After dinner, Shen Qiaoyu messaged her agent to say thanks and then immersed herself in the hectic schedule of live broadcasting.
During this time, Yan Shiqing also learned about Xu Bing’s situation. They chatted on their way to the destination, talking about what they would do in two days.
Shen Yuchuan took the initiative to invite: “How about we take a trip to S City together?”
Shen Qiaoyu firmly refused: “I’m going to spend time with my partner.”
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And now they both decided to go and be with their respective partners?
At that moment, Yan Yi, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked him in a low voice: “Does Yan Shiqing have a partner?”
Shen Yuchuan: “…”
“You didn’t know?”
She had always treated Yan Shiqing as if she didn’t have a partner. After all, the rumors spread so fast, changing partners as if changing clothes.
But Yan Yi thought differently. She smirked, looking at Yan Shiqing who had walked ahead, and said softly: “It’s good that she has a partner. I hope she and her partner will have lasting happiness.”
Shen Yuchuan: “…”
……
All three teams of guests had arrived, and the director began to announce today’s task.
“Today’s task is simple, it’s called ‘Find the Undercover!’ Among the six of you, there is an undercover who will acquire tools that can be used to eliminate you during the upcoming challenges. Your task is to identify and eliminate the undercover at the final stage.”
He added: “It’s worth mentioning that because two guests have left, we have made some last-minute changes to the plan, so for these two days, we will be engaging in activities that other programs have played, to let you relax. On the fourth day when we resume, it will be the real sprint!”
The director explained in detail: “The previous stages are group tasks where you collect supplies based on your rankings. In the final stage, it’s a battle between the undercover and the guests. If the undercover wins, they get double the supplies, otherwise, the victory and the supplies go to the other guests.”
Shen Qiaoyu voiced an objection, “Doesn’t that make the team with the undercover extremely profitable? Whether the undercover wins or not, that team will get supplies.”
The director explained hastily, “That’s why you need to identify the undercover. Her teammate has a way to eliminate her. If you figure it out, you can not only eliminate her teammate but also learn how to eliminate her. However, if you eliminate the wrong person, you will lose an ally.”
“You’re using the same tactics as yesterday,” Yan Shiqing laughed. “Don’t tell me there’s another extremely challenging level coming up?”
The director quickly denied, “Oh no, absolutely not! They’re just little games.”
…
After the conversation, everyone went down to the muddy field.
Shen Qiaoyu and Yan Shiqing were taken by the staff to opposite ends of the mud field and put on rubber harness pants.
The mud field was huge, and Shen Qiaoyu had a bad feeling.
As expected, the next second, the staff blindfolded her and tied an elastic rope around her waist. She felt many things being stuck on her as well.
Using a megaphone, the director continued to explain: “The task is very simple. Within eight minutes, you have to run to the other person and find the sticker on their body. I’ll remind you when the countdown begins. You’ll then have to take off the blindfolds and the bungee cords from each other and run through the finish line we set up. Otherwise, your effort will not count.”
“We will rank and distribute rewards based on the total number of stickers each team finds after five rounds.”
This task… indeed, it sounded very simple…
At least there were eight minutes available.
Frowning, Shen Qiaoyu listened as the director shouted to start.
She quickly got up and ran forward, not caring whether she could see or not. Safety was not a concern—what mattered was to race against time, even blindfolded, because the other two teams were very strong.
However, she didn’t realize that the other two teams were very careful. Since they couldn’t see, they started by moving forward slowly.
Only she, upon the director’s shout, had already begun running forward, and because she had underestimated the pull of the elastic rope, her body was suddenly pulled backward by its force.
She stumbled and fell onto the muddy ground before she knew it. She sat there stunned in the muck, motionless for a few seconds, like a big dog that had toppled over. Her face and hair were caked with mud. Then she swiped her hands across her face shook her head, and continued to charge forward.
The audience in the live broadcast burst into laughter, and the comments exploded in a colorful barrage.
[HAHAHA, Shen Qiaoyu is so adorable!]
[Her fall was just like my husky’s—fierce, but not scared at all, HAHAHA.]
[Wow, is this what they call mutual attraction? The sister-in-law CP (couple pairing) is perfect.]
