The easy targets had all been eliminated in the earlier rounds. By the time Xu Shuangrong's turn came, only two unshakable contestants and a missing Liu Woxing remained.
Xu Shuangrong was starting to feel numb.
But soon, a thought flickered in her eyes as she recalled Shen Yeqing being launched out of his seat that morning when his heart rate exceeded 120.
No, they weren't entirely without weaknesses.
At least Shen Yeqing had one.
In a flash, she shoved Xie Mi toward Shen Yeqing.
Shen Yeqing's expression briefly froze. He instinctively reached out to catch Xie Mi as she fell, not even noticing the number that shot up on his heart rate monitor.
Xu Shuangrong, however, saw it clearly.
She had always been suspicious of Shen Yeqing's identity. This character, who had never appeared in the book, often put her on guard.
At first, she had been skeptical about his reasons for approaching Xie Mi, but everything she had seen today confirmed it.
Shen Yeqing's feelings for Xie Mi were entirely genuine. He was firmly on Xie Mi's side.
And that made him her enemy, too.
Shoved off balance, Xie Mi fell into Shen Yeqing's arms, her cheek pressing against his wet, firm chest. His body stiffened for a moment.
It should have been a sweet scene full of romantic sparks, but Xie Mi's feet started skidding across the floor.
She had lost her footing.
Her upper body had been pushed into Shen Yeqing's arms, but her feet had landed on the wet, slick floor. Unable to steady herself, she began slipping wildly.
Shen Yeqing's flutter of attraction lasted only an instant before the woman in his arms slid right out of them.
Like an accomplished dancer, she glided farther and farther away with dazzling footwork, farther and farther...