With the villa’s security cameras and the production crew’s cameras all pointing at the two of them, the netizens were about to go crazy with joy.

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, wifey’s ears are red.”

“Wifey’s face is red too, did anyone see that? Wifey hid his right foot backwards.”

“Chi Chi is so cute, let me hug him, let me ‘super’ (fuck) him.”

“To be honest, I want to see Gu Qichi beat up Bo Yu!”

“Look at Bo Yu in the room, he’s not surprised at all. That cunning dog of a man, leaving my wife to die of social embarrassment alone [Doge Bye Bye][Doge Bye Bye]”

……

Not knowing what kind of mood he was in, Gu Qichi numbly let the staff member help him put on the microphone.

Behind him, Bo Yu looked completely at ease, even wanting to grab Gu Qichi’s foot to put on his shoes for him.

He was awkwardly pushed back a few steps by Gu Qichi, who half-closed the door and kicked Bo Yu.

But Gu Qichi forgot that not only were there cameras at the door, but the security cameras inside the house weren’t turned off either. His little movement was captured clearly by the cameras.

Gu Qichi lowered his voice, pinching his mic to scold him: “Bo Yu, you knew about this all along, didn’t you.”

But the mic behind Bo Yu’s waist hadn’t been pinched, and this sentence was recorded crystal clear.

Bo Yu lowered his eyebrows, his expression extremely innocent: “I didn’t know.”

Bo Yu: “This variety show doesn’t have a script, and we woke up together. How could I have known the show would start recording early?”

Gu Qichi tilted his head up to look at him, his gaze sweeping upwards. His thick, beautiful eyebrows and eyes held anger, but they looked uniquely vivid.

Gu Qichi: “You better not have.”

Even his neck was red with anger.

……

“Chi Chi, he’s lying to you! This damn man knew all along!”

“I can testify! I took screenshots! The moment he woke up, he stared straight at the camera! Chi Chi run, he’s a big bad wolf!”

“Why did my silly wife believe him so easily boohoohoo.”

……

They didn’t go to the supermarket Gu Qichi wanted to go to, but instead went to a large supermarket arranged in advance by the production crew.

Because it was a live broadcast format, a huge crowd of people had to follow behind the two of them. Adding to the fact that Bo Yu was taking large strides in the front, it didn’t look like they were going grocery shopping, but rather like some mafia boss parading down the street.

The two of them woke up the latest and arrived at the supermarket the latest. The other guests had already finished their shopping here, and Gu Qichi and Bo Yu had just arrived.

The moment they entered the door, Gu Qichi ran head-on into Best Actor Han Hao and his manager wife.

Gu Qichi: “Hello, Teacher Han.”

When Han Hao saw him, he raised an eyebrow. With one arm around his wife’s shoulders, he reached out his other hand to pat Gu Qichi’s shoulder, introducing Gu Qichi to his wife beside him:

“This is the Gu Qichi I told you about last time. Haven’t you always wanted to meet him? Look, the person is right in front of you today.”

Han Hao’s wife extended her hand and smiled at Gu Qichi: “Hello, I’m Han Li.”

Gu Qichi immediately shook it back.

Han Li was one of the most famous managers in the entertainment industry. You could almost say she held half the film and television resources in Dongcheng in her hands. She had formidable methods; Han Hao was made famous by her single-handedly, and even Wen Sui, the hottest star right now, was an artist under Han Li.

Gu Qichi had long heard of her.

Han Li also smiled at him, saying slowly: “Han Hao said before that you look better than a painting, and I didn’t believe it. Now that I’ve seen you, I realize he really wasn’t exaggerating.”

Han Hao struck up the conversation again: “We didn’t find that invisible prop the production crew mentioned either, but they said there’s only one left, so you guys try your best.”

Han Hao: “We’re old and lack the energy for this kind of thing, it’s better for you young people to use your brains more. So you don’t get punished by them.”

Gu Qichi said his thanks again.

Before leaving, Gu Qichi still heard Han Li chatting with Han Hao: “He really looks great. It’s the first time I’ve seen an artist who can rival Wen Sui.”

