Cheng Qing: "Just kidding, but I mainly make it to eat, not to show off to others."
Gu Beiqin: "But you and Luo Xi aren't really a couple."
Cheng Qing plated the eggs without looking up and asked, "Why are you so sure?"
Gu Beiqin: "Because I know which couple it really is!"
Cheng Qing paused in her work before looking up at him. Gu Beiqin seemed not to need Cheng Qing's answer anyway, and changed the subject: "In 'Aces Go Places,' I often saw you making sandwiches for Luo Xi."
Cheng Qing nodded: "She likes to eat it."
Gu Beiqin couldn't help but look down at the coffee in his hand and murmured, "She likes it too."
Cheng Qing paused again, saying nothing, and placed the finished sandwich on the table. Gu Beiqin seemed lost in thought, so he simply sat down opposite Cheng Qing and asked, "Are you pursuing her?"
Cheng Qing nodded, and Gu Beiqin asked again, "Don't you ever feel like you're not good enough for her?"
Cheng Qing thought about it carefully for a moment, then said confidently, "Of course there will be."
Gu Beiqin was pleasantly surprised, seemingly feeling that the two had finally hit the nail on the head. He asked Cheng Qing, "Right? That's normal."
Cheng Qing: "This is normal, but it is also very abnormal."
Gu Beiqin's lips twitched slightly: "...Is that so?"
Cheng Qing glanced at him and asked with a smile, "You and your partner have very different social statuses?"
Gu Beiqin: "It's not that big now."
He paused as soon as he finished speaking, realizing that Cheng Qing had tricked him into revealing information.
Cheng Qing smiled at him, asked no more questions, and got up to say, "Don't touch our sandwiches, I'll go wake up Losie."
Seeing that Cheng Qing was indeed about to go upstairs, Gu Beiqin couldn't help but call out to her, "You've already tricked me into saying all this, aren't you going to ask my boyfriend?"
Cheng Qing found it amusing and chuckled softly. She turned to Gu Beiqin and asked, "Why did you come to participate in the show?"
Gu Beiqin was taken aback and couldn't explain.
Cheng Qing said, "Let me give you a quick analysis. You just said that your partner is good enough for you. Among the guests, there are no more than two people who fit that description. You can find out which ones they are by observing them carefully today."
Gu Beiqin: "..."
Cheng Qing: "Let me presume to say something: a relationship that begins with mutual benefit will naturally end with mutual benefit. Didn't you ask me if I felt I wasn't good enough for Losi?"
Gu Beiqin stared at her blankly. He had only ever heard people call her Teacher Cheng before, but now he really felt like he had met a teacher.
But it was indeed he who went up to talk to her first. Originally, Gu Beiqin hoped that Cheng Qing would stand on his side and share his hatred of the enemy.
"Because we've already gotten through that period..."
Gu Beiqin was taken aback, noticing the oddity in the sentence: "Us?"
Cheng Qing: "In a relationship, it's natural to feel that the other person is perfect and that you're not good enough for them. Because beauty is in the eye of the beholder! So, both people will think, 'She's so good, can I be with her?'"
These words left Gu Beiqin stunned. Even after Cheng Qing disappeared at the top of the stairs, Cheng Qing's last question still echoed in his mind.
"So, have you ever felt unworthy of her?"
***
"Lossie, time to get up!" Cheng Qing's gentle wake-up call quickly woke Lossie up.
She went to bed late last night and felt groggy and unwell when she woke up this morning.
So she turned over and couldn't help but mutter, "Let me sleep a little longer."
Cheng Qing saw that one side of her face was red from sleeping, and couldn't help but laugh. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her mouth.
Losi opened her eyes in surprise, pushed her away, and covered her mouth, saying, "I haven't brushed my teeth yet."
Cheng Qing said, "It's okay, I didn't swish."
After saying that, she pretended to kiss him again, but Luo Xi refused. She pushed Cheng Qing away, jumped up, and ran into the bathroom. Her curly hair was still messy from waking up, and she darted out like a cat.
Cheng Qing gave a helpless, mischievous smile and said, "Our relationship is more than ordinary! I don't mind."
"Ugh~, that won't do either. You silly Cheng Qing!"
Even through the door, she could imagine Losie blushing and furious.
Cheng Qing got up and walked to the door, crossed her arms and said, "To be honest, we've been completely honest with each other many times, Luo Xi. I've seen every part of your body, and I really don't mind!"
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! Shut up!!!"
Early in the morning, Dou was in a good mood, and Cheng Qing saw that she was in great spirits, so he figured she wouldn't want to go back to sleep anytime soon.
He turned around and said, "I'll wait for you downstairs."
As a result, the door behind her suddenly opened, and Losi poked her head out, her frizzy curly hair standing on end. Her face was as red as Cheng Qing had expected, but her eyes were bright and alert. She had just brushed her teeth, so her red lips were glossy and tempting, making her seem irresistibly alluring.
