Chapter 28

After the female contestants' choices were announced, Meng Meng gave a brief summary and said, "Okay, now we've seen the girls' choices. The current results are: Zheng Wei and Zhou Jingyu chose Lu Zilin, Yin Mu chose Chen Qinglin, and Zhong Mengyuan chose Zhang Yang. Jiang Nanyu, unfortunately, no one chose you."

Jiang Nanyu shrugged casually and said, "It's okay, I'm mentally prepared." He paused and added, "I had enough experience four years ago."

Four years ago, the second season of "Sing If You Want to Sing" was broadcast. He used this to mock himself, with a sense of bitterness and helplessness.

Meng Meng hurriedly comforted him: "Don't be so pessimistic, we still have a chance."

【Don’t cry in the Jiangnan rain! 】

[How humble is Jiangnan Rain. ]

[Even though it was tragic, I still wanted to laugh when he said that.]

[Sorry! I laughed accidentally too.]

[Ah ...

…

Meng Meng comforted Jiang Nanyu, but was not in a hurry to announce the male guest's choice. Instead, she said: "Before announcing the male guest's choice, I want to explain today's rules to everyone."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Zhong Mengyuan asked, "Isn't it a mutual selection? Are there any hidden rules?"

"It's a mutual selection, but we've also made arrangements for those who are unsuccessful in the mutual selection."

Zhong Mengyuan frowned: "For example?"

Meng Meng raised his lips and smiled: "For example, there is a chance to join a CP that has successfully selected each other."

"Oh?" Zhong Mengyuan's brows relaxed after hearing this. "A threesome date?"

"It's possible."

Zhong Mengyuan smiled with relief: "If you hadn't told me earlier, wouldn't this be much more interesting?"

"But not everyone has a chance. We've set up a game, and only the winners have a chance." Meng Meng reminded Zhong Mengyuan, then continued, "As for what the game is, I won't tell you yet."

Zhong Mengyuan didn't care and waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I understand, please continue."

Meng Meng choked up and said angrily, "Okay, then let's look at the male guest's choices. First up is Jiang Nanyu."

There was no doubt about Jiang Nanyu's choice. From the moment Zhou Jingyu spoke for him, he had always insisted on choosing Zhou Jingyu as long as he had the initiative. Unfortunately, Zhou Jingyu had her own ideas and did not appreciate his kindness.

Yin Mu felt a little sad, but he couldn't blame Zhou Jingyu for anything. After all, love is a matter of mutual consent, and no one can save her if she is too passionate.

Next, Meng Meng announced the choices of the other three people one by one. Zhang Yang wrote Zhou Jingyu, Chen Qinglin wrote Yin Mu, and Lu Zilin also wrote Yin Mu. Zheng Wei and Zhong Mengyuan were both eliminated.

Zhong Mengyuan didn't care about the result, but Zheng Wei bit her lower lip lightly, and the loneliness on her face could hardly be concealed.

Yin Mu felt bad. She believed she hadn't sent any signals to Lu Zilin, but for some reason, Lu Zilin had chosen her anyway. She was clearly in the right, yet she felt sorry for Zheng Wei.

Zhong Mengyuan obviously knew what Yin Mu was thinking. She leaned closer to her, patted her back to comfort her, and then put her arm around Zheng Wei's shoulder and asked quietly, "Zheng Wei, are you okay?"

Zheng Wei turned her head to look at her and forced a smile: "It's okay."

[Wow, I feel so bad for Zheng Wei.]

[How could this be! Zheng Wei is so miserable!]

[Good guy, after all the choices, Yin Mu and Chen Qinglin are a group.]

[Hiss, what a tragic situation.]

[Isn't it possible to choose one out of six to join Yin Mu and Chen Qinglin? That would be too fierce a competition.]

…

"First of all, congratulations to Yin Mu and Chen Qinglin for choosing each other. You've both earned the chance to go on a private date. Congratulations!" Meng Meng applauded. "As for the other six, you'll now compete for the right to go on a date. Please work hard."

Lu Zilin smiled and asked, "Does that mean only one of the six of us can get the right to date?"

Meng Meng stretched out his index finger and shook it: "No."

"No?" Zhong Mengyuan questioned, "That's not right. Didn't you say it was a threesome?"

"I'm talking about maybe," Meng Meng emphasized the word "maybe," saying, "The results of the mutual selections will be different, so of course we have to discuss each case individually. Our program is very rigorous."

Zhong Mengyuan rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Zhang Yang then asked, "So what's the situation now?"

Meng Meng sighed. "Honestly, I didn't expect that only one pair would successfully choose each other. In that case, we can now move on to the individual competition. Except for Yin Mu and Chen Qinglin, all six of you must participate. The two winners will get a date, and the remaining four, I'm sorry, you can only stay in the villa, and—" She stretched out her voice, and continued in everyone's expectation, "Those who stay in the villa will also be responsible for preparing dinner."

As soon as she said this, she immediately triggered a wave of complaints.

Zheng Wei was the first to protest: "What about those who can't cook? You can't force us to make weird dishes."

Meng Meng smiled slightly: "Don't be impatient, I haven't finished yet."

"Then don't breathe too hard when you speak!"

"We're organizing an outdoor barbecue tonight. Those of you staying in the villa just need to prepare the ingredients for dinner. That shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Zheng Wei complained: "It's not difficult, it's just troublesome and tiring."

