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◎“She admitted it.”◎
Su Yun's statement, "Not married yet," silenced Ning Yuxuan and the entire live stream.
audience:"……"
[Hahaha, Aunt Su, what kind of outrageous words are these?]
[Aunt Su: If we're not married, that means I can break up with my boyfriend and be with him.]
[Haha, Aunt Su is over forty years old and she's even more open-minded than me, it's hilarious!]
Others focused on what Ning Yuxuan said.
Boyfriend? Who is he?
[Is this the first time Ning Yuxuan has admitted to having a boyfriend on a show? Isn't anyone paying attention?!]
I'm so curious which man is so lucky! Can any resourceful netizens find out?
The CP fans haven't even started to exert their efforts, and they've already failed before they even got started.
[Ah, I genuinely thought Ning Yuxuan and Duan Ziyao were a good match; a romance between an older woman and a younger man is so appealing! How did it all fall apart like this!]
Me too, my heart is broken!
[Waaaaah, my girlish heart hadn't even started to flutter before the person in question nipped it in the bud!]
Jiang Ning'an and Ning Fei were already practicing in front of the machine.
Ning Yuxuan cleared her throat and looked at Su Yun with a smile: "Auntie, I don't have any plans to change boyfriends for the time being."
Su Yun: "Then..."
Ning Yuxuan added without changing her expression, "I have no plans to have another boyfriend."
Su Yun: "..."
She realized that Ning Yuxuan was joking with her, but at the same time, she was rejecting her.
Su Yun's disappointment was evident. She patted Ning Yuxuan's arm and said, "Okay, okay, Auntie understands. But Auntie really likes you, if..."
Perhaps realizing that what she was about to say was really unlucky and inappropriate to say, Su Yun swallowed back what she was about to say.
Su Yun: "Xuanxuan, I wish you and your boyfriend a sweet and loving relationship!"
The audience, however, had already figured out what Su Yun originally wanted to say, and they all laughed.
[Haha, let me translate: Su Yun: If you break up, you can tell Auntie, and I'll have my son make it up to you!]
Aunt Su seems to genuinely like Ning Yuxuan! If they really get together, their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship will definitely be harmonious!
[Ning Yuxuan, are you really not considering dating two people at the same time? Hahahaha]
In front of the machine, Ning Fei and Jiang Ning'an's battle officially began.
Jiang Ning'an's advantage was obvious, and she quickly achieved victory.
This competition is actually not very fair to Ning Fei. Jiang Ning'an has a background in gaming, but Ning Fei has basically never played video games.
However, Ning Fei didn't care about winning or losing. After losing, she said with great interest, "This game is not bad."
Ning Yuxuan stepped forward: "Mom, do you think it's fun?"
Ning Fei nodded: "Yes, we didn't have the chance to experience these things when we were young. This is my first time experiencing it, and I think it's quite interesting."
Ning Yuxuan pondered for a second, then decisively asked the staff, "After this week's recording ends, have you considered selling this machine?"
Staff: "..."
They bought this machine secondhand from an online shopping platform; it wasn't expensive, just over a thousand yuan.
Staff member: "Let me ask the director and prop master."
After a few words of negotiation, the staff member nodded: "If Teacher Ning Fei likes it, we can give it to you for free."
Ning Fei waved her hand: "How could I accept that? I'll just buy it at the original price."
Staff member: "Then...that's okay too?"
[Haha, who would have thought that the production team could organize a game segment and also collect some props at the same time?]
[Hahaha, doesn't anyone find this hilarious? Ning Fei: I like it. Ning Yuxuan: Buy it!]
[What surprised me was that Teacher Ning actually likes this kind of game! Appearances can be deceiving, and stereotypes are unacceptable!]
The final match was between Su Yun and Qin Man.
The fact that neither of them had ever played video games made this round the most suspenseful.
One side takes the lead temporarily, and the other side overtakes them again.
Jiang Ning'an seemed even more anxious than Qin Man herself, almost ready to step in and help.
Su Yun called to her son, "Ziyao, can you help me take a look? Why can't I press this button correctly no matter what I press?"
Ultimately, with support from both sides, Qin Man's movements were more agile, and she narrowly won by a small margin.
Su Yun let out a long breath and looked at Duan Ziyao: "Son, do you usually train like this every day at your base? It must be really tiring, much more tiring than cooking and cleaning."
Duan Ziyao shook his head helplessly, offering no further explanation.
His mother had never really understood his profession and couldn't explain it in a short time.
