Chapter 79: Variety Show 2 - Winning Effortlessly 

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=7667082
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

Many fans of Lu Xici are still watching the live broadcast at this hour, all paying special attention.

Just after Lu Xici finished liking the post, Dewdrops on the other side of the screen received notifications.

[Wait a minute, what did this woman do? What did she like?]

[I thought they were together to watch dramas or read articles. Turns out they were browsing Weibo? And she's on the blogger fanfic zone.]

[Bold guess, this blogger is their friend]

[The previous one was too timid. I'll just guess bolder that this blog belongs to Mrs. Lu. First, the IP switched from the capital to Haicheng. Secondly, Mrs. Lu has been busy all along. Judging by those skills, she's probably editing videos.]

Jun Youyue also noticed that Lu Xici liked the post using her main account.

"How about... pretend it was accidental?" Jun Youyue whispered to Lu Xici, nibbling on her ear.

"Jiejie, we're live streaming right now. If you do this, they'll definitely figure it out," Lu Xici helplessly touched Jun Youyue's face.

They glanced at the barrage and indeed, many people had guessed the correct answer.

Even Dewdrops noticed their whispered conversation and directly confirmed the speculation.

After some thought, Lu Xici decided not to hide anymore and directly pinned that video to her homepage.

[Lu Xici V: My wife is so good at editing / March 16: Qingxi's 6 Most Exciting Moments…]

This time, the barrage exploded.

[Our Dewdrops are really good at guessing! Baby Lu slipped and turned the tables]

[So they really do read online fan fiction...? I remember this blogger urging for more of Wei Gugu's fan fiction later]

[Steaming and cooking their own CP, my CP is also too real!]

[Is this some new type of wife-wife fun? Why don't I understand]

Following that, Jun Youyue's account saw a sudden surge in followers.

“Ahem, everyone, please stay calm," Lu Xici calmed the barrage.

From Jun Youyue's perspective, she could see her ears turning red.

Probably due to frequent embarrassment, Lu Xici had mastered the skill of only blushing on her ears, ensuring she appeared calm and composed on the surface.

[Can't stay calm! Baby, be honest, do you also use an alternate account every day to enter the fan fiction circle for food?]

[We need everyone's sharp eyes to dig into this woman's small account]

[Let's interview, which type of fan fiction do you think is the best, art/writing/editing?]

[Give other CPs a way out. QAQ After I knew she read this, I'm now a little afraid to read about the Double Movie Queen CP. I always feel a little embarrassed.]

[As a married person, shipping other CPs itself is impolite]

Jun Youyue kept staring at Lu Xici's ears, turning a spot that was just slightly warm into a burning hot spot.

Lu Xici covered her ear. Unexpectedly, her fingers brushed against Jun Youyue's lips.

Jun Youyue was moved.

She pursed her lips, slowly leaning towards Lu Xici, almost kissing her earlobe.

Lu Xici suddenly stood up.

“That’s it for today’s live broadcast. We’re going to have a rest. Good night, everyone!”

After saying that, she pulled down the curtain on the webcam and ended the livestream.

The barrage continued discussing the recent interaction between the two, as Jun Youyue stood up and embraced Lu Xici.

“Baby..." Her lover's gentle whisper mixed with breath brushed into her ear, sending shivers down her spine.

"So many people were watching just now..." Lu Xici hesitated for a moment, gently pushing away a few times, treating it as a punishment for Jun Youyue's previous actions. She then obediently stood still, allowing her earlobe to be gently kissed.

"Mm, it's my fault, I lacked self-control," Jun Youyue decisively admitted, holding Lu Xici as they walked towards the room without a camera.

Lu Xici sighed in annoyance. This person was becoming more and more skilled—it was her own lack of self-control, indeed.

****

The next day, the production team started stirring things up.

The director collected the guests' bags, issued them phones prepared by the production team, and incidentally advertised to the investors.

Each couple received different task cards and a story segment, tasked with finding clues to solve story puzzles, or they wouldn't have lunch or dinner today.

Lu Jun, who had eaten a bit too much breakfast, remained very calm.

