The Love Reality Show's Big Boss and Little Sweetie - Chapter 14

“If I fall, what will you do?” Qi Liao remained seated on the windowsill, leaning his upper body slightly outward to get a clear view of Mu Chi’s expression.

“You won’t.”

Qi Liao chuckled, “I won’t fall. Are you looking at the stars?”

Mu Chi didn’t deny it, staring intently at Qi Liao, “Yes, and you?”

“I’m also looking at the stars. Which constellation are you looking at?”

“I don’t know constellations.”

Qi Liao raised an eyebrow and pointed at the setting moon. “Do you see the brightest star next to the moon?”

“I see it.” Mu Chi looked up at the night sky. Though the moon was bright, the stars shone brilliantly as well.

“That’s Venus. There’s a small bright spot in its upper left corner, which is Mars.”

Mu Chi asked in surprise, “Do you study astronomy?”

Qi Liao spoke calmly, “Not really. I occasionally stargaze when camping. It’s all knowledge I’ve gathered online. I guess I’m a half-hearted astronomy enthusiast.”

“You’re so amazing, Ge.” Mu Chi praised sincerely, “Tell me more about the constellations in the sky.”

Qi Liao pointed toward the southwest, “Aquarius and Capricorn are in that direction. There’s a yellow star there, which is Saturn. Use it as a reference point and go down…”

Qi Liao traced a rough shape in the air with his finger, “This is Aquarius, and this is Capricorn. Do you understand?”

Mu Chi admitted honestly, “I don’t understand.”

“It’s okay. I’ll show you next time we go stargazing.”

“When is next time?” Mu Chi asked eagerly, “Will we have a next time?”

For some reason, Qi Liao felt his heart skip a beat under those eyes, “There’s stargazing equipment at the summit of the scenic area. We can go when the weather cools down.”

“Oh.”

Qi Liao couldn’t bear to see Mu Chi’s eager expression, “Let’s go tomorrow night, okay?”

Mu Chi finally showed a happy expression, “Can I ask you if there’s anything I don’t understand in the future?”

“Sure.” Qi Liao shooed him away, “It’s almost ten o’clock, go to sleep.”

“You should sleep too.”

“Okay.”

As the words fell, Mu Chi waited for Qi Liao to close the window and go inside, while Qi Liao waited for Mu Chi to leave the small balcony. The two stared at each other for a moment, then Qi Liao said, “Go inside quickly.”

Mu Chi said, “You go in first.”

Qi Liao didn’t hesitate, simply walked inside and closed the window. Mu Chi then entered the house and closed the glass sliding door of the small balcony.

He didn’t know that after he went inside, the window next door opened again, and Qi Liao peeked out to take a look at this side.

Waking up, it was another day of being woken by the artificial ringing of the phone, slapping on makeup, and being yelled at by Zhu Yinhang. Mu Chi had actually gotten used to it, responding with perfunctory “hmm” and “ahh.”

Zhu Yinhang said, “Don’t pull that chicken-catching stunt on me again.”

Mu Chi: “Everyone else was catching chickens too.”

“But you were the only one fighting with the chicken!”

“…”

Mu Chi pouted, “Don’t bring up that sad topic. Look at my hand.” The area on his hand where the chicken had pecked him was still swollen, even though he had applied ointment after dinner last night.

Zhu Yinhang: “Serves you right.”

Mu Chi gave up seeking sympathy from the ruthless agent and went downstairs to prepare breakfast, bumping into Xu Wuxing on the way. Xu Wuxing stared straight at Mu Chi’s face and said, “Mu Ge, why do you look better in the morning than at night?”

Mu Chi paused, his expression unchanged: “Because I put on makeup in the morning, and it all came off at night. What you see now isn’t the real me.”

Xu Wuxing: “Either way, you’re still handsome. I like both.”

Mu Chi lifted his hair to reveal the wound with greenish scabs, “Is this still handsome?”

“…………”

Mu Chi let his hair fall back into place, feeling light and free as he went downstairs. He didn’t want to carry the burden of any “peach blossom debts.” Besides, he thought he looked better at night. Except for Qi Liao, everyone else only liked his fake appearance and personality.

The broadcast began. Mu Chi adopted a cool and aloof demeanor, sitting elegantly at the table, ready to start another day of pretending.

Breakfast consisted of fried eggs. Everyone else had one, but Mu Chi’s plate had two stacked fried eggs. He looked up at Qi Liao. Qi Liao ate his own without batting an eye, so Mu Chi silently supplemented his protein intake.

Mu Chi suddenly remembered, “Did the hen lay eggs?”

Qi Liao replied, “The first clutch of eggs, exactly seven, making a set of seven Dragon Balls.”

Everyone else couldn’t help but laugh, “There are six of us, we can’t eat seven Dragon Balls.”

Mu Chi said, “I’ll eat two.”

They didn’t have any objections, just laughed it off. After all, a patient who had just been discharged from the hospital should eat more to recover.

But this scene looked different to netizens.

  [The Great Devil is so thoughtful]

【The male god seems to be spoiled, it must be my imagination!】

【I’m hooked again, hehe】

That’s how it is on dating shows—until the very end, anyone could end up with anyone. In previous seasons, there have been cases where two guests barely spoke to each other throughout the show, but ended up confessing their feelings to each other in the end, leaving netizens speechless.

