Chapter 19: The First Additive of the Morning

"Teacher Chi, the sound of a sonic boom, it was a sonic boom! Did you hear it?"

Jin Xia didn't notice Yang Zi's lingering fear; her peach-blossom eyes were filled with admiration: "Sister Shidai is so cool and dashing!!"

Chi Ye nodded: "...Her husband probably won't have a rebellious phase for the rest of his life."

Jin Xia: "Hm? Why do you say that?"

Chi Ye listened to the whistling sound of the leg wind and the sonic boom by his ears: "If he dares to rebel, one kick like that, and he'll go from husband to 'old palace' instantly."

Jin Xia: "..."

"Teacher Chi, Sister Shidai doesn't even have a boyfriend yet."

The Old Buddha had already been conquered by this set of boxing techniques from Shi Daifu. She didn't agree with Chi Ye's view, her eyes sparkling as she entered a fantasy moment: "Do you think if I became Sister Shidai's apprentice, I could train to this level?"

Chi Ye glanced at her.

Peach-blossom eyes, long legs, a delicate and pampered appearance—she probably hadn't suffered a day in her life since she was born.

"What do you want to train in? Women's anti-escape techniques?"

The Old Buddha was slightly enraged upon hearing this: "Hey, Teacher Chi, what do you mean by that? Are you looking down on my Wing Chun Jin Wen style?!"

"...No, I look forward to seeing that day."

"Right? Hmph, I suppose you have an eye for talent." Jin Xia was easy to fool; hearing this, her satisfied peach-blossom eyes curved into crescents, and she began to hum and imagine the future.

Bang!

By the courtyard, a large tree as thick as two people's waists was kicked until it made a thumping sound, dead branches rustling and swaying.

"...You guys say, if someone offends her in the future, then... what should they do?"

A staff member who had been slightly negligent toward Shi Daifu earlier in the day due to status swallowed hard and asked with a guilty conscience.

"What should they do?" Chi Ye wrapped his clothes tighter around himself: "They should do it in a grand and glorious way."

Everyone: "..."

Whoosh!

The explosive fist wind suddenly stopped. A dozen meters away, the girl in the white training suit suddenly turned her head and looked toward them.

Everyone was stunned.

"It's over, we were talking too loudly, we've been discovered!"

"She... she won't 'silence us,' will she?"

"Run, Teacher Yang Zi!"

"《Running Man Yang Zi》"

Yang Zi: "..."

On the other side, Shi Daifu saw the large group of people and also froze. After realizing what happened, her goose-egg face turned red instantly. She lowered her head, wanting to turn around and leave quickly, but felt it might be rude.

She could only stand there in place for a long time, stammering: "H-hello, everyone..."

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to react, she turned and fled as if escaping.

Everyone: "..."

After a long while, Jin Xia weakly pointed at the large water bottle left under the tree: "She seems to have dropped something."

Clatter, clatter, clatter.

Shi Daifu ran back in a hurry with her head down again, bent over to quickly pick up the large water bottle, turned around again, and ran into the courtyard in a panic.

"...Isn't it a bit mean of us to do this?" Jin Xia realized.

"It is indeed a bit mean."

"Eh, Teacher Chi, when did you become so empathetic?" Jin Xia was surprised.

Chi Ye said with regret: "We should have just gone straight to the bottom of the tree to watch; that way we could have seen it more clearly."

Jin Xia: "..."

"It was indeed good to watch, but I probably won't have the chance to see it again."

Chi Ye sighed.

"...Alright, let's go back too."

With the protagonist gone, naturally, no one would continue to freeze in the courtyard.

Of course, once hit by the cold wind, most people's sleepiness vanished. It was six o'clock, time for the production team to start work.

After all, it was a "24-hour" live broadcast.

Chi Ye, however, still felt sleepy. As a lazy dog, considering there was still warmth in his bed, he returned to his room to catch up on sleep.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.

—He was woken up by the clanging sounds next door.

"Who is it, so early in the morning, being on this show is already shortening my lifespan..."

Chi Ye opened his eyes groggily, put on his clothes simply, and opened the door to walk out.

"Boss Yang, I bought it."

"Are you sure it's real? If this can't withstand it, I'll really end up in the ICU."

At the doorway next door, the low conversation between Yang Zi and his assistant could be heard.

Chi Ye frowned and glanced over, discovering that the assistant was holding a packing box with "Professional Protective Gear" written on it.

"???"

"Is he really thinking about the problem from the perspective of a 'thug'?"

Chi Ye was amazed, thinking to himself: Is the effect of Miss Shi's boxing practice this morning really that good?

Is this what they mean by: If Wing Chun is practiced well, men can't handle it?

Just as he was thinking this, Yang Zi's next sentence completely baffled Chi Ye.

"...That's good, then I can safely let her hit me."

Chi Ye: "?"