"How about it, Teacher Lu? Shall we form an alliance?" Gu Yunhua waved the task card in her hand and invited Lu Xici.

Her partner, He Min, shot her a sideways glance and turned away, probably still upset from their argument last night.

"Sure. I see the task location is on the opposite island, let's find a boat first," Lu Xici agreed, exchanging clues with Gu Yunhua.

While looking for a boat, Lu Xici and Jun Youyue held hands the entire time, sharing few words but maintaining a harmonious atmosphere.

Gu Yunhua and her girlfriend from outside the circle kept bickering, causing Jun Youyue to furrow her brows several times.

"They're just flirting, don't get involved," Lu Xici tugged at Jun Youyue's sleeve.

She could tell their bickering was just their usual way of getting along; in reality, their relationship was very good.

Jun Youyue suddenly realized this and made another note in her "observations of normal people."

But netizens were different.

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=7667082
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

Gu Yunhua was their idol, and there were always fans who looked at this relationship with a lofty gaze, feeling that the non-celebrity was too spoiled.

Gu Yunhua is such an outstanding person willing to date her, yet she doesn't appreciate it and dares to talk back?

For a time, the barrage was filled with insults aimed at the non-celebrity girl.

Fortunately, Gu Yunhua couldn't see them, or she would really be angry.

By the time the two couples found the jet skis, several jet skis were already heading towards the island.

Sitting next to one of the jet skis was a man with a grim expression, apparently an NPC for this task.

Lu Xici and Gu Yunhua, familiar with such setups, exchanged a glance.

Most likely, they needed to improve this NPC's favorability before he would take them across.

Jun Youyue and He Min, who hadn't participated in variety shows before, couldn't see through the tactics.

He Min touched her hand and reluctantly set aside any grudges with Gu Yunhua.

"Yunhua, don't you think that guy looks scary?"

"It's just part of the show's setup, nothing to fear," Gu Yunhua reassured, patting He Min's back.

"Are you afraid?" After hearing their conversation, Lu Xici also asked Jun Youyue.

Jun Youyue shook her head. "I've looked up how to operate jet skis. Should I give it a try?"

"Sure," Lu Xici replied, putting aside the usual tactics.

She wasn't interested in boosting the NPC's favorability either. If they could solve it quickly, why not?

So the man playing the NPC watched as Jun Youyue skillfully operated the jet ski, carrying Lu Xici towards the island.

His jaw dropped in astonishment.

He immediately dropped the fierce look he had just put on and asked Gu Yunhua and the others, "Sh-she, did she... Did she learn this before?"

"I don't know," Gu Yunhua shrugged.

The barrage was also startled into silence for a moment.

[This isn't scripted. We're all baffled, the drone can't even keep up.]

[Is she a genius? She learns everything so quickly.]

[Am I the only one who feels they're not loyal? They agreed to ally, but why did they leave Teacher Gu behind?]

In the next moment, the barrage was proven wrong.

Jun Youyue returned on the jet ski.

"It can carry two people. Get on together," she said, sounding as if she were about to start a fight.

Gu Yunhua was surprised. After all, she wasn't that familiar with Lu Xici. She had just assumed their alliance had ended.

"Wait, hold on!" Just as Gu Yunhua and He Min got on the jet ski, the male NPC spoke up.

"I'll give you the clue. The hidden requirement for this stage is to drive the jet ski steadily once. You'll pass."

Jun Youyue calmly accepted it and casually said thanks.

"Have you... driven before?" Gu Yunhua was almost silenced by this operation, asking on behalf of the barrage.

“No.” Lu Xici was not there, and Jun Youyue didn’t want to say more than a word and took the alliance members to the island.

[Without her wife, Mrs. Lu is really cold and aloof, she doesn’t even want to explain]

[kswl*, she only talks to her wife, Youyou Luming is too real]

*磕死我了(kē sǐ wǒle) - lit. knocked me to death. Too sweet/cute to death. Used to refer to things/moments/people you find too sweet or adorable that they could kill you.

