Oct 14, 2024

Chapter 18: Co-rooming


Hearing that Lu Yiwei said he participated in this variety show because of a person, Mu Zhengqing just nodded knowingly and didn’t ask further. 

This should be the real reason he participated in this variety show, which is much more reliable than his previous answer. 

Not only did Mu Zhengqing not ask further, but even the netizens in the live broadcast room didn’t ask this question again. 

Lu Yiwei, who was waiting to reveal who this person was, kept waiting and waiting. 

He couldn’t believe that no one was curious about such a gossip-worthy matter. 

But surprisingly, no one was curious. 

Next, the netizens saw that this was indeed a serious Q&A session, and the questions became normal. 

Until Mu Zhengqing announced the end of this session, Lu Yiwei still didn’t get his question. 

Following the principle of “if you don’t ask, I’ll say it myself,” Lu Yiwei asked: “Aren’t you curious about who I participated in this variety show for?” 

Mu Zhengqing replied on behalf of the netizens in the live broadcast room: “Not curious.” 

“Why?” Lu Yiwei asked, puzzled. 

Such a big piece of gossip, and no one is curious. 

It seems that not only are the paparazzi of this generation not good, but the netizens of this generation are also not very good. 

“Because it’s so obvious, we can guess.” Mu Zhengqing replied on behalf of the netizens in the live broadcast room. 

Of course, his thoughts were the same as those of the netizens in the live broadcast room. 

“Who do you think it is?” 

Seeing Mu Zhengqing like this, Lu Yiwei suddenly had a bad premonition. 

“Of course, it’s Director Liang Qi.” Mu Zhengqing said very confidently. 

No wonder he answered so confidently, because not only did he think so, but the live broadcast room’s bullet comments were also filled with the name Liang Qi . 

“What does it have to do with Liang Qi?” Lu Yiwei asked, confused. 

Although he had a premonition, he was still puzzled when he heard this answer. What does it have to do with Liang Qi? 

Of course, Liang Qi himself was equally puzzled. What does this have to do with me? 

Hearing Lu Yiwei’s question, Mu Zhengqing began to explain. He said that Lu Yiwei and Liang Qi seemed very familiar with each other, and Liang Qi also agreed with his views. 

The most important thing is that Lu Yiwei, an award-winning actor, participated in a variety show for the first time, and it was a divorce variety show. Apart from owing the director a favour or having a particularly good relationship with the director, he couldn’t think of a third possibility. 

After listening to Mu Zhengqing’s explanation, Lu Yiwei fell silent. 

Liang Qi was also silent. Could it be that Lu Yiwei really participated in this variety show because of him? [T/N: He even sponsored the show. If that isn’t true love, idk what is lmfao] 

Could it be that he had unintentionally helped Lu Yiwei? 

After confirming that their team’s score was far ahead of the other teams, Mu Zhengqing relaxed and didn’t stop Lu Yiwei, who insisted on making dinner. 

After all, his cooking skills really couldn’t compare to Lu Yiwei’s, and of course, neither could takeout. 

It’s just washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, stir-frying, and the like. 

Their score was so high that even if they lost some points, it wouldn’t matter. Being too far ahead was too ostentatious. 

Soon it was time for the program team to announce today’s score results. 

To keep the suspense, the program team only announced the scores of each team: first place 100 points, second place 58 points, third place 33 points, fourth place -50 points. 

The program team asked each team to guess their corresponding score. If they guessed correctly, there would be a reward; if they guessed wrong, there would be a punishment. The more off the guess, the harsher the punishment. 

Mu Zhengqing and Lu Yiwei chose the first place with 100 points without hesitation. 

After the other teams had made their choices, the program team finally revealed the final answers. 

The first place was the Yellow Team, the second place was the Blue Team, the third place was the Green Team, and the fourth place was the Red Team

Seeing the results, Mu Zhengqing asked Lu Yiwei uncertainly: “Are we the Yellow Team?” 

“No,” Lu Yiwei said confidently. 

Yellow is such an inauspicious colour in marriage, how could he choose that? They were the Red Team. 

Red sounds festive and is the same colour as his favourite marriage certificate. 

In the end, as the Red Team, Mu Zhengqing and Lu Yiwei came in fourth place, which was the last place. 

Upon learning they were in last place, Mu Zhengqing raised an objection to the program team. 

Even if they weren’t the first place, they couldn’t possibly be the last place, right? 

The last place had a score of -50 points. How could they possibly have negative points? 

