Only Xiao Shulang didn't rush to speak. He gently tugged at their hands, which were tied together, before whispering, "Teacher Qin, do you like this number? Your decisiveness surprised us all."
He wanted to find a reason for Qin Shuang, but Qin Shuang clearly didn't need one.
“It has nothing to do with numbers,” Qin Shuang said.
When the field of vision is obstructed, the other senses are amplified, allowing one to perceive details more closely.
Guest number 1 appeared weak and hesitant, even perfunctory, clearly not the person he was looking for.
When he held No. 2's hand, there was nothing particularly special about the strength, but the natural and comfortable feeling came clearly in the darkness, just like when he was with Xiao Shulang.
It may seem ordinary, but it has a subtle and profound influence.
Therefore, he chose number 2 without hesitation.
Qin Shuang: "I guessed it was you when we shook hands."
Xiao Shulang felt his heartbeat quicken silently, and he could even hear two clear "thump thump" sounds in his ears.
I don't need to find reasons or excuses, I just want to choose you.
If it weren't for recording a TV show, Xiao Shulang would have wanted to crawl into a hole and hide away.
From yesterday to today, Qin Shuang's behavior has become increasingly direct!
Could he actually be interested in me?
Xiao Shulang tried to clear his head, but his thoughts were becoming increasingly shaky. On one side of the scale was "Qin Shuang has feelings for me," and on the other side was "I'm overthinking things." He was wavering between the two sides and couldn't settle on either side.
He took a deep breath, gathered his thoughts, and silently told himself: Take another look, take another look.
After the guests were divided into groups, the production team arranged for two advisors to play a game to demonstrate their skills. The guests with their eyes open were to analyze the challenges carefully so they could help the blindfolded guests pass the challenges later.
It was suggested that Guan Zhongzhou Tong be the one who was blindfolded and led by Tian Xiaole. He trusted Tian Xiaole, but the process of carrying out the commands still created a lot of laughs, since some distances were indeed not easy to control.
"Left, right, left, one more small step to the left, hey hey hey one small step!"
Zhou Tong landed on the air cushion with a "thud," and the two of them ended up with their hands tied together. Tian Xiaole naturally fell over after her, and as she lay on it, she couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, this is so hard!"
Zhou Tong touched her with the arm that wasn't tied up: "Are you alright?"
"It's okay, it's okay," Tian Xiaole said. "Let's do it again!"
There were various obstacles along the way, and every six meters there was a checkpoint. The first checkpoint required two people to use straws to suck up the ball, and the second was feeding. The slippery food was a real test of the players' ability to pick up food with their eyes open... Xiao Shulang watched and talked to Qin Shuang.
Qin Shuang got a general idea from Xiao Shulang's description, and the two discussed in hushed tones what to do at each stage.
The last part of the journey involves stepping on floating boards laid out on a sea of soft balls to reach the finish line. The colorful balls are all soft, so falling won't hurt. However, because they are so soft, it's very difficult to get back on the floating boards after falling in.
All three groups were exchanging ideas, but compared to the other two groups, Yin Xingzhi was more like a mood-maker. His most frequent words were "Wow," "Oh dear," and "It looks really difficult." When he did try to describe something, it was very inadequate.
Luo Tian asked himself, but after it was all over, he still felt completely confused, as if he hadn't heard anything at all.
Tian Xiaole and Zhou Tong had tried their best, but they still failed on the last section of the floating platform. The two fell from the swaying platform into a pile of soft balls. After struggling several times, they still couldn't stand up at the same time. They raised their hands in surrender, laughing and crying, "Help, we really can't stand up."
The staff pulled them up and untied their hand straps and blindfolds. Zhou Tong tried to step on the floating board by himself: "Wow, this is really difficult."
Tian Xiaole tidied her ponytail a little: "Yeah, but it's really fun. Good luck to you guys!"
The advisors have given them a heads-up; now it's the guests' turn to take the plunge.
Chapter 32 Perhaps some people are truly special; we didn't know before because we hadn't met them.
