When Zhuang Li entered the studio to find the chief director, several guests saw it and had their own guesses in their minds.
As soon as he stepped into the living room, Wan Annie, who was standing in the open kitchen squeezing juice, immediately waved and called out, "Zhuang Li, are you ready to leave? Were you going to negotiate the termination of the contract?"
Chang Jinbo's half-smile suddenly froze. If Zhuang Li couldn't stand the online violence and left early, what would happen to his revenge plan?
"Don't go." He immediately sat up straight from leaning on the bar and tried to persuade her to stay.
"Why don't you leave?" Zhuang Li walked over slowly, picked a high chair and sat down.
"I think it's better to leave," Wan Anni said. "If you stay, netizens will only criticize you more harshly. But netizens are also forgetful. If you hide away and keep quiet for three months, they'll calm down."
Xu Jingjing put down the peeled carrots and said in a confused tone, "Zhuang Li, why did you just say that participating in this program was the right decision? I really can't understand."
This lady has a different way of thinking than ordinary people, and a illogical question can make her think for a whole day.
Zhuang Li chuckled and said, "You will understand later."
Xu Jingjing looked at him intently, then began to drift off again. How long would that be? This question was worth pondering.
"Can I have a glass of carrot juice?" Zhuang Li flicked an empty glass beside her with her pink fingertips.
"Okay, wait a moment." Wan Annie cut the carrots into pieces and threw them into the juicer.
Chang Jinbo, who was ignored, spoke again: "Zhuang Li, please stay. No matter what people on the Internet say, I believe you. I can see that you are definitely not the kind of person who cheats on others."
This was the first time he said such a conscienceless thing, and it felt more disgusting than swallowing a fly.
Zhuang Li stared at his face, which was turning pale and blue, and said with interest, "The fact that you are willing to trust me only proves that you have basic judgment. Besides, I never said I was leaving."
Chang Jinbo: "..." Do you believe that you have good judgment? Your face is thicker than the corner of the city wall!
At this time, Meng Lan and Ou Lu walked over side by side and each chose a high chair to sit on.
Meng Lan separated Chang Jinbo and Xu Jingjing from sitting together and asked with a smile, "Who wants to leave? Zhuang Li, is that you?"
"I won't leave." Zhuang Li shook his head slightly.
Meng Lan bit her lower lip, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Zhuang Li encouraged: "Just say whatever you want to say."
"I came to this show to have a serious relationship, and I will care about whether every guest is sincere. Sincerity should be the first condition for people to interact with each other. Do you think so?" Meng Lan asked tactfully.
Her meaning was clear. How could a liar be on a dating show like this? If Zhuang Li still had any sense of shame, he should have left and not wasted other people's feelings.
If this were broadcast, Zhuang Li would definitely be in trouble. Even if the production team didn't replace him for publicity, netizens would seize on this point and criticize him fiercely. Meng Lan, on the other hand, has established a positive image as someone who dares to love and hate, and is gentle yet strong.
Compared to Wan Anni, who urged Zhuang Li to leave, Meng Lan's slightly aggressive performance was undoubtedly more endearing. The audience will appreciate her toughness today. She expressed what many netizens were thinking.
Chang Jinbo, who was feeling uncomfortable, looked at Meng Lan with appreciation, and his favorability towards this girl increased again.
Zhuang Li tapped the countertop as he slowly said, "I admit my Weibo posts were fake, but I'm serious about my relationship. Besides fulfilling my lifelong dream, I'm participating in this show to find an answer."
He stared into Meng Lan's eyes and asked, "Will you fall in love with someone purely? Put aside all material conditions and love only his soul. Like the pastor said, whether it is poverty or wealth, good times or bad times, health or illness, nothing can separate you. Can you do it?"
Meng Lan nodded without hesitation: "I can. To love someone is to accept all of them. Isn't that natural?"
"You don't care about his appearance?" Zhuang Li continued to ask.
“No, I value feelings more.”
"You don't look at his appearance, education, job, family background, or financial situation?"
"I don't care about these. I only care about his feelings towards me. What I need is sincerity." Meng Lan repeatedly emphasized the word sincerity to highlight Zhuang Li's hypocrisy.
