I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

The fourth group appeared, and their style was completely different from the previous groups.

Su Yanhuan sat upright with her hands neatly placed on her knees, her posture as obedient as a primary school student listening attentively in class.

Jiang Yunyou, sitting next to him, twisted and turned in his chair as if a nail had grown into it, leaning to the left one moment and to the right the next.

Su Yanhuan endured for three seconds before finally turning her head and speaking in a low voice:

"Can you please stop moving? You're shaking the chair so much it's about to fall apart."

Jiang Yunyou looked miserable and muttered under his breath, "I'm nervous."

Su Yanhuan looked puzzled: "Why are you nervous? It's not like it's your turn to answer the questions right now."

Jiang Yunyou said seriously, "I'm afraid I won't answer correctly later."

Su Yanhuan paused for a second, then spoke in a low, melancholy tone:

"...Then why didn't you seem this nervous when you were answering the questions yourself?"

Jiang Yunyou blinked, his expression both confident and serious:

"That's different. It doesn't matter if I embarrass myself, but I can't let you be dragged down with me."

Su Yanhuan forced a classic deadly smile: "...Thank you so much."

Director Liu held the question card and read the question aloud:

"First question: What is Su Yanhuan's favorite snack?"

Without a second thought, Jiang Yunyou blurted out, "Dried strawberries! She gave me some on the first day! She even gave me two packs!"

Su Yanhuan answered in unison: "Dried strawberries!"

Director Liu: "Correct."

"Second question: What is Jiang Yunyou's best instrument?"

Su Yanhuan answered almost instantly: "The guitar! He carried it with him on the first day and said he would sing for us, but he hasn't sung a single song yet."

Jiang Yunyou: "Guitar!...Wait, I'll definitely sing later!"

Su Yanhuan glanced at him indifferently and uttered only one word: "Oh."

I don't believe you for a second.

"Question 3: What animal is Su Yanhuan most afraid of?"

Jiang Yunyou simply snapped his fingers, his tone resolute:

"Insects! She screamed when she saw a moth yesterday! I could hear her screaming from the third floor!"

"...It was a bug, but it wasn't as exaggerated as a scream, it was just... a little bit louder."

Jiang Yunyou's lips twitched, his face full of disbelief: "You call that a tiny bit?"

Su Yanhuan glared at him: "Shut up."

Question 4: What is Jiang Yunyou's favorite singer?

After a moment's thought, Su Yanhuan spoke with certainty:

"...Jay Chou? He hummed 'Sunny Day' all day yesterday, I almost know the song by now."

Jiang Yunyou immediately nodded: "Jay Chou!"

Director Liu: "Correct."

"Fifth question: If Su Yanhuan were to travel through time, which dynasty would she most like to go to?"

Jiang Yunyou scratched his head, guessing based on intuition: "...The Tang Dynasty? Because she likes to eat?"

Su Yanhuan sighed softly, both helpless and amused: "Song Dynasty, I like Song Dynasty clothing, can you please stop thinking about food all the time?"

Jiang Yunyou looked bewildered: "Huh? What did clothes look like in the Song Dynasty?"

Su Yanhuan was completely at a loss and waved her hand: "...Never mind, it's not your fault."

Director Liu: "Incorrect. The correct answer is the Song Dynasty."

Score for this round: 4/5.

Su Yanhuan stood up, gently patted her skirt, looked at Jiang Yunyou, and said in a gentle tone, "Four points are correct, not bad."

Jiang Yunyou said smugly, "Of course! Who am I? I'm guaranteed to win!"

Su Yanhuan raised an eyebrow: "Then how did you get the last question wrong?"

Jiang Yunyou argued confidently with peculiar logic: "It's unreasonable because you don't like eating food from the Tang Dynasty."

Su Yanhuan looked up at the sky speechlessly: "...Is eating the only thing in your world?"

Jiang Yunyou thought for two seconds seriously: "And the music."

Su Yanhuan nodded resignedly, "...Alright then."

[Huanhuan and Youyou are such a cute couple! Although they got the last question wrong, when Jiang Yunyou said, "Because you don't like eating Tang Dynasty food, that's not reasonable," I actually thought he made a lot of sense???]

