Director Zhang cleared his throat and took back control of the flow. "Alright, now that Ning Meng and Lin You have successfully formed a team, let's continue."
"The remaining guests on the field are Lu Jingchen, Qin Zeyu, Zhou Yichen, and Jiang Yuwei."
The subsequent choices held no real suspense.
Jiang Yuwei had rejected Zhou Yichen, making it clear that her target was not him. Meanwhile, Qin Zeyu and Lu Jingchen had both been "rejected" by Ning Meng just moments before.
Amidst a subtle atmosphere, the final team results were quickly settled:
[Su Manni & Gu Xinglang]
[Ning Meng & Lin You]
[Lu Jingchen & Jiang Yuwei]
[Qin Zeyu & Zhou Yichen]
Director Zhang looked with satisfaction at the four newly rearranged pairs of partners and clapped his hands to gather everyone's attention once again.
"Splendid! All four of our 'Heartbeat Partners' have now been formed!"
He picked up the task card from the small table beside him, a standard, suspenseful host's smile on his face.
"Then next, the exciting 'Heartbeat Partner Tacit Understanding Challenge'..."
He paused, raising his volume: "'You Act, I Guess', officially begins!"
[You Act, I Guess?]
Hearing the name of the game, Ning Meng let out a slight sigh of relief inwardly.
[Phew, thank goodness, it's not some stamina-testing event.]
[Just moving your mouth and your brain, I'm good at this.]
[Back at the company annual gala, I won a whole box of milk playing this game!]
[Though that milk apparently got forcibly distributed by the ad…
Chapter 24