Chapter 94: The Center of the Fish Pond (29)
With the luxurious lunch taken care of, and still some time before evening, the program team had naturally planned activities for the couples in the afternoon.
But the three couples, enjoying their afternoon nap, were unaware of this.
Su Mingxiu and Suhui were using the tent to block the sunlight, resting with their arms as pillows. But as Su Mingxiu was drifting off to sleep, she felt a cool presence snuggling against her.
Suhui’s body temperature, like a deep-sea fish, was always low. So every time Su Mingxiu held her close, she felt like she was being chilled…
Conversely, Su Mingxiu, holding her while sleeping, felt like she was hugging an ice cube, especially in winter.
Thankfully, she had a good constitution, and with the heater on in their room, as long as Suhui took a hot shower, they could sleep peacefully through the night.
Now, the tent blocked the sunlight but trapped the heat inside. As Su Mingxiu was feeling drowsy, she suddenly felt a cool touch and instinctively reached out to hold it.
But the person snuggling against her was wide awake, even mischievously reaching out to touch Su Mingxiu’s eyelashes, tickling her slightly.
Su Mingxiu, her eyes still closed, caught Suhui’s fingers. Her voice was a bit hoarse: “If you’re not sleeping, go play by yourself.”
No way.
Suhui knew there were no cameras inside the tent, they were all set up outside. After all, the program had adopted a bold live broadcast format, and even though post-production editing was necessary, they were still afraid of capturing something inappropriate.
She remembered how, at home, even the slightest provocation would make Su Mingxiu lose control. She felt that participating in this variety show was indeed a good way to relax.
After all…
With so many people around, even if she provoked Su Mingxiu, Su Mingxiu wouldn’t dare to do anything to her.
Thinking this, Suhui felt even more comfortable. She found a more comfortable position in Su Mingxiu’s arms, the rustling of fabric against fabric. After a while, her cool lips brushed against Su Mingxiu’s jawline.
The drowsy woman: “?”
She opened her eyes slightly, a playful smile on her lips, and looked down at the mischievous mermaid in her arms. “What are you doing? Why not sleep in your own bed?”
Actually, the program team’s audio equipment was excellent. Even though the cameras were only set up outside the tents, not allowed inside, the surrounding sounds could still be captured.
The conversations in the other two tents were clearly audible to the live stream viewers. Although the voices in Su Mingxiu and Suhui’s tent were low, the occasional whispers still gave the viewers a sense of secret excitement.
“You’re warm,” Suhui said, blinking innocently.
Su Mingxiu closed her eyes again, not bothering to respond, letting Suhui wriggle around in her arms like a restless fish.
Until two cool hands were placed on her waist—
Like a handful of snow slipped down her shirt in winter.
And that coolness wasn’t content to stay there, it was moving upwards. Su Mingxiu’s drowsiness vanished completely. She grabbed Suhui’s wrists and warned in a low voice: “Behave.”
“But I’m cold,” Suhui said, her silver-blue hair falling around her face, some strands tangled with Su Mingxiu’s. Her clear eyes, as blue as the sky, looked at Su Mingxiu. “Won’t you warm me up?”
Cold?
A fish that had lived in the sea for over twenty years was afraid of the cold?
Su Mingxiu vaguely remembered a winter trip last year, at a ski resort. This fish hadn’t wanted to wear proper winter clothing. After much persuasion, she had reluctantly put on a bulky outfit, waddling around like a penguin.
Then, after falling while skiing, Suhui had angrily taken off her jacket and become the most stylish person on the slopes.
It was obvious that this fish, having eaten her fill, was looking for trouble again, right?
“Then how about we go out and bask in the sun?” Su Mingxiu asked patiently.
“No.”
Suhui raised her head slightly, leaning closer to Su Mingxiu’s ear and whispering: “I want you to warm me up.”
“Uh…”
[Let me in! Let me warm Suhui up!]
[Why are they so quiet? Suhui refused to bask in the sun, then what? Let me see what’s happening inside the tent! I don’t believe that Su Mingxiu, who’s so good at coaxing people, would remain silent! There must be something I didn’t hear!]
