Chapter 494: Chapter 494

Su Xiaotong hadn’t arrived yet, but she made a call to Qin Zhao.

The guesthouse had been booked in advance by the production team.

According to the original plan, the staff from the production team would have arrived first.

Chu Yan and Qin Zhao took a private plane, so they got there a step ahead, while the crew’s flight encountered a delay.

The program team had previously visited this place to do a reckie and had reserved the entire guesthouse.

In the courtyard of the guesthouse, there was a business van parked that Chu Yan could use to pick up people.

"It’s raining outside, and it’s not nice to make them wait too long, so go pick them up first, will you?"

Qin Zhao relayed this to Chu Yan.

Chu Yan took the car keys and obediently went to pick up people.

If the various Kings Yan and Netherworld Envoys of the underworld had seen this, they probably would have been shocked to their core.

After all, even the Netherworld Emperor couldn’t make him do things unless he felt like it.

And yet here he was in the Human World, playing chauffeur to pick up others for someone else.

Qin Zhao was used to bossing Chu Yan around.

After Chu Yan drove off, she went upstairs to sort out their luggage.

He was going to pick up two other couples.

Besides these two couples, there was also one staff member.

All in all, there were five people—luckily, the business van had seven seats.

At the airport entrance, several people stood together with their luggage.

"It’s hard to get a taxi when it’s raining. Su Xiaotong said someone would come to pick us up soon."

"Didn’t they say the crew’s flight hasn’t arrived yet?"

"Someone arrived earlier, it’s Qin Zhao and her husband."

"How did they get here so quickly?"

"Her husband is handsome and wealthy. They came over in a private plane, you know."

The staff member mentioned Qin Zhao and Chu Yan with a look of envy.

They had worked on the production team during the last season of the show, and everyone thought Qin Zhao and Chu Yan were a perfect match.

Both of them had such high attractiveness, and Qin Zhao’s husband was so impressive!

"Having a private plane sure is awesome."

"Yeah, I watched last season’s show too, her husband is really something."

"Other people’s husbands, we can only admire."

One of the female guests and the staff member struck up a conversation, sharing their thoughts in a burst of emotion.

"Private planes? Nowadays, planes aren’t that expensive."

An abrupt voice joined in the conversation.

They turned to look, and it was a lady wearing sunglasses and dressed in a fancy manner.

This lady was named Wen Yi.

The Wen Family is one of the noble houses of Imperial City, known for its wealth, and she was the vice president of the family business.

Wen Yi had a fondness for handsome men, so she had married a male celebrity—who had been very popular ten years ago but was now practically out of the limelight.

Their family wasn’t short of money, and it was a mystery why they would join such a reality show.

The other female guest did not engage with her.

The staff member also refrained from talking more and simply started playing with their phone.

Soon after, Chu Yan’s car arrived.

In the seven-seater business van, besides the front passenger seat, there were two rows of seats in the back.

The staff member had wanted to sit in the front to let the two couples sit in the back so that they could record some footage with the camera.

But before they could even touch the door handle, Wen Yi pushed past them and took the front passenger seat.

Wen Yi’s husband, with a listless expression, then sat in the back row of the seats.

"Mr. Chu, I’m really sorry to trouble you."

After the staff member got in, they politely said.

Chu Yan responded indifferently, his gaze turning towards Wen Yi in the front passenger seat.

They had been standing outside for a long time, and the drizzling rain had turned into a downpour.

Wen Yi’s clothes and hair were soaked with quite a lot of rainwater.

Chu Yan handed Wen Yi a cloth from the car.

"Mr. Chu is such a gentleman,"

Wen Yi took the cloth, smiled at him with a glint in her eye.

She had never seen such a handsome man before, his effortless aura of aloofness and nobility was absolutely mesmerizing.

She had forced herself to watch all the episodes of this variety show online solely for Chu Yan.

Thus, her coming to participate in the show was also to meet him.

As for her husband, she didn’t care about his thoughts in the slightest.

His cold and handsome face remained expressionless.

Wen Yi thought to herself that such a detached and aloof demeanor really triggered a woman’s desire to conquer.

Seeing that Wen Yi had only wiped the water off her body, Chu Yan finally said, "What I meant was for you to wipe the rearview mirror. The rain is pouring down so heavily, the mirror is all wet, and it’s inconvenient for me to drive."

Laughter came from the back seat but was quickly suppressed.

Wen Yi held the cloth in her hand, her face flushed with embarrassment.

After a good while, she finally opened the car window and wiped the rearview mirror.

Chu Yan turned his gaze back and drove them to the bed-and-breakfast.

On the drive there, Wen Yi’s gaze often drifted towards Chu Yan at the driver’s seat.

She didn’t try to hide it at all.

"Mr. Chu, how old are you?"

The journey was somewhat long, and after a while, Wen Yi had forgotten her earlier embarrassment.

She stared at Chu Yan for a long time, unable to resist the urge to chat with him.

Chu Yan acted as if he hadn’t heard, not responding at all.

Wen Yi spoke up again, "I heard you own a pharmaceutical company. Our Wen Family also has connections in that field, there might be an opportunity for us to collaborate."

She thought to herself that Chu Yan, after all, was a businessman.

In the business world, more partners meant more pathways.

So, she was confident that Chu Yan would be interested in what she had proposed.

Regrettably, after waiting for quite some time, Chu Yan still didn’t speak.

"Mr. Chu, didn’t you hear me?"

Wen Yi frowned, still not giving up, she asked him again.

Chu Yan started to feel annoyed and only then glanced sideways at her.

"What did you say? During rainy weather in the south, flies like to buzz into the car. Just now, there was a fly constantly buzzing by my ear, I didn’t catch what you said."

The other female guest in the rear seat covered her mouth with her hand, nearly bursting out laughing.

She’d heard all about this Wen Yi, even though she was married to a male celebrity, her private life was scandalous, often flirting with other male artists in the industry.

Does she actually want to hit on Qin Zhao’s husband?

She and her own husband exchanged glances, both wearing expressions as if they were enjoying the show.

As for Wen Yi’s husband, he had not looked at Wen Yi the entire trip, only staring out the window at the dense, pouring rain.

If earlier was just awkward, now Wen Yi simply wanted to strangle Chu Yan.

All the pleasant fantasies she had held in her heart had instantly crumbled quite a bit.

She opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say.

After all, Chu Yan hadn’t directly called her a fly, questioning him would be like admitting it herself.

Wen Yi held her breath, dejectedly sitting in the passenger seat, and finally quieted down.

Soon, they finally arrived at the bed-and-breakfast.

Chu Yan parked the car and hurried into the room, then went upstairs to find his wife.

"Zhaozhao, do you have a flyswatter?"

Qin Zhao looked oddly at him, "Why would I bring that?"

"A very annoying fly came in."