The scene briefly descended into chaos, yet the production crew remained unusually calm, as if they had been prepared for this all along. Even the cameras had taken cover in safe positions beforehand.
The children who had been holding flowers just moments ago scattered like a swarm,
leaving only the Xie brothers standing there, getting hit again and again.
They looked especially conspicuous in their bedraggled state.
The middle-aged man in black-rimmed glasses was so angry that his features twisted. As he dodged, he shouted at the children on the low roof,
"You little brats?! Stop it already! What did I tell you last night?! You're not allowed to treat guests like this! Whoever throws another water balloon doesn't get lunch!"
At last, after a barrage of attacks, all the children on the low roof were rounded up by the orphanage staff.
Only after confirming the scene was safe did Director Li suppress his laughter and head toward the Xie brothers. "Are you two all right? Oh dear, you came so suddenly, I didn't have time to..."
"Didn't have time for what?!" Xie Yuchen wiped the water from his face, then looked down at his ruined custom-tailored suit. He lifted his chin with a cold sneer. "You clearly had the chance to tell us on the phone, but you chose not to. You wanted to watch us make fools of ourselves, didn't you?!"
Director Li was displeased by that. His smile vanished. "From the moment the show's plan was finalized to when it was announced on Weibo, I made it clear in advance that this episode would be filmed at an orphanage. The kids here are hard to handle, and they might give you a hard time the moment you arrive."
He casually pointed ahead. "I told the other guests