Do You Think He's the One on Top?

After Chu Lan had composed himself, he looked at his teammates, who were hanging their heads in silence, and sighed inwardly. Rising to his feet, he said, "Have you all rested enough? If you have, let's go out and look for supplies."

Xia Wanqing looked up at him, his eyes rimmed red. "Brother Lan..."

Chu Lan patted his head. "It's fine. This is a competitive game. No matter what, doing our best to win is the respect we owe our opponents and the audience."

Xia Wanqing nodded. "We'll listen to you, Brother Lan."

"We'll split up to search for supplies. Zi Qi and Brother Tian, head northwest. Chen Hongyi, Qingqing, and I will head northeast. We'll meet up at No. 4 Base."

The others stood up. "Okay."

"Our equipment is poor right now, and we barely have any daily necessities. Try not to get too close to Outpost No. 3 while searching, in case the Blue Team surrounds us."

Xia Wanqing and the others had left all their belongings with Qi Ning, while Qi Ning had given everything he had to Liu Yue and Xueli. As a result, they now had only the most basic weapons for self-defense and very little ammunition, while the Blue Team was almost fully armed. If a fight broke out, they would be at a disadvantage.

"Got it!"

"Then let's go."

At Outpost No. 3, after the five members of the Blue Team had psyched themselves up, their morale quickly deflated again.

Zhang Wen stroked his chin and asked, "So what do we do next? Just wait here for the Red Team to come to us?"

"We definitely can't just sit here and wait to die!" Qi Ning picked up his gun again. "How about we go find them? Kill every one we see."

Xueli and Liu Yue exchanged a glance. "Uh... wouldn't that just be feeding ourselves to them?"

No matter how unwilling they were to admit it, the Red Team was indeed far stronger than they were.

Qi Ning ruffled his hair in irritation and looked at the composed man beside him. "Brother, what do you think we should do next?"

Xia Yu lifted his eyes. "Eat?"

"..."

Xueli nodded in agreement. "Let's eat first. It's already noon."

As she spoke, she hugged her backpack and ran to Xia Yu's side, taking out water and bread before handing them to him. "Xia Yu, I found these this morning. They're for you."

"Thank you."

Her cheeks reddened slightly. "You're welcome."

After being revived last night, Zhang Wen had told her that they had originally planned to revive Xia Yu first. After all, his combat ability was better than that of a girl. But Xia Yu had told the captain that it wouldn't be right to leave a girl alone in the Black Room overnight, and had insisted that she be revived first. She had truly been moved to tears again. Xia Yu was such a good person! Gentle and gentlemanly, handsome, with a great figure, and his family background was beyond compare. How could such a perfect man exist in this world?!

Even the way he ate bread was so elegant and aristocratic. When he tilted his head back to drink, revealing his sexy Adam's apple, Xueli's eyes filled with pink hearts. She was completely enchanted.

The gaze was too scorching for Xia Yu to ignore. He turned his head slightly to look at her, the corners of his lips curving faintly. "Can staring at me fill your stomach?"

Her face flushed bright red at once, and she hurriedly lowered her head. "I... I'll eat bread too... bread..."

[Jealousy has made me unrecognizable! Why does Xueli get to admire my husband's breathtaking face up close?!]

[My husband's Adam's apple is so sexy! Let me touch it, let me touch it!]

[If I were Xueli, I would've pounced on him already! Kiss him to death!]

[Who the hell said my husband was interested in Chu Lan? The way he looks at Xueli is more affectionate than the way he looks at Chu Lan. There are pink bubbles everywhere around them. He's obviously the chosen male lead of a swoon-worthy heterosexual romance!]

[I advise certain boy-group fans who see gay pairings everywhere to stop pairing every handsome guy with your precious idol. My husband is straight!!!]

[First, my husband is straight! You can tell just from the vibe between him and Xueli! Second, even if he were gay, he'd be the top! Those abs are clearly trained, and what he's packing definitely wouldn't be small! Third, whether he's straight or gay, he'll always be the one on top!!! Whoever dares to ride him, I'll fight them to the death!!!]

