Top Chinese celebrity: Debuted from Running Man

Chapter 296 Love-Hate Relationship (5.4k)
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"Dudu, you're great!" Yang Ying showed no annoyance at the name tag being torn off. Instead, she smiled and patted Chen Duling's head, her tone full of encouragement, "You learn so quickly."

She even thanked us...

A strange sense of guilt welled up in Chen Duling's heart, and she silently helped Yang Ying put the name tag back on.

Faced with this sudden trust, she didn't even dare to look Yang Ying in the eye.

at the same time,

Gu Qing's gaze had already swept across the entire room, searching for his next "prey".

He casually strolled to the center of the crowd, his target being the strongest fighter, "Big Black Bull" Li Chen.

He approached naturally, as if he were just passing by, but his right hand moved with lightning speed, making a soft "tearing" sound!
"Hey?! Xiao Gu! What are you doing?"

Li Chen, who was enthusiastically teaching Tong Liya the "secret techniques" of tearing name tags, felt a chill down his spine and turned around in surprise.

“Brother Chen,” Gu Qing flashed his signature sunny smile, then casually patted the name tag back onto his back. “It’s been a while since I’ve torn one off, let’s get back into the swing of things.”

"Why are you tearing me up if you're just looking for a feel for it?" Li Chen said, both amused and exasperated.

"Because Brother Chen, you're the strongest! Tearing you apart is the only way to make it challenging!"

Gu Qing's reasoning was so sincere that it was impossible to refute.

"Haha, you little rascal..."

Li Chen was indeed flattered and beamed with joy. He turned around smugly and continued his "teaching," "Ya Ya, did you see that? This is what respect comes from strength! When it comes to tearing name tags, momentum is the most important thing..."

"Yes, Sister Yaya,"

While agreeing, Gu Qing subtly moved to the side of Wang Zhulan, the shortest of the three, and placed her hand naturally on his name tag.

"Or you could learn Zhu Lan's special move. Every time we want to tear him apart..."

Before the words were finished, she applied force with her hand—"Tear!" "...

He just lay down instantly, using his body to protect the designer brand! It's incredibly effective!

As Gu Qing spoke, she put the name tag back on Wang Zhulan.

"Hehehe, that's right, that's right, this is called tactical defense!"

Wang Zhulan was completely unaware that she had just narrowly escaped death, and happily cooperated, expressing high approval of Gu Qing's "demonstration".

"Brother Baoqiang,"

Gu Qing turned to Wang Baoqiang and asked, "How about... we give Sister Yaya a live demonstration of the essence of the 'sneak attack' tactic?"

"Huh? Demonstrate what..." Wang Baoqiang scratched his head sheepishly, but before he could finish his question, Gu Qing's eyes sharpened, and he darted forward, precisely grabbing the name tag on Wang Baoqiang's back—"Tear!" The movement was clean and swift!

"Sister Ya Ya, deception is often a tactic, so you need to be careful."

Gu Qingyang held up the torn name tag, turned back to Tong Liya and smiled, as if he were really giving a serious lesson, "Especially for guys who like to ambush."

"Who attacked? Who attacked?"

"Whoever likes to ambush knows it themselves."

Gu Qing feigned compliance, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief: four left!
However, just as he was about to lock onto his next target, a sharp glimpse out of the corner of his eye caught...
— Not far away, Chen Chichi was squinting his small eyes, looking him up and down suspiciously, his fingers unconsciously rubbing his chin.

Oh no! We've been targeted by "Genius Red"!

Gu Qing's heart skipped a beat, and alarm bells rang.

Chen Chichi's keenness and meticulousness are well-known in the Running Man team, and this is by no means a scripted persona; his shrewd business acumen in real life is a testament to this.

Although my series of "teaching demonstrations" was quick, it probably still aroused the great genius's suspicion.

"Director, when does the game officially begin?"

Gu Qing's expression remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened, and she quickly walked back to Chen Duling's side.

He noticed that Chen Duling subconsciously wanted to lean against Tong Liya, so he grabbed her hand, exchanged a quick glance, and shook his head slightly to signal her to stay calm.

"If everyone has rested well, please come and collect your food labels now!"

Director Lu Hao's voice rang out at the right moment, clearly very satisfied with the "tearing name tags tutorial" that had just been brewing.

Five food tags are assigned to the five teams. In the next game, you need to guess which food is number 3 on Anxi's most popular list.

The top three teams in the game will get a chance to exchange food tags with other teams!

After the rules were announced, the familiar taste instantly reminded the veteran members of the fear of being dominated by "True Love Water" in the first season.

Gu Qing and Chen Duling received their labels—[Roujiamo].

