Chapter 103: Come Up and Sleep

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“Then buy it.”

Mo Niannian was so extravagantly confident that she might as well have had the words I’m not short of money printed across her face.

“We have to exchange money for it by completing missions.”

Mo Niannian: “...Then what do we have left?”

“Nothing. Niannian just got here, so I wanted her to eat well.”

“So you used up all the ingredients?”

Jiang Hu blinked, then nodded.

Mo Niannian collapsed into a heap. “Can we not eat tomorrow? Just lie in bed all day?”

“No. Not eating is bad for your stomach. You were still saying five days ago that you felt a little uncomfortable.”

Mo Niannian had merely overeaten. It had absolutely nothing to do with a stomach ailment.

Mo Niannian: “Then what missions are we supposed to do?”

Jiang Hu: “Niannian, don’t worry. I’ll think of something. I absolutely won’t let you go hungry.”

[What did I just hear? Five days ago?!]

[It seems these two have been in close contact in private.]

[Boo-hoo, I’m crying. What kind of heavenly love is this?]

[Son, wake up! Your character has completely collapsed! Your refined, elegant gentleman persona is gone without a trace.]

[Boo-hoo, I’m going crazy shipping them. I just want to know whether they’re together or not!]

[With the way they interact, they must have been together for at least several years.]

[No, no, no, I refuse to believe it.]

There were hidden cameras all around them. The entire room contained only Jiang Hu and Mo Niannian, and Jiang Hu’s attitude was no different from the way he behaved at home.

Mo Niannian gradually forgot that they were on a reality show and called out to him directly. “Jiang Hu, do we have any water? I’m a little thirsty.”

Jiang Hu reached out and poured her a cup of warm water. “It was boiled this morning.”

Mo Niannian fixed her eyes on the cup in his hand. “This cup is quite pretty.”

“Mmm. We made it ourselves. I also made one for you. I’ll give it to you when we get back.”

Mo Niannian took a sip, then turned the cup over and over in her hands. “It really is pretty.”

“Yours is white.”

After Jiang Hu said that, Mo Niannian grew even more curious, so he had no choice but to give her the cup ahead of time.

“Jiang Hu, you made this beautifully.”

Jiang Hu smiled at once. “I’m glad you like it.”

With a perfectly composed expression, Jiang Hu poured himself another cup of water. He watched Mo Niannian as he drank.

[There are lemon trees and lemon fruits, and beneath the lemon tree stands only me.]

[!!! Is this really something we’re allowed to watch? Indirect kissing?! Ahhh, I’m dying!]

[The look in Jiang Hu’s eyes is so provocative. He looks just like a hunter watching his prey, wondering where to bite first.]

[Girls, please replay the moment Brother drank the water! He deliberately turned the rim of the cup slightly. I saw it perfectly clearly!]

[Jiang Jiang doesn’t have any ulterior motives. He just wants to drink from the spot where the young lady drank.]

[Since Jiang Hu made a special cup for Mo Niannian, why didn’t he bring it out earlier?]

[Sharp eyes! You’ve noticed the key point.]

[I’m really losing my mind. I’ve liked Brother for years. If someone else touches anything beside him, he absolutely won’t touch it again! Historical screenshots prove it!]

[Boo-hoo, the couple I ship is real!]

[Wasn’t this cup also made by Brother himself during the first episode? He said at the time that he wanted to give it to someone very important!]

[The person Brother said he liked is definitely the young lady. I hope they’ll both be happy. When are they getting married?]

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The viewers analyzed Jiang Hu’s behavior with astonishing clarity. Jiang Hu himself made no attempt to hide anything; he seemed eager for the whole world to know.

Mo Niannian looked around and noticed something very important. “Jiang Hu, you only have one bed here?”

Jiang Hu looked somewhat innocent. “Everything in the room was made by hand. It took me two days to finish it.”

“So where am I supposed to sleep?”

Jiang Hu leaned close to Mo Niannian and whispered something in her ear. Furious, she struck him hard. “Get lost, get lost, get lost.”

[I have a friend who is about to die. He really wants to know what Jiang Hu said.]

[If you’ve got the nerve to say it, have the nerve to speak louder!]

[Are you crazy? Is that something they can broadcast? Of course he only needs to whisper it to me alone.]

[There’s definitely something going on between these two.]

[I suspect they’ve been living together for ages. Have you noticed? The clothes they’re wearing are all from a very niche brand that hardly anyone in the country wears.]

[Couples’ outfits!!]

At ten that evening, the livestream ended. The viewers were left unsatisfied, consumed by anxiety over how Mo Niannian and Jiang Hu intended to sleep that night.

But the moment the time came, the production crew shut down the livestream and cameras without a word, leaving everyone rolling around and throwing tantrums for the continuation.

They went to cause a commotion beneath the show’s official account, only to find it exceptionally aloof and completely unwilling to respond.

No matter how many questions they asked, the reply was always the same:

“The guests are resting at ten. Please come back tomorrow morning.”

The interaction between Jiang Hu and Mo Niannian sent the view count soaring to terrifying levels. The trending searches were filled from top to bottom with their names.

Jiang Hu covered all the cameras and spread his clothes across the floor.

“Niannian, get some rest early. We have to wake up early tomorrow.”