Qi Liao and Mu Chi’s CP ship has been quietly growing stronger.

Mu Chi is completely unaware that his persona has quietly crumbled. He maintains a cold expression as he takes out the love letter he wrote last night and drops it into the mailbox by the villa’s entrance.

Everyone takes turns dropping off their love letters, especially Hao Wenrou and Xu Wuxing, who glance at Mu Chi with a loving look as they do so. Mu Chi, of course, didn’t receive any hint. He asked Ying Xuan, “When will the director draw the love letters?”

“Probably tomorrow night,” Ying Xuan said. “Why, are you interested?”

Mu Chi smiled faintly, “Not interested. Unless he read my own letter.”

“You didn’t really write a love letter, did you? Then the director will have to manipulate the draw.”

Director off-screen: Did he just say that outright??

Mu Chi remained expressionless: “I didn’t write a love letter; just some everyday stuff.”

Even if it’s everyday stuff, it’s still something fans are eagerly anticipating. The director understood this well and wanted to manipulate the process, but feared it might affect the show.

Next, Mu Chi grabbed a handful of wheat to thank the hen that laid eggs for everyone.

Hao Wenrou and Xu Wuxing followed, engaging in another round of open and covert competition. They even fought over a few grains of wheat in Mu Chi’s hand to feed the chickens together. Mu Chi treated them like kindergarten children.

While feeding the chickens, Mu Chi made a “cluck cluck cluck” sound. Anyone who has raised chickens knows it’s a way to call them.

Xu Wuxing was also called over: “Mu Ge, what are you singing? It sounds so nice.”

Mu Chi: “… I wasn’t singing.”

【Hahaha, that flattery was so awkward】

【Mu Chi’s voice is indeed nice; there’s a saying called “Kunshan jade shatters”】

  [Our puppy is trying really hard to pursue brother!]

Since Xu Wuxing is the youngest, netizens affectionately call him “Little puppy,” describing him as cute, obedient, and loyal.

Unfortunately, Mu Chi doesn’t like puppies. He prefers big, mighty and domineering wolfhounds, like Qi Liao.

“One, two, three, four, five…” Mu Chi counted three times, but there were still only five hens in the chicken coop. He called out a few more times, but no more chickens came out of the coop.

“Huh, why is one missing?” Hao Wenrou asked, “Did it fly away again?”

Mu Chi went into the chicken coop to look around. After confirming that one chicken was missing, he stood solemnly by the iron fence. Hao Wenrou and Xu Wuxing went to take a look and discovered that there was a hole dug in the ground.

“Damn, this chicken is too clever—it can even dig holes?” Xu Wuxing exclaimed in surprise.

“It’s not the chicken.” Mu Chi picked up a bloodstained chicken feather from the ground. “It’s a weasel that dug the hole to steal the chicken.”

“What??”

There are wild boars in the mountains, so it’s no surprise that there are weasels too.

Xu Wuxing was stunned: “If the weasel steals one chicken every day, won’t it be gone in a few days?”

Mu Chi absolutely refused to let the chicken coop they had worked so hard to build become the weasel’s dining hall. He casually filled in the hole and went back to discuss a plan with Qi Liao.

Qi Liao listened and frowned just like Mu Chi.

Lucas wailed repeatedly: “We’ve really wasted our time. Are we supposed to move the chicken coop into the villa? That would be too smelly.”

Ying Xuan: “I wonder what the weasel’s natural enemy is. Maybe we could raise another one of its natural enemies.”

Lucas: “What if the natural enemy of the weasel’s natural enemy comes? Raise another predator’s predator? What if the predator’s predator’s predator comes too?”

“…”

【Why not just raise an entire food chain?】

【Why not just open a zoo?】

【Why not just call it a farm stay instead of a dating show?】

The director glanced at the comments and realized this wouldn’t work. He needed a plot twist, or else everyone would leave.

The director’s assistant came running from somewhere and announced, “Everyone, the director has already picked the love letters. Who wants to read them?”

Mu Chi’s alarm bells went off, and just as he raised his hand, Xu Wuxing spoke up, “I’ll read them.”

Mu Chi’s hand remained awkwardly raised in the air.

Xu Wuxing: “Mu Ge, do you want to read them?”

Mu Chi adjusted his hair, “No.”

Soon, the love letter was handed to Xu Wuxing. Mu Chi thought it couldn’t be that coincidental, but it was indeed that coincidental—it was the one he had written, with a four-leaf clover he had specially drawn on the cover as a mark.

Xu Wuxing pulled the letter out of the envelope, unfolded it, and his big eyes suddenly turned into little dots as he froze in place.

Mu Chi asked nervously, “What’s wrong?”

Xu Wuxing’s face gradually turned red, “I… I don’t recognize it.”

Mu Chi: “…”

Hao Wenrou said, “Let me take a look.” He went over and also froze, then awkwardly complimented, “What beautiful calligraphy.”

Qi Liao glanced at Mu Chi, who looked dumbfounded, and burst into laughter.

Mu Chi wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. How messy was his handwriting that no one could recognize it? But he saw Qi Liao take the envelope and letter from Xu Wuxing’s hands and carefully examine the handwriting on the letter.

Mu Chi’s heart pounded, both excited and afraid. Would Qi Liao discover the secret of the envelope?