Chapter 26: Kiwi · Scream Night

Lin Jingyi: "..."

The interior of the car returned to silence.

But everyone's thoughts had already drifted to Weibo.

With Meng Yixun's reputation in ruins and the landscape of traffic-driving young actors in the entertainment industry shifting, could they profit from this?

Suddenly, in the quiet car, everyone held a phone, the sound of "swish-swish" scrolling filling the air as they gossiped and contacted their companies.

Chi Ye also stopped speaking.

He was thinking about the Scream Night event.

Logically speaking, given his status, he was certainly qualified to attend Scream Night.

But the problem was, he had previously had a terrifying streak of three consecutive flops on the Kiwi platform.

This had once scared the Kiwi film and television department into thinking he was "ill-omened from his early years."

Now that his popularity was not what it used to be, it was within reason that he hadn't been invited.

Then, taking advantage of the gap in these next few days, he should finalize the issues with the *Cycle* crew as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Chi Ye picked up his phone again to send a message to Keke.

Thus, the rest of the journey passed in silence until they returned to the *See You* cabin and the livestream resumed; only then did everyone regain a bit of vitality.

"Cooking, cooking, I'm starving."

"Little Huang, did you put in too many green beans? I can't eat this."

Yang Zi watched as Mr. Huang poured half a pot of poisonous green beans in one go, feeling uneasy.

Mr. Huang turned his head and tasted the water temperature with his hand: "It's fine."

"Yeah, no casualties."

Chi Ye walked into the kitchen with Shi Dafu, went to another stove, and casually comforted her: "We can eat the rest down below."

"The underworld needs to eat too, right?"

In a rare move, Yang Zi did not refute Chi Ye; he stared at the finger Mr. Huang had stuck into his mouth and felt a wave of nausea: "Did you taste it? Little Huang?"

"Hehe."

Mr. Huang smiled slightly, said nothing, and began to bury his head in "poison-making."

"...What are we having for lunch?"

Chi Ye withdrew his gaze, mourned for the children for two seconds, and then turned his concern to his own lunch.

After a day and a half of getting to know her, he already knew that the Boxing Champion was known as the Little Cooking King.

She was the true number one chef of *See You*!

After all, since she ate a lot, she naturally studied how to make food taste good.

Following her, Chi Ye felt incredibly safe.

"...What do you want to eat?"

Shi Dafu nimbly tied her apron, glanced at Chi Ye with her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, then lowered them again and asked in a low voice.

"I want to eat this, and this, and also..."

Chi Ye didn't speak, but the Old Buddha who was trotting along beside them started "pointing at the dishes and meat": "Sister Shishi, it would be best if you could add some additives!"

Shi Dafu: "...Ah?"

"You're even giving reviews now?"

Chi Ye glanced at her sideways and casually helped the Old Buddha cover: "The young lady doesn't know about seasonings; she has a heavy palate, add more cumin... well, you handle the rest, we trust you."

Shi Dafu came back to her senses and nodded gently: "Okay."

"Let me transfer the money to you first."

Seeing that Shi Dafu hadn't washed her hands yet, Chi Ye prepared to split the bonus the production team had given him with her.

Shi Dafu subconsciously pushed it away: "No need, you just keep it."

"That won't do, you did all the work, and we might not be in the same group next time, so we should split it."

Chi Ye was quite sensible when he was serious, and he transferred 700 to Shi Dafu on WeChat.

"Why... why is it 700?"

Shi Dafu was startled.

"You did all the work, payment according to labor, no problem."

Chi Ye feigned generosity. Seeing Shi Dafu's hesitant expression, he paused, observed the Boxing Champion's micro-expressions, and waved his hand grandly: "It's fine, just take it."

"Okay."

Shi Dafu simply clicked to confirm the payment.

Chi Ye: "..."

Not like that, sister, you really accepted it?

I was just saying!

"Hhh, did Flop Ye not learn his lesson?"

"Laughing to death, everyone saw Flop Ye's polite gesture, only Shishi took it seriously."

"This pair on the show is no weaker than Xiaxia and Flop Ye!"

The Old Buddha also looked at Chi Ye sideways: "Teacher Chi, it's okay, it's only 700 yuan."

Chi Ye: "..."

He saw that Shi Dafu was acting like nothing had happened and had already started processing the vegetables. He thought for a moment, leaned over sneakily, and asked: "Is the money enough? If not, I have another 300 here."

Shi Dafu was stunned and hurriedly said: "It's enough, it's enough."

"It's enough, huh."

Chi Ye nodded: "Then transfer some back to me."

Shi Dafu: "Ah?"

"Pfft."

The Old Buddha had just secretly taken a sip of happy water and sprayed it out upon hearing this.

It's over!

"This is..."

Shi Dafu had already smelled the cola.

"This is pure additive, non-natural French underground spring water."

Chi Ye spoke nonsense, and Shi Dafu looked up at him again, as if breaking a record.

She didn't speak.

"Cough cough... Teacher Chi, you... you..."

