The Delicate Cannon Fodder Is Coveted By Her Ex-Husband In The Love Show Chapter 16
byChapter 16: The Amusement Park Date
Chapter Sixteen
The new male guest?
Hearing this, everyone’s eyes simultaneously focused on the gift box Pei Huaixue held.
No one had expected the new guest to make an appearance during this segment.
Thanks to the prior hype, the new guest already had a wave of popularity, and everyone was curious about the newcomer’s identity. A date between Pei Huaixue and the new guest was a powerful combination in terms of traffic.
Even those who disliked Pei Huaixue had no choice but to watch his livestream to see the new guest.
Xia Mu was consumed by jealousy.
Why was the person who was left out and didn’t get chosen for a date luckier than those of them who did?
The comments section was also highly excited.
-Holy crap, what kind of dog-shit luck did Pei Huaixue stumble upon to get the first date with the new guest!
-I can’t wait to find out who this so-called top-tier guest is!
-It would be hilarious if it turned out to be some nobody no one recognizes!
Pei Huaixue paused, then glanced at the gift box with a hint of boredom. Pink was his favorite color, but unfortunately, he didn’t like the person who sent the gift.
Since he couldn’t go on a date with Gu Yanchen, he couldn’t complete his mission. Therefore, Pei Huaixue felt no excitement whatsoever about the new guest; instead, he was sluggish and completely uninterested in the so-called date.
“Pei Huaixue, you must wait until you reach the date location and meet your date before opening the gift. Please depart now—”
A staff member reminded him.
Pei Huaixue tucked the gift into his bag, slung his Hermès over his shoulder, and headed out.
The production team’s car drove into the city center and then headed toward a place familiar to Pei Huaixue. As they passed familiar street scenes, Pei Huaixue felt a sense of surprise. He asked the driver, “Are we going to Star Track Amusement Park?”
The driver smiled but remained silent, offering no answer.
It wasn’t until the car stopped in front of a long-abandoned amusement park that Pei Huaixue realized he was right—it really was this place.
He used to come to this amusement park often with Gu Minghe when he was a child. On the day before it closed down, Gu Minghe had arranged to meet him here. The summer night breeze was cool, and the sky was filled with twinkling stars. The tall, eighteen-year-old boy, his eyes red-rimmed, pressed him into the Ferris wheel seat. His palms, slick with nervous sweat, left countless dense, passionate marks on the glass window.
Gu Minghe kissed him, dominant and forceful.
That was their first kiss.
After the kiss, the usually calm eyes of the young man were filled with surging affection. Even recalling it now, Pei Huaixue could remember that night, how he was enveloped by that wave-like passion, blushing furiously.
Why would they come to this place?
Logically, this place had been abandoned, and very few people knew about it. Who would choose a derelict amusement park as a date location?
Pei Huaixue felt suspicious, and a bold thought surfaced in his mind.
Could the person dating him be Gu Minghe?
He quickly dismissed the idea. How could that be? He must be missing Gu Minghe too much to imagine it was him.
After all, they weren’t the only ones in the entire city who held memories associated with this abandoned amusement park.
Compared to Pei Huaixue’s heavy thoughts triggered by returning to an old place, the comments section was terrified by the desolate amusement park.
-What’s wrong with the new guest? Choosing such a dilapidated amusement park as a date spot. The rides inside must have been unusable for ages!
-Looks like this newcomer has some interesting ideas.
-Is Pei Huaixue that brave? If I went there, I’d be crying already!
-Haha, I thought Pei Huaixue was going to get lucky, but seeing this date location, I feel relieved.
Pei Huaixue walked straight into the amusement park. Besides him and the production crew, there was no one else in the park. The rides inside were already covered in rust and decay, no longer the bright, bustling Star Track Amusement Park he remembered.
A sense of melancholy settled in Pei Huaixue’s heart. The bleak autumn wind swept up fallen leaves, scattering the hair across his forehead and bringing a chill. He instinctively covered his mouth and coughed a few times.
He wasn’t dressed lightly today, and he was even wearing the jacket Gu Yanchen had given him. However, as winter approached, the weather grew colder, and the clothes he brought for the show were no longer enough to ward off the cold.
After coughing, he suppressed the tickle in his throat and walked toward a flowering tree not far away.
Just as he reached the tree, footsteps sounded behind him.
Someone patted him on the shoulder.
Pei Huaixue froze. He was unaccustomed to being touched by anyone other than Gu Minghe.
He turned around, intending to give the new guest his wicked little cat expression, but his face froze when he saw the person.
Why was it a big, fluffy golden bear?
The big bear lowered its head toward him, looking like it was asking for a head scratch.
Pei Huaixue was reserved: “No, I can’t pet you.”
Although you are a bear right now, there’s a person inside!
He absolutely refused to touch anyone other than Gu Minghe, or Gu Yanchen, whom he needed to utilize for his mission.
“You must be the new guest I’m dating?” Pei Huaixue glared at him lazily and delicately, starting his villainous monologue: “Why are you dressed like this to meet me? Is it because you’re too ugly and embarrassed to show your face? You’re unlucky to have chosen me for today’s date. I won’t date you. My heart only belongs to Elder Brother Chen, so you should give up!”
