Chapter 59 Chapter 59 He had no choice but to compromise with her...
Seeing Xu Qinghu's face flushed from the high fever, Du Yanting shook his head. He didn't argue with her about whether he was a profiteer or not. Instead, he said, "Don't sleep. I'll take you down the mountain first."
As he said this, he was about to help Xu Qinghu walk down the mountain.
However, Xu Qinghu had no strength left in his body, and even with him supporting himself, his body continued to slide down.
Her eyelashes drooped slightly, and her delicate, beautiful face bore an unmistakable sign of illness. Du Yanting had no choice but to hold her in his arms for a moment, his usual nonchalance gone. He whispered, "If you can't walk, you'll have no choice but to let me carry you down. If you're not afraid, I'll carry you. Otherwise, we'll have to wait for the rescue team to come and pick us up."
When he saw Xu Qinghu, he called the search and rescue team via satellite phone. They should be on their way.
Xu Qinghu leaned against his chest, his mind was a little unclear, and he did not answer him in time.
Seeing this, Du Yanting had no choice but to put the flashlight aside, hold Xu Qinghu with one hand, slowly turn his back and squat down, let her lie on his back, and then use the other hand to lift her up.
He picked up the flashlight, looked at the rain which had subsided, and sighed softly, not knowing whether he was lamenting the difficulty of the mountain road or because he didn't want to clean up the mess that was about to happen.
Then he thrust the flashlight into Xu Qinghu's hand and said pointedly, "You've already called me a profiteer. How can I be the only one doing the work?"
Xu Qinghu blinked and seemed to have regained some spirit. She looked at the light piercing the darkness and buried her head in Du Yanting's shoulder, as if in silent protest.
"I know you're still conscious," Du Yanting said slowly. "Hold the flashlight. If you want to negotiate with me, you have to wait until we get down the mountain."
Qi Song is already ruined, Xu Qinghu must participate in the next recording, otherwise the audience will probably not be fooled.
If the show doesn't want to be suspended, it can only clean up the mess in front of it.
No matter how much it costs, we cannot let this variety show, which has finally shown signs of improvement, be cut short halfway, otherwise it would be a waste of time.
Mountain roads are difficult to walk on, and they are even more difficult to walk on after rain.
Although Du Yanting is in good physical condition, he still cannot keep his balance when encountering a muddy landslide and needs to grab a tree nearby to maintain his balance.
Xu Qinghu seemed oblivious to the difficulty and caution he was taking on. He simply listened to his increasingly rapid breathing, his head agitated as he asked, "...Du Yanting, why did you arrive earlier than the rescue team? Are you worried about me?"
"You called me a profiteer. Why?" Du Yanting tilted his head slightly and warned seriously, "Don't breathe in my ear."
The sick Xu Qinghu was not easy to fool, and even seemed a little childish. "You haven't answered my question yet."
Listening to her nasal voice, Du Yanting continued to walk down with difficulty. "Why else? The rescue team went separately, and this road is too hidden, so I just happened to run into them."
Xu Qinghu looked at the tip of his ear, which had turned slightly red due to excessive sensitivity, and paused for a few seconds before whispering, "Thank you for coming to see me."
"Who made you the cash cow of the program team?" Du Yanting snorted. "If anything happens to you, how can I, a profiteer like you, still make money?"
Hearing this, Xu Qinghu also laughed, and finally revealed his true intentions: "Then how are you going to compensate me?"
Her voice was soft, as if she was acting coquettishly, so adorable.
But where Du Yanting couldn't see, his eyes were clear, and he was not at all unconscious due to illness.
Du Yanting chuckled when he heard this: "Even now, you haven't forgotten to put forward conditions to me?"
Xu Qinghu's voice was still soft. "Why was I tricked by Qi Song into going up the mountain? Isn't it because of the negligence of the production team..."
She did not point out whose problem it was, but said: "In my current condition, it is questionable whether I can participate in the next recording. Not only do I have a high fever, but I also have the chance of getting pneumonia..." After that, she leaned on Du Yanting's shoulder again, looking weak.
What she said was tantamount to threatening Du Yanting. After all, he cared a lot about the revenue of the program. Her popularity and traffic were the tools that could directly help him realize the profits. During this period, the romance variety show received many well-known advertisements, and in the later stage, it could be put on other platforms, etc., all of which were real money.
If Du Yanting is reluctant, he must make a choice quickly.
After all, she is no longer the humble control group despised by everyone in the novel, but a popular female guest who can pull the heartthrob down from the altar.
His current popularity is comparable to Qiao Wanshu’s.
Du Yanting is a businessman. He came to see her not because he really cared about her, but because he wanted to confirm whether the program could be recorded smoothly.
How can a pure profit-seeker care about the safety of his tools?
He didn't even bring her a coat to keep her warm.
Hearing this, Du Yanting was silent for a few seconds, then laughed, "Xu Qinghu, you are so restless even when you are sick."
He spoke with a sigh, but his eyes became a little complicated.
Xu Qinghu's reaction was completely beyond his expectations.