"Yeah." Meng Meng encouraged her, "So if you want to avoid working, you have to give it your all when playing games."

Zhong Mengyuan couldn't help but sneer: "That's really thoughtful."

Meng Meng pretended not to notice her sarcasm and said calmly, "Thank you for the compliment."

[Meng Meng, you've become much more shameless! ]

[Tsk tsk tsk, the production team is really scheming. ]

【The production team of A Thousand Eyes. 】

【Zhong Mengyuan said it well! 】

[How afraid are the production team of everyone that they will give up? Hahahaha.]

…

Zhong Mengyuan slapped the cotton and sighed resignedly: "Okay, let's compete."

Yin Mu couldn't help laughing when he saw her helpless look. Zhong Mengyuan didn't want to date, and she hated doing housework even more. These two options were placed in front of her, which was too difficult for her.

She asked Meng Meng on behalf of Zhong Mengyuan, "What is the game about? Can I help out from the sidelines?"

"That's not necessary." Meng Meng flatly refused. "Just watch the battle peacefully, you cheater. Please don't interfere."

"...I'll take that as a compliment."

Meng Meng smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone please move outside first."

"Outdoors?" Zheng Wei's brows knitted together. "Isn't this another physical competition? That would be too unfair to us."

Meng Meng vowed: "Don't worry, everyone is absolutely equal today."

At Meng Meng's urging, everyone reluctantly left the villa. Zheng Wei took Yin Mu's arm and said with a resentful look, "I envy you so much, Mu Mu. Why don't you take my place in the game?"

"If Meng Meng has no objection, then I have no objection, but you have to bear the risk of failure yourself." Yin Mu said, "It's okay if you fail yourself, but if I fail for you, then you will be furious."

Zheng Wei thought about it and said simply, "That's right. Your winning rate isn't guaranteed to be 100%. I'll do it myself."

Still as straightforward as usual, Yin Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Be more tactful!"

Zheng Wei was completely unaware and blinked innocently: "Huh?"

Yin Mu shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, it's nothing."

They followed Meng Meng to the garden and saw a long table with three cups of water and a shiny pot lid on it. It seemed obvious what game they were going to play.

"Everyone has seen the game props, so I think you can guess the content of the game." Meng Meng said. Seeing that Jiang Nanyu seemed absent-minded, he called him, "Jiang Nanyu?"

"Huh?" Jiang Nanyu came back to his senses and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"I want to ask, what kind of game do you think this is?"

Jiang Nanyu looked at the two glasses of water and said, "Let's play the water splashing game. I've seen it played on other shows."

"That's right." Meng Meng snapped her fingers. "Our rules are as follows. The six of us will be divided into three groups. We'll each play rock-paper-scissors. The winner will use a cup to splash water, and the loser will use a pot lid to block the water. It's a best-of-three game. The three winners of the first round will compete in a finals to determine the final winner. They can choose one of the remaining guests of the opposite sex to go on a date with, and the other person can't refuse."

She spoke babble-like, looked around, and asked, "Did everyone understand?—Zheng Wei, I see you're staring at me, do you understand?"

"Ah, well," Zheng Wei said honestly, "I was distracted after the second sentence."

The confession was so frank that Meng Meng was speechless.

Everyone laughed. Yin Mu patted Zheng Wei on the shoulder and said encouragingly, "It's okay. Forget about it. Just have fun!"

[Hahahaha, Zheng Wei, what's wrong with you?]

【Meng Meng was almost speechless.】

I know exactly how Zheng Wei feels! When someone talks at length, I feel like falling asleep.

[Me too!]

[I vaguely recall the fear I felt when I was dominated by the principal's speech.]

…

Finally, Yin Mu, who was just a bystander, repeated the rules of the game to Zheng Wei alone. The rules were not complicated, but Zheng Wei raised her hand to stop him before she finished listening: "Okay, okay, I understand. You don't have to continue."

Yin Mu was so angry that he reached out to poke her face: "Why are you still crossing the river and destroying the bridge?"

Zheng Wei pouted and dodged her hand, mumbling, "I can't win anyway, so there's no point in listening so carefully."

"You're afraid before the battle."

Zheng Wei snorted: "You are talking without any pain in your waist."

“…”

Meng Meng brought over a cardboard box and asked them to draw lots: "There are six ping-pong balls in the box, two of the same color. The two people who draw the same color will automatically form a team to play the game."

After drawing lots, the six people were divided into three groups, namely Zhong Mengyuan and Zhang Yang, Zheng Wei and Zhou Jingyu, Jiang Nanyu and Lu Zilin.

Meng Meng asked, "Which group goes first? Do you want to play rock-paper-scissors to decide the order?"

"That's not necessary, it's not troublesome enough." Zhong Mengyuan was the first to speak up, asking Zhang Yang, "How about we two go first?"

Zhang Yang naturally refused to admit defeat: "Okay, I have no objection."

"Wow, since you two are so brave, you go first." Meng Meng gestured for them to stand facing each other on either side of the long table and said, "Before the game begins, how about a couple of pre-battle declarations to intimidate your opponent?"

Zhang Yang looked at Zhong Mengyuan and said, "I won't show mercy just because you're a girl."

Zhong Mengyuan smiled and said coldly, "Then you must not show mercy, otherwise when you lose you'll find an excuse and say you let me win on purpose."