Chapter 551: Chapter 550: Now, Let’s Check Our Three Guests

To prevent the insane Shi Yuhuai from actually tearing up the money rather than letting them succeed, Mu Qiu and Guan Yu could only temporarily call a truce.

"How about this, you guys can hand it to anyone you want, and in the end, we’ll split it in half, just like only one person won. How does that sound?"

For the sake of getting the red envelope, they could reluctantly integrate their interests.

If push comes to shove, they could rename themselves as different personalities of the same person, as long as they could get their hands on that stack of Uncle Maos, everything would be fine.

The others agreed to this suggestion.

"Anyway, I won’t get it, so if I must give it, it doesn’t matter to whom. Whether or not they share it after giving it away is their own business."

Li Yang stuffed the money into Mu Qiu’s hand, his expression one of utter grief, with eyes closed.

Mu Qiu held the edge of that bill calmly and said, "So generous, then let go, will you?"

"...I’m just a student, I don’t have much living allowance, this is my entire fortune."

Guan Yu clicked her tongue a couple of times and snatched Guo Yin’s money: "Oh, starting to act, huh? I’ll play along with you—

When the world ends, you gamble with your last bit of money, your parents will jump up and beat you to death if they find out."

"Since it’s the end of the world, cash wouldn’t have any meaning, right?" Zhao Yu joined in their rhythm with an extremely fitting question.

Just as Shen Zhousong was handing over the money to Mu Qiu, he hesitated for two seconds at those words, and quickly tried to retract it.

But just halfway through, both of their money was grabbed.

With a smile, Mu Qiu slowly drew the money from their hands.

"No worries, I just like playing with paper."

"......"

Having collected a hundred each from everyone, Mu Qiu and Guan Yu happily stood together counting money, occasionally letting out joyful cheers.

Mu Qiu: "Wow, take a whiff, is this the fragrance of money?"

Guan Yu: "My hands are tired from counting, counting money is really such a troublesome thing."

Shu Ran crossed her arms and sneered, "Tired, of course. You counted five bills back and forth seven to eight times. What, can’t you count past two?"

Guan Yu shook the money in front of her: "This is jealousy, jealousy that disfigures a woman."

Han Xizheng laughed from the side, capturing the essence of the fun: "I think she wants to disfigure you."

Dismember you completely.

Guan Yu ignored it, continuing to flamboyantly count money with orchid fingers.

That orchid finger move does hint at her being related to the director, flamboyant and humorous.

Adhering to the principle that wealth should not be revealed or revealed for too long, after counting back and forth eight hundred times, Mu Qiu, in a relaxed mood, tucked the roll of money into her pants pocket and gave it a pat.

"Ah, the weather’s really nice today."

Zhao Yu was speechless: "If the weather’s so nice, why don’t you stay there and sunbathe for half an hour? Don’t come back to see me unless you’re dried like squid."

"Ah, the wind’s light, grass is green, and flowers are fragrant, such..." Zhao Yu covered her mouth.

Next to them, Shen Zhousong raised an eyebrow: "Looking at that way of covering mouths, you guys must be from the same line, right?"

Zhao Yu: "You figured it out."

"Hey, you guys even have the same catchphrase!" Li Yang poked his head out in surprise.

Mu Qiu brushed off Zhao Yu’s hand with a pout: "I originally planned to take you out for a big meal after the show, but now it seems better to forget it."

"...I actually just covered your mouth to prevent a fly from flying in."

Shi Yuhuai sharply concluded: "Caving in runs in the family."

"Hahaha, Brother Huai, you’re so mean!"

Li Yang suddenly contributed with a singer’s tenor laughter.

With the betting segment over, the director had the staff bring up twelve black walkie-talkies.

"Now you all need to hand in your phones. Once the game starts, this walkie-talkie will be your only means of long-distance communication."

Sure enough, they had to give up their phones. Luckily, everyone had predicted this in advance, so they didn’t resist much, obediently handing their phones to the tray and picking up the walkie-talkies to study them thoroughly.

Until the director squinted and counted, noticing a few phones missing.

"Li Yang, Chu Qiu, Brother Huai, where are your phones?"

Mu Qiu was fiddling with her walkie-talkie, peeking at them.

"Not honest, not handing over phones? Thinking of cheating?"

Li Yang looked innocent: "I just didn’t bring my phone; naturally, I can’t hand it over."

Chu Qiu looked even more innocent: "What a coincidence, I didn’t bring mine either."

"What about Brother Huai?"

Shi Yuhuai, having heard the responses from the first two, now calmly said: "I didn’t bring it either, left it with my assistant."

There’s no way to conduct a body search in public, groping these three gentlemen’s "top and bottom," right?

Unbeknownst to them, the director didn’t argue further, as if expecting this, and called on three staff members.

"Come, check our three guests who claim not to have phones."

Everyone’s gaze fell on what the staff held in their hands.

Chu Qiu: "...Hey hey hey, isn’t this a bit much? Just a game, do we really need electronic scanners? So serious?"

The staff wearing sun hats, holding electronic scanners, swiftly scanned Li Yang and the others front and back, side to side with expertise akin to a train station security check.

Then, three loud "beep—" sounds echoed at the scene.

Li Yang & Chu Qiu & Shi Yuhuai: "..."

Cheng Zhirang intervened with a chuckle: "Did you guys bring keys?"

"Isn’t this more like a lump of iron? The machine rang so loudly." Shu Ran mercilessly mocked.

As these words fell, a wave of laughter erupted around.

Guo Yin: "Sorry Brother Yang, but I just can’t help but laugh!"

Mu Qiu: "Hahahahaha Sister Shu Ran, you’re like a burning hot spirit directly down the throat, so sharp!"

Zhao Yu leaned on Mu Qiu’s shoulder, pressing her: "Can you not laugh so loudly? My jaw aches from your shaking."

Chen Yi asked amidst laughter: "Shi Yuhuai, when did you hide it? Why is the machine buzzing at your stomach?!"

Shi Yuhuai was about to answer when next door, Guan Yu let out another deep sigh.

"Chu Qiu, I told you, hiding it in the shoe is the safest."

"But taking it out would smell, can it even be used then?"

"... True, though cheating is fun, life is worth more. Sigh, you might as well hand it over."

Chu Qiu loosened the collar of his chef’s robe, reaching in through the neckline.

As everyone thought the phone must be in his inner pocket, he withdrew his hand, took off the chef’s hat, from which he pulled out a phone from the top of his head, reluctantly handing it to the tray.

Mu Qiu: "...You’re unbelievable, didn’t it flatten your hair?"

Saying this was merely to express her speechlessness and admiration for Chu Qiu’s phone-hiding method, but she didn’t anticipate what came next.

Shi Yuhuai followed suit, unbuttoning three buttons of his polo shirt beneath the white coat.

Then he pulled a black leather necklace around his neck, slowly pulling out a phone... a phone... phone...

He actually! Hung the phone! Around his neck! Hid it under his clothes!!!

Guan Yu shook her head, expression struck by lightning: "...What a breathtaking hiding method... Don’t you feel it’s choking your neck?"