Qiao Yiyi was stunned. Who could tell her what was going on? Why would a girl confess to her?

The meaning of wanting her to be his boyfriend should not be the same as calling her husband as the fans say, right?

Qiao Yiyi's slow brain was working hard, and then the girl's next words verified her guess.

"I know this might seem a little sudden to you, but I've been following you for a long time, ever since the first day I saw you on the stairwell... It's okay if you feel awkward..."

The girl lowered her head, her voice becoming increasingly quiet due to shyness, but she immediately said firmly, "But if you don't have a girlfriend, you can give it a try with me."

Qiao Yiyi finally realized that the girl in front of her was really confessing to her seriously.

She was at a loss for words. She had never expected that the outfit she had worn to avoid attracting attention would cause such a big misunderstanding among others.

Although being liked by others is a happy thing, Qiao Yiyi still feels it is necessary to make it clear to the girl.

She looked at the girl and said seriously, "I'm very happy that you like me. Thank you for paying attention to me and seeing my... well, the beautiful side that makes you feel good. But I'm sorry, I can't be your boyfriend."

"Can you tell me the reason? Or do you think there is something not good enough about me..." Although she already knew that the chances of being rejected were very high, Zhong Xiaoyun was still very sad and wanted to seize the last chance to struggle.

This put Qiao Yiyi in a dilemma. The reason? Of course, because they were all girls.

After thinking about it, Qiao Yiyi decided to tell the truth: "It's not that you're not good enough, and you shouldn't feel that you're not good enough. In a relationship, everyone is equal. It's my problem because I'm also a girl."

girl?

After hearing these two words, Zhong Xiaoyun was petrified on the spot and couldn't recover for a long time.

Seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, Qiao Yiyi had no choice but to apologize to her and left in a hurry.

She hoped that her rejection just now did not hurt the girl. After all, she had no experience in love and had never dealt with such things.

After returning home, Qiao Yiyi quickly took off her wig and hat. She would never do such a thing again!

Baomei called to remind her to pack her luggage, as the variety show "Extreme Forward" would be recorded in two days. She asked her to watch the previous shows if she had nothing to do at home, and familiarize herself with the regular guests and program content. After all, it was broadcast on satellite TV, and the regular guests were all national celebrities. Don't make a fool of yourself by not understanding the rules or offending others by inappropriate words or deeds.

Qiao Yiyi followed the instructions carefully, and after packing her luggage, she turned on the TV and carefully studied the program content.

"Extreme Forward" is a large-scale inspirational and competitive reality show with five regular guests and occasional special guests, which is a 5+N model. Various challenging projects are completed under different themes in each episode. The show is very popular and has a very high ratings.

Therefore, many artists in the entertainment industry measure their popularity by whether they can appear on this variety show.

Obviously, Qiao Yiyi has really become popular this time.

The five regular guests are Xu Shao, the national male god in the eyes of the older generation, the famous singer Sheng Xia, the actor Hao Bifang who dominates the TV series, the variety show queen Wen Rui, and the new popular young actor Zong Chang.

As for which external guests were invited for this episode, Qiao Yiyi really didn't know except herself, and there was no script telling her. She was told that she should improvise according to the theme at that time.

Qiao Yiyi said her head was a little big.

After being rejected, Zhong Xiaoyun returned home sadly. It took her a long time to recover from the huge blow.

She opened her social media account and sure enough, there was an explosion of comments today. Everyone was asking her what the result was and whether the handsome boy agreed to her.

Zhong Xiaoyun was about to cry, and finally typed a few words helplessly: He said he was a girl.

Netizens were silent for a while.

After a while——

[Oh, girls are girls, don't be too rigid about gender.]

【As long as they are handsome, I love them all, whether they are brothers or sisters. 】

[Are you sure? Could this be an excuse for him to reject you?]

[Whether to use an excuse or not, it’s already like this, what else can I do? ]

[Speaking of girls, does this guy look familiar to you? ]

[Yes, she looks a bit like that...that female celebrity.]

【Qiao Yiyi? 】

[Yes, yes, it’s her! ]

[Just kidding, why would Qiao Yiyi show up at the cram school?]

[Wait, it really seems to be her. A friend of mine once saw her dressed like this when he went to her company to stake out someone.]