[I don’t know why, but I ship them more than her brother. Maybe because they look so good together!]
[Shen Qiaoyu’s acting skills are a little lacking.]
[Guys, go curse that jerk! Damn it, Shen Qiaoyu almost got buried and smeared because of him!]
…
On the other side, Yan Shiqing heard the director’s cue and started shouting: “Qiao Qiao, this way!!!”
“I’m on a ridge!”
She ran forward as hard as she could, pulling against the bungee cord, and tried to guide the others to her location with her voice.
Unfortunately, the other teams were doing the same; the muddy field was filled with noise.
Shen Qiaoyu frowned and tried to distinguish her voice and run toward it.
Yan Shiqing was clever; she sang a song with a very high pitch.
Her voice was melodious and her vocal range was wide. Shen Qiaoyu was captivated by her singing, thinking that she was truly a diva—even her acapella was amazing.
But soon, she was puzzled.
The song had a lower part, and when Yan Shiqing sang it, there was a fleeting familiarity in her voice.
It sounded like — Qingning?
But as she listened more closely, that feeling vanished.
“Is this an illusion?” She thought to herself and ran quickly towards the voice.
The field was in chaos, but Shen Qiaoyu was the fastest runner.
Soon, the audience noticed that only Shen Qiaoyu and Yan Shiqing seemed to be heading towards each other, while the other groups had gone astray.
Even more bizarre was that Yan Yi had somehow crossed paths with Shen Qiaoyu.
She outran Yan Shiqing and reached Shen Qiaoyu first.
Shen Qiaoyu sensed someone in front of her but heard no sound. It was not Yan Shiqing. She dodged swiftly to the side, so fast that Yan Yi could only shout, “I just wanted to say I’m sorry!”
The audience: [stunned.jpg].
[What is happening?]
[Do they know each other?]
…
The production team had done a great job with the sound this time.
Shen Qiaoyu replied coldly, “No need. We’re not close.”
The livestream viewers went wild.
[Cool girl]
[I should pity Yan Yi, but somehow Shen Qiaoyu seems fine too. They must not be close.]
[Did she go off track just to apologize?]
…
Shen Qiaoyu was unaware of the livestream reactions; she was focused on reaching Yan Shiqing.
They were only a few steps away when Yan Shiqing shouted, “Qiao Qiao! I can’t hold on much longer, this rope is so tight!”
Shen Qiaoyu felt anxious, afraid that her partner would be dragged back by the elastic rope. She ran even harder, stretching the rope behind her.
She could only see darkness, and they both pulled on the elastic rope, trying to get closer. In a few steps, they were in each other’s arms.
Shen Qiaoyu’s hands were muddy, but Yan Shiqing felt reassured by her grip. Suddenly, her legs gave way, and she was yanked back by the elastic rope. She cried out, “Qiao Qiao!”
“Hold on to me!”
At that moment, they were like the tragic heroes of a drama, torn apart by fate, moving the audience to tears.
In the next instant, Shen Qiaoyu shifted her grip from Yan Shiqing’s hand to her arm, and with a quick step, she pulled her into her embrace.
Yan Shiqing was still falling, but this time she dragged Shen Qiaoyu down with her.
Holding her tightly, the two landed on the muddy ground, their bodies covered with mud. Only then did Shen Qiaoyu breathe a sigh of relief and whisper, “I’m glad I caught you, otherwise, I don’t know where the bungee cord would have taken you.”
Yan Shiqing, on the other hand, laughed and hugged her back firmly, saying, “Then I’ll hold onto you tightly, or else I’ll be swept away by the bungee cord~”
“And you know~” she suddenly added, “I’m holding you, wondering if Qingning would be jealous~”
Shen Qiaoyu was speechless.
She hardened her voice deliberately while talking to her, “It’s good that you know, watch your hands and feet.”
But as she spoke, she was already searching her frantically for stickers.
They hadn’t even gotten up from the mud yet, and she was looking all over her.
Held firmly in her embrace, Yan Shiqing’s face turned red. She clutched her clothes tightly and also started searching quickly, whispering to her, “I don’t even know if the staff did it on purpose, stuffing a lot of them inside my clothes. You should have a look…”
Shen Qiaoyu’s response was more silence.
Inside the clothes?
……
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