Five teams climbed the city tower of the scenic area to begin their first game – "Kung Fu Roujiamo"!
"Wear the 'chubby' costumes, overcome various obstacle courses, and the first team to reach the finish line wins!" The staff pointed ahead.

however,
When the members saw the "obstacles" covering the ground of the city gate, their vision went black!
"No—!!!"

Deng Chao clutched his head in his hands, letting out a desperate wail, his face filled with pain and shock.

"Director! I request to withdraw from the competition! Now! Immediately! Right now!" Chen Chichi clutched his waist, his expression contorted, as if his old injury had recurred.

"Why is it another pressure point mat? And an upgraded version of the bamboo shoot one?!"

Gu Qing looked at the familiar, densely packed "instruments of torture," his handsome face contorted into a bitter expression, as the "wonderful memories" of the first season surged back.

"Does the acupressure mat... really hurt?" Chen Duling blinked innocently, looking at the exaggerated reactions of her seniors.

"You look alright, right? Those expressions of utter agony you had in the first season, weren't they all just acting?" Tong Liya said, making a startling statement.

"Acting?!" Deng Chao, Chen Chichi, Li Chen, and the others immediately bristled and exclaimed in unison.

"Alright, alright! Ya Ya! If you're so good, you do it!"

Chen Chichi clutched his waist, pointing at the acupressure mat with a look of grief and indignation.

"I'll do it!" Tong Liya's competitive spirit was ignited. She flirtatiously tossed her hair, put one hand on Gu Qing's shoulder, and gracefully took off her sandals, revealing her fair feet.

With the confidence of a mature woman, she nonchalantly stepped her delicate foot onto the small bamboo shoot ahead—

"what--!"

A sharp, stabbing pain shot through the soles of her feet, like countless tiny needles piercing her simultaneously! Tong Liya's face paled, her brows furrowed, and she let out a soft cry.
She jumped up as if she had been electrocuted, instantly retreating to Gu Qing's side, grabbing his arm tightly, and staring at the acupressure mat in horror.

"Hahaha! Didn't you say it didn't hurt? Sister Yaya, why don't you try running a few more steps?"

"Where did your elegance and composure go?"

The crowd was so amused by her drastically different reaction that they doubled over with laughter filled with schadenfreude.

The production team was somewhat "humane" and gave us ten minutes to adjust.

After all, these sharp and hard bamboo shoots can be deadly if they run straight through without being warmed up first.

Gu Qing led Chen Duling to the edge of the acupressure mat to practice. He gently held her fingertips: "Be careful, step on it slowly first, and get used to it little by little."

Chen Duling frowned and cautiously touched the bamboo shoot with her tender white soles. She gasped in shock as the pain made her instinctively grip Gu Qing's hand tightly.

"Don't rush, slow down your breathing, spread your weight out... Yes, just like that, walk slowly." Gu Qing patiently guided him, speaking softly.

After walking around twice, Chen Duling's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a bit, indicating that she had begun to adapt to this "torture."

The warmth of their clasped hands faded away, and when she looked up, Gu Qing had already gone to get the giant "roujiamo" mascot costume.

The costume is designed to be quite "thoughtful" – it has two holes at the top to let the head out, two holes on the sides to let the arms out, and the body is completely covered, leaving only the feet underneath.

Wearing them makes you look like two giant, moving meat sandwiches.

"Brother Chao... Brother Chichi... Brother Kai... Sister Yaya..."

As Gu Qing struggled to shove her head into the hole in the mascot costume, she glanced out of the corner of her eye at Deng Chao, Chen Chichi, Zheng Kai, and Tong Liya, who were still struggling with the costume.
He quickly calculated in his mind how to approach them and tear off their name tags amidst the chaos.

at this time,

A small, cool, slightly damp, soft hand quietly slipped into his palm and gently grasped it.

Gu Qing looked down and, through the hole in the mascot costume, could only see Chen Duling's slightly lowered head, her pert nose buried in the edge of the hole, revealing her reddened ear tips.

Her heartbeat seemed to be transmitted through their clasped hands, pounding loudly.

On the other side, bursts of laughter rose and fell.

"Hahaha! Zhulan! Where's your head? All I see are a pair of eyes blinking inside the steamed bun?"

Deng Chao pointed at Wang Zulan, who was almost completely covered in mascot costumes, and laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight.

He had no temper at all when he teamed up with Li Chen.

"Don't just laugh at me, you guys should check on Baoqiang!" Wang Zhulan shifted the focus of the criticism.

