Chapter 69 Chapter 69 9

At this time, Eng was also waiting for Ruo Ruo's call.

Because he got the news as soon as Ruoruo's plane landed.

How could he possibly let Ruoruo return to the country alone? Naturally, he sent people to guard Ruoruo not far away.

They are all professionally trained mercenaries, so ordinary people naturally cannot detect their existence.

That's right, he only dated women, and they were all Chinese. After all, he couldn't trust men.

Find a man to protect Ruoruo. He can only do such a thing if he has a brain stem defect.

People trained by the Howard family naturally have no emotions, but it is different in front of Ruo Ruo.

After all, Ruoruo is like an angel, and she probably has an irresistible attraction to everyone.

So when Ruoruo called and asked him to introduce a security company to her, he pretended to ask Ruoruo for the address and told Ruoruo that he would arrange it according to her requirements.

The background of the "31 Days of Love" program team and the information of the guests were also placed in front of him.

He just wouldn't investigate too much into the past and information of Ruo Ruo and the "young lady" she cared about, but it was obvious that other guests of the program were not included.

"A love variety show..." Eng felt like he was going crazy, a sense of abandonment washing over him. But strangely, when Ruo Ruo called, he remained perfectly rational, responding to everything she said with the utmost tenderness.

"En Ge, you must deal with your affairs as soon as possible. China is also very, very beautiful." Ruo Ruo left the last sentence and hung up the phone.

He didn't even have time to finish saying "OK".

But Engel was happy.

——"Then can I go to China to find you?"

"Of course, if you've sorted out your affairs. Maybe then I'll want to fall in love."

The conversation with Ruoruo emerged in his mind, giving him great hope and motivation.

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On the other side, Tan Tongtong and the cameraman also received a notice from the director, asking them to return to the Love House today.

"Ask Fu Shiting if she's not going back today?" You can still go back with Ruoruo.

Tan Tongtong had thoughts in his mind that were known to everyone.

"The director said Miss Fu has taken a leave of absence today and will be back tomorrow."

"...The program team also allows guests to ask for leave?" It's okay during the day, but when I signed the contract, it said that I had to return to the cabin at night until the live broadcast was closed.

After all, more people watch the live broadcast during the period after they finish work. The guests are broadcast live after they finish work, and the audience can watch the live broadcast after they finish work or study.

"...I don't know about that." He is a cameraman, not a know-it-all.

Tan Tongtong fiddled with his phone, hoping those netizens clamoring for the production team to invite a stunning beauty would step up their game. He was a bold man, and besides, there was nothing shameful about it; at most, it was just a contractual violation. So, even without being watched, he'd already clicked on the trending search for their show.

"Didn't the director say anything else?"

"No, the director just asked us to go back as soon as possible." Normally, the cameraman should not appear on camera or make any sound. Now he has to answer Tan Tongtong's questions, and the cameraman is exhausted.

The audience in the live broadcast room were also tired, after all, they had waited for so long.

lspmm: [Huh? My wife isn't coming back? Even for one more scene? (cryingjpg.)]

People who are enjoying the show: [Tan Tongtong: On the surface, didn’t the director say anything else? Inside: Where’s the beauty, where’s the beauty? Hahahahaha]

Xiaotoututu: [Where's my wife? Where's my wife? Never mind, I'm leaving now. Looks like there really isn't a wife to watch. @lspmm Let's find a partner and cry together.]

Are you book-starved again today? [I’m leaving! No pretty girls are reading this. I’ve waited so long, and I’m left alone.]

Days Gone: [Does the production team eat shit? If they leave such a good-looking person out there and don’t invite them, what’s the point of this show?]

User 157986645: [@往日告别兄, I see you again, hahahahahahaha. You're not criticizing Fu Shiting anymore, you're going to criticize the production team instead, right?]

lspmm: [@往日就不 hurry up and change your name or account, hahahahahaha, I scrolled up hard and still saw your diss post about Fu Shiting...]

The Past is Gone: […I’m correcting my mistakes. I discovered that Fu Shiting actually has many good qualities, and suddenly my attitude towards her has turned negative!]

Are you book-starved again today? [@已已像？]

Past Gone: [For example... for example, she's very good at making friends. Birds of a feather flock together. If her friends are good, then she shouldn't be that bad either! I was misled before!]

lspmm: [That makes some sense, but not much.]

Baby Run: [But didn't Tan Tongtong act like she really liked Duan Lingling before? Why is she still obsessed with Fu Shiting's friend? It's so disgusting!]

User 486326497: [They're participating in a dating show, not getting married straight away. Isn't it obvious that Duan Lingling prefers Sheng Bin and Xu? Of course, Tan Tongtong likes whoever she likes!]

