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    Extra 3: Wonderful Treasure (3)

    Translator: Mukyuu
    Editor: Mikyuu

    Ning Yan was delighted. 

    After he finished admiring his husband’s muscles, he couldn’t help but secretly give the program staff a big thumbs up. The director gave him a knowing smile. 

    All the food items had to be won through competitions. There were push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and jumping rope. Of course, the better the food, the harder the exercise. 

    Unfortunately, Lin Rong was in a real competitive mood. By the time the later groups arrived, Lin Rong had already taken the crab and the steak. 

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    Wei Zhounan scanned the remaining food items and then immediately wilted at the sight of the exercises. The man next to him asked gently, “What do you want to eat? I’ll win it for you.” 

    Wei Zhounan jerked and then said cautiously, “… These are supposed to be done by the caretaker. It’s not good for us to break the rules all the time…” 

    “Hmm?” The TV actor smiled. “Rules?” 

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    Lin Rong tilted his head and asked quizzically, “Yanyan?” 

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    Ning Yan looked up and snuck a secretive glance at the camera filming them from a distance. He puckered his lips just the tiniest bit. 

    Lin Rong paused and then smiled before hastily getting closer and pressing a quick kiss on Ning Yan. 

    “Hurry and cook!’ Ning Yan said quietly before letting go and running off. 

    Lin Rong squinted. 

    The cameraman in the distance: Don’t think that you two were being sneaky. I got it all on camera, I got it all on camera! 

    The ease at which these two did the missions, coupled with how lovey they were, made the other contestants extremely jealous. Just as they were about to tease the two, they turned around to see Wei Zhounan practically dying after doing a few pull-ups. At this, the TV actor stepped forwards, held onto his legs, and lifted him upwards. So Wei Zhounan easily completed the set of pull-ups while looking utterly confused and successfully earned the rack of lamb. 

    The others, “???” 

    What’s up with the two all-male groups???

    The director, as usual, gave no hint as to how to get the mission card for the next part of the program. Ning Yan and Lin Rong didn’t think too much and proceeded as their current mission required. 

    The mermaid still had to be hand-fed by their caretaker. After the fried rice was done, the two of them curled up in a corner and Lin Rong fed Ning Yan spoon by spoon. 

    Ning Yan was a good eater. As soon as the spoon got close, he opened his mouth and swallowed everything on the spoon so that his cheeks bulged. 

    He swallowed and then opened his mouth again. 

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    Lin Rong fed him bite after bite, the smile never leaving his face. The others were shocked speechless—how could feeding someone food make anyone this happy? 

    Doesn’t he get hungry watching? They are so hungry!

    Not only was the man not hungry, he even immediately brought over the steak and the crabs as soon as Ning Yan finished off the fried rice. He wiped his lover’s mouth and then continued patiently cutting up the steak and taking the crabs apart. 

    Ning Yan was stuffed. He rubbed his belly and asked in confusion, “How are we supposed to get the next mission card? We finished eating everything!” 

    The two of them simultaneously turned around to look at the cameraman. 

    The cameraman’s hands trembled as he pointed the camera at them and ignored their puzzled looks. 

    Ning Yan and Lin Rong, “…” 

    Oy, don’t shake. 

    Ning Yan suddenly hiccuped. 

    The director immediately said, “Ning Yan and Lin Rong, please come get your mission card.” 

    Ning Yan and Lin Rong, “???” 

    “What? What happened?” The other groups hurriedly raised their heads and looked around in confusion. 

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    Just as they finished asking, Wei Zhounan—who had given up on trying to follow the rules—just finished eating the lamb and two fried chicken drumsticks that the actor had given him. Wei Zhounan hiccuped. 

    The director said, “Wei Zhounan and Gu Ying, please come get your mission card.” 

    The others, “???” 

    What is going on with you two male-male teams?!

    They simultaneously roared angrily in their minds. 

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    The ultimate goal of this episode was to get the gem “Mermaid’s Tear” and have the caretaker become the owner of the island. But the mission card indicated that the “Mermaid’s Tear” had actually been stolen by Thief Z. 

    Supposedly Thief Z would attend an evening ball on the island that night. In order to retrieve the “Mermaid’s Tear,” everyone would have to attend the evening ball, which meant that their third mission was to pick out an outfit. 

    Of course, how could the staff let them get their outfit so easily? Therefore, each team had to pass a test of how well they knew each other. The test for how well they knew each other was: the mermaid draws and the caretaker guesses. 

    The show had put together four themes: the thing you hate the most, the thing you like the most, the thing that touched you the most, and the thing that disappointed you the most. 

    The mermaid would randomly choose a theme and draw something for it while the caretaker had to guess to which theme the picture corresponded. They had to get it all right in order to pick their evening outfits. 

    Ning Yan confidently accepted his tablet and a pen. He confirmed the order of the themes with the staff and then exchanged a look with Lin Rong. 

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    After sitting down, he concentrated intently and immediately started waving the pen around in an exaggerated fashion. 

    Curious, the cameraman got up close to see that Ning Yan’s first drawing was… ummm, very stream of consciousness. 