Xu Baichang and You Ziang were assigned to the first group. Xu Baichang wore an eye mask and looked calm, not very nervous. There was no problem with trust between them, but their teamwork still needed to be improved.
It's really difficult to perfect the stride size and speed habits just by relying on commands like "take a small step" or "take a big step." The two of them stumbled and bumped their way through the first obstacle course, and You Ziang laughed when he finished.
"Haha, experiencing it myself is harder than I imagined!"
Xu Baichang also laughed. Although they were clumsy and stumbled, it was clear that they were having a lot of fun.
The advisor gave the guests a generous time limit to complete the challenge before showing it to them, but the guests had a time limit to complete it.
You Ziang and Xu Baichang spent too much time in the first half. For example, when they were trying to catch the balls with straws, they almost pulled all the balls out of the basket. At the feeding table, You Ziang would pick up the food and it would slip out of his hand repeatedly. It was really difficult to get the food into Xu Baichang's mouth.
Therefore, although they gradually developed a tacit understanding, they used up all their time by the third of the way through the entire process. When the staff announced that the time was up, both of them were still a little reluctant to finish.
After completing the challenge, Xu Baichang was able to remove his blindfold. He looked at the area he had just walked through and said, "It was quite fun. I might come back and try it again when the resort opens."
At least during the challenge, Xu Baichang had completely forgotten about the unpleasantness of last night and felt incredibly comfortable.
“It’s quite interesting.” You Ziang rested his knees for a moment, as it was quite tiring for players with open eyes. “Let’s go, let’s wait on the sidelines.”
Xiao Shulang and Qin Shuang, who were the first to be grouped, were placed last, while Luo Tian and Yin Xingzhi were in the second group.
Xiao Shulang cheered for Xu Baichang and his group when they entered, but this group doesn't need to.
Luo Tian was blindfolded, and the longer he was blindfolded, the more uneasy and irritable he became. Especially when he heard Xu Baichang and You Ziang's voices and learned that the two of them had been assigned to the same group again and seemed to be having a lot of fun, his irritability intensified.
Yin Xingzhi led him to the starting line of the track. Luo Tian wanted to show off, preferably outperforming Xu Baichang's group. But when the timer started and Yin Xingzhi pulled him to the first obstacle, he realized it wasn't as simple as he thought.
If it's just walking a few steps on flat ground, it's fine, but once he realizes there's an obstacle in front of him that he can't see clearly, his feet suddenly feel like they're filled with lead, so heavy that he can't lift them.
Yin Xingzhi: "One small step to the left."
Luo Tian didn't move: "How small is a small step?"
"Uh, move around first, and I'll talk to you if the distance isn't right."
Luo Tian moved his left foot slightly away, moving slowly, almost like a tortoise.
Even if you know there's no real danger in the area and you won't get hurt if you fall, people in the dark instinctively tend to overthink things they can't see, and the fear of a sudden fall or collision is doubled.
Luo Tian did not trust Yin Xingzhi.
It wasn't just Yin Xingzhi; anyone else would have had the same effect, because when his sense of security was greatly reduced, he wouldn't be willing to entrust himself to anyone, and he didn't trust anyone.
Just like he has never truly loved anyone else, only cared about himself.
The first section, the simplest obstacle course, was progressed exceptionally slowly. You Ziang scoffed from the sidelines, "Looks like I've won."
At this speed, it's absolutely impossible to surpass their record.
His competitive spirit towards Luo Tian is truly strong now.
You Ziang turned his head: "Hey, you've figured out a usable method?"
He was asking Xiao Shulang.
The blindfolded player can't see, so the one with their eyes open has the initiative. Even if the two of them work together to come up with a solution, the player with their eyes open has to research and communicate it first.
Xiao Shulang and Qin Shuang had stopped their discussion. He nodded and said, "We've finished discussing it, now we're just waiting to try it out."
"In practice, it turns out it's quite difficult," You Ziang said. "I'd also like to see how far you can go."
Xiao Shulang smiled without saying a word.
As they were talking, Yin Xingzhi and Luo Tian finally finished the first section of the road and arrived at the first platform. The straw ball-catching part had already stumped You Ziang and Xu Baichang for a long time, not to mention the two people who had no chemistry at all.
