Chapter 235
From Qiu Chengye’s personal-attack style of debate to Yu Jinzhe’s equally personal counterattacks, the debate gradually began to veer into unpredictable territory.
Director Niu: “Next is the cross-examination round, starting with the affirmative team’s third speaker.”
The affirmative team’s third speaker, Xie Mi, stood, offering a slight polite smile, then directed a question at the negative first speaker, Qiu Chengye.
“You say dating shows don’t need to deliberately hype CPs, yet how do you explain your behavior this season constantly trying to get close to Liu Woxing? Not only did you verbally attack her with all sorts of rhetoric, but you also appear in her camera shots repeatedly. Isn’t this a form of CP-hyping? Or is it that, while verbally disparaging Liu Woxing’s growth this season, you’re actually drawn to her radiant presence, yet your ego and machismo stop you from admitting it?”
[Wow, bold question!]
[As expected of Old Xie, my internet spokesperson!]
[This hits my feelings exactly. Qiu Chengye is so strange this season—he starts attacking Liu the moment they meet, yet intentionally says offensive things to get her attention. Anyone can see he’s more focused on her, but verbally he treats her harshly.]
[It’s like someone who loves your brilliance but wants you to behave—so classic.]
Qiu Chengye’s expression immediately changed. He instinctively glanced at Liu Woxing, suddenly feeling a twinge of guilt.
“You… what are you saying! How could I be attracted to her? She’s a highborn lady with no rules—someone like that isn’t fit to enter the Qiu family!”
Before he finished, Liu Woxing rolled her eyes.
Directly, unabashedly, right at the camera—a big, blatant eye roll.
[Hahaha Sister Liu what are you doing]
[First time seeing her roll her eyes, dying of laughter]
[Does Qiu Chengye’s family have a throne to inherit? So arrogant]
[God, typical narcissistic male]
Xie Mi directly acted as Liu Woxing’s voice. “Did you grab a pencil case when you were doing your first-year grab ceremony?”
Qiu Chengye: “?”
“All the pens have been taken.”
[Hahaha, savage!]
[Refreshing, that’s why we love Teacher Xie]
Qiu Chengye’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, but he had no chance to respond as Xie Mi’s questioning continued relentlessly.
“Since you claim that, why do you still hang around Liu Woxing every day, deliberately appearing in the same frame?”
“What do you mean ‘deliberately in the same frame’? I just happened to be next to her when filmed!” Qiu Chengye stubbornly denied.
Xie Mi brought out evidence, opening her phone to a Weibo post from yesterday titled #StickyQiuChengye, showing screenshots from the show. Each image clearly showed that whenever a large group stood together, Qiu Chengye would unconsciously stand next to Liu Woxing.
Whenever Liu Woxing moved away in annoyance, he would subtly follow.
Xie Mi raised an eyebrow. “How do you explain this behavior?”
Qiu Chengye’s expression darkened.
Liu Woxing’s eyes brightened slightly, a hint of gratitude toward Xie Mi showing.
Thank you, Teacher Xie, for bringing this up publicly. She was about to be driven crazy.
“Coincidence! Just a coincidence!” Qiu Chengye gritted his teeth.
Xie Mi mocked him with drawn-out words: “Coincidencejustacoincidence”
Shen Moqing smirked slightly. “Oh~~ coincidence~”
Lai Bingxuan laughed outright. “Yo yo yo, coincidence? So many coincidences they made the trending list!”
In a team, where there’s a “white face” there must be a “red face”—Yu Jinzhe immediately assumed the red-face role.
“Sis, don’t say that about Mr. Qiu. Being caught secretly approaching Teacher Liu must have been painful for him. We should give him some care.”
Qiu Chengye completely lost it: “You mother—”
[What a psychological attack]
[So this team’s strategy is all about this, hahaha]
[Not kidding, their coordination is insane—full-on villains]
[Yu Jinzhe’s witty words are killing me]
“Then explain, if this isn’t CP-hyping, what are these actions for? Don’t treat everyone like fools. The audience sees everything—‘coincidence’ won’t convince them.”
After several rounds of attacks, Xie Mi launched the final strike.
Qiu Chengye’s eyes showed struggle.
Admitting he deliberately approached Liu Woxing would destroy his pride.
On the other hand, if he admitted these actions were CP-hyping, he could save face.
The choice between game victory and personal pride was obvious.
“Yes! CP! CP! CP!”
He barely got the words out before Xiao Jingxi grabbed his mouth, and Xu Shuangrong quickly pulled him back.
“Mr. Qiu, watch your words and behavior!”
Qiu Chengye struggled, shouting: “It’s CP! CP! CP!”
Xiao Jingxi clamped his mouth again, silencing a string of unintelligible curses.
After some psychological coaching from Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong, Qiu Chengye returned, choosing silence.
He had clearly learned a new tactic from his teammates: play dead when you don’t want to answer.
“Our first speaker had an emotional issue and cannot answer for now. Judges, please score normally, and the opposing third speaker should ask the next person,” Xiao Jingxi said.
Naturally, refusing to answer would lose points, but he was confident he could make them up later.
“Okay.”
Xie Mi smiled and asked a piercing question: “Have you hyped a CP before?”
Xiao Jingxi’s eyes flickered slightly, but he remained composed. This question was expected, so he answered smoothly:
“I have hyped CPs before, but only to cooperate with TV series promotion—a common marketing method aimed at increasing viewership. I don’t see anything wrong with that.”
“You’re correct,” Xie Mi nodded in agreement, then asked, “Then in dating shows, isn’t CP-hyping also for promotion and increasing ratings?”
Xiao Jingxi remained calm. “That’s different. TV series are TV series; dating shows are dating shows.”
Xie Mi gestured for clarification. “Please explain the difference.”
Xiao Jingxi explained confidently:
“The difference is that in TV series promotions, viewers know the CPs are fake and don’t get overly invested. But in dating shows, viewers can’t tell what’s real—they may believe the CP is real, and feel deceived. Therefore, CP-hyping in dating shows is deceptive.”
[Ahhh, you’re amazing!]
[Xiao Jingxi is reliable, we’re safe here]
Xu Shuangrong gave Xiao Jingxi a praising glance.
Even with their confidence, Xie Mi smiled slightly, raising a point:
“CP-hyping in TV series promotions, if done normally, won’t overly deceive the audience. But your CP with Xu Shuangrong—was that within the normal scope?”
