Chapter 123

Chapter 123

It seemed that Xie Yi could sense Yi Tiantian's dilemma, as he kindly whispered, "There should be an extra room next door. You can stay here."

Yi Tiantian nodded.

"Thank goodness it's the presidential suite; otherwise, Gang Fengxing would have misunderstood again!"

"Why do I always find myself stuck between those two?! Could it be that I'm also a part of their play?!"

Xie Yi's figure paused for a moment as he walked out the door, his silence was deafening.

Soon, the guests finished packing their belongings, and the staff ordered meals to be delivered to Zhong Mei and Liu Yide's room. Everyone was notified to gather there for a feast.

Most importantly, during the feast, the program group had hidden a little Easter egg about the show's rules!

Yi Tiantian was filled with anticipation, humming a tune as she prepared to head next door to find Zhong Mei and Liu Yide.

As she passed by Xie Yi's room, Yi Tiantian decided to invite him along.

"Mr. Xie, the program group has asked us to gather next door for a feast!"

Xie Yi was packing his luggage. He had quite a bit, as he had not only brought what he needed but also prepared a matching set for Yi Tiantian.

Sunglasses, sunscreen, chocolate for energy...

Hearing Yi Tiantian's words, Xie Yi walked out of his room.

"Alright."

The two of them headed towards Zhong Mei and Liu Yide's room and bumped into Jin Yue'er and Zhao Yule along the way.

The two of them were at the other end of the corridor, seemingly discussing something as they walked.

"Do you think we can start now?"

"Sure, let's start during the feast, hehe, this time I'm definitely going to win!"

"Win? I don't think so. That sleazy guy is obviously into me. If I just wave my hand, he'll come running like a lapdog! But I won't let him touch me."

"I'm not really interested in the other women here. My focus is going to be on..."

As they reached the corner, they saw Yi Tiantian and Xie Yi, and immediately fell silent.

Jin Yue'er and Zhao Yule exchanged glances, both seeing confirmation in each other's eyes.

That's right, Zhao Yule's target was Yi Tiantian!

Although Xie Yi was a powerful figure in the Entertainment Industry, Zhao Yule had observed that he wasn't good at providing emotional value to others. So, Yi Tiantian must be lacking in male attention right now.

And he was going to be the one to save her from that drought!

Unaware that she had been targeted by Zhao Yule, Yi Tiantian greeted them politely.

"You're here too!"

Jin Yue'er and Zhao Yule both put on happy expressions and waved vigorously.

"Here we are!!"

In stark contrast to this cheerful group were Chen Juan and Men Jie, who arrived last.

Men Jie was still scolding Chen Juan as he entered.

"Because you were so slow to pack, you're holding everyone back now. If we eat now, you won't even get hot food! What do you think?" Men Jie barked at Chen Juan behind him.

Chen Juan bowed her head, feeling wronged. She whispered softly, "I packed everything by myself, so I was a bit late. If only you had helped me..."

Hearing this, Men Jie turned around as if he had heard something absurd.

"You want me to pack?! Are you out of your mind?! You were born to serve me. I suggest you know your place!"

Scolded mercilessly, Chen Juan no longer resisted, her tears falling as she sniffled, her makeup smudged.

Men Jie hated seeing women cry, especially useless women like Chen Juan who never stood up for themselves. He was furious.

"Can you stop crying?! You're making me sick!"

But Chen Juan cried even harder, big tears rolling down her cheeks, wiping them with her sleeves but never able to wipe them clean.

The audience watching the live stream felt their frustration boiling over.

[Men Jie and Xie Yi are both CEOs of entertainment companies, but they're like night and day?! Men Jie's manipulation of his wife is disgusting! Get him out of the program group!]

[What kind of man acts like this?! I can't take it anymore. Chen Juan, can't you fight back just once? Our patience is wearing thin too!]

[Don't bother. Maybe they're happy together, and we'll end up being the bad guys who try to break them up! Lock them together forever!]

[I don't want to watch this couple anymore. I'm out, bye.]

The moment Chen Juan was scolded by Men Jie was also witnessed by Zhong Mei, who had come out to greet them. On the surface, she showed concern for Chen Juan, but inwardly, she was secretly thrilled.

Zhong Mei had thought it might be difficult to win Men Jie over on the show, considering his wife, Chen Juan, was around, and he might hold back.

But now, it seemed she had worried for nothing. Men Jie clearly disliked Chen Juan, even to the point of disgust!

"Jie Ge, Sister Juan, what are you talking about?"

Zhong Mei stepped forward, pretending not to know what had happened.

"Oh dear, Sister Juan, did the wind and sand get into your eyes? Why are you tearing up? Here, let me give you a tissue to wipe it away."

