A person in Wuha: The whole internet is urging me to get back together with my ex!

The sound from the production team's loudspeakers pierced through the empty space of the night.

"Have a good meal and drinks, everyone!"

Deng Chao almost dropped the piece of mutton he had just put in his mouth.

He was carrying his ever-present thermos.

The previously relaxed back straightened immediately.

My gaze swept across the several camera positions behind the production crew, like a scanner.

"What's going on?"

Deng Chao frowned.

"Old Wang, your tone is really off, my right eyelid is twitching like crazy."

In the formula of the "Eat well and drink well" program, the phrase "Eat well and drink well" is practically a death sentence with a reprieve.

Li Chen, holding two skewers of roasted garlic, stood up and echoed.

"That's right, this isn't a dinner party, it's a last meal before someone's execution!"

Li Chen pointed in the direction of the directing team.

"Don't do any more midnight raids later. We've definitely exceeded our exercise limits today."

"If you cause any more trouble, we'll really fight you to the death!"

Amidst the outcry, Chen He completely ignored the conspiracy theories of these people.

He plopped down on the folding chair closest to the oven, his hands outstretched.

He held several skewers of lamb with alternating layers of fat and lean meat in his left hand.

He was holding a sizzling, oily chicken wing in his right hand.

"Why are you all so nosy!"

Chen He mumbled incoherently, spitting bones all over the floor.

"Even if the sky falls, fill your stomach first. Anything else can wait until this meat meal is digested. Eat!"

Looking at this group of drama queens, Wang Zhengyu, sitting behind the monitor, helplessly shrugged.

"What do you take me for?"

Wang Zhengyu used a megaphone to cry out his innocence.

"I bought you the finest beef and mutton with my own money, and you've treated my kindness like dirt!"

Zheng Kai took a bite of beef and snorted coldly.

"Anyway, we didn't treat you like a good person. It's like a weasel paying respects to a chicken."

The whole audience burst into laughter.

Chen Ye stood in front of the glowing charcoal fire, skillfully turning the meat ribs on the grill.

The aroma of cumin mixed with chili powder wafted straight into one's nose.

The heat from the charcoal fire made people dizzy.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

I tapped the edge of the oven with the tongs, and it made a crisp, ringing sound.

"Alright, stop getting in the way."

Chen Ye began to shoo people away without any politeness.

"Take your plates and go eat at the long table. You're standing here and getting in my way."

Everyone wisely carried away the mountain of food they had piled up.

As Li Chen walked, he exclaimed, "It has to be Ono. His skill in cooking is absolutely amazing, several levels better than the professional kebabs from the street vendors."

Chen Ye didn't even bother to roll his eyes at such empty praise.

He turned his head to look at Song Yuqi, who was still standing there like a tree stump.

"Go sit down and wait."

Chen Ye gently nudged her with his arm.

"This batch of meat is quite thick, so it'll produce a lot of smoke. It'll be done grilling in a little while."

Song Yuqi shook her head stubbornly.

"I'm not going."

Her eyes sparkled as she stared at the oil sizzling on the grill.

"I'll help you finish grilling, then we'll go eat together."

Chen Ye looked at her for two seconds.

Once this girl gets stubborn, not even nine oxen could pull her back.

He didn't try to persuade him further, but instead curled the corners of his mouth upwards and quickened his movements as he flipped and grilled the food.

On that enormous long table in the distance.

Deng Chao had already stepped onto the empty plastic crates and started carrying beer bottles onto the table, one case at a time.

The sound of pull tabs opening echoed repeatedly, and white, cold air billowed out from the mouth of the can.

The group of older men started clinking glasses and exchanging toasts.

The noisy sounds echoed throughout the entire venue.

Ten minutes later.

The last few rows of lamb chops had an enticing caramelized color on their surface.

Chen Ye deftly packed all the meat into a large stainless steel tray.

