Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

Chapter 78: Chapter 78 The Invisible Man: Free from Worldly Desires

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"You trust me, huh, Sister Yun?" Qi Ting said with pride, assured, "These days, there's no such thing as the one true love. People just fall for whoever they meet."

"Qi Ting, I'll trust you one last time." Over the phone, Wen Yun let out a sigh, "Just keep an eye on your Sister Zhou Zhou, and don't let anything happen."

"If anything happens to your Sister Zhou Zhou, I'll throw you into a pot and boil you!"

Hearing this, Qi Ting pretended to wipe away tears.

"Sister Yun, you still love me that much, huh? Are you going to give me a bath?"

"No, that way there'd be two items boiling in the pot." Having said that, Wen Yun coldly hung up the call.

"Damn."

Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Qi Ting thought to herself that Sister Yun still loved her. Even if something were to happen to Sister Zhou Zhou, she would just be thrown into a pot and boiled, that's all.

In the tablet screen, the live stream continued. Find adventures at m v lem|p-yr

Leaning back in the reclined driver's seat, she sipped on half a can of ice-cold cola. The program had already started to divide groups for the heart-racing tasks, and Qi Ting watched Xu Qingyan over and over, murmuring to herself.

"Aside from being a bit good-looking, this guy doesn't seem to have any other notable traits."

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"New rules?" Xu Qingyan looked puzzled, thinking to himself, 'Isn't this some kind of unwritten rule?'

He stealthily glanced at the private WeChat message from the director, his eyelids twitching involuntarily. The basic idea was that Little Xu should work hard to balance the relationship between the two queen bees.

Balance? What a joke.

But then he thought, with only three days left of the show, let the director do whatever he wanted. As long as he was getting paid, what was there to complain about?

"Alright, Director."

With a swish, the message was sent.

Not three seconds later, Director Chen Fufeng sent over a barrage of voice messages, sixty seconds each. Xu Qingyan had thought that one was the limit, but he sent eight in one go.

He took in a sharp breath of cool air, feeling more overwhelmed than handling two problems at once.

However, the director was still the client after all. What was wrong with sending some long voice messages? For a hundred thousand a day, even if the director called to scold him, Xu Qingyan would still compliment him on his perfect accent.

As the staff continued to read out the new rules, Xu Qingyan didn't absorb a single word. It was hard enough to tell the kings from the pawns on set, better to just listen to the director.

For some reason, he felt a bit guilty secretly listening to the voice to text translations, as if he was using a cheat code.

But he quickly got over it. Having cheats ? using them, and solving problems with a formula just makes it faster.

He looked over a few messages, trying to appear calm, and when he looked up, he suddenly met the gaze of Pei Muchan, who had turned her head. His feeling of guilt intensified, and he could only manage to force a smile.

Pei Muchan didn't smile, staring at him for a good while before shifting her gaze away.

After a moment's thought, he stopped looking at the director's messages and opened a WeChat conversation with Pei Muchan, sending a question mark. Within two seconds, Pei Muchan replied to him.

/Smile/.

Xu Qingyan coughed, sweat soaking his back.

He was certain about three things: first, Pei Muchan had no reason to like someone she'd only known for three days; second, she wasn't pleased at the moment; and third, that smile probably wasn't genuine.

For some reason, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but glance over at Lin Wanzhou across from him, noticing that she seemed to be looking in his direction out of the corner of her eye. An illusion? It must be an illusion, right?

Who knows what the director had done to bring Lin Wanzhou over, just how many apartments in the Magic City had he sold for this? How could he be so heartlessly extravagant?

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Forget it, although there was some surprise, it shouldn't have anything to do with me.

He bowed his head and continued to translate the director's WeChat messages one by one, his eyes scanning over lines, ignoring a bunch of verbal pauses like "uh-huh," "umm," and "you know."

To sum it up, there were roughly four main points.

First, he had to balance the relationship between the two little divas and prevent any live broadcast incidents. Second, the production team had hastily added a female staff member to act as a mysterious guest.

Then, the new rule was freedom to date, you could whisk away all the female guests if you were capable enough. Of course, no one would do something that dumb.

Last, they were adding money to his pay, a hundred grand.

Xu Qingyan had been wearing a worried frown, but as soon as the raise was mentioned, he immediately perked up. What else was he on this show for, if not money? Earning more could even help fix up the old house back home.

This director knows how to deal, huh? Throw money at a problem as soon as it arises, really gets the working man's heart.

By the time he finished reading, the staff had also finished reading out the rules. They took a moment to introduce the mysterious guest; a makeup-adorned, tremulous production assistant from the director's team timidly walked on camera.

"Everyone... hi, my name is... Cui Ying."

Xu Qingyan uttered an "oh," he had met Cui Ying, the person who initially invited him to the show. She seemed to be an assistant director, still exuding the social anxiety that's typical for an intern.

What the hell, how many acquaintances are they going to put on this crappy show?

Ironically, none of the male guests recognized Cui Ying, all peering around curiously, as if wanting to ask the production team where they dug up such a pretty girl, wondering why she looks like a college student?

Younger is good, men of all ages like eighteen-year-olds.

At that moment, Cui Ying projected the perfect image of a fresh-faced college girl just stepping into society, wearing a white tank top that flattered her figure, paired with a spicy plaid mini skirt.

Her face was done up with exquisite, light makeup, concealing any blemishes from working late. The black rim glasses were gone, and the old-fashioned bangs had been swapped out for a new hairstyle.

The once insignificant production intern had transformed into the show's "mysterious guest."

Xu Qingyan couldn't help but remark, the director knew how to play the game. Why let the waters flow into another's field, right? After all, it's all the same who gets the appearance fee, might as well keep it in-house.

The smile on Cui Ying's face seemed forced, with an uncomfortable charm. Even if her body had been dressed up as a campus beauty, her eyes still carried the numbness of a worker.

The bullet comments kept pouring in, praising the production team for finding such a high-quality girl.

The group dating segment started promptly, with the other male guests still discussing the specific implications of the rules, oblivious to the gravity of the situation.

Today was the fourth day of the "Love Hunter" premiere, and the first round of elimination had just ended, meaning that all guests were safe for at least three more days.

Ten people, five men and five women, meant that everyone had a chance to find a dating partner... maybe. The new rule hadn't specified that dates had to be one-on-one.

This time, the invitation for a date rotated to the girls, and the male guests could outright refuse if they disagreed.

The girls' group was still preparing, while the boys' group had nothing to do and awaited their invitations. Among them, Chen Feiyu almost certainly had no suspense; he would likely continue to partner with Nian Shuyu.

You Zijun, remembering the awkwardness from last night, leaned towards Xu Qingyan and tried to cozy up.

"Brother Xu, are you still paired with Sister Pei?"

"I don't know, probably. The choice is in her hands," Xu Qingyan replied. He hadn't slept well last night and had gone out for breakfast in the morning.

After a morning of hassle and with noon approaching, he couldn't help but yawn, tears of fatigue nearly squeezing out, and after a thought, he said.

"You, younger brother You, vote me out next round."

"What are you talking about, Brother Xu!" You Zijun was alarmed, "You know me, I've always been a firm Brother Xu follower, last time was an accident."