I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 107: Poolside Show

[Shaking my computer hard, why hasn’t a high-tech computer that can touch real people been developed yet?!]

[The slightly older ones are holding up the body banner]

[Brother!!! Cheng!!! I’m back in action again!]

[I declare that I’m currently a fan of Cheng Zhirang’s looks, body, and smile, while also being a fan of Shi Yuhuai’s legs, body, Mu Qiu’s body, Li Yang’s mom fan, and Duan Pinyuan’s muscle fan!]

[I’m an "all parts fan," no objections, right?]

[If I hadn’t seen my brother’s abs last night ahead of time and got an eyeful, as the rightful girlfriend, I’d be throwing a fit right now]

[Mu Qiu! You rock! (shouting) but can you tone down those overly fiery eyes]

[Sis, debut please!]

[Checking in from Yun City at fifteen]

[Checking in from Hai City for the 1234th day]

[Finally snuck a peek on my phone and saw everyone moved the check-in post to the show?]

[Big brother photographer, be honest, did you swallow hard?]

The show suddenly proceeds to the thrilling segment, and the live comments inundate the screen almost rendering it unreadable. The director sitting in the control room had no choice but to consult the assistant and turn off the barrage of comments.

Then, holding the communicator, he issued the command: "Moderation, moderation."

The dedicated photographer battled his excited heart, trembling hands, and upturned mouth reluctantly enough to move the camera back to the center of the pool.

All the guests had changed into quick-dry suits and entered the water; now, only they remained in the oversized pool. On one side of the pool was a row of swim rings stacked with cameras and crew standing ashore facing them, while on their backside, on the pool’s other side, stood lifeguards and medics ready to rescue at any moment.

The director began to announce the rules for this round of tasks.

"Today’s second task, Escape from Heaven!"

"Wait a minute!" Shu Ran bravely raised her hand, "Playing Escape from Heaven in the water? Do we have to swim?"

Lin Xixi exclaimed: "No way, I’m a landlubber!"

Mu Qiu: "I am a slightly superior breed, I’m a mud duck."

Guan Yu went further: "I am a dead duck, and I have no swimming ability left."

Shu Ran cued the male guests: "So, do all the guys know how to swim?"

Mu Qiu calmly wiped his nose, ready to wipe away any sudden nosebleed, then perked up to discern Cheng Zhirang’s voice carefully.

Cheng Zhirang said: "I can swim. Yuhuai should be able too."

Shi Yuhuai...

A gentle person speaks inspiringly.

Shi Yuhuai nodded, "I can."

Li Yang: "I know the basics."

The remaining Duan Pinyuan and Qi Feng, one team leader said he’d swim since he’s a Southerner, another sunny masculine said swimming is a basic form-shaping fitness element.

Guan Yu clapped her hands, took over directing, and decided: "This arrangement is perfect! The guys will swim, and the girls won’t, so we’ll have to rely on the guys for help."

Her expression turned distinctively different as she spoke, overflowing with shyness and desire, afraid others wouldn’t know what she’s craving.

The craving is essentially destined to be rejected, hence no offense is actually felt.

Two seconds after she finished speaking, the director quickly raised the megaphone to inform her this is something not to even dream about: "Relax, we have swim rings, and if necessary, there are lifebuoys and lifeguards."

So, the scenario of male guests helping female guests is just a dream not worth pursuing.

Guan Yu: ".....You’re such a buzzkill, director."

The director pretended not to hear and continued with the unfinished rules: "The rules of this task are: One group of members act as ducks, the other two groups act as sharks. Using swim rings, the sharks surround the ducks, while the ducks have to break through the encirclement and escape to the lifebuoy on our right side. The group with members escaping and taking the shortest time wins. During the task, the sharks sit on inflatable shark rafts, while ducks will have a duck swim ring. Two of the inflatable sharks will be like motorboats and can actively pursue, while other sharks rely on the artificial waves every ten minutes in the pool to swim. Members inside the duck swim ring are free. Moreover, facial expressions throughout the process are mandatory—mistake one, and you’ll be punished. Okay, who understood and can summarize it?"

Li Yang raised his hand: "Basically, everyone moves with the artificial waves, sharks chase ducks, ducks escape, but two sharks are motorized and can run."

Everyone sparsely clapped for his explanation.

"What an exciting explanation."

Li Yang had already learned not to mind everyone’s "fake virtues" and was delighted on his own and eager to try.

"Such a huge water world, the artificial waves must be super amazing."

Maybe guys at heart are all very keen on such thrilling games they’ve never tried. Compared to their thoughts, the only image in Mu Qiu’s mind was herself as a single mud duck trembling amidst a tall and sharp-toothed shark wall.

Struggling in the water and unable to swim, only hugging a swim ring and kicking aimlessly, the thought alone felt so embarrassing.

"Scared?"

Suddenly, a voice she longs for came overhead, mild and gentle. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Mu Qiu looked up, nodded toward Cheng Zhirang, and upgraded the modifier to its highest level: "Super scared."

Cheng Zhirang only casually inquired but upon receiving the answer, exchanged a brief gaze with her black-and-white eyes, then moved his sight away.

He couldn’t understand why, but instinctively felt that answer was false.

However, since he asked, and she responded, he couldn’t ignore it. Cheng Zhirang practiced his gentlemanly courtesy learned since childhood, comforting her: "No problem, there are swim rings, and lots of people around, just hold onto the neck of that duck swim ring and hide behind Li Yang, run to the side, and if you actually feel scared, raise your hand to stop."

"Then if Brother Cheng is a shark, can you not catch me?"

Cheng Zhirang paused: "Probably not."

"All the previous kindness wasted, you know that, Brother Cheng?" Mu Qiu sighed.

Cheng Zhirang looked at her sincere eyes; two seconds later, they both laughed.

"I might not catch you, but my teammates will."

"Just don’t catch me, I’ll run towards you. If you see a shorter duck swim ring drifting over, just pretend you didn’t see."

"What’s the deal in exchange?"

"I’ll show you my drama first?"

Cheng Zhirang turned his head: "What drama?"

"Character’s emotional journey."

"Deal."

"Should we hook fingers then?"

"That’s a game for kids; adults go by integrity."

"But I don’t think I’m very reliable."

Cheng Zhirang: "..."

He felt she was just trying to hook his fingers, something bold people like her definitely would do.

But with cameras all around and so many online spectators, he couldn’t agree, hence politely refused.

Mu Qiu unsurprisingly showed a disappointed expression.

Cheng Zhirang watched her rich and unreserved pretended expressions, suddenly feeling like he discovered a fun toy, getting slightly intrigued.