Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Hu Ying peeked at Lin Qingning next to him, but Guo Bing quickly said, “You can’t peek. We’re voting anonymously.”
Hu Ying smiled and sat back down, looking at Yan Zhi and Pei Xu opposite her.
Yan Zhi lowered his head, his glasses gleaming with a faint blue light. He was sitting right where the chandelier was, and the light shone down from above, making him look incredibly beautiful.
They were all wearing the same brand of down jacket, but perhaps because his collared sweater and shirt were more refined, he just looked more sophisticated than the others.
Pei Xu, standing next to him, was the complete opposite. Despite being a very aloof and handsome man, he dressed casually and languidly.
In fact, as soon as Guo Bing finished speaking, Yan Zhi knew that he definitely had no chance.
As the current second seed, Hu Ying and Huo Cheng needed to be wary of Pei Xu, and also of him.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would definitely receive zero votes.
He now only had two choices: either choose the two least threatening people among the remaining few, namely Wen Nuo and Lin Qingning.
These two were also the two with the highest probability of winning.
Either make your vote a “worthless” vote.
He could choose the two people who were least likely to win.
Logically speaking, Pei Xu should be the least likely candidate.
But what if others had the same idea as him?
If everyone thought the same way, wouldn’t Pei Xu be getting a lucky break again?
Yan Zhi thought about it for a while and finally compromised, choosing [Hu Ying, Huo Cheng].
Pei Xu knew he had no chance.
He was definitely public enemy number one now, and the chances of him going shopping with Zhai Xingchen were practically zero.
However, Hu Ying and Huo Cheng’s group were not a monolithic entity. Although they appeared to be working together, there were actually conflicts among them.
His thoughts were basically the same as Yan Zhi’s; he also hoped that his vote would become as worthless as an invalid vote, but he was wary of Yan Zhi.
So he also wrote “[Hu Ying, Huo Cheng]” at the end.
He handed the card to Guo Bing, who couldn’t help but laugh when he saw that it was the same one Yan Zhi had chosen.
Seeing Guo Bing smile like that, Hu Ying felt an even worse premonition.
He had a feeling that he was doing all the work for someone else!
He pursed his lips and looked at Zhai Xingchen and Lin Qingning, who hadn’t started writing yet.
Rivals in love often shared similar thoughts and were wary of each other. Therefore, the votes of Zhai Xingchen and Lin Qingning may play a more crucial role.
Zhai Xingchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced at the cameraman behind him; the camera was practically shoved right in his face.
Clearly, the production team was also focused on his choice.
He had a good chance of being selected, after all, he could cook.
But because of this, his pressure was greater than a mountain.
He pursed his lips and gripped the pen tightly in his hand.
From his own perspective, it would be best if he wasn’t chosen, but if he was, he would prefer to go with Lin Qingning.
This way, everyone would be happy. No one else would have any objections.
This chaotic scene had been going on for several days in a row. Let him take a break for a day!
He wrote down Lin Qingning’s name first.
The second name was more difficult to choose. It seemed that it didn’t matter who he chose from the remaining six people. After thinking for a while, he wrote down Wen Nuo.
After casting his vote, he handed the card to Guo Bing.
Guo Bing was already imagining the hilarious reactions from the guests when the votes were counted!
He looked at Lin Qingning with a smile.
In the end, only Lin Qingning was left.
Lin Qingning smiled and looked at everyone.
“Qingning, choose carefully,” Hu Ying said.
Lin Qingning smiled and said, “I hope that no matter who I choose, no one will blame me.”
“We are anonymous,” Guo Bing said.
“You think no one can figure it out?” Lin Qingning said with a smile.
Guo Bing laughed: “If things go wrong, people might not be able to deduce it at all.”
Upon hearing this, the other guests became nervous and asked, “Is it that complicated?”
Guo Bing said with a smile, “It’s a bit unexpected.”
Yan Zhi suddenly said to Lin Qingning, “No rush, think it over carefully.”
Lin Qingning said with a smile, “It’s so hard for me to choose.”
He was different from the others; he was neither their rival nor a party involved. He was the only one among the eight guests who remained uninvolved.
But his identity was very sensitive.
Because he used to have feelings for Pei Xu.
Lin Qingning had liked Pei Xu, but Pei Xu had politely rejected him. For the sensitive and proud Lin Qingning, this was something that made him feel embarrassed whenever he thought about it, especially after learning how much Pei Xu had changed for Zhai Xingchen. His feelings for Pei Xu were actually very complicated, but this also made him more sensitive. He had been trying hard to control his emotions all night, afraid that he would show a disappointed expression on camera again.