Mo Niannian stared at him in disbelief. “You’re really going to sleep like that?”

Jiang Hu looked slightly embarrassed. “I don’t have anything else here.”

“Is the production crew really this heartless? They won’t even provide a blanket?” Mo Niannian had assumed it was merely part of the show, but it turned out to be real.

The production crew had truly given Jiang Hu and the others nothing but a cave. Everything else had to be made by the contestants themselves. Jiang Hu’s place was already considered one of the better ones; at least he had basic furniture. The others had it even worse.

“Niannian, I’m fine. It’s only one night. I can handle it.”

Only then did Mo Niannian notice that the ground was uneven and damp.

Even an iron man would fall ill after sleeping on that for one night.

Mo Niannian rolled up her sleeves. “I’m going to reason with the production crew.”

Surely they couldn’t be this inhuman?

“The production crew has already left. You won’t be able to find them.”

Mo Niannian was even more stunned. Were reality shows really this extreme nowadays?

“Can’t we contact them?”

“No.” Jiang Hu shook out his clothes, a large portion of them visibly wet. “It’s fine. It’s only one night. Niannian, go to sleep early.”

Mo Niannian: “...Come up here. The bed is big enough.”

Jiang Hu readily complied and instantly gathered the clothes from the floor.

Mo Niannian was astonished by his speed.

Jiang Hu lay down and looked at her with shining eyes. “Niannian~”

The final note rose endlessly, revealing his excellent mood.

Another scheme of playing the martyr.

Mo Niannian couldn’t understand how she had managed to fall into the same trap one, two, three, four, five, six times.

She threw the blanket over his head. “Go to sleep.”

“Okay~”

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Jiang Hu agreed immediately, but remained completely motionless as he stared at Mo Niannian.

The bed Jiang Hu had made was not particularly large. Though the two of them were not cramped lying together, there was no space left between them at all.

Their breaths filled the air and mingled together. Accustomed to Jiang Hu’s scent, Mo Niannian soon drifted into a hazy intoxication.

Jiang Hu’s gaze gradually grew scorching. Like a beast watching its prey, he wanted to swallow her in a single bite, yet held himself back, able only to remain beside her, breathing in the fragrance of flesh and licking away the crumbs.

His eyes darkened, roiling with boundless affection—possessive, fervent, and obsessive.

He was nearly driven mad by his restraint.

He touched Mo Niannian’s face. The patch of skin beneath his fingers was searingly hot.

Every cell in his body was boiling, clamoring for release.

He suppressed himself with all his strength.

At last, Jiang Hu pressed the lightest of kisses to the corner of Mo Niannian’s lips.

Niannian, never leave him. Otherwise, he really would go mad.

Holding Mo Niannian in his arms, he fell into a deep sleep.

At six in the morning, Jiang Hu opened his eyes. The production crew would soon notify them to turn on the cameras, and he did not want anyone to see Niannian looking like this.

If not for the need to declare his sovereignty, he would never have let Niannian come to the show. He could not bear for anyone else to discover how wonderful she was, and he was afraid someone might take her away.

Niannian was his.

Jiang Hu softly woke Mo Niannian. Still suffering from a slight case of morning grumpiness, she opened her eyes impatiently.

The first thing she saw was a devastatingly beautiful face. Jiang Hu smiled at her brightly, his eyes curved into crescents as he wished her good morning.

“Niannian, get up quickly. We have to go out soon.”

Most of Mo Niannian’s irritation faded. After all, who didn’t like beautiful things?

She had not paid much attention yesterday, but only now did Mo Niannian realize just how poor the conditions were where Jiang Hu and the others stayed.

Mo Niannian and Jiang Hu had barely finished washing up when the production crew arrived. They turned on the cameras, then disappeared again.

“Niannian, let’s set out. There’s a great mountain nearby. We’re sure to find something to eat.”

“Let’s go.” Mo Niannian turned to leave.

Jiang Hu placed a straw hat on her head. “The sunlight in the mountains is harsh, Niannian. Put this on.”

The hat was too large and covered Mo Niannian’s eyes, so Jiang Hu adjusted it for her.

[Good heavens, I opened the livestream and was blinded at once.]

[Son, wake up! She’s only putting on a hat. There’s no need to grin like that.]

[There are no signs that anyone slept on the floor. The sheet beside the bed is slightly rumpled, and the place where there was originally no pillow has been filled with folded clothes, leaving a slight depression. Case closed.]

[Good grief, it’s far too obvious.]

[These two really don’t treat us like outsiders. I love it. Hurry, give me more sweetness to feast on.]

Behind the place where they were filming stood a great mountain. It was still early, and darkness blanketed the surroundings.

Jiang Hu reached out to Mo Niannian. “Niannian, give me your hand. I’ll lead you. The mountain path is rugged, so be careful not to fall.”

Mo Niannian did not pretend to be coy and extended her hand to him.

Jiang Hu clasped her hand and led her deep into the mountain forest.

[“Give me your hand. I’ll lead you.” Boo-hoo, I’m so jealous.]

[It’ll be hard for these two to bring this to an end without getting married.]

[Thank goodness I woke up early, or I would have missed everything.]

[It’s real, it’s real! Mother, I’m shipping a real couple!]

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