Part 2 of Chapter 73
Please Like Her 24
After a brief moment of confusion, Ye Lu realized that Xu Ze might still not like talking to strangers, so he took on this responsibility and walked to the door. He considered himself quite popular in this village and smiled, saying, “Grandmothers, may I ask, have you seen…”
As soon as Ye Lu’s voice fell, he saw an ‘elderly’ in front of him kneel down.
Ye Lu was almost frightened, but his reflexes were lightning fast. He also knelt down with a *plop* and grabbed the shoulder of the ‘elderly’ in front of him, saying, “No need, no need! If you need help, just tell me!”
The ‘elderly’ in front of him made a slightly strange sound and said, “Young man, really?”
At this moment, Ye Lu was filled with panic, and his already limited IQ couldn’t support his thinking. He could only nod his head like a little chick pecking at grains and said, “Really, really! Please, tell me how I can help you!”
Help!
Why would an elderly suddenly kneel in front of him?
Has the camera been recording all this time? Can he explain himself?
Forget about the competition with Ou Yi and the collaboration with the master-level producers; at the moment when the ‘elderly’ knelt down, Ye Lu was already thinking about how to draft his statement for leaving the industry after being scolded.
The ‘elderly’ buried their face lower, and their voice quivered as they said, “Young man, I see your socks are really nice. Can you give them to me? I’m so old… I haven’t had a new pair of socks to wear in many years. The New Year is coming, and I just want your socks to have a warm winter.”
Ye Lu : “…?”
He thought it was something that might require him to sacrifice everything or go through fire and water, but this was it?
He had never heard of such a bizarre… no, such a simple wish.
Before Ye Lu could react, he saw the ‘elderly’ suddenly bend over, as if about to kowtow to him.
Ye Lu : “!!!”
Ye Lu became even more flustered and immediately said, “Sure! I’ll take them off now! I’ll give them to you! Please don’t kowtow! I’ll definitely have bad luck if you do!”
Ye Lu said as he tried to get up and take off his socks for the ‘elderly’. However, perhaps because his legs were weak, he was not successful. So, he simply sat down on the ground with a *plop*. Then, he pulled his shoes off with his hands. Finally, he successfully took off his socks and handed them to the ‘elderly’ in front of him. While doing so, he constantly repeated, “Here you go, here you go, Happy New Year! Wish you a happy New Year!”
[Hahaha, when Ye Lu said ‘Happy New Year,’ the ridiculousness of this situation doubled.]
[Socks as New Year’s gift… Shouldn’t it be Christmas?]
[So, has Ye Lu still not realized that the elderly in front of him is actually Shang Lu in disguise?]
[Clearly, he’s almost too scared to notice. He must be really bewildered, right? Hahaha]
When the ‘elderly’ in front of him reached out with a hand wearing disposable gloves to take the socks…
Huh??
Ye Lu reacted.
Why is this ‘elderly’ wearing disposable gloves? Moreover, even through a layer of gloves, there isn’t a single wrinkle on that hand, it doesn’t look like an old person’s hand at all.
Ye Lu was bewildered, and at that moment, the socks were already taken from him, directly by the ‘elderly.’
Shang Lu got up from the ground, looking somewhat disgusted with the socks in her hand, and she walked towards the program team while holding them. “Mission accomplished.”
Yes, this was the task assigned to her by the director’s team.
—After meeting, find a way to steal the socks Ye Lu is wearing today.
On the way back just now, the director mysteriously pulled her aside.
Naturally, Shang Lu refused on the spot.
Steal Ye Lu’s socks? That sounds too weird!
But the program team and Shang Lu, who had a love-hate relationship for ten episodes, understood each other well enough.
When Shang Lu learned that the program team would provide her with five different flavors of cake and the new chestnut-flavored product she hadn’t tried, after eating plain congee and steamed bread in the countryside for a week, Shang Lu hesitated.
Being a little pervert occasionally was not out of the question.
So after some bargaining, she had to get Ye Lu’s socks, but the method was not restricted.
The program team’s idea was : Not stealing? Then you can snatch them or forcibly take them off, and it still counts as her success.
Shang Lu chose to use acting to trick Ye Lu into voluntarily taking off his socks.
Ye Lu got up from the ground, barefoot, looking puzzled at the scene before him.
Shang Lu walked up to the program team holding those socks and asked, “This is okay, right?”
The director kept retreating, obviously avoiding those socks, saying, “It’s okay, Teacher Shang, your mission is accomplished! Accomplished!”
Ye Lu : “!”
Ye Lu was dissatisfied, “Why do you all find my socks so disgusting? These are new limited edition collaboration socks I just bought! I’m wearing them for the first time today!”
Shang Lu looked at him and said very seriously, “I’m not targeting you; I find everyone’s socks disgusting.”
Ye Lu : “…”
Alright, he reluctantly accepted.
“Ha.” Looking at the absurd scene in front of him, Song Zeqian sneered, then picked up the tea by his side and took a sip.
“Pfft—”
He sprayed the tea all over.
Song Zeqian looked somewhat embarrassed, put down the teacup, and looked directly at the culprit, Lin Yanyan. “Why did you put sugar in my cup?”
Only Lin Yanyan had been near his teacup just now.
Lin Yanyan : 🥺
How did he still find out?
The assistant director announced, “Lin Yanyan’s mission has failed.”
That’s right, Lin Yanyan’s mission was to add sugar to Song Zeqian’s cup, but she couldn’t be noticed.
However, this week had worn down Lin Yanyan’s competitive spirit. She no longer had the same determination as before and didn’t really care about the outcome.
Lin Yanyan took the bitter gourd juice handed to her by the production team, drank it without expression, completely accepting the consequences of her mission failure.
[It seems like I suddenly witnessed Lin Yanyan’s growth (bushi.]
[The princess has gone numb.]
Next, everyone gradually completed the tasks assigned by the program team, but most of them ended in failure.
Ye Lu, for once, remained calm and didn’t rush to act.
Because Ye Lu realized that his and Shang Lu’s task was the only one in the room that was about each other. Since Shang Lu succeeded, he couldn’t afford to lose!
But scaring Shang Lu, making her scream, that was going to be really difficult!
Ye Lu was in a state of distress.
It seemed like he hadn’t heard Shang Lu scream since knowing her for a long time.
Shang Lu looked at him expressionlessly. “Put away that expression that screams you’re plotting against me.”
Ye Lu immediately put on a smile and denied, “No, don’t judge a person’s heart by your own.”
Shang Lu : “…Don’t say what’s on your mind next time.”
Although she knew that Ye Lu’s task was definitely aimed at her, Shang Lu didn’t pay too much attention to it. After all, she had already completed her own task and had received a cake, so she was in a great mood and didn’t feel the need to be wary of Ye Lu.
As for whether Ye Lu had the ability to complete his task, it was not her concern.
Because Shang Lu had noticed something more worthy of attention.
I’m pretty sure she would scream if someone stole and ate her cakes 😈