"Wait, wait a minute! I'll go downstairs with you." Losi shyly shifted her gaze, then smiled gently, "It's okay to go downstairs together in the morning."
Cheng Qing looked at those full lips, and the words that came out of them had an alluring, magical quality.
Looking at her hair again, so fluffy and bouncy, Cheng Qing couldn't resist reaching out and ruffling it. It really felt wonderful!
Luo Xi raised her hand to hold down Cheng Qing's mischievous hand, and her slightly raised chin immediately met Cheng Qing's lips as he leaned down.
Their lips met, their bodies intertwined, and Losi let out a soft moan as she moved in response...
***
At 8 o'clock, the guests arrived downstairs one by one.
Seeing Gu Beiqin sitting at the table with two sandwiches in front of him, everyone had different thoughts.
Tao Mu smiled mischievously and asked, "Senior, who did you make this for?"
Gu Beiqin looked up at her, then reluctantly replied, "Anyway, it's not for you."
Tao Mu: "..."
Lin Jiali quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Now, let's prepare breakfast!"
Tang Qianyu said coldly, "No need, I'll just drink milk."
Lin Jiali: "..."
After saying that, she took a bottle of milk from the shelf and went back to the sofa in the living room.
Li Yunlong raised an eyebrow, and asked with a smile but a hint of doubt, "Is the atmosphere a bit tense?"
Zhou Tianzhen said, "We have a real couple here. They probably didn't text each other yesterday, right?"
Everyone: "..."
The atmosphere became even more awkward and quiet.
Fortunately, at that moment, Cheng Qing brought Luo Xi downstairs. Gu Beiqin quickly turned to look at the two of them, then asked in surprise, "Teacher Cheng, why did you change your clothes?"
The awkward atmosphere remained stuck in a vicious cycle and did not improve.
Cheng Qing: "...Do you pay attention to what clothes I wear?"
As a result, everyone's gaze towards Gu Beiqin became somewhat meaningful.
Gu Beiqin quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant."
Cheng Qing casually explained, "Lossie splashed all over me."
Everyone: "...Huh?"
Cheng Qing asked in confusion, "What happened? She splashed boiling water on me. Didn't I have to go back and change my clothes?" At this point, Cheng Qing couldn't help but turn to Luo Xi and complain, "Luckily, it wasn't freshly boiled."
Rossi blushed and said, "I know what I'm doing, okay? I wouldn't splash boiling water on you."
Cheng Qing smiled smugly, leaned closer to her, and whispered, "Are you reluctant to part with it?"
Losi glared at her: "It's such a hassle to go to the hospital with you!"
Cheng Qing: "..."
The two people's conversation, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings, contrasted sharply with the tense atmosphere in the living room.
It wasn't until Cheng Qing and Luo Xi sat down at the table and started eating their sandwiches that everyone realized Cheng Qing had prepared them.
For a moment, she felt conflicted. Everyone else seemed to be there to work, but she and Losi were clearly enjoying themselves.
After breakfast, the production team said that after the first text message contact, they would arrange for each person to go out on a date in pairs.
Simply put, the reason is to increase everyone's opportunities to interact, thereby increasing rapport. Because it's the first time, the two people on the date are randomly selected.
Cheng Qing: "..." Random?
Since it was random, Cheng Qing and Luo Xi were naturally separated.
Furthermore, when Cheng Qing drew lots through the machine, he naturally drew Lin Jiali.
At that time, everyone could see that Losie looked very unwell.
Cheng Qing said innocently, "This isn't my fault!"
Losi puffed out her cheeks, but was not comforted.
Cheng Qing: "..."
After all, Cheng Qing didn't know. But Luo Xi knew very well that the White Whale couple was imitating the formula of promising eternity.
After the promise of eternity became popular, the two stopped interacting.
But behind the scenes, at least 10 companies have been working hard to study the model of this couple.
It could be said that the beluga whales followed the pattern of promising eternity. But they are not the first couple, nor will they be the last to imitate the promise of eternity.
Lin Jiali is, in a way, imitating Losi – charming, cute, and fond of acting coquettish.
Zhou Tianzhen originally intended to imitate Cheng Qing, but Cheng Qing's greatest success lay in her temperament; sometimes, just by standing there and smiling, she could evoke a feeling of being captivated.
Since Zhou Tianzhen couldn't imitate it, she simply went for the "cool girl" route, favoring the likes of Lin Jiali.
It was a success.
Therefore, Lin Jiali and Zhou Tianzhen became popular because of their on-screen couple status, specifically by imitating the "Promise of Eternity" couple, and Cheng Qing was unfortunately assigned to Lin Jiali.
Losi's feelings are easy to imagine.
Lin Jiali adapted well, happily carrying her small bag and playfully following behind Cheng Qing, asking in a sweet voice, "Teacher Cheng, where are we going?"