After Being Turned Into a Dog, I Conned My Way Into Freeloading At My Rival’s Place

Extra 2: Wonderful Treasure (2)

Translator: Mukyuu
Editor: Mikyuu

Very soon afterwards, the remaining three MCs also “caught” their mermaids. 

Luckily, the staff didn’t stir up any trouble. Of the remaining three, one caught his wife and the other two hooked recently debuted male celebrities. 

The two male celebrities both had blushed furiously while wearing the shell bra and fishtail outfit combination, but when they caught sight of the TV actor walking away while smilingly draped over his partner, they let out a small cough and straightened up. 

“The audience has probably never seen such an unsightly reality TV show,” one of the MCs shook his head and mockingly complained. 

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“Hey, that’s unfair. What part of me is unsightly?!” His partner, one of the male celebrities, immediately pretended to complain in a falsetto as he hit the MC. 

The MC immediately froze in place and then started trembling, causing everyone to explode into laughter. 

The main quest for this episode was to take care of the mermaid, very typical of “raise-a-young-one” type of quest. 

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The MCs exploded into a flurry of protests! 

Ning Yan straight up flopped to the ground and crossed his legs together. He even pretended to kick his leg as if he really had a tail. He tilted his head to the side and demanded self-righteously, “I can’t walk anymore. You’re on your own!” 

Lin Rong paused for a moment and then the hint of a smile appeared on his face. 

As the other five MCs were still howling in anguish, he used the same old trick—he simply carried Ning Yan bridal style. 

That was indeed what Ning Yan had expected. He hmph-ed and said, “Not creative at all.” 

They were the first to solve the problem. Lin Rong nodded at the other guests and declared, “We’ll be off first then.” 

With that, he steadily walked towards the direction the map pointed, leaving behind a sea of vexed complaints. 

The sea island hadn’t really been developed, so a lot of places still retained their original ecosystem. It was a bit hard to walk but at least the scenery was nice. 

The cameraman didn’t say anything as he followed Lin Rong and Ning Yan around. Ning Yan felt self-conscious at first but then slowly relaxed. He asked, “You really didn’t guess that I’d show up?” 

“You said you were in City X.” Lin Rong glanced at the young man in his arms. 

“You believed what I said?” The corners of Ning Yan’s mouth were already twitching into a smile. 

“Whatever Yanyan says I’ll believe.” The man didn’t seem out of breath at all as he gently answered. 

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Ning Yan kicked his legs once and started to boast, “I swam to this island all the way from the pier!” 

This island was at least two hours by speedboat from the nearest dock. 

Lin Rong’s expression changed not a bit as he said admiringly, “Yanyan is so amazing.” 

Ning Yan said in all seriousness, “Thank goodness I can fill my belly by eating moonlight. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even have time for a meal!” 

Lin Rong laughed and asked, “So are you hungry now?” 

Ning Yan stroked his belly and his gaze sharpened. “I am, but the sunlight won’t do. It has to be  moonlight!” 

Lin Rong chuckled quietly and continued asking, “Aside from moonlight, is there anything else that can fill Yanyan’s belly?” 

Ning Yan’s gaze shifted and he pressed against Lin Rong’s ear as he whispered, “Male essence!1Male essence(阳气)refers to the spiritual energy/life source of a human male. Spirits in Chinese mythology, especially female spirits, are often depicted as sucking out this essence/spirit to replenish their own. Often times, the essence is taking during intimate situations such as sex.” 

With that, he immediately shrank back and hummed as if to say, “I did nothing.” 

Lin Rong’s footsteps halted and he turned around to glance at the cameraman. 

The cameraman, “…” 

What? What exactly did you say?!

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Lin Rong turned around and his lips gently touched Ning Yan’s ears. He lowered his voice to say, “When we’re done recording, we’ll go back and Yanyan can suck my male essence.” 

Ning Yan pretended to be utterly calm but he blushed all the way down to his neck. 

The cameraman thought, Though I don’t know what you just said, I feel my status as a single man is being called out! 

They reached the little patch of trees very quickly. Both of them saw various plastic balls dangling from the surrounding trees and assumed the water would be in the balls. 

These plastic balls were hung up pretty high. Ning Yan estimated that someone needed to hold the other person up in order to just barely reach them. Since they’d figured out the way to cooperate, the two of them got started. Lin Rong held onto Ning Yan’s legs and lifted him up. Ning Yan braced himself against the tree trunk and carefully took down the first plastic ball. Upon opening it, they discovered that there was a paper cup’s worth of drink from the show’s sponsor! 

