Chapter 311: I’m Not A Squirrel
Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Zheng Chenhao’s eyes sparkled, and he immediately agreed. “Ok. Let’s work together.”

As such, both of them crossed the wooden bridge and untied Xia Yu. Zheng Chenhao copied Bai Murong and carried Xia Yu bridal-style while Rong Ping stood in front to chase away the crocodiles and ensure the stability of the wooden bridge.

The three of them returned to the other side of the pool safely.

At the opposite side of the pool, there were three maple trees and the lonely Xia Ling, who was still tied to one of them.

At that time, after feeling shocked, Xia Ling was boiling with anger. What was Rong Ping doing?! If he did not want to cooperate, he could just be direct. Did he think it was amusing to be so scheming?!

However, when she faced the camera lens, she had to control her emotions, so she showed only an expression which was a little hurt, disappointed, surprised, and lonely. Although she was not a master of acting, she learned how to control her facial expressions and knew what sort of expression gained the most sympathy when embarrassed.

Sure enough, even the cameraman pitied her and specially filmed her at a good angle.

The clown stepped on the stilts and bounced across the wooden bridge. He handed the microphone to Xia Ling. “Princess Xiao Ling, no knight chose you. What are you feeling now?”

“I…” Xia Ling was a little hurt as she tilted her head. “I’m really not a squirrel.”

The clown was startled at first but then started laughing. Many other staff members were also amused. This girl had a really good stage presence. She was even able to shine in such a difficult situation. Her initial princess temperament seamlessly transformed into a naturally cute persona. Her ability to switch emotions so easily was something that many young actresses could not learn.

“Ah… let me guess.” The clown was affected by her cuteness. “If you aren’t a squirrel then you must be… the real princess?”

“Yes, of course.” Xia Ling vigorously nodded. “They’re all as blind as bats!” After saying so many things, only her last sentence was what she truly wanted to say. Rong Ping, you blind teammate!

Rong Ping’s expression slightly stiffened, but he hid it in a blink of an eye, and no one was aware of it.

The clown did not think that it was chaotic enough and asked the two other men. “Knight Rong Ping and knight Zheng Chenhao, why do you think that Xia Yu is the real princess and ignored the cute Ye Xingling?”

Both men did not have Bai Murong’s elegant style, and they also could not shamelessly say that they fell in love at first sight like Bai Murong… Zheng Chenhao responded first. “The princess in my heart is someone who is delicate like Xia Yu.” In reality, the reason that he said that in front of the camera was nonsense. He was never fond of Xia Yu. It was her fault for being Diva Xia Ling’s younger sister, and he always hated Xia Ling. However, he also did not like Ye Xingling.

As Luo Luo was already saved, he had no choice but to choose between those two annoying women.

He only chose Xia Yu out of respect for Chu Chen.

They were all from Imperial Entertainment, and there was no wrong in getting more support from the powerful Chu Chen.

Rong Ping also replied concisely. “I think that Xia Yu needs more people to protect her.” After he finished speaking, he looked up at Xia Ling in hopes of seeing her indignance and jealousy. However, he was destined to be disappointed.

Xia Ling still looked wronged and cute. The director was already thinking about what cute font he could use to display the words “I’m really not a squirrel…” during the editing process.

The clown still not give up and asked Xia Yu. “Princess Xia Yu, among the three girls, you are the most popular princess who was able to get the most knights to save you. Is there anything you want to say to these two knights and princess Xiao Ling?”

Xia Yu could not help but smile. “I’m really grateful to Big Brother Rong and Big Brother Zheng for choosing me. I won’t let you down.” She understood Zheng Chenhao and knew that he was very utilitarian, so he would definitely choose the only artiste that was under Chu Chen, her. Furthermore, she also texted Rong Ping to express her admiration of him and desire to cooperate with him, so she was not surprised that Move King Rong helped her.

Now, she was delighted to see Xia Ling being abandoned.

