CHAPTER 800: CHAPTER 790: KICK INTO THE LAKE TO COOL DOWN YOUR BRAIN

"Today’s the last night for Jiang and the others at the courtyard. Let’s skip the walk by the lake and sit together to drink tea and chat, shall we?"

"Sure!"

Everyone responded enthusiastically.

Su Ya smiled and said, "I can make some tea. How about I brew it?"

"Su Ya, you’re too modest. You’ve got a special-level tea master certification. We’re in for a treat tonight."

"I’ll go get the tea leaves and tea set."

Wei Minmin pulled Jiang Lingxi up with her, "Let’s prepare some dried fruits and snacks. You can’t have a chat without sunflower seeds!"

Yu Chang said, "Then Xiao Yu and I will clean the table and set it up for us."

Su Jincheng quietly remained seated, but everyone in the courtyard was used to his silence, so they didn’t notice anything unusual.

Everyone stood up to busy themselves.

Su Linlin watched as everyone dispersed, her eyes shifted slightly. She cleared her throat and spoke, "Making tea requires hot water. The task of boiling water is left. Brother Jincheng, let’s boil some water outside. One pot of water might not be enough for eight of us."

Yu Chang, holding a freshly washed cloth, heard Linlin’s words as he was about to head back inside.

He thought it made sense, what with all the chatting and snacking on sunflower seeds, they would need a lot of tea.

"One pot might not be enough. Better to boil two to be safe."

"Ah, okay." Su Linlin hadn’t expected him to join the conversation. She was taken aback for a moment before quickly nodding in agreement.

She let out a silent sigh of relief as she watched Yu Chang head back inside.

"Brother Jincheng, let’s go boil some water. We need to boil two pots."

Su Jincheng looked at her, slowly nodded, and was about to stand up.

Suddenly, his body leaned to the side.

Su Linlin was prepared for this. She quickly reached out to support him and whispered, "Brother Jincheng, are you alright?"

"Mmm, I’m fine."

Hearing the clear and deep voice above her, Su Linlin felt a tickle in her ears and couldn’t help but glance at his handsome features up close. It took considerable effort for her to withdraw her hand from Su Jincheng’s arm.

"Let’s, let’s go get the firewood first."

"No, we should add water and light the fire first."

Su Linlin was momentarily speechless.

He was clearly drunk. How could he still remember the steps so clearly?!

As for how she determined he was drunk, despite not wanting to admit it, if Su Jincheng wasn’t drunk, she wouldn’t have been able to touch him just now!

"I’ll add the water, Brother Jincheng, you light the fire, alright?"

She needed to finish up quickly so she could proceed with her next plan.

If she delayed any longer, the others would finish their tasks!

This was a one-time opportunity, how could she not be anxious!

In just a few quick movements, she added water to the pot, and as she watched Su Jincheng light the fire, she urged, "Brother Jincheng, let’s quickly get the firewood."

Seeing the firewood almost gone after cooking dinner, Su Jincheng nodded, "Okay."

Su Linlin suppressed the urge to drag him by the sleeve and led the way towards the wood stack.

Su Jincheng was a step behind, but he followed.

Until then, the show’s crew monitoring the guests’ activities on the cameras hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary.

Inside the room.

Wei Minmin poured a plate full of sunflower seeds, "Sister Lingxi, do you think this is enough?"

Saying this, she turned to look, only to find Jiang Lingxi not paying attention to her but instead looking out the door.

"Sister Lingxi?"

Before Wei Minmin’s words had fully left her mouth, Jiang Lingxi suddenly stepped out, heading towards the platform by the lake.

Wei Minmin was stunned for a second before instinctively following.

Once outside and adjusted to the dim light, her gaze was drawn to two figures approaching the lake shore.

"Su Jincheng!"

Su Jincheng’s steps came to a sudden halt.

Su Linlin internally cursed Wei Minmin for meddling at a critical moment. Seeing Su Jincheng preparing to turn around, she gritted her teeth and decided to go all out. In the shadows, she reached out and gave Su Jincheng a hard shove on the back.

Being a bit far away, Wei Minmin didn’t see the movement, but Jiang Lingxi, who was walking quickly towards them, saw it clearly. Her expression immediately turned cold.

During dinner when she ate the old duck stew, she had guessed Su Linlin wanted to scheme against Su Jincheng, but hadn’t expected such a ruthless method compared to last time.

Even though it was summer and the lake’s water level wasn’t deep, the temperatures had dropped significantly at night. Falling into the cold water while drunk, how could he react in time?

Even if Su Linlin planned to save Su Jincheng from the water, what if something went wrong? Who dares to bet on that?

The unprepared Su Jincheng, under the push, took a few more steps forward. As one foot was about to step off the wooden platform by the lake, Jiang Lingxi rushed to his side, grabbed his arm, and yanked him back fiercely.

Yet, that wasn’t the end. While Su Linlin was momentarily stunned and hadn’t reacted, Jiang Lingxi lifted her leg and kicked Su Linlin on her thigh.

If she was audacious enough to attempt such a dangerous act, maybe a dip in the lake would cool her head!

When Wei Minmin hurried over, she heard a scream from Su Linlin, followed by a splash as she fell into the water.

She opened her mouth, "Sister Lingxi, what happened exactly?"

Such a commotion naturally caught the attention of everyone else in the courtyard, who immediately rushed out to see.

Jiang Lingxi handed the still-dazed Su Jincheng to Wei Minmin, bypassed her, and looked at the others who were approaching.

Behind her, mixed with the panic-stricken cries of Su Linlin, who was pushed into the lake, "Help, help, there’s something in the water! Ahhh..."

The cries soon turned hoarse.

The control room turned chaotic; no one had expected such a change in just a few minutes.

"Quick, notify the director to go to the courtyard!"

However, since the monitoring room was in a different courtyard, even if they rushed over immediately, they couldn’t arrive faster than the guests already present at the courtyard.

Pei Shuxing had always been gentle and composed like the head of a family, but now his expression had turned serious, "What’s going on? Who fell in the water?"

Though Jiang Lingxi had kicked someone into the lake, she remained calm under Pei Shuxing’s stern gaze, "You’d have to ask Su Linlin what she was trying to do. Oh, I just kicked her in."

Everyone: "..."

Su Ya was the last to arrive, just in time to hear Jiang Lingxi’s statement, "You..."

Jiang Lingxi looked at her, her gaze sharp enough to sting, and whatever Su Ya wanted to say got stuck in her throat.

Seeing Su Linlin still struggling in the water, she said, "Quickly, does anyone know how to swim? Get in and save Linlin!"

Xiao Yu rubbed his nose; he knew how to swim, but Jiang Lingxi was the one who pushed her in. What would it look like if he went in to save her?

So he opted for selective deafness.

He quietly pulled Yu Chang, who was about to step forward, back.

Pei Shuxing couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth at this subtle action.

Just as he was about to speak, Wei Minmin’s voice full of anger rang out, "Su Jincheng is drunk, who gave him alcohol?"