7: Chapter 7 Su Lingyin, Su Su?

The bullet chat comments were the most wicked:

[Holy crap, she ate steak and ended up looking pregnant from gagging?]

[He Yunshen's steak—a specialized cure for infertility!]

[Gag!!!]

The smell of blood filled Lin Xi's mouth!

The juices were filled with bitterness!

It was a unique, blended flavor!

Could this be the legendary taste of a Devil Fruit?!

It truly wasn't something meant for human enjoyment!

He's simply a demon!

She stared blankly at He Yunshen in disbelief!

He Yunshen's eyebrows were knit so tightly they formed a 'V' shape, with several deep wrinkles appearing.

"What, is it not good?"

"The meat shouldn't be spoiled!"

Lin Xi didn't care about acting like a lady anymore and quickly spat out the most disgusting food in the world!

"You try it!" she said through gritted teeth.

"Pui!" She spat out another mouthful of bloody water!

In all her years growing up, when had she ever suffered such a grievance!

Wuwu!

I want to go home!

He Yunshen curiously took a bite.

"Mmm~"

"BLEGH!!!!!!!!!!"

His reaction was even bigger than Lin Xi's!

"Cough, cough!"

He even started choking!

And then... he swallowed it!

Lin Xi felt a wave of nausea seeing that, stomach acid rising up her esophagus!

"Blegh!"

She vomited again!

The table was a mess!

She didn't get to eat anything and even lost what she already had!

Bullet chat:

[Thank goodness I already finished eating, otherwise I'd have no appetite!]

[Does anyone else feel me? I'm eating right now, and even my fried chicken looks unappetizing!]

[Just how bad does it have to be to make someone vomit!]

[He Yunshen is indeed a 'cook'—he can make people throw up. That's nothing, the key is he even made himself throw up!]

[I'm impressed! Truly impressed!]

"Um, I didn't expect it to be like this either. I'm really sorry!"

He Yunshen caught a glimpse of the steak out of the corner of his eye and suppressed his nausea.

He couldn't take it!

If he looked again, he really would vomit!

"Um, I just remembered, I already ate lunch. I'm going back to my room first!"

He Yunshen gave an awkward yet polite smile: "Okay, go back and rest then."

He Yunshen sat there lost in thought. What happened? Many parts of the cow can be made into steak, so why didn't the brisket work?

To keep the meat tender, he specifically made it medium-rare!

Preserving the beef's most primal aroma and juices!

But!

He still didn't have the courage to taste it again.

While he was dazed, Lin Xi came back.

"Um, can you help me take my luggage upstairs?"

He Yunshen: I...

Lower back: I'm your back, and I don't agree to you carrying luggage!

By the time he finished helping Lin Xi, his back felt like it had been gone for a long time.

"Sigh, if I'd known, I wouldn't have agreed."

A man needs his back!

...

Back in the room.

Chen Yu and Shen Yanzhou began unpacking.

"Honestly, I really admire you." Shen Yanzhou hung his suits neatly in the wardrobe.

Looking at the understated luxury of the suits, he thought that if he met a girl he liked, he would wear this formal attire to a candlelight dinner!

"Admire me for what?"

"You're quite brave, being able to say what's on your mind."

"I'm not as good as you say. Sometimes I can be quite hypocritical too."

Your hypocrisy and my hypocrisy seem to be different!

Shen Yanzhou's face darkened: "Just pretend I didn't say anything."

"I feel that if someone respects me, I'll respect them back. But if they target me, there's nothing to say—actions have consequences."

"That will offend people."

"But haven't you noticed? The people you offend are the ones who deserve it. It wouldn't be any different even if you tried to be nice to them."

Shen Yanzhou thought for a moment and nodded in deep agreement. At this moment, he realized Chen Yu possessed a mindset far beyond his years.

"There are three female guests now. Do you have your eye on any of them?" Shen Yanzhou then gave him a look that only men understood.

Chen Yu's hand stopped as he was making the bed.

Shen Yanzhou thought he had hit a nerve, and the fires of gossip began to burn brightly.

"You don't actually think I'm going to tell you, do you?" Chen Yu's eyes were teasing.

"Damn, you played me again!"

Strange, why did I say 'again'?

After Chen Yu and Shen Yanzhou finished packing, they lay down on the bed.

The girls' dormitory.

Su Lingyin sat at the desk reading, while Xia Ningle was unpacking her luggage.

Strange, why did Su Lingyin have so little luggage?

Comparing their clothes and cosmetics, she muttered to herself.

She cautiously glanced at Su Lingyin, who was focused on her book.

Tax Law 2022.

Could she be a tax accountant?

The Production Team rules stated they couldn't reveal their professions yet, but the clever Xia Ningle had figured it out on her own.

Giggle~

Su Lingyin turned her head, a flash of confusion appearing as she saw Xia Ningle lost in her fantasies.

What's going on in this girl's head?

After the unpleasantness of lunch, by the time afternoon came, everyone appeared in the living room as if nothing had happened.

Because of the program schedule, they needed to go grocery shopping together.

This was also a standard part of dating shows, as one could observe everyone's preferences during shopping.

Perhaps finding common interests would bring them closer.

And then the pink bubbles of romance would appear!

Except for Chen Yu, everyone had a car.

"I don't think we need to take all the cars," He Yunshen suggested with a smile.

Chen Yu thought to himself that this guy was up to his tricks again.

"How about this: I'll drive the three girls, and you two can take one car."

Just as expected.

A comment floated across the bullet chat: "What a shameless man!"

Chen Yu and Shen Yanzhou looked at each other, their eyes seemingly saying: Is this guy even human?

In a dating show, the point is to see the emotional exchange between men and women.

You shameless guy actually want to keep all the women to yourself.

Pui!

"The girls should sit in whichever car they want," Shen Yanzhou said.

"Old Chen, you decide," Shen Yanzhou winked.

He couldn't stop Chen Yu from calling him Old Shen, so to avoid losing out, he called Chen Yu "Old Chen."

Making you older through words.

Seeing this, Lin Xi naturally felt differently about He Yunshen; after all, he had almost sent her to the afterlife at noon, so she was a bit wary now.

She also didn't want to drive to the city area herself; if she accidentally scratched the car, she'd have to pay for it.

So she silently got into Shen Yanzhou's car.

This car looked to be about the same price as He Yunshen's, but at least there were no 'dark cuisine' memories attached to it.

Thinking of that, she felt a bit nauseous again.

Shen Yanzhou looked triumphantly at He Yunshen—look at you acting all arrogant now, kid!

Xia Ningle was torn; it seemed like she would offend someone no matter which side she chose.

"How about I just drive myself?"

She was impressed by her own clever little brain!

That's what she'd do!

"Su Su, why don't you come in my car? Trust my driving skills!"

Su Lingyin nodded; that worked too.

"Then wait for me a moment." Su Lingyin turned to go back inside.

"Su Su?"

Hearing Chen Yu's voice, Su Lingyin's footsteps faltered for a moment before she sped up.

"Yeah, Su Su said her friends all call her Su Su. I think it's a very cute name." Xia Ningle was happy to be considered Su Lingyin's friend.

Chen Yu nodded.

It is quite cute.

Quite a contrast.

To create a 'one-on-one' opportunity for Shen Yanzhou, Chen Yu decided to sacrifice himself.