At the same time, Qin Yao, who had just finished his shower, and Huo Yan, who was in the middle of washing his hair, both froze. 

Without thinking, Qin Yao grabbed his phone and dashed downstairs.

Huo Yan, realizing the urgency, didn’t bother finishing his hair wash. He quickly turned on the faucet and rinsed the foam out. Based on the tone in Ye Leyao's voice, it was clear that Li Siyuan was seriously upset.

Impulse was the enemy of clear thinking—Huo Yan needed to get there as soon as possible!

Meanwhile, Ye Leyao had already run out of the villa, heading toward where the staff were gathered.

Duan Tingyan had taken off running as well, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

As Ye Leyao ran, he thought:

**This isn’t right. Li Siyuan hates Duan Tingyan, and his agent isn’t just an agent—he’s also his cousin. How could his cousin have gone behind his back and given Duan Tingyan the director’s contact info?**

Ye Leyao’s stamina wasn’t great, and after running just a few steps, he was exhausted. He slowed down to a brisk walk, pulling out his phone to check his notes. The moment he looked, everything became clear to him.

**This is all a misunderstanding! Li Siyuan, don’t act impulsively!**

The staff break area wasn’t far now, and Ye Leyao could already hear the clamor ahead. He put his phone away and was about to start running again when Qin Yao’s voice called from behind, “Yaoyao!”

Ye Leyao turned around, a smile spreading on his face. “President Qin.”

“Let’s go. We’ll head there together.” Qin Yao quickly approached, taking Ye Leyao’s hand and pulling him along.

Ye Leyao tried to explain, “Li Siyuan’s fighting with his agent—and Duan Tingyan is there too…”

Qin Yao tightened his grip on Ye Leyao’s hand and softly said, “I know. Are you tired? Should I carry you?”

**Carry me? Right now?**

**No, just run!**

Ye Leyao shook his head, pulling Qin Yao to keep running.

Qin Yao glanced at their intertwined hands, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. Suddenly, it didn’t feel so urgent anymore.

The staff break area was close to the director’s filming location, and as they approached, the commotion ahead became clearer.

From a distance, Ye Leyao could hear Duan Tingyan’s anxious voice. “Siyuan, calm down, let me explain!”

“Explain? You’re scum, Duan Tingyan! How dare you scheme against me with my own cousin!” Li Siyuan shouted angrily.

Another male voice followed quickly, “Li Siyuan! Why would I scheme against you? I’m your cousin! I wouldn’t trick you!”

That voice belonged to Li Siyuan’s agent and cousin, Tao Ran.

“Then explain yourself!” Li Siyuan yelled, shaking free from Duan Tingyan’s grasp and throwing a punch directly at his face.

Ye Leyao and Qin Yao arrived just in time to witness the punch land squarely on Duan Tingyan’s nose. 

Ye Leyao winced.

**Ouch—right on the nose…that looks painful.**

He frowned.

**Why didn’t Duan Tingyan dodge?**

Tao Ran, meanwhile, was backing away in fright. “Hey, I told you not to hit him in the face! If his face gets messed up, we’re the ones who’ll have to pay for it!”

Li Siyuan, surprised his punch had landed, stared as Duan Tingyan clutched his face in pain. His clenched fist hung in midair for a moment.

That’s when Duan Tingyan suddenly lowered his hand and grabbed both of Li Siyuan’s wrists, restraining him.

“Feel better now?” Duan Tingyan asked.

Li Siyuan, eyes red with rage, kicked at Duan Tingyan’s legs. “I’ll feel better when you let me go! You think this is over?”

Ye Leyao glanced at Qin Yao, concerned. “He’s still furious. Should we…”

Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed the camera crew nearby, deftly avoiding shots of the punches. Every time a fist or kick was about to land, the cameras would quickly tilt away.

Ye Leyao couldn’t hold back a burst of laughter.

**Looks like the camera crew learned their lesson after what happened with Xia Yang’s fight. Just avoid filming the hits, and the livestream won’t get cut!**

As Ye Leyao laughed, Li Siyuan broke free from Duan Tingyan’s hold. Seeing another punch coming his way, Duan Tingyan quickly stepped back. “Siyuan, if you hit my face again, I really won’t be able to show it anymore…”

Before he could finish, Li Siyuan snorted and turned to chase after his cousin Tao Ran instead.

