Chapter 191 Who wouldn’t like Brother Xingzhi!

It was already twelve o'clock in the evening when the elimination of the "Lost" team was finished.

Ren Limeng took off her waist mic and was about to go back to the dressing room to pack up when she heard a staff member on the scene shouting with a loudspeaker, "Attention, teachers and staff, Teacher Shen Xingzhi has ordered a shrimp feast for takeout. Everyone in the group is having crayfish. You can pick it up at Gate A2!"

"A shrimp feast for so many people, Brother Xingzhi is being very generous!"

Ren Limeng was slightly stunned. When she heard the voice coming from the side, she subconsciously looked over and saw Fei Jingting, the travel blogger from Yan Baiwei's team next door, and the fellow guests were whispering to each other.

"Yes, and it's so thoughtful. Everyone can eat the takeaway in the dressing room or take it back to the hotel. We don't have to eat together so late at night."

"Actually, it's nice to have a meal together. We haven't had a meal together since we started filming the show. Our schedules are so tight every week!"

"Well, no matter what, now is a good season for eating shrimp. Jiangcheng's crayfish are very famous. The one Brother Xingzhi ordered must be delicious. We are in for a treat!"

Fei Jingting noticed Ren Limeng's gaze, nodded slightly at her with a smile, quietly pulled her companion with her right hand, ended the conversation and walked forward.

...is it a good season for shrimp?

Ren Limeng seemed to remember something, and her footsteps paused slightly. She subconsciously searched for Shen Xingzhi's figure in the crowd, but after searching around, she only saw Shen Xingzhi's assistant Xiao Yang.

"Xiao Yang, where's Brother Xingzhi?"

Ren Limeng walked up to Xiao Yang, noticed the anxiety that could not be hidden in his eyes, and spoke softly.

"Teacher Ren, Brother Xingzhi is chatting with Director Yao. He's treating everyone to crayfish tonight and has specially ordered several flavors. Have you gotten any yet? What flavor would you like? Go take off your makeup first, and I'll get it for you!"

Xiao Yang suppressed the emotion in his eyes, greeted Ren Limeng with a smile, and whispered enthusiastically.

"Thank you, but no thanks. I can go there myself later. Is Brother Xingzhi at Director Yao's place? I thought he went to see your Sister Jiao after the recording!"

Ren Limeng smiled and looked at Xiao Yang thoughtfully, with a hint of tentativeness in her calm expression.

"Jiao Jie..."

Xiao Yang smiled bitterly and pulled the corners of his mouth. His eyes fell on the staff coming and going around him and Ren Limeng, and he sighed softly as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Then I'll go take off my makeup first. It's okay. I just didn't see Brother Xingzhi and asked casually."

There were so many people around that Ren Limeng didn't ask any more questions. She explained to Xiao Yang gently, and when Xiao Yang tried to keep her, she waved her hand gently and walked towards the dressing room.

This weekend, in addition to the second public performance, Chen Xingzhi’s focus is the upcoming contract renewal.

As far as Ren Limeng knew, Chen Xingzhi had negotiated with Xu Jiao and Yao Xin five or six times in the past two days. Even without asking Chen Xingzhi in detail, Ren Limeng could guess that Chen Xingzhi should be preparing to use the Orange platform to get rid of Hanxing, and this was the time for the three parties to play a game.

Although it is very risky to drive a tiger to devour a wolf, if Chen Xingzhi wants to get out of Hanxing Brokerage Company smoothly, he really has to rely on the power of a third party. As a large platform with a lot of say in the circle, Orange Platform is indeed a good choice.

Just like she chose to communicate specifically with Yao Xin on Saturday, cooperating with the Orange platform at this moment has more advantages than disadvantages.

In the dressing room, the makeup artist was gently removing makeup for Ren Limeng. Ren Limeng lowered her eyes and stared at her palms silently, thinking about Shen Xingzhi's current plan and her own path to becoming a public official.

After removing her makeup, Ren Limeng changed her clothes in the dressing room, packed her backpack, and was about to go to Gate A2 to get a crayfish meal and take a taxi to leave. She took out her cell phone and suddenly noticed a new message on the screen.

Chen Xingzhi: Li Meng, Xiao Yang said you were looking for me?

Chen Xingzhi: Come find me after you take off your makeup, we’re going to have a shrimp feast.

Chen Xingzhi: I'll wait for you at the same place as last week.

Ren Limeng secretly clenched the mobile phone in her hand, stood in the corridor for a long time, and suddenly strode outside.

Outside the recording studio, Ren Limeng quickly got into the black luxury car at the intersection as if she was familiar with it.

"Brother Xingzhi, you're still eating so late? We still have to record tomorrow. As guests, don't we have to lose weight?"

Across the corridor and driveway, Ren Limeng sat down on the opposite side of Shen Xingzhi with a smile on her face, as if nothing had happened. A drizzle was still falling outside the window, gently winding out layers of water marks on the car glass. As the warm yellow light from the car spread out, it inexplicably outlined a hint of ambiguity like gauze.

"No one has eaten today, what's the point of losing weight?"

Shen Xingzhi turned his head to look at Ren Limeng, his eyes fell on her, and suddenly said seriously, "Limeng, we won first place this time."

"oh."

Ren Limeng nodded, her face serious, and met Shen Xingzhi's focused eyes. She raised the corner of her mouth slightly to smile, but in Shen Xingzhi's silent waiting eyes, she did not say another word.