[The previous ones got slapped in the face, huh? It was just a verbal alliance. Even if Jun Lu left Teacher Gu and her partner behind, it wouldn't matter much. But they were indeed righteous enough to come back and pick them up.]

[Lu Jun! Lu Jun! How can my top* be on the right!]

* in CP names the first name mentioned is usually the top, while the second one mentioned is the bottom 

[Those calling Lu Jun haven't watched the show, have they? It's obvious that Junjun is the top!]

The director team's roar finally came through the man's earpiece.

"Why didn't you make things harder for them?! Remember, your role today is a bully?!"

"Bully" NPC: ...He was actually very gentle and couldn't act fierce.

Under Jun Youyue's lead, the group navigated the "uninhabited" island, effortlessly passing through task points and obtaining clues in peculiar ways.

Even Lu Xici couldn't figure out why hitting coconuts counted as a task.

After Jun Youyue easily knocked down four coconuts, the drone indeed delivered the clue to them.

"Jun-jiejie, do you really have a script?" Knowing the barrage would question it, Lu Xici asked first.

Jun Youyue inserted a straw that the production team hadn't taken away into the coconut and handed it to her. "What's a script?"

"Did you hear that, everyone? We really don't have a script. We're just here for a free trip and don't need to put on a show."

Lu Xici spoke to the drone above while sipping coconut juice.

[Heard it, 23333, Baby Lu and Mrs. Lu are awesome. Mom loves you both.]

[Some people don't need to try hard to get the top spot in the live stream, while others try so hard to get attention but end up losing viewers.]

[This is the first time I've seen someone clarify a script like this. Even if there is a script, it doesn't matter. At least I'm tired of watching a bunch of celebrities wander around like headless chickens, unable to find the obvious task points.]

[When I think about Jun Youyue's achievements, I don't think today's tasks are a big deal. She's a genius who can attend the Junior Class, so don't judge her actions by normal standards.]

“It’s obvious which coconut tree it is. The others are all full of fruits, but this one has three less. It’s probably because the program crew did some testing in advance.” Jun Youyue handed the remaining two coconuts to Gu Yunhua.

In fact, she was looking at the traces. This coconut tree showed obvious signs of being struck.

The puzzles prepared by the director team were very similar to the games Yang Wanqing played with her sister in the past. They were much simpler compared to the ones proposed by Jun Linyi, lacking multidisciplinary elements.

Thanks to the attention training since childhood, not only Jun Youyue, but even Jun Youning could see through them at a glance.

Gu Yunhua, who joined the team just to give Lu Xici more screen time due to Lin Ni's influence: unexpectedly ended up winning effortlessly...

"Why is she counting this?! What's the point!" The director's team was furious.

How could they set it up so discreetly yet Jun Youyue still figured it out? At this rate, they would finish early and not achieve their goal of making things difficult.

What's more critical is that the production team didn't prepare their lunch at all!

She needed to figure out a way to embarrass this top student.

Although some clues were repetitive, the group completed enough tasks to make significant progress in half a day.

Lu Xici, who knew the story patterns well, analyzed the clues together with Jun Youyue.

Approaching noon, both of them had the attitude of finishing early to eat, so they didn't want to gather more clues.

Gu Yunhua and He Min became assistants and took the initiative to help them share the chores.

“Do you want us to enter the house over there?”

Jun Youyue glanced at the story that was pieced together and found that she couldn't understand the logic of the characters' actions, so she gave up reading the story.

“What house?”

"The one over by the coconut grove. It didn't look like a task point, so I didn't go." Jun Youyue remained calm, leaving the director team speechless.

They hid their gathering point so well, how did it get discovered so easily?

"Do we need to take on a few more tasks?" Gu Yunhua glanced at Lu Jun and the others heading towards the gathering point and asked one more question.

"It's already noon, if we delay any longer, she'll be hungry." Concerning Lu Xici, Jun Youyue explained reluctantly.

Lu Xici's face blossomed into a smile.

[I smell the sour smell of love in the air.]

[...Who's feeling sour? Turns out, it's me.]

[Help! Speed-running to prevent my wife from going hungry — now that's true love.]

