Before 2:00 PM, the viewer count on the Tomato TV live stream kept climbing, already surpassing 500,000.
The live chat was already densely packed with comments.
"Here they come, oh wow, a gorgeous guest with long legs just entered the frame. Much prettier than that tacky thing earlier."
"Such a fairy-like long dress. Even though it covers her legs, you can still tell they're super long. That must be Bi Xin, right?"
"Starting before the scheduled time? Director Liu isn't playing by the rules, pulling stunts early?"
"I just got here too. Am I on 2G or something? The stream already has over 500k viewers and I'm just finding out. What did I miss?"
"You missed 'what the hell'."
"Reported, someone is swearing."
"Stop spamming the chat, you're blocking my view of the long legs."
"Bi Xin is the prettiest, invincible long legs, heart you!"
"What's the point of watching a live stream without chatting? If you want to see long legs, just turn the chat off!"
"Watching without the chat lacks soul."
The wide-angle camera focused on the newly boarded guests, while Yan Youli's camera was displayed in a small box in the bottom right corner of the stream.
Yan Youli spotted the space she had reserved for her suitcase, shoved it forward, and neatly slid it into the luggage rack.
Noticing that Mianmian was struggling to take off her backpack, she helped her take it off, handed it back, and then pushed her suitcase into an empty slot on the other side.
"Who said this female guest treats her assistant like dirt? Look, she just thoughtfully helped her assistant take off her backpack and put her suitcase away. No diva behavior at all!"
"Slapping those keyboard warriors right in the face."
"What do you even know?"
"Some idol star's fans have zero class."
"Duck you!"
Yan Youli told her assistant to go find a seat first, saying she would catch up with her in a moment.
She watched as Bi Xin, wearing a white floral dress, a large sun hat, and high heels, came up the gangway.
Following right behind Bi Xin was Pei Yu, who had actually boarded the boat as well.
She remembered that in the novel, Bi Xin was supposed to arrive on the island with Shen Wenfang, but instead of Shen Wenfang, Pei Yu had replaced him!
Where on earth did the idiot brother go?
She finally figured it out: with her addition, the main plot of the story remained largely unchanged, but the subplots were complete chaos.
Bi Xin stood on the deck without moving, and Mo Yanbin's suitcase bumped into hers. Because she was wearing high heels and holding onto her suitcase handle, she staggered as the bag shifted.
After regaining her balance, Bi Xin didn't hear an apology from the person who bumped into her, and her temper flared. She whipped around, ready to snap, "Are you blind—"
When she caught sight of the man's handsome face and the suitcase he was pushing, her anger instantly deflated. She tentatively asked, "Are you here to participate in the variety show too?"
Mo Yanbin didn't answer her. He just coldly spat out, "You're blocking the way."
Bi Xin was mortified. She had simply been exhausted and stopped for a second. She pushed her suitcase aside, finally clearing a path for the people boarding behind them.
Mo Yanbin walked past her, pushing his suitcase. Knowing how immaculate his physique was, Director Liu had already instructed the crew to keep the camera on him.
Dressed in black dress pants and a black shirt with the top two buttons undone, his collarbones were faintly visible. The outfit perfectly outlined his broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his long legs made him look like a walking dose of hormones. Standing among the crowd, he looked completely otherworldly, like an immortal strolling through the mortal realm.
Bi Xin followed quietly behind him.
Yan Youli the corners of her mouth twitching, watching with amusement as Bi Xin stared at Mo Yanbin.
She thought to herself: is Bi Xin about to cheat on Shen Wenfang?
At this moment, the live chat was being flooded again.
"Can someone give a recap? Who is this male guest? Licking the screen! Licking the screen!"
"He appeared with Bi Xin and has a similar build—it has to be Brother Fangfang!"
"It can't be Shen Wenfang, he's not that tall. It must be one of the mystery guests who hasn't been announced yet!"
"Brother is 183 cm tall, okay? That's plenty tall. They even took the boat together—I'm raising the flag for the Goodnight couple, let's see who dares oppose them."
"My heart can be empty, but the ship I ship must suffer a level-ten earthquake."
"Stop shipping blindly. If it were Shen Wenfang, he wouldn't have said something so heartless to Bi Xin, and besides, Bi Xin was cursing at him earlier."
"What do you know? They're both actors, what's wrong with them playing around and acting a bit? This is just cute couple banter."
"Is the person above a fake fan? Nobody even knows who he is, the woman was clearly cursing, and you're insisting it's acting? You're way too deep into the delusion!"
"Who said Bi Xin had class earlier? She started swearing the second she got here."
"The fairy wouldn't have cursed if she hadn't been bumped into! Who would be happy about that? Try it yourself."
"Stop making excuses. Can't you see Bi Xin was blocking everyone's way? Of all places to stand, she stopped right in the middle of the aisle, and the male guest just bumped into her by accident, he didn't do it on purpose."
"Don't you dare talk bad about our Xinxin! That man has zero manners, he's the one who needs defending."
"Stop arguing, you guys. This man's body is absolute perfection. Look at those muscle lines—my useless tears are falling from the corners of my mouth!"
"Hearing you say that makes me want to rip his clothes off, touch his abs, and watch him go swimming in swim trunks. Oh god, I'm losing my mind!"
"Bestie, go take some traditional medicine."
"Someone bring out the imperial decree, make her a noble consort."
"I can't even imagine what it's like to have a guy like this pin me down on the bed and kiss me. I want to up↗ him."
"Warning, no lewdness allowed, careful the live stream gets taken down, haha."
As the chat's tone gradually drifted toward the unwholesome, Mo Yanbin stopped right in front of Yan Youli.
"Standing here and not moving—were you waiting for me?" The man's voice dropped into a low, pleasant tone, completely different from the way he had just spoken to Bi Xin.
Yan Youli frowned slightly and reached out to push him aside. "Move, you're blocking me from talking to the people behind me."
Mo Yanbin was shoved to the side, standing there with a dark expression and refusing to move.
Bi Xin couldn't believe her ears until she saw Yan Youli standing right there. Her almond eyes widened in shock.
She demanded, "Why are you here?"
She figured Yan Youli had been cut from the dating show. How could she possibly still be here, and even know the man from earlier?
Bi Xin remembered that the man's build looked suspiciously like the gigolo who had carried Yan Youli and sent her trending a few days ago.
Had Yan Youli really grown so pathetic that, knowing she and Shen Wenfang were filming a variety show on the island today, she had actually brought her gigolo along just to try and compete with her?
Sure, the gigolo was good-looking, but compared to Shen Wenfang, he was worlds apart.
Yan Youli remained completely calm and collected. "A dating show. Didn't I tell you last time?"
Bi Xin tried to read her expression to see if she was lying, but Yan Youli looked entirely too confident. Panicking, she snapped, "Weren't you replaced? Don't tell me you're one of the unannounced guests?"
"Congratulations, you guessed it." Yan Youli was waiting right here just to drop this fact on her and ruin her day.
Upon hearing this, Bi Xin's face turned as pale as paper before flushing with pure fury. It was just a pity that her current expression wasn't being captured on camera, leaving the netizens unable to witness it.
Her complexion was this terrible not just because Shen Wenfang had lied to her, but because she was terrified that Yan Youli would barge into the dating show and ruin her relationship with Shen Wenfang.
By this time, the viewer count on the live stream had skyrocketed to over three million.