Top Dupe CH 064 Gu Xiaowei’s Squats vs. Luo Yu’s Rainbow Fart Part 1

Gu Xiaowei was pressed to sit beside Luo Yu, who smiled as he peeled apart the chopsticks and sanitized the utensils with hot water.

Soon, the stewed chicken soup was served. The aroma was so appetizing that it makes one wonder how it was made, and the oil on top had even been skimmed off beforehand.

Everyone quickly shared the pot of chicken soup.

Then a variety of dishes were brought to the table: sweet and sour fried fish, stir-fried meat with chili peppers, and egg-pumpkin flowers.

Luo Yu watched as Gu Xiaowei took a bowl, blew on it, and then took a sip.

"Is it good?" 

"En, very fresh," Gu Xiaowei nodded and took a few more sips.

"Here, eating requires quick reflexes! Don’t be too reserved; reserved people end up hungry!" the director said with a laugh.

So everyone began to compete for the dishes. When a pot of yellow bean stew with pig's trotters came around to Gu Xiaowei and Luo Yu, only the yellow beans were left.

Next, a plate of stir-fried kidney came out. While everyone was still busy with the pig's trotters, Gu Xiaowei subtly moved the plate of kidney to their side and scooped several spoonfuls for Luo Yu with the serving spoon meant for the chili meat.

"That’s enough, that’s enough!" Luo Yu said, holding his bowl.

Liu Songtao looked at this scene with amusement, "How could it be enough? Teacher Gu saw that you used too much strength today and is giving you a good supplement!"

"Oh! Brother Liu, you’re driving a car again?" Deer teased. (TN: innuendo/vulgar joke)

Liu Songtao felt wronged, "With a lady present, I never act out of line. Don’t set me up."

At this moment, Dingdang held up half a cup of juice towards Luo Yu. "Brother Luo, you’ve worked hard today, with princess carries and squats. I toast you with juice instead of wine."

"It’s all for the sake of the show. And you’re not heavy… I’ve carried Deer as a contestant before. Who remembers Deer’s two pots of steamed chicken?" Luo Yu laughed.

Deer quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of princess carries, you once claimed that someone could carry you and do ten squats—who is this person? You owe us an explanation!"

Li Shengyu was also very curious, "Yeah, if you don’t give an answer now, the director might cut this part from the show and fans will come asking on your Weibo. Let’s see how you’ll respond then."

Jiang Muxing tilted his head and thought, "Brother Luo can do a one-handed handstand, so can Mick. Is the person Brother Luo mentioned Mick?"

Mick nearly choked on a piece of vegetable, "It’s not me, absolutely not me. As long as it's not Deer's weight, I can carry it! But with ten more squats, you guys don't want your knees, but I want to keep my knees!"

"So who is it?" Jiang Muxing asked curiously.

At this moment, Xu Mu placed a small cup of wine on the table and said loudly, "Luo Yu, you’ve left us a big hook for the show—so you have to give us an answer! If you were just making it up, that’s fine, drink this cup of wine. If not, let that person come out and prove it!"

Xu Mu had already had two drinks, and with a flushed face from a day’s filming, he thought Luo Yu was great and would surely become very popular. He wanted to have some fun with him.

Luo Yu didn’t dare look at Gu Xiaowei beside him and took a deep breath. "Alright, I..."

He was thinking that although his drinking capacity wasn’t great, at least Sister Cui and Gu Xiaowei were there to watch him. But before his hand could reach the cup, Gu Xiaowei stopped him and said, "Alright, I’ll do it."

Everyone was stunned, thinking Gu Xiaowei meant he would drink the wine for Luo Yu. As Director Xu was about to say he was joking, Gu Xiaowei stood up, unbuttoned the first button of his shirt, and loosened it slightly.

His profile made his neck line appear taut, and several people present swallowed in unison. Dingdang was also mesmerized.

Luo Yu tilted his head, looking at him, but Gu Xiaowei bent down, wrapping one arm around Luo Yu’s shoulder and the other under his knees.

"Um..."

In the next second, Gu Xiaowei lifted Luo Yu from his seat.

At that moment, all eyes were on them.

"Ah…" Sister Cui turned around and saw the scene, dropping her pork ribs.

"Ten squats?" Gu Xiaowei looked down at Luo Yu in his arms, his lips curling slightly.