[This is the first time I've seen Qingxi smile like this. She never smiled like this in those romance movies before. I feel like a dog kicked to the side of the road. Why did I stupidly risk my life to watch this couple show?]

Gu Yunhua felt like she had been kicked too.

Turning around, she saw it was He Min who did it. The two of them started bickering again.

Arriving at the gathering point, Director Lin's face turned green. She had to congratulate them over the microphone and bring out boxed meals for the staff.

[I bet there's no script left. The director probably didn't expect them to clear it so quickly, and now there's no lunch prepared.]

[Junjun is asking if there's a kitchen. She wouldn't be thinking of cooking herself, would she?]

[No ingredients? No problem, you can go to the sea!]

Lu Xici stopped Jun Youyue, who was about to start a fire. "The boxed meals aren't bad either."

Jun Youyue pursed her lips and set down the piece of wood in her hand.

After the four finished lunch, but still, no other couples found the gathering point.

And the director's team also prepared questions and presented them to Jun Youyue.

"Here's the thing, Teacher Lu, Ms. Jun. We've gathered quite a few questions from fans and would like to ask you."

"Go ahead."

The assistant director handed them the question cards.

Question 1: How does Ms. Jun feel about the rumors regarding your original relationship status?

Jun Youyue tilted her head and looked at Lu Xici.

Lu Xici helped translate for her: "She's asking about what rumors."

The assistant director scratched their head. Wasn't this a big deal? How come the people involved seem unaware?

"It's about the rumor that your relationship was strained and that you divorced."

It's about that ring incident. Jun Youyue pondered for a moment and casually said, "I think our relationship has always been good."

She couldn't possibly reveal the truth to the outside world.

"That's right," Lu Xici kept her dissenting grunt to herself.

Based on her recently recovered memories, their relationship was so good that they would be affectionate every time they met, and any conflicts were resolved then and there, with Jun Youyue always apologizing.

It's just that as the person involved, she didn't know before.

[Lu-jiejie said it was just fishing, allowing rumors to spread. What's up with this production team?]

[Are they intentionally stirring things up?]

[Just by looking at their old married couple appearance, you can tell they can't possibly be at odds.]

Question 2: Is it true that Queen Lu pursued Ms. Jun for more than five years?

Lu Xici frowned. Where did this come from? Outsiders shouldn't know they were childhood sweethearts.

Jun Youyue jumped in to answer first, "I was the one who pursued her."

[To make the cold genius fall for me, I, Baby Lu, am truly outstanding.]

[If Lu-mei pursued Junjun, that's also okay. Both are really cute.]

[Who asks these kinds of questions? Program team, are you intentionally making things difficult for people?]

Question 3: Do both of you want children?

This question successfully excited netizens, who started bombarding the screen with comments.

[This is what we wanted to ask!]

[Have one! Have two!]

[Yes, have two children.]

[Come on, who's going to give birth? If they do, will they have to retire or give up work to take care of the child?]

Lu Xici glanced at Jun Youyue and saw the disapproval in her eyes. "We haven't considered that yet."

Question 4: How many times a week do you two do it?

Lu Xici stuttered halfway through reading the question.

Jun Youyue finished reading the question but remained silent.

The barrage of comments paused for a second, then erupted into a new round of excitement.

[That's juicy enough, I love it! I misjudged the production team.]

[My CP doing it! Hurry, hurry, someone record the screen!]

[It's time to determine whether it's Lu Jun or Jun Lu!]

"It should be asking how many times a day," Jun Youyue corrected the imprecision in the question.

"Is that something we can say?" Lu Xici shot a sharp glance at the assistant director.

[Baby Lu is so fierce and domineering, Top Lu gets a bonus point!]

[Junjun is so calm, clearly it's Top Jun!]

The barrage erupted into arguments over who plays which role in the relationship.

"Let's stop this talk. Let's enjoy our vacation. Director, my family needs to talk to you."

In the end, the director and her team were chased across the island by the Lu family for an hour.

Author's Note:

The variety show segment is over, one chapter with 4,500 characters, no division into chapters.

See you tomorrow~