Just like being off-stage, standing on the stage always gave her the illusion of being the center of attention.
Shi Yi remained calm. Since it’s about Shi Xixi, what does it have to do with me, Shi Jianqiang?
She successfully sorted out her own thoughts and asked her question, “Will Teacher Gu feel ashamed of repeatedly slapping his own face?”
Wen Xin: Sigh, she really asked a question related to Shi Xixi. Wen Xin: Right, the repeated face-slapping refers to the things involving Shi Xixi, right?
“Of course.” Gu Zhan gave her a deep look, his voice low and cold, speaking with complete seriousness, “In your eyes, is your ex-boyfriend the most handsome person?”
Shi Yi: Of— Shi Yi: ???????? Meeting the man’s gaze, Shi Yi swore she saw laughter in his eyes!
“Of course.” Shi Yi ground her teeth, her question sharp. “Did your ex-girlfriend breaking up with you have anything to do with your thick skin?”
Pretty ruthless. Gu Zhan: “Of course.” Gu Zhan: “Did you really, really like your ex-boyfriend?”
Like my ass! Have you no shame! Do you have any fucking shame?!
Shi Yi: “…Of course.” “Always saying ‘like this’ and ‘like that’, does Teacher Gu fall in love with every person he sees?”
“Of course.” In his eyes, there was only ever her. The man’s expression remained unmoved, appearing as steady and calm as ever. Only the faint amusement in his eyes revealed a clue. “Are you unable to wait to get back together with your ex-boyfriend?”
Shi Yi: “…” Shi Yi really couldn’t take it anymore. You really don’t want a single ounce of face anymore, do you?!! Shi Yi didn’t know how she managed to squeeze out those two words, ‘Of course’. She chuckled dryly, “If I get back together with my ex-boyfriend Bob, will Teacher Gu give us your blessing?”
“Of cour—who is Bob?” The man’s face instantly changed.
Shi Yi smiled. “My pet dog, his English name is Bob.”
Gu Zhan: “…” Gu Zhan: “…” Gu Zhan paused, then burst into laughter.
Shi Yi: “Teacher Gu lost, right.”
Gu Zhan: “Mn, I lost.” He added in a completely serious tone, “I was scared… After all, everyone knows that you and Gu are a match made in heaven.” A ‘Bob’ suddenly popping out was quite scary.
Shi Yi: …???? Tell me clearly, who is Gu??? Who is a match made in heaven with who??
Shi Yi’s face was beet red, whether from anger or heat, it was unknown. Gu Zhan was in a pleasant mood. Sitting back down on the sofa, he noticed the other guests were inexplicably quiet. His voice carried a smile, “Why aren’t we continuing?” “Is anyone going up?”
The guests: “…”
Fans: [Do you even need to ask? They were all scared by you!]
[You two are ruthlessly poking at each other’s exes]
[The young lady probably hates her ex-boyfriend. You kept asking her questions about her ex, and finally even said she and her ex are a match made in heaven… emm, if someone blessed me and my ex like that, I would fight them to the death right then and there]
[He really doesn’t show any tender, protective feelings for women at all, the young lady’s face completely changed color]
[To think the young lady actually held on! Who would dare to go up against a ruthless person among ruthless people like this!]
“…”
When the young lady first went on stage, the barrage of live comments was unanimously cheering for her, assuming she was probably going to lose. The questions Gu Zhan asked weren’t malicious, nor did they poke at people’s scars, but his ability to control people’s minds was exceptionally strong. By asking according to people’s weaknesses, he made them lose effortlessly.
For example, Gu Zhan asked Xie Yixing if he felt he was more talented than Fang Yanhang. This question would be very easy for Fang Yanhang to answer; he would immediately reply “Of course,” and then beg Xie Yixing for mercy afterwards. But Xie Yixing couldn’t do it; his personality dictated that he couldn’t say it out loud. Caught in a difficult and conflicting situation, he ran out of time and lost.
—They couldn’t even get past the first round!! Gu Zhan is such a Great Demon King!!
