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    Extra 4: Wonderful Treasure (4)

    Translator: Mukyuu
    Editor: Mikyuu 

    Wonderful Treasure was the first show that managed to invite both Lin Rong and Ning Yan after they had made their relationship public. Even the teaser made many fans anticipate the show. 

    Once the episode started airing, the fans started chatting on Weibo. By the time the episode finished airing, Weibo had practically exploded. 

    Ning Yan was busy during the day and went to Lin Rong’s place at night. 

    After taking a shower and climbing into bed, he finally got the chance to watch the web version on the partner website. 

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    The web version had only been uploaded an hour before. As soon as Ning Yan opened the video, he saw nothing but a screenful of bullet comments. 

    “RongYan1In Chinese fan culture, onscreen couples are often given a CP name which is typically made by combining their names or nicknames. For Lin Rong and Ning Yan, the fans have taken “Rong” and “Yan” and combined that into RongYan. and DiDi go go go!!” 

    “Peacock warning, it’s just dogfood, all of it is just dogfood!!” 

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    “NXNXNXNXNXNXN kv ynvwyzzu zssjp dknl!”&dcpr;

    “Zyduyd obyv byrrldle vs uswa kxytl? Eblal’e usw vspp uswa kxytl?”&dcpr;

    “Did everyone see Lin Rong’s expression?” 

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    “My gosh, Miao Bro why are you smiling like the Joker?” 

    “The instant his wife appeared his expression changed…” 

    The cameraman had gotten really up close and personal when Lin Rong was examining Ning Yan’s outfit, which meant the camera really captured the path Lin Rong’s gaze traveled. Everyone shrieked in the comments. 

    “I think if they weren’t filming, Lin Rong would swallow Ning Yan on the spot!”

    “Ahhhhhhh too sweet too sweet!” 

    “How could these damned men be so sweet!!” 

    By the time Lin Rong picked up Ning Yan with a smile, the image was no longer visible under the pile of “AHHHHHHHHH”s that covered up the entire screen. 

    Ning Yan… Ning Yan felt a bit embarrassed and hugged the pillow tightly as his face flamed. 

    By the time Gu Ying, the award winning TV actor, arrived, the onscreen comments reached a new level of density. 

    Gu Ying actually wore the mermaid outfit too!

    Everyone paused in shock… 

    At the same time, a lot of people started commenting “DiDi.” 

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    When did those two get paired up?! 

    Hold on, Ning Yan suddenly recalled how Wei Zhounan and Gu Ying had pulled each other sneakily into the hotel room after the recording. Something flashed in Ning Yan’s mind and his expression started to change… 

    He’d thought it strange when he ran into Gu Ying that day. The TV actor rarely appeared on variety shows, much less outdoor reality TV shows—Wonderful Treasure should have been the first time he actually recorded a reality TV show right? 

    That was why when the program released its teaser, even Gu Ying’s fans were caught off guard. 

    But not only did the TV actor join the outdoor reality TV show, he had even worn the shell-bra mermaid outfit. At that time, Ning Yan had already thought something was going on. But now that he watched the recording as an audience member, he contemplated… could Gu Ying have joined the show because of his bro!? 

    He had only thought the interaction between Gu Ying and Wei Zhounan had been hilarious that day. He had never once thought about that possibility! 

    Ning Yan hurriedly continued watching. 

    On the way to the forest, he and Lin Rong had been constantly whispering to each other. At the point where they talked about “sucking male essence,” Lin Rong had glanced back at the cameraman. 

    Post-production, the program had added a few words—“I didn’t hear anything!!” 

    The onscreen comments: 

    “I can sense the cameraman’s anger, curiosity, and anxiety…” 

    “What are they talking about? Say it louder for us!!” 

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    “Definitely something that’s R-rated!”

    “Look! Look! He kissed his fingers! They’re still recording!!” 

    “Miao Bro has been smiling ever since he saw Ning Yan!” 

