Chapter 244: The Perfect Closed Loop (Two Chapters Combined) Look,...

When Rong Juezhang said that, Zheng Baixiang, who focused on the words "top-class mount," subconsciously looked in the direction Rong Juezhang was pointing with a face full of surprise—until he realized that it wasn't a beautiful horse but a handsome young man in front of him, he suddenly woke up and then chased after Rong Juezhang, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and punched him.

After all, this year's champion horse, "Mr. Active," was so outstanding that it attracted many people who coveted the new champion to change their horses' names to "Mr."; and since Lingchen is usually referred to by his English name Leo in the horse racing circle, Rong Juezhang was really caught off guard...

"What... happened to you guys?" Ling Chen walked over, looking somewhat bewildered, and asked in confusion.

“It’s nothing. I was just discussing with Ah Yeah whether we could borrow the champion horse ‘Mr. Active’ that’s serving in Hong Kong this year for MayMay, to help with her performance.” Rong Juezhang cheerfully invited Ling Chen to sit down next to him, and then looked at him with a very kind gaze. “Because of you, I’ve already convinced Ah Yeah to help.”

"Because of me?" Ling Chen's expression grew even more confused.

Realizing he had been tricked, Zheng Baixiang briefly explained what had just happened, and Ling Chen's face instantly turned red.

"No, that's... anyway, it's not what you're saying..." Even Ling Chen, usually quite composed and known for her witty remarks in front of others, stammered after being teased like that by the two seasoned veterans. "That was just a scene required by the script. I... I'm not in that kind of relationship with Ah May..."

Although he secretly wanted to, judging from the strange smiles of the two experienced men in front of him, it would be very embarrassing for him to be taken over by the woman—even though the times have changed, he was still quite traditional at heart and had a bit of male chauvinism.

Seeing that Ling Chen was so anxious that his eyes were bulging and his words were broken and hesitant, Rong Juezhang waved his hand again and said, "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore."

Since he had already achieved his goal, there was no point in investigating the relationship between his cheap cousin Li Sishi and Ling Chen. Before Li Sishi returned on horseback, he had to quickly change the subject.

After all, this cheap cousin is somewhat "having both sexes but no humanity". When she's at the table, she often lets the handsome guys and pretty girls have their way with the game, but she's always reluctant to let her handsome cousin have his way with the game. Okay, okay, it's fine if she doesn't let him have his way, but is it really meaningful to keep targeting him and trying to kill him?

His card skills were so bad that Li Sishi specifically targeted him.

Harvesting?!

Rong Juezhang, who didn't think his card skills were as terrible as his arithmetic, rolled his eyes inwardly, then put on a gentle smile and stood up from his seat to greet Li Sishi who was returning on horseback.

"Phew—it's been so long since I rode a horse, I feel like my skills have gotten a bit rusty at first..." Li Sishi shook her head as she adjusted her riding gear. "Luckily, the horse in front of me is now clear. I feel like I can continue to try some horses with a bit more spirited temperaments."

Zheng Baixiang's docile pony is beautiful and truly docile, but if we want the show to be more exciting, we'll need to replace it with some larger, more aggressive Hummers.

The real Hummer is not the kind of car brand name that refers to a powerful and spirited vehicle.

“Yes, that’s what I was thinking too.” Rong Juezhang nodded. “If you’re sure it’s possible, Ah Yeah said he’ll try his best to borrow the champion horse ‘Mr. Active,’ which is serving in Hong Kong this year, to help with the performance…”

"Hey, don't get your hopes up too high. Let me make this clear beforehand: I'm just doing my best, and I can't guarantee success!" Zheng Baixiang quickly added.

"Thank you, Yeah." Li Sishi gave him a sweet smile, a smile that even Zheng Baixiang, who didn't consider himself a fan of Li Sishi's youthful, girlish type, was dazzled by.

So he added, "I'll just do my best—after all, we'll be rivals soon."

