AITFYMIBP Chapter 83

TL: Hua

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Once Lin Yanran began leading Gu Siye, their progress became much smoother.

Whenever they passed obstacles, he would warn the other to be careful.

However, after walking for a while, Lin Yanran suddenly realized that while he had started by leading Gu Siye, somehow, the roles had shifted. Now the other man was holding his hand.

Lin Yanran didn’t try to correct it. Gu Siye’s hand was larger than his, and his palm was incredibly warm.

As that warmth transferred over, his hand, which had been chilled by the wind, began to warm up as well.

They walked for a long time until the sky began to brighten before they finally found an open supermarket.

Luck was on their side; after buying their supplies, they found several breakfast stalls less than a hundred meters from the exit.

Following the menu given by the production team, they visited several shops one by one until most of the breakfast items were secured.

After nearly thirty minutes of shopping, Lin Yanran did a final check. Only the tea eggs requested by Gao Zitai were missing. The nearby stalls only sold plain boiled eggs. They searched for a long time before finally finding a roadside vendor selling authentic tea eggs.

Gu Siye stepped forward, picked one out, and handed it to the auntie running the stall.

Since they weren’t allowed to speak, he simply pulled out money to indicate he wanted to pay.

The auntie smiled, grabbed a plastic bag, and packed it for him. Then, she glanced at Lin Yanran standing next to him in the mascot suit.

She had watched the two of them arrive hand-in-hand. To her, people walking down the street holding hands like that were usually a sweet young couple. Plus, they were dressed as a bunny and a wolf.

“Good morning, Big Grey Wolf and Little White Rabbit.”

After greeting them, the auntie didn’t rush to find change. Instead, she looked back at Gu Siye with a hint of reproach. “Big grey wolf, why are you only buying one egg? Aren’t you going to buy one for your girlfriend too?”

Gu Siye’s hand froze mid-air as he was about to take the bag. He clearly hadn’t expected the auntie to say that.

Lin Yanran, standing beside him, heard her clearly as well. He wanted to explain that they weren’t a couple and he wasn’t a girlfriend.

But the words “We aren’t…” had barely reached his lips when he remembered the rules: they weren’t allowed to talk to the shopkeepers. Thus, he could only wave his hands frantically at the auntie to signal that she had it wrong.

The auntie watched him for a moment, then let out a long “Oh!” as if she had suddenly realized something. “Is that not it?”

Lin Yanran nodded.

The auntie laughed. “Then you’re a married couple? This is your husband!”

Lin Yanran’s nodding motion froze instantly.

Wasn’t that a bit of a leap in the relationship status?

How did ‘girlfriend’ turn into ‘husband’?!

Seeing the auntie’s massive misunderstanding, Lin Yanran waved his hands even more desperately.

He didn’t know if she understood, but she eventually concluded, “So your husband is buying it for you? He’s quite good to you.”

The aunt seemed quite touched as she spoke. She directly assumed Lin Yanran was a mute bride who couldn’t speak.

Standing before her, Gu Siye’s mascot suit trembled slightly—he was struggling to suppress his laughter.

He turned his head to see Lin Yanran shaking his head and waving his hands, completely at a loss for how to clarify the situation. Gu Siye simply picked up another tea egg and handed it to the auntie.

The auntie gave Gu Siye an appreciative look. “It tastes better when two people eat together. One for you and one for your wife.”

She quickly packed the second egg in a separate bag and handed one to each of them.

“Take care now, you husband and wife!”

The enthusiastic auntie waved goodbye as she watched them leave.

Lin Yanran’s footsteps faltered again in sheer embarrassment…

With the tea eggs bought, their task was complete.

Because they were far from the homestay, Lin Yanran practically dragged Gu Siye back on a jog.

After rushing for a while, the two finally returned at 7:59 AM.

By then, the other groups had also completed their tasks.

Everyone had been busy since 6:00 AM and was starving.

Seeing the breakfast brought back by Lin Yanran and Gu Siye, they sat down happily to eat.

