The audience watched as Lin Muci and Ling Qianhe got closer and closer.
Damn.
It looked like a secret rendezvous between lovers!
Lin Muci’s eyes widened as she looked at Ling Qianhe, then she took a deep breath and pushed him away without hesitation!
She stared directly into Ling Qianhe’s eyes, her breathing becoming labored.
“You—”
Ling Qianhe continued to look at her with a smile that was not quite a smile.
“Scared?”
“Don’t worry, with so many people here, I won’t do anything to you.”
…
The viewers watching the livestream were on the edge of their seats, fidgeting anxiously as they watched the two interact intimately.
【Where is our royal translator?】
【Ahhh, is Qianhe ge going to kiss her? This is killing me! Sob sob sob!】
【What exactly are these two talking about?】
You wouldn't believe the kind of people watching the livestream, and indeed, someone immediately started to decipher.
【It looks like Qianhe ge is talking about someone he likes…】
【Qianhe ge said he had someone he liked when he was fifteen… talking about life and death.**】
【I can’t make out anything else, I’m powerless.**】
The audience’s eyes widened in unison. Damn, Qianhe ge had someone he liked at fifteen?
Calculating the time, that was before he even debuted.
Was Ling Qianhe really this wild?
Why was he telling Lin Muci this?
Ling Qianhe’s fans felt a stab in their hearts.
【Sob sob sob, our Qianhe is no longer pure!】
【What is Qianhe ge doing, threatening Lin Muci?】
Because everyone was lip-reading intermittently, missing key information.
So everyone’s first reaction was:
【It must be Lin Muci shamelessly seducing Ling Qianhe again, and then our Qianhe ge resolutely rejected her!】
…
The show took a half-hour break and resumed filming.
Because the orphanage was so remote, everyone ate packed lunches delivered from a nearby resort hotel.
Feng Yuting, however, had a dedicated person delivering delicious meals prepared by a five-star hotel chef.
Yang Weiyang and the others ate their boxed lunches obediently, feeling quite envious.
Yang Weiyang leaned close to Lin Muci’s ear and sighed softly.
“It’s great to be rich. You can have the best of everything, food and necessities.”
Lin Muci smiled and patted her shoulder, then told her.
“If you want some, I can order one for you too.”
“But you’ll have to wait until after the show.”
Her wallet had been confiscated for now.
Yang Weiyang sighed.
“No, no, no, don’t spend the money. No one’s money grows on trees, and I’m perfectly fine with the show’s boxed lunches.”
She murmured.
“I still need to save money.”
Although she knew Xiao Ci was wealthy, she was the youngest in the group.
She was the older sister; it should be her buying food for Xiao Ci.
The show continued to be broadcast live.
In the afternoon, everyone was going to a nearby farmers' market to buy ingredients and then cook a meal for the children at the orphanage.
It was then that Lin Muci realized why they had each been given a thousand yuan. With so many people, to ensure nutrition, they needed vegetables and meat. The show was really trying to save money.
The guests also had to participate.
Feng Yuting’s expression was a bit strange. For a CEO, a farmers’ market was a very unfamiliar place.
Ling Qianhe, on the other hand, asked the children about their preferences and wrote them down with a pen and paper.
Lin Muci went over to help, and soon they had several pages of menus.
“Braised hairtail. Cola chicken wings. Boiled king prawns.”
“Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, sweet and sour cabbage, boiled fish.”
Then the director’s team asked, “Who among you can cook?”
Everyone exchanged silent glances.
Yang Weiyang cautiously asked the director’s team.
“Don’t you provide… chefs?”
The director shook his head.
“You need to cook yourselves.”
Yang Weiyang’s face immediately fell.
She had a curse on the tip of her tongue but managed to hold it back.
“Who will be responsible if we get sick from the food?”
The director looked at them.
“Among so many of you, surely there isn’t a single person who can cook?”
This… everyone looked at each other, and after a moment, they all shook their heads.
The director was also stunned, not expecting that contemporary girls actually didn’t cook.
Everyone looked at the director, their eyes meeting.
Then, a clear, melodious voice with a hint of magnetism rang out.
“I’ll do it.”
Everyone turned their heads to look at the speaker, a little surprised.
It was Ling Qianhe. Can he cook?
Lin Muci thought to herself.
Not only can he cook, but his cooking is also… quite delicious.
…
The group cheerfully headed to the nearby farmers’ market. This area was quite remote, so the market wasn’t very large.
Lin Muci utilized her bargaining skills. Ling Qianhe watched her chat with the vendors, his eyes filled with a warm glow, a bright smile on his face.
They had already bought several chickens at a good price.
Suddenly, there was an unexpected development.
A group of ruffians appeared in the distance.
Because the show used hidden cameras for authenticity, and the cameramen and staff were mixed in with the crowd, the group didn’t realize it was a filming program.
Seeing a few pretty young girls, they walked directly towards them.
These ruffians weren't paying much attention to entertainment programs, so they didn't recognize them as celebrities. They thought they were female students from nearby schools.
They approached them with forced smiles and struck up a conversation.
“Little sisters, are you out shopping during your school break?”
“Do you want brother to take you somewhere for some fun?”
Lin Muci frowned.
These people were truly overconfident.
