Chapter 91 Let’s go on a date

Rong Zhen and Chu Xicheng had just climbed halfway up the mountain and were about to take a break when they suddenly noticed a commotion not far ahead.

The next moment, two staff members came running over in panic, as if something big had happened.

Chu Xicheng urgently grabbed one of them and asked, "What's going on? What's going on over there?"

The staff member who was pulled back replied with a smile that sounded like tears: "Mr. Chu, you and Miss Jiaojiao stay here for now. Qiao Xiaohua accidentally fell down the hillside."

Rongzhen was surprised after hearing this and felt that there should be more to it than that.

If it was just Qiao Yuzhu falling down the hillside, their reaction probably wouldn't be so big. They are afraid that the situation is more serious.

Her guess was right. The situation on Qiao Yuzhu's side was indeed much more serious than what they had revealed, which made the staff so panic.

Chu Xicheng released the person who was rushing down the mountain to seek help, and later asked the assistant who was following the filming to go to the front to investigate the specific situation. The news he got made everyone stunned.

The so-called story of Qiao Yuzhu falling down the hillside was just an understatement. She didn't fall down the hillside at all, but fell off a cliff!

And she didn't fall alone, Wei Qiheng fell with her.

One of them is a rising star in the entertainment industry and is suspected to be the real daughter of the Qiao family, while the other is the prince of the Wei family and a legitimate heir to a wealthy family. None of them is a simple character. If an accident really happens, no matter how strong the program crew is, they will probably suffer a lot.

That's why the staff were so panicked after the incident.

After hearing this, Rongzhen and the others quickly moved away from the steep place and moved to the flat mountain road.

Chu Xicheng held Rong Zhen close to him, and the staff members accompanying him were also very cautious, fearing that any more accidents would happen.

Rong Zhen felt relieved when she saw this, but at the same time, she was puzzled and asked, "There are supposed to be people protecting and keeping watch, so something like that can't possibly happen?"

Since the program team dared to let the guests climb the mountain, they must have made preparations for safety in advance. For safety reasons, the staff leading the way would not take the guests to dangerous places.

What's more, there are people guarding the surroundings. Let alone falling off the cliff, there is probably no chance even if you get close to the cliff.

The others were as confused as she was, unable to understand how this had happened.

After stopping for a moment, the rescue team came quickly and hurried past them.

After they walked away, Rong Zhen and Chu Xi received a call from the director, asking them whether they planned to continue going up or down the mountain.

This means that the filming will still go on, but the guests will be given two options.

Chu Xicheng agreed to both and asked Rongzhen what she thought.

Rongzhen took out a coin from his pocket and gave it to him. "You flip it. If it's heads, we go up. If it's tails, we go down."

Chu Xicheng: "..."

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[Isn’t this too childish? ]

[It's okay, it's such a simple thing, right? Haha.]

[What a joke! Someone has already fallen off a cliff, yet they're still climbing up. Do they think they're too lucky?]

"You can't say that. Look, the mountain the production team chose isn't actually dangerous. If it were dangerous, they wouldn't have chosen this place. If you just follow the guide, nothing serious will happen. At most, you'll be a little tired."

[Yes, although we don't know exactly what happened with Qiao Xiaohua, their rush to get there and their refusal to heed advice and take a risky shortcut were the biggest contributing factors to the incident.] [Don't try to excuse the production team; if a guest gets into trouble during the recording, it's their fault for not doing their job properly!]

[Is this a Qiao Xiaohua fan? I'm not saying the production team is blameless, but does that mean your host is completely innocent? Don't jump to conclusions so quickly, or they might slap you in the face when the production team releases the backup video.]

What exactly happened at the time was not broadcast on the live broadcast, so the audience has no idea, but they don’t believe that the production team didn’t have someone secretly film it just in case.

Whatever the truth is, it will become clear once we find the person and replay the video.

In addition, the audience, including guests such as Rong Zhen, did not expect that the director and the program crew would be so tough and ask them to continue filming even after something happened.

From this we can see that the fault most likely does not lie with the program crew, so they are not afraid of being held accountable, nor are they worried that continuing filming will affect the program's reputation.

However, the program team did not force the guests to continue, but gave them the right to choose. If they were willing to continue filming, they could continue to go up the mountain. If they were not willing, they could go back and stay there.

But for the guests, this choice is somewhat hot.

If you choose to continue filming, you may be accused by netizens of being unsympathetic afterwards. Someone else is in trouble, and you are still thinking about filming.

Choosing to go back down the mountain might offend the program crew, lose the opportunity for greater exposure, and go against their original intention of participating in the program.

No choice could be considered perfect, so Rongzhen left the decision to fate.

Presumably, with Chu Xicheng being the male protagonist, God will help them choose the best option.

Chu Xicheng took the coin, his mouth twitched, and he threw it up helplessly under Rong Zhen's urging gaze.

The coin flipped up and then fell down, spinning upright for a long time, which made Rong Zhen and the audience in the live broadcast room nervous.

Finally, the coin lost its grip and fell to the ground, revealing the upper side.

"Front view!" Everyone exclaimed as they leaned over to look.