The production team announced the next steps: the three winners can discuss and decide on the schedule from this afternoon until dinner.
You can go wherever you want as long as it's within a half-hour drive.
Ning Yuxuan, Jiang Ning'an, and Qin Man won the three games respectively.
Qin Man didn't care where they went, leaving the choice to her daughter and Ning Yuxuan.
Ning Yuxuan and Jiang Ning'an exchanged a glance, then looked at the vintage arcade machine.
Without needing many words, a single glance is enough to know what the other person is thinking.
Ning Yuxuan smiled and said, "You tell me."
Jiang Ning'an nodded and asked the staff, "We're all a bit reluctant to leave. Are there any arcades or similar places around here?"
The itinerary was set: everyone would go to the nearby arcade and have a blast.
Everyone changed into their outdoor clothes and set off together in the production crew's minibus.
Ten minutes later, everyone arrived at their destination.
The young people were quite familiar with this kind of place; they had all come here to play with their classmates when they were in school.
The mothers were all visiting for the first time.
The staff asked them how they felt.
Ning Fei smiled gently and said, "When I was little, there weren't places like this to play. Everyone played hopscotch or something, right?"
Qin Man nodded: "Me too. There weren't many games to play back then, just things like hopscotch, shuttlecock kicking, and beanbag toss."
Su Yun was five or six years younger than the other two, but they were roughly from the same generation.
She recalled, "When I was a child, I played jump rope the most. There were all sorts of ways to play it, and each way had a name: things like cotton fluffing, playing the flower drum, and Yangko dancing!"
Ning Fei laughed: "Yes, yes, us too! I loved playing with cotton fluff when I was little."
The three mothers all come from different places: Qin Man is from the north, while Ning Fei and Su Yun are from the south.
I never expected that we would have so much in common when we started talking about how to play jump rope.
The moms are all so cute!
[It suddenly occurred to me that all three mothers were once lively and adorable little girls. If they had been born twenty or thirty years later, they might have played video games together.]
The arcade has a variety of machines to play, such as claw machines and dance machines.
The production team provided the guests with game tokens, allowing them to freely choose what to play.
Ning Fei became interested in one of the toys in the claw machine.
"Xuanxuan, look." Ning Fei pointed to a small cow plush toy inside: "Doesn't this one look like Xiao Yue?"
Ning Yuxuan chuckled, "They are quite similar, both are cool and aloof. How about we rescue Ning Shiyue from inside?"
Ning Fei put a few coins in, but failed twice.
"Xuanxuan," Ning Fei turned her head, "come over and give it a try."
Ning Yuxuan was called upon to go on stage. She exaggeratedly made a circling motion with both hands and muttered, "Ning Shiyue, come out!"
Ning Fei was recording her daughter on her phone when she saw this and couldn't stop laughing, her phone shaking.
Ning Yuxuan aimed at a small cow doll inside the machine, adjusted its claws a few times, and then pressed the button hard.
The claw slowly descended and grabbed the doll.
However, when it was halfway up, the paw suddenly wobbled, and the calf fell back into the pile of toys with a "thud".
Ning Yuxuan sighed in disappointment: "I knew it, Mom. Someone just wouldn't listen. They wouldn't even come out of the claw machine obediently."
[Hahaha @NingShiyue, your sister subtly insulted you again!]
Seeing Teacher Ning smiling so happily, one can imagine Ning Shiyue's position as the younger brother at home, haha.
Ning Shiyue: I'm filming right now, please don't mention me.
Ning Yuxuan called Ning Fei over: "Mom, why don't you try again?"
After several more attempts, Ning Fei finally managed to grab the doll.
Ning Fei smiled, her eyes crinkling, and held the plush toy in her hand, completely captivated.
Teacher Ning is so cute!!
[Now I suddenly understand why Teacher Ning looks so young; her mindset is just like a young girl's!]
Ning Yuxuan and Ning Fei visited several other claw machines and won a rabbit plush toy.
If they tried to grab too many, they wouldn't be able to keep them all, so the two walked through the claw machines and continued deeper into the arcade.
Jiang Ning'an and Duan Ziyao found a game console inside that was similar to the one in the villa, but it looked newer and not as old as the one in the villa.
The two have already played one game, and Duan Ziyao won. Now it's the second game.
Qin Man and Su Yun were chatting not far away.
Su Yun continued to demonstrate her social skills, even engaging in lively conversations with Qin Man, who was usually quiet.
