Luan Yining's date was on the seventh day of the variety show recording, which made Qi Yan extremely excited all day long when he woke up on the morning of the sixth day.
Jiang Li thought that this person was furious because he lost so much yesterday, and offered him some friendly concern out of pity.
Qi Yan, however, seemed completely oblivious to his sarcastic tone and quietly pulled him aside.
Jiang Li became wary. What was this person up to? Out of rage? To kill her to cover their tracks? To destroy the evidence?
"I want to ask you something."
"?"
Qi Yan cleared his throat: "What did Rong Mo say that day to appease you?"
"..." Has this kid taken the wrong medicine?
Qi Yan thought he didn't remember: "It was when you were abusing me after our date the day before yesterday—"
"Hmm?" Jiang Li narrowed her eyes dangerously.
Qi Yan immediately changed his tune: "When Brother Rong made you angry, what did he say to you that made you stop being angry?"
Jiang Li stared at Qi Yan with a strange expression, his face earnest and serious. She hesitated and asked, "You... really want to know?"
Qi Yan nodded.
Jiang Li's eyes darted around, and she tentatively said, "Then call me brother."
Qi Yan froze, his expression shifting rapidly. After a moment, he managed to speak with difficulty: "Brother Jiang."
"Hey, good little brother!" Jiang Li replied immediately, her face almost beaming with joy.
Qi Yan stared intently at his bright smile, her gritted teeth barely concealed: "Can you tell me now?"
"I didn't say you should call me just because I called you."
"You—" Qi Yan had never been played like this before, and glared at him angrily.
Jiang Li raised her voice slightly to interrupt him: "Unless—"
Qi Yan swallowed the curse that was already on the tip of his tongue.
"Unless you call me 'brother' all day long," Jiang Li said with a smile.
Qi Yan's temple throbbed, and he said, enunciating each word clearly, "Don't push your luck!"
Jiang Li had already accurately grasped his "Achilles' heel," and said in a calm and unhurried tone, "This way, I can not only tell you how A Mo coaxed me, but also give you some free advice!"
"..." Qi Yan took a deep breath: "You said it yourself."
Jiang Li said righteously, "Of course! Ask my fans, when have I ever lied to them?"
Qi Yan felt a little relieved. His jaw muscles twitched a couple of times, and he said with difficulty, "Brother Jiang, I'll take you back."
Oh my, Jiang Li grinned even wider and patted Qi Yan on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll definitely tell you tonight!"
"Don't tell Teacher Luan," Qi Yan reminded him.
"Don't worry, don't worry." Jiang Li waved her hand dismissively, then impatiently skipped back to Rong Mo's side and jumped onto his back.
"Amo, you're not steady enough, you need to practice!"
Unsteady? Rong Mo easily bounced around and casually slapped his butt.
“Rong Xiaomo!” Jiang Li bit his ear.
"Want to practice together?"
"No way!"
Qi Yan watched with admiration for a while, then turned to look for Luan Yining.
What he didn't know was that just a few hours later, Jiang Li sold it to him.
Today's random task was to livestream for an hour before bedtime, and everyone unanimously reserved the majority of their time for the evening, so they started doing the task a little later during the day.
The four groups didn't act together this time, even though Shan Song had arranged to do so with Qi Yan last night. One reason was to guard against Geng Keli and Qin Chong dragging Tong Zhao into the spotlight during the live broadcast; another was that while Geng Keli was undeniably difficult to deal with yesterday, public opinion suddenly subsided last night, and Shan Song felt he was bound to make some big moves today, most likely starting with the company.
Geng Keli seemed to have anticipated this, and invited Jiang Li to join him in advance. Before setting off, his eyes darted back and forth between Shan Song and Tong Zhao, who were standing very close together, and a hint of contempt was barely visible on his face. But when he turned to the camera, he transformed into a gentle and polite young nobleman.
Tong Zhao twitched her nose and gave Shan Song a knowing look: So fake!
Dan Song tightened her grip on his arm and raised an eyebrow at him: Stay away from him, don't look at rotten people.
The two cars left the gate one after the other at 10:00 a.m.
The morning was calm and peaceful.
Today's live stream viewership broke all previous records. The live stream was full of people who came to watch the excitement, but after waiting all morning, they didn't see anything. Right now, the chat is buzzing with noise.
[Was it a deliberate split-up? I thought there would be a real showdown between the real and fake young masters today.]
[What's this talk of a real or fake young master? He's an illegitimate child, you know?]
[It's perfectly normal for wealthy families to have illegitimate children; there's nothing to say about it. It's no secret that the Qin family has acknowledged many illegitimate children.]
[It's fine for ordinary people, but we can't let people like this jump around on screen.]
[Actually, it wasn't his birth that he could choose, and the matter of him being kept by a sugar daddy has been clarified quite clearly.]
"Oh, you actually believed that? Leave your contact information, I'll sell you health supplements when I'm old."
Even if she wasn't being kept, what kind of good person could a child born out of wedlock from an arranged marriage who stole her brother's affections?
[If you say that again, they might send you a lawyer's letter!]
[Tch, it's just a statement, what a show.]
