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Do You Still Hate Her? 37 – A romance variety show that doesn’t feel quite romance
In the end, it was the staff who crawled out from behind the secret passage that scared Ou Yi to the point where there was nowhere to hide. It was only after the reminder from the other side that he realized the game had already ended.
Regarding the fact that he survived, Ou Yi looked at everyone sitting in the room and enthusiastically uttered the line that everyone had already thought of—
“Teacher Shang Lu is really my…”
“Benefactor!”
All of <The Most Hated Her and Him> guests responded in unison with these one word.
Ou Yi : “?!?”
How did they all know?
[Everyone’s ears are calloused, don’t say it anymore, we really all know, hahaha]
[With each ‘benefactor’ word from Ou Yi, Shang Lu becomes increasingly numb]
On the <Love is Love> side, those who knew the relationship between Shang Lu and Ou Yi were enjoying the scene at the moment, while others who don’t know are left in confusion, like Yan Zijiao.
Yan Zijiao looked at Ou Yi strangely and asked, “Why did you say she’s your benefactor?”
“Because it’s a fact.” Ou Yi looked at Shang Lu with trust in his eyes. “Because ever since Teacher Shang Lu came into my life, everything has gone smoothly. Every time, she brings me luck. Isn’t that what a benefactor is?”
Shang Lu didn’t argue with Ou Yi. She just looked at the camera and said, “Everyone’s luck is the result of their own efforts. No one can achieve success by relying on others.”
Ou Yi continued to praise Shang Lu in great detail, and Shang Lu didn’t say anything more, just made a ‘cross’ gesture with her hands toward the camera.
[Ou Yi spreading rumors on-site, Shang Lu denying rumors on-site, this scene is simply incredible]
[For Ou Yi, five years of hard work went unnoticed, but in a moment, he came to ‘replace’ and became known in the world (joking). What else could Shang Lu be if not benefactor?]
[However, the more you get to know, the more you realize the gap between these two people. While other celebrities deny riding on each other’s popularity, Ou Yi says, ‘Without Shang Lu, there would be no Xia Yuan’s downfall, and there would be no today for me.’]
[Haha, it’s been said that sincerity is always a killer move at any time!]
In Shang Lu’s view, Ou Yi’s success could never be related to her. Everyone’s success is achieved through their own efforts.
It’s just a coincidence, coupled with the superstitions of the Ou Yi family, that she happened to appear at this particular moment.
If one must say, maybe she’s just more fortunate.
With these thoughts in mind, Shang Lu smiled, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
Soon, the program team announced two pieces of news.
One : Because of the tie, the guests from both sides of the show will need to complete the originally announced punishments tomorrow.
The guests from <Love Is Love> will have to switch genders and work in a restaurant, while on the other side, the guests from <The Most Hated Her and Him> will have to start a special romance episode.
Ou Yi grinned widely, one hand resting on the shoulder of Yu Su who was frowning, comforting Yu Su, “Brother, cheer up, this has nothing to do with us, hahaha! Shall we go out for dinner later? I know there’s a really good restaurant nearby, my treat.”
Ou Yi was very outgoing, and because he knew that Shang Lu had a good relationship with Yu Su, her friend was his friend too, so he simply assumed that Yu Su was also his good friend.
During these days of the celebrity sports event, due to Ou Yi’s overly enthusiastic attitude, Yu Su’s relationship with him was also quite good.
However, before Yu Su could even respond to Ou Yi’s invitation, the program team announced the second piece of news.
The program team had already communicated with Ou Yi and Yu Su’s companies, and both of them would continue to participate fully in the recording of this episode.
A momentary stiffness appeared on Ou Yi’s face.
Yu Su raised his eyes, looking somewhat surprised.
[The reason Ou Yi completely abandoned his undercover identity for today’s locked room mission is : one, he was scared, and two, he felt that the final punishment had nothing to do with him, hahaha.]
[Ou Yi, do you think you can escape? Come quickly and join them in recording romance variety show!]
[This is truly a three-way losing ending.]
Next, everyone went to change out of the school uniforms provided in the locked room.
This was a large changing room divided by gender, so the live broadcast had to temporarily stop for a while.
As Shang Lu just walked out of the partition with the school uniform, fixing her hair in front of the mirror, she saw Tang Qingqing enter.
Tang Qingqing didn’t rush to change her clothes; instead, she looked at Shang Lu with a hesitant expression.
Shang Lu : “…?”
Why was Tang Qingqing staring at her like this? It’s so strange.
So, Shang Lu asked directly, “Is there something you need?”
Tang Qingqing took a deep breath, placed a hand over her heart as if she had made a very important decision.
She looked at Shang Lu. “Shang Lu, even though our relationship isn’t that great, I’ll be straightforward. I’ve fallen in love at first sight with your brother, and I want your brother’s contact information.”
Shang Lu : “?”
Is today April Fool’s Day?
Did Tang Qingqing fall in love at first sight with Shang Mu? How did they meet?
It’s so scary. What kind of horror story is this?
Tang Qingqing’s serious expression clearly didn’t seem like a joke, and because she looked so serious, Shang Lu’s brain momentarily stopped working.
Before Shang Lu could respond, Lin Yanyan rushed out of another changing room. Her face was in a state of panic, and she looked directly at Tang Qingqing. “You… you shouldn’t even think about it! Shang Lu’s sister-in-law is not something you can do!”
Seeing Lin Yanyan suddenly appear, it was evident that Lin Yanyan was somehow involved in this matter.
Shang Lu finally remembered what had happened on the set of <Sweet Cherry> earlier and instantly understood what was going on.
Seeing Lin Yanyan’s pleading gaze, Shang Lu naturally leaned in her direction and chose to remain silent.
Lin Yanyan’s words instantly made Tang Qingqing unhappy, and she asked, “Why?”
Lin Yanyan crossed her arms and looked at Shang Lu with a provocative expression. “Because my relationship with you is very bad, Lulu is my best friend, and I won’t agree.”
After saying that, Lin Yanyan snorted and pulled Shang Lu’s hand to leave.
Shang Lu, feeling helpless, asked, “What did you tell Tang Qingqing?”
Lin Yanyan could only honestly explain all the details and then raised her hands, saying, “I didn’t intend to deceive her. She’s just too gullible, and she imagined everything herself. I didn’t say anything. Don’t worry; I’ll find a way to explain it to her.”
The recording continued.
The guests sat in the program’s bus and began their journey back to the villa.
Ye Lu asked in confusion, “Why isn’t this bus the same one we came in?”
The staff replied, “The previous bus had some issues, so we had to make a last-minute change.”
The staff deliberately arranged their seats, with each person sitting alone in a seat, leaving empty seats in front and behind.
Although everyone found it a bit strange, they followed the seating arrangement.
On the way back, the director’s team threw questions at them, such as their feelings about recording in a closed room and the scariest moments they experienced.
Ye Lu appeared calm on the surface, saying, “It’s a piece of cake.”
Ou Yi followed, saying, “I didn’t feel much.”
[Haha, after the recording ended, why are these two suddenly so confident?]
[One fan made a video comparing the scared expressions of the two with their current confidence, it’s really embarrassing.]
Lin Yanyan looked quite happy, especially after learning that she was eliminated by Shang Lu, her fear completely disappeared.