Han Hao answered her with a smile: “He’s the same age as that kid Wen Sui, too.”

……

The supermarket trip didn’t go as smoothly as imagined. Gu Qichi searched very seriously but couldn’t find anything amiss in the supermarket, and naturally, he couldn’t find the hidden prop either.

Bo Yu also came up empty-handed.

Even if they couldn’t find the prop, the production crew’s arrangement probably wouldn’t be too excessive.

Gu Qichi simply gave up and shopped around the supermarket with peace of mind. He even bought a lot of chicken breast for A-Ci, planning to go back and make meat patties for her to eat.

It was just that Gu Qichi never expected that his laziness today would lead to his third major scene of social death tomorrow.

When they returned home in the afternoon, after confirming that the two teachers wouldn’t go out again, the PD planned to leave with the staff.

But before leaving, he didn’t forget to sheepishly come over and remind Gu Qichi: “Teacher Gu, um, the livestream cameras won’t be turned off at night, so teachers, you still need to pay a little attention to the boundaries.”

The heat that had just subsided from Gu Qichi in the morning rose again, turning red all the way from his ears down to both sides of his neck. He muffled a guarantee to the PD that there wouldn’t be any more out-of-bounds behavior.

And silently cursed Bo Yu a few times in his heart.

The netizens, however, were not having it:

“Hey, what are you saying? What do you mean by out-of-bounds behavior? Not out of bounds at all. We are all adults, what’s wrong with watching a little smut!”

“What’s wrong with watching a little smut! Isn’t this a romance variety show?! Isn’t the whole point to watch the little couple kiss and cuddle? Of course, I wouldn’t mind if they did something else too. Best if you just livestream them doing it for a whole day. [Heart][Heart]”

“Damn production crew, my wife’s face is red all the way to his neck [Going Crazy][Going Crazy] He can’t take teasing, stop teasing him [Going Crazy][Going Crazy]”

“If it weren’t for this sentence from the director, I believe I definitely would have seen a lot of good things tonight. [Crying]”

“Damn it, is my source of happiness going to disappear??!”

“But Xiao Chi didn’t find that prop, I’m a little worried about tomorrow’s punishment.”

“I saw in the new popular flower (actress) and traffic star’s stream that they found it, it was a dice. I don’t know what game they’ll play tomorrow.”

“The directors of this show have never acted like humans, they are as bold as can be. I never even thought they’d dare to pull off this early broadcast stunt, and surprisingly, Bo Yu as the sugar daddy (sponsor) didn’t skin them alive. [Husky]”

“Hey, I saw on the trending list that another group of guests found a chessboard prop. A chessboard and a dice put together, are they going to play Monopoly tomorrow?”

“What’s fun about that? Five groups of guests competing to see who builds houses first? Thinking about it makes me lose interest.”

“The games they played in Country H before were all very interesting and things that hadn’t appeared domestically yet. I’m actually looking forward to it.”

……

After eating dinner, Gu Qichi and Bo Yu really had no other leisure or entertainment. Usually at this time, the two of them were either working on set or fooling around somewhere in the villa doing unmentionable things.

Suddenly being restricted, they really didn’t have any other activities to do for a moment.

Dragging his slippers, Gu Qichi picked up A-Ci, planning to go upstairs to play with the cat, then sleep early to make up for all the sleep he missed this morning.

As he got up, Bo Yu grabbed Gu Qichi’s wrist.

Bo Yu: “Why are you going up so early?”

Gu Qichi was standing on the stairs, exactly a dozen centimeters taller than Bo Yu. He looked down at Bo Yu from above, his gaze frivolous, with a hint of schadenfreude (gloating).

“I’m going upstairs to sleep.”

“You have to remember, we are currently in a civilized and harmonious livestream. I don’t want to make my center-position debut on Weibo again tomorrow morning.”

The meaning behind his words was obvious: during the livestream, Bo Yu would have no chance to get handsy with him again.

This was something the two had agreed upon early on.

Bo Yu looked up at him, his Adam’s apple rolling, the hand gripping his wrist still not letting go.

“Today is the release time for the third episode of ‘Strive! Actors!’, we can go watch it together.”

