Leaving the program team, Xia Qingtian immediately rejoined the other guests.
“What did they want with you alone?” Ji Meina asked curiously.
“What else, but for me to not cause trouble and ensure the show remains broadcastable,” Xia Qingtian shrugged, feigning innocence.
The others chuckled and believed her words.
“Are we searching together now, or should we split into groups?” Ling Fenghan was the first to bring up the activity.
“Let’s split into groups,” Ji Meina immediately hugged Xia Qingtian. “I want to be in a group with Qingtian.”
“I want to be with Qingtian too,” Lin Yirou added.
Hearing the two female guests say this, Qiu Xinxue forced a smile and said, “Then I’ll be in a group with Qingtian too.”
“Then the male guests and female guests will form two separate groups,” Lü Songtao glanced at Qiu Xinxue before continuing, “That’s fine too.”
“Who among you still remembers this is a dating show?” Xia Qingtian couldn't help but say. “Won’t it be too scattered if the male and female guests do their own things?”
“Hmm…” Only then did everyone realize the crux of the issue.
“How about we form our own groups, just like the speed dating dates from last week?” Xia Qingtian felt this would be easier to manage. “Once we find clues, we can analyze them together. It’s better than wandering around blindly. Once all the clues are found, or mostly found, we can then decide how to proceed with the next segment.”
“Okay.” Everyone nodded, indicating they had no objections.
“Then let’s begin, come on! Let’s get moving!” Xia Qingtian clapped her hands to urge them.
At this, everyone scattered into pairs, and then, as units, they each went off to search for evidence.
The viewers in the live stream were roaring with laughter.
【OMG, I’m dying of laughter. Just one werewolf, directing everyone in circles!】
【Our little Meina looks at Xia Qingtian with such trust. Qingtian, doesn’t your heart ache?】
【Xia Qingtian is really good at playing the game. Has anyone checked this sister’s background? What kind of family raises such an excellent young lady?】
【Didn’t they say before that she was a pawn funded by capital?】
【Is there any proof? Stop talking nonsense!】
【Exactly! Can this innate noble demeanor be nurtured by capital?】
【Let’s be clear, our Qingtian is a beauty handpicked by Madame Camille. What capital is that powerful? Let us see it!】
【Has no one checked Xia Qingtian’s background? If anyone knows how to dig, please do!】
【Don’t you find it strange? If it were anyone else, with this much buzz, they would have been dug up completely by now. Why has no one dug up Xia Qingtian? It’s not scientific!】
【Yeah, it’s too strange.】
【Xia Qingtian’s anti-fan committee is already digging. Rumor has it there will be a shocking revelation. We just have to wait.】
【Anti-fans are so annoying. Is it that hard to admit someone’s excellence?】
【That’s only if she’s genuinely excellent. Don’t be fooled and count money for them!】
【Ji Meina: You can go ahead and use my ID number!】
【Hahaha, Meina is so endearingly naive and cute. She’s so attached to Xia Qingtian. Has this sister really forgotten she’s here for a dating show?】
【Speaking of which, the first episode of “First Step to Love” is airing tonight. Remember to watch it!】
【Absolutely!】
While the live stream was buzzing with chatter, the people in the program were also actively searching.
On the first day, everyone wandered aimlessly around the villa like headless flies, without achieving anything.
“Are you still searching tonight?” everyone chatted while having dinner.
“The first episode is airing tonight. How about we watch TV together?” Xia Qingtian suggested.
“Yes, yes,” Ji Meina immediately agreed. “I want to watch too.”
“I have no objections,” Lin Yirou shrugged, and everyone else nodded in agreement.
After dinner, Xia Qingtian washed some fruit, and everyone gathered in the living room to watch the first episode. The live broadcast had ended before dinner, and everyone was quite relaxed.
From the moment they arrived at the villa, everyone had automatically entered the filming zone.
Qiu Xinxue watched herself trying hard to build a good relationship with Xia Qingtian, only to be met with cold indifference.
Qiu Xinxue clenched her fists at her side.
She had thought of getting close to Xia Qingtian to gain trust and find Mobius. Now, it seemed like she was just being overly familiar with someone aloof.
As a result, Xia Qingtian’s relationship with Ji Meina and Lin Yirou had only gotten better.
If she had known this, she might as well have targeted Xia Qingtian all along, pushing her into a desperate situation where she had to ask Mobius for help. Then, she could have found that Mobius at that moment.
This approach felt much more reliable.
For a cunning and scheming bitch like Xia Qingtian, a direct confrontation was the only way.
Everyone couldn’t help but laugh when they saw the room assignments. Although everyone was somewhat used to their rooms now, they had all been quite bewildered at first.
Especially Xia Qingtian, who was assigned the "underworld room." She circled around the coffin for a long time, and finally, mustered the courage to lie inside to test the size.
The subtitles team, being playful, added the caption [Custom-made] next to it.
Who in their right mind would custom-make a coffin for themselves!
Everyone roared with laughter.
Qiu Xinxue glanced at everyone silently, then walked aside to borrow a mobile phone from the program team.
The staff seemed hesitant. Finally, upon hearing that Qiu Xinxue had something important to contact her agent about, they reluctantly agreed to lend her the phone.
Qiu Xinxue then walked aside and dialed her agent’s number.
“My phone is broken. I have evidence on my phone of Xia Qingtian entering the male guests’ room in the middle of the night to do dirty things.”
“Also, help me arrange two trending topics, stating that Xia Qingtian intentionally excluded and suppressed me, and that in the subsequent environment, Xia Qingtian has been colluding with Lin Yirou and Ji Meina to isolate me. I will deliberately create this impression during the live broadcast of the show. You just need to arrange it at the right time.”
“In short, make it as chaotic as possible. It would be best if you could investigate and expose Xia Qingtian’s hidden sugar daddy.”
Qiu Xinxue said coldly, “You should come tomorrow and take my phone for repair. As long as the video files can be recovered, Xia Qingtian will be ruined!”
After giving all the instructions, Qiu Xinxue hung up the phone. After returning the phone to the staff, Qiu Xinxue rejoined the guests, feigning a smile, and occasionally glancing at Xia Qingtian, the curve of her lips turned increasingly subtle.
The next day, as Qiu Xinxue had said the night before, she deliberately created an atmosphere of being isolated.
Especially when Xia Qingtian was with Ji Meina and Lin Yirou, Qiu Xinxue would deliberately stand at a moderate distance, displaying expressions of difficulty, envy, and grievance.
Combined with the trending topic [Qiu Xinxue is Excluded], her fans, known as “little snowflakes,” exploded.
These fans initially wanted to curse all three actresses, but considering it was difficult for one family to contend against three, they reconsidered.
Ji Meina, being from a girl group with a large fanbase, would make things unfriendly if they engaged in a real fight.
Although Lin Yirou was more laid-back, she had many outstanding works and excellent public appeal. If they clashed with Lin Yirou’s fans, it would likely draw many passersby into the conflict, backfiring on Qiu Xinxue.
In the end, the “little snowflakes” set their sights on Xia Qingtian.
Charge! Tear her apart!