32: Chapter 32, First Segment – ​​Beach Parkour

The atmosphere in the living room changed instantly.

At the same time, the live broadcast room opened, and a massive wave of netizens flooded in instantly.

[Morning, morning! What's exciting today?]

[Shen Qingxue is so pretty, just as stunning today!]

[As soon as I came in, I saw Slacker Brother lounging like a couch potato. Truly living up to his title as Slacker Brother, still performing consistently.]

[Come on, bro, it's just a tiny scratch, and Zhou Yichen still has that band-aid on? Is he really not afraid of it getting infected and festering from staying covered up?]

[What do you guys know, that's the badge of a hero.]

[I'm dying of laughter, the badge of a hero.]

The bullet comments were scrolling by, and the online viewer count was steadily rising, though the growth rate was noticeably lower than yesterday's.

After all, not everyone has the time to watch the live stream guardedly; many people wait until they have free time to watch replays or edited clips.

Director Zhou looked at the backend data and nodded; this traffic curve was well within his expectations.

"Alright! Welcome everyone back to the live broadcast of Heartbeat 72 Hours!"

Director Zhou raised his megaphone, his voice booming.

"After yesterday's initial introductions and interactions, I believe all the guests already have a basic understanding of each other. Today, our first challenge segment will be upgraded!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Today's segment is called... Heartbeat Challenge! This challenge consists of three parts in total."

Director Zhou took a large poster from a staff member, which featured illustrations of a few mini-games and looked quite lively.

"The rules are very simple. Each CP needs to cooperate to complete a series of challenge tasks. For every task completed, they will receive corresponding points."

"Today's points will directly affect the task rewards. The CP with the highest points will win a private date privilege! Furthermore, they will get a luxurious seafood feast provided by the Program Team!"

As soon as these words were said, the eyes of several guests lit up.

Especially Lu Li.

He immediately opened his eyes and sat up straight.

What on earth was a private date privilege? Never heard of it.

But a seafood feast?

Now that was something he could get behind!

This moment was accurately captured by the cameraman, and the lens immediately gave Lu Li a close-up.

Netizens in the live broadcast room instantly went wild with laughter.

[Hhahahahahaha, did you guys see that! Lu Li's look just now!]

[The front few guests' eyes lit up because of the private dating right, but Lu Li's eyes lit up because of the seafood feast, right?]

[I'm dying, is the only thing in this dude's world eating?]

[A Sigma male is never enslaved! Unless food and lodging are provided!]

[Shen Qingxue, look! This is the man you're teaming up with as a CP, his eyes only see chow time.]

[I think it's pretty good. At least Lu Li is genuine, unlike certain people who put on a fake act.]

[Who are you referring to ahead? Make yourself clear!]

[I'm talking about Zhou Yichen, so what?]

The bullet comments instantly erupted into a war between two factions again.

At the scene.

Director Zhou watched Lu Li's suddenly energized appearance, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

This kid hadn't looked this active yesterday; the moment a seafood feast was mentioned, he became as pumped up as if he'd been injected with chicken blood.

"Alright! It seems everyone is very motivated!" Director Zhou raised the megaphone, amusement tinged in his voice.

"Now, please have all guests move to the beach, the first challenge segment is about to begin!"

Everyone stood up one after another.

Lin Yu pulled Xu Hao along and charged out in the lead.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! We must take first place!"

"Charge, charge, charge!"

Lin Mo and Chen Wenwen followed at a moderate pace, maintaining a polite distance between them.

Su Qing walked beside Zhou Yichen, casting a cautious glance at him.

"Yichen, your hand isn't healed yet. How about... we don't try too hard?"

Zhou Yichen lowered his head to glance at the band-aid on his index finger, which was still neatly plastered on, and his expression changed slightly.

"It's fine, I can handle it."

When he said this, his tone was firm and his gaze resolute, as if he were about to head onto a battlefield.

Netizens in the live broadcast room went crazy with laughter again.

[What the hell with 'I can', didn't you just cut a wound less than two millimeters?]

[The badge of a hero cannot be removed; take it off and you're no longer a hero.]

[Is Su Qing genuinely worried or just acting? I feel like she's genuinely been PUA'd.]

[Su Qing: My husband is a real man!]

[Hhahahahahaha, help me.]

Lu Li walked at the very back with his hands in his pockets, his flip-flops slapping loudly against the stone-paved path.

Shen Qingxue walked two steps ahead of him, maintaining her usual cold and aloof demeanor, looking straight ahead without distraction.

Lu Li glanced at her, thought for a moment, and quickened his pace to catch up.

"Hey, Goddess Shen."

Shen Qingxue didn't turn back.

"Hm?"

"Uhm... regarding today's challenge, do you have any thoughts?"

Shen Qingxue turned her head slightly, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Li scratched his head and gathered his thoughts.

"I mean, since the two of us are a team, we should have a strategy, right? For example, what you're responsible for, what I'm responsible for, division of labor and cooperation will make us more efficient."

Shen Qingxue stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked at him.

Lu Li felt a bit creeped out by her gaze.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Shen Qingxue stared at him for two seconds before speaking indifferently.

"You're worried we won't get the seafood feast, aren't you?"

Lu Li: "..."

Shen Qingxue didn't say anything more, turned around, and continued walking forward.

Lu Li watched her retreating figure, frozen in place, the corners of his mouth twitching subconsciously.

After all, we all understand the logic, but don't say it out loud; otherwise, it's quite awkward.

Netizens in the live broadcast room had already exploded with laughter.

[Hhahahahahaha, the goddess saw right through it.]

[Lu Li: How did you know what I was thinking?]

[Shen Qingxue: Your thoughts are written all over your face, big bro.]

[I'm dying of laughter, acting all serious about strategy the second before, only to be exposed the next second.]

[Oh no, the more you look at these two, the more CP chemistry they have. One is secretly passionate/repressed, the other is cold and aloof, a perfect match.]

[Don't rush to ship them upstairs, wait and see if Zhou Yichen uses his dating right to ask out Shen Qingxue later, let's see if you can still ship them then.]

[Don't say anymore... I'm already starting to get angry.]

A wave of unease suddenly emerged in the bullet comments, but it was quickly drowned out by more hahahahas.

The beach wasn't far; walking over from Heartbeat Apartment took only about five or six minutes.

The scenery along the way was lovely, with coconut groves rustling, waves crashing against the beach, and white foams sparkling in the sunlight.

The Program Team had already set up the venue on the beach.

Looking from afar, several huge, colorful inflatable props stood on the beach.

The most eye-catching ones were the spinning cylinder, the rotating windmill, the tilted springboard, the array of gymnastics rings, and the swing bridge...

At a glance, there were at least seven or eight checkpoints.

At the end of the track was a high platform with a golden bell hanging on it, which should be the marker for the finish line.

This scene suddenly reminded Lu Li of a show before his transmigration—wasn't this "Boys and Girls, Dash Ahead"?

Director Zhou was already standing next to the starting line waiting, holding a megaphone, with several staff members standing by his side, each holding a timer.

"Alright! Everyone is here!" Director Zhou's voice came through the megaphone.

"Let me explain the rules in detail!"

He pointed to the inflatable track behind him.

"This segment is called Beach Parkour. The rules are very simple: each CP needs to start together from the starting line, conquer all checkpoints together, reach the finish line, and ring the bell!"

"First place will receive 12 points, plus the seafood feast and the private dating right, while second place gets only 9 points plus a designated ingredient, and third place gets 6 points, with the ingredient being the same."

"As for fourth place... only 3 points, and no ingredients!"