Chapter Thirteen: Filming the Romance Reality Show, Part 12

After placing the plush toy down, Jiang Han went downstairs.

Nan Chu arranged the flower arrangement neatly and rested on the bed for a while.

Just as she was about to go downstairs, a sudden stomach pain struck her. Her face turned pale, and she lay weakly on the bed.

After a moment, Nan Chu went to the bathroom.

Her period had arrived.

Nan Chu hadn’t expected her period to be so painful this time.

In her previous life, she had never felt anything during her period.

Tonight, Meng Yuan and Li Wenya prepared dinner, and the two of them quickly finished making the meal.

Jiang Han came upstairs to call Nan Chu, but she had already dozed off in a haze due to the pain from her period.

Hearing the knock on her door, she sleepily went to open it.

Jiang Han noticed Nan Chu’s pale complexion and frowned slightly, asking with concern, “Are you feeling unwell?”

“It’s nothing, just menstrual cramps,” she replied weakly. She had already taken some medicine, so the pain had lessened.

So it was dysmenorrhea.

“Is there something you need?” Nan Chu asked in a faint voice.

“Dinner’s ready.”

“Okay.”

They went downstairs together.

Because of her period, Nan Chu had little appetite and only ate a small amount.

After dinner, the director prepared a new game. Before starting, the guests were divided into teams.

Nan Chu was paired with Si Junyan; Li Wenya with Nangong Hengmo; Xu Fei with Jiang Han; Sha Mengyuan with Fang You; and Zhuo Han with Meng Yuan.

Once the teams were set, the director announced the game.

It was the biscuit-eating challenge: male and female guests would each bite one end of a biscuit, and whichever team’s biscuit ended up shortest would win the right to choose their date partner first the next day.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Han’s expression darkened.

[The director really knows how to stir things up.]

[What if they end up kissing while eating?]

[The first pair definitely will.]

[How thrilling!]

“The challenge begins! First pair: Nan Chu and Si Junyan,” the director called out.

They sat facing each other. Si Junyan took the biscuit into his mouth, and Nan Chu bit the other end; then they both started biting toward the center.

As the biscuit grew shorter, the distance between them lessened.

Their breaths grew audible, and they could clearly see each other’s lips.

Jiang Han’s face darkened further.

When Si Junyan’s lips lightly touched Nan Chu’s, she bit the biscuit off.

Nan Chu’s ears turned red, and she shyly lowered her head.

Si Junyan’s smile couldn’t be contained; his heart fluttered wildly with joy.

Li Wenya texted: [Wow, they kissed.]

Jiang Han messaged: [Damn it.]

Nan Chu glanced at Jiang Han — it was the first time she had heard his inner thoughts.

[They kissed, right!]

[Si Junyan is so forward.]

[He kept biting faster.]

[Oh my god, they kissed.]

[Did you notice? Two people’s faces look terrible.]

The next pair was Li Wenya and Nangong Hengmo, who were even faster.

Just as they were about to kiss, Li Wenya paused; Nangong Hengmo slowly moved closer, their teeth grazed, and the biscuit was left less than a centimeter long.

Before the challenge, Nangong Hengmo had told Li Wenya that since they were both actors and had filmed kiss scenes before, they might as well treat this as acting.

Xu Fei messaged: [Damn! Why wasn’t it me?]

Sha Mengyuan: [Awesome!]

[This is what I want to see!]

[So exciting!!!]

[Those two definitely kissed!]

[I thought the first pair would win, but Nangong Hengmo and Li Wenya are ruthless.]

[Both are actors, so they probably treated it as a scene.]

[So impressive.]

Next were Xu Fei and Jiang Han. After Jiang Han bit the biscuit and was about four or five centimeters apart, he broke it off.

Seeing Jiang Han act this way, Xu Fei’s expression worsened, her heart burning with jealousy.

Sha Mengyuan and Fang You followed. Fang You was very proactive, but just as they were about to kiss, Sha Mengyuan bit the biscuit off, not wanting to kiss Fang You.

