Chapter 54
Just as they were about to reach the amusement park entrance, Shen Wu, after much persuasion, finally got Meng Huaizhi to put him down.
Shen Wu casually complained, “It would have been better if you had carried me a little later.”
“Mm,” Meng Huaizhi replied seriously, “Then it’s a good thing I carried you in time?”
“…” Shen Wu was silent for a moment. “Alright, let’s go and get the reward.”
Judging from the previous broadcast announcements, they were very likely to take the top two places and win the reward together.
“Please put the treasures in the box with your own name on it,” Fang Ci said in a business-like manner.
The other boxes, which were full of treasures, were all closed. The opaque shells completely concealed the treasures inside.
Shen Wu finally took off the cat tail and showed the price tag hanging on his belt.
Lin Yanran’s mouth dropped open in surprise, “…Isn’t this cat tail a set with the ears? The ears are not a treasure, but the tail is?”
Xia Fanxing was also surprised, but in a flash, his expression changed to a gloating one of “you were tricked by him too.” “When he was playing bumper cars with me before, he also said he didn’t know how to play.”
Lin Yanran: “Mm? And the result?”
Xia Fanxing said weakly, “…You’ll know when you see the highlights version.” Anyway, he himself would never watch his own suffering again!
Shen Wu continued to put the ring and necklace into the treasure box. Meng Huaizhi handed him the toy pigeon from the side. He didn’t think much of it and also put it in his own box. When Meng Huaizhi handed him the scarf again, his movements paused.
“The scarf and gloves can be combined to double the value. Put them in your box.”
But Meng Huaizhi shook his head lightly, “Put them all in yours.”
Shen Wu was puzzled, “Then you won’t have any treasures. Why are you giving me so many…”
The onlooking Nan Dengwei’s face changed slightly.
Meng Huaizhi noticed the change in his expression and sighed at Shen Wu, “If I don’t do this, you might not get first place.”
Without waiting for Shen Wu to say more, Meng Huaizhi stuffed all the hats and scarves into his box and then said to Fang Ci, “We’ve submitted our treasures.”
“Okay, all the treasures have been submitted,” Fang Ci said. “Now, I will announce the results…”
The only transparent side of the box was facing the cameraman’s lens, and the audience could clearly see two empty boxes.
Fang Ci also said, “I’ll announce from the back. Meng Huaizhi and Nan Dengwei did not find any treasures, and their final scores are both 0 yuan.”
Shen Wu was taken aback, his surprised gaze darting back and forth between Nan Dengwei and Meng Huaizhi. “…What?”
“By the way, Nan Dengwei still owes the Miu Miu Amusement Park 200 yuan for the entrance fee and 280 yuan for the car fare, so his final score is negative 480 yuan.”
Nan Dengwei was not surprised, a constant smile on his face.
But Xia Fanxing’s eyes widened, “No wonder you had our entrance fees and car fares put on your tab…”
“So, congratulations to Meng Huaizhi for ranking fifth with a score of 0 yuan.” But the ranking of the last few places did not have much meaning. Fang Ci did not delay and continued to announce, “Liang Shu found Mr. Wonderful’s cape, with a price of 2000 yuan… a total score of 2500 yuan…”
Shen Wu came back to his senses, a little regretful, “I didn’t expect that clothes could also be snatched. This should be the most expensive treasure in the whole venue.”
Fang Ci: “Lin Yanran found a paper doll, a magic set composed of a feather pen and an owl balloon… a total score of 2900 yuan.”
Lin Yanran applauded herself. Unexpectedly, the fight between the snipe and the clam had sent her to third place. She applauded with great satisfaction and congratulated herself, “Third, not bad.”
Liang Shu was also a little regretful at this moment, “I should have given the treasure to you…”
The number of treasures of the last two people was more than the sum of the other few. Fang Ci kept them in suspense and first read out the types of treasures held by the two of them one by one.
“Congratulations to Shen Wu, with a total score of 8000 yuan, ranking first. Xia Fanxing, with a total score of 5400 yuan, ranking second. Congratulations to the two of you for winning the Miu Miu Amusement Park Treasure Race~”
As Fang Ci’s voice fell, Qi Song, who had lost his top hat and cape, walked out from among the staff. The simple suit vest and shirt made him look even more elegant and his figure was tall and straight.