Seeing his objection, the program team seemed to be prepared and directly played the video of their point deductions. 

Lu Yiwei lost 30 points for washing vegetables, 50 points for cutting vegetables, and 90 points for stir-frying… 

Hmm, this was even after the program team rounded down their points because they had lost so many. 

Mu Zhengqing was stunned after seeing the point deductions. Losing one point for every move, this was too strict. 

It’s said that where there are variety shows, there are shady dealings. Today, he truly experienced it. 

Although the program team’s actions were strict, faced with the justified results, Mu Zhengqing had no choice but to accept it grudgingly. 

He looked at Lu Yiwei with sympathy in his eyes. You came for him, but he treated you like this. [T/N: he betrayed you]

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Lu Yiwei, who was about to send a message to Liang Qi , asked in confusion. 

“Sigh, it doesn’t feel good to have your sincere feelings misplaced, does it?” 

Mu Zhengqing didn’t answer Lu Yiwei’s question but instead gave him a comforting hug. 

After being released by Mu Zhengqing, Lu Yiwei froze in place. 

He didn’t really hear what Mu Zhengqing said. His mind was filled with the fact that Mu Zhengqing had hugged him. 

They had held hands, and now they had hugged. So, what comes next…? 

As he thought about it, his neck started to turn red, then his ears, and finally his face. 

Mu Zhengqing didn’t notice Lu Yiwei’s reaction because he was focused on something more important. 

Since they didn’t get first place, the more off they were in guessing their rank, the harsher the punishment the program team had mentioned. 

After hearing the punishment, Mu Zhengqing explained to the program team: “If I remember correctly, I joined a divorce variety show, not a dating variety show.” 

The program team confidently told him that this was indeed a genuine divorce variety show, inviting divorced couples or divorced same-sex couples. 

Seeing the program team’s confident response, Mu Zhengqing felt a bit guilty. 

He and Lu Yiwei were only about to get divorced, which means they hadn’t divorced yet. 

So, you’d better not be so sure, or you might get slapped in the face later. 

Speaking of which, he didn’t know what Lu Yiwei had told the program team at the time. It seemed that the program team clearly didn’t know they hadn’t divorced yet. 

Program team: Since you’re participating in a divorce variety show, what else needs to be said? 

“No, you let two divorced people share a room for a night. Do you think that’s appropriate?” Mu Zhengqing asked. 

“Of course, it’s not appropriate, so you tell me if this is outrageous or not,” the program team member answered truthfully. 

Uh, faced with such a shameless response, Mu Zhengqing was momentarily speechless. 

“Say something,” Mu Zhengqing said, tugging at the hem of Lu Yiwei’s shirt. 

Lu Yiwei, snapping back to reality, looked at him with a puzzled expression. 

“The program team wants us to sleep in the same room tonight,” Mu Zhengqing said, taking a deep breath. 

After hearing Mu Zhengqing’s words, Lu Yiwei’s face turned even redder, and he said nervously, “That’s not very appropriate, is it?” 

He must have just sent a message to Liang Qi, otherwise, how could his thoughts come true so quickly? 

Seeing Lu Yiwei’s unusually red face, Mu Zhengqing assumed he was angry. 

If his face didn’t turn red so easily, he would also be red-faced and neck-thick with anger at the program team. 

However, no matter how much he expressed his dissatisfaction, the program team was adamant. 

In the end, Mu Zhengqing gave up struggling. 

Forget it, just think of it as reliving the college dorm days.

However, looking at the despondent Lu Yiwei beside him, he suddenly had a bold idea. 

Could it be that Lu Yiwei likes Liang Qi? 

If he likes Liang Qi, then everything makes sense. 

Why did Lu Yiwei insist on dragging him to participate in this variety show? It was to make Liang Qi jealous. 

Why is Lu Yiwei so good to him? Of course, it was also to make Liang Qi jealous. 

Why has Lu Yiwei been looking so lost since just now? Because Liang Qi actually let him share a room with someone else. 

This level of heartbreak, it wouldn’t make sense not to shed a few tears. 

Mu Zhengqing became more convinced the more he thought about it. 

Thinking about Liang Qi’s weight of over 200 jin, Mu Zhengqing understood a saying: you don’t care about what you already have. 

“I already have a good-looking face, I just want to find an interesting soul.” 

To come up with the idea of letting two divorced people share a room, who wouldn’t say this soul is interesting? 


Author’s Note:

Liang Qi: ….???



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