Chapter Forty-Four: The Witch's Curse!
Qu Rou, who was leisurely applying a face mask in her bedroom upstairs, was also jolted to her feet by a phone call.
At this moment, Qu Rou's beautiful face was contorted with rage. She gripped the phone tightly in her hand, as if she wanted to crush it.
Qu Rou simply put on a coat and a mask, and hurriedly left the villa.
On the other side, Yunxi's agent, who had just gotten off the plane, found her phone vibrating incessantly in her pocket. Frowning, she opened the phone and saw the message from her colleague. Her fist clenched.
Inside the villa, Xu Wang returned to his room. Pei Yanchuan was sitting blankly on the bed, seemingly still waking up. His right hand was gently placed on the spot where Xu Wang had been sleeping.
He stared blankly as he heard the door open.
"Xiao Wang?"
"You're awake. Are you hungry?" Xu Wang sat down next to Pei Yanchuan.
Pei Yanchuan rested his head on Xu Wang's shoulder: "Thank goodness, where did you go just now?"
Perhaps because Pei Yanchuan had just woken up, his voice was not as harsh as usual, but rather gentle.
"Something big happened when I went out." Xu Wang vividly recounted what had just happened to Pei Yanchuan, and when he got to the funny parts, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Pei Yanchuan was like a quiet and loyal listener, his gaze fixed on the lively Xu Wang in front of him, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Right now, the director probably wants to chop them all up." Xu Wang can already picture the director going berserk.
As Xu Wang had expected, the director, who was communicating and setting up the venue, was all smiles, but the next moment he saw the assistant director rushing towards him with his phone in hand.
Upon seeing this scene, the director instinctively withdrew his smile and turned to run away.
"Boss, don't run away! This is a big deal!" The assistant director reacted quickly, lunging forward and landing on the beach, grabbing his boss's thighs with both hands.
"You'd better say something good this time." The director turned around, lowered his head, and said through gritted teeth.
“No, that’s not it.” The assistant director shook his head.
"I won't listen, I won't listen," the director said, covering his ears in refusal.
The assistant director raised his hand holding the phone and shoved it directly in front of the director.
The director stared at the screen on the phone in front of him, gradually turning to stone, until it shattered into pieces.
What kind of mess is this?!
The director reacted quickly; after his anger subsided, he immediately issued a statement saying he would definitely pursue the breach of contract penalties from the two parties involved.
When Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang walked out of the bedroom, the production crew had already returned.
"President Pei, Teacher Xu." The director greeted Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang briefly before hurrying upstairs.
The other groups of guests also came downstairs at this time.
Zhong Ran had already figured out what was going on upstairs, and his agent told him to get as little involved as possible.
Qin Huai had already gotten wind of it: "The truth will out."
Gu Yunlan nodded in agreement. The couple had debuted earlier than him. When Gu Yunlan was just starting out, their careers were thriving. He never expected that the two of them would have such a wild life in private.
"No, how did you all know?" Xia Yu asked, looking completely bewildered.
Hou Yunqi gently patted his wife's hair reassuringly.
The gossip surrounding Zheng Weiguang and his two accomplices continues to be updated online.
Tian Xiaowu currently has the fewest scandals, apart from abandoning her boyfriend and getting together with Zheng Weiguang, there are no other major scandals.
The scandal involving Zheng Weiguang and Qu Rou is huge. Not only are there insiders revealing information, but also outsiders and fans. There's not a single minor scandal among them; they're all major ones, and there's so much to keep up with.
The comments section has gone from angry to utterly exasperated.
[My goodness, how many is this now, fellow netizens?]
Are you asking about the man or the woman?
[The male victim has reached tenth, and the female victim has reached eightth (notes)]
[No, are they time management masters? Several of their timelines overlap.]
[Will this drama ever end?]
[Those two are truly disgusting.]
………………
Seeing the situation escalating online, the company decided to abandon the three individuals. Many brands sued them, and the three are now facing huge breach of contract fees.
The director stayed up all night resolving the online issues.
The program was broadcast live as usual the next day.
