Chapter 56

The applause sounded suddenly!

"Handsome! So handsome!"

"Is this Brother Qin? Really handsome!"

"Why don't you ask Brother Chen to go down, it's a bit blocking the view!"

"Wow! Glad I came to the scene today, Brother Qin is indeed a big handsome guy!"

Vaguely, one could still hear the discussion under the stage.

Qin Mu: "..."

Li Chen: "..."

This program, I won't record it!

"At this moment, we should focus our attention on Brother Qin—ahem, Li Chen, who just got out of bed in his pajamas."

"Just look at his wild hairstyle; you can tell he was forcibly dragged out of bed by our men in black."

The host coughed twice, quickly trying to cover up his slip of the tongue.

Damn it!

Li Chen was truly shocked.

It would be one thing if the audience was all looking at Brother Qin.

But you, as a host, can you have a little professional integrity?!

Qin Mu silently exited the runway.

It has nothing to do with me.

I was just passing by.

In the lounge.

The goddesses began to score.

"Ooh, this score is making me very conflicted."

Song Yanfei pursed her lips and looked toward the other sisters.

She discovered that they were just like her, their faces filled with an indescribable expression.

"I think we still need to give Brother Chen some face."

"After all, he was the first to go on stage; he deserves some encouragement!"

Baby prepared to lobby for some votes for Li Chen.

"Right."

"After all, he brought us laughter, that’s worth extra points!"

Song Yi was lost in thought.

"Then I’ll give Brother Chen a high score!"

Zhang Tianai nodded.

Soon, the women finished marking their scores on the boards in front of them.

"1, 2, 3."

"Reveal them."

Director Yao said.

"Okay."

The goddesses revealed their boards simultaneously.

2.5 points, 2.5 points, 3 points, 2 points, 3 points, 3.5 points.

"Pfft!"

"Hahaha!"

Looking at each other's scores, they burst out laughing.

They had clearly agreed to give higher scores, but in the end, they all gave low ones.

"Brother Chen, don't scold me."

"This really is already quite high!"

Baby gave a bitter laugh.

There was no helping it.

Who told you to stand next to Brother Qin? Because of that mistake, otherwise, the score could have been two or three points higher.

There is no harm without comparison!

Director Yao was also stunned.

Huh?

With such low scores, how are we supposed to play later?

This isn't even like the script, hey!

Right!

Brother Qin is very handsome, and Brother Chen was overshadowed.

But if the male guests later all get such low scores.

The show won't be able to go on!

Suddenly, Director Yao deeply understood a truth.

Being handsome is an original sin!

On the other side, Qin Mu once again brought the men in black to the next room.

Zheng Kai.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Coming!"

Zheng Kai quickly opened the door.

He wasn't like Li Chen; he was holding a toothbrush cup and had already gotten up to wash.

"Eh, Brother Qin, you're here!"

As soon as Zheng Kai saw Qin Mu, he happily wanted to say something.

To avoid the awkwardness Brother Chen had experienced earlier, Qin Mu quickly gave him a hint with his eyes.

"What's the situation? We're starting already?"

Zheng Kai was dumbfounded.

I just got up to wash, and filming has already started!

I haven't even put on makeup yet!

"Brother Kai, please set off now."

The staff member reminded him.

As he spoke, the two men in black stepped forward.

"Wait, I haven't put on makeup yet!"

Zheng Kai shouted.

"No need for makeup."

Not giving him a chance to resist, the men in black each grabbed one side and dragged him out.

"Brother Qin, what's going on!"

Zheng Kai hurriedly asked Qin Mu for help.

Qin Mu could only return a look of 'I can't help you.'

The camera began to focus.

At this moment, Zheng Kai wasn't as embarrassed; fortunately, he had already done his hair beforehand and was wearing daily clothes.

Except for not having makeup on, he was still quite photogenic.

"A setup!"

"Production team, you're setting me up again!"

Walking along the way, Zheng Kai finally understood.

It was definitely a trap set by Director Yao!

Soon, they arrived behind the runway.

"Could it be that there's a crowd outside?"

"Waiting for me to walk out and make a fool of myself?"

Likely used to being pranked, his intelligence fully activated, and he immediately guessed the production team's intention.

"Good luck."

Qin Mu didn't reveal much.

Brother Kai's performance should be better than Brother Chen's.

"Hmph! Want to set me up? Impossible!"

"Brother Qin, remember to film me looking handsome later."

"I'm going to crush everyone!"

Under the host's introduction, Zheng Kai walked out full of confidence.

Qin Mu wasn't in a hurry; he waited a little while before following.

They were the protagonists of the show; there was no need for him to steal the spotlight.

However, that was what he thought.

It didn't mean others would do the same.

Originally, the audience's eyes were focused on Zheng Kai, all smiles, clearly amused by his act of carrying a toothbrush cup.

But the moment Qin Mu appeared.

Swish, swish, swish!

Numerous gazes instantly projected toward him.

Qin Mu felt something was wrong and silently took a step back.

Swish, swish, swish!

The gazes followed him.

He stepped back again.

Swish, swish, swish!

Anyway, no matter where he was, as long as he appeared in their line of sight, the audience's eyes would follow him!

Ahem.

Brother Kai, sorry about that.

"Hahaha!"

"Zheng Kai, you have this day too!"

In the audience, Li Chen laughed until he was rolling back and forth.

Completely forgetting that he had experienced the same thing earlier.

"Oh my, he really is handsome!"

"Zheng Kai has been overshadowed again."

"Just a moment ago I thought Brother Kai was pretty good, but once Brother Qin came out, there's really no comparison!"

"How can stars compete with the brightness of the moon?"

The discussion reached the ears of Zheng Kai, who was focused ahead, walking with a dazed gait, lost in deep narcissism.

His footsteps immediately paused!

What?

I was overshadowed.

By whom?

He turned his head back and happened to see the scene of Qin Mu stepping back step by step, with the audience's eyes following him step by step.

And the attention left on him was only a sparse few!

Damn it!

Even if Brother Qin is handsome!

You can't treat me like this!

Is it fair?

Thinking about it, he felt a strange excitement in his heart, and the toothbrush cup in his hand trembled, spilling a little water.

Just right, his foot stepped on it.

His slipper slipped.

Slap!

Under everyone's horrified gaze, Zheng Kai did a full split!

"Brother Kai."

Qin Mu covered his eyes, unable to watch.

What are you doing!

You were walking just fine, and I had already filmed you looking very handsome!

Your image was coming up!

How could you...

Destroy your own image!

However, Zheng Kai was quite experienced; although this split was unexpected.

He maintained a faint smile throughout the whole process, as if it were intentional.

He slowly got up and patted the dust off his body.

"It seems the splits I've been practicing hard lately are effective."

"Thank you all for watching!"

Zheng Kai nodded as if it were a matter of fact.

He continued to carry the toothbrush cup and walked forward calmly.

Only, his gait compared to just now... was slightly limping.

"Hahaha, Brother Kai performed a split!"

"To be able to remain so calm after such a fall, that's my Brother Kai indeed!"

"I'm very worried about Zheng Kai's leg now; is it hurting like crazy?"

"Brother Kai is really working hard! Working hard to hide his pain!"

The goddesses in the lounge were truly having a blast; the laughter never stopped from beginning to end.

The live stream was the same, with the screen filled with comments like 'heartbroken for Brother Kai', 'Brother Kai is mighty and awesome', 'My Kai's split'!

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