The assistant also felt a bit awkward and asked worriedly: "Is this really necessary?"

"If I don't do this, how can I leech off Chi Ye's traffic?!"

Yang Zi was displeased, then asked excitedly: "By the way, do you think I'll become popular after being hit a few times by Shi Daifu?"

"Um..." The assistant was just about to speak when his eyes suddenly caught sight of Chi Ye not far away.

Yang Zi froze, looked back, and his expression became even more displeased, cursing his bad luck.

"You'll be popular, you'll definitely be popular."

Over here, Chi Ye had already walked over, his gaze scanning Yang Zi up and down with great shock.

"Hmph, you say I'll be popular, so I will?"

Yang Zi sneered.

"Of course you will." Chi Ye said earnestly: "You'll definitely be able to enter the crematorium."

Yang Zi: "..."

"Teacher Yang Zi, it's fine to try to get attention, but we can't go begging for food!"

Yang Zi was furious: "Who are you calling a beggar?!"

Chi Ye was also dissatisfied: "Just tell me, aren't you trying to eat from the bowl of traffic?"

Yang Zi: "..."

He wanted to retort, but felt that even if he said it, no one would believe him.

Seeing him like this, Chi Ye patted his shoulder and reminded him before leaving: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, there are also cameras in the blind spots of the hallway."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zi was first angry, then thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

That part just now was all broadcast live, so wouldn't that... also be traffic?

"Um..." Chi Ye was just playing with him: "But at this hour, the cameras aren't on."

Yang Zi: Go to hell!!!

Report! Someone here is bullying an old man!

Chi Ye no longer paid attention to Yang Zi and strolled to the living room, seeing Shi Daifu alone in the kitchen helping everyone make breakfast.

After the little episode in the morning, Shi Daifu had been avoiding everyone; clearly, she needed some time to digest this "embarrassment" on her own.

"Teacher Chi, you're up."

A tall figure with graceful posture was wandering in the living room. Seeing Chi Ye, her peach-blossom eyes lit up immediately.

"You didn't go back to sleep?"

Chi Ye was surprised, noticing the dark circles under Jin Xia's eyes. Although those peach-blossom eyes were still charming and beautiful, the red bloodshot veins were faintly visible.

"No." Jin Xia shook her little head, showing no signs of fatigue, and sneakily pulled Chi Ye over: "Not sleeping, not sleeping."

"Teacher Chi... after two hours of observation, I found a blind spot in the living room, a blind spot that the camera absolutely cannot see!"

Chi Ye was baffled: "You didn't go back to sleep just to find a blind spot?"

"Yeah."

Jin Xia paused, looked left and right, and pulled Chi Ye to the "perfect corner" she had spent two hours finding, with her back to the camera: "Since you're here, um... do me a favor."

Seeing her looking so stealthy, Chi Ye knew it was another shady business: "What is it?"

"Look..." Jin Xia used her finger to secretly point at the platter on the sofa coffee table, which contained many products from the sponsors of 《See You》.

There were roasted nuts and various small snacks in small packages.

"There, that one, just that one..." Jin Xia pointed at a pack of Weilong spicy strips: "Go get me a pack."

"Huh?" Chi Ye was baffled.

"Do you want to eat spicy gluten strips?"

"I've heard of them." Old Buddha first emphasized that she was not an alien, then said coquettishly, "But I've never eaten them."

"I heard this stuff is delicious..."

"But this stuff has additives." Chi Ye shook his head, "Don't you only eat healthy things?"

Jin Xia was stunned, her peach-blossom eyes filled with contemplation: "Those additives are healthy, right?"

Chi Ye: "......What do you think?"

Jin Xia affirmed: "They are healthy!"

Chi Ye: "......"

Jin Xia unleashed her ultimate move, her charming peach-blossom eyes brimming with pitifulness, a pair of fair, delicate hands tugging at Chi Ye's hem and shaking it: "There are cameras everywhere over there, Teacher Chi, help me go get a pack, will you, please~"

Chi Ye admitted that a normal man really couldn't handle this, and he almost failed the test: "Stop, stop, don't talk like that, I'll go get it for you."

"Okay."

Jin Xia retracted her technique in a second, obediently straightening her back, looking like a primary school student waiting for a meal.

Chi Ye glanced at her, then strolled to the living room, grabbed a handful of spicy gluten snacks, and returned as if nothing had happened.

"Teacher Chi! You are the best Teacher Chi in the whole world!"

Jin Xia witnessed the whole process and gave Chi Ye an "evaluation" that outsiders would find hard to imagine.

"Don't say that, little sister, I don't buy that."

Chi Ye righteously handed over a pack of spicy gluten strips: "Your additives."

Jin Xia was startled when the other party handed it to her so bluntly, looking around in a panic: "Teacher Chi, how can you give me this kind of thing so directly?"

Chi Ye: "?"

