Kong Mingyan didn't beat around the bush and explained directly: "This recording has increased the live broadcast time, and the phones in your hands are mainly for interacting with netizens."
Qi Shenghui "laughed" as he spat out a mouthful of blood: "Can such things be changed so easily? And what is mobile phone interaction anyway?"
Kong Mingyan: "I've already discussed the changes with your company. As for the mobile interaction issue, I'll explain it later. Now, let's get on the bus!"
Upon hearing that she was getting on the bus, Luo Xi grabbed her suitcase without asking any questions and headed towards the bus behind Kong Mingyan.
She paid absolutely no attention to any of the changes or interactions Kong Mingyan mentioned throughout the recording. All she wanted was for the recording to finish quickly so she could go home.
Even as Kong Mingyan behind him was still shouting, "In addition, the production team has specially invited an internet celebrity guest. I hope everyone gets along well."
Losy, still expressionless, stuffed her luggage under the car and calmly climbed onto the bus. She didn't want to know about the changes to the show, the altered recording format, or even who would come and how it would affect the program.
All she knew was that the night before last, Fang Silei called her and said, "Cheng Qing rejected the call."
Losi sneered. What did her repeated concessions amount to?
Now, he only dares to curse on an empty bus: "Damn Cheng Qing, don't come back once you've left."
Losi looked up, stood in the driver's seat, and spat out her harsh words with a defiant air.
But then they saw Cheng Qing sitting in the third row by the window, resting her chin on her hand and looking out the window.
Upon hearing the insult, she turned around and looked at him with a faint smile in her eyes.
It was Cheng Qing's clear, spring-like voice, her elegant smile, and her always gentle tone: "Luo Xi, are you insulting me?"
Losi stood there, stunned. In that instant, she felt neither anger nor shame. Instead, she felt an indescribable bitterness and grievance, but in the end, all she could express was: "I'll just scold you, is that not allowed?"
Her head was slightly raised, clearly showing pride, yet it couldn't hide the heartbreaking sob in her voice, the boundless grievances, and the heavy accusation in her words; she had no intention of showing weakness.
Cheng Qing was wearing a white turtleneck sweater, and she looked even more refined and elegant in the sunlight.
She stood up from her seat and walked over to Rossi. Although Rossi spoke with a tough tone, she unconsciously took a step back when Cheng Qing approached.
Feeling that his retreat was too cowardly, he glared at Cheng Qing and continued in a harsh tone, "Can't I curse?"
Cheng Qing leaned closer to her, carefully tracing her features, then grinned, revealing her teeth: "Sure, curse me all you want! But Luo Xi..."
Cheng Qing hugged her with a sigh and said, "I missed you."
Lossie's breath hitched, her face flushed, and she pushed Cheng Qing away forcefully. Lossie tried her best to appear heartless, not giving Cheng Qing a second glance, and walked to the back of the row: "Thinking of me is useless, I... I don't miss you."
Cheng Qing followed behind her, picked up her bag from her seat, and sat down next to Luo Xi after she found a seat.
Luo Xi paused, looked at Cheng Qing, and then glanced at the spot where Cheng Qing had just been sitting.
This time, she was angry, embarrassed, and flustered all at once: "Why...why are you sitting here?"
Sunlight streamed through the glass window beside Rossi, and she could clearly see Cheng Qing's smile, brimming with his unique charm. Even though she was angry inside, she couldn't hide the flutter in her heart.
Cheng Qing said, "Hasn't the director said anything yet? The activity has been changed to pairs, and you and I are in your pair."
As she spoke, she smiled with her eyes narrowed, like a lazy cat.
Losi was speechless for a moment: "..."
Ahhhhhh, I can do it again!
[Aaaaaaaahhhhhh, Teacher Cheng took the initiative when she came back!!!]
[The perfect finishing touch in "Aces Go Places"!]
[Thank you so much, production team! You're my god!!!]
Seeing that Luo Xi was ignoring her, Cheng Qing took out a milk candy from her bag and handed it to Luo Xi, asking softly, "Are you not angry anymore?"
Luo Xi glanced at the candy and quickly snatched it. She couldn't bear to throw it away, so she unwrapped it and ate it, but her gaze towards Cheng Qing remained unfriendly: "No."
Cheng Qing wasn't angry. He just smiled when she heard the answer, just like when they first met.
No matter what Losy did, she didn't get angry or retaliate; she was there to protect her. Therefore, she could indulge her without limit.
"Alright!" Cheng Qing smiled briefly, then sighed, "This time, it's my turn to wait."
Luo Xi lowered her head, her face flushed, clutching the hem of her clothes. She secretly glanced at the woman beside her and saw Cheng Qing also tilting her head and smiling at her.
Their gazes met and lingered in the air before Losi, caught off guard, abruptly turning her head to look out the window, her face flushed.
But then she secretly smiled...
Author's Note:
Chapter 72
Unlike the pink atmosphere inside the car, everyone outside the car put away their luggage and prepared to line up to board the car one after another.
Liu Suoyu was a little worried about Luo Xi, whose complexion was particularly bad this morning. After putting away his luggage, he was the first to run to the car, but Kong Mingyan stopped him halfway there.
Kong Mingyan watched as the guests put away their luggage one by one before speaking, "First of all, we need to reassign our teammates."
