Chapter 30

Translated by boilpoil Edited by boilpoil

While everyone is pretty badly drunk, they still have to finish up the shooting of them climbing the mountain——So that the audience would think they climbed all the way in one go and built the tent before the first nightfall.

Though it’s already past noon when they finally manage to start work.

When the staff came knocking, Shao Yanxi was working as Liu Yu’an was in a video call with his mother… Who happened to see that her son is in the same reality show as Yue Zhun, and so decided to call immediately to rip him a new one.

Liu Yu’an feels wronged worse than Dou E at the hurl of accusations, and swears to the heavens, “mom, I really really had no idea Yue Zhun was in this show, or I wouldn’t have come. Just ask Yanxi about it.”

Then he walks over and points the camera at Shao Yanxi.

Shao Yanxi greets her, “mom,” and she is surprised, “Yanxi! Why are you with Youyou? Isn’t he in some show?”

“He is,” Shao Yanxi replies, “I wasn’t busy so I came with him.”

And definitely not because he saw Liu Yu’an and Yue Zhun together and was jealous and wanted to publicly show their affection.

She is quite happy to see the two close together, though, and says, “alright, alright. I can sleep well knowing you’re watching him.”

Then it turns into a tea party between Shao Yanxi and the mother.

Liu Yu’an “…”

Is he really really not just picked off the street or something by her?

Look, she’s doing it again, “Youyou is young and immature, unlike you, so if he does anything wrong feel free to beat him back into line, don’t worry about us being overprotective of him.”

“Yeah, I know.”

Liu Yu’an “…”

Jeez.

There is a knock on the door. For the first time ever, Liu Yu’an feels as if the knocking is the choir of angels, and quickly walks over to open the door.

It’s the staff calling for him, saying, “An-ge, the shooting is to begin soon, so the director sent me. Are you busy?”

Liu Yu’an glances over to Shao Yanxi who is still glued to his phone, “not really. I’ll be coming soon.”

“Then I’ll go on to the others. See you downstairs.”

“See you.” Then Liu Yu’an closes the door and gestures to Shao Yanxi, before getting changed.

When he’s done, his mother has hung up already. So Liu Yu’an asks, “Any plans later?”

“I have a video conference at 1:30.”

“I see,” Liu Yu’an puts on his shoe as he continues, “I’ll be back at night.”

Well, he might have slept in the tent for the night but definitely not when he knows Shao Yanxi is here.

“Alright,” Shao Yanxi says and hands the phone over, reminding him, “take care.”

“Yeah.”

Though when he opens the door, Shao Yanxi closes it and pushes Liu Yu’an onto it, then leans in and kisses him on the mouth.

Liu Yu’an is slightly surprised at first, then quickly reciprocates with a smile.

Then he rubs him on his waist and says, “you can be more proactive in the future, I like it.”

Shao Yanxi gives him a glance then pushes him away emotionlessly, and walks back into the room.

Liu Yu’an can’t help but think ‘scum.’

Though he’s ripping into Shao Yanxi inside he is laughing outside, “right, I’ll be going, see you tonight.”

“See you.”

Downstairs, Xu Bing and the others are already waiting. Meanwhile, they’re still waiting to see He Anran and Lin Xi.

They greet each other, just as Lin Xi rushes over all hurried from the elevator.

Xu Bing couldn’t hold back from nudging towards Liu Yu’an and asks, “An-ge, is it… Between you and the dalao…”

“It’s exactly what you think,” Liu Yu’an gives him a glance that seems to resemble a smile, making Xu Bing a bit embarrassed for gossiping.

Though it’s not like he can just let the question continue to burn at his chest.

Of course, everyone else also hears it, though what they are thinking of it would be unknowable.

He Anran is coming downstairs and also overhears, and laughs thunderously, “woah, Xiao-Liu, good on you, who knew you actually know the wealthiest man in the world. How did you meet? I’m really jealous.”

Liu Yu’an has had a bad impression on He Anran from the start, from her ignoring him and Xu Bing to instead keep striking a conversation with Xue Junming, to the 180 she does in attitude knowing he and Shao Yanxi are related, to how she is treating as if nothing has happened right now.

Liu Yu’an gives her a glance and chuckles, saying, “nothing to be jealous for. It’s an arranged marriage.”

Everyone else “…”

Even those who thought it was a sugar daddy relationship are forcibly cleared up.

And those who thought they were in a relationship – Sorry, they’re actually married, the officially certified kind.

Their thoughts are having trouble keeping up.

Of course, people like Wei Jiangxue who has made the logical leap to Liu Yu’an’s family background already are surprised but not shocked.

“Arranged marriage?!” Lin Xi can’t help but repeat loudly.

“Yeah, it’s arranged,” Liu Yu’an says, “though we do like each other too.”

“…”

It’s quite the stone thrown into the calm pond. The ripples keep rippling.

Soon enough the director is here, along with a famous host, Cui Shaolin.

Everyone “…”

They all look at each other nonplussed, except Liu Yu’an, who has a good gist of what’s happened.

While they are confused, they still greet Cui Shaolin cordially, given he’s above them in the celebrity hierarchy.

Cui Shaolin greets them in turn, especially polite to old Mo, technically his senior.

The director introduces and explains, “Ding Mingyao had an allergic reaction after yesterday’s seafood and alcohol so he had to be hospitalised, so Cui-ge is here to host instead.”

