This is indeed true; Zhou Siyuan isn’t deceiving him.
Tong Sui asked, “Can I have some candy now?”
“Of course,” Zhou Siyuan replied, opening his palm. “But you can only take one piece. Eating too many sweets at night can damage your teeth.”
Tong Sui unwrapped the candy and placed it in his mouth, the pink treat dissipating a strange taste.
Chi Xingyu watched in disbelief. “Is this guy really older than me? How can he enjoy a piece of candy like that?”
He squinted his eyes in annoyance.
Zhou Siyuan noticed and said to Chi Xingyu, “Do you want one too? I have more.”
Chi Xingyu responded with silence.
Zhou Siyuan was too good at pretending to be calm in front of his competitors.
After obtaining some paper and a pen from the production team on the first floor, Tong Sui felt a little dazed; thinking at this moment felt like too heavy a burden.
Habitually, he wrote to Zhou Siyuan and dropped it into the corresponding mailbox.
The program’s PD began calling out the process, “Everyone has completed their voting. Next, one by one, come out to check your mailboxes.”
While waiting on the couch, Tong Sui watched as other guests passed by him to check their mailboxes and partake in interviews.
When it was finally Tong Sui’s turn, he was feeling quite groggy.
The staff members felt reluctant to wake him, but this was part of the daily routine, an essential highlight of the show, so they had to proceed.
Being called awake, Tong Sui rubbed his eyes sleepily and sat down in the interview chair with a hazy look in his eyes, his cheeks and nose flushed.
He looked just like a pitiful child who had been bullied, hiding in the shadows after shedding tears.
The lights in the interview room were bright, causing Tong Sui to squint; he needed a moment to adjust.
The production team asked, “You wrote to Zhou Siyuan for the second time; what was your mindset in writing that? Is he the only person you felt drawn to in the program?”
Although the camera only showed Tong Sui in the interview room, he perceived a crowd of people in the direction of his gaze: lights, cameras, and the questioning director.
Tong Sui couldn’t hear the questions clearly.
Everything felt muddled in his head; he just needed a moment of quiet, and he could easily doze off again.
Seeing he took too long to respond, the production team recognized that he wasn’t in a suitable condition for an interview and skipped the lengthy questions.
They said, “Why don’t you check your mailbox?”
The mailbox was conveniently placed beside him, and Tong Sui opened it to find three pieces of paper.
Two of them had very familiar handwriting.
The first note was from Sang Cai, as usual, with an exaggerated tone: “Wuwuwu, my most adorable treasure, you are so popular! If I had known, I would have sat in Zhong Yi’s spot; then we could kiss-kiss!”
The second note had the same handwriting as the previous day, and its content was relatively restrained: “I was very happy to receive your letter yesterday.”
Tong Sui had written his letter to Zhou Siyuan the day before, surprised that the other person could guess without a name.
That left the last piece of paper, which had a sharp handwriting and perfectly matched Chi Xingyu’s domineering style: “You are not allowed to like anyone else; do you hear me? They are all a bunch of hypocritical scumbags who would do anything to win you over.”
Tong Sui huffed; how could someone younger than him have the nerve to discipline him?
After the interview ended, Tong Sui returned to his room, unable to tolerate the smell of liquor. He lay down, forcing himself to wash up despite feeling sleepy, and quickly fell asleep once in bed.
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After they finished the Truth or Dare segment, the program skyrocketed in trending topics.
It dominated several keywords.
#ZhongYiTongSuiKissing#
This entry was the most explosive, soaring to the top in no time.
There was no marketing from the production team and no hired online army, only the passion from netizens liking and sharing.
Just two days into recording, the cast, being all newcomers, had never seen such an incredible surge of popularity in previous seasons.
Clicking on the entry led to a single image.
The image captured Tong Sui forced to kiss Zhong Yi due to drawing a dare card.
The tissue originally placed between them was edited out, making it look like they boldly kissed without caring about the onlookers.
The comments section was lively.
—”Hasn’t the third season of Heartbeat just started recording? Why is it so thrilling this time??”
—”Is this the standard of appearance for rookie guests in dating shows now?”
—”If I hadn’t watched the live broadcast today, I would have really believed this picture. They just used a tissue when they kissed.”
—”I don’t care, I don’t care; kissing basically equals doi.”
—”Wait, that boy in the corner is pretty handsome too, but you can’t hide that murderous gaze.”
—”Why does he look so much like Chi Xingyu?”
—”That’s right! It’s him! He’s the flying guest; it’s like an acid scene tonight! What a chaotic battlefield, I’m absolutely thrilled.”
……
Chi Xingyu already had an unbeatable popularity in the esports circle, especially after winning the world championship. Even casual fans had heard of his name.
However, he had never participated in any promotions or shows before, and now he unexpectedly took part in such a thrilling dating show.
Thus, new keywords emerged: #ChiXingyuTongSuiDatingShow#, #ChiXingyuI’mHereForYou#, #ChiXingyuForcesTongSuiToCallHimBrother#…
Various bizarre tags mixed together, but each snippet was chosen with care.
Comments section:
—”I must have done some good deeds in my last life to have stumbled upon this video.”