Song Bao'er seemed unable to believe what she was seeing; an expression of anger and disbelief appeared on her beautiful face.
With a shout of anger, Qin Che looked over and reflexively released his grip on Mu Lingxi.
However, when he saw who it was, he frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the person's identity.
"Song Bao'er, what's wrong now? Didn't you say anything before you came in?"
After realizing what was happening, Qin Che immediately stood in front of Mu Lingxi, protecting her completely.
Moreover, his words showed absolutely no consideration for Song Bao'er, revealing a deep sense of disgust.
"I'm warning you, don't go crazy here!"
He satisfied his own sense of heroism, but this infuriated Song Bao'er!
Seeing this familiar scene, Song Bao'er felt like strangling Qin Che.
It turns out that the reason the two broke up was because Qin Che had a female confidante at work.
Qin Che argued with Song Bao'er many times because of that person, and always protected that person.
Although Song Bao'er eventually managed to drive the person away, the incident left a deep shadow in Qin Che's heart.
Later, Qin Che became even less willing to see Song Bao'er, and mostly did his own thing, and gradually their relationship faded.
The two were clearly a campus couple, childhood sweethearts, but they ended up like this today.
The patriarchs of the Qin and Song families were also worried about the situation, so they sent the two of them here.
However, no one expected that Qin Che would take a liking to someone else right away, and Song Bao'er was also holding her breath and refused to bow down to Qin Che.
The two even pretended not to know each other. If Song Bao'er hadn't been unable to hold back today, they could have kept up the act for even longer.
Qin Che gave himself away as soon as he spoke, because his words carried too much of a lecturing tone, which didn't sound like he was unfamiliar with the person at all.
The audience naturally recognized it, and the live chat exploded with comments!
"What do you mean? Again, do they know each other before? What's going on? I'm so worried!"
"Exactly! If they weren't close, would they be arguing so fiercely?"
"Yes, you should be more polite to strangers, but these two are shouting and yelling, and one is glaring at you, so they definitely know each other."
And indeed, that was the case; the next sentence was Song Bao'er's confirmation of their guess.
"Qin Che, you're still so blind! You were like this back then, and you're still like this now. When will you finally open your eyes!"
Song Bao'er was filled with disappointment. She was so angry that she didn't care about hiding their relationship and started cursing in front of the camera.
That vixen had two different personalities, one in public and one in private, yet she managed to bewitch Qin Che and make him change his mind.
Song Bao'er was already seething with anger, and on top of that, Mu Lingxi was so popular lately that it was suffocating her.
Under such pressure, how could Song Bao'er possibly remain calm?
Now, the scene is repeated, watching Qin Che and Mu Lingxi hug each other, just as intimately as they were with that person before.
New and old grudges combined, and he lost all reason!
"I'll beat you to death, you vixen! I'll beat you to death—"
Song Bao'er went berserk, and all the grievances she had accumulated over the years erupted in an instant, rushing towards Mu Lingxi like a cannonball.
She raised her hand high, about to strike Mu Lingxi—
"Stop! You're still as unreasonable as ever!"
Qin Che stopped her once, grabbing her falling arm with his large hand and holding it firmly, making Song Bao'er unable to move.
But to everyone's surprise, Song Bao'er's other hand came down quickly, and the slap landed squarely on his face.
At that moment, the world seemed to fall silent.
Song Bao'er originally intended to hit Mu Lingxi, and she didn't hold back at all. With one slap, half of Qin Che's face swelled up.
"Smack—"
The loud slap made Mu Lingxi shudder in fear. She didn't even need to look to know that Qin Che's face must be swollen.
With such force, Mu Lingxi frowned, thinking that if that slap had landed on her, her face would have hurt too.
"Qin Che, are you alright?"
Thinking this, Mu Lingxi was startled. She hadn't expected Song Bao'er to be so impulsive as to start a fight.
Looking at the solid slap, she secretly thought to herself, "Luckily I dodged it quickly."
Viewers exclaimed in disbelief, saying it was an eye-opener, as it was the first time they had ever seen a slapping scene in a dating reality show.
"Really no script? That slap was so loud, it must have hurt so much. My face hurts just listening to it."
"Song Bao'er was really going to slap Mu Lingxi across the face, but luckily Qin Che blocked it, otherwise I would have turned into a keyboard warrior."
"Sigh, nobody expected Song Bao'er to be this kind of person. She just slapped a girl right off the bat. What's wrong with her, delinquent?"
"Ha, what kind of rich and beautiful girl is she? I think she's a bully. Her hands are so strong, she must have been slapped so hard."
Song Bao'er's slap wiped out all the goodwill she had painstakingly built up, wiping her out of the game overnight.
But she couldn't care less about that now; she was heartbroken for Qin Che.
Song Bao'er herself never expected that she would hit Qin Che. Although she resented him, she never thought of hitting him.
That slap finally helped her regain her lost reason.
After regaining her senses, Song Bao'er hurriedly apologized to Qin Che, feeling a wave of remorse wash over her.
Thinking about it carefully, apart from being a bit muddle-headed when it comes to women, Qin Che has been quite good to her at other times.
When Song Bao'er was little, she was petite, and Qin Che always protected her. After she started school, he protected her even more like the apple of his eye.
Although she was angry that Qin Che was involved with other women, she couldn't deny that she still liked him a little.
Thinking this, Song Bao'er wanted to comfort Qin Che, at least to make him stop being angry with her.
She was just confused for a moment, blinded by anger. She believed that Qin Che would forgive her as long as she apologized.
"Qin Che, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to—"
"roll!"
Qin Che slapped away Song Bao'er's hand that was reaching out to touch him, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust, which Song Bao'er saw clearly.
Song Bao'er was both shocked and furious. This was the second time Qin Che had been angry with her and told her to get out.
Even though she did something wrong, Qin Che shouldn't treat her like that!
"Qin—"
"Get out!"
Qin Che almost roared, and Song Bao'er, her pride wounded, left with tears in her eyes.
Before leaving, Song Bao'er glared fiercely at Qin Che, her eyes filled with hatred, grievance, and a hint of reluctance.
Now, only Mu Lingxi and Qin Che remain in this small storage room.
The atmosphere fell into the previous awkwardness again.
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