Chapter 31

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Chapter 31: Title

Four minutes later—

Song Yutian: "I lost."

Audience: ?

Gu Feng: ??

For the third round, Gu Feng finally couldn’t help but stand up from the sofa and walk behind Song Yutian to look.

Shuffle the cards, stack the cards…

Five minutes later, Song Yutian knocked down the card wall in front of her. "Okay, I won three times."

The curly-haired woman looked surprised as she checked the cards in front of Song Yutian and said sincerely, "Miss Song, you are really amazing!"

The woman with her hair up smiled and said, "This can’t be your plan, Mr. Gu—to make us let our guard down first, and then Miss Song comes to win big."

The woman with short hair looked at Gu Feng and said, "Oh, so Mr. Gu was holding back on purpose."

Gu Feng: "…"

Why did this sound a bit strange?

They were trying to help him save face, so Gu Feng didn’t know whether to deny it or play along.

Gu Feng felt even more frustrated.

Because most of the cameras in the live stream were focused on the players, the audience couldn’t see the whole game. From the viewers’ perspective, in the same fifteen minutes, Gu Feng lost every round, while Song Yutian won three games in a row.

[So is Gu Feng really weak, or is Sister Song really strong?]

[Is Song Yutian really that strong? They can’t be letting her win!]

[The NPCs’ reactions don’t seem fake; Sister Song is really impressive.]

[What’s going on? Has Song Yutian practiced before?]

According to the short-haired woman’s earlier hint, after winning three games, they would provide clues for the two of them. Sure enough, after Song Yutian won the third game, the three women all stood up.

The curly-haired woman spoke first: "Okay, okay, we’ve played for so long and are tired. I need to go to Mrs. Lin’s reading salon this afternoon. Miss Song and Mr. Gu, if you have time, you can join us."

As soon as the curly-haired woman finished speaking, the short-haired woman immediately said, "Oh, that salon isn’t really worth going to; it’s just a bunch of snobby intellectuals. I say, that recent foreign movie is much more interesting. What was it called again? Gone with the Wind?"

The woman with long black hair then added, "Oh dear, you are all cultured people. I think it’s better to go listen to some music and dance to relax. Don’t you agree, Mr. Gu, Miss Song?"

Before Song Yutian and the others could answer, the curly-haired woman continued, "Alright, since everyone has their own plans, I won’t keep you ladies any longer. Let’s disperse."

The three women each said a few words and then suddenly fell silent, their three pairs of eyes all turning to where Song Yutian and Gu Feng were seated.

Although the women’s conversation contained a lot of information, Song Yutian managed to understand. What did this mean? A branching task had appeared?

In summary, there were three choices: the reading salon, the cinema, and the dance hall.

Song Yutian glanced at Gu Feng and saw in his eyes that he understood this simple truth as well.

Gu Feng met Song Yutian’s gaze and wanted to say something. But he had not fully recovered from his recent defeat and felt awkward about speaking up, which made his expression very conflicted.

However, before Gu Feng could deliberate for too long, the woman with curly hair suddenly stood up. She adjusted her headphones and smiled at Song Yutian, saying, "Excuse me," before walking out into the hallway.

Song Yutian had noticed from the beginning that among the three women, the curly-haired woman was the one in control of the situation; she was also the first to greet them.

Seeing this, Song Yutian said softly, "Looks like someone else has arrived."

Song Yutian’s voice was not loud, and Gu Feng didn’t hear her clearly. He looked at Song Yutian and asked, "What?"

Before Song Yutian could answer, there was a clear sound from outside the door, and it sounded like people were talking.

Song Yutian told Gu Feng, "Let’s go outside and say hello. It wouldn’t be good if we wasted someone else’s time."

After speaking, Song Yutian said, "Thank you," to the other two women still in the room, then walked towards the door.

Gu Feng’s expression clearly showed he hadn’t completely understood Song Yutian’s thoughts, but seeing that she was almost at the door, he swallowed his words and quickly stood up to follow her.

Gu Feng didn’t feel that anything was wrong; he just—

[Isn’t it strange that Gu Feng didn’t ask anything and hurriedly followed her?]

[Help! It feels like Gu Feng is completely being led by Sister Song; he should show some of his bossy attitude!]

[At this point, shouldn’t Gu Feng first challenge Sister Song and ask her where she is going?]

[Why does it feel like Mr. Gu is becoming more and more "obedient"?]

In the hallway.

Song Yutian stepped out of the room, and sure enough, besides the woman with curly hair, there were two familiar faces.

Zhong Yueli and Shen Xi.

The contestants had been staying there for two nights already. Song Yutian and Shen Xi were not in the same room, but they had talked a little in the common area during their break time, so they were somewhat familiar with each other.

