"Each group of guests, please choose your tools and come to my side."

The host's voice broke the delicate atmosphere.

The wind was blowing hard on that side, and the waves were quite big, so the host moved the competition to a beach with calmer waves.

"On this beach, guests are free to choose an area to create."

Xu Zhaozhao brought over a small beach chair and plopped down on it.

"You guys do the design and production. I'm hopeless at crafts, so I won't cause you any trouble."

She was afraid that if she touched it, she would scatter the sand.

[Tsk, Xu Zhaozhao is such a waste. Who even likes this kind of celebrity? [picking nose]]

I can totally understand her. Every time we go to the beach, it's not me playing in the sand, it's the sand playing with me [crying emoji]

【Huh? How did you know my sister Zhao is useless? Could it be that you have a crush on her? [winking][winking]】

...

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Qingyan's tall figure approached, holding an umbrella that blocked the sun from Xu Zhaozhao's head.

He knelt down on one knee, looking Xu Zhaozhao, who was sitting on a beach chair, at eye level.

One second he was fine, but now Gu Qingyan's jawline is taut, his face is expressionless, and he looks like a storm is brewing.

He handed over the umbrella, his voice somewhat cold: "Take it."

Xu Zhaozhao obediently extended her right hand and accepted it.

When she saw Gu Qingyan coming over with an umbrella, she understood.

Once again, she forgot she was allergic to ultraviolet rays, which angered Gu Qingyan.

The black parasol sheltered the two of them, while Gu Yulin watched silently from the side.

[Waaaaah, these two really don't care whether my fish lives or dies.]

[Parents are true love, children are an accident - a series of stories. [crying]]

[Although, Gu Yingdi is so thoughtful!! Sister Zhao even forgot she's allergic to UV rays. [Touched]]

...

"Stretch out your other hand."

Xu Zhaozhao dared not disobey, so she stretched out her left hand, which was not holding the umbrella, and it was covered by his large hand.

Her slightly widened eyes were not clearly visible under the umbrella.

What's with this jerk? Why is he beating me up?

He exerted his strength secretly, but he couldn't free his hand.

"Zhaozhao, could you please keep this safe for me?"

His magnetic voice, along with the sound of the beads moving, reached Xu Zhaozhao's ears.

The string of prayer beads slowly moved from his wrist to hers. Both of them had fair skin, making the movement of the beads very noticeable.

The prayer beads were moved to her hand, but Gu Qingyan didn't stop there. He covered her hand and turned it over, revealing her palm.

The men's plain ring that was on his hand was taken off and placed in Xu Zhaozhao's palm.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the ring happened to be placed under Xu Zhaozhao's ring finger.

Two metal rings gleamed on Xu Zhaozhao's hands.

Gu Qingyan looked up at her, his eyes filled with emotions she couldn't understand, and said softly, "You know, it's not suitable to wear it when playing in the sand."

Xu Zhaozhao immediately clenched her hands together and turned her head away to avoid his gaze.

He tucked the ring into his lap and said, feigning composure, "Don't worry, Teacher Gu, I'll take good care of your little trinket."

"good."

Gu Qingyan responded and stepped out from under the parasol.

The scene was calm, but the viewers watching the live stream were anything but.

【Ahhh... (a thousand trinkets omitted here)?? Sister Zhao, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know? Buddhist prayer beads are Gu Qingyan's lifeblood!!】

[Gu Qingyan, you little devil, you've entrusted your life to Xu Zhaozhao! Your intentions are obvious to everyone! [Winking face]]

[Why are they both wearing them on their ring fingers? They're both single... Are the rings on Xu Zhaozhao's hand and the rings on her hand a matching set? (I've heard this for a long time, but I don't have any concrete evidence.)]

[Is a men's ring and a women's ring a matching set? I'm more inclined to believe this is a new endorsement deal for these two.]

...

Xu Zhaozhao pulled her hand away quickly, and the small items captured by the wide-angle camera were a bit blurry, so the audience couldn't see them clearly.

At this point, the host took out a timer.

"The game lasts for 30 minutes, so please make the most of your time."

drop.

The slight ticking of the timer signaled the official start of the game.

Xu Zhaozhao sat there, listening to their discussion.

Even though the father and son don't get along, this is indeed a game that requires cooperation.

After a brief and concise exchange, they quietly got to work.

A game where handmade waste cannot be forcibly integrated.

Xu Zhaozhao lowered the umbrella a little to shield her skin from the sun.

A sea breeze blew in gusts, and every now and then a few birds chirped to provide white noise.

The coolness made her drowsy, and she lost track of time.

drop.

There was another slight sound, followed by the host's voice, "Time's up."

"Please have the female guest introduce your group's finished product to the audience; it could increase the audience's voting rate!"

"Let's start with Miss Zhao Zhao."

The sudden roll call scared away Xu Zhaozhao's drowsiness.

He moved the umbrella aside a bit and looked at their finished product, his mouth moving faster than his brain: "Our work is called a sand...sculpture?"

The final note rose in pitch, and even Xu Zhaozhao herself wasn't sure if it was going to stay that way.

The camera focused on their artwork, which featured an eagle spreading its wings on a beach, its sharp eyes fixed on the distance, with even the feathers rendered in exquisite detail, making it incredibly lifelike.

The majestic eagle has been transformed into a sand sculpture, creating a rather awkward atmosphere.

Sister Zhao, if we don't know how to speak, we can simply choose not to. [wiping sweat][wiping sweat]

【My newly imported Coke!! It's all spilled! Sister Zhao, you have to pay me back for my Coke! [Wailing]】

Come on, let's count them! I think there's more than one silly sculpture here. (scratching head)

...

"The eagle from the Fishfish Group is incredibly realistic. If you like their work, remember to vote for them!"

In crucial moments, we still have to rely on the host.

To be honest, this silly sculpture is really well done! [Thumbs up]

Is this the chemistry between two geniuses? It's incredible!

[I felt inferior and wanted to quit the internet! But then I remembered I still had the right to vote, and I changed my mind! I won't quit!]

...

The other two groups didn't do as well as them. Sweetie's group made a simplified version of a castle, while Xiao Kai's group made a prototype of a butterfly.

Yes, it was a prototype.

If Qin Yueling hadn't explained it, no one would have recognized it as a butterfly; it's safe to say it requires very little skill.

Seeing that the audience was about to stop voting for their group, Qin Yueling quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Ours has a different meaning."

As soon as she finished speaking, a staff member brought her a butterfly-shaped kite.

She jogged along, and the butterfly kite soared in the sky, "I hope all the children can emerge from their cocoons and become butterflies."

Thump—

Before the comments could react, Xu Zhaozhao was nearly hit by her and suffered internal bleeding.

His whole body fell backward.

She rolled several times on the ground, and when the camera finally captured her, Xu Zhaozhao was falling into the deep sea...