Chapter 41

One after another, everyone headed over to the lawn.

Then they realized the Program Team had, at some unknown point, drawn a large white rectangle on the grass.

A single white line ran through the middle, splitting the rectangle into two halves.

“What game is this?” Fu Zhi asked.

As he spoke, he tried to look natural while taking a few steps toward Ning Xi.

But he soon noticed Ning Xi was standing even closer to Xie Lanchen.

So he quietly edged closer to Ning Xi again-just a tiny bit.

Hmph.

No matter what, he had to be closer to Ning Xi than Xie Lanchen was!

[LMAO I’m dying, he’s so obsessed.]

[Oh, Princess Fu, this is a livestream. Everyone’s watching with a magnifying glass. We can totally see that little “I want to make up” mind of yours~]

[They were still sulking and arguing at dinner, and now he’s already reconciled in his own head. This is exactly the vibe we Fu-Ning shippers want!]

“Youai Butler: Because Xie Lanchen is a newly joined friend and doesn’t have a partner, Xie Lanchen will act as the referee. After the game ends, he will follow the winning team to the outdoor location.

“Now, the men from the three groups of Guests will compete first: inside the rectangle is the safety zone. The three male Guests will use ‘One-Legged Rooster Fight’ to drive the other male Guests out of the safety zone. The last male Guest standing will win, and the winner can advance directly to the finals of the second round of games!”

Wei Xuan and Shen Yibai read the rules clearly.

They immediately started taking off their jackets, getting ready to go on.

The two of them had both looks and physiques.

Standing together, they were downright eye candy.

Ning Xi glanced at Fu Zhi, who still hadn’t moved an inch.

She reminded him, “Aren’t you going?”

Fu Zhi shoved both hands into his pockets and gave a light snort.

“They’ve got friends cheering them on, and friends to hold their jackets.”

“I don’t.”

Ning Xi fell silent for a beat.

Then she simply reached out and started yanking at Fu Zhi’s T-shirt.

“If they have it, you have to have it too.”

“Come on. Take it off.”

Fu Zhi was so startled he immediately covered himself, protecting the eight-pack that was about to flash.

Ning Xi stared at him. “Not taking it off anymore?”

Fu Zhi shook his head frantically.

“Not taking it off, not taking it off!”

Shen Yibai and Wei Xuan had button-up shirts under their jackets.

He only had one T-shirt.

If he took it off, he’d have nothing left.

Ning Xi delivered her ruthless verdict.

“Madman.”

He really couldn’t go a day without being extra.

Xie Lanchen watched the two of them fool around.

His lashes lowered.

His face showed no emotion at all.

Fu Zhi glanced at Xie Lanchen.

He huffed.

Then he finally stepped onto the field, strutting like he owned the place.

Ning Xi: …

Other people act like big shots because they have the status to back it up.

Fu Zhi acted like a big shot even when he had nothing.

Honestly, she had to admire the confidence.

Xie Lanchen issued the command.

“The rooster-fight match officially begins!”

Shen Yibai didn’t rush in.

Wei Xuan, on the other hand, was the first to launch an attack at Fu Zhi.

Fu Zhi hopped back with nimble footwork.

Then he exchanged a look with Shen Yibai.

The two of them moved in sync, working together to herd Wei Xuan toward the boundary of the safety zone.

Wei Xuan couldn’t hold it.

His left foot came down.

And it just so happened to land outside the safety line.

“Wei Xuan, out.”

Off the field, Xie Lanchen announced it calmly, his voice as steady as water.

“Ah…” Jiang Sheshe let out a disappointed wail.

She glared resentfully at Fu Zhi and Shen Yibai on the field.

“You two are actually teaming up? So annoying.”

But Fu Zhi and Shen Yibai had already started their second round of PK.

The two of them had grown up together.

They’d trained and played sports together since they were kids.

No one understood the other’s attack and defense habits better.

For a while, it was impossible to tell who would win.

Until Shen Yibai pressed his lips together.

A hint of fatigue finally showed.

Fu Zhi instantly got smug.

He looked toward the sidelines, toward Ning Xi.

With his eyes, he told her: I’m about to win.

The next second-

He was rammed straight out of the grass by Shen Yibai.

“Fu Zhi, out.”

Xie Lanchen said coldly.

Fu Zhi collapsed onto the lawn, lying there in silence.

He didn’t want to accept the result.

Especially because the one declaring his elimination was Xie Lanchen-

the person he disliked the most.

Ning Xi let out a long sigh.

She didn’t even dare look too closely.

She was afraid she’d laugh.

When Fu Zhi came stomping over with a dark expression, Ning Xi lifted a hand toward him.

Fu Zhi froze.

He couldn’t quite believe Ning Xi was offering him a high-five.

After all, he’d lost because he got cocky.

With Ning Xi’s personality, it would already be generous if she didn’t mock him in her head.

How would she even know how to comfort someone?

Still-

His mouth complained, but his body was honest.

He reached out to meet her hand.

Then, in the next moment, he saw-

Ning Xi slowly lowered four fingers.

Leaving only her middle finger.

“NING XI!!!!!!!!” Fu Zhi roared.

Seeing how furious and offended he looked, Ning Xi patted him on the shoulder.

“Hey, hey. Just kidding.”

“Failure is the mother of success.”

“It’s totally normal that you lost.”

Fu Zhi’s mood improved a little.

He still wouldn’t admit it out loud, though.

“Actually, I was this close to winning just now…”

Ning Xi nodded like she completely understood.

“I get it. That feeling is really awful.”

“So WeChat transfer me two hundred, and you can become ‘successfully paid.'”

Fu Zhi: …

“Get lost!!!!”

Xie Lanchen flicked a faint glance at Ning Xi and Fu Zhi.

Then he looked at the message the Program Team had sent.

He announced the rules for the second round.

“Now we’ll play Two-Person Dodgeball.

“Rules: Two groups of Guests will stand on opposite sides of the safety zone. The girls will hide behind the boys and be responsible for throwing the ball. The boys will be responsible for shielding the girls.

“If the girl is hit by the ball, both partners are out. If the boy is hit, it doesn’t affect anything.

“Because Shen Yibai won the rooster-fight match just now, the first PK will be between Ning Xi–Fu Zhi and Jiang Sheshe–Wei Xuan.

“The winning pair will then face Shen Yibai–Ning Mingyue for the final PK!”

[Holy crap, Xie Lanchen looks so handsome as the referee.]

[And his voice is so nice too!]

[You guys are only noticing now? The Program Team really picked well-these four male Guests all have insane bodies. Let me go down the list and-]

On the field.

The two pairs moved to their respective sides of the safety zone.

And Fu Zhi finally understood the meaning behind the setup.

Ning Xi would be behind him.

He would be shielding her.

That meant it was inevitable their bodies would brush, here and there…

The tips of Fu Zhi’s ears grew redder and redder.

He turned his head to look at Ning Xi.

But he stumbled, and the fluttering springtime thoughts in his chest instantly turned into pure horror.

“Who the hell are you?!”