Chapter 72: Slap Yourself in the Face, Master, Don’t Be Too Obvious About Your Love

They persisted until eight or nine in the evening, and with the little light from the staff's equipment, they managed to climb up, but their speed slowed down a lot after dark.

Zhou Youguan used ropes to provide them with rest periods at intervals. Otherwise, if they had to maintain a climbing posture for a long time, even a professional athlete like Kang Xiang might not be able to hold on.

The big monkey looked miserable: "Brother, can we take a break?"

"Sure." Zhou Youguan's voice was obviously hoarse from exhaustion, "As long as you dare to let go."

The giant monkey leaned against the cliff in despair, "I want to die."

"That's even easier. Just let go and do it."

"Brother," the monkey called out, his tone drawn out, "Can you please stop participating in shows like this? You're just asking for trouble."

Zhou Youxuan patiently quickened his pace. "There's a protruding rock above. I'll go up there and see what's going on. If possible, everyone can rest there for a few minutes."

Seeing Zhou Youguan speeding up, Wei Wei followed him. When he passed by the giant monkey, the giant monkey could smell the blood on him.

"Wei Wei, go slower. You're still injured."

Wei Wei acted as if he didn't hear anything and followed Zhou Youguan all the way.

The protruding rock above is only big enough for one person, but fortunately it is sturdy.

Zhou Youxuan loosened one hand and stretched it towards Wei Wei below. Wei Wei looked at the palm that was roughened by the stone. Without borrowing Zhou Youxuan's strength, he jumped up and landed easily on the protruding rock.

In fact, two people could still stand if they squeezed together. Wei Wei stretched out his hand to Zhou Youxuan. Just as Zhou Youxuan put his hand on Wei Wei's palm, Wang Ren had already climbed onto the stone on the other side and sat down on it. The gravel was swept down by him and hit the big monkey so hard that he couldn't open his eyes.

"Fuck, brother, can you be a little quieter? The rock hit me on the head."

The big monkey didn't dare to let go and could only endure the pain on his head.

Wang Ren was breathing heavily. He didn't have to worry about the people below, so naturally he wouldn't consider the risk of falling objects from high altitudes.

Since Wang Ren stayed at the top, there was naturally no place for Zhou Youguan. He pulled his hand out of Wei Wei's palm, but was grabbed by Wei Wei again when he let go.

"Come up."

Wei Wei knew that this mountain was beyond the physical challenge limit for ordinary people. He still had physical strength, but Zhou Youguan had been taking care of others all the way, and his body was probably almost exhausted.

"I'm fine. You should relax your limbs and rest for a while. You finally have a place to stay."

Wei Wei didn't argue with him any more. He pulled Zhou Youxuan up. After Zhou Youxuan stood on the stone, he fell to the side and climbed up a few steps by grabbing the stone wall with one hand.

Zhou Youxuan staggered to his feet, and Wang Ren, who was standing beside him, domineeringly occupied most of the space. Zhou Youxuan accidentally stepped on his backpack and subconsciously wanted to apologize, but seeing Wang Ren's arrogance, he held back his words.

He took out the rope and looked for a stable fulcrum, but the stable fulcrum had to be within reach, so he could only step on the edge to tie the rope.

"Let me do it." Wei Wei was afraid that he might miss a step and fall.

"Don't move. One of your arms is injured. I can handle it."

Zhou Youxuan leaned forward again and was about to tie the rope when his heels seemed to be pushed and he fell forward. If Wei Wei had not quickly grabbed him, Zhou Youxuan would probably have fallen.

But after Zhou Youguan was pulled, what he feared was not that he would fall, but that Wei Wei was holding him with his injured arm.

He hurried to grab the mountain wall, and after grabbing it hastily and randomly, he let go of Wei Wei's hand.

"Wei Wei, how are you?"

Wei Wei: "Are you okay?"

They both spoke at the same time, and Zhou Youguan hurriedly said, "I'm fine. Can I hold on to your hand?"

"Sorry, did the wound on your hand open again?"

Wei Wei did not respond to him, but looked at Wang Ren coldly.

Zhou Youlan was a tall and strong man with long arms. Even if he stepped on the edge, he would not necessarily fall down so suddenly. Someone must have pushed him.

It was extremely dark at night, and the light from the staff's equipment was dim, but they always liked to shoot it at Wei Wei's face. Wang Ren could see Wei Wei's cold and angry expression clearly.

Wang Ren raised his eyebrows uselessly. He picked up the backpack and threw it on his back. He gave Wei Wei a meaningful look and continued to climb.

In Wei Wei's opinion, Wang Ren's expression just now was extremely provocative, a kind of secret complacency that seemed to be holding something against him.