Lin Yanran picked out his milk and oatmeal. Just as he sat down, he saw Gu Siye place a peeled tea egg into his bowl.

He figured that since Gu Siye had only bought the second egg because of the auntie’s misunderstanding, he shouldn’t let it go to waste, so he ate it.

Halfway through breakfast, as Lin Yanran was sipping his milk, Gao Zitai suddenly paused and started looking around. “Wait? Where’s my tea egg?”

He looked at Lin Yanran. “Yanran, did you forget to buy mine?”

Lin Yanran, realizing he had just eaten one and thinking he might have accidentally eaten Gao Zitai’s, started to apologize. “I just…”

Before he could finish, Gu Siye spoke up. “Sorry, I took the wrong one.”

Gu Siye glanced at the eggshells in front of him, then looked toward the plain boiled eggs in the center of the table.

Gao Zitai realized what happened and waved it off. “Oh, you just grabbed the wrong one? No worries, I like boiled eggs too.”

And so, the clueless Gao Zitai happily peeled and ate the last boiled egg.

After breakfast and a short rest, the group began their next task.

In this round of tasks, the production team gave each of the three groups of guests a puzzle piece.

The puzzle didn’t come with a reference image, and it was a 64-piece set.

However, this didn’t pose much of a challenge for Lin Yanran. Working in perfect sync with Gu Siye, they finished it in no time.

The Gemini Duo wasn’t as fortunate. Even after the others had finished, they were still staring at a mess of mismatched fragments.

Seeing Lin Yanran walk over to them, the staff immediately reminded him, “After you finish assembling the puzzle, you can go find or create the task cards for your group.”

But Lin Yanran didn’t leave.

He saw how much Gao Zitai was struggling and didn’t have the heart to leave him behind, so he knelt down to teach him the trick.

“Find the four corner pieces first, then group them by color scheme.”

With Lin Yanran’s guidance, the Gemini Duo speed finally picked up.

By the time they finished, the beauty team had also completed theirs.

Since no one had left yet, the three groups exchanged the clues they had gathered.

The beauty team pieced together an extremely blurry public plaza.

The Siran team’s photos depicted a group of teenagers.

The Gemini Duo’s photos, on the other hand, showed various pieces of stage equipment.

Looking at the three puzzles, everyone had their theories.

He Yawen guessed directly, “Is it providing a stage for children to show off their talents?”

The production team didn’t deny it.

Chu Shiyu frowned, “But this clue is too vague. Where are we supposed to look?”

“Then it will depend on the wisdom and ingenuity of all the guests. ^_^ Please work together to complete this task.”

Hearing a hint that basically said nothing, Gao Zitai was speechless.

He looked at the three puzzles again.

The plaza was blurry, but local residents would eventually recognize it.

The stage equipment was similar—at worst, they could shamelessly ask fans or staff for help.

But where was Yanran’s group supposed to find those specific kids?

You couldn’t exactly walk down the street asking, “Excuse me, do you know these children?”

There were so many of them; you could ask for days without getting an answer!

While Gao Zitai was worrying for them, Lin Yanran remained silent, staring at his puzzle for a long time.

If the production team said it this way, there had to be a hint somewhere. But where?

Lin Yanran closed his eyes, slowly replaying every detail of the show from yesterday until now.

Suddenly, he went back to the room and fished out the useless blank card the staff had given him during the clothing selection the day before.

The director, who was leisurely munching on a piece of bread, froze mid-bite when he saw Lin Yanran’s move.

He watched as Lin observed the card, determined it needed to be soaked, fetched some water, and submerged the card.

Soon, the hidden hint appeared on the card’s surface.

Watching this, the bread in the director’s mouth suddenly lost its flavor.

Damn it. They had spent all of yesterday and this morning throwing out “smoke bombs”—misleading the guests and insisting the card was just a blank, useless item.

And yet, he didn’t fall for it!

The director had actually designed two extra game segments to make the guests run around in circles before finally giving them the task card hint, creating a “sudden realization” effect for the guests.

