Chapter 46 Who is the Undercover Agent?
The director sat behind the camera, wearing a beanie similar to Fu Yanle's and leather motorcycle gloves, feeling lightheaded from the air conditioning. Beside him was a tablet, the live stream of Xingdong, which was already being flooded with messages from fans and netizens who had rushed to the scene.
As the doors to the recording studio opened, Meng Xinqiu and Gu Jiming were the first to enter the live stream.
Meng Xinqiu always preferred comfortable attire, and this time he was also wearing a gray overcoat paired with loose, floor-length trousers. Compared to him, Gu Jiming was clearly more outgoing, sporting a cool and edgy biker style, with a vertical silver tag engraved with "trouble" hanging from his right ear, and a thin chain of the same color pinned to his ear cartilage.
Lin Qingtong followed closely behind the two. His public persona was gentle and pure, and his styling always aligned with that persona. For example, today's white casual suit jacket and neatly styled short hair seemed conventional at first glance, but the embroidery on the suit sleeves and shoulders was quite exquisite upon closer inspection.
The last three, resembling crabs, bravely squeezed together into the doorway.
Tang Wanbai wore a light purple wool coat and a white knitted hat sponsored by Fu Yanle, making her look like an adorable fluffy ball. An Shigou, on the other hand, wore a black velvet coat with a double-ringed thick silver chain around his chest. His hair was combed back in an adult style, exuding an aura of dominance.
Flanked by the two men, Fu Yanle walked with difficulty toward a seat not far away, the dog ears on his hat swaying back and forth with his steps.
[Damn! Another day of being pierced through the heart by the handsome looks of my brothers!]
Wow, any ladies want to know about Fu Yanle's winter gear? I'm tempted!
[My "Plain Fu Bai, Beautiful as a Flower" are all sticking together again! And the hat on Wanwan's head is the same style as Xiao Fu's!]
Is it possible that he is from a certain entertainment company? The white nameplate on his head is exactly the same as the hat Xiao Fu wore before!
[Am I the only one who noticed that Xiao Gu and Teacher Meng were both secretly watching Xiao Fu?! What's going on?! I'm so excited!]
[Stop gilding the lily for internet celebrities, okay? It's just normal eye contact.]
[It's starting! Fu's fans are creating a heartthrob persona for their idol, even carrying him onto a train overnight!]
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"Welcome, everyone, to our Starry House, though it's a temporary setup!" The director, wearing a headset, scanned the room. "Today, we'll be recording the third episode live. There aren't any mandatory tasks this time; the goal is for our viewers to participate and have fun with our guests!"
"Oh?" Tang Wanbai obediently joined in the conversation. "What do you mean?"
"First, we will divide the six guests into three groups. The grouping method is the most basic, fairest, and most efficient—the palm and the back of the hand!" The director smiled slightly. "Let's begin now. Yanle, give the commands."
"Okay." Fu Yanle obediently took over, "Both palms and backs of the hand—"
The first round was chaotic.
"ungrateful--"
The second round ended in a draw.
"Kneel down before your father—"
"Damn it! Who are you taking advantage of?!" An Shigou roared.
Fu Yanle said with a smile, "There are points, there are points. Those who have the worst hand will be in a group."
An Shigou looked down at the back of his other hand and met Tang Wanbai's gaze, forming a pair.
[Damn! Fu Yanle, you're not happy unless you can rhyme, right?]
[Help! Please don't pair Fu and Lin together! I'm seriously going to carve out a Heavenly Palace just like the one featuring the Seven Fairies of Joy!]
...
Fu Yanle said, "Again, palm and back of hand—"
In the first round, all four hands were on the back of their hands.
"Let your grandpa fly—"
In the second round, Lin Qingtong and Fu Yanle played their hands and became a team. Gu Jiming and Meng Xinqiu, who were left out, automatically became a team.
[Help... Help...]
I prayed so hard, and the day has finally come!
[When the person faking an accident and the person being faked bump into each other, who feels more embarrassed, hehehe.]
[Of course, whoever looks worse is the one who's embarrassed, hehe. Xiao Fu clearly doesn't care, but Lin Qingtong, in that one-second shot, you could tell he was really embarrassed, hehe.]
[I'm totally shipping these seven characters! Gu Jiming and Meng Xinqiu are the real rivals in love!]
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The director smiled subtly and said, "Team members, please do your best! The team with the lowest score in the game will have to share the punishment—post an unflattering photo of yourselves on Weibo and you're not allowed to delete it! Okay, now please take your seats according to your groups."
As the camera moves, viewers can see three two-seater sofas arranged in a triangle.
Director: "We will play three rounds of games, and the games will be provided by the viewers in the live stream. We will randomly select comments from the chat, and whichever game is selected, we will play that game. As long as it can be broadcast, any game is fine!"
An Shigou said, "Director, you're up to something!"
"I'm just giving everyone the opportunity to cause trouble. Whether you succeed or not depends on your luck in the live stream!"
The director looked very upright.
"Forget about games like 'eagle catching chicks' and arm wrestling, let's go all out! Also, after each round of the game, we will randomly draw prizes from the live stream chat. The lucky winner can choose a guest to give away a small gift. Now, please have the staff project the live stream onto the big screen. Start sending comments! Count down three and take a screenshot right on time."
"one two three!"
Everyone looked over and saw the following text on the captured screen:
[The blind men and the elephant!]
Please, please, draw a picture!
Who is the undercover agent?!
Truth or Dare, ahhh!
[Passing a piece of paper mouth-to-mouth!]
[Song Relay!]
The captured comment was: "Who's the mole!"
"Oops, we forgot about an even more exciting game!" The director turned to the staff, signaling them to get ready, his tone cheeky. "Next round, everyone, give it your all!"