Of course, Su Yun did most of the talking, but Qin Man would nod in response from time to time.
Aunt Su really is someone you can't talk to.
Even the most taciturn person is forced to say more when they're with Aunt Su.
While the two were chatting, Jiang Ning'an and Duan Ziyao were having a heated argument.
Duan Ziyao's reaction speed as a professional gamer goes without saying, but Jiang Ning'an is no less impressive. Their health points are almost equal, making the battle extremely intense.
[Ahhh, Jiang Ning'an is so cool! I never knew our Ning'an was an e-sports girl!]
[My younger brother is so handsome! Serious boys are definitely the most charming!]
[Jiang Ning'an, keep it up! If you win this game, you'll have beaten a professional player! Go go go!]
Ning Fei and Ning Yuxuan walked over and joined the spectators.
Ning Yuxuan was more familiar with Jiang Ning'an, so it was only natural for her to support Jiang Ning'an.
She waved the rabbit plush toy she had just grabbed, acting as the mood-setter: "Go Ning'an!"
In the noisy arcade, Ning Yuxuan's voice wasn't very loud.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the black-clad youth on the right paused slightly.
The next second, Jiang Ning'an controlled her character to knock down the opponent and then unleashed a smooth combo.
The outcome of the match was decided instantly, with Jiang Ning'an winning the second game.
Jiang Ning'an turned to Ning Yuxuan and smiled, "Yuxuan, you and Teacher Ning are here too."
Ning Yuxuan nodded and handed over the rabbit plush toy in her hand: "I just caught this myself. Congratulations on your victory!"
Jiang Ning'an smiled and took it, saying, "Thank you! But this is the second round already. Ziyao won the first round."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuxuan turned her head and met Duan Ziyao's gaze.
Duan Ziyao: "..."
The boy's ears turned slightly red again.
Ning Yuxuan smiled calmly: "Then congratulations to you. It's a pity I only caught one doll, so I don't have one to give you."
Duan Ziyao's cheeks flushed slightly, along with his ears: "...No need."
[Aww, my little brother is so cute! He even blushes!]
Ning Yuxuan, are you really not going to consider talking to me? Even just for one day, it's for my sake!
[Yeah, so what if she's dating two at the same time? A beauty like Ning Yuxuan could date four at the same time without any problem!]
Hahaha, you guys are killing me! You've all turned into Aunt Su, haven't you?
Ning Yuxuan asked Jiang Ning'an, "Are you coming again?"
Jiang Ning'an smiled and shook her head: "No, I'll have some water and rest for a bit."
This game may seem like just pressing a few keys, but it actually requires a high level of concentration and is quite mentally taxing.
"Oh, right." Jiang Ning'an looked at Duan Ziyao, "Ziyao, do you still want to play? How about you and Yuxuan play another round?"
Jiang Ning'an could tell that Duan Ziyao wasn't very tired yet; after all, he was younger and had the most energy.
Playing in a real competition is much more tiring than this; these two games are nothing to him.
Upon hearing this, Duan Ziyao paused, lowering his eyes slightly: "I...I'm fine with anything."
He didn't look at Ning Yuxuan when he said this, showing a shyness unique to young people.
The viewers in the live chat were all saying they were shipping them again.
Compared to Ning Yuxuan's mysterious boyfriend who has never appeared in public, viewers who are just watching the drama will definitely prefer the one currently on screen.
People joke around casually and don't take it seriously.
[Ahhh, my little brother is so shy, I love it!]
Come on! I love watching this! Anyway, they won't know we're just chatting away outside the screen, so please forgive me!
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Ning Yuxuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's play a round then. Don't hold back!"
Duan Ziyao felt a sudden panic.
Did she figure something out?
If I figure it out, will I be angry with him?
Duan Ziyao hesitated for a second, and when he turned to look at Ning Yuxuan's expression, she had already walked to the machine to prepare.
Ning Yuxuan is tall and slender. Her hair is tied into a high ponytail for easy movement, revealing her delicate profile.
Duan Ziyao pursed his lips and turned his head away, no longer looking in that direction.
After each player inserted three coins, a new game began.
Jiang Ning'an took a sip of juice and instructed Ning Yuxuan from the side: "This character is very useful. I just tried it."
Ning Yuxuan: "Okay, then I'll choose this one."
Jiang Ning'an seemed even more eager to win than Ning Yuxuan herself, and personally demonstrated a combo for her: "Move the joystick to the right, and then press these buttons to unleash your strongest move."
