Duan Xuanyu looked at Su Mian.
Su Mian warned him with her eyes: Don't you dare say anything greasy like "what she lacks is me"!
You have to maintain your persona as a refreshing younger wolfdog, an ab-bearing college guy who occasionally gets chuunibyou and plays a tyrant! Don't get greasy!
Duan Xuanyu said, "Su Mian lacks money."
Su Mian immediately applauded him!
To anyone else, that answer was nothing special, but to Su Mian, it deserved full marks!
Next came Su Mian's turn.
Only Gu Yichen was left.
Su Mian looked at him with a faint smile. "Ever since I saved that woman in labor at the hospital, your mother and I have become good friends. Last night, she told me about a shameful flaw of yours. If I reveal it, you'll be alone for the rest of your life."
Gu Yichen's heartbeat remained perfectly steady. "Oh? Really? I don't believe my mother would treat her own son that way and actually tell you about some shameful flaw."
Su Mian said, "You have psychological..."
Gu Yichen's heart rate shot straight up to two hundred, and he slid to his knees in front of Su Mian. "Please don't say it."
[Psychological what? Is he into those swaggering street dudes? Is Gu Yichen an elite doctor on the surface, but secretly into wearing skintight Wangzai shirts and loafer-style driving shoes?]
[I don't think so. Just being one of those street dudes wouldn't leave him single for life, would it?]
[Teacher Su, you've successfully piqued my curiosity!]
But having won the game, Su Mian did not continue.
The final turn was Gu Yichen commenting on Cheng Qin. He thought Cheng Qin's flaw was that she was rather reserved-more bland pleasantries that caused no ripples.
The warm-up segment ended.
Sure enough, the guests' bonds had grown even deeper.
Only then did this episode's activities officially begin.
For this episode, they would head to a mountain village to film.
But it was no ordinary village.
It was a luxury residential area nestled against the mountains beside the water.
Everyone living there was a top star in the entertainment industry today.
The production team had pulled every string they had in the industry just to rent one of the villas for filming.
The guests and staff rode a bus to the filming location.
Along the way, Su Mian even heard a production assistant quietly gossiping:
"When Sister Xiaohong hosted other shows, she always recommended that the crews film in this village. But it never got approved. This time, it finally did."
So the host, Sister Xiaohong, had recommended it?
According to the viral post, the original owner of her body had already committed suicide due to depression by this stage.
So Su Mian did not know why Sister Xiaohong had recommended that everyone come here, or whether she had something else arranged.
After a three-hour journey, they finally arrived at the villa.
Everyone took a short rest before the production team started cooking up another stunt.
Every time the show pulled a stunt, they came up with a long-winded pretext for it.
This time, their pretext was-breaking free of appearance anxiety.
"Lovers who spend their lives together will go from the bloom of youth to their twilight years. Their looks inevitably won't remain as they were when they first met."
"So our next task is to dress up as animals, completely concealing your appearance, and spend time with the other guests."
"Once you've finished dressing up, we'll also open an online poll. The audience will choose their top three favorites, who will receive living funds!"
After Yin Xiaohong finished the introduction, all the guests got moving.
To surprise the other guests and the audience, everyone went to their own rooms to prepare, and the preparation process would not be livestreamed.
The guests returned to their respective rooms, which all contained roughly the same materials:
Cardboard, fabric, paint markers, needles and thread, and so on.
They would have to make the costumes themselves, too.
Fang Nuonuo returned to her room and took the cat ears, cat tail, and purple bow she had prepared in advance out of her bag.
What female celebrity these days would willingly make herself look ugly?
Even if they were supposed to eliminate appearance anxiety, she was going to play an adorable little kitty.
Besides, Lu Zhou had already bought promotional coverage for her in advance.
Although Lu Zhou's attitude toward her had changed dramatically over the past few days, and he was no longer as eager to promote her as he had been last season.
She still had the female lead roles in several S-tier film and television productions. Even if Lu Zhou did not want to promote her, he had to.
Tonight's promotional pieces were all going to hype up her beauty, too.
Fang Nuonuo soon finished getting ready and waited in her room.
Su Mian searched her room for materials.
In the end, she set her sights on the curtains.
She took them down, did some cutting and sewing, and soon finished her costume as well.
Su Mian checked herself in the mirror.
Perfect!
This would definitely max out the male guests'... humanity's Disgust Points, both visually and physically!
Su Mian opened the door and went straight out.
As she passed Duan Xuanyu's room, she saw him sitting idle with his chin propped on his hand, apparently still without any ideas.
Su Mian walked in. "I'll help you!"
When Duan Xuanyu heard her voice, delight initially appeared on his face.
But when he turned and saw her costume, fear gradually crept into his eyes, and he even flinched back slightly.
Su Mian was ecstatic!
If even he reacted like this, wouldn't the other two be scared to death later?
But her happiness did not last long.
Duan Xuanyu suddenly came over, pulled her into his arms, and gently patted her back.
"It's okay, it's okay. No matter what you turn into, I'll still love you."
Su Mian: "..."
Su Mian patted his back too, then pulled his hands away and began dressing him up.
Duan Xuanyu sat obediently.
While Su Mian did his makeup, he stared at her without blinking.
Su Mian said, "Say something. You're giving me the creeps, staring like that."
Then he would say something... Duan Xuanyu asked, "I'm curious. What secret did you find out about Gu Yichen that scared him so badly?"
Su Mian said, "Oh, nothing much. He has psychological impotence."
Duan Xuanyu looked completely baffled.
Clearly, he had not learned that term yet.
Su Mian explained, "His mother told me that when he plays a game, he stops just before clearing it. When he watches a TV series, he stops at the finale. With the girls he pursued before, he stopped pursuing them just as he was about to win them over."
Gu Yuanqiu was actually quite nice. She had told Su Mian these things because she wanted her to understand Gu Yichen.
That way, if Gu Yichen stopped pursuing her just as he was about to win her over too, she would not end up hurt.
But this was actually a psychological disorder called psychological impotence.
It meant that just as someone was about to achieve their goal, their emotions would suddenly go limp, and everything would feel dull and tasteless.
Gu Yichen had clearly been so frightened that he begged for mercy because he did not want to hear that term.
This also gave Su Mian a new approach to her mission.
With Gu Yichen, she could combine letting him be with a little guidance, leaving him to grow freely for now.
Presumably, once he raised his own affection score above 90, he would suddenly stop liking her, or even feel repelled.
Wouldn't that mean twice the results for half the effort!
Two hours later.
The guests headed to the living room to gather.
Cheng Qin arrived first. She had curled her brown hair into large curls, painted her nose black, and drawn whiskers on her face.
The audience recognized her at a glance: [Evil fleece!]
Gu Yichen emerged with two poop-like coils on top of his head.
Knowing that everyone might be confused, he explained, "I'm a sheep. I dressed up as a sheep. I was born in the Year of the Sheep."
Lin Xi had stuck yellow fur from who knew where onto his face, draped a cape over himself, and picked up a stick.
He was clearly a budget version of Sun Wukong.
[Uh... I guess that counts as an animal.]
[The guests on this show are all getting more and more absurd...]
Fang Nuonuo had not come out yet. She was listening to the sounds outside from her room.
She planned to appear last for the most stunning effect.
Su Mian and Duan Xuanyu were ready too.
The moment the two of them appeared.
The guests were scared witless.
The audience was dumbstruck.