Showing great care, Zhong Mei took out a pack of fragrant tissues from the pocket she was carrying and handed it to Chen Juan.

"As women, we need to be strong and make men proud when we're out. Here, quickly wipe it away."

Chen Juan didn't seem to mind Zhong Mei's words; instead, she nodded vigorously in agreement.

"You're absolutely right. I'm still not considerate enough."

After that, Chen Juan took the tissue from Zhong Mei and wiped her tears at the door.

A large portion of the live comments were from fans of the "Mei-De" couple, and many people really admired Zhong Mei. Fans showed high praise for Zhong Mei's thoughtful gesture.

[Our Meimei sister is the best! I'm crying, Meimei sister, it's truly Girls help girls!]

[Yes, bad men can just go away! Our Meimei sister really knows how to comfort people!]

[But, didn't Zhong Mei just say that we shouldn't embarrass men? How is that considered comforting? And what's this about Girls help girls?!]

[Is the previous comment just trying to stir up trouble? Everyone agrees but you're the only one babbling! I think you're just trying to create gender conflict!]

[Seriously, what Zhong Mei said wasn't normal! Do all you fans not have your own sense of right and wrong?!]

While there was an argument in the comments, the atmosphere on-site was unexpectedly peaceful.

On the surface, Zhong Mei was lovingly stroking Chen Juan's hair, but in reality, she was observing Men Jie's expression from the side.

The words she had just said were meant for him because Zhong Mei wanted to prove that she was the most suitable woman for Men Jie, far better than Chen Juan!

As expected, a look of appreciation appeared in Men Jie's eyes, and his gaze toward Zhong Mei became much more serious than before.

A satisfied smile curled up at the corner of Zhong Mei's lips, and while comforting Chen Juan, she threw a flirty wink at Men Jie.

Unfortunately for her, Men Jie didn't catch the wink, as all his attention was drawn to Jin Yue'er the moment he walked into the room.

"Yue'er looks good in anything she wears, and tonight she's absolutely radiant!"

The moment Men Jie entered, he saw Jin Yue'er and couldn't help but exclaim loudly, even though she was only wearing a hoodie and fleece-lined jeans.

At this point, Zhong Mei forgot all about comforting Chen Juan behind her and quickly followed Men Jie into the room.

"Tonight, Zhong Mei had deliberately worn a nice and sexy short skirt to seduce Men Jie, and to keep warm, she had even stuck multiple warm patches on herself to maximize her beauty!"

"She thought this would make Men Jie notice her, but to her dismay, Men Jie didn't spare her a single extra glance! Instead, he was drawn to the simply dressed Jin Yue'er!"

"Zhong Mei must be fuming right now, hahaha!"

Indeed, Zhong Mei was about to explode, especially after Yi Tiantian exposed all her little schemes!

Liu Yide was the first to mock her. He stood in front of the dining table and called everyone over.

"Welcome everyone to our room for dinner. Tonight, Zhong Mei specially dressed up nicely to welcome you all."

As Liu Yide spoke, his expression was calm, as if he was saying something ordinary, but everyone could see the mockery in his eyes.

Men Jie shrugged. He now felt that his charm was terrifyingly powerful.

Even Zhong Mei was charmed by him, as he was truly very capable!

The rest of them pretended not to have heard and continued to silently enjoy the drama in their hearts.

But Zhong Mei was fuming with anger.

This Yi Tiantian really knew how to bring up the one topic that should be avoided! And now Liu Yide was even taking the opportunity to mock her! How infuriating!

Zhong Mei's back molars were practically grinding in rage, as she shot a glare at Yi Tiantian before adjusting her expression and saying, "Yes, as the hostess, I naturally need to dress up nicely to welcome everyone."

Liu Yide glanced at Zhong Mei, then stepped forward and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her into his embrace.

"Yes, since we're having dinner in our room tonight, I'd like to join Zhong Mei in welcoming everyone. We wish you all a pleasant trip and hope you deepen your bonds with each other!"

Zhong Mei frowned inwardly, as she hadn't been this close to Liu Yide in a long time, and now she felt as uncomfortable as if she was covered in burrs.

"Liu Yide, unwilling to be a cuckold, deliberately held Zhong Mei close to disgust her!"

"Tsk, tsk, look at Zhong Mei's expression—it's like she's covered in something filthy!"

The guests and staff at the scene followed Yi Tiantian's inner thoughts and looked at Zhong Mei, noticing that her smile was indeed quite strained, and her body seemed ready to bolt at any moment.

At first, Zhong Mei thought Liu Yide was just putting on an act and that's why he was being so intimate with her, but after hearing Yi Tiantian's inner thoughts, she realized that he was doing it on purpose to disgust her!