【???】

Qiao Yiyi carried her suitcase to the airport. This episode was recorded in City Z, a city with beautiful scenery, affluent life and strong economy.

It was already evening when she arrived. Someone from the program crew came to pick her up and took her to a five-star hotel. They also took out seven badges and asked her to draw one at random.

Puzzled, Qiao Yiyi picked up a badge at random, turned it over, and saw a blue rose engraved on it.

Qiao Yiyi asked what this was, and the staff said mysteriously, you will know tomorrow.

At seven o'clock the next morning, Qiao Yiyi came to the hotel reception hall according to the instructions of the staff last night.

She was the only one there when she arrived; the others had obviously not arrived yet.

Cameras have already started filming, and Qiao Yiyi is a little restrained. She doesn't dare to eat the breakfast on the table. After all, the variety show she is participating in this time is different from the previous ones, and all the guests are big names.

About ten minutes later, several guests from the program team arrived one after another. Teacher Xu Shao, as an elder, took special care of the newcomers. Seeing Qiao Yiyi, he welcomed her repeatedly and told her, "My daughter likes you very much. She thinks you have some magical qualities that are especially attractive to small animals. She asked me to ask you for her secret to making small animals obedient."

Qiao Yiyi was surprised and a little embarrassed at the same time: "Teacher Xu, you're joking. There's no such thing as a secret recipe. Maybe it's just that I know them better and understand their habits, and then it will be easier."

Hao Bifang walked by with a fried dough stick in his mouth and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, is Old Xu trying to win over new members already? Yiyi, don't be fooled by his friendly appearance and sweet talk. He's trying to lower your defenses so he can extract information from you. He's a seasoned expert."

After he finished speaking, Xu Shao was about to kick him, but he dodged cleverly: "Alas, I can't kick you."

Xu Shao couldn't do anything about him. He pointed at him and said to Qiao Yiyi, "He's a shameless old scoundrel. Don't ever team up with him."

Hao Bifang stuffed a steamed bun into Xu Shao's mouth and said, "Anyone who is shameless is better than you who is full of bad intentions."

Seeing the two big shots of their uncles playing and fighting like children, Qiao Yiyi's nervous heart relaxed and she was no longer so nervous.

No wonder this show has such high ratings. With such interesting people around, everyone is willing to watch it and will be in a good mood.

While we were playing, other people arrived.

Wen Rui is worthy of being the queen of variety shows. She is beautiful and has a strong aura. I don’t know if she is not feeling well today. She looks not very good and her mood is not very good when greeting everyone.

Qiao Yiyi had seen some news about her online a few days ago, saying she was acting like a big shot, bullying the female guests on the show, and not doing her tasks properly. She was told that if she continued to behave like that, she should get out as soon as possible, as there were plenty of people who could take her place, and she shouldn't take herself too seriously.

Shengxia has a rather eccentric personality, probably because he plays music. He has a lot of weird ideas in his head and often plays games in an unconventional way, earning him the nickname "Trickster".

As the youngest member of the team, Zong Chang is relatively introverted, and his variety show performance is slightly worse. Therefore, he is not as popular as other members. He was unable to participate in the recording this time due to some matters.

Finally, the other two artists who were invited with her arrived late because their car broke down on the road.

When the door opened, Qiao Yiyi saw the person in front of her and her eyes lit up with joy. It was Qin Yiyang!

Qin Yiyang was also surprised and happy. After greeting the teachers, he ran to Qiao Yiyi and said, "That's great, Sister Yiyi. Now I have company."

Qiao Yiyi was also very excited. She felt much more at ease knowing that someone familiar was with her.

But his eyes glanced at the people beside Qin Yiyang: "Ning Yao?"

Hao Bifang was surprised: "Ah, you all know each other?"

Qin Yiyang nodded wildly: "Yes, Sister Yiyi and I filmed a drama together last time."

Ning Yao couldn't put on airs in front of her elders, so she said reluctantly, "We've been on a show together before."

Xu Shao crossed his arms and nodded, "It's good that we're all familiar with each other. It's lively here. Just have fun when you come here. Don't be shy. Everyone is very friendly."

Shengxia suddenly interjected, grinning, "Yes, very friendly, except for Xu Laoxie. Friendly reminder, don't trust anyone but Teacher Xu."