“Ye Xingling,” she said as she looked at Xia Ling who was tied to the maple tree. She adjusted her skirt and smiled perfectly. “I didn’t know that two knights would choose me. I’m really sorry that you can’t be rescued because of me. If it’s possible, I really wish I could save you myself. It hurts me seeing you like that.”

Manipulative b*tch. She was a manipulative b*tch from the start to the end.

Xia Ling cursed her in her heart. On the surface, she only cutely smiled and reassured her. “It’s okay. Besides, they will all regret it because I am the real princess.” God knows who the real princess was. The show team had not given any further hints until now, but no matter what, it was always right to pretend.

Xia Yu was stunned and forced a smile. “No, I am.”

Luo Luo also ran over to join in on the fun. “It’s me! The real princess is me! Xiao Ling is my squirrel! Murong, can you save my squirrel?” She blinked and tugged on Bai Murong’s sleeve. It was too pitiful to see Xiao Ling being tied there alone, so she was trying to find a way to save her.

“Of course, my princess.” Bai Murong was a natural flirt, and it was appropriate for him to act as her escort. The cameramen took a few more close-ups of the twos’ subtle connection.

This pair was connecting very quickly, and the director was very satisfied.

However—

“Slow down.” The clown stopped Bai Murong as he was walking towards the wooden bridge. “Knight, your chance has been used up. Even if princess Luo Luo instructed you, you can’t save princess Xiao Ling.”

“Why?” Luo Luo was upset. “How is Xiao Ling going to be saved then?”

“Unless…” The clown dragged his words. “Princess Xiao Ling specifies someone herself.” He continued to complicate matters and handed the microphone to Xia Ling. “Princess Xiao Ling, now you can choose one out of the three knights to save you.”

Choose one of the knights?

Xia Ling sneered in her heart. She did not have the habit of using someone else’s things.

Rong Ping gave her a gentle look and lightly stepped forward as he anticipated her to choose him to save her. This way he could re-establish a good cooperative relationship with her. Furthermore, it was her who lowered herself to him, she would not dare to look down on him in the future.

Xia Ling said, “Can I not choose any of them?”

There was an uproar.

This girl said that she would not choose any of them?! Not being chosen by anyone was embarrassing enough. Now that she had the chance of being saved, she was still rejecting it? How prideful must she be?

“She really has a strong temperament.” The director smiled as he shook his head and whispered.

The faint glow and arrogance in her eyes were back, and she looked like a genuinely honorable princess. No matter how embarrassed she was, she would not bow down in defeat.

Chapter 312: Is a Male Pursuing a Female or a Female Pursuing a Male
Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Her arrogance was making things difficult for the clown.

Recalling the game rules, the clown told her, “Princess Xiao Ling, there is no option of not choosing anyone to save you.” To get the female star out of the situation, the show team had a backup plan which was to let the star choose a knight to save her. However, they did not think that the remaining female star would be so arrogant and choosy even though she was abandoned.

The clown bitterly thought about how he should persuade her.

“Cut.” Not far away, the director’s voice was heard.

All of the cameramen stopped filming, and the artistes also relaxed. The director walked towards Xia Ling and asked her, “Are you sure you don’t want to choose any of them?”

“They all didn’t choose me, so why should I choose them?” Xia Ling gave an honest answer.

“Now is not the time to throw a tantrum, Ye Xingling.” Xia Yu pretended to persuade her, but she had an air of superiority in her heart as Ye Xingling was a joke now after she was saved by two knights. “Although no one chose you, you can choose them. It’s just a match between man and woman. No one said that it had to be a male chasing a female. Sometimes, it is interesting if a female chased after a male. Shooting time is very limited, so you have to care about the overall situation.”

Many people agreed with what she said.

Rong Ping especially thought that Xia Yu was more aware of the big picture than Ye Xingling. Why did he not realize that Ye Xingling was that insensible from the start?! Time was money. Move King Rong’s schedule every day was packed, and after seeing this mess, he finally decided to condescend to her. “Choose me. I will rescue you.”

