How Did the Top-Tier Male Lead Fall in Love With Me? 29

Chapter 29

After splitting up, Lin Yanran was not in a hurry to search for clues. She first found a place with a good view and waited, hoping to catch a hare by chance.

Before long, Liang Shu arrived first. The two of them reached a consensus in a few words, then found Xia Fanxing and Nan Dengwei and invited them to team up.

Nan Dengwei had originally wanted to find Shen Wu, but he had run into Lin Yanran and the others first. Xia Fanxing had joined the alliance without hesitation, so he naturally couldn’t refuse.

If he refused now, he would immediately become the opponent of the three of them.

He agreed first, but he had other ideas in his heart. Fortunately, the few of them were discussing matters concerning Shen Wu and Meng Huaizhi and did not notice the strangeness of his expression.

After joining the alliance, Xia Fanxing was still a little apprehensive. “The four of us against the two of them, will that be a bit unfair?”

Nan Dengwei silently nodded in agreement.

The most important thing in a variety show was the effect of the show. And in a competitive show, the guests could do whatever it took to win. This was allowed, and it was also what the audience wanted to see. A competition with endless tricks would make the show exciting.

What Xia Fanxing was worried about was of course not the unfairness of 4v2, but the fear of being besieged by the fans of the top-tier star.

He did not say it directly, but Lin Yanran understood and smiled, “It’s okay. Although being exposed means being eliminated, everyone is probably more curious about their secrets than seeing them win.”

Xia Fanxing suddenly realized, his eyes widening, his expressive features forming a line of words: Sister, you’re amazing.

[LMAO, please add inner OS subtitles for Xingxing in post-production.]

[I just came from Huai-ge’s live broadcast room. I don’t care if they win or not, I just want to know… is this secret a game setting, or their real secret?]

[It should be a game setting. We can confirm it after one person is eliminated.]

[Although I don’t want Huai-ge to be eliminated, I’m really so curious, 555.]

[I have a feeling that Huai-ge’s secret is not simple. Look, he’s much more active in searching for clues this time, hhh.]

[?? They’ve started searching for clues? Then I’ll go back quickly.]

Back to Meng Huaizhi’s live broadcast room.

Shen Wu saw that Meng Huaizhi was searching for clues decisively and with full concentration, clearly aiming to win the game.

Shen Wu was also motivated and said from the side, “Last time, it was mainly us who solved the puzzle, but it was a pity that we didn’t get first place. This time, we must eliminate all of them and get the prize money.”

With prize money as a reward, the game was no longer just a game, but a proper competition. And the champion of a competition was the type of temptation that Shen Wu found most irresistible.

They moved through the corridors of the villa, checking the rooms one by one, and found a medical room that looked anything but simple.

This villa was set as the residence of the chairman of the Miu Miu Group, Mr. Lu. Even a great tycoon would be troubled by illness in his old age, and he had even set up a professional medical room in his home.

And among the six guests, Nan Dengwei’s identity was a doctor.

Shen Wu decisively said to Meng Huaizhi, “Let’s go and check that medical room.”

The layout of the medical room was quite antique, with wooden medicine cabinets, mahogany floors, and a glossy, oily sheen on the desktop.

There were various medicine bottles in the cabinets, and various medical instruments on the desktop: trays, scissors, tweezers, all of which looked suspicious, like props with other uses.

“Gege,” Shen Wu suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned back. “Does your ability require props?”

Meng Huaizhi’s heart fluttered for a few seconds. He calmed down and gave a short “mm.”

“What kind of props do you think Xiao Nan’s ability would need?” Shen Wu asked again.

“I don’t know,” Meng Huaizhi said without thinking, completely unconcerned.

Shen Wu had no choice but to look for it himself. He rummaged through the instrument tray, picked up the short-bladed scissors, and put them in his pocket.

Meng Huaizhi: “It’s unlikely to be scissors.”

The second episode was a solo battle between the guests. The show’s team would not let them attack each other with scissors.

“Let’s take it first, it might be useful,” Shen Wu said. “Last time in the abandoned school, if we had found the scissors earlier, Xiao Nan wouldn’t have been eliminated.”

He almost never stopped talking about Nan Dengwei.

