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Chapter 102 Variety Shows Should Be Watched with a Laughter

As soon as Gary said that, all four girls looked over at him.

Song Ji-hyo crossed her arms and slightly raised her chin.

"Gary Oppa still has a conscience."

"Hey—" Gary quickly waved his hand, "I'm just giving an objective evaluation, it has nothing to do with conscience."

"Whether it matters or not," Kim Jong-kook walked over from the corner and patted Gary on the shoulder. "The game is about to start, no need to argue anymore."

The show's producer walked to the center with a microphone and flipped open the rules board.

"The first round of the competition - the relay obstacle course."

"The boys' team sends four people and the girls' team sends four people. It's a one-on-one relay race. The team that finishes four legs first wins."

"Obstacle course: First leg crawls through an inflatable tunnel, second leg jumps over sacks, third leg carries a water balloon, fourth leg goes around a pole and back."

"but""

The PD paused for a moment.

"The distance of each leg of the girls' team is two-thirds that of the boys' team."

OHHH

"..." As soon as this rule was announced, everyone present realized what was going on.

That's definitely fair.

The girls' track is one-third shorter, which means they can make up for their lack of physical strength by using the distance difference.

"Who should the boys' team send?" Yoo Jae-suk looked around.

Kim Jong-kook was the first to raise his hand: "I'll do the third leg, carrying the water balloon."

No one objected; when it comes to moving heavy objects, Kim Jong-kook is like having a cheat code.

"I'll take the first leg." Haha patted his chest. "I'm short, so I have an advantage when we're going through tunnels."

Song Joong-ki added with a laugh, "Then I'll jump over the sack."

"The last batter goes around the pole and returns—" Yoo Jae-suk looked at the remaining people: Ji Suk-jin, Gary, Lim Ji-hoon, and Lee Kwang-soo.

"Ji-hoon hyung, run!" Song Joong-ki gave him a push. "You have long legs."

"Okay." Lin Zhixun did not refuse.

The girls were also quickly divided up.

The first runner-up was Lee Soon-kyu, the second was Song Ji-hyo, the third was Im Yoon-ah, and the fourth was Suzy.

"Wait a minute," Suzy hesitated for a moment when she heard that she was assigned to the last leg of the race, "Is the last leg against Lim Ji-hoon?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Im Yoona turned around.

Suzy was silent for two seconds.

"—It's nothing."

Lin Zhixun could probably guess what she was thinking.

The final leg involves a loop around the poles, which tests speed and agility in turning.

Although Suzy is young, she basically doesn't get any exercise. After filming, she just lies in bed scrolling through her phone. Asking her to run is like asking her to die.

Although the track is a third shorter, she admits she still can't outrun Lin Chih-hsun.

But she felt embarrassed to change the person.

The competition has officially begun.

At the sound of the PD's whistle, Haha and Lee Soon-kyu rushed into the inflatable tunnel at the same time.

HAHA is agile and can crawl through tunnels like a gopher digging a hole, appearing in a flash.

Lee Soon-kyu is not slow either.

She was small and moved very nimbly in the tunnel, but the track was short, and the two finished almost at the same time.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Haha slapped the relay ribbon into Song Joong-ki's hands.

For the second leg, Song Joong-ki put on a burlap sack and started jumping.

Song Ji-hyo on the other side also put it on.

Song Joong-ki's sack-jumping posture is textbook perfect: stable center of gravity, large strides, and even rhythm.

Song Ji-hyo hopped three steps and then wobbled, almost falling, but she managed to steady herself.

The short track helped her a lot; the time difference between the two reaching the finish line was only a few seconds.

The third runner-up.

The moment Kim Jong-kook received the relay belt, he picked up the water balloon and rushed off.

On the other side, Lim Yoona was also running forward while holding a water balloon.

But this one leg widened the gap immediately.

With Kim Jong-kook's physique, he can carry water balloons like they're cotton, striding around with ease.

Yoona had only run a few steps with the water balloon in her arms when it slipped from her grasp, so she quickly braced it with her knee.

Even though the track was a third shorter, Kim Jong-kook still reached the finish line nearly five seconds faster than Im Yoon-a.