Don't be so skeptical. I have friends who work for the Shan family, and the lawsuit is real.
[I even have friends who attended their engagement party. Shan Song clearly didn't like him at all and gave him the cold shoulder the whole time.]
Wow, he's really put in a lot of hard work to get to this point!
Maybe she's just someone who's been exceptionally well-treated?
The live stream was filled with all sorts of greetings, which was much better than yesterday. The fact that some people started to question the authenticity of Tong Zhao being kept by a sugar daddy was a good sign.
This first wave of clarification, as Qi Yan suggested, mainly targeted Tong Zhao's old scandals, without involving Geng Keli. The evidence against Geng Keli was still unclear, and if they couldn't suppress him, they would be counter-attacked.
“As long as we have sufficient evidence to prove that the allegations of being kept and having an affair are false, then everyone will have to question the rest.” Qi Yan analyzed: “The online atmosphere is more tolerant of the wealthy class. As my sister-in-law said, people are used to seeing illegitimate children in wealthy families. The company can’t make much of a splash with a little maneuvering… Besides, Brother Song is already planning it, so it definitely won’t affect my sister-in-law’s award application.”
However, foul language can still affect a person's mood, so Shan Song prepared the evidence in advance on Tong Zhao's account and scheduled to send it out, trying his best to prevent Tong Zhao from seeing any of it.
In reality, Tong Zhao didn't have any intention of peeking this time. He silently counted on his fingers how many times he had already owed Shan Song.
Yesterday, this person insisted on checking the app usage time on his phone, and his act of snooping was exposed. Then, he used various excuses to double the amount of his actions: knowingly breaking the law doubled, denying it when questioned doubled, and conspiring with Professor Luan to cover it up doubled again...
Unable to refuse, Tong Zhao had no choice but to sign the unequal treaty.
While in the car, Shan Song seemed to sense his resentment and poked his puffed-up cheek: "Want your phone?"
"..."
Jiang Li originally wanted to be with Qi Yan and the others, but thinking about how they seemed to be whispering to each other yesterday, he wisely decided to split up. Tsk, he originally wanted Qi Yan to call him "brother" all day long, but luckily, there's still dinner time, so he'll definitely make him call him that enough!
The morning's tasks went smoothly, but for some reason, Geng Keli kept finding opportunities to respond to him. Although he seemed to know when to advance and retreat, it was still very uncomfortable, which made Jiang Li feel listless and only use "um" and "ah" to deal with it.
Some of Geng Keli's fans in the live stream were not satisfied.
Isn't that a bit impolite?
[Make sure you see who spoke first.]
[How many times has she tried to please our Ah Li since the beginning of the show?]
[Hilarious! They're all from the same social class, why would the Geng family need to curry favor with the Jiang family?]
【Then let your beloved movie star stay away from our Ah Li.】
Geng Keli also keenly realized that Jiang Li didn't like him, so he switched places with Qin Chong and started talking to Rong Mo.
Rong Mo raised an eyebrow as he observed this, and continued, "Don't mind it, even my Ah Li is perfunctory with me."
"Brother Rong is joking."
Rong Mo's lips curled slightly as he surveyed the area from top to bottom, without saying anything at the time.
Until the morning's live broadcast ended, it was the turn of Group 3 in Room 3 to prepare meals for everyone. Geng Keli and his team needed to go back early to prepare dinner. Before leaving, Rong Mo held the car window and, under Geng Keli's questioning gaze, warned in a low voice: "Don't try to take advantage of the Jiang family."
Geng Keli smiled: "Brother Rong—"
“You and Shan Song should resolve your conflict yourselves. If it affects the Jiang family,” Rong Mo interrupted directly, a chill flashing in his usually indifferent eyes, “it won’t be as simple as a warning.”
Without waiting for his reply, Rong Mo turned and left.
As Rong Mo turned around, Geng Keli's smile faded, and his fingers tightened around the steering wheel. Seeing this, Qin Chong said calmly, "Jiang Li judges people entirely based on her own likes and dislikes. Starting with her will only displease Rong Mo, so it won't work."
"Do you have a better idea?" Geng Keli glanced at him sideways.
"If you want to deal with Shan Song, besides winning over our support, you can also weaken him."
With the help of Shan Song, the Qi family? Geng Keli sneered, seemingly mocking his naiveté.
Qin Chong ignored his sarcasm and continued, "The Qi family has three brothers. We can start with Qi Taiyue. Shan Song is only most familiar with Qi Changzhou, and Qi Yan is second. As long as the three brothers have different opinions, the Qi family will be more reserved towards Shan Song."
Geng Keli frowned and pondered for a moment.
Qin Chong knew he had taken his words to heart: "Give me 50% of the shares."
Geng Keli stared at him, his expression unreadable.
"It's not the Geng family. Didn't you have a small company when you were studying abroad?"
"Oh, that? You can have it all." Geng Keli changed the subject: "But what do you need an empty shell for?"
"Didn't we agree not to inquire about each other's motives?" Qin Chong retorted.
Geng Keli scoffed, "Your relationship with the Qin family is nothing more than this."
Qin Chong retorted sarcastically, "Likewise."
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