"What do you think I'm going to agree to?" Without the live camera, his voice was cold and heartless. "You just have a high fever, nothing more serious. Do you have the leverage to make demands on me?"
It was obvious that the two were very close at this time, and even if Du Yanting fell, Xu Qinghu could be injured, but there was no ambiguity between men and women at all.
There is only confrontation and exposed game of interests.
"Then just consider it as me being dizzy," Xu Qinghu coughed lightly twice. "Mr. Du is a noble man, so it's only natural that he doesn't care about a small figure like me."
"It's just that I value my life more, and I will terminate the cooperation with the program crew in a timely manner according to the terms of the contract." After saying this, she seemed to have completely lost her energy, and she lay on the man's back and closed her eyes drowsily.
Du Yanting's eyes grew darker upon hearing this, as if he was suppressing his anger. If Xu Qinghu wasn't so ill, he would have wanted to just leave him on the street.
Why didn’t I realize before that she was so good at seizing opportunities?
When he came to find Xu Qinghu, other people's live broadcast rooms were all about Xu Qinghu. They were either asking about Xu Qinghu's date or asking when Xu Qinghu's live broadcast room would be resumed.
They missed Xu Qinghu.
Du Yanting could have asked someone else to come up and find Xu Qinghu, but the boss always favors the employees he pays special attention to.
Especially in such a critical situation, he could only first ensure Xu Qinghu's safety, and then deal with subsequent matters based on the actual situation.
As for Qi Song, he's useless. As long as Xu Qinghu is fine, he can be kicked out for any reason.
But what he didn't expect was that Xu Qinghu's first thought after seeing him was to make conditions. She also said that he was a profiteer and that she was not much different.
After a brief thought, Du Yanting sighed softly, as if compromising, and said in a serious tone: "I know you have been wronged, but Qi Song's situation is even worse than yours."
Xu Qinghu's eyelashes moved slightly, but he didn't respond.
Du Yanting continued to play the emotional card: "No one expected this situation. The production team will definitely give you adequate compensation. The most important thing now is to get your illness healed. Your health is what we should care about most."
Xu Qinghu took out his phone from his bag with great effort and said worriedly, "After I get down the mountain, I should post a video on my account to let my fans know I'm safe. They must be very worried about me right now."
Du Yanting: “…”
He gritted his teeth secretly, then laughed in anger: "Xu Qinghu, you are challenging my patience."
The girl ignored his anger and said to herself, "I have traffic now anyway, so I won't lose anything if I quit while I'm ahead."
Du Yanting: “…”
The man was silent again, and after a moment he spoke coldly: "What do you want?"
This time, he was truly compromising.
Xu Qinghu looked at his handsome profile, his voice still soft, as he spoke of the various compensations he had already thought of.
Hearing her gentle and sweet words, Du Yanting laughed again, and said angrily: "Xu Qinghu, do you think I am a wishing well? Instead of asking me to fulfill these things, you might as well just dream. Dreams can hold anything."
Xu Qinghu had never thought that he would agree to all of it. She just proposed it first to see if he could accept it. If he was willing to give her these resources, that would be the best. If not, she would not push him too hard.
After all, they are good colleagues that we will get along with in the future.
"Then let's go with the first two," Xu Qinghu said with a look of embarrassment. "After daybreak, I'll have my agent come over to discuss the details with you."
Du Yanting: “…”
He took a deep breath and glanced sideways at Xu Qinghu. Her face was still red and sickly. She could have fainted at any moment, but she gritted her teeth and said so many words to him.
He didn't know whether to admire her perseverance or regret why he found her first.
After so many years, no one has been able to take advantage of him so easily. Isn't Xu Qinghu afraid that he will regret it in the future and take revenge on her?
If Xu Qinghu knew what he was thinking, he would only sigh in his heart that he was too conceited.
By proposing these conditions, she was sure that he would not take revenge on her.
"Thank you, Mr. Du," Xu Qinghu said in a hoarse voice, "I will definitely behave well in the future."
Du Yanting sneered repeatedly: "You'd better be."
However, Xu Qinghu did not answer him again. Her body completely softened and she almost dropped the flashlight she was holding.
Du Yanting's eyes changed slightly, and he was about to wake her up when a very bright light suddenly appeared in front of him.
Du Yanting thought it was the search and rescue team that had received a satellite call, so he immediately waved in response.
As the light got closer, a familiar figure appeared in his sight.
Du Yanting paused, his eyes suddenly becoming dim.
Inside the small room, Zhong Zining stared at the clock on the wall that kept turning, her eyes becoming more and more anxious.
She had dated Qi Song twice and knew how shameless he was. He had been disgusted with her in public before. Now he took Xu Qinghu to such a remote place. What would happen to Xu Qinghu?
"It's half past nine," Ruan Xiaoyu said softly, "Hulu should be back soon, right?"
"Maybe." Zhong Zining pursed her lips, opened her phone again, and looked at the many viewers on the barrage who were concerned about the progress of Xu Qinghu's date. She felt sour and jealous.
