Very soon, Zhang Yiran and Bai Ling ended up competing for the same seat and Zhang Yiran chose to get eliminated.
And at this moment, Qi Luozhou and Shen Wanwan were also facing the same dilemma.
Shao Yuye shot a sideways glance and quietly clenched his fist.
If Qi Luozhou dared to get his sister eliminated, he definitely wouldn’t let him off easy!
Who would have thought that Qi Luozhou would instead take a step back of his own accord and give his seat to Shen Wanwan.
Shen Wanwan didn’t stand on ceremony either. Since they were on the same team anyway, it didn’t really matter who stayed.
Seeing that his sister was still in the game, Shao Yuye felt only barely satisfied.
At least Qi Luozhou could look out for his sister a little.
Fine then, later he’d begrudgingly send his archenemy a small thank-you gift.
At this moment, there were four people left on the field—
Bai Ling, Jin Xiaoyu, Shen Wanwan, and Shao Yuye.
Each of them represented a different team.
Which also meant that the first team to be eliminated was about to be decided.
[Wow, it feels like all the guys automatically dropped out. So what’s going on with you, Brother Ye?]
[Hahaha, don’t morally kidnap him, people upstairs. Our Brother Ye is a man aiming for first place.]
[After all, this is about accommodation, better be careful.]
Four people, three chairs.
Standing in front of Shao Yuye was Bai Ling; behind him was Jin Xiaoyu; and across from him was Shen Wanwan.
The music started. As Bai Ling walked, she kept glancing at Shao Yuye out of the corner of her eye.
When the director’s whistle blew again, Bai Ling locked onto the same chair Shao Yuye was aiming for.
Now!
Seizing the moment, Bai Ling moved to sit on the seat Shao Yuye was about to take.
The chemistry between Jin Xiaoyu and Jiang Yuan earlier had been pretty good—tonight they were bound to gain a wave of CP fans.
Bai Ling planned to recreate that famous moment as well, striving to become Shao Yuye’s first CP partner tonight—
But just as she bent down, her hips still in midair…
A large hand suddenly landed on her back.
It was obvious whose hand it was—Shao Yuye’s.
Her movement stalled. Her heart skipped a beat, and her mind went completely blank.
Immediately after, a powerful shove came from behind, forcing her center of gravity—originally leaning back—to lurch forward, making her stumble two steps ahead.
Bai Ling: ?
Facing the already-eliminated male guests, she stared wide-eyed and turned back.
Shao Yuye was sitting calmly on the chair, looking at her unhurriedly.
And beside him, Shen Wanwan curled her lips slightly.
Strictly speaking, Shen Wanwan had reacted the slowest just now.
She had no interest in this kind of game and even felt it was rather meaningless. Earlier, thanks to Qi Luozhou, she’d always had a chair to sit on.
Now that Qi Luozhou had been eliminated, the chair to Bai Ling’s right had actually been empty just moments ago.
But Bai Ling had chosen to go for the one on Shao Yuye’s side instead.
That gave Shen Wanwan an opening.
She sat down on the chair as a matter of course.
By then, Bai Ling still hadn’t recovered from being pushed away by Shao Yuye. Her voice was filled with disbelief:
“You pushed me?!”
Shao Yuye cupped his fists toward her, his face full of righteous sincerity, “Sorry, sorry.”
Bai Ling: “……”
The director announced mercilessly, “Bai Ling and Su Tingxuan, sorry—you are the first team to be eliminated. Your reward will be sleeping in a tent tonight!”
The livestream chat froze for two seconds, then erupted into earth-shattering laughter.
[Sorry, sorry. Our Brother Ye is an idol, please understand!]
[I’ve never seen such a ‘morally upright’ idol. Brother Ye, really, I’m crying.]
[‘Singles Team’ supremacy!!!]
[I’m laughing to death. Jiang Yuan: ‘What if a girl wants to sit in the same seat as me? Ah, I’ll just give it to her.’ Brother Ye: ‘What if a girl wants to sit in the same seat as me? Ah, no one can stop my march toward first place! Make! her! go!’ ]
Bai Ling’s fans originally wanted to complain, but when they thought about the fighting power of the ‘Yu Yu’s, they decided to let it go…
Besides, Shao Yuye was already sitting on that chair.
If he hadn’t acted and had let Bai Ling sit on his lap, it would have been easy for people to spin it as him taking advantage of a female guest.
So in that sense, his action was entirely out of an idol’s professional instinct.
Even Zhang Yiran, watching from the sidelines, couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, “Damn… you really are cut out to be an idol.”
That reaction speed was unmatched.
By this point in the show, every pair already had CP fans.
Shao Yuye, apart from a purely friendship-based ‘Petty Revenge Duo’ pairing, hadn’t accumulated a single CP fandom.
Jin Xiaoyu watched from the side, laughing her head off.
“Not bad, not bad, Brother Ye is impressive.”
Who knew that as soon as she said that, Shao Yuye shot her a death glare.
“Don’t get happy too early. You’re next.”
Jin Xiaoyu’s face instantly went pale. “No, Brother Ye!!!”
She clasped her hands together, making a pleading gesture. “I really need a big room. Please, I’m begging you.”
Shao Yuye snorted coldly.
The livestream chat was laughing itself to death.
[Hahahaha! Brother Ye : Don’t I need it?!]
[Brother Ye : Women only slow me down from getting first place!]
