Chapter 162 Impulse
Ren Limeng remembered that what she sent to Shen Xingzhi were not the unified activity photos taken by the photography department of the club, but the photos of her and Shen Xingzhi hosting the same event that she had specifically begged her friends to capture.
She was so greedy back then. Not only did she ask everyone to help take pictures of handsome men and beautiful women, she also asked everyone to record videos, preferably to capture every smile they exchanged when they looked at each other in tacit understanding.
At that time, all her enthusiastic initiatives were only met with Shen Xingzhi's cold "hmm" or a hasty response of an OK expression.
Ren Limeng was so cold that she admired herself when she recalled it now. She actually persisted until Chen Xingzhi graduated. How could she have been so shameless (ah, not brave) before? ? ?
At this moment, even her □□ roaming refreshed countless times and could not restore the chat videos of that year. Shen Xingzhi actually saved them all.
How can it be so complete!
Today, there are only a few university photos and videos left in her own photo albums, and even fewer audio and video footage of her hosting at that time. More than ten years have been enough for Ren Limeng to abandon everything that seems unnecessary.
But it seems that I haven't really forgotten...
Ren Limeng: Chen Xingzhi, I saw your Weibo. Why did you save those videos and photos back then? What do you mean? Don't tell me you had feelings for me back then? I chased you for so long, wasn't it unrequited love? Is that why you agreed to a quick marriage? What were you thinking back then...
Ren Limeng typed more than two hundred words in the chat box in one breath. The continuous questioning made her heart surge. She wanted to send all her questions to Shen Xingzhi at once.
But the WeChat message that was finally sent only contained the two words "thank you".
Ren Limeng stopped clicking into the chat interface with Shen Xingzhi and began to reply to other messages. But not long after, her mind suddenly remembered the word "reward" that Shen Xingzhi whispered before hugging her when she met Shen Xingzhi at night.
Shen Xingzhi had helped her so much that she was almost unable to repay him.
Ren Limeng lowered her head and looked at the empty ceramic floor tiles under her feet. After an unknown amount of time, she finally raised her head slowly, stood up, and gently stomped her numb feet, as if she wanted to get rid of all her troubles.
But even if she didn't want to think about Chen Xingzhi, in the dead of night, Ren Limeng still couldn't help but think about the video that had just been played.
She has changed so much.
The smile on the face, the tone of voice, the standing posture...all the details seemed to be exactly the same, but when the video suddenly connected to the replay at the end, Ren Limeng immediately noticed the difference. All the subtle changes were shocking.
Beneath the increasingly perfect arc of her smile, what has she lost over the years?
Ren Limeng couldn't help but review her hosting experience over the years in her mind. Putting aside Chen Xingzhi, she opened the video again and carefully watched herself over the years, examining the changes in her hosting experience along the way.
She wanted a more refined hosting style, perfect on-the-spot reactions and a calm and composed hosting style. Did she achieve it?
What has she lost?
Ren Limeng slowly put down her phone and stared at herself in the mirror in silence for a long time.
Suddenly, the corners of her mouth raised, revealing a standard professional smile with eight teeth, just right, as precise as if it were an assembly line operation.
She is quite pretty, dignified and elegant, and you can tell at a glance that she can handle any situation in the hosting room calmly.
If you ignore her once bright and beautiful smile.
Ren Limeng tried hard to make her smile bigger, just like when she was in college, smiling foolishly but also sincerely.
But the muscles at the corners of her mouth, which had always been flexible, seemed to be out of control, and her smile became uglier and uglier, until her facial muscles twitched a little, and Ren Limeng finally showed a smile that was uglier than crying. She stared at the corners of her mouth helplessly with a dazed look.
Host, is this really necessary?
Ren Limeng vaguely recalled that the first hosts she imitated were Shen Xingzhi and Shen Xingzhi's mother Qiu Quan.
She wanted to learn Chen Xingzhi's ability to control the situation with ease and calmness, and strive to work shoulder to shoulder with him in perfect harmony. She wanted to be an excellent and generous female host like Qiu Quan, who could talk freely on any stage, show her brilliance, and be as calm as water, without stealing any limelight from the guests.
Later, after learning more and experiencing more, Ren Limeng wanted to combine the strengths of various schools and develop her own style.
The experience of countless events and the diligent study of hosting theory allowed Ren Limeng to gradually understand hosting better. By the time she graduated with a doctorate in journalism, she had already developed a fixed hosting style and could easily complete every hosting task on the agricultural channel.
Amidst everyone's professional praise, Ren Limeng only hopes that she can be better, not lose face when encountering unexpected situations, and be able to complete each of her hosting tasks more perfectly.
It's like a sophisticated machine that never makes mistakes.
But she forgot that machines will always be cold and indifferent.
There will always be newer and better machines to replace the old ones, and no machine is irreplaceable.
Because the machine has no temperature, it is just a handy tool.
Perhaps, she must be a person first, and then a host.
Chen Xingzhi: It’s just a small favor, don’t be polite.
Before going to bed, in the dark room, Ren Limeng finally opened the chat with Shen Xingzhi. Shen Xingzhi answered lightly as if what he did tonight was really just a trivial matter.
But until this moment, Shen Xingzhi's hot searches are still at the top of the hot search list. His Weibo has made more people remember her identity as a host, and has also made more people unable to resist eating melons about their relationship.
