Chapter 55 part 1

“???”

Shen Qiaoyu sent a question mark and then proceeded to open the videos, each of which had background music perfectly chosen to create an ambiguous and flirtatious atmosphere.

The clips of her interactions with Yan Shiqing were seamlessly incorporated, showing them occasionally hugging, her carrying Yan Shiqing on her back, or them holding hands.

At first glance, it was all quite offbeat, bubbling with pink romance that spontaneously brought a smile to one’s face, overwhelmed with sweetness.

Shen Qiaoyu’s face turned red with annoyance as she typed a message to Qingning.

“Are you trying to infuriate me to death?”

Qingning responded quickly: “Isn’t it a perfect match? I just did a little editing. A lot of people are watching, you know. The views have already broken ten thousand in just a moment.”

Shen Qiaoyu: “!!!”

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Qingning: “Sure, I’ll get ready and wait for you~”

Her ears turned red instantly. She put away her phone and went outside.

…

Yan Shiqing arrived last, in a good mood, with a smile on her lips. She contrasted sharply with Shen Qiaoyu’s expression.

The group reached the venue for the final segment and got to work.

Treasure chests with unexpected clues were hidden all over the venue. They had to find them.

After finding another empty treasure chest, Shen Yuchuan suggested, “Let’s split up and go separately. We’re not making any progress this way.”

Fei Wuya objected, “It will be troublesome if we split up and someone gets eliminated suddenly.”

“But how can we lure out the undercover agent if we don’t split up?” Yan Yi asked. “I support splitting up temporarily.”

Fei Wuya persisted, “I think you two are the undercover agents. There are only four normal people left. The undercover agents and their teammates will eliminate us quickly if we split up.”

“And what if the undercover agent never reveals themselves if we don’t split up?”

“We’re searching for clues together, right? We’ll find them sooner or later.”

…

To their surprise, the two teams started arguing.

Shen Qiaoyu and Yan Shiqing exchanged glances, and Shen Qiaoyu proposed, “Let’s vote by raising our hands.”

However, the vote was tied at three to three. They each supported different teams.

Shen Yuchuan remarked, “Hey, it’s rare to see you two out of sync.”

Shen Qiaoyu snapped, “Shut up.”

“We’ve never been in sync.”

She was still fuming over their couple’s video.

Then Yan Shiqing glanced at her and suggested unexpectedly, “How about this? Qiao Qiao and I will separate and split into two teams. This way, we’ll have someone to suspect if there’s a problem with either team.”

“That’s a good idea.”

After a moment of consideration, everyone agreed.

So Shen Qiaoyu followed Shen Yuchuan’s group.

Along the way, the trio found many treasure chests, but they were all empty except for one clue that said:

Task One: “Smear mud on any guest other than your teammates.”

This was the undercover’s task. To complete it meant they would obtain a way to eliminate them.

While searching for more clues, Shen Qiaoyu and Shen Yuchuan began discussing again, trying to recall any unusual behavior among the initial groups.

But before they could reach any conclusion, a sound came from the loudspeaker.

Shen Qiaoyu sudden felt worried.

She wondered, could it be that Yan Shiqing was eliminated?

But when the broadcast announced that Fei Wuya had been eliminated, she sighed in relief.

Shen Yuchuan suddenly became alert and said to Yan Yi, “That would mean Shiqing is an undercover, right? If we capture Qiao Qiao and tear her name tag, we can find out how to eliminate Shiqing.”

Shen Qiaoyu: “…”

She didn’t even know whether Yan Shiqing was an undercover agent or not.

Now she had been wrongly accused.

She hastily stepped back a few paces, eluding Shen Yuchuan’s grapple, and said, “All I can tell you is that Yan Shiqing really isn’t the mole. They just want us to fight among ourselves.”

“It doesn’t matter if she is or not. Someone from their group has already been eliminated. If we tear your name tag now, we’ll be safe.”

This time, Yan Yi unexpectedly charged forward.

Shen Qiaoyu quickly turned to flee.

Although she could beat Yan Yi, adding Shen Yuchuan into the mix would mean a drawn-out fight. And since neither of them was the mole, why bother?

It was better to search for Yan Shiqing quickly and find out the truth.

…

She ran swiftly, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Shen Yuchuan was speechless.

How could she run so fast?

…

Meanwhile, Shen Qiaoyu searched the entire building, but couldn’t find Yan Shiqing. Instead, she stumbled upon a treasure chest containing a mission.

“You must not reveal your true identity to your teammates, and you must ‘eliminate’ them. The other guests will learn how to eliminate you only from the single treasure chest located inside the entire building.”

She began to harbor some doubts about Yan Shiqing at that moment.

Was she an undercover agent?

No, that couldn’t be right. Maybe that was the very reason why Yan Tang had eliminated Fei Wuya.

In any case, if Yan Shiqing was an undercover agent, she would help her eliminate the others.

She became more anxious to find her with this thought in mind.

She finally found Yan Shiqing at the corner of a staircase.

Yan Shiqing’s eyes lit up when she saw her, and she quickly pulled her into the stairwell.

Shen Qiaoyu noticed the bruise on her forehead first, and she instinctively asked, “How did you get hurt?”

“I ran into a wall by accident while escaping,” Yan Shiqing said, grabbing her sleeve and explaining hastily, “I’m not an undercover agent. Fei Wuya was eliminated for some unknown reason, and I feared that Yan Tang was an undercover agent, so I ran and hit a wall by accident.”

Shen Qiaoyu could almost picture her running into the wall, and a smile unconsciously curled the corners of her lips.

