CH 37

The next day, Christmas, in the morning.

Sunlight streamed into the room through a small gap in the curtains.

Jiang Min opened his eyes groggily.

As a photosensitive person, he woke up as soon as the bright sunlight touched his bed.

Out of habit, he reached for his phone. However, when he attempted to sit up, he felt a heavy weight pressing down on his body.

Jiang Min raised his head and looked at Yu Hao, who was in a rather octopus-like position.

Yu Hao still looked very comfortable and was clearly still deep in dreamland.

Jiang Min was momentarily unsure of what to do.

Should he continue lying in bed and check his phone for a while, waiting for Yu Hao to wake up naturally? Or should he wake him up directly?

Jiang Min hesitated.

As he shifted slightly, Yu Hao let out a muffled sound and slowly opened his eyes.

“Good morning, Sugar~” He spoke softly, his voice still a little hoarse from just waking up.

“Good morning.”

So, this guy really slept hugging him the whole night?

Jiang Min was a bit stunned.

Yu Hao sat up, as if he didn’t find anything unusual about hugging Jiang Min while sleeping. He casually ran his hand through his hair, then turned to look at Jiang Min, who was also sitting up.

“Are you hungry? Let’s go have breakfast,” Yu Hao suggested.

“Sure…”

Jiang Min obediently got out of bed.

After both of them had freshened up, they went downstairs one after the other.

Staying outside meant no computers and no games, so they all had an early night’s sleep last night.

At the very least, no one stayed up past four in the morning.

Now, it was 11 o’clock in the morning, and the JW team members, who had gone hungry for around ten hours, were gradually waking up.

Among them were the Golden and Silver Buns Brothers.

“Sugar God, Captain~” Wei Yafeng, the Silver Bun, waved to the two of them as they descended. “Are you going to have breakfast? Let’s go together!”

Yu Hao remained expressionless.

Tsk, the private mealtime with Sugar had been ruined again.

JW’s people got up one after another, had their meals in the hotel’s restaurant, and then came back to continue lounging in the villa.

Hao Qianyi was lying on the villa’s balcony recliner, wearing sunglasses and sipping a drink, enjoying the afternoon.

“Ah~ the sea! Ah~ the sun! Ah~ the beach! This is what a vacation should be!” He couldn’t help but exclaim.

However, this time, JW wasn’t here for a vacation; they were here for team-building.

The Operations Department had the crucial task of filming a team-building video to enhance team members’ relationships and interactions.

So, after taking a short break following lunch, a planning team member from the Operations Department suddenly appeared.

“Comrades! Our team-building activity for today is about to begin! Get up and get ready!” The planning team member was full of energy.

“Huh? Team-building activity?” Hao Qianyi lowered his sunglasses, looking at the planning team member in disbelief.

Isn’t it great to bask in the sun while sipping coconut juice and gazing at the waves? Why would they organize team-building activities on such a sunny day?

However, the authority of the Operations Department was unquestionable.

After all, they were the ones who made this trip to H Island happen.

So, even though the team members were reluctant, they were herded to the beach.

The Operations Department had already set up the necessary equipment and personnel here for filming.

“Why does this feel like we’re filming a variety show?” Wei Yafeng commented.

“Who knows? Our Operations Department has always been about having fun with us, right? Watch, it’s definitely nothing good,” Wei Yabo added.

“Alright, stop grumbling, everyone!” The planning team member shouted into a small megaphone.

Members from various JW branches, including substitutes, lined up, totaling around twenty people.

“Today’s afternoon activities mainly consist of two small games,” the planning team member said, “Winners will receive rewards!”

“Rewards? What kind of rewards?” Hao Qianyi perked up instantly when he heard about rewards.

“Well, tonight you can enjoy a sumptuous candlelight dinner by the seaside!” the planning team member said.

“Huh?” People thought they must have misheard.

Candlelight dinner? What did that have to do with them?

Most of the team members were single and couldn’t fathom the planning team’s thinking.

“Winners can get a chance to have a candlelight dinner and invite a club member to join them,” the planning team member continued.

This reward was strongly demanded after discussions with JW’s official spokesperson, Ah Xin.

A candlelight dinner was perfect for creating fanfiction couples.

Yu Hao remained calm, but his heart fluttered.

Spending a candlelight dinner with Sugar on Christmas Day sounded quite nice.

“Whatever,” other people seemed to scoff at this reward.

The club had money to spare; they might as well give them some red envelopes and let them enjoy themselves.

Regardless, the team-building activity began.

The first game was musical chairs with a twist – the participants had to play blindfolded.

The twenty-odd team members were divided into several groups to play the game. Eventually, the winners from each group would compete in the ultimate showdown.

In the WOC team, Yu Hao helped Jiang Min put on a blindfold, once again marveling at how good-looking Sugar was even with his eyes covered.

When Hao Qianyi was blindfolded, he stumbled around like a headless fly.

Even the tall, sturdy Gold and Silver Bun brothers, when blindfolded, could feel Hao Qianyi’s “silly” vibes and unconsciously displayed a look of disdain.

