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Julian had no choice but to give up. He stood up and straightened his clothes, saying to Maya, “Get up. You’re drunk, so you should go back and rest.” It had previously been agreed that if someone got drunk, they could quit the game early. After all, they were being streamed live. If someone got drunk and threw tantrums or did something outrageous, it might affect the show’s reputation.
Maya lay down on the couch right away. She felt very sleepy.
“Tsk.” Julian clicked his tongue before grabbing her wrist to pull her up.
Maya slumped into his arms as though she were boneless. “I’m so sleepy…”
Julian held her firmly, wrapping his arms around her while she was in a drunken state.
He pushed the door open while holding the drunken Maya, who had passed out and was leaning on his shoulder.
The crew member backed away with the camera.
Julian said in an impassive voice, “She’s drunk. Get her boss here to take her to rest.”
The crew member following the cameraman rushed to inform Luna of what was happening.
Before Luna hurried over, viewers of the livestream were in an uproar.
A viewer commented, ‘If this isn’t love, then what is?! She’s just an assistant, you know? Look at Julian’s hand – it’s placed on her waist the whole time to prevent her from falling.’
Another viewer chimed in, ‘Julian is shifting his body weight backward. Obviously, he’s letting her press herself on top of him! Oh, my God! It’s so sweet for her to lean on his shoulder! I’m dying! Are they really not a couple?!’
Another viewer commented, ‘Even couples don’t seem this compatible, right? Julian’s expression is obviously much softer than when he went in, and his gaze has been focused on her the whole time. It’s clear that he’s head over heels in love with her! This has to be a dating reality show! Why isn’t it labeled as such? I want to see them getting all lovey-dovey!’
When Luna arrived to see Maya slumped in Julian’s arms, she was utterly shocked. This scene… was incredibly dramatic in the context of the entire show.
Julian handed over Maya to Luna with instinctive gentleness. It was unintentional. Luna only realized Maya was truly drunk when Maya pressed on her.
She prayed in her heart that Maya didn’t offend Julian because of her drunkenness, but she still politely said, “Thank you, Mr. Graham, for taking care of my assistant.”
Julian nodded, and his gaze lingered on Luna’s face for a moment before suddenly asking, “Can you manage?”
“Yes,” Luna replied with a smile, but there was a hint of surprise in her heart.
Without thinking much, she quickly helped Maya up and left.
The live stream chat was still buzzing with excitement.
‘Julian clearly doesn’t want to let go. Five minutes is too short for a man! It should be at least fifty minutes!’
‘I’m going crazy! Why didn’t the production team install cameras in the room? I wanna see what’s happening!’
‘Will Alana stop at nothing for publicity? She can’t get Julian, so she lets her assistant go instead. Doesn’t she know he has a girlfriend? Poor Selena. She’s really unlucky for appearing on the show with such a jinx.’
‘How much did she drink to get this drunk? I guess she’s pretending to be drunk. What a scheming woman. Can’t they just kick them out of the show already?’
Luna brought Maya back to their room. After helping her lie down, Luna gently pushed her, asking, “Are you really drunk?”
The person on the bed was unconscious.
Luna sighed and remained silent.
Maya slept until the following day. She was startled when she woke up and saw Luna sitting next to her. “Why are you here?”
“It’s almost lunchtime, and I was waiting for you to wake up so we could have lunch,” Luna replied with a smile.
Maya sat up, massaged her throbbing temples, and felt regretful. “I shouldn’t have drunk…”
Luna stood up and walked to the side. “It’s not your fault. Now, get up quickly; the production team has something important to inform us about after lunch.”
In the dining hall, Maya noticed that many people were looking at her with envy.
Her usual cool demeanor remained unchanged. After Luna had taken her seat and passed Maya the utensils, Maya did the same.
Selena sat across from them. She was surprisingly quiet compared to her usual lively self.
Soon, everyone began to eat.
Luna whispered to Maya, “Selena is unusually quiet today.”
She had expected that Selena would cause trouble today after seeing the intimacy between Maya and Julian yesterday.
However, Selena remained surprisingly composed.
Maya whispered back, “Let’s eat.”
After the meal, everyone gathered in the hotel’s lobby.
The host stood on the stage with a microphone while looking delighted as he said, “Now that everyone is here, here’s today’s important announcement.”
Maya noticed the words “Sweet Whispers” flashing on the screen behind the host and immediately turned nervous. She reached out and grabbed Luna’s hand.
Luna was even more nervous than she was. The preliminary online voting results are out already?
Selena glanced at the two of them with a clearly evident sense of satisfaction in her eyes.
Maya silently took a deep breath.
“That’s right. Today is the day for designers to face the audience with their drafts! This is a test of popularity, and it has no connection to the final professional judging results. The rewards are separate.”
This had been mentioned at the beginning of the show.
As soon as the host finished speaking, all the designers’ draft sketches appeared on the screen.
Maya’s heart tightened to the extreme as she held Luna’s hand. She immediately searched for her own initial design draft.
“Hmm?” Luna immediately spotted Maya’s draft.
Seeing Luna’s astonishment, Maya also saw her own clean and untouched draft.
She felt like a fish that had just been given water, and her back was drenched in sweat. At this moment, she was taking deep breaths and couldn’t even speak.
Luna let out a sigh of relief. Goodness knew her heart was about to explode.
Selena couldn’t believe her eyes. She almost stood up but managed to restrain herself.
Maya quickly composed herself, and Luna remained calm as well.
Selena’s chest rose and fell as she tightly squeezed her own palm before turning her head to look at Maya and Luna with a subtle chill in her eyes.
The other designers who wanted to tarnish Alana’s reputation were disappointed when they realized that there were no traces of wrongdoing on her draft.
Everyone listened to the host explaining the rules of the online competition, but they soon forgot about it as they weren’t paying attention at all.
