My cousin asked me to go to Wuha, and Hanikezi stuck to me.

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

A volleyball net was strung up in the middle of the beach.

Old Wang stood under the parasol, holding a megaphone.

"Afternoon segment: Beach Battle!"

"The team with the highest score in the match will enjoy a luxurious seafood dinner tonight!"

"The losing team will only get to eat plain steamed buns with pickled vegetables!"

The guests stood in a row.

Old Wang held the process card and glanced at everyone.

"The group assignments are now announced."

"Deng Chao, Lu Han, and Chen Yi, you three form a group."

"Chen Chichi, you will be paired with Hanikezi and the other guests."

Upon hearing this, Chen Chichi jumped up on the spot.

He burst out laughing, pulled Hanikezi behind him, and looked at Chen Yi warily.

"Old Wang! You've finally done something decent!"

"I've finally gotten rid of this genetically mutated cousin!"

Hanikezi shook off Chen Chichi's hand, pouted, and looked unhappy.

"Director Wang, why did you separate me and Chen Yi?"

She protested loudly.

"We worked together so well this morning, our teamwork was top-notch!"

"This is called a balance of power."

Old Wang was talking nonsense with a straight face.

"We can't let you two join forces."

Hanikezi turned to look at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi stood next to Deng Chao, his hands in his pockets, his expression completely calm.

"Chen Yi, aren't you going to try and stop me?"

Hanike asked angrily.

"This isn't a matter of life and death."

Chen Yi spoke in a flat tone.

"Besides, if you go with Brother Chao, you can have seafood tonight. If you go with my brother, you'll most likely be eating steamed buns! I'm doing this for your own good."

Chen Chichi was furious and pointed at Chen Yi.

"Don't look down on me!"

"You're just a corporate slave sitting in front of your computer all day, let's see how you run in beach volleyball later!"

"We'll see."

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow.

The first challenge: beach volleyball. Both sides are in their positions.

Chen Chichi stood in front of the net, cracking his wrists, looking arrogant.

"Cousin, today I'm going to teach you what athletic ability really means!"

"I'm the famous volleyball prince of the Shanghai Theatre Academy!"

Old Wang blew his whistle.

Chen Chichi tossed the volleyball high into the air, slammed it down, and sent the ball over the net and straight to the backcourt.

Deng Chao shouted.

"I'll do it!"

He had only taken two steps when his foot slipped on the sand and he fell face-first into the mud.

Chen Chichi laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"Old Deng, don't try to be strong with your old arms and legs!"

The volleyball was plummeting downwards, about to hit the ground.

A mechanical voice echoed in Chen Yi's mind.

"Ding!"

"[Variety Show Perception Lv3] triggered."

"The landing point and wind speed trajectory of the volleyball have been accurately calculated."

Chen Yi made a move.

Without any unnecessary movements, he took two steps forward, leaned forward, and stretched out his arms.

He landed the volleyball steadily when it was only ten centimeters away from the sand.

"Bang!"

The volleyball took off again, tracing a perfect arc as it flew towards the net.

Lu Han reacted extremely quickly, leaping high to deliver a beautiful smash.

The ball bounced off Chen Chichi's feet and flew away.

"pretty!"

Deng Chao climbed out of the sand and cheered loudly.

Chen Chichi's smile froze.

"Coincidence! It's absolutely a coincidence!"

He shouted.

"He can't even do a pull-up, how could he possibly catch my ball!"

Hani Kezi clapped her hands backstage.

"Chen Yi is so handsome!"

She completely forgot which team she was on.

Chen Chichi turned and glared at her.

"Honey! You're on our side! Which side are you really on?!"

"I'll side with what's right, not with my own family!"

Hanikezi was perfectly justified.

In the second round, Lu Han serves.

The ball went over the net, and the guest on the other side barely managed to catch it, sending the volleyball bouncing high into the air.

Chen Chichi seized the opportunity, took a running start and jumped, ready to deliver a powerful smash.

"Behold my ultimate move!"

Chen Yi stood in front of the net.

The system once again provided an accurate prediction.

He used his legs to propel himself up and jumped.

The young body possessed tremendous explosive power, instantly towering over Chen Chichi by half a body length.

Their hands formed an iron wall, completely blocking Chen Chichi's spike route.

"Snapped!"

The volleyball slammed into Chen Yi's palm and bounced back, hitting Chen Chichi squarely on the forehead.

Chen Chichi screamed and collapsed onto the beach, clutching his forehead.

The whole place burst into laughter.