All of Meng Huaizhi’s emotions were very faint. Even when he was dazed, it was very brief. Unless one was staring at him closely, it was difficult to tell anything.

But Shen Wu was focused on finding props and had not even looked up a few times.

The audience in the live broadcast room, on the other hand, was observing Meng Huaizhi with countless pairs of eyes.

[Wuwu, is it appropriate for you to keep mentioning others in front of gege?]

[LMAO, Huai-ge: I’m not angry, my head is just a little green.]

Meng Huaizhi stood still, as if he was thinking about something, but it seemed that he had no intention of looking for props.

After a moment, he turned and walked to the wall, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll, and unhurriedly scanned the old newspapers on the wall.

One hand was casually in the pocket of his trousers, and the other would occasionally push his gold-rimmed glasses. He, on the contrary, was the first to discover something before the busy Shen Wu.

“Shen Wu.”

Shen Wu immediately went over. “What’s wrong?”

Meng Huaizhi lightly raised his chin and pointed to the black and white newspaper on the wall. “A report on a medical accident.”

The newspaper was also in a retro style. The front page published a medical accident that had occurred in a medical clinic, but it was vague, and it was not clear what had happened.

“This should be a clue about Xiao Nan’s secret, some kind of medical accident,” Shen Wu said. “But we can’t deduce anything from this clue alone.”

Next to the report was a photo, a black and white print of the interior of the medical clinic. It was not very clear, and the few people in the picture were all wearing long gowns. At first glance, one would think it was an old photo that the show’s team had gotten from somewhere.

However, upon closer inspection, in the corner was a figure in a white robe with a stethoscope hanging around his chest. That delicate and pretty face was clearly Nan Dengwei.

“This is pretty well photoshopped,” Shen Wu sighed. “Look, Xiao Nan is also in the photo.”

Meng Huaizhi followed his fingertip. It was just a casual glance, but the moment he saw the photo clearly, his gaze froze. “That stethoscope, I saw it just now.”

Shen Wu’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly asked him to take him there.

It was a coincidence. When Meng Huaizhi was walking towards the wall, he had casually glanced at the glass cabinet in the corner and had happened to notice that exquisite bronze stethoscope.

Shen Wu took out the stethoscope, but he had nowhere to hide it.

He turned around and hid the stethoscope in the dark corner behind the cabinet, as if to increase the difficulty for Nan Dengwei to find the prop, but he said, “Let’s go and find him. If he’s willing to team up with us, we’ll give him the stethoscope.”

He turned back and called out, “There should be no other clues here. Let’s go out.”

Only then did Meng Huaizhi grunt in agreement.

The two of them went out of the medical room. After walking a few steps, a figure suddenly flashed around the corner in front of them.

His white coat reached his ankles. He looked back every three steps, as if he was wary of something. After turning the corner, he didn’t look where he was going and walked forward with his neck twisted. By the time he turned his head, Shen Wu was already a step away.

He was taken aback and was tripped by his long white coat. He staggered and fell towards the two of them.

An unexpected accident. Shen Wu didn’t care whose official partner he was and instinctively reached out to support him.

After confirming that Nan Dengwei was standing firm, Shen Wu immediately withdrew his hand. “Be careful.”

Nan Dengwei’s heart was still pounding. His fair cheeks flushed red. “…Thank you.”

“Thank you, Shen-ge… eh,” Nan Dengwei looked up. “I suddenly thought, now that we’re half-brothers, why don’t I call you Wu-ge?”

Shen Wu didn’t pay much attention, his gaze only lightly touching his flushed face. “Either is fine.”

Nan Dengwei looked at Meng Huaizhi, then back, and asked Shen Wu, “Why are you together?”

Why he was with Meng Huaizhi was not a question for Shen Wu, but a natural thing since childhood. Of course, he didn’t understand what Nan Dengwei meant and only answered within his own understanding, “We were just in the medical room over there.”

It could be said that he had completely missed the point.

The audience, as outsiders, clearly saw the triangular situation.

[I think I smell a bit of a love triangle…]

[Huai-ge: Xiao Wu, you called me gege a second ago, and now you’re being a gege to someone else?]

[LMAO, but Xiao Nan is still a bit naive. He didn’t directly call him gege.]

