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Do You Still Hate Her? 33 – Seventh episode recording

Lin Yanyan leaned on Shang Lu’s shoulder, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. “What are they doing? Both of them are crazy, hahaha…”

Shang Lu’s shoulder was also shaking uncontrollably because the scene was just too funny.

In each following round, they both remained ‘true to their original intentions’ and took aim at each other’s targets with unwavering determination.

Their competitive spirit grew stronger with each round, but in the end, they ended up with a tie!

Because—

Shooting arrows at someone else’s target obviously counted as missing the mark! No points were awarded!

After some discussion, the referee announced the scores for both of them : two big fat zeros.

The host was professionally trained and usually didn’t laugh unless he couldn’t help it.

When he announced the results for the two of them and displayed two zeros on the electronic screen, he couldn’t hold back and ended up laughing on the ground.

The on-site audience reacted the same way, with laughter so loud it echoed.

[Hahaha, Mr. Host, you’re acting like me!]

[Host’s inner thoughts : Deduct my salary or whatever, it doesn’t matter if I have a job tomorrow or not! Who can hold back laughter in this situation!]

But Ye Lu didn’t care at all about these reactions. He directly said, “Although it doesn’t count for points, I kept track of the number of rounds, and I have one more point than you! So, I won!”

Ou Yi rubbed his nose.

At the same time, he felt fortunate that Ye Lu was acting foolishly, so he wasn’t the only one in this embarrassing situation.

Everyone was mocking Ou Yi and Ye Lu, while Shang Lu’s voice sounded quite cheerful. She directly said, “Yu Su! Congratulations on winning the gold medal! As long as you hit even one point, you can win!”

Shang Lu was right; both of them had scored zero, resulting in a tie. This meant that Yu Su had effectively secured the gold medal.

After realizing this, both of them fell into silence.

Netizens : “?”

[Hahaha, how can it be like this? Is there really a competition in the world that can be won so easily?]

[Ou Yi and Ye Lu were in conflict, but Yu Su benefited.]

[They suddenly played random cards, causing Yu Su to inexplicably secure the gold medal.]

[This competition is too absurd. Let’s at least look forward to Yu Su’s performance; it can at least show us normal archery.]

That’s what everyone was thinking.

However, Yu Su raised his bow and arrow. The tall, slender young man in black sportswear closed one eye and aimed at the target under the eager anticipation of the crowd.

The host was stunned and then announced the result: “One… one point?”

Previously, although Yu Su’s performance was not too stable, it shouldn’t be at this level, right?

Everyone was very puzzled.

But Yu Su picked up the remaining arrows, made very swift movements, and directly aimed at the ground.

Then he put down his bow and directly announced the result for the referee : “All off the target.”

Everyone : “?”

Do you call intentionally shooting arrows on the ground ‘off the target’? Can’t you at least make it look like an attempt?!

But Ou Yi and Ye Lu both scored zero, while Yu Su hit one point with his first arrow. Even if he forfeited the rest, he still won the championship of the men’s archery this time.

Netizens found it entertaining.

[Yu Su, if you win, just win. Why humiliate others like this? But I love watching it, hahaha.]

[This move doesn’t seem like Yu Su at all, and it feels a bit familiar.]

[Did the sisters in front watch Ye Lu’s Weibo the day before yesterday? Isn’t Shang Lu doing the same thing? After Ye Lu and Ou Yi fell together during the long jump competition, she made fun of them in the same way, haha.]

When Shang Lu was mentioned, someone immediately responded.

[Shang Lu just said, “As long as you hit even one point, you can win!” and then Yu Su actually only hit one point.]

[D*mn, that’s right!]

[She always chooses him, and he cares a lot about every word she says. They’re the ones who can warm each other the most!]

As for Ye Lu and Ou Yi, in just a few days, they were mocked and humiliated in the same way by two different people, and their souls were almost dimming together!

