Chapter 5

At this moment, in the live broadcast room,

Yu Ze heard the system say that eating Pan Xing's melon would earn him 5 points of melon-eating value. Although it was not as much as the 8 points he had earned from Jiang Qian's melon, it was still a lot. He hadn't earned any points for a whole week.

Yu Ze looked at Pan Xing with a faint green gaze, like a long-starved wolf finally seeing meat. Meanwhile, Nan Tao was eager to eat melon, her watery almond-shaped eyes staring at him without blinking.

Pan Xing was stared at by Nan Tao and her son, one big and one small. He swallowed hard, feeling extremely stressed. Finally, he spoke to break the silence: "Um, um, the food your chef cooks is delicious. Hahaha, don't you guys eat breakfast when you get up?"

Nan Tao smiled gently at Pan Xing: "Thank you for the reminder."

Pan Xing felt a chill down his spine and subconsciously moved away from Nan Tao.

As Nan Tao walked, she asked casually, "Young man, how old are you this year? Do you have a partner? Do you need me to introduce you to someone?"

Pan Xing declined politely, "I have a girlfriend."

Nan Tao said, "Don't be embarrassed. I won't introduce you to anyone in the industry. My husband's workplace has many talented single women. You can get to know each other. You are so handsome and capable, they will definitely like you."

Pan Xing felt embarrassed by the compliment, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Thank you, I really have a girlfriend."

Nan Tao smiled and asked, "How did you and your girlfriend meet?"

Pan Xingdao: "We met at a friend's party, and we fell in love with each other after a while."

Nan Tao said: "My husband and I met through a blind date. You guys are so romantic, you love freely."

Pan Xing was surprised and said, "You are so beautiful, I can't tell that you got married through a blind date."

Nan Tao asked, "How long have you been dating? Do you have any plans to get married?"

When mentioning this, Pan Xing looked melancholy.

Nan Tao smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just asking casually."

Pan Xing didn't know why he suddenly wanted to talk. Maybe it was because he was under a lot of pressure from working all night recently, or maybe Ding Shan's unreasonableness made him tired.

Five years ago, he graduated from the drama academy. Due to the fierce competition in the industry, he could not find any audition opportunities. Two years later, he finally gave up his dream and switched to a media company in order to survive.

Being a shadowing photographer in the media industry is incredibly stressful, sometimes requiring endless hours of overtime. He had just finished filming a variety show, and to celebrate his break, his friends met up at a bar for a drink and some drinks.

At that time, Ding Shan was working part-time in a bar. Pan Xing didn't notice Ding Shan at first, but he couldn't stand seeing a man bullying a girl, so he stepped in to rescue her. Unexpectedly, Ding Shan boldly confessed to him, and the two got together accidentally when they were drunk.

He grew up with both his parents having affairs, and lived in a loveless home. After going to college, he worked hard to earn money on his own, never spending a penny of his family's money. He was cautious and serious about relationships, and since Ding Shan was with him, he had to be responsible like a man.

But two years later, Ding Shan's spending became increasingly extravagant, with a luxury bag costing 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. He believed that not buying her meant he didn't love her. He was busy with work day and night, and rarely spent time with Ding Shan. Out of compensation and guilt, he always met her demands.

But he is just an ordinary worker. Even if he has been promoted to a follow-up director, his salary is only a little over 20,000 or 30,000 yuan. Considering that he will have to buy a house and a car when he gets married with Ding Shan in the future, as well as the education expenses for his children, he discussed with Ding Shan whether they could spend less money, for example, instead of buying a luxury bag every three or four months, instead of one every month.

But his plans and intentions did not win Ding Shan's understanding. Instead, she made trouble with him and accused him of not loving her anymore. How could he not love her? His future life plans were all filled with her.

Moreover, every time he and Ding Shan proposed plans to get married, Ding Shan would always look around and change the subject.

