Chapter 60: Chapter 060: Peril Underwater Chapter 60: Chapter 060: Peril Underwater No matter how much Shen Yan’s suggestion of such a dangerous project was attacked online, the guests gathered at the riverbank after breakfast the next day.
Though it was called a river, the river’s surface didn’t differ much from that of the sea.
Chu Jinghe stared at the dark spot in the middle of the river, her complexion turning slightly pale.
Mu Jincheng noticed Chu Jinghe’s condition and asked with concern, “Are you all right?”
“It’s nothing; I just have a bit of low blood sugar,” Chu Jinghe said stiffly, tugging at the corners of her mouth.
Despite her manager’s persuasion the previous night, she insisted on joining the others in the task.
She couldn’t let Shen Yan gain all the limelight while she withdrew and lost all the attention.
Her manager had even cursed at Shen Yan for this.
Now they all suspected whether Shen Yan knew Chu Jinghe had this phobia.
Chu Jinghe’s deep-sea fear was quite severe.
The production team had casually announced the prepared tasks earlier, and upon seeing diving on the list, she had specifically gone to practice diving. However, Chu Jinghe had fainted from fright as soon as she entered the sea.
Her manager immediately called Director Li, saying diving was too dangerous.
If it wasn’t canceled, Chu Jinghe had no plans to join the team.
Director Li had no choice but to cancel it.
Recalling this incident, Director Li had discussed with Chu Jinghe the night before, saying she didn’t have to participate in this diving task.
He suggested letting Tao Rongye and Mu Jincheng pair up instead.
But Chu Jinghe insisted on diving too.
After Director Li had confirmed her decision several times, he no longer tried to persuade her.
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The river simply cannot be compared to the sea.
There were more fish in the sea, and no shortage of shellfish either.
Though there were also fish at the river bottom, the crew were worried catching them would be difficult, so they opted for a “treasure hunt” recording method instead.
Because of the live broadcast, the netizens grabbed their phones, switched on their TVs, tablets, and other live streaming devices early on, waiting to watch this most thrilling survival live show!
As the guests donned their diving gear, the live comments were flooded with remarks on who had good figures.
“Yanyan’s figure is as striking as her beauty! Especially those long legs, oh ho ho ho…”
“Have you guys noticed that Shen Yan seems taller than Chu Jinghe, and even her looks and figure are better. I’m just an onlooker, not a fan of anyone.”
“Our Jinghe is the belle of the entertainment world! Which part of Fake Princess isn’t fake?”
“Pfft! I’m dying of laughter, still the belle… if I didn’t know better, I’d think Chu Jinghe’s family sells wreaths.”
“What’s so great about Shen Yan? She can’t even compare to a single strand of Chu Jinghe’s hair. If it wasn’t for her ambiguous relationship with Director Li, how could she always come in first in tasks?”
“Chu Jinghe can’t stand losing. She deliberately spoke misleading words last night. Chu Jinghe is the real fake.”
The fans of both sides started to argue again.
Meanwhile, everyone followed the direction pointed by Director Li, and saw many water balls floating calmly on the river surface, with food ingredients tied beneath them by the production team.
But not every water ball was tied to ingredients; some were tied to rocks and various empty objects.
There were only three portions of food hidden beneath the vast circle of floating balls.
After understanding the rules, all the guests put on their oxygen masks, fastened their safety belts, and added rescue floating balls, which were attached to their waists before entering the water.
As soon as the transparent packaging was squeezed, the rescue ball would shoot up to the surface, signaling the people in the water and on the shore to immediately initiate a rescue.
Everything was ready.
The underwater videographers followed suit and dived in along with the guests.
The items tied to the water balls had sunk down, so they all had to dive to the very bottom.
Wen Yan hesitated as soon as he entered the water.
In the end, he held back and step by step followed Shen Yan downwards.
Underwater, Shen Yan made a hand gesture to Wen Yan.
Wen Yan didn’t understand.
Shen Yan directly tied a rope around Wen Yan and signaled him to stay close.
Wen Yan understood this gesture.
The following underwater photographers were impressive, handling the underwater camera while recording and ensuring safety around them.
Shen Yan noticed that Mu Jincheng was highly skilled at diving.
A casual glance revealed the close couple, which left her a bit speechless.
Even underwater, they didn’t forget to show off their affection.
As expected.
Both fanbases were rooted in front of their screens, going wild over them!
To Shen Yan’s right was Tao Rongye, who was diving even faster, his movements clearly professional.
Tao Rongye, acting alone, was more convenient.
Shen Yan still had to deal with an encumbrance.
Wen Yan was clutching the rope tied around his waist by Shen Yan, his eyes half-closed.
After diving in, he felt light and airy as if stepping on air; overwhelmed by fear, Wen Yan trembled, his face ashen white.
Shen Yan thought about letting them go first and then swimming to the left.
Unexpectedly, Tao Rongye in front suddenly stopped, turned around to point at Shen Yan and then at himself.
Shen Yan waved her hand, indicating she didn’t need his help.
