Chapter 245: Who is the traitor? The traitor within our own ranks…
After hearing Li Sishi's explanation, and realizing that what tripped her was a colorful decorative ball left over from the opening performance, Rong Juezhang was speechless: "After all these years, I can't believe it still hasn't let you off the hook..."
"What do you mean by that?" Li Sishi asked quickly, sensing the hidden meaning in his words.
“Oh, I have something to say about this. Back when the TV station celebrated 100,000 hours of television programming, Lester and his best friend Danny had a dance and song segment together,” Li Dewen said, leaning over. “According to the original plan, they would walk down a specially constructed staircase together, and every step and stage along the way would be covered with these colorful decorative balls…”
Back then, he was still a nobody. But there's a saying in this world: those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. The nobody, from his position as a bystander, could see things more clearly than the person in the center of the stage.
So, Li Dewen recounted the events of that year to Li Sishi in a vivid and detailed manner, describing how Rong Juezhang and his friend had accidentally stepped on these colorful decorative balls during a full dress rehearsal, causing them to fall into a heap. They ended up sitting on the ground, picking at the balls and singing, as if recalling old gossip about playing in a puddles as children.
To be honest, when he witnessed these two handsome young men, who were supposedly rare "princes" in the entertainment industry and came from truly good families, actually acting like two unruly children on the stage floor, he, an unknown nobody, was truly shocked.
Of course, now that he himself had joined the ranks of those who "don't care about family when they're having fun," Li Dewen finally began to understand the atmosphere on the Hong Kong stage, which was both extremely strict and yet had a unique relaxed and natural feel that couldn't be found anywhere else.
"You brat, I told you not to gossip about me like that. I'll call Alan and have him teach you a lesson after the show!" Rong Juezhang pretended to be so angry that he was about to tattle on him to his "elders" and quickly slapped him.
Then, he turned to his cousin Li Sishi, who had a meaningful look on her face, and explained, "I was young back then, and it was just a rehearsal with a good friend. It was just for fun, just for fun!"
“If you’re having a good time, you’ll do the same thing, we’re all used to it…” Li Sishi patted his shoulder with an understanding look, then ignored Rong Juezhang’s pout as he tried to say something, and went over to wipe Wen Huihui’s face as she awkwardly caught the cotton candy.
For the sake of the show, each marshmallow was rolled in powdered sugar.
It took several turns before the staff on site finally placed it into a plastic bowl on the other side of the seesaw.
Therefore, unless it's a perfectly executed, straight-to-the-point catch like Rong Juezhang's...
Or perhaps it's like Zheng Baixiang, who tries his best to open his already large mouth into a gaping maw, otherwise the person receiving the makeup will inevitably have some trace left behind—for example, that bewildered white sugar-pink mustache in the early morning and Cheng Erjian's black-on-the-outside, white-on-the-inside Border Collie-style Mediterranean hairstyle...
Wen Huihui caught it pretty well; she was hit on the philtrum above her lips, but quickly bit down on the marshmallow, leaving only a small stain. Li Sishi simply wiped it with a tissue, and she was back to her beautiful self. The two of them put their arms around each other and stood in line again.
In the next round, Li Dewen was eliminated and went to stand next to Cheng Erjian as cheerleaders. Fortunately, the "Xinghui Team" next door was also eliminated one after another, so the number of people remaining in the two teams was now balanced.
As time went by, in Li Sishi's "Charity Team," apart from herself and Rong Juezhang, Wen Huihui and other team members were eliminated one after another, while in the "Star Glory Team," only Zheng Baixiang and Xiao Xie remained.
With the countdown running out and the scoreboards of the two teams still neck and neck, the two teams fought even harder and the rotation speed increased significantly. Basically, one person would be eating a cotton candy and the next person would immediately step forward to start eating, not caring about the spots on their face and body.
After taking a break from the music scene and not participating in many variety shows, Rong Juezhang has persisted until now. It's all about technique, not emotion. He was completely focused. In the slightest lapse in concentration, a cotton candy flew over and grazed his face, leaving a merciless white "scar".
"Sigh, I guess I'm getting old and my reflexes are slower. I used to be able to catch them..." Rong Juezhang said as he walked towards the cheerleaders' section, reviewing his previous game. Then, with a face that looked almost identical to a group of young people a generation younger than him, he blended in with them...
Suddenly, she became the team's only hope, and Li Sishi's eyes lit up with boundless fighting spirit.
Meanwhile, Zheng Baixiang on the other side was also nearing his end. Although he had always been involved in the entertainment industry, dabbling in hosting, acting, and singing, he was more adaptable to game competition than Rong Juezhang. However, playing games requires not only physical strength but also luck. Under the double attack of luck not favoring him and physical strength slightly declining, Zheng Baixiang leaned back.
Xiao Xie subconsciously wanted to reach out and catch him, but compared to Zheng Baixiang, a slightly chubby and stocky male celebrity, and Li Sishi, a female celebrity who counts calories while eating, their body shapes and weights were...
Worlds apart—and he was a teenager growing up, so no matter how strong he was, he still had to be of the "thin arms and thin legs" age group.
