Chapter 61
Chapter 61
Jiang Sheshe tentatively moved the watermelon a bit closer to Shen Yibai.
Shen Yibai leaned down slightly and lowered his head to eat the fruit.
His movements were elegant yet efficient.
A summer breeze drifted by as the two stood face-to-face. It looked like a summer photoshoot-beautiful and refreshing.
As for the other pair…
“Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat!”
Ning Xi shouted her slogan while frantically stuffing watermelon into Fu Zhi’s mouth.
“Ning Xi, rook where you’re aimin’!”
Fu Zhi had barely swallowed a mouthful before Ning Xi impatiently shoved more in.
He felt like his face was getting a watermelon spa treatment. Watermelon was everywhere, except in his mouth where it belonged!
To make matters worse, Ning Xi kept yelling in his ear:
“Eat it for me!”
“Weaklings don’t deserve to be my teammate!”
Fu Zhi felt his soul wither. Feeling the watermelon smeared across his face, he glanced over at the peaceful, picturesque scene between Shen Yibai and Jiang Sheshe.
A man, quietly broken.
[The Watermelon Face-Wash Incident!]
[What a battle! Fu Zhi is going to be broken by Ning Xi.]
[Fu Zhi: I’ve learned my lesson, please let me go.]
[Fu Zhi: I’m reporting this to the authorities! I’m taking this all the way to the top!]
“Ning Xi and Fu Zhi’s team has completed the challenge! Time: twenty seconds!”
Director Qin announced, his lip twitching.
“Yes!”
Ning Xi ripped off her blindfold and looked at Fu Zhi, whose face was covered in watermelon juice, with a look of disgust.
“How did you get it all over your face?”
What a waste!
Fu Zhi: …
Fu Zhi closed his eyes, having absolutely no desire to acknowledge Ning Xi.
On the other side, Shen Yibai and Jiang Sheshe’s team also successfully completed the challenge.
“Jiang Sheshe and Shen Yibai’s team has completed the challenge! Time: thirty-six seconds!” Director Qin pressed the timer.
Jiang Sheshe pulled off her blindfold.
The first thing she did was check Shen Yibai’s shirt.
When she saw traces of watermelon juice on it, she blinked guiltily.
Shen Yibai didn’t have much of a reaction, though his brow furrowed imperceptibly when his gaze fell upon the stains on his shirt.
“Now, will the male guests, Xie Lanchen and Wei Xuan, please draw lots to choose their female teammates!”
Wei Xuan and Xie Lanchen exchanged a polite gesture before Wei Xuan stepped up first to draw.
His gaze swept calmly over Ning Mingyue and Jiang Sheshe. When he noticed that Jiang Sheshe was constantly stealing glances at Shen Yibai for some reason, his expression cooled slightly.
Ning Mingyue had also noticed Jiang Sheshe’s intense focus on Shen Yibai since arriving in the courtyard, and her face darkened.
What had happened between Jiang Sheshe and Shen Yibai last night?
Could it be that Jiang Sheshe was angry about her interactions with Wei Xuan and wanted to retaliate by stealing Shen Yibai away from her?
At that thought, the look Ning Mingyue directed at Jiang Sheshe became increasingly cold.
“Ning Mingyue.”
Wei Xuan read out the name on the slip.
He immediately checked Jiang Sheshe’s reaction, only to find her still peeking at Shen Yibai from time to time. The smile completely vanished from his lips.
After Wei Xuan, Xie Lanchen stepped forward to draw.
[OMG, please don’t let it be Ning Xi.]
[I can’t bear to imagine how roughly Ning Xi would treat Xie Lanchen’s face if it’s her.]
[Don’t worry about it. One is willing to hit and the other is willing to take it. Maybe Xie Lanchen is dreaming of being in a group with Ning Xi.]
“My partner is… Ning Xi.”
When Xie Lanchen saw the contents of the slip, an uncontrollable smile spread from the corners of his eyes to his brow.
“Huh? Me?”
Ning Xi, whose heart and soul had already been snatched away by the thought of breakfast, gave a sudden start when she heard Xie Lanchen call her name.
“Did the Program Team cheat? How did he manage to pull Ning Xi’s name on the first try!”
Fu Zhi had been turning his back to Ning Xi, still sulking, but his eyes narrowed suspiciously when he heard Xie Lanchen call her name.
However, a moment later, his expression turned into one of schadenfreude.
When it came time to eat the watermelon, Xie Lanchen was going to have a rough time!
When that crazy girl Ning Xi lost herself in the moment, she wasn’t the type to show consideration for others.
“What position do you want?”
Ning Xi walked up and asked politely.
“Cough, cough, cough…” Xie Lanchen couldn’t stop coughing.
The other guests were also full of questions.
[Little sister, you…]
[Ning Xi, can you please think before you speak?]
[What a suggestive choice of words.]
“I mean, do you want me to sit in front of you to feed you the watermelon, or stand behind you?” Ning Xi quickly explained.
“Why does he get a choice? Didn’t you just say we were going into battle?”
Fu Zhi was the first to jump out in protest.
Ning Xi shot back without a second thought, “Can’t a person improve and change? The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans think and progress.”
She already knew that her previous actions would have left her partner’s face covered in watermelon; was she not allowed to fix that?
Fu Zhi was choked with frustration.
“Sit in front of me.”
Xie Lanchen’s voice was lazy. After speaking, he gave Fu Zhi a “gentle” look.
“What’s that supposed to mean?!”
Fu Zhi exploded instantly.
Xie Lanchen looked at Fu Zhi innocently. “What’s wrong?”
Ning Xi also frowned as she looked at Fu Zhi.
“He just looked at me with that kind of eyes! He’s definitely provoking me!” Fu Zhi said to Ning Xi indignantly.
Ning Xi immediately turned to look at Xie Lanchen.
However, she only saw Xie Lanchen looking gentle and harmless.
Well…
“What is he provoking you about?”
Ning Xi decided to try and make sense of it.
“Of course it’s because he lik-” Fu Zhi stopped abruptly halfway through.
Based on a man’s intuition, he had discovered Xie Lanchen’s unusual feelings for Ning Xi, but that crazy girl didn’t know.
After all, she was incredibly thick-headed.
Back then, even a Young Master like Shen Yibai was willing to follow Ning Xi around as an assistant, but Ning Xi had never noticed.
As a result, the two of them never clearly established a romantic relationship even by the end.
If he said it directly now, wouldn’t he be acting as an assistant for Xie Lanchen?
“Maybe… I saw wrong.”
Fu Zhi’s momentum instantly deflated.