He casually picked up the tongs and dimmed the charcoal fire underneath to reduce its temperature.

"Walk."

Chen Ye picked up the plate and called over Song Yuqi.

Li Chen waved from afar: "Hurry up, chef, take a seat. We'd feel awkward drinking freely without you here."

Everyone quickly made room for the two in the middle, the prime spot.

Chen Ye pulled out a chair and sat down.

The table was full of people, ready to reach for the freshly baked meat skewers.

Chen Ye, however, quickly picked out several perfectly grilled skewers of pork belly and beef from the bottom of the plate using tongs.

It was placed directly into the empty plate in front of Song Yuqi.

"While it's hot."

Chen Ye completely ignored the accusing stares of the group of single people around him.

Song Yuqi picked up a skewer of pork belly without any hesitation and took a big bite.

He was so hot that he kept sucking in the cold air, but his eyes were happily squinted into crescent moons.

After settling the food-grubbing kitten, Chen Ye slowly picked up a skewer of mutton.

Deng Chao, who was standing next to him, pushed over a can of beer covered in frost.

"Come on, let's have a toast. You've worked hard, Yezi and Yuqi."

Deng Chao picked up the aluminum can.

"Let's have a drink!" Everyone raised their glasses.

The ice-cold beer swept away the heat of the summer night.

Against a backdrop of clamor, Lu Han appeared extremely unusual today.

He usually loves to follow Chen He's jokes and throw in his own, but today he was as quiet as a mannequin.

His gaze remained fixed on the left side of the long table.

Reba sat there.

She ate very delicately, with her head down, quietly.

Just as Reba placed an empty bamboo skewer on the table, preparing to get a tissue...

Lu Han grabbed a perfectly grilled skewer of beef directly from the plate in front of her.

I also took a few skewers of mutton with me.

It was passed across the table and handed to Dilraba.

He didn't say a word, his eyes were fixed on the table.

I didn't dare look at Dilraba's face at all.

Dilraba was clearly stunned.

She looked at the meat that was handed to her.

She glanced up again at Lu Han, who was pretending nothing had happened, but whose ears were burning red.

That idiot.

Dilraba bit her lip.

She didn't refuse, silently took it, and continued eating with her head down.

Chen Ye caught this scene out of the corner of his eye.

These two are acting out a silent film.

The night breeze swept across the empty basketball court, carrying away the heat of the charcoal fire.

Everyone ate until they were half full, then downed a few cans of beer.

The pace of his speech slowed down noticeably.

Deng Chao leaned back in his seat, holding a half-finished beer in his hand.

He looked at the dim ambient light above him.

Then look at this group of noisy brothers gathered around the table.

Deng Chao let out a long breath.

"Honestly, right now, that's how I feel."

Deng Chao smacked his lips.

"It immediately brought back memories of when the first season of Running Man was just starting out."

Upon hearing this, the noise at the table subsided by more than half.

Deng Chao's gaze slowly swept over Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, and Baby.

"Back then, everyone was the same as they are now."

"I was tormented by the production team all day, my clothes were torn, and I was exhausted like a dog."

"Just find a roadside stall at night, get some grilled skewers, and enjoy a few bottles of wine in comfort."

Deng Chao tilted his head back and took a swig of wine.

"I never imagined that we'd all gotten so old, we need to use pain relief patches just to run a few steps."

These words drew the atmosphere into a deeply heartfelt state.

Which of these long-time viewers didn't experience that era of rampant growth in variety shows?

Tao Zhe and Wang Mian, as guests of the show, wisely refrained from interrupting and remained silent as listeners.

Li Chen also leaned back in his chair.

He reached out and patted Deng Chao's shoulder heavily.

"Who can argue with that? Back then, we were all in great shape, and we could stay up all night in the stadium playing the name tag ripping game."

Then, Li Chen's tone took a sharp turn.

"And most importantly, at that time, He'er's physique could barely be considered that of a normal human."

"Look at him now."

