Seeing Hayden struggling to grab at him, Zhou Yun Sheng quickly hid behind Gustav. This seeking asylum behavior pulled on Gustav's heartstrings. He felt very warm, and very distressed, he stretched out to pull Kitten into his arms.
"You say that Romeo is a thief, do you have proof?" He asked coldly.
Hayden was dumbfounded for a moment, then he roared, "My diamond necklace was on the table, and this morning he packed up my bag, if he didn't steal it, who else?"
"I remember that time, there was no diamond necklace on the table." Zhou Yun Sheng pulled his head out from Gustav's strong arms and retorted, his eyes flushed.
"Mr. Acheson, I have it on camera. I'll play it back." John immediately put the camera on the table and pressed the playback button.
The picture reversed, and everyone could clearly see all the items placed on the table- wallet, keys, chewing gum, condoms and other knickknacks, there was no diamond necklace.
John found the clearest picture and zoomed in so everyone could see it more clearly.
Bonnie repeatedly examined it for a while, then raised her eyebrows questioningly at the embarrassed Hayden, "Well, where is this legendary diamond necklace? Can you point it out for us? You said Romeo stole it, but the facts show that when he helped you pack, the thing didn't exist. Hayden, did you never wake up from your hangover? Or did your sperm strangle your brain cells? The others are seriously competing, while you drink, sex and party. What do you take our program for? Your own personal playground?"
John always followed Romeo like a conjoined twin, so the picture was very coherent, when Romeo entered the room, he didn't take anything, he just opened the backpack and swept all the items on the table into the backpack. Even if they played it at .25 speed, they couldn't find anything to cause suspicion of theft. Hayden didn't know what to say after this.
His intuition told him that things were going to get worrying.
"Where on earth did my necklace go?" He asked weakly.
"You should be asking yourself, not us." said Gustav, "For the sake of this show's reputation and for the innocence of all the contestants, I'll send someone to search the villa. If you agree, please sign this authorization letter." Without permission, even legal workers weren't allowed to search other people's private belongings.
Hayden didn't know what to do. Things seemed to be progressing beyond his control, making him feel uneasy.
"You don't agree? Then I have reason to suspect that you are framing Romeo. In fact, you hid the diamond necklace, right?" Gustav deliberately stimulated him.
"How can that be?! I really can't find it!" Hayden cold sweat in guilt, he now realized that he was being too impulsive, perhaps he'd only forgotten the necklace in his bathroom or somewhere else. No matter how low-key he wanted to keep it, Romeo had the right to sue him for slander and personal injury.
Even worse, he'd stirred up the program, annoyed Acheson, and left behind irrefutable photographic evidence of his assault. God, he actually forced himself into a dead end, what was he thinking? That was too senseless!
Gustav saw that he was silent for a long time and warned again. "If you don't agree, I'll have to call the police and the police will apply for a search warrant. No matter what they find, it will be out of our control. Now that I think about it, a real life investigation could be played out on our show, our ratings would be astronomical, right?"
In fact, our ratings are already outrageously high, and it's all thanks to the little pet in your embrace. Bonnie secretly thought.
Hayden was shocked, he quickly picked up the pen to give permission.
The staff rushed to the villa and immediately launched a search, a few cameramen followed closely, documenting everything, afraid Hayden might pop out and accuse them of planting evidence.
They started from Hayden's personal items, and half an hour later, they turned over Hayden's jeans and finally found the necklace. When the video was sent to Acheson's phone, Hayden was speechless. Now that he carefully thought, it's possible he just put his necklace in his jeans before he took his bath.
But, now the important question was how to explain that he didn't intend to frame Romeo. He hesitated to elaborate, he couldn't justify himself when his own memory was so vague, he could only plead to Acheson and apologize to Romeo.
Gustav didn't want to hear his explanation, he led the line of people back out into the hall, attracting the contestant's attention.
"The matter has been investigated thoroughly, the necklace was not stolen, it was hidden in Hayden's jeans. Since Hayden violated the program group's rules and attacked others, we will exempt him from this competition." He waved to Hayden, "Go pack up your things and leave immediately."
"No, no you can't do that! I'm going to tell my mom and dad! Gustav Acheson, how dare you do this to me?!" Hayden was furious, but he was forcefully dragged out by the staff.
Zhou Yun Sheng almost burst out laughing. Tell Mommy and Daddy? How old is Hayden Brown? Is he still weaning?
There were many people with the same thought, snickers constantly echoed in the hall. Bonnie gestured as if she was slapping a fly, her expression disgusted. Fortunately, her boss' background was much tougher than the Brown family's by numerous levels, otherwise, she wouldn't know when she'd be able to get rid of that arrogant child.
