Chapter 754: Chapter 753: Our Allies Are on the Other Side
Shi Yuhuai was finally forced into revenge mode.
Guan Yu was fleeing for her life in the water, frantically grabbing onto the cloth strip and trying to climb up, causing a few others to fall down in the process.
Mu Qiu clung to the handles of two ropes, her toes barely touching the ground, occasionally stepping on the cloth strip to take a breather.
Looking at the various "dumplings" in the water, she wanted to set up a stall and start selling them.
Bai Shu, who was shaken down but climbed back up determinedly, panted and asked her, "Aren’t you going to grab the ball?"
"No," she replied casually. "I was fighting hard earlier; now it’s my ally’s turn... Wait, aren’t you my ally? You got this."
Bai Shu: "...... But what if we only grab the makeup and not the remover? You’ll have to keep that look until the end."
She rubbed her chin. "Good point, better to rely on myself. What if Brother Cheng betrays us again? But I need to catch my breath, you go first... Watch out!"
Xu Cheng was too big and sent her into the water along with him.
"Bai Shu, Xu Cheng, deduct five points!"
Mu Qiu immediately pulled her feet back up, swinging in mid-air like a monkey holding onto the ropes.
"You guys are too ruthless."
This time, there was only one transparent ball to grab; everyone eagerly rushed forward. The competition was so intense that they couldn’t stay steady on the cloth strip and fell into the water, then continued fighting for it in the pool.
Mu Qiu and Shu Ran, along with Li Yang, were the only ones left standing by the pool, watching the crowd below with curiosity.
Li Yang gaped. "This looks a bit like... a group of seals fighting for food."
Shu Ran burst out laughing.
"And there’s a sea lion in the middle that looks about to be crushed."
Mu Qiu carefully angled down her foot to test the ground, spotting the person in the middle about to be pushed into the water.
"Poor Brother Huai."
She wanted to laugh.
Li Yang shifted sideways, keeping an eye on the transparent ball, ready to seize any opportunity.
The transparent ball was lifted by many hands, then fell into the water, floating to another side, then snatched up again by some unknown hand.
Finally, it was smacked away by a furious Shi Yuhuai who emerged from the middle.
The transparent ball flew out and was caught by a startled Shu Ran in a panic.
People in the water: "..."
Shu Ran: "......"
Mu Qiu: "Impressive, Sister Shu Ran, did you secretly get Brother Huai to be your wingman?"
Shi Yuhuai splashed the water angrily, trying to snatch it back, but Shu Ran had already snapped out of her surprise from the lucky break, raising the ball excitedly.
"Li Yang! Catch it! This was completely effortless!"
Li Yang, pleasantly surprised, happily scooted over and caught the transparent ball, peering inside to see the slip of paper.
[Makeup Remover]
"Makeup Remover! It’s makeup remover! And I just happen to have makeup pads!"
In his excitement, he couldn’t help but announce it loudly to the world. His voice was so loud it made Mu Qiu’s ears itch.
Having drawn a perfect pair of makeup products, Li Yang held the ball and dashed out of the pool. Meanwhile, those who missed the transparent ball exchanged baffled looks in the pool.
Guan Yu: "What’s this crappy luck? Brother Huai, come clean, did you secretly ally with Shu Ran and Li Yang?!"
Jiang Zhu: "If you allied, why didn’t I know?"
Chuchu: "Ah, could’ve grabbed it standing on the shore."
Xu Cheng: "I am so tired."
Cheng Zhirang: "I told you to stop hitting it."
Shi Yuhuai looked livid.
The one who originally got the ball was Cheng Zhirang, taking advantage of his tall frame, he should’ve had the best chance against Shi Yuhuai. But just as he had grabbed the ball and was about to toss it to Mu Qiu, it was slapped down by the indiscriminate vengeance of Huai.
He stopped soaking in the water, propped himself up by the edge, and sat next to Mu Qiu, running his fingers through his hair to push it back.
His wet hair slicked back, showing off his prominent forehead and the sharp line of his brow bones above his deep-set eyes.
Such excellent bone structure definitely makes a slicked-back hairstyle look fantastic.
She loosened one hand, revealing red marks on her palm from gripping the rope too tightly, hanging on for a long time was tiring.
Just as her toes were about to test the solid ground, Cheng Zhirang suddenly spoke up in a low voice, "Need any help?"
He patted his shoulder. "You can sit here."
"...No, no, no, that’s not necessary."
"Really not? It can be tiring."
"Really not... It wouldn’t look good."
She didn’t dare speak too loudly, keeping the conversation at a whisper just for the two of them.
Opposite them, Xu Cheng was getting ready to set up another strike, sighed, and pat Lin Lian. "Teammate, we’re still teammates, right?"
Lin Lian glanced at Cheng Zhirang and Mu Qiu, nodded towards him. "Our allies are across the way."
Bai Shu, climbing up with effort, chimed in, "But fortunately we’re allies, otherwise, it would be considered defection now."
The son and daughter of enemy countries falling in love, eloping and abandoning their homeland, what a "great" love story.
Mu Qiu didn’t know what they were talking about as she tilted her head, listening to Cheng Zhirang speak.
He, leaning on the edge and slightly hunched, his collarbones prominent, her gaze kept being involuntarily drawn towards him.
"Did you hear me? Qiuqiu?"
"Ah?" She, meaningfully, withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "Didn’t hear."
Cheng Zhirang: "... I said, if you feel uncomfortable, say it; from now on, try to stand to the side, you can grab but don’t go into the water."
"Got it, you help me grab the makeup remover."
"Okay. Be careful, they’re starting again."
As Li Yang was off happily going to remove his makeup, those climbing onto the cloth strip started setting up a five-in-a-row again.
Really doesn’t give anyone time to catch their breath.
This time, it was Guan Yu and Shi Yuhuai who couldn’t wait to gather five people to summon the transparent ball.
Now, only Shi Yuhuai, Guan Yu, and Mu Qiu haven’t gotten makeup remover. Mu Qiu isn’t worried; there’s someone fighting for her.
But the two of them were anxious; who wants to run around with this face? Plus, Shu Ran and Li Yang managed to grab it so easily, like a "stroke of luck" falling into their laps, utterly effortlessly.
Furthermore, they had just been squeezed into the fight, ending up with nothing to show for it.
This was infuriating and nerve-wracking.
So when Li Yang ran down to redeem the makeup remover, the two of them exchanged a glance, imitating Mu Qiu’s fierce actions at the start and dove to occupy two positions in a row.
One more is all they needed, but Shi Yuhuai, with his long arms, pulled Xu Cheng sideways, completing the five-in-a-row.
The projector stopped, then started projecting transparent balls again.
Everyone tried to stand further upfront, aiming to intercept them directly.
Mu Qiu got interested, intending to use the tactic she had used against Chuchu earlier and swing over to topple Guan Yu, but underestimated Guan Yu’s steady stance; she couldn’t budge her.
So the two of them could only stand there with their faces turned to the intersection point, shoulder to shoulder, butt to butt, fighting for position.
Mu Qiu looked up, fixated on the flight path of the projected transparent balls, her head tracing the parabolic curve, watching helplessly as the first ball precisely hit Jiang Zhu on the head.
Jiang Zhu grimaced but caught the ball and shouted, "Huai!"
Shi Yuhuai, in a moment of desperation, dove and with his advantage of long limbs, managed to topple all the people in Mu Qiu’s row.
The splashes drenched Li Yang, who was standing by the side removing his makeup, completely soaking him through.
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