Although I felt somewhat apologetic towards the Shen brothers, among all the guests, they were the most suitable targets.
"Teacher Tang, don't say that. A bet is a bet." Shen Yang patted Shen Wei on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Teacher Tang, we definitely won't be late tomorrow."
"Um..." Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated before speaking, "We didn't turn off our microphones when we were talking about going hiking this afternoon, so does the production team already know about this?"
Lin Xiaoxiao only realized when Tang Xue turned off her microphone that she hadn't kept this from the production team at all when she talked about it that afternoon.
“Yes.” Tang Xue chuckled and squeezed Lin Xiaoxiao’s palm. “But don’t worry, they have no idea what time we’ll be up tomorrow morning.”
"I'm afraid they'll get up early and wait downstairs," Lin Xiaoxiao said, somewhat annoyed. This was Lin Xiaoxiao's first time participating in a program.
They had no idea that their whispers were being heard by everyone.
Her decision to go hiking was her own choice, so she didn't want to make things harder for others because of her own reasons.
"Let's see how it goes tomorrow. We'll get up at five tomorrow. If there are staff waiting downstairs, we'll cancel our plans for tomorrow. If not, we'll go hiking. How about that?"
Tang Xue ruffled Lin Xiaoxiao's hair. She didn't want to see her little girl looking so dejected. Her little girl should always be happy.
"Five o'clock."
Upon hearing that he had to get up at five o'clock, Shenyang couldn't control his voice. After realizing what was happening, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand and glanced at the doorway.
"What's wrong? Is it difficult?" Tang Xue didn't think getting up at five o'clock was unacceptable.
"No problem, no problem." Shenyang repeated to himself several times that he was willing to accept defeat.
Getting up at five o'clock was something that Shenyang really couldn't understand. He couldn't figure out why some people could get up so early. Weren't they sleepy?
"Don't worry, Teacher Tang, we will meet in the courtyard at the agreed time." Shen Wei slapped Shen Yang, telling him to calm down.
"Then it's settled." Tang Xue deliberately ignored Shen Yang's incredulous expression when he heard "five o'clock."
There's no way around it; like I said before, these two are the perfect match.
[No way, why did they turn off their mics?! Ugh, what did they say? I'm so curious!]
It's obvious they're talking about something shady.
[What do you mean by "something that can't be told to others"? The comments upstairs are a bit too harsh.]
What did I say wrong? If there's nothing to hide, why turn off the microphone? Isn't that just a guilty conscience?
I think they were probably discussing their hiking trip tomorrow.
I agree. If they didn't want staff to accompany them, it would be too unsafe for just the two of them. Finding Brother Shen Wei was definitely the best option.
[Hahaha, I knew Miss Tang Xue chose to play this spot-the-difference game because she was eyeing the Shen Wei brothers.]
[No wonder, no wonder! I knew it! That's why Miss Tang Xue suggested playing this spot-the-difference game. They could have asked the loser to do something when they played cards.]
[Miss Tang Xue's target is the Shen Wei brothers. Playing cards is a matter of probability; no one can guarantee that Miss Tang Xue will keep winning.]
So, is it all confirmed that we're going hiking tomorrow morning? Does that mean we won't have a live stream to watch tomorrow morning? No way!
[Calling the production team! We need to get up early tomorrow morning and wait for them to arrive.]
The problem now is that we have no idea when they'll depart; we can't expect the production team to spend most of the night waiting outside.
I think six o'clock is about right. It'll be light by then, and if they're going hiking, they should at least choose to go when it's light.
The audience's guess of six points was the same as the production team's estimated time.
According to the production team, if they were to choose to go hiking tomorrow morning, this would probably be the time.
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Author's Note:
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 21:00:36 on March 14, 2022 and 18:01:08 on March 15, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who watered the nutrient solution: Xinxin (3 bottles);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 84
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After deciding on tomorrow's itinerary, the group returned to the living room but stopped playing games. They greeted the others and went back to their rooms to rest.
The next morning, before dawn, Lin Xiaoxiao turned off the alarm clock that was still ringing incessantly.
Lin Xiaoxiao stretched in bed, forced herself to open her eyes wide, stared at the dark room for two seconds, and then sat up in bed when she thought of Tang Xue.
It seems habits really can be terrible. Lin Xiaoxiao turned on the light and yawned.
In her previous life, she never slept in; she would get up at five o'clock every day and go to sleep after midnight.
After arriving here, although she sometimes works overtime until very late, she can still sleep in.
Waking up early for the first time was really a bit of a shock. Shaking her head, which felt a little uncomfortable, Lin Xiaoxiao went into the bathroom and washed her face with cold water.