Xu Shao laughed angrily: "You little bastard, you didn't tell the truth when you were doing your own mission, and you still have the nerve to criticize me."

Everyone was present, and the director team asked everyone to have breakfast first. There would be a lot of activities today, so they had to fill their stomachs.

Qin Yiyang looked up from his bowl in surprise: "A lot of exercise?"

Hao Bifang sipped his porridge leisurely, his expression unsurprised. "Don't be so surprised, young man. You'll get used to it." Then, as if on cue, he asked, "Have you ever learned martial arts before?"

Qin Yiyang nodded.

Hao Bifang urged Qin Yiyang: "Okay, little brother Yiyang, you will be in a group with me later. I will protect you."

"Old Hao, how shameless of you to openly snatch someone away?" Xu Shao protested.

Hao Bifang was very shameless and said in a shameless tone, "You are going to rob me too. Zong Chang is not here today, so there is no one to help you with the work."

Qiao Yiyi and Qin Yiyang were ashamed when they saw this scene. They had already started to "fight" before the main film even started. It was indeed the legendary plastic brotherhood.

The director clapped his hands in fear: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Today we are not doing a team mission, it's a solo battle."

Everyone: “???”

Hao Bifang: "Then how can we deceive the newcomers?"

At the director's signal, the staff brought seven suitcases.

Director: "Now, you will use the pattern on the badge you chose last night to find the corresponding suitcase, then claim your identity and change into your own clothes."

Qiao Yiyi found her rose suitcase and opened it to see a set of women's clothing and an ID card inside.

She opened her ID card and it said -

Name: Lin Shanshan

Gender: Female

Age: 25

Occupation: Beautician

There is a line of small words below -

You are Lin Shanshan, Zhuang Man's best friend from college. The two of you were close, and Zhuang Man had been a great help to you. Later, she was taken home by the Zhuang family, and you learned that she was actually their daughter who had gone missing many years before...

It turned out to be role-playing.

Qiao Yiyi took a look at the ID card and information introduction, and had a vague understanding of the content of this program.

Then, everyone went to the room and changed into their own clothes as required.

Among them, Shengxia and Wenrui drew cross-dressing roles. Shengxia made everyone laugh to death when she came out wearing rich lady's clothes, but Wenrui, dressed in an elegant men's suit, looked very handsome.

Director: "Everyone has received their ID cards. Do you know who they are?"

Everyone nodded.

Director: "Then please ask the Zhuang family's steward to inform everyone of what will happen next."

After the director finished speaking, a staff member in butler uniform walked up to everyone with a sad look on his face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, ladies, gentlemen, and young ladies, I regret to inform you that yesterday morning, the eldest daughter of the Zhuang family, Zhuang Man, committed suicide by taking poison in her bedroom. However, our forensic examination has determined that there are other suspicious circumstances surrounding Miss Zhuang's death, and it is very likely homicide. Everyone present here is Miss Zhuang's loved ones, and I am sure you are deeply saddened by her passing and cannot bear to see her die in such an unclear manner. Therefore, I implore you here to find the true murderer of Miss Zhuang. Master Zhuang will reward you handsomely."

Everyone on the scene was an experienced actor. The moment they saw the card, they knew that the game they were playing was a role-playing game about investigating a case and tracking down a murderer. So after listening to the butler's introduction, they were immersed in the role almost in a second.

Xu Shao was extremely sad: "As Xiaoman's second uncle, I am very sad to hear the news of her passing. Please rest assured, old man, I will definitely find the murderer who killed Xiaoman."

Hao Bifang: "Don't rush to dismiss your suspicion. Let's do this. Everyone, please introduce yourselves. Xiaosheng, you go first."

Shengxia: "Ah? Oh."

He cleared his throat, coughed a few times, and then said in a shrill, pretentious voice, "I'm Xiaoman's stepmother. Let me make it clear first, I'm not the vicious stepmother you see on TV. I'm very good to Xiaoman. Although she's not my biological daughter, I've always treated her as my own. Now that Xiaoman is gone, I'm really sad, my dear daughter!"

Shengxia was from the south, and his unique southern accent occasionally slipped into his speech. He feigned sobbing again, wiping away the nonexistent tears with his hands.

