Xie Li sat there, practically falling apart.
The moment Shen Yan left, Pei Heng sprang up from the sofa as if fleeing the plague.
He quickly got dressed and sat nearby with a dark expression, saying nothing.
Xie Li gathered his courage and asked, “How badly does your shoulder hurt? I’m really good at applying ointment. Can I help you? I promised Shen Yan I would.”
But Pei Heng only gave him two stubborn words: “No.”
Lu Xingchuan let out a questioning sound.
Shen Yan stood at the villa entrance, hands on his hips, laughing loudly. “Hahaha, my hidden task is complete! I successfully got everyone to tell Bai Jing about your individual hidden tasks.”
Bai Jing jumped up in shock. “So that was your task? And I really thought you were helping me! Shen Yan, you liar!”
Lu Xingchuan turned around, furious. “Didn’t you say your hidden task was to have everyone say, ‘Brother Shen Yan, you’re so nice!’ Shen Yan, you liar!”
Pei Heng looked gloomily at Shen Yan. “Didn’t you say you were just going to the bathroom and would be right back? Shen Yan, you liar!”
Shen Yan: …
“So in the end, I conquered the world but lost her?”
His voice trailed off.
He raised his arms and shouted, “But every generation brings forth its own talents!”
『Hahahahaha!』
『His mental state is incredible!』
The director, holding a wireless mic, came over from the side with a dark face.
He was furious!
Pei Heng’s secret task was: get a guest to give him an essential-oil back massage.
What an exciting task!
And the result?
Who can tell him what was going on with the Weibo trending hashtag #World-Famous Painting, I Don’t#?
Lu Xingchuan’s secret task was: have Shen Yan sing “Bo Bo Chicken” for him.
That was the perfect way he had racked his brains to come up with for easing their relationship.
If Lu Xingchuan could get Shen Yan to sing successfully, then the conflict between Shen Yan and Lu Xingchuan might have been wiped away with a laugh.
And the result?
Who can tell him what was going on with hashtag #Lu Xingchuan Damaging the Environment#?
Xie Li’s secret task was: ask the guests to twist open his water bottle cap, and then say to the guests, “Brother/Sister, you’re amazing.”
What a great chance for some subtle flirting.
With Xie Li’s innocent yet seductive gaze, it would have been incredibly alluring, right?
And the result!
Xie Li actually only made a move on Shen Yan!
Aaaah!
The director was about to turn into a roaring gorilla.
As for Bai Jing, she’d already completely forgotten she even had a task and was just gossiping!
And Song Qianshan!
Song Qianshan’s secret task was: sing the song “Sweet Honey” with Xie Li.
Even though Xie Li is male, putting such a handsome man and beautiful woman together to sing a beautiful song would have been very appealing!
And the result!
Song Qianshan didn’t even look at Xie Li the whole time.
On top of that, she crouched beside Bai Jing and focused on gossiping?
The director was seething with resentment. “Shen Yan not only completed his hidden task smoothly, he even finished the bonus task and got the special privileges card.”
Xie Li looked at Shen Yan with jealousy and forced a smile. “Shen Yan, you’re amazing. You even finished the bonus task. What was your bonus task? Unlike me… my bonus task was actually to stop everyone else from completing their tasks. It was really hard.”
『Having to complete his own task while stopping everyone else from completing theirs. Li Bao has it so rough.』
『Indeed, Xie Li’s task was a little hard. I even suspect the director did it on purpose.』
Xie Li hadn’t completed his task, but he wanted to win some sympathy.
But the moment he finished speaking, Shen Yan looked at him in confusion. “Is it really that hard? Look, didn’t I make it easy for you all to give up on your own tasks?”
Bai Jing suddenly understood. “So everyone’s bonus task was to stop other people from completing their tasks!”
Xie Li: …
Seriously, thanks a lot.
『…』
『”Indeed, Xie Li’s task was a little hard” “Did the director do it on purpose”』
『Xie Li’s pity act failed, hahahaha, I’m laughing so hard!』
The director was exhausted.
The director was heartbroken.
The director wanted to put on a mask.
But…
A true warrior can live another five hundred years.
He took a deep breath and pumped himself up: You are the best! You can definitely shoot the sweetest dating variety show ever!
After the inner monologue ended, the director held the wireless mic and said, “According to the game rules, once someone completes the hidden bonus game task, the game time is over. So now, aside from Shen Yan, everyone else must accept punishment.”
Shen Yan quickly grabbed a handful of melon seeds and rushed to sit on the sofa.
Eagerly preparing to watch everyone else suffer.
“The punishment for this round is: call the first person in your WeChat contacts, tell them you’ve successfully fallen in love, and ask them for a 200-yuan red packet as wedding gift money.
“If you successfully ask for it, you pass.
“If you fail, you’ll have to sing ‘Bo Bo Chicken’ while waddling like a duck.
“If the other party asks for the name of your love interest, you must choose one of the guests here and answer with that person’s name.”
Bai Jing immediately raised her hand. “What if that person is watching the livestream right now?”
The director smiled. “Then you’re the chosen one. All right, the game begins. Rock-paper-scissors to decide the calling order.”
The five of them played rock-paper-scissors.
The order was decided quickly.
Pei Heng came in first.
In front of the camera, he unlocked his phone, opened WeChat, and showed the contact at the very top of the list.
Everyone was very interested in the Huancheng Group president’s contact.
Shen Yan even grabbed his melon seeds and leaned forward to watch up close.
“Abandon?”
After seeing the first name on the WeChat list, Shen Yan read it out without hesitation.
Then he tilted his fluffy little head and looked at Pei Heng in confusion. “What kind of decent person names themselves that?”
Pei Heng lowered his eyes to look at him and smiled. “I also think this person isn’t very decent.”
Bai Jing clutched her head. “It’s over, it’s over. I actually subconsciously wanted to recite the second word, but what’s even worse is that I don’t even remember what the second word was.”
Pei Heng made a voice call to abandon.
And then…
Buzz~
Buzz~
Buzz~
A production team staff member came sneaking up, holding Shen Yan’s phone.
“Teacher Shen, someone is calling you on WeChat.”
Shen Yan didn’t think he had anything urgent to deal with or anyone he needed to contact, so he waved it off. “Just hang up.”
Over here, the staff member ended the voice call.
Over there, abandon didn’t answer, and the call ended.
Pei Heng looked helplessly at the director. “He won’t answer.”
Bai Jing, following the principle that gossipers never mind a bigger show, urged him on. “Call again, call again.”
The director nodded. “Call one more time. If he still doesn’t answer, it’ll count as a failed task.”
Pei Heng cooperated fully and dialed again.
The staff member who had just been about to leave with Shen Yan’s phone hurried back to Shen Yan. “Teacher Shen, it’s calling again. Could it really be urgent? Why don’t you answer? It’s fine, anyway they’re the ones playing the game right now.”
Shen Yan glanced at the caller note: Innocent College Boy, 6-foot-2?
Why didn’t you say so earlier!
I’ll answer it right away!