He felt that his best course of action now was to pretend to be magnanimous.
In any case, Pei Xu had no chance of being selected.
Therefore, his first name was Pei Xu.
Guo Bing could no longer suppress the upward curve of her lips.
Good heavens, he really didn’t expect this anonymous inside shot to be so amazing!
Everyone really has different ideas!
For his second name, Lin Qingning chose Zhai Xingchen.
If Zhai Xingchen didn’t win in this round, then it would be meaningless.
The production team wanted to see this scene, and he was sure the netizens wanted it too!
Guo Bing accepted Lin Qingning’s card.
He looked at all of them again with a smile, and finally couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear.
“It seems like Zhai Xingchen is the first one I’ll talk about,” he said with a smile.
His words disappointed those who didn’t choose Zhai Xingchen, such as Huo Cheng.
But it was only a little bit.
After all, Zhai Xingchen was highly likely to be selected anyway. He was the chef, so how could he not go to the market?
Without him, not only would the production team be unhappy, but netizens would probably be too.
Duan Yihua and Wen Nuo both laughed, both of them looking a little shy, as if they were deliberately suppressing their inner joy.
Things were going in the direction they hoped for!
Guo Bing asked a staff member to bring over a whiteboard: “Let’s start counting the votes now.”
Everyone was sitting in their chairs, watching Guo Bing.
Guo Bing began reading: “Zhai Xingchen, one vote; Wen Nuo, one vote.”
“One vote for Lin Qingning, one vote for Pei Xu.”
Hu Ying was stunned when he heard Pei Xu’s name. He glanced at the other guests.
Didn’t they stick together? Why would anyone choose Pei Xu?!
Even Pei Xu himself looked somewhat surprised.
This was Huo Cheng’s vote, and Huo Cheng’s face was expressionless.
Duan Yihua and Lin Qingning were stunned.
They had a bad feeling almost immediately.
It’s going to be bad.
Duan Yihua pursed his thin lips tightly.
Then he heard Guo Bing read out his name: “Zhai Xingchen, one vote; Pei Xu, one vote.”
Hu Ying was completely stunned.
He felt betrayed by his allies!
Why, why would anyone choose Pei Xu?
He didn’t understand!
Isn’t Pei Xu smug enough? He’s had four consecutive nights and a whole day of dating! He just got back from setting off fireworks with Zhai Xingchen! Shouldn’t he be everyone’s enemy by now? He thought they still had this unspoken understanding: anyone else was acceptable, but Pei Xu was not.
He was stunned.
Even Huo Cheng’s expression turned ugly.
And Zhai Xingchen was also quite surprised.
As Guo Bing continued counting the votes, all eight guests were no longer calm.
Everyone’s hearts were in their throats, and Pei Xu, who had initially given up hope, was suddenly energized.
Guo Bing continued reading: “Lin Qingning gets one vote, Zhai Xingchen gets one vote.”
“One vote for Hu Ying, one vote for Huo Cheng.”
“One vote for Hu Ying, one vote for Huo Cheng.”
Everyone was stunned.
Why?
Everyone was asking why?
Huo Cheng was still thinking to himself, “Why would anyone choose me? Shouldn’t I have received zero votes?”
Why would anyone still choose Hu Ying?
These votes exceeded everyone’s expectations.
“Lin Qingning gets one vote, and Wen Nuo gets one vote.”
“One vote for Pei Xu, one vote for Zhai Xingchen.”
Everyone: “…”
“So the tie is…”
“Look everyone,” Guo Bing said, looking at the whiteboard. “Zhai Xingchen got four votes, Lin Qingning got three votes, Pei Xu got three votes, Hu Ying got two votes, Huo Cheng got two votes, and Wen Nuo got two votes.”
Everyone: “…”
“So it’s a tie between Pei Xu and Lin Qingning,” Guo Bing said. “To be fair, you two play rock-paper-scissors.”
Hu Ying kept looking at the other people.
He didn’t understand.
He really was a silly beauty.
Could anyone tell him why?
Why would anyone choose Pei Xu?
Pei Xu was the first to stand up and look at Lin Qingning.
Lin Qingning smiled and said, “Rock, paper, scissors…..”
He got a stone, while Pei Xu showed paper….
Other guests: “…”
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