Mu Qiu laughed loudly while wiping off the water.
Cheng Zhirang patted her on the head, "Wipe properly. Aren’t you cold?"
"With the sun shining like this, I’m not cold."
"Your hand, let me see," he grabbed her hand and lifted it up for a glance, pinching her fingertip, "They’re a bit wrinkled."
"Hey, hey, hey, people are still here, why so intimate?"
Guan Yu squeezed between the two, complaining softly, "Aren’t you letting any dogs live? Showing off so openly this time."
Mu Qiu’s ears turned a bit warm, she coughed, and pulled her hand back from Cheng Zhirang’s grasp, continuing to wipe off the water on her own.
Cheng Zhirang, perhaps because he’s a few years older, has thicker skin and didn’t mind at all, even taking another towel from the staff and handing it to Guan Yu.
"You might want to go drink some lightly salted water and cover yourself up."
Guan Yu’s earlier teasing turned into being touched, "Whoo, whoo, whoo, Brother Cheng, you’re so kind."
Mu Qiu pursed her lips.
She described Cheng Zhirang’s style as transforming all situations to help others, turning things into good deeds worthy of praise, while maintaining a good reputation like a gentleman, making others hesitate to tease further.
Once a fixed impression of a person is formed, it will influence future views. No matter how Cheng Zhirang competed for the ball earlier, the final impression he leaves is bound to be summed up with the word "gentleman."
This person is really capable.
She exaggeratedly dried her hair while observing the others.
Cheng Zhirang had handed out many towels, now everyone was drying their hair, resembling a moment of rest after the game.
The director, helpless, asked in the end, "Are you all really done playing? Normally, this round needs someone to have all sixty points deducted."
Guan Yu, considering familial ties with her uncle, retorted while drying her hair, "No more playing, my hands have wrinkled."
You’re kidding, everyone’s makeup is washed off, this game would be pointless now, no more playing, sunbathing in water doesn’t sound appealing.
The director looked at them with frustration and disappointment.
It was the first time for guests to directly end a game early; such a thing is unheard of on other shows.
What did he do to deserve ending up with these guests who are like pigs not fearing boiling water, refusing to play before the game formally ends?
The director was so angered that he lost his appetite for chilled grapes, instructing the staff to immediately summarize the deduction data on-site and have them distribute warm water to each guest.
This was a job supposed to be done half an hour later, but everything had to be done on the spot, purely unfortunate.
Once everyone had a cup of water in hand, and the staff had summarized their scores, the director took some chilled grapes to eat, not standing up, but instead sitting and raising the megaphone to shout:
"Since you all are insistent on ending the game early, I won’t stop you; the responsibility for point deductions falls on you.
After a round of intense competition, the deduction differences between each person have widened, and the prizes drawn also differ. Now, we’ll announce each person’s points and prize situation—
Currently, the team with the most deductions and least remaining base sixty points is Guan Yu’s team; Guan Yu, Chuchu, and Zhang Li have a total of fifty-four points deducted, leaving six points. The prizes won include makeup remover, blush, and contouring palette.
Next is Shi Yuhuai’s team; Shi Yuhuai and Jiang Zhufeng have a total of forty-eight points deducted, leaving twelve points. The prizes won include makeup remover, compact powder, and concealer pen.
Li Yang has forty-two points deducted, leaving eighteen points. The prize won is makeup remover and an eyebrow pencil.
Cheng Zhirang’s team; Cheng Zhirang, Xu Cheng, and Bai Shu have a total of thirty-eight points deducted, leaving twenty-two points. The prizes won include makeup remover, an eyeliner, and an eyeshadow palette.
Then there’s Mu Qiu’s team; Mu Qiu and Lin Lian have a total of thirty-six points deducted, leaving twenty-four points. The prize won is makeup remover and a lipstick.
Lastly, it’s Shu Ran, with twenty-four points deducted, leaving thirty-six points. The prize won is makeup remover and mascara. Any objections?"
"It’s impossible not to have objections," protested Guan Yu, who had the most points deducted,
"And saying single teams don’t have an advantage, clearly, they do! Of course, one person’s deduction won’t be as much as three people’s. This isn’t fair!"
Shu Ran was delighted, "I think it’s quite fair, the results are good."
"What’s good about it, just because it’s good for you, doesn’t mean it’s good for me!"
"If it’s bad for you, it’s good for me."
Guan Yu glared at her, then looked at the director, expressing her indignation.
"This isn’t fair! Everyone should start with sixty points!"
Shu Ran immediately retorted, "Everyone with sixty points, then your team of three working seamlessly would naturally have fewer deductions than us, that’s not fair! Besides, think about Li Yang, he’s alone, but he had many deductions too!"
Guan Yu: "That’s because he’s useless!"
Li Yang took a metaphorical arrow to his chest, "...... You guys are arguing, can you not drag me into it?"
Mu Qiu: "So do you think it’s fair?"
"... What’s the use of me thinking it’s fair?! Will it add points for me?! Will it give me policy preferences?!"
In this angry outburst, Mu Qiu didn’t even have to think before blurting out:
"Oh, right, your opinion doesn’t matter either. So, director, that’s settled, everyone is quite satisfied. Anyway, makeup remover is the core competitive advantage of this round."
Li Yang was too upset to speak.
"Are the items we’ve drawn the only makeup products for the final stage? Is there nothing else?"
Bai Shu asked a question.
"I hope not," Chuchu wrapped in a large towel, wrinkled her nose and said, "Blush on a bare face? Using this with compact powder would be better, wouldn’t it?"
The compact powder holder Shi Yuhuai pretended he didn’t hear and didn’t say a word.
Bai Shu glanced at everyone’s reactions and smiled, "Actually, it’s alright with just blush, you could even use it as lipstick if necessary. I think lipstick is the most important."
Lin Lian kept silent, pretending that he hadn’t snatched the lipstick.
He was soaked through, roughly drying his hair with a towel. The bright sunlight highlighted his hair, making it a deeper chestnut brown.
Those glass-like eyes and slightly pink lips stood out as especially exquisite and charming in the clear bright light, full of youthful energy.
He seemed somewhat aloof, like glass.
But even as he stayed silent, many people wanted to talk to him.
"Lin Lian, did you snatch the lipstick?" Chuchu asked him.
Several other female guests couldn’t help but look over.
Of course, Mu Qiu didn’t dare glance randomly, she just obediently stayed by Cheng Zhirang’s side, drying her hair. When the towel was taken by Cheng Zhirang, she enjoyed the service of a professional masseur while flicking the back of Guigui Zhu with her finger.
Only to hear Lin Lian say, "Yeah, it’s lipstick."
But didn’t say whether they could borrow it or not.
Bai Shu, bolder and more assertive, proactively asked, "Can you share a bit with us? Just cut off a small piece. If we have a more explosive stage, we would need lipstick to stand out."