Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

When Huang Chen, with tears in his eyes and sobbing, threw himself into her arms, Shi Wanmeng suddenly sat up in bed, panting heavily, her forehead covered in large beads of sweat.

Realizing it was just a dream, she fell backward, sprawling on the bed. She covered her eyes with her arm, recalling the scenes from the dream—a mixture of horror and absurdity, with a touch of amusement within the absurdity.

Shi Wanmeng rolled over and pounded the bed, trying to banish someone from her mind.

Was this a nightmare?

[Her expression of fear and shock when she first woke up was actually a little funny.]

Is that a demon ahead? Shouldn't we feel sorry for it first?

[I wonder what she dreamed about that made her react so strongly, hahaha]

She glanced at the clock and saw that there was still about half an hour until the assembly, but she really couldn't sleep anymore. Shi Wanmeng rolled out of bed, grabbed her makeup bag, and prepared to go to the bathroom to reapply some sunscreen. Remembering that the sports meet was coming up, she also grabbed a set of comfortable workout clothes to change into.

When they gathered downstairs, they found that among the female guests, they were the most covered up. The others were mostly wearing beach dresses, and Gu Ling even had a cleverly designed two-piece bikini dress.

"Wanmeng, won't you get hot in those long sleeves and pants?" Yuan Xin couldn't help but ask when she saw her.

“Uh,” Shi Wanmeng, who hadn’t expected this at all, could only bite the bullet and say, “For sun protection.”

Yuan Xin nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

The male guests were all dressed in matching beach vacation outfits, except for Bai Zhu, who wore a Hawaiian-style floral shirt.

Su Muqing surrounded Bai Zhu, looking her up and down: "You know what, these fancy patterns really make your skin look fairer. I'll get a set for myself later."

Bai Zhu, who had been feeling a little reserved under her gaze, couldn't help but defend herself after hearing this: "Is it possible that I'm just naturally fair-skinned?"

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Director Wang picked up his megaphone again: "Now, I officially announce that the first Love Code Sports Meet has officially begun!"

Sparse applause broke out, but it didn't dampen Director Wang's enthusiasm: "Now, let's begin our first project, the three-legged race!"

"In this episode, the pair of Shi Wanmeng and Huang Chen, who were selected in the previous two weeks, will receive a bonus: a pass card that allows them to skip any segment of the recording over the next three days. This pass card is only valid for this episode and will expire afterward, so please choose when to use it."

"Then, please have our assistants help us tie everyone up according to the groups!"

Tie them up!!!

【Tie it tighter, tie it up completely!】

[Hahaha, this segment requires a lot of teamwork!]

Will I see anyone break down or go crazy at this sports meet? I want to see that.

【You're overthinking it. They're public figures; they'll hold their temper even if they're angry. Don't worry, hahaha】

[You can still pass? This is a pretty good perk]

Shi Wanmeng and Huang Chen voluntarily stood next to the staff to wait for their feet to be tied. As for the perks, they would of course wait and see before using them.

Their legs were tied together, and Shi Wanmeng could feel his warmth through his trouser leg, causing her face to flush. Suddenly, the scene from her dream flashed into her mind, like a bucket of cold water being poured over her, making her involuntarily take two steps back.

Unaware of her movements, Huang Chen almost tripped over them.

Huang Chen: "?"

Shi Wanmeng felt a little embarrassed, so she could only glance at the people on her left and right to cover up her embarrassment, and whispered, "Later, let's ignore everyone else and follow Zuoyouzuo's pace. We'd rather go a little slower."

Huang Chen, unsuspecting, said, "Okay, we can read it aloud and disturb the neighbors next door."

The two exchanged a glance and grinned knowingly.

Su Muqing, who was standing to the side, pointed at the two of them and said to Bai Zhu, "Look at those two people, don't they look a little wicked with their smiles?"

"Hmph," Bai Zhu glanced at it, "It's obvious that Huang Chen corrupted Wanmeng."

"Tsk."

Friend, you don't look good when you're jealous.

"Alright, alright," the director picked up the megaphone and gave the order: "Everyone get ready, 3, 2, 1, go!"

The four teams set off as instructed by the director. Just as they departed, Huang Chen and Shi Wanmeng, full of energy, shouted in unison, "Left, right, left, right, left, right..."

Sure enough, the sound quickly threw Yuan Xin and Li Zhao, who were standing nearby, into a panic and fell to the ground first.

As if encouraged, the two men, though not the fastest, moved steadily and spoke loudly, successfully overtaking others as pairs of people in front of them fell down.

Su Muqing and Bai Zhu, who had just fallen, got up and looked at each other before starting to make noise pollution from left to right.

[Hahahaha, my god, what is this?]

Sorry, you're disturbing my eyes.

[It has to be said, Shi Huang and Shi Huang are truly a perfect match; they can even pull off all sorts of mischief together. They couldn't be more compatible.]

[A pair of scoundrels (in a good way) hahahahaha]

It's hard to learn good things, but it's incredibly easy to learn bad things. See Su Muqing Baizhu for details.

【Brother Bai, if you keep doing this, I'll start to suspect that someone has possessed your soul o(╥﹏╥)o】

Who remembers that just a year ago, he was a quiet, expressionless, and aloof young man?

After the other two teams fell several times, the competition between the four groups turned into a battle between the two teams. In the end, Shi Wanmeng and Huang Chen were still better at being shameless. They moved forward steadily while interfering with their opponents and narrowly won the victory.

"Cough cough cough..."

Upon reaching the finish line, Shi Wanmeng sat down on the beach without any regard for her image and suddenly started coughing.

"What's wrong? Did you walk too fast?" Huang Chen squatted down and gently patted her back, his expression tense.

"Cough, it's nothing, cough cough," Shi Wanmeng swallowed, "I just walked too fast and my throat hurts a little from shouting."

Huang Chen: "..."

Su Muqing and Bai Zhu, standing to the side: "..."

Just be a human being.

After the other two groups reached the finish line, Director Wang jumped out again: "Alright, I announce that Huang Chenshi's group is in first place, with 4 points."

"Second place, Su Muqing Baizhu, with 3 points."

"Li Zhao and Yuan Xin, third place, 2 points."

"Finally, it's Gu Ling and Zhou Ran, 1 point each."

Gu Ling, who had fallen several times, looked rather unwell and almost complained a few times. But when she saw Zhou Ran next to her, who also looked resentful, she swallowed back the words that were already on the tip of her tongue.

After thinking it over several times, he finally smiled gently and said, "It's okay, let's work hard together for the next one!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ran's expression softened somewhat, and he nodded.

Why don't they just lock themselves in? The atmosphere is actually pretty good.

[Alright, alright, it's time for the exciting name-giving part!]

Indeed, their appearances match perfectly.

[My god, wouldn't it be better to let Zhou Ran enjoy himself alone? What did Gu Ling do wrong to be tied to him?]

[Exactly, beautiful women shouldn't suffer like this. Zhou Ran should be left to someone else.]

Our Lingling is so gentle and understanding, good luck in the next round!

Gu Ling's fans were furious to see the comments section starting to pair their idol with Zhou Ran. It was obvious that the other female celebrities weren't interested in interacting with Zhou Ran, so why should they be the ones assigned to this? They weren't some kind of dumping ground.

"Okay, that concludes our first round of activities. Are you all tired?"

The director looked at everyone expectantly, but received no response.

"Alright, let's start the second round right away, two-legged race!"

???

What the hell?