Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

Before filming began, Director Wang briefly introduced the program's flow, had everyone hand in their mobile phones, distributed mobile phones to the production team, and added each guest as a friend on WeChat in advance, reminding everyone that the live broadcast would officially begin soon.

As the production team introduced the guests, one by one they emerged from behind the barriers set up by the production team. After a brief introduction, the recording of the show officially began.

Shi Wanmeng glanced at the crowd. As expected of the show's self-proclaimed lineup of all handsome men and beautiful women, this group of people standing together was truly dazzling.

Although she knew all the guests on the show very well from watching it repeatedly in her past life, she still did her homework yesterday because she was going to be facing the real people this time. However, there was very little information about Huang Chen.

When the director introduced Huang Chen, Shi Wanmeng took a few extra glances.

His tall stature and broad shoulders suggest he exercises regularly. His face, somewhere between a man's and a boy's, is expressionless but not cold.

With her large, slightly upturned eyes, high nose, and thin lips, Shi Wanmeng muttered to herself, "This is exactly the kind of chiseled face that's often criticized in novels. Amorous eyes and thin lips! If someone with this look isn't popular, is there any justice in the world?"

Just as she was lost in thought, Director Wang picked up a megaphone and announced loudly, "Our first activity today is to pair up. Since it's the first time we've met, let's play rock-paper-scissors."

The room fell silent instantly; such casual rules.

After several rounds of rock-paper-scissors and some back and forth, the eight people finally managed to form groups.

Zhou Ran was paired with Gu Ling, Su Muqing with Huang Chen, Yuan Xin and Bai Zhu were in a group, and Shi Wanmeng was lucky enough to be paired with the future movie star Li Zhao. Her luck was incredible, after all, her primary target on the show was Li Zhao.

After everyone changed positions and lined up again according to their groups, Director Wang continued, "The task this morning is very simple. Each group has 66 yuan in funding. You will need to purchase your own ingredients and prepare three dishes and a soup for your lunch. This task is not difficult; the main thing is for everyone to get to know each other."

Upon hearing that they were going to cook, the group of people, who weren't very familiar with each other, huddled together and started chatting excitedly.

Gu Ling said with distress, "What should I do if I can't cook?" Zhou Ran nodded silently behind her, indicating that he couldn't cook either. The newly formed pair looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yuan Xin said somewhat embarrassedly, "I do know a little bit, but I only make it for myself, so my skills aren't very good." Bai Zhu, who was in the same group, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as you can make something, it doesn't matter if it tastes good or not."

Shi Wanmeng glanced at Li Zhao, and was about to suggest that they eat instant noodles when she heard Li Zhao say that he could cook. So she immediately smiled obsequiously and said, "That's great! I didn't expect Brother Li Zhao to be so amazing. You're a true all-rounder!" Li Zhao was at a loss for words because of her praise, and could only smile and rub his hair.

The atmosphere here was harmonious, but Su Muqing and Huang Chen next door felt a little awkward.

Su Muqing said gently, "I'm not very good at cooking, can you?"

"No." Huang Chen replied succinctly, his face expressionless.

"...Uh, what should we do then?"

Huang Chen frowned slightly: "Then let's do it this way. Is it that difficult?"

"......"

"Where did this naive young master come from?" Everyone tacitly agreed at this moment.

After a moment of silence, the director shouted "Start!" and everyone received an envelope from the production team containing a 66 yuan procurement fund before setting off in different directions.

Shi Wanmeng randomly grabbed a passerby, asked where the nearest vegetable market was, and then dragged Li Zhao straight to their destination.

"Brother Li Zhao, what's your specialty dish?" To avoid awkwardness, Shi Wanmeng took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Don't call me Brother Li Zhao anymore, it sounds weird. Just call me Li Zhao."

"That's too impolite. I'll call you Brother Zhao. What's your specialty dish?"

"Well, I wouldn't say I'm good at it, it's all just everyday dishes, I just cook whatever comes to mind."

