The Security Guard Who Won the Heart of the Unattainable Actress - Chapter 28.1

Chapter 28.1

“Li Guang, maintain the game’s order! You only need to maintain the game’s order! Cooperate with all the other guests, don’t be too anxious about anything else.”

Wang Rou saw Li Guang’s anxiety and reminded her through the earpiece. With that reminder, Li Guang finally got it.

This is a mission.

No! No, no, no. This is a game. Sister Mingyue didn’t really faint!

Li Guang just happened to lower her head and saw Ran Mingyue’s eyes open a tiny bit.

Ran Mingyue had beautiful eyes. She was acting out a faint, and the camera was zoomed in on her face. Even though her eyes weren’t fully open, the subtle trembling of her long eyelashes was captured by the keen-eyed fans.

“Report: Our Teacher Ran Mingyue is faking it!”

“Hahahahahahaha, I almost reported the production team for mistreating guests, you know? When Ran Mingyue came out of the water, her face was so pale. It was terrifying.”

“My tablet can zoom in. I zoomed in and looked closely. My goddess has teeth marks on her lips. She bit herself on purpose.”

“The guests are no pushovers. They panicked for a moment, then immediately reacted.”

“The first person to react was still Wen Yingzhi.”

“I was waiting for Xiang Que to give my wife CPR. Why didn’t he?!”

“I disagree! It’s just a show, why take it so seriously?”

“The person who was most worried was Ran Mingyue’s accompanying security guard. She rushed over in a single step. So protective.”

“How much money do I have to earn to have a security guard like that?”

“What are the others standing around for? If you wait any longer, my wife will suffocate to death.”

“Status, hahahahaha. This security guard has principles. Will she be back next time? Please don’t replace her! I love watching 06 be Ran Mingyue’s security guard!”

Ran Mingyue’s eyes opened a little, and anyone who was watching could see it.

Li Guang thought to herself, No, this is a game. It’s a mission, and completing the mission comes with a reward. Since Ran Mingyue ‘fainted,’ she has to see it through.

“What are you talking about, ‘waking up’? No!” Li Guang gently covered Ran Mingyue’s eyes with her hand and looked up at Wen Yingzhi. “Teacher, you must be mistaken.”

Wen Yingzhi: “…”

Li Guang wasn’t wearing sunglasses. When she looked up, the eyes that had been hidden by her hat were revealed. They were round and bright, like the eyes of a little deer.

That look, coming from someone who was lying so blatantly, was surprisingly convincing.

The mission was still in progress. Since it hadn’t been called off, it meant there was no real problem.

Li Guang’s palm was slightly cupped.

Ran Mingyue’s eyelashes were so long and thick. When Ran Mingyue blinked, the tips of her fuzzy eyelashes felt like feathers brushing against Li Guang’s palm. It tickled.

Ran Mingyue was doing it on purpose, taking advantage of Li Guang’s hand still covering her eyes. She blinked a few times.

Li Guang wanted to laugh. Ran Mingyue was actually secretly teasing her in this situation. She knew that Li Guang was covering for her.

Wen Yingzhi said, “You too…”

This is ridiculous!

Just as the mission was about to be completed, Li Guang figured it out!

“Then I’ll do it.” Wen Yingzhi immediately changed her strategy and pulled Li Guang up. “Someone has to do the CPR, right? Xiang Que, you know how, so you come now. This is your captain!”

Xiang Que said, “I don’t have the status either.”

…

“????????????? Hahahahahaha”

“It’s true. It’s been two years since they collaborated on ‘Empress.’ Xiang Que and Ran Mingyue even go out of their way to avoid each other at events.”

“Actor Xiang, you know how to play along with the jokes. You’re trying to resolve your conflict with Ran Mingyue with just a few words, huh?”

“I don’t believe it. Xiang Que is basically watching Ran Mingyue die without helping.”

“Although there’s no gender in a real rescue situation, I still have to say, giving real CPR on a show is probably not a good idea… Xiang Que is just doing what any normal person would do.”

“They all know it’s a show, so they should know it’s just for effect. They’re all good actors. Don’t they know how to do a fake kiss for the camera? Do they not have that much acting skill?”

“That’s a good burn.”

…

After Xiang Que refused, he pushed Jiang Qiaoye forward. Jiang Qiaoye waved his hands repeatedly and whispered, “My brother, spare me! I wouldn’t dare… not even if you gave me a hundred times the courage.”

