Chapter 147: The Pit

Chapter 147

The guests quickly divided into groups. Zhong Ruanxing and Yao Jingshan were cooking at the base, while Xia Xi and Bai Yinyue went to forage for supplies. The remaining two groups went to the island to look for materials to build a raft.

With the new combinations and dynamics, after the initial shock, the audience was looking forward to seeing what new sparks these guests would create today.

The morning sun was shining brightly. NewW novels updates at novelhall.com

The weather on the island was great. Despite being summer, it wasn't scorching thanks to the cool sea breezes coming from all directions that kept the island pleasant at all times.

Because their task of collecting materials to build a raft was the same, Cheng Yaowen, Duan Mangyun and this group went together with Yang Ze and Yong Yun. Duan Mangyun still hadn't recovered from the blow of being abandoned by Yang Ze in favor of Yong Yun. Now she saw Yang Ze taking care of Yong Yun just like he had taken care of her yesterday, even more attentively.

Meanwhile, her partner was nonchalant and didn't even give her a word of care, let alone help carry her backpack. And he had chosen Zhong Ruanxing - he was only forced to team up with her! Thinking of this, Duan Mangyun felt aggrieved.

Other than her face, how was she any worse than Zhong Ruanxing? Moreover, her looks were pretty good. Sweet and innocent faces like hers were clearly more in demand in the entertainment industry these days!

First abandoned by Yang Ze, now looked down upon by her current partner, Duan Mangyun had a bellyful of resentment. She was determined to prove herself and make everyone look at her in a new light.

Even if she couldn't be chosen by a guest on this show, she would at least make the audience take her side. If she could create a pitiable image of being isolated, she could also gain some sympathy and affection, right?

Before coming on the show, she had watched many dating reality shows. One civilian female guest on a show became so popular because she was ostracized and gained sympathy from the whole net, directly becoming an internet celeb after the show ended. She started appearing on all kinds of variety shows, practically becoming a semi-celebrity.

Thinking she had found the right approach, Duan Mangyun got excited but put on an even more gloomy and sad face. She pretended to carefully look for supplies and deliberately fell farther and farther behind the other three. Naturally, the cameras captured the image of the other three in front and her trailing behind alone.

Sure enough, the bullet screen commentary started discussing:

【Duan Mangyun looks a bit pitiful. Little Cheng clearly doesn't want to team up with her at all.】

【Cheng Yaowen is so lacking in gentlemanly manners for a rich second gen. No class at all.】

【Little Yun is looking really hard for supplies. Can't you guys wait for her a bit?】

【Yang Ze is so weird! Why pick old Yun over little Yun?】

With this act, Duan Mangyun set up Cheng Yaowen badly, and more and more of the bullet screen comments were scolding him.

But Cheng Yaowen didn't seem softened by her pitiful appearance at all. He was still nonchalant, leisurely gathering materials, completely disregarding Duan Mangyun's performance.

Despite the island's cool breeze, Duan Mangyun was soon drenched in sweat from the bundle of materials. Her carefully styled bangs from this morning were now plastered messily to her forehead.

She looked at the figure ahead and a flash of viciousness crossed her eyes. The next moment, Cheng Yaowen in front suddenly heard Duan Mangyun cry out behind him.

She had accidentally stepped on a rock and twisted her ankle, falling to the ground.

The materials scattered everywhere. Duan Mangyun's hair was in disarray, her eyes brimmed red as she choked back tears, apologizing, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. The stuff was too heavy and I couldn't see the road clearly."

Perhaps her miserable state was too pitiful. The audience didn't have the heart to blame her for dragging them down anymore.

Cheng Yaowen slowly walked back to her and squatted down, asking, "Can you still walk?"

Duan Mangyun pressed her ankle and shook her head pitifully.

In this situation, if it was a solo guest, the production team would have sent staff over already. But now the guests were in teams, it was a good chance to nurture their relationships, so of course they wouldn't interfere.

Cheng Yaowen heaved a long sigh, "Then what should we do?"

With any other guest, the male would surely offer to piggyback the female back.

But Cheng Yaowen deliberately didn't follow convention. He lowered his head to rummage in the pile of scattered materials and took out a piece of plastic tarp they had collected. Very seriously, he said, "Why don't you sit on this and I can drag you back."

Duan Mangyun blanked for a second. Looking at the dirty tarp, she imagined herself sitting on it being dragged back and shuddered. She hurriedly shook her head, "No, no need! Can you, can you carry me? No, just support me and I can walk back myself!"

She deliberately made such a scene to force Cheng Yaowen into a corner where he couldn't possibly agree to piggyback her.

That would cement her pitiable image in the audience's mind even more, gaining her even more sympathy.

Sure enough, after she spoke, Cheng Yaowen revealed an ambiguous expression, neither smile nor frown, "That won't work." His tone was lazy and languid, "I'm allergic to green tea, can't touch you."