"No, I have to be the referee." Chen Tianming found an excuse and quickly said, "Right, I'm the director, and also the referee, right? How can a referee participate in a game? No, this isn't right."
"It's okay," Deputy Director Yang raised his hand high. "Director, I'll be the referee. You, as our representative among the staff, must go all out." Kuai Shu Ge
Chen Tianming: "..."
Destroy it all, none of these people can be kept.
Unable to refuse, Chen Tianming finally had to brace himself and participate.
First round.
A group of people stood outside the red rope.
A burst of cheerful music began.
Deputy Director Yang, holding a megaphone and with his back to the group, shouted, "We are all statues and we are not allowed to speak or move. One, two, three, statues, freeze!"
He turned around abruptly.
Very good, not a single person had moved.
Deputy Director Yang's gaze lingered on Chen Tianming with amusement for a moment before he turned away.
Chen Huan sprinted the moment Deputy Director Yang turned around, her movements incredibly fast.
Her swift and steady actions drew gasps of admiration from the surrounding crowd.
Even Fang Miaomiao, who had been lazily observing from behind, couldn't help but exclaim, "Could this Chen Huan be a retired special forces soldier from somewhere?"
Her speed left Fang Miaomiao with nothing but envy.
More importantly, it seemed her arrival had already changed so many plot points. For instance, in the novel, the original host did participate in a variety show under pressure from the company, but Shen Jiani and Wang Qing's schemes during the show led to the original host being so thoroughly slandered that she couldn't defend herself even with ten mouths.
Participating in that variety show not only failed to win her any audience favor but also made Wen Yanan dislike the original host even more, which in turn paved the way for the original host's later actions against Wen Yanan.
However, with her arrival, not only had Wang Qing and Shen Jiani been kicked out of this program, but a newcomer had also appeared. Crucially, she hadn't seen any information about Chen Huan in the book during her previous life.
Tsk, had her butterfly effect become a little too significant?
"Statues, freeze!"
Deputy Director Yang suddenly turned around and saw Chen Huan just a few steps away, almost falling to the ground in shock. "How are you so fast?"
It had only been a few seconds since he turned around, and this person was already a few steps away. Was she a demon?
Deputy Director Yang swallowed, his eyes quickly scanning the participants. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he picked up the megaphone. "Little friend Wu Yueyuan, I saw you move!"
Wu Yueyuan huffed a few times and withdrew from the line.
"Continue."
"One, two, three, statues."
Chen Huan finished the game in two strides.
In the first round, little Yuan Yuan accepted her punishment.
"Then, I choose truth."
"Ahem," Deputy Director Yang cleared his throat. "Then, please tell us, little Yuan Yuan, who do you like more, Mommy or Daddy?"
"Of course Mommy," Wu Yueyuan ran into Zhou Jiaxin's arms and said sweetly, "Mommy, Yuan Yuan likes you the most."
"Mommy likes Yuan Yuan the most too."
In the following few rounds, everyone played fairly standardly.
Until Wen Yanan moved due to a mistake.
"I lost, I choose truth."
Deputy Director Yang smiled at Wen Yanan. "An'an, this question is also something our audience friends are particularly curious about."
"Mm, Uncle Yang, please ask."
"There are rumors online that Teacher Miaomiao mistreated you, making you stand in the scorching sun. Is that true?"
Wen Yanan blinked, looking a bit confused. "When was that?"
Deputy Director Yang reminded him.
"No, that time I did something wrong. I accidentally knocked Mom's cup to the ground first. Mom was worried I might cut my hand, so she told me to go play aside. I thought Mom was angry, so I was thinking about how to make her not angry and ended up standing there for a while longer."
"So it wasn't Teacher Miaomiao?"
Wen Yanan looked at the camera, his small face filled with seriousness and sincerity. "My mom is very good to me and has never mistreated me. I like my mom very much. Please don't spread rumors, or my mom will be sad."
[Sob sob sob, finally an explanation. I knew it, Fang Miaomiao's eyes just give off the impression that she wouldn't bully anyone proactively, let alone a child.]
[Oh my god, has the truth about abusing her stepson finally come out at this moment? So I've always thought Fang Miaomiao was a poisonous vixen, and that was false? Damn, all my righteous indignation was just exploited by those clickbait accounts? Damn it, those clickbait accounts are really inhuman.]
[A good word warms three winters, but harsh words hurt people even in June. I've truly seen it now. I was blinded before. I owe Fang Miaomiao an apology. From now on, I will never comment rashly based on a few words. Really, when I heard Wen Yanan's words, I was stunned. What foolish things was I doing before?]
Instantly.
#We all owe Fang Miaomiao an apology#
Trended on hot searches.
Upon learning the truth, netizens also flocked to Fang Miaomiao's Weibo to leave their apologies.
Fang Miaomiao's fan count rose from ten million to thirteen million.
Fang Miaomiao patted Wen Yanan's head. "Didn't we agree that this matter was already in the past?"
"Mom, it's in the past now."
"Ahem, the third, the third round begins."
A glint flashed in Fang Miaomiao's eyes.
Director Tianming, very good.
In the following games,
Fang Miaomiao stayed close to Chen Tianming.
Then, with a slight misstep.
"Director Tianming, you moved!" Deputy Director Yang, under Chen Tianming's gaze, said with difficulty.
"Where? Little Yang, don't talk nonsense, how could I have moved?" Chen Tianming retorted stubbornly. "You must have seen wrong. Little Yang, turn around, turn around."
"But."
Deputy Director Yang said with difficulty, "This has been recorded."
Wuwuwu, save me. He's just a referee, being stared at intently by several pairs of eyes. I'm sorry, Director, but he really can't hide it for you this time.
"Director Tianming is such an honest person, how could he cheat?" Cui Yongsi said with a smile.
"Of course not. Little Yang must have seen wrong. I am such an honest person. If I realize I made a mistake, I will admit it voluntarily. There aren't many people in the world as honest as me," Chen Tianming said righteously.
"Honest Director Tianming," Chen Huan, who had reached the finish line first, nodded in agreement, holding up her phone. "I also think there's no one more honest than Director Tianming."
"Since everyone can't agree, let's take a look at Huanhuan's phone."
Chen Tianming's old face suddenly flushed red, and he coughed a few times. "Well, I just remembered, I think I did move a little earlier while I was thinking. I accept it, I accept the punishment."
"Wow, Uncle Tianming is indeed so honest."
"In the future, I want to be like Uncle Tianming and be an honest child."
"Yes, I am your role model," Chen Tianming nodded with satisfaction.
The adults exchanged glances, a smile flashing in their eyes.