The conversation between Su Zhi and 007 was unknown to the viewers watching the livestream.
At the moment, all of them were fully focused on watching the live broadcast of Su Zhi and An Chenru.
In An Chenru’s fans’ eyes, their idol absolutely would not embarrass himself this time. After all, An Chenru himself had said that he had ridden roller coasters more than once before.
Su Zhi’s haters had their fingers poised over the screenshot button, ready to capture ugly shots the moment Su Zhi was scared into tears.
But as the roller coaster began to move, both fans and haters fell silent.
They listened to An Chenru’s screams echoing through the livestream and watched him on camera, making all kinds of twisted and ferocious expressions.
Compared to Su Zhi— calm, composed, and stunning from every angle— the contrast was downright brutal.
【I can’t bear to watch anymore. Didn’t An Chenru say he rides roller coasters all the time? Don’t tell me he screams like this every time?】
【I was so confident earlier, ready to screenshot Su Zhi’s ugly moments, but now I don’t have a single ugly shot of Su Zhi. An Chenru, on the other hand, I have tons!】
【Hahahaha, listening to the little girl laughing next to Su Zhi and An Chenru screaming like this, I really can’t hold it in anymore. A grown man worse than a kid?】
【You’re all watching An Chenru. Am I the only one watching Su Zhi? She’s absolutely unreal, okay?!】
【Su Zhi’s looks really can’t be criticized, but her character honestly doesn’t have much going for it. She’s like a black hole.】
【By the way, aren’t all those scandals about Su Zhi spread by marketing accounts? There’s no evidence at all, yet you haters keep dragging them out. Even criminals need evidence to be convicted, okay?!】
【These haters are seriously toxic. I’m so sick of them. Every time I open the bullet comments, they’re everywhere, like lingering ghosts!】
……
Just as the viewers were arguing again over Su Zhi, the roller coaster successfully reached the end.
The little girl beside Su Zhi hopped down from her seat and looked blankly at An Chenru, who was leaning against the wall with a pale face. With pure curiosity, she asked, “Big Brother, are you going to throw up?”
Those innocent words were like a sharp sword stabbing straight into An Chenru’s chest. He forced a smile at the little girl. “How could I? By the way, little girl, where are your family members? It’s dangerous for you to be alone. It’s safer to stay with your parents.”
Although An Chenru was changing the subject, he had also reminded the little girl.
Hearing that, the little girl stuck out her tongue and tugged on Su Zhi’s sleeve. “Then, Pretty Big Sister, next time we meet, I’ll definitely introduce my uncle to you!”
Su Zhi squatted down and gently patted the little girl’s head. “Okay. Then I’ll look forward to our next meeting.”
After receiving Su Zhi’s promise, the little girl beamed brightly, then ran off into the distance, looking back every few steps.
An Chenru paid no attention to the exchange between the little girl and Su Zhi. What puzzled him was that the little girl had touched Su Zhi but hadn’t been pricked.
Could it be that the pain he’d felt earlier had really been caused by static electricity?
While An Chenru was lost in thought, Su Zhi was counting the Heartbeat Coins handed to her by the staff.
Very soon, the production team’s broadcast sounded through the guests’ earpieces.
“Congratulations to guests An Chenru and Su Zhi for completing the roller coaster challenge. Each of you has obtained fifty Heartbeat Coins.”
The announcement snapped An Chenru out of his thoughts. After hearing the content, he let out a sigh of relief and looked at Su Zhi. “Little Sister Su Zhi, it looks like our progress is already far ahead of the other groups. All we need to do now is—” stay steady.
But before he could finish, Su Zhi interrupted him.
He watched as Su Zhi spoke with an expression that said she understood perfectly, yet voiced a completely opposite idea, “Brother Chen, I understand what you mean. Right now, we need to keep pushing forward and secure an absolute lead in Heartbeat Coins. I knew you wouldn’t be someone who lacks ambition!”
As she spoke, Su Zhi opened the rule slip from the production team and tapped one of the amusement rides with her finger. “Brother Chen, let’s go play the giant pendulum!”
An Chenru: ……
If it weren’t for the livestream, An Chenru would have cursed out loud on the spot.
The roller coaster had nearly taken his life! There was no way he’d go on the giant pendulum, not even if it killed him!
An Chenru made that decision firmly in his heart.
But three minutes later, 007 watched An Chenru— who had been completely talked into it, dizzy and muddled— follow its host toward the giant pendulum. It let out a heavy sigh.
So who exactly was playing whom?
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This translation is by Pocketrobbin at S h a n g h a i f a n t a s y . c o m
Elsewhere, after hearing two consecutive broadcasts from Su Zhi’s group, the already agitated Shen Aofu finally lost control of her emotions.
“Did the production team give Su Zhi special treatment? What are those Heartbeat Coins anyway? Why does Su Zhi get them again and again?!”
Ever since parting ways with Du Weihan at the entrance of the amusement park, Shen Aofu had been blaming everything on Su Zhi.
In her eyes, if it weren’t for Su Zhi, she and Du Weihan wouldn’t have argued, and she wouldn’t be stuck in such an embarrassing situation now.
So this was all Su Zhi’s fault!
Su Zhiyan quietly listened to Shen Aofu’s complaints and offered comfort at the right moment, “Xiao Fu, don’t be anxious. The production team already told us how to obtain Heartbeat Coins in the second broadcast, and it’s by playing amusement rides. Why don’t we go ride the Ferris wheel first and see if we can get Heartbeat Coins that way?”
Su Zhiyan’s gentle words were like a spring breeze blowing into Shen Aofu’s heart. She nodded. “Alright, let’s go ride the Ferris wheel now.”
As she spoke, she took Su Zhiyan’s hand and walked toward the Ferris wheel.
Viewers who had watched the two interact the whole way instantly felt their favorability toward Su Zhiyan rose by another level.
【My goodness, Little Sister Zhiyan is so gentle. I want a best friend like her too!】
【Same here. Especially after Shen Aofu and Du Weihan fell out. Little Sister Zhiyan was willing to skip her own date just to accompany Shen Aofu. I was really moved by their friendship.】
【Compared to Su Zhi next door, Zhiyan is just perfect. Aside from her looks, Su Zhi really can’t compare to Zhiyan in any aspect— character, family background, everything!】
【That’s so true. It reminds me again of how Su Zhi once claimed on Weibo that she was the real daughter of the Su family and then got slapped in the face. Zhiyan didn’t pursue the issue in the end. It just shows how kind Zhiyan really is.】
【So embarrassing. If I were Su Zhi, I’d crawl into a crack in the ground. How does she even have the face to join a dating show?】
While the bullet comments were mocking Su Zhi, Su Zhiyan had already accompanied Shen Aofu onto the Ferris wheel.
As the Ferris wheel slowly rose, the scenery visible from inside became more and more expansive.
At this moment, Su Zhiyan gazed out the window, but her thoughts were nowhere near the scenery.
〖Ding! System scan complete. Your protagonist’s luck has not been affected in any way. Please continue completing the main quest and reach the pinnacle of life. Side quest: Slap the face of the cannon fodder character, Su Zhi!〗
Hearing the system’s response in her mind, Su Zhiyan murmured inwardly, “Is that so? But I always feel like something is different, especially with Su Zhi. Her changes are really a bit too big.”
But very quickly, Su Zhiyan brushed aside that small doubt.
Su Zhi was just a cannon fodder character. Even if she had changed a little, it didn’t matter.
After all, Su Zhi was nothing more than a stepping stone on Su Zhiyan’s path to success.