Fake it on a dating show

"What are you doing?" Zhao Minglang's mouth twitched.

"I... I think the scenery here is good, come in and have a seat."

Lin Xingyue sat on the floor covering her head, as if she was really interested in the dark advertising boards inside the shelves, but her eyes were wandering, and even a fool could see that she was covering up something.

Zhao Minglang raised his eyebrows: "If you want to eat chocolate, I'll just buy it for you. After all, you are outside, so don't act like a spoiled child in this way."

Lin Xingyue really wanted to refute something, but she remembered what she said, unconsciously puffed up her cheeks, hugged her knees and sulked.

Zhao Minglang sighed, and stretched out his hand to her: "Come out first, good boy."

Passers-by nearby noticed the situation here, and they poked their heads over to watch the excitement from time to time. Lin Xingyue didn't like to play monkey games in public, so she borrowed the stairs, lowered her head and crawled out from inside. Before she could stand still, she went straight to hide behind Zhao Minglang.

"Professor Lu has settled the bill just now." Zhao Minglang said.

"...Oh." Lin Xingyue finally dared to raise her head, and stretched out her hand to touch the spot on her head that was hit.

"Let's go." Zhao Minglang picked up a box of chocolates on the shelf and threw it into the shopping cart, leading Lin Xingyue to the daily necessities area on the second floor.

Zhao Minglang was not in a hurry to ask about Professor Lu, Lin Xingyue felt much more at ease, and when she finished paying and left, she seemed to have completely forgotten about it.

Lin Xingyue was sitting in the passenger seat with her dog in her arms. Zhao Minglang saw the tiredness on her brows, and swallowed back all the words she wanted to ask.

Although she was curious, her original intention was not to make Lin Xingyue unhappy.

Lin Xingyue took the initiative to speak: "They want me to be useful."

She looked out of the car window, the car just started slowly, the streets in the bustling area are full of brilliance, the flashing neon lights make people dizzy, pedestrians come and go, it is very lively, but there is no sound in the car across the window. To any hustle and bustle, quiet too much.

Lin Xingyue was fascinated by watching it, and it took a while to remember to continue her own words: "But I find more and more that I can't do it, I can't be the person they imagined."

The increasingly pressing pressure was like a taut string, and she was afraid that it would break, so she closed her eyes and took a step back.

That one step made her turn around and run away.

"Maybe I'm the most useless person." Lin Xingyue sighed, a little self-deprecating, "My brothers and sisters are all very powerful people, only me..."

She was visibly depressed.

Zhao Minglang looked at her expression from the corner of his eye, vaguely aware of the source of the other party's pressure, this kind of situation is not uncommon, the expectations from others are indeed easy to crush a person's spirit, but she feels that it should be more than that.

"I don't know your brothers and sisters, but I know you, and I think you are excellent."

Zhao Minglang thought of the question-and-answer session on the previous show, thought of the back view of her hurriedly crossing the road, thought of the scene where she was soaking wet and hiding by the flower bed with the puppy in her arms, and could feel the word "cute" more and more.

"Seriousness, kindness, and gentleness are all rare qualities. You are very good."

Zhao Minglang felt that Lin Xingyue had many things to boast about. The most noticeable thing was her beautiful and clean face. From the bright eyes to the tear moles at the corners of her eyes and the small dimples on her cheeks, she was all cute. The second thing was that she could immediately feel the beauty of her face after getting along with her. sincerity...

But it would be a little shameful to say those subjective evaluations so bluntly.

Zhao Minglang was thinking about how to compliment the other party tactfully, but when she stopped at the intersection and waited for the red light, she turned her head, and Lin Xingyue had already fallen asleep leaning against the car window.

The words and sentences that I searched for painstakingly got stuck in my throat, and I couldn't spit them out.

I don't know if she heard what I said before.

Zhao Minglang leaned on the steering wheel a little discouraged, couldn't help sighing, stared at Lin Xingyue's sleeping face for a moment, felt a little frustrated, but couldn't help but bend the corner of his lower lip.

Lin Xingyue's eyes were closed tightly, her brows and eyes were stretched, and the little milk dog lay in her arms without making a fuss, wondering if it was also infected by the master's sleepiness.