[Hahaha, food is the primary driving force, no doubt about it]

To be honest, the most interesting contestants in this round of Q&A were Han Jingxue and Shen Yihuai. They got all five questions right without any delay. If they hadn't checked the answers beforehand, then it must be a true understanding ingrained in their very being.

[As for the others, Shu Zi and Yu Shize scored 3 points, which was average. Gu Yan and Fang Yutong scored 2 points, which was really disappointing. Fang Yutong's fans shouldn't try to defend her; is it that hard to admit they're not familiar with each other?]

Director Liu stood in the center and announced the first round of rankings:

First place: Han Jingxue & Shen Yihuai (5/5)

Second place: Su Yanhuan & Jiang Yunyou (4/5)

Third place: Shu Zi & Yu Shize (3/5)

Fourth place: Gu Yan & Fang Yutong (2/5)

Fang Yutong stood at the very edge of the line, her smile almost impossible to maintain. Her lips looked as if they were glued shut with superglue, and she couldn't manage a smile.

Shu Zi glanced at the rankings, then looked at Gu Yan, and leaned over to whisper, "Two points? You're really not giving him any face."

When she spoke, her eyebrows were raised high, and she was suppressing a smile, giving off an aura of "I want to laugh at you, but I'm holding back."

Gu Yan turned to look at her, his voice low: "I didn't come up with the questions."

Shu Zi scoffed and crossed her arms: "You can't get all of them wrong, you can at least guess one right."

Gu Yan's lips curled into a slight smile: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Shu Zi turned her face away, raising her chin high: "Who cares about you? I was just saying."

She paused, then added, "...But if you want me to teach you, that's fine too, but it'll cost you."

Gu Yan looked at her without saying anything, but the smile on his lips widened a little more.

Director Liu cleared his throat and continued announcing:

"The first stage is over, and the second stage is next - the obstacle relay race."

Each team needs to work together to get through three obstacle courses; the last team to finish is penalized.

He paused, then looked at Gu Yan and Fang Yutong:

"In addition, according to the rules of the first round, the two groups with the lowest scores, namely Gu Yan & Fang Yutong and Shu Zi & Yu Shize, will have an 'extra surprise' in the second round."

Shu Zi's heart tightened instantly, a sense of unease washing over her: "What surprise?"

Director Liu smiled kindly and waved to the backstage area.

The staff brought up two blindfolds and two pairs of handcuffs.

It glittered silver and reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight.

The entire room fell silent for a second.

Shu Zi's eyes widened, her mouth slightly open, and she slowly turned to look at Director Liu, saying each word clearly:

"...Are you serious?"

Director Liu smiled broadly: "It's for the sake of the show, for the sake of the show."

Shu Zi said expressionlessly, "You call this 'show effect'? This is illegal detention."

Director Liu: "..."

Handcuffs?! The production team really knows how to create surprises!

[“Illegal detention” Hahahaha, Shu-Tzu, that's enough!]

[Director Liu: I'm just a director, not a lawless outlaw]

Director Liu calmly explained the rules:

"The two teams with the lowest scores will have one person blindfolded and the other handcuffed to him, and the two of them will complete the obstacle relay together."

"Who gets blindfolded and who gets handcuffed is up to you."

Shu Zi glanced down at the cold handcuffs, then looked up at Yu Shize, her eyes filled with disgust, as if she were being forced to choose between "cilantro stir-fried with durian" and "bitter melon with wasabi".

Yu Shize felt inexplicably guilty under her gaze and subconsciously took half a step back: "...Zizi?"

"stop!"

Shu Zi raised her hand in a pause gesture, her face full of resistance: "Don't call me that!"

She let out a long sigh, her expression as heavy as if she were making a major life decision:

"Fine, you can blindfold yourself. I'll lead you around. Just follow me, don't move around, don't pull on anything, and don't stop suddenly."

Yu Shize nodded awkwardly: "Okay."

Shu Zi added another sentence, her tone full of threat:

"If you pull me down, you won't get a single bite of dinner tonight."

"...Don't worry, I won't."

[Hahahaha, threatening me with dinner, is that even possible?]

Yu Shize: I suddenly feel a lot of pressure.

[Shu Zi: You can fall, but you can't live without food! As long as I live, the food lives; if I die, the food dies.]

[It's a constitutional monarchy, Yu Shize is hopeless, hahaha]