Chapter 1332: Sharp‑Tongued Tsundere Celebrity & Super‑Rich Insecure Wife 09

Following the location indicated in the envelope, the two again took the amusement park shuttle to the official filming site.

After experiencing half a day of challenges, the four couples finally met.

Jin Chen glanced at each pair, matching them to the original drama characters: the cool older sister and cute girl duo Bai Qing and An Yun, and the tacit team Lin Cheng and Xiang Xiaoyu, who had gone from partners to lovers.

And there's the annoying main-character hype team.

Though the four teams weren't very familiar, when Jin Chen and Shen Shi appeared, the other six all stood up to greet Shen Shi, even Bai Qing, famed as the circle's cold-faced older sister, was no exception, making it seem like a big-shot meet-and-greet.

After all, other titles are empty, but the real power of the Shen Shi Group's leader isn't! That's a genuine big shot!

Jin Chen also enjoyed the big-shot treatment, standing beside Shen Shi without being inferior.

〖No matter how genuine their feelings are, their looks truly match! Looks fans rejoice! 〗

Lin Cheng and Jin Chen had worked before and counted as friends; familiar, they bumped shoulders, "You're not afraid of being scolded coming here?"

Jin Chen rolled his eyes, "I haven't been scolded enough?"

During self-introductions, Chu Yin and Cheng Yi stayed very close, their gazes filled with pink bubbles; the comments straight out said the lovebirds team was the best.

Jin Chen watched for a while, silently feeling moved.

They've hyped the couple to this extent; the main characters really work hard for fame!

The voice-over sounded again.

"Congratulations on solving the riddles and arriving at Rose Zhuang Zhuang Yuan Zhuang Yuan; please open the second page of the envelope to view Rose Zhuang Zhuang Yuan Zhuang Yuan's story."

Jin Chen pulled out the envelope and leaned over to look at it together with Shen Shi.

Lin Cheng, hearing the director's voice in his earpiece, read out the story background for the audience.

"Rose Zhuang Zhuang Yuan Zhuang Yuan is a proving ground for true love, a utopia lovers dream of, but when the 52nd family moved in, a horrifying murder case occurred."

"The moving-in family consisted only of a father and son; as the boy grew up, he met his true love, but was cruelly blocked by his father for unknown reasons."

"When the boy met his lover again for a tryst, the father returned early to the manor, furiously hurling insults at the boy and his lover; the lover, repeatedly thwarted, flew into a rage and killed the father, then was seen by the manor's servants committing suicide."

"But in the end, the manor's servants found only the boy's corpse in the rose thorns, and the father slain beside the fountain; the lover who had supposedly committed suicide had vanished."

"You are the detectives of Rose Zhuang Zhuang Yuan Zhuang Yuan, invited by the butler to solve the mystery; the team that deciphers the Ghost House fastest will earn a gold medal, whose purpose will be revealed in the manor."

"Also: unlocking different rooms yields memories from various times; good luck to the detectives in solving the case."

After hearing the background, Lin Cheng looked dubiously at the camera, "So which pair is the fastest team?"

"Oh ho, it's us." Jin Chen received the gold medal sent by the Director Team.

He slipped the gold medal into Shen Shi's pocket, "Take good care of it."

After learning the background, the guests collectively entered Rose Zhuang Zhuang Yuan Zhuang Yuan.

The scene remained dim; one had to cross a long corridor before entering the Main Gate.

After a few minutes of dimness, the well-dressed, refined butler slightly bowed to the guests, his gaze gentle behind his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Welcome, detectives, to Rose Zhuang Zhuang Yuan Zhuang Yuan."

〖Holy shit, holy shit!! This butler is hot! 〗

〖I want all his info in 60 seconds, or I'll blow up the tomato market! 〗

The butler led the guests into the spacious thorn room with an elegant smile.

"To enter Rose Zhuang Zhuang Yuan Zhuang Yuan you must pass the true love test; you have 15 minutes. Each pair of detectives should retrieve the invitation hidden in the rose thorns cage; the last team will undergo dark punishment."

Having said that, the butler's standing platform slowly sank and disappeared into the room.

The guests looked around, sizing up the overly large room.

The room's wall props, a five-meter-high iron cage on the ceiling, the invitation sealed inside the cage's thorns, the door that can only be exited from the ceiling, and the reinforced acupressure board beneath the cage.

Lin Cheng tried stepping on it, "Whoa! This…"

As Jin Chen passed by, he blurted out, "I heard if your kidneys are bad, stepping on it hurts."

Before he could finish the word "hurts," Lin Cheng hastily swallowed it back, his face turning red from holding it in.

"It doesn't hurt!"

Jin Chen: "Hey, I was just kidding."

Realizing he'd been tricked, Lin Cheng shouted, "Jin Chen, you damn bastard!!"

Xiang Xiaoyu laughed helplessly, shaking her head and sighing as she poked Lin Cheng's head, "You keep falling for Jin Chen's tricks every time, yet you never learn."

Jin Chen felt deeply, "You shouldn't just focus on protecting your voice; you need to nourish your head too."

Not noticing, Shen Shi beside them frowned and glanced at Lin Cheng and the others several times.

Jin Chen… when did he become friends with them?

He seemingly hadn't gotten any news from Jin Chen's agent.

Over here, amidst the roughhousing, Bai Qing had already found a way up, using the climbing belt An Yun pulled from the corner to scale the protruding wall on the right side of the iron cage.

"Come on, sis!" An Yun cheered from below.

The first half went smoothly, but in the second half Bai Qing quickly realized this wasn't a complete climbing route—the protruding sections were too far apart, and forcing a climb would be dangerous.

She hesitated for several minutes, then ultimately climbed back down.

An Yun's worried heart eased; she embraced Bai Qing's waist and sincerely comforted, "Sis, you're already amazing!"

Bai Qing rubbed her curly hair, lifted her cold gaze, and continued observing the wall's protrusions, trying to quickly find a complete viable route.

Meanwhile, Chu Yin attempted to climb directly using the knotted rope hanging from the iron cage, which demanded extreme arm and body strength.

Cheng Yi looked up, deliberately moving to a camera‑friendly angle to cheer, his eyes full of worry and anticipation.

〖Our Chu Yin–Cheng Yi lovebirds team is the sweetest! 〗

〖Cheng Yi's worry is so obvious—this is true love! 〗

But this team's start wasn't smooth either; as they climbed, the rope swayed violently, Chu Yin lacked arm strength and fell, landing softly on the ground's sponge.

Cheng Yi silently sighed, yet showed his worry openly; Chu Yin glanced at him several times, both believing it was genuine emotion showing through.

Chu Yinjuan's face broke into a smile, "I'm fine."

"It's fine as long as you're not hurt; even if we're the last group, it doesn't matter." Cheng Yi smiled, eyes bright.

As time passed minute by minute, Bai Qing tried climbing again, and Lin Cheng also thought of a third method, using the wall net closest to the iron cage to climb up, but this sway was worse than the rope, making Lin Cheng dizzy and he climbed very slowly.

But no matter what, all three groups were trying hard, except Jin Chen.

He even leaned against the wall and started eating the prop fruit placed in the room.