Qin Shiyue found a fairly reliable big tree with long, winding branches.

They swung the rope from the treasure chest up.

There's still plenty of rope left; we can use it to wrap around the wooden planks.

The wooden planks had grooves along their edges, perfect for winding the rope. Qin Shiyue and Wen Xinran each took charge of one side.

Qin Shiyue tied the ropes quickly and steadily, while Wen Xinran, being weaker, tied them loosely, as she was much weaker than Qin Shiyue.

Seeing this, Qin Shiyue came over to help wrap it up, even tying a tight knot. Then she sat on it herself, tested it, and only after finding it stable enough did she get off and let Wen Xinran sit on it.

"Sister Xinran, why don't you give it a try?" Qin Shiyue was still young, and her voice was still that of a teenager.

“Okay, I’ll give it a try.” Wen Xinran stepped forward and sat on the swing, grabbing the ropes on each side with both hands.

"Then I'll begin." Qin Shiyue walked behind Wen Xinran and slowly pushed the swing.

With each push, Qin Shiyue exerted more force than the last.

Wen Xinran wore a white dress, the hem of which swayed with the swing, creating a unique and charming scene.

The wind whispered past her ear, and Wen Xinran looked up at Qin Shiyue, her eyes crinkling with laughter. Qin Shiyue was momentarily stunned.

But Wen Xinran's smiling eyes also concealed some indescribable emotions.

So beautiful, Sister Xinran has captured my heart once again.

[Qin Shiyue the puppy is so good, so responsible and gentlemanly. Mom's son has grown up.]

[Can you smile at the dog too, sister? The dog loves it. Your smile is so sweet it melts the dog's heart!]

To be honest, I've never seen anything like this on any dating reality show.

[I really ship this gentle older sister and the innocent younger man so much! I'm totally shipping them again! ahhhhhh!]

Meanwhile, on the top floor of a certain building, a busy person was watching the live stream.

Emotions fluctuate with the person on one's mind; sometimes a smile appears on the lips, but the next second, seeing the comments on the screen makes one clench their fist.

Nobody knows what he's thinking.

Shi Xia really tried her best to find treasure chests and complete tasks, and she did complete quite a few tasks along the way.

After all, she was a woman who needed to avenge herself and would never admit defeat!

Xing Jianan remained silent, ruthlessly finding the treasure chest and completing the task. The two acted as if they were complete strangers, even though they weren't particularly familiar with each other.

The tasks ahead were all very simple, and Shi Xia, feeling confident of victory, began to sing.

It's their group's new song, "Blossom".

But the next second, she found a new treasure chest and opened the question card, and she froze.

What kind of question is this?!

It really is true that what you fear most has come to pass.

It's clear that Shi Xia is a very ambitious and hardworking person.

[Shi Xia: This time I will soar to the heavens and wipe away my shame!]

Honestly, this is the most serious and hard-working thing Xiaoxia has ever done since I've known her, hahaha!

[The group is almost disbanded, and Xiaoshixia is still promoting her music. Seriously, I'm going to cry. All the idols in the Chinese entertainment industry should learn from my girl.]

One second I'm happily humming a song, the next I'm completely stunned. Hahahaha, what kind of questions made this difficult for us little Xia?

Oh, it's a college entrance exam math question. Oh well, that's understandable. Just give up on it, my darling.

...

Shi Xia was somewhat discouraged, but she was unwilling to give up directly, and she couldn't stay here indefinitely.

"Please think carefully before giving up. Due to the extreme difficulty of this mission, completing it will directly grant you three extra treasure chests." It was the machine's cold voice, which, despite the added interjections, remained icy.

Shi Xia genuinely didn't know how to answer this question.

But she was incredibly tempted by the reward for completing the task.

So she turned her attention to Xing Jianan.

"Why don't you do this problem?"

"I don't know," Xing Jianan replied crisply.

"Aren't you tempted by the reward?!" Shi Xia looked at him with exasperation.

Xing Jianan's face clearly showed her rejection: "I'm not interested."

"I should have asked Sister Shi to come," Shi Xia muttered softly.

Although Shi Xia's voice was very soft, Xing Jianan still heard it.

Is it Shen Shiqing?

"I'll agree to your request, but only if you grant me one request," Xing Jianan said in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"What are the requirements? No illegal or disorderly conduct, no immoral behavior, and no harming others," Shi Xia said with a righteous expression, while Xing Jianan looked disgusted.

"Let's keep the request for now and talk about it later."

"Alright then." Shi Xia readily agreed, thinking that Xing Jianan probably wouldn't make any unreasonable demands.

After all, the temptation of three treasure chests was too great, and Shi Xia really found it hard to refuse.

When Xing Jianan saw that she had agreed, he took a tree branch and wrote a bunch of dense formulas on the ground, none of which Shi Xia could understand.

Five minutes later, Xing Jianan finished calculating, and of course, the answer was correct.

