Did Assistant Xie Make the Trending Searches Today? - Chapter 23.2

Chapter 23.2

Wait, I noticed something. Everyone’s outfit for the first date is very casual. In those other heterosexual dating shows, the male and female guests dress like peacocks on their first date; I thought they were going to a red carpet, laughing so hard.

He-ting, aren’t you being too casual? How can you come out in a tracksuit—full of energy, vibrant, good-looking! Is there really no sports brand that wants him as a spokesperson?

Seconded. If he endorses something, I want to buy it.

Let’s search for the same style.

Looking at Jin Huaifeng’s behavior, Shi Jixing was fuming and couldn’t help glaring at him several times.

Who was Jin Huaifeng? Naturally, he wouldn’t let someone glare at him for nothing and glared right back.

“Is the chocolate good?” One second he was competing with Shi Jixing on whose face was fouler, and the next he was pleasant and gentle toward Xie He-ting.

Just like someone with a split personality.

Clearly, Little Xie was a well-behaved child.

“It’s good. Thank you, Brother.”

Hearing this, the fire and anger in Jin Huaifeng’s heart vanished instantly. Like a large lion that had just been groomed, he gave a lazy “Mhm”: “If it’s good, I’ll buy you better ones next time. Today was too rushed; I just bought some nearby.”

Xie He-ting’s eyes darted; he wanted to say he had bought a lot and couldn’t finish them.

As if he could hear the thoughts in his heart, Jin Huaifeng immediately glared at him and said hoarsely: “You aren’t allowed to say no.”

“…Oh, okay. Thank you!”

Jin Huaifeng gave the foul-faced Shi Jixing a triumphant look, as provocative as could be.

Although Shi Jixing was angry, he cared about his dignity; his handsome face grew two degrees colder.

Lan Chi, observing everything, took it all in and silently rolled his eyes. His beautiful green eyes were full of mockery. He let out a cold laugh.

Moron Jin Huaifeng, if you say you don’t like He-ting again next time, I’ll give you my eyes.

Pfft hahahaha, little darling Lan Chi’s expression—he is already Niu-hu-lu Lan (a character known for transformation).

Although there was a small disturbance before the meal, everyone was indeed tired after a morning of activity. The taste of this restaurant was very good, and once the food arrived, everyone ate in silence.

Lan Chi ate the most aggressively. He looked small, but his appetite was startling.

Originally Shi Jixing had ordered several dishes, but Lan Chi had added several more in the middle. They thought they wouldn’t finish, but in the end, they ate almost everything.

Finally, a dessert was served—it happened to be a cake.

Lan Chi, full and satisfied, felt his mood clear up along with the sunshine outside. Leaning against the back of the booth and burping, he looked at that beautiful small cake, and his mind drifted to the hidden task.

Completing a task for 100,000 yuan wasn’t much, but failing even one would be very embarrassing!

So, Lan Chi pinched his nose, endured the humiliation, and called out softly: “Brother Huaifeng.”

“What.” Jin Huaifeng glanced at him warily.

After a morning of inhumane treatment, Lan Chi had grown accustomed to Jin Huaifeng’s foul face. He gave him an exceptionally sweet wink and pointed at the small cake on the table, acting spoiled: “Feed me some cake, please.”

Jin Huaifeng was just about to say “Don’t you have perfectly good hands?” when his peripheral vision caught a certain someone taking small sips of soda. His eyes flickered: “Sure.”

Bullet chat: ???

Wait, did I miss some plot? Why the sudden 180-degree change in attitude?

Even Lan Chi hadn’t reacted. He was just trying it; he actually agreed??

Long fingers picked up the small cake in front of Lan Chi, and an exquisite silver spoon lightly scooped up a bit of cream and fruit from the top. “Come, open your mouth.”

His tone was so gentle it could drip water.

A certain someone drinking soda beside him stopped their sucking motion.

Xie He-ting’s mouth opened slightly, his face full of surprise.

Jin Huaifeng is so abnormal. Has he been possessed?

Lan Chi’s gaze flickered slightly, and his dissatisfaction with Jin Huaifeng vanished into that gentle tone.

Such a gentle Jin Huaifeng was truly irresistible!

His gaze fell onto the milky-white cream, and his open mouth gently closed.

“…But cream will make me fat. Feed me the cake base, okay?”

Crack—

The gentle mask Jin Huaifeng had struggled to put on almost shattered.

Endure, endure, endure!

Jin Huaifeng grit his back teeth and forced a smile: “Fine. Give the parts you don’t want to eat to him.”

Xie He-ting was still wondering who “him” was when his mouth felt a burst of sweetness.

The sweet and rich animal cream melted on his tongue, accompanied by sweet mango; the flavor was very layered.

