After Qiu Chengye's personal attacks and Yu Jinche's equally personal response, the debate gradually veered off in an unpredictable direction.
Director Niu said, "Next is the cross-examination round. The affirmative team's third speaker will ask the first question."
Xie Mi, the affirmative team's third speaker, stood up. After offering a polite little smile, she directed her question straight at Qiu Chengye, the negative team's first speaker.
"You say dating shows don't need to deliberately hype up ships. Then how do you explain the way you've been deliberately getting close to Liu Woxing all season? Not only do you use every rhetorical trick you can to attack her verbally, but you also keep popping up in her shots. Isn't that a form of hyping a ship? Or do you criticize how Liu Woxing has changed this season while actually being drawn to the way she shines, only to stubbornly deny it because of your male chauvinism?"
[Holy shit, she really went there!]
[Leave it to Old Xie, my internet mouthpiece.]
[She nailed exactly what I was thinking. Qiu Chengye's been so weird this season. He started attacking Sister Liu's changes the moment they met, but he keeps deliberately saying nasty things to get her attention. Anyone with eyes can see he's paying way more attention to Sister Liu this season, yet he talks about her like she's so awful.]
[It's that whole "I like how you shine, but I still want you to know your place" thing. Classic. So damn classic.]
Sure enough, Qiu Chengye's expression changed. He instinctively glanced at Liu Woxing, an inexplicable twinge of guilt rising within him.
"W-what nonsense are you spouting? How could I possibly be attracted to her? She's supposedly a daughter of a distinguished family, yet she has no manners whatsoever. How could someone