"It's alright, we're already very happy that you can help us." Rong Juezhang put his arm around his shoulder again, and with a few words, he shared most of the favor.

Li Sishi secretly smiled at Rong Juezhang, and Rong Juezhang, having received the signal, raised his hand and pointed with his index finger at Ling Chen, who was sitting in the corner next to him.

"Leo? What brings you here?" Li Sishi looked over.

“I just finished practicing driving on the other side, and then Lester called me to ask where I was. After I answered, he said that you guys were all practicing riding at the horse farm over here, so I just stopped by to take a look.” Lingchen paused for a moment, then added, “As I told you before, I have an invitation to a charity event in a while. I need to lead a team to drive a group of elderly people up the mountain for a vegetarian meal.”

“Oh, if you want to drive an elderly person up the mountain, you really need to practice your driving skills.” Li Sishi nodded thoughtfully.

As they were talking, the horse trainer brought over a few more horses, and since the weather was still nice, the four of them mounted and rode around for a bit—Li Sishi, Rong Juezhang, and Ling Chen had all taken pictures of themselves riding.

The circus performers all had equestrian training, and Cheng Pak-cheung had been passionate about horses since childhood, so each of them possessed excellent horse handling skills.

To gallop freely on horseback, enjoying the fragrance of grass and trees and the warmth of the winter sun, is an unparalleled pleasure and comfort.

In the following days, Li Sishi switched to another reddish-brown stallion with a more fiery temper and a larger stature for performance practice. It wasn't until Zheng Baixiang later managed to borrow "Mr. Active" for her that she was urgently paired with another new horse and trained to get them used to each other as soon as possible.

Soon, the annual "Ren Shi Xing Hui Charity Gala" seized the last moment of January and officially began its live broadcast.

Because her program was scheduled for the final stage, Li Sishi had to return to Studio 1 of TV City first to participate in a game competition. Only after the game competition ended did she join the location crew to go to a small hill near TV City where a set had been set up, where she would perform a horseback archery performance in the night breeze.

What goes around comes around. The guy who used to be so busy that he barely managed to get a chance to sing a song to raise funds before rushing to the next event in the early hours of the morning, now has more freedom of choice because he's still getting to know his new manager. The other three superstars who used to always be able to attend the event are all busy with their own schedules and scattered in foreign countries, so they can't make it back to participate.

However, this year has seen the rise of Cheng Erjian, who is known as the "Fifth Heavenly King," along with the popular Ling Chen, and veteran stars Rong Juezhang and Zheng Baixiang will also be attending, making the male guests quite interesting.

The only slight drawback is that the female guests only have two popular young actresses, Wen Huihui and Li Sishi, which is slightly less star-studded than the male guests. However, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has a long history of male dominance over females, and Wen Huihui and Li Sishi are both capable in the competitive games of the gala, so it's not fair to say that one side is lagging behind.

After all, the "Ren Shi Xing Hui Charity Gala" is not a TBL singers' anniversary celebration, so there is no need to divide into male singer teams and female singer teams according to gender. Therefore, by mixing and interspersing them, a balance between the two can be achieved.

"Handsome, you wouldn't... be in Cao's camp but your heart is with Han, would you?" Zheng Baixiang looked at him suspiciously as he saw that Ling Chen had been assigned to his group as the deputy captain.

"I will do my best," Ling Chen replied earnestly, yet with a hint of evasion.

Seeing Ling Chen's earnest response, Zheng Baixiang simply hummed in agreement and nodded in confirmation. Although he personally supported his football-playing partner, Shang Hanyou, as the teammate...

Li Sishi's behavior over the past few days has been too obvious, and coupled with her soaring popularity in recent years, it's hard not to hear about related gossip...

It's common for multiple men to vie for one woman or multiple women to vie for one man, not just in the entertainment industry. Since they've already thought this way and it's already happening, as an outsider, as long as it doesn't affect his own interests, he can just stay out of it and watch the show.

