Fang Yanhang guessed Gu Zhan probably felt that if everyone had Shi Yi, she wouldn’t be special anymore.
Shi Yi had helped out, so wasn’t it completely normal for her to eat a few extra skewers?
Fang Yanhang: Very good, extremely normal.
…He would rather not know the truth!
Fang Yanhang took a bite of a meat skewer, and tears instantly welled up as he choked so hard he began questioning his entire existence. “Holy shit, why is this so spicy?!”
Everyone was amused by his reaction and burst into hearty laughter.
“Can you not handle spicy food?”
Shi Yi handed one of her skewers to Gu Zhan and laughed along with the group.
Gu Zhan lowered his eyelids and took a bite, the corners of his lips curving upward.
It was delicious.
“…”
The food stall area was huge, but none of them dared to venture deeper inside. With completely empty pockets, there was no point in asking for trouble.
Before long, the smartwatches worn on their wrists vibrated.
“Notification: Today’s Sweet CP voting has concluded. Congratulations, you have earned ten gold coins!”
Wen Xin read the message, her face beaming with joy. “The voting results are out!”
“Quickly check your watches and see how many gold coins you got!”
“Is it 8 o’clock already?”
Fang Yanhang reflexively looked up toward the sky, only to see the bright crystal chandeliers above. He retracted his gaze—right, he forgot they were inside a shopping mall.
“Congratulations, you have earned 2 gold coins… 2 gold coins.”
Wen Xin: “Is 2 gold coins for last place? A consolation prize?”
Xie Yixing: “I got ten gold coins.”
Ming Qiuqiu: “I got 2.”
Wen Xin looked toward Shi Yi and Gu Zhan. “So Little Yi and Teacher Gu got first place?”
Shi Yi glanced at her balance. “Mm.”
How on earth did her and Gu Zhan’s CP end up in first place…
Wen Xin instantly turned green with envy. “So jealous, so jealous! Little Yi became rich overnight!”
Ming Qiuqiu nodded fervently.
“No way, we can’t let this continue,”
Wen Xin tossed her skewer stick into the trash can. “Little Xie, tomorrow we’re going out for a picnic!”
“Huh?” Xie Yixing was suddenly called on, reacting a bit slowly.
Wen Xin patted his shoulder. “Teacher Gu’s fans are way too powerful. If we don’t work hard, how can we possibly pull him down from the top spot?”
Today was the first day, so everyone had been cautious, only running back and forth between the Exchange Hall and the Sweet Cabin without exploring other areas. Dating in the flower sea, deep-sea snorkeling, golden beaches, romantic restaurants—there were clearly many other places on Love Island.
…It just so happened she wanted to look around.
To Xie Yixing, Gu Zhan taking first place was a given, so he was already pleasantly surprised to get second place.
Since Wen Xin had spoken up, Xie Yixing naturally agreed.
Wen Xin nodded. “Alright then, we’ll talk details tomorrow.”
“Let’s go, let’s head back after walking around the food street!”
Wen Xin’s fiery ambition inspired the other guests as well. Ming Qiuqiu said to Fang Yanhang, “Shall we work hard to dethrone Sister Wen?”
Fang Yanhang nodded. First place was tough to fight for, but the two of them definitely stood a chance at taking second place.
Shi Yi let out a long breath: So it was Gu Zhan’s fans.
She almost thought they had been exposed…
—
The guests spent half an hour browsing the street before returning to the Sweet Cabin, where the renovations were already complete.
The lights illuminated the Sweet Cabin, making it as bright as day. One could see the single beds they had purchased set up inside their respective rooms, with the wall panels fully installed.
The biggest transformation was Gu Zhan’s wooden cabin.
Excluding the living room area, the Sweet Cabin had eight rooms—four on the left and four on the right.
The four rooms on the left belonged to: Gu Zhan, Shi Yi, Fang Yanhang, and Ming Qiuqiu.
The four rooms on the right belonged to: Teacher Chen, Director Lu, Wen Xin, and Xie Yixing.
The room closest to the living room on the left side belonged to Gu Zhan.
His wooden cabin was nearly finished.
