Silence, Then Action

Duàn Fùlín was momentarily stunned, his face darkening.

[Here we go again, endless drama! Our studio already clarified everything yesterday!]

[The promissory note is real. My mother is a lawyer, I verified it.]

[Your mother's legal skills might not be the best either!]

[Everyone, look upstairs. This is a standard brain-dead fan with clear signs of low intelligence.]

[Don't be swayed! This new character for Qiāo Xī was set up by the company! She's transitioning her image by stepping over her brother's reputation! This is all a setup!]

At the Duàn Fùlín studio.

"Has Qiāo Xī's negative publicity been purchased yet?" The manager asked with a frown.

The PR team replied, "Yes, but all the orders were canceled!"

"Canceled?!"

"We don't know why, but someone has blocked it!"

"Find out who! Is there someone backing Qiāo Xī?"

Yù family.

Lì Chéng was reporting work to Yù Zhèng.

After finishing, Lì Chéng said, "By the way, the hot search about your younger brother and… sister-in-law has been handled."

The term "sister-in-law" felt like it was burning his mouth.

Yù Zhèng nodded, his gaze profound, "No matter how absurd, they are still Yù family's children… They are my children."

Lì Chéng's eyes lowered, a trace of coldness flashing through, "Understood."

*

Xī Village.

After breakfast, everyone gathered by the fields on the back mountain.

Drones were deployed, flying out and displaying the names of several plots in the live broadcast.

They were Plot 1, Plot 2, Plot 3, as well as the orchard and tea garden behind them.

The director said, "Plot 1 belongs to Qiāo Xī's team!"

"Plot 2 belongs to Yè Sìsī's team!"

"Plot 3 belongs to Zhōu Nínghuàn's team!"

From left to right, the order was 2, 1, 3, so Qiāo Xī's team was sandwiched between the other two teams. Although the plot was small, it was more prone to interference from the other two teams.

Director Jīn continued, "We will assign each team a guide, our villagers Lǐ Dàzhuàng, Lǎo Sūn, and Èr Gǒu!"

The three stood in the field, tipping their hats in greeting.

"They have different levels of expertise in farming. Next, we will select our farming guide experts through a game!"

"The game is: Blindfolded Banana Eating!"

With that, the director's team quickly set up the props: stools and blindfolds.

"One team member holds the banana, and another sits on a stool. Both wear blindfolds, and the first to get the banana into their teammate's mouth wins—start!"

The three teams quickly chose their participants.

"I'll go. I have a good sense of direction!" Yè Sìsī volunteered, "I'll pass the banana!"

Duàn Fùlín followed up, "Then I'll eat the banana."

The two exchanged glances, and Yè Sìsī blushed.

[Damn, this is a transformation show, not a dating show!]

[They're really cute together! Looks like Fùlín is great with Sìsī!]

On the other side, Zhōu Nínghuàn decided on himself and Zhèng Yì. He liked Zhèng Yì's muscles after observing him for a few days.

As for Qiāo Xī's team.

"My sense of direction is terrible, and I'm allergic to bananas," Fàn Zhīyǐng said.

Yù Sìnián was still sulking, looking away, "I'm not doing it."

So, Qiāo Xī teamed up with Yì Hán.

Finally, Qiāo Xī, Yè Sìsī, and Zhōu Nínghuàn took their bananas and positioned themselves.

[Laughing so hard, Qiāo Xī holding the banana looks like a monkey running down Emei Mountain]

[Yì Hán is in danger!]

[I remember Qiāo Xī has no sense of direction. Does she really dare to pass the banana?]

[I'm just interested in seeing Sìsī feeding Fùlín! Ah, so cute! They even made eye contact before putting on the blindfolds!]

[Seriously, I'd rather ship Zhōu Nínghuàn and Zhèng Yì. Zhōu seems to understand men.]

At this moment, Lǐ Dàzhuàng suddenly shouted in the village dialect, "Sister, go for it! Pick me! Pick me!"

Qiāo Xī, wearing the blindfold, steadily gestured an "ok" towards Lǐ Dàzhuàng.

Zhuāngzi, wait for me.

Xiao 6: "…"

Why provoke her like that!

Seeing Qiāo Xī jumping and warming up on the spot, Yù Sìnián and Fàn Zhīyǐng took a step back, looking at Yì Hán with sympathetic eyes.

At this moment, Yì Hán looked like a corpse in their eyes.

"Start!"

At the command!

Qiāo Xī immediately took a wide stance and began to move steadily, her hands stretching the banana forward!

[Holy shit!]

["The Enemy Comes" (bushi)]

[Such a posture? It's stable but quite a PR challenge]

[I'm already shedding a few tears for Qiāo Xī's manager. So tragic]

[Before the show: Qiāo Xī is just a decoration. After the show: Is she a weapon now?]

In just six seconds, a banana was shoved into Yì Hán's eye!

"Ah!" Yì Hán shouted, "Lower, lower!"

Qiāo Xī pushed the banana lower and lower.

Until it was in his mouth, still going in and out.

"Is it in? Is it in?!" She yelled.

"Mm-mm, it's in!"

"Swallow it! Quickly! Dàzhuàng is waiting for us!"

"Mm-mm-mm!"

[If no one's talking, I won't either]

[All the officials and ministers are stuttering]

Meanwhile, Lǐ Dàzhuàng was moved to tears, cheering for Qiāo Xī from the side!

Yù Sìnián took out two incense sticks from his chest and bowed to the Guanyin statue, "Fortunately, it's not me. Thank you for the blessing."

Fàn Zhīyǐng said, "That's the Guanyin of Childbearing."

Yù Sìnián: ?

He looked towards Chéng Xī.

Chéng Xī hurried over and quickly took the Guanyin statue away!

"Misstep, misstep! I'll get another one!"

"Game over!" Director Jīn announced, "Qiāo Xī—6 seconds, first place! Yè Sìsī—35 seconds, second place! Zhōu Nínghuàn—38 seconds, third place! Congratulations to Qiāo Xī's team for choosing the farming expert first!"

"Dàzhuàng, come here!" Qiāo Xī called out.

Lǐ Dàzhuàng hurried over and stood behind her!

[A mutual effort! A mutual effort!]

[Wipe Yì Hán's face, poor kid, he looks like a person growing on a banana]

Qiāo Xī also noticed Yì Hán's miserable state and immediately grabbed some tissues, wiping his face vigorously!

"It hurts! It hurts!" Yì Hán shouted, holding her hand.

The two had very different body types; Yì Hán's hand was full of veins and seemed to engulf Qiāo Xī's delicate hand.

He opened his eyes, and they locked gazes.

The atmosphere instantly changed.

Everyone: !!!

Fàn Zhīyǐng: "I'm going…"

As soon as she spoke, the person beside her disappeared like the wind!

"Slap!"

A towel was thrown onto Yì Hán's face.

"Don't you have hands?" Yù Sìnián said with a dark face.

Qiāo Xī stepped back, looking at Yù Sìnián with a scrutinizing gaze.

You little…

You really like Yì Hán!

She shook her head and walked away.

Yì Hán stood there for a moment, then pursed his lips and unconsciously squeezed his hand.

[It's over! Keep your original intention!!!]

[What's he rubbing after holding Qiāo Xī's hand?!]

[Yè's reaction is strange too! Why the sudden Shura Field?!]

[I'm done, watching a transformation show and shipping everything!]

Yì Hán wiped his face and suddenly stopped.

"Yù Yìngdì," he said, "Why does your scent smell the same as Qiāo Xī's?"