Over there, the Old Buddha coughed a few times and pointed at Chi Ye, unable to speak.

"How much do you want?"

Shi Dafu suddenly asked.

"Ah?"

Chi Ye was stunned.

Shi Dafu looked at him, her voice soft: "Didn't you ask me to transfer some back? How much? I'll transfer it to you."

Chi Ye: "..."

No... is she too honest?

He was just looking at Shi Dafu's expression and wanted to tease her to liven up the atmosphere; otherwise, wouldn't it be very boring to get along in the future?

He felt awkward upon hearing this: "Just joking with you, no need, you just keep it."

"Oh."

Shi Dafu nodded, put away her phone, and went to cook.

Chi Ye: "..."

That really was truly boring.

Yang Zi said many things that were wrong, but that comment about the Boxing Champion was right.

This girl, she is a little bit autistic!

Of course, for an autistic girl, her cooking skills were beyond reproach.

An hour later, "Team Chi Ye" officially started eating.

Chi Ye looked at the "Manchu Han Imperial Feast" full of color, fragrance, and taste on the table, then looked at the "shabby" appearance of the other two groups, and for a moment, he felt a bit dazed.

Was he sure he was participating in *See You*?

Is Mr. Huang on this show?

Please, he hoped to eat food made by the Cooking King every day!

Thinking this, Chi Ye took a few small bites of the food with his chopsticks, his eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up: "Delicious, truly delicious!"

"About ten times the level of a Cooking King compared to Mr. Huang!"

Shi Dafu was a bit embarrassed by the praise, and what was even more embarrassing was that she still had to maintain "restraint" under the camera and couldn't eat too ungracefully.

Chi Ye didn't notice this detail; he was truly admiring Shi Dafu now and asked sincerely: "How did you know my palate leans light and I don't like flavors that are too salty or heavy?"

He had just tasted all the dishes placed on his side and found that they all perfectly matched his own taste.

It clearly wasn't like this last night.

That morning, he felt his sandwich tasted much better, but he hadn't thought much of it at the time.

"..." Hearing Chi Ye's question, Chu Luanyu felt a bit nervous, her hands resting unnaturally on her lap.

Chi Ye: "...It's fine if you don't want to say."

"It's nothing."

Fearing that Chi Ye might misunderstand, Chu Luanyu paused, lowered her almond-shaped eyes, and whispered: "I saw that you... you tasted a few bites of those heavy-salt, heavy-oil dishes last night and didn't eat any more, so..."

"If you aren't satisfied, I'll change it back next time."

Chi Ye: "..."

"Wow, it really is!"

Old Buddha was surprised: "The dishes on my side are heavy on oil and salt; I like a stronger flavor."

Chi Ye: What kind of boxing champion, cooking champion is this?

She is clearly a "virtuous wife and good mother"!

Of course... one has to ignore the cruel fact that she can easily carry his one-meter-eighty-three-tall self and that her boxing sweeps produce sonic booms.

"Sister Shishi, you really are a treasure of a girl!"

Old Buddha ate with great satisfaction.

Although, in truth, it didn't taste as good as spicy strips with additives...

But she felt the kindness in Chu Luanyu's meticulous care and her "gentle and weak" personality.

"Who? Who is a treasure?"

Suddenly, a creature resembling a ghost drifted past them.

The three of them were startled and turned their heads in unison.

They saw Yang Zi holding a food tray, looking at their table of sumptuous lunch with a sallow complexion.

"?"

Chi Ye was dissatisfied: "No, Teacher Yang Zi, why are you like a ghost, making no sound at all?"

"Cough, cough... you guys, with so much stuff, can you finish it?"

Yang Zi couldn't care about his pride at this moment; he hadn't originally intended to come over to beg for food, but after glancing at it a few times while passing by, he couldn't help himself.

"Stay away from me first, don't pass the toxins to me."

Chi Ye kept his distance from him first, then said in surprise: "Hey!"

Yang Zi was startled: "What's wrong?"

"Why is your face green?!"

"Ah?!"

Yang Zi was stunned, his complexion visibly turning pale, his voice trembling: "It's over, I didn't actually get poisoned, did I? That shouldn't be..."

"Where is a mirror? I need to look in a mirror!"

As he spoke, Yang Zi couldn't care about continuing to beg and ran off stumbling to find a mirror.

"...Teacher Chi, you are really mean."

Old Buddha witnessed the whole process and felt that Chi Ye was "too mean": "Look at how you scared Teacher Yang Zi; he wasn't green before, but now he is."

"Watch your words and actions."

Chi Ye retorted: "This 'being green' isn't a good term; how can you say Teacher Yang Zi is green? He just got divorced!"

Jin Xia: "..."

Chu Luanyu: "..."

The meal ended happily and satisfactorily amidst the topic of whether Teacher Yang Zi was "green or not."

During this time, Chi Ye did end up sending some "big meals" to the other two groups.