Realizing this, Zhong Mei felt even more uncomfortable. She wanted to push Liu Yide away, but his arm held her tightly, making it impossible for her to move!

Suppressing the strong urge to vomit, Zhong Mei had no choice but to continue playing along with Liu Yide's act.

Meanwhile, viewers in the live comments were going crazy.

[So soon they're already spreading love? Mom won't have to worry about me not getting enough love!]

[I told you Mei-De CP is the sweetest! What about Ru Hu Tian Yi? They don't even compare to our Mei-De!]

[But isn't De De usually a quiet and reserved kid? How come he's so lively on the show?!]

[I think De De has really matured a lot, maybe it's thanks to Meimei's influence, haha!]

[I actually think Liu Yide is quite eloquent in his own videos, maybe he's just trying to create a persona in Zhong Mei's videos, right?!]

Some of the audience had already noticed the clues, but the majority had not realized that their favorite couple had developed an irreconcilable conflict, and now they were almost like enemies!

Although the atmosphere before the meal was somewhat tense, it became much more relaxed once they started eating.

Moreover, Yi Tiantian found a funny scene.

At the dining table, Zhong Mei was constantly putting food in Men Jie's bowl, while Men Jie was putting food in Jin Yue'er's bowl. The three of them were busy and having a great time.

Yi Tiantian, holding a large bowl of rice and peeking out with her eyes, looked at everyone and noticed that Zhong Mei's husband, Liu Yide, was also putting food in Zhong Mei's bowl to annoy her.

These four people seemed to form some strange dynamic!

Just as Yi Tiantian was observing all of this, two pairs of chopsticks suddenly reached into her bowl.

“……”

The first pair belonged to Xie Yi, who placed a piece of stir-fried meat into Yi Tiantian's bowl.

“Tiantian, eat more…”

The second pair of chopsticks came from Zhao Yulong, who hadn't spoken a word to Yi Tiantian since the start of the program!

“What do these two people mean? Are they trying to start some complicated love-hate relationship with me?!”

“No, no! I refuse! I just like to watch the drama!”

Yi Tiantian gave a polite smile and thanked both of them.

After all, basic manners were still necessary.

Xie Yi couldn't help but glance at Zhao Yulong, and he noticed that Zhao seemed to be calculating something.

A sense of crisis immediately surged in Xie Yi's heart.

Meanwhile, in front of the screen, his younger sister, Xie Niao, also noticed this. She muttered to herself, “It seems there’s a competitor now. I hope my wooden-headed brother can be more proactive!”

As Yi Tiantian watched everyone passing dishes around, she soon finished her meal and put down her chopsticks.

“I didn’t expect the hotel's food to be quite good…”

“A piece of melon after a meal makes life happier!”

At some point, Zhao Yulong had brought in a honeydew melon. He walked over to Yi Tiantian with the sliced melon.

“Tiantian, do you like this melon?”

Yi Tiantian blinked her eyes.

At this moment, her belly was already full, and she had no desire to eat the appealing honeydew melon.

But seeing Zhao Yulong's bright eyes, Yi Tiantian could only compromise in front of the camera.

“Wow, where did you get this honeydew melon from?! We can have it as a dessert! Does anyone want some?”

The honeydew melon was all for Yi Tiantian, as Zhao Yulong had heard her desire to eat melon.

But he didn’t expect Yi Tiantian to suggest sharing it with everyone!

Zhao Yulong quickly took a toothpick, stabbed a piece of honeydew melon, and handed it to Yi Tiantian.

“Tiantian, you first.”

But unexpectedly, at that moment, Xie Yi, who hadn't moved for a while, directly took the piece of honeydew melon from Yi Tiantian's hand.

“I was just about to eat this. Thanks.”

Yi Tiantian, surprised, opened her mouth wide.

“Mr. Xie, are you really that hungry to snatch food from your subordinate?!”

“Forget it, as a model employee, I’ll be generous and not argue with you!”

Seeing the honeydew melon he had carefully chosen for Yi Tiantian end up in Xie Yi's mouth, Zhao Yulong also opened his mouth in shock.

How could the esteemed Mr. Xie act so childishly?!

Zhao Yulong secretly narrowed his eyes.

He felt that pursuing Yi Tiantian was becoming more and more interesting!

The viewers in the live stream were excited and screaming after seeing this scene.

[Ahhh, Xie Yi is definitely jealous, right?! Absolutely! Haha, love it!]

[The sister is gone, but Zhao Yulong has inherited her excellent tradition of assisting! Well done!]

[Like a tiger adding wings to Xie Yi! Yi flying towards Tiantian! Those who said our couple wasn’t sweet, come out! Isn’t this better than those fake smiles that seem insincere on the surface?!]