Old Wang was laughing so hard behind the monitor that he was slapping his thigh.

Deng Chao was so excited that his face turned red, and he rushed over and hugged Chen Yi's shoulder.

"Chen Chichi!"

He shouted at the other side.

"I'm taking your cousin! Don't even think about taking him back!"

Lu Han also ran over and gave Chen Yi a high five.

"Chen Yi, your jumping ability is amazing."

Lu Han gave a thumbs up.

"You really don't exercise regularly?"

"I go for a run occasionally."

Chen Yi rubbed his wrist.

The rest of the match turned into a one-sided massacre.

Chen Yi's prediction was frighteningly accurate.

No matter how Chen Chichi changed his tactics, Chen Yi could always receive the volleyball steadily and then turn it into a counterattack.

Fifteen to three.

Deng Chao's team easily won the first round.

Chen Chichi slumped onto the beach, panting heavily.

"I refuse to accept this..."

He pointed at Chen Yi.

"He must have secretly signed up for volleyball lessons behind my back!"

……

"Second challenge: Solve the beach puzzle!"

Old Wang announced this through a megaphone.

Staff pushed in two huge briefcases with combination locks.

The box was covered with densely drawn patterns, and next to it were several incomplete jigsaw puzzles and a tide table.

The team that opens the box first wins!

Old Wang gave the order.

Chen Chichi immediately recovered and called to his teammates.

"If we can't compete in physical strength, we'll compete in intelligence!"

"Quick, quick, find clues!"

Hanikezi held the puzzle piece, her brow furrowed.

"What is drawn on this? I can't understand it at all."

Chen Chichi held the tide table and flipped through it page by page.

"The password must be hidden in these numbers. Everyone, split up and search! Try adding up the numbers on each page!"

the other side.

Deng Chao and Lu Han broke out in a cold sweat as they looked at the pattern on the box.

"This production team is getting more and more perverted."

Deng Chao grabbed his hair.

"What's the difference between this and a book written in the heavens?"

"Brother Chao, should we try to piece this together too?"

Lu Han picked up the broken pieces from the ground.

Chen Yi walked up to the combination lock box.

He didn't pick up the scattered puzzle pieces; his gaze was fixed directly on the four combination dials on the surface of the box.

He glanced at the lighthouse in the distance.

I glanced again at the cover of the tide table on the ground.

I took another look at the wear and tear on the edges of the box.

"Brother Chao, there's no need to fight anymore."

Chen Yi spoke.

He reached out and directly turned the keypad.

"three"

"seven"

"two"

"five"

"Click".

A crisp click sounded as the latch popped open.

The puzzle piece in Deng Chao's hand fell directly onto the sand, leaving Lu Han completely stunned.

Chen Chichi, who had just turned to the second page of the tide table opposite him, heard the sound and suddenly looked up.

"It's open already?"

Deng Chao stared in disbelief at the open box.

Inside was a card that read "Luxury Seafood Feast".

"How did you solve the puzzle without even looking at it?"

Lu Han asked in shock.

Chen Yi pointed to the lighthouse in the distance.

"The lighthouse blinks once every three seconds."

He then pointed to the cover of the tide table.

"The peak time today is 7:25."

"Combining these two pieces of data creates the password."

Chen Yi spoke calmly.

"Those puzzle pieces were just distractions used by the production team to buy time. If you look closely at the gaps in the combination lock, the gears for the numbers three, seven, two, and five show the most obvious wear, indicating that they have been frequently moved."

The entire room fell silent for two seconds.

Immediately afterwards, the staff gasped in surprise.

Old Wang picked up the loudspeaker.

"Deng Chao's team wins!"

"Enjoy a special dinner tonight!"

Deng Chao laughed and put his arm around Chen Yi's neck.

"Chen Yi, you're a real gem! With you here, I could film this show until I'm eighty!"

Chen Chichi threw the tide gauge in his hand onto the beach.

"Old Wang, this isn't fair! His IQ is way above average!"

"If you lose, you have to accept the punishment. Tonight, you'll be eating steamed buns."

Old Wang showed no mercy.

Hanikezi threw down the puzzle she was holding and walked angrily to Chen Yi.

She tilted her head back and stared intently at him.

The sea breeze tousled her hair.

"I want to be on your team next time!"

She pointed her finger at Chen Yi's nose, her tone full of resentment.

The photographer following them from a distance quickly zoomed in with his lens.

In the picture.

She pouted slightly, her eyes filled with obvious resentment.

But beneath that sense of defiance lay an undisguised admiration.