The planning team member thoughtfully played some high-energy music to create a beach party atmosphere.

Hao Qianyi, upon hearing the music, couldn’t help but dance to the rhythm.

“Get ready, the game is about to start! Everyone, start circling around!” the planning team member announced through her megaphone.

Four small chairs were placed on the beach, and in this round, five members of the WOC team would compete for one chair.

The game began.

With music that resembled a lively dance, Hao Qianyi and the Gold and Silver Bun brothers swayed to the beat.

Yu Hao didn’t care for dancing.

Jiang Min didn’t know how to dance.

However, under the leadership of the other three, the beach started to resemble a scene from an “H Island nightclub.”

Blindfolded, the five of them relied on their instincts to circle around the small chairs.

Jiang Min, while circling, felt somewhat speechless.

CC had never organized such extravagant activities before.

JW’s style was truly different.

*Beep!* The whistle sounded.

Before Jiang Min could react, someone grabbed him.

Yu Hao instantly occupied two chairs and then grabbed Jiang Min who was behind him. “Sugar, hurry!”

He was so fast that the other three were still dancing, and there were only two chairs left.

Yu Hao deliberately stood in front of Jiang Min to secure a chair and give it to him.

The Gold and Silver Bun brothers reacted faster than Hao Qianyi and immediately searched for chairs.

Hao Qianyi tried to break through their defense, but the Bun brothers were taller, and he could only jump around helplessly without reaching the chairs.

In the end, Hao Qianyi was mercilessly eliminated.

“Hmph! Elimination is just elimination! I don’t even care about a candlelight dinner!” Hao Qianyi pouted, but his words contradicted his true feelings.

Of course, he wanted to enjoy the candlelight dinner with his idol, Sugar God.

After several rounds of games, only Jiang Min and Yu Hao remained.

Gold and Silver Bun brothers, who considered themselves game experts, couldn’t resist the sprint of Captain Yu Hao, who was eager to win the candlelight dinner.

Jiang Min, on the other hand, had a cakewalk.

In the last round, it was undoubtedly Yu Hao who won.

Subsequently, using various tactics, Yu Hao easily secured the victory in the final round of the blindfolded musical chairs game among the winners from different groups.

*Beep!* With the sound of a whistle, the first “candlelight dinner” gift package was given to Yu Hao.

“Alright, next up is our second game!” The planning team member checked the time and continued without delay.

It was challenging to control such a large group of people during a game. They had already wasted some time because everyone had slept in.

If they didn’t speed up, they might miss the reserved hotel’s candlelight dinner time.

“So soon? Can’t we take a break?” Hao Qianyi wiped the sweat from his brow and pouted.

The scorching sun was unbearable!

The weather on H Island, despite it being winter, was extremely hot.

The Gold and Silver Bun brothers agreed with Hao Qianyi’s opinion and fanned themselves with fans they had somehow acquired.

“Time is running out; we need to move quickly!” the planning team member urged.

“Alright, alright,” Hao Qianyi replied reluctantly.

After all, they had to listen to the Operations Department. If they didn’t, they might face even more bizarre planning as a form of retaliation.

So, it was better to cooperate.

The planning team member cleared her throat and said, “Ahem, the next game is ‘Find a Partner’!”

In the “Find a Partner” game, the host would call out a number smaller than the number of participants, and the participants had to form groups with the corresponding number of people. Those who failed to find a group would be eliminated.

This kind of game was more enjoyable with a larger group of people.

As a result, all JW team members participated in this round.

Lively music played on the field once again.

No one knew who curated the playlist, but the taste of it made people reasonably suspect that the playlist’s owner was a regular at nightclubs.

The private beach in front of the villa transformed once again into an “H Island nightclub.”

People danced wildly.

Yu Hao had already won the candlelight dinner by winning the first game, and he was also exempt from participating in this round of the game. He had named Jiang Min as his dinner partner. As a result, the two of them sat under a beach umbrella, watching the game.

Jiang Min watched the lively scene once more, feeling that he might need a long time to integrate into JW’s corporate culture.

In the midst of the all-out dancing, one person stood out.

That was Captain Lu Huai, who remained aloof throughout.

Lu Huai just stood there motionless in the midst of the dancing crowd.

Another person who didn’t participate in the game, General Manager Ji, stayed in the shade under the umbrella, sipping a drink that Shen Qi, his underling, handed to him. He concealed his gaze behind sunglasses but was actually staring at Captain Lu.

In the first round, the planning team member called the number 5.

Since the WOC branch had only three members left (Yu Hao and Jiang Min excluded), they had to team up with others. The Gold and Silver Bun brothers quickly found another three-person group and immediately abandoned their teammate, Hao Qianyi. They even kicked him.

Hao Qianyi was eliminated in the first round once again, leaving him teary-eyed.

In the WOC branch, he had experienced countless times what it meant to “hurt my teammate.”

Author’s note: Haozi is really too pitiful, hahaha.

His low status is making me feel bad. LOL.

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