Tao Rongye’s fans were worried sick.
“Brother Tao, don’t bother with Shen Yan; she’s not worth it.”
“Have you forgotten Liu Qiang? Brother Tao, run for it, stop being the good guy.”
“Brother Tao, no more good deeds, there’s no reward for them.”
“Shen Yan’s character isn’t good, run fast, don’t provoke her.”
“The bait that’s delivered to the door, Shen Yan will definitely take it, I’m truly anxious for Brother Tao.”
After waving her hand, Shen Yan swam to the side, saw a thick rope ahead, and then swam toward it before diving down.
Mu Jincheng saw that rope, his eyes slightly narrowing, and, disregarding Chu Jinghe’s fear, led his group to dive in the direction taken by Shen Yan, intending to take the food ingredients from her.
One had to admit, there was indeed a very special kind of luck about Shen Yan.
Following her was never a mistake.
Tao Rongye hesitated a little, then also dove down.
They were all heading for that thick rope extending to the bottom of the water.
Mu Jincheng saw Shen Yan reaching for the rope stretching down to the water’s floor, and in his urgency, seemed to lose regard for everything else.
Tao Rongye circled around to the side, perfectly blocking the three camera positions that couldn’t turn around in time, although it was only for a few seconds, it was enough.
With a push of his hand, as if he was swimming, it was this push that flung Mu Jincheng, who was holding onto the rope, to the side.
And Mu Jincheng’s hand, involuntarily following, tugged as well.
Shen Yan, diving below, inadvertently lifted her head, and the rope directly wrapped around her neck.
Tao Rongye added force, reaching out “attempting” to snatch the rope from Mu Jincheng’s hands.
“Cleverly” wrapping the rope swiftly around Shen Yan’s neck, he pulled fiercely.
Shen Yan’s neck was tightly strangled.
Bubbles ceaselessly escaped from Shen Yan’s mouth.
The three cameras simultaneously captured the scene of the rope wrapping around Shen Yan’s neck.
The audience’s eyes widened.
Fireworks fans outside shouted anxiously for those two to let go of the rope, wishing they could dive through their phones to help untie it.
The three following photographers’ faces changed color.
They all swam towards Shen Yan.
Chu Jinghe, having been pulled down, saw this scene and in that moment she didn’t feel afraid at all.
Seeing Shen Yan’s neck ensnared, a bold thought suddenly jumped out from deep inside her.
It would be best if Shen Yan was entangled and died underwater!
Wen Yan, being closest, was so anxious his eyes turned red. Unable to swim, he flailed his arms haphazardly, kicked his legs, and swam towards Shen Yan in desperation.
He wanted to tell the people above holding the rope to let go quickly, but he couldn’t make a sound.
At that instant, Shen Yan suddenly stretched out both hands and gave a fierce pull.
Directly pulling the water’s surface rescue ball into the water.
Those holding tight to the rope were thus pulled downward.
Mu Jincheng then realized that the rope had wrapped around Shen Yan’s neck, his face turning pale with fright.
He let go abruptly, panic flashing in his eyes.
He did not know the rope had tangled around Shen Yan’s neck.
However, underwater, someone was giving him a cold, mocking smile.
For an instant, he thought he saw a delicately beautiful water ghost!
His heart stopped fiercely!
“Splash!”
In the water, a whirl of water suddenly stirred.
The three camera positions, struck by the swinging rope, were thrown off, and Shen Yan took advantage of that moment to fiercely sling the rope towards Tao Rongye’s neck.
“Splash!”
Another rolling sound came from the surface.
Underwater.
In the brief moment the cameras moved, Shen Yan suddenly performed a splendid underwater somersault, that slender hand pressing down on the thick rope around Tao Rongye’s neck.
Then she abruptly pressed him down to the bottom.
Tao Rongye’s breathing and heartbeat stopped that instant, his eyes as wide as bronze bells!
His body sank quickly.
He saw clearly Shen Yan’s actions, graceful and swift.
She knew!
Fear struck him, and a phrase flashed through his mind.
Shen Yan directly pressed him down underwater, then with one hand, undid the wrapper and tossed it to Wen Yan, whose eyes were wide open.
Tao Rongye, with his back against the pitted riverbed, struggled in Shen Yan’s grasp, wheezing.
Pure terror filled his eyes.
Shen Yan, however, coldly smiled watching his helpless struggle.
Wen Yan, catching the package tossed over, stood rigid, seeing Tao Rongye’s struggle grow weaker, he was frightened and tugged at the rope entangling the two.
Seeing Shen Yan look over, he frantically shook his head.
Shen Yan slowly released Tao Rongye, gave him a kick and swam away with Wen Yan towards the other side, without any intention of waiting for the photographers to find them.
Liu Su, witnessing the scene in the water from outside, was desperately anxious and found Director Li, furiously shouting to rescue them.
That was Shen Yan, the darling of the Shen Family from Beijing!
Even if she had fallen out with her family, she was still their prized possession!
If anything happened, no one would get away with it!