Chi Yan had been watching the livestream with the comments on since morning, and he had not looked pleased once. The endless cries of "husband," along with the screen full of comments confidently declaring that no one could ever overpower Xia Yu, made him so angry he wanted to cough up blood.

Chi Yi sat beside him watching the livestream, only feeling the temperature drop lower and the air grow thinner. The oppressive aura around a certain resentment-filled man was practically freezing this entire stretch of sea solid.

"Does Xia Yu really have that kind of vibe with this woman? He doesn't look gay?" he suddenly asked in a sinister tone.

Chi Yi swallowed with difficulty. "No. Not at all."

"Really?"

"Uh... because Young Master is tall, doesn't have a feminine face, and isn't frail, there's naturally some size difference when he's standing beside a woman. The viewers are just imagining things. Young Master likes you..."

Chi Yan's expression eased slightly. "Do you think he looks like the one on top?"

Chi Yi nearly suffocated. No, sir, I'm just a bodyguard. Is it really appropriate for you to discuss this with me?

"Do you think he could overpower me?"

"..." He wanted to pinch the space between his brows to wake himself up. Hadn't the two of them done that last month? They should know perfectly well who overpowered whom. There was really no need to ask him about it!

"Have you gone mute?"

"... He couldn't."

That was also the truth. Judging by their builds, Chi Yan had one-quarter white ancestry and stood one meter ninety tall. He had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and ruggedly handsome features. The Lineage had a private bodyguard training camp, and he had trained there since childhood. His muscle definition was perfect, and his physical condition was exceptional. Even bodyguards who trained every day might not be able to beat him.

Chi Yan was fairly satisfied with that answer. "When does this show end?"

"Three more days. The winner will be decided on Friday, and they can leave the island that night."

He frowned. "That long? Once one team wipes out the Red Team and no one revives them, won't it be over?"

"They probably need to create some variety-show effect. They won't wipe out an entire team before the last day."

"What kind of trash show is this? Who invested in and planned it?"

"I don't know..." They had come in such a hurry that they had not investigated anything, and there had been no need to. Whoever it was, it did not matter.

"Go find out. Put some money into it and make them wrap it up quickly."

He needed to have another proper talk with Xia Yu.

"Understood."

When night fell, Zhang Jin received instructions from the show's financial backer, telling him to end the deserted-island livestream early.

He and his team were utterly confused. The livestream's popularity had only just reached its peak, and they were supposed to end it now? Wouldn't the viewers curse them to death if they ended it now?

Though he did not understand, he could not ignore the backer's orders.

Zhang Jin could only sigh, turn on the broadcast, and inform the guests who were still searching the island for supplies.

[Attention, everyone! Effective immediately, all Revival Cards and special item cards on the island are invalid! Once eliminated, you will be permanently out and will no longer have any chance of revival!]

"What?!" Chen Hongyi, who had spent the entire afternoon searching and had only just found a Revival Card, refused to accept it. "Why? Aren't there still three days left? Without Revival Cards, once one team gets wiped out, won't it be completely over? What are you going to film for the next three days?"

The viewers were equally confused.

[What the hell? Why did they suddenly change the rules? I haven't watched enough yet.]

[Fuck, isn't the production team disgusting? They just switched Chu Lan back, then immediately rushed to invalidate all the special cards. Are they really that afraid the Blue Team will find an Exchange Card and break up those team-hugging dogs?]

[The outcome is already decided. There's nothing interesting left anyway. The Blue Team doesn't want to look for cards either. Even if the Red Team finds an Exchange Card and switches Chu Lan back to get rid of the "team-hugging dogs" label, he's still an undercover agent. He won't kill his dear wife and teammates. The Blue Team is doomed to lose no matter what. There's no point suffering for another three days. They might as well end it quickly, go home, and stay away from that traitorous team-hugging dog.]

[I say the Blue Team should collectively kill themselves and see how the Red Team plays then. Let's see if they can still hold their heads high while taking the prize.]

[Some people are really hilarious. Even if Chu Lan hadn't been switched back, the Blue Team would still definitely lose. Could Chu Lan carry those people all by himself?]

[Yes, yes, your precious idols are the best. You can accept it with a clear conscience, right? Hurry up and celebrate. Why are you arguing with random people on the road to hell here? What validation are you looking for?]