"A few days ago, you gave me your love letter, but yesterday you changed your mind and gave it to someone else. Why? Is it because I am no longer a rich second-generation? Is it because my appearance is no longer attractive to you?" Zhuang Li took the carrot juice handed to him by Wan Annie, took a sip, and his tone was calm, without a trace of emotion.
Meng Lan was furious: "The reason I didn't vote for you yesterday wasn't because of your change of identity, but because you deceived the public and your ex-boyfriend! You're a liar, and I won't vote for a confession letter to a liar!"
Her watery eyes widened and her delicate cheeks flushed red. She looked clearly angry, but she looked even more adorable.
Chang Jinbo stared at her without blinking, an involuntary smile on his face. This girl had a positive outlook and a straightforward personality; he liked her.
While the other guests tried to smooth things over with Zhuang Li, Meng Lan, outspoken like a little firecracker, was sure to attract the most favorable response from the audience. Zhuang Li understood her intentions and laughed even more enthusiastically.
"Okay, don't get excited. I know your attitude. You sent me your love letter in the first period because, apart from my family background and financial conditions, I have qualities that attract you, right?" Zhuang Li asked with raised eyebrows.
"Yes, you are handsome, have a good temperament, are well-spoken, and treat girls very gentlemanly. You attracted me. But all these attractions disappeared after I found out that you are a liar. I hate people who cheat on their feelings the most!" Meng Lan kept emphasizing this point.
"Okay, let me ask this from a different angle. If I weren't the poor, gold-digger the internet says I was, but the richest man in Asia, what would you do? Would you forgive my deception? Would you change your attitude towards me? Would you resubmit your love letter to me?"
Zhuang Li asked several questions in a row.
His assumption was too absurd, so Meng Lan sneered, "A lie is a lie, there's no excuse. I won't forgive you, nor will I change my attitude towards you, let alone write you a love letter. Someone like you doesn't deserve to be in a relationship."
"Even if I am very, very rich and can give you everything, you will not be tempted?" Zhuang Li confirmed again.
"Even if the richest man in the world comes, I won't be moved if he doesn't give me the right feeling. Why do you always talk about money? Is money so important to you? Let me tell you, not everyone bases love on money. Your view on love is wrong." Meng Lan corrected seriously.
Zhuang Li clapped his hands softly. "Ms. Meng, I'm grateful for your advice. What you just said is the answer I'm looking for. Regardless of wealth, everyone has the right to be loved.
"I hope my future significant other will always love me and trust me completely no matter how others criticize, abuse, attack, or slander me.
"So I won't leave. I'm waiting for him to appear. I believe he will be my hero and will protect me from all harm. Miss Meng, I also hope you can find true love in this cottage."
He drank up his carrot juice and walked slowly up the stairs.
He was not angered from beginning to end, and his tone of voice was very calm, which was in stark contrast to Meng Lan's indignation.
But to others, his performance is very shameless, while Meng Lan is a hot-tempered but lovable little pepper. Her gentle exterior and strong inner character will definitely please the audience.
Of course, the two male guests here also like it.
Chang Jinbo and Ou Lu looked at Meng Lan without blinking, with gentle smiles in their eyes.
Wan Annie shrugged and didn't join the debate. She wasn't a moralist; as long as Zhuang Li hadn't broken the law, she wouldn't point fingers and criticize him. She'd experienced cyberbullying before, and she understood Zhuang Li's current situation, so she wouldn't add fuel to the fire.
Other guests said that Meng Lan was kind and cute, but she didn't think that her behavior just now was kindness.
When Meng Lan angrily denounced Zhuang Li, she must have known that every accusation she made would be magnified infinitely by netizens and push Zhuang Li into a deeper abyss.
She knew the consequences of her actions, but she did it anyway. She was climbing up the ladder by stepping on Zhuang Li.
It’s just a show of wealth, it’s just a breakup, does Zhuang Li need to be punished like this?
Wan Anni felt it was unnecessary. Moral issues and legal issues were two different things. She had always known that malicious rumors could kill people, and Meng Lan was using a knife to kill someone!
Wan Anni glanced at Meng Lan coldly, then turned and went upstairs. She pretended not to hear Ou Lu asking her to help squeeze a glass of apple juice.
Xu Jingjing was her follower and left the kitchen immediately.
