Chapter 561: Chapter 560: Extra Spicy Crispy Noodles

"Brother Cheng, you’re not a traitor, are you?"

Mu Qiu stared at him in the mirror and asked, her hand still grasping his fingers.

Even though he was already quite accustomed to her topic jumping, this sentence indeed took him by surprise.

Cheng Zhirang paused, shook his head at her reflection in the mirror.

"I’m not. But I’m not sure if I might turn into one later."

"What do you mean? Turn?"

He pulled his fingers out of her hand and finally flicked the tip of her pink ear, smiling as he said, "Good girl, one must abide by the game rules."

"What are the rules?"

"I want to win too. Key clues must be kept, but you can think more about what you can come up with."

Mu Qiu furrowed her brows and instinctively stuck out her tongue to lick her dry lips.

Cheng Zhirang lifted his gaze and reached in front of her, his thumb rubbing against her lip corner.

"Thirsty? If you really want to drink water, have a bit here before going back."

Mu Qiu shook her head, mimicking his earlier manner, "Good Brother Cheng, one must abide by the game rules."

"What are the rules?" This time it was his turn to ask.

"The rule is, I won’t drink water, and neither are you allowed to drink."

"Hmm, okay."

They exchanged a few more words and, in the end, didn’t go to the bathroom, returning to the fast-food restaurant.

Eight people were already seated inside. Mu Qiu and Cheng Zhirang entered one after the other at different times, without glancing at the others’ gossiping eyes, and found seats next to their teammates.

"Take so long to find a bathroom, did you run into that night-blooming monster in there?" Guan Yu provided her with an excuse.

Mu Qiu smoothly went along with the explanation, "If I really ran into it, I’d be the first one sacrificed."

Zhao Yu corrected her, "The first one sacrificed in the bathroom."

"...You little brat, adding more qualifiers?"

"Truth tellers are always pushed aside. As someone young, I’ve endured too much, truly tragic."

Mu Qiu rolled her eyes at her.

Then she searched around for any sign of water.

"Stop looking," Li Yang said weakly, "As soon as I came in, I searched everywhere, there’s really nothing to drink."

"Not even a bottle of mineral water?"

Li Yang became even more dejected, "Nope. I even searched the staff, not a drop, not even a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid."

Why would staff carry Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid?

No, the point is off.

She looked at Li Yang incredulously, "Are you so thirsty you’d drink Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid? Losing your mind so young, it must be painful?"

Li Yang: "..."

Guan Yu clicked her tongue, "I was wondering that too. If there’s really no water, go find the director and drive him crazy, that’s the best plan. But you making yourself crazy instead, I’m impressed by your spirit."

"Sister Guan Yu, can’t you stop just talking and take action? Go drive the director crazy, I’ll support from the side."

Guan Yu was momentarily silenced and didn’t reply.

Just then, a tall figure walked into the fast-food place.

Chen Yi, dripping with sweat, had his lab coat open, fanning himself, looking like he had returned quickly.

"Hmm? Brother Huai isn’t back yet?"

Shu Ran: "Weren’t you two together?"

He shook his head, found a seat, and took a tissue from Chu Qiu, thanked him, and wiped his sweat.

"We split just after starting. He said splitting up would find things faster. I went ahead to the intersection, he went a bit behind, and then we didn’t meet again."

Guan Yu couldn’t keep quiet, "Brother Huai definitely has a problem!"

"What problem?"

Shi Yuhuai pushed the door from outside, carrying a leisurely demeanor.

Guan Yu closed her mouth, looking elsewhere, while Li Yang glanced at her, mischievously tattling.

"Brother Huai, Guan Yu said you kept running around alone, not meeting with us, maybe you’re the traitor!"

Guan Yu’s eyes widened, she stood up and began to beat Li Yang.

"Who told you to speak?! You tattletale! Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

Li Yang laughed while being hit, constantly hiding behind Guo Yin.

Shi Yuhuai glanced at them disdainfully and sat down calmly.

Mu Qiu leaned on the table, moving closer, and asked, "Brother Huai, where did you go alone? Did you find anything to eat or drink?"

He didn’t respond at first, merely kept a cool face, then took out two bright red packages from the large pocket of his lab coat.

At that instant, everyone’s eyes on the table lit up, staring intently at what he held. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The red packages were placed on the table, Shi Yuhuai’s fingers tapping on the packaging.

Chu Qiu, seated closer, leaned in to read the words on the package.

"Mexican Charcoal Grilled Turkey Flavor Instant Noodles... Ultra-Spicy?"

The salivating physiological activity was abruptly halted.

Guan Yu: "Really? Just two packs of kids’ snacks?"

Shu Ran looked disapproving, "And it’s ultra-spicy."

Guo Yin exaggeratedly swallowed, "And there’s no water."

Before eating, they already felt that the instant noodles stuck in their throats were hard to swallow.

"I didn’t say they’re for you to eat, don’t worry." Shi Yuhuai brandished the two packs of noodles briefly before swiftly packing them back, stashing them in his coat pocket.

"Across the street there’s a supermarket with a few instant noodle bags left, you guys eat those."

The instant noodles were his.

"The point isn’t noodle ownership, Brother Huai, didn’t you hear what Guo Yin said? We have no water." Mu Qiu said earnestly.

Shi Yuhuai frowned, looking toward the camera and asked, "Even the water from the sponsors was taken?"

So bold, daring to seize the sponsor’s product.

The cameraman behind didn’t know whether to nod or shake his head.

He then scolded the accompanying director beside the camera.

In the back, Guan Yu had slapped the table and stood up, "Right! They’re way too bold, even daring to seize the sponsor’s product, beware the sponsors chase you down!"

Li Yang fueled the fire from the side, sighing, "Once I thought those were the least noticeable sponsored products on the show, who knew they were the most important. Director, do you know what happens without water?"

The director put on headphones to listen to music.

"...The program team is too much! It’s just a bit of water! Leaving a bottle should be fine?! There are twelve of us drinking one bottle!"

The director increased the volume, drowning out Li Yang’s noisy voice.

"Let me do it."

Guan Yu pushed him down to sit properly, also sighed, his expression painfully like cutting flesh.

"Okay, I was the MVP last episode, this episode I have leverage. No more tricks, can I use my privilege to trade for a bottle of water?

A larger bottle of mineral water, surely ten of us can each drink a capful."

Feels so pitiful, so difficult, so...

"Wait, how are there only ten of us?" Mu Qiu asked alertly.

Guan Yu’s expression was entirely justified, "I’m using privilege to trade for water, besides, you and Li Yang, the two roaming NPCs, have no face to drink water?"