When the icy water splashed on her face, Lin Xiaoxiao shivered, which made her a little more awake.
After getting ready, Lin Xiaoxiao picked up her phone and glanced at it. It was 5:20. She then lifted the curtains and looked out, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything.
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled with satisfaction. The production team probably didn't expect them to set off so early.
Just as I opened the door and was about to call out to Tang Xue, Tang Xue's door opened.
"Good morning."
"Good morning." Lin Xiaoxiao approached Tang Xue and naturally took Tang Xue's hand. "Be careful."
"Okay." Tang Xue smiled and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao's profile, her eyes filled with a tender affection that Lin Xiaoxiao had never seen before.
[Wow, what time is it? They're already up? Seriously? The production crew is still resting. You guys should at least wait until dawn.]
[The guy upstairs didn't sleep all night, did he? I'm shivering.]
[No, I just finished working overtime and was about to turn off the live stream and go to sleep when I saw two young ladies sneaking around.]
[We're kindred spirits! Looks like we won't be getting to see this young lady's mountain climbing livestream.]
In order not to disturb others, Tang Xue and Lin Xiaoxiao only dared to use their phone flashlights when they went downstairs, and did not dare to turn on the lights.
When they arrived at the courtyard, they discovered that Shen Wei and Shen Yang had already arrived at the place they had agreed to meet the day before.
"Good morning, you're up early." Lin Xiaoxiao waved to the two of them.
“We just came down.” Shen Wei patted Shen Yang’s face. “Wake up.”
"Ah!" Shen Yang shuddered, as if he had just noticed Tang Xue and the other person. "Teacher Tang, President Lin, good morning."
"Let's go." Shen Wei shook the two small baskets in his hands. "We've already prepared everything."
Because Tang Xue said yesterday that she was going to look for something, when he came downstairs, Shen Wei went to the kitchen and found two small baskets.
"You've prepared quite thoroughly." Lin Xiaoxiao stepped forward and patted Chen Wei on the shoulder. "Let's hurry up and go, lest the staff wake up."
Under the cover of darkness, the four of them sneaked out of the courtyard and set off towards their destination by the light from their cell phone flashlights.
Six o'clock.
Staff members carrying cameras appeared in the courtyard. It was just getting light, and the outside was shrouded in mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
Viewers who had set their alarms for 6 a.m. and were ready to watch the live stream got out of their warm beds.
I never imagined that one day I would sacrifice my sleep to watch live streams.
Me too! As soon as my alarm went off today, I jumped out of bed. I was so eager to get out that it scared even myself.
[Shouldn't the young lady be coming down by now? There's not a sound. Does she not want to go hiking anymore?]
[It's obviously a show; how could they possibly get up that early?]
[Exactly, it's past six o'clock, already light out, and there's not a sound from the second floor. Who would believe it's not a publicity stunt?]
[...]
I'm shocked! Are anti-fans these days really this dedicated? Getting up so early just to stay here and say a few bad things about our girl? Are you sure you don't just have a deep love for her?!
Haha, we warmly welcome you to our big family!
[Comrades, the reason the two young ladies haven't shown up yet is because they left a long time ago. We've been waiting here in vain.]
【？？？？】
[...]
Are you telling me a horror story?
Go check out Weibo.
At six o'clock, a Weibo post quietly climbed to the tail end of the trending topics.
The reason this Weibo post was able to climb to the bottom of the trending topics so quickly is because its title easily arouses people's curiosity.
#Pretty girl, what are you doing sneaking around like this?#
Anyone who sees this title will find it hard not to be interested in opening it and taking a look.
Upon clicking, I discovered it was a video of a variety show.
The video opens to a dark corridor. After a short while, one of the doors opens, and through the light from the room, a person can be seen standing in the corridor.
Through the light, one could vaguely make out the faces of the two women, and as the title suggests, they were indeed two beautiful young ladies.
The lights were turned off, and the corridor was once again enveloped in darkness. After a while, the phone screen lit up, and the two young ladies, hand in hand, indeed went downstairs like thieves.
When they arrived at the courtyard, the person watching the video noticed that there were two more figures in the dark courtyard.
The group huddled together, exchanged a few words, and then left the yard using the light from their phone flashlights. The video ended there.
[...]
【！！！！】
To be honest, if it weren't clearly stated above that this was a variety show, I would have thought I was watching some kind of ghost story the moment I clicked on the video.
Indeed, the atmosphere was absolutely electric.
When I saw those two pretty young ladies appear, I always had the illusion that they were about to transform.