As he spoke, he extended a fair, slender finger and poked the big bear head in front of him.
The big bear swayed, nearly losing its balance and tumbling onto Pei Huaixue. Pei Huaixue couldn’t dodge in time and was tackled to the ground by the massive bear.
“Ouch, my back…”
Pei Huaixue cried out, rubbing his waist with one hand, while the other angrily reached to pull off the new guest’s bear head.
“Fine, you’re retaliating against me already, are you? Let me see what kind of bear you look like!” He swiftly snatched off the headpiece and tossed it aside.
The grinning, clumsy bear head rolled away, revealing a handsome, profound face that fell, unguarded, into Pei Huaixue’s sight.
The man, still wearing the mascot suit, was pressing down squarely on Pei Huaixue.
Those deep, tranquil eyes stared fixedly at Pei Huaixue. The man’s eyes were profound, his jawline sharp and defined. Shaking tree shadows cast a gloom over his high nose bridge, sculpting his three-dimensional features like a piece of cold, chilling jade. Yet, the gaze directed at Pei Huaixue held a rare hint of softness.
Pei Huaixue stared blankly at him.
Fallen blossoms were carried by the wind, silently drifting down, enveloping the two people pressed tightly together.
After a long moment, Pei Huaixue finally snapped back to reality. As if remembering something, his face instantly turned pale.
He frantically pushed away the person pressing down on him, sprang up from the ground, and retreated far back until he reached a safe distance from the other person before stopping.
His heart hammered uncontrollably.
He raised a hand to cover his chest, his body trembling non-stop.
Gu Minghe… How could the new guest be Gu Minghe?
Anyone else could have come, but why him of all people?!
Pei Huaixue felt like he had been caught red-handed doing something bad. Especially under the scrutiny of Gu Minghe’s calm, water-like eyes, he felt as if he had been seen through from head to toe, leaving him nowhere to hide.
His embarrassment, humiliation, and bravado were all exposed to Gu Minghe.
And yet, he still had to maintain his persona and keep his distance from Gu Minghe.
He would bring disaster to the people he loved; he couldn’t get too close to Gu Minghe.
He missed Gu Minghe dearly. The first emotion that surged when he saw Gu Minghe was joy, but now he could only suppress the turmoil in his heart, pretending this was their first meeting. His voice trembled as he greeted him: “H-hello, Film Emperor Gu.”
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-Gu Minghe?!! Ahhh, the new guest is actually Gu Minghe!
-Production team, you’re amazing! How did you manage to invite even Gu Minghe??
-No way, he’s a genuine top-tier celebrity. Production team, your connections are insane!
-Isn’t Gu Minghe notoriously cold and aloof? He never films romance scenes, and he’s never seen getting close to any male or female celebrities. Everyone says he’s clueless about relationships. Why would he join a dating show?
-Maybe because he’s never dated, so he came to the dating show for practice?
-A Film Emperor on a dating show, I’m suddenly really looking forward to his performance!
-Oh my god, Pei Huaixue really lucked out. Ahhh, why does he always get such good fortune?
-Damn, Pei Huaixue is sick! Why is he making that disgusted face when dating Gu Minghe? And running eight hundred meters away from him to talk? That’s so rude!
-But speaking of Gu Minghe joining this dating show, do you think it might be because of Gu Yanchen and Su Jin?
-Gu Yanchen is Gu Minghe’s Elder Brother, and Su Jin is very likely his future sister-in-law. Pei Huaixue, who is constantly clinging to Gu Yanchen and acting as a third wheel between Gu and Su, might have annoyed Gu Minghe enough for him to join the show!
-This analysis makes perfect sense. Gu Minghe must be here to deal with the green tea mistress who is obstructing his brother and sister-in-law’s romance, right?
-Pei Huaixue, you’re finished! Prepare to face the Film Emperor’s wrath!
The livestream comments exploded with activity due to Gu Minghe’s appearance.
The number of viewers surged again and again, quickly breaking a million online!
Gu Minghe’s popularity was undeniable.
The production team’s official Weibo also seized the opportunity to officially announce Gu Minghe’s participation, leading to widespread shock in the comments.
Gu Minghe’s fans were moved, some were in disbelief, and his girlfriend fans cried out, stating they couldn’t accept watching Gu Minghe date on a reality show.
“Wait, isn’t anyone surprised about Gu Minghe’s sexual orientation? So he likes men!!”
“Gu Minghe never filmed romance scenes, I thought he didn’t like men or women, but then he quietly joined a male-male dating show. Truly shocking!”
“But looking around, none of the people on the show seem like Gu Minghe’s type.”
“Especially Pei Huaixue. Gu Minghe probably hates him too much to even bother, yet he drew a date with him on the first day. How unlucky.”
Gu Minghe looked at Pei Huaixue, who had abruptly retreated ten steps away, and slightly furrowed his brow.
He hadn’t seen Pei Huaixue in a month.
Author’s Note:
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Gu Minghe: In order to see my wife, I look composed on the surface, but I’m actually out of ideas [Clown]