Unfortunately, they couldn’t buy the candle holders and flowers. Lu Jin felt a bit disappointed.

As they walked out of the restaurant, Lu Jin was still contemplating where to go to buy those items.

Just as they exited the restaurant, a blue figure rushed toward them in a hurry.

The blue figure skidded to a stop with urgency, causing dust to fly.

Skidd.

Quick-witted, Lu Jin pulled Lin Yan to the side, shielding him from the flying dirt.

“Sorry about that.” The blue figure handed them a bag. “Same-city express delivery. Your items.”

Lu Jin released Lin Yan and reached out to take the bag. “Thank you. Your drifting skills are pretty impressive too.”

The person awkwardly rubbed their head and rushed off to deliver the next order, quickly disappearing.

Standing at the entrance, they were undeniably eye-catching, and a crowd slowly gathered.

Lin Yan scanned the onlookers and said, “Let’s go.”

Lu Jin was checking the delivered things, “Yeah, let’s go.”

Lin Yan: “What did you buy this time?”

Lu Jin: “It’s a good thing, it will instantly increase our happiness index.”

Lin Yan leaned over to look and fell silent.

It turned out to be an electric cooking pot.

Lu Jin seemed quite pleased. “We need this pot for our afternoon tea.”

Lin Yan took a deep breath. “We’re outside. Where are we going to plug it in?”

They locked eyes in silence for three seconds.

Lu Jin acted nonchalantly: “Let’s wash the pot first.”

Lin Yan said, “Don’t dodge this question.”

Lu Jin thought for a moment and took out his phone to start searching.

Lin Yan thought he might be searching for ways to generate electricity, so he sneakily glanced over, nearly thinking he had misread it.

Lin Yan said in disbelief: “Are you searching for Pikachu?”

Lu Jin paused and put away his phone. He apologized, “I really shouldn’t have searched for that.”

Lin Yan thought to himself, thankfully he wasn’t that foolish.

Lu Jin went on to say: “There is a claw machine here.”

Lin Yan: “…”

The barrage: “…”

Lu Jin had intended to demonstrate his “god-like claw machine” skills to Lin Yan but was dragged away by him.

Lin Yan really wanted to sigh. “Stop playing. We still have a task.”

Only then did Lu Jin remember that they were still filming the show.

With limited time and other places to go, Lu Jin reluctantly gave up the claw machine.

The last activity was the high-speed skyway.

Lin Yan followed the signs to the place, only to find that it was a roller coaster.

With the haunted house as a baseline, the roller coaster was a piece of cake for Lu Jin.

Standing at the entrance, he listened to the screams from the people on the roller coaster echoing through the sky. He accidentally bumped into Lin Yan’s arm and said, “If I knew this was an option, we could have played this first. It’s fast and exciting.”

Lin Yan glanced at him lightly without saying a word.

At first, Lu Jin thought Lin Yan was simply ignoring him. However, when the people from the previous ride disembarked and they got on, he noticed that Lin Yan’s expression had turned somewhat stiff.

Lu Jin pondered for a moment and asked, “Are you scared?”

Lin Yan frowned, “No.”

It’s just that he didn’t like it.

He didn’t like the sensation of losing control over his body due to weightlessness.

It made him feel dizzy for a long time afterward.

Lu Jin reached out his hand, “You can hold my hand.”

Lin Yan pushed his hand back, “No need.”

Lu Jin boasted, “Do you know there’s a poll online for the ‘Most Secure Male Celebrity’? I happened to win the title. If you hold onto me, you’ll have the strongest sense of security.”

Talking about this reminded Lin Yan, “Oh, it’s the poll you personally shared on Weibo.”

Lu Jin said, “Accidentally. Who knew the poll would automatically be shared.”

This incident even made it to the trending topics.

Lin Yan came across it while scrolling through his feed.

With Lu Jin’s already massive fanbase, what had originally been a casual poll quickly gained traction when he shared it.

All his fans joined in, and other celebrities’ fans were left confused, thinking it was some important poll and began voting too.

