Shen Ting sat in his chair, looking at the breakfast that had clearly been plated with care and the hot milk in front of him. What was going on? Were these two some fairy maiden and fairy boy the production team had hired to do the housework? Was the production team really that kind?
While Shen Ting was speculating, the others trickled into the kitchen and received the same treatment.
They stared blankly at the exquisite breakfasts before them, their faces full of disbelief, afraid this might be their last supper.
Yan Yi sat across from Shen Ting. They exchanged a glance, shared the same thought, and simultaneously picked up their toast and took a big bite.
Whatever happened, eating first couldn't hurt.
"Hello, everyone! I'm Mao Jingjing, today's guest. Please take good care of me!" As she spoke, Mao Jingjing curled both hands into fists and held them beneath her chin, looking bashful.
"And me! Hello, everyone! I'm Qian Duoduo, also today's guest. I hope we can become good friends." Qian Duoduo gave a cute wink. Perhaps because of his looks, the gesture wasn't off-putting on him; instead, it made him seem rather cute.
"Cough!"
Hearing their names, Shen Ting choked on the mouthful of milk he had just drunk.
"Are you okay?" Shen Rui looked at his younger brother with concern.
Yan Yi swiftly raised the empty plate in front of him as a shield, saving his breakfast.
Shen Ting patted his chest and waved a hand. "I'm fine, I'm fine. I just got a sudden fright."
"Did we scare you?" Mao Jingjing asked, looking guilty.
"It's not your fault, Jingjing. I just want some peace and quiet." Shen Ting looked completely serious.
Mao Jingjing's expression froze.
"Hahaha! He wants quiet, not you, Jingjing!" True to his usual young-master temperament, Meng Yun burst out laughing.
Yan Yi's lips also curled upward as he ate his toast.
Shen Ting had no idea what the others were thinking. He really did want some peace and quiet right now. The others might not know what these two were like, but how could he not?
In the original novel, the two had also appeared on the show once, but that single appearance had blown the entire show up.
Strictly speaking, Mao Jingjing and Qian Duoduo weren't celebrities. They were more like influencers who had gone viral through short videos.
And they had gone viral in remarkably similar ways: both made videos about chance encounters with attractive men and women.
In the original story, Qian Duoduo had set his sights on Si Chen. After all, Si Chen had the most online attention at the time. If Qian Duoduo could latch onto him, he would gain an enormous amount of traffic, which would become a huge fortune once monetized.
Mao Jingjing was a little more practical. She had set her sights on Meng Yun, the wealthy young master, with the goal of marrying into a rich family and becoming a wealthy wife.
But neither of their attempts to curry favor had produced particularly good results. Si Chen had clearly already developed strong feelings for Su Yu by then, so he had no interest in Qian Duoduo.
As for Meng Yun, just as he had said before, he liked girls who were challenging and exciting. He really couldn't muster the slightest interest in a cute, docile girl like Mao Jingjing.
In the end, the two had actually turned their attention to the body's original owner and Su Yu, causing absolute chaos before Shen Rui and Si Chen joined forces to send them packing.
As Shen Ting thought about it, he sighed.
The others present looked at him in confusion, their faces full of incomprehension.
[Holy crap, has the production team gone mad? They invited these two menaces?]
[We're in for a show. The battlefield is ready.]
[Shen Ting recognized them, didn't he?]
[He probably did. Our Mr. Shen is a lightning-fast internet surfer, after all.]
[That sigh from Mr. Shen makes me want to sigh too. Will I ever get to see a sweet romance on this dating show?]
[Somehow, that comment above feels contradictory, but it also makes perfect sense.]
[Agreed.]
Just as everyone finished lunch, the host, Xiaoyue, finally appeared in the living room again.
"Good morning, everyone! It's time for today's game again."
"Do you see the bucket beside me? This morning, we're playing a very simple game of rock-paper-scissors. You'll split into pairs, with one person playing rock-paper-scissors and the other splashing water. The crew has already prepared the splashing equipment, so all you need to do is press a button."
"The winning pair will receive a request card, which lets you make any one request of the production team. The losing pair will be responsible for today's lunch, dinner, and cleaning the kitchen."
"Oh, and since Mr. Meng took first place in yesterday's competition, he gets to choose his teammate first." Xiaoyue looked at Meng Yun with a smile.
Under her gaze, Meng Yun wanted to find a crack in space-time to crawl into. He hadn't wanted that first place.
Meng Yun looked over the people before him, and Mao Jingjing shyly raised a hand to brush back her hair.
Meng Yun passed on her immediately. She seemed so affected. Mao Jingjing froze on the spot.
Shen Ting was the culprit, so no. Yan Yi was a culprit too, so no. Si Chen annoyed him, Su Yu was boring, Shen Rui looked too sour, and this guy named Qian didn't seem up to much either. Finally, Meng Yun's gaze landed on Bai Yuanyuan, who was raising her fist at him. For some reason, he didn't feel challenged at all. Instead, his heart filled with a sense of security.
Meng Yun skipped straight over Su Weiwang, whose presence was extremely faint.
"Then I'll stick with her."
The veins on Bai Yuanyuan's forehead bulged one after another, and she landed two punches on the man's back. "Meng Yun, you clearly haven't been beaten enough!"
Mao Jingjing watched the scene, speechless. Was her type no longer popular?
[Hahaha, has he latched onto Bai Yuanyuan?]
[Meng Yun: I'm a man who's been saved by a beauty, you know.]
[Bai Yuanyuan, praying silently: Don't pick me, don't pick me, don't pick me. Young Master Meng: Hey! I choose you.]
[An unruly young master × a glamorous superstar. Hehe.]
"All right, since Mr. Meng has made his choice, everyone else can pair up freely." Xiaoyue addressed the others with a beaming smile.
"Bro? Want to team up?" Shen Ting quietly nudged his banter buddy.
"Sure." Yan Yi didn't refuse.
After confirming their team, the two moved aside.
Su Yu had come on this show with the aim of promoting himself and Si Chen as a couple, so he immediately headed toward Si Chen.
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late. Qian Duoduo reached Si Chen first and held his arm. "Si Chen, can we team up, please?"
Because of what had happened yesterday, Si Chen hadn't slept well all night and was in a daze. In a moment of distraction, he agreed outright.
Su Yu's expression froze, but he quickly rallied and turned to head toward Shen Rui.
Watching from the side, Shen Ting's expression stiffened. Oh no!
Shen Ting looked at his motionless eldest brother and the visibly nervous Su Weiwang beside him, then sighed. In the end, he still had to trouble himself to intervene.
Shen Ting jogged straight over to his eldest brother, crossed his hands and stretched them upward, shifted his hips slightly to the left, then gathered his strength and slammed into him. *Take this-**Dragon Tail Sweep!***
Caught off guard, Shen Rui was knocked straight toward Su Weiwang beside him and caught him securely in his arms.
Shen Rui turned to look at his younger brother in disbelief.
"No need to thank me, big brother. I'm just an ordinary..."
"Justice Envoy," Su Weiwang supplied instinctively.
"Yes! Exactly, exactly. Who would've thought my name as the Justice Envoy had already reached you? Keep it low-key, low-key." Shen Ting clasped his hands behind his back and walked back to Yan Yi, his face covered in smiles.
Meanwhile, seeing the two embracing before him, Su Yu stopped in his tracks again. In the end, he could only team up with Mao Jingjing, who had also been left over.
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