Chapter 77

After a few minutes, the staff came over to urge the guests to go on stage. The first to choose a partner was the team led by Jiang Hudong. Zhang Chengyuan naturally had no interest in the choices of others; he only paid attention to Li Zhen's performance and her final choice.

Perhaps out of fear that Zhang Chengyuan would be jealous, Li Zhen, who was already restrained, found it even harder to let loose. She performed a stiff and rigid "Dance of Temptation" in a very conventional manner, and only for Jiang Hudong. In the end, she chose Jiang Hudong as her partner. Perhaps she thought that after seeing her choice, Zhang Chengyuan would certainly not be jealous. And as she had expected, when he saw Li Zhen choose Jiang Hudong, Zhang Chengyuan indeed laughed without a care.

Among the guests present, only a few, such as Yoon Eun-hye and Jeon Hye-bin, roughly guessed Li Zhen's thoughts, while the other guests were surprised by her choice of Jiang Hudong, who was often disliked in the program, thinking it was a pre-arranged setup by the production team.

Next, it was the turn for the team led by Jin to choose partners. At this moment, Zhang Chengyuan suddenly felt that he was truly blessed with good fortune today. In his team, there were three female artists: Yoon Eun-hye, his good friend and "sister"; Jeon Hye-bin, who was both beautiful and talented and had once been his biggest fan; and Lee Ji-hyeon, who had suddenly made him feel protective today. Each of these three women was very beautiful and had his affection, so no matter which one chose him, he would be delighted to accept.

He never thought that he would be rejected by any of these three beauties, as he had great confidence in his charm.

However, he didn't realize that this was a variety entertainment show, not reality, and sometimes a twist in the plot would be more interesting and captivating to the audience.

The game segment began, with the male and female guests standing in separate teams. The male guests were to start by showcasing their charm to the female guests. First up were Jin Chang-hoon and Kim Jong-kook, both of whom were skilled singers, so they chose to display their melodious voices to win the "hearts" of the female guests. Next was Jin Je-dong, who, at a loss for what talent to show, was immediately teased by Liu Zaishi, Jiang Hudong, and the female guests, forcing him to act like a child pouting, which elicited loud laughter from everyone.

When it was Zhang Chengyuan's turn, Yoon Eun-hye suddenly asked him to perform a powerful dance. She knew that dancing was Zhang Chengyuan's weak point and wanted to see how he would "embarrass" himself today, of course, partly to get him more screen time. Jeon Hye-bin and Lee Ji-hyeon, seeing this, joined in the fun, each requesting that Zhang Chengyuan show a cute and sexy dance.

Zhang Chengyuan was somewhat unwilling and tried to negotiate, but Liu Zaishi wouldn't let him speak, calling him out directly. Zhang Chengyuan had no choice but to go on stage. He first walked to Yoon Eun-hye, moved around a bit, then suddenly placed his hands on her waist, lifted her over his head, and sat her on his left shoulder. He then held Yoon Eun-hye with his left hand, extended his right hand to the side, and spun a few times on the spot. Suddenly, he leaped into the air, spinning about one and a half times before landing steadily.

During this process, Yoon Eun-hye was initially surprised, but when she was spinning in the air, she was frightened and screamed. When she came down, her heart was still pounding. After a while, she regained her composure and, seeing Zhang Chengyuan's half-smiling face, realized that he was deliberately "revenge" for her earlier challenge. She immediately said, "Oppa, you're bullying me again!" and kicked his calf twice to vent her frustration.

Everyone was greatly astonished. Although Zhang Chengyuan had previously shown his strong physical abilities, carrying Yoon Eun-hye and spinning her in the air was something that seemed impossible for a human. They couldn't help but marvel at how Zhang Chengyuan's physical strength was extremely abnormal!

Only Li Zhen smiled without surprise, as she and her three sisters and Xiao Shuijing had experienced similar scenes many times before.

The recording was once again interrupted by Zhang Chengyuan, but the PD was not angry. He thought that agreeing to Park Byung-ryeol's request to have Zhang Chengyuan participate in this episode was a wise decision, as the ratings for this episode might significantly increase.

A few minutes later, at the PD's command, the recording resumed. Zhang Chengyuan slowly walked to Jeon Hye-bin, looked at her awkwardly, and took a deep breath, seemingly determined to go all out. Then his body began to sway gently, and his hands slowly rose to his chest, forming a heart shape for Jeon Hye-bin. However, just as Jeon Hye-bin felt delighted, he suddenly couldn't help but lower his head and laugh softly. For him, making a love gesture to a woman he had just met today, even if she was his long-time fan, made him feel very embarrassed.

Liu Zaishi teased, "Chengyuan, that's too impolite. After agreeing to a beauty's request, you must fulfill it no matter what. How can you give up halfway?"

Zhang Chengyuan thought, "I don't remember agreeing to it." But at this moment, he couldn't tell. After trying twice, Zhang Chengyuan still couldn't make a cute expression, and instead looked like he was about to cry, which made everyone laugh and cry at the same time.

At this moment, Jin Je-dong suddenly exchanged glances with Jiang Hudong and Liu Zaishi, then looked at Li Zhen. Jiang Hudong and Liu Zaishi immediately understood. Jiang Hudong then pushed Li Zhen to the center of the stage, and Liu Zaishi instructed, "Miss Li Zhen, stand next to Miss Hye-bin."

Li Zhen was somewhat puzzled but still smiled and complied.

