She gave a very obvious shudder.
Qianqian tugged at the corners of her mouth, trying hard to smile. "C-can I give up?"
[The fear on Qianqian's face is plain to see. This really isn't normal. I seriously think something's wrong!]
[Maybe the couple's chats are just pretty explicit and horny, so she doesn't want to show everyone on camera.]
[Then shouldn't her first reaction be shyness or embarrassment? She's terrified.]
[Some netizens really have nothing better to do. She's about to get married, and you don't even have a partner. What the ** are you analyzing here!]
A staff member reminded her from beside them, "If you give up, Teacher Song and Jiang Mingxi's team will lose ten yuan. That's five yuan deducted from each of them."
Guilt and distress mingled with the panic on Qianqian's face.
She clenched her fists tightly and bit her lip.
Others might not have noticed much, but Jiang Mingxi was right beside Qianqian.
He could tell exactly how badly she was trembling.
He reassured her, "It's only five yuan. Give up all you want. I just got an endorsement fee from the county's culture and tourism bureau. At least a thousand!"
Holding the pig's head, the director said, "Haha, I have to remind all our guests that the endorsement fees from the culture and tourism bureau will go straight into your personal accounts. However, while you're filming this show, all spending must be in cash, and you can't use your phones.
"In other words, you can't spend the money from the culture and tourism bureau~"
Zhao Jiayuan gaped and shot straight out of his chair. "Why the hell not!"
The director was utterly unapologetic. "Because we're Survival Challenge! Aren't you always stressing that we're Survival Challenge? What kind of challenge is it if you've got a few thousand yuan on you!"
Zhao Jiayuan: ...
Furious, he said to Jiang Mingxi, "Listen to that! Is that something a human being would say? We earned those endorsement fees through our own abilities, and they won't let us spend them. We built up that livestream traffic ourselves, and today they're reaping the rewards."
Jiang Mingxi clenched his fist and waved it to encourage Zhao Jiayuan. He said, "They started it, we'll finish it. If we really run out of money, we'll just rob the production team!
"He says instant noodles cost fifty yuan a cup, so we have to buy them?
"Once we've snatched them and eaten them, what's he going to do, dig them out?"
Zhao Jiayuan suddenly saw the light.
Plop.
He sat back down.
Then he raised his chin, looked smugly at the director, and said, "Hmph~"
[Hahahahahahahahaha!]
[One dares to say it, the other dares to listen. Fuck, you two are a perfect match!]
[Did these two really only just meet? Their chemistry is terrifying! They're more in sync than me and my childhood friend.]
[Mainly, Jiang Mingxi dares to say anything, and Zhao Jiayuan is just plain stupid. That's why they click so well.]
Holding the pig's head, the director roared, "You have to earn the money yourselves! You can't obtain it through improper means!"
Jiang Mingxi chuckled and said, "Say whatever you want. I'll listen however I want."
Zhao Jiayuan nodded. "That's right~"
Chen Chong pressed against the corner of his mouth and turned his head aside with a laugh. Dumbasses.
Having said that, Jiang Mingxi encouraged Qianqian. "Go ahead and give up. Give up all you want."
When Jiang Mingxi smiled, his eyes curved, as though there were light and warmth in them.
Song Lan glanced sideways at him.
His expression was slightly cold.
Not a bit of that smile had been directed his way.
Meeting Jiang Mingxi's gaze, Qianqian trembled a little less. She nodded, pressed her lips together, and said, "I give up."
Jiang Mingxi urged her, "Your turn to draw a card. You can do it!"
Qianqian took a deep breath and reached into the pile of cards to take one.
Jiang Mingxi leaned over beside her, keeping a polite distance, and looked at what the card said.
One look, and he burst out laughing. "Hurry, ask him."
Qianqian smiled too.
[Oh my god, Qianqian looks so pretty when she smiles!]
[She really does. She's the kind of gorgeous woman who looks so elegant at first glance. She just doesn't smile enough.]
[Maybe she's not very confident. She barely even lifts her head when she walks.]
[What card is it? Hurry up and ask! Jiang Mingxi's smile looks so devious!]
Holding the card, Qianqian said to Zhao Jiayuan, "Please read the following passage expressively to the person on your right."
Once she finished speaking.
Qianqian handed the card to Zhao Jiayuan.
The cameraman gave it a close-up.
The card read-
~Every time I see you, I feel the urge to pin you against a wall immediately. Man, you've successfully captured my attention.~
[Hahahahaha, fuck, Chen Chong is on Zhao Jiayuan's right!]
[Suddenly, I'm looking forward to this!]
[This bastard isn't going to give up, is he!]
That comment had only just floated past when Manman jumped up and said, "If you're a man, don't give up! Otherwise, I'll spend a hundred days spamming the public feed about your s*xual dysfunction!"
[Hahahahaha, way to go, Manman!]
[I'm so jealous of Zhao Jiayuan. His fan is cheering him on in person.]
[Hahaha, if Zhao Jiayuan dies of anger, everyone here shares the blame.]
Zhao Jiayuan stared at the card in front of him, his face turning green.
He looked at the card.
Then turned to look at Chen Chong.
Chen Chong sat with his arms folded, his expression cold.
When Zhao Jiayuan looked over, he taunted, "My sister suspected you had s*xual dysfunction too."
Furious, Zhao Jiayuan snatched up the card.
Among all those watching for entertainment, only Jiang Mingxi was sincerely envious.
If only I could draw a card like that and say it to Song Lan~
As his envy grew, Jiang Mingxi couldn't help turning to look at Song Lan.
The instant his gaze landed on him, their eyes met.
Song Lan was looking at him too.
Jiang Mingxi froze at first, then delighted joy suddenly burst into his listless eyes.
His gaze visibly brightened.
But Song Lan looked away.
Jiang Mingxi: ...
Plop~
He wilted again.
What was that~~
Across from him.
Zhao Jiayuan rolled up his sleeves, held the card, and said aggressively to Chen Chong, "Every time I see you, I feel the urge to pin you against a wall immediately. Man, you've successfully captured my attention."
Manman chuckled.
Opposite her, Qianqian was smiling with her lips pressed together too.
The bullet comments were having an even wilder time~
[As expected of you. You can even make a line like that sound like you're threatening to kill a hostage!]
[Other people do domineering CEO forced love. You fucking sound like a rubber chicken being squeezed by the neck!]
[Why are you saying it standing up? You should be sitting on Chen Chong's lap!!!!!]
[Good point~]
After finishing, Zhao Jiayuan slapped the card onto the table and looked arrogantly at Chen Chong, raising an eyebrow. "Well?"
Chen Chong looked up and met his eyes. "Well what? Your s*xual function? How would I know!"
Furious, Zhao Jiayuan grabbed him by the collar. "Who asked you about that? I'm fucking asking how my reading was."
The staff rushed forward in alarm.
They were terrified that if Chen Chong gave an answer Zhao Jiayuan didn't like, the two would start fighting again.
Then the livestream would get banned again.
They hurried to pull them apart.
As they did, they said, "Your function should definitely be perfectly fine."
[Hahahahahahahahaha!]
[Holy shit, I'm dying of laughter.]
[I've never seen a Survival Challenge like this.]
[Who can say this isn't a kind of challenge!]
Under the staff's forceful intervention, Zhao Jiayuan, whose s*xual function was normal, returned to his seat.
Manman's boyfriend was sitting beside Zhao Jiayuan.
He reached out to draw a card.
Opposite him, Jiang Mingxi stared intently at his hand, casting a spell with his mind: Make it horny, make it horny, make it horny~~~