Wow, wow, wow, delicious, delicious! His Great Yan Dynasty never had such a delicacy!

Xie He-ting’s eyes lit up.

Shi Jixing was originally prepared to fight Jin Huaifeng, but seeing the happy expression on Xie He-ting’s face, he was momentarily speechless.

The small cake was only palm-sized. In no time, Jin Huaifeng had fed all the cream and fruit to Xie He-ting.

He scooped up a spoonful of fluffy cake base and held it to Lan Chi’s lips. “Come, now is it okay?”

Lan Chi, you see, had a bit of a problem.

To put it nicely, he was “dramatic”; to put it bluntly, he was “pushing his luck.” Seeing the dry cake base, he didn’t want to eat it anymore. Pouting unhappily, he said: “Well, I don’t want just plain cake. I want a bit of fruit plus a bit of cream plus a bit of cake.”

Hahahaha look at Young Master Jin’s face; the spoon is about to bend.

Isn’t Xie He-ting even more hilarious? His mouth is already open. My God, he’s terrifyingly practiced at this!

The bullet chat was dying of laughter; no one expected such a ridiculous development.

Lan Chi, did you forget you’re doing a hidden task? Is it that hard to just open that little mouth?

Jin Huaifeng very naturally stuffed the remaining cake into Xie He-ting’s mouth. Xie He-ting’s eyes squinted as he ate.

He didn’t want to be so impolite.

But it truly was too delicious!

Young Master Xie had three lifelong hobbies: zithers, books, and eating.

He especially loved all kinds of cakes—the sweet ones were his favorite.

Jin Huaifeng suppressed his temper and followed Lan Chi’s request. This spoonful had cake, cream, and fruit. For the third time, he held it to Lan Chi’s lips, saying one word concisely: “Eat.”

Lan Chi looked at Jin Huaifeng hesitantly, then at the small cake.

Grasping the hem of his clothes, his voice was soft: “But I don’t like eating the mango bits. I like blue—”

The word “berry” and the spoon fell onto the table with a “pa” at the same time.

Xie He-ting shivered along with the sound, his face full of heartache.

The cake was wasted!

Watching Jin Huaifeng stride away, Lan Chi was aggrieved: “What’s with that attitude!”

Shi Jixing gave him a look beyond description, silently moved aside, looked at Xie He-ting, and took the initiative to ask: “Do you want more cake? Should I order another for you?”

Lan Chi’s brain, which had been clouded by sweetness, finally recovered.

He froze in place.

Darn, I forgot I was completing a hidden task!

The bullet chat was dying of laughter.

Hahahaha, Lan Chi, do you know how wonderful your expression is right now?

I never expected that the hardest step in completing a hidden task wasn’t the guest, but being too dramatic yourself.

The kid is stupidly cute, hahahaha.

Lan Chi, ahhhh, if you don’t seek death you won’t die. Do you know you’re the only group that hasn’t completed the task?

Biggest beneficiary—He. Lan Chi, this kid is truly oblivious; how can he eat so happily? Just now Jin was clearly trying to annoy him, but it turned into a textbook case of what not to do.

It still comes down to having a ‘pig teammate.’

Hahaha, stop chatting, quick, look at the main camera. Hahahaha, Orange TV, you are truly wicked. What kind of geniuses are in the director’s team? Aren’t they afraid of being bagged in a burlap sack by the guests in the middle of the night?

After lunch was today’s couple’s task—shooting couple photos.

Unlike the simple photo segments of other dating shows, to increase the viewing points, Orange TV had “cleverly” added a competition segment. The rules were simple: the production team had prepared three styles of clothing and placed them at different locations in advance; it was “first come, first served.”

The first set was a traditional suit style, classic black and white suits with simple makeup and styling, and the shoot wouldn’t be very difficult.

The second set, Hanfu-themed photos, was a bit troublesome. The photo shoot had a time limit; including makeup and styling, it had to be completed within three hours. Hanfu photos also required wearing hairpieces and such, so the shooting time would be shortened, and the quantity and quality of photos might be affected.

Of course, this wasn’t insurmountable.

When the third set of photos was revealed, the viewers in front of the screen and the guests all went silent.

Jin Huaifeng stared at that primitive-style animal skin photo set, almost shouting a curse.

Damn, how on earth did Zhou Dingchen, that dog, communicate with the production team? He told him to communicate with them to increase competition and ensure ratings, but this animal skin style photo—who thought of this? Step out, and see if I don’t scold him to death.

So ruthless, Orange TV. Can you even broadcast these animal skin photos?

I can’t live—family! After filming this, there’ll be another dark history. I can’t imagine how wonderful it would be if Zhou Yanrong or the great Shen Ji filmed this set.

