I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!

Chapter 603 - 602: Pots and Pans Alliance

After saying this, Mu Qiu stood up, pulling Zhao Yu away from the shadows and blocking Guo Yin like a roadblock.

Guo Yin stopped in his tracks, looking as if he had seen his nemesis, retreating a few steps with a wary expression, appearing ready to run at any moment.

"Sister Mu Qiu, Sister Zhao Yu."

With a smile like an aunt, Mu Qiu kindly asked, "I knew you weren’t out yet, Li Yang really tricked us."

He was supposed to hide quietly and look for the dossier card, secretly committing murders. Getting caught was not a good thing.

Guo Yin forced a smile, saying, "Actually, I consider myself already out, it’s just that I haven’t been officially notified, so I’m just wandering around."

"Come on, I’ve never seen someone who’s about to be out being so leisurely, carrying a workbook as if they’re touring the Ancient City walls. So, what’s Li Yang having you hide out for? To search for the dossier card with all your might?"

Guo Yin shook his head without speaking, even hiding the workbook behind him.

The two of them rolled their eyes, closing in more and more, sandwiching Guo Yin directly in between.

"Can I take a look at your workbook?"

Front wolves, back tigers, Guo Yin tried hard to minimize his occupied space, avoiding direct contact with them with every cell in his body.

Meanwhile, he had to protect the workbook, rolling it up and stuffing it into his pocket, guarding it fiercely.

Unfortunately, he fell for Mu Qiu’s diversion and she snatched it away in one go.

"Let me see... Insect Street Dance Club?"

"Oh, isn’t this just the place we wanted to visit? Guo, want to form an alliance?"

Guo Yin’s smile quickly flickered up for a moment before returning to normal. He anxiously wanted to snatch back the workbook.

If the camera hadn’t been focused on him, that split-second reaction would have been missed.

He’s quite tall, taking only a few tries before grabbing back the workbook, then opening his shirt to hide it, retreating from their encirclement like a bullied little bride.

"No, Sister Mu Qiu, Brother Yang specifically warned me before he left: trust no one, especially not you, and definitely not your alliance talk."

Mu Qiu: "..."

After a brief silence came the rebound; Mu Qiu hadn’t really intended to form an alliance, anyway. Either way, she could make him obediently listen. But with that said, she now insisted on forming an alliance!

"I insist on forming an alliance! I’ve even thought of the alliance name, let’s call it the Pots and Pans Alliance, solid as iron! If you don’t join, you’ll be hit by iron!"

Guo Yin: "......Sister, shouldn’t you think it over?"

"Think it over? What for? The benefits of joining our Pots and Pans Alliance have already been eaten up by Brother Yang. Sorry, but hang in there; once you’re eliminated, you can eat."

"...Since you’re making me form an alliance, why are you hoping for my elimination?!"

"Oh, only one person survives until the end anyway. But don’t be scared, as long as you betray Li Yang and wholeheartedly join our Pots and Pans, we’ll be eternal allies and help you reach the top three."

Mu Qiu coaxed him along, leading him to the second floor of a fruit shop, which housed the Insect Street Dance Club.

Pushed forward, Guo Yin stubbornly said, "Brother Yang said you’d make up stories to trick me like this. Sister Mu Qiu, my ambitions aren’t big, I don’t want to be in the top three."

Not that I ever intended for you to be in the top three.

Zhao Yu silently retorted, yet her face still beamed with a smile, joining Mu Qiu in coaxing the young man:

"You have to aim. The closer you are to the top three, the greater the help for Li Yang. Plus, the bottom-ranker who doesn’t aspire to the top three isn’t a qualified bottom-ranker... I mean, everyone should have ambition."

Guo Yin was silent for a second: "I actually..."

"We all know, you’re actually a very ambitious person. Come on upstairs, I’ll show you around our Insect Street Dance Club."

The club’s door wasn’t locked, just ajar. Pushing it open led to the front desk, then inside was a large dance practice room with floor-to-ceiling mirrors along one wall.

The dance room floor was scattered with backpacks and dance clothes.

Mu Qiu squatted to pick up a red and black piece, its chest embroidered with a small name tag.

"Zhao Yu."

Zhao Yu herself glanced over, then picked up more clothes; two out of three were labeled with her name.

"Am I a shape-shifter? Wearing so many clothes at once?"

Mu Qiu compared the outfits, thinking out loud: "I understand the show’s design now."

Guo Yin poked his head in to ask, "What design?"

"Listening to our analysis means you’re part of our Pots and Pans Alliance now."

"......Do I have any other options?"

"Sure you do. Did you know? I found a monster dossier card, I could eliminate you for lunch right now."

Guo Yin’s eyes widened as he hugged himself tighter, instantly proclaiming his intent: "I will join the alliance!"

Mu Qiu smiled sincerely: "Good boy."

"So what’s the design?"

"We just toured the school and found some textbooks in a classroom labeled with your and Li Yang’s names. At the time, we thought, with clues hidden so well, wasn’t the show worried we’d miss them?

Now it seems, maybe they put these clues in every classroom, so anyone who flips around could find them. Just like these clothes.

So, these clues must be useful. You’re definitely the traitor."

The sudden turn caught Guo Yin off guard; he had been listening intently, but the last sentence made him frown: "How did I get branded a traitor?"

"We found a phone in an Oxford dictionary, and its messages explained that you were bullied at school for liking Li Yang, turned dark after the apocalypse arrived, and decided to eliminate everyone. Doesn’t that make sense?"

Make sense... my foot!

Guo Yin’s expression contorted in disbelief trying to convey his shock.

"Who likes who?!"

Mu Qiu appeared very calm, saying, "Guo likes Mr. Li, not you, don’t worry."

"Isn’t that us?! Isn’t the show’s storyline a bit too strange?!"

"That’s nothing; it gets weirder. In Mr. Li’s book, we found a pink letter with this dance club’s address, possibly suggesting love at first sight for someone here.

And here you are now. You like me, I like him, such a thrilling plot."

Li Yang liking a girl from the dance club, and then he likes... likes Li Yang, was bullied for it, found the dance club after the world ended, seems like he came for revenge...

Guo Yin felt a bit overwhelmed, unable to meet the camera’s gaze.

He could only pray inside: Please fans, don’t take this seriously.

Mu Qiu sighed, looking at him sympathetically: "Don’t be afraid, pure feelings between boys can also be beautiful."

Guo Yin: "...But I don’t really want this kind of pure feelings."

"Save that talk for Li Yang. The sight of you two staring at each other in shock would be great."

The production team was truly clever, giving these two secretly straight guys such a scenario.

And speaking of straight guys...

"Guo Yin, you should be thankful that the director didn’t replace Li Yang with Brother Huai—it’s already a way to protect you."