Yang Weiyang glanced at them timidly. She knew it was still being broadcast live, so she didn’t dare to react.
However, seeing that the girls weren’t responding, the ruffians assumed they were easy targets and immediately became more aggressive.
“Why aren’t you talking?”
“Look at those pretty faces, you must be the campus beauties at your school, right? Have you ever considered applying to film school? Do you want to sign up to be influencers? I heard influencers can make a lot of money, so you can earn money to support your big brother.”
Then came a round of lewd laughter!
The viewers watching were disgusted.
【Ptooey, where did this toad come from? Calling himself ‘brother,’ I call him a perverted old man! Gross. Why aren’t the production staff chasing these people away?】
【Exactly!】
Ling Qianhe looked at the group, his expression gradually turning stern, his lips tightening. He was about to step forward when Feng Yuting’s voice reached his ears.
“Who gave you the courage?”
“She’s a girl you can’t afford to provoke.”
The thugs on the other side also wanted to save face. One of them stepped forward, but seeing Feng Yuting’s attire, he faltered a bit.
Their companions behind him egged him on.
“Brother Zhao, don’t be a coward!”
“Yeah, go on, who are we afraid of!”
He might have had a bit to drink at noon, and with the courage of alcohol, he drunkenly reached out to grab Lin Muci’s wrist. Ling Qianhe and Feng Yuting moved simultaneously.
But Lin Muci reacted faster. She turned and delivered a spinning roundhouse kick, hitting the man directly in the chest!
The man stumbled backward, lost his balance, and sat down in a puddle of water next to a fish stall, splashing himself with fishy sewage!
The audience was stunned.
【Did you guys see Xiao Ci’s move just now?】
【Holy crap. She knows martial arts!】
【I shed tears of sympathy for everyone who ever bullied Xiao Ci. How could they have crossed paths with someone as tough as Xiao Ci? It’s too, too tragic.**】
【My condolences, my heart aches.**】
Others surrounded them, rolling up their sleeves to fight.
The production team, seeing that trouble was brewing, was about to send for security. At that moment, Qianhe ge stepped forward a few paces, calmly took out…
A city management card.
The thugs fled in disarray.
Lin Muci looked at him, finding it incredibly absurd.
“Where did you get a city management card?”
Ling Qianhe looked innocent.
“A prop from filming. I kept it, never expected it to be useful.”
So it was a prop.
Lin Muci looked at Ling Qianhe, who nodded. He stroked his chin.
“This fish is good, quite fresh, and very lively.”
That was the honest truth.
Lin Muci helped the fish stall owner pick up the fish, and the owner insisted on giving her two large black fish.
Lin Muci turned and asked Feng Yuting to help carry them.
The CEO had never carried a live fish in his life. The fish was thrashing, splashing water from the bag all over his face—Feng Yuting’s expression turned grim, and Qianhe ge then brought two old hens. Lin Muci threw them to Feng Yuting again.
The old hens flapped in his palms.
Feng Yuting finally lost his patience.
“Don’t push your luck!”
Lin Muci laughed, her girlish smile fresh and hearty. She then asked with a smile.
“Where have we gone too far? Isn’t this what the show requires?”
“It’s still being broadcast live, so if you want to throw a tantrum, go do it somewhere else. We still need to cook for the children, and we can’t afford to support a pampered, out-of-touch deity like you.”
“Go back to your high-end hotel, go back to your conference room. Don’t delay our work.”
Everyone wished they could applaud.
【Xiao Ci’s retort is brilliant! People like him, who are ignorant of people’s hardships, should be taught a lesson.**】
Hearing her words, Feng Yuting looked at her deeply.
He stopped talking, carrying the large black fish in his left hand and the old hens in his right.
He walked unevenly on the rutted dirt road.
The director’s team even asked them to dig lotus roots from the lake!
Feng Yuting was already furious. Make him walk in mud pits? Was this something a human would do?
Meanwhile, Lin Muci looked at the girl beside her. The winter lake water was bone-chillingly cold, and digging lotus roots in it would clearly be a troublesome task, but she wasn’t afraid. Just as she was about to put on her rubber boots and jump in, Ling Qianhe stopped her.
He negotiated with the production team.
“It’s not good for girls to go into cold water in winter. They are also not very old.”
“I’m worried about their physical comfort.”
“I’ll go down in their place.”
Everyone was stunned, and the comments were filled with admiration.
【God. Qianhe ge is so thoughtful and considerate, taking the place of the girls in the cold water.**】
【Why is he so considerate? He must have dated girls before to be so attentive, he’s really so gentle, I love him so much.**】
【Has he really been in love before to notice such small details?**】
【Not necessarily. With the internet now, he’s just very thoughtful. He’s really so gentle, I love Qianhe ge so much!**】
Before this, everyone had only seen Ling Qianhe shining on stage.
Or saw his deeply immersive performances in movies, where any role was perfectly portrayed by him. But Ling Qianhe in real life, how to say it, a gentle and considerate boy, is truly an indispensable person for a household.
Ling Qianhe, with a calm expression, was about to enter the pond.
Lin Muci’s face, however, turned a little red.
Damn… damn it.
She remembered the time she first entered this world, and when her period came, the little brat found out and went to the convenience store to buy her a hot water bottle.
Can’t he… not be so thoughtful?