"No, no, no!"
Manman hurriedly waved her hands, looking apologetic.
"I thought you'd recovered from the climb, so I asked you to play with me. I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were still tired."
At Manman's words, Qianqian's boyfriend's expression instantly shifted. He jabbed his knee into Qianqian's back, neither lightly nor hard.
[Damn it, that bastard said earlier that Qianqian was climbing fast of her own accord because she wanted to chase after Song Lan, but the more I think about it, the more something feels off!]
[After Qianqian got up the mountain, she was white as a sheet and couldn't even stand. Who would willingly push themselves that far?!]
[Was the guy the one desperately trying to climb ahead? But why? What did he stand to gain from climbing so fast?!]
The bullet comments kept speculating and analyzing.
At the scene.
The sudden jab to Qianqian's back made her whole body practically jolt. She hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I'm not tired. I'm not tired at all. I really want to play this game with you. That was just an accident. It's fine.
"Let's keep going."
Once Qianqian finished, her boyfriend rubbed the top of her head as if encouraging her. "You can do it!"
Qianqian pressed her lips together without moving or speaking.
Watching the two of them, Manman felt an awkward discomfort welling up inside.
She couldn't put her finger on it, but it left her feeling choked up.
"Are you really up to it?" Manman asked again, uncertain.
Jiang Mingxi added, "You can give up. Not everything has to end in success."
Qianqian's boyfriend lifted his eyes and glanced at Jiang Mingxi.
Jiang Mingxi caught the look and immediately met his gaze. "Do you think I'm wrong?"
Qianqian's boyfriend smiled. "You're right, but Qianqian can keep going. Let's respect her wishes. Qianqian, do you want to continue?"
Qianqian immediately nodded. "Yes."
After the first jump, it was Qianqian's turn to say something she liked about her boyfriend.
"I like him..." There was a very slight pause. "Back in college, he brought me breakfast every day."
[I don't know if I'm imagining it, but Qianqian sounds like she's been crying.]
[This is so painful to watch. It feels like something's squeezing my throat. I can't breathe.]
[It really does feel suffocating. Also, when Qianqian said she wanted to keep playing just now, wasn't there a hint of provocation in the look her boyfriend gave Jiang Mingxi?!]
[Holy shit, girl, sharp eyes! I noticed it too! This couple gets more messed up the longer I watch!]
[Has anyone managed to contact Qianqian's parents?]
The bullet comments were deep in heated discussion.
At the scene.
After Qianqian finished, Manman jumped forward again.
She was lively by nature, and that little bit of discomfort soon faded. When she opened her mouth, she was a happy puppy again. "The second thing I like about my boyfriend is that he has a great dad. His dad treats me really well too!
"Every time I visit, his dad makes a whole table of my favorite dishes just for me!
"I grew up without a dad. From now on, his dad will be my own dad!"
She had only just finished shouting this.
Beside her.
Her boyfriend, who had remained fairly composed all this time, shot to his feet.
His cheeks flushed, his eyes blazing with excitement, he stepped forward, his voice trembling. "Manman, did you just accept my proposal?"
[A proposal!!! Boohoo, this isn't something a single dog like me should be watching!]
[Aren't they college students? They're getting married already?]
[They are college students, but they're actually in a seven-year combined bachelor's and master's medical program, and they're about to graduate. Plenty of people get married right after graduation.]
[Young man, this marriage is happening entirely thanks to your great parents!]
[I'm so jealous. If my parents had treated my girlfriend this well, I wouldn't have ended up breaking up with her.]
[Could it be that sometimes you're part of the problem too? Only when you stand firm in treating your girlfriend well will your parents treat her well?]
[Not entirely. Some parents don't really care what their children think. They only consider their own opinions.]
Still crouching on the ground like a frog, Manman turned toward her boyfriend and grinned. "Go home and burn some incense in thanks!"
[Hahahahaha!]
[As expected of a Zhao Jiayuan fan!]
Manman's boyfriend stepped forward, dropped to his knees with a thump, and pulled the crouching Manman into his arms. "I'll burn incense every day!"
It was plain to hear that the young man was crying.
Beside them, Qianqian watched the pair, tears pooling in her eyes.
She took a deep breath, her chest hurting as though it were being torn apart. Qianqian looked away and jumped forward.
"I like him..."
She didn't know what she liked about him!
She didn't like anything about him anymore!
She had liked him before, but not now.
But she didn't dare resist.
Her upper teeth bit hard into her lip, almost drawing blood. "I like how he used to take me around the country park on his bicycle."
After Qianqian finished, Manman pushed away her boyfriend, who was a mess of tears and snot, and jumped forward with all her might.
She shouted at the top of her lungs, "I love Su Minghao most of all!!! I love him as a person! I love everything about him!"
The young man was already trembling with tears because she had accepted his proposal.
That one sentence made him completely lose it.
[I remember coming here to watch a show promoting tourism...]
[Hahahahaha, didn't we all?! But relationship shows never get old!]
[The contrast between these two couples is so stark. Watching them together has my heart completely at their mercy!]
Qianqian drew a breath and made her final jump. "I like the way he waited for me outside the classroom after class."
Once Qianqian finished speaking.
The director immediately stepped forward, holding the pig's head. "Hahahahaha, it looks like all our guests really love truth or dare. We can see everyone's having a great time!
"Now we'll move on to the next round!
"We'll be shuffling the guests into new groups.
"Zhao Jiayuan, Jiang Mingxi, Qianqian, and Manman will be one group. Everyone else will be in the other."
The instant the director finished speaking, Qianqian's boyfriend's eyes first lit up, and he whipped his gaze toward Song Lan.
Then he said to the director, "My girlfriend isn't feeling very well. Could we switch things around? Put her in my group, and Manman can be with her boyfriend too."
The director refused with a smile. "No, you can't."
[Feels like the production team is up to something!]
[If we can tell something's wrong, the production team must have noticed too, right? They're separating those two on purpose!]
[Good, good, good. Keep it up. Make sure that scumbag shows his true colors!]
"Qianqian!" The moment the director refused him, Qianqian's boyfriend called out to her.
Qianqian jolted, her face turning deathly pale. She turned toward the director. "..."
But the director cut her off before she could speak.
Holding the pig's head, the director smiled. "If you're unwilling, you can leave the game early."
Qianqian swallowed the words she hadn't yet spoken.
She was actually very pleased with these groups.
But she still turned to look uneasily at her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend looked at her tenderly and stepped forward to hug her. "Then take good care of yourself."
In a voice no one else could hear, he added, "You'd better think through the consequences of what you should and shouldn't say."