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When Tan Tongtong returned to the love cottage, she was greeted by Duan Lingling's indirect inquiries and seemingly sincere concern.

"Brother Tongtong, did something happen today? Why did you come back alone? Where's Shi Ting?"

"I asked for leave..." Tan Tongtong was in a daze and felt that Duan Lingling's question was just annoying.

"And Lingling, aren't you older than me? Why don't you just call me by my name from now on?" Tan Tongtong suddenly remembered the information about the program's guests compiled by netizens that he saw online today.

He hadn't been interested in reading it before, and he didn't care about it at all. But just now, while waiting in the car, he was bored and wanted to read more about Fu Shiting, hoping to find the figure of her friend among her profile.

She calls herself ruoruo, but she doesn't know the exact character it is.

While reading the online information about Fu Shiting, I also inevitably saw other people's information and some comments from netizens.

[No, isn't Fu Shiting older than both Tan Tongtong and Fu Sinian? She's only a few months older than Fu Sinian, but she's still older! Why is she always calling him "brother"? If you didn't know her, you'd think she was a chicken, clucking all the time.]

Tan Tongtong felt that the netizen’s comment made sense.

The main reason is that other female guests usually call him by his name directly, and Fu Shiting even calls him by his full name (of course he does the same to Fu Shiting), but Duan Lingling is the only one who keeps calling him "Tong Ge" or "Tong Ge", which really doesn't feel good.

In the past, he couldn’t tell the difference between appreciation and liking, so he didn’t find it irritating to hear it like this, but now it sounds extremely unpleasant to him?

Besides, so many people were watching. What if Ruo Ruo were to click into her live broadcast room or a pre-edited variety show one day and hear such a familiar name and misunderstand her? Tan Tongtong felt that he had to be careful.

Duan Lingling's face froze for a moment, obviously.

Doesn't Tan Tongtong know that the thing girls can't talk about the most is age? Especially for her, she is the second oldest among the female guests. Although they are only a few years apart, what girl doesn't care about this?

But she quickly adjusted her expression, "Okay, then I'll call you Tongtong from now on, just like Sister Bai Yi."

Her distorted expression was fleeting, and Tan Tongtong naturally didn't see it. Even if she did, she probably wouldn't care. At most, her favorability would drop a little more.

But Yu Baiyi, who was standing by, saw it clearly, and her hand holding the coffee paused.

It turned out that she was still wondering whether what Duan Lingling said was unintentional or whether some situations were coincidences. Now she found that it was probably caused by her intentionally.

Sometimes just a few words can put Fu Shiting in an embarrassing situation. It turns out that all the apparent magnanimity is just an act.

Anyone who shows such an expression because of a word from Tan Tongtong will probably be even more jealous of Fu Shiting in his heart.

I just don't know if I have ever offended her in any way.

She actually didn't like the other female guest who lived with her very much, because she also had too many little thoughts of her own, but compared with Duan Lingling, she felt that Liu Yuxin was much more lovely.

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"Because there are two new guests coming, is there anyone willing to let them join their room?" The director suddenly brought up the topic while they were having dinner.

This news shocked all the guests.

After all, the show is almost halfway through. If there were new guests, shouldn't they have arrived earlier? Now that they're here... everyone's already familiar with them, adding two more people would be a challenge for both the old and new guests.

Duan Lingling casually said, "Director, don't you have a room reserved? Why not give that room to the new guest?"

She didn't want a new guest to come in. The situation was already very favorable to her. Whether it was a male or female guest, it would be too costly for her to waste energy on a new guest. Furthermore, she had been having a really bad day, and announcing a new guest at this time didn't seem like a good idea for her.

Sheng Binxu reacted and asked the director, "Are the new guests a man and a woman?"

Originally he didn't want to talk, because Duan Lingling's rejection of the new guest was a bit obvious. Sheng Binxu didn't understand what was wrong with Lingling today, but he liked her, so he could only try his best to help her smooth things over.

The director's voice was flat and calm: "Yes, so we need the male guests to discuss which room will have an extra bed."

"The female guest can stay in the empty room."

At that time, in order for the guests to get familiar with each other as quickly as possible and for the live broadcast to be more effective, they were required to have two people in each room, so one room was left vacant. After Fu Shiting and Duan Lingling caused the door-locking incident, the director refused to let them occupy that room. Now he has agreed very readily.

After all, he invited Ruoruo for the sake of the show, not to cause trouble for the girl.

Asking her to squeeze into a triple room again would be a bit unfriendly to the girl.

