Liu Qingye was very confident.
Any normal person would have agreed at this point.
Who would have thought that Lu Nanxun would fall silent again?
The reason was that he had already arranged to have breakfast with Ji Liuyue tomorrow morning. Of course, it was merely out of courtesy—after all, they were going on a date together tomorrow.
But…
Yezi had invited him too.
A normal guy might have accepted. At worst, he could simply make an extra portion of breakfast.
But Lu Nanxun held himself to extremely high moral standards. Accepting would be disrespectful to the other person.
Liu Qingye gave an awkward smile. “So…? Is it inconvenient?”
“I’m sorry.” Lu Nanxun was a little embarrassed too, but he answered honestly. “I already have breakfast plans tomorrow—with someone else.”
Liu Qingye nodded slowly. “Okay, I understand.”
As she spoke, she waved her hand.
“Then I hope you have fun tomorrow.”
“You too.”
If not for the cameras filming inside the house, Liu Qingye’s face would have turned completely dark.
She had originally thought that handling a male guest like Lu Nanxun, who had never been in a relationship, would be a piece of cake.
She had even been quite confident that during their first-impression date earlier that day, she had already flirted with him until he was completely smitten.
She had never expected him to reject her?!
Why had he turned her down?
Was it because the message on her card hadn’t been written for him?
Liu Qingye was filled with regret. She returned to her room, intending to carefully review everything that had happened.
Although the production team had arranged for her to be part of a love triangle, it still required the other two male guests to fall for her and be willing to cooperate.
Ji Liuyue, on the other hand, had not thought nearly that much about it.
After completing her invitation, she naturally took her cup into the living room to get some water.
That was when she happened to run into Wang Aitian, who was sneakily hiding in the corner of the sofa.
“What’s wrong?” Ji Liuyue had barely finished asking when Wang Aitian seemed to have finally found someone she could confide in. She scampered over, leaned close, and lowered her voice.
“Yueyue, did you finish your invitation?”
Ji Liuyue nodded. “What about you?”
Wang Aitian nodded as well. “Me too.”
But after saying that, she let out a sigh.
Ji Liuyue asked, “Then why don’t you look very happy?”
Afraid of being reprimanded by the production team, Wang Aitian moved even closer and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:
“I’m really interested in Xu Jinsi, and since we live on the second floor and are neighbors, I went to invite him.”
Ji Liuyue hummed in acknowledgment. “That’s great.”
Wang Aitian awkwardly covered her face.
“The problem is, Cen Yu happened to see me right after I finished inviting him. You know how Cen Yu and I were paired through the blind selection this morning, and we mutually chose each other, right?”
“It feels like I’ve betrayed him somehow.”
Ji Liuyue patted her on the shoulder and comforted her. “It’s nothing. Everyone’s just getting to know one another after arriving at the house. Be open about it. You two aren’t exclusive.”
“Yeah, I know that’s what people say, but I still feel a little guilty.”
Wang Aitian looked much better after hearing that. She let out a sigh, then hugged Ji Liuyue and acted spoiled.
“Yueyue, you’re such a wonderful friend to have.”
Ji Liuyue rubbed her head. “All right, go to bed early tonight and dress up beautifully for your date tomorrow.”
The thought of Xu Jinsi going on dates with Liu Qingye and Wang Aitian tomorrow struck her as funny.
What good would it do for Liu Qingye to guard against her and treat her with hostility?
Footsteps came from the living room.
They turned toward the sound.
It was Zhang Weiyi, wearing black-rimmed glasses and fluffy pajamas, coming out to find something to eat.
She looked a little dazed, a complete contrast to her usual aloof self.
Ji Liuyue pointed at the table and smiled. “There seems to be a bag of buckwheat crackers here. Want some?”
“Yes!” Zhang Weiyi’s eyes lit up instantly, as if she had found a lifesaver.
She hurried into the living room, opened the snack bag, and began crunching away.
After eating a couple of pieces, her hunger seemed to ease considerably.
She raised her head, adjusted her black frames, and said matter-of-factly, “I invited Xu Jinsi tomorrow. What about you two?”
…!
She really didn’t hold back at all.
When Wang Aitian saw how straightforward Zhang Weiyi was, she felt there was no reason to hide anything either. She nodded excitedly.
“Me too!”
Zhang Weiyi turned her gaze to the other side.
Ji Liuyue shook her head. “I invited my neighbor.”
They immediately understood.
There were only two male guests living on the first floor: Ji Mingtian and Lu Nanxun.
Judging by the way Ji Mingtian had joked around at the dinner table that night, it was obvious he wasn’t interested at all.
So Ji Liuyue must have invited Lu Nanxun.
Wang Aitian said excitedly, “The two of us invited the same male guest. Xu Jinsi is so popular! I wonder who Yezi invited.”
A glint flashed across Zhang Weiyi’s lenses as she said seriously, “Based on my analysis, I suspect she invited Xu Jinsi too.”
“Huh? Really?” Wang Aitian looked shocked.
Zhang Weiyi analyzed the situation.
“When I came downstairs to look for snacks, I saw Liu Qingye coming down. She didn’t interact with Cen Yu at all during dinner tonight, but she glanced toward Xu Jinsi several times.”
“And they went on a date today too, right?”
Wang Aitian looked at Ji Liuyue with a teasing expression.
“Yueyue went on a date with Xu Jinsi today too. By the way, Yueyue, if you picked him as well, then all the female guests will be going on dates with Xu Jinsi tomorrow. Wouldn’t that be hilarious?”
Ji Liuyue nodded openly.
A bright, confident smile lifted the corners of her lips.
“Exactly. You just said I already went on a date with him today, so why would I invite him again tomorrow?”
“Of course I should take the opportunity to get to know the other male guests. There are so many trees in the forest—I can’t hang myself from just one.”
At that, Wang Aitian let out a squeal and pounced on Ji Liuyue again, clinging to her like a koala.
“Yueyue, you’re seriously so cool! If you were a male guest, I’d want to choose you too.”
Ji Liuyue gently pushed her away.
“All right, all right. Feeling better now? Everyone, go back and get some rest. Otherwise, if you show up for filming tomorrow with dark circles under your eyes, people will criticize you when the episode airs.”
Wang Aitian said, “Come on, let’s go. I don’t want people making fun of me. We should get some sleep.”
As the three female guests walked back together from the living room, they ran straight into Liu Qingye, who was also making her way over with a white blanket draped around her shoulders.
At that exact moment, the door to Lu Nanxun’s room had just closed.
The scene was rather amusing.
Wang Aitian’s first reaction was to turn her head toward Ji Liuyue and blink rapidly.
It was as if she were saying: Did the rules say female guests could invite more than one male guest?
What was going on? Hadn’t Liu Qingye invited Xu Jinsi?
Why had she come downstairs to find Lu Nanxun too?
The smile at the corners of Zhang Weiyi’s lips became somewhat enigmatic. She gave Liu Qingye a long, meaningful look before withdrawing her gaze.
Liu Qingye was also a little stunned.
She hadn’t expected to be caught right after speaking with Lu Nanxun—and by all three of the other female guests, no less.
Seeing how close they were standing together, a flicker of displeasure crossed her eyes.
She hadn’t expected Ji Liuyue to be so capable.
In such a short time, she had already drawn the other female guests into her camp. Was she forming a clique?
In the blink of an eye, Liu Qingye had already planned out her next act.
Since Ji Liuyue wanted to form a clique, then so be it!
When the time came, Liu Qingye would be the innocent, delicate little white rabbit who had been bullied and ostracized.
Everyone would feel sorry for her.
