After confirming several times that Xie Yunhuai was really alright, Su Jin rubbed her sore eyes and said, "Then I'll go back now. Brother, take care of yourself."
She hadn't cried for so many years, but in the end, she still didn't shed a tear.
Xie Yunhuai reached out and gently pinched her cheek. "Xiao Jin, are your eyes bothering you? Let me get you a towel to put on them."
Su Jin shook her head. "I didn't cry. It's okay. Goodbye, brother."
Xie Yunhuai lowered his arms dejectedly, forcing a smile.
"Well, work is more important, you go ahead."
Su Jin returned to the camera, and Shen Yanxiu was the first to notice something was wrong with her. He looked down at her and asked, "What's wrong with your eyes? Did something happen?"
Su Jin avoided his probing gaze. "It's nothing."
A fluffy head nuzzled against her, and Gu Xingze looked at her expectantly, "Wife, what were you and your brother doing just now? Why are you crying?"
Su Jin said irritably, "I'm not crying, move aside."
Gu Xingze pursed his lips and moved aside. His wife was fine just now, but after spending a while with Xie Yunhuai, she started to dislike him. It must be Xie Yunhuai trying to sow discord again.
While he was lost in his own thoughts, Su Jin found him increasingly unpleasant to look at; she still remembered the time he hit Xie Yunhuai.
"Hey, you'd better apologize to my brother later, you hear me?"
Gu Xingze frowned and grumbled, "Why? I didn't do anything. What was he whispering in your ear again?"
Su Jin glared at him, "I'll remember the time you hit my brother for the rest of my life."
Gu Xingze's expression went blank, then he wrinkled his face and cried, "No, wife, I'll apologize to him right now, please don't hold it against me."
After saying that, he scrambled and crawled backstage.
Hahahaha, I'm laughing so hard!
[Mr. Gu: Tonic! Tonic! My wife!]
So that guy was her brother? She has a brother? What a wonderful life that brat is living...
Good-looking people always seem to flock together.
When he returned, Xie Yunhuai also came out and greeted everyone.
"Hello, I am Xie Yunhuai, Su Jin's older brother whom she has played with since childhood."
His gentle and polite smile made a very good first impression on everyone.
Su Jin saw that he had no intention of leaving, but instead sat down.
He exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, you're not going to... be coming to record a show too, are you?"
Can her wretched little life really bear so much?
Xie Yunhuai smiled and nodded, then said with a hint of worry, "Will this cause you any trouble?"
"No." What else could she say?
Offstage, Director Yan wiped his sweat; it was another day of being subdued by the power of money. He just felt bad for Teacher Su.
The director began, "Is everyone ready? Today we need all the guests to go up the mountain, split into pairs, and whoever finds the most ingredients wins. The winning team gets to decide tonight's game."
Divide into two groups? Won't that mean one person will be left behind?
Su Jin suggested, "Why don't you let my brother stay here? He's not in good health."
She turned to look at the director off-camera, forcing a smile, "I'm doing this for your own good."
The director hesitated whether to agree.
Xie Yunhuai gently tugged at Su Jin's clothes, "I'll just stay with you and won't cause you any trouble, Xiao Jin."
Su Jin looked up and met his pitiful eyes.
"Brother, please don't do this..."
Ye Shuwei suddenly spoke up, "I understand you. I used to be a green tea bitch too."
Xie Yunhuai froze.
[Hahahaha, bro, I can't hold it in anymore!]
Dude, I get you. I used to be a green tea bitch too.
Yeh Shu-wei is quite honest.
This wave resulted in a 1,000-kill enemy but 800-loss-inflicted wound on ourselves.
Xie Yunhuai almost couldn't maintain his "green tea" persona, hahaha!
Su Jin frowned slightly. "Green tea? Are you talking about him?"
Ye Shuwei looked like she knew everything but didn't say anything.
Gu Xingze was almost moved to tears. Finally, someone understood him. "Yes, I'm talking about your brother. You're the only one here who doesn't seem like a green tea bitch, my wife."
Xie Yunhuai bit his lip. "Xiao Jin, what do they mean by 'green tea'? I don't quite understand."
"It's not a good word." Lin Shi, always eager for drama, remarked.
Su Jin scratched her head. "How does he look like a green tea bitch? You've got the wrong person, haven't you?"
Gu Xingze was so angry that his stomach hurt. He clutched his stomach with one hand and pointed at Xie Yunhuai behind Su Jin with the other, unable to speak for a long time.
"You wait..."
Su Jin slapped his hand away. "Alright, alright, let's split into groups first. Let's not talk about this anymore."
Xie Yunhuai spoke first, "I'll be in your group, Xiao Jin."
Gu Xingze retorted, "It's only natural that I'm in a group with my wife, right?"
Lin Shi asked weakly, "Then should I leave?"
The director then brought out a lottery box, saying, "Everyone should draw lots to decide; that's fairer."
The final groupings were: Su Jin, Xie Yunhuai, Luo Feifei, and Shen Yanxiu.
Gu Xingze, Lin Shi, Ye Shuwei, Meng Guangjun, and Ji Yuanzhou form a group.
Gu Xingze held the red token in his hand and looked at the director with a mournful expression.
The latter, however, looked away guiltily, because Xie Yunhuai had given her too much.
Lin Shi cried, "My best friend, we broke up, waaaaah."
Su Jin got goosebumps all over her arm. "It's not like we'll never see each other again in this lifetime."
Fully equipped, they went up the mountain.
Gu Xingze clung tightly to Su Jin the whole time, prompting Lin Shi to ask, "If you're not the eldest brother, which team are you on?"
Gu Xingze pulled down his hat brim and pleaded in a low voice, "I'm about to lose my wife, please let me have her."
Lin Shizhen was speechless, truly.
After walking for a while, Su Jin looked at Xie Yunhuai's back, which was soaked with sweat, and reminded him, "Brother, do you want to take a break? You've been driving for so long without resting. Your body can't take it."
Xie Yunhuai's lips were a little pale. "It's okay, I might just have low blood sugar. I didn't eat breakfast today."
Gu Xingze muttered, "Is your health that bad? I rushed here overnight yesterday, why hasn't anyone shown any concern for me?"
Xie Yunhuai awkwardly hid his pale face. He had never hated his poor health so much, and that he had become a burden to Xiao Jin.
Su Jin glared at her and said, "Are you really that bored? Go back and pick up the chicken droppings later."
[This is hilarious! Hahahaha!]
[You got scolded by your wife, are you behaving now?]
Su Jin reached into her pocket.
He stuffed a biscuit into Xie Yunhuai's hand, saying, "Have something to eat first."
The cameraman following them tried to approach, saying, "Teacher Su, the director doesn't allow you to bring food."
Su Jin quickly tore open the packaging, then stuffed it into Xie Yunhuai's mouth, urging, "Chew quickly! Hurry up!"
Xie Yunhuai: "Ugh...wait...I'm a little out of breath."
Su Jin then realized that she had also blocked Xie Yunhuai's nostrils, and awkwardly withdrew her hand.
"Haha, look at the mess you've made."
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