33: Chapter 33: Weren't you supposed to change your shoes? Where are your shoes?

When this news came out, everyone else was dumbfounded.

There's no ingredient reward even for fourth place, which means we won't even get to eat? Are we really playing island survival here?

"Also, there are three rules to keep in mind."

Director Zhou suddenly raised three fingers.

"First, both people must pass through each checkpoint together. One person cannot go ahead while the other lags behind."

"Second, if either person falls off or leaves the runway midway, you must start over from the beginning."

"Third, and the most crucial point..."

He deliberately dragged out his tone, sweeping his gaze across every guest present.

"The final score will be based on the arrival time of the last person of the pair!"

As soon as these words were said, the expressions of several guests changed instantly.

"In other words, no matter how fast one person runs, it's useless? Both people must arrive together for it to count?" Lin Mo asked with a frown.

"That's right!"

Director Zhou nodded.

"Therefore, this is not just a test of individual ability, but even more so a test of coordination and tacit understanding between the CP pairs!"

Lin Yu subconsciously glanced at Xu Hao, and Xu Hao immediately patted his chest confidently.

"Rest assured, my stamina is good, I'll definitely carry you to victory!"

Hearing this, Lin Yu immediately smiled sweetly, but a trace of uncertainty flashed deep in her eyes.

On the other side, Su Qing looked worriedly at the Band-Aid on Zhou Yichen's hand.

"Yichen, your hand hasn't healed yet, how about..."

Zhou Yichen raised his hand, glanced at the small Band-Aid, and then looked resolutely toward the runway ahead.

"I said, I can, and I must be able to!"

Su Qing pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.

Shen Qingxue stood beside the starting line, her expression still cold and aloof, but her eyes had already started sizing up the layout of the runway, seemingly planning the optimal route.

Lu Li stood beside her with his hands in his pockets, his flip-flops stepping on the beach, and his toes moving restlessly.

He lowered his head and glanced at his own shoes.

Flip-flops.

Then he looked at the various obstacle checkpoints on the runway.

It's over.

How am I supposed to run wearing this stuff?

Netizens in the livestreaming room also noticed this point.

[Wait, is Lu Li wearing flip-flops???]

[No way, big brother, you're going to do parkour in flip-flops???]

[I surrender, is this the highest realm of slacking off? Too lazy to even change equipment.]

[Hilarious, he's the only one wearing flip-flops.]

[Looking forward to Lu Li's legendary flip-flop parkour scene.]

[I'd like to see how many seconds he can last without falling.]

[Anyone taking bets? I bet ten seconds.]

[I bet five seconds.]

[You guys look down on Slacker Brother too much, right? I bet he won't even be able to run and will just slack off directly.]

[Hahahaha, that makes sense.]

Director Zhou obviously noticed Lu Li's attire as well.

The corners of his mouth twitched, he wanted to say something but stopped, and finally decided to leave it alone.

Anyway, he had reminded the guests to wear clothes suitable for sports. If he didn't change himself, who could he blame?

On the other side, after sizing up the entire checkpoint runway, Shen Qingxue lowered her head to look at her own long jeans, her brows slightly furrowed.

To be honest, this kind of pants looks good when worn out normally, but doing parkour on this kind of inflatable runway would definitely affect her performance.

The fabric was too tight, making it hard to stride, and it would become even heavier after getting wet, dragging her down.

She raised her head, her calm gaze falling on Director Zhou.

"Director Zhou, I need to change my pants."

Director Zhou was slightly stunned, subconsciously glanced at her jeans, and after hesitating for a moment, still nodded.

"Okay, but hurry up. The other guests get ready first."

Shen Qingxue turned around and walked toward the apartment. Her pace was neither fast nor slow, but every step was crisp and neat.

Lu Li stood beside the starting line, watching Shen Qingxue's back, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

That's right, change pants!

He also lowered his head to look at his flip-flops.

He had just been wondering how to run wearing this stuff, and now Shen Qingxue had given him a perfect reason.

Lu Li hurriedly raised his hand.

"Director Zhou! I want to change too!"

Director Zhou looked at him, his gaze lingering on his flip-flops for a second, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"What are you changing? Shoes?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Lu Li nodded like pounding garlic.

"I can't run in these flip-flops. If I fall halfway, the Program Team will have to pay for my medical expenses, which isn't worth it."

Director Zhou: ...

Netizens in the livestreaming room instantly laughed like crazy.

[Hahahaha, what the hell kind of 'pay for medical expenses']

[Lu Li: I am doing this for the Program Team's sake.]

[Director Zhou: I thank you so much.]

[Other people change clothes for beauty, Lu Li changes shoes to save his life, hilarious.]

[But to be honest, doing parkour in flip-flops is indeed outrageous, should have changed them long ago.]

Director Zhou took a deep breath and waved his hand.

"Go on, go on, come back within five minutes."

Lu Li immediately turned around, pattering away in his flip-flops toward the apartment, that speed faster than any other time today.

Standing not far away, Zhou Yichen watched Lu Li's receding back, the corners of his mouth turning down slightly.

Change shoes?

Hmph, so much trouble.

But fine, let him run first. Anyway, when they actually start running later, a guy like that will definitely drop the ball.

...

Six minutes later.

Everyone returned to the beach.

Shen Qingxue had changed into a pair of black athletic shorts, the length just a little above her knees, with a lightweight and loose material that looked suitable for sports at a glance.

Her upper body was still wearing that milk-white T-shirt, making her look much sharper than before, with straight and slender legs that looked dazzlingly white under the sunlight.

The livestreaming room's bullet comments instantly flooded the screen.

[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! The goddess's legs!]

[Do these legs really exist? They are so straight and so white (drooling over the screen).]

[I declare these pants the best of the day.]

[Doesn't Shen Qingxue usually wear shorts? First time seeing it!]

[Lu Li, you brat are blessed.]

[Upstairs, don't talk nonsense. They're just playing a CP and aren't really together.]

[Then I'll say it too, Lu Li, you brat are blessed.]

The bullet comments were frantically drooling over the screen, and the number of online viewers directly surged by a huge margin.

Looking at the backend data, Director Zhou's mouth was split almost to his ears. He just knew that letting Shen Qingxue change clothes was the right decision.

The other female guests also changed their clothes respectively.

Lin Yu changed into a pair of denim shorts, exposing a large chunk of her fair legs, swaying gracefully as she walked.

Su Qing also changed into a pair of athletic shorts, paired with a waist-exposed sports tank top. It was obvious she didn't lack exercise usually, as her waist and abdominal lines were firm and smooth.

Chen Wenwen didn't change into shorts, but instead changed into a pair of loose athletic long pants, looking much more low-key.

The livestreaming room's bullet comments experienced another wave of screen-drooling, though it was obviously not as exaggerated as when Shen Qingxue came out.

On the male guests' side, there weren't many big changes.

Lin Mo changed into a pair of professional running shoes, and Xu Hao also changed into a pair of sneakers.

As for Zhou Yichen, he even changed his entire outfit into a dark blue sports suit, looking quite professional.

As for Lu Li...

When Director Zhou saw Lu Li coming back stepping on flip-flops again, he was completely dumbfounded.

Weren't you going to change shoes? Why is it still these flip-flops??