Chapter 114
Chapter 114
The moment they heard it was a head-to-head game, the atmosphere between the two groups of guests instantly turned subtle.
Ning Xi looked at the delicate, fragile-looking Ning Mingyue and wondered: if she punched Ning Mingyue so hard she got embedded in the pool and couldn’t get back up, would she only be able to earn ten points?
In that case, she should probably take it easy later.
Xie Lanchen and Shen Yibai, on the other hand, showed no particular expression. No one knew what they were thinking.
The Program Team brought over the props.
Ning Xi and Ning Mingyue, Shen Yibai and Xie Lanchen stood facing each other. They put on waterproof suits, and their legs were fixed to the pool equipment behind them.
“The timer starts now. 180, 179…”
Ning Xi looked at Ning Mingyue across from her and gave her a gentle push.
Ning Mingyue stumbled, but just before her back hit the water, she managed to regain control of her body and stand steady again.
She looked at Ning Xi and clenched her fists. If that was the full extent of Ning Xi’s strength, then… sorry, but she was taking this.
Ning Mingyue held her breath, focused, and shoved at Ning Xi’s hands with all her strength, hoping to score in one hit.
Only to discover-
Ning Xi’s body didn’t move an inch.
Refusing to believe it, Ning Mingyue tried pushing again.
Ning Xi remained as steady as a mountain.
Ning Mingyue: …
[Good lord, is Ning Mingyue tickling Ning Xi?]
[Ning Xi, are you made of reinforced concrete?]
[Who understands this contrast? Ning Mingyue used every ounce of strength she had, and Ning Xi didn’t budge at all hahahahaha]
Ning Xi let Ning Mingyue push her a few times like a kitten scratching at her.
“All right. Now it’s my turn.”
Ning Mingyue hadn’t yet understood what Ning Xi meant.
The next second-
There was a loud splash.
Ning Xi scored in one hit. Ning Mingyue fell neatly and cleanly into the pool, the entire sequence smooth and seamless, taking less than a second.
Even the Danmaku didn’t react in time.
[Wait, that fast?]
[I thought these two girls would push back and forth for a while before there was a result, but Ning Xi just casually got ten points like that?]
Ning Xi looked at her own hand, also a little in disbelief. So Ning Mingyue was actually this weak?
Ning Mingyue climbed back up in a daze, somewhat questioning her entire life.
“150, 149…” The countdown kept going.
Ning Mingyue took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and, unwilling to accept defeat, pushed at Ning Xi again.
Ning Xi didn’t move an inch. Then, with just a little force-
Ning Mingyue smoothly fell into the water again.
Without the slightest warning or hesitation.
[This group is a one-sided slaughter]
[The key is that Ning Mingyue’s expression looks like she’s risking her life every time. I thought she was about to do something fierce, but the result was a total flop]
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
Over on the male guests’ side, things were evenly matched. There wasn’t any overwhelming victory from either side.
But after Xie Lanchen and Shen Yibai went back and forth like wobble toys two or three times, Xie Lanchen suddenly exerted force and shoved Shen Yibai into the water.
After that, who knew where Shen Yibai got that burst of brute strength from, but he pushed Xie Lanchen hard.
Fortunately, when Xie Lanchen was only one centimeter away from the surface of the water, he relied on his incredibly strong core control to stabilize his body and stand back up.
[Damn, Xie Lanchen’s waist is seriously amazing]
[I want to slide down gege’s abs~]
[My auntie, my granny, my cotton pants, my padded coat, my little cheesecake, don’t run away [licks screen]]
[Ning Xi is going to be blessed in the future]
Very soon, the timer reached the final ten seconds.
At this moment, the score between Ning Xi and Ning Mingyue was 70:0.
And that score was only because Ning Xi had been holding back. She really was afraid that if she wasn’t careful, she would hammer Ning Mingyue into the pool and Ning Mingyue would never be able to get back up again.
After losing again and again, only to keep fighting and lose again, Ning Mingyue finally went completely limp and gave up.
Looking at Ning Mingyue, who had utterly lost her will to fight, Ning Xi comforted her sincerely. “With how persistent you are, you’re going to succeed at anything you do in the future!”
Just not today. Today, Ning Xi had to win.
Ning Mingyue: “…”
Somehow, that only made her feel worse.
On the other side, Xie Lanchen and Shen Yibai’s score had reached 40:30.
But their match was still incredibly intense.
In the final few seconds, Shen Yibai suddenly shoved hard at Xie Lanchen with a ruthless burst of strength.
With his extraordinary core strength, Xie Lanchen could have steadied himself instantly. But after catching sight of something from the corner of his eye, he slowed his movements.
On the other side.
Ning Xi watched as the wind lifted Xie Lanchen’s shirt, faintly revealing the edge of his firm abs, along with that V-line trailing downward…
Ning Xi swallowed. “OMG.”
Jiang Sheshe, who had just finished the Intelligence Team’s final question and rushed over at top speed to watch the drama, said, “OMG.”
[OMG]
[Xie Lanchen’s body is top-tier. Lean muscle + V-line. Looks slim in clothes, built when he takes them off.]
[The internet is still the best. Where in real life would a man let me see this?]
[Help, help, help! I’m famously the pure maiden of our village. They even built me a chastity arch. The moment I opened the livestream, I saw a man’s abs. How am I supposed to face society now?]
[Girl, is that even English anymore?]
In the end, Xie Lanchen still stopped steadily one centimeter above the water, then stood back up.
The countdown ended.
As Ning Xi undid the fastening device around her legs, she said to Xie Lanchen, “Xiao Xie, your core strength is really good, but I don’t think your abs are all that well-trained.”
Xie Lanchen had already undone his own fastening device.
He came to Ning Xi’s side, bent down, and lowered himself naturally onto one knee to help her with hers. Hearing what she said, he looked up, a trace of simple confusion in his eyes. “Hm?”
Ning Xi blinked and lowered her gaze to Xie Lanchen. “Why don’t you show me again so I can take a look?”
Xie Lanchen: .
[Your little plan is written all over your face.]
Xie Lanchen laughed despite himself and flicked Ning Xi on the forehead. He seemed annoyed, but the motion was extremely gentle.
“No.”
Ning Xi was deeply regretful.
Then she heard Xie Lanchen add lazily, “How can a friend look at that kind of thing? Only my future girlfriend gets to see it.”
The corners of Ning Xi’s mouth instantly became impossible to hold down. “Then I came out ahead. I’m not your girlfriend, but I still saw it just now hahahahahaha.”
Seeing Ning Xi laugh nonstop like that, the corners of Xie Lanchen’s lips lifted too.
Silly.
[Ahhhh, I hate that you’re such a block of wood.]
[But I think it’s already so sweet. They’re both clearly smiling so hard they can’t stop. It’s not greasy or overdone, just fresh and perfect.]
[Exactly, exactly. Even a hundred years from now, if I see this kind of ambiguous push-and-pull between two young kids before they confirm their relationship, I will sit up in my coffin and use my rotten voice to shout, “I love shipping them”!!]
[Forget it. I’ll write the NSFW fanfic myself.]
[Where are your morals? Where is your bottom line? Where is the title?]
Amid this peaceful atmosphere…
There was a sharp slap.
Shen Yibai threw his waterproof outfit onto the ground.
Everyone’s attention was drawn over.
Ning Mingyue looked anxious and shocked, but she did not dare ask anything. After all, right now, the more she said, the more mistakes she made.
In the end, after a few seconds of silence, it was Shen Yibai who raised a hand and stared at the camera with a very calm expression.
“Sorry. My hand slipped.”