As for whether it would be a bad idea to let the person who invested in him squeeze into a triple room, the director could only say that he had no choice. After all, he originally planned to add only one guest, but the other person insisted on coming, so he just had to squeeze in and sleep!

There is no point in increasing investment since there are only a few rooms in the love house.

"Who is coming? Is it Fu Shiting's friend?" Tan Tongtong seemed extremely excited and happy. It didn't matter to him who the male guest was, but the female guest, and who suddenly joined at this time, Tan Tongtong always felt that it couldn't be anyone else.

If it were someone else, wouldn’t they be scolded to death by those people online?

The director refused to answer Tan Tongtong's question, "The information about the guests is kept secret for now. We'll know when we meet tomorrow. The only thing I can reveal is that it's a man and a woman."

This was only revealed for the purpose of arranging the rooms.

"Tongtong seems to know some news?" He Chang asked jokingly.

His voice was always gentle, and even when he was talking to Tan Tongtong, his words made people feel like spring breeze.

"Ah? No, I don't know." Tan Tongtong shook his head quickly, but the expectation on his face could not be concealed no matter how hard he pretended.

"Is she Shi Ting's friend? No wonder she can join the program crew at this time. I'm so looking forward to it! Otherwise, let her come and live with us. Shi Ting should be very happy." Duan Lingling said with a smile.

She had just realized her mistake. She shouldn't have shown too much resistance to the new guest. It would be bad if someone thought she was ostracizing the new guest.

She has always been the one being bullied, how could she be the one bullying others?

The men's dorm wasn't welcoming new guests either. There was no other reason, simply because they felt it was already difficult for them to share a room with two people, and now they had to add another. Men like them, raised in exceptionally privileged environments, could be picky at heart, no matter how gentlemanly or kind they appeared. It was just that, with the exception of Tan Tongtong, they were all quite good at disguising themselves.

"Brother Sheng, Brother He, your dormitory is big, why don't the new guest move to your dormitory? Or let the female guest live in the new dormitory." Finally, it was Tan Tongtong who spoke.

Tan Tongtong lives in the same dormitory with Tang Xi, while Sheng Binxu and He Chang live in the same dormitory. It is unlikely that Tan Tongtong would be wronged, but if the female guest is Fu Shiting's friend, it would be even more unacceptable to let the girl be wronged!

The director's original arrangement was that they should live in the new dormitory, but Duan Lingling insisted on pretending to be a good person.

She likes living with others, but others may not like living with three people.

So Duan Lingling received another system prompt.

[Ding, Tan Tongtong's favorability decreased by 5.]

Duan Lingling is going crazy. She doesn’t know what’s going on with Tan Tongtong?

Can having a normal meal and saying a few words reduce the favorability?

However, as expected, the decline in Tan Tongtong's favorability must be related to Fu Shiting and her friends. I wonder if Fu Shiting said something to Tan Tongtong.

No, could Fu Shiting really have friends? Ten out of ten of her cronies had other motives.

There was once a dog named Fu Shiting whose bite was quite painful, but unfortunately it was sent abroad.

Duan Lingling was quite proud of this. A person without power and influence in a foreign country didn't know what kind of life he could have.

In her heart, Bai Ruoruo had long been Fu Shiting's abandoned child, and she had never thought about the possibility that Fu Shiting would help her.

After all, if she were in Fu Shiting's perspective, she would definitely cut off contact with such a useless follower.

She didn't waste any more Luck Points on investigating Fu Shiting and her so-called friends. She would see them tomorrow anyway, and most importantly, without Tan Tongtong's favorability, it was already very good that she could maintain her current appearance. If she wasted any more, she might not be able to accumulate the Luck Points needed to maintain her current appearance.

She had originally thought that meeting tonight would quickly restore her relationship, but unexpectedly, Tan Tongtong not only failed to increase her favorability, but repeatedly slapped her in the face, even reducing her already limited favorability. Fu Shiting became completely honest and began to cherish her already limited luck value.

She really didn't want to use Sheng Binxu too much unless it was absolutely necessary. As for the others, she was currently recording the show and wouldn't see them much. The other two male guests on the show were each more difficult to gain favorability than the other. Tang Xi was stuck at 59, and He Chang had immediately given her a favorability of over 20, seemingly already falling in love with her.

Sheng Binxu and He Chang also didn't want to have one more person in the dormitory. You know, everyone has their own living habits. People like them have rarely lived with others. Even the dormitories when they were in school were luxurious single rooms. It was already good enough to maintain superficial peace between the two of them during this period.

But the reason Tan Tongtong gave was indeed very realistic. Their room was indeed a little bigger than Tan Tongtong and Tang Xi's.