Tao Ran, who had just let out a sigh of relief, paled as Li Siyuan charged toward him, and the two began circling around the nanny van, Tao Ran yelling as he ran, “Siyuan, stop!”

“If you can run, keep running!” Li Siyuan retorted, full of energy. “Let’s see whose stamina holds up!”

It was a scene no one could watch without laughing.

Ye Leyao leaned against Qin Yao, laughing heartily.

Even Duan Tingyan, still nursing his face, couldn’t help but chuckle.

Seeing Duan Tingyan laugh, Tao Ran was incensed. “Duan Tingyan, you idiot! Why aren’t you helping me? How can you laugh at this?!”

Duan Tingyan just stood there, amused. “Maybe you should stop running and let Siyuan punch you a few times to calm him down.”

“What?! How is any of this my fault?” Tao Ran shouted, still running. “I didn’t lie to Li Siyuan! You’re the one who dragged me into this mess! Now you expect me to…”

Hearing this, Li Siyuan paused mid-chase. “What’s going on?”

Tao Ran, gasping for breath, replied, “Promise me you won’t hit me if I explain, and I’ll tell you everything!”

Li Siyuan smirked and kept chasing him.

Tao Ran continued running, only to realize after a few steps that Li Siyuan had switched directions and was coming at him from the opposite side.

“Ahhhh!” Tao Ran screamed, covering his face in fear. “It’s not my fault! You hid your online relationship so well, how was I supposed to know Duan Tingyan was your ‘Tingting’?!”

“If I had known, I never would have given him the director’s contact info! But you overreacted during the livestream, and…”

Li Siyuan, his teeth grinding in anger, threw a punch at his cousin’s stomach. “How many times have I told you, it’s ‘ex’! And stop calling him ‘Tingting’!”

At that moment, Huo Yan arrived, out of breath, just in time to witness the punch. “What’s going on here?”

Ye Leyao glanced back and saw that Huo Yan had brought Song Zhehan and Shen Chong with him.

Song Zhehan raised an eyebrow, confused. “Tingting?”

Ye Leyao, laughing uncontrollably, pointed to Duan Tingyan. “Tingting.”

Huo Yan, unable to hold back anymore, burst out laughing.

By this point, Ye Leyao was laughing so hard he could barely stand straight.

The unfolding chaos was clearly the result of a massive misunderstanding, and as the confusion and tempers settled, the story of Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan’s online romance started coming into focus, all spurred by a mistaken identity based on voice and online handles.

At that moment, Huo Yan arrived, panting, just in time to witness the scene. "What’s going on here?"

Ye Leyao glanced back and noticed that Huo Yan wasn’t alone. Behind him were Song Zhehan and Shen Chong, along with a few other people.

Song Zhehan raised an eyebrow, looking confused. “Tingting?”

Ye Leyao, laughing uncontrollably, pointed to Duan Tingyan. “Tingting.”

Huo Yan couldn’t hold back either and burst out laughing.

By now, Ye Leyao was laughing so hard that he could barely keep himself standing.

While resting earlier, he had quickly skimmed through the plot in his mind. 

**Honestly, this isn’t Tao Ran’s fault at all. Even though Tao Ran and Duan Tingyan were college classmates, Li Siyuan found his relationship too embarrassing to tell anyone, including Tao Ran. So Tao Ran probably only realized the truth after watching the livestream.**

**As for Duan Tingyan, he didn’t mean to hide anything either. Ever since breaking up with Li Siyuan, he had been trying to reconnect. It wasn’t until a week before he was scheduled to join the show that he found out Tao Ran was Li Siyuan’s agent.**

As Ye Leyao explained this, both Qin Yao and Huo Yan exchanged glances, their expressions thoughtful. 

Huo Yan furrowed his brow slightly.

So, this whole situation was really just a misunderstanding?

Just as he was about to raise his head, Huo Yan noticed something strange—Qin Yao was also looking at Ye Leyao at the same time. 

Wait a minute—did Qin Yao and I just turn our heads to look at Ye Leyao at the exact same time?

