The system asked Lin Muzi.
"Host, who do you plan to change the destiny of?"
Lin Muzi didn't hesitate at all.
"Of course, it's Ms. Lin Cuiping."
The system was a little stunned.
"Eh? I thought you would pick a wild man to defy the heavens and change fate first..."
Lin Muzi rolled her eyes.
"Why should I benefit those wild men? I will definitely have Lin Cuiping divorce Lu Yuanhang first, and then find me a powerful stepfather. Hmm, Uncle Li looks pretty good, he's honest, and he's a good person."
"What about Lin Cuiping's childhood sweetheart, the private equity manager?"
The system chuckled foolishly.
"Host, if you reach five percent popularity, you'll probably get the points from Lin Cuiping. She already dotes on you very much. If she's willing to achieve one hundred percent family affection for you, it's equivalent to a man's one hundred percent favorability, and you'll be directly rewarded with one hundred points."
"Combined with the one hundred points for changing her destiny, that's a total of two hundred points, safely in hand."
Lin Muzi said.
"She actually dotes on the original host."
After saying that.
The system also fell silent.
"The original host was harmed and became a vegetative person, and she needs to exchange souls to get revenge."
"Lin Cuiping doesn't know."
"If she knew the truth, she would surely blame herself."
"If her daughter got even a small bump, she would cry like that, her eyes swollen like walnuts. If she knew her daughter's soul had scattered because of her love-addled brain, she would wish she were the one who died."
Lin Muzi asked the system.
"Will Lin Cuiping know the truth later?"
The system hesitated.
"Probably not. We won't let her know. It's not conducive to you completing your mission. Besides, she hasn't discovered anything wrong. Aren't you playing the role of her daughter very well now? Just continue like this."
"Letting her be at ease should also be a comfort to the original host."
"When she made the transaction with us, she also said that she didn't want her mommy to be sad, and she didn't want her mommy to know she was gone. She hoped someone would take care of her mommy in her place."
"She never blamed Lin Cuiping for her weakness. She loved her mommy dearly."
Lin Muzi was silent for a moment.
"I didn't quite understand before."
"This kind of mother-daughter intimate relationship."
"But now I understand a little."
"So."
"I will take good care of Ms. Lin Cuiping."
The ten-day holiday was quickly coming to an end, and Lin Muzi had to return to the television station to record the third public performance. She got out of Uncle Li's car, and he called out to her a little awkwardly.
"Xiao Ci, how are your mommy and her friend doing?"
Was he looking for information from her?
Lin Muzi smiled and blinked her eyes.
"I don't know."
Uncle Li sighed.
"I'm just a rough person, I don't know how to say nice things, but I think some businessmen aren't very reliable, just like your dad, Lu Yuanhang..."
"All show and no substance, like a straw cushion. Xiao Ci, your mommy is naive and kind, she's a good person, she never thinks too badly of people."
"But Xiao Ci, you have to look out for your mommy."
Lin Muzi nodded with a smile and then hopped into the television station.
The uncle behind her looked at Lin Muzi with eyes full of protective tenderness.
As soon as Lin Muzi entered the practice room, she was pulled by Yang Weiyang. The young girl, with her large, watery eyes, leaned into Lin Muzi's ear and asked her.
"Xiao Ci, who is your assistant performer for the third public performance?"
"I heard that Huang Ying, Tong Yali, and Yin Hu Po desperately invited the popular male idol Ke Haiyang! To be their assistant performer, to sing and solicit votes together."
"During this time, because the program previously exposed their actions of splashing ice water on Lin Muzi, their votes plummeted."
"Among the remaining girls, they are at the bottom. If nothing unexpected happens, these three girls will be eliminated in the next ranking announcement."
"They have some connections in their families."
"Their agency is quite large, and they have connections in the industry, which is why they invited Ke Haiyang."
"They want to help them solicit votes and bring them back to life!"
Yang Weiyang was very anxious.
"I heard they also invited a female mentor. What do we do?"
"Qianhe's brother will definitely not help anyone."
"You're alone, who will you find as an assistant performer?"
