Chapter 267
Liu Woxing’s words didn’t sound problematic at all—on the surface, it was just her trying to mediate.
[Without Sister Liu, this group really would fall apart]
[I almost thought they were about to fight. Sister Lai is straightforward and real, but her temper is definitely bad too]
[Wait, why is it suddenly Sister Lai’s fault? Sure, she gets angry easily, but wasn’t it Xu Shuangrong who threw the accusation first?]
[Even though I don’t like Xu Shuangrong, wasn’t she just worried others might get hurt?]
[Wow, you really don’t understand the difference between good and bad intentions. Was that worry? No, that was seizing the chance to stir trouble. Sister Lai just suggested crashing the door together. She didn’t say they had to smash it to death. If one crash doesn’t work, they could stop. Or if people didn’t want to, she never said it was mandatory. It was just a suggestion! How did it suddenly become such a big deal?]
[Let me give an example. This is like when you casually say something, and someone else blows it way out of proportion, slaps a label on you, but doesn’t say it outright—so you’re left feeling really uncomfortable but can’t quite point out what’s wrong.]
[Got it. That’s a soft knife.]
[Yeah, Xu Shuangrong really does talk like that sometimes. It’s uncomfortable—no idea if it’s intentional or not.]
Facing Liu Woxing’s attempt at mediation, Xu Shuangrong’s expression flickered. Her fingertips, hanging at her side, curled slightly tighter.
But her face still wore a pleasant smile. “Mm, you’re right, Woxing.”
Liu Woxing was siding with Lai Bingxuan.
Though her words sounded neutral, Xu Shuangrong could clearly feel Liu Woxing was helping Lai Bingxuan calm down.
There was even a faint warning hidden in her tone.
Liu Woxing had seen through her deliberate attempt to provoke Lai Bingxuan.
Her image in Liu Woxing’s mind was already starting to crumble.
“Since none of you want to cooperate, then figure out a way out on your own! Anyway, the hidden mission slots are limited—whoever gets them, it’s by their own skill!”
Having regained her composure, Lai Bingxuan didn’t want to keep talking with this group. She turned and went to find her own way.
Liu Woxing glanced at Lai Bingxuan’s departing figure, then at the others.
“Seems that’s the only way.”
So the five of them scattered, each trying their own method to escape the villa.
Lai Bingxuan dragged a stool over to inspect the air vents on the wall.
Xiao Jingxi tried smashing the kitchen window.
Liu Woxing stood on the second-floor balcony but held back.
Xu Shuangrong tried calling the outside staff with her phone.
Meanwhile, the well-behaved youth, Yu Jinzhe, wasn’t in a rush. He first fetched a small box from his own room, then went into Qiu Chengye’s bathroom.
After a while, he came out empty-handed.
[What’s little brother Jinzhe up to? He was holding some box that looked like it had something moving inside.]
[Why does it look a bit like… a cockroach?]
[No way, you must’ve seen wrong. Our Jinzhe is an obedient boy!]
[But seriously, it did look like a cockroach…]
[Even if it was, maybe it’s just a model. Since Qiu Chengye locked him in, a little payback wouldn’t be wrong.]
The guests had no idea the program had already gone live, and every action of theirs was being broadcast.
The staff were already on shift, watching the monitors intently, ignoring the guests’ pleas for help.
Seeing their flustered state, Director Niu was very satisfied.
“Variety shows need conflict. Some viewers just love watching guests suffer—that’s called entertainment effect.”
But soon, he would regret that decision.
When the clock struck 4:50—
The King of Destruction woke up.
Xie Mi carried a huge object downstairs, eyes firm, steps heavy—like a warrior heading to the battlefield.
Everyone was up now. The living room lights were on, and everyone could see what Xie Mi was holding.
“You… what is that?” Liu Woxing froze, then quickly showed a flash of admiration in her eyes.
Why hadn’t she thought of that?
“Ah?”
“No way?”
“Xie Mi, you—”
Amidst the stunned voices, Xie Mi calmly walked to a locked window.
He plugged in the object, aimed at the corner of the window, and pressed the switch.
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZ—
[Where the hell did that electric drill come from!!!]
[Wait, what—you—huh??]
[This is insane hahahahaha]
[You’re telling me he just casually pulled out an electric drill? Huh??]
[This is too hardcore omg, straight up demolishing the place hahahaha]
[Yes yes yes, I knew I wasn’t wrong about this show]
[It’s 5 a.m. and I’m laughing so hard my parents thought the rooster crowed, so they got up and plowed three acres]
Everyone was dumbstruck by Xie Mi’s move. Liu Woxing was the first to snap out of it—she turned, grabbed a wrench from the toolbox, and started dismantling another window.
The rest quickly caught on.
There were less than ten minutes until five o’clock. Since they already knew Qiu Chengye was outside, if Xie Mi and Liu Woxing got out too, that would fill all three slots!
So they didn’t have time to stay shocked—they all scrambled to try new methods.
It was as if Xie Mi’s move had opened their meridians. Nobody stuck with cautious strategies anymore—everyone went wild.
Xiao Jingxi grabbed a shovel and started digging in the back garden.
The garden walls were covered in thorns, impossible to climb, but he could dig a hole and crawl out underneath. Luckily, it had rained the other day, so the soil was soft and easy to dig.
Xu Shuangrong ran to the second-floor balcony and tried tying sheets into a rope to climb down.
Lai Bingxuan directly called for an excavator: “Yes, drive it over now and smash the door! If you can get here in five minutes, I’ll pay ten times the price!!”
[They’ve lost it, completely lost it]
[Hahahaha they’re literally demolishing the house together, this episode’s budget is through the roof]
[I thought using a drill on the windows was the limit, but now someone’s calling in an excavator!!]
[This villa can’t be cheap. Just wondering—Director Niu, you panicking yet?]
[Director Niu: Sweating bullets]