The barrage unanimously cheered for the young lady, telling her to defeat the Great Demon King.
Of course, words were just words; in reality, they didn’t hold much hope. After all, everyone could see that this man’s ability to manipulate minds was truly strong. Who knew the script would turn out to be worlds apart from what they imagined. Gu Zhan’s attacks were just as sharp—just listen to those questions!!
“In your eyes, is your ex-boyfriend the most handsome person?” “Did you really, really like him?” “Are you unable to wait to get back together with your ex-boyfriend?”
To think the young lady actually held on through such questions, and even found an opportunity to trick Gu Zhan! Awesome! A ruthless person! A wolf exterminator! Stan, definitely stanning!
“…” What ruthless person! He’s just being a flirt!!!
In the eyes of those who didn’t know the truth, saying someone really liked their ex-boyfriend counted as a sharp attack. But what if that ex-boyfriend was himself? In the eyes of those in the know, these past few minutes were completely unwatchable!! Seeing this scene, Yu Wensheng almost poked his own eyes out.
Does he have any sense of shame left? Isn’t he afraid that the fact he is the ex-boyfriend will be dug up in the future and then blow up across the entire internet?
Yu Wensheng could already foresee that day. Everywhere he went, people would say: So the artist under him is actually this kind of person!
Unimaginable! Just thinking about this scene made his breathing quicken!
Yu Wensheng risked his old life and hired a huge batch of water army trolls just to successfully shift the direction of the comments, preventing netizens from overthinking. But netizens weren’t stupid; if things continued like this… [Uh, do you all think Gu Zhan’s questions were really ruthless? Why do I feel like something isn’t right?] While watching, she inexplicably had a face full of an auntie smile. A batch of water army trolls swiftly piled on, [So ruthless, so ruthless, not showing any tender feelings for women at all] [Tsk tsk, latching onto her ex-boyfriend to attack…]
The comment was annihilated amidst the massive wave of comments. Yu Wensheng looked faintly at the live broadcast, now only hoping that Gu Zhan would be a bit more self-aware and restrain himself a little—just a little bit would do.
“…”
The several guests confirmed they wouldn’t play the game anymore. Teacher Chen, whose worldview had been refreshed from watching the drama, settled the chips for the few of them.
Gu Zhan: Base chips 5, plus 4 for winning four consecutive rounds, plus 2 from betting dividends, total chips 11. Shi Yi: Base chips 5, won one round +1, bet all three times on Gu Zhan, chips +2, total 8. Fang Fang: Base chips 5, betting on the game ultimately resulted in chips -2, total 3.
Xie Yixing: Base chips 5, betting chips -1, total 4. Wen Xin: Base chips 5, betting chips -1, total 4. Ming Qiuqiu: Base chips 5, lost then won in betting, chips -0, total chips 5.
One chip could be exchanged for one gold coin.
The guests: “Mn, let’s exchange them.” Teacher Chen Hongmei took out a few cards, “Wait. Love Island’s exclusive bank card. One bank card costs one gold coin, would you like to open an account?”
Guests: “…What does that mean?” The poor Young Master Fang was the first to speak, “Can I not open one? I can just take the gold coins directly.”
Teacher Chen smiled without a word.
Fine, they understood. So they had to open an account whether they wanted to or not. Fang Yanhang: “A black-hearted island!”
[Yi! The richest person only has ten gold coins, and they still have to get scammed out of one. Watching this makes me pity them 23333] [Now we just have to see if Love Island’s prices are high, how much money does it take to buy a bed… if a bed costs 100 gold coins, I’d love to see it] [Then that group of handsome men and beautiful women would have to sleep on the floor /dog head/dog head]
[There’s also the problem of eating. It’s a little past 11 AM now, it’s time for lunch, who knows how much a lunch costs.] [Fang Fang only has two gold coins left, I suspect my hubby can only afford plain steamed buns /laughing crying/laughing crying] [Plain steamed buns with water?] [Hahahahahahahahahahahaha I’ll laugh first out of respect]
Fang Yanhang took the card. The card was beautifully made; overall blue, it featured two cartoon characters—a little girl and a little boy sitting under a peach blossom tree, turning their heads away from each other, but the two pinky fingers resting on the bench were intertwined with a red thread. It looked very sweet and romantic.
