Chapter 181 Utilization

Sitting in the business car heading to the high-speed rail station, there was a silent atmosphere in the car. Everyone was handling their own work matters. Ren Limeng, who was sitting in the back row, suddenly received a message from Shen Xingzhi. She glanced at Shen Xingzhi, who was expressionless and lowered his head in the front row. When she retracted her gaze, she glanced at Chen Xi, who was calm beside her.

Ren Limeng: Making trouble? Who said that?

Ren Limeng: Brother Xingzhi, Sister Chen Xi and I were just having a few words behind closed doors, how could this spread throughout the group so quickly?

It was obvious that when they were in the room, she and Chen Xi didn't speak loudly during the entire conversation. Both of them were cautious. Even Chen Xi, whose face was distorted by her anger, had a normal smile on his face when he left the room. How could other people know this?

And it reached Shen Xingzhi's ears so quickly?

Ren Limeng was really surprised.

Chen Xingzhi: No, Chen Xi just sent me a message saying that she caught you and Guan He flirting with each other, and you were so angry that you warned her.

Chen Xingzhi: She said she was reminding me with good intentions, asking me not to be a good person after being cuckolded.

After staring at the chat box with Shen Xingzhi for a while, apart from the calm statement, Ren Limeng inexplicably felt a hint of...resentment?

She subconsciously looked at Chen Xingzhi in front of her again. Half of his profile was still cold and indifferent. Chen Xingzhi was sitting upright and looking at his phone with a cold face, as if all his emotions were just Ren Limeng's own imagination.

Ren Limeng: So?

Ren Limeng pursed her lips and sent the content deliberately, with some temptations that she couldn't explain. She didn't explain a word, but threw the question back to Shen Xingzhi.

What does Shen Xingzhi’s “noise” mean?

She just wanted to see Shen Xingzhi’s attitude.

Chen Xingzhi: So you confronted Chen Xi?

Ren Limeng: Why do you say that?

Ren Limeng: Brother Xingzhi, I am very kind to others.

Ren Limeng continued to ask ambiguously, and her slightly ambiguous attitude seemed to stimulate Shen Xingzhi's patience. Ren Limeng received another long string of replies from Shen Xingzhi.

Chen Xingzhi: Li Meng, are you suddenly pretending to be stupid?

Shen Xingzhi: Are you trying to say that Chen Xi provoked you first in the training room, and you just fought back, not just fought hard?

Chen Xingzhi: Although I don’t know what you two said, your relationship should not be to the extent of saying intimate words behind closed doors. Isn’t that just a quarrel behind closed doors?

Shen Xingzhi roughly explained his speculation. After sending the message, he put down the phone with his right hand and raised his eyes slightly. Through the rearview mirror inside the car, Shen Xingzhi could clearly see the faint expression on Ren Limeng's lips at the moment. She seemed to have no expression, but he seemed to be able to feel the light in her eyes at the moment, with a hint of complacency.

I remember that Ren Limeng was like this when she was in college.

Chen Xingzhi remembered when Ren Limeng was just a sophomore. One afternoon before the club meeting, he had just walked to the classroom door when he heard another female host in the same grade angrily questioning Ren Limeng.

"Ren Limeng, you're only a sophomore. According to the club's previous conventions, members of the same grade should voluntarily form teams, paired with a male and female host. How could it be your turn with Shen Xingzhi? Where did you get the courage to choose Shen Xingzhi as your partner? I heard you even invited Shen Xingzhi? You're so shameless!"

"Senior, are you angry because you heard that Senior Xingzhi agreed to my request? My face...is well proportioned and photogenic, but it seems to be a little bigger than yours."

Facing the sarcasm from the senior student in the club, Ren Limeng replied lazily with a smile. When she said the second half of the sentence, there was even obvious thought in her tone, as if she was comparing her face with the senior student's while speaking.

Ren Limeng's carelessness successfully angered the senior student opposite her.

"You!!! Ren Limeng, don't think you're great just because you hosted a few events. There are always people outside the club who have connections. You're just a little lucky. You really should let Shen Xingzhi see the face of a villain who has succeeded!"

"Senior, could you calm down your excitement before you tell me how amazing I am? You also said that there are always people better than you, so naturally everyone should partner with the host they think is the best, so that they can learn more skills. Of course, I have to choose Senior Xingzhi, he is the recognized host master of our club."

Chen Xingzhi stood behind the door, looking through the transparent panel in the middle of the side door at Ren Limeng, who was standing in the classroom with dignity. He heard her calmly and seriously continue to analyze, her smiling voice carrying a meaningful coldness.

"Besides, the president and Senior Xingzhi both said in the group that seniority-based promotion is a bad habit. Why are you still upset about it? What's the point of arguing with a junior like me? If you're really unhappy, why didn't you mention it in the group? I'm a junior, but if you're not competing with me in hosting skills and are just using your so-called seniority to pressure me, I'm sorry, but I won't accept it."

"Ren Limeng! You are so sanctimonious now. You just like Chen Xingzhi! Everyone with eyes can see it. How dare you say that you don't want to pursue Chen Xingzhi?"

A trace of irritation flashed across the face of the arrogant senior sister opposite. She glared at Ren Limeng fiercely. In the somewhat empty classroom, the word "like" became particularly eye-catching. Shen Xingzhi, who was outside the door, lowered his eyes slightly, and his gaze unconsciously looked at Ren Limeng, who was smiling even more brightly.