When the several guests saw the film emperor, they all applauded enthusiastically.
Only then did Nan Dengwei have a chance to greet him. He was so excited that his face and neck turned red, and he stammered, “Qi, Senior Qi, I’m your fan…”
Qi Song smiled at him warmly, “Thank you.”
Seeing that the others were all scrambling to greet him, Shen Wu also took the opportunity to say, “Um, me too…”
“I’m your fan,” but Qi Song cut him off. “Just kidding. Congratulations to you and Xia Fanxing for winning this competition. Now, I will present you with the reward.”
Xia Fanxing came over shyly.
Qi Song took out two rectangular tickets from his pocket and gave one to each of them, “Congratulations on getting a private night tour ticket for the Miu Miu Amusement Park.”
Lin Yanran and the others were first envious and expectant, then they were taken aback, and then, they applauded as if they were watching a show, “Congratulations, congratulations~”
Shen Wu: “…?”
Logically speaking, this reward should have been a surprising private amusement park night tour, romantic and interesting, an opportunity that was usually not available.
But while searching for treasures, they had already played almost everything they should have.
Now, the show’s team was giving them the reward of a night tour of the amusement park, which was no different from a punishment of working overtime at night.
“Ahem,” Fang Ci tried his best to salvage the show’s team’s image. “The projects that are open now and the ones that are not will all be open for you at night. The whole amusement park will be yours. No need to queue, no need to spend money, you can play as many times as you want.”
Shen Wu reluctantly accepted the reward, “Alright then.”
The remaining guests were gloating. Before a few seconds had passed, their smiles disappeared because of Fang Ci’s next words, “The four who did not win need to stay at the Miu Miu Amusement Park tonight to work to pay off their debts.”
Hearing this, a smile appeared in the corners of Meng Huaizhi’s eyes and mouth, “I think it’s not bad.”
Nan Dengwei had tried every means to prevent the two of them from winning together, but in the end, the result was not much different. Everyone had to participate in the amusement park overtime at night.
Lin Yanran was still clapping, but the stiff rhythm was a bit like a robot.
Today’s live broadcast ended here, but no one could get off work. Everyone went their separate ways to rest and tidy up, have dinner, and then come back at seven in the evening to receive their overtime reward.
Shen Wu and Qi Song found a deserted place to talk.
“Uncle Qi, why are you a special guest?” The Wen Song Shen Wu knew was a person who, like Meng Huaizhi, was dedicated to his own career and stayed away from entertainment variety shows.
Qi Song was not surprised by his question and asked in return, “Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?”
“I can choose?” Shen Wu hesitated for a few seconds. “Could it be… it’s really related to my mom?”
No matter how slow he was, he knew that the only connection between him and Qi Song was Xu Qiongya.
Qi Song deliberately kept him in suspense, “You choose, the truth, or a lie.”
It was rare for Shen Wu to meet such a witty elder like Qi Song, and he was happy to cooperate, “Then let’s hear the lie first.”
“The lie is…” Qi Song drawled, “I’m not your fan.”
Shen Wu was inexplicably praised by the film emperor in a roundabout way and couldn’t help but be taken aback, then he chuckled, “Then what’s the truth?”
Qi Song lowered his eyes, a hint of bitterness in his smile, “I came to Wonderful Adventure as a special guest just to get to know you. I was thinking that if there’s a possibility in the future, you might be able to say a few good words for me.”
Shen Wu’s heart pounded. He didn’t dare to be direct and could only probe tactfully, “Uncle Qi, you’ve been… unmarried all these years?”
“Mm,” Qi Song admitted frankly.
“Then do you have someone you like?”
“Yes.”
“Could it be…”
“Shh,” Qi Song put his index finger to his lips, signaling him not to continue asking. That smile also told him that the answer to this question was just as he had guessed.
After all, he still had half of Shen Tianheng’s blood in him. Qi Song should not have said these words to him.
Although they had only met twice, Shen Wu really liked Qi Song’s frankness.
So he said, “I hope my mom can be happy. Everything else is secondary.”
