The camera had already panned to Shen Yeqing. Beside him, Xiao Jingxi subtly curled his lips, concealing the glint of triumph in his eyes.
Shen Yeqing's trigger was [speaking English].
Judging by the earlier example of Qiu Chengye losing 12 points for singing a short song, Shen Yeqing would probably lose quite a few points after giving an introduction in English.
Whoever came last today would not be allowed to stay in the villa. If that person was Shen Yeqing, it meant Xiao Jingxi would have more opportunities to talk to Xie Mi in the villa tonight, without Shen Yeqing interrupting.
Yet Shen Yeqing did not speak English as he had hoped.
Instead, he smoothly introduced himself to the camera in Chinese, completely unaffected by him.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Shen Yeqing."
"While you're following our show, I hope you'll also show plenty of support for Xie Yeqing Kills the Donkey."
"And by the way, I'm a devoted shipper of Xie Yeqing Kills the Donkey myself."
He had served up some sweetness along with his greeting. Nothing hit harder than one half of a ship personally stepping up to ship himself, and the shippers in the live comments instantly went wild.
[Aaaaaah, Old Shen, you're this! [thumbs up]]
[I love how you fight for what you want, dude. If you don't end up holding hands with someone, who will?]
[Excellent. Now I can proudly say my fave and I stan the same people.]
[You really won't pass up a single chance to confess to Old Xie. You deserve to have a wife someday.]
[Now THIS is a satisfying ship!!!]
The shippers were satisfied, but Xiao Jingxi was not.
Not only had he failed to get one over on Shen Yeqing, but the man had taken the opportunity to court Xie Mi's