Chapter 88
The last stop of the date was dinner at a farmhouse restaurant.
This time there was no “two choices.” Both groups got into the show’s van together and were taken to a ranch in the northern suburbs.
The ranch owner warmly prepared a table full of dishes. On the three-meter-long wooden table, delicacies were laid out everywhere, and a whole crispy roasted suckling pig was especially eye-catching.
Xie Mi’s jaw nearly dropped on the spot, and it was Shen Yanqing who caught it for her in time.
Qiu Chengye, however, looked around with extreme distaste, “Eating right here in the yard? Not even a roof?”
Liu Woxing, on the other hand, found it a bit novel.
It was his first time eating in a farmhouse courtyard.
Just as they were about to sit down, a pig suddenly broke through the courtyard gate ferociously, squealing at the top of its lungs.
The people chasing behind it looked a bit familiar.
“Stop! Don’t run!”
Lai Bingxuan came rushing in with a broom, cursing as she ran. Beside her, Yu Jinzhe calmly sprinted forward with a syringe in hand, “Just give it a sedative shot and it’ll behave.”
Right after that, Xiao Jingxi, wearing an apron and a headscarf, also dashed out with a steel fork, “I’ll pin it down!”
Finally, Xu Shuangrong appeared, eyes full of pity, “Don’t hurt the piggy!”
The pig rampaged wildly around the yard, charging like mad, while the four of them chased closely behind, each using their own tricks.
The yard instantly turned into chaos, chickens flying and dogs jumping everywhere.
Xie Mi thought for a moment, “Could this be…the pigsty they were supposed to clean today?”
[Blind student, you spotted the key point.]
[Hahahaha, no wonder this place looked familiar. Isn’t this a kind of dream crossover?]
[So savage—letting the dating group enjoy dinner while the punishment group slaves away. Truly cruel.]
[The punishment group is pure hell: cleaning pigsties, chasing pigs, mixing pig feed…]
[How many times have they dry-heaved in one day?]
[Utterly terrifying.]
In the end, the production crew couldn’t stand watching anymore. They stepped in to regain control, and only after three staff members were knocked down by the pig did they barely manage to subdue the crazed animal.
It proved one thing: making them clean the pigsty drove not just the people crazy, but the pigs too.
When the four punishment members finally changed clothes and came back, dinner officially began.
The eight guests sat in a row, enjoying a grand whole-pig feast together.
“Dig in, family!”
Xie Mi impatiently tore off a roasted pig leg and gnawed on it.
Shen Yanqing calmly poured her glass full of juice to keep her from choking.
[Her uncle’s definitely spoiling her.]
[If I never get a boyfriend like Old Shen, I’ll die with regrets.]
[Honestly, watching Sister Xie eat is pure joy. I’m drooling.]
[Wait, why do the punishment group members look like they’re enjoying it too?]
Indeed, those who were usually elegant and restrained were now eating with their heads down, wolfing down food. Even Xu Shuangrong, who always claimed to be dieting, was chewing faster than usual.
[Good grief, they were starving.]
[Cleaning a pigsty all day with only a piece of bread for lunch—anyone would go mad.]
Just then, our socially clueless Kitty Bro pinched his nose and asked:
“Who smells like pig shit?”
The four who were just eating heartily froze mid-bite.
Xu Shuangrong forced an awkward smile, “In a farmhouse courtyard, a little smell is unavoidable.”
“I don’t think this smell is from the yard.”
Qiu Chengye, refusing to believe it, stood up and sniffed carefully. Step by step, he sniffed closer and closer to the punishment group.
Lai Bingxuan finally snapped, slapping him hard on the head, “If you’re hungry, go eat shit in the pigsty!”
Qiu Chengye immediately got angry too, grabbed a bench, and charged back.
Xiao Jingxi, who had been peacefully eating but fell on his butt when his bench got snatched away: “???”
[Polite Xiao Jingxi: Was that really necessary?]
[HAHAHAHA, I’m crying, Sister Lai really doesn’t put up with his crap.]
[Kitty bro’s EQ is rock bottom. They cleaned pigsties all day—so what if they smell a bit? Did he really have to rub it in?]
[Yes! Beat him! Knock him down!!]
And so, the chaotic dinner came to an end.
Afterwards, the production team cleared the table, but didn’t move the guests elsewhere.
Instead, they set out various drinks and snacks again.
“Next we’ll play a drinking-table game. Tonight we’ll all be staying right here at the farmhouse, so feel free to drink.”
A show where you can openly drink—this dating reality show was breaking new ground.
Qiu Chengye, still simmering, grabbed a can of beer to chug, but then remembered the ridiculous drunken scene at the seaside last time. He put it down quietly.
The others felt the same. Drinking freely was nice, but the consequences of getting drunk on camera were costly.
The production team noticed their hesitation and didn’t rush. They spoke slowly:
“The game we’ll play is—The King’s Game, livestream version.
Each of the eight guests will draw a card to get a number. Viewers in the livestream will give commands, like ‘No. 1 and No. 8 must gaze into each other’s eyes for five minutes.’
We’ll randomly pick requests from the scrolling comments, and the guests will have to follow them.
Of course, if anyone refuses, the rule is they must drink a glass of alcohol.”
At that, Xie Mi’s eyes suddenly lit up.
If she could get Shen Yanqing drunk…
Wouldn’t that be the perfect chance to trick him into spilling some secrets?
Thinking of this, she let out a mischievous chuckle, eyes full of dangerous intent as she fixed them on Shen Yanqing.
Shen Yanqing looked back at her in amusement, “Mm?”
“Nothing, just thought of something funny.”
*
The first round of the game began. The guests each drew their cards.
The livestream chat exploded, faster than ever before. The viewers were thrilled.
[Aaaaahhh so we can interact too?! Director Niu, I declare you the GOAT of directors!]
[Giving the audience power over life and death? How dare you, production team!]
[No. 1, I order you to bear a child for No. 2!]
[No. 4, nibble No. 5’s ear for thirty seconds!]
[No. 7 and No. 8, kiss passionately for five whole minutes!]
[Why not just doi right there, huh?]
The director’s team was sweating buckets, desperately trying to sift through the flood of indecent requests. Finally, they picked one that was relatively normal.
“No. 4 princess-carry No. 6 and do ten squats!”
As soon as the words fell, the eight guests looked at one another.
Xiao Jingxi was the first to raise his card openly, “I’m No. 4. Who’s No. 6?”
Instinctively, he glanced at Xie Mi.
But Xie Mi was steady as ever.
Instead, Yu Jinzhe, sitting next to her, raised his card, “Me.”
Xiao Jingxi: “……?”
Someone in the group started chanting, and soon everyone joined in, “Princess carry! Princess carry! Princess carry!”
Xiao Jingxi’s lips twitched.
“Actor Xiao, if you don’t want to, you can just drink instead,” Director Niu reminded.
Xiao Jingxi gritted his teeth, “No need. I’ll do it!”
After all, later requests might be worse. He couldn’t dodge them all by drinking.
What if he got drunk…
He remembered the last time at the seaside, when in his drunken haze he shouted at Xie Mi: ‘If you don’t want my love, then try my hate!’
That had gotten him mocked online for a whole week.
