In late autumn, the sun sets early, and the sky becomes dark around 5:30 pm.
All five couples completed their tasks and then filmed in their own rooms.
At 6 p.m., the production team issued another task through the sponsor's mobile phone.
"Ding-dong—"
"Ding-dong—"
Xu Chengzhi and Lin Yang's phones rang at the same time.
The phone was on the coffee table, and Lin Yang, who was nestled on the sofa, stretched out her arm to reach for it.
Xu Chengzhi didn't reach for his phone; he just leaned over to read the task text message sent by the production team.
"Dear guests, please gather in the lobby downstairs in ten minutes. To foster camaraderie among you, the next task is—"
The production team deliberately acted mysterious, and the task got stuck when they read this part.
There was no follow-up text message, presumably indicating that they would have to go downstairs to find out for themselves.
There's no way around it; once the contract is signed, you have to unconditionally obey the production team's tasks, or you'll have to pay compensation...
Lin Yang counted on her fingers, unable to keep up with the number of digits on the contract.
She lazily got up from the sofa, ready to go downstairs.
Who told me I was poor? I couldn't afford to pay that much money back!
Xu Chengzhi caught up with Lin Yang and followed her downstairs.
Downstairs, the production crew has all the equipment ready and is just waiting for the guests to arrive.
One by one, the five couples came out of their rooms upstairs.
Ten chairs were arranged around a round table in the hall. Judging from this setup, Lin Yang guessed that they were going to play games.
"Hello, everyone. Your next task is—" The program director, behind the camera and holding a microphone, trailed off mid-sentence.
I don't know if they're just teasing them, or if they're just building up anticipation for the audience when it airs.
It has to be said that variety shows love to use the mystery trope.
Under the watchful eyes of the five couples, the director slowly revealed the task: "Truth or Dare!"
Well, just as Lin Yang guessed, it's about the same thing – playing games, and these kinds of cliché games at that.
"Of course, the punishment is different from what we usually do. When we play this game, the dare is something like drinking. But this time, the dare in our program is that the person who lost the previous round has to post a Weibo with specific content. The person who lost the first round has to post a Weibo with content that the program tells them to. Does everyone understand the rules?" The director patiently explained.
Lin Yang was not very interested and nodded perfunctorily twice.
The game officially started the next second.
They drew lots to determine their seats, and by sheer bad luck, Lin Yang was assigned to sit next to Xu Chengzhi.
Of the five couples, they were the only ones who, by sheer coincidence, didn't break up.
An empty wine bottle was placed on a round table. People took turns spinning the bottle, and whoever the bottle landed on was the lucky one.
Choose one of Truth or Dare.
Chu Yu was sitting in the number one seat, and he got the first turn to spin the bottle.
He stood up, pulled the empty bottle in the middle closer, gripped it with his five fingers, and under everyone's gaze, he exerted force with his palm, causing the bottle to spin rapidly.
Everyone held their breath and stared at the bottle.
Lin Yang yawned, resting her chin on her hand. Anyway, the chance of her being the one to switch was one in ten. She was always lucky, so it was impossible for her to be the one to start.
The bottle's outline gradually changed from being too blurry to be clearly discernible.
Chu Yu stared at the bottle that was about to stop, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Finally, the bottle stopped, and everyone looked in the direction of the bottle opening.
They set their sights on the person who was yawning halfway through.
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