It was naturally impossible for He Chang to refuse at this time. He just lowered his head and picked up the dishes with a faint smile on his face, without saying a word.

Sheng Binxu frowned, and felt even more displeased with Tan Tongtong.

He is indeed a child spoiled by the Tan family.

He glanced calmly at He Chang, a flicker of irony in his heart. He Chang, for one, shouldn't be a doctor? He should be taking over the He family's business. After all, there are many people who can pretend, but he's probably the only one who can do it to this extent. Hypocrisy, like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Seeing He Chang's expression, Sheng Binxu's original intention of rejecting something changed his mind and said, "Whatever, as long as He Chang doesn't mind, I have no problem with it. You are most welcome." At worst, he could just stay in a nearby hotel at night.

He Chang also responded, "Then come to our place, I'm looking forward to it too." But there was a hint of impatience in his covered eyes.

Duan Lingling didn't expect that these two men were so easy to talk to and gave in so quickly.

As for Liu Yuxin on the side, she didn't care whether the guests were new or not. She liked He Chang wholeheartedly and devoted her whole heart and soul to He Chang. No matter what He Chang said, she kept nodding in agreement.

There's nothing she can do about He Chang being so handsome and gentle! Although she doesn't particularly like his profession, she secretly checked the backgrounds of the male contestants, which were dug up by netizens. He's company is said to be a leading enterprise in the medical industry. Once she and He Chang got together, she persuaded him to give up being a doctor and take over the business.

Her initial favorite was actually Sheng Binxu, but his attitude towards her had always been cold. Even when she took the initiative, he still kept her at a distance. Plus, it was obvious that he and Duan Lingling had already fallen in love, and with Miss Fu watching closely, Liu Yuxin wasn't going to force it any further!

Sheng Binxu is just a little more handsome and a little richer as a president, but the other male guests are not bad either. She won't suffer any loss if she can take any of them home hand in hand.

Her family was actually not bad, but she was actually just her father's illegitimate daughter. Her mother brought her in after her father's previous wife died, and gave birth to a younger brother for her after they got married. Except for pocket money, she had no access to the rest of their family's property.

After all, she has an older sister who was born to the original wife, and many people would be willing to marry her even if it was an arranged marriage. She also has a younger brother who was born to her parents during their marriage. Only she, although she has never suffered any grievances at home, is looked down upon every time she goes out to a party.

Not to mention finding a suitable person in the circle to date and get married.

Her parents also knew her situation, so they tried every possible means to get her on this show.

Others may have all sorts of reasons and intentions for appearing on this show, but she is the only one who really wants to hold hands and go home successfully.

She was absolutely unwilling to find a man from an ordinary family. After all, her sister married well, and her mother taught her since she was a child that she must let a man spend money on her, rather than spending money on a man herself.

Spending money on a man will bring you bad luck for the rest of your life. Paying attention to a man, suffering with a man, and believing in his lies will bring you even worse luck for the rest of your life.

Her father's first wife is a typical example of education, and her mother nags her every day at home.

Even though her mother was a mistress, she had won the position through competition. Even if she hadn't been there, there were many others. If a man wants to cheat, nothing can stop him. And no matter how sweetly a philandering man says something, there will always be someone he loves more.

Most of them are unreliable anyway, so it's better to find someone who is both rich and handsome, and a little gentle, then it would be perfect. As for whether you like her or not, it doesn't matter at all.

Her mother also told her that it is better to find a man who is good in himself rather than a man who is good to you, because favoritism is always short-lived. He may favor you today and favor someone else tomorrow.

"I had no choice at the time, otherwise I would never have fallen for your father. But there was nothing I could do. Your father was the richest man I could get in touch with at the time, and he was also someone I could coax. But you are different. Mom has created better conditions for you than Mom did back then."

Love has a shelf life, but money is real. Although faces may change, they are real within a certain period of time. Liking or not loving is the most useless thing.

Although she hated her mother's status as a mistress and hated her own identity as an illegitimate daughter even more, it was undeniable that she had engraved her mother's experience in her heart.

Cheating is shameful, being a mistress is shameful, this is a fact, but she is actually the least qualified to say it.

She has the conditions created for her by her mother. She will not be a mistress, but she must marry a man with more money and background.

He Chang went upstairs quickly after dinner because Liu Yuxin's eyes made him feel very uncomfortable. But the gentleness he showed did not allow him to say anything bad directly.

He is very good at using gentleness, but he is definitely not a gentle person at heart.

"Why did He Chang go up so early today?" Liu Yuxin looked around below but couldn't find him. Then she heard Duan Lingling say that He Chang had gone up. In just a moment, she didn't pay attention, and He Chang disappeared.

