Chapter Nine: I Only Play High-Stakes Matches

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Zhou Su had a pair of enchanting phoenix eyes, his eyebrows arching playfully, and the corners of his lightly reddened lips curled into a mischievous smile. Strands of fine bangs fell before his eyes, revealing a certain laziness and casualness.

“Honey! Don’t you miss me at all? I came to join the show just for you.”

Yu Zhi stood at the doorway, staring at Zhou Su, forcing a dry laugh. “Haha… Are you kidding me? My new partner is you???”

Yu Zhi had firsthand experience of the nightmare of adding an ex-boyfriend to their group. Originally short one player, Zhou Su’s arrival completely balanced the team.

The meeting time wasn’t too early; by the time everyone gathered, the sun was already high overhead.

Li Ze’s confident expression vanished completely when he saw who was beside Yu Zhi, and his eyes clearly showed confusion.

As usual, Zhao Liheng announced the recording rules. “Based on each teacher’s point ranking, we have prepared four different tasks. You need to travel to different regions to complete your respective missions. During the process, there will be special tasks allowing guests to earn extra flirtation points. After yesterday’s experience, I believe you all understand how to use these points. We hope you teachers will work together to build a loving little home!”

After the director finished speaking, Yu Zhi wanted to curse. Who the hell wanted to build a loving little home with Zhou Su? Go crazy together? And then disband the crew?

“Zhi Bao, aren’t you happy to team up with me?” Zhou Su, completely unaware, shot a provocative glance toward Bai Fuyuan and weakly asked.

Glancing quickly at the mission card in her hand, Yu Zhi sighed deeply and silently tucked it into her pocket. Then with a swift kick to Zhou Su’s leg, she made him stagger.

“Teacher Zhou, act normal. You don’t want your fans to know what kind of scoundrel you really are, do you?” Yu Zhi deliberately lowered her voice, slightly raising the intonation at the end to sound enticing.

Zhou Su couldn’t behave seriously for more than three seconds; he obediently sat beside her chuckling quietly, though he toned down his usual irreverence.

[The way Yu Zhi and Zhou Su interact makes me suspect they’ve known each other for a long time.]

[You don’t know, only longtime fans understand the joy—they dated!]

[???]

[So Zhi Jie is really living well? One Shen Jiayu wasn’t enough, now there’s Zhou Su?]

[Look at the hot topic from the past two days; no one can forever capture Zhi Jie’s heart.]

[Enough chatter, let’s talk in detail.]

[…]

After the guests dispersed, Yu Zhi assigned Zhou Su their task. “Our first mission is to go west to Grandma Wang’s house and help with chores. The points given are…”

Zhou Su interrupted quickly, “Three points!”

“Did you read the mission script?”

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“I only ever shoot three-pointers!”

Yu Zhi: …

Destruction, if there is a god, please take this lunatic back for training!

“Zhi Bao, does this count as us traveling together?”

Yu Zhi busily flipped through the village map, unwilling to entertain this husky who hadn’t been taken out for hundreds of years. Her tone was extremely perfunctory, “Yeah!”

But Zhou Su was easily satisfied, jumping up excitedly.

Not far from them, Xia Shuang stared at Shen Jiayu with slight disappointment. “Teacher Zhou and Teacher Yu are chatting so happily. Jiayu, can’t you talk to me?”

Shen Jiayu withdrew his gaze, reluctantly curling a smile. “Shuangshuang, I’m concentrating on the direction. Today I’ll definitely get you the big feast the crew prepared.”

The crew’s feast was reserved for whoever topped the points leaderboard. Yesterday it belonged solely to Yu Zhi, so they had to watch her mood closely. Hearing Shen Jiayu’s promise, Xia Shuang was satisfied, forgetting her earlier question. Nothing excited her more than surpassing Yu Zhi.

The company had clearly given up on her—so why could she still act arbitrarily?

Two schemers briefly aligned their goals.

Because everyone was exhausted after yesterday’s farm work and the series of events that followed, Yu Zhi hadn’t had the chance to properly explore what the staff called a worthwhile travel destination.

The village was arranged in a circle. The fields from yesterday were at the outer edge. From their current position, they looked like a golden lake, dazzlingly beautiful.

“Click…”

Yu Zhi turned toward the sound. A girl with a distinctly artistic aura smiled at them. “You two standing here look so beautiful! Here’s a photo, a gift for you.”

Zhou Su’s eyes lit up. “Sister Yu, can we keep it?”

The girl who handed over the photo suddenly became excited. “Zhou Su! You’re Zhou Su! I love you so much! I never thought I’d see you here. Can I have your autograph?”

The starry-eyed fan looked to Yu Zhi, as if all her actions awaited Yu Zhi’s approval.

Yu Zhi smiled gently, taking the camera from the girl’s hand. “I’ll take your photo, then he can sign it for you!”

Facing the breeze, the three of them laughed happily.

[That girl isn’t pretending—she’s a hardcore Zhou Su fan. Her clothes, bags, phone, necklace, even the sunglasses on her head are all Zhou Su endorsements—beyond my reach.]

[Such a powerful fangirl duo, truly enviable!]

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[Yu Zhi instantly softens when she sees a beauty. I’ve never seen her show this expression toward a man, hahaha.]

After the photo shoot, the young lady handed Zhou Su the initial photo of the two of them together. “Brother Zhou, good luck! I believe in you!”

Without reason, she gave Zhou Su a cheer, then shyly ran off.

Yu Zhi patted the still-stunned Zhou Su on the shoulder. “Su, don’t blame your fans for calling you a husky. Let’s go, to Grandma Wang’s house.”

Zhou Su: ???

Yu Zhi never looked at that photo again. After Zhou Su flaunted it around, he hid it.

The journey to Grandma Wang’s house went smoothly. Except for some villagers they had seen yesterday who were a bit wary of Yu Zhi, no other disturbances occurred.

This quietness felt unfamiliar to Yu Zhi. She unconsciously muttered to the camera behind her, “Do you think the director set a big trap for me at Grandma Wang’s?”

[I want to argue, but after seeing the other missions, I can’t say a word, hahaha.]

[Zhi, don’t be afraid. You have Husky Zhou protecting you!]

[Zhi Bao, charge bravely! Zhou Ha will always be with you!!!]

[I have a bold idea—how about rebooting their CP name?]

[Zhi Ha…]

Zhou Su had indeed been involved with several crews recently and hadn’t had time to go out alone for a long time. Though this variety show was work, it was also a break, so he appeared particularly excited.

“Honey! Come quick!”

After meeting Grandma Wang, Yu Zhi understood the task could only be done by Zhou Su because Grandma Wang asked them to help feed the chickens…

God only knows why she had been terrified of those beaked creatures since childhood.

“Yu Zhi, step aside! Watch me do a ‘Divine Zhou Chicken Feeding.’ I guarantee you’ll easily get those three points!”