All eyes turned to Wang Baoqiang—he was already short, and standing next to the tall Tong Liya, the enormous "roujiamo" (Chinese hamburger) on him made him look exceptionally "petite."
Tong Liya looks more like she's dragging a mobile "roujiamo baby" (a type of Chinese sandwich).

The contrasting scene made everyone burst out laughing instantly.

Yang Ying couldn't help but chuckle twice, but her smile quickly faded.

My gaze involuntarily drifted to Gu Qing and Chen Duling, who were standing quietly not far away. The two were dressed in the same clumsy mascot costumes, and just standing there quietly, they inexplicably exuded a pure and beautiful feeling, like something out of a youth campus drama, making them stand out in the noisy crowd.

This dazzling display, however, felt somewhat stimulating to her. Thinking of the message from her team, her smile gradually faded.

"On your marks—get set—beep!" Lu Hao's whistle rang out sharply!

"Charge—!" Relying on his brute strength, Li Chen dragged Wang Zulan like a sack of potatoes and charged ahead!
Gu Qing was about to exert his strength when a "wicked" hand suddenly reached out from the side and accurately grabbed a corner of his mascot costume's "flesh".

"who is it?!"

The immense resistance caused Gu Qing and Chen Duling to slip simultaneously, and the two of them fell onto the acupressure mat with a thud, like rolling gourds!

"Hahaha, sorry, Xiao Gu! We'll be going now!" Chen Chichi's triumphant laughter came from inside the mascot costume. He and Zheng Kai worked in perfect harmony, bypassing the two who had fallen to the ground, and sped off!
"Chen-chi-chi-!!"

Gu Qing struggled to sit up from the acupressure mat, burning with rage!

He spotted the direction Chen Chichi was running, lunged forward, his arm slipped through the gap under the mascot costume, and precisely grabbed Chen Chichi's ankle, pulling him back sharply.

"Agh—!!!" Chen Chichi let out a shrill scream. His huge "meat sandwich" body instantly lost its balance and, along with Zheng Kai, crashed heavily onto the acupressure mat with a "boom," stirring up a "wave of bamboo shoots."

"Little Ears, hurry!" Gu Qing quickly got up, grabbed Chen Duling, and rushed forward.

Seeing Chen Chichi still struggling to get up with the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) mask on, Gu Qing's eyes flashed coldly: "Lie down!"

He took two steps forward and launched a fierce "meat, egg, scallion, and chicken" style pounce, landing squarely on Chen Chichi's "meat"!

"Pfft—!" Chen Chichi was so suffocated by the pressure that he almost passed out.

And ahead,

Teams Li Chen/Wang Zhulan, Deng Chao/Yang Ying, and Wang Baoqiang/Tong Liya were crammed together in front of the first obstacle. The three huge "meat sandwiches" were stuck together, pushing and shoving each other, making it difficult to move forward.

"Smash them!!"

Bloodthirsty Gu Qing arrived with Chen Duling, roared, and transformed into a human battering ram, unleashing a fierce "Meatball Impact" that slammed into the crowd!
"Ouch!"

"Who hit me?!"

"Don't crowd, don't crowd!"

The three teams were immediately thrown into disarray, stumbling and falling!
"Zulan! Hold on!!" In the chaos, Li Chen unleashed his brute strength, dragging Wang Zulan, whose feet were barely touching the ground, and fought his way through the mountain of flesh and sea of ​​flesh!
The two scrambled and stumbled, trekking through mountains and rivers, and miraculously crossed the finish line first! Mission accomplished!

All other teams' scores were invalidated, and they returned to the starting point.

"Brother Chichi! What do you mean?! You tricked me right from the start?!" Gu Qing pointed at Chen Chichi, who had just gotten up from the ground, and questioned him indignantly.

"Who tricked you? Who saw it? Do you have any evidence?" Chen Chichi spread his hands innocently through the mascot costume, his tone extremely irritating.

"Didn't see it!" Deng Chao and Wang Baoqiang's teams said in unison, adding insult to injury.

Looking at Chen Chichi's smug expression, Gu Qing suddenly grinned, a smile that was incredibly bright.

That smile sent a chill down Chen Chichi's spine, a strong sense of foreboding rising within him: "Zheng Kai! Be careful! Xiao Gu is up to no good!"

"Relax, all schemes and tricks are meaningless in the face of absolute power."

Zheng Kai said nonchalantly, "Let's start fast, who can stop us?"

In his view, Gu Qing, who was carrying a "burden," had no chance of winning.

"On your marks—get set—beep!" The whistle blew again!
"Shh-!"

