What right do you have to look down on me? You're not as good-looking, rich, or big as me

Lu Zhenzhen had long since thrown the pig intestines who knew where, and the director began cueing the next segment.

"Next up is the official game: a timed relay race.

"Unlike other variety shows, ours is a dating-show-exclusive edition. You'll pair up into four teams.

"Xie Lin and Lu Ye, Yue Lan and Yu Zhiwei, Jin Tiancheng and Wu Xinyou, and Lu Zhenzhen and Fu Yunxi.

"After pressing the timer, the four teams will take turns setting off. Reach the designated location, finish a minigame, come back, and press the timer again. The last-place team gets one less dish for dinner."

Xie Lin raised his hand and asked sincerely.

"Are we only running one round?"

Director Sha cocked one corner of his mouth.

"Our guests all have such great stamina that one round definitely won't be enough to establish a gap, so there'll be five rounds in total. Your final results will be calculated by cumulative time."

Xie Lin let out a long sigh of relief.

"Good, good."

Director Sha: "?"

Something was off. Why was he so happy?

Lu Ye couldn't help laughing. He placed his large hand on Xie Lin's back and gently rubbed it a few times.

[Well, damn. I have reasonable grounds to suspect Tao Miaomiao just wants to play.]

[The Lu Lin CP is an unbeatable combo. Their stamina is beyond question.]

The director paused, his eyes narrowing to slits.

"There's one especially important rule. Couples must hold hands throughout the task. If you let go midway, that round counts as a failure, and you'll need to return to the starting point and begin again."

Lu Zhenzhen sprang to her feet and pointed at Fu Yunxi, her voice instantly rising.

"What? Hold hands with him? No! I refuse!"

Fu Yunxi rolled his eyes too.

"As