"Change your position with me." Viviana told the comedian.
Derrick did as he was instructed. And the game that followed was something they did not imagine would happen in a variety show.
Like a captain of the team, which she certainly was not, Viviana began to sign positions for Daniel and Na Yun. The two had not yet recovered from the sudden change Vivi had shown and blindly took their positions as they were told.
Now, Vivi stood as the striker.
The continued with light passing of the balls from one team to another. The rest of the players did not know that the game had awakened a sleeping tigress who was hungry for scores.
Team A did not know what happened within those two seconds. They saw the rattan ball headed towards the opposite team in an unguarded spot. Then out of nowhere, Vivi appeared and defended the ball from falling with a light kick to the inner side of her feet. Then the ball flew high. Higher than the net. And the next thing they knew was Vivi jumping into the air like a cat catching a bird and then the ball was missiled towards their team and bam!!
They did not even see the ball coming towards them let alone defend it. Only when they saw the opposite team celebrate for a score did they notice what the seemingly passive lady had become after being dragged into the game.
"!!!!"
"Wahh!!!!"
Different types of exclamation could be heard after they witnessed Viviana's flawless acrobatic moves.
"So Cool!!!"
Even Bryson and Le Yang from the opposite team couldn't help but admire her moves. And the centre of everyone's attention, Vivi herself, as though she had expected this reaction from them just nodded her head and indicated to continue the game.
Clearly this was not the first time she had shown off such moves and gotten such admirations.
"Wahh!!! Sister Vivi is so cool!!! How can she be so pretty and handsome at the same time!!!" Chun Hua couldn't stop herself from admiring the girl. Her hand had not stopped taking pictures of the girl.
And it was not only her that was struck by Viviana's charm.
Away from the attention of the camera, stood a group of staff that included the members of the filming crew and the staff of the guest. Amongst them was Elisa who was leading the girls in fangirling over Viviana.
At first all the girls were admiring the boys. Who wouldn't! It was not everyday that they got to see the stars play intense games. That too live. They were discussing how that man looked cool wiping his sweat, and how delicious this man's muscles looked and how cute they looked when they fell, when suddenly out of blue, Viviana decided to pull up her move.
Now their eyes couldn't move away from her.
'Wah! Sister Vivi had hidden such a side to herself. Wait till I show this to Sister An.' Elisa was overwhelmed with excitement.
If there would not be a problem with the production team of the show, she would like to upload the clip of her kick and show the world the brilliance that Viviana carried.
One after another, Viviana scored the points for her team with the support of her teammates. She was so into the game and having so much fun playing with them that she didn't notice that she had a smile worth billions on her face.
In the end, Viviana's team won the game.
"Ahhh!!! Sister Vivi!! Marry Me!!!" Chun Hua's scream took her attention.
Vivi turned to her and gave her a smile.
"Ahhh!!! Just kill me already!!"
The chess player had never felt her heart beat so much for another person.
"Hey! Hey!" Derrick called out to the young girl. "Control yourself. Save some image for the National Chess Team."
"I don't care! I'm in love with Sister Vivi!" Came the response of the girl.
"Don't regret it when this gets aired!!" The comedian warned.
"I won't!!"
The exchange left the player laughing. It was a series of unexpected turns of events. Who would've expected such charm to come from Viviana.
"How long have you been in the industry?" Derrick asked.
"Two years." The actress answered.
"How come I never heard that you have such acrobatic skills? You should be shooting some action stuff you know. Why always stick to the cat fights?"
It has always been a comedian's skill and freedom to speak out the unspeakable.
Viviana knew that the senior was trying to help her and nodded politely as she answered.
"Let's see what the future holds."
…
Viviana's performance became the highlight of the show for the day. When the sun had entered the valley of the hills and the darkness spread out like a blanket, the guests were once again greeted by the sight of the beautiful night sky.
And since it was just the beginning of the Lunar month, the moonlight wasn't that bright, making the stars shine even brighter. The unpolluted air of Qing Shan Valley, which was far away from the crowded cities made the sky view so mesmerizing, something that the city dwellers couldn't envision.
The production team had surprised the team with something special. A campfire and a BBQ night. Everyone couldn't be more excited.
Derrick and Tucker were on the mission to get drinks, while Daniel, Na Yun and Le Yang were responsible for preparing. Lyra helped in preparing the veggies and sauce for making skewers.
As for Bryson and Chun Hua… The two were busy admiring their new found goddess, Viviana, in the living room who was watching the national geographic channel.
The two had many things they wanted to ask. Like when did she start learning acrobatics? Did she play sports during her school days? Whether she still played sports? What was her hobby?
But the two did not dare. Because after the game, Viviana seemed to have gone back to her usual self. The one that made her seem unapproachable. Chun Hua knew what may have caused it.
She had seen Vivian being called out by her agent who had appeared after disappearing for a whole day. She could not hear what they were talking about, but she could see the rarely gained light in her new idol's eyes slowly diminish little by little as the agent kept on talking.
And later when she came back, she acted as if she had never learned to smile.
Bryson did not know the underlying current. All he knew was that his newly found goddess seemed to be lonely even after being surrounded by them. He wanted to talk to her. But he could not bring up his courage.