It's hard to imagine that people can sleep so peacefully in such a narrow compartment.

Although it was a bit out of date, Zhao Minglang could only give the adjective "tranquility" in the face of such a scene.

Just looking at it, I feel that my heart has also calmed down.

It's not a bad feeling.It would be nice if time could be stretched in this moment.Zhao Minglang thought so.

Lin Xingyue was awakened by the ringing of the phone.

When she opened her eyes and looked at the still scene outside the car window, she realized that she had already arrived downstairs at Zhao Minglang's house.Just as Zhao Minglang pulled out the key, he raised his chin towards Lin Xingyue, indicating that the phone was in front.

Lin Xingyue quickly raised her head, took the phone and answered the call.

It was Mo Yushuang who called. The job she mentioned last time was settled. She signed up for herself and Lin Xingyue at the same time, so she called to let her know that she was free after next week. come out.

They had already agreed on this matter last time, so they only exchanged a few words, and after that, they were all gossip about greetings.

Zhao Minglang sat on the side, not in a hurry to get out of the car.

It is not difficult to hear the voice on the other side of the phone clearly in the narrow compartment.

Zhao Minglang didn't like to interfere with other people's calls, but Mo Yushuang was the only exception.

Knowing about her past doesn't mean she is a normal person now.

The fact is that Mo Yushuang often acts beyond common sense now, and it is not uncommon for him to do bad things with good intentions.

The last thing Zhao Minglang wanted was for Mo Yushuang to drag Lin Xingyue into her messy circle.

Sure enough, after a few words, Mo Yushuang began to try to lure|abduct the ignorant girl.

"Xingyue might as well move in and live with me." Mo Yushuang suggested excitedly, "Our company has a staff dormitory, I can give you half—"

"No, it's impossible, get out." Zhao Minglang's cold voice came over.

"..."

"..."

Zhao Minglang returned the phone to Lin Xingyue, and reminded: "There will always be no less than three men and women coming and going in and out of her room, and they will be the same every time. That kind of environment is not suitable for you."

Lin Xingyue nodded blankly.

Before hanging up the phone, Mo Yushuang on the other side of the phone naturally heard this sentence.

"...Zhao Minglang, you look like that kind of stubborn old-fashioned parent, do you know—"

"beep--"

The phone was cut off.

"Next time you hear this kind of nonsense, just do it like this."

Zhao Minglang personally demonstrated how to hang up Mo Yushuang's call.

"..."

On the next Monday, Lin Xingyue walked to the destination with the address given by Mo Yushuang.

Mo Yushuang said to gather here, but he didn't see anyone when he got here.Lin Xingyue looked up while sending a text message to ask.

In front of her was a tall building with the word "Liangyu" written on the sign, probably the name of the company. Before she could take a closer look, she heard someone call out from behind her.

"Miss Lin?"

Lin Xingyue turned her head when she heard the sound, and saw a man wearing a peaked cap and sunglasses. The brim of the hat was pulled down so low that he couldn't see his face clearly.

She just felt a little familiar, but for a while, she couldn't match the face in her memory.

"Excuse me?"

"Don't you remember me? We met last month." The man took off his hat, pushed down his sunglasses, took a serious look at Lin Xingyue's face, and then smiled, "It's me. I thought I read it wrong. Oh, yes, my name is Shao Zhihang, you can call me Brother Shao."

Lin Xingyue came to her senses and was a little surprised: "You are from the previous blind date show..."

The man in front of her was the person in charge of the blind date show she participated in last time.

But they are not actually familiar with it.

Shao Zhihang was not in charge of recruiting, and he only glanced at Lin Xingyue on the day she signed up, and quickly passed her over after confirming that she was good looking.The ones who talked about the program flow and did the styling were all other people, and the closest they were was only during the intermission, when he ran up to Zhao Minglang to talk and was scolded.

They didn't say a word until they took the money and left.

What's more, Lin Xingyue has no intention of developing into the entertainment industry, and she only does group performances to make a living. Once the show is over, she settles her salary, and has long put the people and things on the show behind her. Because she has a strong memory.

At that time, they didn't have much contact with each other, and Lin Xingyue didn't think that such a high-level person could remember herself as a little shrimp who passed by to make soy sauce.

