Chapter 126
Chapter 126
“No need, no need.”
Ning Xi waved a hand, showing absolutely no interest in looking at Xie Lanchen’s phone. “I trust you. After all, only the strong are worthy of being my friends.”
As soon as she finished, she habitually patted Xie Lanchen on the shoulder.
“Ahem, ahem.” Xie Lanchen coughed sharply twice and quickly steadied himself before he could stumble.
Seeing him cough, Ning Xi asked with thoughtful concern, “Why are you always coughing? Have you been playing on your phone too much?”
Xie Lanchen: “…”
Xie Lanchen finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and laughed out loud.
After laughing, he even praised her in agreement. “Teacher Ning’s analysis makes a lot of sense.”
Ning Xi beamed. “You’re too kind, too kind.”
[Your uncle really spoils her dad.]
[Xie Lanchen: Everything Ning Xi says is right. Even when it’s wrong, it’s right.]
[Looking for a handsome, rich, emotionally stable boyfriend with a terminal case of love brain.]
Meanwhile…
The fifteen-minute chatting period ended, and Director Qin had the six guests choose, from among everyone they had chatted with, the person they thought was most likely to be a staff member.
Wei Xuan paused slightly, his expression a little grave.
Among the four female guests just now, aside from “Sheshe,” Qin Se and Ning Mingyue had both been easy to identify.
But the fourth female guest had left Wei Xuan conflicted.
Because the fourth female guest’s chatting habits were exactly the same as Sheshe’s. She had even made him think he was chatting with Sheshe herself.
As for “Sheshe,” halfway through the chat, she had suddenly stopped messaging him altogether…
“Looks like Wei Xuan has already realized it, but sorry, I’ve already got the card.”
Ning Xi tossed the card in her hand, looking rather pleased with herself.
At the same time, Wei Xuan’s gentle, cool voice came through the screen.
“The fourth female guest who chatted with me was a staff member.”
[Hahahahahaha, he mistook Ning Xi for Jiang Sheshe and the real Jiang Sheshe for staff. Wei Xuan, you’re something else.]
[Just now, judging by Wei Xuan’s expression, I thought he’d figured out something was off. I didn’t expect him to be this wildly wrong.]
Director Qin looked at Wei Xuan. “Are you sure?”
Wei Xuan hesitated for a second, then nodded. “I’m sure.”
Although No. 1 “Sheshe” had suddenly gone silent later, he had chatted with No. 1 Sheshe the longest and was certain there had been nothing about her that felt off.
As for No. 4 “Sheshe,” even though she had been very similar to Sheshe, they had only talked for less than two minutes. He had too little to go on.
Director Qin did not reveal the answer right away. Instead, he turned to Fu Zhi. “And Mr. Fu Zhi’s answer?”
Fu Zhi answered without the slightest hesitation. “That woman who chatted with me second. She’s definitely staff!”
With that deadly way of chatting, if she wasn’t Ning Xi, he’d write his name backward!
Director Qin nodded, then looked at Shen Yibai.
Shen Yibai already had an answer in mind, but after a brief pause, he said, “The first girl who chatted with me.”
[??? The first one who chatted with you was Qin Se. You two didn’t even exchange more than five messages in total, and you’re saying Qin Se is staff?]
[No, bro, the chatting styles of those three female guests were the same as usual. Only Ning Xi was being absurd, and you still didn’t recognize her?]
[Exactly. Ning Xi wasn’t even pretending to be anyone. As long as Shen Yibai isn’t stupid, he should’ve noticed something was off!]
[Is it possible Shen Yibai figured out that the fourth girl who chatted with him was staff, but pretended not to?]
[Huh? What would he gain from that? The joy of not getting a card?]
The Danmaku were utterly baffled.
Only after all the guests gave their answers did Director Qin announce the results. “Congratulations to Fu Zhi and Qin Se for correctly identifying the staff member and earning a card!”
Fu Zhi clenched his fist. “Yes!”
Shen Yibai’s expression remained calm, as if he had already guessed the result.
The instant Director Qin announced the results, Wei Xuan had already replayed the entire process in his head. He sighed. “I was too clever for my own good.”
Jiang Sheshe, however, was shocked. “Huh? I was wrong? I was actually wrong?!”