Lu Jin later explained this in an interview, but his fans calmly responded, “There’s no shame in wanting to be number one. Don’t suppress your inner desires.”

Lin Yan asked, “And what about you? What are your thoughts?”

Lu Jin replied, “I wanted to be number one. Oh my god, don’t laugh.”

Lin Yan chuckled softly.

The tense feeling had eased quite a bit during their conversation with Lu Jin, and his body relaxed in turn.

The roller coaster started slowly.

Lu Jin leaned over and looked at him seriously: “If you are scared…”

Lin Yan listened quietly.

Lu Jin continued, “Just shout ‘woof woof’ three times—”

The roller coaster suddenly accelerated and shot forward.

Lin Yan was so shocked by the “woof woof” that he didn’t even have time to feel nervous.

It wasn’t until the roller coaster flipped in the air that Lin Yan snapped out of his daze.

What a lunatic!

Woof what woof!

All the scenery was spinning rapidly in Lin Yan’s eyes. He turned his head to look at the person beside him.

Lu Jin was enjoying this quietly, with a smile on his face as if he was truly savoring the experience.

“You…” Lin Yan managed to say a word but was interrupted when a gust of wind poured into his mouth, silencing him.

Lu Jin tilted his head and smiled at him.

As the roller coaster reached its peak and swiftly dropped, a hand reached over and pressed against Lin Yan’s lips.

A round object was pushed into his mouth.

Lin Yan instinctively licked it, and it turned out to be candy.

It had a layer of sour powder on the outside and a fruity-flavored filling inside.

His discomfort was instantly alleviated.

Lin Yan bit into the candy and turned his head back in a daze.

Lu Jin’s eyes curved, “Don’t be afraid.”

His voice wasn’t loud, quickly blending in with the screams around them.

But Lin Yan heard it clearly.

The roller coaster came to a slow stop.

Lin Yan let out a breath, calming his heart that had been pounding due to the excitement.

He looked at Lu Jin, wanting to thank him.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw a look of embarrassment on Lu Jin’s face.

A sense of unease rose within Lin Yan.

Lu Jin cleared his throat and began, “This candy was from my house.”

Lin Yan: “Mm.”

Lu Jin was half sorry and half confused: “I forgot when I bought it. I didn’t check the expiration date just now… Hey, wait for me.”

Lin Yan speeded up his pace expressionlessly.

He swallowed all the words of thanks he had prepared.

Lin Yan didn’t walk fast.

He had just gotten off the roller coaster and felt a bit lightheaded. Soon, Lu Jin caught up with him.

Lu Jin had finished the roller coaster ride and was acting as if nothing had happened. He cheerfully said, “I have good news.”

Lin Yan glanced at him.

Lu Jin: “I just checked. The candy isn’t expired.”

Not mentioning the candy would have been fine, but once he brought it up, Lin Yan’s fists itched.

He sneered, “Thanks?”

Lu Jin: “You’re welcome, there is another bad news.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Lu Jin: “This candy is fake.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Lu Jin: “I remember that the previous packaging didn’t look like this…”

Lin Yan could hardly bear it anymore: “Mr. Lu, is it possible that they changed the packaging?”

Lu Jin suddenly realized and laughed: “Well, congratulations, you have two pieces of good news today. You must be really lucky.”

Lin Yan remained silent for a while.

Listening to the person beside him boast about being the god of luck, he felt speechless to the extreme and found it a bit amusing.

How could there be such a person?

Being with him led to various situations.

But indeed, he didn’t dislike it.

Lin Yan called out to him, “Lu Jin.”

Lu Jin: “Hmm?”

Lin Yan was puzzled: “Why did you make me bark like a dog just now?”

Lu Jin: “Because it’s so crazy that if you bark like a dog, you’ll end up laughing at yourself, and that way you won’t feel nervous.”

[I tried to find traces of joking on Teacher Lu’s face.]

[I thought he was joking, but he really meant it!]

[Good news, he himself thinks it’s pretty crazy… :)]

Lin Yan’s thoughts aligned with the barrage of comments.