Huo Yan’s heart skipped a beat. Before he could think about it too much, Ye Leyao sighed deeply.

**But what were the details of Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan’s online relationship?** Ye Leyao wondered, taking out his phone again.

It didn’t take long before he burst out laughing again.

**Haha! So it turns out not only was today’s incident a misunderstanding, but even when Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan first met, it was a complete misunderstanding!**

**When Duan Tingyan wasn’t working, he would often livestream. His streams were quite diverse—not only did he do live voice acting, but he also took on trending internet challenges and played games with fans.**

**One time, when he was gaming with random players, he happened to run into Li Siyuan.**

By this point, Huo Yan had pieced together the story, and he couldn’t help but glance at the three people not far away.

Li Siyuan seemed to have calmed down a bit, but he was still sitting on his cousin Tao Ran, refusing to get up.

Tao Ran lay on the ground, arms spread out, like he had resigned himself to his fate, no longer putting up a fight. "If you’re still angry, just hit me. But I swear, I didn’t know! If I had known Duan Tingyan was your so-called 'Tingting'..."

"Shut up!" Li Siyuan was clearly embarrassed. "Do you really think I want to hear your explanation?"

Tao Ran went quiet, playing dead on the ground.

Duan Tingyan, trying hard not to laugh, took a few steps toward Li Siyuan before stopping. "Maybe you should also listen to what 'Tingting' has to say?"

Li Siyuan shot him a sharp glare but didn’t move to attack again or tell him to shut up.

Duan Tingyan stared at him for a few seconds, then realized this was his rare chance to explain, so he spoke up directly: "Siyuan, I never meant to deceive you, not the first time we met and not now, when I came on the show."

As more and more guests arrived, Wen Xiangyue and Liu Yan were the last to show up, looking bewildered at Duan Tingyan’s words.

"What on earth is going on?" Wen Xiangyue whispered.

Song Zhehan smirked. "Isn’t it obvious? It’s an ex-boyfriend drama, plain and simple."

Ye Leyao glanced at Song Zhehan.

**Look at that, Song Zhehan is quite knowledgeable about this sort of thing.**

Thinking of something, Ye Leyao’s lips curved into a smile as he asked softly, "What about you?"

Everyone around was confused.

What about Song Zhehan?

They all turned to look at him, only to find his face darkening.

At that moment, Wen Huai suddenly muttered under his breath, "So you still haven’t managed to win Zhang Qiran back?"

Ye Leyao struggled to hold back his laughter.

The others quickly caught on and stifled their own chuckles.

They had to keep it together! Song Zhehan was notorious for holding grudges, so while they might laugh about him behind his back, they couldn’t risk mocking him to his face.

But as Ye Leyao let out a soft chuckle, the rest couldn’t contain themselves any longer and burst out laughing.

Their laughter was so loud and bright that even Duan Tingyan and Li Siyuan turned to look at them.

Ye Leyao glanced at Song Zhehan’s dark expression, quickly suppressing his own laughter, and then called out to Duan Tingyan and Li Siyuan, "Go on, don’t mind us!"

Duan Tingyan shook his head helplessly.

Having watched every episode of *Let’s Go Traveling Together*, he knew exactly what kind of chaotic energy this group of guests brought. With them here, he realized that keeping today’s incident under wraps was impossible. 

Might as well clear things up once and for all.

Glancing at Li Siyuan, who was still sitting on Tao Ran, Duan Tingyan suggested, "How about we move somewhere else to talk this out? If you’re still mad afterward, I’ll leave the show and promise never to show up in front of you again."

Duan Tingyan’s voice wasn’t quiet, and all the guests went silent at once.

What? He’s really going to leave?

Li Siyuan didn’t look at Duan Tingyan. After a moment of silence, he stood up from Tao Ran’s body and said, "Fine, let’s go."

**Go where? What about us?** 

Ye Leyao started to panic.

But Li Siyuan had already walked away, and Duan Tingyan quickly followed, a slight smile on his face.

**The cameramen! Wait, the cameramen are still here!**

Ye Leyao’s gaze shifted over, just in time to see two cameramen following Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan.

Ye Leyao sighed in relief and immediately grabbed Qin Yao’s hand. "Let’s go, let’s follow them to the director!"

