Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Couldn't Chapter 206 be a little fairer, and use fewer underhanded tactics?

Chi Yan also saw the trending topic. His mood was low, and his downturned lips revealed his displeasure.

Boy band?

Forming a boy band with his mistresses?!

Neuropathy!

He once again deeply regretted not having pulled any strings to allow him and Shi Sui to answer the questions together.

Otherwise, the entire internet would be swooning over this amazing couple right now!

……

It's pitiful that he still doesn't have a formal title.

Poor Shi Sui, she won't even let you hold her hand, hug her, or kiss her anymore...

Their progress has regressed instead of progressed!

Oh my god, so pitiful! If only I had known, I would have pinned her against the wall and kissed her on the table, or on the bed when she wasn't so wary...

The quick-witted young master blushed and looked dejected for a while before ordering his subordinates to quickly remove the trending topic.

The people behind the scenes handled it very well, so the identities of the three members of the boy band could not be found anywhere on the internet.

*

The recording of the second episode was soon underway.

The number plates were still drawn randomly. There were a total of one hundred contestants. The first fifty entered from area A, and the last fifty entered from area B.

Shi Sui drew number 63.

Xu Chaomu chuckled silently, lowering her eyelashes to look at her: "What a coincidence, I'm number 64, let's go in together."

Shi Sui nodded in agreement.

Chi Yan reached out to stop her, but had no reason to do so.

He looked down at his number plate.

1 number.

? ?

Pei Shuoxun raised an eyebrow and smiled, exposing the truth: "What, the underhanded operation failed?"

Chi Yan rolled his eyes in annoyance, then scratched his head, puzzled: "Did he bribe the production team too?"

“Hackers.” Pei Shuoxun’s smile turned slightly helpless. “Can’t you be a little fairer and use fewer underhanded tactics?”

"Ah."

Chi Yan sneered and looked at him: "Pei Shuoxun, are you someone who doesn't fight or compete?"

Pei Shuoxun smiled calmly, then shook his head and said in a low voice, "You're not either."

Knowing it was all a misunderstanding born of wishful thinking, and knowing the bond between him and her, he still went crazy, unable to live without her.

He, too, had been unable to forget her for so many years, but all his composure and strategy crumbled after seeing her.

Both of them are, at their core, madmen.

They secretly restrained each other, fearing that the other might make a reckless move prematurely.

*

Before the show even started recording, several cameras were already set up in front of Shi Sui.

Help! What's going on?!

She asked in a low voice, "Xu Chaomu, why are there so many camera positions in front of us?"

They were not far apart, about an arm's length apart.

Xu Chaomu: "Because you had too little screen time in the last episode, the students at school reported the production team."

It's more accurate to call it a threat than a report.

Sponsors, recording equipment, venue...

But that's not the real reason. Xu Chaomu and Chi Yan both know this, but they can't say for sure.

I'm so sorry, but he accepted his number plate.

He accepted the opportunity to be in the same frame as the other person he wanted.

Shi Sui was stunned: "But I've already told them that I don't want too many shots, I just want 100 million."

Xu Chaomu nodded slightly: "But they still want to see you on TV, and so do I."

Speaking of appearing on TV, Shi Sui said, "Xu Chaomu, I watched the last episode. You looked so handsome on TV."

Xu Chaomu lowered her head, met her gaze, and blinked: "Really?"

"Yes." Shi Sui nodded with utmost sincerity.

Xu Chaomu: "But I heard you praise Chi Yan, in the same way. You even said he's a million times more handsome in real life than on TV."

Shi Sui: "..."

No wonder her essay scores were always lower than his!

She has such a limited vocabulary that she unintentionally uses the same compliments repeatedly.

His keen observation skills in life suggest he must be thoughtful and emotionally sensitive.

"That's because I'm after his money," Shi Sui whispered. "I'll let you in on a secret: if you compliment him a few times, he'll send you a red envelope."

Having done so many bad things to get his money, she had gotten into the habit of praising Chi Yan, feigning sincerity.

Shi Sui: "But you're different. I'm praising you sincerely, I don't want anything from you."

Xu Chaomu lowered her eyelashes, her gaze tracing the girl's face: "Then can you try to seduce me?"

"Ok?"

Shi Sui looked up at him, her clear eyes meeting his dark, misty ones.

She quickly looked away and smiled, "Actually, I've always been after your grades."

I dream of getting first place in my grade.

Xu Chaomu sighed silently, wanting to say something, but found that the girl's attention was no longer on him.

Shi Sui saw Jiang Tianyao and Gu Chenyi again.

Right in front of her.

I silently pray that the quiz machine won't malfunction today.

Once all the contestants had entered the venue, the show began recording.

It's still a question-and-answer elimination process, but now there's a discussion segment. For questions with an error rate of over 80%, contestants are randomly selected to discuss them.

Shi Sui: It sounds like the teacher is asking questions in class.

Begin answering the questions.

Read the question quickly, select the correct answer, and glance at the score.

Yay! The answering machine isn't broken.

Shi Sui has always had good memory and thinking skills. Coupled with the grueling training at the winter camp, she can remember a question at a glance and choose the answer in a second based on her knowledge.

Fifteen seconds per question was far too much time for her. After she finished answering the questions, she heard a faint sobbing sound.

A quick glance revealed that Jiang Tianyao, standing in front of her, was crying again.

Why did she cry? She didn't know how to answer the questions, and I've never seen her cry during exams before.

Shi Sui recalled the previous episode, in which Jiang Tianyao and Gu Chenyi received full marks. Although she was somewhat surprised, she also felt it was reasonable.

As the male and female protagonists of a novel, they must be intelligent.

But they seem to spend most of their time maintaining their popularity and dating, and don't waste time studying.

She recalled that when she first returned to the Jiang family last year, Jiang Tianyao worried that her family would no longer dote on her, and became suspicious that someone was trying to steal her fiancé.

Gu Chenyi, too, angrily went to find her and got slapped.

They are a perfect match.

No wonder there are so many people shipping them online, it's a sure thing.

The countdown timer ended, and the correct answer rate for a science question was only 12%.

Host: "Only 12 contestants have selected the correct answer. Now it's time for discussion. We'll randomly select one contestant to explain why they chose this answer!"

The stage lights swayed back and forth among the contestants, finally landing on Shi Sui.

Shi Sui: "?"

Wait a minute, shouldn't this be the treatment the female lead gets?

Host: "Contestant number 63, why did you choose answer D?"

Shi Sui adjusted her headset: "Because it's made of biomass, the internal and external pressures are balanced..."

No sound.

My headset is broken.

Sure enough, this is how the villainous female supporting character gets her treatment.

The host watched as contestant number 63 took off his headset and gave an awkward laugh: "It seems there's been a bit of an accident. Let's have another contestant answer. Contestant number 53, why did you choose D?"

Contestant number 53 is Jiang Tianyao.

She wiped away the glistening tears from the corners of her eyes, and gave the standard answer in a sweet voice, which was met with applause.

The camera focused on Jiang Tianyao, and Xu Chaomu turned to the side and whispered, "Shi Sui, is your headset broken?"

"Hmm." Shi Sui nodded. "It's okay, it's broken, it won't affect my answering the questions."

If the answering machine breaks down like last time, she will definitely rush to find the staff.

But this time it was just a broken headset, it didn't affect her getting a perfect score.