Chapter 205
The sunlight shimmered on the rippling water’s surface, casting a glow over Liu Woxing in her bright red swimsuit.
Qiu Chengye’s pupils trembled as if he’d seen a ghost.
“Why are you painted up like this?!”
Liu Woxing pushed her wet hair back, gave him a cool sideways glance at his words, then almost imperceptibly rolled her eyes before turning to walk up onto the shore.
“?!!!”
Just as Qiu Chengye was about to explode in rage, his eyes fell on Liu Woxing’s smooth, bare back.
He was instantly even more shocked.
“What the hell are you wearing?! Are you crazy?!!”
Liu Woxing paused mid-step, turned her head, and looked at him.
“What makeup I wear, what clothes I wear, that’s my freedom. It’s not your place to boss me around, Mr. Qiu.”
Qiu Chengye: “?????”
He was completely shaken, pointing at her with wide eyes, stammering “you, you, you” for a long while, unable to get a complete sentence out.
He had thought that after seeing his behavior offline these days, Liu Woxing would surely feel threatened and, when filming the new season, would come to him to apologize.
Yet not only did Liu Woxing not apologize, her attitude toward him had changed completely—harsh, even hostile.
Had she gone mad from being provoked??
[?? What’s going on? What’s happening to my Xing-Cheng CP?]
[I thought Sister Liu just wanted to try a new style—why does her whole personality seem different too?]
[Huh?? Did I miss something? I remember at the end of last season, Sister Liu still had a good attitude toward Brother Qiu.]
[What’s there to be confused about? Qiu Chengye was out on the streets with pretty girls every day after filming ended. Isn’t Liu Jie’s reaction normal? You think she has no temper?]
[Honestly, this feels great! I was already annoyed when Qiu Chengye gave Woxing the cold shoulder last season. If she were still sweet-talking him now, that would’ve been disappointing.]
[I think I get it. Liu Jie gave her heart sincerely but was let down by “Mimi-bro,” so she changed her style, determined to cut ties and start anew.]
[So satisfying! The way Qiu Chengye talks is already problematic—calling her “ghost-like” and saying her clothes are “crazy.” To me, he looks more like the ghost here.]
[Is Sister Liu going down a revenge route this season? Love it, must watch!!]
The others noticed Liu Woxing’s drastic change too.
They were just as shocked by her extreme contrast but didn’t dare pry too much, only quietly observing.
Only Xu Shuangrong’s gaze grew more profound as she looked at Liu Woxing.
[Xu Shuangrong: Looks like I guessed right. She’s freed herself from the Liu family’s control.]
[System: Oh, you guessed right. And then?]
[System: Doesn’t change the fact you’re still screwed.]
[Xu Shuangrong: …]
Xie Mi had already grown used to hearing Xu Shuangrong and the system bicker in her ears. Honestly, it was like listening to a crosstalk comedy—it was quite entertaining.
While listening, she was busy fishing around in the water for the slipper she had kicked away earlier.
Before she could grab it, a light-blue figure suddenly rushed over, seized her wrist, and yanked her toward the shore—almost pulling her headfirst into the water.
Xie Mi: “???”
She reacted instinctively, giving a sharp tug. Suddenly, she was holding a hairpiece in her hand.
The figure froze instantly. The scene dropped into a strange silence.
Xie Mi smoothly pulled her hand back.
“Xiao Jingxi, have you lost it?”
Xiao Jingxi, who had planned to pull her ashore and stage a “hero saves the beauty” moment, only to have his wig snatched off: “…”
Seeing his dejection, Xie Mi decided to comfort him a little.
“Don’t be sad, you still have one more piece left on your head.”
“?”
[HAHAHAHAHAHA!]
[Can you even say that out loud?]
[Xiao fans kept insisting he wasn’t wearing a wig piece, that his hair had just grown back because he was well-rested. Now Xie Mi exposed him on the spot, lmaoooo!]
Xiao Jingxi’s facial muscles twitched. He wanted to lash out, but remembering he was in the middle of trying to win back Xie Mi, he had to swallow it down.
“Don’t talk nonsense. I only wore that one piece.”
Xie Mi was about to call out his weak lie when she suddenly noticed the little white heart embroidered on the collar of his shirt.
…A heart?
Coincidence, or the secret code?
“Sister, come on up. A wave’s coming soon.”
A different voice sounded beside her—it was Yu Jinzhe.
Without his glasses, he looked even more delicate than usual. Standing in front of her with a faint, gentle smile, he looked so obedient.
But Xie Mi immediately spotted the black cord bracelet on his wrist, with a silver heart pendant dangling from it.
Another heart?
Glancing at Director Niu smirking not far away, she instantly understood.
The show was messing with her.
Before filming, they had already checked everyone’s outfits. They knew Xiao Jingxi had a heart embroidered on his collar, and Yu Jinzhe wore a bracelet with a heart charm.
So they deliberately set the code word as “heart”—to confuse her.
Luckily, she had prepared a backup plan.
Xie Mi didn’t test either of them. She calmly walked to shore instead.
“Teacher Xie, were you just looking for this?”
A warm, magnetic voice sounded behind her.
She turned to see a man standing waist-deep in the water, his white shirt soaked and clinging to his skin, faintly outlining the lines of his abs.
Xie Mi’s eyes lit up. She stared at those abs and said, “Yes! That’s it! That’s exactly it!”
But just as her lustful thoughts stirred, a gentle knock landed on her head.
Shen Yanqing had walked up, holding a pair of slippers.
“What are you thinking? I meant this.”
“Ahem…”
Xie Mi gave a sheepish laugh, took the slippers, and said, “Both, both.”
Then, a whisper brushed her ear.
“Teacher Xie, it’s me.”
Xie Mi’s expression flickered, but she didn’t let anything show. She naturally walked up onto the shore.
She had found him—her secret partner.
That had been her backup plan.
When she slipped and broke into an impromptu tap dance earlier, her feet might have gone wild, but her hands never stopped moving. With lightning-fast feints—eight hundred fake moves per second—she had flashed countless heart gestures.
Of course, her movements weren’t obvious. The angles of the hearts were so subtle that only someone who knew the code would recognize them.
So when she saw the “heart” elements on Xiao Jingxi and Yu Jinzhe, she wasn’t flustered.
Because the real partner would come to her on their own.
Once everyone was onshore, the guests lined up as the director cued the process.
Xie Mi and Shen Yanqing subtly made a hand gesture toward the PD, who quickly returned an “OK” sign.
Verification complete—the first task was done.
But the real mission of the secret couple was only just beginning.
“Dear guests, long time no see! Welcome to the water park! Before moving into the villa, you must complete games here to earn your living expenses for the next 28 days!”
“Are you—ready?!”