Of course, if Lingchen is a love-struck fool who secretly favors Li Sishi while secretly supporting Cao Cao, then his brother Yeah is no pushover either—Zheng Baixiang, who doesn't realize that his running around asking for favors and helping with horse training is also helping the opposing team, thinks to himself…

His gaze casually swept over Li Sishi, who was talking to Cheng Erjian in the next team, and then looked at the anxious, expectant faces in his own team at dawn.

Zheng Baixiang then began to secretly comfort himself: Maybe a little jealousy can make a man who is obsessed with love perform at an extraordinary level?

Or perhaps it's a case of love-struck people being mutually exclusive. Maybe Li Sishi will be fooled by Ling Chen's good looks and then turn around and let their team win.

The fantasy was so beautiful, but in reality, once Li Sishi, who had no friends or family on the field, seriously entered the arena and began to compete, she became incredibly competitive, showing no regard for family or friends...

The first round of the game was called "Earth-Shattering Food Hunt"—a name that sounds impressive, but it was actually about catching cotton candy on a seesaw. Each team took turns sending one member to step on the seesaw, making the cotton candy in the plastic bowl on the other end fly up. Then, the member would catch the cotton candy with their mouth and get 1 point.

Team members who successfully catch and eat the marshmallow can return to the queue for the next challenge; while those who fail to catch the marshmallow are eliminated and cannot participate in the next round.

The team that wins a round is either eliminated when all members of one team are eliminated or when the countdown ends and the team with the most points wins.

First up was Rong Juezhang, the captain of both teams, who was known as the second-generation dance king of Hong Kong. Even Huo Gucheng, a new generation king who was a TBL-contracted dance artist, inherited his dance king legacy. Therefore, when it comes to waist strength and reaction speed, no one else on the scene could beat him.

Sure enough, Rong Juezhang casually and effortlessly stepped to the side and nibbled on a white and pink cotton candy, which he then steadily put into his mouth.

Although Zheng Baixiang, who was playing the game at the same time, didn't have such a dashing posture, Zheng Baixiang was also a quick-witted person with outstanding reflexes. Although he didn't quite get the strength right when stepping on the seesaw...

The height and distance of the cotton candy launch were slightly different from what was expected, but his quick reaction and big mouth were his advantages.

Leaning forward and lunging to grab the marshmallow, the 1 point was safely pocketed.

After the two team captains have finished their challenges, the next round will be a competition between the two team vice-captains.

Li Sishi "slacked off" tonight and didn't serve as vice-captain, so Cheng Erjian took over as vice-captain of her "Charity Team," while Ling Chen took over as vice-captain of the "Starshine Team" on the other side. As these two handsome and upright young men took turns standing in front, a small murmur immediately broke out on the scene.

To outsiders, the two standing on opposite sides is nothing more than a battle between one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" and the "Fifth Heavenly King," as well as mutual harm between the "pursuer" and the "brother-in-law."

Only when two parties with the same clear goal as the same person do they understand what they are truly "competing" for this time.

"Ah May, don't you think they look like two male peacocks in their mating season right now?" Wen Huihui, who hadn't seen singer He Taiqing for a while due to their respective work, took advantage of the camera's absence to tilt her head and whisper to Li Sishi, who was in front of her in line.

"Haha, your description is quite cute!" Before the fire could reach her, Li Sishi seized the opportunity to cover her mouth and chuckle.

These are all beautiful girls who have been pursued since childhood. It's not uncommon for them to watch boys fight over them during their growing up. And given the current trend in Hong Kong where people love a good show and are afraid things won't get out of hand, these battles for the attention of their crushes are definitely classic dramas that everyone loves to watch, as long as their lives aren't involved...

For example, Xiao Xie, who was standing in the third position of the "Starshine Team", had a face that was still young and inexperienced, but was now filled with a silent urging of "Let's fight! Let's fight!"

