Jiang Chuyi was awakened by a dry throat. When she opened her eyes, she felt dizzy.
She rubbed her aching forehead, sat up from the bed, and checked the time on her cell phone. It was half past ten.
Jiang Chuyi opened the curtains and found that the rain outside had stopped and the sun was shining brightly.
Xiao Zhong ran over in slippers, "Sister, you finally woke up, I was just about to wake you up!"
Jiang Chuyi looked at her pajamas and asked, "How did I get back?"
"Didn't you ask me to pick you up at half past eleven?"
Jiang Chuyi vaguely remembered that around 11 o'clock last night, she was almost drunk and stayed for half an hour to talk to Zong Ye about the CP hype. At that time, she calculated the time well, and she could still stay conscious after drinking and go back to the room with Xiao Zhong.
Later... because I was feeling upset, I lost control and ended up drinking too much.
"What was I doing when you left?" Jiang Chuyi asked worriedly, "Was I drunk and mad?"
Xiao Zhong hesitated and shook his head.
"Then what was I doing at that time? Sleeping?" Jiang Chuyi asked.
Xiao Zhong said with a heavy face: "You don't remember anything at all?"
Jiang Chuyi's heart sank, and she became a little anxious. "I was just drunk at the time, so I don't remember anything, so I asked you."
Xiao Zhong quickly said, "Sister, don't get excited. I was just kidding you. Nothing happened. You were already asleep when I went up there. I couldn't carry you, so Teacher Zong and I helped you down together."
Jiang Chuyi was suspicious: "Really? You didn't lie to me?"
Xiao Zhong shook his head.
After a long while, her tense mood relaxed, "Okay."
Xiao Zhong pursed his lips and watched Jiang Chuyi go into the bathroom to wash up in silence.
Amid the sound of dripping water, Xiao Zhong sighed deeply, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he went to the rooftop to pick someone up last night.
After greeting Ah Xi, he pointed to a location for her and Xiao Zhong walked over.
The rain was so heavy at night that the sound of footsteps was completely covered.
As soon as she opened the curtain, she gasped in shock at the scene inside.
In the small tent, most of the wine bottles on the table were overturned.
Her boss was obviously drunk, with hazy eyes. He was leaning half on his back and poking someone's eyelashes with his fingers.
And Zong Ye just sat there on the chair, staring at her without blinking.
He looked like he was letting someone take advantage of him, and even used his free hand to hold the culprit's arm to prevent her from falling.
Xiao Zhong stood there in a daze, holding the umbrella, his mouth slightly open in disbelief, and for a moment he even forgot to avoid it.
The guilty thief who was taking advantage of someone noticed someone coming and immediately withdrew his hand and prepared to hide to the side.
As a result, Zongye grabbed his wrist.
He didn't know whether he was afraid that she would fall or leave, so he pulled with more force.
Xiao Zhong watched helplessly as his boss staggered and fell into the arms of his idol.
"Don't be afraid, he's your assistant." Zongye lowered his eyes and muttered in a low voice.
Then, he shifted his gaze slightly and looked at Xiao Zhong without any hesitation.
Xiao Zhong's mind went blank, and she had an inexplicable illusion that she had ruined someone else's good deed. She said hesitantly, "Is Teacher Jiang drunk..."
Zongye hummed.
"Well, then I should..." Xiao Zhong was incoherent and didn't know whether to leave or stay.
"She's drunk, take her back to sleep." Zongye's expression returned to his usual gentleness.
Xiao Zhong suddenly came to his senses, immediately put down his umbrella, and hurried to help the man.
Zong Ye picked up his coat, covered Jiang Chuyi with it, and said to Xiao Zhong: "When she wakes up tomorrow, if she doesn't remember, don't tell her."
Xiao Zhong responded vaguely, "I know."
He probably didn't want to embarrass Jiang Chuyi.
But even if Zong didn't say it, she didn't dare to say anything.
Based on my understanding of my boss, if she knew that I got drunk and took advantage of Souya, I would probably be too ashamed to face him for the next few months.
The most important thing right now is to finish recording "Shining Stars" and not delay work because of this accident.
Xiao Zhong couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning all night, and when he fell asleep, he dreamed of his boss and his idol kissing...
On the way back to Xiamen from Changsha for filming, Jiang Chuyi received a call from Feng Jia.
"Chu Yi, I want to discuss something with you. Do you know any friends who can make time recently? We invited a guest star before, but he had an event over there and couldn't come. If any of your friends are interested, you can come and record an episode for fun."
Jiang Chuyi: "Do you want a male or female guest?"
"male guest."