Seeing Song Yutian come out, Shen Xi waved. "Yutian."

Song Yutian smiled and walked over. "Sister Xi, it’s you!"

Then she smiled at Zhong Yueli standing next to her as a greeting.

Aside from Gu Feng, Song Yutian had hardly spoken to the other male contestants, and they were not very familiar with each other.

Shen Xi said with a smile, "Before we came up, the staff told us there was already a group of contestants upstairs, and we guessed it was you guys, right, Yueli?"

Zhong Yueli nodded.

Song Yutian raised an eyebrow and said, "Before I came out, I guessed who would be here, and I thought of you."

Song Yutian and Shen Xi shared a glance, both smiling, seeing appreciation in each other’s eyes.

At that moment, Gu Feng also came over and stood beside Song Yutian. The two men exchanged glances, silently understanding each other and greeting one another with just a nod.

Before the atmosphere became awkward, Shen Xi said, "Alright, I won’t keep you from continuing your task. We’ll go in first."

Song Yutian and Gu Feng left the mahjong room and found a shaded spot by the street.

Gu Feng was still bothered by his recent loss and said as he walked, "It’s strange, those women played so well against me. Did they really go easy on me later?"

Song Yutian couldn’t help but point it out. "Have you ever thought that maybe you just aren’t that good?"

Gu Feng sneered. "In the past, when I played with others, my skills were definitely top-notch, if not number one."

Song Yutian asked, "Who do you mean by ‘others’?"

"Why do you want to know?" Gu Feng glanced at Song Yutian with displeasure but still answered, "Relatives at home, and colleagues from the company…"

"Son of the founder of Gu Group, General Manager of the Marketing Department for the Evening Meal Dining Group." Song Yutian repeated the introduction she had received from the program group when Gu Feng appeared. "So, don’t you understand?"

"You—" Gu Feng was left speechless.

Did he not understand?

Gu Feng would rather believe that everything he had now was earned through his own abilities.

But deep down, he also knew that because he was his father’s eldest son, he had received too many privileges, and many people supported him because of that.

However, this was the first time someone had openly stated this fact in front of him. And she said it so casually, as if she were just talking about what to eat today.

She didn’t even linger on this topic for a second, quickly switching to the next question. "About those three places we just mentioned, where are we going?"

Seeing that Gu Feng hadn’t responded for a long time, Song Yutian felt a bit confused. "What’s wrong?"

Gu Feng finally snapped back to reality. "Nothing. What did you just say?"

Song Yutian said, "I said, the program group gave us three options: a bookstore, a movie theater, and a ballroom. Where should we go?"

Gu Feng forced himself not to overthink and pulled his thoughts back to the present. "…These three places should be the three treasure points, which happen to match the three groups that can earn points."

Song Yutian raised her eyebrows. "Not bad, a big improvement, Mr. Gu."

Usually, Gu Feng would easily show his emotions, and at least he would not hesitate to make a sarcastic reply.

However, Gu Feng seemed not to hear what Song Yutian said at all and just continued, "Since all three are treasure points, it should be the same no matter where we go."

Gu Feng’s reaction was a bit unexpected for Song Yutian, but she did not think much of it, just repeating Gu Feng’s words to herself, "It’s the same…?"

Song Yutian suddenly seemed to remember something. "Do you remember what the director said about the winning conditions?"

Gu Feng furrowed his brow and thought. "Winning condition? Isn’t it just that the three teams who find the treasure get points, and the other two teams lose?"

Song Yutian said, "In yesterday’s game, the rules clearly stated that the team with the most income was in first place, but today, the rules only say that the three teams that find the treasure get points, without mentioning ranking by time."

Gu Feng said, "Maybe they just forgot to say it. The team that finds the treasure first should get more points, right? Otherwise, would the slowest team get the most points?"

Song Yutian shook her head slightly. "I’m thinking, if it were ranked by time, would it really be necessary to set the destination as three completely different places?"

Gu Feng said, "Are you saying… each place actually has different points?"

Song Yutian nodded. "Yes, so if the program group did set up three treasures with different points, where would the treasure with the highest points be?"

Gu Feng frowned. "Could it be completely random?"

Song Yutian said, "First place gets 100 points, while third place only gets 30 points. The difference is more than three times. I feel like, considering the program group’s style, it can’t be all based on luck."

Gu Feng said, "But right now, there are almost no hints. How do we know which treasure is the most valuable?"

Song Yutian was deep in thought when she suddenly looked up at Gu Feng and asked, "The most valuable one?"

Gu Feng was surprised by Song Yutian’s sudden gaze and replied, "What’s wrong? Since the treasures are different, the one worth the most must have the highest points."

Song Yutian murmured, "So, which of these three places do you think is the most expensive?"