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A quiet night passed.
Xia Siyu had no inkling of what Bo Yan had done the previous night, and of course, the audience didn’t know either.
When she awoke the next day, Xia Siyu was the same energetic self, and Bo Yan, he remained the lofty and striking figure he always was.
However, the team pairings for today put Bo Yan and Wang Zisu together; since arriving in Sicily, Wang Zisu had been staying in the villa for a few days. While the other groups lamented their outdoor tasks, he watched them longingly, wishing he could swap places and endure the hardship himself.
At the directors team gathering, Bo Yan and Wang Zisu stood together, with
Wang Zisu cheerily calling out to him, “Bro Bo, just call me Prince.”
Bo Yan nodded, “Prince, brother.’
Wang Zisu then remarked, “That’s quite a mouthful.”
Bo Yan immediately responded, “Then just ‘brother’ it is.”
The barrage of comments on the screen went wild: “Ahhh, Teacher Bo is so doting,” “Both are really good.” Only one discordant comment floated by: “Does it mean ‘you’re just a brother?”
Of course, this provocative comment was quickly reported repeatedly and then disappeared.
The two were getting along quite harmoniously until the director announced the tasks. Shang Feifei and Li Yiru were to go near the Norman Palace and the cathedral to find seven relics. Hu Juyue and Zhou Weiwei were tasked with going to a sausage factory to learn how to make sausages. And as for the two men, Bo Yan and Wang Zisu, they inevitably drew a more exhausting task:
And it was real rock climbing, a hundred-meter cliff, an extreme sport.
Bo Yan was indifferent, for he had learned rock climbing and wilderness survival during a summer camp in North America; this was not an issue for him. Wang Zisu was a bit afraid of heights. He began to argue, “Director, could we do something else? I’m a bit scared of heights.”
The director smiled slyly, “You could consult with the other two groups. Otherwise, if your team loses, are you ready to continue cleaning toilets tomorrow?”
Having barely managed to get out for a breath of fresh air, Wang Zisu naturally didn’t want to go back to that. The director consoled, “Of course, your task is more difficult, so if you win, each of you gets a reward of ten euros.”
Hearing the promise of a reward, Wang Zisu was somewhat comforted. As the meeting concluded, he couldn’t wait to hop over to Xia Siyu’s side, “Sister Siyu, how are you feeling today?”
After spending a few days there, Xia Siyu could tell that Wang Zisu was quite friendly to her. She nodded, “Pretty good, eating and sleeping well.”
Wang Zisu’s eyes crinkled with his smile, “That’s great, Sister Siyu. Today, if we complete our task well, there’s a reward. I’ll use my prize money to buy you some citrus fruits from a stand on the way back. They’re a Sicilian specialty— sour and sweet, and they won’t make you fat, perfect for you to eat.”
Bo Yan coughed sharply, his expression stern as he cut off the conversation, “Brother, come here, we need to get ready to leave. Today’s task is formidable, don’t collapse halfway like someone did.”
Xia Siyu bristled at that, “Collapse halfway like someone did”? She had completed her tasks competently!
Before she could roar in protest, Wang Zisu was quick to pick up the conversation, “No way, Sister Siyu was very diligent yesterday, I’ll take her as my role model! I will surely succeed at rock climbing today!’
“Prince, come here,” Xia Siyu summoned him with a single breath, and Wang Zisu hurried over, as she beamed and tousled his hair. Zisu’s hair was slightly curly, soft, and fluffy, extremely pleasant to touch. She indulged in rubbing it a bit longer, then gleefully and provocatively glanced at Bo Yan across from her.
The sight made Bo Yan’s expression increasingly darken..