Translated by Lilac
Edited by Lilac

On the field, Sang Qi noticed that Si Mingchen’s mood was getting worse and worse. After completing the sixth round, he handed him the dice: “12 minutes to go, come on.”

Si Mingchen scanned the screen and saw that Sang Qi only had two steps left.

The dice rolled to the ground and finally came to a halt at point “1”.

Si Mingchen was slightly annoyed, his face expressionless as he stared at the next level of the challenge.

Sang Qi also rolled the dice and got “1” as well.

[These two are in a miserable situation. The challenges are getting harder and harder, but their luck is getting worse and worse.]

[We still have ten minutes left. Sang Qi should be able to successfully complete the challenge, but it’s uncertain for Si Mingchen.]

[Si Mingchen is out of luck, so I guess Wen Zhi will be punished.]

[But high diving is not too bad, right? It’s just a typical amusement park activity.]

[It depends on who receives the punishment. If Wen Zhi enjoys playing, it should be fine. But if he’s afraid of heights or lacks experience, it will be agonizing.]

[Si Mingchen is very athletic, but he’s just unlucky. If it was anyone else, he would have failed the challenge long ago.]

The seventh round of the challenge began, and as the difficulty of the event increased, Si Mingchen didn’t slow down, dashing out five or six metres in one breath before jumping straight onto the climbing net and climbing up quickly.

After completing the task, he didn’t wait for Sang Qi and immediately rolled the dice. However, when he saw the number “1” on the dice, his eyebrows furrowed, and his expression became more serious. He was no longer as calm and relaxed as he usually was.

He even felt somewhat annoyed as he looked at the challenging course, feeling increasingly restless.

Wen Zhi was still waiting for him and he didn’t want to let him down.

After Sang Qi finished the challenge, he rolled the dice again, and this time it landed on a special symbol.

He looked at the director, “What does this mean?”

The director replied, “This symbol means the character can move forward one step and receive a special wish.”

Sang Qi watched his own character walk towards the end and looked at the clock again, “My wish is to take Wen Zhi away from the small dark room with Jiang Xingnan and save him from punishment.”

The programme team was quite surprised, “Sure it’s possible.”

At that moment, Si Mingchen was still in the middle of his eighth challenge. Sang Qi had already left with the crew without waiting for him to return.

When Si Mingchen finished the eighth round, there were still seven minutes left.

He finished throwing the dice and the count was “0.”

[I suspect the dice had been tampered with, otherwise why would Si Mingchen be so unlucky?]

[That’s right, President Si is so unlucky.]

[Look at Si Mingchen, his lips are turning pale and he has no energy left.]

[Sigh, but luckily Sang Qi was able to get Wen Zhi out. I think I heard Wen Zhi say that he was afraid of heights.]

[Sang Qi is such a warm-hearted guy.]

[Although, I feel so awkward about it.]

This time Si Mingchen had no time for remorse, even though he was drenched in sweat in the 10 degree weather, but he still had some time to spare, and perhaps a chance to win.

He stood up with difficulty and was about to leave when the director called out to him, “Just now, Sang Qi has obtained a special symbol and has been granted a wish permission. We have given him permission to bring Wen Zhi and Jiang Xingnan out with him.”

The sweat on his forehead slid down the sides of his face, and he froze in place.

“Sang Qi went to rescue Wen Zhi?”

The director said, “There are four minutes left. If Wen Zhi can’t be rescued, he will have to face high diving punishment.”

“High diving?” Si Mingchen’s tone intensified: “He’s afraid of heights.”

The director reassured him, “Don’t worry, Sang Qi has gone to pick them up, Wen Zhi will not be punished.”

Si Mingchen breathed heavily and walked slowly to the ninth round of the challenge, clenching his fists in frustration, experiencing a sense of defeat he had never felt before.

The dive was so high, and it would be good if Wen Zhi’s timid character could be rescued early. The only thing left to do was to cry when the next challenge came around.

He looked at the track and asked back, “How much longer?”

Director: “Four minutes.”

In the lounge, Jiang Xingnan waited for Sang Qi and ran to take his hand: “You’re finally here.”