They’re still okay. Think about if, just in case, Young Master Jin selected this set. I suspect he’d quit the show.

Never mind Jin Huaifeng; Xie He-ting couldn’t accept it himself! That animal skin outfit focused on being “original” the calves, arms, and more than half the chest were exposed. This truly damaged public morals!

Shi Jixing asked Xie He-ting which set he wanted to choose. Xie He-ting chose the Hanfu photos without a second thought.

The location where they were about to compete was in a park. The location for the Hanfu photos was in the bamboo garden at the mountain peak, 10 kilometers from the entrance. The suit photos were in a manor halfway up the mountain, 7 kilometers away. And the animal skins, considering they would be the least selected, were located at a viewing platform closest to the park, only 2 kilometers away.

If guests chose the same set of clothes, it would be determined by whoever reached the shooting location first. The remaining group, if the third group hadn’t reached the designated spot, could choose again.

The most wicked part was that all distances had to be covered on foot; no transportation was allowed.

Even a dog would want to hang itself. 10 kilometers. Pure walking would take two hours, not to mention this is mountain climbing and there are hidden checkpoints on the way. Production team, you’re playing so hard; aren’t you afraid no one will be able to film in the end?

Looking at how the guests don’t seem to want the animal skins, what if no one films it?

You can choose not to film, but with such a lack of contractual spirit, you’d probably be scolded to death. It depends on whether your psychological quality is tough enough.

Orange TV, even the King of Hell would shake his head at you.

Because it was a real-time live broadcast, the online discussion was also in real-time. Since the production team’s segment arrangement was so demonic, the fans of the several celebrity guests didn’t want their “good brothers” to film some primitive animal skin series. This was too much! If the pictures spread, they’d be mocked to death by rivals in minutes.

This is something that would be nailed to a pillar of shame!

Their “brothers” are out here making a living; they care about their reputation!

After filming these animal skin photos, it’s quite possible their endorsements would be snatched away.

So, the several fan bases that were originally fighting to the death suddenly united, leaving comments under the official Weibo demanding the third set of clothing be changed.

Orange TV knows marketing. No matter how many “blood letters” you write, I’ll just play dead. When the fans saw that you “read but didn’t reply,” they started scolding the official Weibo staff for not doing their job, instantly hyping up the heat. A large wave of onlookers swarmed into the live stream.

The onlookers originally came to see what Shen Ji’s or Shi Jixing’s animal skin photos would look like, but seeing the commoner guests—never mind the several big hotties dating today—even the handsome “boy next door” Wen Zhou, who was cleaning and making cakes at the villa, sparked quite a bit of discussion.

The heat of the live stream was significantly higher than before, and even the sales of memberships shot up. The director’s sharp little eyes flickered with brilliance—Mm! We’ll keep doing this later!

After the “Spring Couple Photo Operation” rules were announced, the several groups of guests entered an urgent discussion segment.

The scene was now very clear: ancient costume was the safest but took the longest—it would take an hour and a half to get up there. Including makeup, styling, and the checkpoint segments, the estimated shooting time was less than half an hour; the risk was great.

Suit photos would definitely yield good results, but the competition was also the fiercest. If one accidentally messed up, they’d only have ancient costume or animal skin left. Ancient costume was still fine; it wasn’t a big problem.

Animal skin series? Whoever wants it can take it. Choosing not to take it can still save face; choosing it means it’s game over—expect “Photos of Wildness” to fly all over the place!

The production team distributed water and maps to each guest in advance.

After reading the specific rules, Zhou Yanrong first asked Xie He-ting’s group what they thought. Xie He-ting and Shi Jixing discussed for a long time and decided to stick to the original plan and choose the ancient costume photos.

Jin Huaifeng gave a snort, no one knew what he was thinking.

Zhou Yanrong and Shen Ji exchanged a look; they already had an idea.

They’d go for it!

“Alright, the guests can prepare to set off now. Our makeup, styling, and photography teams are already waiting at the designated locations. Everyone, good luck!”

Once the PK began, the guests moved into action rapidly.

Wowo wowo, He-he’s group has set out. Fortunately, they both had the sense to wear sneakers today, otherwise this seven-mile mountain road would be truly hard to climb; they even have to go up stairs.

Hahahaha, Shen Ji’s group and Jin Huaifeng’s group have charged toward the suit group like arrows from a bow—wait???

What is Lan Chi doing???

Is he crazy??

Ordinary viewers could only follow the live camera according to the show’s dispatch and couldn’t switch rooms. They were anxious as mutes: Can someone provide a text live update! What happened to Lan Chi!

As soon as a few SVIP bullet comments popped out, for a while, the ordinary users were all anxiously asking what exactly had happened, and even the bickering decreased significantly.

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