He hadn’t expected Lin Yanran to be so impossible to fool!

As his colleagues had said before, Yanran was indeed a bug.

Gao Zitai looked at the words on the card and laughed at the director through the camera. “Hey Director, why did you give us the clue so easily? No obstacles? And telling us it was just a blank card… did you think we were that easy to trick?”

The director, watching the smug mockery, felt utterly defeated.

What he said made a lot of sense.

His actions this time were really like taking off his pants to fart…

But…did he give it away so easily?

Without Yanran, could you have imagined this???

On site

Lin Yanran had found the clues, so completing the task will be very simple.

Several people looked at their task cards, following the icons and hints to head toward their destinations.

The cards didn’t reveal the final location but instead provided a route map.

After taking photos of their task cards, Lin Yanran and Gu Siye headed out to a nearby bus stop to catch a ride to their first stop.

As daylight had broken, the streets were becoming crowded.

The bus stop during the morning rush hour was exceptionally packed.

Consequently, as soon as Lin Yanran and Gu Siye stepped outside, they were surrounded by fans.

Gu Siye, in particular, had such high national recognition that his massive posters could be seen every few steps; he was surrounded by fans for photos almost the moment he hit the street.

After walking for a while and almost causing a traffic jam, the two realized that they wouldn’t be able to complete the task if they continued like this, so they went back to put on their mascot costumes from earlier that morning.

Lin Yanran had originally intended to wear the big grey wolf costume, but seeing that Gu Siye had already put it on, he didn’t suggest a trade. Instead, as they headed out again, he took the initiative to hold Gu Siye’s hand, and the two strolled down the street with confidence.

With their faces hidden, the crowd around them finally thinned out.

At the third bus stop, Lin Yanran happened to run into the Gemini Duo, who were also catching a bus there.

Gao Zitai stared at Lin Yanran and Gu Siye’s tightly clasped hands, his anxiety so high he nearly dug his nails into his palms.

Keep it down, keep it down, my brother!!

Flaunting your love so openly like this is really dangerous!!!

However, Lin Yanran couldn’t hear Gao Zitai’s inner monologue and only thought the way Gao Zitai was looking at him was incredibly strange.

Although the two groups were at the same platform, they were taking different buses.

Lin Yanran’s bus arrived first. Fearing that Gu Siye might trip while boarding in the suit, he used both hands to lead him.

Gao Zitai, witnessing all of this: “…”

The production team’s task cards only provided half of the route. The guests from all three groups had to use various games and tactics to finally obtain the remaining maps.

Finally, after nearly a whole afternoon of effort, Lin Yanran and Gu Siye reached their destination: a local school for the deaf and mute.

The sudden arrival of two cute mascots at the school immediately attracted a crowd of students who were practicing dance.

The children ran out in small groups, leaning against one another as they looked at Lin Yanran and Gu Siye with a mix of curiosity and shyness.

Lin Yanran swayed cutely in place and waved to the children.

They immediately interacted with him joyfully, waving back with bright smiles on their faces.

Having found the location, the two split the work.

Gu Siye went to talk to the teachers to understand the situation, while Lin Yanran interacted with the children.

When Gu Siye returned after learning the details, he found that the children had completely surrounded the little rabbit Lin Yanran.

Lin Yanran had taken off his mascot gloves and was patiently communicating with them using sign language.

Gu Siye didn’t step forward to interrupt, choosing instead to stand quietly and watch them.

The children seemed to be having a wonderful time chatting with Lin Yanran; one moment they were all smiles, and the next they were clapping and jumping silently in place.

One child even opened their arms and dove into Lin Yanran’s embrace, rubbing their face against his plush costume.

Just like him, everyone loved this cute little rabbit.

After finishing his conversation with the children, Lin Yanran walked over to Gu Siye.

“Little Rabbit, you’re very popular with the kids.”

Lin Yanran patted Gu Siye’s big grey wolf headgear and nodded candidly. “The little rabbit is harmless, so the kids like it better.”

