Lin Muci finished her rice ball and heard the system prompt her.
"Ling Qianhe's favorability has increased again, it's fifty now."
Lin Muci found it unbelievable.
"I'm just eating a rice ball, why is his favorability increasing?"
The system coughed.
"Perhaps... he feels more certain about your identity."
But Lin Muci still found it preposterous.
Certain about what, Ling Qianhe?
She ate a rice ball, who did she offend?
...
The bus stopped in front of the Tengfei Building.
It was rumored that the three boxes were hidden inside the building. Lin Muci listened to the director announce the rules, while the system kept babbling in her ear, forcing her to multitask.
"Do you remember Officer Bai Jian, who replaced Ling Qianhe's role?"
Lin Muci nodded.
Of course, she remembered. The sunny police officer who escorted her out of Ling Qianhe's villa, the fifth 'wild man' as the system called him.
"He's investigating a smuggling case, and the location is this Tengfei Building!"
Lin Muci was startled.
"So?"
"Be careful when you go in. This building has inextricable ties to Madam Ling. Besides the program's cameras, there are also cameras set up by Madam Ling and the police. Don't be too careless, understand?"
Good heavens.
One layer of cameras was already troublesome enough.
Now there were three layers of cameras.
This was pushing her to her limit.
Lin Muci felt a headache coming on. She gasped for breath and suddenly turned to look at Ling Qianhe, warning him with her eyes.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, with three layers of cameras, he shouldn't even think of making any inappropriate moves on her.
Ling Qianhe, standing behind her with a gentle and refined demeanor, simply smiled.
That smile was... inscrutable.
Lin Muci took a deep breath and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
This damnable man! Men are so troublesome!
...
The building's main doors opened. Lin Muci and Yang Weiyang and the others jumped off the bus and began entering the building to search for clues.
Ling Qianhe also got off the bus. As a special guest today, he was to accompany Lin Muci and the others throughout the entire event.
Lin Muci got into the elevator.
She planned to go to the top floor first.
Ling Qianhe followed her into the elevator. She looked up at him with wide eyes.
"Why are you following me?"
Ling Qianhe's expression was unreadable.
"It's just a coincidence, I also wanted to take the elevator."
Lin Muci frowned.
Would Ling Qianhe follow her around the entire time?
However, the mission was more important, so she could only ignore Ling Qianhe for now and focus on moving forward.
The top floor was the CEO's office. She ran down the corridor like a gust of wind.
The live broadcast comments were chatting again.
[Does anyone else feel like Qianhe is paying too much attention to Lin Muci?]
[His attitude towards Lin Muci is really different. There are four girls, but he keeps following Lin Muci.]
Below, some people were defending Ling Qianhe.
[That's because he's most familiar with Lin Muci.]
[They acted in a drama together before.]
[We all know that younger brother Qianhe is shy and timid, so this behavior isn't strange at all. He'll definitely stick with the girl he's most familiar with, and Lin Muci is that person.]
Fortunately, Lin Muci couldn't see the comments.
Otherwise, she would definitely have flown into a rage.
What kind of misunderstanding do you all have about Ling Qianhe!
Shy? Timid?
She could only scoff.
She checked a few vacant conference rooms, but they were all empty. The girl stopped in the corridor and began to ponder.
She actually started to negotiate with the system.
"You know where the treasure box is, right?"
"Tell me."
The system gasped.
"My host, you're blatantly cheating!"
Lin Muci snorted.
"What cheating? I'm just utilizing resources reasonably."
Only she could talk about cheating so elegantly.
"Ling Qianhe knows, why don't you ask him? This guest has the key clues for your mission."
Ask Ling Qianhe?
He was standing right there at the end of the corridor. Lin Muci sidled up to him and looked at him eagerly.
Ling Qianhe placed his hands behind his back and looked at her with a half-smile.
"What is it?"
Lin Muci tilted her head up, her eyes filled with starlight.
"Tell me, where is the treasure box."
The cameraman was right beside them, but Ling Qianhe seemed to completely ignore him. He gazed deeply into her eyes and asked her.
"What will you give me in exchange?"
Lin Muci's head began to ache. Ling Qianhe wasn't done yet. He leaned closer to her, the light in the depths of his eyes shining brightly like a bonfire in the white night.
"You know what I want."
Lin Muci coughed deeply.
It's a live broadcast!
This is a live broadcast!
If it weren't for the live broadcast, she might have begrudgingly kissed him to complete the mission.
