CHAPTER 17: CHAPTER 17: BREAKFAST BATTLE

Yang Leqi suddenly remembered she was still filming a reality show and sat up in a flash.

At this moment, her hair was messy, her eyes dazed, and outside was the annoying catchy tune.

She slapped her face a bit to force herself awake. It must have been a surprise move by the crew today. She picked up her phone and found several missed calls from her manager, probably because knocking hadn’t woken her up. She asked them to negotiate with the crew.

She immediately nudged Qin Yun, who was curled up under the blanket, and rubbed her heavy eyelids, "Sister Yun, wake up."

Then she hazily got out of bed, instinctively put on shoes, opened the door, and completed it all in one go.

"Ugh..."

Qin Yun stirred a bit and continued to sleep.

Five minutes later, Yang Leqi, "bare-faced," returned to find a lump still on the bed, "Sister Yun, wake up, everyone else is up. They’re filming the wake-up bit."

It took quite a while for Qin Yun to extract herself from the covers, eyes still closed.

The state of her whole body was that her body was awake, but her soul wasn’t.

"Sister Yun, my makeup artist is still waiting. Hurry up and get made up, or the director will rush us."

Seeing she was still in a daze, Yang Leqi directly pulled her out of bed, put shoes on her, and pushed her to the makeup artist.

She only instructed three words, "Bare-face, speed, perfect."

"Don’t worry." The makeup artist gave her an OK gesture and was ready to start.

She parted Qin Yun’s hair to both sides, prepared to proceed after observation, but was astonished by her skin’s condition.

Qin Yun’s foundation wasn’t just good; it was exceedingly good!

Her fair skin was as delicate as a peeled egg, pores almost invisible, and her eyebrows and lip color didn’t even need intentional adjustments.

Are you sure you’re asking for a bare-faced look?

Hasn’t makeup already been applied?

"Leqi, are you sure she hasn’t got makeup on and that I should do a bare-faced look?" The makeup artist asked in surprise, while pinching Qin Yun’s face, feeling it delicately, very smooth, without any traces of makeup.

She checked the eyebrows, purely natural, only shaped, not semi-permanent.

That means these red lips were her natural color, requiring no additional coloring, already very rosy.

If truly going for a bare-faced look, it would mean just making some adjustments to the foundation, like plumping the lips or addressing tiny spots visible up close.

Roused by all this fuss, Qin Yun, though groggy, was fully awake, looking at the slightly unfamiliar person in front of her, silently stepping away.

"What’s wrong? Difficult to do?" At this point, Yang Leqi returned, took a good look at Qin Yun, and exclaimed, "You’re done with your makeup? How did it finish so fast?"

Hearing Yang Leqi’s words, Qin Yun immediately recalled who she was.

That makeup artist following behind Yang Leqi.

"No, I haven’t done it yet. Her foundation is just too good; there’s no need to apply makeup. After all, no one’s truly perfect without makeup, but her bare-face is better than those who lavishly spend on maintenance like rich women. I can say, I’ve been in showbiz this long, and it’s the first time I’ve seen such a good base."

"Then skip it, let’s head straight down." Yang Leqi, after a closer inspection of Qin Yun’s state, made a quick decision.

"Starting so early?" Qin Yun glanced outside the window, which was just getting slightly bright, pursing her lips; she hadn’t eaten anything yet.

"The crew suddenly had the idea of a surprise attack today. I’ve got my manager handling it. It won’t stall for long. Hurry up."

Under Yang Leqi’s urging, Qin Yun quickly tidied herself, lifted the clothes covering the camera, creating the effect of just waking up.

Parts that can’t be used will be edited out, and it won’t be noticeable.

The two gathered outside the cabin, where the other three had already arrived. Chen Yao was still yawning, Qin Hao didn’t look in great spirits, and Wang Sirui was asking the director, "What’s up waking us this early? We’re all up. Can that annoying noise be turned off now?"

"Everyone awake now? Since you’re all up, let’s start today’s mission! The reason for waking you is a breakfast battle." The director glanced at them and had the music turned off.

"What?" The group asked in shock.

"Director, did I hear wrong? A breakfast battle?" Wang Sirui’s eyes widened, suspecting he might have misheard.

"That’s right. Each forms a group, answer questions correctly to earn a point, the team with the highest points can have breakfast. This morning’s breakfast includes silky tofu soup, spicy noodle soup, soup dumplings, wontons, and sandwiches. The ones with more points get to choose their meals first."

"..."

"Can I skip breakfast?" Yang Leqi deadpan, knowing her brainpower wasn’t enough to beat them, refusing to make a fool of herself.

Besides, she usually skips breakfast to keep her figure.

"No."

"Can more correct answers mean more food?" Qin Yun asked her most pressing question.

"Yes."

Qin Yun’s slightly sleepy peach blossom eyes instantly lit up. No drowsiness could compare to the allure of food.

She had to earn more points!

Yang Leqi pleaded cutely to the director, "Can we call in external help?"

The director ignored it, "No."

Then, without giving them more time for questions, he directly announced the task, "Alright, let’s begin, listen to the question."

"Everyone knows that Xi Shi is considered the leader among ancient China’s four great beauties. So, why is Xi Shi deemed the leader of the four beauties?"

A. Because she is the most beautiful

B. Because she played a decisive role in the Wu-Yue rivalry

C. Because she was King Wu’s favorite concubine

"B! Two short, one long, choose the longest!" Wang Sirui confidently answered.

"I also think it’s B; it seems more reliable." Chen Yao thought for a moment and said.

"I think it’s A. Since she’s the leading beauty, she must be the most beautiful!" Yang Leqi raised her delicate chin, being beautiful herself from a young age, she understood the benefits of an attractive appearance. To be truly convincing, one must be the most attractive among all beauties.

"I choose A too." She didn’t understand much about the four great beauties and didn’t know who they were...

But seeing Yang Leqi so confident, she thought it must be right.

"I choose C." Qin Hao was the last to choose, opting for a different answer from the rest.

Director: "The correct answer is B."

"I knew it! My gut never lies! Two short, one long, choose the longest! Hahaha." Wang Sirui gleefully hugged Chen Yao’s shoulder, his eyebrows dancing with pride.

Qin Yun: "..."

Yang Leqi pouted, unconvinced, "Why isn’t the leading beauty the most beautiful one?"

"Besides being beautiful, her accomplishments cannot be ignored. Congratulations to Wang Sirui and Chen Yao, each earning a point."

"Next, a quick-answer question, who was sworn brotherhood in the Peach Garden Oath?"