"It seems you can cook a lot of dishes. I'm in luck! I'll help you cook."

"No need, no need, I can manage on my own."

"Oh dear, how can we just watch without taking any action?" Shi Wanmeng was a little speechless. This guy seemed a bit unapproachable.

The two went to the market. After asking Shi Wanmeng about her preferences, Li Zhao skillfully picked out the vegetables, and didn't even use up the grocery shopping fund given by the program team.

In the live stream room, which they couldn't see, the chat was flooded with comments.

Ahhh, I never expected Lee So to be such a great family man! I really want one!

Don't even think about it! He's mine.

[I could really tell Shi Wanmeng was just making conversation, haha]

[I didn't expect Li Zhao to be so dull; the two of them don't seem to match very well.]

[The ones before were impressive; they could tell from the start that the match wasn't right.]

"..."

They were the first to return to the guesthouse booked by the production team. Li Zhao started working as soon as he entered the house, and Shi Wanmeng was also busy, helping him and chatting with him. The atmosphere was quite harmonious for a while.

While they were halfway through their work, the others gradually returned.

Shi Wanmeng scanned everyone's faces, guessing what each of them was going through.

Zhou Ran and Gu Ling, and Yuan Xin and Bai Zhu, seem to be doing alright, at least on the surface. Su Muqing and Huang Chen, on the other hand, practically wear their discord on their sleeves.

Shi Wanmeng sighed inwardly. After all, she was still young and couldn't hide her emotions.

A short while later, Li Zhaoshi and Wanmeng's group had their three dishes and soup served. They were all home-style dishes, but they looked delicious.

While the other groups were still in a flurry of activity, Shi Wanmeng was overjoyed, walking around the other groups' stoves with her hands behind her back, as if inspecting her territory.

She stopped in front of Su Muqing and Huang Chen's group. The two were completely busy with their own things, without any cooperation or conversation.

When Su Muqing saw her standing in front of him, he smiled awkwardly and said, "I have absolutely no cooking skills, this is really a challenge for me."

Shi Wanmeng said that she couldn't cook either, which was normal, but she was secretly wondering about it.

She hadn't remembered it before, but just now she recalled that when she watched this show in her previous life, Su Muqing had outshone Gu Ling with her superb cooking skills.

As a loyal fan of "Love Code", she wouldn't be mistaken, and Su Muqing wouldn't hide her talents on the show. Where did things go wrong?

Suppressing her doubts, she turned to look at Huang Chen, who was chopping vegetables with his head down. She had never understood this person when she watched the show in her previous life. He was quiet and had a low profile. Even though he had a handsome face, there was no news about him after the show ended, and he disappeared soon after.

Before coming to the show, she planned to stick close to Li Zhao and create a romantic pairing, after all, he is a future movie star and a golden opportunity.

However, after only half a day together, she began to hesitate. This future movie star's personality was quite different from what she had heard. It was too ugly for him to be so one-sidedly pursuing her.

Although she doesn't care about saving face, the "simp" persona isn't popular with women; it only gets her criticized as being love-struck. It seems she still needs to observe her more closely.

Before she even had a clue what to do, she heard the director call out that time was up, and everyone brought their finished or semi-finished products to the table.

As expected, their lunch received unanimous praise, and they were able to stay in the best guesthouse arranged by the production team that evening.

Shi Wanmeng immediately launched into praise mode, showering Li Zhao with compliments: "He's just so-so. My brother Li Zhao is only a little bit amazing. He's just a little bit more handsome, more capable, gentler, more generous, and more humble than others..."

Before Shi Wanmeng could finish her speech, Li Zhao, whose face was flushed, immediately covered her mouth.

The live stream chat exploded with comments at that moment.

[Shi Wanmeng, I never expected you to be like this!]

[Haha, my friends are so cute with their unexpected side!]

[This couple is surprisingly adorable!]

Anyone want to suggest a couple name?