He paused, “Unlike the big grey wolf, who looks…”

Gu Siye raised an eyebrow. “I look fierce?”

Lin Yanran waved his plush paws. “Also very cute.”

Gu Siye chuckled softly, clearly pleased. “You’ve learned sign language?”

“I did some volunteer work with a friend before; I know a little.”

Gu Siye reached out and gently patted Lin Yanran’s mascot head. “As expected of a kind-hearted little rabbit.”

Having found the children from the puzzle, Lin Yanran sent a group photo to the group chat shared by the three teams, letting everyone know he had found his group.

Just as he sent it, the beauty team also posted the location of the plaza they had found so that everyone could gather there quickly.

Subsequently, Lin Yanran and the children boarded a bus arranged by the production team and headed toward the plaza.

The theme for today was actually quite simple: Making up for regrets.

From the descriptions provided by the children and teachers, Lin Yanran learned that this group of children had a dance competition scheduled last year.

However, a student named Wang Xiaoming suddenly developed a high fever and couldn’t participate.

Because of his absence, the dance was incomplete, and they didn’t receive a high ranking.

Wang Xiaoming had always felt he let his classmates down and felt a deep sense of regret for missing the performance.

He firmly believed his friends were the best performers and hoped more people could see their dance.

Thus, the production team wanted to help fulfill this wish by building a stage in the city’s busiest plaza so their dance could be seen by more people.

To attract a larger audience, the production team coordinated with the guests, hoping to use their celebrity influence to draw as many people as possible before the children took the stage.

After a discussion, they put together two quick performances.

The first was a solo by the original singer Gao Zitai, and the second was a collaborative song featuring all six guests.

At 7:00 PM sharp, Gao Zitai opened the show.

Locals, hearing that a celebrity was holding a concert, spread the word through family chats and social media, and the plaza was soon packed with spectators.

After his solo performance, Gao Zitai told the audience he was inviting a few friends to perform with him.

The audience was excited, expecting more celebrity friends.

Instead, they saw a big grey wolf and a little rabbit walking onto the stage hand-in-hand, followed by a little yellow duck, a little kitten, and a brown bear.

The audience’s attention returned to Gao Zitai at center stage.

He was in high spirits tonight, and as the music started, he launched into “Don’t Listen to Slow Songs When You’re Sad.”

Many in the crowd knew the song and began jumping along with him during the chorus.

Just as the atmosphere reached its peak, the cartoon characters on stage suddenly pulled off their headpieces.

Once the audience saw their faces, they realized just how luxurious this celebrity lineup actually was.

Especially those two at the very edge of the stage, the ones on the drums and the bass—aren’t they the hottest stars of the moment, Lin Yanran and Gu Siye?!

The Siran Super Topic was boiling over because of this.

Many fans on-site quickly uploaded videos to share the moment with their “family” online.

[Family, ship them for me! I’m begging you!]

[Wuwuwu, what kind of gorgeous romance is this? Big Grey Wolf X Little White Rabbit, I’m getting dizzy.]

[How can Ranran do everything? Those drums were incredible!]

[Teacher Gu is just leaning right next to him with his bass, looking so cool and arrogant. Ahhhhh, I’m going crazy!]

Soon after, another person posted a video.

[Sisters, I’m here to share the sugar with you: the Big Grey Wolf was led onto the stage by the Little White Rabbit!]

This Siran fan posted a clip she had filmed herself.

Although it was short—only five seconds—it captured the movement of the Little White Rabbit tightly clutching the Big Grey Wolf’s hand and leading him onto the stage with total clarity!

[A rabbit walking into a wolf’s mouth?]

[Ranran, why are you so obedient!]

[Wuwuwu, congratulations to Teacher Gu on successfully holding hands with his wife!]

Local residents, hearing that Gu Siye and several big stars had come to perform, rushed to the scene immediately.

Before long, the square was packed shoulder-to-shoulder. People on the outer edges had to crane their necks just to catch a glimpse of the stage.

After the performance, Gao Zitai continued the program. Holding the microphone, he interacted with the audience for a bit before introducing the true protagonists of the night.