He felt that he was already being very kind to her since he volunteered to save her before she begged him to.

Unexpectedly, Xia Ling only laughed lightly. “No.”

No?!

Everyone at the scene was about to go crazy. A newly rising small star was rejecting Movie King Rong?! Did she have any respect for her seniors at all?! At the side, Xia Yu was elated. She hoped that the relationship between those two became even worse. It would be best if Ye Xingling could not get a match from the beginning to the end and be neglected.

The clown emcee had a headache and tried to mediate the situation. “Xiao Ling, how about you listen to Brother Rong?”

Xia Ling was annoyed. At the end of the day, she was treated like that because she was not famous enough and could be trampled on by any random animal. Yes, she classified Movie King Rong as a random animal. If she were still the Diva in her past life, not only could she get away with something insignificant like not choosing a person, she could even make the team reshoot the scene with just a word.

The more annoyed she was, the more stubborn she became. “I won’t choose.”

At the side, the surrounding actors and assistant director were frowning. This girl was so stubborn. Who was the one who said she was very agreeable when filming? Rumors. They were just rumors. If they knew that she was so troublesome, they would have chosen Zhou Yanxue from the start as she would listen to them… The assistant director silently blacklisted Xia Ling.

Lin Yunan glanced at his expression.

“Let me tell you.” He exclaimed and quickly attracted everyone’s attraction. “What are you trying to achieve by making things difficult for a girl?” As he spoke, he lazily stretched his arm out, brushing against Rong Ping’s manager, Jimmy’s shoulders. “Just now, when I asked for the script, who was the one that said that the reality show had to be realistic so there was no script? Why is it possible to follow the script now?” He heavily patted Jimmy’s shoulders, causing Jimmy to grimace in pain. Lin Yunan shot Rong Ping a suggestive look. “But this girl is required to follow the script?”

He had been involved with the bar for a long time, and his body was naturally intimidating and looked rather fierce. At once, everyone stopped talking.

He pushed Jimmy away like a rag doll, walked in front of Xia Ling, and cut the lace ribbons around her in a jiffy. “Our Xia Ling,” he said as he turned and looked at everyone. “Said she is not going to choose, so she is not going to choose. Please adjust the rules of your game. If you really want to argue about it, this situation arose because you did not consider the possibilities enough.”

The director sighed and smiled bitterly.

He had been in the business for many years. When he just joined, he had worked with top manager Lin Yunan before. At that time, his work style was already very unique, and after a few years, he seemed to have become more difficult than ever.

However, his painstaking efforts to protect his artistes had never changed…

There was a bit of nostalgia in the director’s heart. Furthermore, he really appreciated the faint arrogance that Xia Ling had, and even he felt that it was too much to force her to be utterly shameless after being neglected by all of the men. Thus, he decided. “Let’s take a break first. Namei, contact the planners and see how we can adjust the rules of the game.”

Only then did Lin Yunan sigh in relief. On the surface, he casually told Xia Ling to rest.

Under the shade.

The wind in the early autumn was blowing, and it was quite cold.

There was the scent of fresh maple leaves in the air.

Xia Ling moved her hands and feet to unclog her circulation channels after being tied up for so long and glanced at Lin Yunan’s gloomy face. “Am I overdoing it?” She asked.

“No.” Unexpectedly, Lin Yunan who always criticized her low IQ comforted her. “You did the right thing by not choosing any of them. If you had chosen any of them, I would have been disappointed.” She was a woman who aimed to be a Diva, she should not allow herself to be messed with. If none of the men wanted her, it was their problem, not hers. However, if she lowered her position and lost her status, she could never get it back.

“Even if you don’t appear on this show, you must never lower yourself.” Lin Yunan said resolutely.

Xia Ling nodded. It felt good to have someone fighting the battle with her.

