CH 36.4

Do You Still Hate Her? 26 – Brainless fanboys and fangirls

The next morning.

Shang Lu felt that after a good night’s sleep, those two people should be back to normal, right?

As it turned out, she was overthinking.

Lin Yanyan’s first words in the morning: “Lulu, you woke up so early. You’re really amazing!”

Ou Yi chimed in too : “Teacher Shang is really disciplined and excellent.”

Shang Lu : “…”

Why haven’t they stopped yet?

During breakfast, the program team announced the rules for the day.

In the morning, they would play a small game, and the winner would have the power to decide the groups for the rest of the day.

Because there were seven of them, there would be two pairs and one group of three.

Ye Lu laughed outright and looked at Shang Lu, saying, “If I win, I’ll put you and Lin Yanyan and Ou Yi in a group, and let the two of them continue praising you all day!”

Shang Lu: “…”

Just thinking about it made her head ache.

[Hahaha, if the princess doesn’t stop, Shang Lu’s love will disappear!]

[Spill the tea, the princess was searching through an idiom dictionary in the study last night, looking for idioms to praise people and taking notes. It seems like she’s determined to outshine Ou Yi in the realm of flattery.]

[But why didn’t I notice? She didn’t use any new words to praise Shang Lu today.]

[Because the paper she took notes on mysteriously disappeared after she woke up, so she studied all night for nothing, hahaha.]

And Ou Yi turned to look at Ye Lu, with a hint of pride, but his attitude was much better than yesterday. He then remarked, “It seems I misunderstood you before. I didn’t expect you to be a good person.”

Ye Lu actually wanted to help him team up with Shang Lu? What else could that be if not being a good person?

Ye Lu, a person who often gets carried away with just a few words of praise, immediately responded, “You’ve got a bit of insight, young man. Of course, I’m a good person… Wait, what kind of misunderstanding did you have about me before?”

Of course, Ye Lu didn’t get for an answer because the game started quickly.

They came to a 100-square-meter empty room, with nothing inside except three spherical balls on the floor.

Two of these balls are white, and one is red. Everyone needs to blindfold themselves and wear protective clothing provided by the production team to prevent injuries. They will then engage in a blindfolded struggle within the designated time.

With ten minutes on the clock, those without balls in hand at the five-minute mark would be directly eliminated. The remaining three individuals can continue to compete or exchange balls while still blindfolded. The person who holds the red ball after taking off the blindfold at the end will be the winner, earning the right to form the teams for the day.

Shang Lu rarely wants to win this badly.

Only by winning can she secure the right to choose her team. She’s determined to place herself and Xu Ze, who speaks the least, in the same group, to allow her ears which have suffered greatly to rest.

Shang Lu has also secretly observed that the red ball is actually wrapped in an extra layer of sponge, making it slightly larger than the other two white balls.

In other words, she needs to pay attention to the size of the balls later— the bigger one is the red ball she wants.

[I haven’t seen such desire to win in Shang Lu’s eyes for a long time.]

[Because she doesn’t want to be in the same group as Ou Yi and Lin Yanyan at the same time. That would be too terrifying, haha.]

[Shang Lu had fallen asleep at midnight last night, but at three in the morning, her brain automatically played : “Teacher Shang is truly exceptional!” / “Lulu, you’re truly amazing!”]

[Don’t even mention Shang Lu. After watching the livestream yesterday, these two sentences were the only things left in my mind. I’ve been completely brainwashed.]

[The way to overpower Shang Lu on this show has finally emerged! It’s through mindless praise! No matter what she does, praise her as excellent. This includes, but is not limited to, praising her for her graceful chopstick-handling while eating.]

[Shang Lu : I really can’t stand this world full of brainless fans!]

The game of snatching the ball is about to begin.

And this game is specifically designed by the program team to prank Shang Lu.

Although they said so much before, it was actually meant for Shang Lu’s ears only. The moment she put on the blindfold, the others received a prompt from the staff to remove their blindfolds.