    “I remember once when we had to screenshot the tiniest twitch of the jerk’s lips. I’m jealous, so jealous…” 

    Once they got to the forest, the program simply put a pink bubble filter around them as they took down the plastic ball and Lin Rong fed Ning Yan the drink. The comments were basically all “So sweet we could cry” but when Gu Ying and Wei Zhounan appeared, the atmosphere immediately changed into a bunch of “LOLOLOLOL” cackles. 

    Gu Ying had held Wei Zhounan up as he grabbed the ball. When Wei Zhounan landed back on the ground, he had urged Gu Ying to drink faster but Gu Ying had clasped Wei Zhounan’s wrist and given him a meaningful look. After taking a few sips, he had said something quietly. 

    Only then did the cameraman seem to realize something was going on and tried to get closer. But Gu Ying had finished speaking and it was just Wei Zhounan who was standing there, stunned and blushing. 

    The staff: What are you men talking about???

    The comments: 

    “What did you say? I’m shouting in anger!!!” 

    “F*ck, f*ck, f*ck, I think the TV actor just flirted with our little idol… am I mistaken? …” 

    “There’s definitely something going on. Gu Ying never participates in reality shows, much less is this obvious about it!” 

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    “The actor couldn’t be here for our little idol… right?” 

    “AHHHHH I can only shriek!!” 

    Then it was the hotel and the battle for the food. 

    As Lin Rong was getting ready to do push-ups, he had called Ning Yan over and Ning Yan actually squatted next to Lin Rong with his eyes glinting in anticipation. As Ning Yan had watched intently, the commenters were baffled. 

    “Is this still the Lin Rong and Ning Yan I know??” 

    “Oh Yanyan is so perverted!” 

    “Are the two usually like this at home? LOLOLOLOL!” 

    “The confusing couple, what are you doing?!” 

    “Ahhhhh, Lin Rong is so doting!!” 

    “I’m going to be blinded by how lovey they are!” 

    Lin Rong cooked, snuck a kiss with Ning Yan, and fed Ning Yan. Ning Yan hiccuped and they got the mission card. As the audience screamed in the comments, they and Wei Zhounan and Gu Ying rushed to do the third mission. 

    As for Ning Yan’s pictures, nobody could understand what they were supposed to be. All kinds of guesses floated around on Weibo and the hashtag #WhatIsNingYanDrawing even got onto the trending topics list. 

    As for Gu Ying and Wei Zhounan… 

    When Gu Ying turned the tablet around and the audience saw the little figure in the picture— 

    “That’s… our little idol?” 

    “??? Wei Zhounan wore this a few years ago on a variety show! OMG!” 

        “????”

    “????” 

    “… Does this count as an official confession?” 

    “OMG OMG OMG, what does that mean? Someone tell me what Gu Ying means?” 

    “Can’t you see that Wei Zhounan is also shocked and surprised! There has to be something going on between them!” 

    “Our little idol is as red as a tomato…” 

    “The TV actor sure can flirt… So when are these two going to go public?” 

    At this point, Ning Yan was also extremely surprised. 

    Just how much had happened between his bro and Gu Ying while he wasn’t looking?!

    Ning Yan hit pause and immediately called Wei Zhounan, but the line was busy. He needed to know, so he called back after a minute, only to get the busy tone again. In the end, he couldn’t resist and called Ning Yue instead. 

    As soon as the call connected, Ning Yan shouted, “Cousin!!!” 

    Ning Yue answered, “… What?” 

    Ning Yan asked, “Did you watch my episode yet? Don’t you know Gu Ying? He’s gay??? Does he like Wei Zhounan?” 

    Ning Yue fell silent for a second and answered, “I just found out today.” 

    “So it’s real?!” Ning Yan was shocked. “You confirmed it with him?” 

    “Wouldn’t it be faster for you to ask Wei Zhounan?” Ning Yue coughed and then asked, “Why are you asking me?” 

    Only then did Ning Yan realize that his cousin’s voice was a bit hoarse. He asked in confusion, “Cousin, did you catch a cold?” 