As both of them talked, Jimmy brought Rong Ping over.

“Why didn’t you choose me?” Rong Ping struck first and slightly frowned at her with a face of disapproval.

Xia Ling did not even bother to sneer at him and regarded him like air. Lin Yunan spoke out for her. “Didn’t you also not choose our Xiao Ling, Movie King?”

“That was to make the plot more exciting.” Rong Ping blatantly lied and repeated a phrase he had prepared. “If I choose you from the start, there will be nothing interesting left to watch. I was trying to add twists and turns to the start with the selling point of a woman chasing a man to attract the attention of the audience.”

To hell with your woman chasing a man idea.

Xia Ling was about to explode.

“We only care about men chasing women.” Lin Yunan rebuked uncompromisingly. “Rong Ping, don’t forget the reason why you joined Extraordinary Risks. Do you actually think that Xiao Ling chasing a man would get rid of the suspicion that you are a homosexual?”

Chapter 313: Murdering Him
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Lin Yunan defeated Movie King Rong with a single sentence.

Rong Ping was ambitious. He wanted to be the national movie king and not just a small idol in the industry. To maintain his image as the national movie king, he could not have an unconventional sexual orientation. Otherwise, in this society, the majority of traditional people would not accept him.

Originally, Rong Ping’s motive for joining this show was very clear — he had to clear himself of the allegations.

However, he did not know how he got involved with Xia Ling, and his thoughts were led astray.

Now, Lin Yunan’s words shook him awake from his dream. Suddenly, Movie King Rong realized that his unpleasantness with Xia Ling was a minor issue. If he could not even clean up his reputation through this show, there would be greater troubles to come.

The move king was able to withstand being wronged and undermined. “For the next part of the show, I will cooperate.” His voice was rather deep. “You should not create any more unexpected scenes.”

Lin Yunan smirked as he sent them out.

After warning Xia Ling not to run off by herself, he personally went to negotiate the changes with the show team and the staff members.

Xia Ling sat down against the maple tree and felt that her partnership with Rong Ping was falling apart. Why was she so unlucky? In her past life, she had countless enemies. In this life, no matter where she went, things did not go smoothly. Did she have no fate with people? The more complicated things got, the more despondent she felt.

Her message ringtone rang.

She grabbed her phone and realized that it was sent by Li Lei.[What are you doing? Is your filming going smoothly?]

[It’s not smooth at all!]Xia Ling fiercely typed and finally expressed the anger she felt all afternoon. [I almost quarreled with someone!]

[With who?]Li Lei very quickly texted back. [Do you want me to murder him?]

Xia Ling choked. Big Boss Li was seriously too aggressive and violent. Why would she want to kill Movie King Rong over this small matter? Besides… [You probably can’t murder Dongyue’s Rong Ping.]

[Who said that!]Big Boss Li replied immediately. [I will murder him immediately to prove you wrong.]

[Don’t!]Xia Ling was really a little afraid. Although she was not sure of how powerful Li Lei was, based on her past life experience with Pei Ziheng, it seemed that the result would be unknown if these bigshots were determined to kill their competitor’s movie king.

If Movie King Rong was really killed because of this small matter, didn’t that mean she could no longer remain in the entertainment industry?

She was different from her stupid and arrogant past life self now. She did not want to ruin her reputation so badly as she did in the past and experience being kicked again when she was down.

[Don’t ever do that!]She replied Li Lei at light speed. [If you touch a single hair on his head, I will kill myself in front of you!]If news spread that Rong Ping was murdered because of him, she would be dead for sure.

Unfortunately, Big Boss Li actually misunderstood what she meant. [Please don’t tell me you have fallen for him.]

Xia Ling fell silent. Big Boss Li, could you please use your brain? Fallen for Rong Ping? How could it be? No matter how much she lowered herself, she would never fall for such a boorish man!

She felt that even replying to him was an insult to herself.