Hua Yuzhi didn’t dare either.

“Then I’ll just do it!” Wen Yingzhi laughed and leaned down, pinching Ran Mingyue’s lips. Ran Mingyue almost sprang up and slapped Wen Yingzhi.

“Teacher Wen, you, you, you, be gentle… Is this okay?” Li Guang was frightened by Wen Yingzhi’s actions. Wen Yingzhi’s movements were indeed not gentle enough, and a red mark appeared around Ran Mingyue’s lips.

Ran Mingyue’s skin is too delicate, Li Guang thought.

“Tsk, what a pain,” Wen Yingzhi said as she pretended to blow up a balloon, completely ignoring Ran Mingyue’s inner thoughts. She was just playing. She puckered her lips and lowered her head.

When she was about a fist’s distance away, Wen Yingzhi started blowing air at Ran Mingyue. She just wanted Ran Mingyue to wake up on her own. Of course, she wouldn’t actually put her mouth on Ran Mingyue’s.

A flood of comments appeared on the screen, with three main opinions: “That’s so cringey, ahhhh!” / “This is it, I’ve found my real-life couple!” / “Wen Yingzhi, are you trying to make me die of laughter or Ran Mingyue die of anger with your CPR?” These were the most liked comments.

Li Guang covered her face: So that’s how it works…

Wen Yingzhi’s blowing was like a stormy rain directly hitting her face. Ran Mingyue couldn’t withstand the assault. Three seconds later, she opened her eyes. “That’s enough, Wen Yingzhi. I’m awake.”

She said this with a blank expression and no pause. She was stiff as she tried to get up. Li Guang quickly reached out her hand.

Ran Mingyue took it and used the leverage to get up.

“Ran Mingyue, mission failed. Half of your health bar has been transferred. Congratulations, Wen Yingzhi.”

After the notification sounded, half of Wen Yingzhi’s nearly empty health bar was instantly filled.

Hua Yuzhi: “What? It was a mission?! Wen Yingzhi, you must have done that on purpose just now!”

Wen Yingzhi said, “Thank you, Mingyue, for giving me a health boost. Now I don’t have to worry about instantly dying once we’re out of the mission area.”

Jiang Qiaoye suddenly felt he was in danger.

Ran Mingyue: “…”

Fine. A failure is a failure. At least I’m not at low health.

While the others waited for the staff to take the props away, to see if there would be another regional mission, Ran Mingyue moved two steps to the side, her gaze lightly falling on Li Guang.

Li Guang, who had just said she had no status, had already put on her sunglasses. From the outside, it was impossible to tell where Li Guang was looking.

But Li Guang knew Ran Mingyue was looking at her.

Her hands were clasped behind her back, her fingers silently wringing together, as if she could squeeze the answers to her confusion out of them.

Ran Mingyue didn’t say anything, but her eyes said everything.

Ran Mingyue was asking her why she had backed away at that moment.

But I really have no status or reason to do that!

She had already done everything she could, but she just couldn’t bring herself to do it…

No! That’s wrong.

I can’t think like that!

I have to improve. I can’t just think that what I’ve done is good enough! Li Guang made a silent conclusion in her heart. If she had known earlier that Ran Mingyue had a mission, she would have just grabbed Hua Yuzhi and used her as a prop.

It was because her security work hadn’t reached the pinnacle of perfection yet.

“I know I was wrong.” Li Guang, with her newly improved sense of awareness, immediately whispered to Ran Mingyue, “In the next round, I will do a better job of protecting you!”

Ran Mingyue looked at Li Guang helplessly. She wanted to sigh, but she felt a bit annoyed. If it weren’t for the cameras, she would have reached out and pinched Li Guang’s ear.

I really want to ask Li Guang, what on earth are you thinking!

“Do you really have to push me so far away?” This was what Ran Mingyue was feeling disheartened about.

Even in her words, she was trying to draw a clear line between them.

Ran Mingyue knew that Li Guang was the first one to rush up and hold her.

At that moment, Ran Mingyue really thought that Li Guang would be the one to give her CPR.

But she was wrong.

Li Guang shook her head. “No, no, no, no. I know that to complete the mission, the players have to do it. You… you wanted it to be me?”

“What are you two whispering about over there? Look at my health bar!” Wen Yingzhi happily went to Ran Mingyue’s side and hooked her arm around Ran Mingyue, pulling her toward the exit.