So everyone continued to move upwards. When they passed the place where the accident happened, it was under martial law. It was said that the rescue team had gone down to look for people. The cliff below was not very high, and the vegetation was dense. The two people who fell were at most injured and were not in great danger of their lives.

The audience in the live broadcast room felt relieved after hearing this, and Rongzhen and the others could continue to climb with peace of mind.

When they reached the top of the mountain, Yun Fanfan and Li Jin were already waiting there. When they saw Rong Zhen and others coming up, they immediately asked them about what had happened below.

Rongzhen told them what he knew, but they didn't know anything more specific.

For example, the most crucial and puzzling point is how Qiao Yuzhu and Wei Qiheng escaped the protection of the staff and fell off the cliff. It is estimated that we can only know it after finding the parties involved or the program crew releases the backup video.

Because of this incident, today's program recording was ultimately affected. After the three pairs of guests who had nothing to do met at the top of the mountain, the mountain climbing activity ended hastily.

The program team arranged for them to rest temporarily in the guesthouse on the top of the mountain, left someone to watch them and prevent them from running around, and then transferred the main manpower to the other side of the cliff.

After receiving the news, the Wei and Qiao families outside immediately contacted the program team to put pressure on them, and quickly sent people to rescue their young master and young lady.

Before they arrived, the program crew found Qiao Yuzhu and Wei Qiheng rolling down from a big tree on the cliff.

Both of their clothes were torn by branches, and there were small scratches and bloodstains on their faces, but luckily they were caught by a big tree growing in the middle of the cliff, so they did not fall down and break their arms and legs.

The production crew secretly rejoiced, and when they thought about the reasons why they did this, they couldn't help but feel more justified.

Anyway, these two people refused to listen to advice and insisted on talking on the edge of the cliff, otherwise they would not have stepped on the loose soil and fell down.

Even if their production team is responsible, it is not a big responsibility. It is mainly their own mistake.

Wei Qiheng and Qiao Yuzhu, who were rescued, had no idea that the program crew was planning to shift the blame. After experiencing a common adversity, their relationship not only did not deepen, but became worse.

Especially the former, who was rescued with a terrified look on his face. Just then, people from the Wei family arrived and he immediately followed his family away. He ignored the latter's call and his face was as black as charcoal.

In contrast, Qiao Yuzhu's face was pale and bloodless, which made the Qiao family members who followed closely feel uneasy. They suspected that there was something hidden in this cliff fall incident. After returning, they hurriedly reported the situation to the Qiao father and son, and emphasized the Bao Zheng face on the eldest son of the Wei family before he left.

Not to mention how the Qiao family reacted after learning about this, Rongzhen and the others rested on the top of the mountain for a lunch and continued filming in the afternoon.

This time the production team didn't do anything weird. For safety reasons, they even gave up the original plan of having the guests carry each other down the mountain, and just let them go down holding hands.

After they went down, it was still early, so the program team let them move around freely in the couple's resort and leave after having a farewell dinner in the evening.

Rongzhen's physical condition is not very good. After going up and down the mountain, his legs are weak and he doesn't want to go out anymore.

Chu Xicheng was fine. Looking at the cameramen and staff who were waiting for their action, he suggested, "How about I carry you on my back and go for a walk?"

Rongzhen refused, pinching her aching calf a few times, then stood up and said, "No, I can do it."

Seeing that she wanted to hold on, Chu Xicheng did not force her. He came over to help her and took her out to the river.

He remembered that the river circled the garden like a moat, and there were boats in the river. They could take a boat and tour the entire resort without having to walk.

The program team allowed the guests to move freely because they wanted them to have one last date, and by the way, they also wanted the audience in the live broadcast room to see the whole place through their eyes, so as to advertise for the sponsors.

Chu Xicheng took into consideration that Rong Zhen needed to increase her fame and could not leave a bad impression on the program crew and the director, and he also had shares in the resort and had to do something, so he came up with this compromise idea.

Rongzhen didn't know it at first. After walking and resting for a while, she finally arrived at the small pier on the river where the black-sailed boats were parked. Only then did she understand his good intentions.

Everyone who was originally very tired suddenly brightened up their eyes and got on the boat with great enthusiasm. Two staff members who had never been to the mountain before were responsible for rowing the boat, and two staff members who had been to the mountain and had weak legs were responsible for introducing the various scenic spots passing by on the shore and the meaning they represented.

Rong Zhen and Chu Xicheng only need to open their ears and mouths, listen carefully when they should, and praise generously when they should, and the atmosphere will be extremely harmonious for a while.

The audience in the live broadcast room watched the beautiful scenery and listened to the talk show with great interest, which alleviated the impact of the accident that morning.

Netizens' attention was successfully diverted, but the Wei and Qiao families were not.

After the Wei family took their eldest young master back home, they quickly found out the whole story and agreed to Wei Qiheng's decision to cancel the engagement without much hesitation.

Then the Qiao family received accountability from the Wei family and a notice of cancellation of the engagement.

The Qiao family couldn't believe it, as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed. They ran to Qiao Yuzhu's ward and asked her, "What did you do? Why did the Wei family cancel the engagement?"

He didn't even give the other party a chance to discuss the matter, and without even saying hello, he directly proposed to cancel the engagement. If this got out, it would definitely bring bad consequences to the Qiao family.