Song Lan practically had fury written all over his face as he shoved Qianqian's boyfriend away.
"Sorry, Teacher Song. I lost my footing just now." Qianqian's boyfriend looked deeply apologetic. "I instinctively grabbed on to steady myself. I didn't hurt you, did I?"
[What's wrong with Song Lan? The guy lost his footing and stumbled. Of course his instinct would be to grab something to steady himself. How could he just shove him away!]
[Such a turnoff. I used to think Song Lan was a good actor with good work, but now my rose-colored glasses are completely shattered. Are ordinary people not people? Shoving someone away like that is so rude!]
[Are you sanctimonious bitches seriously sick in the head? Are those dog eyes of yours blind? Was he just grabbing on to steady himself? He wrapped his arms around Song Lan's waist and lunged straight at his mouth! If Song Lan hadn't dodged fast enough, he definitely would've kissed him!]
[What's wrong with hugging his waist? Jiang Mingxi hugged him earlier, and Song Lan didn't push him away!]
[So my ship really is worth shipping!!!]
Song Lan's face was cold. He didn't respond, only telling everyone, "Let's keep climbing."
Chen Chong glanced at Qianqian's boyfriend.
If he hadn't seen wrong, when Song Lan pushed Qianqian's boyfriend away just now, that part of him had been bulging.
A man with a girlfriend, who was about to get married, got like that just from hugging Song Lan?
Or had something else been on his mind just now, arousing him?
Whatever it was.
It was disgusting enough.
Disgust flashed in Chen Chong's eyes. He turned to call to Manman's boyfriend, "Can you still climb? Need a break?"
Manman's boyfriend was panting like an ox from exhaustion. He waved as he climbed, gasping for breath. "No, I'm still good! I'm disgracing college students!"
Chen Chong laughed. "No need to rush. Our task is just to reach the summit anyway, and we're almost there."
"Okay, okay. Don't worry about me. Keep going."
Before this, Chen Chong would definitely have waited and climbed slowly with him.
But now, after that incident, he quickened his pace to catch up with Song Lan.
"Are you thirsty, Teacher Song? I've got a sports drink. Have some. I see you're sweating a lot." Qianqian's boyfriend walked beside Song Lan and offered him a drink from his backpack.
"No, thanks."
Song Lan had barely refused when he gave a bitter smile. "Are you still angry, Teacher Song? I really didn't do it on purpose. I really lost my footing, and you happened to be right next to me, so I grabbed on to steady myself. Don't be angry."
His eyes burned as he looked at Song Lan, his voice very gentle, as though speaking to a child. "Have some. Moisten your throat."
Jiang Mingxi would look at him like that too, his little gaze carrying a hook as he softly said coaxing things.
Song Lan enjoyed those looks and that coaxing very much.
But faced with Qianqian's boyfriend's gaze and tone now, Song Lan only felt sick.
"I'm not used to drinking other people's water. Sorry." Mindful of the cameras, Song Lan remained fairly polite. "Let's keep climbing."
Qianqian's boyfriend looked disappointed. He was about to say something else when Chen Chong caught up from behind, so he put the drink away without speaking again.
The rest of the climb went fairly smoothly.
But then.
They reached the summit.
Song Lan had only just climbed the final step when Qianqian's boyfriend suddenly rushed up from behind and threw his arms around him.
"Teacher Song! I'm so excited! I never dreamed I'd get to climb a mountain with you. We're standing at the summit together..."
Chen Chong, right beside them, jumped in fright and hurried to pull him away. "Let go first. We've just climbed up here, and everyone's exhausted. Let us catch our breath."
Song Lan hadn't expected the man to suddenly grab him from behind either, and immediately struggled hard to break free.
[Holy shit!]
[What's going on? That scared the hell out of me!]
[Don't tell me he's one of Song Lan's stalker fans or obsessed fans.]
[Earlier on the climb, he said he couldn't keep going and asked Song Lan to pull him up. Jiang Mingxi rushed over instead. I just went back and watched it again. His expression clearly changed when Jiang Mingxi pulled him up. He specifically wanted Song Lan to do it!]
[And when Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan hugged, the way he looked at Jiang Mingxi was really off too!]
[Are the staff dead? Get in there and separate them already!]
[This show really is a "Survival Challenge." Fuck, the guests can't survive at all!]
Chen Chong had always been quick and capable. At first, he remained fairly polite only because the man was a tourist they had invited.
But even after he tried persuading him and pulling him away a couple of times, the man kept his arms locked around Song Lan, refusing to let go.
And...
If he hadn't seen wrong, the man was even forcefully thrusting his lower abdomen against Song Lan...
Chen Chong immediately put him in a chokehold. Almost simultaneously, Song Lan drove his elbow backward.
Qianqian's boyfriend let out a howl of pain and finally released Song Lan.
After a brief moment of shock and panic, the staff swarmed over too.
Song Lan's face was livid with anger. He spared Qianqian's boyfriend no dignity whatsoever.
"You have a girlfriend, you've been together eight years, and you're about to get married, yet you got hard while hugging me? Hah!
"You fucking used your girlfriend as a cover to come here and sexually harass me?"
Since his debut, he had seen his share of outrageous things, but never anything this outrageous!
[Holy shit!!!!!!!!]
[This is explosive!]
[Fuck, that's disgusting! Tricking a woman into being a gay man's wife-you deserve to be struck by lightning! Fucking scumbag, go die! And you harassed Song Lan too. Fuck, I'm furious!]
[I'm going to explode! That animal!]
[Was he trying to kiss Song Lan's neck from behind just now? Was he?! Fuck, I could take a knife to someone right now!]
[Who is this animal? I want every scrap of information on him!]
Song Lan's fans and casual viewers alike were instantly so furious that they hammered their keyboards, hurling abuse.
And the livestream-
Just like that, it got banned.
Suspected dissemination of obscene content.
The director: ...
The director: !!!
Furious, he yanked the cigarette out of the pig's mouth.
"Smoking, smoking-stop smoking!
"I've even given you cigarettes. Why won't you bless me?
"Do you think making a variety show is easy? We've only been on air three days, and we've been banned twice! A bunch of police even showed up last night! Aaaaaah!"
The director was losing his mind.
But with something like this happening on his production, however furious he was, he still had to carry his shattered heart up to the summit immediately.
He had only taken two steps when he turned back, his face blazing with anger, snatched up the pig's head, and carried it up the mountain with him.
Then,
After only another two steps, his phone rang.
The call was from Jiang Ke.
The segment where Jiang Mingxi said on the livestream that he had slit his wrist was now spreading wildly across the internet. Jiang Ke was furious.
This was a variety show he had invested money in!
Seething, Jiang Ke lashed out at the director. "Right this instant, make Jiang Mingxi apologize on the livestream, or else..."
The director's anger went straight to his head. He was practically dying already, and he roared at Jiang Ke, "Go fuck yourself!"
After roaring that,
He hung up immediately and charged toward the summit.
Jiang Ke, who had been yelled at: ...
Like a bewildered monkey, he stood in front of his desk, his eyes filled with helpless confusion for a moment.
Then he angrily hurled his phone away. "Jiang Mingxi, just you wait!"