Chapter Nineteen: Injustice

Xiang Youran pressed her lips together, her face showing obvious disappointment. She knew the answer to this question; she had heard it in her previous life. What she hadn’t expected was that Zhou Ziheng was still just as slow to react. In her last life, they hadn’t answered many of the brain teasers correctly, but since Zhou Ziheng was slow, they didn’t lose many points either, so they managed to get a moderately decent room in the end.

But now things were different! She knew the answers to all these questions!

If she had the ability but still ended up staying in a shabby room, she would truly be devastated.

Biting her lower lip, she looked at Zhou Ziheng with a pitiful gaze.

“Teacher Zhou, believe me, I really am good at brain teasers.”

Zhou Ziheng sighed, his gentle gaze shifting to Xiang Youran’s face. He could tell that she was implying he was too slow.

“All right, I’ll try my best.”

[Absolute legend of liberalism! Without Teacher Ziheng, who would still treat you like a child!]
[Xiang Youran is so tactful, as if she's afraid of hurting Teacher Zhou’s fragile self-esteem hahahaha]
[Wait, are these celebrities really this well-rounded? Even brain teasers are part of their training?]

“Next question.”

“A drunk man got drunk and walked to a big tree, holding onto the trunk. Guess the animal.”

This time, Zhou Ziheng reacted with lightning speed, pressing the buzzer before anyone else, so fast it was astonishing.

[Is Xiang Youran’s word really that effective?]
[Oh my, that reaction time is insane.]
[Speaking of fast...]
[How about over there...]
[Seriously, when will these kinds of jokes in the chat end? They're so tasteless.]
[By the way, speaking of inside...]
[Did anyone notice Xiang Youran’s reaction? She doesn’t seem as happy as I imagined.]

Of course, Xiang Youran wasn’t happy. She had no recollection of this question at all! She remembered almost all the questions the production team had given out in her previous life, but this one, she could say with absolute certainty, was brand new!

After Zhou Ziheng hit the buzzer, all eyes turned to Xiang Youran.

She wanted to laugh but couldn’t, wanted to cry but the tears wouldn’t come.

She forced a smile. “I guess... it should be a bird. The key is the tree, and birds live in trees.”

Xiang Youran used her top student’s analytical skills to dissect the question, looking impressive and confident.

Unfortunately, this was a brain teaser.

“That is incorrect.”

Xiang Youran’s team lost one point.

“Director, since Xiang Youran’s answer was wrong, can we still answer?” Yu Tang raised her hand cheerfully.

Bai Yang nodded. “Yes, if you answer correctly, you get two points and the previous team loses two points. If you answer incorrectly, you lose two points and the previous team doesn’t lose any more.”

After explaining, Bai Yang looked around. “Any team want to answer? If not, we’ll skip this question and reveal the answer at the end.”

The room fell silent.

Just then, a conspicuous red light lit up.

Yu Tang slowly lowered her hand, her eyes curving with a mischievous smile. “Our team will answer!”

Xiang Youran, still upset over losing a point, immediately looked up at Yu Tang when she heard this, her heart pounding with anxiety.

Wrong, wrong, please get it wrong!

Zhou Ziheng’s gaze grew complicated.

Could Yu Tang still not let go of him?

Even if her team might lose points, she still wanted to help them.

Thinking this, Zhou Ziheng averted his gaze again.

Don’t think that just because she did this, he would care. As if he’d be bothered.

In truth, Zhou Ziheng’s eyes never left Yu Tang, and an uncontrollable smile tugged at his lips. Somehow, his mood had improved a lot.

The other two teams were also watching Yu Tang.

If she got it right, it would mean a two-point difference.

[Is Yu Tang really up to the task? If not, don’t force it.]
[Two points! That’s two whole points! Who wouldn’t be tempted?]
[Oh no, I feel like our Xie Yi will be dragged down.]
[I was just starting to like Yu Tang...]
With everyone watching, Yu Tang gave a devilish grin. Please, she was a walking encyclopedia of brain teasers! There were questions she couldn’t buzz in fast enough for, but never ones she couldn’t answer!

Yu Tang parted her lips and slowly uttered, “Rabbit.”

As soon as she spoke, everyone instinctively held their breath and looked at Director Bai Yang.

Bai Yang didn’t disappoint.

“That is correct!”

Bai Yang looked conflicted, and even a little fearful. Surely no one thought he’d given Yu Tang the answers? He, Old Master Bai, really hadn’t! He really hadn’t!

Please, dear viewers in the live chat, don’t suspect him!

After Bai Yang spoke, the smile on Zhou Ziheng’s face froze.

Wait, she really got it...

Beside him, Xie Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up.

He looked at Yu Tang with admiration. “Sister Yu Tang, you got it right! You’re amazing! How did you guess that?”

“If it weren’t for you, I’d just be a sidekick in this competition.”

He didn’t even notice if his words would offend Xiao Yufei, who had just been his teammate—he only had eyes for Yu Tang now.

This outcome was exactly what Yu Tang had expected.

She simply flashed a confident eight-tooth smile and patted Xie Yi’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, you’ll get to sleep in the best place!”

Xie Yi nuzzled up to Yu Tang trustingly. “Thank you, Sister~ You’re the best~”

Yu Tang grinned from ear to ear, and even Chen Cheng and Xiang Youran looked at Xie Yi with envy for having such a teammate.

Only Xiao Yufei, who had been Xie Yi’s teammate before, felt nothing, even thinking Xie Yi was being a hypocrite.

Shen Tianshi watched Xie Yi act like an absolute drama queen, grinding his teeth in frustration.

Fake, fake, no one can fake it more than him! What grown man acts like such a drama king!

And he was supposed to be teamed with Yu Tang!

Yu Tang should have led him to victory!

“Ahhh!! Xiao Yufei!!” The more Shen Tianshi thought, the angrier he got, shouting in frustration.

“Xiao Yufei, pull yourself together! Look at Yu Tang!”

“If you don’t work harder, we’ll be sleeping on the streets!”

Xiao Yufei’s face turned cold. “You like her so much, but didn’t she swap you out?”

Shen Tianshi hadn’t really thought about it and just blurted it out. He didn’t expect Xiao Yufei to respond like that, and for a moment, he was stunned.

His mouth quivered, and his eyes grew red.

How could she say that! He didn’t want to be swapped out either! It wasn’t like he wasn’t trying.

It’s just that Yu Tang had high standards, that’s all.

Seeing Shen Tianshi about to burst into tears, Chen Cheng quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

“All right, all right, it’s fine. We’re all at zero points now anyway. It doesn’t matter. Let’s start the next round and not waste time.”

[What’s wrong with Xiao Yufei? If she licked her lips, she’d probably poison herself.]
[Xiao Yufei wasn’t like this when she was teamed with Xie Yi. Why can’t Shen Tianshi reflect on his own behavior?!]
[Okay, stop arguing! Honestly, it’s Yu Tang’s fault for switching teammates in the first place!]
[Really? Blame all you want, but no one can out-blame you, you drama queen.]
[Does Yu Tang have the answers or something? How else could she get every question right?]
[I think so too. When there were four teams, her group got way more camera time.]