Sang Qi withdrew his hand and looked over at Wen Zhi, who was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and walked towards him.

The broadcast from the observation deck had already stopped, indicating that the challenge was over.

Wen Zhi did not see Si Mingchen pick him up and knew that he had probably given up the challenge.

Sang Qi squatted down: “Xiao Zhi, Mingchen’s luck is not good, so he can’t take you out. Let me take you away.”

Jiang Xingnan was slightly stunned and hurried over, “Brother Qi, then I-”

Sang Qi reassured him, “I’ve drawn special powers, so I can take you with me.”

Jiang Xingnan sighed in relief, remembering the special symbol: “Okay.”

Wen Zhi sat by the window, resting his chin on his folded knees, and whispered, “Brother Sang Qi, you go first, I’ll wait for Si Si.”

Sang Qi looked at the time: “There are still two minutes left, he doesn’t have time.”

The screen had gone completely black and Sang Qi pointed at it, “Look, the challenge is over.”

Wen Zhi shook his head, “Then I have to wait for him too.”

Sang Qi frowned slightly, “You’ve been afraid of heights since you were a child. D you know what kind of punishment you’ll receive right away?”

Wen Zhi: “I know.”

Sang Qi continued to persuade him, “Come with me, Xiao Zhi.”

Wen Zhi: “There’s still time, I’ll wait for Si Si.”

Sang Qi’s patience had almost been worn out by Wen Zhi. He realised that although Wen Zhi’s memory had returned to high school, he was not as easy to coax as he had been in high school and was now very stubborn.

He stood up, “Xiao Zhi, but I don’t want you to be punished. Come with Brother.”

Wen Zhi buried his head and refused again, “I want to wait for him, in case he doesn’t give up and pick me up.”

Sang Qii’s tone was urgent: “He has already stopped the challenge. You will definitely face punishment. Why can’t you understand?”

Wen Zhi lifted his head and looked at Sang Qi: “Even if I face the punishment, I accept it. I am one with Si Mingchen, he lost the challenge, so it is only right that I accept the punishment.”

Sang Qi was speechless for a moment.

[Why don’t you go with Sang Qi? Fear of heights is no joke.]

[Why else? He just wants to wait for Si Mingchen.]

[I can’t see the broadcast from Mr. Si’s side, it seems to be over. Wen Wen will be punished for this, right?]

[Alas, I can’t help it, it’s a matter of mutual consent.]

[Wen Zhi wouldn’t like Si Mingchen, would he? Otherwise, I can’t imagine why he wouldn’t go with Sang Qi.]

[I think he likes Si Mingchen, but I think Si Mingchen likes him too.]

The time started counting down with 40 seconds left.

The staff already had the punishment device in hand, ready for Wen Zhi to dive into the water from high altitude.

Knowing that he was afraid of heights, the staff advised him, “Why don’t you go with Sang Qi?”

Wen Zhi shook his head, “He worked so hard during the challenge, and I would be enjoying the fruits of someone else’s labor. It won’t be right.”

Sang Qi and Jiang Xingnan were ready to leave. He took one last look at Wen Zhi, his lips pursed in displeasure.

It would be fine if Wen Zhi didn’t go with him. At least he could see how much of a loser Si Mingchen was.

Jiang Xingnan complimented Sang Qi: “You’ve worked hard, you’ve done well just now.”

Sang Qi nodded coldly, then reluctantly glanced back at Wen Zhi: “Are we going to stay here and accompany Wen Zhi to his punishment?”

Jiang Xingnan was stunned, “That’s fine.”

The timer, which had ten seconds left, suddenly stopped.

Wen Zhi asked in a low voice, “Is it broken?”

The staff weren’t sure, as the timer was controlled centrally from the control room.

“I don’t think it’s broken, but why has it stopped?”

At that moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the door.

Wen Zhi seemed to hear someone calling his name and hastily put on his coat, running outside.

Sang Qi hadn’t left yet and when he saw Wen Zhi coming out, he thought Wen Zhi had changed his mind. He was about to approach him, but when he suddenly noticed Si Mingchen running behind Wen Zhi, his smile froze.

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