Qin Yao chuckled and nodded.

Hearing that Ye Leyao was heading to the director, the other guests quickly joined in. 

After all, this drama was too juicy to let go. They had to get to the bottom of it, right?

The director’s tent wasn’t far, and as the group of guests gathered there, they took up most of the space, pushing aside half of the crew.

Ye Leyao and Qin Yao sat down right next to the director, securing the best view.

From their vantage point, they saw that Li Siyuan had already taken a seat in a nearby pavilion, and Duan Tingyan sat across from him.

As soon as they sat down, Li Siyuan spoke impatiently. "Go ahead, I’m listening. But Duan Tingyan, let me tell you right now, this is your one and only chance. If you lie to me again..."

"I won’t," Duan Tingyan immediately interrupted. After a brief pause, he added, "And when we first met, I never intended to deceive you either."

Ye Leyao was practically on the edge of his seat with excitement.

**That’s right. When Duan Tingyan first bumped into Li Siyuan that day, he had been livestreaming, and fans had asked him to use a sultry female voice during the game. So for the entire stream, Duan Tingyan had been speaking in a woman's voice.**

**If I remember correctly, he hadn’t turned on the in-game voice chat and was only using that voice to interact with his fans on the stream. But as he kept playing, he noticed two of his teammates arguing—and one of them was none other than Li Siyuan.**

**Li Siyuan didn’t play games often, so his skills weren’t the best. One of his teammates, who had a foul mouth, started cursing at him, even bringing his parents into it. Li Siyuan didn’t mind being called a bad player, but he couldn’t tolerate anyone insulting his parents. That’s when the two started hurling insults at each other.**

The scene didn’t go into detail about what exactly they said to each other, but it was clear that their exchange wasn’t suitable for livestreaming.

**Li Siyuan’s insults were sharp and to the point, probably making his teammate blow a gasket. The teammate likely lost it and began cursing wildly.**

**With the situation getting out of control, Duan Tingyan finally chimed in on the team chat, asking if they could please stop arguing.**

Ye Leyao’s smile widened.

**Duan Tingyan’s voice is already top-tier in the voice acting world. Imagine the impact of hearing such a calming, sultry voice in your ears, asking you to stop arguing—anyone would be thrown off!**

Sitting beside him, Qin Yao suddenly squeezed

 Ye Leyao’s hand.

Ye Leyao couldn’t help but glance at him, confused.

**Why is Qin Yao squeezing my hand?**

Huo Yan: “...”

Could he not sit between them like Wen Huai had done before?

“What’s wrong?” Ye Leyao asked, unable to resist.

Qin Yao replied, “Nothing. Let’s keep watching.”

On screen, Duan Tingyan was still explaining.

Although he wasn’t going into too much detail, the other guests had already pieced together most of the story from his brief words.

Qin Yao and Huo Yan were even more in the loop, thanks to Ye Leyao’s occasional input.

**The story of Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan? It’s simple—a case of an online relationship gone wrong due to a misunderstanding over their voices.**

Duan Tingyan, despite his busy work schedule, loved gaming. And even when he wasn’t livestreaming, he’d still game regularly.

Li Siyuan, on the other hand, was the type who wasn’t great at gaming but loved to play anyway.

After their in-game encounter, where Duan Tingyan had stood up for Li Siyuan, the latter added him as a friend.

Once they became in-game friends, their interactions naturally increased. Over time, they started gaming together more frequently and would even arrange their next session at the end of each game.

Like many gaming couples, they exchanged real-life contact info, sent each other in-game skins, linked their accounts with couple statuses, and eventually started dating.

Hearing this, Zhou Zijian couldn’t help but ask, “So, they both had feelings for each other but never once asked about each other’s sexual orientation?”

Ye Leyao nodded. “Exactly. Not only did they not ask about that, but they didn’t even ask about each other’s gender!”

**How scary is that?**

**Now that I think about it, Li Siyuan is even more clueless than my older brother!**

Qin Yao’s lips curled slightly into a smile.

Huo Yan: “...”

Ye Leyao, you’re so reckless!

“So they ended up together without knowing each other’s gender?” Shen Chong was wide-eyed in disbelief.