It was almost five in the morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, when the program's live broadcast quietly started.
Because the broadcast started quite early, there were only a few tens of thousands of viewers in the live stream.
[What's going on? Why is my favorite variety show starting to air so early?]
[Luckily I got up early, otherwise I would have missed it.]
[Thanks to my cat, he just kicked me awake.]
[What are we supposed to do now?]
[Check the situation first, keep an eye on it—]
The corridor was dimly lit. A member of the production crew walked up to a guest's door and knocked.
Thump thump thump...
Inside the room, Xu Wang was holding Pei Yanchuan in his arms. When he heard the knock on the door, his originally calm expression furrowed slightly.
Pei Yanchuan opened his eyes sharply and gently adjusted the arm of the person in his arms that was across his chest and the thigh that was wrapped around his waist.
Pei Yanchuan got out of bed wearing matching couple pajamas with Xu Wang. As soon as he reached the door and opened the bedroom door, he saw a group of program crew members squatting at the door.
"Mr. Pei, would you please come with me for today's event?" the assistant director said with a smile.
Pei Yanchuan knew at a glance that the production team was up to something again.
Pei Yanchuan turned his head and glanced at Xu Wang, who was lying on the bed in a starfish position. He nodded in agreement and gently closed the door with his right hand.
The production team used the same tactic to call out Leng Yifan, Gu Yunlan, and Hou Yunqi from the other groups.
The four were taken to a room on the second floor.
The four people sat on the sofa as staff brought out a row of cartoon mascot costumes.
The clothing includes plush bears, adorable bunnies, big-headed frogs, and handsome foxes, among others.
"Teachers can choose any outfit. After you are dressed, the program staff will take you to the venue for today's event."
"Note that once the teachers put on their costumes, they cannot make a sound or make any deliberate movements. They can only speak after the other teachers have noticed and confirmed that the teachers have received heart-shaped stickers." The assistant director explained the rules of today's game.
Pei Yanchuan looked at the outfits in front of him and finally chose the fox one.
Hou Yunqi chose a plush bear, Gu Yunlan chose a big-headed frog, and Leng Yifan chose an adorable rabbit.
The four were stunned when they were taken to their destination. The entire beach was filled with numerous mascot figures. The beach was not yet open to tourists, and the sight of several rows of mascot figures standing in front of them was truly spectacular.
[Frog Fun, the director really knows how to play this game!]
[It would be funny if I chose the wrong one.]
[So that's why they started broadcasting so early! Turns out they were waiting for this.]
[Wow, so many plush toys! The difficulty has increased.]
[Ugh, I regret it so much! My house is right next door, I should have bought a ticket.]
[Hehe, I managed to snag one! (smug) `(*∩_∩*)′]
………………
Inside the villa, at 6:30, Xu Wang's hand kept groping around.
"Yan Chuan?"
"husband?"
"Pei Yanchuan!"
When Xu Wang opened his eyes, he saw that the large bed was empty.
Xu Wang got out of bed and yawned.
Just as Xu Wang finished changing his clothes and opened the door, he happened to run into the other people.
"Your partners aren't here either?" Xu Wang instantly snapped out of his daze.
Qin Huai instantly calmed down upon seeing the situation before him: "It seems this is a premeditated plan."
"Could it be that Old Hou has been kidnapped?" Xia Yu's eyes widened.
"Should we go find them?" Zhong Ran asked anxiously.
Yunxi leaned against the wall and yawned. Today's game probably wouldn't have much to do with her.
As soon as they went downstairs, they saw several cameramen.
Neither the director nor the assistant director showed up.
Xu Wang, with his sharp eyes, spotted the envelope on the table in front of the sofa.
The envelopes contained the names of several people.
Xu Wang opened his envelope.
Dear Mr. Xu, I regret to inform you that your husband has been cursed by a witch and turned into a doll. You need to go to Star Bay to find your one and only lover and rescue him. When you put this sticker representing love on him, he will tell you the answer.
(P.S.: If you choose the wrong option, the witch will punish you by making you do 100 princess carry squats.)
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