    “No,” Ning Yue’s tone was a bit strange as he answered, “I’m going to bed. If there’s nothing I’m hanging up now. Stop being so gossipy in the middle of the night.” 

    “It’s only 11pm…” Ning Yan suddenly became suspicious. “Cousin, what exactly are you doing?” 

    “… None of your business. Bye!” Ning Yue said stiffly and then hung up before Ning Yan could continue asking his questions. 

    Ning Yan, “?” Something’s going on!

    As soon as Ning Yue hung up the phone, the man leaned over his back and gently kissed the back of Ning Yue’s neck. 

    Ning Yue lay on the bed and closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and asked, “… Have you had enough?” 

    Ji Shao laughed, “Yue, how come you refuse to admit our relationship every time we’re done?” 

    Ning Yue, “…” 

    He started emitting cold air. 

    But that didn’t scare Ji Shao. After all, Ning Yue was covered in marks and no matter how much cold air he produced, Ji Shao only wanted to press the man down with more kisses. 

    Ning Yue tensed his face and elbowed backwards, trying to push the man aside so he could get up. He said coldly, “I’m going home.” 

    Usually whenever he said this Ji Shao wouldn’t force him and would obediently back away. 

    But this time, Ning Yue’s plan failed. 

    The man grasped his waist and pressed him down so Ning Yue couldn’t get up. 

    He stiffened and his voice turned colder as he asked, “What are you doing?” 

    “Using me and then leaving me. That’s not right.” Ji Shao gently bit down on Ning Yue’s earlobe and could clearly feel the man in his arms tremble. “Yue, when are you going to give me the identity I want?” 

    Ning Yue was a tiny ball of ice. Ji Shao knew this a long time ago. 

    He wasn’t in a hurry because he believed, even now, that the coldest ice ball would melt one day. The truth of the matter was that the little ball of ice was practically a puddle of water but because there was still the tiniest bit of ice left, the little ball of ice would insist on pretending to be cold. 

    … So Ji Shao was anxious. 

    Especially since it seemed like Gu Ying had found a partner. 

    Ning Yue’s response: … 

    “Even Ning Yan has stopped being stubbornly proud. You’re his older cousin and even worse than him.” Ji Shao laughed. 

    “What did you say?” Ning Yue turned around and demanded through gritted teeth. 

    Ji Shao tilted his chin up and answered, “I’m saying that you’re cute.” 

    Ning Yue retorted, “… Shut up.” 

    Ji Shao smiled and bent down again, saying in resignation, “Nevermind. Shall we?” 

    “Ji Shao, get off!” 

    After a little while, Ning Yue bit his lip and couldn’t say anything anymore. 

    Ji Shao whispered, “It’s obvious that you like me.” 

    Ning Yue: “… Shut up.” 

    Ji Shao: “Do you like me, Yue?” 

    Ning Yue: “… I told you to shut up!” 

    Ji Shao: “If you don’t say it out loud, you can forget about leaving tonight.” 

    Ning Yue: “…” 

    Ji Shao: “The whole cold-air thing won’t work anymore starting today.” 

    Ning Yue: “…” Deep breaths. 

    Ji Shao: “Yue…” 

    Ning Yue: “… I told you to shut up.” 

    Ning Yue closed his eyes and hid the emotions in them as he said bitingly, “If you keep asking me what’s obvious between us, I’ll hit you for real.” 

    Ji Shao paused and when he sorted through those words, something glinted in his eyes. 

    He swallowed once and then laughed quietly, “Are all confessions by stubborn and proud people like you so special?” 

    Ning Yue, “…” You’re screwed

    Ning Yan couldn’t figure out what was going on with his cousin, so he set it aside and called Wei Zhounan again. 

    This time the call went through but Wei Zhounan’s voice was also weird. “Hey, bro?” 

    “What are you up to?” Ning Yan asked sneakily. 

    “… Nothing,” Wei Zhounan answered vaguely. 

    Ning Yan continued to probe, “Did you see the feedback on the web?” 

