Chapter 2
The movie king Xiao Jingxi, whom netizens claimed looked down on Xie Mi, was now standing downstairs at her apartment.
Though wearing a hat and a mask to cover himself tightly, he couldn’t hide the anger in his eyes.
“You want to break up with me?”
Xie Mi casually brushed her bangs aside.
“Didn’t I make it very clear in the text message? Don’t tell me you came here shamelessly begging to get back together?”
“Oh—”
Xiao Jingxi suddenly laughed, as if realizing something, “I get it now.”
“Looks like you’ve finally realized how boring your personality is, so you’re trying another way to make me feel excited. Unfortunately, you picked the wrong method.”
His eyes narrowed slowly, filled with disgust, “Acting like this only makes me hate you more.”
Click—
The flash lit up as Xie Mi snapped a photo of him with her phone. Xiao Jingxi froze and instinctively reached to grab it. But Xie Mi ducked nimbly under his arm, quickly tapping away on her phone.
The next second, Xiao Jingxi’s phone rang.
His agent’s anxious voice came through, “Brother Jing! Something happened on Weibo!”
Xiao Jingxi hurriedly pulled out his phone—only to see Xie Mi had just posted:
[Xie Mi]: Whose dog wandered over here? Come claim it.
Attached was the photo she had just taken of him.
“Xie—Mi!”
Xiao Jingxi gritted his teeth. When he looked up, all he saw was Xie Mi’s retreating figure running at full speed. That only infuriated him more, “If you dare leave, then don’t even dream of getting back with me in this lifetime!”
Hearing that, Xie Mi ran even faster, even sliding across the ground in a dramatic maneuver, disappearing completely from his sight.
Xiao Jingxi let out an incredulous laugh.
“Fine! Fine! Fine!”
“You better not come crying back to beg me later!”
Two days later, news that Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong would be appearing together on a dating reality show dominated Weibo.
It almost felt like it was deliberately meant for Xie Mi to see.
CP fans were celebrating like it was New Year, and in their joy, they didn’t forget to mock Xie Mi:
[Zhuge Liang Jingjing]: The cute couple is going on a dating show, while someone’s still acting like a clown.
[Nanbotu]: She even photoshopped a pic to fake that Movie King Xiao visited her. Does she really have delusional disorder?
[Yi Qi Haqiu]: If you think about it, she’s kind of pitiful. To get his attention she ruins her own reputation, acts crazy and dumb, and in return he ignores her completely—then slaps her face with an official dating-show announcement.
[Xiaorong CP Forever]: Obviously Xiao Yingdi did this on purpose! Domineeringly protecting his wife! Driving that crazy woman mad!
The show was titled Human Love Observation Room, and its promotional strategy was top-notch.
Right when Xiao–Rong CP was at peak hype, they officially announced these two as guests, while keeping the other four guests secret.
Not only did it guarantee heat, but it also left plenty of suspense.
While CP fans rejoiced, netizens also looked forward to discovering who the remaining four guests would be.
Finally, the highly anticipated premiere day arrived.
Human Love Observation Room—as the name suggested—was an observational dating variety show.
Several male and female guests would live together under one roof.
During that time, they would face various “experiments” prepared by the production team, meant to showcase the most authentic chemistry between men and women.
The program was broadcast live in real time, allowing viewers to send live comments.
As soon as the premiere started, the livestream’s popularity skyrocketed.
[They’re here, they’re here!]
[I’m raising the Xiao–Rong couple’s banner high—who dares oppose them!]
[Heard there are mysterious guests, is it true or not?]
[Wait, why are all the guests wearing masks?]
Yes—
This was the first setup by the production team.
At this moment, the six guests were each seated in separate vans, heading to the filming location.
But all six wore masks and had voice changers.
Their identities were completely hidden—no seeing faces, no hearing real voices—only letting “soul meet soul” for their first encounter.
The male guests: Panda Mask, Tiger Mask, Fox Mask.
The female guests: Rabbit Mask, Peacock Mask, and… Salted Fish Mask.
The salted fish was indeed a bit out of place, but heaven and earth as witnesses—it wasn’t arranged by the production team. The guests had chosen for themselves.
[Hahahaha, who’s the genius that picked the salted fish?]
[Very cunning, deliberately choosing something mismatched to stand out. This salted fish isn’t simple.]
[Damn, Panda guy’s body is amazing—those broad shoulders, slim waist, long legs, I’m drooling.]
[Aaaaah! Shuangshuang’s fans are called Bunny Fluff. That Rabbit girl must be her! I’m crying.]
[With that physique, Panda has to be Movie King Xiao.]
While the livestream comments were furiously guessing identities, the PD handed each guest a questionnaire.
“This is an ideal type survey. Please fill it out carefully. Based on your answers, we’ll assign your first date partner.”
Behind the Salted Fish mask, Xie Mi smiled confidently.
Sure enough, the process was exactly the same as in the novel.
The only difference was—she wasn’t supposed to be here originally.
Her reason for joining was simple: she just wanted to get herself a man for fun.
In this novel, her favorite character had always been the second male lead, You Hongxuan—a 185cm tall, eight-pack-ab’d powerhouse sports student.
Unfortunately, in the original plot, You Hongxuan fell for the female lead Xu Shuangrong, got used by her, and ended up tragically.
Xie Mi had decided to come herself this time, win You Hongxuan’s heart, and take the beautiful man home.
Eight-pack abs! Here she came!
The guests finished their questionnaires, which were analyzed by professional psychologists to determine results.
Rabbit girl’s ideal type: gentle, well-mannered, occasionally a little domineering.
Peacock girl’s ideal type: emotionally stable, clean, respectful of women.
Salted Fish girl’s ideal type: 185cm tall, eight-pack abs, sports student.
[Wait, something weird snuck in here.]
[LOL, isn’t that literally “185cm sports guy with abs”?]
[Same world, same me.]
[Sis delete that, it’s way too sweaty.]
Even Director Niu, who had seen it all, broke into a cold sweat.
He had expected that inviting this troublemaker would boost the show’s effects, but he hadn’t expected it to be this effective.
Now he was a little worried about the program’s future boundaries.
“Your first date partner has been assigned.”
The van stopped at a romantic seaside restaurant. The PD smiled and pointed.
“Please head to the beach. Your date is already waiting there.”
As Xie Mi got out of the car, she fell into thought.
A seaside restaurant? That wasn’t right.
If she remembered correctly, You Hongxuan’s first date was at a garden restaurant.
Her ideal type perfectly matched You Hongxuan. By logic, she should’ve been assigned to him.
Had she misremembered the details?