Lastly, it was Zhuo Han and Meng Yuan. Zhuo Han was very forward, but Meng Yuan broke the biscuit when they were three or four centimeters apart, knowing they couldn’t beat Nangong Hengmo.

The director announced, “Congratulations to Nangong Hengmo and Li Wenya for winning. You have the right to choose your date partners for tomorrow.”

“Please send me your choices via text.”

After they submitted their choices, the daily heart-throb messages were exchanged.

Nan Chu sent Jiang Han: “I had a great time on the date today.”

Jiang Han replied: “Are you feeling better?”

Li Wenya messaged Nangong Hengmo: “Idol, teaming up with you today made me so happy.”

Xu Fei sent Nangong Hengmo: “I had such a wonderful date today. I hope we can have another happy one.”

Zhuo Han messaged Meng Yuan: “You’re handsome every day.”

Sha Mengyuan sent Meng Yuan: “I enjoyed today’s date.”

Fang You messaged Zhuo Han: “It was great to go on a date with you.”

Meng Yuan sent Sha Mengyuan: “You were beautiful today.”

Nangong Hengmo messaged Li Wenya: “Cute little bunny, what did you do today?”

Si Junyan sent Nan Chu: “I saw you barely ate tonight. Are you not feeling well?”

The livestream ended, and the guests returned to their rooms.

After a while, there was a knock on Nan Chu’s door.

Opening it, she saw Jiang Han holding a cup of brown sugar ginger tea.

Nan Chu felt a bit touched.

Jiang Han said gently, “Here, brown sugar ginger tea. It helps ease menstrual cramps.”

“Thank you.” Nan Chu took the tea and drank it in one gulp.

Afterwards, Jiang Han covered the camera in Nan Chu’s room.

“I’ll give you a massage. Pressing the Qihai acupoint can relieve pain.”

“The Qihai point is located on the lower abdomen, along the midline, about 1.5 cun below the navel.”

“Lie down, I’ll massage it for you.”

“No need,” Nan Chu refused. “I’ve taken medicine; it’s not so painful anymore.”

“Lie down.”

“No.”

Seeing her persistently refuse, Jiang Han thought about Nan Chu kissing Si Junyan and felt a surge of jealousy.

On impulse, he reached out with his right hand to hold Nan Chu’s waist, placed his left hand on her head, and kissed her.

“Mm…” Nan Chu was stunned.

She tried to push Jiang Han away, but he held her tightly against his chest. Her hands pressed against his chest as she was kissed.

When they finally parted, Jiang Han gazed deeply into her eyes before kissing her again.

No one knew how long the kiss lasted before Jiang Han finally let go.

Nan Chu’s legs felt weak from the kiss, and Jiang Han held her firmly to prevent her from falling.

Nan Chu’s cheeks flushed red as Jiang Han laid her onto the bed.

“I’m sorry,” Jiang Han apologized.

He wasn’t usually this impulsive, but with Nan Chu, he felt like an inexperienced youth.

“Really sorry, I lost control. I was just jealous.”

Nan Chu said nothing.

[Damn, I hope he’s not upset with me.]

Jiang Han whispered, “Sweetheart, let me massage you first so your stomach won’t hurt.”

Nan Chu softly responded with a hum, not daring to meet his gaze.

Jiang Han lifted Nan Chu’s clothes and pressed the Qihai point.

“Seeing you kiss someone else made me jealous. I was so jealous I lost control just now. I hope you’re not mad.”

Nan Chu’s beautiful eyes looked at Jiang Han intently.

“Because I like you. I’m jealous when you’re close to other men.” Jiang Han was genuinely smitten with Nan Chu and didn’t hide his feelings.

Adults don’t play games with affection.

If you like someone, you like them; no need for ambiguity.

When it’s time to be direct, be direct. Otherwise, how would you avoid being boiled like a frog in warm water?