Wei Wei jumped back onto the rock, tied the rope tight, and let Zhou Youxuan climb onto the rock to rest.

Sitting on the rock, Zhou Youguan gasped for breath. He could only let the rope down, and there was nothing else he could do to help them for the time being. Sitting on the rock, he could finally relax for a while.

He took a deep breath and said, "I didn't miss a step just now."

Wei Wei's breathing gradually became steady, "I know."

They all knew that it was Wang Ren who was behind it, but they had no concrete evidence, so they would not admit it even if they pointed the finger at Wang Ren.

It has come to the final moment. If Wang Ren wants to win, he must eliminate some people. Naturally, every opportunity is an opportunity.

Wei Wei: "Stay away from him."

"I should be the one saying this. Stay away from him." Zhou Youguan snorted. "Wang Ren has ulterior motives towards you, but he's not a good person."

Even though Wei Wei always had a cold face towards others, people would still fall in love with him uncontrollably. If you spend more time with him, it would be even more difficult to avoid falling in love with him. Some people are only attractive for their appearance, while others are attractive for their soul. However, Wei Wei is a person with both appearance and inner charm. The longer you spend with him, the more you like him.

Zhou Youlan didn't think there was anything wrong with so many people liking Wei Wei, although he did feel a little jealous. It would be fine if it was just someone else, but Wang Ren was too dangerous.

"Um."

Zhou Youguan wanted to say something, but the cameraman crawled over and he held it back.

The cameraman was assisted by climbing equipment and was hanging in a safety harness, so the two men did not give them space.

"Let me see your injuries."

Wei Wei leaned against the mountain wall. It was a rare opportunity to rest, so he didn't want to move any more. "I'm fine."

"Can you please stop acting like everything is fine? Do you have to distance yourself from others when they care about you? Besides, you were the one who came to pester me in the first place."

Zhou Youlan's last words were obviously anxious, but this anxiety was not only because he was concerned about Wei Wei's injury, but there were obviously other different emotions.

It's more like a feeling of grievance.

Zhou Youguan did feel a little aggrieved. He was stuck halfway up the mountain, unable to go up or down. He was extremely tired and felt inexplicably aggrieved when Wei Wei kept alienating him.

The show was about to end, and he had few opportunities to get so close to Wei Wei like this, but he still couldn't figure out what Wei Wei's attitude towards him, which was sometimes close, sometimes distant, and sometimes hot and cold, meant.

Doesn’t Wei Wei like him? Why does he always resist him like this? He just wants to see the condition of the wound.

In the darkness of the night, Zhou Youlan's face could be gradually seen. Wei Wei saw that Zhou Youlan's eyes were full of confusion and sadness. He never had the heart to coax people, and he was tired of relieving anyone's emotions, but Zhou Youlan was indeed too pitiful.

Wei Wei's tone softened a bit, "I can bear it, that's why I said it's okay."

Zhou Youlan's expression looked better now. Wei Wei didn't let him look, and he couldn't take off his clothes. What if Wei Wei strangled him again?

The two fell silent, leaning against the mountain wall and looking up at the foggy sky without a single star.

Zhou Youlan asked: "Where are you going after the show?"

Wei Wei didn't say anything. He had to go back to Zhou's house first.

"Enter the entertainment industry?" Zhou Youguan kept probing. "Become an internet celebrity? You can't possibly never appear on screen again. Do you know how popular you'd be on this show? There might already be countless agencies waiting to poach you."

"If, I mean, if you want to enter the entertainment industry, I can take you."

Upon hearing this, the staff couldn't help but look up from behind the camera at Zhou Youguan. Zhou Youguan was quite generous and made such a guarantee directly.

[??? I'm not hallucinating, am I?]

[Great, the survival variety show has been transformed into a romance variety show again, which is my favorite plot]

[No, brother, that’s not what you said at the beginning]

[Funny! Someone slapped their own face and it made a loud slapping sound.]

I seem to remember someone initially saying that Wei Wei was just trying to take advantage of his camera and popularity, stepping on him to get ahead, so they really hated him, right?

[I remember that too. Now I'm slapping myself in the face, right?]

[Young Master, don’t be too obvious about your preference]

[The former young master: Don't get close to me! The current young master: Please stay close to me!]

[This is what it means to break the rules just for love, right?]

[Don't love me too much, Master]

"If you really want to get in, I promise that as long as I'm here, you'll be able to reach the pinnacle of the entertainment industry with a clean record."

He was not exaggerating. He knew that the entertainment industry was a big melting pot, and he also knew that he had not been contaminated because he had the support of the Zhou family. He didn't care about others, but if Wei Wei also wanted to go down this path, he was willing to protect Wei Wei.

Wei Wei said softly: "I don't know."