[Thank you, Xiao Wu. I, who never eat younger ones, have really fallen for it. He’s so good at it.]

[The older one’s party came with the last bit of stubbornness. I don’t care, even if the sky falls, Huai-ge has to be the 1.]

[I think Wuwu and Xiao Nan are also a bit compatible. What should I do, what should I do?]

[Only children make choices. Adults want them all~]

Shen Wu was once again caught between the two main characters, becoming the superfluous one. While he was feeling tired, he didn’t know that he was the main character in the eyes of others.

Nan Dengwei called him “Wu-ge,” and he chose to call Meng Huaizhi “gege.” The reason was very simple.

“Huaizhi-ge” was a private address he used, and had nothing to do with the game or role-playing. To just call him “ge” was a form of address that belonged to Shen Ping. He didn’t want to call different people ambiguously, and didn’t want to bring the memories of Shen Ping to Meng Huaizhi.

As for calling Shen Ping “gege,” that was a long, long time ago, before he started elementary school, and had long since expired.

Meng Huaizhi naturally knew the meaning of these addresses to Shen Wu.

Unlike Xiang Zixu, who had no older brother, and Xia Fanxing, who had no older sister, they could easily call someone “ge” or “jie.”

So, this “gege” from Shen Wu was particularly heart-fluttering and intoxicating, so much so that even the wild words of the audience were far from it.

After Nan Dengwei appeared, although the atmosphere was a bit subtle, there was no longer a lack of topics.

“My ability is basically useless,” Nan Dengwei sighed and took the initiative to start a conversation. “It’s impossible to use it at all…”

Shen Wu’s curiosity was immediately piqued. “What’s your ability?”

“I’m a doctor, right?” Nan Dengwei did not hide it. “And then… ahem, if I put the stethoscope on someone’s chest, I can hear their thoughts and know their secrets.”

He sighed. “This is impossible to achieve, right? No one will stand still and let me use a stethoscope on them… unless I catch them first and trap them so they can’t escape.”

Shen Wu nodded. “That’s true.”

[Hahaha, the first ability has appeared. It seems a bit interesting.]

[I feel like the female guest has a big advantage. Nan Dengwei can’t possibly catch her, right? Hhh, Lin Yanran was so scared in the last episode. She can finally relax a bit this time.]

[But among the male guests, besides Xia Fanxing, I feel like he can’t catch anyone else either, hahaha.]

[? Thank you on behalf of our Xingxing.]

[Could the stethoscope they found just now be his prop?]

Shen Wu had no defense against the pure and kind main character shou. He completely forgot what he had said before and said directly, “We found a stethoscope just now. It might be your prop.”

Nan Dengwei’s eyes lit up. “Really?”

Led by Shen Wu, the three of them returned to the medical room.

Shen Wu moved the cabinet, took out the stethoscope, and before handing it to Nan Dengwei, he deliberately gave the credit back, “It was Teacher Meng who found it.”

Nan Dengwei smiled, his eyes curving, and still expressed his gratitude to him, “Thank you. What’s your prop? I’ll help you keep an eye out.”

But Shen Wu shook his head. “I don’t need a prop. My ability doesn’t need a prop.”

“Oh, oh,” Nan Dengwei was not annoyed at being rejected and thought of a more important matter. “By the way, Wu-ge, Sister Yanran and the others have teamed up and are looking for you…”

Only then did Shen Wu remember that he had forgotten to confirm his camp before taking out the stethoscope.

Meng Huaizhi frowned at his words and directly interrupted, “What about you?”

Nan Dengwei turned a deaf ear, went to close the door of the medical room, and then came back to whisper to Shen Wu, “I ran into them first. I had no choice but to pretend to join them first. I just found an excuse to split up with them and came to find you right away.”

Shen Wu couldn’t help but laugh. “So, you’re a mole now?”

“Mm, I’m definitely on your side,” Nan Dengwei smiled brightly, as if he was ready to go through fire and water for them. “If I find out any information over there, I’ll come and tell you!”

The scene was harmonious, but at this moment, the bullet screen:

[Xiao Nan: I’m not here to join this family, I’m here to break you up.]

[Huai-ge: Thank you, we don’t need it.]

[Huai-ge’s mouthpiece, though late, has arrived.]