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Please Like Her 11 – It’s hard to distinguish between what’s real and what’s fake
Shang Lu’s male attire on Weibo was wildly reposted by fans and passersby. The goal of <Sweet Cherry>’s drama crew was immediately achieved, and they quickly ramped up their promotional efforts.
For a moment, discussions about this topic on Weibo were at an all-time high.
Meanwhile, at the recording scene:
Ye Lu still didn’t understand and, with a puzzled look, touched his chin, saying, “Why go through all this trouble when there’s a handsome guy right here?”
After Ye Lu finished speaking, he looked at Tang Qingqing, his face clearly conveying the message: You understand what I mean, right?
[Hahaha, Handsome Xiao Lu is online, seeking compliments]
[Ye Lu! Haven’t you heard enough of our praises? I praised you for so long at the airport last time, and you’re still not satisfied? That’s enough!]
[For Ye Lu, what he needs now is the admiration of fans (X) and the recognition of his peers (√)]
Lin Yanyan was too lazy to argue with the self-absorbed Ye Lu because all her attention was now focused on Tang Qingqing.
Alert! Level one alert! This unscrupulous woman is as tricky as ever!
Tang Qingqing’s gaze shifted from Ye Lu, Yan Yu, Ou Yi, and Xu Ze, carefully evaluating and judging each of them.
Ou Yi proudly held his chest up and raised his chin slightly, facing Tang Qingqing’s ‘scrutiny’ with complete composure.
Yan Yu didn’t say a word, and Xu Ze didn’t even lift his head.
Then Tang Qingqing made her choice : “…I still think Shang Lu in male attire looks the best.”
Ye Lu and Ou Yi exclaimed simultaneously, “You really…”
They both began to speak at the same time but locked eyes again, and a light of ‘friendship’ flashed in their eyes.
This feeling was all too familiar, just like the last time they returned from the escape room together. They had once again understood each other’s hearts and had crawled towards each other trembling with sympathy.
In an instant, it was as if they had become the people who understood each other best in this space.
They locked eyes again, nodded, and their faces conveyed, ‘I understand you,’ and then they continued with the unfinished sentence.
Ye Lu : “Have no taste!”
Ou Yi : “Have excellent taste!”
Ye Lu : “?”
Ou Yi : “!”
Ye Lu was dissatisfied, “What are you talking about?”
Ou Yi was even more dissatisfied, “Shang Lu is indeed perfect!”
Ye Lu : “…”
He had once thought that the scariest thing on this show was Ou Yi and Lin Yanyan praising Shang Lu together, but now he had changed his mind.
They become a trio, but the added person is Tang Qingqing. 🙃
Ye Lu fell silent.
He had no words to say.
Tang Qingqing held the KT cat doll that Shang Lu had chosen for her and looked at Shang Lu with an expectant gaze. Since her face had already been lost, she might as well get what she wanted!
Let her take another look at Shang Lu dressed as a boy, just one glance! 😭
Shang Lu looked a bit embarrassed as she lowered her head to the wig. She didn’t know what the program team had in mind when they included this thing, it was really cheap and uncomfortable.
But Shang Lu still reluctantly put it on, and then she adjusted the wig a bit to make it look more natural on her head.
Then she turned around and looked at Tang Qingqing.
“Ah!” Tang Qingqing exclaimed, covering her mouth with her hand, her eyes filled with excitement. Her whole demeanor could only be described as ‘fulfilled.’
Although there was no professional makeup artist to transform Shang Lu, and because of her overall styling, she still had a feminine look, which was different from that day, but it added a touch of ambiguity and gentleness.
[Tang Qingqing’s expression looks like she’s fulfilling a fan’s dream. I had the same reaction at my idol’s concert…]
[Shang Lu’s facial flexibility is really strong, and she looks good from this angle too.]
[Hi! Wife…Oops! Hi! Husband!]
Ye Lu reluctantly said, “Although it’s still a bit worse than me, it’s not bad.”
Then he received a barrage of eye rolls from Lin Yanyan and Tang Qingqing on his left and right.
Cen Yan, who was very easygoing, praised with a smile, “If Shao Lu really were a guy, I’d definitely be attracted to her. It’s like a guy waiting for his girlfriend after class during school days.”
[Cen Yan is really good at giving compliments! I can picture it!]
[Who wouldn’t be attracted to a boyfriend who waits obediently for you after school! I finally understand why Shang Lu in men’s attire has such a unique charm, she’s really cute and docile!]
Of course, this was just a small episode. Tang Qingqing had a look of ‘wish fulfilled’ on her face, as her ultimate goal for coming to this program had been achieved.
They had to carry the gifts from their friends with them all day. Shang Lu was wearing a simple work-style coat today, and she casually stuffed the wig into her pocket, making it one of the easiest items to carry.
The others were fine, except for Xu Ze, who was holding a basketball, making him look the most inconvenient among them.
Shang Lu looked at Ou Yi and asked tentatively, “Have you two played basketball together?”
Ou Yi replied enthusiastically, “Not yet, but I think we can in the future!”
With that, Ou Yi looked at Xu Ze, his face full of ‘Is it okay?’
“Let’s see,” Xu Ze replied in two words, neither agreeing nor rejecting.
Although he was brushed off, Ou Yi seemed quite happy because he remembered that the first time he came on this show, Xu Ze didn’t speak to him at all! Things have changed a lot now!
Sure enough, he and Xu Ze were real friends!
Next, the production team announced the rules for this round of the game.
Everyone would go to the separate room provided by the production team. Then, each group would take turns going out and could hide the gifts they received in any corner of the villa.
Until all the groups had hidden their gifts, they would gather together and search for them.
Within the time specified by the production team, if they found another group’s gift, they could claim it and earn points based on the number of gifts each group found, with each gift worth one point.
But if the gifts hidden at the end were not found, each unclaimed gift would be worth five points.
Shang Lu commented, “The production team really likes giving gifts and playing hide-it games.”
The program team was used to Shang Lu’s comments and not only were they not annoyed, but they also added humorously, “This time, no outside help is allowed.”
[Is the program team targeting someone here?]
[Shang Lu doesn’t have any outside help here, unless Ou Yi gives what he found to Shang Lu.]
[If Shang Lu needs it, Ou Yi might actually do it, hahaha.]
Next was drawing lots to determine the order in which they would hide things.
The first group had ten minutes, the second group had nine minutes, and so on, decreasing until the sixth group had only five minutes.
Shang Lu and Tang Qingqing didn’t have much luck, and they drew the last place.
But it didn’t matter, anyway, they came to this villa almost every season, so they were familiar with the terrain and layout. Five minutes would be enough.
Following the instructions of the program team, everyone went in one by one.
The luckiest one was Ye Lu, who hid the items with Yan Yu first, and then introduced the layout of the entire villa to each other.
Since there was still plenty of time, they directly discussed how to find the most time-saving and efficient route to find the items before the other guests.
[Is this really what Ye Lu is saying? Son, it seems like you’re really starting to use your brain!]
No wonder Ou Yi wasn’t confused by the other fake friends 😅