"Yes, he does." Jiang Chuyi groaned, "But I'm not sure if he has time. I have to ask him first."
"Okay, no problem." Feng Jia smiled, "Then if you ask, just send me a WeChat message."
"OK."
Jiang Chuyi flipped through the WeChat contacts, found Zhao Guangyu, and tapped his profile picture frame.
Zhao Guangyu: "What can I do for you?"
Jiang Chuyi: "I'm currently recording the variety show "Stars Shining", and the PD told me that there is a spot for a flying guest, would you like to come? It will be in Guangzhou in the middle of this month."
Zhao Guangyu: “?”
Zhao Guangyu: "And Xibao's???"
Jiang Chuyi: “Yes”
Zhao Guangyu: "..."
Zhao Guangyu: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm in the ICU and my trachea has been removed. Come here for you."
*
It was not until Jiang Chuyi met Zhao Guangyu in person in Guangzhou that she understood what he meant by "amazing everyone".
She looked at his outfit from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top. She paused and remained silent for a few minutes.
Zhao Guangyu had his hair permed into a non-mainstream dazzling red style, wore a beach floral shirt, a large gold chain around his chest, and standard shorts and flip-flops.
Jiang Chuyi spoke with difficulty: "I know you are a rapper with personality, but this is a variety show. Do you have other clothes? We will meet people later. Isn't it too indecent for you to wear this?"
Zhao Guangyu took off his sunglasses and angrily said, "You know nothing, I am just a Tokyo hipster!"
Jiang Chuyi: "I didn't see anyone dressed like you when I went to Tokyo."
Sitting in the car of the production team, Zhao Guangyu was still arguing with her about taste. Feng Jia listened to their bickering, her face widened with smile, and she turned from the passenger seat and called Jiang Chuyi, "It seems that I was right to ask you to find a friend."
Jiang Chuyi exclaimed in confusion.
Feng Jia: "You were in Changsha before, and your mood was not very good. I have been in contact with you for a while, and I also found that you are a slow-moving person, so I thought of inviting a friend you are familiar with to come, so that you can have more fun."
Jiang Chuyi scratched her face, apologetically, "I'm just very dull and don't have much sense for variety shows."
"No!" Feng Jia encouraged her, "You are always the most serious one when playing games, which is very cute."
Jiang Chuyi said embarrassedly: "I'm afraid I'm too serious."
Feng Jia's eyes flashed with excitement: "This is an advantage. Didn't you notice that those people in Xibao like to tease you? Bullying "honest people" is also a kind of show effect!"
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
*
Tonight's recording location is in a commercial building, and we have to wait until closing time to enter, so we are in a hurry. There are six flying guests in the second episode, three men and three women, plus the permanent guests, a total of sixteen people.
When Jiang Chuyi arrived at the venue, she realized that Chi Mengyue was also there. However, they were not very familiar with each other, and because of Xin He, she did not take the initiative to say hello.
Xibao had an event today, so the rest of the group left for the recording location after dinner. When the four of them arrived at the checkpoint, the staff had prepared all the props, and the director briefly told them about tonight's filming.
Basically, sixteen people were divided into two teams, playing a cat-and-mouse game in this shopping mall.
The rules of the game are very simple. Team A is the eagle team, responsible for catching people, and Team B is the chicken team, responsible for hiding.
Before the game starts, the production team will give each member of the Chicken Team a star bracelet and give them ten minutes to hide. After the capture operation begins, if they are discovered by the members of the Eagle Team and their stars are taken away by them, they will be out.
When the time is up, the two teams take turns. The person who grabs the most stars will be awarded the title of "Star King" and gain a privilege. The group that accumulates the most stars will be deemed the winner.
"Do you understand the rules?" the director shouted.
Everyone responded.
"OK, I'll give you some time to discuss tactics. The game will officially begin in five minutes!"
Xu Zhi told the female guests in the team: "Girls are not as strong as men. If you are discovered, run away first. If you can't run, just act like a spoiled child and try to hold out for a while until your teammates arrive."
Xu Jiayu questioned: "Teacher Xu, I watched your show before, and it seems that you never showed mercy to the female guests."
Xu Zhi glared at him and said, "You are the only one who talks too much. Let's see how many stars you can grab later."
The staff gave everyone a walkie-talkie so that they could communicate within the team during the game.
Taking advantage of the chaos, people from Team A and Team B began to move around and exchange feelings with each other.
Zhao Guangyu, wearing a pink team uniform, slipped over to the enemy camp and said to Ji Kai earnestly, "Brother, when you see me later, let me go. When I see you in the next round, I will let you go too. How about we cooperate and win together?"
