Chapter 52 Warning
"Li Meng, you're the first friend I made on the show. I always thought we were like old friends. Although I'm a fan of Brother Xingzhi, I'll support you even more! If there's anything, I hope you can talk to me..."
Xu Chichi spoke sincerely. She stopped packing her luggage, as if recalling how they had spent time together over the past few days, and finished her words carefully.
"Sister Chi Chi..."
Ren Limeng sensed Xu Chichi's feigned hurt. She finally stood up, walked over to Xu Chichi, and said patiently, "You really think too much. Of course we are friends. I also thought you talked more to Bai Wei and the others than me these past few days, so I thought you didn't like me anymore. But you also said that I was the first friend you made on the show. You can't be friends with them over me!"
Ren Limeng coquettishly pulled Xu Chichi's right arm, slowly moved closer and hugged Xu Chichi. The two of them were so intimate that they seemed to be merging into one under the camera.
Of course they are friends. Most adults are friends, some sincere, some calculated, and harmonious friends.
Ren Limeng hoped that Xu Chichi would stop while he was ahead. Time was pressing and she didn't want to waste time on this entanglement, so she chose to show weakness temporarily. But obviously, Xu Chichi had other ideas.
"Of course, Li Meng, then tell me quietly, are you and Brother Xingzhi dating? You actually blocked Brother Xingzhi! And not only is Brother Xingzhi not angry, he even spoke up for you! Did you cast some kind of spell on Brother Xingzhi?"
Tone is a very magical detail. The same words can express a wide variety of meanings.
Just like at this moment, Xu Chichi's voice did not contain much gossip. His joking tone was more of an inquiry, and his words were full of hidden traps, as if he just wanted to make Ren Limeng unable to cope in front of the camera and lose face.
Ren Limeng lowered her eyes, a hint of coldness flashed across them very quickly, but she didn't stop moving, and continued to rub Xu Chichi lightly as if embarrassed, "Sister Chichi!"
Ren Limeng suddenly sighed softly, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and a barely perceptible melancholy etched across her brow. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide this from you. Some things are hard to explain to everyone. Although I told everyone today that I've let it go, deep down... I'm still very sad."
Ren Limeng's voice was low. Just as Xu Chichi opened his mouth to say something, Ren Limeng quickly continued to pour out her thoughts. Her voice, though slightly choked with sorrow, was still clear and melodious. The almost imperceptible smooth transition quietly reflected the basic skills of a host.
"To be honest, I was also a fan of Brother Xingzhi back then. He was just as dazzling when he hosted our welcome party as he is now singing on stage! I've always wanted to be as good a host as he is, so...even though I know I shouldn't blame him, I really can't help it. I can't accept that he didn't choose to host."
Ren Limeng's eyes were slightly red, and she held Xu Chichi's arm with a hint of sadness in her eyes. Faced with such obvious sadness, Xu Chichi had to put his arms around her to comfort her, and listened to her continue to "confess" with concern in his eyes.
"A lot of things happened back then, and I even went abroad for six months as a war correspondent. I lost touch with Brother Xingzhi until the day of the recording when I suddenly saw him. I was overwhelmed with emotions. He's already a top singer, and I don't seem to be doing that well as a host. I didn't know how to face him after all these years, and my first reaction was to act like a stranger. I'm sorry, I wasn't brave enough. Some things have happened, but I still can't get over them."
Ren Limeng's face was full of pain. She bit her lips tightly. Even though tears were rolling in her eyes, she raised her chin stubbornly and refused to let them fall.
At the same time, Ren Limeng breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't expect that someone would give her a pillow when she dozed off. She suddenly had an idea. Xu Chichi's questioning became the best opportunity for her to explain her relationship with Shen Xingzhi to everyone so naturally, and cleverly smoothed over some details.
The half-true and half-false narrative is the most realistic. As her thoughts drift, even she, the person involved, cannot help but bring in unnecessary emotions. Ren Limeng even secretly laid some groundwork for the subsequent public departure. She said that she couldn't get over it and couldn't face it, and she apologized so sincerely. She didn't believe that when the matter was exposed, she would be scolded like on the day of the premiere.
Ren Limeng will never underestimate certain recording details again. On the contrary, she will seize every opportunity and create a future for herself bit by bit.
"Li Meng..."
Xu Chichi didn't expect that Ren Limeng would suddenly "reveal her true feelings" and explain such a long paragraph sincerely. Her mind was working fast, but she didn't know how to continue for a moment. Even though she realized that she seemed to be making things easier for others, not only did she not let Ren Limeng reveal her true intentions, but it seemed like she was fulfilling her wish. Xu Chichi had no choice, and she was really about to cry out of grievance.
Xu Chichi pursed her lips, and suddenly, Ren Limeng hugged her tightly and rested her head completely on Xu Chichi's shoulder. Under the camera, the two close friends seemed to be just hugging each other out of emotion, but in an instant, Xu Chichi's expression changed completely, and her hands, which had just been raised to hug Ren Limeng back, froze in place.
