The seaside villa was not far from the sunny beach where Su Yang and his crew were filming. Su Yang and Charlie went to the luggage storage area to pick up their bags and then walked slowly towards the villa district.
It was summer, and the temperature in the United States was scorching. Su Yang hadn't brought much luggage. Apart from the female guests, most male guests had one suitcase each, which was all their belongings.
As Su Yang and Charlie walked, they saw Mary and Anna struggling with two large suitcases each on the other side.
Su Yang gestured towards Mary and Anna and said to Charlie, "I'm going to help them. Do you want to come with me?"
Charlie didn't answer. He tilted his head back and looked in that direction. Seeing something, he gestured to Su Yang and then walked away.
Seeing Charlie's reaction, Su Yang glanced in the direction Charlie was looking, smiled at Charlie, said nothing more, and walked towards Mary and Anna.
Charlie looked over because he wanted to see what Meimei was up to.
Since Mary and Anna had so much luggage, Meimei probably had a lot too. Su Yang was going to help Anna, and Charlie wanted to help Meimei.
"Hi!" Su Yang called out as he walked over.
Anna and Mary heard Su Yang's voice and looked over. The moment they saw Su Yang, their eyes lit up.
"Hi Su Yang!" Mary called out to him loudly.
Anna waited until Su Yang reached them before greeting him, "Hi, Su Yang."
There were twenty people on the show, forming ten pairs. Su Yang and Anna were the only pair who had chosen each other as their first impression. Mary's first impression crush was Su Yang, but she knew Su Yang's first impression crush was Anna. Seeing Su Yang approach, Mary moved aside after greeting him.
Su Yang stood in front of them and looked at their luggage, somewhat taken aback.
Each of them had two huge suitcases and a large backpack. This amount of luggage, Su Yang felt, was almost as much as Yang Mange.
Su Yang felt that if they weren't filming and the luggage needed to be moved around, these two women would probably have even more luggage.
For some reason, Su Yang was certain of this.
"You two have so much luggage?" Su Yang asked them with a smile, looking at the pile of luggage.
Anna smiled sheepishly and replied, "Yes, we girls have more things."
Su Yang smiled in understanding and extended his hand, saying, "Let me help you carry some. You two girls, it must be difficult to carry so much luggage."
When the production crew first arrived, they had sent cars to pick up the guests.
So, the drivers had loaded the luggage into the cars.
However, upon arrival, the guests had to carry their own luggage to their rooms.
The filming location was some distance from the villa where they were staying. Moreover, these villas backed by the jungle inevitably had uphill and downhill sections, and the road conditions were not ideal.
The male guests were doing relatively well, but for the female guests, carrying this luggage back to their accommodations at this time might mean they wouldn't even reach their rooms before time ran out.
The specific segment for the afternoon was not yet clear, but after the game they had just played, they desperately needed a hot shower and a good rest.
Hearing Su Yang's words, Mary and Anna exchanged glances.
They were still a bit embarrassed.
Although Mary was a comedian and had high emotional intelligence, she felt a bit awkward facing Su Yang with so few people around.
"This... it's not really appropriate..." Mary said, looking at Anna, who looked delicate.
Dancers generally have good stamina, but no matter how good their stamina is, it's when dancing. Faced with this physical labor, they were somewhat lacking.
Looking at Anna, Mary said to Su Yang, "How about this, I'm fine. You help Anna carry some things."
As she spoke, Mary looked at Anna and said, "Anna, let Su Yang help you with anything you can't carry."
While saying this, Mary winked at Anna and smiled.
Mary had a crush on Su Yang, but today she only had a first impression of liking him, and no other significant feelings.
Therefore, when Su Yang offered to help Anna, Mary really wanted Anna and Su Yang to hit it off.
Anna also felt embarrassed facing Su Yang.
Girls are generally more reserved.
Looking at Su Yang, Anna blushed and said, "It's not really appropriate. You have your own luggage too..."
Su Yang smiled at her words and said, "Look at my luggage, it's so little. We guys are different from you girls. We don't have much luggage. It's just basic necessities and clothes, and nothing else."
As he spoke, Su Yang reached out to take Anna's suitcase and backpack. "This much is fine for me."
Su Yang secured Anna's backpack on top of her suitcase and then reached for Mary's suitcase.
"Give me yours too. I'll help you carry some. With so much, by the time you two get your luggage to your rooms, the next segment will probably start."
Seeing Su Yang's actions, Mary exclaimed and looked at Anna.
In Mary's eyes, Su Yang and Anna were practically a couple now.
When a 'boyfriend' helps another girl carry things, he should naturally tell his 'girlfriend'.
Anna didn't see it that way.
She felt that Su Yang treated everyone else the same, without any difference.
Anna didn't notice Mary's gaze. She just looked at Su Yang's hands holding the luggage and tried to take her luggage back.
She knew her suitcase was incredibly heavy. If Su Yang carried it, she would feel extremely embarrassed.
"Su Yang... you really don't need to carry it for me. I can carry it myself. I can probably get it to my room."
Su Yang didn't get Mary's luggage, and Anna was trying to take hers back. Su Yang felt a bit helpless. He moved Anna's luggage behind him and said to Mary, "It's fine."
As he spoke, Su Yang pushed his own luggage towards Anna and Mary and said, "If you really think I'm carrying too much, help me carry my luggage."
After speaking, Su Yang looked at Mary and said, "I'm already helping Anna with her luggage, so how can I let you carry so much by yourself? Give me one of your suitcases and one of your backpacks. I'll help you carry them back so you can rest well."
Mary hesitated.
It wasn't that Mary was worried about Anna being unhappy.
It was because Mary looked at Su Yang. Although Su Yang was tall, he wasn't a muscular type of guy. To foreigners, he looked somewhat delicate.
Su Yang understood Mary's concern with just one look.
In that instant, Su Yang felt a bit speechless.
...
Looking at Mary, Su Yang said in as steady a tone as possible, "Trust me, I can really carry it. Although I don't look very muscular on the outside, I have eight-pack abs, not a single one missing."
Hearing Su Yang's words, Mary looked at Su Yang's abdomen with great suspicion.
Su Yang was truly helpless. He looked at Mary and let out a helpless laugh, "I can't just lift my shirt and show you my abs right now, can I?"
As he spoke, Su Yang gestured to the nearby camera. "There are cameras following us. Trust me, let me carry your luggage for a bit. If I really can't do it, I won't force myself."