Qi Song was slightly taken aback. After a moment, he smiled, a particularly brilliant smile, “Thank you, Xiao Wu.”
Qi Song’s politeness and respect, on the contrary, made Shen Wu a little at a loss.
Qi Song clearly had some feelings for Xu Qiongya and had been thinking about her for more than twenty years. He was so devoted and restrained that it was hard for an observer not to be moved.
Shen Wu cleared his throat and deliberately put on an air, “But… for my mom’s happiness, I will definitely be strict.”
Qi Song’s smile grew even wider, “Okay.”
“In the past, I was a timid and weak person,” Qi Song gazed into the distance and murmured to himself. “My personality has caused me to miss a lot of things.”
“But you still became a three-time film emperor,” Shen Wu didn’t quite understand.
“Mm,” Qi Song smiled. “It was acting that made me who I am today.”
Shen Wu was taken aback and also smiled, “I’ve heard someone else say that.”
But it was in a novel, at a future banquet, where a young film emperor held a trophy, expressed his respect to his idol, and tearfully poured out the hardships he had gone through.
At seven in the evening, Shen Wu and Xia Fanxing, who had received their victory rewards, returned to the Miu Miu Amusement Park.
The two of them were young after all, tireless, and full of expectations for the amusement park at night.
Shen Wu was still wanting more, “I still want to play bumper cars.”
Xia Fanxing was silent for two seconds and firmly refused, “I’m not playing with you anymore! Is this a reward or a punishment!!”
He ran away, leaving with a last sentence, “I’m going to play the swing ride. I haven’t played it at night before.”
“Hey…” Shen Wu was about to say that the swing ride was not bad, but Xia Fanxing had already run away in a hurry, preferring to play the swing ride alone rather than being tricked by him.
“What’s the fun in playing alone?” Shen Wu continued to walk towards the bumper cars. Although he had a follow cameraman with him, it was no different from being alone.
Xia Fanxing’s follow cameraman had to accompany him on the swing ride for the sake of filming. Shen Wu’s follow cameraman would not drive a bumper car and collide with him, but would only stand by and let him play alone.
Other amusement park rides could be operated for one person, but for an interactive game like bumper cars, how could he play by himself?
Shen Wu was thinking this as he walked to the bumper car ticket office.
When he arrived at the first amusement park ride, he actually ran into a guest who was being punished to work.
His eyes lit up, and he said in surprise, “Meng… Boss Meng?”
Meng Huaizhi couldn’t help but laugh, “Mm, do you want to play bumper cars?”
“Yes,” Shen Wu nodded seriously and quickly got into character. “Can one person play your bumper cars?”
“Yes, I can turn on the intelligent battle mode for you here. Dodge the collisions of other bumper cars and try to eliminate them. Finally, successfully circle the venue once to be considered a winner.”
The bumper car area was covered with a sky and ground electric grid. Meng Huaizhi pressed the corresponding button in the control room, and the driverless bumper cars could move on their own. Once they were hit by another car, the few small lights on the side of the car would go out, and they would stand still.
Meng Huaizhi gave a simple demonstration, pressed pause, and let Shen Wu choose a car.
Shen Wu sat back in his red bumper car, thought for a moment, and waved to Meng Huaizhi in the control room, “Boss, I see you’re not busy. Why don’t you play with me?”
Meng Huaizhi instructed the follow cameraman to press start later and walked towards Shen Wu.
Shen Wu thought he would also choose a car. His own car was parked casually at the innermost side of the area. Meng Huaizhi had to go around a bunch of messy bumper cars before he could get to him.
He then naturally opened the door and got in.
Shen Wu made room for him in a daze.
Shen Wu tried his best to make room, but Meng Huaizhi still had to squeeze in next to him. He only explained after he had closed the door, “It’s the intelligent battle mode now. We’re against the AI.”
Shen Wu: “Oh, okay.”
But two people driving one car against the AI, and one person driving one car against the AI, didn’t seem to be much different?
This part was full of drama and was also cut into the highlights version at Fang Ci’s strong request.
Shen Wu drove out and quickly discovered the important difference between one person and two people.
The car was heavier!