"I don't know, maybe I'm tired..." Duan Lingling answered absent-mindedly.

"So what do you think the new guest will be like?" Anyone joining at this time must be top-notch, right? Liu Yuxin pondered.

"Who knows? I'm not the director." Duan Lingling now gets a headache whenever she hears about new guests. She just hopes that the new male guest is someone who can help her increase her luck points.

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When the time came to send a heart-warming message, Duan Lingling took the initiative to send it to Tan Tongtong for the first time today.

There was no way, she still hoped to make amends.

There are tens of thousands of men in the world. She has a system, so there will be no shortage of men who like her, but there are very few who can bring her massive luck points. Tan Tongtong is definitely one of them.

"I thought I'd see you on today's date..." Last night, when Tan Tongtong privately asked her about the date location she and Sheng Bin had agreed on, he'd asked if she minded joining them. Duan Lingling didn't give a direct answer, but she didn't refuse either.

The two of them knew the truth, but someone broke the appointment today. Duan Lingling couldn't question Tan Tongtong, but in order to win over Tan Tongtong, she still showed a hint of grievance.

Of course, she was actually feeling more aggrieved than she let on. After all, everything she had planned for today had been delayed, her date with Sheng Binxu hadn't gone smoothly, and Tan Tongtong had also suffered a setback.

Tan Tongtong knew who had sent him the heart-warming text message, but he inexplicably felt a sense of irony and, of course, a little strange.

In the past few days, he had clearly expressed his affection for Duan Lingling, but she had always avoided talking about it, and she had never received a single heart-warming text message from him.

No, I only received one message, which was Fu Shiting scolding him.

He actually didn't care whether he received the heart-warming text message or not. For him, he had been blessed with a family of origin that others couldn't have since birth, so he didn't care about these external things at all. He wouldn't feel embarrassed if he didn't receive the heart-warming text message.

But today he didn't want to pay much attention to Duan Lingling, but Duan Lingling took the initiative.

He ignored the text message and sent his heart-warming text message to Fu Shiting.

[I'm sorry, I wasn't very sensible before. Could I treat you to a meal someday? And invite your friends along?]

Although Fu Shiting took leave, the director did not say that she could not be given the film.

Just send it and it's done.

Whether Fu Shiting’s friend is a new female guest or not, it does not hinder his determination to pursue her.

As for apologizing, a real man should sometimes give in. Tan Tongtong believes that people should not be too stubborn.

Of course, if his family knew about this, he'd probably be pointed at and asked, "Are you still stubborn?" He relied on his family's love and affection like a stubborn donkey, never turning back once he'd made up his mind. Now, he's flexible and adaptable.

His roommate Tang Xi looked at his agitated expression, raised her eyebrows, and said nothing.

He sent his own heart-warming text message to Yu Baiyi without a second thought, because Yu Baiyi was a rational and clear-headed person and wouldn't misunderstand his message. But Liu Yuxin, who was dating him today, was different. Although her affection for He Chang was obvious, she didn't let him go during their date. Honestly, it was quite tiring to deal with her. As for Duan Lingling, who was almost locked in with other men, no matter how outstanding and beautiful she was, he always had to maintain a line in his heart. Therefore, his favorability level for Duan Lingling remained unchanged after reaching 59.

He Chang and Sheng Binxu naturally sent their heart-warming text messages to Duan Lingling, but their thoughts were different.

Sheng Bin might have been sincere, but He Chang simply thought it would be more interesting to send it to Duan Lingling. And he didn't have anyone else to send it to.

First of all, he and Yu Baiyi had absolutely nothing to talk about. During their date in the love cabin today, the two of them probably didn't even have ten sentences together throughout the entire day.

Secondly, Liu Yuxin must be ruled out. She looks at him as if she is looking at a piece of meat.

Then there was Fu Shiting. He Chang didn't send her the message because he didn't dislike her, but simply because he thought she was a troublesome person. She seemed shameless and attached to Sheng Binxu, but in reality, she was fragile and vulnerable. And while her temper was certainly bad, he had no intention of trying to please someone who was not welcome. Furthermore, based on her actions, her reputation was undoubtedly bad. He Chang appeared gentle on the surface, but in reality, he was completely cold and indifferent. He just loved to watch the show, and had no intention of warning others or saving them from danger.

So from the very beginning, He Chang had already chosen his target and sent every heart-warming text message to Duan Lingling, without exception.

At this time, the audience in the live broadcast room would chat enthusiastically, guessing who each guest sent their heart-warming text message to. The day would also come to an end with the final guess.