Chapter 495: A Strike
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the face of his companion’s sudden attack, Mai Tian’s counterattack was to place the worm in front of Zhang Yuan, scaring her three steps back. “Since I’m your good brother, shouldn’t you as my underlings take the lead? Hence, you should try it first.”
Zuo Li glanced at the two of them and instantly decided to stand with Zhang Yuan.
Su Lan thought that everyone wanted to harm her, so everyone looked like a bad person to her. However, Zuo Li was a meticulous person. During the process of teaming up with Mai Tian, he realized that although Mai Tian liked to take advantage of his seniority and act shamelessly on camera, he was actually a very responsible big brother in private.
Hence, since the production team did not say no, Mai Tian might use the effect of the variety show as an excuse to bear this punishment for them in the end. Hence, he said solicitously, “Brother, the workload today is so heavy. You’ve worked so hard, so you must have exhausted a lot of your stamina. This worm is so nutritious. It can nourish your body, so you should eat more and recover your stamina quickly. It’s just nice to deal with tonight’s battle.”
Mai Tian sighed. Zuo Li was also a cunning person. “It’s alright. There are many worms in this jar. We’ll share blessings and hardships together. Everyone, eat together.”
Su Lan was about to speak, but Mai Tian did not give her a chance to speak at all. He asked her directly, “Little Su, you think so too, right?”
Hence, the four of them made one round and returned to their original spot.
The director clapped his hands and pulled their attention back. “Alright, don’t push it away. Since it’s a punishment, everyone has to eat it.”
Mai Tian glared at You Jing. “1 know, 1 know. Kid, don’t fall into my hands in the future.” He closed his eyes, pinched his nose, and stuffed the worm into his mouth with an expression that said he was ready to die.
Two seconds later, a “retch” resounded throughout the event location. Mai Tian swallowed it with difficulty and retched from disgust.
Zhang Yuan and the other two already felt disgusted. Now that they saw Mai Tian’s pained expression, they immediately had goosebumps.
Mai Tian retched a few times and drank two mouthfuls of water before he finally recovered. This was a local delicacy. If their reaction was too ugly, it might cause the locals to boycott them when it was broadcasted. Hence, he quickly added, “Actually, the taste is not bad. It brought along some sweetness.” It was just that the taste was too disgusting.
Seeing that Mai Tian, the big brother, had taken the lead to eat it, Zhang Yuan suppressed her disgust and ate one. Then, the sound of a second person vomiting could be heard on the spot.
Seeing that he couldn’t escape, Zuo Li had no choice but to eat it too. He didn’t vomit, but his face was also green and purple. It was obvious that he was trying his best to hold it in.
In the end, the pressure came to Su Lan. Everyone present stared at her, while she stared at the densely packed squirming insects. She felt that her scalp was going numb.
Everyone present was not stupid. After filming for the day, they could roughly tell Su Lan’s personality and character. Hence, they were very curious. Would she bite the bullet and eat it or play tricks?
Su Lan held a pair of chopsticks in her right hand. She had been in a stalemate for almost two minutes, but she still did not dare to reach out to take them.
You Jing gave Mai Tian a look from behind the camera. Mai Tian glared at him helplessly. He had no choice but to perform his role as the main cast member.
“Little Su, are you afraid to take it? Do you want me to help you take it?”
Su Lan grabbed her chopsticks tightly and bit her lip. “No need. I’ll do it myself.”
Under everyone’s gazes, she took a deep breath and tried a few times. Finally, she picked up one of them with difficulty, but she could not stuff it into her mouth. She was so anxious that tears were about to flow.
In the deadlock, she looked up and met Yu Han’s eyes. Yu Han smiled at her and shouted silently, “Serves you right.”
This completely provoked Su Lan. She broke down and threw her chopsticks away. She cried and shouted, “I’m not eating anymore. I don’t want to eat such disgusting things! I’m not recording anymore!”
Everyone let out an “uh-oh” and thought that she had indeed made a fuss. However, because of the settings of their show, it was not the first time that the guests had stopped filming, so the staff watched her make a fuss calmly.
You Jing waved for Su Lan’s manager, Zhao Gang, to come over. “Ask your artist if she’s really not filming anymore. If she’s unwilling to continue filming, according to the contract we signed, we’ll cut all the scenes related to her in this episode.. Do you accept this result?”