She had already ruled out the two wrong answers, Fu Zhi and Wei Xuan. How had she still managed to choose wrong when it came down to Shen Yibai and the staff member?!
Meanwhile.
Ning Xi watched Jiang Sheshe’s reaction through the livestream and couldn’t help wondering exactly how Xie Lanchen had managed to fool the other guests.
She searched up the videos online. After watching them, she fell silent.
Good lord. When Xiao Xie chatted with Jiang Sheshe, he pretended to be Shen Yibai. When he chatted with Ning Mingyue, he pretended to be Wei Xuan. When he chatted with Qin Se, he pretended to be Fu Zhi.
And his impressions were beyond perfect. He sounded even more like the male guests than the male guests themselves.
No wonder only Qin Se got it right. It was because Qin Se had only guessed correctly between two options!
“All right, now let’s welcome our two staff members back onto the stage-” Director Qin said.
When Jiang Sheshe heard that, then looked at Ning Xi and Xie Lanchen, who had long since vanished, she finally realized something.
“Wait, those two staff members were…”
[Yes, yes! Say your answer!]
[Can’t believe Jiang Sheshe is having a smart day too.]
“New guests invited by the Program Team?!” Jiang Sheshe guessed.
Hearing that, Ning Xi swallowed the words she’d been about to say-“It’s been so long since Miss was this clever”-right back down.
Miss was still the same sweet little airhead as ever.
And when Jiang Sheshe saw Ning Xi and Xie Lanchen appear onstage again, she even looked behind them in confusion. “Where are the staff members?”
Everyone: …
In the end, it was Wei Xuan who smiled and said, “I didn’t expect Miss Ning Xi to be so good at disguising herself. You even fooled me.”
Jiang Sheshe finally caught on. “So Ning Xi and Xie Lanchen were the staff members chatting with me just now?”
[You finally guessed it… oh wait, no, you finally realized it.]
Ning Xi tossed her hair and admitted it cheerfully. “Yup~”
Jiang Sheshe immediately grew envious, then turned to Director Qin. “I want to play that too! I want to be a staff member and trick everyone! I want to!”
Director Qin had absolutely no desire to deal with this brat who wanted everything the moment she saw someone else had it. He simply picked up his megaphone and drowned out Jiang Sheshe’s voice.
“Based on the duration of the six guests’ anonymous chats, everyone will be divided into the following three groups:
“Jiang Sheshe and Shen Yibai, Ning Mingyue and Fu Zhi, Qin Se and Wei Xuan.
“Now all guests may set off to take photos! There are no limits on photo content or number of people. There is only one requirement: the two of you must work together to complete them!”
[Oh-ho, today’s guest pairings changed again.]
[This is pretty good. They avoided the previous Double Mute Group and Pure-Hate Teammate Group. It won’t be too quiet or too noisy. Satisfied.]
[“Won’t be too quiet or too noisy” hahahahahahahahahaha.]
The guests were, for the most part, fairly satisfied with the pairings.
Only Ning Mingyue looked at Fu Zhi and felt a faint sense of foreboding rise in her heart.
And very soon, that foreboding became reality.
“Why are my eyes closed in every single photo?”
“Why did you shoot from above? This makes me look so short!”
“Where am I? Where did I go? Why is there only scenery?”
“Are you photographing a crime scene?”
“What is this expression? Do you even know how to take pictures?”
After Ning Mingyue looked through all the photos they had taken, she was about to lose her mind.
At first, Fu Zhi could barely hold back his temper, but by the end, he was about to lose it too. “That’s just what you look like in photos. What am I supposed to do about it?!”
Ning Mingyue snapped, “It’s obviously because you don’t know how to take pictures!”
[Holy moly, this is the first time I’ve seen Ning Mingyue look this ferocious.]
[Totally normal. When guys take photos for girls, almost none of them avoid fighting.]
[After this photo segment ends, are all the male and female guests going to cut ties forever?]
After Ning Mingyue said that, she realized she had almost exposed her true nature on camera and quickly forced out a smile.
“Maybe this scenic spot just isn’t good for photos. Why don’t we try somewhere else? I believe we’ll definitely be able to take a photo we’re satisfied with!”