They had just gotten started on the first mission when the other groups caught up to them. In the end, most of the groups had chosen to do bridal style just like Lin Rong and Ning Yan had. 

The female MC carried her partner on her back. 

As the groups raced towards them, Ning Yan couldn’t find his bro at first glance. He put a hand over his eyes and scanned more, only to realize… Wei Zhounan was being carried bridal style by the TV actor??? 

Wait a moment

“You two got it wrong!” He was still being securely held by Lin Rong and pointed at Wei Zhounan as his entire body shook with laughter. 

Wei Zhounan scrunched himself up into a tiny, embarrassed ball in the TV actor’s arms. He covered his face with both hands and wished he didn’t have to see anyone. 

“Little Wei couldn’t carry me, so I talked it over with the staff and we temporarily exchanged roles.” The TV actor smiled demurely and politely, even as he carried the handsome little Wei Zhounan while wearing a mermaid outfit. 

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Wei Zhounan cried weakly, “Bro, save me…” 

Ning Yan was placed on the ground. He resisted the urge to laugh as he said, quite seriously, “Mr. Gu, I place my brother in your care.” 

The TV actor nodded. “Alright.”

Wei Zhounan, “…” What did you two just agree on?!

The program staff said that each MC had to personally take care of their mermaid. In other words, they had to personally feed their mermaid the water. 

So Lin Rong held the cup with the straw in front of Ning Yan. 

Ning Yan opened his mouth wide and sucked on the straw as he gulped down the drink. 

He really was thirsty. After all, it was pretty hot on the island and his lips were becoming dry. 

At the sight of him gulping down the drink, Lin Rong tugged him closer and ruffled his hair. The man said gently, “Slow down a bit.” 

Ning Yan cupped his hands underneath Lin Rong’s and nodded as he sucked down the drink. His cheeks bulged out. 

Lin Rong looked down tenderly at Ning Yan, an ever-present smile on his lips. He noticed that Ning Yan was sweating and lifted a hand to wipe away the sweat. 

The cameraman got jealous, really jealous. There were many couples, male and female, who had participated in shows together. But he had never seen any who were this touchy-feely with each other! 

Ning Yan drank until there were just a few sips left and handed the cup over to Lin Rong. “You drink some too.” 

Lin Rong obediently downed the last few sips and the two of them met each other’s gaze. 

So… what’s next?

The directors were right there and must know that they were done with their mission, but they showed no sign of reading the next mission aloud. 

Lin Rong suggested, “Let’s look for the mission card in the rest of the plastic balls.” 

Ning Yan agreed, “Yup!” 

So while the others were still trying to figure out how to get the first plastic ball, the two of them had already begun searching among the rest of the plastic balls. 

Wei Zhounan was securely held by the TV actor. He took down the first plastic ball, took a breath, and then shouted, “Bro, what are you two doing?” 

From not that far away, he heard Ning Yan shout to Lin Rong as he took down another plastic ball, “This one! This ball is light and there’s no drink inside!” 

Wei Zhounan… Wei Zhounan’s competitive spirit stirred to life. He looked down and urged the TV actor, “Mr. Gu hurry and put me down!” 

The TV actor obediently put Wei Zhounan down. As soon as he landed safely on the ground, he immediately stuck the straw into the cup and handed it over to the TV actor. “Hurry, Mr. Gu, hurry and drink.” 

The TV actor clasped a hand around Wei Zhounan’s wrist. 

Wei Zhounan paused. 

The man gave him a look. 

The TV actor had indeed won awards. A single glance was so meaningful that it blanked Wei Zhounan’s mind. Those black eyes seemed to have hooks in them as they sank into his heart, causing him to shiver slightly. 

The man let out a silent laugh and then lowered his head and sucked on the straw.

He took his time drinking. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, time and time again. 

Wei Zhounan could almost hear the sound of him slowly swallowing. 

Without a reason, his wrist started heating up where it was being held. 

He swallowed and actually felt a bit nervous. His gaze started roaming around their environment self-consciously. 

Suddenly, he heard the man in front of him say quietly, “Little Wei.” 

“Ah?” Wei Zhounan was so nervous his voice cracked. 

The actor smiled. 

