After hanging up the phone, Pei Yan told Qin Yun, "Jingjing will stay to film the last three days of the show."

Qin Yun spat out a seed and tilted her head, smiling, "Will she be furious? I wonder if she’s seen the news online."

Whether Jingjing is furious or not, the filming must go on.

Resuming the shoot felt like it had been ages.

Everyone went silent seeing Pei Yan appear alongside Qin Yun.

Except for Xiao Hu.

Wang Li looked at Qin Yun with resentment.

Qin Yun laughed and asked her, "Why look at me like that? Don’t recognize me?"

"I always thought a perfect man like Mr. Pei would be unattainable, and then to find out he’s not only married but showing off his wife right under our noses, and we didn’t even realize it! Have you guys been keeping it too secret? Plus, last time you left Mr. Pei’s room and denied it!!"

Wang Li was upset, truly upset.

She was mad at herself for not noticing something was off between them earlier, she was with them every day, yet only realized it once the news broke, that these two were actually together.

Qin Yun replied calmly, "Mm, mm, mm, my bad."

Pei Yan stood behind her, watching her with a smile.

Others joked about Pei Yan not being upfront, and Pei Yan played along, promising to treat everyone to a meal sometime.

Li Ning was the most devastated; his idol got married, and he just found out.

He couldn’t sleep at all last night.

Li Ning took out a gift, handing it to Pei Yan, "Mr. Pei, this is for you."

Pei Yan hesitated before accepting it, finding it was an autographed photo, still of him.

The back of the photo had a blessing written: Wishing Mr. Pei and Sister Yun endless happiness and love, a lifetime of harmony together.

Pei Yan laughed.

This photo was quite old, probably five or six years, yet Li Ning had kept it so well, and the simple words of blessing were genuinely comforting.

Pei Yan hugged Li Ning warmly.

Li Ning’s heart felt instantly fulfilled.

He hesitated for a moment before returning Pei Yan’s embrace tightly.

Li Ning spoke with a choked voice, "Mr. Pei, you must be happy!"

The others began to tease.

"No way, we want a hug too; gifts can come later."

Laughter erupted at the scene, and Su Yu secretly signaled the camera crew to capture the moment, planning to release it as a blooper reel later.

Qin Yun was surrounded by excited girls discussing what it’s like having Mr. Pei as a husband; Qin Yun stood amidst them, sharing a few anecdotes, making Wang Li and Lin Yihan marvel.

Wang Li sighed, "Who would’ve thought? Who would’ve thought Mr. Pei is such a considerate, gentle man; from the surface, he seems like a deity aloof from the Mortal World, but having a loved one, he still becomes tender."

Lin Yihan nodded in agreement, "I didn’t expect Mr. Pei, who usually seems unapproachable, is just like any normal man in front of someone he loves."

"I can’t take it; the more I see, the more I want to fall in love."

Wang Li shook her head, suddenly recalling glimpses of Qin Yun’s brother she saw some time ago, blushing and smiling awkwardly.

Qin Yun noticed and curiously asked, "Got someone you like?"

"Of course not!"

Wang Li quickly shook her head in denial, her attitude suspicious.

While they joked around, Pei Yan was surrounded too, with only one person standing gloomily aside, eyes intense.

That person was Jingjing.

Jingjing’s leg wasn’t well yet and she was still seated in a wheelchair, her assistant standing behind her.

"Sister Jing, don’t look."

The assistant tried to steer her in a different direction but Jingjing snapped, "Why shouldn’t I watch?"

Jingjing gritted her teeth, "She’s doing it for me to see, so why wouldn’t I watch closely?"

The assistant could only let go.

The laughter from the other side made Jingjing seem even more pitiful.

The assistant said, "If only we’d not done that earlier."

Had things gone differently, Jingjing could have at least finished the filming peacefully, but now even though she’s still filming, the situation had changed entirely.

Jingjing let out an unsatisfied grunt, "Losing is losing, but my luck isn’t as good as Qin Yun’s; she has such a solid family background, if I had similar support, my life would be more spectacular than hers."

The assistant sighed.

After some chit-chat, it was soon time to draw tasks, still divided into groups A and B: Group A was Pei Yan, Qin Yun, Li Ning, Bai Ziyu; Group B was Xiao Hu, Wang Li, Xiaoxiao, Lin Yihan, Zhao Lan, and Jingjing.

Due to Jingjing’s inability to walk, her assistant accompanied her in the wheelchair.

"Today’s task location is at a suburban farm, with two tasks: one is helping local ranchers with planting, and the other is finding the meaty worms in the fields, which are a local delicacy."

While the assistant announced the task, her expression noticeably changed upon mentioning the meaty worms.

No one else noticed except Qin Yun.

She tugged on Pei Yan’s hand, and Pei Yan immediately lowered his head cooperatively.

"Hmm?"

Qin Yun whispered at Pei Yan’s ear, "Are those meaty worms like the ones you showed me before, with soy sauce and chili, eaten raw and wriggling?"

Before coming to Country F, Qin Yun had reviewed some information about the place, including introductions to this unique creature and cuisine.

But at the time, she thought it seemed more akin to some single-cell organism.

"Yes."

Pei Yan carefully observed Qin Yun’s expression and noticed her frown, immediately patting her back, "Don’t worry, whether we draw this task or not, you don’t have to get involved."

Pei Yan’s eyes inadvertently swept over to Su Yu at his side, and Su Yu felt a chill.

"Director Su’s a bit inconsiderate."

He silently held a grudge against Su Yu, planning to address it later.

Qin Yun couldn’t help but frown and state, "I’m not that fragile, I just didn’t expect anyone to enjoy eating something like that, don’t they find it disgusting?"

Pei Yan after a long pause said, "...High protein."

That’s the only explanation he could give, as he too couldn’t understand Su Yu’s interest in exploring such single-cell culinary experiences.

Wang Li’s eyes lit up watching Pei Yan and Qin Yun whispering together, excited, "Damn! It really is different being public; did they just embrace? Are they about to kiss?!"

Xiao Hu glanced over enviously, "Seems like it."

Indeed, being public is different; they can be so intimate.

Really makes you want to fall in love.