The real rules of the game today are that they have to pretend to fiercely compete with Shang Lu, but in the end, they intentionally ‘lose’ to Shang Lu, allowing her to obtain the red ball and the power to allocate teams.

[Hahaha, Shang Lu is targeted once again! How unfortunate!]

[The program team seems to be even more determined after each setback. Are they unwilling to not defeat Shang Lu at least once?]

[It’s so rare for Shang Lu to work this hard to win, only to realize that everyone is cooperating in the performance.]

[I can already imagine what Lin Yanyan and Ou Yi will say when Shang Lu finally gets the red ball]

[Previous commenter, please be quiet! Those two sentences just managed to leave my mind after much effort!]

With the beginning of the music, the battle for the snatching of the ball also began.

Shang Lu, naturally unaware of what had happened, earnestly searched for the ball, and in the end, she didn’t know whose hands she had snatched one from.

Then Shang Lu realized her mistake because her clothes and gloves were too thick. She seemed unable to compare sizes and couldn’t distinguish the color of the ball in her hand.

So, Shang Lu changed her strategy. She decided to directly snatch another one; with a two-thirds probability, she could surely win!

The five minutes quickly passed, and the production team announced that Ye Lu, Shang Lu, and Xu Ze would advance to the second round.

From Shang Lu’s perspective, it proved that Ye Lu and Xu Ze still had a ball each in their hands.

Xu Ze didn’t make a sound, so Shang Lu couldn’t pinpoint his location.

Ye Lu, on the other hand, provocatively shouted, “I’m here, Shang Lu! Do you have the guts to snatch my ball?”

Shang Lu closed her eyes and walked in the direction of the sound.

Taking advantage of his visibility, Ye Lu ran around everywhere, not getting too far from Shang Lu while still taunting her.

Shang Lu felt that something was amiss.

Could Ye Lu be this agile? She felt like he was almost running. Could he really do this with his eyes blindfolded?

If it were someone else, it would have been fine, but she doesn’t have this trust in Ye Lu.

Shang Lu didn’t go to find Ye Lu. She even deliberately stopped and felt her way to the edge of the wall, making no sound as she retreated silently.

Netizens didn’t understand.

[What is Shang Lu trying to do? Why did she suddenly stop trying to snatch the ball?]

[Is she tired or lost her direction?]

Ye Lu didn’t understand either.

Seeing that Shang Lu wasn’t coming to chase him anymore, and because the ultimate goal was for Shang Lu to win, Ye Lu had no choice but to take the initiative to provoke Shang Lu again. He held up the red ball in front of her, waving it around, and said, “Come on—ah—”

Shang Lu : “…”

Even if he wears a blindfold, she retreated so much, how could he possibly find her? And yet he’s standing right in front of her?!

Although she didn’t know what the program team was up to, she could feel a faint breeze as Ye Lu moved in front of her. Under his taunting voice, Shang Lu let go of her own ball and instead reached out into the air blindly, grabbing a handful.

Shang Lu grabbed Ye Lu’s shoulder, then quickly moved upward to feel around, eventually grabbing onto Ye Lu’s head.

With the force exerted from both sides by her oversized gloves, Ye Lu’s facial features twisted slightly. He shouted, “Shang Lu, let go of me!”

Shang Lu responded directly, “You can see.”

Ye Lu : “???”

Netizens : “?!?!”

[Damn, how did Shang Lu know?]

[She’s really smart this time.]

Some people figured out the reason and exposed it directly.

[She retreated a lot silently a while ago, probably testing Ye Lu since then.]

Lin Yanyan and Ou Yi exchanged a glance, but this time both of them sighed sincerely.

“Lulu, you’re truly amazing!”

“Teacher Shang is really exceptional!”

Shang Lu : “…Both of you, be quiet.”

Is this ever going to end!!!

Ye Lu : … QAQ

But he is innocent, can she please let him go first?