A real car, because of its large size and weight, even with a few more people, besides the possible increase in fuel consumption, the driver would not feel any difference while driving.
But if there was an extra person on the back of a bicycle, the feeling would be very obvious.
The electric bumper car felt like a bicycle to Shen Wu.
Because the car was heavier, he failed to make a turn in time and was hit by a driverless bumper car.
After being hit, he was still for a few seconds. In this short time, they were almost surrounded by an army of bumper cars.
Shen Wu had a hard time breaking out, and was then attacked from both sides, and the bumper car shook.
Meng Huaizhi breathed in his ear, “Be careful, driver.”
Shen Wu was helpless, “It’s so heavy, I can’t really drive it. This bumper car doesn’t seem to be able to seat two people.”
“It can, it’s just right,” Meng Huaizhi tested the distance between the two of them. It was so tight that not even half a hand could squeeze in. He withdrew his hand with a straight face and slightly changed his words, “You can do it.”
Shen Wu: “…You drive later!”
Meng Huaizhi chuckled, “Okay.”
When the highlights version was broadcast, the bullet screen was particularly lively.
[I really can’t stand Huai-ge at all.]
[My Huai-ge, my cold and clear white moonlight, how did you become like this when you’re in a relationship? Help…]
[Hahaha, although it’s a bit too sticky, this level of sweetness is just right for me.]
It took Shen Wu twenty minutes to painstakingly circle the venue once and win.
As agreed, they played another round, and this time, it was Meng Huaizhi who was driving.
Before they started, he said to the two follow cameramen, “We’ll play a few more rounds and then go out. You don’t have to follow us. I can control it myself.”
He first had Shen Wu park the red bumper car at the entrance, pressed the start button, and then quickly ran over, squeezed into the car, and took the steering wheel.
The temporary boss of the bumper car area was driving himself. This time, it was much smoother. After the second round, Meng Huaizhi was still wanting more, “Another round?”
Shen Wu was a little short of breath from being squeezed, “…Can’t we just drive one car each?”
“Okay,” Meng Huaizhi generously satisfied his request. “Then let’s play a round according to the rules of the previous game.”
Shen Wu was also very generous. He had won enough today and let Meng Huaizhi hit him a few more times without a trace, creating the illusion that the other person had won with difficulty.
“I won,” Meng Huaizhi got out of the car and walked towards Shen Wu.
Shen Wu was about to get out of the car, but he was pressed back into his seat, and then he heard him say, “Don’t move, I won.”
Meng Huaizhi was pushing his luck, and Shen Wu was no longer polite and told him the ruthless reality, “I let you win on purpose!”
Meng Huaizhi’s gaze was unclear. He leaned down and stared at him, his voice slightly hoarse, “But I won.”
Shen Wu’s smile was frozen on his lips by his substantial gaze, and his back also went numb.
Meng Huaizhi slowly approached, his movements extremely slow, but the overwhelming aura was strong, predatory, and invasive.
Shen Wu subconsciously wanted to hide, but Meng Huaizhi had one hand on the car door behind him, trapping him in the narrow and low bumper car.
“Do you know what the kiss of racing is?” Meng Huaizhi suddenly paused and asked a question.
“…Huh?” Shen Wu was taken aback and was about to say he knew. Didn’t I tell you?
But he suddenly sensed a hint of strangeness, so he keenly swallowed his words, and his Adam’s apple also bobbed.
That strangeness came from the boundary between him and Meng Huaizhi that had not been touched. As long as he said a light word, it could be broken immediately.
This time, no one was squeezing him in the car, but he actually felt a strong sense of suffocation.
He had actually forgotten to breathe for a moment.
After a long while, he finally learned how to breathe again and spoke, “…This is not a race car, it’s a bumper car.”
A few seconds later, he heard Meng Huaizhi’s laughter, and that gaze slid down his face a few inches.
Then, he first felt Meng Huaizhi’s nose brush against his neck, and then his slightly open lips and teeth, rubbing against him hotly.
His teeth closed lightly and bit a small piece of delicate skin.
A low and hoarse voice was almost against his throat, vibrating that small piece of skin, and the tingling sensation instantly spread throughout his body.
“You bit me last time, didn’t you?”