Looking from the yard, the side facing the courtyard featured floor-to-ceiling glass and a wooden door. The two lateral sides were solid wooden walls, leaving only the side facing the lavender flower sea unrenovated.
Wen Xin touched the glass. “You installed one-way glass?”
One-way glass meant you could see outside from within the room, but no one could see inside from the outside.
Gu Zhan nodded.
“How many gold coins is a piece of one-way glass?”
“8 gold coins.”
A standard window cost 3 gold coins, a regular floor-to-ceiling window was 5 gold coins, and a one-way floor-to-ceiling window was 8 gold coins.
The inflated pride in Wen Xin’s heart instantly crashed back down to earth. Install floor-to-ceiling windows? Forget it, time to sleep.
After one shopping trip, not a single coin was left of her earnings 🙂
In fact, it wasn’t just her.
Viewers glued to the Love Island app could see that among all the guests, the only one with a remaining balance was Gu Zhan.
Gu Zhan: 8.
All the other guests were sitting at a glorious zero.
For female guests, a set of underwear cost 2 gold coins, a dress cost 2 gold coins, and a top or bottoms cost 1 gold coin each—and those were just base prices. The ten gold coins Wen Xin received had vanished the instant she got them.
The male guests were in no better shape.
Add in the fact that they had walked through the food stall gathering point, where they inevitably bought a few bites as dinner…
Shi Yi had 26 gold coins. She bought two sets of underwear, two dresses, one set of top and pants, spent 3 gold coins on food and drink, and used the rest to buy left and right wall panels along with a door.
She had spent every last coin.
Unable to fall asleep that night, Shi Yi logged onto Love Island, closed it, logged in again, and closed it again.
On her third time logging in, Gu Zhan sent her a message.
—Gu: 【Can’t sleep?】
Shi Yi looked at the bright moonlight outside and tossed and turned before deciding to reply… telling herself she was simply looking for someone to chat with.
—【Why did you install one-way glass?】
—Gu: 【Necessary.】
—Gu: 【You like it.】
Shi Yi: ????
Setting aside whether it was necessary or not, what did his room have to do with her?!
The connected heart between the two lit up once again.
Netizens who were too high on shipping drama to sleep instantly spotted this heart.
Netizens sat up abruptly like a dying person startled back to life: Huh?? Are these two chatting in private?!
At this hour?!
The netizens stared intently at the heart, realizing that it hadn’t stopped linking the two of them the entire time!
In the middle, the two of them even went offline together for a short stretch—a full five minutes!
Afterward, not only did they start chatting in private again, but both of their financial situations underwent a sudden change!
All eight gold coins remaining in Gu Zhan’s balance were transferred over to Shi Yi!
The first time, Gu Zhan lost one gold coin.
The second time, he lost two gold coins.
The third time, he lost five!!
1 / 2 / 5 — “I love you” (520 homophone)!
Ah!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
“…”
So what on earth are you two actually doing?!!
What could you possibly still be talking about at this time of night!!!
Netizens:
【AHHHHH I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE】
【MY CURIOSITY IS EXPLODING! SAVE THIS CHILD!】
【JUMPING UP AND DOWN, CORNERS OF MY MOUTH SMILING CRAZILY】
【IS THIS HIM HANDING OVER HIS POCKET MONEY!】
【I! STRONGLY! DEMAND! NIGHTTIME LIVESTREAMS!! MY HEART IS BEING TORMENTED】
【WHY IS IT ONLY LIVE FOR HALF AN HOUR THREE TIMES A DAY! GRABBING THE DIRECTOR’S COLLAR AND SHAKING HIM!! DO YOU LOOK DOWN ON ME! DO I LACK MONEY!!】
【PLEASE JUST KEEP IT LIVE 24/7, I’M BEGGING YOU WUUU.】
【WHERE IS THE DIRECTOR? DIRECTOR @SHOW_CREW @SHOW_CREW @SHOW_CREW!】
The production team naturally wouldn’t reply to the comments.
Playing dead was a skill they had thoroughly mastered.
Fans: Curses.
Ahhhhh, now we really can’t sleep.
Why isn’t it tomorrow yet!!!
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