Chapter 120
Chapter 120
At eight in the morning, the livestream went live.
After breakfast, the guests mostly began rehearsing for the show of their own accord.
“Youai Village Chief: Dear guests, there are twelve hours left until the performance at eight tonight. Please come to Room 2 (the house where Qin Se and Shen Yibai are staying) to complete the photo task. The results of this task will determine tonight’s performance order.”
The guests made their way to Room 2 one after another.
Some netizens switched over early to the livestream angle for Shen Yibai and Qin Se’s house, only to discover that ever since the stream started today, the two of them hadn’t said a single word to each other. They hadn’t even exchanged a glance.
[Serious question: will these two get shot if they talk to each other?]
“So annoying! How did I get fatter again?!”
Jiang Sheshe complained as she yawned and walked into Room 2.
It seemed she had just woken up.
Hearing the noise, Qin Se instinctively looked over. The next second, Jiang Sheshe locked onto her gaze and immediately began pouring out her woes.
“Can you believe it? I’ve been staying in Ling Village for the past few days, eating badly and sleeping badly every day, and I still gained one jin! I’m already ninety-three jin now! I can’t accept this! This is so annoying!”
Qin Se hadn’t interacted with Jiang Sheshe much and, for a moment, didn’t know what to say. “Uh…”
“Then go jump off a building right now~” an absolutely vile voice rang out from the doorway.
Jiang Sheshe looked toward Fu Zhi at the door, frowned, and yawned. “Who said anything about jumping off a building? I’m going to slowly, slowly slim back down.”
Fu Zhi had never heard Ning Xi talk about dieting before, so he was a little curious. “How thin is considered normal for girls?”
Jiang Sheshe said, “I don’t know about other people, but my standard is eighty-five jin.”
Fu Zhi looked Jiang Sheshe, who was already on the thin side, up and down before giving his assessment. “You’re insane.”
Jiang Sheshe was still bleary-eyed, not fully awake from getting up early. “I’m not insane. My current weight doesn’t look good on camera, so it’s perfectly normal for me to want to lose weight, okay?”
Fu Zhi said, “That’s your life. I can’t be bothered to care.”
Jiang Sheshe remained emotionally stable. “Mm.”
Only after she answered did she realize something was off. Wait. Why was she talking to Fu Zhi? And why was she answering that jerk’s question so seriously?
“You’re the one who’s insane! Don’t talk to me when there’s nothing going on, and don’t talk to me even when there is!” Jiang Sheshe finally returned to her normal state and began fighting back.
Fu Zhi gave a disdainful snort. “Weren’t you the one who said you were fat first? What, nobody argued with you, so now you’re getting mad out of embarrassment-”
“Who took a dump here? Why does it stink so bad?” Ning Xi walked over while covering her nose.
When she saw Fu Zhi, she nodded in sudden realization. “So it was your rotten breath.”
Fu Zhi stared at her in disbelief, his tone carrying even a hint of grievance. “I didn’t even provoke you today!”
Ning Xi said, “Who told you to keep telling people to go die? I hate people with rotten mouths like that the most.”
She had just sat down and was about to eat breakfast when she received the Program Team’s message telling everyone to gather at Room 2. Right now, everyone annoyed her.
“Hmph.” Fu Zhi let out a cold snort, but in the end, he didn’t say anything else. He’d more or less been scolded into submission.
Off to the side, Jiang Sheshe shuffled over to Ning Xi in tiny steps, looking a little shy and a little moved. “Thank you for speaking up for me just now…”
Ning Xi turned to look at Jiang Sheshe. “No need to thank me. I also can’t stand people who are clearly very thin but insist on saying they’re fat.”
Jiang Sheshe’s smile froze. Then she fell into confusion. Was Ning Xi roasting her, or praising her for being thin?
Whatever. In any case, Ning Xi had just said she was thin.
“Really? You think ninety-three jin is very thin? You’re so nice.” Jiang Sheshe cupped her face and smiled.
Ning Xi, who had already been extremely irritated to begin with, was speechless.
Why did Jiang Sheshe feel a little unhinged today?
[…What the hell is Jiang Sheshe talking about?]
[Did Ning Xi scold her so hard she enjoyed it?]
[I reread that in disbelief, and I still can’t believe it.]
[No idea. Whatever they air, I’ll watch, I guess. [scratches head]]
[Did Jiang Sheshe’s love-struck brain over Wei Xuan transfer onto Ning Xi? Otherwise, no normal person would get roasted and then say, “You’re so nice.”]
Qin Se understood how those three usually interacted by roasting one another, and she had thought nothing could shock her anymore. But after Jiang Sheshe opened her mouth, the corner of Qin Se’s mouth still twitched despite herself.
At that moment, all eight guests had arrived.
Director Qin came into the courtyard and declared with great enthusiasm, “Good morning, guests! The thrilling performance gala is about to begin. In order to determine the order of tonight’s performances, and to foster better teamwork between the male and female guests, the Program Team will divide the eight guests into four groups. The guest pair that takes the photo with the highest number of likes will get to decide the performance order for all guests!”
Ning Xi nodded. “You’ve finished explaining the downside. What about the upside?”
Director Qin: Excuse me?
Director Qin coughed and hinted, “Every villager has a card. After the performances end, they’ll give it to the performing guest they liked best. These cards may prove very useful in the future, for example, for exchanging funds and the like…”
Ning Xi immediately sat down obediently, staring at Director Qin with shining eyes.
Director Qin: …
Director Qin arranged for the staff to bring up four graduated measuring cups and four bottles of mineral water.
Jiang Sheshe said, “What? We’re just drinking mineral water this morning? Are you even going to use measuring cups to ration how much water each person gets? So stingy.”
Ning Xi defended the Program Team to the death. “I won’t allow you to call Director Qin stingy! Even if it’s true, I still won’t allow it!”
Jiang Sheshe immediately began twisting her fingers in guilt, looking as if Ning Xi was absolutely right. “…Okay. I won’t say it to his face anymore. I’ll only say it in my heart. Don’t be mad.”
Ning Xi: …
Ning Xi fell silent. Ning Xi scratched her head. Ning Xi’s expression turned complicated.
Was she being too sensitive?
Why was everything Jiang Sheshe said today making her feel so physically uncomfortable?
[This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a complicated expression on Ning Xi’s face.]
[Jiang Sheshe’s current state be like: Whatever Ning Xi says is right. Even if she’s wrong, she’s still right.]
“Each male guest has an empty measuring cup in front of him, and the mineral water represents the female guests’ favorability toward the male guests.
“Each female guest will divide her 500 ml bottle of mineral water among the four male guests according to her own feelings.
“The male guest who receives the most favorability can choose his photography partner for today first.”
Director Qin’s words pulled everyone’s attention back to the game.
[Holy crap, they’re making it this direct?]
[Hahahaha, we can finally find out how these female guests rank the four male guests.]
Qin Se was the first to step forward and pour water.
She had only arrived a few days ago, and she seemed rather indifferent in her interactions with all the male and female guests. Netizens guessed that Qin Se might divide the water evenly among the four male guests, or perhaps give Wei Xuan a little more.
Unexpectedly-
Qin Se skipped Shen Yibai and Fu Zhi entirely, and poured water for Xie Lanchen and Wei Xuan instead. 250 ml each.
The decision stunned everyone.
[It’s understandable that Qin Se hates Fu Zhi, but why does she hate Shen Yibai too?]
[Exactly. Shen Yibai barely even said a few words to Qin Se all day. How did he offend her?]
[Something’s off. This is twelve out of ten levels of off.]
The second person to step up was Ning Xi.