Xia Ling quietly threw her phone aside and stared at the changing clouds in the sky to ignore the Boss.

It was quiet for a while.

Her message ringtone rang again.[Why aren’t you replying? Have you really fallen for him?]

Big Boss, could you be any more childish?

Xia Ling silently vomited inside. After being questioned by him, she decided that she would not reply to him.

[Fine, I won’t kill him.]Soon, Big Boss compromised.

Xia Ling let out a satisfied smile. Good boy, she thought. She grabbed the phone with her slender fingers and typed lightly on the touch screen. Just as she was about to commend him, she saw his next message—

[I will kill him.]

Xia Ling was about to go crazy.

On the other hand, Lin Yunan had finished negotiating with the show team.

“Xiao Ling, it’s time to start work.” He walked over and called Xia Ling. “Shoot well.”

“Sure.” Xia Ling kept her phone and smiled as she stood up. After chatting with Li Lei for a while, she felt that her spirits were lifted, she was full of energy, and she was ready to face the exhausting challenge of filming again.

They started from when she was tied to the tree.

This time, the clown emcee gave them another choice. “If you don’t choose any of the knights, you will be captured by the demon king.” Thus, the demon king appeared, lifted Xia Ling by her shoulders, and brought her back to its cave.

It was a cave created by cheap special effects.

Xia Ling faced the demon king who had cheap special effect makeup on.

“Why is it you?!” She was shocked to see Lin Yunan wrapped in a black leather suit acting as the demon king.

“It’s a last-minute decision.” Lin Yunan replied. It was a last-minute act that required an extra. The show team wanted a cool and large demon king who could lift her with one hand but still look relaxed and handsome. There were not many people they could choose from at the scene. Furthermore, Lin Yunan did not like people touching his precious artiste, so he would rather act the role himself.

“How much money did they give you?” Xia Ling was extremely curious again. “A box of rice?”

Lin Yunan glared at her. “Don’t talk rubbish! Can you just look afraid and act like a princess?!”

“Hahaha.” The director laughed as he recorded their scene. It was supposed to be humorous and sensational. With their dialogue, it became even more amusing. The director felt that if Lin Yunan quit as a manager, he could always find a new career in the show.

The clown realized they were amused and told someone to tell the “princess,” “Be serious.” He cleared his throat and announced. “Now, princess Xiao Ling, you are officially captured by the demon king. Thus, he will be furious about you running away and wants to punish you. You have to play with him every night—”

Lin Yunan played along and laughed nastily.

Xia Ling also played along and gave him a defiant expression while acting scared.

Lin Yunan and Xia Ling were having a lot of fun, but the observing Rong Ping started to feel uncomfortable. Seeing that the demon king and she had more chemistry than him and her without any practice, he felt annoyed. This woman was really short-sighted! Did she know who was the one who was able to elevate her status and popularity?!

He was determined to make her hopelessly in love with him.

No, this was not because he was jealous and not because he was fond of her. Rather, it was because Movie King Rong was too prideful and could not tolerate anyone stepping on his charm.

At least, this was what Movie King Rong thought.

Chapter 314: Balance Beam
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In the cave, with the prompt of the clown, Xia Ling played three games with the demon king.

They were all small games like rock-paper-scissors and guessing riddles and were not designed to be particularly interesting or difficult. She won three rounds in a row. Her stage presence was too good, it was like she had a natural spotlight. Regardless of whether she was laughing, frowning, or participating in any activity, everyone’s eyes would unconsciously follow her. The demon king was severely defeated. “Escaping the cave” became her own personal segment.

Lin Yunan was pleased. As her manager, he was perfectly willing to let her steal his spotlight.

The director was also very satisfied, and the segment was filmed from a few different positions in order to have more angles to choose from during editing.

After Xia Ling passed the cave challenge with the demon king, she looked at the forest which was full of obstacles.

