52: Chapter 52: Three Stunning Wives Leave Him Stunned!

The second act finalized was a sketch by Song Dandan and Yue Yunpeng.

Yue Yunpeng was already a big shot in the world of Crosstalk, with a face born for comedy.

Song Dandan was even more legendary, the Queen of Sketches who had dominated the Spring Festival Gala stage for years.

With two veteran comedians putting their heads together to deliver punchlines, it was a guaranteed success.

With the cast assignments done, only Lin Chen remained idle.

Song Dandan turned her head and looked toward Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha.

She had only just met Lin Chen today and couldn't gauge the young man's true capabilities, so she could only turn to his nominal wives for help.

This stumped the three stunning superstar wives.

Although they held the title of husband and wife, they were completely clueless about Lin Chen's background.

Other than knowing his cooking was divine, they knew absolutely nothing else about his skills.

They couldn't exactly ask him to haul a gas stove to the center of the stage and stir-fry shredded pork with eggs in front of everyone, right?

"I'll perform a magic trick," Lin Chen said, taking the initiative so the three women wouldn't have to struggle.

Liu Shishi's rosy lips parted slightly, her face full of disbelief: "You even know how to do magic?"

Lin Chen's lips curled up: "In this craft, I'm confident I won't lose to anyone."

Guli Nazha leaned in too: "What kind of trick are you planning to do?"

"Making a person appear!"

"Oh my god! That's so difficult! That's a top-tier stage magic trick!"

"Hubby, you're too amazing!"

The three beauties, joined by Song Zuer, let out a chorus of worshipful gasps, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen shook his head with a straight face: "Keep it low-key, it's not worth mentioning. Every man under the sun is skilled in this craft."

"You brat!"

Song Dandan, being a seasoned veteran, was stunned for two seconds before instantly understanding, and she slapped her thigh in amusement.

Yue Yunpeng was also nearby, covering his chubby face and chuckling "hehehe" like a fool.

The remaining four young girls—Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, Guli Nazha, and Song Zuer—looked at each other, completely failing to grasp the hidden meaning behind the old pro's slang.

The trolls and netizens in the live stream chat understood instantly, and the screen was flooded with comments like falling snow.

"Holy crap! Teacher Lin is speeding again! The car doors are welded shut, nobody's getting off!"

"Making a person appear? I know a thing or two about that myself; give me a good prop, and I can produce an entire platoon for you!"

"I'm dying of laughter! Teacher Lin's double entendre is too good, look at Yaya and the others looking so confused!"

"He drops dirty jokes at the drop of a hat, I'm impressed!"

The program schedule was set. Everyone went their separate ways.

The four actresses went to find an open space to practice dancing, while Yue Yunpeng and Song Dandan went over their lines.

Lin Chen stopped an assistant cameraman, slipped him some money, and asked him to run an errand to the supermarket outside.

He bought a few decks of cards, some tubes of super glue, and a roll of ultra-fine transparent fishing line.

There is no such thing as real magic in this world; the core of magic relies entirely on sleight of hand and props to deceive the eyes.

The more miraculous the magic trick, the more complex the props behind it.

Anyone who can levitate objects without props can only be found in cultivation novels.

Half an hour flew by. Except for Lei Jiayin, who was still squatting in the corner obsessing over a budget travel guide, everyone gathered backstage at the theater.

"Dear audience members, thank you for waiting!"

Tong Liya acted as the temporary host, walking onto the stage gracefully with a microphone in hand.

The five hundred people sitting in the audience were all students recruited from nearby universities.

Young people are energetic and very supportive, immediately responding with deafening screams.

After a few pleasantries, Tong Liya announced the start of the first act, and the four girls immediately took the stage for a hot dance.

Because the rehearsal time was outrageously short, they hadn't prepared uniform costumes.

The four beauties were all wearing cool, casual clothing, and the dance moves were very simple, at best resembling a girl group dance.

But that didn't stop the college students in the audience from frantically swallowing their saliva.

All four of them were stunning, top-tier beauties.

Their faces were perfect, and their figures were sexy to the extreme.

Every synchronized twist of their water-snake waists, every hot hip-thrusting move, was enough to blind the men in the audience.

After the song finished, the four girls were drenched in fragrant sweat.

The applause below was thunderous, and the whistling almost blew the theater roof off.

"Thank you all for your support! Time was too tight, please forgive us if we didn't dance well!"

Liu Shishi, Guli Nazha, and Song Zuer panted as they stepped off the stage.

Tong Liya remained on stage to continue hosting: "Next, please enjoy a close-up magic performance by Lin Chen!"

Lin Chen walked onto the stage with steady steps.

The applause from the audience immediately became sparse.

After all, Lin Chen was just a non-celebrity who had gained fame through scandalous rumors of being with five women at once; there were no die-hard fans of his in the audience.

Lin Chen didn't feel awkward in the slightest. Holding five ordinary playing cards, he spoke calmly into the microphone:

"Congratulations to everyone here; without spending a cent on a ticket, you are lucky enough to witness my god-tier performance. You've really hit the jackpot."

"Booo!"

The college students in the audience immediately booed, mixed with good-natured laughter.

The four actresses standing behind the curtain also covered their mouths and giggled.

At first, they had been worried, fearing that Lin Chen, a poor kid who had never seen a big crowd, would be so scared his legs would turn to jelly.

They hadn't expected him to be so comfortable on stage.

"This young man has incredible stage presence; he's not nervous at all. He's a talent," Song Dandan praised from the side.

Lin Chen didn't waste any time.

He pinched a playing card between his right thumb and index finger and gave his wrist a sharp flick.

The card left his hand instantly, but instead of falling to the ground, it hovered in mid-air and began spinning at high speed!

Even more terrifyingly, the hovering card seemed to be guided by an invisible string.

When Lin Chen moved his palm to the left, the card drifted to the left; when he raised his palm, the card rose with it.

In the end, it even circled around Lin Chen's body!

It was as if Lin Chen possessed the supernatural ability of telekinesis!

"Holy cow!"

The students in the audience were stunned, and a gasp that could blow the roof off instantly erupted.

Applause surged like a tidal wave.

Behind the curtain.

Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha, the three stunning beauties, were even more dumbfounded, their rosy lips wide open.

The three of them looked at each other, their eyes filled with an indescribable, strange feeling.

The man on stage was their lawfully wedded husband!

Although it was an absurd farce caused by drunkenness, nominally, this man was the person who was theoretically supposed to sleep with them for the rest of their lives.

But they suddenly realized that they knew absolutely nothing about this man.

Other than knowing his name was Lin Chen and that he could cook a table full of divine dishes, his other background was a complete mystery!