He lowered his voice and said, “Recently I caught up on all your work. All your TV shows and variety shows.” 

Wei Zhounan was stunned. 

The TV actor stroked Wei Zhounan’s head. 

“Every time I see you, I become happy.” 

Ning Yan found the mission card which said: “The mermaid has finished replenishing liquids and is now hungry. Please head towards XX Hotel and prepare a meal for the mermaid.” 

So Lin Rong picked Ning Yan up and walked towards the hotel. 

The people behind him collapsed into puddles of despair. 

“Hold up, isn’t the rhythm of this episode too fast?!” 

“Directors, you prepared all the missions in this episode especially for Ning Yan and Lin Rong, right? I see how happily Lin Rong carries his mermaid!” 

“So you’re not happy carrying me?!” 

“Owwww, I made a mistake my darling…” 

The slow-tempo program was finally forced into speeding up because of Ning Yan and Lin Rong, who knew nothing about any of this and just happily did their missions. 

The two had just arrived at the hotel when another team caught up to them. 

Staff members were waiting in the hotel. There was a row of cooking utensils and ingredients lined up, making it clear that they had to compete for the foodstuffs. Once something was gone, it was gone. 

The little card in front of each food clearly wrote out what they needed to do to compete for the food. 

Ning Yan was securely deposited onto the sofa like a little lazy bum. 

Lin Rong really did find the fun in this program. He couldn’t help but press a kiss on Ning Yan’s forehead and instructed, “Sit here and wait for me. What do you want to eat? I’ll go win it for you.” 

Ning Yan stretched out his neck, glanced around, and then shouted excitedly, “I want the crab!” 

Lin Rong ruffled his hair and smiled in response. “Sure, then Yanyan be good and wait for me here.” 

Ning Yan nodded vigorously and kicked his leg twice in frustration. “Hurry up and go go!” 

Lin Rong took a few steps forwards and then glanced back. He couldn’t resist coming back and hugging Ning Yan again and ruffling his hair. Ning Yan’s hair had dried since coming out of the ocean and was now a mess from all the ruffling. 

The man finally let go of Ning Yan and walked over to the table when Ning Yan got dizzy from all the hair mussing. 

The older MC’s wife, who had been deposited next to Ning Yan, said enviously, “You two certainly have an amazing relationship.” 

Ning Yan recovered and joy shot through his heart. He struggled to control his uplifting lips but his voice was just the tiniest bit proud when he said, “Do we? We’re just average. He’s toned it down some. He’s more clingy when we’re at home!” 

The MC’s wife felt like she was choking on the amount of sweetness in the air. She turned around and saw her unambitious husband and immediately felt vexed. On purpose, she shouted, “Hubby I want some crabs too!” 

The old MC stumbled at the demand and shouted back in despair, “Do you know what we have to do for the crabs? To compete against Lin Rong, how’s that gonna work!?” 

“Hubby hang in there! You can do it!” His wife punched the air with her fist and then formed them into a heart. 

“No, I don’t want to!” The old MC felt like crying. 

Lin Rong handed the card over to the staff member and asked with a smile, “Mr. Yuan, you up for it?” 

The old MC answered, “Don’t you think this competitiveness doesn’t suit your character sheet?” 

“My character sheet says whatever Yanyan wants, I’ll get it for him,” Lin Rong said with a smile. He lowered and got ready for push-ups. 

He pressed both hands against the ground and his muscles immediately bunched up. 

Over by the sofa, Ning Yan stood up with an audible whoosh and his gaze turned eagerly towards Lin Rong. 

Lin Rong was about to start when he suddenly thought of something and turned around to gently ask, “Yanyan, do you want to come over here and watch me do these?” 

Ning Yan nodded and rushed to Lin Rong’s side. He squatted down good-naturedly and took up the best viewing spot. 

The old MC asked, “So these legs can turn their walking function on and off at will?” 

He just finished saying this when his wife practically flew over and squatted next to him. “Oh fine. Now hurry!” 

Old MC: Cry. 


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3 Comments

  1. Tilla
    Tilla

    AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THE PROGRAMME IS JUST STUFFING DOG FOOD TO EVERYONE LOLOLOPOL

  2. DayLo
    DayLo

    I’m getting way too much enjoyment from this story… 😂
    But I really wish we could see Ji Shao and Ning Yue, they have to be pactmates, right? 😏