Meng Yao looked up and what caught her eye was Han Mei's three-dimensional and delicate face, beautiful but not effeminate.
She did not forget that Han Mei was a top star, and that if she got close to him she would be criticized.
So Meng Yao stood up without hesitation, taking his hand.
"Congratulations on taking first place."
Han Mei still had a colorful flag in his hand. He hesitated for a moment before taking it out: "Do you want it?"
Meng Yao looked over with a puzzled look.
Han Mei's expression froze and he withdrew his hand. Without saying a word, he turned around and left.
Despite the dazzling stage lights, his back still looked a bit lonely.
Meng Yao patted the non-existent dust on his pants and thought to himself that kids nowadays are really weird.
All the guests gathered together. Zhao Bin touched his slightly sweaty cheek and said, "The battle just now was as fierce as ever, but fortunately our yellow team won. Come, let's applaud and congratulate Han Mei!"
Many of the audience members were Han Mei's die-hard fans, and they shouted excitedly upon hearing this, their voices continuing one after another.
Meng Yao covered her ears. She didn't expect that Han Mei's fans were really as crazy as the rumors said.
Han Mei himself was not that excited. He still looked neither sad nor happy: "Thank you."
The team he led won the victory, and Zhao Bin's face was full of smiles: "Han Mei won without any pressure. Before I could react, you won the first place." He pretended to be sad and said: "What a pity, I wanted to win the first place to avenge my previous shame!"
Zhao Bin was telling the truth. Compared to the last round of scrambling and pushing, Han Mei won a little too easily. He gained an absolute advantage at the beginning of the game, and then he was unstoppable all the way, and no one could stop him for a moment.
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Shan Lingling even imitated Zhao Bin's behavior, with her hands in the air. She laughed and said, "Brother Bin, look, that's how you climbed just now. You worked really hard!"
Zhao Bin couldn't help blushing: "You really like to make fun of me as always!" But there was no anger in his voice.
"Okay, now it's time for our punishment again, but this time it's our Red Team's turn. Please step forward and accept the punishment!"
"Brother Bin, why do I feel like your voice is so gloating?" Shan Lingling said.
"You'll understand when you taste this unique lemonade."
"When you said that, I got a little scared instantly. Please don't scare me!"
Meng Yao and other members of the Red Team took the lemon juice handed over by the staff - the punishment for losing the game.
The moment Ling Xiao opened his mouth, Shan Lingling had already seen through his thoughts: "Teacher Ling Xiao, I still say the same thing, teammates cannot take over the punishment. Besides, this lemon juice is quite powerful, Teacher Ling Xiao should taste the one in his cup first."
Ling Xiao didn't say anything else, but his expression seemed a little unhappy.
Shan Lingling didn't expect that Cheng Jishu would slip over again right after she finished speaking.
"Sister Lingling, can I...can I help my goddess drink it?"
As a qualified little fanboy, how can I watch the goddess in dire straits!
Shan Lingling had a headache: "My Jishu, teammates on the same team cannot take the punishment on behalf of others, and teammates from the other team certainly cannot do that either!"
The moment Han Mei came over, Shan Lingling couldn't help but cover her face and added the last sentence: "No one can, no one can take over the punishment!"
What the hell are they doing
She first looked at the glass of lemon juice. It seemed that because she was not interested in lemons, she took the rare moment to look at the drink.
The people around had already drunk the lemon juice in twos and threes, all with painful expressions. Only Meng Yao was still holding the cup and looking at it.
"I drank it as soon as I closed my eyes. I thought I couldn't drink it, but I didn't expect that I wasn't as delicate as I thought."
Meng Qingqing's voice was heard. She seemed to be chatting with other people, but her voice was exceptionally loud.
Xue Yali's eyes were also fixed on Meng Yao. She didn't believe that Meng Yao would not make a fool of herself after drinking this glass of lemon juice. When her ferocious expression appeared, she would have material to create a topic.
Meng Yao didn't react much. When she felt she had seen enough, she picked up the cup and took a sip.
It's not that it's unpalatable, it's just too sour.
Meng Yao frowned slightly, then raised her head and drank it all in one gulp.
When it comes to drinks that don't taste good, she always makes a quick decision.
Meng Yao's expression didn't change much throughout the whole process. She put the cup back, as if what she drank was just an ordinary glass of boiled water.
Xue Yali clenched her clothes tightly, and the soft fabric was slowly deformed in her hands.
Meng Yao's actions stunned many people. Shan Lingling asked, "Meng Yao, what do you think of this lemon juice?"
She even suspected that they were drinking the same kind of lemonade, although that was completely impossible.
“Too sour.”
Her evaluation was similar to everyone else's, which showed that there was nothing wrong with her sense of taste, but her expression was too calm.
Shan Lingling sighed: "That's amazing. I think drinking lemon juice is also a kind of ability."
There was another cheer from the audience.
Soon the third round began. Meng Yao was still sitting in the same place, but soon she became a little restless.
The scene on the high platform not far away was still chaotic. Han Mei once again occupied the highest position, and although Meng Qingqing had improved a lot compared to the last round and had climbed to the middle position, she was once again stuck with Xue Yali and stopped there without moving.
Han Mei had gotten rid of Shan Lingling's obstruction and climbed up a distance again.
Meng Yao narrowed her eyes unconsciously. If things continued like this, Han Mei would win first place sooner or later.
Although Meng Qingqing and Han Mei were in the same team, and she would not be punished if Han Mei won, it was never a team's business to be in the limelight. Meng Qingqing's performance was not outstanding at all, and she had been overshadowed by others countless times.
No, if the heroine doesn't perform well, the plot won't be exciting enough, and if the plot isn't exciting, readers won't like it, and if readers don't like it, the plot won't be exciting enough...
Meng Yao stood up from the ground, put away her weird look, and then climbed up to the platform in the surprised eyes of the audience.
No one knew how she did it, but she climbed a long distance with one leap, and her body showed no signs of falling.
Then she swung her arms and her foot landed in the exact depression that no one else had noticed.
It was just a slight bump, but it saved her a lot of effort.
(End of this chapter)