When Su Jin ordered Zuo Yangxia to investigate, Zhuo Jing, the chief director of "Where Are We Going, Baby?", personally sent Tao Tao downstairs to the rental house.
The closer they got to the rental house, the fainter the smile on Tao Tao's face became. Her steps changed from skipping and jumping at the beginning to moving in small, difficult steps. By the time she stood at the door of the rental house, the smile on her fair and tender little face had completely disappeared.
Standing at the door of the rental house, Tao Tao gently tugged at Zhuo Jing's sleeve, looking at her with her bright eyes: "Sister...can't you stay outside for a while?"
Zhuo Jing had met Tao Tao's parents before. Although she didn't know the specific situation within the family, from their words and actions, it seemed that they didn't care much about Tao Tao.
After the recording of the first episode, none of the staff members of the "Where Are We Going, Baby?" production team disliked the well-behaved and cute Tao Tao.
At this moment, the fair and tender little ball raises its face and looks at you pitifully. Even if you have a heart of stone, you will probably be moved.
Zhuo Jing's heart softened, and she couldn't help but raise her hand and touch Tao Tao's head.
only……
Zhuo Jing sighed silently in her heart.
After all, Tao Tao's parents are still Tao Tao's guardians. No matter how much she loves Tao Tao, she has no way to replace Tao Tao's biological parents in terms of blood relationship and legal relationship.
Zhuo Jing bent her knees and squatted in front of Tao Tao, looking her straight in the eye. "We'll meet again in seven days. I'll pick you up then, okay?"
Tao Tao looked into Zhuo Jing's eyes earnestly and stubbornly extended her pinky finger: "Then...is it a deal?"
Zhuo Jing smiled slightly and hooked Tao Tao's pinky finger: "Okay, it's a deal."
As the head director of "Where Are We Going, Baby?", Zhuo Jing is the person most aware of the platform's metrics and program popularity. The livestream's popularity has already far exceeded the platform's KPIs. Judging by the reposts and discussions on various platforms, while the first edited episode's viewership hasn't yet been released, the current buzz suggests the next episode's livestream and filming are almost certain to happen.
It was only because she was aware of the popularity of the program that Zhuo Jing dared to make such a promise.
After getting Zhuo Jing's promise of "meeting in 7 days", Tao Tao hooked Zhuo Jing's little finger and couldn't help but curl her eyebrows and reveal two sweet dimples.
When I turned around and saw the door of the rental house, it didn't seem so hateful anymore because I had hope.
But Tao Tao still subconsciously resisted knocking on the door.
On the side, Zhuo Jing saw the hesitation on Tao Tao's face, silently held Tao Tao's hand, raised her other hand, and knocked on the door on Tao Tao's behalf.
"Knock knock knock."
"Who is it?" An impatient male voice soon sounded from inside the door.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in boxer shorts and with an unshaven beard opened the door, a fierce expression on his face. Before he even opened his mouth, the reek of alcohol hit Zhuo Jing's face, causing her to frown slightly.
When going to auditions, it was usually Cui Xiulan who brought Tao Tao with her. So Qu Kun had never met Zhuo Jing, nor did he know that she was the director of Where Are We Going, Baby?
Seeing a strange woman standing at the door, Qu Kun frowned subconsciously. When he lowered his eyes and saw Tao Tao, he finally reacted.
"Burp..." Qu Kun drank too much. As soon as he opened his mouth, he burped before he could speak.
The smell of alcohol rushed directly to the door, and Zhuo Jing almost couldn't hold back her nausea and vomited. When she glanced at Tao Tao out of the corner of her eye, she had a blank expression on her face, as if she was used to it.
In fact, Tao Tao simply didn't react.
Just this small misunderstanding made Zhuo Jing's pity for Tao Tao and disgust for this parent couple rise to a new level.
Zhuo Jing barely managed to maintain her composure and said calmly, "I'm a staff member of 'Where Are We Going, Baby?' I came here specifically to bring Taotao back."
"Oh..." Qu Kun slightly turned his body to make room just enough for a child to squeeze through, and he had no intention of welcoming Tao Tao back.
Tao Tao raised her hand, smiled sweetly at Zhuo Jing, and waved: "Goodbye, sister~"
We'll see each other again in 7 days, right?
With anticipation for seven days later, Tao Tao walked into the rental house.
Zhuo Jing stood at the door. Before the door closed, she heard an arrogant and annoying voice from inside: "Hey! The money-loser is back?"
Money-losing stuff?
Zhuo Jing widened her eyes slightly, and when she realized who was being given this contemptuous title, a surge of anger immediately welled up in her heart.
What era is this? How can there still be such a family?!
Qu Kun was completely oblivious to Zhuo Jing's anger. He raised his head with some confusion, looked at the "staff member" standing motionless at the door, and raised his chin: "The person has been sent, you can leave now."
Zhuo Jing barely suppressed her anger and offered a polite smile. "Hello, Taotao's parents. This is what's going on. Our show will be taping its second episode in a week. Taotao is a key guest, and we hope she doesn't suffer any accidents before the second episode, including bruises or injuries. If anything like that happens, it could constitute a breach of contract, and our appearance fee would be significantly impacted."
This series of contents was actually not written in the contract, but Zhuo Jing brought it out to scare people.
