With Such a Bad Physique, How Can You Have the Face to Show It Off?

It was past ten o'clock, and the sun had climbed to a certain height.

Even though it was early summer, one could still feel the stifling heat gradually spreading through the temperature.

Added to that without any shelter, the sunlight beat straight down—the surrounding air felt as if it had been boiled, piping hot.

Luo Mingyu wiped the sweat from his face, finally understanding why farmwork needed to be done earlier.

If he kept getting baked like this, his skin would definitely peel off!

"We're done!" Xie Jinran straightened up with a proud expression on his face.

This time he wore a set of brand-name sportswear, and his pace was clearly much faster.

Just as he prepared to receive admiring glances, he discovered to his surprise that no one was paying him any attention.

What was that supposed to mean?!

differential treatment?!

Yesterday Xie Chen had been the first to finish turning the soil, and several staff members had gathered around, with the village chief even expressing his praise...

Xie Ran, standing nearby, noticed Xie Jinran's displeasure and tugged at the corner of his shirt. "Third Brother, don't be angry. I'm already used to it."

"Used to what?!" Xie Jinran's anger flared up instantly. "Used to being targeted?!"

Xie Ran bit his lip and didn't make a sound.

Xie Jinran marched right up to Director Li. "The two of us finished the task, why don't you guys have any reaction at all?!"

"What kind of reaction do you want?" Director Li certainly wasn't going to pamper his temper. "The two of you should look at the shoddy job you did! If you didn't remember the village chief's instructions, you could have asked more questions."

"What do you mean?!" Xie Jinran felt a momentary pang of guilt, but he couldn't back down on his pride, so he could only put on a tough attitude. "Why ask more questions about such simple farmwork? The fact right now is that Xie Ran and I finished, while they're still going!"

Director Li curled his lip. "Fine, we'll see when harvest time comes. If the seeds don't sprout, the two of you will compensate Bright Village for the loss."

The village chief, who had been standing quietly to the side, heard this and hurriedly waved his hands. "No need, no need. If they don't grow, they don't grow; otherwise we can just dig them up later and replant..."

"How can that do?!" Director Li wasn't having it. "They were both told how to plant, yet they just slacked off and argued stubbornly. We've got to let them take a good look at how they trampled the land!"

Xie Jinran stood nearby, his face gradually turning ashen. In the end, he didn't say anything else, and with a stiff expression, he grabbed Xie Ran's hand. "Let's go, we're going back to rest."

As the two of them spoke, they lifted their feet and walked off.

The cameraman turned his head to look for Director Li. "Director, can we rotate the filming? Just by myself, it's a bit too much to handle!"

"Hiss—" Director Li frowned slightly.

Those two brothers really were quite a handful.

"All right, I'll have the assistant make a shift schedule later."

When the cameraman heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Luo Mingyu turned his head to ask the others, "Are you guys really not hot?! Don't you want to take your clothes off?!"

"Anyway, I can't take it anymore..."

As he spoke, he took off his top, revealing his toned muscles and flat stomach.

Seeing this, Li Sifan in the neighboring plot of land froze for a second, then hurriedly looked away.

Best Actress Li Jingfei stood right where she was, laughing openly. "Are these young bodies? Tsk tsk, not bad at all."

[Hahaha, love it or hate it, Chatty Little Luo really does have a pretty good physique. Years of clubbing and drinking haven't even let him lose his shape; it looks like he doesn't skimp on workouts usually!]

[Another day conquered by flesh. Whether he's a bad guy doesn't seem quite so important anymore!]

Xie Chen straightened his back and saw Luo Mingyu bare-chested, looking thoroughly refreshing. Blinking, he took off his hoodie as well.

His lean and powerful lines were then laid out for all to see before the camera.

The bullet comments surged into a frenzy once more,

[How come I never noticed Xie Chen was so ripped before?! He looks pretty thin!]

[I can't take it, I can't take it. I want to lick the screen; is this really something I'm allowed to look at?!]

[I'm so jealous of the Best Actress, actually getting to admire this live. I want to crawl through the screen!]

Just as he stepped into the observation room, Director Li felt a chill in the air.

Subconsciously sensing something bad, he turned to run, only to be called out by Huo Wenye, "Wait."

"Wenye, anything you need?" The words were out of his mouth before Director Li realized he had the illusion of being an eunuch servant waiting close to royalty.

Huo Wenye's gaze was deep and dark, his eyes fixed on the screen. "Aren't you afraid the show will get banned?"

"Banned?" Director Li was a bit baffled.

"Showing too much skin will get it reported." Huo Wenye's tone was icy.

Only then did Director Li turn back to look, and seeing the two brightly illuminated torsos on the screen, he froze for a moment.

Come on!

Wasn't it just taking off a shirt?

How could that get reported?!

And besides... those two guys actually had pretty good bodies, eh? It was already too late to pass up on attracting traffic!

Director Li expressed his satisfaction, but the Beijing-circle Buddha sitting on the couch grew increasingly cold-faced. "I hope this program won't run into any unexpected issues. If there are any edge-playing behaviors, they should be stopped promptly!"

"You're right, I'll immediately go tell them to put their clothes on." Bowing to pressure, Director Li abandoned the traffic.

Moreover, what Huo Wenye said made sense; getting popular through edge-playing wouldn't last long, and attention ought to be focused on the program's content.

Fortunately, by the time the assistant hurried over, the guests in the fields had already finished the planting task and were all dressed and walking back to get ready for lunch.

The village chief called out to them, "Kids, we've got watermelon! Come on over and eat!"

Everyone was both tired and thirsty, and upon hearing that there was watermelon to eat, they instantly beamed with joy.

Luo Mingyu was the first to rush over, catching it with both hands. Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and bit into a huge chunk, swallowing it whole to reveal his big front teeth. "I've never felt watermelon taste so good!"

"Don't take off your clothes next time!" Li Sifan dropped out of nowhere.

Luo Mingyu stared back at him blankly, his face plastered with Are you sick in the head?!

Li Sifan averted his gaze. "With such a bad physique, how can you have the face to show it off?!"

Luo Mingyu was so angry he almost choked. "What the hell does it have to do with you?!"

Amidst their bickering, the others had already finished a slice.

Xie Chen wiped his mouth with absolute satisfaction and asked the village chief, "Is your back feeling better?"

"A whole lot better!" The village chief's emotions suddenly spiked. "If it weren't for you, kid, I wouldn't have been able to get out of bed for several days!"

"You should still pay more attention to rest in the future." Xie Chen picked up a piece of watermelon and continued eating.

The bullet comments in the livestream flooded the screen,

[I feel like the village chief is playing favorites. Why don't Xie Jinran and Xie Ran get any watermelon?!]

[The village chief is honest, but he's not an idiot. Who works hard and who tries to cut corners—can't he tell?!]

[Even if they didn't do a good job, it doesn't mean they don't have the right to eat watermelon, right? The village chief doing this makes it obvious he wants to squeeze out the Xie brothers!]

[Stop with the conspiracy theories here. Some villagers already sent watermelon over to their place, and after a whole round of knocking they wouldn't even open the door. Who knows what they're doing inside!]

While the viewers were discussing this, a villager in the distance ran over in a panic, shouting unceasingly, "Village chief, bad news!"

"They've cut off the water source upstream again!"