He originally thought that Lu Jin was joking, but he was actually quite serious.

Lin Yan couldn’t hold back and said, “Mr. Lu, you are really something.”

Lu Jin didn’t know what he was complimenting, so he received the praise somewhat puzzledly, “Thank you.”

Walking out through the exit, Lin Yan saw the staff waiting with big and small bags for them.

Staff: “Congratulations to both of you for completing all the challenges. Please give me your stamp cards.”

Both of them took out their stamp cards and handed them over. The staff stamped them and kindly said, “Next, you can go to the Golden Milk booth for delicious and healthy golden milk. Find the Golden Milk Ambassador to exchange for bonus cards and get the clue for the next location.”

There’s another location?

Lin Yan glanced at his phone, “We need to hurry.”

Lu Jin: “We still have time.”

The Golden Milk booth was not far from the entrance.

When they arrived there, they unexpectedly saw Huang Ying and Zhou Xianyin.

Seeing Lu Jin carrying bags and his little shark rain boots, Huang Ying took a while before she managed to say, “The secret to clearing the challenges?”

Lu Jin: “…”

Lin Yan: “…”

A past best left unmentioned.

Huang Ying took a couple more glances at the rain boots and asked, “These boots are so cute, where did you buy them?”

Lu Jin was silent for a few seconds for no apparent reason, then he said, “They’re sold out. These are the last pair.”

Huang Ying sighed with regret, “Ah.”

Without further delaying Lin Yan and the others’ time, she bid them farewell with a smile and left with Zhou Xianyin to collect their stamp cards and complete their tasks.

The Golden Milk Ambassador seemed quite idle, but as soon as he saw them return, he quickly put on a smile, “Hello, two teachers. Here are your bonus cards, please keep them safe.”

The bonus cards were made quite hastily, just a thin piece of paper.

Lin Yan took it and folded it before putting it in his pocket.

The Golden Milk Ambassador cleared his throat forcefully, “The clue for the next location is, ‘A thousand miles of matrimonial destiny connects two souls.'”

Lin Yan waited for more, but realized that was all, “Is that it?”

The Golden Milk Ambassador: “Yes, that’s it.”

Lin Yan furrowed his brows, pondering. He tried to match the poetic line with the city’s landmarks, attempting to find the corresponding location.

He had just thought of two places when he heard Lu Jin confidently say, “Follow me.”

Lin Yan paused, “You know?”

Lu Jin: “I can know.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Well, that still meant he didn’t know.

However, Lu Jin had indeed found Ghost Town, so Lin Yan would believe him once more for now.

As they walked, they exchanged words.

Lu Jin gestured that he didn’t have free hands, so he asked Lin Yan to search.

Lin Yan took out his phone, and opened the app, “Search now?”

Lu Jin: “Ah, right. Search for free, economical, and remote places one by one.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Lu Jin urged, “Come on, search.”

Lin Yan suppressed the urge to make a sarcastic comment and searched one by one.

After searching for “remote,” the result that popped up left Lin Yan stunned.

The result was the Guiyue Shrine.

Lin Yan had heard of Guiyue Shrine before; it was a place where local people prayed for love and marriage. It was said that the red threads they prayed for inside the shrine were highly effective, making it akin to a temple of the Matchmaker God.

“A thousand miles of matrimonial destiny connects two souls.”

Perhaps this was referring to this place.

Lin Yan: “…”

Did this really count as a clue? Was the director just really short on budget?

Lu Jin leaned over to take a look, and he also seemed surprised for a moment. “I know about this place.”

Lin Yan wasn’t surprised, “Hmm.”

Lu Jin seemed to feel a bit embarrassed to say it aloud in public. He lowered his head slightly and lowered his voice, “My cousin went to Guiyue Shrine to pray for the red thread before getting married, and then…”

“And then he lived happily ever after with your cousin-in-law?” Lin Yan asked.

“No, not quite. They had a big fight on their wedding day and haven’t spoken to each other since,” Lu Jin explained.

Lin Yan: “…”