Who Says Anyone Has to Put Up with Anyone?!

The Transform, Freaks! camera crew was extremely professional. Unafraid of any filthy footage, they zoomed in for close-up shots of Xie Ran vomiting.

He wanted to dodge, but he lacked the strength.

Having never done farm work before, the sudden assault of that pungent stench nearly made him vomit up his stomach.

Leaning against the low wall, Xie Chen watched the scene and seemed to sigh helplessly. "I thought he was a king, but he turned out to be bronze."

"If we count on him to finish the task, we probably won't be sleeping tonight."

Best Actress Li Jingfei had always valued her sleep. Afraid that staying up late would give her wrinkles, she complained, "If you don't have the skills, why take on the job? Isn't this just wasting our time?!"

As she spoke, she walked over to the ox cart and lifted one corner, glancing at Xie Chen. "Come give me a hand."

Xie Chen's lips curled up. "I'm not in a hurry to sleep."

Li Jingfei was no fool. She immediately saw that Xie Chen was putting on airs. After pausing for half a second, she nodded slightly. "Xiao Chen, could you come over and help?"

Xie Chen, who still had his arms folded, gave a soft laugh. "Since Sister Li has asked, how could I refuse?"

He strolled over lazily and lifted the other side of the ox cart. Li Jingfei instantly felt much less strain and glanced at Xie Chen again in surprise.

The sharp-tongued Best Actress had not expected the man before her, who did not look particularly strong, to have so much strength.

Xie Ran, who had finally finished vomiting, straightened up and turned to see the scene. A wave of resentment rose within him, but he refused to go any closer.

He never wanted to smell livestock manure again for the rest of his life!

Elsewhere, Director Li entered the observation room, his attitude immediately turning warm and attentive. "Wenye, how is it? Are you adjusting well? Do you want a room with a better environment?"

Huo Wenye's gaze remained on the screen. His sharp, sculpted features seemed coated in frost, making people instinctively shiver with fear.

Apparently used to being ignored, Director Li hurried over and sat on a stool beside him. While sneaking glances at Huo Wenye's profile, he inwardly grumbled,

As expected of the heir to a top-tier family. Those genes were ridiculously good, especially that face—it crushed all those male stars in the entertainment industry.

He was so lucky to have invited him here as an observer!

"Tonight's task..." Huo Wenye's thin lips moved slowly, his voice low.

Director Li misunderstood him and immediately said, "Wenye, don't worry. Tonight's task is the easiest one. Tomorrow morning, hehe, I guarantee I'll have them aching at the waist, sore in the back, and cramping in the legs!"

He was so carried away with pride that he failed to notice Huo Wenye's brow furrow.

"Xie Ran is a parachuted-in guest? No one said he would be participating," Huo Wenye asked again.

At that, Director Li's face immediately showed impatience. "Wasn't it the Xie Family who spent money to force him in? I didn't agree at first, but they said Xie Ran had decent potential and could serve as a comparison group. Maybe he could bring in some traffic. But what happened?"

"Total trash!"

He could not help cursing, then consoled himself. "Let's see tomorrow. Maybe he'll perform a little better."

Huo Wenye said nothing more.

Their attention naturally returned to the show.

There were not many households in the village. And since the villagers needed to fertilize the fields tomorrow morning, they had already prepared the farm manure and placed it outside their doors. Xie Chen and Li Jingfei collected it quickly, and before long, they were nearly finished.

The other guests followed from far away, looking utterly disgusted and occasionally gagging aloud.

With only three or four households left, Xie Chen suddenly stopped and turned to Li Jingfei. "Sister Li, even if this work isn't especially hard, we can't do it for nothing, right?"

"What do you mean?" Li Jingfei asked instinctively. But when she saw those eyes sparkling beneath the starlight, she instantly understood and smiled knowingly. "Of course we can't do it for nothing. When we get to the shared dorm later, the two of us should get first pick!"

Not far behind them, Luo Mingyu, who was tightly covering his nose, hurriedly raised his hand. "No objection from me! Let's finish collecting this stuff and choose quickly!"

Li Sifan and Wei Mingqi had just opened their mouths when someone beat them to it. "Brother Xie Chen, we're all one team. Why divide things into before and after? Didn't the production team say the results would be shared?"

"When I was collecting farm manure earlier, I didn't make any demands."

Xie Chen sneered. "Right, you didn't make any demands. Then don't hold everyone back. What was that about running to the roadside to vomit?"

"I-I wasn't feeling well!" Xie Ran sounded somewhat guilty.

He truly could not understand where that obedient boy who used to endure everything without talking back had gone!

Why was every word out of his mouth now loaded with barbs and gunpowder?!

Wasn't he afraid of making the Xie Family dislike him?!

Having long expected Xie Ran to make excuses, Xie Chen plopped down onto a stone bench and leisurely crossed one leg over the other. "Since you're not feeling well, I suggest you quit early. This variety show isn't something just anyone can handle."

As he spoke, he tipped his chin toward the other two. "What about you? Do you agree? If not, go collect the farm manure yourselves."

Wei Mingqi immediately stated his position. "I agree! I'm not the kind of person who takes advantage and then acts smug about it!"

The moment he said that, the livestream chat burst into laughter.

[Hahaha, what do we do? What do we do? Either they're being subtly roasted, or they're on the way to being subtly roasted. How is this show supposed to continue? I'm genuinely worried for Xie Ran!]

[I just love variety shows where everyone is a villain. Every line hits right where it hurts. Nobody has to put up with anybody—it's ridiculously satisfying!]

[I don't know why, but Xie Chen is so much more arrogant than before. Look at that overbearing, self-important, king-of-the-world attitude. I fucking love it!]