However, the two vice-captains, lacking any sense of humor, nodded to each other to indicate that they were ready, and then stepped forward one on each side to the front of the seesaw.

At a command, the two simultaneously stretched out their long legs and stepped onto the seesaw closest to them. Then, they both stepped down, and the other end of the seesaw instantly rose.

The two marshmallows that the staff had placed in the plastic bowl were also launched into the air by this force.

Unfortunately, he made the same mistake his captain Zheng Baixiang had made before in the early morning, misjudging the force and getting his face covered in fine white sugar powder from a flying cotton candy. But at least he managed to bite into the cotton candy—so embarrassing!

Yu, like a mischievous, bewildered, and aggrieved cat who had gotten himself all messed up, immediately caused another busy surge in the donation hotline area next door.

As for Cheng Erjian, who was previously tacitly labeled a gaming black hole by Li Sishi during the singer He Tai's anniversary celebration, his mistake was misjudging the landing point. Then, when he jumped up to chase after the cotton candy and bite it, he jumped too high, and the cotton candy landed directly on his medium-length, drifting hair, scattering a "snowflake" of fluff...

"Get out of the way, watch my performance!" Seeing her team's vice-captain come out and leave immediately, and return with a Border Collie-style Mediterranean hairstyle that was black on the outside and white on the inside, Li Sishi glared at him with a look of utter disappointment.

With his black-and-white Border Collie-style Mediterranean haircut, Cheng Erjian obediently said "Oh," and then took a few steps back to leave the "charity team."

They were part of the queue and went to act as cheerleaders.

The way these two siblings interacted, completely opposite to their characters in the movie, drew good-natured laughter not only from the audience at the scene but also from viewers watching on television—it's probably only in places like street food stalls frequented by gangsters that people truly laugh at them, thinking, "So Brother He Nan is actually quite afraid of his wife..."

However, there's a saying that if you're afraid of your wife, you'll prosper. What's more, the wife on the other side is such a stunningly beautiful woman. If it were them, they would probably be "lacking in authority" as well.

Then, this group of gangsters who had been shipping the couple from the show into real life ordered another pitcher of beer, along with some snails and fried food, and continued to enjoy "Brother He Nan and Sister-in-law's daily life".

Unfortunately, the sequel to "Young and Dangerous" hasn't started filming yet, so fans who are hooked on the series can only satisfy their cravings by watching the actors themselves...

The camera then shifts to Li Sishi, who will be facing Xiao Xie, who was assigned to the opposing team in this round. Xiao Xie had been secretly pursing his lips for a while after seeing the group list.

It wasn't until the game started and Xiao Xie realized that his position was exactly opposite Li Sishi that he finally let go of his resentment at being assigned to the wrong team, and instead felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

Especially interesting is watching Cheng Erjian and Lingchen, those two peacocks, pulling each other's hair in the background—although they didn't actually start fighting because they were still filming, their self-destructive and image-ruining behavior as game idiots was quite entertaining...

Xiao Xie felt a surge of secret satisfaction, but when he stepped forward to face Li Sishi, he was met with her seemingly silent yet fiercely competitive gaze. It was then that he suddenly realized: "What's so great about this position? Becoming Ah May's opponent... that makes me..."

Should we win or lose?

"Come on, Lemon!" After reaching the back of the line in the early morning, he suddenly raised his hands to his mouth and shouted.

Actually, he wasn't targeting young boys just beginning to experience romantic feelings. After all, it's quite common for teenagers of that age to have feelings for pretty older women. Once they pass through that innocent and naive stage, these feelings usually fade away and eventually become a beautiful memory of their youth.

Therefore, Ling Chen felt that Xiao Xie's already somewhat obvious performance was nothing to fear.

However, Xiao Xie's sly and provocative behavior just now was hard to forget. And this round he was facing off against the pretty older sister he had a crush on... Tsk tsk, let this kid experience the "wickedness" of the adult world.