Soon, the staff distributed cards with words written on them to everyone.
"Everyone should know the rules of this game, right? The rule is that if there's a mole among the last three, the mole wins. The final winner gets one point, and then the scores are tallied within the group," the director said. "Since no one knows the contents of the group members' cards, don't show favoritism or cover for others just to keep them in the group. Be careful not to accidentally protect the mole. Now, let's start the first round of descriptions from Yanle."
Fu Yanle glanced at his card; it read "[First Kiss]". The easily confused interpretations could be that "first" represents the first time, something related to love, or intimate content related to a kiss.
He thought for a moment and said, "It might be happiness."
Lin Qingtong glanced at the card in her hand and said hesitantly, "It's unforgettable."
Tang Wanbai cupped her face in her hands and said, "Everyone does this at a different age."
An Shigou glanced at the card, completely baffled, and could only say based on his intuition, "Maybe it's sweet?"
Gu Jiming leaned on the sofa with one arm, "You have different feelings with different people."
After careful consideration, Meng Xinqiu cautiously said, "It's not necessarily a good thing."
The director said, "Let's begin the first round of voting. Who wants to go first?"
“I voted for Teacher Meng, and he seems to be following suit.” Gu Jiming pointed out his teammate without any mercy. “Yanle was the first to say ‘maybe happy,’ which means ‘maybe unhappy,’ which is very similar to Teacher Meng’s ‘not good.’”
“I’ll side with Jiming,” Meng Xinqiu said calmly in retaliation. “I find his statement strange. What does he mean by having different feelings with different people?”
Gu Jiming retorted, "What I mean is, the feeling of doing this is different depending on the target. For example, if—never mind, that would be too much of a blunder."
The director said, "Okay, now it's one to one."
Lin Qingtong smiled and said, "Then I'll throw the bowl in. I think his statement is a bit too broad."
An Shigou was still in a daze when he heard this and said, "Then I'll vote for Le, because I'm willing to."
The director, enjoying the spectacle, asked, "What about Yanle?"
"I'll vote for Teacher Meng," Fu Yanle said confidently. "I also think he's following my lead!"
Gu Jiming was secretly pleased to hear this. He glanced at Meng Xinqiu to the side and saw that Meng Xinqiu was staring straight at Fu Yanle, and she actually seemed quite happy.
No, they've already voted you out! What are you happy about?
The director said, "Teacher Meng is out with two votes. The game continues!"
Gu Jiming said, "Some people will get scolded by their parents for this."
An Shigou scratched his head and said, "I don't know how."
"Oh?" Tang Wanbai looked wary, her eyes darting back and forth between the two of them, and said distractedly, "It tastes like plum juice."
Lin Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "Most people have some expectations for it."
Fu Yanle said, "The most perfect thing is to hand it over to someone who deserves to like it."
The director said, "Okay, the second round of voting begins!"
Tang Wanbai spoke first: "I vote for Xiao An. His answer is completely unhelpful!"
Gu Jiming quickly followed suit, saying, "I'll vote for Shi Gou too."
Seeing this, Lin Qingtong smiled and said, "Then I'll vote for Xiao An too."
Fu Yan chuckled: "You rascal, I'm happy to!"
The director announced: "The safe vote is out. The game continues!"
"It definitely wasn't me!" An Shigou jumped up, and as he passed Fu Yanle, he shoved him into the armchair of the sofa. "Aiding the wicked!"
Fu Yanle kicked him away, straightened his dog-head hat, and said in a serious tone, "It can be very short, or it can be very long."
Help! I've failed! What's with the short and long options?
[Is Xiao Fu making a suggestive joke? Look at him, so serious, he's definitely holding it in!]
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Lin Qingtong said: "I get very nervous when I'm dealing with it."
Tang Wanbai said shyly, "I haven't yet."
Fu Yanle stroked his chin. Knowing that Tang Wanbai had only had one romantic relationship with a girl during a break in elementary school, his "I haven't" could mean that he still had his first kiss, or his first love, first night, or first marriage... He recalled the various descriptions from the previous two games and gradually began to make a guess.
Gu Jiming glanced at Fu Yanle, who was deep in thought, and said, "If the partner you're working with isn't good, you should find someone else immediately!"
The director said, "Okay, final round of voting. If the undercover agent is eliminated in this round, the undercover agent fails; if the undercover agent is eliminated, the undercover agent wins."
Fu Yanle said, "Let's throw it into the bowl. It's just like that filth, it has no nutritional value."
Upon seeing this, An Shigou immediately mocked Tang Wanbai, "You've become the kind of person you despise!"
"Oh no, I don't know who to vote for either." Tang Wanbai looked conflicted. "Everyone's points are valid. Let me think... I'll vote for Teacher Lin. I think some of them might not be nervous."
Lin Qingtong said, "Then I can only throw the bowl in."
Seeing this, Gu Jiming reached out and "biu"ed Tang Wanbai away, saying, "Everyone has a clear explanation, only Wanwan hasn't."
"Alright, Wanwan is out with three votes, but the undercover agent is still alive!" the director said with a smile. "Who is the undercover agent?"
Fu Yanle immediately transformed into a drunken butterfly, rising up and twirling around in front of everyone, bowing politely, "I am indeed the humble one."
He showed the card, "This is my first kiss, and you are my first love."
"So," Lin Qingtong asked casually, as if joking, "was Yanle's first kiss long or short?"
Author's Note:
Le: It's none of your business, hehe.
Based on past experience, just in case, the update times for Wednesdays will be adjusted to midnight and 6:00 AM, while the update times for Thursdays will remain at 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
Chu~
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