At the very moment of starting the race, Gu Qing made a move that left everyone speechless—he suddenly shrank his head, and his entire head disappeared from the hole at the top of the mascot costume in an instant!
Followed by,

A long, slender leg clad in sweatpants darted out from the gap beneath the mascot costume with incredible audacity, precisely blocking Chen Chichi and Zheng Kai's path as they sprinted forward!

"Holy crap—!!"

"Gu, you cheated!!!"

Chen Chichi's wail and Zheng Kai's exclamation rang out at the same time!
Before the two could react, they tripped and fell flat on their faces with a loud thud!
"Little Ears! Charge!"

Gu Qing's head popped out of the hole again with a "whoosh," he laughed loudly, grabbed Chen Duling who hadn't reacted yet, and rushed out like an arrow released from a bow, bypassing the two obstacles on the ground!
Thanks to its light and agile body,

They quickly caught up with the teams of Deng Chao/Yang Ying and Wang Baoqiang/Tong Liya ahead of them and successfully overtook them!
With victory in sight, the two climbed over two high thresholds and arrived at the final challenge—a smooth slope covered in water!

Meanwhile, Li Chen and Wang Zhulan were standing at the top of the slope with water bottles, "kindly" continuing to pour water uphill while cheerfully "reminding" each other, "Be careful! It's very slippery up there!"

"On my command! 1, 2, 3—Charge!"

Gu Qing grasped Chen Duling's hand.

"Ok!"

Chen Duling's face was flushed with sweat, her breathing was rapid, but her eyes were incredibly determined.

The two sprinted upwards with all their might!

The slippery slope made them stumble, but they still stubbornly climbed upwards.

Seeing that the watering tactic was not working, Li Chen, in desperation, pulled out the nozzle of the watering can with a "pop"!
"Crash-!"

It was no longer a gentle spray, but a violent downpour.

"what--!"

"thump--!"

The powerful water flow, combined with the already slippery slope, caused the two to lose their balance. They slipped and tumbled down the slope, just one step away from the finish line!

"Hahaha! Little brother! What's the use of running fast? The key is to be steady!"

Deng Chao, who hadn't yet seen the situation at the top of the slope, was leading Yang Ying uphill with all his might, and didn't forget to make loud jokes.

But the next second—

"Wow--!"

"Ouch!"

Deng Chao and Yang Ying also stepped on a "water mine" without any surprise, and tumbled and fell down!
To make matters worse, their rolling path bumped right into Gu Qing and Chen Duling, who had just gotten up!

"boom!"

"Ouch!"

The two enormous "roujiamo" (Chinese meat sandwiches) were knocked together like bowling balls and rolled into a ball again, miraculously overlapping each other.

Their eyes met, a comical and awkward moment that elicited bursts of laughter from the entire audience.

"Excuse me! We'll be going now."

Taking advantage of the chaos,
Chen Chichi/Zheng Kai, who were previously behind, overtook the weakest team, Wang Zulan/Tong Liya, and surprisingly came from behind to win.

Gu Qing and Chen Duling struggled to get up and continue the chase, but the slippery slope and the bulky mascot costumes made it difficult for them to move.

Seeing that they were about to be overtaken again, Gu Qingxin made a snap decision and simply crawled on the slope with Chen Duling, trying to use their bodies as roadblocks.

"Go away!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Chichi, who had rushed up, kicked out without any mercy.

"what!"

Gu Qing and Chen Duling rolled around twice, seeing stars.

crucial moment,

The embodiment of "justice," Deng Chao, has appeared!

He seized the opportunity, and with his free hand, he swiftly slipped through the gap in the mascot costume, precisely pinched a soft spot on Chen Chichi's calf, and twisted it hard!
"Awooo—!!!!"

Chen Chichi let out a bloodcurdling scream, as piercing as a rooster's crow.

He instantly lost his balance and rolled down the slope with Zheng Kai, landing right next to Gu Qing!

God-given opportunity!

Gu Qing's eyes lit up. Taking advantage of the chaotic moment when Chen Chichi was still screaming and rolling around, Gu Qing's arm reached out from under the mascot costume, precisely slipped under Chen Chichi's back, grabbed the edge of the name tag, and ripped it off—"Rip!"

The crisp sound was perfectly masked by Chen Chichi's scream.

succeed!

"Ouch! It hurts! Brother! Brother! I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

"Ouch! Little Gu, have mercy! Stop pinching me! I won't do it again!"

To avoid suspicion, Gu Qing kept pinching and squeezing Chen Chichi's mascot costume.

Chen Chichi screamed in agony and begged for mercy repeatedly.

The fierce "battle" on the slope only came to an end when Wang Baoqiang and Tong Liya, who arrived last, were the second to cross the finish line.

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(End of this chapter)