Chapter 45: Rookie 20
Xie Yun lying on the ground was still doubting life…
Isn’t it just a game of popping the opponent’s balloon? She’s played it before!
Isn’t it just learning some self-defense techniques? She learned various moves and postures while filming!
She never imagined she could lose so quickly, so humiliatingly!
She hadn’t even exerted herself yet!!
If she weren’t still minding the last shred of her image, Xie Yun really wanted to go crazy right there and kill everyone.
“Is Xie Yun okay? Do we need to call medical staff?” The host saw her still lying motionless and asked half-jokingly.
Actually, the host was a bit panicked inside, wondering if she had really gotten seriously hurt.
Hearing what sounded like calling medical staff, several guests gathered around.
Amid everyone’s mostly spectatorship gazes, Xie Yun glared fiercely at the host, then finally gritted her teeth and climbed up.
She did want to be carried off by medical staff, but doing so would only hurt the enemy a thousand times while damaging herself eight hundred; no matter how much she wanted to go crazy, she didn’t dare.
Seeing she was fine, the host visibly sighed in relief, briefly comforted her with a couple of words, then quickly started the next match to shift attention away from Xie Yun.
Once Xie Yun got off the arena, An Qi hurriedly pulled Xuan Xia to a far-off side, aiming to keep the maximum distance from her.
Xie Yun’s pretty face turned cold, but she had no intention of approaching Xuan Xia again and turned to walk in the opposite direction.
The following matches were all standard, none producing highlights surpassing Xie Yun and Xuan Xia’s group.
Until—
Zhou Shiqing took the stage.
Even non-fans knew his personality: he wasn’t very scheming but was utterly lawless.
After Xie Yun exposed the cp arrangement earlier, bullet comments were guessing if he would strike back.
For example, an eye for an eye by exposing Xie Yun’s official cp too.
Facts proved that’s exactly what Zhou Shiqing was thinking.
“He Tiandong, do I need to invite you up?” Zhou Shiqing’s demeanor was lazy, but his words were full of gunpowder.
He Tiandong’s inner OS: Damn it!
How to handle the upcoming confession scene now? What a waste of the specially prepared confession lines!
【I don’t feel surprised at all.】
【So it’s He Tiandong x Xie Yun?】
【Xie Yun you!! Why do this to our Dongdong!!!】
【Xie Yun I’ll kill you!】
After He Tiandong’s fans learned who their baby was paired with, they were instantly tormented to death and started going crazy in the bullet comments.
Xie Yun’s fans, true to form, went quiet as chickens when things looked bad, afraid any casual comment would get them killed by He Tiandong’s fans.
The ones having the most fun at this stage were the onlookers and Zhou Shiqing’s fans.
While the bullet comments were a frenzy, He Tiandong had already stepped onto the arena.
Once on the arena, He Tiandong adopted a junior’s posture and said politely: “Please go easy on me, senior.”
Actually, he wanted Zhou Shiqing to spare him verbally.
But Zhou Shiqing would do as he wished? No way.
Zhou Shiqing gave no face at all, “Don’t call me senior, I’m younger than you.”
Though debuted for three years, Zhou Shiqing was just a big boy who had turned twenty-two!
He Tiandong: “…”
Though He Tiandong was often called baby by fans, he had already passed his twenty-sixth birthday this year!
Do men care about age comparisons?
Facts proved, yes they do!
【Zhou Shiqing, don’t bully my Dongdong!】
【Upstairs fan, Zhou Shiqing is indeed younger than He Tiandong; this can’t be called bullying. Can only blame He Tiandong for being born early and blowing up late.】
【Pfft.】
【Pfft pfft.】
【Pfft pfft pfft.】
He Tiandong felt deeply uncomfortable and inwardly cursed Zhou Shiqing thoroughly.
He even sourly thought, if Zhou Shiqing hadn’t blown up right at debut when he was young, surrounded by “good people” indulging him, would he have been spoiled into this dog-repelling personality?
He was just relying on still being young; wait two more years and see who would indulge him then!
As for Zhou Shiqing, unaware of what sour vinegar He Tiandong was stewing in his mind, he naturally followed up with another retort, then pursed his lips and said: “Let’s make a real bet. If you lose, you go record an episode of cleaning the pigsty with Xie Yun, how about it?”
Hearing this, He Tiandong’s expression nearly cracked.
You, hated by both people and dogs, can only think of this kind of tormenting method, huh?
【Pfft pfft pfft pfft.】
【If I got it right, this is making He Tiandong and Xie Yun date in the pigsty?】
【Only Zhou Shiqing dares to think and say such a damaging idea.】
【Exactly, so sometimes I really like Zhou Shiqing, who gets it!】
【Zhou Shiqing you!!!】
【No panic. What if Zhou Shiqing is another Xie Yun?】
He Tiandong thought the same.
No need to panic yet; what if Zhou Shiqing was as weak as Xie Yun?
While thinking this, He Tiandong negotiated: “Wow, gotta play like that? Can we switch to something else?”
“Don’t want to clean the pigsty? Then cowshed? Stable?” Zhou Shiqing listed options; anyway, his choices were only these.
He Tiandong knew not to expect anything from him, lest he suggest something even more outrageous, so he reluctantly agreed to the original pigsty proposal.
“Are both ready? Get set—”
“Start!”
“He Tiandong, you must win for me!” Xie Yun held it in for a long time but finally couldn’t hold back and shouted this.
Xie Yun thought to herself: Must beat Zhou Shiqing! She didn’t want to clean the pigsty!
But it was her shout that distracted He Tiandong, who subconsciously glanced her way.
At that moment, Zhou Shiqing launched an attack, using inertial speed and a wrestling posture to directly pin He Tiandong to the ground.
Another crisp “bang”.
The world instantly went quiet.
Xie Yun: “…………”
【He Tiandong, Xie Yun 2.0】
【Hahaha I declare He Tiandong and Xie Yun collectively the weakling couple.】
【Sigh. Born early, blew up late, stamina also poor.】
【Hahahaha.】
Having easily won, Zhou Shiqing finally felt much better and flashed a roguish grin at He Tiandong as he started to get up.
At that moment, He Tiandong’s eyes sharpened, suddenly exerting force, determined to pop the balloon behind Zhou Shiqing.
The scene suddenly changed as the two, with victory already decided, tangled together again.
Zhou Shiqing laughed even while defending; he hadn’t expected He Tiandong to be such a sore loser.
Below the arena, An Qi grabbed Xuan Xia’s arm and exclaimed: “So thrilling.”
Xuan Xia shook her head.
This He Tiandong, why bother?
Lost the match and had to lose character too?
The other guests, loving the drama, even cheered.
He Tiandong held back his frustration, but Zhou Shiqing was slippery as an eel; after half a day of effort, He Tiandong couldn’t catch him and, in one careless moment, let Zhou Shiqing pull away the distance.
Having pulled away, Zhou Shiqing protected the balloon behind him with one hand while retreating until he leaned against the railing, then said slightly panting: “If you still had a balloon, you’d at least hear yours pop twice.”
He Tiandong: “…”
【Keep boasting.】
【Fun fact, Zhou Shiqing is the dance leader; his stamina and agility are top-notch, He Tiandong really can’t compare.】
The host, who had been slacking off, finally started working: “What an exciting match, truly exciting.”
“He Tiandong, don’t be discouraged; I believe you’ve already shown your strength.”
【Yes, rookie 2.0’s strength.】
