Chapter Thirty-Nine: A Shocking Revelation! Hush Money!
Hou Yunqi helped Xia Yu up.
Xia Yu was still lamenting the water balloon that Leng Yifan had smashed by sitting on it.
While the others weren't paying attention, Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan quickly took several steps. Just as they were about to step off the mat, Xu Wang's right foot suddenly slipped, and he was about to fall onto the mat.
Pei Yanchuan reacted quickly, holding the water balloon in one hand and using the other to lift the person up with one arm, standing steadily at the finish line.
[Wow! CEO Pei's boyfriend charm is off the charts!]
[That's so cool! He can hold me so steadily even when it's swaying like that.]
[I turned to look at my boyfriend beside me and silently kicked him.]
[Haha, if I were in that situation, my boyfriend would just laugh at me.]
[We're all in the same world, upstairs sister.]
………………
Yunxi and Tian Xiaowu followed closely behind.
Qin Huai tugged at Gu Yunlan, who was watching intently, and the two of them managed to secure third place.
The remaining few also gradually passed the third stage.
Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi set off again. Xia Yu planned to rush over quickly, but he clearly underestimated the foam water on the mat.
Its legs started running frantically, but it only stayed in one place.
With a soft splatter.
Xia Yu was kneeling on the mat. If Hou Yunqi hadn't been supporting him, he probably would have collapsed onto the mat again.
The two finally helped each other through the final hurdle.
Seeing the phenomenal viewership that afternoon, the director readily awarded the top three winners any cards they had earned.
Xu Wang looked at the pink card with a heart drawn on it in his hand. The rough edges and the still wet heart gave him reason to suspect that the director had just drawn it.
At night, Xu Wang groggily got out of bed to go out and get a glass of water.
"I'll stay with you." Pei Yanchuan held Xu Wang's hand, still worried.
"No need, I'm just going to get some water, I'll be right back. You get some rest." Xu Wang looked at the faint blackness in Pei Yanchuan's eyes and patted his hand tenderly.
"I can't sleep without you." Pei Yanchuan shook his head gently and sat up directly from the bed.
"Alright then, let's go together." Xu Wang pulled Pei Yanchuan out of the room quietly.
The two walked down to the kitchen, and ran into Qu Rou as soon as they turned a corner in the living room.
"Are you here for water too?" Qu Rou was wearing a silk nightgown, but the style was a bit daring, with cutouts.
Xu Wang's eyes were clear: "Yes."
Qu Rou glanced at the kitchen behind her out of the corner of her eye: "Then I won't disturb you any longer. I'm a little sleepy too, so I'll go back to my room first."
"Please go ahead." Xu Wang nodded.
Qu Rou quickly walked up the stairs.
Throughout the entire process, Pei Yanchuan kept his eyes fixed on Xu Wang's greeting to Qu Rou, without even glancing at her.
Seeing a problem, Xu Wang looked away and pulled Pei Yanchuan into the kitchen.
The two had just stepped into the kitchen when they heard a lively conversation.
Yunxi appears to be on the phone with his agent.
"Maybe I shouldn't record this episode?"
"What are you thinking? Your current popularity depends on this variety show. If you don't record this episode, who will remember you when the next episode comes?" The woman's voice on the phone was full of anger and disappointment.
"Alright, it's late, go wash up and go to bed. Let's not talk about this anymore. Not only will I disagree, but the company certainly won't agree either."
Beep beep—
"What's going on here?" Yunxi put away her phone with a headache and turned around.
"Hi." Xu Wang waved.
Yunxi was so frightened by the two people in front of her that she almost jumped up on the spot.
"When did you all arrive?" Yunxi asked nervously.
“It was around the time you said you didn’t want to record anymore.” Xu Wang smiled slightly.
"Do you want to pay the penalty for not wanting to record?" Pei Yanchuan began to seriously consider whether it was more worthwhile to pay the penalty or to let the other party continue recording.
"No, no, no, Mr. Pei, I was just joking. I'll definitely continue recording. Please don't kick me out." Yunxi waved her hand frantically as she looked at the biggest investor in the program, afraid that he would kick her out.
"What's this?" Xu Wang suddenly noticed two cards on the table in front of him and asked curiously.
Pei Yanchuan's eyes were sharp.
Looking at the two cards in front of him, Yunxi's head throbbed even more. Finally, he lowered his head dejectedly and said, "These are bank cards."
"What?"
Yunxi's voice was very soft, and she was mumbling to herself, so Xu Wang couldn't hear her clearly.
"Bank card." Yunxi took a deep breath and raised her voice a little.
"It's just a bank card, why are you so nervous?" Xu Wang didn't say much, but his eyes revealed a hint of amusement and gossip.
Looking at Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan in front of her, Yunxi suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. Zheng Weiguang and Qu Rou certainly wouldn't dare to offend the Pei family. She might as well cling to the coattails of the two men in front of her and take the initiative to inform Pei Yanchuan of their crimes in order to get a chance to redeem herself.
“President Pei, I have to report something—oh no, I have to tell you something important.” Yunxi raised her hand.
"Go on," Pei Yanchuan said, readily granting Xu Wang's request, seeing his gossipy gaze.
Yunxi recounted everything she knew in detail.
Xu Wang was stunned. It turned out that the couple had both secretly taken a liking to Yunxi and proposed to keep her as a mistress. However, Yunxi, who had just debuted, was still full of fantasies about her future and rejected them very directly. The two did not expect to run into Yunxi this time. In order to prevent Yunxi from talking too much, they couldn't wait to give Yunxi hush money on the first night.
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