[Mingxiu just told her to behave, heehee, guess what Suhui did?]
The live stream viewers were dying to know what was happening inside their tent. But the director, as if anticipating the scene, suddenly blew a whistle and announced the end of their break through a megaphone.
“Please come out and participate in the afternoon activities, couples! Work hard to earn your dinner and heating equipment for the night—”
Saying this, he looked specifically at Su Mingxiu and Suhui and added: “For safety reasons, no fires are allowed inside the tents. Please use appropriate heating equipment.”
He was practically telling everyone, So what if you managed to get food? You’ll still freeze at night.
Su Mingxiu and Suhui: “…”
[Director: Special attention for you two!]
Suhui actually didn’t need any heating equipment, but she knew Su Mingxiu was afraid of the cold. So she could only suppress her annoyance, her arms crossed, and wait to see what kind of trouble the director was planning, interrupting their sweet afternoon nap.
The other two couples looked at them with amusement.
“The second game: The Ultimate Chemistry Test, with three rounds. The first round is charades—”
One partner from each couple would wear headphones, while the other would act out the word on their card, using gestures, lip movements, and body language. The partner with the headphones had to guess the word. Each correct answer earned 1 point.
Suhui put on the headphones, and Su Mingxiu went to draw a card. The first line on the card was…
From Baidi City, amidst colorful clouds, at dawn I depart. (A line from a famous Chinese poem)
Su Mingxiu: “…”
She instinctively glanced at the director, making sure he wasn’t targeting her.
At the same time, Zhao Xiaohua and Movie Queen Su also received their cards and started acting.
Jacker: “Cheers!”
Movie King Su: “Hearts connected!”
Su Mingxiu: “?”
[Hahaha, the others got words and idioms, and SS got a poem, lol.]
Suhui looked at her with a confused expression, wondering why she hadn’t started acting yet.
Su Mingxiu, knowing Suhui’s Chinese proficiency, gave up on the first card: “Forget it, next one.”
This time, she waited for Zhao Xiaohua’s team to finish before drawing her card. She saw the words: youyou up. (Internet slang)
“Uh…” She wanted to curse.
Su Mingxiu’s expression went blank. She turned to Suhui and said clearly:
“Youyou up.”
Suhui looked at her moving lips, her ocean-blue eyes filled with confusion. Blushing slightly, she thought that since Su Mingxiu was willing to express her love in this situation, she should also respond.
So she pouted her lips: “Mua!”
After giving a loud air kiss, she urged: “Hurry up and say it.”
She could feel the pressure from the other teams quickly drawing new cards.
Su Mingxiu, receiving an air kiss from her partner: “…”
She tried to slow down her speech: “You… you…”
Suhui, losing her patience: “Mua! Mua!”
Su Mingxiu: “Forget it, next one.”
Comments section: [Hahaha!!]
[Suhui’s kisses are so cute!]
[Su Mingxiu: Confirmed, the program team is messing with us.]
After drawing five cards in a row with no success, Su Mingxiu once again scored zero. They switched places, letting Suhui draw the cards.
Suhui couldn’t understand why Su Mingxiu’s lip movements were always so strange, until she drew her first card.
Speechless with grief. (An idiom)
She tried to say the words.
“Me and you?”
“Oh yeah?”
The mermaid never thought that participating in a variety show would require her to practice her acting skills. She tried to act out the idiom, her eyes starting to redden. Su Mingxiu, startled, immediately took off her headphones.
She strode towards Suhui. “It’s okay, let’s skip this round, don’t worry, don’t cry.”
Suhui looked at her blankly and showed her the whiteboard: “I’m not crying.”
The director, with his sharp hearing, had already heard their conversation: “Okay, Su Mingxiu and Suhui’s team forfeits the first round.”
[Good dog, director!]
[Wow, are they only going to have each other for warmth tonight?]
Suhui discreetly pinched Su Mingxiu’s wrist. Although she hadn’t known how ridiculous the program would be before coming here, she did know the filming locations. She whispered in Su Mingxiu’s ear: “It’s okay, we’re going to the beach tomorrow.”
“We can just elope.”
The director and the live stream viewers, hearing this: ??
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