Once the director had the footage he wanted, he waved a hand and assigned a cameraman to follow them, then went back to see whether postproduction editing could bring the later episodes of the dating show back from the dead.
Sucking on a strawberry lollipop, Shen Ting glanced at Yan Yi beside him. "Where do you want to go?"
"I should be asking you that. Our director is rolling in money now, after all." Yan Yi patted the cameraman on the shoulder.
The cameraman obligingly shook the camera from side to side.
Shen Ting looked around. Suddenly, the sound of collisions came from nearby.
Shen Ting instinctively looked over, his eyes gradually lighting up. "Let's go on the bumper cars."
Shen Ting pulled Yan Yi along at a jog.
Yan Yi followed willingly.
They each climbed into a little car.
Shen Ting fit just right on his own.
Yan Yi's exceptionally long legs weren't so lucky. In that cramped space, he could only keep them slightly bent.
Shen Ting gripped the steering wheel, backed up a little, then rammed straight into Yan Yi.
The impact stunned Yan Yi for a moment. Once he recovered, he rammed right back without holding back.
They were like two little kids: if you hit me, I absolutely had to hit you back.
Both wore the exuberant grins unique to boys their age.
[Can these two get a variety show of their own? I want to watch.]
[It doesn't exactly feel super romantic, but watching them just makes me want to laugh.]
[Now I want to ride bumper cars too. Signed, an envious overworked wage slave.]
Shen Ting and Yan Yi were having a blast too.
Just when Shen Ting thought he could finally enjoy himself to the fullest, the unexpected struck when he least expected it.
Like running into the two people he least wanted to see at the go-kart track.
Shen Ting and Yan Yi had just finished changing and come out when they ran straight into Su Yu and Si Chen, who were about to change.
Shen Ting looked up at the sky, speechless. "If I've committed a crime, punish me with the law instead of sending two idiots who can't understand human speech to piss me off."
"Shen Ting, don't get cocky yet. Why don't we have a race?" Si Chen walked up to Shen Ting angrily.
"Move, please. You're polluting the air around you." Shen Ting shoved Si Chen out of his way.
Behind him, Yan Yi had just been about to reach out, but quietly withdrew his hand at the sight.
"You!" Si Chen had just started to speak.
Shen Ting turned around impatiently. "What? Want another argument? I've chewed you out so many times, and somehow every setback only makes you bolder? Should I call you stupid, or unbelievably stupid?"
Standing beside Shen Ting, Yan Yi looked at Si Chen with a broad smile. "A race is fine. I'll race you. But we need some stakes to make it fun, don't we?"
"What stakes do you want?" For some reason, Si Chen found the sight of Yan Yi's arm resting on Shen Ting's shoulder rather grating.
Beside them, Su Yu also noticed that Si Chen's gaze was fixed on Shen Ting. Su Yu lowered his head slightly, his expression displeased, but when he raised it again, his trademark smile was back.
Su Yu tugged gently at Si Chen's sleeve. "Si Chen, let's not force them into anything."
That trick of Su Yu's had always worked on Si Chen without fail, but this time, Si Chen didn't look at Su Yu. His gaze remained fixed on the two men before him.
Su Yu noticed, and the fingertips gripping the sleeve turned white.
"Remember what you called him before? If I win, I won't make things difficult. Just call me Dad Number Two." Yan Yi straightened up, his eyes smiling as he looked at Si Chen with an innocent expression.
"Fine! Let's race. If you lose, voluntarily leave the show next episode." This time, Si Chen had made a ruthless demand.
Hearing such an unreasonable demand, Shen Ting rolled up his sleeves, looking ready for a fight.
"I've let you get way too comfortable, haven't I? I'll beat your face into a pig's head!"
Watching Shen Ting try to stand up for him, Yan Yi smiled even more broadly. He hooked an arm around Shen Ting's waist and lifted him right up.
Shen Ting didn't panic. With his legs freed up too, he could use both hands and feet to fight.
Si Chen's brows drew even tighter. What exactly had Yan Yi done to make Shen Ting defend him to this extent? Shen Ting used to trail after Si Chen, overjoyed whenever Si Chen showed him the slightest kindness. Nothing like now, when he could slap Si Chen without hesitation.
The viewers watching the livestream launched into a flurry of discussion when they saw the two preparing to race.
[Si Chen, what are you thinking? Tell me, when have you ever won a bet against Shen Ting? Just tell me.]
[Great, now you've got not just Dad Number One but Dad Number Two as well. If I were your actual dad, I'd want to kill you.]
[Go, Best Actor Si! Toast will always follow you!]
[Su Family fans are sending congratulations in advance.]
[You two fandoms just keep making a fuss. The bigger the fuss, the louder the slap in the face usually is.]
Yan Yi carried Shen Ting off to one side.
Once Shen Ting was back on the ground, he poked Yan Yi's rock-hard chest, looking exasperated with him. "You got such a bad deal on those stakes."
"Not a bad deal. A family should have the whole set." Yan Yi loosened up his body.
Shen Ting tilted his head in confusion. Once he figured out what the man before him meant, he couldn't help quipping, "You're a real piece of work!"
"I'm still nowhere near your level. I've got more to learn." Yan Yi put on his helmet.
[A family of three! Does that mean what I think it means?]
[Exciting!]
[Suddenly I'm kind of looking forward to this. Yan Yi, you have to win!]
Shen Ting walked over to the nearby spectator stands.
Su Yu had already been sitting there for quite a while.
Shen Ting picked a random spot and sat down, leaving a considerable distance between himself and Su Yu.
Su Yu hadn't expected Shen Ting to stop even pretending in front of the cameras now. He lowered his head resentfully, suddenly regretting a little that he had begged Shen Rui to let Shen Ting participate.
If it hadn't been for Su Weiwang being a complete amateur, having that idiot Su Weiwang make him look good by comparison would have been enough.
Now look what had happened. Both of them had gained fans, while he hadn't made any progress at all. Even after all those attempts at damage control, he had still ended up losing some followers.
Shen Ting didn't know about Su Yu's inward curses. If he had, he would definitely have straddled him and rewarded him with a few hard slaps, making sure he understood exactly what a loving caress was.
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