Ning Yuxuan carefully noted it down: "Okay, I will definitely live up to Coach Jiang's expectations and strive to win!"
Jiang Ning'an was amused: "Go Ning!"
As the game began, Ning Yuxuan focused intently on operating the buttons.
Although there was no reward for winning, she naturally didn't want to lose since there was a winner and loser.
At first, the two were evenly matched.
But Duan Ziyao is a professional player after all, and his reaction speed is much faster than that of ordinary people, so Ning Yuxuan slowly began to fall behind.
However, Ning Yuxuan was not in a hurry and focused intently on the screen.
Finally, with only a quarter of her health remaining, Ning Yuxuan found an opening in her opponent's defenses and quickly unleashed the combo that Jiang Ning'an had taught her.
Looking at the victory results on the screen, Ning Yuxuan turned around and gave Jiang Ning'an a high five.
The viewers in the live stream were delighted with the result.
[Haha, Ziyao, what's wrong with you! How did you lose two games in a row? What happened to your professional player dignity?!]
[Hahaha, Duan Ziyao never expected that his Waterloo in his gaming career would actually happen on a variety show.]
Duan Ziyao was somewhat annoyed.
He was afraid Ning Yuxuan would realize he was letting her win, so this time he didn't dare to go easy on her like he did at the villa.
However, for some reason, he felt inexplicably nervous and uncomfortable in every move he made.
Ning Yuxuan seized the opportunity during his moment of distraction.
Duan Ziyao lowered his head, feeling uneasy.
Does she feel that she is not as good as she is rumored to be?
Just then, a sweet female voice rang in my ears: "There are still many machines here that we haven't tried yet. Shall we go and take a look at other places?"
"Sure," Jiang Ning'an replied, then turned to greet Duan Ziyao, "Little brother Ziyao, are you coming too?"
Ning Fei has just joined Qin Man and Su Yun's chat group, and is now being pulled by Su Yun to talk about everything from romance to poetry and literature.
There are only the three of them here now.
Ning Yuxuan also looked over and raised her eyebrows.
Duan Ziyao's heart skipped a beat, and he nodded: "Okay."
The three of them walked together to the other side of the arcade and came to a row of rhythm game machines.
Jiang Ning'an suggested, "How about we try this?"
Ning Yuxuan: "Sure."
There were four of the same machines in a row, but two of them had already been taken by other customers, leaving only the two on the right.
Seeing this, Duan Ziyao said, "You guys play first, I'll help you get your things."
Ning Yuxuan and Jiang Ning'an exchanged a smile: "Okay."
At this moment, the two of them and their younger brother's humility put him in a difficult position.
Jiang Ning'an handed the remaining half of her juice to Duan Ziyao, asking him to help her carry it.
The two of them each chose a machine and started selecting songs.
After the song starts playing, various musical notes appear on the screen in rhythm, which need to be clicked using different techniques.
Ning Yuxuan and Jiang Ning'an both wore ponytails and were about the same height.
Their movements were swift and graceful, a pleasure to watch.
[These two beautiful women are so kind to my eyes!]
They both look like high school girls, so energetic!
[Ziyao's younger brother looks so well-behaved following behind to get water, haha, like two big sisters and their little follower]
You can play two rounds with one coin.
For her first song, Ning Yuxuan chose a song of normal difficulty. After getting used to the controls, she easily got an S score.
In the second round, Ning Yuxuan simply chose a more difficult one to challenge herself.
The music changed, from a pop song to a fast-paced piano piece.
Ning Yuxuan's fingers flew across the screen, clicking and swiping rapidly, never daring to relax for a moment.
Finally, as the last note faded, Ning Yuxuan relaxed as she looked at the "Allbo" message on the results screen.
All those mobile rhythm games I played when I was bored at home before, it wasn't a waste of time.
Ning Yuxuan turned around excitedly and subconsciously raised her arm to give Jiang Ning'an a high five in celebration.
Jiang Ning'an's two chosen songs were longer than hers, and they hadn't finished yet, so she didn't have time to watch her.
She did, however, make eye contact with Duan Ziyao.
Duan Ziyao knew that Ning Yuxuan's target was not him, and he didn't know whether he should respond. He moved his arm slightly and then put it down, looking very at a loss.
Ning Yuxuan blinked and gracefully turned her palm around: "Let's celebrate that I'm still got it! I've won a perfect score!"
The two palms made a crisp sound, briefly touched, and then separated.
