Chapter 45 The Great Adventure
When Fang Yucheng looked up, his gaze met Ling Zhao's without flinching.
The two remained in a silent standoff.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Deng Minzhou patted Fang Yucheng on the shoulder and tried to smooth things over with a smile: "Our Ling Zhao is eager to try, come on, Chengcheng, hurry up~"
With this interruption, the faint smell of gunpowder in the air dissipated considerably.
Feeling the force on his shoulder, Fang Yucheng glanced to the side slightly before refocusing his attention on Ling Zhao opposite him.
Most of what Li Yunjing says is true.
However, he did not believe that the two had no connection before participating in the show.
Based on his understanding of Mu Jiu, the other party wouldn't easily lower their guard, let alone be promiscuous. Combining this with Ling Zhao's behavior, it's inferred that her return to the show likely indicates a relatively short and peaceful breakup, rather than a serious falling out.
The show is already in its later stages, and they have developed sufficient chemistry. It's virtually impossible to expose their true colors with just one question.
However, guiding the wind direction is not difficult.
If words are a sharp sword, then this is a sword they themselves have handed to him.
After pondering for a moment, Fang Yucheng pretended to remember something and asked, "What was the most hurtful thing you said during your worst argument with your ex?"
[My goodness, is it that sharp?]
[This was clearly a script prepared by the production team. Nobody cared what happened between the two. Chengbao was only asked this kind of question because she's too nice.]
Isn't this a very common problem? How can couples not argue?
That's because it touched a nerve with someone. Whenever these two argue, someone is bound to be dragged into it, and that person deliberately brought it up. /Funny
...
This sensitive topic silenced Deng Minzhou and Guo Zifu, who had been laughing and joking to keep the atmosphere lively.
The air fell silent for a moment.
Just as the atmosphere was beginning to freeze, a clear, cold voice suddenly broke the silence.
"Can he choose the dare?"
All eyes turned to the source of the voice.
Mu Jiu raised an eyebrow nonchalantly, seemingly unaware of the deeper meaning behind his interruption.
This unexpected situation even startled Deng Minzhou. He instinctively looked at Ling Zhao: "But according to the rules..."
Ling Zhao: "I choose dare."
Deng Minzhou: ...?
He glanced at Ling Zhao with a somewhat blank look, then at Mu Jiu, and scratched his head in confusion.
【？？？】
Are there any truths that our esteemed VIPs cannot hear?
Why did Mu Jiu interrupt? Did he have something to hide?
What's wrong with arguing? Unless the content is inappropriate for children /doge
You people are using such foul language!
...
Mu Jiu, who caused the current situation, is not as relaxed as he appears on camera.
The moment she heard Fang Yucheng raise the question, alarm bells went off in her head.
Because she mentioned several times on the show that the reason for their breakup was related to Fang Yucheng, no matter what Ling Zhao's answer was, the topic of their most heated argument when they "broke up" would definitely be linked to Fang Yucheng by people with ulterior motives.
However, this is precisely a topic that should never be discussed in detail on variety shows. If it is even slightly expanded upon, it will turn into a siege and condemnation by Fang Yucheng's fans, or be repeatedly misinterpreted and mentioned by marketing accounts that try to ride the wave of popularity.
Therefore, this question absolutely cannot be answered, yet it cannot be refused by Ling Zhao either...
Why did you suddenly make this choice?
This time, Deng Minzhou had fully recovered and, as the host, responsibly inquired, "Could you explain the reason to the viewers in the live broadcast room?"
Mu Jiu was silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking: "Do you want to hear your ex say those words again during the breakup?"
Anyway... I don't want to hear it a second time.
As she finished speaking, some people were stunned, while others seemed to be deep in thought.
Xiang Wan clenched her sleeves and looked at Mu Jiu with some worry.
I see. I completely understand now. After all, some scars really shouldn't be repeatedly reopened.
[Waaaaah, what Jiu Jiu said makes me want to cry.]
I empathize; the things said during the breakup still sting when I think back on them.
【?? A certain fan group is already playing the victim?】
If you can't handle the game, don't play. It's such a killjoy.
[Hilarious, are they afraid of being exposed for the huge argument they had back then?]
...
"Thank you for sharing, Mu Jiu. This touched the hearts of many of us."
Deng Minzhou took over the conversation, first giving a profound summary, and then magically producing a bamboo divination tube: "Now, it's time for contestant Ling Zhao, who has made her choice, to draw a dare."
Deng Minzhou: "Come on, let's draw one!"
Guo Zifu immediately raised her hand: "Can we draw too? I want to see if the host is promoting anything!"
The atmosphere became more relaxed as the two of them took turns interrupting each other.
After Ling Zhao finished drawing his stick, Deng Minzhou's eyes lit up the moment he took the bamboo stick: "Wow! This is amazing—'Call the opposite sex you last contacted...'"
He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, keeping everyone in suspense, "I won't tell you what happens next, I'll leave you in suspense."
He turned to Ling Zhao, his tone becoming serious: "According to the rules, we need to confirm who you last contacted. I need to check your phone's chat history; for privacy reasons, I'll look at that myself. Is that alright?"
Ling Zhao: "...No problem."
[They're actually checking my phone directly? That's a huge gamble!]
Who is it?! I'm so worried!
[Could it be a female celebrity? /laughs]
Ling Zhao's expression is so subtle.
This is clearly just for the show; there's no way there'll be any big news.
Deng Minzhou took the phone and glanced at it, clearly stunned for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
"Rest assured, viewers, the key information in these screenshots will be blurred out and then immediately posted on the program's official Weibo account. It will be absolutely open and transparent."
As Deng Minzhou spoke, he handed the phone back to Ling Zhao: "Now, our contestant Ling Zhao can begin."
Ling Zhao glanced at him, lowered her head and swiped a few times, then picked up her phone and brought it to her ear.
Everyone seemed to sense something and looked in the same direction.
Immediately afterwards, a melodious telephone ringtone sounded in the room.
At the same time, the official account of "Our Past" also updated a post.
Those viewers who had the live stream running on their computers had already clicked in. The feed contained a carefully blurred screenshot, retaining only the most crucial information:
The most recent chat log was posted at [10:23 AM today]:
Ling Zhao: I've arrived.
The production team thoughtfully noted: This is normal communication during commercial filming.
Audiences, bombarded by information overload, have no interest in ordinary dialogues.
However, just as someone pointed out a certain detail, the comments under the post suddenly exploded:
【Wait, they've already broken up, yet Mu Jiu is still Ling Zhao's pinned and followed contact?!】
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