He raised his eyes, but the sky before him was devoid of even a trace of starlight, just like the road ahead of him, shrouded in fog and darkness, with no glimpse of light.

The giant monkey below started screaming in pain after crawling a few steps, but the two turned a deaf ear to it. Zhou Youxuan curled his lips and said, "It's better not to join. The entertainment industry isn't a good place either."

With Wei Wei's personality, if he entered the entertainment industry, he might really suffer losses. It would be better for him to go somewhere else.

But why is Wei Wei not moved at all by his promise? Didn't Wei Wei come to this show for him? He seemed to be uninterested in the opportunity to follow him.

"So what are your plans?" Zhou Youguan rolled his eyes. "I have a lot of connections. If there's anywhere you want to go or anything you want to do, maybe I can help you."

Zhou Youlan was in a hurry just because he didn't want to lose contact with Wei Wei. Wei Wei suddenly appeared and his origin was so unusual. Who knew if he would suddenly disappear one day.

Wei Wei paid attention to what Zhou Youlan said. Zhou Youlan was rich, and with the Zhou family's inheritance for so many years, the power relations were naturally deeply rooted. Maybe there would really be a time when he could be of use.

Then it might not be a bad idea for him to stay in the Zhou family. The stone tablet he accidentally saw that day also mentioned "Zhou". With so much information that can be connected together, maybe he can get some information from the Zhou family.

He is still unfamiliar with this world, and with the Zhou family as a shield, he may be able to avoid a lot of trouble.

"Okay." Wei Wei responded, "Who knows, I might have trouble with you in the future."

Zhou Youguan couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. "After the filming of the show is over, give me your contact information and your address."

"good."

This time, Wei Wei responded very quickly, although he didn't have any phone number. As for his address, his address should be the same as Zhou Youlan's.

Zhou Youlan was filled with joy at what he saw and felt full of strength.

Listening to the howling of the giant monkeys below, Zhou Youxing pulled the rope and swung it underground. "Hold the rope, I'll pull you up to rest."

The big monkey almost shouted at the top of his lungs, "Finally you take care of me."

Below, Ke Feiyang and Ruan Mengmeng gradually caught up with the giant monkey's progress. Zhou Youguan didn't expect Ruan Mengmeng to be able to hold on until this time. He usually had difficulty exercising, but Ruan Mengmeng actually managed to hold on until this time.

This girl is really extraordinary. With her perseverance, she will be able to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry sooner or later.

"Mengmeng, pull the rope and I'll pull you up."

Ruan Mengmeng heard the sound and slowly looked up. She was able to pull the rope, but the big monkey in front was already pulling the rope. How could Zhou Youguan hold both of them?

"No, no need, Brother Zhou, I can climb by myself, just a little bit..."

She no longer had the strength to speak, and her voice was weak. The camera shone on her face, and her lips were pale and completely bloodless. Her fingers were covered in blood, and the skin on all ten of her fingers was broken, and some of her nails were even broken off.

The staff couldn't help but feel distressed and rarely spoke: "Hold the rope and let them pull you up and rest for a while."

Ruan Mengmeng shook her head and didn't have the energy to speak. She just wanted to use her energy to climb the mountain.

Zhou Youwan also wanted to understand Ruan Mengmeng's concern, so he had to speed up and pull the big monkey up first.

But Ruan Mengmeng below was already starting to feel dizzy. She stretched out her hand with all her might and finally managed to grab the bulge above, but it was a loose and cracked stone, and it fell out with a little effort. As she fell, her chin hit the stone below.

"misty!"

Ke Feiyang, who was closest to her, shouted anxiously when he heard the noise. Fortunately, Ruan Mengmeng grabbed it by herself, but her feet were empty and she couldn't step on solid ground. Her arms were a little weak and she couldn't respond to everyone.

The cameraman's flashlight shone down, revealing Ruan Mengmeng clinging to the rock, completely dangling from the mountainside, dangling back and forth. If she couldn't hold on for more than a minute, she'd fall. Everyone knew they were exhausted by this point...

The light shone on Ruan Mengmeng's painful face. Wei Wei took off his backpack and jumped down. The cameraman who was sticking to the mountain wall hurriedly raised the camera and filmed downwards, fearing that he would miss a shot.

Ruan Mengmeng's fingers slowly slipped from the stone. Her unwillingness and helplessness were greater than her fear. She thought that if she fell like this, she would most likely die, but her waist suddenly tightened.

The tears had just rolled down her cheeks when her head slammed hard onto Wei Wei's chest.

Her voice trembled, and she seemed a little uncertain: "Wei, Brother Wei?"

Wei Wei hummed softly, "It's okay, hold on to me and I'll take you upstairs."

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The author has something to say: Brother Wei, the epitome of security!