"Yes, I admit I admire the strong. Senior, if you could have Senior Xingzhi's ability to control the situation, not only knowing your hosting script by heart but also being able to handle all unexpected situations at every event, so that your partners can be completely at ease, I could even play the male host for you. Besides... your heart doesn't seem to be in hosting either. Are you sure you want to argue with me about relationships?"

Listening to Ren Limeng's impulsive compliments, Chen Xingzhi's mouth corners unconsciously curled up slightly. In fact, Ren Limeng was the same. He had seen Ren Limeng's recent hosting of an event. Ren Limeng performed confidently and calmly on the spot. Even if there was an unexpected dull moment, she could still make up for it cleverly. He was also looking forward to having her as his new hosting partner.

They will definitely achieve the effect of 1+1>2.

The second half of Ren Limeng's sentence was even more pointed. The senior student opposite gritted her teeth and said, "My ex-boyfriend was eight hundred years ago. Ren Limeng, can you please have some shame?"

The senior's ex-boyfriend is the vice president of the club. The two have been separated for a long time, but their continued connection is a hot topic of gossip in the club. Ren Limeng smiled and blinked her bright eyes, as if she couldn't believe that the senior opposite her was so "double-standard".

"Senior sister, you have to be ashamed to mention me and Senior Xingzhi? Senior Xingzhi is not even my ex-boyfriend, and you can still make insinuations about him!"

Ren Limeng's voice was firm with obvious accusations, as if her tough counterattack at this moment was just to prevent irrelevant people from being implicated. Shen Xingzhi took a deep look at Ren Limeng, who was holding her head high, and turned away without listening to the subsequent quarrel in the classroom.

No one expected that later on, "his words would come true", and Shen Xingzhi did not become Ren Limeng's ex-boyfriend, but they eventually had too many ties.

Shen Xingzhi: You shouldn’t have been bullied, right?

In the business car, Shen Xingzhi finally couldn't help but utter these words. Even though he knew that Ren Limeng was never the type to swallow her anger, some unconscious concern still surged in his heart.

Over the years in the circle, Shen Xingzhi has heard a lot of rumors about Chen Xi bullying the weak. He is still worried that Ren Limeng will choose to consider the overall situation and endure it.

Ren Limeng: Yes.

Ren Limeng's reply startled Shen Xingzhi. He resisted the urge to turn back, secretly tightened the phone in his hand, and his eyes could not help but look anxiously at the new messages that continued to come.

Ren Limeng: But who am I? Of course I can solve this problem (laughing)

Ren Limeng's confidence and composure were evident on the paper, with a hint of barely perceptible cunning. Chen Xingzhi's sword-like eyebrows were slightly raised, and his originally tightly pursed lips unconsciously rose a little bit. The smile was light but with a certain softness that was difficult to conceal, and was seen directly by Ren Limeng in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Thinking of the camera in the car, Ren Limeng tried hard to restrain her eyes from curving. She tightened the corners of her mouth and looked back at the chat box with Shen Xingzhi.

Shen Xingzhi: Isn’t it just the fox taking advantage of the tiger’s might?

The light words suited Chen Xingzhi's usually expressionless and tense handsome face, but when paired with the image of his thin lips slightly curled in Ren Limeng's mind, it added a sense of awkwardness with a strong contrast.

Ren Limeng finally couldn't help but cover her mouth with her left hand, coughed lightly, and took the opportunity to hide the grin on the corner of her mouth.

Ren Limeng: Yes, I took advantage of a silly good guy.

Ren Limeng did not explain too much. She chose not to tolerate Chen Xi anymore, and it was definitely not just because of Shen Xingzhi.

The hesitation she had before she spoke was more due to Chen Xi's caution and hypocrisy in unplugging all the camera cables in the room.

Last week, Yan Baiwei dared to boycott the recording in front of all the staff, not caring about the footage being recorded at all. Chen Xi, who is more famous than her, also has the support of four major brokerage companies. In theory, she has the capital to question her in front of everyone openly.

But Chen Xi didn't do that.

Chen Xi thought too much, and Ren Limeng was sure of this before she dared to speak without restraint.

After this week, Ren Limeng was very clear that Chen Xi would not let go of his targeting of her just because she was polite, so why should she endure it any longer?

She may not understand certain rules of the entertainment industry as Chen Xi said, but after working in the workplace for so many years, Ren Limeng knows very well that retreating again and again will never lead to a bright future, but will only make things worse.

"Li Meng, why are you coughing? Are you okay? Do you have a cold?"

Ren Limeng was immersed in her own thoughts when she suddenly heard Guan He's voice coming from the front row. She subconsciously looked up and met Guan He's concerned eyes as he turned his head to look at her.

"It's okay, my throat is just a little itchy. Thank you, Brother Guan He, for your concern."

Ren Limeng had a gentle smile with a perfect arc on her face. When she looked at Guan He for a moment, she noticed Chen Xingzhi's cold gaze from the front row, and her phone suddenly lit up -

Chen Xingzhi: Taking advantage of someone is easy to talk about, but there is no room for negotiation on the issue of being cuckolded. You are not allowed to even think about it.

Shen Xingzhi: Otherwise I’m really going to make a scene.

Chen Xingzhi: The kind that never closes.