"Right, but it's only two characters."
"Cake." Pei Yanchuan gave the exact answer.
"Next!"
In the very last second of the five-minute timer, the two successfully guessed their eighth word.
"Congratulations to you both. You guessed eight words correctly and are currently firmly in first place." Even the director couldn't help marveling at their rapport. After all, during their trial run that afternoon, the most anyone had answered correctly in five minutes was seven questions, and those two participants were twins. They had only developed that kind of rapport by living together since childhood.
[Their rapport really is incredible. I feel like if you picked any one of those eight words, my friend and I would need five minutes to figure it out.]
[Don't even start. I just got back from trying it. It's been ten minutes on one piece of gossip, and she still hasn't guessed it, even though we'd literally just finished talking about it. (bitter smile)]
[I'm smarter than all of you. I chose to give up right away (well-behaved).]
Xu Wang quickly got off Pei Yanchuan.
When Pei Yanchuan stood up, he was still just as he had been at the start. Even his breathing hadn't changed; there was only a thin sheen of sweat on his forehead.
The third pair to take the stage was Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai.
Gu Yunlan braced both hands against the floor and looked expectantly at his wife.
Qin Huai covered his face and slowly sat on him. "Don't push yourself. If you can't do it, just stop."
"Got it," Gu Yunlan agreed in understanding.
The first word: tough guy.
When Qin Huai saw the word on the whiteboard, it took him two seconds to raise his microphone. The word was so familiar, yet so unfamiliar.
"A trait of