Sandpits, barbed wire, and piles of wood…

The clown pranced around as he introduced her to her next challenge. “Princess Xiao Ling, even though you have escaped the cave of the demon king, you are still trapped in the forest. Next, you have to rely on yourself to escape the forest. In front of you, princess Xiao Yu and princess Luo Luo have already escaped far away under their knights’ protection.”

Xia Ling lifted her head and gazed into the distance. A few meters away, Bai Murong was helping Luo Luo over some barbed wires, beaming from ear to ear. He held out his arms and encouraged her to jump.

Further away, Rong Ping and Zheng Chenhao were with Xia Yu. The three of them got along. The two knights took turns to clear the roadblocks, and the other person carefully supported the weak princess like he was protecting a treasure.

Only Xia Ling was alone.

“Princess Xiao Ling is very pitiful.” The clown bounced behind her and spoke to the camera. “How can she escape the challenging forest without a single knight by her side? Let’s wait and see.”

Pitiful?

Xia Ling wanted to sneer or smile bitterly.

She ran into difficulty in the first stage — a very thin balance beam. The clown told her that the two princesses easily walked across the balance beam with the support of the knights. However, she was alone… so she needed to use her own ability to get across the balance beam.

There was a pond below the balance beam. If she fell into the water, she would immediately fail.

When the prop team prepared this balance beam, they specially chose the thinnest and most difficult one. They never planned for someone to cross it alone as it was a pairing game, and there was a necessity for a male to pair with a female.

Xia Ling adjusted her breath and walked on it.

The beam was made of cork wood. Stepping on it was like stepping on a cloud, and it felt like it could crumble at any moment. It was more difficult to balance on it than on hardwood. After a few steps, she fell down into the pool disastrously, causing a huge splash of water.

Xia Yu turned around just in time and saw her fall. “Xiao Ling is so pitiful.” There was a look of sympathy and worry on her face like a pure and compassionate princess.

Rong Ping and Zheng Chenhao also turned around to look at her.

In the pool, the girl was drenched and her hair was hanging down from her face. Under the bright autumn sun, the water droplets glistened, and it was as if she was enveloped in a golden dream. When she came out of the water, she stretched out her hand and casually parted her hair. There was not the slightest look of defeat on her face. In contrast, her wandering eyes were so moving that she looked like a mermaid that washed up ashore.

Rong Ping’s heart skipped a beat.

He had seen many female celebrities and acted with many of them in his life. Among them, many were more beautiful and famous than Xia Ling. However, this girl in front of him was different. Her every move was so vividly refreshing and was a natural piece of art. The water was her eyes, and her eyebrows were the mountains. Suddenly, poem verses appeared in Rong Ping’s heart.

“Brother Rong.” Xia Yu called for him.

Only then did Rong Ping come back to reality and realize that he had been staring at that direction for a long time.

“What’s wrong?” He calmly asked Xia Yu.

“My foot hurts. Can you hold me?” Xia Yu was slightly nervous and whispered a request. In reality, she secretly hated how long Rong Ping had been staring at that irritating woman Ye Xingling. What did he mean by that? Did he remember whose knight he was?! No way, she must not let that b*tch seduce him!

She looked naturally sickly and learned how to use that to her own advantage from a young age. When she showed a pitiful expression, very few people could avoid feeling bad for her.

She tilted her face on purpose and adjusted herself so that she faced Rong Ping and the camera with her most beautiful angle.

From the start of the show, Rong Ping felt that Xia Yu was not bad.

She was the younger sister of the Diva Xia Ling and had some of Xia Ling’s exquisite beauty. Although she was not as breathtaking as Xia Ling in person, she was already one of the most attractive females in the entertainment industry which was full of attractive people. In terms of appearance, she was far above the cute Luo Luo and Ye Xingling who could only be considered pretty delicate.

However, at this moment.

The way Xia Yu acted weak on purpose made Movie King Rong feel a little annoyed.

