Chapter 153: The Ultimate Treasure

Sui Sui pieced all the puzzle fragments together.

"Our current location should be here. According to the map, the treasure is right here, very close to us."

Yu Xin was already exhausted, but seeing the grand prize within reach, she couldn't help but get excited. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go take a look. I'm dying to know what kind of grand prize the production team went to such great lengths to arrange. If it's not worth it, Director, I'm afraid you're going to be roasted by the internet."

Yu Xin threatened the camera with a half-joking, half-serious tone.

Back in the control room, Wang Zan sneezed several times in a row. His assistant thoughtfully handed him some hot water and asked with concern, "Director, are you okay? You must be overworked and caught a cold."

Wang Zan shook his head, feeling an inexplicable chill down his spine. "These people are truly full of surprises."

Following the map, the group quickly located the final treasure, which Wang Zan had cleverly hidden inside a prop rock. Opening the stone, they found only a single slip of paper inside.

"Congratulations on finding the grand prize. The final prize is: unrestricted use of a round-trip plane ticket. Whoever finds this note is entitled to leave the filming of the program once, at their own discretion. The production team will provide full support and cover the cost of the tickets!"

Yu Xin blinked, re-reading the message to make sure she understood it correctly, then said in disbelief, "Am I reading this right? The prize we worked so hard to find is just two plane tickets?"

"This is such a rip-off," Tian Boyu couldn't help but complain.

"But I actually think this prize is ideal," Su Wanning explained. "If the director comes up with some twisted challenges later, or makes us work in the sweltering heat, we can just demand a ticket from him to fly to a beautiful tourist city and enjoy life. Plus, he has to cover the return ticket to bring us back. Doesn't that sound great?"

After Su Wanning's explanation, Yu Xin finally grasped the clever utility of the prize, and her eyes lit up.

"Right! Why didn't I think of that? If there are any more insane money-making tasks, I'll just hop on a plane to the capital and scam a friend out of a fortune!"

Tian Boyu also realized the potential and nodded. "Or if we're tired, we can just fly home to visit our parents."

Su Wanning gave him a thumbs up. "You are a quick learner."

Having secured such a prize, the group was in high spirits as they headed back.

[The production team is so tricky, hiding a few plane tickets so well.]

[The director must be crying right now. Since so many people found the prize, he'll have to pay for several times as many plane tickets.]

[As expected of Su Wanning, she never disappoints.]

As the group walked back, Qin Jingchen walked up to Su Wanning’s side and asked in a low voice, "How do you plan to use this prize?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. Maybe I'll use it when the opportunity arises. What about you?"

"I intend to give my share of this power to you," Qin Jingchen replied promptly, as if he had already made up his mind.

"..." Su Wanning smiled awkwardly, offering a transparent excuse, "That makes sense. You aren't a guest on the program and can leave soon, so it's more cost-effective to transfer your share to me."

Yu Xin and Tian Boyu walked with their heads down, pretending to be invisible.

Yet, Qin Jingchen ignored the cameras completely. "If possible, I would like you to use this right to come and see me."

This was a direct, bold statement. Yu Xin was brimming with excitement, suppressing her emotions as she looked at Su Wanning, clearly waiting for a reaction. Tian Boyu frowned at this, but quickly smoothed his expression and turned his head away to hide it from the camera.

[What did I just hear? Is Mr. Qin confessing?]

[I want you to come see me—and the 'if possible' part... why is Mr. Qin being so humble?]

[Exactly! Under normal circumstances, shouldn't he say, 'Woman, take this ticket and come see me'?]

[Are they actually married or not? Why does it feel like they're dating?]

Su Wanning closed her eyes and took a deep breath. At this moment, she wished she had never found this grand prize, so she wouldn't have to listen to the nonsense coming out of Qin Jingchen's mouth.

Opening her eyes again, she put on a fake smile. "Are you worried about missing the children? Unfortunately, since you transferred your opportunity to me, the children only have one chance, and I can only leave by myself; I can't take them with me."

Seeing that Qin Jingchen was about to speak again, she didn't give him the chance. She quickened her pace and stuffed the note into Yu Xin's arms.

"You should hold onto this. Although everyone contributed, just in case the director tries to back out, you can throw this in his face!"

Yu Xin didn't care about that at all. She glanced back at Qin Jingchen and nudged Su Wanning with her elbow.

"Hey, he just confessed to you, what kind of reaction is that? Mr. Qin looks hurt!"

Su Wanning rolled her eyes without looking back. "What hurt? He just doesn't know how to talk."

With the cameras present, Su Wanning didn't say that Qin Jingchen was likely trying to set her up. Yu Xin clearly didn't believe her, huffed, and walked over to Tian Boyu, ignoring her.

Meanwhile, at the campsite where Yin Shanshan and Fang Wei had returned early, the viewership for their livestream was sparse. Busy-bodies from elsewhere came to relay the results of Su Wanning's group to them.

Yin Shanshan was clearly displeased, though she didn't show it, maintaining a magnanimous fake smile. However, Fang Wei could acutely sense her mood.

Not long after, a noisy commotion came from outside. Yin Shanshan and Fang Wei took the children, Tian and Yangyang, out of their RV and saw Su Wanning's group returning in triumph.

Su Wanning was surrounded by the others, and no one thought anything of it. In contrast, Yin Shanshan stood in a corner away from the spotlight, completely like a ghost.

Yet, who could forget that when the show first started, she was the center of attention, while Su Wanning, the starlet filled with scandals, was only fit to stand in the farthest corner.

In such a short time, everything had undergone a earth-shattering change...

"Let's go, let's see what the final grand prize actually is," Fang Wei said softly, leading Yin Shanshan toward the group, just in time to hear Yu Xin negotiating with Wang Zan.

"Director, this prize should be shared by everyone who saw it, right? We all put in the effort."

Wang Zan looked distressed. "My ancestors, this prize is extraordinary. What if all of you decide to exercise your rights at once? Who would be left to film my show?"

Yu Xin happened to see Yin Shanshan approaching and said intentionally, "Isn't there still Sister Shanshan? She alone can carry half the show."