Part 5 of Chapter 48
Do You Still Hate Her? 38 – Absurd Romance Compilation
So, while Shang Lu was getting bored waiting and even took several naps, she was awakened by the sound of the door opening. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xu Ze entering with two cake boxes in his hand.
When Shang Lu saw the logo on the cake boxes, her eyes widened, feeling somewhat incredulous.
Shang Lu asked, “Did you wait in line?”
“Yes,” Xu Ze sat down on the sofa next to her and opened both cake boxes, confirming, “Mango and peach.”
“Yes, those are my two favorite flavors,” Shang Lu said, and as her words fell, she felt a faint electric shock on her wrist.
Oh, her persona just broke down.
But it didn’t matter.
Shang Lu’s level of commitment to the game depended on her mood in the first place. Xu Ze had actually waited in line for her for so long and brought back these two cakes. Does she have to reject his kindness just to maintain her persona? That would be absurd.
Shang Lu happily raised two forks and had the staff take a photo of them, then went to the kitchen to find new plates, dividing the two small cakes in half to share with Xu Ze. Finally, she gave him the woolen hat she had prepared.
Their atmosphere was warm and normal, while next door, Ye Lu who had held back all morning due to the [Aloof] card finally got the [Sharp-tongued] card and could talk freely. He also his persona to criticize Lin Yanyan. This got her so irritated that Lin Yanyan, who got the [Aloof] card couldn’t take it anymore and completely gave up on her persona, almost starting a fight.
As for Song Zeqian and Jiang Jing, they found out some information about a real ‘engaged couple’. They were quite serious about simulating the couple’s life and planning the future development of this family.
This was the original intention of the production team for this segment, but among the three couples they arranged, only Song Zeqian and Jiang Jing noticed this point attentively.
Actually, they were in the wedding room of three couples who were about to get married. After the second scenario, all the guests would gave blessings to these three couples.
It was already 6:30 in the evening.
For the final couple swap, Shang Lu was paired with Song Zeqian this time. They played a married couple whose marriage had entered a period of fatigue.
However, this time, everyone’s actions were no longer restricted by persona cards.
Before this segment of the recording began, Shang Lu received a mission card from the program team.
—[Poor wife, please do everything you can to save your crumbling marriage. You have one hour. Convincing your husband not to divorce counts as a successful completion of the third scenario. Electric shocks will be counted as 0 for success and 10 for failure.]
On the other hand, Song Zeqian received a card that said:
—[Poor husband, please do everything you can to unravel your marriage filled with lies. You have one hour. Convincing your wife to divorce counts as a successful completion of the third scenario. Electric shocks will be counted as 0 for success and 10 for failure.]
When Shang Lu entered the living room, Song Zeqian was already sitting on the couch, looking serious, and his first words were, “Let’s get a divorce.”
Because Song Zeqian was a very good director, even though his acting skills weren’t that great, he put in as much effort as possible when it came to portraying his character.
Shang Lu understood and respected this aspect of him.
So, she put on a serious expression and walked in, asking, “Why do we want to get a divorce, again?”
Song Zeqian : “…The background card is in the entrance shoe cabinet.”
[Hahaha, I lost my immersion in just one second.]
[At first glance, they both look really serious, but Shang Lu doesn’t even know the background, and suddenly this scene becomes hilarious.]
Shang Lu quickly read the mission card.
The story background was something like this : the couple had been married for seven years, and as the husband became increasingly busy with work, their relationship gradually faded. So, the husband wanted to propose a divorce, and the wife desperately tried to keep the marriage together.
Shang Lu fell silent.
Shang Lu couldn’t understand : “You’re so busy with work that you neglect your family, and now you want a divorce? You want to abandon me, your long-suffering wife, and you’re so arrogant, you scoundrel?”
Song Zeqian’s face grew even darker, as if he couldn’t comprehend what Shang Lu was saying.
He looked at Shang Lu and asked, “Do you still love me? Do you want to continue this marriage?”
“Of course,” Shang Lu, mindful of her mission, replied earnestly, “Even though you’re not that great, I think we can make it work. I forgive you.”
“You forgive me?” Song Zeqian found the whole situation absurd. He then walked over to the balcony washing machine and pulled someone out from it, saying, “Before you forgive me, how about explaining who he is?”
Yu Su was forced to stand up from the washing machine, his face clearly saying, Don’t ask me, I didn’t volunteer to be here.
[What kind of script is this? Catching an affair in a washing machine?]
[The adulterer turned out to be Yu Su, it all makes sense in a second (joking).]
[I knew Song Zeqian’s side was filled with lies about their marriage, so this is the legendary lie.]
[Let’s anticipate how Shang Lu will salvage her marriage in this situation… Haha, I can’t hold it in, I have to laugh first.]
[What happened to the love observer they promised? Why is the program team still not letting Yu Su off the hook? Haha.]
[Yu Su’s situation is still pretty miserable.]
Shang Lu : “…”
Shang Lu quickly processed the situation and then looked at Song Zeqian, her eyes suddenly welling up with tears.
She then looked at Song Zeqian with genuine emotion and said, “At this point, I won’t hide it from you anymore. The truth is, he… he is our son—Song Yusu! He traveled back from twenty years in the future using a time machine just to tell you to smoke less, drink less, and attend fewer social events. Please don’t wear yourself out for the sake of this family!”
Yu Su : “…”
Song Zeqian : “…?”
[Damn, even though what Shang Lu said is far-fetched, her acting is really something.]
[Her ability to switch emotions and get into character in a second is amazing, that look she just gave when she looked up was incredible, it killed me in an instant!]
[Shang Lu is something else, I thought her tears were for begging Song Zeqian for forgiveness, but the answer turned out to be so ridiculous that I couldn’t help but laugh.]
[Hahaha, Shang Lu! I won’t watch this year’s Spring Festival Gala1 without you (joking).]
- a special show broadcasted Lunar New Year in China. Celebrities who attend Spring Festival Gala, especially those who appeared repetitively, are said to be household names. ↩︎
Damn. The genre shifted in a split second hahaha
LMAO THE LEGENDARY TROPE OF SON FROM TWENTY YEARS LATER GOING BACK IN TIME 😭
HAHAHAHAHAA