However, she wondered if a kiss would be enough for this spoiled brat whose appetite had grown.
It should...
be enough.
She lowered her gaze, pretending to be demure.
"I'll buy you breakfast again tomorrow."
Ling Qianhe chuckled.
"Is that enough?"
He still felt it wasn't enough?
Lin Muci immediately wanted to glare at him, but seeing the camera nearby, she became demure again.
"Then what does Senior Ling want?"
"I can satisfy any of your requests."
Lin Muci nimbly kicked the ball back.
Then Lin Muci heard Ling Qianhe lean close to her cheek. The desire to devour her was blazing beneath his smiling eyes!
"You said it yourself. I remember."
Lin Muci felt his words were deeply meaningful.
Ling Qianhe looked towards the CEO's office.
Where is it?
The comments were all tsk-tsking.
[I think I smell a hint of something going on.]
[Did you see the way younger brother Qianhe looked at Lin Muci just now? It was so doting, my heart is melting, sob sob sob.]
[It might be due to the role. We all know younger brother Qianhe uses the method acting approach, so he might not have gotten out of character yet. Don't create random pairings, Little Ci is a newcomer, we're focused on building her career!]
Lin Muci gripped the doorknob. She didn't know if the TV station had informed them in advance, but she had to open the door with grit and determination to complete her mission.
Then--
She unexpectedly met a man's gaze. He was face-to-face with Madam Ling and looked up at Lin Muci.
"Little Ci?"
Lin Muci gasped, her head starting to ache.
It was Feng Yuting!
Madam Ling was sitting opposite him.
And behind her was Ling Qianhe.
She found herself in a dilemma. Feng Yuting looked at the cameraman beside her and raised an eyebrow. Although he wasn't angry, his tone made the cameraman's hand tremble, almost dropping the camera.
"No one told you."
"This is a restricted area?"
"Didn't the television station sign an agreement not to enter here?"
The cameraman quickly apologized.
"We didn't know... I'll take our artist away. She's a newcomer and didn't know she couldn't enter."
Feng Yuting then smiled.
"However, although it's a restricted area, Little Ci is not just anyone."
"Little Ci is welcome to come in too."
The audience watching the live broadcast were also confused.
[Wow, who is this man? He has such a powerful aura!]
[He's quite handsome... just a bit old. Our Little Ci is a young and beautiful girl, they're not a match.]
[I think I've seen him in a business magazine... he knows Little Ci.]
The cameraman was too nervous. In such a situation, he should have turned off the camera, but he forgot.
Lin Muci stood in front of the camera. Feng Yuting stood up, walked to her side, and asked her with a slight smile.
"Filming a variety show?"
"Is it that hard?"
"If you're short on money, I'll give it to you."
The audience was stunned.
What was going on?
Was he openly trying to keep Little Ci as his sugar baby in front of the audience?
[Bah, bah, bah, can he afford Little Ci?]
Then, a voice rang out from behind Lin Muci.
"What era is this, still saying such things?"
"Mutual affection is most important."
"Can money buy everything? Does being a CEO mean you can do whatever you want? This is a society governed by law."
Ling Qianhe emerged from behind Lin Muci. He looked deeply into Feng Yuting's eyes, then smiled.
"Besides, President Feng, you're so swamped, yet you have the time to flirt with a young girl?"
"I am Ling Qianhe, participating in the variety show with Lin Muci."
[Younger brother Qianhe is standing up for Lin Muci!]
[Oh my god, younger brother Qianhe is confronting the CEO. This older man seems very rich, isn't younger brother Qianhe afraid of being blacklisted?]
The system reminded Lin Muci.
"The camera isn't off yet! Hurry, stop them, don't let them fight, don't let them say anything they shouldn't say."
Lin Muci stood rooted to the spot, thinking to herself.
She knew it, the live broadcast was bound to be chaotic.
Ling Qianhe pointing her to the CEO's office earlier was intentional.
He must have known Madam Ling and Feng Yuting were here. After all, Ling Qianhe was an ambitious and resourceful ruthless character, he must have planted a mole with Madam Ling.
So, was letting her barge in meant to intentionally show off his intimacy with her in front of Feng Yuting?
But wasn't he afraid that Feng Yuting would say something out of line in front of the cameras!
It was only the first day of the trip, and there were already two 'wild men', and it was already a mess. If there were more... she felt it was going to be a world of chaos.
Moreover, that dog, Ling Qianhe, was the most jealous person!
A man with fifty favorability was daring to openly display his possessiveness.
How could she possibly restrain him?