Huayu: Starting from retirement, sweeping across the domestic entertainment industry

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"Me too! I want to make eye contact with my crush!"

Just as everyone was laughing so hard they were doubled over, and Li Ran was about to turn around and go back to his seat, Spicy Yangzi shouted and rushed straight to the center of the open space.

Li Ran paused, then stood back in the same spot.

"Alright!" Guo Qilin immediately got into the zone, raising his hands. "Welcome our second challenger... Ms. Yang Zi! Let's wait and see if she can withstand the pressure from Li Ran!"

Zhou Ye sat in his seat, pursed his lips, and didn't say anything, but simply hugged Taxue tighter in his arms.

Hu Lianxin's eyes darted around, her gaze sweeping over Yang Zi before settling on Li Ran's face. She silently planned in her mind that she would have to go up later too.

Spicy Yangzi? He's definitely going to lose.

She stood opposite Li Ran, tilting her head back with wide eyes, trying her best to appear calm.

The two began to look at each other.

Spicy Yangzi's expression remained relatively calm, her eyes fixed on Li Ran without blinking.

A few seconds later...

Her gaze began to wander, slowly sliding down from Li Ran's eyes... past the bridge of his nose, past his lips, and finally landing on his face.

Her hand suddenly moved.

Slowly, slowly, it lifted up, as if drawn by some invisible force, inch by inch approaching Li Ran's face.

Then she gently placed her hand on Li Ran's face.

I touched it once, just once.

Then she burst out laughing, covered her face with her hands, turned around and ran back, burying her face in her knees in her seat, her shoulders shaking with laughter.

"No, no! I can't take it anymore!"

Her voice drifted from between her fingers, "My life is complete! I really touched Li Ran's face!"

Wang Sulong looked at her with disgust: "You threw abacus beads at my face... Did you want to play a game? You wanted to take advantage!"

Spicy Yangzi looked up, tears of laughter still glistening on her face, and said defiantly, "So what? I touched it with my own skill! You try touching it yourself if you dare!"

Wang Sulong: "I'm a man..."

Spicy Yangzi: "Then shut up."

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Guo Qilin laughed so hard he slapped his thigh. After laughing his fill, he stood up, cleared his throat, and continued hosting: "Okay, Li Ran's current record... two consecutive wins! Any of the female guests here who are up for a challenge?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a figure sprang up from his seat with a "whoosh".

Hu Lianxin had already stood opposite Li Ran.

The movement was so fast that no one had time to react.

Guo Qilin paused for a moment, then raised his hand: "Alright! Now the challenger has arrived... Xiao Hu!"

Zhou Ye's eyes widened instantly, and his hand, which was stroking Ta Xue, froze in mid-air.

No, sister, why are you running so fast?

Hu Lianxin stood opposite Li Ran without saying a word, just quietly watching him.

The two began to look at each other.

Time passed slowly, and neither of them moved or smiled. They just stared at each other quietly, like two statues.

The laughter around them gradually subsided, and everyone looked at each other, sensing that something was amiss.

Hu Lianxin's eyelashes trembled slightly.

She could feel that she was about to give up...

It wasn't that I wanted to laugh, but rather a different, more subtle feeling, like something was slowly swelling inside me, about to overflow.

She suddenly reached out and gently pressed her hand on Li Ran's chest.

Through the thin jacket, she could feel the rhythm of his heartbeat, steady and strong, unlike her own, which was already a jumbled mess.

"Am I pretty?" she asked.

The sound was soft, yet clear enough.

Li Ran looked down at her, his gaze slowly sweeping across her face, finally landing on her ear, which was covered by her stray hairs.

He raised his hand, slowly and gently, and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

His fingertips brushed against her earlobe, sending a slight shiver down her spine.

"Beautiful," he said in a low voice, "Am I handsome?"

Hu Lianxin looked at his face so close to hers, at her reflection in his eyes, and at the undisguised possessiveness hidden within them.

Her lips were pressed tightly together.

Then, slowly, slowly, I lowered my head.

Blushed.

Wang Sulong spoke up quietly from the side: "Little Hu, you smiled... oh no, you didn't smile, but you bowed your head, so you've lost, right?"

Hu Lianxin didn't say anything, and turned to walk back.

When she sat back down, her face still had a lingering blush, but a smile quietly appeared on her lips.

It was worth it. After the show airs, there should be a wave of fans who ship them as a couple!

Guo Qilin was about to continue hosting when he suddenly saw a figure stand up.

Zhou Ye placed Taxue on the chair, clapped his hands, and walked step by step to the center of the open space.

"None of you are good enough..."

She looked at Li Ran with a smile on her lips: "Just watch me."

Hu Lianxin looked up at her, their eyes met briefly in the air, and then looked away.

Li Ran looked at Zhou Ye standing in front of her and couldn't help but laugh: "You're here too?"

"What, it's not okay?" Zhou Ye tilted his head and took a step forward.

The distance between the two instantly shrank to less than twenty centimeters.

Zhou Ye looked up at him, his eyes sparkling with a sly smile.

She tilted her head, her voice soft and slightly rising at the end: "Am I pretty? Hmm~"

The "hmm" was drawn out, as if she were being coquettish or teasing.

Li Ran's breath hitched for a moment.

He tried to suppress the urge to smile, nodded, and said in a steady voice, "Beautiful."

Zhou Ye stared into his eyes and leaned forward a little more.

The two were almost face to face, able to feel each other's breath.

"and you……"

Zhou Ye's voice was very soft, so soft that only he could hear it, "Want to kiss me?"

Li Ran's pupils contracted slightly.

The next second, Zhou Ye burst out laughing.

Li Ran couldn't hold back any longer, and his lips completely betrayed him.

The two stood face to face, their shoulders shaking with laughter.

The surrounding area erupted in chaos...

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"

Guo Qilin covered his mouth, "Is this something I can watch?"

Li Xueqin frantically slapped the hot-eyed Yangzi next to her: "Did you record it? Did you record it?!"

Spicy Yangzi, holding up his phone, his hands trembling, exclaimed, "Recording! Recording!"

With an expression that said, "I see through everything," Wang Sulong casually asked, "Li Ran, what are you doing? Is this for the show? Hmm?"

Meng Ziyi's eyes widened, her mouth formed an "O," and after a long pause, she managed to stammer, "This...this...isn't this against the rules?"

……

Ta Xue jumped off the chair, ran to their feet, and barked twice, as if protesting that she was being ignored.

Zhou Ye bent down and picked it up, looking up at Li Ran with his eyes curving into crescents.

"Did I win?" she asked.

Looking at her smug face, Li Ran couldn't help but reach out and ruffle her hair.

"You win."

Zhou Ye held Taxue in his arms, laughing like a Samoyed.

Schnauzers and Samoyeds are a perfect match!

The game continued, but the atmosphere had completely changed.

Guo Qilin cleared his throat, trying to steer the conversation back on track: "Um... are there any more challenges? If not, Li Ran will be the champion of this year's 'Not Heart-Fluttering Challenge'..."

"etc!"

Zhou Ye suddenly spoke, picked up Taxue and stood up, looking at Li Ran with a sly glint in his eyes.

"I have one last question."

Li Ran looked at her: "What's the problem?"

Zhou Ye tilted his head and calmly asked, "When we made eye contact just now, did your heart race?"

Li Ran was stunned for a moment.

There was a moment of silence, and then...

"oh……!"

The commotion exploded.

Li Ran looked at Zhou Ye's serious face and couldn't help but smile.

"you guess."

……