    Ning Yan drew a few horizontal lines and a few vertical lines so that they formed eight squares. He was done after a few seconds and then flipped the tablet around. He gazed with shining eyes at Lin Rong, sitting about two meters away, and demanded, “Hurry and guess what this is. You know it very well!” 

    The cameraman and the staff: ? You’re done? What the heck is this? 

    Lin Rong looked at it and his ears turned red as he coughed slightly. He pressed a hand to his lips and answered, “That’s what you like the most.” 

    Ning Yan shouted happily, “You got it right!” 

    The staff: ??? 

    The director couldn’t resist asking, “What is it?” 

    Ning Yan and Lin Rong simultaneously looked up at the ceiling. 

    Eight squares. Abs! 

    Ning Yan cleared his throat and said seriously, “You guys can guess.” 

    The staff: Wait, who could guess this! 

    For the second picture, Ning Yan drew a wobbly rectangle and then drew a big X under the rectangle. 

    Then he turned the tablet around. Lin Rong was still smiling from the last picture but his smile froze momentarily at the sight of this picture. 

    The young man looked at him calmly. 

    “…” Lin Rong clenched his fist and said cautiously, “… That’s what Yanyan hates the most…” 

    The staff: What is this??? 

    Ning Yan gave him a slight glare and then hurried to draw the third picture. This one was obviously a piano. 

    Lin Rong relaxed and the smile reappeared. “This is what touched Yanyan the most.” 

    Ning Yan drew the fourth picture. It was a square and the top of the square had a zigzag line, like those seen on plastic packaging. 

    Lin Rong’s smile widened. “This is what disappointed Yanyan the most.” 

    The staff all thought: What inside joke are you two sharing? How come we only understood the piano?!

    Ning Yan was definitely satisfied with this result. 

    The first picture: abs. 

    The second picture: neutering. 

    The third picture: piano. 

    The fourth picture: condom. 

    —That’s right, one night when Ning Yan was really in the mood, they discovered that only one condom was left. That had been supremely disappointing!! 

    The jerk had gotten everything right. Ning Yan nodded and praised Lin Rong with his eyes. 

    The staff members all looked on in despair.

    On the other side, Wei Zhounan was tearing his hair out trying to understand the TV actor’s drawings. The first one was of eggplant. 

    Wei Zhounan asked carefully, “This… is something you like?” 

    The TV actor shook his head and answered, “It’s what I hate the most.” 

    Wei Zhounan, “…” 

    The second picture: an adult cat with three kittens trailing after it. 

    Wei Zhounan again asked cautiously, “This… this has to be what you like the most, right?” 

    The TV actor shook his head and answered, “This is what touched me the most.” 

    Wei Zhounan, “…” 

    The third picture looked like a cup of ice cream with two strawberries on top. 

    Wei Zhounan said confidently, “This has to be what you like the most!” 

    The TV actor shook his head and answered, “This is what I am most disappointed by. Ice cream has to be chocolate flavored.” 

    Wei Zhounan, “…” 

    Obviously, at this point in the game they’d screwed up completely and had to start over. 

    But every round had to be completed, so the TV actor had to draw the real thing he “likes the most.” 

    Wei Zhounan was a bit distracted as he contemplated how to do the next round. How is he supposed to guess? This game is breathtakingly hard!

    As he was distracted, the TV actor finished drawing the fourth picture. 

    The man turned the tablet around and looked up. 

    Wei Zhounan scanned it casually and then froze. 

    The picture on the tablet showed a little figure. It had short hair, small black button eyes, and a curved mouth. It was dressed up as a swallow. 

    Wei Zhounan paused for a few seconds before he understood. He jerked to his feet and his entire face, including his neck, flushed red. 

    The staff had been trying to figure out what it was when Wei Zhounan rushed over and hurriedly turned the tablet over. His eyes filled with panic and he shouted hoarsely, “That’s enough Mr. Gu. Let’s start the next round if you’re done with this! If we keep going, the next few groups will catch up!” 

    The TV actor gave him a meaningful look and smiled. 

    Wei Zhounan’s hand trembled. 

    What, what’s going on? Why did he draw this? The theme was “the thing he likes the most!”

    “Then hurry and sit down, Little Wei,” the man patted his hand and said in that same gentle voice. 

    As if electrocuted, Wei Zhounan jerked back.

    He averted his gaze and withdrew his hand. On the way back to his seat, he held his head and felt his palms become sweaty. 

    That swallow outfit… was something he had worn during his debut when he had participated in a not well-known variety show… 

    By the time he sat back down on his seat, Wei Zhounan’s heart was beating super fast. He didn’t even dare look at the man in front of him and his entire body turned red. 

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    Throughout this mission of testing the partners, various kinds of “interesting” drawings appeared. Night had fallen by the time each group finished picking their outfits, styled themselves, and headed over to the hotel. 

    Ning Yan was so tired he napped on the way there. When they arrived at their destination, Lin Rong woke him up tenderly and the two began the last stretch of their recording. 

