The viewers watching the livestream saw that the moment An Chenru’s hand touched Su Zhi, his entire body reacted as if he had been electrocuted. He convulsed violently, let out a shrill scream, and his hand retracted at the speed of light.
An Chenru clutched his palm and kept blowing on it, terror written all over his face as he looked at Su Zhi. “What’s on your body?!”
He recalled the instant his hand had touched Su Zhi, an agony like being stung by thousands of hornets all at once. That indescribable, soul-rattling pain was something he never wanted to experience again in his life!
Su Zhi looked at him innocently, her face full of confusion. “What are you talking about?”
The viewers stared blankly at the livestream. They had to admit that An Chenru’s scream had been quite a shock.
【I— I was scared to death! There must be something on Su Zhi that hurts Chenru. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have screamed so horribly. He’s not someone who’s dramatic!】
【But it doesn’t look like it? Su Zhi’s clothes are pretty thin……】
【Hah, anyway, Su Zhi definitely hurt Chenru. Look at that terrified little look in his eyes. There’s no way he’s faking it!】
【Is it static electricity or something? Forget that for now, look, Su Zhi is really getting ready to shoot. I just want to see how many balloons she can actually hit, hahaha!】
【Her? Give me a break. Not to mention that I’ve never heard of Su Zhi being able to shoot, but even if she can, there’s no way she’ll score higher than An Chenru. Isn’t she afraid of embarrassing herself?】
【Embarrassing is good! The more embarrassing it is, the more it shows how hard-earned Chenru’s prize plushie was!】
The viewers had absolutely no expectations for Su Zhi’s shooting results, and An Chenru felt the same.
At this moment, he stood to the side, holding his hand and watching Su Zhi’s actions with cold indifference.
If earlier, An Chenru had still wanted to take the chance to guide Su Zhi and boost her favorability toward him, then after suffering this setback, he temporarily abandoned that thought.
To be honest, he was also very eager to see just how badly Su Zhi would embarrass herself.
007 monitored online public opinion while observing the micro-expressions on An Chenru’s face.
After noticing the hidden schadenfreude beneath An Chenru’s expression, 007 felt that the spiked-ball prop punishment had still been far too mild.
On Su Zhi’s side, after taking the gun handed to her by the amusement park’s staff, she prepared to begin shooting.
When the haters in the livestream saw that Su Zhi was really going to take the field herself, they spared no effort in mocking her.
【Hahaha, she really has no self-awareness at all. Just because it looks easy when others do it, she thinks she can too? Even clumsiness has tiers, okay?!】
【Look at the way she’s holding the gun. I’m dying laughing! Hurry up, wash your face, and go home. Stop embarrassing yourself here, will you?! As your hater, I feel ashamed for you!】
【If you don’t have the skills, don’t take the job. I’m just waiting to see how Su Zhi puts on a textbook example of public humiliation, hahaha!】
Just as the haters were finding every possible way to hurl insults at Su Zhi, several gunshots rang out, and the barrage-filled livestream suddenly became eerily empty.
Whether it was An Chenru’s fans who had been mocking Su Zhi or the haters who had been cursing her, all of them stared in disbelief at the balloons Su Zhi had shot and burst.
At this moment, the sound of balloons popping continued without pause.
“Bang, bang, bang……”
No one knew how long it had gone on before the sounds finally stopped.
The staff at the shooting booth looked at Su Zhi with amazement and emotion. “I never thought the mysterious grand prize would actually be won by someone……”
Only then did the viewers finally snap out of their stunned state.
【Uh…… am I not fully awake yet? Why do I feel like I just dreamed that Su Zhi hit forty balloons in a row and won the mysterious grand prize?】
【Holy crap, what I just saw wasn’t an illusion, right?! Su Zhi is actually this badass?!】
【Impossible, absolutely impossible! If Su Zhi could shoot, then why did she let An Chenru help her earlier?!】
【Um, if I remember correctly, wasn’t it An Chenru who offered to help Su Zhi on his own……?】
An Chenru’s fans: ……
Why does this somehow feel even more embarrassing?!
From the moment Su Zhi hit her first balloon, the gentle smile An Chenru had been barely maintaining vanished without a trace.
When the staff announced that Su Zhi had won the mysterious grand prize, a surge of anger flared up in An Chenru’s heart, as if he had been toyed with.
Since Su Zhi knew how to shoot, why had she pretended she didn’t?!
She clearly could have given him a way out. Why hadn’t she even left him a crack in the ground to crawl into?!
Still, An Chenru forced himself to suppress his anger.
Because he remembered the task he had been given for this show.
Su Chengyu had promised that as long as he could make Su Zhi fall for him during the variety show, he would receive the latest endorsement under the Su Corporation.
Thinking of that, An Chenru adjusted his expression and walked toward Su Zhi.
He clapped his hands for her and praised her, “Su Zhi, you’re amazing! I really can’t compare!”
Su Zhi turned around and smiled sweetly at him. “Thank you for the compliment, Brother Chen. I learned it just now by watching you shoot.”
An Chenru, who had just been dazzled by Su Zhi’s looks and then immediately hit with a humble-brag-style remark, felt completely numb inside. He quickly changed the subject, “Hurry and see what the mysterious grand prize is.”
The staff handed Su Zhi the mysterious prize. It was an envelope. When she saw that the outer packaging was identical to the envelopes the production team had previously used for the guests’ draws, she already had a good idea of what it would be.
Sure enough, the moment Su Zhi opened the envelope, scrolling text effects appeared in the livestream.
【Congratulations to guest Su Zhi for obtaining 50 Heartbeat Coins!】
The production team didn’t just announce the news in the livestream. They also broadcast it simultaneously to all the guests through their earpieces.
When An Chenru heard the announcement through his earpiece, his heart jolted violently.
It was obvious that this so-called mysterious grand prize and the Heartbeat Coins had definitely been arranged by the production team!
Recalling how he had previously declared with absolute certainty that the mysterious prize was just a giant plush toy, An Chenru felt as though someone had slapped him hard across the face.
Inside the envelope was a specially printed banknote made by the production team, with the words ‘Heartthrob Coin’ written in pink, and the number ’50’ printed at the corner.
In addition to that, there was a printed sheet detailing the rules for obtaining Heartbeat Coins.
It stated how many of them could be earned by playing various attractions in the amusement park. In short, the more thrilling the rides the guests played, the more Heartbeat Coins they would earn.
Thinking of that, Su Zhi’s gaze toward An Chenru softened noticeably. “Brother Chen, I have an idea I’d like to share with you.”
Hearing Su Zhi’s gentle voice, 007 couldn’t help shivering, looking at An Chenru with eyes full of sympathy.
Of all the people you could offend, why did you have to mess with my host?!