"Then how else should I do it, do I have to give it to you indirectly?"

He stuffed it directly into her hand.

Jin Xia felt slightly uneasy, but her small hand quickly took it, her charming peach-blossom eyes darting around sneakily, and upon discovering no one was paying attention to this side, she felt relieved.

Turning her back, she quietly tore open the packaging, looked at the "delicacy" that only existed in "legends" inside the bag, picked up a small piece solemnly and seriously, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed elegantly.

Chi Ye saw this series of actions and clutched his forehead.

There's no saving her, this girl is beyond saving.

"Mmm...!!"

A voice filled with slight surprise and emotion came over. Chi Ye glanced sideways and saw Jin Xia, who had her back to him and looked like a little hamster stealing grain, making a sound that made one blush and heart race.

"Old Buddha, are... are you okay?"

Chi Ye was startled.

This child wouldn't be unable to handle the spice and crying, would she?

But Weilong isn't even spicy.

"It's too delicious!" Jin Xia turned her face to the side, her fairy-like face full of regal air now filled with excitement and satisfaction: "Teacher Chi... I didn't expect that spicy gluten... this thing could actually be this delicious!"

She felt like the twenty-plus years she had lived before were all spent in vain!

Chi Ye: "......That's not necessary, that's not necessary. I also didn't expect you to like eating additives so much."

"Who said these additives aren't good? These additives are amazing!" Jin Xia nodded repeatedly: "This is what humans should eat!"

Chi Ye's mood was slightly complicated: "Yes, the additives have finally met the person who understands them best."

This is the romance of a two-way rush!

"Teacher Chi, please respect top-tier international cuisine!"

Jin Xia argued with her back to him, then solemnly picked up another piece of spicy gluten, elegantly stuffing it into her mouth, chewing, and savoring it.

"If the spicy gluten knew you were eating it like this, it would have to kowtow to you regardless."

Seeing her eating so slowly, Chi Ye didn't continue to stay here with her, turned around and said: "I'm going to help Teacher Shi."

"I'll be there in a moment!"

"No need, by the time you get there, we'll all be starved to death."

Chi Ye stated the truth and walked to the kitchen, only to see Yang Zi frying eggs with a skillet.

Eh, the big master is also cooking in person?

Chi Ye was surprised, then turned to look at Shi Daifu, who was bending over and busy on the other side.

She had tied her waterfall-like long hair into a simple high ponytail and was seriously squeezing jam.

Yang Zi wouldn't be crazy enough to "voluntarily" take a punch from Shi Daifu in the kitchen, would he?

He paused and asked Shi Daifu: "Is there anything I can help with?"

Shi Daifu looked up, saw it was him, and her eyes dodged: "No."

Chi Ye: "......"

Shi Daifu knew Chi Ye had misunderstood and pointed to the three sandwiches that were already made: "They're done."

"......Alright, thanks, let me know if there's work later."

Yang Zi, who was also very "serious," looked back and sneered: "You'll do it if there's work?"

Chi Ye looked at him: "I won't."

"I was just being polite."

Yang Zi: "......"

Ptooey! Shameless!

Chi Ye had already greeted Shi Daifu and walked out of the kitchen.

"Just look at this kind of person, tell me, why did the production team invite him here? To act like a master?"

Yang Zi was still indignant: "Just now everyone else was awake, but he was the only one sleeping!"

Shi Daifu remained silent, placed the sandwiches on a tray, and carried them out.

Yang Zi: "......"

What kind of people are in this show!

Teacher Huang, Teacher Lu, please come quickly!

I can't handle the young group by myself at all, they are all talented players!

Five minutes later, the first breakfast of the "See You" cabin was arranged into a beautiful shape by Jin Xia and placed on the dining table.

Everyone sat down in turn and began to eat.

Only then did the number of people in the production team's live broadcast room, which had been open the whole time, start to increase.

"Good morning, everyone."

"Another day of watching the monsters and ghosts stir up trouble."

"Today is a very special day, Teacher Huang is moving in!"

"Fans of Brother Xiaoming are here uninvited!"

"Huye, you owe my little darling Lin Jingyi an apology!"

"The survival challenge mode of the 'See You' cabin has officially begun!"

"Cherish this last wonderful breakfast."

The barrage rolled by; today was the day the guests of the "See You" cabin gathered, and the attention was even more explosive than yesterday.

The production team obviously understood the netizens.

At this moment, Li Dao, who was observing the barrage, coughed lightly to remind everyone at the dining table: "Everyone, try to save some room for breakfast. Teacher Huang said he is coming over at noon today to cook a table of hearty dishes for you."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed instantly, even Yang Zi, who had just been clamoring for Teacher Huang to move in quickly, was no exception.

They all accelerated their movements of picking up food and eating.

"Meet, the Real You" has been violently modified into "The Hungry Ghosts on the Tip of the Tongue"!