The simple action has already driven the comments section wild.
[Waaaaah, this is so much better than the artificial sweeteners in some idol dramas!]
Buddha, please forgive me, I'll just take a tiny sip, just one sip!
...
In the top-floor office of Hengjiang headquarters in Beicheng.
Xie Zhiyan received a message from Ning Shiyue.
The two rarely contacted each other by phone, and this was the first time Ning Shiyue had sent him a message.
Ning Shiyue: [Brother Zhiyan, you'd better hurry up and work harder.]
A Weibo post was also sent at the same time.
Xie Zhiyan raised an eyebrow and clicked on the Weibo post shared by Ning Shiyue.
It contains an edited video.
I don't know which netizen was quick, but before today's live stream even ended, they had already edited together the clips of Ning Yuxuan and Duan Ziyao's interactions so far into a short video.
This includes the few times the two made eye contact during the live stream, Duan Ziyao standing next to Ning Yuxuan teaching her how to use the buttons, and the two high-fiving each other.
The blogger's editing skills are superb. What was originally not an ambiguous interaction actually looks quite convincing with the sweet background music and various magnified shots.
The dialogue between Su Yun and Ning Yuxuan was also included, including "have a boyfriend" and "not married yet".
The blogger also captioned the post: "Who would believe this is actually a family-themed variety show? Even idol dramas should take note! From now on, this is how unrequited love or 'sisterly romance' stories should be filmed!"
The comment section below was also very lively.
Wow, before reading the blogger's description, I thought this was some kind of teen idol drama! Handsome men and beautiful women, so appealing!
[It's a pity the girl has a boyfriend, otherwise I would definitely ship them! I'm totally into the stunningly beautiful older sister versus the shy, adorable younger brother!]
[Any similar novels or TV series you'd recommend? I really want to watch them!]
Another highly-rated comment stood out among the many netizens who shipped the couple.
What? Ning Yuxuan has a boyfriend? Which guy managed to win over my goddess? Come out here, I promise I won't kill you!
Xie Zhiyan: "..."
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Ning Shiyue had just finished work in Haicheng.
Work started early today, and his scenes were scheduled for the early ones, so they've all finished by now.
Ning Shiyue was scrolling through social media when he came across the topic "#Ning Yuxuan Duan Ziyao Sister Dog Literature#".
He frowned as he watched the top-rated videos, and looked at the enthusiastic comments from netizens, feeling disdain in his heart.
Pshaw, this guy is just good at video games, that's all he can do to charm those naive young girls.
Ning Yuxuan has seen all kinds of men these days, she would never be interested in a guy like that.
And is this guy as handsome as him?
He's so skinny he looks like a stick; he could be blown away by the wind. He's obviously not someone you can rely on.
The key point is that this guy was born in the Year of the Rabbit, and is more than two years younger than him!
This generation of netizens really can ship anything!
While Ning Shiyue was internally complaining, he couldn't help but keep scrolling through netizens' comments, feeling increasingly engrossed in them.
Finally, he couldn't resist and found Xie Zhiyan's name in his phone's contacts.
Feeling a sense of shared hatred and a touch of schadenfreude, Ning Shiyue shared one of the Weibo posts with Xie Zhiyan.
Added a note: [Brother Zhiyan, you'd better hurry up and work harder.]
If I don't work harder, my girlfriend will be stolen away.
Of course, Ning Shiyue trusted Xie Zhiyan's judgment and knew that Xie Zhiyan would at most feel a sense of crisis after reading it, but would not really suspect Ning Yuxuan because of it.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so careless as to send Xie Zhiyan something like this.
After a while, a reply came from the other side.
Xie Zhiyan: [Why did you send me this?]
Ning Shiyue frowned as he looked at the message.
Even if he knew it wasn't true, Xie Zhiyan shouldn't have been so calm after seeing those comments from netizens, right?
Ning Shiyue: [Brother Zhiyan, have you seen the content of that Weibo post?]
Or did you only watch the video and not read the comments section, unaware that netizens are already obsessed with this?
Ning Shiyue hesitated whether to take another screenshot of the netizens' comments and send it to Xie Zhiyan, but then felt that doing so would make her seem like she liked to stir up trouble.
While I hesitated, the other side called back.
Xie Zhiyan: [Yes, I saw that she admitted I was her boyfriend.]
Ning Shiyue: "..."
[Author's Note]
Ning Shiyue: Goodness, it turns out my brother Zhiyan is a love-obsessed person.
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