Chapter 47: Chapter 047: The Haters are Divided Chapter 47: Chapter 047: The Haters are Divided I did not expect a pulse-racing jump rope session could be so intense.
The first group surely had their hearts racing.
Xu Zishen felt like his heart was about to explode.
The moment it ended, Xu Zishen’s legs were so weak they hardly felt like his own; he nearly collapsed on the spot, gasping for air with his tongue out.
He held back for the sake of his image.
It felt as though a hot coal was lodged in his throat, terribly uncomfortable.
Looking at Shen Yan,
not a drop of sweat, not even out of breath,
calmly collecting the ropes while looking at their score.
She was very dissatisfied with the results.
“Clap, clap!”
The usually composed Tao Rongye wasn’t skimping on applause.
The rest caught on and offered a sparse few claps.
Liu Qiang and Dai Molin’s mouths twitched uncontrollably.
Nobody knew what to make of Shen Yan anymore.
Did Shen Yan forget this was a romance show when she came?
Did she understand what a romance show was?
It was all about making the audience feel like you were in love, but she turned a perfectly good romance show into a competitive match in a blink.
“Next group, we’ll use our age as an excuse to go first; no objections, right?” Tao Rongye asked with a smile, seeking everyone’s approval.
Facing real talents, these younger influencers naturally had no objections.
Tao Rongye and Song Xuan proved they were a real couple; compared to the rest who were just pretending, they were much more natural.
As soon as they started, the audience went wild on social media!
Because the two really exuded that sweet couple vibe.
As people of privilege, even if they occasionally exercised, they had to take care of the female’s stamina continuously within half an hour, managing only 1105 jumps.
Shen Yan and Xu Zishen were still far ahead with 1725.
It was a score Xu Zishen almost broke his leg for.
Half an hour passed, and Xu Zishen still felt like he was gasping heavily, the sensation of his heart exploding was still vivid.
With the seniors’ turn over, they were in a stable position.
No need for them to cook.
Next up were Liu Qiang and Zhou Jingming.
Liu Qiang was off to a bad start, leaning into Zhou Jingming.
Had Zhou Jingming not had a stable lower body, Liu Qiang’s slight bump would have surely brought them both down.
Zhou Jingming steadied her and immediately withdrew his hand, his brows furrowed.
Being so close, Zhou Jingming could tell that Liu Qiang was doing this on purpose, trying to create ‘pink bubble’ moments, but there was no need to get that close.
Zhou Jingming already regretted pairing up with Liu Qiang.
“No, sorry about that, Jingming.”
Liu Qiang glanced at Zhou Jingming with a shy expression.
What could Zhou Jingming say? He just forced a smile and reassuringly said it was okay.
Thinking Liu Qiang would take it seriously, Zhou Jingming, for the nth time, found himself frustrated and irritable after she bumped into him again.
“Is Liu Qiang doing this on purpose?”
“Dancing King Zhou teaming up with someone like her must be exhausting.”
“Liu Qiang is getting more and more contrived.”
“I thought Fake Princess would be the joke, but it turned out to be Liu Qiang; totally unexpected.”
“Liu Biao, keep your distance from my Zhou Zhou, with her figure, she still dares to show off…”
“Damn, I never realized how annoying Liu Qiang was before.”
“With Liu Qiang there, I actually started to like Fake Princess, unbelievable!”
Netizens switched to battle mode, thoroughly criticizing the pretentious Liu Qiang.
This deathly worried the managers who were watching the live broadcast outside.
They had long advised Liu Qiang not to be so obvious, just a little act would have been enough.
But Liu Qiang’s acting was too much and it backfired.
Seeing the netizens attacking Liu Qiang so uniformly, the Fireworks Fans were the happiest.
They had been worried that Shen Yan, being younger, might not be able to control herself in front of a handsome man like Xu Zishen.
Now it seemed that the Fireworks Fans had worried too much.
This group just barely scraped together 700.
On camera, Zhou Jingming, suppressing his irritation, handed the pink rope to the last group.
Liu Qiang was wearing a sexy camisole, and every time she leaned into Zhou Jingming’s arms, he could catch a glimpse of some risque views.
Now that he thought about it, Zhou Jingming just felt a throbbing in his head.
Seeing the scores made him even more agitated, wanting to swear.
Liu Qiang really didn’t know how to pick the moment to be flirtatious—engaging in such intimate acts in public was just disgusting.
Zhou Jingming’s anger surged.
Liu Qiang, panting, her chest heaving, might make otakus’ eyes light up, but Zhou Jingming just wanted to kick this woman out of the game.
He must have been sick to partner with a woman like Liu Qiang a second time.
Even partnering with Shen Yan would be a hundred times better.
Thinking this, Zhou Jingming turned his gaze towards Shen Yan, who was leisurely sitting nearby.
At that moment, Shen Yan was as calm as a maiden, her skin shimmering with a faint glow under the white light, inexplicably enticing.
Just this one glance made Zhou Jingming feel that the sight of Shen Yan made his heart race more than Liu Qiang’s paltry flesh.
During the survival live broadcast, he had noticed something special about Shen Yan.
When Liu Qiang turned around and saw Zhou Jingming looking towards Shen Yan, jealousy surged in her eyes.
“Dancing King Zhou…”
Liu Qiang’s voice still carried a pant.
Zhou Jingming immediately got goosebumps!
Zhou Jingming coldly said, “We lost. Are you ready to cook for everyone?”
Liu Qiang’s coquetry was choked back in her throat.
Indeed, just as Zhou Jingming said, they had lost.
The next segment was for the two of them to cook for the group.
Li Xu and Dai Molin narrowly beat Tao Rongye and Song Xuan, with the older couple assisting Zhou Jingming’s team.
Liu Qiang couldn’t even cook, let alone cook rice.
The production team had prepared a wide range of ingredients, fearing only that they couldn’t cook.
Shen Yan, as part of the winning side, wasn’t modest, “I’ll have braised lion’s head!”
Liu Qiang was taking the orders and, hearing this, suddenly looked up at Shen Yan.
She knew Shen Yan wouldn’t let them off easily. Clenching the pen, she tugged at a stiff smile, “Shen Yan, given our skills, we might not be able to cook this dish…maybe choose another?”
Shen Yan looked disappointed, “That’s too bad. Then let’s have braised pork ribs.”
Liu Qiang frowned again but wrote it down anyway, followed by Xu Zishen asking for mapo tofu.
Liu Qiang’s lips twitched. Faced with Xu Zishen, she didn’t dare to get angry but instead asked in a negotiating yet slightly coquettish tone. “Zishen, can we pick something simpler?”
Xu Zishen frowned. Why was this woman acting coquettish towards him?
But in front of the camera, he couldn’t say much and reluctantly ordered scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Zhou Jingming was pretty good at cooking, this series of actions indeed earned him quite a few fans.
Liu Qiang wanted to gain new fans with this show, but it completely backfired.
With her performance just now, she was utterly self-destructive.
If she checked her phone for updates, she would definitely find not only did she not gain fans, but she lost nearly a hundred thousand fans and even gained a bunch of haters.
Because of Liu Qiang, a large portion of Shen Yan’s haters switched sides, and she even gained some new fans.
But…
Liu Su, outside the venue, watched the screen filled with terms like “tomboy” and “rope-jumping queen,” his lips twitching several times.