He tried to negotiate with Gu Qichi.

Gu Qichi had almost forgotten about this. To tell the truth, Jiang An hadn’t shown them any of the footage. And the recording method for this time had changed; due to the addition of challenger contestants, the voting method was completely changed to an online selection.

And for the short film Gu Qichi and Yu Sheng participated in, the production crew had allocated a large sum of money for special effects. Rumor had it that the effects could rival certain big-budget movies.

Thinking of this, Gu Qichi gladly agreed.

The Bo family villa also had a basement level, which Bo Yu had converted into a screening room, and there were cameras installed inside as well.

They were high-definition infrared lenses; even in the darkness, everything could still be seen clearly.

The screening room switched to the dedicated channel released by the production crew. The room was dark, and A-Ci crouched between the two of them, her cat eyes emitting a fluorescent green glow.

Gu Qichi was originally sitting by Bo Yu’s side. As the movie played and time ticked by, the other man pulled his wrist and dragged him into his embrace.

Bo Yu’s jaw rested on the crook of Gu Qichi’s shoulder, the hot breath he exhaled slowly sweeping across his neck. Gu Qichi was completely encircled in his arms.

His back was pressed against Bo Yu’s chest, and the rising and falling of his heartbeat was exceptionally clear in the dark room.

“Bo Yu, stop messing around, they’re filming.”

Gu Qichi nudged him with his elbow, but was firmly held down by Bo Yu.

Bo Yu leaned in to bite his ear shell: “The cameras in here can’t capture it, the night vision isn’t that good.”

Seeing Gu Qichi beside her suddenly snatched away, the silver-shaded cat slowly turned her head and bared her teeth at Bo Yu.

“Meow!”

Give Gu Qichi back to me! You poop-scooper!

The poop-scooper shot her a condescending glance from above, casually pulled out a cat stick from the corner of the sofa, tore open the packaging, and tossed it into the cat food bowl not far away. His movements were so skilled it was heartbreaking.

A-Ci glanced at Gu Qichi, then glanced at the cat food not far away.

After pondering for a while, she let out a “Meow” in her pinched voice again, and trotted off to find her cat stick.

Recently she had been put on a diet and had to sneak food. Since it was rare for the poop-scooper to toss over a little snack, a wise cat submits to circumstances.

Held captive by him, Gu Qichi still didn’t agree.

“No, Bo Yu!” His tone held a faint warning.

The screen in the screening room suddenly brightened; Yu Sheng and the background story had been narrated.

It was Gu Qichi’s turn to appear.

He was slumbering in a three-meter-tall giant glass vessel, the fluorescent blue fish scales on his face emitting a translucent light underwater.

The Mer-King had his eyes half-closed, his long black hair scattered in the water. The camera zoomed in tightly; his face possessed a thrilling, soul-stirring beauty.

Suddenly, the camera pulled back.

The entire glass vessel was exposed, and a gorgeous, two-meter-long mermaid tail spread out faintly in the water.

This mermaid tail was the most expensive special effect in this short film. Bo Yu had discussed it with Jiang An and used the highest tier available.

The tail fin was soft, like transparent tulle, massive and magnificent. Above the fin was his fish tail, like brilliant stars twinkling in the gloomy seabed, the fine, shimmering light enough to illuminate the entire water surface.

Thrillingly beautiful.

Bo Yu’s hand moved forward and clasped Gu Qichi’s neck. A slight feeling of suffocation surfaced; Gu Qichi swallowed uncontrollably, the rising and falling curve of his Adam’s apple scraping against Bo Yu’s palm.

He heard Bo Yu speak by his ear, his breath slightly heavy and scorching hot: “Wife, so beautiful.”

His kiss landed on the corners of Gu Qichi’s eyes and brows.

When Gu Qichi lifted his eyelashes, the Mer-King on the screen opened his eyes at the exact same moment.

One pair of eyes held spring water, brimming with continuous affection; the other had azure pupils, dangerous and mysterious.

Two completely different sensations clashed to the extreme within the same person.

Bo Yu’s pupils were very bright, reflecting Gu Qichi’s image, dark ink surging in the depths of his eyes.