Li Chen pointed at Chen He's stomach, which seemed to burst out of his black short-sleeved shirt.

"She's so fat that you can barely find her neck."

The group, who had just been reminiscing about their brotherhood, burst out laughing.

Chen He was stuffing a plate of baked flatbread into his mouth when he heard this and slammed the plate down.

"What the hell! Do you even know how to talk to someone?!"

Chen He was so anxious that he jumped up and down, pointing at Li Chen with the greasy skewers in his hand.

"If you're going to be sentimental, then be sentimental. Why are you making fun of my body?! This is my happy fat!"

Zheng Kai laughed so hard he coughed repeatedly.

He raised the beer can in his hand, looking at the group of people who could still insult each other without restraint at the table.

"But Chao Ge is right, this feeling is really just right."

Zheng Kai spoke earnestly.

"Being with a bunch of guys like you, not to mention the show even provides meals."

"Even if Lao Wang is shameless and doesn't give me a single penny for the appearance fee, I'll accept it. That's what I call enjoying myself."

"Cheers!" Everyone raised their bottles and clinked them together.

It looked like these old men were about to burst into tears.

Baby couldn't stand it anymore.

She laughed and slapped the empty bamboo stick in her hand onto the table.

"Alright, alright! Stop with the sentimentality in the middle of the night, and stop crying."

Baby stood up.

Pointing to the professional karaoke equipment next to him, which had a screen over it.

"Such a good machine is just sitting there collecting dust! Let's make some noise!"

Chen He immediately snapped out of his emotional state.

Waving his oily hands, he shouted, "Brother Chen! Give us a song! Let you open the show and cleanse our ears!"

Li Chen has always had an extremely blind confidence in his singing ability.

Without hesitation, he strode over to the karaoke machine.

I requested an old Cantonese song that has a very vintage feel.

The accompaniment has just started.

Li Chen held the microphone, focused his energy, and closed his eyes.

The first chorus is completely off-key, with some extremely jarring vocal breaks throughout.

"puff--"

Chen He sprayed the beer he was drinking.

The whole place burst into laughter.

Chen He clutched his stomach and convulsed in the chair.

Deng Chao laughed until tears streamed down his face, and he quickly took out his phone and turned on the recording function.

Li Chen completely ignored the ridicule below, lost in his own world, and roared as he finished the entire song.

"Great! Fantastic! This is practically a sonic weapon!"

Zheng Kai clapped enthusiastically.

After this commotion, everyone quickly started urging for a replacement, fearing that Li Chen would sing another song and send them all away.

"Yuqi, give us a shout! Save the day!" Chen He yelled at the top of his lungs.

Song Yuqi put down the juice in her hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, she stood up and walked confidently to the jukebox.

He swiped his long, slender fingers across the screen twice and clicked "OK".

The images on the screen changed instantly.

The huge song title popped up: "Enough Love".

"Oh wow!"

Deng Chao took the lead in whistling an extremely vulgar tune.

The entire audience erupted in cheers.

All eyes turned to Chen Ye, who was sitting at the long table.

Chen Ye leaned back in his chair, completely relaxed.

Clutching a half-empty can of beer, he listened to the commotion without even lifting his eyelids.

His gaze was fixed on the girl in front of him holding the microphone.

The exhilarating and frenetic electric guitar intro exploded violently in the empty basketball court.

Accompanied by a highly penetrating drum rhythm.

Song Yuqi held the microphone in one hand and casually tapped the beat to the rhythm.

She raised the microphone.

"I travel through Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, and Saturn in search of them."

"Following your ticking figure through the ticking of time."

The moment this extremely cringeworthy yet electrifying melody started playing...

Chen He and Zheng Kai jumped directly from the chairs.

Holding up empty beer cans, they waved them wildly in the air like glow sticks.

"Whoa!!!"

The two of them shouted themselves hoarse, acting as backup dancers to create atmosphere.