"Sister Chi Chi, I feel like you've changed a bit. Where were you on Wednesday night?"
Ren Limeng quietly turned off the headsets for both of them with her right hand. She slowly put her lips close to Xu Chichi's ear. Her voice was faint and had a hint of tears in it, but her tone was very calm. Before Xu Chichi could react, she slowly let go of him, quickly turned on the headset again, and said with a strong face, "Sister Chichi, let's pack our bags quickly! Everyone is still waiting for us. Sorry to have delayed you!"
Xu Chichi was still standing there, her body as stiff as a sculpture. When she heard Ren Limeng's soft question, her head seemed to be struck by thunder, and everything went blank in an instant. Her lips opened slightly, but no sound came out. She wanted to pretend to be confused and asked Ren Limeng how she knew it, but at this moment, Xu Chichi's eyes were more filled with fear. She subconsciously looked at the camera in the room, but soon realized that she was the only one who heard Ren Limeng's words just now.
Ren Limeng was threatening her and warning her at the same time.
Because, on Wednesday night, she secretly went to find Yan Baiwei and Li Qingzi.
Xu Chichi is just a beauty blogger whose fan base is not very strong. She tried her best to grab a spot as a guest on "Shan Hai". Her company and she planned carefully, just to make sure everything went well. They had clearly prepared a persona as a fan of top star Chen Xingzhi, and planned to market sisterhood with the lonely Ren Limeng, but the premiere was all silent. However, Ren Limeng, who was not taken seriously by the company and her at the beginning, dominated the hot searches.
There were only five people in the same group, and each group had limited shots, so Xu Chichi had no idea what to do.
If she is not successful on "Shan Hai" this time, it will be almost impossible for her to have the opportunity to appear on a second S+ variety show. The first performance is coming soon. The so-called love value of the performance is also a comprehensive consideration of the program crew. She must not be the first batch of eliminated guests. Finding Yan Baiwei and Li Qingzi is just a helpless move. How could Ren Limeng know?
How long had she known about it? When did she know about it?
Xu Chichi's heart was beating wildly and she had already broken out in cold sweat. Ren Limeng had been too low-key these days, and her look of being able to negotiate everything made her not be on high alert. But she forgot that although Ren Limeng had no agency and no fame, how could the person who could grab the spot of An Ling, the number one host on the Orange platform, be simple?
After all, she was careless and ended up picking on a weak opponent.
Yan Baiwei and Li Qingzi were delayed for some time, but they managed to catch the plane safely. The five of them arrived in Jiangcheng at six in the evening.
Chen Xingzhi had already communicated with the program crew on the way here. Everyone got on a business car, dropped off their luggage at the hotel, and headed straight to the performance shed.
"Everyone arrived in the afternoon, and we seem to be the last ones."
In the car, Li Qingzi frowned, put down her phone, and sighed softly. A lot of Reuters photos of the recording of "Shan Hai" have been leaked on Weibo, and even many entries related to the show are at the top of the entertainment hot search list.
"We're the farthest away. There's nothing we can do. We're all in the same province, so why were we so unlucky to be drawn into Lin City? The other teams all took the high-speed rail, which is cheap and convenient, unlike us! The trending searches are saying our team has been in the 'deep mountains and old forests' these days!"
The first stop of Shen Xingzhi's team was Senmu Town, Lin City, which was nearly 200 kilometers away from the city center and was all mountain roads. Fortunately, the airport was built on a suburban road, otherwise it would be unknown whether Shen Xingzhi's five people could make it to Jiangcheng today. In comparison, the other three teams of guests were all located in the city center, and the distance could be reached by high-speed rail within three hours, and there were far more high-speed rail services from their locations to Jiangcheng than in Lin City.
The nearest Chen He team had even appeared in Jiangcheng at around 2:00 p.m. Xu Chichi spoke with some resentment.
"Indeed, we have the least Reuters. Guan He and his group are actually still live streaming. I just checked out their live studio. Their performance was very coherent and they looked quite confident. We came late and haven't practiced well. How can we win?"
Yan Baiwei couldn't help but interrupt, a layer of haze covered her brows, and she looked at Shen Xingzhi who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, "Captain, what do you say we should do!"
Yan Baiwei could accept losing to Team Chen He or Team Chen Xi, but if she lost to Team Guan He tomorrow, whose members were all small characters, Yan Baiwei would feel really ashamed!
After all, she and Shen Xingzhi were on the same team, so how could she be at the bottom? But the fact was, there was a clear gap between their performance and Guan He's team, and it would be difficult for the production team to secretly give them a boost. Yan Baiwei looked at Xu Chichi and couldn't help but admonish him, "Xu Chichi, don't let everyone down on tomorrow's quiz!"
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