[Jin Xiaoyu : Brother Ye! I advise you to be kind!]
Jin Xiaoyu was eliminated by Shao Yuye without much trouble.
She had wanted to fight Shen Wanwan for the seat, but when the whistle blew, she happened to be on the other side. And Shao Yuye had his eyes locked on her the whole time, guarding against her so tightly there was no opening at all.
With the elimination a done deal, Jin Xiaoyu and Zhang Yiran could only sleep in the RV that night.
Now, on the field, only Shao Yuye and Shen Wanwan were left, battling for the final chair.
The chat instantly got hyped.
[Hahahaha! Later when Brother Ye grabs Wanwan’s chair, she’s definitely going to get mad at him, right?!]
[I’m dying. Brother Ye : Am I the type to give way just because you’ll be angry? Excuse me, first place coming through, everyone move aside!]
[ Hahahaha, ‘Petty Revenge Duo’ internal battle, this is getting good!]
At this moment, the director very sneakily had the two of them exchange trash talk.
Shao Yuye pointed fiercely at the chair, lifting his chin in arrogant defiance, “Just you wait!”
Shen Wanwan’s eyes shone brightly as she blinked at her brother, “Alright.”
Amid the music, the chat was full of complaints:
[Do you two even hear yourselves? Does this sound like trash talk?!]
[I’m laughing so hard, so gentle!]
[Why did both of them suddenly become so gentle with each other hahahahaha!]
[Ahhh I’m betting 500 tokens, Brother Ye-ge definitely won’t give way!]
[‘Ultra-competitive’ Shao Yuye didn’t get that nickname for nothing!]
Very soon, under everyone’s gaze, the whistle blew—
Shao Yuye stepped forward quickly.
But he only took one step.
Then, as if he’d been frozen in place by a spell, he stood there admiringly, watching Shen Wanwan gracefully sit down on the chair.
Under the stunned stares of all the viewers, his expression turned solemn. His lips moved with great ceremony, as if accompanied by the rhythm of a coronation drumbeat.
He lifted an invisible crown with both hands and steadily placed it atop Shen Wanwan’s head.
Shen Wanwan froze for a moment, then felt warmth bloom in her chest.
Even though there had been such a long blank period between her and her brother—
He still understood her.
The camera swept over Shen Wanwan’s dazzlingly beautiful face.
Beside her, Bai Ling stared in shock, jealousy surging in her heart.
Wait—what?
Weren’t you supposed to always fight for first place?!
He wouldn’t give her the seat just now, yet he handed first place over to Shen Wanwan?!
The chat was also stunned by the reversal for a split second, before erupting into screams—
[Where’s my Brother Ye? Where’s my ultra-competitive Brother Ye!!]
[Hey! Brother Ye, don’t be this double-standard, okay!!!]
[I’m crying laughing. Brother Ye to others : Get lost~~~ to Shen Wanwan: Wanwan, please sit.]
[I, Shao Yuye, a.k.a. famously double-standard, ultimate protector of my own!]
[Forever ‘Petty Revenge Duo’! I’m actually crying. He knows she’s delicate and hates sleeping in bad rooms, right? Shen Wanwan once spent 1000 tokens just to buy a luxury villa. So Brother Ye gave her the first-place big room, didn’t he?! Even though she’s still on a team with his archenemy—wahhh, how can Brother Ye be this good!!]
[So that’s why… I almost thought Brother Ye liked her just now. He was way too double-standard, even breaking his own principles!]
Jin Xiaoyu wailed from the side, “Brother Ye, that’s too much! You weren’t like this when you eliminated me just now!”
Shao Yuye seriously started settling accounts with her. “If Jiang Yuan hadn’t let you go just now, you wouldn’t have even made it to the finals. What’s ‘too much’ or not?”
Jin Xiaoyu: “……”
Damn it.
Now she finally knew why Lin Kexin had assigned Shen Wanwan to his mortal enemy!
There was no other reason—
Lin Kexin just wanted to vent her anger!!!
Shen Wanwan and Qi Luozhou smoothly took first place in the room-grabbing round.
Qi Luozhou looked at Shao Yuye, the corner of his lips curving up slightly, “Many thanks.”
Shao Yuye snorted. “I’m only doing it for the sake of that transformation device.”
[Ahhh tsundere Brother Ye spotted!]
[So he gave up the seat because of that transformation device?]
[Ugh, this damned ‘Rivals’, I’m shipping it again!!!!]
Although Shao Yuye had thrown out harsh words, Qi Luozhou remained smiling, which made Shao Yuye extremely annoyed, like punching a wad of cotton.
He added viciously, “Don’t get cocky. The popularity rankings are about to be settled. If I get first and draw a partner-swap card, who actually sleeps in that big bed tonight is still up in the air!”
Qi Luozhou smiled lightly. “We’ll see.”
With that, both fandoms instantly went back to frantically spamming the chat.
The livestream was about to end, and the votes for the two sides were biting incredibly close, rising and falling nonstop within the same day.
These were the final five minutes.
The ‘Yu Yu’s were so nervous they could barely breathe, and the ‘Xiao Chuan’s were holding their breath too.
Five minutes later, the livestream officially shut down.
And the director, holding the vote tally sheet handed up by the staff, began the final announcement—
“Up to tonight at 10 p.m., the current number one on the popularity rankings is…”