Though, everyone’s gaze still quietly switches towards Liu Yu’an. They can’t really buy the story that Ding Mingyao is actually having an allergy episode; it’s most likely because he offended Shao Yanxi last night.

They can’t help but have cold sweat down their spines, their hearts still beating rapidly from the afterthought.

Even He Anran who has been rather vociferous is quiet.

They can’t help but feel a bit frustrated and helpless. Damned capitalists.

But, Shao Yanxi really is no different at core, is he? The casualness is what he wears outside, but of course, he is also decisive and calculating at heart, as expected of someone defeating all the old farts to become the wealthiest man ever.

Even Yue Zhun is a bit unsure about Liu Yu’an ‘scamming’ Shao Yanxi into marrying him. Is Shao Yanxi really someone so easily conned?

Though, before they can think some more, the staff show up with all the things they picked for their wilderness survival yesterday.

Their campsite has been investigated and chosen by the show team pre-shooting to ensure the celebrities’ safety, of course, as no one wants to be the one responsible for injuring any celebrity.

The cleared ground is surrounded by many fruit trees with a clear stream flowing through it. They would be able to pick fruits and catch and roast fish easily.

Any potentially dangerous elements have been considered and neutralised.

Of course, when they arrive, the guests are all excitedly yelling into the camera, “what an amazing location! We should settle down right here.”

They’re all so genuine-looking that Liu Yu’an’s jaws drop. He did hear about how reality and variety shows are ‘scripted’ in the past, but to this degree?

Well, of course, this show is only scripted to a very loose degree, true, but it’s no different from having a complete plotline already.

Anyway, after that the two groups had a small-scale but definitely humorous argument over who gets to settle where, led by He Anran and Wei Jiangxue.

Then the show comes along to mediate, as Cui Shaolin says, “since you both want this exact spot, then let’s draw lots!”

Everyone “…”

“Who should we send?” Lin Xi asks. He’s, of course, the youngest and least qualified person in the group.

“Xue-jie, what do you say?” Liu Yu’an asks.

“I don’t really mind either way,” Yue Zhun says.

So Wei Jiangxue concludes looking at Liu Yu’an, “then you go?”

Someone who could have an arranged marriage with the wealthiest man in the world is probably not unlucky at least.

“An-ge, fight!” Lin Xi pumps his fist.

“Sure,” Yue Zhun also agrees.

And thus, their fortune successfully lands their amazing location… to the other team.

He Anran’s group goes woohoo as Wei Jiangxue pats Liu Yu’an on the shoulder, “my man, you must have used up all your fortune to… be in an arranged marriage.”

Yue Zhun and Lin Xi can’t help but snigger, nodding in agreement.

Liu Yu’an also chuckles, and says, “then let’s get the tents set up. These locations are all pretty nice, actually.”

“I think that area is low-lying though. If it rains our tent might flood,” Wei Jiangxue says, looking at where Liu Yu’an is pointing.

Liu Yu’an glances up at the sky, “there wouldn’t be rain these two days.”

“Really?” Lin Xi asks, curious.

“That’s what the weather forecast said,” Liu Yu’an smiles, but of course, it’s based on his experience of once having lived for a while alone with only himself as the weather service, so he is pretty confident in his weather-reading skills.

While he was pretty wildly wrong at first, it got more accurate as time went on.

“Then let’s go with that,” Wei Jiangxue laughs, “let’s hope our luck’s better this time.”

And everyone else smiles.

Then, Cui Shaolin assembles them to tell them the show’s rules and rewards.

“You’ll be setting up tents now. The two groups should each set up two tents,” the staff have already put tent kits in front of them, “which group is the quickest will be rewarded with a BBQ grill, and you’ll be able to grill food tonight!”

Everyone who just had enough grilled food last night “…”

And yet they still have to act as if they’re enthused. Oh the horror.

“We have a pot already,” He Anran points to the wok a team member is carrying, “do you think we can have another reward?” She says, making a cute wink at the camera.

“We have a wok as well,” Yue Zhun pushes Lin Xi, who shows his electric wok, smiling so much his eyes have narrowed into a line.

Everyone else also laughs loudlyafter briefly blanking out, including the production team.

He Anran walks over, patting Lin Xi on the shoulder, “Xiao-Xixi, how can you be so cute? Did you also bring one of those hamster wheel things to generate electricity for it?”

Lin Xi finally understands why everyone is laughing and his face turns into a steaming stove pipe, and keeps choking on words.

Everyone is laughing almost to the point of tears.

When Cui Shaolin is finished laughing, he asks them, “are you sure you don’t want a grill rack? It’s the most convenient thing out in the wild.”

Liu Yu’an and his teammates have a short discussion, then Wei Jiangxue tells him, “we don’t need anything else, so we’ll stick to the grill rack.”

Although they did have grilled meat already, but… a grill rack is the most convenient tool out in the wild.

He Anran’s group also comes to the same conclusion after a bunch of murmuring discussions.

“Then we will also settle on the grill rack,” He Anran says.

“Good, the tents are already there, and you can start now.”

They begin to build their tents, and, of course with the bug known as Liu Yu’an, their team wins as expected.

When Liu Yu’an’s group is finished with the two tents He Anran’s team is still on their first tent.

He Anran is wailing, “argh, how are you so quick!” With her hands still moving quickly.

Though Liu Yu’an doesn’t like her much, but looking at her like this he still has to admit that she really is suited to reality shows.

On camera, she is funny, interesting, straightforward and able to work hard.

She’s certainly likeable like this.

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