"Really going to do squats?" Mick stood up, not believing it! With Luo Yu’s weight, even he wasn’t sure he could manage! How could Gu Xiaowei be so confident!

The room filled with rising cheers, and some people couldn’t resist taking out their phones.

"One." Gu Xiaowei started squatting, his gaze still fixed on Luo Yu.

Luo Yu’s long legs quickly touched the ground.

"You... don’t overdo it..." Luo Yu was genuinely worried he might hurt himself, "I wasn’t actually... I can drink that cup of wine!"

"Two." Gu Xiaowei’s voice was very soft, with the hint of a smile even more evident.

"I know you’re great! Seventh degree in Sanda! Strong waist!"

"Three—praise more if you can, I don’t mind you being exaggerated."

In the first two squats, Luo Yu was completely stunned. But by the third squat, he felt Gu Xiaowei’s shoulder and waist strength, experiencing the tension and firmness of the muscles and bones, vividly feeling the strength of another male.

At first, everyone might have thought Gu Xiaowei just had the strength to lift Luo Yu, but now no one doubted that ten squats were no problem for him.

"Is that it?"

"Ah... do you still need more praise?" Luo Yu was bewildered.

"Four." Gu Xiaowei squatted down and when he stood up, he bounced Luo Yu slightly, scaring him into grabbing his collar, "Earlier you praised ‘strong waist,’ Senior Brother, do I have no other merits?"

"Yes, yes, yes—" Luo Yu looked for help from his tablemates, but Li Shengyu and Jiang Muxing were so lost in excitement they nearly cheered with everyone else.

Fortunately, Dingdang reminded him, "Pheromones! Boyfriend power!"

"Right, right, right, you’re explosive—pheromones—" Luo Yu shouted.

"Five." Gu Xiaowei completed another squat, looking as if he still had energy, "That’s it?"

As he seemed about to bounce him up again, the cheers around continued. Luo Yu hurried to continue with compliments, "Boyfriend power is off the charts!"

"So who’s my boyfriend then?" Gu Xiaowei’s voice was low, and before Luo Yu could respond, he loudly counted the next number, "Six."

Luo Yu was completely stunned, feeling like the moon had suddenly crashed into the Earth's core, everything was turned upside down.

"Senior Brother, your vocabulary for praise isn’t enough," Gu Xiaowei’s voice sounded as usual.

As if the earlier emotional turmoil was just Luo Yu’s illusion.

"You’re an excellent actor, your lines are memorized perfectly, a model for us all."

"Seven. Is that something Director Lin said?"

"Who said it doesn’t matter, praising you is what matters. Also, your taste is superb, unlike me, who only knows to pair a white T-shirt with jeans."

"Eight—"

"You’re elegant and intellectual, demonstrating the ascetic temperament perfectly, giving the audience endless imagination about ‘losing control and indulgence.’" Luo Yu said, awkwardly digging his toes into the ground.

"Nine." Gu Xiaowei paused again, "If I don’t do the tenth, will you have to stay in my arms?"

"Ah?" Luo Yu’s ears turned red.

He didn’t understand why he was so affected by someone younger than him.

"Hurry and think, Senior Brother, your stock of compliments is running low."

The people around had started applauding.

"Impressive! I thought Teacher Gu was just a great actor, but his physical strength is incredible!"

"Too intense, too intense, feels like I can’t keep up!"

Director Xu was completely dumbfounded, regretting in his heart, wishing he had persuaded Gu Xiaowei to appear on the show more! Even if it wasn’t to be a guest, interacting and appearing as an audience member would have been great too!

And now, this scene would certainly skyrocket the ratings!

"Ten." Gu Xiaowei completed the last squat and set Luo Yu back in his seat.

As he sat down, Luo Yu felt his head heavy and his feet light.

Gu Xiaowei, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened, methodically buttoning his shirt back up and rolling his sleeves down.

Everyone continued to discuss, and the director suddenly stood up, clapping his hands, "Teacher Gu is so relaxed with us, treating us like his own. Anyone who recorded video, keep it for yourself and refrain from sharing online! Let’s keep some suspense for this episode! Thank you all!"

Luo Yu looked at Gu Xiaowei, who was eating a piece of yam. His eating pace wasn’t fast, but the way his jaw and Adam’s apple moved gave off a strong masculine charm.

"I still have some kidney slices here. Do you want to have some?" Luo Yu asked.

