Manman and her boyfriend finished kissing.
The young woman's cheeks were flushed from the kiss.
Her boyfriend couldn't hide the love in his eyes. He ruffled her hair, and the two sat down.
[So sweet, so sweet! This couple is so sweet. As a single dog, I'm not jealous at all, seriously! Sob, sob, sob!]
[Now that's a normal couple. Something really is wrong with Qianqian and her boyfriend!]
[I don't know if you noticed, but when Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan hugged just now, Qianqian's boyfriend had a pretty scary look in his eyes!]
[Holy shit, I thought I was imagining it. I didn't even dare say anything!]
It was Manman's turn to draw a card.
Manman rubbed her slightly warm cheeks, reached out to draw a random card, then grinned at the person across from her.
Qianqian's boyfriend looked gentle as he smiled at her. "What is it?"
Manman read the card. "You and your girlfriend must write down your girlfriend's three favorite fruits at the same time!"
As Manman read, a staff member placed paper and pens in front of Qianqian and her boyfriend.
Qianqian pressed her lips together, picked up her pen somewhat stiffly, and looked toward her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend wore a relaxed, happy smile. "This is way too easy for me. Qianqian and I got together in college. It's been eight years now. How could I not know what she likes to eat?"
As he spoke, he confidently scribbled his answers on the paper.
At almost the same time, Qianqian wrote down her own answers.
Holding the pig's head, the director said with a smile, "Please show your answers."
The moment the director finished speaking, Qianqian and her boyfriend held up their answers together.
[Pomegranates, tangerines, bananas.]
[Pomegranates, tangerines, bananas.]
Their answers were identical, right down to the order.
Qianqian pressed her lips together, looking relieved.
Her boyfriend's smile was warm as a spring breeze, with even a hint of smugness. "See? I told you this question was too easy for me. My turn to draw."
[Doesn't that slap in the face hurt, all you people saying something was wrong with them? You really can't stand seeing anyone happy!]
[Have you been online trolls so long you can't handle ordinary people having sweet relationships? Do you have to dig up something dark to prove you're different? Fucking idiots!]
[But I still think something's wrong. When they showed their answers, Qianqian clearly went from tense to hugely relieved, like she'd completed some task. Seriously, you can watch the replay.]
[I noticed too, but I hope I'm overthinking it. Eight years of love, after all.]
[Something's definitely wrong. I'm Qianqian's coworker. She never touches the tangerines or bananas we have for afternoon tea at work. Once, I went to the break room to get fruit and brought her a banana while I was at it. She nearly threw up right there! She hates both those fruits.]
[...]
Qianqian's boyfriend drew a card from the pile and smiled. "Mine is a dare. Choose any guest here and have them do three frog jumps with you, naming three good qualities of the person they like as they jump."
Jiang Mingxi's eyes instantly lit up.
He immediately shot Manman a deeply meaningful look: Pick me, pick me, pick me!
I want to confess-
Song Lan is handsome!
Song Lan is handsome!
Song Lan is handsome!
While the little figure inside Jiang Mingxi's head called out frantically, Manman grinned and said, "Then I'll pick Qianqian."
Qianqian's boyfriend clearly hadn't expected that answer from Manman. His smile first froze for a moment.
Then, with an even more excited gleam in his eyes, he turned toward Qianqian.
Almost the instant he looked over, Qianqian shot up from her chair as though well trained. "I..."
Her boyfriend interrupted her with a smile. "You're that excited to play a game with Manman? Go for it."
Qianqian paused, pressed her lips together, and nodded. "Yes, I'm so excited."
[Why is this conversation giving me the creeps? Holy shit, especially the moment Qianqian shot to her feet.]
[Did Qianqian bang her leg when she stood up? She didn't even furrow her brow.]
[I have a bad suspicion.]
[Me too. I'm remembering that college girl in the news not long ago who was psychologically manipulated and later killed herself...]
Watching the comments, the assistant director tugged the director's sleeve. "Look."
The director looked over, still holding the pig's head, and happened to see the comment about the college girl who had killed herself.
In fact, he had already felt something was off when Qianqian and her boyfriend were climbing the mountain.
The young woman had clearly been unable to climb any farther, but her boyfriend had completely refused to stop and let her rest, instead frantically chasing Song Lan and Jiang Mingxi up ahead.
He had sent staff over to persuade them, saying the point was to enjoy the outing.
But the man had said he wasn't tired, and that Qianqian was fine too.
At the time, Qianqian had been barely able to breathe, yet she had still insisted she could keep going.
Afraid of the trouble a sudden death would cause, the director had kept medical personnel following at a moderate distance the entire time.
In front of the camera.
Manman and Qianqian went around the table to an open space nearby.
"Warm up first. Don't twist your ankle," Manman's boyfriend reminded her.
Manman chuckled. "Got it~"
The two did some simple ankle and knee movements, and a staff member instructed them, "One jump, one quality. Start!"
Manman sprang forward and shouted at the top of her lungs, "My boyfriend has a wonderful mom, and that's really attractive to me!"
[???]
[Hahahahaha, that's an answer I never expected!]
The camera cut to Manman's boyfriend. Caught between laughter and tears, he watched her without saying anything.
Unable to resist the gossip, Zhao Jiayuan interviewed him. "What did your mom do?"
Manman's boyfriend smiled and shook his head. "Nothing much. Really, nothing much."
Squatting on the ground, Manman shouted, "I grew up without a mom. After I started dating him, Auntie treated me like her own daughter! I really love my boyfriend's mom! Auntie, I love you!"
[Why am I crying?]
[Uncle knows you like your auntie, but Uncle treats you very well too! Manman, you can't play favorites!]
[???]
[Hahahahahaha, could that be her boyfriend's dad? That's hilarious!]
Once Manman finished, it was Qianqian's turn.
Qianqian squatted and jumped forward. Her body swayed, and she toppled sideways.
Manman reacted quickly and reached out to steady her.
The instant her hand reached over, Qianqian blurted out, practically trembling, "Don't hit me."
Manman's outstretched hand froze, and she looked at her in bewilderment.
Qianqian's boyfriend's expression immediately darkened. He stood and started over, but after he got up, his expression returned to normal, leaving only concern. "Are you okay? Manman was trying to steady you. Don't make that kind of bizarre joke with her. Look, you've scared her."
Qianqian's eyes were filled with terror. She hurriedly said to Manman, "S-sorry. I didn't mean it. I was joking with you."
[Who the fuck is still going to say nothing's wrong?]
[Something is clearly wrong. Does anyone know Qianqian's family? Hurry and contact them. I feel like something's going to happen!]