Shi Xia jumped for joy.

Unexpectedly, Xing Jianan, though a bit cold, is actually quite intelligent.

Quite unexpected, he resembles a cool and aloof academic genius from school days, but not quite as handsome.

Shi Xia mentally evaluated Xing Jianan.

The comments section was buzzing with discussion.

[What the heck were those two talking about? Is there anything my esteemed VIP status can't watch? Tomato Video, you better step up and explain yourself!!!]

It's clear that Xiao Xia really wants to win.

[My god, Xing Jianan really knows how to do this? I'm shocked, is he really that good at studying?]

[Here's a little-known fact: the older brother got into film school with the highest score in his academic subjects!]

[Oh my god, am I crazy? How can I actually think they have some kind of couple vibe?]

No, you're mistaken. These two are clearly incompatible. Don't bump into each other. If you want to, go next door. Protect my girl!

...

Shen Shiqing and Lu Jingchu were strolling leisurely, as if they were not involved in the event.

But why would you refuse a free treasure chest?

As they were walking, suddenly a treasure chest fell from the sky, directly from a tree.

The production team is really unreliable; they didn't even put it on stable. It would have fallen down with just a gust of wind.

Shen Shiqing picked up the treasure chest, intending to open it, but discovered that the chest was password protected.

However, there were no clues around.

What are you doing?

Deliberately making things difficult?

This aroused Shen Shiqing's competitive spirit.

She grabbed the treasure chest and smashed it hard on the ground.

The treasure chest shattered on the ground. Shen Shiqing had already noticed it; the production team was incredibly stingy.

Not to mention that she hasn't been reimbursed for the travel expenses, the treasure chest is made of cheap plastic, and she smashed a hole in it when she first tried to knock it down with a stone.

In the control room, the reckless director, witnessing Shen Shiqing's actions, exclaimed: "I miscalculated! I should have said we couldn't break the box!"

After all, each of these treasure chests costs over ten yuan.

The director, who was willing to risk his life, expressed his deep sorrow.

Whose money grows on trees? But thinking about it, it seems like this isn't their own money being spent, but rather the money of some "capitalists." The reckless director has regained his energy.

After taking out the question card, Shen Shiqing felt that it was better not to smash the treasure chest.

It's really hard to control yourself when you're doing these things with Actor Lu. Who was behind this? They should come out and take the blame.

Shen Shiqing was about to throw away the question card, but Lu Jingchu still saw it.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

What they were going to do was a series of actions that have recently become very popular online – couple photo poses.

Viewers watching the live stream naturally learned about the challenge they were about to take.

The chat was in complete chaos, with viewers eager for a good show and spreading the news to each other.

As a result, many more people flooded into the live stream, almost causing the system to crash again and the network to freeze.

Gentlemen, I'm so excited!

[Aa ...

As far as I know, Actor Lu has never even had a scandal. He's kept a clean reputation for so many years, is he really going to ruin it all because of this?

[Aaaaaaah! No! I refuse! Shen Shiqing, don't even think about a toad trying to eat a swan!]

[My God, director, you're really risking your life!]

Is this kind of hype something to be gambled on? They're trying to take advantage of the Best Actor award.

Even the reckless director was puzzled. He clearly hadn't done that, had he?

It's really not his fault. Although he also wanted attention, he never intended to target Lu Jingchu.

He wouldn't have the guts.

Although he and Lu Jingchu have some acquaintance, it's not much, please be aware.

His eyes glanced at the assistant standing to the side.

"You did this?"

"I did it."

"Why do you do this all the time?!" The reckless director sighed, facepalming.

"Didn't you say you wanted to do a dating reality show? I just wanted to test the waters for you first," the assistant said logically.

"Thank you. But be careful, you've hit Actor Lu on the head."

"But it's super popular right now. Look at the number of viewers in the live stream, it's increased by ten million in a short time," the assistant said proudly.

The reckless director decided to leave it to fate.

"Should we just not do this mission?" Shen Shiqing felt a little guilty under Lu Jingchu's gaze.

Lu Jingchu's eyes were truly beautiful, and for Shen Shiqing, an actress who had never been in a relationship, they were incredibly alluring.

Lu Jingchu noticed the evasiveness in her eyes, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by the sound of machinery.

"This task is mandatory. If this task is not completed, the previous treasure chests will be forfeited. Please consider carefully."

No, I've smashed myself to pieces, and you can still talk? You're pretty strong.

Shen Shiqing stared at the mangled treasure chest, speechless.

Is this only happening to me, or is it happening to other groups as well?

Is it because I'm too lazy? But the show didn't say I couldn't slack off, so what's wrong with lying down for a while?

Shen Shiqing was speechless.

"Then what about us?" Shen Shiqing hesitated, wondering whether he should go and complete the task.

