Chapter 22
Wei Xuan smiled, his suspicion finally confirmed.
He didn’t continue questioning Shen Yibai, but instead turned to Ning Mingyue. “Mingyue, did you enjoy today’s Switch Dating?”
As soon as he spoke, the eyes of Ning Xi, Shen Yibai, and Jiang Sheshe all fell on Ning Mingyue’s face.
Fu Zhi also looked over a beat late.
Ning Mingyue paused, then said with a beaming smile, “It was very comfortable. I feel like we’re very compatible, like friends who hit it off immediately.”
Upon hearing this answer, everyone had varying expressions.
Jiang Sheshe felt relieved seeing Ning Mingyue say they were just friends.
Wei Xuan’s smile remained, but upon closer inspection, it was a bit cold.
Shen Yibai, on the other hand, showed no emotion and remained perfectly calm.
The atmosphere grew a bit stagnant.
Ning Mingyue suddenly looked at Ning Xi and spoke with a light smile. “The three male guests on our show are all very handsome. Netizens say they could debut on the spot. I want to know Xiao Xi’s evaluation of their looks. Let’s start with… hmm, Yibai on the far right.”
Ning Xi was a bit touched to be cued by Ning Mingyue.
See, see? Curiosity is the beginning of being interested in someone.
As for her evaluation of Shen Yibai’s looks…
“Ugly.”
Everyone was stunned when that answer came out.
Fu Zhi let out a disdainful sneer. “You have the nerve to call Shen Yibai ugly?”
Oh, look at that. His brother complex is acting up again, defending Shen Yibai.
Ning Xi felt like her ship was sailing, then she continued her evaluation without mercy:
“You’re ugly too.”
Fu Zhi gritted his teeth. “Ning Xi!!!”
Wei Xuan couldn’t help but let out a small laugh.
Ning Xi noticed Wei Xuan and evaluated, “Handsomer than those two.”
Fu Zhi completely blew his top.
But before he could open his mouth to interrogate her, Ning Mingyue spoke first. “Oh? I’m curious about Xiao Xi’s criteria for judgment.”
Ning Xi feigned depth. “I’m the kind of person who doesn’t look at faces. I have no idea if someone is good-looking or not. Inner beauty is more important to me.”
“At least you have some taste,” Jiang Sheshe muttered softly.
Ning Xi didn’t actually have any questions for the others; after all, she probably knew more than everyone present.
But stories only happen when one takes the initiative.
So, Ning Xi took the initiative to ask Ning Mingyue, “Mingyue-jie, I’m a negative three, and you’re a negative four. What does that make us together?”
Everyone’s expressions went from listening intently to confusion.
Ning Mingyue’s expression stiffened for a moment, appearing somewhat puzzled. “Is this a math problem? Or a brain teaser?”
Fu Zhi said coldly, “It makes you ‘not-three-not-four’-shady.”
Ning Xi gave a slight smile. “Don’t force me to slap you while I’m at my happiest.”
Fu Zhi glared at Ning Xi, but he obediently shut his mouth.
The Truth segment soon reached its end.
The Program Team sent another message:
[Youai Butler: Please select the name of the person you think was the most honest during this Truth segment. The person with the most votes will receive a special benefit.]
Ning Xi’s eyes lit up as soon as she saw “voting,” “most votes,” and “special benefit.”
Wow!
Without hesitation, Ning Xi submitted her own name. Then she began observing who the others would choose, even pondering how to subtly solicit votes for herself.
However, she noticed that everyone else looked indifferent, seemingly uninterested in this “special benefit.”
[The Ultimate Hype Queen-Ning Xi]
Soon, the voting results were out.
[Youai Butler: Congratulations to Ning Xi for receiving three votes! You are the person with the most votes in this Truth segment. Your exclusive benefit arranged by the Program Team will be unlocked shortly!]
Everyone’s reaction was so-so. Only Ning Xi was bright-eyed all by herself:
“Wow!”
She hadn’t expected there to be so many people with an eye for talent!
Seeing Ning Xi react like that, Jiang Sheshe pursed her lips, a little disdainful.
Only Fu Zhi’s relaxed expression slowly tightened: three votes?
Other than him and Ning Xi herself, who else would vote for Ning Xi?
Fu Zhi’s gaze unconsciously drifted to Shen Yibai.
Among everyone present, besides him, Shen Yibai was probably the one who understood Ning Xi best-that little “elementary-school kid” who was interested in everything.
But… could it really be Shen Yibai?
Fu Zhi looked at Shen Yibai, who had his eyes lowered, quietly watching Ning Mingyue, and he dismissed the idea.
After that, everyone began to mingle and do their own thing.
Ning Xi wandered around the yard for a bit. When she noticed there was still an empty spot by the swing set, her eyes lit up and she strode over.
On the other side.
Jiang Sheshe sat on a swing, looking at Wei Xuan, who was keeping her company quietly beneath the tree. After struggling with it for a long time, she finally worked up the courage:
“Brother Xuan, today, you and Mingyue…”
How was your date? Did you end up liking Mingyue even more?
But before she could finish, the swing was suddenly pushed.
“Ah-” Jiang Sheshe yelped, startled.
Ning Xi, completely guileless, said, “I’ll push you on the swing!”
Hehe. She was just that helpful.
All the courage Jiang Sheshe had finally gathered evaporated on the spot, her anger shooting through the roof:
“Ning Xi!!!”
That little brat-so much brute strength every single day, like she’d never run out!
She finally understood how Fu Zhi felt before, when Ning Xi kept making him so mad he couldn’t even speak!!!
Ning Xi asked with a beaming smile, “Do you want faster or slower?”
Jiang Sheshe was about to tell Ning Xi to get lost for being so oblivious, when Wei Xuan suddenly spoke up:
“Why don’t I push both of you?”
“Sure, sure!”
Ning Xi had no concept of polite refusal. She agreed without hesitation.
Jiang Sheshe was about to cough up blood.
And what made her even more ready to cough up blood was that Brother Xuan actually started chatting with Ning Xi, leaving her with no chance at all to ask her question!
So a magical scene appeared: Wei Xuan pushing Jiang Sheshe and Ning Xi on the swings.
[It’s kind of weird, but I can’t say what exactly is weird]
[Ning Xi, you’re such a huge third wheel]
[Baby Xi, be good and go back to your room to play, okay? Leave this place for other people to fall in love]
[Honestly, Jiang Sheshe’s feelings for Wei Xuan are so obvious. She can’t control it at all. But Wei Xuan seems to treat her like a little sister, and he looks like he likes Ning Mingyue more]
[Shen Yibai and Wei Xuan both like Ning Mingyue that much-she’s seriously a total heartthrob]
[Or maybe… you forgot… there’s someone… who also likes Ning Mingyue… [complicated expression]]
The viewers might’ve forgotten, but Ning Xi herself remembered it crystal clear.
She’d checked Ning Mingyue’s Moments and then did the whole set-liked it and showered it with over-the-top praise.
After Ning Mingyue finished looking through Shen Yibai’s Moments, she felt a faint sweetness in her heart.
The next second, she received a like from “Tian Xiaocao.”
What made her crack even more was that the other party’s profile picture had been changed into a gigantic golden character: STRONG.
And they even left a comment:
“Sister, I heard you’re always restless and unsettled. You won’t be anymore, because your Ning is here.”
Ning Mingyue: …
Enough. Seriously-enough.