Before Ji Kai could answer, a guest from the White Team named Zeng Pingfei shouted to the director team: "Director, I want to report that someone here is trying to cheat!"
The director picked up the megaphone and said, "Play the game based on your own abilities. You can also find someone to work with!"
The whole room burst into laughter.
Five minutes later, the first round of the game began.
The staff put star bracelets on the members of the pink team and finally explained the rules of the game.
Hearing the countdown beeping on the building's radio, several guests from the Chicken Team immediately dispersed and went their separate ways.
Jiang Chuyi ran to the third floor.
This floor was full of children's clothing, and all the shops were closed. There were a few secret little rooms, and Feng Jia reminded her not to hide in them.
Jiang Chuyi was running around like a headless fly, and kept asking the VJ brother: "Where can I hide?"
At this moment, a teammate cried out over the intercom, "L4 right, can some people come to help me? I've been discovered and they're chasing me."
"I'm running too." Zhao Guangyu panted, "When disaster strikes, run away, little chickens. Over!"
Jiang Chuyi caught a glimpse of two white figures at the elevator, and her heartbeat suddenly quickened. She nervously pulled the VJ brother, "Quick, quick, squat down, someone is coming."
The VJ brother held the camera motionless, "We can't squat, we are only responsible for recording."
Jiang Chuyi was anxious: "What should I do? You are standing here, it's so obvious, won't they find me?"
VJ answered her steadily: "My suggestion is that you can start running."
Just as he finished speaking, Ji Kai's familiar loud voice rang out: "There, there! Teacher Jiang is there."
Jiang Chuyi closed her eyes, stood up and ran. She rushed forward with all her might, and she had never run so vigorously in the 800-meter physical test in college.
This floor was a circular passage. She ran here and there until she was almost exhausted, and finally stopped.
I supported myself with my hands on my knees and just took a breath. When I looked up, I found Ji Kai walking towards me with an evil smile on his face.
Jiang Chuyi thought for a while and shouted to him: "Can we discuss this?"
"What to discuss?" Ji Kai asked.
"You first, don't catch me first." Jiang Chuyi adjusted his breathing, and slowly stepped back, looking for a chance to escape. "Let's chat for a while."
"chat?"
Jiang Chuyi was so nervous that she was sweating all over her forehead. She babbled, "Although I can't run faster than you, I won't give you the bracelet easily unless you come to snatch it away."
"I was going to snatch it anyway." Ji Kai didn't care and still approached her.
"Well, then I will resist fiercely, and it will take you a long time." Jiang Chuyi tried to persuade him, "Why don't you go find Zhao Guangyu and the others first? They are on the fourth floor. It will be easier for you to grab their stars first."
Ji Kai was happy: "You are quite good at betraying your teammates, Teacher Jiang."
Jiang Chuyi felt uneasy and stammered, "Then, then go find Zhao Guangyu quickly, he will run away soon."
"Let you go? I have to ask my teammates if they agree."
Jiang Chuyi turned around and looked.
Not far behind her, Zong Ye, wearing a white team uniform, walked towards her leisurely.
Jiang Chuyi froze in place, feeling somewhat desperate.
All the roads in front and behind were blocked, and she was caught like a rabbit in a wolf's den.
Zong Ye raised his chin slightly and said to Ji Kai: "You go find the others, I will take her star."
Ji Kai looked doubtful, "Can you get it?"
Zongye: "The time is almost up, go find someone else, I am enough here by myself."
Listening to their discussion, Jiang Chuyi lowered his head and stared at the floor, moving towards the elevator in small steps without saying a word.
Suddenly, an arm blocked me.
Souya's voice was full of laughter: "Want to run, Mr. Jiang?"
Jiang Chuyi looked up awkwardly and smiled.
The two were less than one meter apart. She took a step to the left, and Zong followed suit and moved a step to the left.
The meaning was obvious, he was not going to let her go.
The radio kept broadcasting the news that teammates were OUT.
Jiang Chuyi recalled the method taught by Xu Zhi, and with a ruthless heart, he said, "Zong Ye, please, good people will be rewarded, and adults are magnanimous, can you please not take my stars?"
Zong Ye moved closer to her and replied, "It probably won't work. Ji Kai will scold me."
Her eyes wandered: "Then, then..."
"Well." He raised his hand in a nonchalant manner, as if he wanted to grab the stars.
Jiang Chuyi immediately retracted her hand and blurted out: "Then just bear with it. It's okay to be scolded by Ji Kai."
Zong Ye: “…”
Jiang Chuyi observed his expression and asked cautiously, "Is it okay?"
Zong Ye looked at her for a while, and finally couldn't help but smiled and hummed, "Okay, I'll think about it."