    “Ah? No-not really, why…” Wei Zhounan’s voice immediately sounded guilty. 

    Immediately Ning Yan started talking loudly, “You and Gu Ying! What’s going on between you and Gu Ying?!” 

    Though he didn’t hear anything, Ning Yan still felt like Wei Zhounan had shivered once on the other end of the line. 

    After he finished shivering, Wei Zhounan sighed and then, after debating with himself, lowered his voice and explained, “Bro, I really didn’t mean to hide things from you. It’s just that I only figured things out today.” 

    “Hurry and tell me!” Ning Yan couldn’t hold back his desire for gossip. 

    “It’s… for that episode, Gu Ying really did come because of me.” 

    “We’re already on names instead of Mr. Gu!” Ning Yan was so excited his eyes sparkled. 

    Wei Zhounan fell quiet in embarrassment and then continued, “After we wrapped up filming, he confessed to me…”

    Ning Yan knew something had been weird when they were pulling at each other in front of the hotel. He hurriedly asked, “And you, what did you say?” 

    “Of course I turned him down, I’m straight,” Wei Zhounan declared righteously. “I got scared!” 

    He had just finished saying that when Ning Yan heard a deeper voice ask from beside Wei Zhounan, “Who’s calling?” 

    The tone was a bit intimate. 

    Ning Yan asked, “… You said you rejected him?” 

    “Yeah, I rejected him then!” Wei Zhounan coughed lightly. 

    Ning Yan questioned, “… So now?” 

    “Uhhh, he confessed to me again today. I accepted,” Wei Zhounan said hesitantly. “That’s why I said I only figured things out today.” 

    Ning Yan, “…” 

    Damn!! 

    Ning Yan panted and tried to calm down his excitement during the gossip session. He continued asking, “So are you planning on going public? Even the audience could sense something going on between you two!” 

    “I don’t know…” At this, Wei Zhounan seemed to flounder. He paused and then it sounded as if he walked into a corner as he responded quietly, “Actually, if it doesn’t matter to him, I could do either.” 

    Ning Yan immediately asked in response, “Do you like him a lot?”

    Wei Zhounan fell silent.

    He had never considered that he’d like men or even that he would have something to do with someone like Gu Ying. 

    Though he had been in some dramas, he had earned his fame through variety shows. Besides, the difference between their levels of fame was too great. Even if he really did like the man, he’d never dare contemplate being with him. 

    But Gu Ying had pursued him, and even after he had rejected the man, the man kept on pursuing him. 

    Gu Ying kept an appropriate distance between them. Not too close but always nearby. 

    Wei Zhounan had to admit that he had felt a bit attracted to Gu Ying on the day of the recording. 

    On one hand, he was shocked that he wasn’t as straight as he had thought he was. On the other hand, it didn’t feel real at all. That’s why he rejected Gu Ying. 

    But when he would occasionally think of the man, Wei Zhounan knew he was screwed. 

    Today was his birthday.

    He had just wrapped up work and was weary to the bone. 

    When he had returned to his apartment, he spotted someone downstairs. 

    The person wore a mask and a hat and was clothed all in black. His tall and broad-shouldered figure leaned against the wall and he held a cake in his hands. 

    When Wei Zhounan got close, the man looked up and smiled at him. 

    That second had been hard to describe.

    He had been so tired for the past two years.

    The day had been tiring as usual. 

    Luckily his fans had posted “Happy Birthday” just like they did every year. 

    Ning Yan had wished him a happy birthday at midnight on the dot and had even given him a birthday present when they met up. 

    Luckily, though his parents were in a distant city, they had called him and fussed over him. 

    Luckily, when his work was done, he had seen this person silently waiting for him in the quiet darkness. 

    Wei Zhounan felt like crying. 

    Inexplicably. 

    He asked, “Mr.Gu, did you really fall in love with me because of my variety shows and dramas?”

    Gu Ying said, “I was so tired that day.” 

    Wei Zhounan paused slightly. 