"Go ahead and do it, it's not difficult." Lu Jingchu gestured to Shen Shiqing with her eyes, speaking without the slightest hesitation.

Since Lu Jingchu also said it was okay, Shen Shiqing couldn't say anything more. It was just a mission, nothing serious.

Upon closer inspection, the question card offered a lot of different poses for taking photos.

Shen Shiqing regretted agreeing.

After all, there are several categories of photo poses, and each category has several variations.

"Let's begin." Lu Jingchu remained calm, and Shen Shiqing was no longer afraid, even though she had been well protected by her brother and had never been in a relationship.

But she's good at acting; she can play lovers, for example.

Shen Shiqing was also mentally prepared.

The first type is the hugging gesture, which is relatively simple.

They performed side hugs, face-to-face hugs, and back hugs, and the two completed them quickly and in great coordination.

The second type is the face-to-face posture.

These are eye contact, chin-to-chin contact, and nose-to-nose contact.

The moment their noses collided, Shen Shiqing clearly felt the heat of Lu Jingchu's breath, and her own heart was pounding wildly.

After all, it's really hard to bear looking at that face.

The third type is the shoulder-to-shoulder posture.

These are standing side by side, lying side by side, and sitting side by side. Standing side by side always reminds Shen Shiqing of newlyweds.

The fourth category is posing using props.

The activities included taking selfies together, playing games together, celebrating birthdays together, eating watermelon together, and feeding each other.

Since the items are limited, feeding is the only option.

The props were the plums they had just picked.

The two started by feeding each other with their hands, which was very simple, but Shen Shiqing was a little afraid to look at him.

Her ears turned slightly red, showing a hint of shyness, but Shen Shiqing was never one to be easily embarrassed.

Next, you have to bite into the same plum, one side for you and the other side for me.

Lu Jingchu bit one half, and Shen Shiqing leaned closer, her red lips parted slightly, and she bit the other half.

The fragrance and sweetness of plums wafted into her nose, an alluring aroma that made Shen Shiqing's face flush slightly.

The fifth category is the running posture.

The races are divided into three types: running hand in hand, running one in front of the other, and running forward with arms outstretched.

This group performed very well, or rather, acted very well, but they didn't want to act, probably because they were too well-matched.

But these are not the main events.

The most dangerous one is the sixth type of kissing position.

There are five types of kisses: hugging and kissing, bending over and kissing, holding hands and kissing, kissing the forehead from a different angle, and hugging and kissing the forehead.

The misaligned forehead kiss and the hugging forehead kiss were executed quite well, since it was just a forehead kiss. However, Lu Jingchu's kiss was exceptionally sincere, drawing the viewer in.

However, other kissing postures are more special; the example given on the card is kissing.

The kind where you kiss mouth-to-mouth.

Shen Shiqing had never actually kissed anyone before, so she was inevitably a little nervous. She was trying to hide it, but Lu Jingchu could tell that she was nervous.

Because he thought he could hear her heartbeat.

"It's okay, relax, just use a camera angle." Lu Jingchu whispered in Shen Shiqing's ear.

"Mm," Shen Shiqing replied softly.

The two found the right angle and staged a fake kiss, making it look like they were actually kissing, but they weren't.

This can be seen from hidden cameras in other directions.

Shen Shiqing was already a little dizzy after completing the task, unaware that her ears were now red and congested with blood.

However, a fierce battle broke out among the comments section.

[Aa ...

[I'm seriously worried, this is nothing compared to the heartbreak of being in a relationship!]

[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! I went straight for the national treasure! I thought Lu Yingdi would refuse, but it turned out he was the one who suggested it!]

These photos are absolutely mind-blowing in the history of variety shows! Does anyone understand?

Although I'm a fan of the Best Actor award, but... but can I say it? They really, really are a perfect match.

[Even casual observers are swooning! Are they really not a real couple?!]

I told you, we really are something special on the tenth day of the lunar month, but you didn't believe me. You really are! I'm so upset!

[Aaaaaaaah, I've already written the fanfiction in my head, it'll be called "The Summer of Plum's Passion"]

[Let me see, let me see! The wife is feeding the child, and it's way too sweet! This couple! I love it!]

My mom is a face reader, and she says Lu Ge and Shi Jie are a match made in heaven. Trust me.

[I feel, well, if they were dressed a little more formally, I'd think they were taking wedding photos.]

[The Best Actor has been ruined! Shen Shiqing, I'm not finished with you! Die, die, die!]

[This female celebrity, embroiled in scandals, dares to disrespect Actor Lu? Can she please get out of the entertainment industry?]

Honestly, my boyfriend and I have been together for eight years, and we can't even come up with many couple poses for photos. All we can do is make a peace sign.

[Eight years and still not married? Sister, does that guy really love you?]

I also think that if they've been together for so long and haven't gotten married, there's probably something wrong with them.

Hey, aren't you guys going off-topic? The people before me...

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