Shen Xingzhi didn't need to be reminded, of course she remembered the bet they made. If their team won first place in the second public performance, she would agree to continue to team up with him, and if they didn't win first place, he would have to promise her one thing.

"Just 'oh'?"

Chen Xingzhi pursed his thin lips and casually rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to his elbows, revealing his well-defined and graceful arms. He leaned forward slightly, and his deliberately lowered voice carried a subtle allure, softening the aloofness that seemed to keep strangers away.

"Well...huge congratulations to Captain Xingzhi! He won first place in the second public performance! The captains' collaborative show was a blast! First place by a landslide! His popularity is skyrocketing, and he's a great singer and dancer..."

Noticing Shen Xingzhi's bright eyes looking over, Ren Limeng's heartbeat unconsciously quickened a few points. She subconsciously shrank her body slightly and looked up at the driver's seat. The driver seemed to have been isolated from hearing and was concentrating on driving.

Ren Limeng cleared her throat and suddenly opened her mouth, speaking a string of words as if they were free. She smiled and praised Chen Xingzhi opposite her, and with her righteous broadcasting voice, she turned the narrow space inside the car into a big stage for hosting.

And Shen Xingzhi just raised the corner of his mouth slightly, kept leaning forward, and his deep black eyes fell quietly on Ren Limeng, watching her somewhat lively "performance" with a sharp gaze.

After praising ten different four-character descriptions in one breath, Ren Limeng's voice finally gradually became smaller until it was drowned out by the sound of light rain hitting the window outside the car.

"Are you done?"

Chen Xingzhi raised his handsome eyebrows slightly, and continued to look at Ren Limeng as if he knew the answer. His pair of eyes, which were smiling unconsciously, broke into Ren Limeng's heart.

"Of course not, Brother Xingzhi, I can't finish talking about your excellence for three days and three nights!"

Ren Limeng's mind worked very quickly. She knew that Chen Xingzhi was only asking about the team formation for the third public performance that she had agreed to after the bet, but she just didn't do what he wanted. After finishing the successful recording of the second public performance, she wanted to tease him, and she talked about this and that but still didn't say the promise he wanted to hear the most.

Ren Limeng blinked and looked into Shen Xingzhi's eyes, which were like a deep pool, with a smile. Under the dim warm light in the car, she could feel Shen Xingzhi's unspoken indulgence. Under the calmness, there was endless tenderness, and some indescribable emotions spread.

Ren Limeng finally turned her head to avoid Chen Xingzhi's scorching gaze. She raised her hand to tidy up the hair by her ears, tilted her head to look out the quiet dark window, and her absent-minded eyes fell on the winding water marks on the car window.

In my ears, Shen Xingzhi said in a cold and helpless voice, "Then...if I'm so good, why don't you like me?"

“…Who wouldn’t like Brother Xingzhi?”

Ren Limeng paused for a moment, then turned to look at Chen Xingzhi again. Facing his serious and gentle expression, she sat up straight, trying to hide all her thoughts, and smiled, "Brother Xingzhi, be more confident. Everyone likes you. You've topped the popularity list again today!"

Ren Limeng changed the subject and confused Shen Xingzhi's question. It seemed that she had gotten away with it, but Shen Xingzhi's eyes locked on her tightly and had no intention of letting her go. His eyes were as clear as a spring but seemed bottomless, tempting the person in front of him to go deeper all the time.

"Then...you like me too."

Chen Xingzhi's deep voice carried a hint of charm and temptation, "Li Meng, what were you drawing on my palm just now on the stage?"

"Um?"

Ren Limeng maintained her last bit of professionalism, her face still keeping a calm and composed expression, but the smile on her lips unconsciously deepened a little. She turned sideways, tilted her head as if pretending to be confused, looked at Shen Xingzhi with a blank and cunning expression, and slowly repeated, "What did I draw in your hand...?"

"School girl, why don't you admit anything?"

Shen Xingzhi slowly shook his head and suddenly changed his address. There was a hint of grievance and helplessness in his cold voice. As he spoke, he lowered his head and slowly leaned forward towards Ren Limeng until the distance between the driveway and the corridor no longer existed.

"We are all adults, school girl, I'm not asking for too much this time, am I?"

At such a close distance, looking at Shen Xingzhi's increasingly aggressive eyes, Ren Limeng couldn't help but want to lean back, but she only felt the hardness of the car wall behind her, and there was no way to retreat.

In front of Ren Limeng was the breath that had become increasingly entangled with Shen Xingzhi at some point in time, accompanied by a soft voice as soft as a feather, gently brushing against her heart.

"Senior, you're so close to me, I can't remember what I did to your palm."

Since there was no way out, Ren Limeng chose to face it head-on. As Chen Xingzhi said, they were all adults. How could she be so embarrassed and heartbeat by this little ambiguity and let him take advantage of her?

That's really not Li Meng's fault!

Ren Limeng took a deep breath secretly, and the smile on the corner of her mouth gradually deepened. She suddenly leaned forward as well, until the tip of her straight nose hit the high nose bridge of Shen Xingzhi, filling the last gap between her and Shen Xingzhi.

As her body moved, Ren Limeng's right hand slowly grasped Shen Xingzhi's left palm. In the dark corner hidden by the two of their bodies, where no one could see, Ren Limeng's slender index finger playfully climbed up Shen Xingzhi's palm again, and touched it lightly as if she was preparing to recall Shen Xingzhi's question.