    Gu Ying raised a hand and ruffled his hair. He said quietly, “When I saw you I regretted not meeting you sooner. I had been tired for so long and felt myself reborn in that instant.” 

    Wei Zhounan opened his eyes wide and quietly held his breath. 

    “What about you? How do you feel today?” The man curled his fingers and lightly trailed them down Wei Zhounan’s cheek. Wei Zhounan lowered his eyes. 

    He leaned forwards and said quietly, “Now, I think I’ve come alive again.” 

    … 

    In that instant, he heard Ning Yan ask, “So you do really like him?” 

    Wei Zhounan opened his mouth and answered, “… Yeah.” 

    After a pause, something shifted slightly in his tone. 

    He seemed to laugh and then repeated, “Yeah, I really like him! Bro, I really like you and also really like him! Ah, wait, I think of you as a brother and him…” 

    “I know, I know!” Ning Yan didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. His bro had been philosophical for just a single moment before turning into a jokester again. 

    He reflected on the entire thing and exclaimed, “That’s good. That’s really good.” 

    After he hung up, Wei Zhounan scratched his head and walked out of the bathroom. The man leaned against the wall outside and tilted his head to ask, “Ning Yan called?” 

    “Yeah.” Wei Zhounan was still feeling slightly embarrassed and he tried to wave it aside. “Did you put the candles on? Then—” 

    “Do you want to go public?” The man interrupted him and walked over. 

    Wei Zhounan paused. 

    “It’s slightly hasty,” Gu Ying walked over and held his waist, touching his forehead to Wei Zhounan’s as he said tenderly, “but if you are willing, I’d like for everyone to know that we’re together.”

    Wei Zhounan froze in surprise.

    Lin Rong walked into the room after taking a shower only to see Ning Yan jump up from the bed and declare in shock, “Damn!” 

    “What is it?” He walked over, curious. 

    Ning Yan turned around, saw him, and ran up to him, shoving the phone in his face. “Gu Ying and my bro just went public!” 

    Lin Rong glanced down in surprise. 

    Just a few seconds before, Gu Ying and Wei Zhounan had both posted on Weibo. 

    Gu Ying: Wei Zhounan, mine. 

    Wei Zhounan: Gu Ying, mine. 

    The fans and everyone following Wonderful Treasure were flabbergasted. Actually, even the staff members of Wonderful Treasure were flabbergasted.

    At that moment, the comments started flooding in under the two Weibo posts! 

    After the surprise passed, Lin Rong stroked his chin and said, “Mr. Gu sure acts fast.” 

    Ning Yan suddenly realized the issue and glared at him. “Did you sense something off the day of the recording?” 

    Lin Rong stroked his hair and answered, “A little bit, but I wasn’t sure, so I didn’t say anything.” 

    “Ah!” Ning Yan yelled and jumped onto the man. 

    Lin Rong caught him. He wasn’t sure if Ning Yan was angry at him for not saying anything sooner or was too caught up in the gossip. Lin Rong only smiled and placed the young man back on the bed. At the same time, he knelt on the bed and said, “Yanyan, forget about others. Shouldn’t you suck some male essence…” 

    “My male essence is strong enough today. I don’t need more!” Ning Yan was in full-on gossip mode and wanted to scroll through his phone some more. 

    Lin Rong took away his phone and gently lowered his head, almost swallowing his own words. 

    “No, it’s not enough.” 


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    1. Fisukisuki

      I thought we would need more extras while the author leave us hanging about the Gu Ying x Wei Zhounan, but the fact we get the clear ending of their Immediate Official Dating after the unexpected Dog Food from the Unexpected Side CP, I’m so satisfied and very happy knowing I won’t need to scream “we need more!!!”. Satisfied ~
      And I believe JSxNYue thing would also happy. I will just BELIEVE!!!

      ANYWAY THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR THE HARDWORKS IN TRANSLATING THIS ABSOLUTELY EPIC WONDERFUL FLUFFY NOVEL EVER!!! 🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇 FOREVER GRATEFUL!!!