"Lemon, don't worry, you can do it!"

Although he didn't know why he suddenly spoke up to cheer Xiao Xie on in the early hours of the morning, Zheng Baixiang naturally followed suit since his team's vice-captain had spoken up.

Moreover, as one of the gossip encyclopedias in the circle, Zheng Baixiang naturally knew that Xiao Xie, despite his young age, had mastered many skills. In addition, he had personally witnessed the child walking a tightrope and performing acrobatics while blindfolded not long ago. Therefore, this kind of game in front of him was naturally a piece of cake.

Of course, Zheng Baixiang, who had great confidence in Xiao Xie, probably didn't know that there was more than one "traitorous reserve" in his team, Ling Chen...

Seeing this seemingly inspired but actually deceptive move in the early hours of the morning, Cheng Erjian, who was also aware of something due to his suitor's sensitivity, quickly raised his hands to his chest and clapped: "Go for it, Ah May!"

Li Sishi glanced speechlessly at Cheng Erjian's adorable dolphin-like clapping, which was completely at odds with his cool appearance. Then, when she looked back, she saw Xiao Xie, the young boy, who was already in a state of confusion.

"Don't worry about anything, just do your best. Although I really wanted Xiao Xie, who had trained with the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Master, to go easy on me, that would inevitably give me the illusion of bullying a child... After thinking about it, Li Sishi finally decided to decide based on their own strength."

"Oh..." Xiao Xie nodded in response, and then followed Li Sishi's steps forward to the front of one end of the seesaw.

At the start of the game, Li Sishi had no interest in paying attention to the complicated external disturbances. After assessing the length of the seesaw and recalling her performance in the previous two rounds, she made a quick mental estimate and stepped onto her side of the seesaw.

An extremely faint, clear sound came from the cotton ball in the plastic bowl opposite.

The sugar flew up with this force.

However, it's easier said than done. Li Sishi had high hopes, but in reality, she encountered a small problem, just like the other people who made mistakes: it wasn't that the force was unbalanced, but that the cotton candy itself was placed slightly off-center, and she was following the normal angle and force she had memorized beforehand, so the cotton candy that flew out was undoubtedly off-center.

However, true gamers are never afraid of such a small mistake along the way—Li Sishi spotted the fluffy white dot and chased after it. Then, she bent over backwards in a big way, and with a slight movement of her delicate chin, she caught the cotton candy that had flown off course.

Her recent daily workouts and dance practice have clearly paid off. Judging from the applause and laughter at the scene, it's clear how effective her high-difficulty yet elegant cotton candy catching move was.

Just as Li Sishi was about to straighten up with a confident smile, she suddenly felt something slippery under her feet. Caught off guard, she was about to lean back again—

Xiao Xie, who was standing nearby, quickly reached out and helped her up: "Are you alright?"

Li Sishi stared wide-eyed, still shaken. She glanced to the side and realized that what had almost made her slip was a colorful ball decoration left over from when everyone came out to sing the opening song. Then she shook her head and said, "It's okay, thank you."

"You're welcome." The young man smiled heartily, revealing his teeth. The genuine, sunny smile and the strong arm supporting his lower back created a strange contrast.

Rong Juezhang glanced at Ling Chen, who was at the back of the opposite line, reaching out to rush out to catch someone but then stopped. He then glanced at Cheng Erjian, who was also reaching out to help but had lost the distance advantage, next to him in his own line. He raised an eyebrow and beckoned to Li Sishi with his finger: "Ah May, come back."

"Oh... okay." Li Sishi took the opportunity to break free from the embrace and stand up, taking three steps at a time to return to the last position in her own line.

Seeing this, Wen Huihui, who was ranked fourth, looked up and began to whisper to her old friend Li Dewen, who was behind her: "Look, what a perfect closed-loop ecosystem this is—"