Ye Leyao chuckled. “Well, they did end up together, didn’t they? Otherwise, they wouldn’t be exes now.”

Song Zhehan sighed dramatically, “What a shame.”

Ye Leyao turned to him. “Shame about what?”

“It’s a shame we weren’t there when they met in real life,” Song Zhehan said matter-of-factly.

The other guests couldn’t help but laugh.

“But isn’t it strange? Even if they were dating, wouldn’t they have exchanged real names at some point?” Liu Yan asked. “Wouldn’t they have realized something was off then?”

Song Zhehan suddenly glanced at Ye Leyao, as if something had clicked.

Ye Leyao smiled. “Is it possible that Duan Tingyan was already interested in guys?”

Everyone’s eyes widened in sudden understanding.

That made sense.

At that moment, Duan Tingyan’s voice came through again, “Yes, I didn’t directly tell you my gender. But on the night you confessed to me, I told you my real name, didn’t I? Did you never think to look me up?”

Li Siyuan, his face flushed with anger, snapped, “I’m not an actor. Why would I pay attention to voice actors? You told me you were a voice actor and even used your normal male voice to talk to me, but I didn’t think much of it. I thought, I thought…”

Li Siyuan struggled for a moment before finally spitting out, “There are plenty of guys with names that sound like girls, and plenty of girls with names that sound like guys, so I just…”

Duan Tingyan covered his face with his hand. “No wonder you kept calling me Tingting…”

At this, all the guests struggled to suppress their laughter.

**This really was one massive misunderstanding.**

Zhou Zijian sighed.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

**Duan Tingyan knew Li Siyuan was a guy, but Li Siyuan thought Duan Tingyan was a girl the whole time. Even when Duan Tingyan told him his real name, Li Siyuan didn’t suspect a thing… until they met in real life. Sigh!**

Ye Leyao let out a heavy sigh, then suddenly turned to look at Qin Yao.

Qin Yao was confused. “What’s wrong?”

Ye Leyao asked, “Do you remember on the last night of the first episode when we played Truth or Dare…?”

“What?” Song Zhehan cut in. “You mean when you said your ideal type was President Qin?”

Ye Leyao was briefly stunned, then snapped back, “No! I meant how after I revealed my sexual orientation, Li Siyuan seemed to avoid me for the rest of the night. He couldn’t even look me in the eye…”

Song Zhehan raised an eyebrow. “And how does that connect to this?”

“So, I’m thinking Li Siyuan had just met Duan Tingyan in real life before the first recording, and after the meeting went badly, they broke up,” Ye Leyao said confidently.

Suddenly, the timeline made sense!

Song Zhehan nodded knowingly. “No wonder he was acting like he’d swallowed gunpowder during that first episode.”

The others couldn’t help but laugh again.

The guests had figured out the entire backstory, and by now, Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan had resolved their misunderstanding as well.

At this point, the livestream was still going, showing the two of them sitting across from each other in the pavilion.

After a long silence, Duan Tingyan finally asked, “So… can we get back together?”

The guests’ eyes widened in surprise.

“They’re getting back together?”

“Li Siyuan, if you still like him, just say yes!”

“Yeah, yeah!”

Li Siyuan turned his head, gazing at the shimmering lake in front of him.

Suddenly, he stood up abruptly and punched Duan Tingyan in the chest. “Get back together? My ass! It’s been two months since we broke up, and you better stop bothering me!”

“Damn it, even if you didn’t mean to lie to me, I’m still really mad! Really mad!”

With that, Li Siyuan stormed off.

Duan Tingyan clutched his chest, looking pained yet wistful.

Ye Leyao, barely containing his laughter, turned to Song Zhehan and quipped, “Looks like Duan Tingyan really is just like you, Mr. Gongshi Expert.”

*Crack.*

Ye Leyao heard Song Zhehan crack his knuckles.

Reacting on instinct, Ye Leyao grabbed Qin Yao’s hand and bolted, calling back as he ran, “I’m different from you guys! I’m already dating President Qin~~~!”

Everyone else: “???”

Huo Yan: “!!!”

“Wait, what?! Since when are you two together? I don’t approve!!!”