As everyone chattered away, Liu Woxing's soft voice reached Director Niu's ears, impossible to ignore.
"Was it Teacher Xie and Mr. Shen?"
Director Niu immediately stopped watching the others for his own amusement. His eyes lit up as he told Liu Woxing, "You guessed right, Ms. Liu!"
Everyone else fell silent, their gazes swiveling toward them in unison.
After a brief silence, shrill cries erupted.
"What?!!"
"Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing?! Impossible! When did those two even do any missions??"
"I only saw Xie Mi secretly talking to Yu Jinche. She and Shen Yeqing clearly didn't... wait, was it when they held hands on the swing ride?"
"What exactly were the missions? I suspect they were so easy that we had no chance to spot anything."
"Tell us what the secret missions were."
Director Niu didn't respond directly to the outburst. Instead, he looked at Liu Woxing.
"Your final guess was Xie Mi and Yu Jinche. Why did you ultimately choose that answer? You were actually incredibly close to the right answer before that."
"Yes."
Liu Woxing smiled helplessly, her gaze settling on Teacher Xie. "I was indeed eighty percent sure it was Mr. Shen. Unfortunately, one of Teacher Xie's actions misled me right at the end."
Xie Mi raised an eyebrow at that. Rather than responding, she waited with interest for Liu Woxing to continue.
"Once I began suspecting Mr. Shen, I started thinking about who his partner might be."
"Based on his past behavior on the show, Mr. Shen rarely interacted much with any of the other guests, apart from Teacher Xie."
"If his partner had been anyone else, I think I would have noticed something, however small, while they were completing their missions."
"The only person who could have let him complete his missions without leaving any