What’s even more absurd is that because they had a ‘tie,’ the way to decide the silver and bronze medals was decided by rock-paper-scissors. Maybe it’s because of Shang Lu, Ou Yi had a bit of good luck and successfully won the silver medal in this competition.

Looking at the bronze medal in his hand, Ye Lu’s face on the award podium could be described as very gloomy.

He always felt that something was wrong from beginning to end.

But he couldn’t figure it out.

Until he got on the program team’s bus, Ye Lu hadn’t completely calmed down, but he could only try to comfort himself. After all, he wouldn’t have to see Ou Yi and Yu Su for a while and could forget about this matter.

But wait, why are the two of them also on the program team’s bus?

Looking at Ou Yi and Yu Su who got on the bus after everyone had gathered, Ye Lu began to doubt his life.

He looked at Yu Su and asked, “Weren’t you supposed to record a new song this afternoon?”

Yu Su had a neutral expression and said, “My throat hurts a bit.”

Ye Lu was confused.

—If your throat hurts, why didn’t you go home and rest instead of coming here?

Then the program team paused the live broadcast to explain to the guests. This wasn’t in their original plan, but…

Yu Su and Ou Yi didn’t have any events scheduled after the men’s archery competition, so they were idle and they were both willing to come here voluntarily and even offered to lower their fees (with Ou Yi taking the lead). Their previous appearances on the show had received a great response, so there was no reason for the program team to refuse!

Of course, Ou Yi soon regretted his audacity.

Because the theme of this episode was…

Escape from a locked room.

“Ghost?” Ou Yi’s face turned pale.

Shang Lu was also very curious and asked, “Are people like you who believe in superstitions afraid of ghosts?”

“I… I’m certainly not afraid,” Ou Yi said, and then slowly took out a copy of the Diamond Sutra1 and a peachwood sword2 from his bag.

Everyone : “?”

He said he’s not afraid? How can someone who’s not afraid carry these kinds of items with them?

[Ou Yi’s words and actions don’t match]

[Someone say he’s not afraid, but he carries so many protective tools, hahaha]

[What is Ou Yi doing? I’m dying of laughter]

[Ye Lu’s face is full of shock]

[Is it really? Why do I feel like Ye Lu’s face is full of envy?]

[Envy Ou Yi for what? Envy him for being well-prepared?]

[…Yeah, I think Ye Lu might do the same]

After a few seconds of silence, Shanglu kindly advised, “Since you’re here temporarily and haven’t signed a contract, it won’t be considered a breach of contract no matter what you decide. If you’re afraid, you can leave now.”

But Ou Yi stubbornly insisted on staying and participating in the show’s recording, and Shang Lu let him be.

However, before the official recording, the staff had them change into different costumes corresponding to their roles, temporarily separating all the guests.

But then, there was a sudden knock on Shang Lu’s door.

A staff member entered and said, “Teacher Shang, because your previous embroidery work sold for a high price of 520,000 yuan in an online auction, all the proceeds have already been donated to charity in your name. According to the rules, you have a special privilege this time, which is a unique role. While others’ task is to escape, your task is to join the NPCs and intimidate the other guests.”

Shang Lu was taken aback and uttered a single word, “Huh?”

The staff member continued, “That’s right, you are once again the undercover agent for this episode.”

Shang Lu waved his hand, “No, whether I’m undercover or not isn’t the point. Can you repeat the first sentence? Someone paid over half a million for my embroidery?”

[520,000 yuan? Who’s this wealthy superfan?]

[Shang Lu looks like she’s wondering, “Are my chicken legs really worth that much?”]

[Wild guess, could the buyer of the embroidery be Sweetie Donut? She does charity work in Shang Lu’s name on Weibo every month.]

“Yes,” the staff member nodded, equally surprised, and speculated, “It’s probably one of your fans. Not only 520,000, but there were also two other bids of 150,000 and 300,000. Your work is in high demand!”

Shang Lu : “…?”

This buyer have some weird aesthetics.

No, actually, all these bidders have really weird aesthetics.