, he makes a lot of money!]
[But the things in teacher Ruan’s suitcase are all very ordinary, ai]
[Don’t you know, big bosses don’t care about mere worldly possessions. I really can’t help but once again thank Teacher Ruan for doing me the favor and agreeing to come to our shabby variety show. A real male bodhisattva in this world, prayer hands.jpg]
Once the general direction of public opinion was set, it was set.
No one noticed that they were projecting multiple layers onto Ruan Song when, in reality, it was just their imagination filtering their perception.
They also didn’t pay attention to an account called “Anonymous,” posting on the hot search page of Weibo.
[Anonymous: Now it seems that anyone dares to show their face in public and set up a persona and brag about making money, huh? Is there no one who remembers that he nearly couldn’t graduate that year?]
It is so fun to see all these interactions and audience comments! But who is this b*stard who put this sentence at the end?!
Thank You for the new chapter (∩˃w˂∩)♡
Right? anonymous dogs will undoubtedly die. I hope he doesn’t cause too much trouble. could it be the person who paid for Ruan Song information before? hm
People are so vicious… 🙁 Thanks for the update!
The face-slapping is gonna hurt
I really want to know the reason for their break up. Thank you for the update!
Song song really has it hard… Hopefully he’ll be able to turn it all around with this variety show!
That’s the problem with people’s minds, they project their expectations and if not met, they flip…
Thanks for the chapter!