Since Lu Yiwei wasn't willing to teach, Mu Zhengqing didn't insist. He believed that one could become talented through self-study.
He began searching for videos on his phone.
"Why are you learning massage?" Lu Yiwei asked, a bit nervously.
Why was he suddenly learning massage? Who was he going to massage once he learned? Did he have someone special in mind?
"For Mulu, of course. I noticed he really enjoys your massages," Mu Zhengqing explained as he searched.
"If he likes it, I'll do it for him in the future. You don't have to learn,” hearing that it was for Mulu, Lu Yiwei immediately relaxed.
He glanced at Mulu, who was playing happily. Although he learned to massage for Mu Zhengqing, Mulu was their son, so he would do it for Mu Zhengqing’s sake.
Five minutes later
Mu Zhengqing tossed his phone aside and beckoned to Lu Yiwei. As the old saying goes, it’s better to let the specialist handle it. [T/N: funnily enough, I couldn’t find an english equivalent for it. In my language, we have 3, lmao]
He only just realised that learning massage was so troublesome, and required knowledge of both acupressure and human anatomy**
So he planned to make it clear to Lu Yiwei right now that Mulu belonged to him and he hoped that Lu Yiwei wouldn't covet what wasn't his.
If having a cat helped him to sleep, then he should adopt another one himself, and not compete with him for Mulu in any way.
"What's up?" Lu Yiwei obediently walked over to Mu Zhengqing and asked.
Mu Zhengqing made room for him to sit, then leaned in and whispered, "When we get a divorce, you won't fight me for custody of Mulu, will you?"
After hearing Mu Zhengqing's words, Lu Yiwei was a bit lost in thought.
These past few days had been so happy, so happy that he had forgotten that he hadn't pursued Mu Zhengqing yet, and that they were still in a relationship where they were going to get a divorce after they finished recording the variety show.
"What, are you really going to fight me for him?" Seeing Lu Yiwei's reaction, Mu Zhengqing immediately looked guarded.
"No, I won't fight you for Mulu." Lu Yiwei quickly assured him. ‘But I can't guarantee that I won't fight Mulu for you,’ he silently added in his heart.
"After we divorce, what are your plans?" Lu Yiwei thought for a moment, then asked tentatively.
“Work hard at work, and enjoy petting the cat when I get off work,” Mu Zhengqing replied after some thought.
Since Lu Yiwei had said he wouldn't fight him for Mulu, he was in a good mood and was happy to answer Lu Yiwei's questions.
"What about your love life?" Lu Yiwei continued to ask. He wanted to know what Mu Zhengqing's plans were for the future.
He could plan his future according to Mu Zhengqing, but it seemed like Mu Zhengqing's future plans didn't include him. As expected, Mu Zhengqing's future had no room for his existence.
To be more precise, Mu Zhengqing's future only included himself and Mulu. The only possible additions would be Mulu's siblings or its offspring.
Hearing Mu Zhengqing's answer, Lu Yiwei couldn't help but ask, "You don't plan to remarry?"
Although he would prefer not to get a divorce. But he dared not ask that, because he knew very well how much Mu Zhengqing wanted to divorce him.
He had originally thought that Mu Zhengqing insisted on divorcing him because there was no love between them. But now it seems the problem is even more serious.
“I never thought I'd say this, but listen to your gege, marriage should be taken seriously,” hearing Lu Yiwei ask like that, Mu Zhengqing patted him on the shoulder and said.
If he hadn't been forced into it, he wouldn't have gotten married in this lifetime.
And the reason he was willing to marry Lu Yiwei was because there was no love between them, only mutual use.
Just as Lu Yiwei was about to continue asking, Mu Zhengqing's phone suddenly rang.
It was Liang Qi calling. Mu Zhengqing originally thought Liang Qi was calling to assign them their tasks for the day.
But Liang Qi told him that their task for the day was over, and they had been eliminated.
It turned out that there was a hidden mission today. The production team was observing the interaction of each couple through the live stream, and if either of them exhibited two of the following behaviors: a dark face, provocation, or physical altercation, they would be eliminated. [Bullsh*t! The whole reason audience tunes in to such shows is for the drama. Who wants to watch lovey-dovey couples being mature and sensible?]
After hearing Liang Qi's explanation, Mu Zhengqing asked in confusion, "Which one of us made a dark face?"
"Neither of you did," Liang Qi replied.
“No dark face? You mean we were eliminated because of provocation and physical altercation?” Mu Zhengqing asked uncertainly.
“That's right. Your gesture of beckoning Lu Yiwei over was considered provocation; and patting Lu Yiwei on the shoulder falls under the category of physical altercation,” Liang Qi explained.
After hearing Liang Qi's explanation, Mu Zhengqing was speechless.
He suspected that Liang Qi was deliberately targeting him. Otherwise, how could he come up with such a far-fetched reason. Could it be that Liang Qi had also fallen for Lu Yiwei, so he was displeased with him, the ex-husband?
He remembered that when they first met, Liang Qi had been quite nice to him. Could it be that he had developed feelings for Lu Yiwei during the show?
It made sense. Lu Yiwei on the show was a perfect gentleman, good at both cooking and social interactions. Not only was he handsome, but his physique was top-notch too. It was no wonder people liked him.
If it weren't for the saying "relationships without the intention of marriage are meaningless," he would have wanted to try dating Lu Yiwei himself.
He seemed to have figured out why Lu Yiwei had been so kind to him: it was to impress someone specific.
So Lu Yiwei had gotten what he wanted.
“Congratulations,” Mu Zhengqing, thinking he had figured out the truth, said to Lu Yiwei.
Lu Yiwei was completely baffled by Mu Zhengqing's congratulations. Congratulations on coming in last place?
Mu Zhengqing didn't explain but just gave him an "I know" expression.
Since Mu Zhengqing and Lu Yiwei were the first to be eliminated, they had to accept a penalty.
Starting now, every conversation they had today had to include a compliment or praise.
After hearing the punishment, Mu Zhengqing breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't have to get up at 5 a.m., it was fine.
As for the punishment, it wasn't that difficult. They could just not talk today.
As if Liang Qi could read his mind, he immediately added that they had to have at least a hundred conversations today.
If they didn't complete the task, the 5 a.m. air would be waiting for them.
As for why it wasn't the 5 a.m. sun, it was because the sun didn't rise at 5 a.m.
Before Mu Zhengqing could speak, Liang Qi quickly hung up the phone.
He knew his explanation was far-fetched, so he chose to call Mu Zhengqing instead of Lu Yiwei.
The reason he did this was because he was pressured by the netizens.
After the netizens found out about the punishment, they were determined to make Mu Zhengqing and Lu Yiwei the first to be eliminated.
Liang Qi could understand why the netizens wanted them to be eliminated; it was indeed interesting to watch two handsome guys compliment each other.
He just didn't know what Mu Zhengqing and Lu Yiwei's fans were thinking, they were also joining in the fun.
Mu Zhengqing and Lu Yiwei's fans: We just want to see Mu Zhengqing (Lu Yiwei) compliment our idol.
What, our idol has to compliment the other one too?
Fine, we'll just pretend we didn't hear it.
T/N: If anyone is interested in learning how to massage (for therapeautic or "fun" purposes) I highkey recommend this channel - MedicalMassage-edu Channel. I have been a subscriber for more than 10yrs now and he's really good at explaining stuff.
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