Others could not tell that she was acting, but how could he not be able to tell as a movie king? Yes, her acting was very good. In fact, it was probably as good as the actress who acted with him and received the Best Actress Award. However, even if it was god-level acting, when it was compared to that girl in the pond… it was so carefully crafted that it was boring.

In the pond, the girl called Ye Xingling…

Was filled with vitality in the sun.

Although she lacked Luo Luo’s enthusiasm and Xia Yu’s weakness, now Rong Ping had the feeling that the girl was like the sun itself. She was not disruptive and did not need a large entourage or any extra embellishments. Her beauty was natural, and her existence was like the most beautiful song of life.

She was the true princess.

Rong Ping supported Xia Yu with one hand, but his mind was occupied by Xia Ling.

In the rear pool.

Xia Ling was like a mermaid as she swam ashore energetically and elegantly.

“Can you do it?” The clown asked her with some concern. “If you can’t cross it, you can ask for extra help. As long as your friends are willing to cheer for you, the show will add another balance beam. If you step on two balance beams, you will definitely be able to cross the pool steadily.”

“I don’t need it.” Xia Ling did not smile until now. The confidence of a Diva from her bones returned. Wasn’t it just a balance beam? She only got on it just now to try it out and never intended to get across on her first try. Now that she had gotten the feel of it, she would not fail again.

Chapter 315: Luo Luo Catches Up
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The clown emcee, director, and cameramen watched as she stepped foot on it again.

This time, she was more careful, and her movements were more delicate and nimble like a butterfly that quietly fluttered over soft flower stems. The butterfly would gently extend its legs, flap its wings, and sweep past them.

“Oh my god, how did she cross it…” Her dance-like movements were too beautiful, and many people were completely absorbed. They felt like time passed by in a flash, and it was as if they could not see anything clearly because the butterfly-like illusion disappeared. “Remember to give this scene a close-up! You must give it a close-up!” The cameraman was very emotional.

The director was also very emotional as he instructed his assistant. “Ask the cameraman using camera one to focus on Ye Xingling and only shoot her.” Camera one was the best camera used in the filming of the show, and the best cameraman was in charge of it. The camera was initially shooting Xia Yu because she progressed the furthest in the show, but after hearing the director’s orders, he quickly turned the camera around.

The assistant director was rather worried. “Is this ok?” The speed-dating show was using its best camera to film a single girl.

The director replied, “What’s there to worry about? This Ye Xingling can bring surprises to our show.” Although the reality show did not require acting, the audience would prefer seeing a lovable and beautiful young girl than an old man.

Against Xia Ling’s backdrop, the other two groups were simply as boring as old men.

Xia Ling did not know that she had stolen Xia Yu’s spotlight. She was concentrating on the second obstacle and was throwing a golden tennis ball at the tree branches when she firmly knocked on a large flower basket that was tied to the tree branch. The basket was overturned, and the colorful petals scattered out and covered her entire body.

“Wow!” Taken aback but pleasantly surprised, she twirled as the flower petals descended. Her long hair was flying in the wind, and the warm autumn sun shrouded her entire body. She was indescribably beautiful.

At this time, a show planner was discussing the next scene layout with the props team.

Suddenly, someone interrupted him. “Look over there.”

“What for?” The show planner was a little annoyed and turned around. Not far away, under the old maple tree, there was a girl dancing as flower petals descended on her. He was still in wonder. “How beautiful.”

They did not know when it started.

Almost all of the staff members stopped what they were doing and could not help but look at her direction and watch the lone girl. They had organized many shows, but this was the first time they saw someone who was so beautifully captivating without careful planning. Her beauty was so natural it was as if the girl was always like that in her daily life. Any random movement or expression was able to steal people’s hearts.

“The third stage…. fourth stage… She’s fast.” They helped her count the stages she passed.

Everything she did was perfect: blowing balloons, squeezing through a small wooden house, and even climbing over the wire fences. 360 degrees without dead ends. She was pleasing to the eye at every angle.

