"Are you sure it wasn't you who made the move?"
The woman smiled, then rolled her eyes. "I'm not stupid. I know Wen Zhiyan has never let this matter go, and I wouldn't just bump into him head-on."
"So, someone really does want to harm Wen Zhiyan."
"I don't know." The woman got up from the ground and impatiently brushed off non-existent dust from her clothes. "I'm a bit busy lately, so don't call me all the time."
The man was silent for a moment, watching the woman leave.
Even after receiving Wen Zhiyan's call, Fang Miaomiao still felt uneasy.
This was beyond her memory of the plot.
In the novel, Wen Zhiyan had only been in one car accident, which resulted in his legs losing sensation.
But why would there be another car accident?
It shouldn't be.
"Miaomiao, what are you thinking about?" Cui Mantong asked worriedly, looking at Fang Miaomiao, who was poking at her food with her chopsticks, not taking a bite for a long time. "Did something happen?"
"I'm fine," Fang Miaomiao snapped back to attention, forcing a smile. "I'm just not hungry, perhaps."
Cui Mantong looked at Fang Miaomiao with a "I knew it" expression. "I told you to eat less spicy and sour noodles last night, but you didn't listen. Well, don't forget to take a digestive aid later."
"Okay."
Fang Miaomiao knew Cui Mantong was concerned about her and replied obediently.
After lunch.
Chen Tianming announced that this was the last episode of the third season.
"Director?" Cui Mantong's eyes were full of excitement. "Why did you suddenly decide to shorten our stay?"
"Because there's a major festival in a few days," Chen Tianming added with a smile. "Don't worry, we'll make up for the reduced program time in the next season."
The smile on Cui Mantong's face froze instantly. "Director, that joke isn't funny at all."
"Do I look like I'm joking with you?"
With that, Chen Tianming had an unconcealable mischievous grin on his face. "Come on, everyone, a prize quiz! Where is your destination for the final episode?"
Cui Mantong felt her right eyelid twitch uncontrollably.
Zhou Jiaxin and Chen Huan also exchanged glances, a sense of foreboding in their eyes.
[Hahaha, I find it so cute how they look dumbfounded.]
[Looking at you guys, it seems like you all know where the next episode is going. Hurry up and tell us, I'm really curious.]
[Go check the official Weibo for this variety show. They posted a poll yesterday, and in just one afternoon, the desert was leading by a landslide when I saw it. I don't know if it changed later.]
[Wow, upstairs, you're not kidding, are you? Chen Tianming actually dares to play this big? I know domestic variety shows have scripts, but I didn't expect us viewers to choose the script ourselves.]
[I've finished watching. While I mourn for my Miaomiao for three seconds, I'm inwardly laughing. Let them all go plant trees in the desert, hahaha. The sadness of learning that the third season's live broadcast was shortened has instantly vanished.]
"Director, just give us a quick death," Zhou Jiaxin said with a faux bitter smile, resting her chin on her hands.
"You adults are so boring." Chen Tianming shifted his gaze to the children. "Come on, children, a prize quiz! Guess where we're going next, and you'll win a prize if you're right."
"Uncle Tianming, what's the prize?" Wu Yueyuan looked at Chen Tianming with sparkling eyes.
Chen Tianming shook his head, feigning mystery. "That's for me to tell you after you've made your guess."
"Is it the sea?" Wu Yueyuan hesitated for a moment before saying crisply, "If it's the sea, can you not make us eat seafood again?"
"Hahaha."
Chen Tianming laughed heartily. "Little Yuan Yuan seems to dislike seafood now."
"Seafood is delicious," Wu Yueyuan said after a while, then lowered her head.
But after eating seafood for so long last time, she felt uncomfortable seeing it now.
"What a shame," Chen Tianming said, shaking his head. "Our final destination isn't by the sea."
"Then is it the grassland?" Ye Nan asked.
"Abroad?"
"A tourist attraction?"
Chen Tianming continued to shake his head.
"Don't tell me you're going to make us go to a deep forest?" Cui Mantong couldn't help but say after he denied the other options.
Chen Tianming glanced at her, then shook his head.
"The desert."
"The desert."
Chen Huan and Fang Miaomiao said in unison.
"Who leaked the information?"
Chen Tianming glared around at the staff, feigning ferocity.
Assistant Director Yang shook his head, denying it was possible.
"How did you know?" Chen Tianming was puzzled.
The phone he gave Fang Miaomiao this morning didn't have Weibo installed, so Fang Miaomiao shouldn't have known.
Chen Huan chuckled. "Director Tianming, have you forgotten? You mentioned in the group chat before that you wanted to send us all to suffer in the desert. Although I don't know why you changed your mind later, the desert would have been one of your options.
"Combined with various other guesses, the desert should be the most likely possibility."
Chen Tianming: "..."
Have these people become geniuses now? They could guess thoughts with such accuracy.
"So," Chen Huan leaned back in her chair and said nonchalantly, looking at Chen Tianming, "we guessed correctly, didn't we?"
Chen Tianming's eye twitched, and he stated righteously, "You guessed correctly, but it only counts for Chen Huan. Fang Miaomiao doesn't count."
Meeting Fang Miaomiao's smirking gaze, Chen Tianming remained defiant. "Ahem, Chen Huan explained her reasoning, and besides, there's only one spot."
Without waiting for Fang Miaomiao to speak, Chen Tianming quickly changed the subject. "Today is the last live recording of this season. You can split up and choose any two locations to visit."
Zhou Jiaxin looked at the limited number of activities. "Director, your calculations are better than anyone's."
Chen Tianming pretended not to understand. "Alright, now it's time for you to discuss and prepare. Children, good luck."
On the last day, the director had said that they could leave after checking in at their two chosen locations.
The audience, while despising Chen Tianming's antics, still watched the group huddle together discussing their plans on the live stream, grumbling all the way.
Considering Fang Miaomiao and Wen Yan'an had gone to Tianshan last time, they were not assigned the relatively distant routes this time.
Fang Miaomiao was not one to stand on ceremony and accepted everyone's kindness.
After Chen Tianming returned everyone's phones, he waved his hand and returned to the background.
Upon receiving her phone,
Fang Miaomiao immediately sent a WeChat message to Wen Zhiyan.
Only after receiving confirmation that he was alright did she slightly relax.
"Mom, let's go."
Fang Miaomiao put her phone away and stroked the little one's head. "Good boy, let's go."
Their chosen location this time was very close to the hotel. Fang Miaomiao took a taxi directly to their destination.