After doing this for a long time, Pan Xing was physically and mentally exhausted.

When Pan Xing saw Nan Tao asking with concern, he knew it was not the right time, but for some reason, he wanted to find someone to talk to.

Pan Xingdao: "Yes, but... I mean, if the other party always says that he is still young and needs to wait..."

Nan Tao ate a steamed bun: "I know what you mean. I'm just guessing. Don't take it seriously. I think she may not love you."

If I love you, I won't cheat, hahaha.

Forgive her for being a gossipy person. Although she felt very sympathetic towards Pan Xing for being cuckolded by her own uncle, she couldn't help it.

It was cruel to reveal the reality, but a short pain is worse than a long one. When he saw his girlfriend and her uncle rolling around in bed with his own eyes, he was so painful that he wanted to kill someone. She was a good person and helped Pan Xing to the end, so that he would be disillusioned in advance to prevent him from being upset after knowing the truth.

Pan Xing denied: "Impossible, how could that be? My girlfriend loves me very much."

Nan Tao finished eating the bun and wiped her fingers clean. "How does she show her love for you? Does she wash your clothes and cook for you?"

Pan Xing shook his head: "At home, I do all the housework."

Nan Tao was surprised: "I didn't realize you were such a good worker."

Netizens who were watching the live broadcast burst into laughter when they heard this, and posted comments such as "Hahahahahahahaha" on the screen. Many female netizens also commented on where to find a handsome boyfriend like Pan Xing who can do housework.

Pan Xing said shyly, "I'm used to it."

Nan Tao asked, "Doesn't your girlfriend do any housework?"

Pan Xing frowned, thought for a moment, and was silent for a moment before saying, "I think I did, but I don't remember."

Nan Tao smiled and said, "Homebody boys like you are always fought over."

Pan Xing didn't believe it: "Really?"

Nan Tao was surprised: "No way, you are so handsome, can make money, and can do housework, but you are not confident in yourself?"

Pan Xing whispered, "You speak too highly of me. My girlfriend always says I'm not good enough."

Nan Tao sympathetically said, "Well, well, I'm not trying to sow discord between you two. Your girlfriend probably is trying to PUA you by saying you're not good enough."

Pan Xing retorted: "How could that be? She is a little bit temperamental, but she is still a good person."

Nan Tao smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, just look at what netizens are saying now."

Pan Xing shook his head: "It's a live broadcast now, working hours, so please don't talk about me."

Nan Tao wouldn't let him go: "Aren't you the host? It's not normal for a host to chat with guests. If it's inconvenient for you to use your phone, use mine."

As she spoke, Nan Tao picked up the phone on the dining table, unlocked it, opened the Doudou app, found the live broadcast room of "Mom Takes Baby to Travel", and clicked on her own group.

Seeing the comments above, Nan Tao laughed and handed them to Pan Xing. All of them were praising Pan Xing. Some said Pan Xing was a handsome guy, some said Pan Xing was a good family man, and some said they wanted to pursue Pan Xing.

Pan Xing had been ignored by his parents since he was a child. When he saw so many comments praising him for the first time, he felt dizzy and smiled foolishly.

Nan Tao took back her phone: "See? This is your true evaluation."

Pan Xing nodded: "Thank you."

Nan Tao smiled and said, "Why are you being polite? I think you're a nice person and I have a good impression of you."

As he spoke, the phone vibrated and buzzed.

Nan Tao looked at her phone and said to Pan Xing, "Your phone is ringing."

Pan Xing hung up Ding Shan's phone and shook his head at Nan Tao, "It's okay."

Nan Tao didn't care about these. After drinking the soy milk in the glass, she took Yu Ze to the living room.

Nan Tao was lying lazily on the soft sofa, while Yu Ze was playing with his newly bought 3D Samsung stacking blocks.

The two of them were bored and killing time, and before they knew it, lunch was over and it was afternoon again.

