Chapter 225
While everyone was chattering non-stop, Liu Woxing’s voice fell lightly yet unmistakably into Director Niu’s ear.
“Is it Teacher Xie and Mr. Shen?”
Director Niu immediately withdrew his amused gaze from the others, his eyes lighting up as he said to Liu Woxing, “Teacher Liu, you guessed correctly!”
The chatter from the others abruptly stopped, and all eyes turned toward her.
After a brief silence, sharp exclamations erupted.
“What?!!”
“Xie Mi and Shen Moqing?! Impossible! When did they even do a task?!”
“I only saw Xie Mi secretly communicating with Yu Jinzhe. She clearly didn’t with Shen Moqing… Wait, could it be the hand-holding on the flying chair?”
“What exactly was the task? I suspect the task was too easy, leaving us no space to observe.”
“Reveal the secret task content already!”
Director Niu didn’t directly respond to the explosive chatter but looked at Liu Woxing.
“Your final report was Xie Mi and Yu Jinzhe. Why did you ultimately choose that answer? You were actually very close to the correct answer before.”
“Yes.”
Liu Woxing smiled helplessly, her gaze falling on Teacher Xie. “I had already suspected Mr. Shen about eighty percent, but at the last moment, I was misled by one of Teacher Xie’s actions.”
Xie Mi raised an eyebrow but didn’t respond immediately, instead watching with interest as Liu Woxing continued.
“When I suspected Mr. Shen, I started thinking: who could be Mr. Shen’s partner?”
“Based on Mr. Shen’s past behavior on the show, he rarely interacted with other guests, except Teacher Xie.”
“If his partner were anyone else, I would have noticed some trace when they completed the task.”
“The only person with whom he could complete the task without leaving a trace was Teacher Xie.”
“So, I suspected both Mr. Shen and Teacher Xie.”
“But when I wavered in my judgment, I saw Teacher Xie brushing the dust off Mr. Shen’s shoulder.”
By this point, the others were drawn in by Liu Woxing’s analysis. Lai Bingxuan couldn’t help but ask, “Then shouldn’t you have reported them? That action already exposed them. You saw the undercover’s flaw!”
“Normally, yes.”
Liu Woxing’s smile grew more helpless. “But I used reverse logic. I thought Teacher Xie deliberately did that to mislead me, to make me report them and fail, thus removing a competitor for the bonus.”
“However, I overlooked that Teacher Xie was also using reverse logic.”
“She deliberately made that move in front of me to make me think she was misleading me, so I would give up reporting them.”
“In this round, I lost the psychological battle to Teacher Xie.”
Liu Woxing turned to Xie Mi as she said this. Though her words sounded regretful, her eyes held no annoyance — only a shining light.
She had lost happily.
Because it proved that Teacher Xie understood her very well.
If it had been anyone else, Teacher Xie probably wouldn’t have used this tactic.
It was precisely because she understood Liu Woxing that she could win the psychological game.
Xie Mi grinned and clasped her hands humbly.
“Much obliged.”
Shen Moqing also smiled joyfully.
[I have to say, this move was amazing]
[What?! It was a tactic?!! I was just fangirling so hard, thinking Xie Mi finally started caring about Shen, and you’re telling me it was a tactic?!!]
[So strong… that one move involved so much strategy, and I was just laughing like an idiot…]
[Xie Mi and Sister Liu are so smart. When did this show turn into a high-IQ game?]
[The psychological battle was incredible, like Mission Impossible.]
[Why does Old Shen look so proud? Proud of Xie Mi? [sneaky laugh]]
[I’ll say it again! Xie Mi is not dumb — she’s cleverly disguised as foolish!]
[What? Cleverly disguised as a fish?]
Liu Woxing’s analysis clearly left many people dumbfounded. They pretended to listen seriously and nodded occasionally, but their eyes were wide and confused.
Only Xu Shuangrong looked at Xie Mi more intensely, her fingertips quietly clenching at her side.
Most of the time, Xie Mi seemed chaotic and playful, but every time she inadvertently displayed her abilities, it was enough to command respect.
Xu Shuangrong wasn’t afraid of the abilities themselves.
She was afraid of…
Not knowing Xie Mi’s limits.
Were these abilities all she had, or just the tip of the iceberg? She couldn’t tell.
As the saying goes, “know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle.” The unknown opponent is the most terrifying.
After leaving the water park, the guests washed up and changed into clean clothes at the hotel, then boarded the bus heading to the villa.
On the bus, everyone continued lively discussions about the day’s games — some were regretful, some dissatisfied, some making excuses.
Except for one person, who was completely quiet, staring gloomily out the window since boarding, seemingly drained of all energy and means.
That person was Yu Jinzhe.
English name: Joker.
As a playful trickster with a dark side, he had spent the entire day quietly enjoying how he had thrown Xie Mi around, thinking it was his manipulations that caused everyone to fail reporting.
When the secret couple’s identity was finally revealed, he became the undisputed clown.
[Little brother Jinzhe, go buy a deck of cards — it has your ID and a copy of your ID inside]
[LOL, thinking about how little brother Jinzhe secretly confronted Old Xie, I can’t stop laughing]
[Xie Mi: I should have cooperated with your performance, but I ignored it]
[Little brother Jinzhe is still too young, doesn’t understand the harshness of society]
[Just entering society and facing Old Xie at this level is too much for him]
[Poor kid hahaha]
The viewers typed “poor kid” but kept spamming laughing emojis.
Meanwhile, the bus drove toward a different direction than last season’s villa.
“Are we changing lodging locations this time? This route doesn’t look like it’s going to the manor,” Xu Shuangrong asked curiously.
Liu Woxing: “I remember this road leads to the Coastal Highway… Could it be that this lodging is—”
“Yes!”
Director Niu’s voice rang out loudly. Standing in the middle aisle with his mini microphone like a tour guide, he announced:
“This season, the lodging location is by the sea! An upgraded environment and summer experience await. Let’s welcome the arrival of summer together!”
