The barrage went blank for a few seconds, then came pouring out again.
[Wonderful! ...I don't know what's gotten into Teacher Su this time, but wonderful! Teacher Yang's parents have hope now!]
[Sister Mian is so brave! This isn't Old Yang's first time giving young actresses paternalistic lectures on the show, but most don't dare argue. They just smile and swallow it. This is the first time someone's boldly spoken up!]
[So if everyone else can put up with it, why can't Su Mian? He's still her senior in the industry. Does she think she can stay in entertainment with manners like that? What kind of values would make you like a woman who won't let things go just because she's in the right?]
[Oh, so you know our Mianmian is in the right? You dare run your mouths when you're wrong, so why shouldn't we when we're right?]
Su Mian now had fans defending her, too.
Every one of the Cotton Candies was incredibly good at arguing their case.
Before long, some of the haters had been berated into silence.
Yin Xiaohong hurried to salvage the situation.
She couldn't let the guests start fighting mere minutes into the show.
"Next up is today's activity-advanced Werewolf!"
"We've simplified the roles. There will be two werewolves and five villagers, and none of the guests will know anyone else's role."
"Different types of ability cards are also hidden around the villa: two role-check cards and two revival cards."
"Guests can use these ability cards to check another guest's role or revive a teammate."
"Each guest will wear a tap light on their back. If your light is tapped off, you're eliminated and must enter the waiting area to await revival."
"If the werewolves are the ones with their lights still on at the end, the werewolves win and receive three thousand yuan in living funds!"
"If the villagers win, each villager receives one thousand yuan in living funds!"
Essentially, it was a fusion of Werewolf and battle royale.
The werewolves had a harder task, so their prize money was higher.
Every game segment on this variety show was designed to foster feelings between the guests.
For example, with the earlier "fairy tale" segment, the production team had originally intended for the male and female guests to embark on a romantic prince-and-princess storyline.
It had simply gone completely off the rails afterward.
The production team had used this Werewolf game last year.
And the game had delivered tons of sweet moments.
One male guest had sacrificed himself to take his opponent down with him so a female guest could win.
There had also been a female guest who could have won, but, considering that a male guest was nearly out of living funds, deliberately handed him victory at the last moment.
It had created many iconic moments for this dating show.
And left behind an iconic line-
"Even if we're sworn enemies, I'll still help you succeed."
[But I don't think we'll get iconic moments like that this year. These guests are each more bizarre than the last. None of them came here to date.]
[Who says! Goddess Nuonuo and President Lin are still shippable! One domineering, one gentle and gracious-a match made in heaven!]
[Then I'll stick with the Emperor-Empress CP. One food item, one cockroach... very down-to-earth.]
Soon, the guests drew their role cards.
Everyone put on their lights, too.
Now, no one knew anyone else's role.
They had to find a role-check card in the villa and check someone at random.
Then deduce everyone's roles from the others' reactions.
Suddenly, Gu Yichen bent down and picked a card out of the grass. "I found a role-check card! I want to check someone's role!"
Everyone looked at him.
Gu Yichen looked at Duan Xuanyu. "I want to check Duan Xuanyu!"
[Wait, why is there suddenly a whiff of gunpowder between those two?]
[I spotted their hidden romantic battlefield ages ago! Tyrant Bro trended last night because Doctor Gu asked him what that slap was about, and Tyrant Bro admitted Su Mian had slapped him. Doctor Gu was already a little jealous then!]
[Pass it on: Doctor Gu wants a taste of Su Mian's slaps, too!]
Yin Xiaohong announced, "Duan Xuanyu's role is werewolf!"
In an instant, everyone eyed him like tigers watching their prey.
Duan Xuanyu didn't panic in the slightest, his expression indifferent. "I'm a werewolf. So what? None of you can catch me."
Indeed, over the past few days, all the guests had learned how skilled he was.
Trying to get behind him and tap his light would end only one way.
He would turn the tables and eliminate them.
The only person among them whose skills could be considered on par with his was Su Mian.
Just as someone thought of that, Su Mian suddenly walked toward Duan Xuanyu, calling his name. "Duan Xuanyu."
Duan Xuanyu turned to look at her. "Hmm?"
Su Mian darted behind him in a single stride!
At that moment, Fang Nuonuo couldn't help shouting, "Watch out!"
But it was still too late... or perhaps Duan Xuanyu simply hadn't wanted to dodge.
Su Mian tapped his light off.
Duan Xuanyu looked at her in disbelief. "Su Mian, you..."
Su Mian said, "Sorry! But I really, really want to win!"
[Tyrant Bro is going to shatter, sob...]
[Hahaha, no talking romance during dating-show competitions!]
[He clearly could have dodged, but when he saw it was her, he didn't move away.]
[My CP got a BE so soon! But they're so shippable! No matter how she hurts him, he'll smile with reddened eyes as though he doesn't care. Even if she plunged a knife into his heart, he'd gently wipe her bloodstained hands clean before dying!]
[I knew I hated Su Mian for a reason! Everyone can see how well Duan Xuanyu treats her, yet she still treats him like this! Absolutely heartless! No wonder President Lu dumped her!]
[Seriously, Tyrant Bro hasn't said a single word. What are you running your mouth for? Are you an alt account of Mianmian's ex, Human Head Bro?]
Yin Xiaohong said, "Duan Xuanyu has been eliminated. Please proceed to the werewolf waiting area and await revival."
Duan Xuanyu returned to the waiting area and watched Su Mian play with the others.
A cloud of low pressure enveloped him, as though he were about to shatter.
Seeing him so forlorn, even the production crew couldn't quite bear it.
The director kindly brought him a cup of coffee and consoled him. "It's all right. There are still revival cards out there. Maybe your teammate will revive you. Do you drink coffee?"
Coffee?
Duan Xuanyu had never tried it and wanted a taste.
So he accepted it. "Many thanks."
Because Fang Nuonuo had shouted "Watch out" when Su Mian tapped Duan Xuanyu's light off,
the other guests naturally concluded that she was Duan Xuanyu's teammate.
Several guests chased after her.
Fang Nuonuo ran straight up to the villa's second floor and shut the door, keeping all the other guests outside.
"Stay back! I'm really not a werewolf! You have to believe me!"
None of the other guests believed her.
But she had locked the door from inside, so no one else could open it.
Su Mian surveyed the surroundings.
Then she ran downstairs, stepped onto the brick wall, scrambled up to the second floor, and climbed in through the window!
[Every time I see her incredible skills, I want to ask: are we sure she isn't an ancient heroine transmigrated into modern times?]
[Mianmian really wants to win so badly...]
Su Mian leaped straight behind Fang Nuonuo and tapped her light off!
Yin Xiaohong said, "Fang Nuonuo has been eliminated. Her role is villager! Please enter the villager waiting area and await revival."
Fang Nuonuo complained, "Su Mian, do you really have to target me like this?"
Su Mian was angered by her. "If you're a villager, why were you protecting a confirmed werewolf just now? Do you have a brain? Eliminating you is for your own good, too. It'll save you from turning a millstone bare-assed, going round and round making a spectacle of yourself."
[Help, Mianmian's tongue is practically dipped in poison. I love it!]
[If I'd known every line out of Mianmian's mouth would be a meme, I'd have saved this to watch during the Spring Festival Gala...]
Unable to outargue her, Fang Nuonuo covered her face and ran off, aggrieved.
Su Mian had been planning to leave, too.
Suddenly, she spotted an ability card behind the mirror!