Chapter 27: Little Brother, Are You Even of Age?

The young man looked so proud of himself. “They really are! I was the one who thought of this!”

Immediately after he declared that the phone in his hand rang, he picked it up, and the concerned voice of his assistant could be heard. “Xiaoxi! Why did you run so quickly just now? What if you fell and hurt yourself? What if you ran into some rabid fan of yours?”

Gu Zhengxi massaged the area between his brows. His eyes were a little dark, and he looked tired, but his voice was still gentle and cheery. “Bro! If I didn’t run for it, I’d be stuck in the airport for an entire night! Can you really bear to see me use the airport terminal ceiling as my blanket and the floor tiles of the terminal as my mattress while I suffer hunger and the cold for one whole night? Alright, now, I’m off to the hotel first! Nobody’s blocking your way anymore, so hurry over as well!”

After hanging up, Gu Zhengxi asked the TV crew for the hotel address, sent it to his own assistant, then turned to start chatting with Qin Nuan, who was sitting right at the back.

“Hello, little sister! You don’t seem familiar to me at all. Which company are you signed to?”

Qin Nuan replied, “Warm Hues Media Entertainment.”

“Warm Hues Media Entertainment? That makes us both from the same company!” Gu Zhengxi immediately brightened up. He patted his chest and promised her, “Don’t worry, little sister. Your Brother Xi here will take care of you. As long as I’m around, I won’t let you end up eating tree bark over the next two days!”

Qin Nuan raised an eyelid lazily upon hearing these words and threw Gu Zhengxi a glance. “Little brother, are you even of age yet?”

“…”

After being stabbed exactly where it hurt the most, the smile on Gu Zhengxi’s lips froze as he said in a fierce voice, “I still have two more months. In just two months, I’ll be eighteen!”

“Oh?” Qin Nuan looked up and smiled prettily. “So you’re just 17 years and 10 months old!”

She paused for a while, then nodded and went on, “How young.”

Gu Zhengxi didn’t know how to respond to that.

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The TV crew had already booked a private room at the hotel for dinner so that the guests for this season could also take this chance to get to know one another.

Qin Nuan and Gu Zhengxi were the earliest, so they went to the private room downstairs after taking a short rest. It didn’t take long for Su Wanyu, Zhou Qingshu, and Hao Bai to arrive. The three of them were based in S City, so they took a plane over together.

Shen Chang’an had a modeling show in Country F, so her plane was only arriving the next morning.

Since everyone had already arrived, the program’s director got everyone seated and told the waiters to serve the food.

Qin Nuan was the most junior of all of them, so she greeted each one before taking a seat right at the end of the table. Exactly as Tan Xue had told her, Su Wanyu was exquisitely dressed up, and her gestures were elegant. Zhou Qingshu didn’t speak much and was a little difficult. Hao Bai was good at reading the room and was a very eloquent speaker.

Su Wanyu took an interest in pretty and well-mannered young ladies. She looked at Qin Nuan with a rather favorable look in her eyes. “Xiaonuan is young, so all of us have to take good care of this young lady here!”

Qin Nuan smiled and pointed at Gu Zhengxi. “The youngest of us all is still Zhengxi. He’s only 17 years and 10 months old. I hope this season won’t be too challenging. We shouldn’t let children suffer too much.”

Gu Zhengxi had just picked up a piece of braised meat with his chopsticks, and his hand trembled when he heard what she said. The meat didn’t look so delicious anymore.

When the director noticed this, he quickly said, “Don’t worry, the first episode will be a warm-up! We won’t make it too difficult for you guys!

“Director, give us some hints in advance; what difficult stages will there be this time? Then we could be mentally prepared.” Hao Bai was picked up on the most important part of what the director said and ambled over to him.

The director threw Hao Bai a ‘you can forget about getting any information out of me’ glance and just laugh merrily. “Tuck in, everyone! Tuck in! Otherwise, the food will get cold!”