The actress could not react under the deep gaze of the girl. It was as if she had seen through her thoughts. When she was about to ask what Chun Hua meant, the chess player added.
"… in games…"
"…"
Lyra's breath became short. She realized that she had been played by someone she met just yesterday. But all she could do was agree with Chun Hua.
"Yeah! She plays so well. I never knew she played so well."
"You didn't know she played well? Didn't you say that you were close to her?" Chun Hua was not planning to let Lyra go easily after her little trick she pulled up.
If it was before, she would not have done such trouble. But she declared herself as a fan of Viviana now after seeing her both cool side and cute side. There was no way she could give someone the chance to frame her idol.
"Of course we are close. After all, we are under the same agent. It's just that sister Vivi doesn't talk much about herself." Lyra did not give up. "But… Maybe she doesn't feel we're close enough."
'Two could play the game.' Lyra thought as she put up a pitiful face.
"Why would she not feel close to you?"
"I don't know… Sister Vivi likes to stick to herself. And… Maybe she doesn't feel the same as I do… Sometimes I feel that…" Lyra continued with her act.
"Feel what?" Chun Hua went along too. But her eyes were clearly daring Lyra to continue.
"I feel that Sister Vivi doesn't like me…"
Chun Hua almost could not hold herself from scoffing. Lyra was a perfect example of someone who played the victim card. But the chess player was not going to let her throw shade to her idol.
"Oh My!" Chun Hua gasped. "Why would you think that she doesn't like you? Did you do something against her that made you sure she doesn't like you?"
'Back at you bitch!'
Lyra was dumbstruck. She did not expect that Chun Hua would be so shady to throw the stone she threw herself right at her feet. But before she could excuse herself from the allegation, Chun Hua was called away.
"Hua Hua. Could you bring some water for us?" Derrick's breathless voice came.
"Right away!"
Chun Hua fled the sight as though she was running away from a missile trajectory. At the same time, taking away Lyra's chance to justify herself. The young actress's mind was filled with worries. She felt as though she had been stripped through.
But then she remembered that this was a recording show and not a live one. So, she calmed herself down. Then she sneered.
'Don't the director want dramas. Let me give them drama!'
In the field,Viviana was performing great as a perfect passer with Daniel and Na Yun being the scorers of the team. The opposite team had given up the idea of targeting Viviana to get more free points.
Maybe it was because Viviana had proven herself to be a capable player, Daniel and Na Yun's competitive spirit had been awakened to the max. The same could be said for the other team. In fact, their fighting spirit was twice as fierce as team B.
The game was getting more and more intense.
But team B had a problem. Derrick. The comedian was not a sporty person and the game was getting more and more tougher thanks to the rivalry between Le Yang and Na Yun. The sportsmanship of Tucker and Bryson and Daniel's competitiveness were flaming the fire between the two. Even Viviana had put away her aloof demeanor and began to play actively in the game, pointing out the error in the opposite's team formation to the scorer.
She played the perfect role of a passer and a game setter for Team B. The only problem in the team was that Derrick was lacking behind in technicality and often did not understand where to pass the ball. Thanks to him, the team had given many points to the opposing team.
"Brother Derrick. Just prevent the ball from falling and pass it to us." Na Yun was in a wreck now.
He had just made a bet with Le Yang that whoever lost the game would be responsible for cleaning the dorm for a whole month. He didn't want to be stuck in this janitor duty for a whole month.
"I'll try not to make mistakes."
Derrick, seeing his desperate look, instead of feeling nervous, wanted to laugh out loud. The comedian had been in the industry for quite a while. And maybe because he wasn't required to keep any image, despite himself being the worst player amongst them, didn't feel pressured. Instead, he made the best out of his failure and made everyone laugh.
But not long after he made the comment, he failed to save a pass and gave away another point to the opposite team.
"Yah! You didn't get the match fixed, did you?"
The loud accusation was not something that anybody present had expected. Especially from Viviana, who had hardly said ten sentences since morning.
"…"
Silence filled the air as the crowd was dumbfounded by her action.
"I'm just that bad, okay?" The accused disclaimed.
Derrick saw a carefree look in Viviana's eyes for the first time. And so did the rest.
"It would've been better if you really took money." A smirk could be seen in the actress's face as she mocked the man jokingly. "Your foot skill is unbearable. Even a special effect can't save you from being ridiculed when this is aired."
What happened was that Viviana was getting more and more frustrated as she witnessed her team giving away another point to the opposing team. Unknowingly, she was letting loose and became more and more focused on the game. Her competitive side was emerging slowly, little by little.
And the fact that there was an incompetent teammate really annoyed her. And before she could comprehend, the words of her mind had already flown out of her mouth.
And Derrick's light remark of degrading himself made her loosen her guard more and she made fun of the man even more.