The fourth batter.

Lin Chih-hsun took the relay belt and began to circle the pole.

He glanced back at Suzy, who was still waiting for Yoona.

A five-second time difference is already quite significant for a short-distance turnaround.

Lin Chih-hsun didn't hesitate and ran at full speed to finish.

When he crossed the finish line, Suzy had just finished running the second pole.

"The boys' team wins!"

YEAH

""

The boys cheered.

Haha and Lee Kwang-soo high-fived, and Kim Jong-kook picked up Song Joong-ki and spun him around.

Yoo Jae-suk walked over and patted Lim Ji-hoon on the back, saying, "You ran really fast on that last leg."

Lin Zhixun, panting, was about to reply when he caught a glimpse of Xiuzhi slowly running across the finish line.

She was bent over, panting, her cheeks flushed red.

"Why are you running so fast?!"

Suzy straightened up and glared at him.

"If you don't run fast in a race, are you going to run slow?"

"Can't you just—" Suzy swallowed the rest of her sentence.

Lin Zhixun glanced at her: "Slightly what?"

"It's nothing."

Suzy turned around and walked back to the girls' team.

After calming down, Lim Ji-hoon realized what Suzy was going to say.

This girl wanted him to go easy on her, even if he won, she didn't want him to win by too much.

Lin Chong'er handed her a bottle of water and whispered something. Xiuzhi took the water and shook her head.

Lin Zhixun didn't hear what they said, but judging from Suzy's expression, it probably wasn't anything nice.

Yoo Jae-suk, who was watching this scene from the side, came over and patted Lim Ji-hoon on the shoulder.

"Shixun, you could have run that last leg a little slower."

"Because I'm Song Sendong, and she's Gao Huimei?"

"Because this is a variety show, not the Olympics, as mentioned at the beginning, making the audience laugh is the most important thing."

These words reminded Lin Zhixun of what Bae Yong-joon had told him before.

"Variety shows are different from filming. Variety shows require genuine reactions, but you can't be too genuine either."

Lim Ji-hoon nodded. "Senior Yoo Jae-suk, I've learned a lot!"

"It's good that you understand."

The second round of the competition began soon.

"Round Two - Team Tug-of-War"

PD opens the rules panel.

"The boys' team sends four players, and the girls' team sends four players. Best two out of three."

"But—the girls' team can use auxiliary equipment: non-slip gloves and elastic ropes."

This rule also includes compensation.

Non-slip gloves improve grip strength, and elastic ropes tied around the waist provide an extra cushioning effect, preventing direct pull.

The boys' team lineup consists of Kim Jong-kook, Lim Ji-hoon, Lee Kwang-soo, and Gary.

Kim Jong-kook is undoubtedly the main force, Lee Kwang-soo is tall and has a long reach, making him suitable for tug-of-war, and Lim Ji-hoon has good physical fitness.

As for Gary—

"Gary, you won't be captivated by Ji-hyo on the other side and end up helping them with the tug-of-war," Kim Jong-kook asked before the game started.

Gary's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Jong Kook, how can you slander someone's innocence for no reason?"

Kim Jong-kook laughed and said, "Today is Valentine's Day. Everyone knows that you and Ji-hyo are the Monday Couple."

Gary then turned his attention to Lin Zhixun, saying, "Why doesn't Chung Kwok mention Zhixun? Song Sendong fell in love with Gao Huimei at first sight."

"I believe Ji-hoon isn't like you, the kind of person who would betray you for the sake of a pretty face," Kim Jong-kook looked at Lim Ji-hoon, waiting for his answer, "Ji-hoon, you're not that kind of person, are you?"

"certainly!"

Lin Chih-hsun stood out with his chest puffed out in a proud manner.

"Look!" Kim Jong-kook had just wanted Gary to learn from Lim Ji-hoon.

Lin Zhixun then added with a smile, "Because Song Sendong is now deaf, of course I won't be bewitched by Gao Huimei."

Upon hearing this, Gary burst into laughter and said, "Jong Kook, look at him, he's already surrendered!"

Kim Jong-kook said with a wry smile, "Is it too late to change players now? There are already two traitors in the team before the game even starts."