Chapter 60
After the deserted-island survival segment aired, it went instantly viral, catapulting Love Observation to a new ratings peak.
The scene of Xie Mi leading a bunch of traffic stars and rich second-gens to chew bark in the forest was declared “legendary” by netizens.
#LoveObsAllCastTurnedSavages #XiaoJingxiGnawsBark #XuShuangrongEatsRoots #QiuChengyeLosesIt #LaiBingxuanGoesMadGnawingOnQiuChengye
One trending hashtag exploded after another, while meme edits and parody videos flooded every platform. Netizens were having the time of their lives.
Meanwhile, Xiao Jingxi, Xu Shuangrong, Qiu Chengye, and Lai Bingxuan’s reputations all took collateral damage.
Their only response was: “…Thanks for the invite. We’re considering moving to another planet.”
And with that, the three-day trip to Nanhai City was wrapped up on a “perfect” note.
Back in Hai City, the production team convened an emergency meeting.
“They’ve gone mad! Completely mad!”
Director Niu clutched his head and wailed.
“No romance whatsoever is one thing, but even our carefully prepared prank segments were all sniffed out by Xie Mi! She even turned the tables on us—our production crew ended up becoming part of her play!”
The assistant director shot up from his chair, indignant.
“Not feeding the guests was already going too far! At least Teacher Xie made sure they got some bark to chew for nutrition—otherwise if any of them had fainted from hunger, what would you have done then?”
Director Niu hurled a pen at him. “Get out!!”
The assistant director’s aide slapped the table. “Bark is edible! I looked it up!”
Director Niu rolled his eyes so hard they nearly flipped. “You get out too!!”
The whole production team was turning into Xie Mi’s fan club!
“In any case, we have to pull the show’s tone back on track! We can’t let Xie Mi run rampant any longer!”
“Operation Save the Dating Show—commence!!”
Once they returned from Nanhai to Hai City, the guests were driven back to the Love Observation villa.
The schedule had been exhausting, so as soon as they arrived, everyone went straight to their rooms for a nap.
At the same time, the official show quietly opened Livestream Room #8.
Curious viewers flooded in, only to see a boy in a white shirt, sitting with his back to the camera, being interviewed.
“Welcome to our program. From here on, you’ll be the eighth guest on Love Observation, joining the villa to live together with the others. Are you nervous?”
The PD’s off-camera voice asked.
The boy answered politely, “A little nervous, yes. Actually, I’ve never been in a relationship before. Back at school, I’ve always focused mainly on studies. But this time, I’m really grateful to the production team for giving me this opportunity.”
His voice was clear and pleasant, youthful with a refreshing softness.
The audience instantly went wild.
[Holy crap! A new male guest!]
[Wait—did he just say school? So he’s still a college student? And he’s never dated before? A purehearted college boy ahhhh!]
[Voice lovers rejoice—I’m in love already!]
[Why can’t us VIPs see his face yet? Turn around already!]
[The Nanhai arc just exploded, and now the crew announces a new guest—talk about striking while the iron’s hot]
[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]
“Have you watched our show before?” the PD asked.
The boy nodded. His clean, slightly husky voice carried a hint of moist warmth. “Actually… I really like one of the older sisters on the show.”
[That “older sister” killed me]
[Who who who who who??]
[Such a straight-shooter! He’s here to boldly chase love on camera]
[Wait… so this really is a dating show?]
Just as the audience was burning with curiosity over which “older sister” he meant, the production teased them further.
“Alright. As a newcomer, you’ll receive one special privilege.”
The PD lifted a board showing the four female guests’ headshots.
“You may invite one of them to join you for dinner tonight. The entire date will be planned by you.”
The boy reached out his hand. “I choose—”
And the screen cut to black.
The audience nearly rioted, but the production had slyly shut down the livestream altogether, leaving viewers no choice but to storm into the other streams to vent.
That’s when they saw the PD knocking on Xie Mi’s door.
“What’s up?” Xie Mi poked her head out.
“Teacher Xie, you’ve received a special invitation for tonight. We’ll be taking you to prepare for it now, but this must be kept secret from the other guests.”
The viewers in her livestream didn’t get it at first—but those who had just come over from the new guest’s stream exploded.
[No way!!! It’s Sister Xie!!!]
[When he said “older sister,” I thought he meant Liu Woxing, but turns out it’s Old Xie—totally didn’t see that coming!]
[Wait wait, Sister Xie already has two arrows pointed at her, now they’re adding another? This love polygon is about to level up into a bloodbath!!]
[Huh? What are you guys talking about?]
[Keep watching and you’ll see hahahahahaha]
“Special invitation? Dinner?” Xie Mi’s eyes lit up.
“Uh… something like that.”
“I’m in!”
Without another word, she grabbed a jacket, threw it on over her pajamas, and bounced to the doorway. “Let’s go!”
Tonight’s cooking duty was Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong. Xu Shuangrong was fine, but with Xiao Jingxi’s fake-cool guy act, it was a miracle the kitchen didn’t blow up. Eating out beat any “private meal” hands down!
“Uh…”
The PD looked at her outfit.
Inside: a Crayon Shin-chan pajama set.
Outside: a black tracksuit jacket.
The definition of “plain and simple.”
Thankfully, Director Niu had planned ahead and arranged a styling session.
“Please come with me, Teacher Xie.”
To avoid discovery, the PD led her out the back door.
The crew car took her straight to a luxury beauty salon downtown. Skincare, hair, makeup, gown selection—the full works.
Three hours later.
In the mirror stood a girl in a long white gown, her hair loosely pinned with soft curls framing her face, her fair skin glowing even brighter against the outfit—pure and fresh, breathtaking.
[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa]
[Please weld this look permanently onto Sister Xie!!]
[What did the new guy do to deserve a goddess date like this]
[Shen Yanqing trap activated]
[My Sister Xie is a goddess now too!]
Originally, Xie Mi had just been excited to get a free fancy dinner. But now, she couldn’t shake the sense that something unusual was going on.
A “special invitation,” this level of glamour—it all felt familiar.
She remembered how, in the original story, Xu Shuangrong had once been secretly whisked away by the crew for a special invitation, dressed up just like this. That had been when a new male guest entered.
But according to the timeline, the last male guest in Love Observation should still be overseas in Country M studying right now…