“Why are you laughing?!” Yan Shiqing glared at her reproachfully, and then continued, “I have a bruise on my head, and yet you find it amusing.”

Shen Qiaoyu hurriedly suppressed a smile at the corner of her lips and responded, “I wasn’t laughing at you.”

“Hmph, I don’t believe you.”

“There’s nothing I can do if you don’t believe me.” She couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. Then she added, “I’ll cook eggs for you when we get back.”

“Do I need your help for that? I can cook them myself,” Yan Shiqing said, dissatisfied. “Only if you massage me.”

“That’s impossible. I definitely won’t massage you.” Shen Qiaoyu pulled her along and said, “Come on, let’s go take revenge.”

Yan Shiqing asked, confused, “Revenge for what?”

She laughed and said, “For helping you knock down that wall~”

This remark made Yan Shiqing’s face flush with irritation, and she mockingly punched her shoulder, exclaiming, “You’re making fun of me again!”

“What? Are you the only one allowed to make fun of me?”

“Yes, now that you mention it, I’m reminded of how you didn’t wear…”

“Uh, don’t cover my mouth…” Yan Shiqing’s face reddened as she was held by the back of her neck with one hand and her lips covered with the other. She quickly pulled Shen Qiaoyu’s hands away, concealing her embarrassment as she slowly said, “I won’t say it anymore.”

“Good that you know.” Shen Qiaoyu finally let go, signaling that there was a camera behind them.

The two bickered all the way until they finally found the other two.

Meanwhile, the broadcast unexpectedly announced that Shen Yuchuan had been eliminated.

The situation had now become very complicated.

Shen Qiaoyu and Yan Shiqing walked slowly closer to the remaining two and exclaimed, “What just happened?”

“I don’t know,” Yan Yi shouted back. “He tore off his name tag and got eliminated unexpectedly.”

What?

Shen Qiaoyu was very puzzled, but then she turned her attention to Yan Tang at her side, thinking that as long as she tore off the name tags of the remaining two people, it wouldn’t matter whether Yan Shiqing was the undercover or not; they would win. So she took a couple of steps forward, intending to rush at them, but was suddenly pulled back by Yan Shiqing.

“Tear hers off,” Yan Shiqing said, gesturing toward Yan Yi. “You tear off Yan Yi’s name tag.”

“Huh?” Shen Qiaoyu was confused.

Yan Shiqing looked at her steadily, insisting, “Trust me this one time.”

Fine, it didn’t matter whose name tag was torn first.

So Shen Qiaoyu rushed forward immediately and instructed her, “Stay hidden, don’t let them catch you.”

“Okay.”

…

Upon seeing her charge over, Yan Yi and Yan Tang quickly allied temporarily.

Holding a box of glue, Yan Yi announced, “I’ve discovered a method to eliminate the undercover. With this glue, a mere touch followed by tearing off someone’s name tag within ten minutes will result in elimination.”

“Is there such a thing?” Yan Tang asked, skeptical. Shen Qiaoyu, on the other hand, was even more suspicious. With no real alternative, Yan Tang decided to trust Yan Yi, saying, “We’ll cover for each other and aim to eliminate Shen Qiaoyu first.”

“Okay.”

…

Yan Tang and Yan Yi soon proved to be quite a problem.

Shen Qiaoyu noticed that the two seemed to be hiding something in their hands. She swiftly evaded an attack, but her clothes were brushed in the process as she was caught between the two.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Yi pivoted and rushed toward Yan Shiqing, who wasn’t far off. Panicking internally, Shen Qiaoyu gave chase.

Luckily, Yan Shiqing was quick to react and escape, resulting in yet another stalemate as the three tugged on each other’s clothes.

Then, surprisingly, Yan Yi veered off-course, lunged at Yan Tang, and tore off Yan Tang’s name tag inconspicuously.

The eliminated Yan Tang stood in confusion.

Assuming this had nothing to do with her, Shen Qiaoyu took the opportunity to flee, deducing that Yan Yi must be the undercover, and lacking a strategy for elimination, she was safe.

However, to her astonishment, the announcement over the loudspeaker also included her name.

“Shen Qiaoyu out!”

Confused, she listened as Yan Tang quickly pieced it together and clarified, “She got both of us with the glue. The rule is, if any name tag is removed within ten minutes, both individuals are out.”

“So, this was her scheme to eliminate us both,” Shen Qiaoyu realized, connecting the dots.

This revelation left her with a new concern: Yan Shiqing was the last player standing, not yet eliminated.

What was her next move?

She found herself instinctively concerned for Yan Shiqing, a habitual reaction she wasn’t even fully aware of.

At that moment, Yan Yi gave her a slight smile, “I finally managed to win against you.”

To that, Shen Qiaoyu responded, “You beat me long ago, didn’t you? You’re the one who won the spot.”

Yan Yi’s emotions surged, and she wanted to say more, but it was too late — the staff were already escorting Shen Qiaoyu away.

Refocusing on the game with renewed determination, Yan Yi vowed to eliminate Yan Shiqing.

Yan Shiqing had taken more than twenty years from her, and this was the moment for Yan Yi to reclaim everything on her own terms!

As Shen Qiaoyu was led backstage to watch the live broadcast, she felt a pang of regret.

She chastised herself for her impulsiveness after being eliminated and leaving Yan Shiqing alone there.

Before long, a chase ensued in the stairwell when Yan Yi found Yan Shiqing.

Exhausted and cornered, Yan Shiqing was caught by Yan Yi, who forcefully grabbed her arm and ripped off her name tag.