Today's challenge winner was still Romeo, and Acheson's pictures of him were taken by Bonnie and magnified for the audience. Wearing a white shirt and jeans, sitting under the transparent dome, the guitar playing boy looked like an angel, the morning light shining down, surrounding him by colored spots. The breeze gently blew his curly hair, appearing to be intoxicated by his emotional singing.
This was a photo, but it was also fresh and lovely like a song.
Jeffrey held a few pictures and kissed them, exclaiming, "So beautiful! I love Romeo!"
Bonnie added, "I also love Romeo, so he's the winner of this challenge. Congratulations."
The players murmured amongst themselves, unconvinced. Some of them simply didn't get all three pieces of paper, so they wore the wrong clothes or went to the wrong position. Some people had not been able to suppress their panic, so when the camera aimed at them, their bodies were very stiff. No one had a photo like Romeo, no one had such a heavenly atmosphere.
They finally gave Romeo their congratulations, with more sincerity than ever before. Romeo's hurrying off that morning to wake up Hayden and Emily had greatly changed their impression of him, at least, none of them could honestly say they could ever be so selfless.
Bonnie dismissed the players so they could go back and rest, but Gustav beckoned, "Kitten, come here."
Kitten? Who's that? The contestants looked at each other. Bonnie face palmed and blushed in embarrassment. The boss must have a habit of shouting it out in his heart, so he habitually blurted it out.
Gustav was embarrassed. He coughed and covered his mouth with a fist, then changed his call, "Romeo, come, I want to talk to you."
Zhou Yun Sheng was embarrassed enough to die. He'd also heard this nickname from Bonnie and Jeffrey a few times, do the judges and producers have a habit of secretly giving nicknames to the contestants? A nickname like Kitten…. He was suddenly reminded of the pink bowed Hello Kitty, and felt a little intrigued.
He thought of himself as a prehistoric monster, he didn't expect that in someone else's heart he was a tiny, milk drinking kitty. This meant that his acting skill was superb, strong enough to deceive the world.
He walked to the man's side and looked up, blinking his wet eyes, maliciously testing out his cuteness selling prowess.
Gustav's nose itched, he immediately turned back toward the lounge, saw that there was no camera nearby, and quickly made an agitated expression. He was seriously starting to suspect that Kitten was deliberately seducing him. God knew how much his self-control was degrading day by day, he may not last till the end of the game before pouncing.
"Sit down." He sat on the couch and patted his side.
Zhou Yun Sheng finally saw it, this Gustav seemed to be really fond of him. He quickly assessed the situation. As long as the other man didn't cross any boundaries or interfere with his game, then this kind of goodwill could only benefit him, not harm him, so, he would pretend not to know.
He sat and smiled at the man.
Gustav's nose itched again, he was anxious to pull him into his arms and sit him on his lap, kiss his pale pink mouth and curled eyelashes. His heart was fantasizing, but his expression was very serious, he asked, "Romeo, how are you going to deal with this incident?"
"It's not over yet?" Zhou Yun Sheng blinked his oblivious eyes.
"Silly boy, that was just the program team's punishment for Hayden. He attacked your body and your reputation, you have the right to sue him. If you want to win a little justice for yourself, I'll get you a lawyer."
Sue him baby, toss him away from your heart, my arms will always be wide open for you! Gustav begged in his heart, but he was let down, the young man considered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
"No, I don't want to sue him."
"Why? If I hadn't stopped him in time, you would've been seriously injured." Gustav felt irritated at the boy's rigid thinking, so his tone couldn't help but be a little harsh, "You know, it's not your fault that you can only love the same sex, but it's your biggest mistake to fall in love with an asshole and not regret it. Knowing that a food is rancid, why do you have to bear the consequences and discomfort to force yourself to eat it? You're tormenting yourself!"
Zhou Yun Sheng tried to widen his eyes and reveal an injured expression.
Gustav immediately calmed down and apologized softly. He wanted to hold him in his arms and kiss him, but he was afraid of provoking his resentment. He was like a boy experiencing his first puppy-love, he didn't know what to do.
Zhou Yun Sheng accepted his apology and explained, "Mr. Acheson, I understand what you mean. It's because I've finally been freed from Hayden's mud pit that I don't want to sue him. In fact, I should thank him for teaching me how to see the world. With my heart and mind, not my eyes. I just want to do my own thing now, and firmly walk down the path I choose. Can you understand?"
Even if he sued Hayden, the most serious trial punishment would only be detention for a few months, and as long as money exchanged hands, Hayden would step into jail with his left foot and be let out before his right foot hits the ground. Why would he do such a thankless thing when he could retaliate with his own skill anytime he wanted? Plus, he believed that Gustav wouldn't help him for free, and he didn't want to stir up any trouble before he found his lover.
Gustav saw a strong and open-minded boy in his clear eyes. His heart melted like ice-cream, he couldn't help but pull the boy into his arms, whispering comfort, and gently kiss his soft hair.
Baby, I don't know how to love you, can you tell?