Fang Yanhang looked at it carefully. “These two kids look a bit like Brother Gu and Sister Little Yi.”
When he said this, the other guests all looked down at it. “It really does a bit.” Wen Xin received her own card and laughed, “Did the production team pay you guys for using your avatars?”
Shi Yi’s gaze landed on the two cartoon characters in her hand. She looked at the red thread intertwined around their fingers, then looked away.
But thinking that pairing her with Gu Zhan might cause netizens to attack Shi Yi, Wen Xin changed the subject. “Just joking, all handsome men and beautiful women look a bit alike.” “Though it is quite sweet.” Wen Xin nudged Shi Yi. “Right.”
Shi Yi: “…Mn, sweet.”
The corners of Gu Zhan’s lips curved up slightly.
This fleeting smile was noticed by a portion of the netizens, who inexplicably felt a tug at their heartstrings. But the majority were just going ‘hahaha’ and didn’t pay it any mind.
“…” After the guests finished speaking, they changed the topic and decided to go out shopping. They finally had money in their hands, so it was time to fill their stomachs.
Wen Xin: “I’m guessing the money in our hands isn’t enough to eat a big meal; we’ll still have to buy ingredients and come back to cook for ourselves.” “If we have enough gold coins, we should buy a bed while we’re at it. We can’t sleep at night without even a bed.”
Fang Yanhang: “You’re overthinking it. If you want to cook yourself, you have to pay the electricity bill first.”
“…There’s still the electricity bill.” Wen Xin let out a sorrowful sigh. “Gold coins are still not enough to spend. How can we get gold coins?”
Ming Qiuqiu: “Find treasure chests?” Xie Yixing quietly reminded them, “There’s also the Sweetest CP voting every night at eight o’clock, the winning pair gets 50 gold coins.”
“Right! 50!” Wen Xin sucked in a breath. “Voting every night at 8 PM… then before eight o’clock, the live broadcast has to be on, right?” Wen Xin suddenly started looking left and right, trying to find a camera, to no avail. “I don’t know when the live broadcast starts, I could put on a show and do some business.”
The guests: “…”
When it came to who had the most fans present, it was naturally Gu Zhan. But Wen Xin took one look at Gu Zhan, her mouth twitched, and she decisively skipped him. Looking at Fang Yanhang—this guy was too poor—she flashed a bright smile at Xie Yixing, “Little brother Xie, how about we get to know each other anew?”
The guests: “…” Fans: “…”
[Hahahahaha! Hahahahahahahaha!] [Laughing like a pig] [Beautifully done, Wen Xin!] [I absolutely never expected that the first female guest to sell herself out for a romance would appear! And it’s for the much-loved 50 gold coins! 50 ah! What a massive number] [A female star actually selling herself out for fifty, is this a loss of humanity or a degradation of morality?] [Help, my stomach hurts from laughing] [My Gege Xie is dumbfounded hahaha, has he ever seen such a straightforward older sister?]
Fang Yanhang finally reacted, laughing out of anger. “No, what was with that look you gave me?” Wen Xin: “…You only have two gold coins left, right?”
[Hahahahahaha help! I’m splitting my sides laughing] [To think there would be a day when Fang Yanhang is despised for being poor!] [Fang Fang: That pierced my heart, old buddy]
Shi Yi and Gu Zhan stood in the corner, amused by them.
Fang Yanhang didn’t find it funny, however. He was furious. Turning to see Shi Yi, he laid down harsh words, “You despise me for being poor, I even despise you for being poor.” “Sister Little Yi, want to team up?”
The live broadcast froze at this very moment. Fans: [Ahhhhh I was watching so excitedly, who turned off the live stream] [Umm, why do I feel like my Male God’s face turned black?]
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