“Next, a group of children will bring you a dance performance. They cannot hear the music, nor can they speak; for them to complete an entire dance requires far more effort than the average person. But they are optimistic and positive; they love the stage, and they love life…”

After spending a few minutes introducing the children’s situation, Gao Zitai raised his voice slightly. “I hope everyone will give them the warmest applause both before and after their performance, alright?”

The audience was incredibly cooperative, cheering and clapping, giving the deaf-mute children the highest level of appreciation for their stage.

Tonight’s performance went very smoothly.

Finally, the production team gathered the six cast members together to record the closing remarks, and the shoot officially came to an end.

Because of the performance, they didn’t finish until nearly 10:00 PM.

The weather was freezing, and no one had eaten yet, so after recording, Gao Zitai suggested they all go to a nearby hotpot restaurant for a steaming hot meal.

Before heading out, Gao Zitai—the first to change his clothes—offered to go pick up everyone’s personal phones, which had been confiscated by the staff earlier.

Since the show was sponsored by a specific phone brand, they had all been using the sponsor daddy’s phones to communicate throughout the day.

“Come, come, come! Claim your phones!”

Gao Zitai carried a small bag and was the first to tuck his own phone into his pocket.

The two ladies from the beauty team happened to pass by and immediately took theirs as well.

Gao Zitai waited for a moment, and seeing that Song Zixuan, Lin Yanran, and Gu Siye hadn’t arrived yet, he took the initiative to find them in their dressing room.

As Lin Yanran finished removing his makeup and changed his clothes, he saw Gao Zitai coming toward him from about ten meters away to deliver his phone.

Prior to this, Gao Zitai had already distinguished the three men’s phones by their lock screens.

So, when he saw Lin Yanran, he pulled one of the phones out directly.

However, the first thing out of Gao Zitai’s mouth was, “This photo is quite nice.”

Seeing the gossipy look on Gao Zitai’s face, Lin Yanran asked, “What photo?”

Gao Zitai waved the phone quickly in front of Lin Yanran, not letting him see it clearly. “The lock screen! I thought your lock screen would be some minimalist system default style. I didn’t expect it to be so… hehe.”

Out of consideration for his brother’s feelings, Gao Zitai didn’t utter the word “narcissistic.”

But in reality, everyone in the entertainment industry was handsome or beautiful, and the vast majority were narcissistic.

He had thought of using the lock screen to distinguish the phones because many people indeed used their own photos as their wallpaper.

Like that narcissist Song Zixuan!!

Still, seeing Lin Yanran use his own photo as a lock screen was a bit of a surprise.

But on second thought, Gao Zitai felt it made sense.

“You’re so good-looking, and the photo is so well taken. If I were you, I’d use my own photos as my lock screen every day too—a different one every day without repetition.”

Lin Yanran was even more confused after hearing this.

What photo as a lock screen?

Wasn’t his lock screen just the system default?

Could it have automatically switched to a photo of himself?

Feeling like they were talking past each other, Lin Yanran opened his mouth to ask for the phone.

As a result, Gao Zitai stopped his movements and pressed the button to light up the screen.

Immediately, a close-up of Lin Yanran appeared.

With fluffy light blonde hair and a light brown oversized sweater…

Lin Yanran was holding a book, turning slightly to look into the distance, letting the sunlight pour over him.

In the photo, his face had no particular expression, but he looked incredibly pure and obedient.

The person who took this photo had clearly put a lot of thought into the angle.

Although it only showed his profile, it maximized the beauty of his features. The effect was stunning.

Looking at the photo, which resembled a beautiful first love, Gao Zitai continued to ask Lin Yanran, “Why haven’t I seen this set of photos of you before? Was it for a magazine?”

Lin Yanran didn’t speak.

His gaze stayed fixed on the lock screen until the display timed out and went dark.

A long moment passed before he silently answered Gao Zitai’s question in his heart.

This was the look I had when I helped Gu Siye film his music video…

But the phone wasn’t his.

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