When the director team and others saw this, they couldn't help but laugh quietly. Shengxia is really a good performer.

After midsummer, the introduction is made in a clockwise direction.

It was obviously Ning Yao's first time playing this kind of role-playing game, and also her first time interacting with these big-name people, so she was a little nervous and her voice was a little trembling.

"I'm Ning Yao, no, I'm Zhuang Yuan, Xiaoman's younger sister. I don't have a very good relationship with my sister, so I don't know how she died. I just know that when I went to her room, she was no longer breathing..."

"Haha, we can get some information from Xiaoning later. The girl is so honest that she revealed so much information at once." Teacher Xu joked with a smile.

When Ning Yao heard this, her face turned pale.

Hao Bifang elbowed him and said, "Don't bully the little girl."

Then there was Wen Rui. Having been on the show for so long, she knew the routine well, so her self-introduction was a simple one: "I'm Xiaoman's ex-boyfriend. I had nothing to do with her death."

"Sister Rui has such a strong aura." Qin Yiyang leaned over and said to Qiao Yiyi.

This was also Qiao Yiyi's first time playing this kind of role-playing game. She had no idea what to do at the beginning, but after watching everyone introduce themselves for almost a round, she had a rough idea of ​​what to do. Anyway, the less information revealed at this moment, the better.

She introduced herself simply by saying, "I was a good friend of Zhuang Man's from college. Her death was very sudden."

Qin Yiyang also learned: "I am Xiaoman's fiancé, and I have been engaged to her for a short time. I am really sad now."

He finished speaking and sighed deeply.

Hao Bifang: "Well, this new guy is very smart, it seems he will be hard to trick."

Then he introduced himself as Zhuang Man’s adoptive father.

After everyone was introduced, they all knew each other's identities and their relationship to the deceased.

The production team informed everyone: "Now, everyone will have the first round of voting for the bad guy."

"What? You're starting to point fingers now?" Teacher Hao exclaimed in surprise.

Director: "Yes, the person who is pointed out the most will be eliminated directly."

Xu Shao: "What if the real murderer is identified right away? The game ends immediately? There's no need to record the show?"

director:"……"

He smiled and said, "It's okay, we have a second script."

Everyone: “…”

This show is really shit.

So everyone gathered around a round table and started discussing.

Teacher Xu Shao, who is the IQ representative of each episode, analyzed: "I think it's the stepmother. Xiaoman returned to the Zhuang family. As the eldest daughter and future heir of the Zhuang family, she is the biggest threat to you. You don't want her to threaten your daughter's status and inheritance, so you killed her."

Shengxia flung her rich lady's shawl, put her hands on her hips, pointed at Xu Shao and whispered sharply: "You are slandering me. If you are thinking about the family property, then you, the second uncle who is expected to inherit the property, are also suspected."

Hao Bifang: "Wait, besides money, it could also be a murder of passion."

He looked at Wen Rui: "You are Xiaoman's ex-boyfriend. You are resentful of Xiaoman for abandoning you to return to the wealthy family and get engaged to another man. You killed Xiaoman with the mentality of destroying him if you can't get him."

Wen Rui: “…”

She said calmly, "I'm a lawyer. I'm warning you. If you continue to spread rumors and slander me like this, I'll send you a lawyer's letter."

The four of them were engaged in a fierce fight with each other.

After arguing for a long time, we finally found out that there were three new people.

Qin Yiyang quickly pointed at Ning Yao: "I think the younger sister is very suspicious. She has a bad relationship with her sister and has a strong motive for murder."

Ning Yao didn't expect the criticism to be directed at her. She stiffened her neck. "I thought there was something wrong with your fiancé. Maybe you don't like my sister at all, but have an agreement with another woman. But you can't go against your family's arrangement, so you have no choice but to kill my sister and be with the woman you love. Yes, this woman is Lin Shanshan!"

She pointed at Qiao Yiyi and said, "Yes, that's her."

Qiao Yiyi quickly counterattacked: "How can an ordinary beauty salon employee like me be connected with a wealthy young master? If you have any doubts, you should find evidence."

Ning Yao: “…”

Guessing the murderer has reached a deadlock.

The director asked everyone to randomly point out one candidate, but the result was unexpectedly a tie, with no one voting.