"How long will it take you to think about it?"
Souya: "Three minutes?"
Jiang Chuyi bit her lower lip, waited for the right moment, and while Zong was not prepared, she pushed him away and ran towards the elevator.
When going down in the elevator, Jiang Chuyi leaned on the handrail and looked back with a lack of confidence.
He still had a smile on his face and looked back at her, but he didn't chase after her.
At last, when everyone returned to the first floor lobby and the director team announced that the only surviving chick from Team B was Jiang Chuyi, Ji Kai immediately glared at Zong Ye.
He looked back calmly.
Ji Kai wanted to say something but stopped himself. After enduring for a while, he chose to keep silent.
Soon, Team A and Team B exchanged roles and started the second round of the game.
This time, the people of Team B suddenly turned into eagles. Zhao Guangyu suddenly felt like a daughter-in-law who had finally become a mother-in-law, and fiercely threatened Team A: "I remember everyone who bullied me just now, you all wait for me!"
The same rules as before, waiting for ten minutes. The director blew a whistle, signaling that they could go find someone.
Xu Zhi asked Jiang Chuyi to team up with Feng Miaotong. The two began to search the building from top to bottom. After searching for a while, they finally caught a lone person, but due to the disparity in strength between men and women, the other person still escaped.
As time went by, Feng Miaotong suggested: "How about this, we split up and use the intercom to notify our teammates when we find someone."
Jiang Chuyi nodded.
She had just wandered around the second and third floors for a long time and was a little familiar with the terrain there. After discussing with Feng Miaotong, she was responsible for searching these two floors.
After running non-stop for a long time, Jiang Chuyi was already exhausted.
She aimlessly flipped through cartons and pushed open doors, and before she knew it she had come to the corner where she had just been arrested.
As she stepped forward and passed through a passage, she noticed a VJ's figure swaying out of the corner of her eye.
Jiang Chuyi was cheered up and rushed over immediately.
When she saw who it was, she couldn't help but slow down her pace and asked in surprise, "Zong Ye?"
Zongye leaned against the wall, and when he saw her coming, he didn't hide or avoid her, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Chuyi hesitated, looked around, and lowered his voice: "Why don't you run?"
"I can't run anymore." Zongye said.
She frowned: "What should I do then?"
Zongye looked like he was ready to let her do whatever she wanted: "Be prepared to surrender."
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
She struggled in her heart, but finally said to him shamelessly: "In this case, then give me the stars."
Zongye's throat slid up and down and he smiled, "Teacher Jiang, you change your attitude very quickly."
"I don't have any." She retorted subconsciously.
"Didn't I just let you go?" Zong Ye reminded.
Jiang Chuyi fell silent.
He sighed, "You're repaying kindness with hatred so soon."
Jiang Chuyi was embarrassed by what he said, "Even though you let some water in, I ran away by myself..."
She glanced at the countdown in the distance and tried to persuade him with words: "Don't use the self-torture trick. Give me the stars."
Zongye looked at her with amusement: "Didn't I ask you to come and grab it?"
Jiang Chuyi didn't say anything, bit her lip, and had a serious expression. After a while, she suddenly grabbed Zong Ye's wrist.
He raised his hand.
Jiang Chuyi stumbled and tried twice to reach it, but failed. She then jumped up, pulling the hem of his clothes, but still failed, and he grabbed her hand with his backhand.
Zongye half lowered his eyes and looked at her.
Jiang Chuyi was discouraged.
Her eyes looked away, and she ultimately didn't have the heart to inform her teammates of Souya's location via the intercom.
Jiang Chuyi took the initiative to step back and whispered, "Forget it, I'll keep my word and let you go."
Just as she turned around and walked a few steps away, Zong Ye called her, "Teacher Jiang."
Jiang Chuyi turned around: "What's wrong?"
Zong Ye looked at her for two seconds, took off the star bracelet on his right hand, and stood up.
She watched as Zongye walked towards her step by step.
The broadcast outside has started the countdown.
Zongye slowly walked up to her, stopped, bent slightly, and took her wrist.
His fingers were so cold that Jiang Chuyi shivered slightly and subconsciously wanted to pull her arm back.
"do not move."
Zongye lowered his head, patiently put the star bracelet around her wrist, buckled it, then raised his eyes and said softly, "Okay."
It was quiet all around, and no one spoke.
Jiang Chuyi saw that his curved eyes were filled with a gentle smile.
He said: "I will admit defeat if you bet so hard. The stars are yours."
In the last three seconds of the countdown, a mechanical female voice spread throughout the building:
—Mong Ye OUT
(End of this chapter)