Shen Jianxi didn't mind not receiving any more messages that night, likely due to being annoyed by Luo Yuqi. After Shen Xingzhi left, she washed her hair again and went to bed.
The next day, Shen Jianxi and Shen Xingzhi left the house at seven o'clock.
Following yesterday's plan, they first had some breakfast.
The weather this morning was very good, with a gentle breeze bringing a hint of coolness.
Around nine o'clock after breakfast, the two arrived at a DIY shop as planned. This shop not only allowed people to make wood carvings and silver jewelry themselves but also to mix their own perfumes.
The shop, named Mu Ye, was very famous, with couples flocking to it for dates every weekend. However, as it was a weekday and still early, there were only a few scattered customers besides the staff when they arrived.
After the staff helped them choose what they wanted to make and brought the wood, they thoughtfully provided masks and goggles to prevent wood chips from splashing onto their faces during the process.
Once Shen Jianxi and Shen Xingzhi had their equipment ready, the staff began explaining and demonstrating how to use each tool.
Under normal circumstances, the staff would have guided them step by step. However, as neither Shen Jianxi nor Shen Xingzhi were novices, and with cameras following them, they asked the staff to take a break.
As soon as the staff member walked back, she was pulled into a corner by a colleague, who excitedly asked, "How was it, how was it? Isn't Emperor Shen so handsome!"
The staff member's calm demeanor was gone, replaced by extreme suppressed excitement. She lowered her voice, "Really, Emperor Shen's skin is so good. I almost fainted from excitement standing next to him just now!"
"Is the person next to him that 'Royal Family Shen Jian' who was always on the trending searches a while ago?" her colleague asked in a low voice, sneaking a glance over while asking. Seeing that neither of them noticed them, she continued with relief, "I didn't expect Emperor Shen to be filming a show with him."
"That's not right!" As if remembering something, the colleague suddenly became excited, "Isn't Emperor Shen's current show a dating reality show!?"
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged incredulous glances and simultaneously looked at Shen Jianxi and Shen Xingzhi, who had already started working. They opened their mouths but couldn't find their voices.
Over there, Shen Jianxi let out a helpless laugh.
The voices of the two weren't loud, but her good hearing picked up their conversation clearly.
"What's wrong?" Shen Xingzhi, sensing movement beside him, continued with his work and glanced over.
The edges of the wood he was holding had already been smoothed. Shen Jianxi looked at the wood in her own hands, which remained unchanged, and a competitive spirit ignited.
"It's nothing, Brother Xingzhi, your movements are so fast. I guess I need to speed up too."
With that, she buried her head in her work.
Her series of actions were clean and decisive, which made Shen Xingzhi pause.
Sensing the girl's drive, he inexplicably felt a bit more anticipation for this task.
The two of them worked as if in a competition, focusing intently on their tasks, which made the director anxious.
Damn it, this is a dating show!
Not a woodworking competition!
Why aren't these two interacting! It's driving me crazy!
He picked up the walkie-talkie, "Have the camera crew go up and remind them, it's fine if they just talk."
As soon as the cameraman received the order and was about to step forward, he saw Shen Jianxi pick up a long wooden stick, hold it at both ends, and with a forceful pull, the stick snapped with a "crack."
His steps halted, and he silently turned, preparing to remind Shen Xingzhi. However, he then saw Shen Xingzhi raising a sharp hand knife. His handsome face reflected on the blade, and a cold gleam flashed, inexplicably conveying a sense of killing intent.
The cameraman's face stiffened, then he nonchalantly returned to his original position and replied to the director, "Director, I think this is quite good... Look, although the two seniors aren't interacting, their affectionate gazes say it all."
Director: ...I don't believe you, just admit you're being a coward.
Helplessly, he had to place his hopes on others and used the walkie-talkie to give instructions to another group.
...
Shen Jianxi and Shen Xingzhi were already very skilled, and since they weren't making anything too complicated, they finished around eleven o'clock, leaving only the waxing.
They handed their finished items to the staff and sat on benches to rest. They had been too focused, and now that they relaxed, their eyes felt a bit sore.
As it neared noon, the sunlight from outside shone through the window, casting a golden hue on Shen Xingzhi, falling perfectly on him.
The two sat facing each other. He lowered his eyes, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the tabletop, exuding a captivating laziness.
He shifted slightly, and the sunlight fell on Shen Jianxi's face. She squinted uncomfortably.
The subtle movement was noticed by Shen Xingzhi. He sat up straighter, picked up the hat he had worn while doing woodworking, leaned in, and placed it on Shen Jianxi's head, pushing it down.
This action directly covered Shen Jianxi's eyes with the hat. She adjusted it, and as she looked up to meet his gaze, she saw the smile in Shen Xingzhi's eyes and realized he had done it on purpose.
However, his actions were such that she couldn't bring herself to be angry.
"Brother Xingzhi, you're so childish."
Being called childish by a girl younger than him amused Shen Xingzhi. Just as he was about to pull her hat off again, Shen Jianxi, having been warned this time, dodged backward almost the moment he reached out.
"Haha, you missed!" Shen Jianxi looked at him with a hint of triumph, her chin slightly raised.
Shen Xingzhi didn't feel regret at his failed attempt. He withdrew his hand and watched the young girl in front of him with interest.
Perhaps it was because she had just won back a round, but she unconsciously revealed a touch of girlish shyness. Thinking of the chat logs he had seen last night, he found it amusing inwardly. Only she would think her disguise was so successful.
Shen Xingzhi's expression softened. He reached out and placed his hand on her head, his tone unconsciously becoming a little doting.
"Yes, yes, yes, you're the best. I lost."
This tone immediately made Shen Jianxi blush, and even Shen Xingzhi's gaze seemed to become more intense.
She unnaturally averted her eyes and coughed lightly.
Shen Xingzhi withdrew his hand but continued to look at her, a smile lingering on his lips.
77: "Beep! Affection points +7. Shen Xingzhi's current affection level is 32."
The director, watching the scene on the screen, nervously bit his handkerchief. Finally! These two were finally interacting.
However, they were quite dedicated, making it seem so real.
Since there was already interaction here, there was no need to find other groups to liven things up.
He was just about to say something on the walkie-talkie when the door of Mu Ye was pushed open, and the wind chime at the entrance rang out a crisp sound.