“Alright, we need to sprint to the base camp now. I suggest you go and kill Jiang Qiaoye first.”

Ran Mingyue: “Let go of me.”

Wen Yingzhi glanced at Ran Mingyue. “Are you angry? Hey, it’s just a game. What’s there to be angry about? It’s not like I could actually give you CPR, right?”

Wen Yingzhi had seen Ran Mingyue’s poker face for a long time. Based on her experience, Ran Mingyue was holding in a bit of anger, but she wasn’t letting it out because they were filming.

“No,” Ran Mingyue said, moving her gaze away from Li Guang.

Li Guang finally breathed a sigh of relief. She could clearly feel that when Ran Mingyue’s gaze was on her, the pressure was really strong.

She didn’t want Ran Mingyue to look at her like that.

“Don’t kill me! I already said I’m abandoning the darkness and embracing the light. Don’t you believe me even in my current low-health state?” Jiang Qiaoye ran over.

“No,” Ran Mingyue said. “You attracted all of us here just to trigger this regional mission so that one of you or Wen Yingzhi could get a health boost.”

“That’s not true. It was a coincidence,” Jiang Qiaoye said with a bitter smile, pointing at the sign. “If I had known that Hua Yuzhi and Brother Xiang Que were hiding here, I would never have run this way! Besides, I’ll tell you where Song Suoqi is hiding, in exchange for my screen time, wuwu.”

Wen Yingzhi: “Jiang Qiaoye, are you shameless? Don’t you dare say it!”

“I just want to survive until the end.” Jiang Qiaoye always remembered his duty as a variety show guest. The staff was about to clean up the area, which meant their time would restart soon. If he didn’t negotiate with Ran Mingyue, he would be eliminated quickly.

This delay allowed Wen Yingzhi to replenish half her health. Earlier, Jiang Qiaoye and Wen Yingzhi had a strategy: after the regional mission ended, whoever got a health boost should not care about their low-health teammate and should prioritize their own survival.

After all, the escape team only needed one person to survive to win the game.

Jiang Qiaoye pulled Ran Mingyue to the side and said, “Song Suoqi is hiding nearby. Our captain said before that Song Suoqi should be around us when the circle starts to shrink. She must be wandering around the convenience store where we filmed before. I’ll take you there. I’ll walk in front of you. If I lie, you can have your security guard take me out anytime.”

“With your little 06 holding me as we walk, isn’t that enough sincerity?” Jiang Qiaoye said. “Please, Sister Mingyue. You know me, don’t you? I’m a man who can’t even stand up and is always fainting. I can’t beat 06.”

Ran Mingyue asked, “Want to try? Do you think you can?”

Li Guang immediately stepped forward and put a hold on Jiang Qiaoye. Her answer was concise and to the point, fitting her cool security guard persona. “Yes.”

“Alright,” Ran Mingyue said. “I’m not keeping you here because I believe you. I’m just keeping you here because I find it amusing.”

“Okay, okay. Amusing, I’ll be amusing for you,” Jiang Qiaoye said.

…

“Hiss, that’s so cringe. Why does it feel so wrong when Jiang Qiaoye says that?”

“Brother Ye always says these outrageous things so naturally. It makes me wonder what he’s been through all these years.”

“When you ask, it’s always ‘forced love’.”

“If you say it like that, I might start shipping Brother Ye and my goddess in a ‘forced love’ play?”

“Wait, why does it sound like Ran Mingyue can be shipped with anyone?”

“Can she be shipped with a staff member? / pokes head out cautiously ”

“No way. How can she be shipped with a staff member? She should be shipped with me instead.”

…

The comments occasionally made jokes about Ran Mingyue and 06, but they quickly moved on. No one took it seriously.

Ran Mingyue’s microphone had been in the water, so very little of her conversation with Li Guang was recorded and heard by the audience.

“Everyone, get ready.”

When the notification sounded again, everyone started preparing. The props were put away, and the lakeside was back to normal. Li Guang went behind Jiang Qiaoye, ready to capture him at any moment.

“Be careful,” Ran Mingyue said to her teammates. “Be most careful of the new NPC, the strawberry person. We still don’t know their trigger words.”

Xiang Que and Hua Yuzhi said they understood. Xiang Que separated from the main group, preparing to run to the convenience store. Hua Yuzhi said, “I want to act with Teacher Ran because Teacher Ran’s 06 can also protect me.”

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