"That's all we can do," the director said helplessly. "Next, everyone needs to search for clues. You can obtain clues for yourself or others based on the tasks you complete. Then, use the clues to find the murderer and eliminate him or her."

Xu Shao: "It would be best if we could find any clues about ourselves. We must not let them fall into the hands of others."

Director: “Yes.”

He told everyone: "In the manor where Zhuang Man lives, there are a total of 30 clues, corresponding to 30 task cards. You can get clues only by finding the task cards and completing the tasks. Now, you can go to the manor, find the task cards, and complete the tasks to get clues. Find the real murderer, clear your name, and eliminate the real murderer at the same time."

Then he reminded everyone: "Remember, during this process, you must protect yourself. Never trust anyone or reveal your information, because the person who is eliminated may not be the real murderer. You may also be eliminated by a disguised murderer."

After the director finished speaking, Hao Bifang stretched out his hands towards Qin Yiyang: "Come on, Brother Qin."

Based on his past experience, these tasks are generally physical work, and finding a tall and strong young man will get twice the result with half the effort.

Qin Yiyang originally wanted to team up with Qiao Yiyi, but now he had no choice but to join Teacher Hao's side.

Shengxia has always been a lone ranger and never forms alliances with anyone.

Ning Yao knew that Teacher Xu had always been very smart, so she went to join Xu Shao.

In the end, only Qiao Yiyi and Wen Rui were left.

Qiao Yiyi asked Wen Rui: "Do you want to form an alliance?"

Wen Rui: "I am also used to doing tasks alone."

Qiao Yiyi: “…”

Well, she can only do the task alone.

The car took the group to the manor. The program crew was generous and actually built a manor, which was said to be provided by a sponsor.

The manor is very large and luxurious, worthy of being the home of the richest man in City Z, Zhuang.

As soon as everyone arrived at the house, they began searching for the mission card.

Based on past experience, Wen Rui first looks for places with cameras. Generally, where there are cameras, there must be hidden secrets.

Sure enough, she soon found a task card on top of a famous painting. However, when she saw the task on it, she regretted not teaming up with Qiao Yiyi.

Because it said: Go to the durian tree in the manor orchard and pick a durian, which is Miss Zhuang Man’s favorite.

Wen Rui had seen the video of Qiao Yiyi climbing a tree to collect a panda some time ago. It was forwarded crazily by netizens at the time. She saw it on Weibo and took a look at it out of curiosity.

Seeing Qiao Yiyi jumping up the tree like a monkey, she just found it funny.

She didn't think much of Qiao Yiyi. Netizens scolded her for being a variety show star who couldn't produce her own works, but wasn't Qiao Yiyi the same? She was even worse than her.

Why is it that despite Qiao Yiyi having such a good reputation recently, she was asked to quit the show and be replaced by someone else? Some people even called for Qiao Yiyi to take over her job.

Thinking of this, Wen Rui decided to look for the next task. There were so many task cards anyway, and she could always find something else.

She was very experienced and lucky, and soon found two more.

But when she saw the task above, she was dumbfounded again.

One of them needs to go to the place where Zhuang Man usually swims to salvage a ring she lost there.

The other one asked her to go to the river behind the manor to catch a fish that Miss Zhuang Man liked to eat.

She happened to be on her period today, so it was a bit difficult for her to go into the water. She didn't know how to fish at all?

Is this going against her?

There are so many things Zhuang Man likes, but she just likes to eat durian that bears such tall fruits!

Why throw the ring into such a big swimming pool? It would take her a long time to find it in the water.

Wen Rui was complaining angrily in her heart while looking for the next task card, and she bumped into Qiao Yiyi when she turned the corner.

Qiao Yiyi also looked distressed.

Wen Rui asked tentatively: "How many clues have you found?"

Qiao Yiyi remembered the director's instructions not to reveal her situation casually, so even though she hadn't found a single mission card, she pretended to have some leverage over someone else: "Not much."

God knows she can do other things, but she is so bad at finding things. She looked around but didn’t find a single task card!

It's so unlucky that the animal attribute system is useless at this time.

Wen Rui just said "oh".

The two sides passed each other.

After walking a few steps, they all suddenly turned around and asked in unison, "We want to form an alliance?"