When he heard the first half of the sentence, Qu Kun's expression didn't change at all, instead he showed a hint of impatience. It wasn't until he heard the word "fee" that his eyes suddenly became alert.
"This is a black-hearted clause! It's totally unreasonable!" Qu Kun raised his hand and pointed at Zhuo Jing's nose and cursed.
Facing Qu Kun's accusations, Zhuo Jing's smile remained unchanged. "I'm sorry, you may have misunderstood us. As a legitimate company and a legitimate program, all our terms and conditions are absolutely in compliance with legal regulations. If you have any questions, our legal colleagues will provide a detailed explanation."
As Qu Kun listened to Zhuo Jing's words, his face turned pale and blue.
Zhuo Jing didn't care about Qu Kun's expression and said politely, "If you don't have any other questions, I'll leave first."
Before leaving, Zhuo Jing's gaze passed Qu Kun and fell on the soft body in the corner of the rental house, and her eyes dimmed slightly.
The other side.
Hearing the sound of the door closing behind her, Zhuo Jing, who was walking down the stairs, couldn't help but frown, showing an expression of disgust, and silently said "Pooh".
Not everyone in this world is qualified to be a parent.
But unfortunately, such an important thing as "being a parent" does not require an exam or a certificate.
***
After Zhuo Jing's words that were both intimidating and threatening, Qu Kun's attitude towards Tao Tao was unprecedentedly "gentle" in the week before the recording of the second episode.
Although this "gentleness" was limited to preventing Haohao from having physical conflicts with her, apart from that, she still treated Tao Tao like the air at home.
But for Tao Tao, being "air" in the rental house is already a very happy thing.
Every day, Tao Tao would calculate in his mind with the system how many days were left until the next recording.
On the day of the official recording, Tao Tao had already quietly gotten up from the bed before dawn, carefully packed her small schoolbag, and sat on the wooden bed in the rental house with her eyes open.
When the morning light appeared on the horizon and the door of the rental house heard a "knock knock knock" sound, Tao Tao's eyes lit up instantly.
She rushed to the door with her small schoolbag on her back and couldn't wait to open it. When she looked up and saw Zhuo Jing, Tao Tao opened her mouth in surprise and let out a short and crisp exclamation.
"Sister Zhuo Jing!"
When Zhuo Jing, who had rushed over early in the morning, heard her name being called in a baby voice, she felt all her fatigue instantly swept away.
She bent down and picked up Tao Tao: "How is it? Did I keep my promise?"
Tao Tao hugged Zhuo Jing affectionately, her eyes and eyebrows full of joy: "Sister Zhuo Jing is the best!"
Zhuo Jing curled her lips and asked teasingly, "So, between Sister Zhuo Jing and Brother Su Jin, who is better in your heart?"
Faced with this sudden and tricky question, Tao Tao couldn't help but stand there in a daze, frowning in embarrassment.
Sister Zhuo Jing agreed to pick me up and even came over specially.
But Brother Su Jin is also very good to me, and he is not good at cooking to begin with, so I can’t hurt his self-esteem anymore.
After thinking about it, Tao Tao felt torn and couldn't help but whispered, "How about we tie for first place?"
"puff--"
The staff members nearby couldn't help but laugh out loud, and even Zhuo Jing couldn't help but deepen the smile on her face.
Tao Tao buried her head in Zhuo Jing's neck shyly, feeling full of guilt.
I'm sorry, brother...
You're going to tie for first place with others...
***
After a 7-day break, "Where Are We Going, Baby?" officially started recording the second episode.
Five groups of guests who had been separated for a whole week reunited. This time, they will embark on a full 4 days and 3 nights island tour.
So the place where the guests gathered was a pier.
Early in the morning, Su Jin had already arrived at the dock.
When he appeared in front of the camera, white clouds drifted leisurely across the azure sky, and the sea behind him was an endless expanse of blue. Su Jin, wearing a contrasting blue and white short-sleeved shirt and a white baseball cap, seemed to bring the coolness of the entire summer.
[555555 Su Jin's outfit really brings me back to his school idol drama. Who understands (covering mouth)]
[Damn! How can this guy get younger and younger?!]
[This is incredible... Looking at Su Jin's outfit, I'd believe him if you told me he was a high school student!]
[It’s just that the look in this “high school student”’s eyes is a little cold hahahaha]
[I’ve noticed in the corner of the camera that there’s a young lady looking in Su Jin’s direction kkk]
But in the next second, Su Jin, who was "cold" in front of the camera, suddenly softened his eyes.
All the audience in front of the live broadcast room watched Su Jin bend down, and a small cream-yellow ball rushed into his arms like a cannonball with a surprised laugh.
Su Jin skillfully picked up the annoying little ball, causing a soft and cute scream. The expression on his face was like an iceberg melting, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were warmed by the sun.
Su Jin held Tao Tao and shook her twice: "It's light."
Tao Tao hugged Su Jin's neck and just smiled, but suddenly she seemed to think of something and the smile on her face faded slightly.
Su Jin keenly noticed Tao Tao's mood change and took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry, brother..." Tao Tao hugged Su Jin's neck tightly and said sadly, "Now brother and sister are tied for first place."
Hearing Tao Tao's words, Su Jin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
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