“Did she really just debut recently?” Someone gushed. “It’s as if she has been a star her whole life.” Many new artistes who had recently debuted only practiced a few common angles that would appear attractive on screen, but other than that, they would look terrible at other angles. However, Xia Ling was different. She was more experienced than the more experienced, and they suspected that even at her most embarrassing moment, the paparazzi would not even be able to capture any flaws.

“It’s too scary.” A few staff members shook their heads. “With this level of expertise, she will definitely become famous.”

“She’s already famous. Do you know how many copies of ‘Stray Cat’ were sold?”

“She will become more famous in the future.” A few staff members joked. Suddenly, they became excited. “Look! She caught up with Luo Luo’s team.”

The group of people saw her catching up with Luo Luo as she approached a swing. Luo Luo was standing on the swing and glaring at Bai Murong with some blame. “Push me a bit higher again so that I can take that acorn.”

Bai Murong smiled and replied, “Yes. Get it and don’t drop it.” It seemed like he did not take her words to heart.

“Are you listening?!” Luo Luo was annoyed. “Oh no. Look… Xiao Ling has caught up!”

They had been stuck at that level for too long. For this level, the princess had to stand on the swing while the knight pushed her so that she could reach for the acorns that were high up. However, Luo Luo was too short, and Bai Murong was afraid that she would fall down, so he did not dare to push her too hard. Thus, this resulted in a stalemate.

At this point, Xia Ling finished listening to the clown’s explanation.

“Miss Short.” Xia Ling teased and tugged on Luo Luo’s cute hair bows. “I’m sorry, but I’m going ahead of you.”

“Dream on!” Luo Luo was very competitive. “Murong, can you quickly push me?!”

Bai Murong shrugged helplessly and pushed her with a little more strength. As expected, she was not able to get the acorn.

Luo Luo felt wronged.

Xia Ling felt that it was amusing. “Let me try.”

Luo Luo let her have the swing. Seeing that she was alone, Luo Luo advised her with concern. “Be careful. This swing is a little slippery. Don’t fall down. If you can’t get it, then try a few more times…”

Her advice fell on deaf ears. Xia Ling had already swiftly gotten on the swing and obtained an acorn without much effort.

Luo Luo was dumbfounded.

“Hahaha.” Bai Murong burst into laughter. “I already said that you are too short.”

Only then did Luo Luo come back to reality. She was so angry that she harshly stepped on his foot. “Hmph, how dare you laugh at me! Whose knight are you? Tell me! Are you a spy sent to me by Xiao Ling?!”

“Ouch! Don’t step on me! My new shoes…” Bai Murong quickly evaded her and laughed as he pleaded. “Luo Luo. Princess Luo Luo. Goddess Luo. Grandaunt Luo… I know of my mistake. Don’t step on me, ok? Hahaha… Ok, ok, I won’t laugh. Don’t hit me! Don’t hit my face!”

Xia Ling played with the acorn and walked to the next stage easily and cheerfully.

Behind her, Bai Murong’s faint pleas could be heard. It looked like his relationship with Luo Luo was pretty good…

Both of them were her friends, and she was very happy that they got along so well.

Finally, she was no longer last. She kept moving forward without stopping as her goal was to catch up to Xia Yu’s team and win first place. However, it was quite idealistic. In reality, it was difficult… Even though she used all of her strength, Xia Yu had three people in her team, and two of them were strong men. With their help, her speed was astonishingly fast, and she was far from catching up since she was alone.

“Such a pity…” Even the surrounding staff members sighed. “If either Rong Ping or Zheng Chenhao were in Ye Xingling’s team, she would definitely win first place.”

Everyone felt sorrowful for her.

However, something more tragic was about to happen.

“Look, Luo Luo and Bai Murong have caught up! It’s the last stage! They caught up! Will they finish the game before Ye Xingling?!” The atmosphere at the scene became tenser. Everyone was excited as they anticipated the outcome.