"Lin Muzi drew a solo stage. It's hard for her to win against other girls' combined votes, no matter who she finds as an assistant."
Lin Muzi was not flustered.
"You'll know when the time comes."
Yang Weiyang tiptoed and leaned into Lin Muzi's ear.
"Xiao Ci, I heard them say that the program group has already decided the debut spots internally!"
"Even if your votes are the first, the TV station won't let you debut with such a huge gap. They don't want to promote us."
"Moreover, they also said that we have to sign a contract of servitude with the TV station and work for them for free for two years. Otherwise, even if we manage to climb up, we'll be kicked down with one foot."
Yang Weiyang was quite worried.
She was afraid of these dark operations.
Lin Muzi said.
"Just do your best."
The third public performance began, and the girls started practicing separately. Different girls chose different songs, and their stages were different and kept secret from each other. Yang Weiyang reluctantly said goodbye to Lin Muzi and walked into her own practice room.
Lin Muzi walked to the practice room door. A clear number one was posted on the door, which was hers – she was the first in votes.
She pushed the door open.
The spacious practice room was empty. Ling Qianhe stood under the lights. He said.
"According to the program regulations, the contestant who was first in the last ranking announcement has an extra reward."
"You and I have a duet dance."
"Learn it."
Others had a day and a night to practice, but Ling Qianhe clearly didn't intend to give her that much time.
The corners of his lips were slightly cool, and his attitude towards her seemed to have dropped to a low point again, as if he were an iceberg.
The system grumbled in Lin Muzi's mind.
"Since yesterday, the favorability has dropped by ten points."
"He doesn't believe you are his Mu Ci sister at all. His favorability is now twenty-five."
"Hmm, he probably thinks you're shamelessly trying to please Feng Yuting and brought up Lin Muzi to talk to him."
Lin Muzi frowned.
She was not happy.
Every time Feng Yuting was mentioned, Ling Qianhe seemed particularly sensitive and prone to misunderstanding.
"Feng Yuting is really a damned disaster."
Ling Qianhe danced the cooperative duet dance once under the lights.
He was tall and slender, his whole body like a straight bamboo joint, but when he danced, it was as if even every strand of his hair was glowing.
Such charm made people feel as if time had frozen for a moment.
The entire universe contained only him.
The handsome young man, his very existence was like a shining star.
But she was also destined to walk on thorns and ascend to godhood.
He finished dancing one round.
He turned to look at Lin Muzi.
"Remember it?"
"You only need to dance the parts I do."
But his dance required extremely high stamina and body control.
Hearing him ask, Lin Muzi smiled.
"I won't disappoint you, mentor."
The duet dance was choreographed by Ling Qianhe himself, with no contact moves with her.
The same movements, he danced them with crispness and directness, touching the soul.
When she danced them, they had a maiden's sweetness and a seductive charm.
Completely different.
Although different.
There was a soul-level compatibility.
In the dim practice room, sweat dripped onto the floor. The girl finally curved her lips, her hand brushing past his hair on the side of his body and grazing his cheek. Even without trying, it was a provocation.
He could smell the lily of the valley scent wafting from her hair.
His hand, which had brushed past his cheek, was grasped by him.
Ling Qianhe's tone was angry.
"Lin Muzi! This is a performance for the stage. What are you doing?"
He bit his lip, his voice low and hoarse.
"Are you trying to seduce me?"
The girl's eyes were full of innocent confusion.
"How could I?"
"I'm just imitating you."
"I'm not seducing you, I'm just seducing the audience in front of the camera."
Ling Qianhe felt like he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own foot.
He was known for his stage presence, but he didn't expect to be momentarily mesmerized by the girl on stage. He turned his head to the side with a cold face, but the girl smiled.
Like a fleeting epiphyllum blooming in an instant.
"Who did you see in my eyes that made you so flustered?"
"Your Mu Ci sister?"
Ling Qianhe stared at her neck, wanting to reach out and choke her for a moment, but forcefully restrained himself. The handsome and stern young man said coldly.
"For the official performance, don't mess with me."
Lin Muzi smiled like a blooming flower.
"Likewise."
Ling Qianhe's forced elegance in a professional setting was tantalizing.