Perhaps it was because Mr. Zhao's actions that day were so shocking to the world that he was honored and made a name for himself with the person in charge.

——but that also doesn't explain why he's so... courteous to him now.

Hearing that Lin Xingyue was waiting for someone, Shao Zhihang asked her to sit down first without saying a word.

The first floor of the building is spacious and bright, like a high-end reception hall, but checkpoints have been set up at the elevator entrances, and you must swipe your card to get in and out. There are also security guards patrolling in the dark corners that are not obvious.

After Shao Zhihang went up to the front desk and explained twice, the others stopped staring at Lin Xingyue with questioning and vigilant eyes, but turned to another... more complicated gaze.

After asking Lin Xingyue to sit in the reception area for a while, Shao Zhihang also sat down to accompany her, with such enthusiasm as if their identities had been switched.

Lin Xingyue sat under the faintly visible gaze like a glow on her back.

"I'll just sit here and wait by myself. Go ahead and do your work." Lin Xingyue smiled stiffly.

"How can I do that?" Shao Zhihang waved his hands again and again, "I haven't been in touch with you before, and I haven't been able to thank you face to face. I always remember it. I'm sorry that I can't invite you to dinner now. How can I let you do it alone? Sit here, at least wait for someone with you, and I can just chat with you."

"Thank you?" Lin Xingyue was a little puzzled, "Did I do anything?"

"It's about the show, it really helped me a lot." Shao Zhihang's face was full of excitement when he said that, and he couldn't help reaching out to hold Lin Xingyue's hand, shaking it up and down vigorously, "You saved my life! "

This is not the meaning of harassment, it is completely grateful and unable to suppress the excitement.

From his incoherent narration, Lin Xingyue finally figured out the cause and effect.

It's really about the show. Since she and Mr. Zhao successfully held hands in the show last time, the ratings of the show have been rising all the way, and the reruns have also received enthusiastic responses.

The people in the program group also seemed to have been suddenly opened up to the two channels of Ren and Du. Even the temporarily recruited extras began to actively operate, and the ratings of the next two episodes crushed the highest ratings of the previous season.

The popularity on the Internet has also exploded, and it has also spawned a large number of CP fans, screaming and wanting to watch the follow-up.

I heard that the second season of the show is coming to an end, and many people are already looking forward to the third season.

In the last company regular meeting, their program team was praised for the first time, and they also got approval for the production of the third season.

I thought I was in a desperate situation, but I didn't expect to fight a turnaround. Of course, Mr. Zhao is the biggest benefactor, but Shao Zhihang would never dare to talk nonsense in front of her, and he knew that if the target was not Lin Xing month, Zhao Minglang might not do that at all.

On an equivalent basis, Lin Xingyue is still his great benefactor.

After finally meeting his "benefactor", it was completely reasonable for Shao Zhihang to take the initiative to say hello, but he was so excited because of another reason.

"That's right, our show is coming to an end, but we are planning to add a special episode at the request of the audience, inviting the guests who have successfully joined hands in the previous two seasons to go on honeymoon and shoot an exterior scene. I don't know if you and Mr. Zhao..."

Shao Zhihang rubbed his hands, a little nervous and eager.

"But Mr. Zhao and I are just acting." Lin Xingyue said, "It's not appropriate."

"There will be a reward. All board and lodging can be reimbursed, which is equivalent to free travel." Shao Zhihang gritted his teeth and stretched out five fingers, "Based on the hourly salary, I will pay you five times!"

Lin Xingyue was shaken for a second, and she pushed down her glasses: "It's still—"

"That's it! Counting it separately, the ordinary exterior scenes will be multiplied by five times, and the intimate scenes including holding hands and hugging the same bed will be multiplied by ten times!" Shao Zhihang excitedly pressed Lin Xingyue's shoulder and entered the unilateral bargaining mode, "Of course not. I force you to do it, as long as you don't break up during the show, you can pay by the second!"

Lin Xingyue was originally an outsider, and her salary was not high, but after five times and ten times, it was still very impressive.

At least he can pay back the rent to Zhao Minglang.

Thinking of this, Lin Xingyue quickly shook her head.