Meng Lan picked up her apron and said, "Let me help you squeeze the juice."
Ou Lu immediately stepped forward and tied the belt behind Meng Lan.
Chang Jinbo, who was a step slower, could only grit his teeth inwardly.
The assistant director, who was sitting in the monitoring room watching this conversation, was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "I originally liked Meng Lan the most. I thought she was very genuine. But -"
He shook his head, sighed, and stopped talking.
"She is doomed. Once Mr. Zhuang's true identity is exposed, her situation in the hut will become very embarrassing. The flag of never forgiving has been set so early. In the future, if she says anything soft to Mr. Zhuang, the audience will mock her for being hypocritical, materialistic and spineless. If she continues to go against Mr. Zhuang, the audience will call her an idiot and brainless, deliberately trying to attract attention. Anyway, no matter how she behaves in the future, it will be wrong, and the audience will look at her with a magnifying glass. She shouldn't jump out in a hurry." A director sighed.
The editor muttered, "If she doesn't take the initiative to provoke Mr. Zhuang, he won't set a trap for her. Rich people are really hard to offend. When they mess with you, you don't even know what's going on."
Everyone: “…” They were so scared.
Meng Lan, completely unaware of the pit she had fallen into, was talking to the system: "Why did you just say that Zhuang Li's level couldn't be detected?"
"Yesterday he was still F-rank, but today his rank is already questionable. I'm scanning the system and troubleshooting." The system urged, "Please capture Chang Jinbo as soon as possible. He's a rare A-rank male."
"I need to capture ten A-rank men and five S-rank men before I can activate your faith collection program. A-rank men are already top-tier, only one in millions. Where are you going to expect me to find five S-rank men? The probability of encountering an S-rank man should be one in ten million, right? What's the point of my anxiety? There's such a huge crowd, I can't even gather my targets! When will I ever get your golden finger?"
Meng Lan complained impatiently.
In order to activate the faith collection program to repair her damaged soul, she really tried her best to find the target.
If she fails to activate the faith collection program in this world, her soul will not be able to withstand the next time she travels.
"If you are lucky enough to meet an SSS-level man and successfully conquer him, the faith collection program will be activated immediately. You don't have to conquer any of the SABCD-level men, which can save a lot of time and energy. I can tell you that there are SSS-level men in this world, and they are nearby." The system painted a big picture.
"Then can you just tell me who he is?" Meng Lan asked immediately.
"No, because I don't know either." The system shook its head helplessly.
"Then what conditions must be met to reach SSS level?" Meng Lan had no choice but to pick out the information bit by bit.
"Wealth, status, looks, ability, bearing, means, wisdom... Only a man whose comprehensive qualities in all aspects have reached the extreme level can be SSS-level. He is definitely a rare talent."
"So, I just need to look among the top rich people and there is a high probability that I will get closer to my goal." Meng Lan concluded.
"Yes," the system confirmed, then warned, "When encountering an SSS-level target, you can only succeed. You cannot fail, and you certainly cannot give up. This is a hard and fast rule from the Lord God."
"What will happen if I give up or fail?" Meng Lan asked curiously.
"If you fail, you will be immediately annihilated by the Lord God. Your soul will be shattered," the system said coldly, before adding an encouraging word: "But if you succeed, you will gain all the luck in this world, and your soul will be repaired in an instant."
Meng Lan's expression changed slightly. She was both expectant and terrified of the appearance of the SSS-level target.
At the same time, Zhuang Li, who was about to go to bed, heard 7480's cry: "Master, I've detected a system in this room! I can sense its energy fluctuations! Luckily, I've been staying in the small dark room; it shouldn't be able to detect my presence."
"It's Meng Lan." Zhuang Li said calmly, "Can you connect to this system and hack into its main control program?"
7480: "...Master, don't assume that I have the same skills as you do."
"But you are an intelligent computer." Zhuang Li held his forehead helplessly.
7480 shook his head frantically. "No, I'm not an intelligent computer. I'm mentally retarded. You've made me fat all at once. I haven't experienced the step-by-step upgrade process at all. Even if the connection is successful, I'll be swallowed up by the system over there."
Zhuang Li: “…” It seems that living off a gigolo will really ruin a person.
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