Liu Suoyu frowned: "Teammates?"
"Best Partners" is a competitive game show that features some of the most popular celebrities and internet personalities.
Although it's called the best partners, it's actually usually a game between two teams, so the best partners refer to each member of the team.
Sometimes it even refers to teammates from the opposing team.
The show "Best Partners" follows the principle of starting broadcast...
Just like when they were initially divided into a dessert team, a fencing team, and a racing team, these three teams were never separated throughout the entire process.
Judging from what the director is saying now, it seems like he wants to reassign the teammates?
Everyone couldn't help but look at the director, asking curiously, "What do you mean?"
Kong Mingyan: "One of the new models we are implementing this time is the dual-team model. For the next month of recording, we will only be working in pairs."
Liu Suoyu exclaimed, "Is that so?"
Kong Mingyan smiled slightly, while Lin Shandie asked with some concern, "Then... what should we do?"
Kong Mingyan: "We adopt a voluntary system. As long as you want to team up and the other party is willing, it counts as a successful team. You have 3 minutes from now. If you haven't selected teammates after 3 minutes, the computer will automatically match you."
As soon as the words were spoken, the guests who were originally ready to ask all sorts of questions suddenly became nervous...
However, the comments section created a different atmosphere.
I suddenly realized... Teacher Cheng lied!!!
[Aren't you swooning?!]
[Hahaha, so forming a team requires the consent of both people. Teacher Cheng actually said it was arranged, how outrageous!!! O(∩_∩)O haha~]
[No matter what, when it's just the two of them left, they'll be a team. I don't care, I don't care, I don't care, that's it. (Throws a tantrum)]
[Professor Cheng played a brilliant move!]
I want to know Lossie's expression if she were the one who got tricked.
***
Luo Xi hurriedly avoided Cheng Qing's gaze and turned to look outside. Unfortunately, she was sitting in the opposite direction from the group recording outside, so even if she looked outside, she could only see some staff members running around.
But slowly, her mind drifted away with the scenery outside. She was happy that she had returned, yet angry that she had pushed her away in the first place.
After a few autumn rains, a few wisps of autumn wind can easily turn this land yellow. Outside, besides the stunning autumn scenery, there are also staff members wearing autumn clothes for the season.
Losi's thoughts drifted away, and she completely forgot where she was.
What are you looking at?
Cheng Qing's voice suddenly rang in her ears, jolting her back to reality like a thunderclap. Luo Xi froze, turning her head to look in the direction of the voice. She saw Cheng Qing, who had somehow followed her, peeking out the window.
Therefore, the two were extremely close. Losi suddenly turned her head, caught off guard, and her lips brushed against Cheng Qing's cheek.
The skin felt warm and smooth, and her fragrance lingered on the tip of my nose.
Luo Xi recoiled in fright, her cheeks flushed red. Cheng Qing was also taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Luo Xi in surprise.
Losi's already flushed face turned red with embarrassment when she saw Cheng Qing's innocent expression, and she immediately became angry.
Lossie: "It's clearly you who got too close to me!!!" Yet you look at me like that, as if I did it on purpose. Lossie is so upset!
Cheng Qing was taken aback. Seeing her charmingly angry expression, her heart softened, and she said, "I know, it was my fault for getting too close."
Because Losi remained silent and kept looking outside, Cheng Qing, now focused on repairing their relationship, naturally peeked out as well, never expecting to receive a kiss for nothing.
Now that she knows she and Losi won't face social backlash even if they go public, she's not as worried as before. She was surprised but also happy to receive this kiss for nothing.
Seeing that Luo Xi was shy, Cheng Qing could only sit back down as if nothing had happened.
Losi covered her lips with her hand, turned her head away from Cheng Qing, and looked back out the window.
Cheng Qing silently reached out and took another milk candy, handing it to Luo Xi. Luo Xi didn't even look at it, but still took the milk candy from behind and put it in her pocket.
"Bringing candy won't help," Losi warned fiercely.
Cheng Qing simply smiled and replied, "Okay."
At this moment, the people below the car also lined up and came up. Liu Suoyu and Lin Shandie were the first group to come up.
Upon seeing Cheng Qing sitting next to Luo Xi, Liu Suoyu exclaimed with delight, "Teacher!!!"
As he called out, the others boarded the bus one after another. Upon seeing Cheng Qing, they were first surprised, then delighted, and then suddenly realized that Cheng Qing was the internet celebrity Kong Mingyan had mentioned.
Liu Suoyu ran happily to Cheng Qing's side, laughing as she asked, "Teacher, why are you back?"
Cheng Qing smiled at him: "Is that not allowed?"
Liu Suoyu chuckled: "Great! You're back as a guest?"
Cheng Qing hummed in agreement. Liu Suoyu asked curiously, "Then why didn't you go down and form a team just now?" Can't a guest not participate in forming a team?
Cheng Qing smiled: "Didn't you guys already pair up? The rest can just form their own pairs."
Liu Suoyu and the others glanced at Luo Xi next to Cheng Qing, then smiled meaningfully.
Luo Xi, who was next to Cheng Qing, was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening and immediately became furious: "What!!! Is it possible to choose a team yourself?"
Liu Suoyu was taken aback: "Yes! Is there a problem with that?"
Luo Xi turned sharply to Cheng Qing: "You're lying to me?"