However, once on the track, Luo Tian, who was passive and in the dark, had completely lost his initial desire to perform. Yin Xingzhi also had no intention of pursuing speed. As long as there was enough interaction and camera time, nothing else mattered to him.
So let it be slow. Since it's impossible to complete the game within the allotted time anyway, we might as well keep the audience watching.
Luo Tian and Yin Xingzhi were operating the straws with one hand, and the two straws were practically fighting each other in the glass dish. When they got close, their foreheads accidentally bumped together. Yin Xingzhi immediately pulled away and rubbed his forehead, "Ouch!"
The impact wasn't actually that serious; it was more like a friendly collision than an accidental one.
Since there's nothing interesting about completing the game, viewers can only watch the interactions. In their eyes, the popularity between Yin Xingzhi and Luo Tian had already dropped a lot, but now it seems to be reigniting.
[Haha, those two clumsy guys are quite funny too]
[Yin Xingzhi seemed ready to give up on Luo Tian before, will this team-up allow them to mend their relationship?]
Luo Tian should take a look at Yin Xingzhi; it wouldn't be bad if they actually got together.
They lingered on the first platform for most of the day, and by the end of the time limit, they had barely reached the edge of the second platform. Their performance was quite disastrous.
After the event, Luo Tian took off his blindfold and walked to the side of the stage. Finally, he could see the light. His gaze swept over the guests and he was stunned when he saw the blindfolds in the hands of Qin Shuang and Xu Baichang.
Qin Shuang and Xu Baichang were blindfolded guests, just like me?
So who was his chosen guest number 2?
Luo Tian walked back to his position on the sidelines, looking surprised and uncertain.
Number 2 was ignoring him. He had initially thought it was Xiao Shulang or Xu Baichang, but now that he had ruled out Xu Baichang, could it be that Number 2 was Xiao Shulang?!
Wait a minute, if you think about it carefully, it could also be You Ziang. He almost crushed his bones when shaking hands with number 3, which was obviously targeted. Maybe number 3 is Xiao Shulang.
He held onto a sliver of hope, after all, if number 2 was Xiao Shulang, he would be utterly humiliated!
Finally, it was Xiao Shulang and Qin Shuang's turn to team up. The two arrived at the starting line, and Xiao Shulang asked softly, "Are you ready?"
Qin Shuang nodded.
Staff: "Ready—Time begins!"
Generally speaking, for the first obstacle, which is a foothold, the players with their eyes open will take a step first and then lead the players with their eyes closed around it. This is what was done for the first two groups.
But it's clear that Xiao Shulang and Qin Shuang didn't intend to take the conventional approach.
Xiao Shulang placed one foot on top of Qin Shuang's foot, leading him to take a step forward, much like a three-legged race: "This step size is enough to clear an obstacle."
Qin Shuang: "Okay."
So everyone watched as the first obstacle, which was extremely difficult for the other two groups, seemed to be nothing to them. The two moved together, their steps were very agile, as if they were walking on flat ground, and they arrived at the checkpoint very easily.
You Ziang was stunned: "This is possible!?"
"Okay, they're both pretty athletic, but they'll definitely still struggle with catching balls with straws—"
Before You Ziang could finish speaking, there was a jingle, and the two of them had successfully picked up the ball, put it into the glass bottle, and turned to continue rushing forward.
You Zi'ang: "I admit defeat."
Xiao Shulang and Qin Shuang didn't actually use any sophisticated method. Qin Shuang simply kept still while Xiao Shulang used a straw to precisely push the ball over.
It sounds simple, but it's difficult to operate. You Ziang and his team have tried it before, but the ball just doesn't listen to commands. If you want it to go left, it goes right. Xiao Shulang's precise control is simply not on the same level as theirs.
Everyone was stunned.
[What the heck?! Only twenty-odd seconds have passed!]
[Oh my god, the first few groups seemed to be focused on laughs and being all lovey-dovey, only Xiao Shulang and Qin Shuang seemed to be playing a real obstacle course game!]