He didn’t actually intend to do anything to Gu Qichi; with so many cameras around, Bo Yu knew his limits.

He absolutely could not share the sight of Gu Qichi in the throes of passion with anyone else.

That ultimate romance and decadence was the most beautiful scenery in this world.

Bo Yu’s hand moved to the corner of Gu Qichi’s lips, his fingertips rubbing heavily against them.

He said in a hoarse, breathy voice: “Wife, I want to kiss. Just for a little while, hm?”

Gu Qichi looked up and sized up the ceiling several times, still not feeling quite reassured: “Are you sure we won’t be filmed?”

“But I heard these cameras are the best batch available, they’re high-definition…”

Gu Qichi hesitated.

He lowered his eyelids to meet Bo Yu’s gaze.

His eyes were deep, and his facial features were cold and stern. Even though he clearly looked fierce, for some reason, Gu Qichi could read a sense of grievance from within.

Gu Qichi picked up a throw pillow and blocked the space in front of their faces.

Narrowing his eyes, he warned him: “Only a short kiss. You’re not allowed to bite my mouth.”

Bo Yu clasped the back of his neck and leaned in for a kiss.

……

“Holy shit, Gu Qichi’s face is truly unmatched. This Mer-King on the screen is going to kill it! He looks exactly like a real extraterrestrial being, with a magnificent, mysterious, and noble face. [Lust][Lust]”

“Is Gu Qichi a Mer-King hiding among humans? He’s seriously too seductive. [Licking Screen]”

“If Gu Qichi were really a mermaid, and mermaids had reproductive cavities, I feel like he’d have to give birth to eight of them.”

“No, mermaids lay eggs, Gu Qichi could lay a whole clutch.”

“Ahhhhh wifey you are so beautiful, let’s play escape room! I won’t escape, you undress (escape and undress sound similar in Chinese). [Sending Heart][Sending Heart]”

“Upstairs, the abacus beads (scheming) are about to hit me in the face. [Husky]”

“I’m in Nancheng, and these abacus beads still hit me right in the face. [Husky]”

“Boohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoo wifey don’t kiss him, hurry up and kiss me! [Crying Loudly][Crying Loudly]”

“Wifey, he’s lying to you! We can see everything crystal clear ahhhhh [Going Crazy][Going Crazy]”

“Save me, they blocked their faces, did they forget they still have mics on? The mics aren’t muted! It’s louder than the day of A-Ci’s livestream!”

“President Bo has great kissing skills. My wife can’t even catch his breath anymore, awoo [Crying Loudly][Crying Loudly]”

“President Bo, your wife is really nice, when will you send him to me for a kiss? [Lust]”

…………

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The unexpected events of this entire day directly pushed the popularity of the I Will Accompany You to the End program to its peak. The trending hashtags remained high on the charts, staying there for a whole day.

Of course, this heat was entirely focused on Gu Qichi alone.

Bo Yu also rode a bit of the coattails.

Seeing the traffic code, marketing accounts eagerly jumped in to guide the narrative.

Right at the beginning, before the two of them had even appeared, rival companies took the risk of seeking death by buying overwhelming amounts of negative drafts.

Hashtags like #BoYuOldAndUgly#, #GuQichiBoYuFakeAsHell#, and #GuQichiBoYuFakeCouple# topped the trending list early in the morning, aiming to block Gu Qichi’s chances of using this marketing to completely blow up in popularity.

But after a whole day of live broadcasting, these rumors collapsed on their own. Those few entertainment companies even received warning letters from the Bo Consortium.

Now, the hashtag sitting high at the top of the trending list was #GuQichiNumberOneDelicateWife#, followed by a deep red ‘Explosive’ (viral) tag, its heat enduring endlessly.

The few spots below it were also dominated by Gu Qichi.

The ‘Yu Catches Gu and Lets Him Go’ Super Topic even saw an influx of a hundred thousand fans in a single day, an objective scale of growth.

Everyone was looking forward to tomorrow’s program content.

Early the next morning, the program’s official account posted another livestream link.

@I Will Accompany You to the End:

Couple’s Flying Chess (Ludo), come if you dare!

The comment section exploded again.