The words Ge Lan had just uttered instantly felt like a slap in her own face.

He was immediately filled with remorse.

He deeply regretted ever pitying Su Lin and taking the initiative to help her resolve her suffering; it was simply asking for trouble.

Hearing Su Lin's childish and petulant words, she was speechless for a moment.

Su Lin seemed to realize that what she had just said would damage her image, so she immediately took the initiative to try to salvage the situation.

"I... I wasn't targeting anyone in particular."

"Said spontaneously."

"Because I usually take care of the whole family at home, I am a housewife, so I have always been very frugal and never extravagant in my life."

"Normally, I wouldn't dare to order such expensive dishes."

"Of course you have to understand me."

"How can you manage your budget effectively if you're not frugal?"

"You can't blame me, I said we could eat whatever we wanted, but I didn't say we didn't care about the budget!"

Upon hearing this, the people at the table exchanged bewildered glances, secretly feeling resentful.

Huang Yiyi was quite troubled at the moment, and hurriedly nudged Yang Lin who was standing next to her.

He gave him a look.

Hearing Su Lin explain herself so clearly, she naturally understood what she meant, and she couldn't bear to lose face like that.

Yang Lin is a CEO with a net worth of hundreds of billions; he has never suffered such humiliation before.

I ordered a mere two hundred yuan worth of barbecue, and I still got lectured and given a sarcastic speech?

Seeing Su Lin's relentless attitude only made him more resistant, and he immediately frowned and spoke.

"Everyone is tired after a long afternoon and hasn't had lunch."

"Combining the two meals, I don't think ordering these dishes is a big deal. Is it excessive?"

"Being frugal at home is your family's business, but you can't just make us be frugal on the show!"

"Besides, your coffee in the morning costs over thirty yuan, which is equivalent to breakfast for five of us. Why didn't you mention the budget back then..."

Just as he was about to continue speaking, Huang Yiyi, who was standing to the side, had already frowned.

She couldn't help but tug at Yang Lin under the table, giving him a meaningful look.

He then spoke up to smooth things over for Su Lin.

"I think we do need to consider the budget, and two large dishes are simply not enough for six people to finish."

"Then, just order a few simple home-style stir-fries."

"We can eat our fill without exceeding our budget."

Upon hearing this, Yang Lin became even more displeased, but Huang Yiyi repeatedly came to Su Lin's rescue, so he couldn't continue to insist.

He immediately snorted coldly and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Fine, since Su Lin is unhappy and won't let us eat, then we won't eat."

"Anyway, Su Lin is the tour guide, so she decides on the living expenses. If she doesn't let us eat, then we'll go hungry. Just give each person a bowl of rice, eat our fill, and then go to sleep."

"I don't have any other dishes I want to eat."

These words instantly plunged the already awkward dinner atmosphere to a freezing point.

Ge Lan and Li Shuang exchanged a glance, then decided to drop the matter and offer no further comment.

He was afraid of becoming the target of Su Lin's sarcastic attacks again.

After just one day of getting to know each other, they already had a complete understanding of Su Lin's personality. This girl is really unpredictable.

Seeing everyone's reaction.

Su Lin's mind became increasingly agitated and confused.

I feel like I've made one wrong step after another.

All the plans have fallen through!

She originally hoped to salvage her image through this dinner, at least to win back some goodwill from everyone, so that she could continue to complain and get everyone on her side to condemn Lin Chu.

Unexpectedly, the conversation fell apart again right at the start!

Before she could even realize what was wrong, the situation suddenly spiraled out of control.

Everyone began to subconsciously distance themselves from and avoid her, which caught her completely off guard.

Moreover, Lin Chu's performance left her speechless.

She proactively ordered a dish she liked, and it wasn't even the most expensive dish in the meal. Even if she wanted to shift the blame to Lin Chu, she couldn't think of a good excuse for a moment.

Su Lin immediately blushed and stammered in defense of herself.

"No, it's not that I don't want everyone to order the dishes they like."

"But even if I'm just being casual, I can't just spend all my living expenses for the next two days at once."

"Okay, let's skip the barbecue and stewed fish. We'll still order Yiyi's garlic kale and Li Shuang's shrimp and yam. And how about we get two more dishes to go with rice?"

As she spoke, seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she could only suppress her embarrassment and mutter to herself while holding the menu.

"Let's order twice-cooked pork, that'll count as having barbecue!"

"Let's order another boiled fish. This isn't cheap either; it's 88 yuan for a large portion, but at least it includes fish."

"These dishes will suffice."

Upon hearing that Su Lin had arranged dinner, the other four guests, who had been quite enthusiastic, all fell silent, and no one offered any opinion.

Everyone was exhausted after an afternoon of hiking.

At this moment, he naturally wouldn't get angry with Su Lin over not ordering two main dishes for dinner.

After all, we are all respectable people.

In a live broadcast with millions of viewers, they can still distinguish between what they can and cannot do.

Lin Chu watched as Su Lin blushed with embarrassment and awkwardly handed the menu to the waiter, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

In his previous life, he did too much, cared too much about Su Lin, and wanted to help her maintain the image of a good wife and a good mother.

As a result, he was used by Su Lin, not only becoming her scapegoat for her lack of emotional intelligence and manners, but also being deliberately smeared by her as an utterly wicked chauvinist and a spoiled brat who wanted everything.

He was subjected to a barrage of online abuse.

In this life, he only needs to focus on doing his own thing; as for the rest, Su Lin will lose her composure and her persona will crumble.

The atmosphere on the scene was too oppressive and awkward.

Su Lin finally couldn't sit still any longer.

Splash!

Suddenly, in front of everyone, he stood up.

"I, I need to go to the restroom."

After saying that, she looked uneasy, picked up her bag, turned around, and left, heading towards the restroom.

With Su Lin leaving, the atmosphere at the scene immediately eased considerably.

Ge Lan suddenly spoke and looked at Lin Chu.

"Hey Lin Chu, what was the name of that song you sang last time...?"

"Oh, it's 'Love Transfer,' right?!"

"Was it released by your company?"

“I searched online for a long time last night when I got back to my room, but I couldn’t find the full version. All I could find were video clips and audio from the live stream.”

When will it be available on all platforms?

As Ge Lan started the conversation, Huang Yiyi's eyes lit up with interest.

"Yes, I know a few directors, and they all called me last night, wanting to talk to you about the commercial licensing of that song."

"It sounds so good!"

"Several films and television dramas want to use it as background music, or even the opening theme."

"When can you help record some commercial versions?"

Lin Chu was slightly surprised when she heard the two women's questions.

I never expected my song "Love Transfer" to cause such a sensation. Commercial producers even came to the guests at the recording of the show to find the copyright.

He immediately smiled and explained to everyone.

"Ah, that's a new song from the company. They just authorized me to sing it; it's not the official version yet."

"The earliest I'll have time to go to a professional recording studio to record the full version will be after our show is finished."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yiyi and Ge Lan both expressed their anticipation.

Li Shuang leaned back in her chair, her eyes glazed over from hunger.

He suddenly chuckled and spoke.

"Let's finish this quickly, I can't stand Su Lin anymore."

"Lin Chu, how have you endured all this for the past ten years?"