The Trending Topic Herself: The Villainess is the Superstar!-Chapter 148: Upgraded Carrot Squat
"What should it be called..." Maya unconsciously mumbled.
Suddenly, her gaze fell on her shoes: "Does Blue Radish work? I’ll be Blue Radish."
Brian responded, "Alright, then Maya’s codename will be Blue Radish."
Then the microphone was passed to the next person.
Maya stood there, feeling quite frustrated. How could just coming up with a name take so long?
After a while, Brian said, "Next, everyone please take your positions, our upgraded Game of Radish Squat is about to begin!"
The two teams moved closer, standing opposite each other.
Facing Maya was Miles, his forehead wrapped with a black hairband, imprinted with a few pure white letters. His sparse short hair stood up, revealing his handsome and exquisite eyebrows and eyes.
Miles locked eyes with Maya, his eyes flickering slightly, and rarely, he pulled a slight smile as a greeting.
Maya gently nodded, then shifted her gaze to her toes.
Her head hung low, she looked utterly dejected.
The game officially began, proceeding in full swing, occasionally mixed with the laughter and frustrated sounds of the guests.
Maya kept her head down, like a quail, showing no intent to stand out.
This surprised many, as they believed that without elimination rounds, Maya would perform more in a bid to steal the spotlight, regardless of winning or losing, constantly nagging and making useless gestures just to grab attention.
Now, her retracted, content stance caught many off guard.
On the scoreboard, red and yellow numbers kept changing.
7:9
The Red Team was temporarily two points behind the Yellow Team.
Julian raised his arms and cheered, having just scored another point against Mina from the Red Team.
Maya paid no mind to the audience’s cheers or her teammates’ dejected faces, instead enjoying her peace.
This serenity lasted until Kiki started to cause trouble.
She squatted while chanting:
"Purple Radish squat, Purple Radish squat, after the Purple Radish squat, Blue Radish squat!"
As she finished, her finger pointed accurately in Maya’s direction.
Maya reacted quickly, catching Kiki’s mention of Blue Radish the moment she opened her mouth.
She also had a good memory and hadn’t forgotten she was Blue Radish during her leisure earlier.
But she was too lazy to move; she refused to do those silly movements or shout those silly slogans.
Maya remained standing softly, her eyes unclear in black and white, adding to their dreamy aura. These beautiful eyes stared straight at Kiki, making her slightly uncomfortable.
Brian said, "Maya, you didn’t respond, so you lose, Red Team loses a point and Yellow Team gains a point."
"Now, Kiki can propose a truth or dare punishment to Maya."
Kiki’s expression lit up with excitement; she had been waiting for this chance.
Taking this chance, she wanted to shame Maya, make her unable to lift her head in front of the audience!
Leo glanced at Maya worriedly, then asked, "Can the punishment be transferred to a teammate?"
Bella initially thought Leo was joking, but upon examining his expression, she realized he was serious.
Having been in the entertainment industry for years, particularly in entertainment shows, Bella had somewhat heard about Leo and Maya growing up together.
"No, the punishment must be borne by the loser themselves."
When speaking to Leo, Bella’s tone held a bit more courtesy, who wouldn’t with a well-known, multiple-award-winning actor.
Leo pressed his lips together.
Maya remained nonchalant, saying lazily, "Then let’s begin."
Kiki suppressed her excitement: "Do you choose truth or dare?"
"Truth."
Maya disliked any activity; she preferred staying in one place without moving.
Maya’s response was within Kiki’s expectations. She swallowed, "Alright, let me ask you some things, and you must tell the truth."
Maya casually nodded.
Kiki raised her microphone, her expression slightly anxious, but her tone was in stark contrast, aggressive: "How did you get the role of Luna in Wandering Beyond the Horizon?"
This was almost an interrogation.
Finally, the troubling question, as she never understood how Shane Morgan chose Maya.
This is the truth, so Maya couldn’t lie. Once she revealed the audition secrets, a whole batch of critique accounts would surely target her!
Maya frowned, feeling Kiki’s question was rather dumb: "Obviously, through the audition."
Maya distinctly remembered seeing Kiki at the audition, so why was Kiki playing dumb now?
Kiki hadn’t expected Maya to brush it off like that; she surely knew the role was acquired through the audition, but what she wanted to ask wasn’t this...
She urgently said, "That’s not what I meant, I’m asking how you passed the audition?!"
Brian interjected first, "That’s enough, it’s a second question. Let’s continue the game!"
Kiki had to return to her spot, not getting the answer she desired, leaving her feeling quite pent-up.
Maya clearly felt targeted, as Kiki and Alisa kept throwing questions at her.
She continued to stand there leisurely, answering the truth when she lost.
Alisa looked at her with a complex gaze, her speech tinged with amusement, as if out of simple curiosity.
"I’m curious, Maya, did you ever have facial surgery?"
Alisa had an unusual understanding of beauty treatments and noticed the absence of makeup on Maya. This discovery displeased her greatly, not believing anyone could look so beautiful naturally without enhancements, how could there be such a perfect naturally-born face...
Just like herself, Alisa had good features, but also used minor enhancements and natural-looking makeup.
The audience below found it thrilling, as the questions from Kiki and Alisa were hard to answer, even creating highlights.
Maya yawned, rubbed her eyes: "No."
All of these bizarre and pointless questions.
How could this be!
Alisa’s expression shifted several times: "This is the truth, are you sure you’ve never had facial work? Even minor adjustments count."
Kiki unusually didn’t heckle, as she had seen several photos of Maya from Monica, from childhood to present; though her fashion sense was lacking, her face was genuinely beautiful.