"Are you saying that ten squats require a supplement?" Gu Xiaowei’s gaze shifted, and though it seemed no different from usual, Luo Yu felt a hint of mischief in those eyes.

The director sighed, "Ah, it looks like I’ll have to drink this cup myself..."

But unexpectedly, Gu Xiaowei took the cup back and raised it towards the director. "Director Xu, I thank you for your hospitality and care. I really enjoyed watching the shoot today."

Director Xu quickly raised his own cup. "Not at all. Teacher Gu’s help with our show has been significant! Everyone on set today, from the staff to the guests, is in high spirits, largely thanks to your presence!"

The two clinked glasses and drank, and the atmosphere at the table became lively again.

Luo Yu’s ears felt muffled, as if he was hearing everything through an invisible wall. His heart was still lingering on the moment when Gu Xiaowei held him while doing squats.

He understood that Gu Xiaowei knew he couldn’t handle alcohol well, so he didn’t want him to drink that cup.

Even the ten squats seemed to have a touch of challenge in them.

But that line, “If I don’t do the tenth one, you’ll have to be kept in my arms,” was too much. Every time Luo Yu thought of Gu Xiaowei’s seemingly cool but subtly tempting way of speaking, his heart rate quickened, and he felt a rush of blood to his head.

Logically, he hadn’t even drunk any alcohol.

Could it be the chicken soup? Or too much kidney slices? Or something else stimulating?

"Did you know Xiang Chao once held Cheng Peiyun while doing a hundred squats?" Gu Xiaowei said in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"What?"

So if he really got chosen to play Xiang Chao, he’d have to hold Gu Xiaowei and do squats?

"So, I need to prove myself first. Otherwise, people will only remember you holding me for squats, but no one will know I can also hold you," Gu Xiaowei said with a smile.

Luo Yu was both amused and exasperated. "Did Cheng Peiyun know you were so childish when he picked you to play him?"

But deep down, a sense of disappointment emerged that he’d never felt before. Luo Yu realized he seemed to have hoped and expected that everything Gu Xiaowei did and said just now was from the heart, and had nothing to do with Cheng Peiyun, Xiang Chao, or any characters they might portray.

"Don’t you think Cheng Peiyun also wanted to prove his endurance and explosive power by holding Xiang Chao?" Gu Xiaowei’s eyebrows lifted slightly.

"I’m convinced," Luo Yu said, covering his eyes and turning away. He was hiding his disappointment, afraid that Gu Xiaowei would notice and ask him what was wrong.

"Pumpkin cake, do you want some?" Gu Xiaowei asked softly.

His voice was sincere, without a hint of mischief.

The light from the farmhouse fell on his brows and nose. Despite the noise around, his glance, like a passionate firework across the moonlit waves, made Luo Yu want to lift the dark curtain of night and see what was hidden behind it.

"No, I’m full enough," Luo Yu said, trying to act as normal as possible.

Gu Xiaowei looked at Luo Yu, his gaze deepened by the lively atmosphere, as if trying to see through his heart.

"I’m really full. If I eat more, I won’t be able to sleep tonight," Luo Yu said with a smile.

"Okay," Gu Xiaowei nodded and withdrew his gaze.

After the meal, the director didn’t schedule any more activities and advised everyone to rest well, as they would be filming the final challenge—equestrian skills—tomorrow.

Those who had drunk and have driven over called for a ride service.

Sister Cui, who hadn’t drunk, was able to drive Gu Xiaowei and Luo Yu back to the hotel.

On the way, Sister Cui said with a smile, "I felt like Director Xu was about to cry earlier."

"Why? Was today’s recording not good?" Luo Yu asked in surprise.

"Because we couldn’t give Teacher Gu any on-screen time! Didn’t you notice? Whether it’s Teacher Gu or Luo Yu, your variety sense might be only half, the other half depends on the support of your colleagues. But when you two are together, even chatting makes for a delightful watch."

Luo Yu half-jokingly said, "Should I buy you a bag of spicy chicken feet?"

"Chicken feet are fattening. You’d better get me duck necks," Sister Cui replied.

Luo Yu nudged Gu Xiaowei with his elbow, "You definitely need to shoot such a scene—give the female lead a princess carry and do squats on the edge of life and death!"

"You like it?" Gu Xiaowei turned to look at him, the streetlights outside casting shifting light over his face.