Zheng Baixiang knew that Xiao Xie definitely couldn't catch him, so he quickly spread his wings like a roc and waved his hands: "Don't catch me, go catch cotton candy!"
Although he "accidentally" missed his share of the cotton candy and had to leave the battlefield regretfully, Xiao Xie nimbly caught it and then used his eloquence to persuade the philanthropist who donated the cotton candy, and the 1 point for the cotton candy was safely in his account again...
Zheng Baixiang strolled back to his cheerleading squad, feeling quite pleased with himself. He thought to himself that he was lucky to have Xiao Xie, an energetic and game-savvy young man, in his team, so they wouldn't lose that point.
Seeing how perfectly Xiao Xie caught the cotton candy, I wonder how he would fare if he were to switch to goalkeeping on the soccer field?
Zheng Baixiang, who loves horse racing and football, was already dreaming of it and was already planning to invite Xiao Xie to join the Hong Kong Celebrity Football Team after he had gained some experience in the industry for another two years.
"Go! Go! Go!" Looking at the identical score on the scoreboard, Cheng Erjian, who was the first to act as a cheerleader, was completely immersed in the role of a cheerleader. He waved his hands and cheered for Li Sishi, the only hope of the whole team, which attracted the people around him to come down and support him.
For a moment, the performers on stage were cheering each other on, while the audience below watched with bated breath, giving Zheng Baixiang the strange feeling that he had suddenly been transported to a horse racing track for betting.
Um? !
Wouldn't that mean fighting to the bitter end?!
Once his passion for horse racing kicked in, Zheng Baixiang got really into it, shouting more enthusiastically than anyone else: "Go for it! Go for it! I'll bet my entire fortune on you to win!"
Startled by his shout, Xiao Xie almost stumbled. He quickly glanced back at his captain, who was already shouting enthusiastically, and then skillfully pushed off with his toes. The cotton candy that the staff had just placed on the other end of the seesaw immediately took off.
But because of that momentary lapse in concentration, he now encountered the problem of being at the wrong angle, so he quickly leaned towards Li Sishi, hoping to save this "cotton candy" that would determine the fate of the team—
However, Li Sishi, who had already swallowed her marshmallow, was prepared to score points at any moment after discovering the new scoring rules. Seeing that Xiao Xie, who had always been steady, was affected by the captain's mistake, she immediately leaned to the side as well.
come over.
Her head continued to tilt to the side, her long, loose hair brushing against the boy's thin yet powerful shoulders. Li Sishi, in a posture that seemed to be leaning on Xiao Xie's shoulder, forcibly moved him a little before tilting her head back slightly and firmly catching the cotton candy that had fallen to her lips.
As the countdown stopped, Li Sishi's "Charity Team" had two more points than Xiao Xie's "Star Glory Team".
"I'm reporting! I'm reporting Li Sishi from the charity team for leading the charge in hitting someone!" Zheng Baixiang shouted indignantly upon seeing this.
“A bet is a bet, right?” Rong Juezhang helped Li Sishi up with a big smile, patting her little kitten-like freckled face. Then he yelled at Zheng Baixiang, “You said you were going to bet your whole fortune, so you can’t just go back on your word after you lose!”
He wasn't just making things up. After Zheng Baixiang became a gambling addict, he guided Zheng Baixiang to make a promise that he would personally donate an extra 100,000 yuan to charity if the team lost the game. Very good, Li Sishi, this cousin of his, is just as clever and quick-witted as him!
Zheng Baixiang snorted, then quickly scooped up Xiao Xie, who was still standing there, and said, "I have plenty of money, but I'll make sure everything is fair and just—I have evidence and witnesses to prove that your team member hit someone!"
“Don’t be afraid, just tell me how she hit you—” As he spoke, Zheng Baixiang looked down at Xiao Xie, whom he had scooped up, and suddenly noticed that the tips of the child’s ears were bright red.
Young people experiencing their first stirrings of love will blush and their hearts will race even if they accidentally touch hands, let alone such an "intimate" act of leaning their heads together.
"No, Sister May didn't bump into me..." Xiao Xie's face flushed red as she waved her hands and shook her head repeatedly. "She just... just accidentally leaned on my shoulder for a moment..."
Zheng Baixiang frowned and glanced at the incoherent Xiao Xie, then turned to look at Li Sishi, who was gently wiping away various blemishes and powder from her face with Wen Huihui's help. Even the white handkerchief seemed unable to surpass her snow-white and frost-defying beauty. Her slightly shy smile had changed from her previous domineering and spirited demeanor to an infinitely gentle and graceful one.
It's as if the first love, the white moonlight of a generation of teenagers in the port city, who walked slowly with a box of Sunny Day lemon tea, and whose simple smile was enough to captivate the entire summer of the port city, has reappeared in the world on this cool winter night.
etc--
It has swept through a generation of teenagers in the port city?!
Looking back at the teenager in his hand, whose face was flushed red but who insisted on explaining and exonerating the opposing team member, Zheng Baixiang suddenly realized: the traitor in his team wasn't just that love-struck vice-captain!
This little traitor even has a nickname "Lemon"—so how could he not fall for the sweet onslaught of Lemon Tea Goddess Li Sishi?!
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