Chapter 47: Starting at the Peak? Doggyu Is Simply Too Powerful!

"Last place, Lin Yunyue."

Lin Yunyue seemed to have anticipated this and showed little reaction. Xu Mengbai, who was close to her, looked regretful.

The rest of the rankings were announced one after another. Lin Jia glanced around at everyone present, managing to keep her composure.

The double first places were gone; which place she took no longer mattered.

"Teacher Lin, the reward for first place is a 500-yuan shopping card for a designated mall, and a private car to take you out of town."

"This reward allows you to choose a female companion to accompany you. In a moment, you'll be given paper and pen to write down the name of the female celebrity you'd like to invite."

Paid to take a girl out for a fun day?

The male celebrities present all croaked with envy. If the production team had announced this benefit earlier, they would have done anything to win first place in the competition!

The live stream chat burst into hysterical laughter—the expressions on the men's faces were simply too funny!

"Wang Fei’s eyes are about to pop out. Someone screenshot that and make it an emoji already!"

"Why aren’t Si Shaozhe’s fangirls saying anything? Did your phones break during the voting? Isn’t your idol supposed to be the best in the world? How come he can’t even win first place on this show?"

"Ah, as expected from the man I’ve just fallen for—Gou Yu’s the best! Hurry up and upload your new song so I can buy it and play it on repeat!"

"Who else gets it? Is an artist as amazing as Gou Yu even real?"

"Awww, Yunyue is eighth? What a pity. Am I the only one supporting her?"

"Are they coming to our city tomorrow? Advertising online—booking channels for Gou Yu’s autograph session are now open!"

"Charging for an autograph? You must be out of your mind with poverty. The show is filming just twenty kilometers from my house. I’m heading over tomorrow to ambush Gou Yu—tell me if there’s anything you want to see!"

"Oh my! Can someone stand in for my family? I’ll move the marriage registry over!"

"Hey, Gou Yu is my husband!!"

...

After some idle chatter, everyone went upstairs to rest. Qiu Shishang was the last to go up; Lin Yunyue, also at the end, glanced back at him before continuing upstairs.

Lin Yu returned to his room and started gaming. A day without "Arthur’s Glory" made him restless; a day without making the enemy’s Little Luban cry meant life was incomplete.

With peak skills, he dominated the canyon as the “Street King Kai,” the clanking of armor melding with the sound effects of multi-kills and pentakills, racking up a thirteen-star win streak.

But in the very first match, Lin Yu was cursed out by his bot lane duo for not giving the first blue buff to their Yao support. Princess Yao kept taunting him, giving Lin Yu a headache.

The bot lane marksman, together with level-four Yao, began stealing jungle camps. If Lin Yu hadn’t been quick and precise with his smite, his morale would’ve collapsed long ago.

Still, the game experience was affected, and with this “divine couple” causing trouble, a blow that should have instantly killed the enemy Jia Luo was ruined when Yao flashed in and tossed out a skill, pushing Jia Luo into the fountain. Lin Yu could only manage a one-for-one trade.

The toxic duo kept spamming "Nice job!" in chat.

A message notification popped up on the screen. Annoyed, Lin Yu kept bickering with them, too busy to check it.

Fortunately, his superior skills prevailed—he carried the two fools to victory. Meanwhile, the mage girl on his team, unable to stand it, opened voice chat to help him roast the duo. Two against two, they reported the troublemakers and earned the title of “top eSports trash talker.”

Lin Yu added the mage as a friend and quit the game, then checked the message from Ji Ya.

[Have you decided on tomorrow’s plan?]

The heiress was direct as ever, putting herself on the invite list. Though phrased as a question, Lin Yu could just imagine her raising her chin proudly.

<If nothing unexpected happens, I should bring the boss.>

The moment he sent the reply, there was a knock at his door. As he started a new game and walked over to open it, he was greeted by Ji Ya, arms akimbo and looking furious.

“What do you mean by ‘if nothing unexpected happens’?”

She unleashed a barrage of questions, clearly displeased. As the owner of Ji Fei, the biggest entertainment agency in the industry, and worth billions at just twenty-three, how could someone as outstanding and lofty as her need Lin Yu to hesitate about choosing her? She was always the one picking people, not the other way around!

Ji Ya raised her chin, snorting dismissively, pretending to be angry as she turned to leave.

Lin Yu played along, chasing after her with a sheepish grin. “Alright, alright, the boss is always my first choice. No one else could ever take your place.”

Luckily, the other female celebrities had already gone to bed. Otherwise, they’d probably rush out to beat Lin Yu up—what, they weren’t even worth considering?

Ji Ya forced herself to answer coolly, then returned to her room, patting her chest in relief and breaking into a satisfied, victorious smile.

Wang Fei had just finished washing up in his room, towel in hand and toothbrush in his mouth, flipping through his phone. He opened the chat with teammate Bai Yichu.

<Today you were amazing at archery—total girlboss vibes. Too cool!>

Bai Yichu, who had just been listening at the door to Lin Yu and Ji Ya’s playful banter in the hallway, knew she was “out of the running” and no longer cared about that unread message.

On a dating show, if you don’t talk to anyone, you’re putting yourself in a dangerous position. After glancing at Wang Fei’s new message, Bai Yichu hesitated for a moment.

<Everyone did great and worked well together. You did end up tackling a chicken and got all muddy.>

Xu Mengbai hugged her phone, debating whether to message her teammate. She’d just noticed the little look between Qiu Shishang and Lin Yunyue as they went upstairs and now wondered if she should get involved.

As teammates, there was a bit of an advantage. In the end, she decided to send a probing message.

<Qiu, it was great working with you. Thank you so much for all the acting tips today~>

Qiu Shishang looked at the chat window, where a cute sticker said, “Thank you, senior!”—a chibi girl bowing up and down with a sweet smile. He couldn’t help but smile. This teammate was actually pretty adorable.

<No, I should be thanking you. Without your bananas and coconuts, I wouldn’t have scored at all today. Good work, tough girl.>

Sitting at her dressing table, Lin Yunyue stared at the heart icon on her phone, adding and deleting it over and over. After exchanging glances with Qiu Shishang earlier, she was sure he was waiting for her to make the first move, but she didn’t know how to start the conversation.

When they weren’t on the show, their chats always flowed so easily.

Xu Mengbai, having washed her face and come out of the bathroom, thought she wouldn’t get a reply from Qiu Shishang. When she heard her phone’s notification, she hesitated, not daring to check it right away. Only when the second sticker arrived, confirming Qiu Shishang’s reply, did she break into a smile.

But why did “tough girl” sound a bit odd?

Did he see her as just one of the guys?