Ren Limeng found out the hard way that she didn't hate being paired with Shen Xingzhi. She had to admit that she was the beneficiary of this excitement, while the super topic was full of fans questioning the heartbroken Shen Xingzhi, which was not worth it.
No matter how you think about it, the cost outweighs the gain.
When "Mountains and Seas" was first aired, Ren Limeng and her colleagues in the marketing department of the Orange platform learned that the starting price for every marketing campaign for a celebrity to be on the front row of trending searches was six figures.
Chen Xingzhi's overt action tonight was to post an introductory Weibo post. What the audience couldn't see was the large-scale control of comments related to it. Only by taking multiple approaches could the hot searches for the night be almost entirely positive, achieving the desired optimal effect.
This marketing campaign can be described as a lavish expenditure, and the cost behind it is at least enough to cover the salary of a top-tier star in an S-level TV series.
The dim light from the cell phone shone on Ren Limeng's fair face, leaving a dark and indistinguishable shadow. Ren Limeng glanced at Shen Xingzhi's reply again.
Last night when he finally asked her how she wanted to cooperate, she played a little trick and let him decide for himself. Unexpectedly, he did something big today.
Everything seems to be on the verge of getting out of control.
Ren Limeng was very clear-headed and knew that any impulse should be suppressed after a long night, but she put down her phone for a long time and still couldn't help herself, and finally opened the chat box with Shen Xingzhi.
Ren Limeng: Chen Xingzhi, your cooperation is too extravagant.
She was only seeking fame, but he had already been plotting something secretly.
Shen Xingzhi returned quickly.
Shen Xingzhi: Want to terminate unilaterally again
Chen Xingzhi: Ren Limeng, am I being too indulgent towards you?
Shen Xingzhi: I have already received my reward, we each get what we need, don’t think too much.
Ren Limeng stared at Chen Xingzhi and said lightly, "Don't think too much," as if he had already accepted all her conditions and all the cooperation was consensual.
It was obviously more perfect than the best situation she had expected, so why... wasn't she that happy?
Ren Limeng took a deep breath, raised her head, and stared at the dark ceiling in a daze. In her mind, she saw herself in the video... and Shen Xingzhi.
a long time.
Ren Limeng: What do you want?
Ren Limeng did not hesitate any longer. She resent the question whose answer she already knew. She did not know what kind of answer she was expecting from the other party at this moment, nor did she want to think deeply about the decision she had made on impulse.
That's what she wanted to do.
Even though she no longer has the courage to go forward without hesitation at the age of thirty, she still has the determination to risk everything.
Shen Xingzhi: You.
You who shine brightly in front of everyone.
Shen Xingzhi's reply was without a trace of hesitation, completely unlike his previous coldness, nakedly expressing his only wish.
This word made Ren Limeng toss and turn, as if she could see Shen Xingzhi's determination through the screen.
She covered her seemingly normal forehead with her cool hand, trying to remind herself not to faint completely, but when the back of her hand pressed against her cheek, she still felt the long-lost heat, a thousand times stronger than yesterday after drinking.
Her head now is more dizzy and confused than yesterday when she was drunk!
Ren Limeng: Then you can try again.
The warmth of the screen seemed to still remain on her fingertips. Ren Limeng slowly slid down her body and buried herself in the quilt. However, through the gap in the quilt, she still couldn't help but pick up her mobile phone, as if she was back to those moments many years ago when she was looking forward to new messages popping up from the other side.
But there are still some differences.
Ren Limeng: But, I can only belong to myself.
Things got out of control from the moment he asked questions even though he already knew the answer.
But maybe, this is not bad.
This time, she would never put anyone before herself again, she just enjoyed the process.
No need to worry, just be calm.
The corners of Ren Limeng's mouth rose slightly unconsciously. She was about to end the chat and go to sleep, but she saw a new message from Shen Xingzhi.
Shen Xingzhi: You agreed?
Ren Limeng's eyes widened, a hint of shame and anger suddenly flashed across her eyes, and she typed a reply quickly with both hands.
Ren Limeng: Chen Xingzhi, I think your reading comprehension was taught by your math teacher.
Ren Limeng: Forget it, just pretend I didn’t say anything.
Night is really not a good time to make decisions!
Shen Xingzhi: Okay, then I’ll take mine back too.
Chen Xingzhi's answer was completely beyond Ren Limeng's expectations. Ren Limeng frowned slightly, sat up subconsciously, and paused with her fingertips, wanting to flip back to the conversation between the two.
Is Shen Xingzhi's attitude the attitude of pursuing someone after confessing his love?
She just gave him some color and he wanted to open a dyeing factory?
Even though she repeatedly warned herself not to be emotionally affected by Shen Xingzhi, Ren Limeng could feel the strange feeling that suddenly surged in her heart. It came with Shen Xingzhi's words, and became more repeated with Shen Xingzhi's subsequent news.
Chen Xingzhi: Li Meng, you don’t have to feel burdened. I’m not as selfless as you think. I posted on Weibo just to tell everyone that you are mine.
Shen Xingzhi: Of course, since you don’t want to, I won’t force you.
Shen Xingzhi: I take back this idea.
Shen Xingzhi: Then I am yours.
Chen Xingzhi: I only want to belong to you.
Chen Xingzhi: Junior sister Li Meng, give me a chance.
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