Xu Qinghu is such a green tea girl, do these people have any vision?
[It's been so long, and there's still no signal in the mountains?]
[This is a place where even dogs don't come, yet Qi Song found it. I'm really suspicious of his logic. Is he up to something bad?]
[I feel like Xu Qinghu will be harmed by Qi Song.]
[Don't start conspiracy theories above. Maybe it's just a bad signal. There are staff members on the production team, so they'll definitely be fine.]
[But after all this time, the production team hasn't even released a single photo of them. Doesn't that make me suspicious?]
[If anything happens to Hulu, it will definitely be Qi Song's fault. I will never reconcile with him!]
[+1, such a long interruption in the live broadcast itself represents a lot of problems. I just hope Xu Qinghu is safe, otherwise the production team will be held accountable.]
[I almost wanted to call the police.]
Zhong Zining took a deep breath, and after another difficult struggle in her mind, she finally made up her mind and walked upstairs without looking back.
Ruan Xiaoyu blinked and asked, "I haven't sent you a text message yet, are you going to bed?"
"No," Zhong Zining said vaguely, "I just remembered that I still have some work to do."
After saying that, she quickly ran into the bathroom and gritted her teeth as she sent a message to He Shengnian.
No matter what Xu Qinghu's current situation is, He Shengnian is definitely the person in the hut who can help her the most. He is also the person she needs the most right now.
Although she hated her, she didn't want her to be hurt by Qi Song, that scumbag.
As for Qiao Wanshu, she wasn't really his best friend, so she could backstab him. She wouldn't know it was him who sent the message to He Shengnian anyway.
When Xu Qinghu comes back, she will continue to hate her as always.
After doing all this, Zhong Zining breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at herself in the mirror, she said with a look of regret: "There's a reason why you haven't had a sweet love relationship. It's no use regretting it now."
“…”
At a farmhouse in the suburbs, Qiao Wanshu was pleasantly surprised when she learned that she had chosen He Shengnian's date spot.
As a result, He Shengnian took her to the lake and fished for half a day. The carefully selected skirt was also made fishy by the splashes of water from the fish.
Although Qiao Wanshu appeared calm on the surface, he was extremely frantic inside.
She didn't expect He Shengnian to take her fishing. In her imagination, he would choose a more upscale date place, take her to an exhibition or eat Western food.
Instead of sitting by the lake for a long time, chatting about a few familiar topics and then falling into deathly silence.
Looking at the man's cold and serious profile, Qiao Wanshu couldn't stand it anymore and asked him why he chose this place as the meeting place, which was totally inconsistent with his status.
Unexpectedly, He Shengnian simply said, "I just want to take advantage of my free time to relax."
Qiao Wanshu frowned secretly, thinking that there was no need to choose such a boring activity as fishing.
Where she couldn't see, the live broadcast room started to refresh the screen frantically.
[Of course it was because of Xu Qinghu. I remember she brought up the topic of fishing, and He Shengnian wanted to fulfill her wish. He chose the date location with her in mind, and it turned out that Qiao Wanshu was the one who came.]
[Seeing this, I suddenly feel very complicated. This date is not suitable for Qiao Qiao at all.]
[He Shengnian is truly incredible. He changed his mind so easily and didn't care about Qiao Qiao's feelings at all.]
[I really want them to go back to the day they first met, when He Shengnian only saw Qiao Qiao.]
[Congratulations to Xu's CP fans! A man with such virtuous conduct is worthy of Hulu. Qiao Wanshu, stop racking your brains to find a topic and change it quickly.]
[+1, seeing her constantly trying to find topics to please He Shengnian is really awkward. She's a rich girl, how can she be so love-brained? I don't understand.]
[It starts again. Xu Qinghu has the right to pursue the male guest, and Qiao Qiao has the right too. Why are you questioning Qiao Qiao's choice?]
After fishing, the two had dinner at a farm house.
It was already late, so He Shengnian suggested going back to the cabin.
But Qiao Wanshu didn't want to go back so early. She had finally been able to spend time alone with He Shengnian, so of course she had to make good use of the time.
"The weather is so nice tonight," she looked up at the night sky and exclaimed, "I didn't expect to see so many stars in the suburbs. Let's go to the grass and cool off for a while."
She pointed to a chair not far away, her eyes full of anticipation.
He Shengnian frowned slightly and was about to say that the date arrangement was over and that the stars could be seen in the cabin.
Qiao Wanshu said at the right moment: "Actually, I don't like fishing, nor do I like eating fish."
She looked up at He Shengnian and said meaningfully, "But if you like it, I will probably like it too in the future."
He Shengnian paused.
The two sat down on the chairs. Qiao Wanshu was still talking, and He Shengnian responded indifferently. The atmosphere seemed harmonious, but in fact it was completely different from before.
"Actually, I've always wanted to ask you a few questions." Looking into the man's calm and indifferent eyes, Qiao Wanshu said with regret and sadness: "It's a pity that we always miss each other's time."
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