    The evening ball had started. After a day’s feeding, the mermaids had finally developed the power to walk on their own. 

    Thief Z was hidden amongst the crowd along with two of his assistants. 

    The assistants were tall and broad-shouldered and had the clues to Thief Z’s whereabouts. Furthermore, the assistants liked beautiful people, men and women alike. 

    Clearly, the assistants were the easier targets and the staff had given a clue on how to find them. 

    But as soon as he heard that the assistants liked beautiful people, Lin Rong’s features sharpened and turned cold. 

    He pulled Ning Yan to his side and called out, “Yanyan…” 

    Before he finished his sentence, Ning Yan’s features also turned chilly and he turned around to hold Lin Rong tightly. “Beautiful people? Where? Not us!” 

    Lin Rong paused in surprise and then a smile melted the chill from his features. 

    … The staff members’ trick had failed! They were sorely disappointed! 

    The first guests to arrive could start looking for Thief Z first. Naturally, it was impossible for Lin Rong and Ning Yan to use seduction as a tactic. The two of them searched the party grounds for a bit without any results. They stopped directly at the piano. 

    Ning Yan thought for a second and asked, “How about I play a song?” 

    The staff, “?” 

    Ning Yan’s hands itched to play. He sat down and with a gentle press of his fingers, the melody to “Yanyan” flowed out. 

    He cast the occasional self-satisfied glance over at Lin Rong. Lin Rong gave him a doting smile and then picked up the microphone and started singing. The two of them attracted the attention of countless people. 

    Hidden in the corner, Thief Z along with his two assistants, “…” 

    Are they still recording a show?!

    The staff members gritted their teeth and then placed their hopes on Wei Zhounan and the TV actor, who were the next to arrive. 

    … He didn’t know why but Wei Zhounan suddenly felt awkward. 

    As soon as they got to the ball and received the mission card, Wei Zhounan hesitated when he understood the hint of using seduction to locate Thief Z. 

    In the next second, someone grabbed his shoulder and the man’s calm voice said, “What a shame. Neither one of us is beautiful.” 

    Wei Zhounan looked up unhappily at the TV actor. 

    Actually, he’s pretty confident about his looks!

    The man pinched Wei Zhounan’s nose and said lightly, “You’re cute, not beautiful. Don’t worry about the seduction thing. Let’s go.” 

    As Wei Zhounan was pulled away he hurriedly said, “Hold on, Mr. Gu, we do need to find the assistants!” 

    “Let’s dance first.” The man pulled him into the crowd. 

    “… I don’t know how to dance the female part!” Wei Zhounan choked out, hoping the actor would understand. 

    The man didn’t turn around and casually said, “I do.” 

    Wei Zhounan was stunned. 

    The staff members: Could you please pay attention to the final mission? 

    Slowly, everyone trickled in. 

    The people mingled at the ball and two tall and broad-shouldered figures hid amongst them. 

    They were flirted with and also flirted back. 

    After someone got the card with the hint, they fought, betrayed, and allied with each other until the entire group barged their way out of the party grounds, looped around, and finally found Thief Z by the beach. .

    By the time the show finished recording it was already midnight. 

    Everyone was so tired they yawned one after the other. 

    This was the first time Ning Yan and Lin Rong had recorded a show together after they started dating. They had to admit that as tiring as the entire day had been… it was actually pretty nice! 

    After bidding goodbye to everyone else, Ning Yan said quietly, “We can find more shows like this in the future.” 

    “You like these kinds of games?” Lin Rong asked with a quiet laugh. 

    Ning Yan nodded vigorously. It was actually pretty fun!

    Lin Rong said smilingly, “But I’d rather have private time with Yanyan.” 

    Ning Yan paused and when he recovered, he smiled and made a sound of amusement. Then he said in delight, “We’ll be by ourselves in a few days, what’s the rush?” 

    The two walked towards the hotel and on the way they spotted Wei Zhounan. Ning Yan was about to call out and ask if he wanted to leave with them tomorrow when he saw the TV actor pull Wei Zhounan away. They seemed to be at odds with each other, but in the end Wei Zhounan sneakily glanced around, pulled down the rim of his baseball cap, and then hesitantly followed after the actor. 

    Ning Yan asked quizzically, “What are they doing?” 

    Lin Rong thought for a moment and then glanced at the young man next to him. He moved closer and distracted Ning Yan by asking, “Yanyan, shall we go back so you can take my essence?” 

    “…” The topic suddenly became R-rated. Ning Yan blushed but, after glancing around cautiously, he grabbed Lin Rong’s hand and rushed into the hotel! 

    Half a month later, this episode of Wonderful Treasure aired. Nobody on the internet could keep calm. 

    …The two male-male couples were so lovey-dovey they blinded everyone!! 


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    1. DayLo
      DayLo

      Did I read or understand wrongly?? I swear I read that their was only 1 female MC and she got the actress, then LR fished out NY, WZ fished out the Gu guy, the 2nd MC fished out his wife, & the last 2 fished out 2 fresh meat actors that were blushing hard cuz or the mermaid outfit. So then how did we get only 2 male-male couples??