—There was no helping it; Chu Luanyu had already made them. Although the boxing champion hadn't said it explicitly, she was likely embarrassed, but these extra dishes were clearly made for the other two groups.

She herself was certainly too embarrassed to send them, so only Chi Ye could do this job.

The first lunch at the *See You* cabin was a success for everyone. After the meal, Chi Ye helped Chu Luanyu clear the table, and then they were greeted by the production team's official "announcement."

"Everyone."

Inside the living room.

The chief director held a megaphone: "In view of the fact that most members in the *See You* cabin need to conduct 'personal work' over the next two days, our production team has decided to change from indoor to outdoor. Over the next two days, everyone is free to move about, conduct live-streamed work outside, and take a two-day 'vacation'."

"We also hope everyone's work goes smoothly, and we look forward to the day the *See You* family returns to the cabin."

"That was actually quite sentimental."

Chi Ye commented.

The chief director glanced at him without saying a word.

Everyone cooperated by clapping.

Because of the special live-recording nature of *See You*, accidents were inevitable during the period.

The production team had long considered this situation, and what they applied was "free movement, but live-streamed."

When guests went out for necessary engagements, *See You* would send a personal PD to follow.

Of course, since many engagements involved privacy and confidentiality, the live-streaming rights rested entirely with the guests themselves, and the degree of freedom was much higher than inside the cabin.

And these few days of "rest" would not be counted toward the 21 days of *See You*; they belonged to the post-show bonus episodes.

Yeah, the kind you can only watch with an SVIP subscription.

"If you ask me, it's still the production team; they really know how to do business."

The announcement ended, and the guests dispersed. From now on, everyone could actually leave.

Several guests attending the Scream Night began contacting their teams, waiting for their teams to arrive.

Chi Ye didn't have a team for the time being, so he told Keke and then started packing his things.

"Teacher Chi, Teacher Chi."

Jin Xia reluctantly finished contacting her team and then snuck over again.

"Aren't you going to try on your clothes for tomorrow's gala?"

Chi Ye was surprised.

Old Buddha looked around his room; this was her first time entering.

"It was decided long ago, I've tried them on several times, and the evening gown will be air-shipped over... hmm... it's quite clean, but... what is this thing?"

Jin Xia held her hands behind her back, picked up a finger-sized "toothpaste," and asked curiously: "Is there toothpaste like this? Which brand is it?"

"The 'Home' brand."

Chi Ye replied casually.

"'Home'…?" Old Buddha was surprised: "There's actually a luxury brand I haven't heard of?"

Chi Ye: "..."

"Do you need something?"

"I do, I do."

Jin Xia was distracted and stared at Chi Ye excitedly for a long time.

Chi Ye: "?"

"Cough, cough."

Old Buddha withdrew her gaze, reached out her small hand to Chi Ye with a serious expression: "Teacher Chi, having won so much prize money, is the money enough to spend?"

Chi Ye: "..."

"Not enough."

"Not enough?!"

A flash of surprise crossed Jin Xia's peach-blossom eyes, and she became very "angry," putting her hands on her hips: "Teacher Chi, how can you say it's not enough?"

Chi Ye was speechless: "It really isn't enough."

"No, you should be like Sister Shishi and say it's enough to spend!"

Chi Ye: "...You are so boring, then I'll say it again."

Old Buddha waved her hand: "Say it again, say it again!"

"Teacher Chi, is the money enough to spend?"

"Not enough."

Old Buddha: "..."

She glared at Chi Ye, her sweet voice rising by several decibels: "If it's not enough to spend, then you should spend it sparingly!!"

Chi Ye was amused: "Alright, I will spend it sparingly."

"Hmph!"

Old Buddha turned around angrily and was about to leave, but suddenly thought of something and turned her head back: "Teacher Chi."

"Hmm? Anything else?"

"Are you really not attending the Scream Night?" Jin Xia's peach-blossom eyes looked slightly bored: "If you don't come, no one will take me to eat junk food."

Chi Ye: "..."

He told the truth: "Do you think I don't want to go? I really didn't receive an invitation; they think my status isn't high enough."

"It doesn't matter." Hearing this, Jin Xia immediately perked up and waved her small hand: "As long as you want to go, I can make you go; it's very simple!"

Chi Ye looked at her in surprise: "Really?"

"Of course!" Old Buddha was displeased: "I'll ask my family... cough, cough, my personal status is still high enough, okay, the organizers have to give me some face!"

"How about it? Shall I handle it for you?"

"Oh." Chi Ye looked thoughtful, then nodded: "No."

"Alright, as I was—eh?" The Old Buddha was full of question marks: "......?"

"You go ahead and participate obediently; I have other things to do."

Chi Ye had to busy himself with finalizing his "first drama" as soon as possible, which was clearly more important for his career.

"Alright then."

The Old Buddha was a little reluctant; if she missed this opportunity, would she be able to find another chance to sneak out?

She figured she would have to wait until "Seeing You" started, and even then, she would have to drag Chi Ye out when the production team wasn't paying attention.

Annoying!