Nan Tao was so bored that she went to find Pan Xing again.

Pan Xing couldn't refuse Nan Tao, mainly because the program's director had told him not to conflict with Nan Tao, and suggested that he comply with Nan Tao's requests if she had any. That was also the reason why he appeared on the live broadcast in the morning to chat with Nan Tao, without worrying about being punished by his superiors.

After chatting in the morning, Pan Xing had a good impression of Nan Tao and asked with a smile, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Nan Tao asked, "That's so boring. Do you know how to play mahjong?"

Pan Xingdao: "Yes."

Nan Tao said, "I've seen other variety show guests playing mahjong during live broadcasts, so it shouldn't matter to us. Find someone from your industry who's willing to appear on the show. If they're not, blur them out later. I'll have Steward Lin find someone."

Pan Xing hesitated, "Wait a minute, I'll report first."

Nan Tao waved her hand: "Okay, go quickly and come back soon."

Two hours later,

Nan Tao lost all her chips, but she had bad luck and wanted to try again.

Pan Xing and his colleagues looked at Butler Lin and agreed.

In the last round, Nan Tao finally won. She jumped happily like a young girl in love. She bent down and hugged Yu Ze in her arms and kissed him several times.

Nan Tao happily waved her hand and said, "I'll treat all the staff to a big dinner tonight."

When the staff heard this, they all laughed so hard that they couldn't stop.

During dinner, everyone was relaxed and happy. Some were chatting, some were making phone calls, and some were just eating. In short, the live broadcast room of Nan Tao and her son was different from other guests' live broadcast rooms, and even from all previous variety show live broadcast rooms.

Other people’s live broadcast rooms always give people a feeling of being superior to other people, while Nan Tao’s live broadcast room is more like sharing happiness with others, and everyone is relaxing and having fun together.

Netizens also enjoyed watching the good atmosphere. After various word-of-mouth, the number of online viewers in Nan Tao's mother and son's live broadcast room soared from a stable 20,000 in the morning to a stable 40,000.

Nan Tao looked at Yu Ze playing with the older brothers and smiled gently. She thought it would be great if Xiao Ze could play with people of the same age like this. She looked forward to the upcoming journey with other guests.

Just as she was thinking about it, Nan Tao glanced at the caller ID of Pan Xing's phone, which showed the word "Shanshan".

Thinking that it might be Ding Shan calling, Nan Tao pricked up her ears excitedly and didn't even notice Yu Ze coming over.

Pan walked to the window and answered the phone: "Shanshan?"

I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone, but the smile on Pan Xing's face disappeared, and what was left was fatigue. "I'm just too busy with work. I'm sorry. I'll take you out for a trip when I'm done."

After that, the two of them got into an argument, and Pan Xing compromised, "Then be careful when you go out alone, and remember to text me at night to let me know you're safe."

Then, Pan Xing raised his voice: "You want 50,000 yuan? Aren't we going out for two weeks? Why do you want so much?"

I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone. Pan Xing was annoyed and pinched his eyebrows and said, "Okay, I'll transfer it to you now. You can save some money."

After Pan Xing transferred 50,000 yuan via WeChat, he opened his ICBC app and sighed when he saw the little balance left.

Nan Tao listened to the entire conversation closely and figured out the details. Pan Xing's girlfriend, Ding Shan, was planning a trip, and Pan Xing had said they'd go together once work eased up, but Ding Shan didn't want to go alone and even asked Pan Xing for 50,000 yuan.

Nan Tao was pondering when she suddenly heard her son's voice.

[Tongtong, you said Ding Shan was lying and didn't go on the trip?]

[Then what was she doing? Why did she lie to Brother Pan?]

[What, she's with Pan Xing's uncle?]

Nan Tao was shocked after hearing this.

[She tricked Pan Xing into saying she was traveling alone, but was actually hanging out with Pan Xing's uncle?]

[Poor thing, you've lost both your money and your life.]