The music started again, and Zhang Chengyuan once again tried to perform a cute dance. This time, his eyes were fixed on Li Zhen's face, and he effortlessly made heart shapes, pouted, acted cute, and smiled foolishly, all very naturally. However, the other guests were surprised and found it hilarious to see his previously tall and cool image suddenly turn into a cute and mischievous one. Yoon Eun-hye, Jeon Hye-bin, and Lee Ji-hyeon, standing opposite Zhang Chengyuan, laughed beautifully, with Jeon Hye-bin feeling a bit envious and Li Zhen feeling touched.

Jiang Hudong said, "Zhang Chengyuan truly lives up to being Fin.K.L's younger brother. Look, he can't make a single cute gesture in front of Jeon Hye-bin, but in front of Li Zhen, he can do all sorts of things, even to the point of being overly sweet. And who says Cheng-yu and Zhang Chengyuan are a couple? Clearly, it's Li Zhen and Zhang Chengyuan. Or maybe both, or even all four."

After hearing his increasingly exaggerated words, Li Zhen and Zhang Chengyuan both breathed a sigh of relief, as the more absurd and unreasonable Jiang Hudong's words were, the less likely people would believe them, thus reducing the chances of their rumors spreading.

Seeing Jiang Hudong's increasingly absurd comments, Liu Zaishi hurriedly stopped him, "Why are you so concerned? Are you an entertainment reporter, or are you jealous of Chengyuan?"

Jin Je-dong said, "Can he not be jealous? He's been looking for good sisters or good younger sisters for ten years but hasn't found one that suits him."

Hearing this, Jiang Hudong glared at Jin Je-dong, but Jin Je-dong's squinting eyes looked elsewhere, ignoring him.

After some banter, Zhang Chengyuan continued dancing. This time, it was a sexy dance, and in front of him stood the 17-18-year-old girl, Lee Ji-hyeon, while Li Zhen had already left the stage. Faced with this situation, Zhang Chengyuan was once again at a loss.

To reduce the guilt of seducing a minor, Zhang Chengyuan slightly turned his body towards Jeon Hye-bin and then started dancing, which he thought was somewhat sexy but others found very funny. Previously, his high-difficulty moves had distracted everyone from noticing his poor dance skills. When he danced a sexy dance, unable to perform high-difficulty moves or use funny expressions, his extremely poor dance skills were immediately exposed, making people sigh that he was wasting a body with great dance potential.

Perhaps moved by Zhang Chengyuan's efforts, in the next segment where the girls showcased their charm, the three girls all went straight to Zhang Chengyuan, performing very sexy dances, each more alluring than the last. Yoon Eun-hye tugged at his collar, Jeon Hye-bin placed her hand on his chest, and Lee Ji-hyeon grabbed his hand and placed it on her waist, while her other hand rested on his shoulder, dancing closely. Of course, it wasn't truly close, as there was still a distance of about ten centimeters between them.

This was enough to shock Zhang Chengyuan, and he felt somewhat displeased, thinking that Lee Ji-hyeon seemed a bit frivolous. However, when he saw the hint of shyness in her eyes, he relaxed and smiled warmly again.

At that moment, his affection for Lee Ji-hyeon was conveyed through their eye contact, and her face immediately turned red, her hands loosened, and she stepped back a few steps, turning to return to her original position. Watching her walk away, Zhang Chengyuan suddenly noticed how alluring this young girl's figure was, especially her slender waist, which could be easily encircled by his two hands. His heart fluttered, but he quickly reminded himself that Lee Ji-hyeon was still a minor and warned himself not to have any improper thoughts.

Next, Jin Je-dong chose a partner first, selecting Yoon Eun-hye, but was cruelly rejected. Then, Yoon Eun-hye chose Jin Chang-hoon, calling him "Uncle Red Hat." Although Jin Chang-hoon was indeed old enough to be Yoon Eun-hye's uncle, he didn't like being called that, so he immediately rejected her and called her "Aunt Denim Skirt," demanding to be paired with her, which made Yoon Eun-hye very awkward, but she still agreed to Jin Chang-hoon's request.

After that, Kim Jong-kook and Zhang Chengyuan also pursued Yoon Eun-hye, who seemed to be very "fickle," moving between Jin Chang-hoon, Kim Jong-kook, and Zhang Chengyuan. This was a pre-arranged setup by the production team to add more laughs, and although Zhang Chengyuan didn't need to get involved, as a relatively new artist, he had to follow the instructions.

After a series of competitions, Yoon Eun-hye paired with Jin Chang-hoon, Jeon Hye-bin with Jin Je-dong, and Lee Ji-hyeon with Kim Jong-kook, leaving Zhang Chengyuan alone, standing bitterly in front of the camera, looking dejected. At this moment, another unlucky member of Jiang's team, Shin Jung-hwan, also joined in, making a gesture of hugging and crying together in front of the camera.

This twist in the plot was not only unexpected by the audience but also by Zhang Chengyuan and most of the guests, as the production team had not informed Zhang Chengyuan beforehand, only telling Yoon Eun-hye, Jeon Hye-bin, and Lee Ji-hyeon not to choose him. Therefore, although Zhang Chengyuan performed well in this segment, he ultimately could not escape the "fate" of being rejected.

Fortunately, this was just a variety show, so Zhang Chengyuan was not angry after being tricked. After all, many artists in Korea have been fooled by production teams, and he was no exception.

After that, Zhang Chengyuan did not participate in the couple games. It wasn't until the final game, "Frying Pan Flying," where everyone participated, that he got back on stage. This game was simple and a bit childish but very interesting and lively. Zhang Chengyuan immersed himself in it, performing perfectly without any mistakes. In the end, his team, with the help of Shin Jung-hwan's intentional mistakes and the unity of the members, won a round, avoiding the fate of having their heads shaved by Jiang's team.

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