It was so risky that I almost agreed.

Seeing that Lin Xingyue regained consciousness, Shao Zhihang immediately slumped uncontrollably, thinking about whether to add more weight.

However, he didn't know Lin Xingyue very well, and besides guessing that the other party was short of money, he didn't know how to impress him.

"It's really not possible, and the salary can be increased by [-]%..." Shao Zhihang said weakly, "Or what else do you want, I will do it for you if I can..."

"Sorry, there's nothing on my side." Lin Xingyue said a little embarrassedly, "But Mr. Zhao's side may not be very convenient."

"If it's a weekend shoot, it's very convenient for me." A familiar voice came from behind.

Lin Xingyue was taken aback, she rubbed her ears that were touched by the heat, and turned her head to see that Zhao Minglang was standing behind her, getting up slowly.

"Mr. Zhao?"

"Mr. Zhao!"

Lin Xingyue's voice and Shao Zhihang's voice overlapped, one was accidental, the other was surprise.

When she was in a daze, Lin Xingyue heard screams from all around, but soon turned to a low-pitched discussion, and she only felt that the eyes piercing her back became more scorching.

"It really is true."

"President Zhao's girlfriend?"

"Is it really that person on the show?"

"It looks pretty cute."

"So I like this hexagram."

"Is it too late for me to change sex now?"

……

It seemed that such a discussion could be vaguely heard.

Lin Xingyue was as nervous as a puppy with fried fur.

Zhao Minglang chuckled lightly, and his eyes fell on Shao Zhihang's hand, which looked like a blade. The latter froze for a moment, looked at his hand that was still on Lin Xingyue's shoulder, and immediately reacted, brushing it back. hand.

Shao Zhihang looked away and whistled, acting like I had never done anything.

Zhao Minglang sat on the back of the sofa, took Lin Xingyue's shoulders, let her lean on the back of the sofa, and also leaned against his side, which obviously made her relax a bit.

Lin Xingyue just recovered from her sleepwalking state.

"Mr. Zhao? Why are you here—"

Before he finished speaking, someone came out from the elevator not far away, saw Lin Xingyue at a glance, opened his mouth and called out: "Xingyue."

The young man walked over quickly.

Behind him was a young woman who stomped her feet on the spot with a somewhat unsightly expression, then trotted after her on high heels, took the man's arm, and showed a sweet smile again.

Lin Xingyue heard the sound and went to see it. She felt that the man and woman looked familiar. After thinking for a while, she realized that she seemed to be a star who often appeared on TV.

Maybe they had met once when they were working in a restaurant in the film and television city.

Lin Xingyue didn't recognize them until they got closer: "Mr. Lin?"

The man who walked over was Lin Wenxuan who had shown her hospitality in the restaurant before. Gu Wanqi only hinted that she was with Lin Wenxuan last time, but the woman standing next to him with an intimate posture was not Gu Wanqi.

Lin Xingyue was a little confused.

Lin Wenxuan walked over and asked, "Why are you here? Are you planning to sign a company?"

The woman next to him frowned, and then said: "It turns out that she is a newcomer sister. It's a pity that she looks cute and doesn't debut, but our company is very strict in signing people. I hope you don't make a trip in vain." .”

"No." Lin Xingyue wanted to explain, "I'm just waiting for someone here."

Obviously not waiting for Lin Wenxuan.

The young woman was overjoyed, and her attitude became kind again. She held Lin Wenxuan's arm tighter and asked, "Are you here to find a boyfriend? Who is it? Maybe we know each other. Help me?" You look for him together."

"Can't you have a girlfriend?"

The voice was not Lin Xingyue's. The two people who had just arrived were slightly taken aback, and just in time to get closer, they could clearly see their faces blocked by the green plants next to them.

Zhao Minglang looked at them coldly, his tone was not as gentle as his words.

The expressions of the two of them changed at the same time, and Lin Wenxuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. His five fingers clenched into fists and trembled. He subconsciously pushed the woman hanging on his body out. "Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Minglang leaned on the back of the sofa, put his arms around Lin Xingyue's neck, and briefly introduced: "My girlfriend, come to my company to find me, do you have any opinions?"