[What fake smiles?! It’s obvious that Yi Tiantian and Xie Yi aren’t a couple! They were just pulled out by the program group to make up the numbers!]

[Your CP is the one pulled out to make up the numbers! Really, some fans are just annoying. They deny what they said earlier and it’s just gross!]

The fans in the live stream were defending their CP, and it was about to escalate into a fight.

However, the appearance of a mysterious card stopped this from happening.

“Hey? What’s that?”

The first to notice the mysterious card was Jin Yue'er. She had been enthusiastically watching Zhao Yulong and Yi Tiantian, and when she casually glanced away, she saw a pink card with a lace bow on the cabinet opposite the dining table.

Everyone looked in the direction that Jin Yue'er had indicated, and sure enough, they all saw the mysterious pink card.

Men Jie, wanting to show off in front of Jin Yue'er, stood up and prepared to fetch the pink card for her to see.

However, because he had eaten too much earlier, Men Jie's belly was now ridiculously large. As soon as he stood up, he ended up overturning the table.

With a series of crashing and rumbling sounds, everything that had been on the table spilled and shattered onto the ground.

Men Jie also fell on his butt with a thud.

"Oh my god!!"

Most of the guests and staff screamed in fright, especially Zhong Mei. Because she was dressed rather revealingly, some shards of glass had bounced onto her body, leaving a thin bloodstain.

"Ahhhhh!!"

Zhong Mei stood in place, screaming while looking at the blood flowing down her arm, feeling both angry and anxious.

To her dismay, no one around her came to her aid in this situation!

Liu Yide certainly wasn't going to help. He pretended not to see and busied himself cleaning up the broken glass on the floor.

Men Jie, on the other hand, was entirely focused on Jin Yue'er. He hurriedly got up from the floor, concerned, and said, "Yue'er, are you okay? Were you scared? I'm so sorry! There's just too much manly vigor in me; even the table was scared..."

Jin Yue'er: ...

Everyone else: ...

It would be hard to find another person so confident!

While Men Jie kept fussing over her, Jin Yue'er took a pack of tissues and walked over to Zhong Mei.

"Quick, use this to clean it up. Does anyone have first aid supplies?"

The staff finally snapped into action, and soon someone brought over a first aid kit to treat Zhong Mei's wound.

Tears streamed down Zhong Mei's face, her makeup, which she had carefully applied to attract Men Jie tonight, now ruined.

Just then, Men Jie finally made some gesture to approach.

Thinking he had come to apologize, Zhong Mei made a deliberately strong yet aggrieved expression.

"It's okay, Jie Ge, this little injury doesn't matter to me at all..."

"Oh."

Men Jie responded coldly, then flattered Jin Yue'er opposite her, "Yue'er, do you want to take a walk after dinner? I heard this hotel has a special resting area with truly breathtaking scenery!"

Jin Yue'er smiled and shook her head, "Maybe not tonight. I'm a bit tired and want to rest early. Maybe another time."

Yi Tiantian, listening from the side, felt like applauding Jin Yue'er.

"That's a classic line for keeping someone hooked! Men Jie must be itching inside right now, wishing he could pounce on Jin Yue'er!"

Just as Yi Tiantian had thought, Men Jie was indeed hooked by Jin Yue'er's words.

He couldn't focus on anything else now, his mind filled with "Maybe another time."

Watching the two flirt in front of her, a wave of anger surged through Zhong Mei.

She wanted to lash out but held herself back.

Because Zhong Mei knew she couldn't afford to anger Men Jie! Her dream of entering the Entertainment Industry still depended on him!

Liu Yide, pretending to pick things up from the floor, was laughing to himself. Seeing Zhong Mei being humiliated made him happier than if he had successfully picked up a girl himself!

Chen Juan, who was also helping clean up, seemed unconcerned even though her husband was flirting with another woman.

Her lowered head revealed a mysterious smile instead.

After the staff and guests cleaned up the mess, the event continued.

"Can we look at what's on the pink card now?" Jin Yue'er said.

Men Jie nodded, "I'll go get it for our Yue'er!"

But just as Men Jie had lifted half of his butt, he saw that Zhong Mei's husband, Liu Yide, had already stood up and placed the pink card in front of Jin Yue'er.

"No need, I'll get it."

Jin Yue'er smiled slightly and looked up at Liu Yide, reading some unusual emotion in his eyes.

It seems this man was also interested in her!

She was determined to win this flirting contest!

Men Jie, seeing his chance to show off taken away, felt a wave of frustration.

So he put his half-raised butt back down and sat there, fuming like a bullfrog.

But at that moment, Jin Yue'er didn't notice Men Jie's mood. She opened the pink card and read the content aloud.

"The mysterious rules of the Snow Country trip..."