"Director, what should we do?" the assistant director asked, looking at the director. If they just let the guests check into the manor like this, what would be the point of this episode of the show?
Moreover, in their original plan, this manor should never have appeared in the show. Otherwise, they wouldn't have advertised it as an uninhabited island in the first place.
The director was extremely frustrated. The theme of the show was going smoothly, but who could have expected this unexpected turn of events? The owner of the manor had provided the uninhabited island for the show, but one of the guests happened to be his wife.
What bad luck!
"Sigh, what else can we do? We'll just have to play it by ear," the director replied. This was a live broadcast, and even as the director, there were things he couldn't let the netizens hear.
Watching the guests strut into the manor triumphantly, with the cameramen following them in, the director quietly moved a bit farther away. Then he took out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number.
Although he really couldn't stop them, it didn't mean he was going to just sit back and do nothing. He still had to put up a fight when it was necessary.
Not long after, Yuan Meng's phone rang. She took it out and saw a name that rarely appeared on the screen. Instantly, she was overjoyed and happily answered the call. "Husband, why did you call me? Are you worried about me? Don't worry..."
"Yuan Meng, who told you to go to the manor?" Ling Qian Chen's cold voice came through the phone and reached Yuan Meng's ears. He didn't care what Yuan Meng was saying and just started questioning her.
She was stunned for a moment and her voice softened a bit. "What's wrong, husband? Isn't this our family's manor? I just wanted to come in and take a look."
"Our family? You've got a lot of nerve. Who's 'our'? I'm warning you, get out of that manor right now," Ling Qian Chen's voice grew even colder. He showed no mercy towards Yuan Meng.
He had been busy just now when he suddenly received a call from the production crew saying that Yuan Meng, relying on her status as Mrs. Ling, insisted on entering the manor, which had a great impact on the show.
Letting Yuan Meng enter the entertainment industry in the first place was an impulsive decision on his part. And on top of that, Yuan Meng had been acting quite spoilt during the live broadcasts these days.
So when he got this news, he got angry right away. Mrs. Ling? If it weren't for her crying, making a scene, and threatening to kill herself, they would have been divorced a long time ago.
Now she was even using this status to do whatever she wanted. Hmph, did she really think she deserved to be called Mrs. Ling? If he could, Ling Qian Chen wished she would just give up this position immediately.
"Wu, husband, I'm your wife. This is our home. Why can't I come in? Wuwuwu, husband, give me a reason. Why aren't we 'our' anymore? My name is still on the household register! Yingyingying, husband," Yuan Meng said, on the verge of tears. Her voice was filled with grievance. Even though Ling Qian Chen couldn't see her, he could already imagine her with red - rimmed eyes. Just thinking about it made him feel sick.
On the other end of the phone, Yuan Meng's aggrieved voice kept going. Ling Qian Chen just found it so noisy and annoying that he didn't want to listen anymore. He simply hung up the phone.
Yuan Xing Cheng stood behind Yuan Meng, watching the woman who was crying from grievance and whose body couldn't help but tremble. He frowned slightly and curled his lips. Tsk, originally he had suspected whether this woman with the same name as his aunt was really his aunt.
After all, there were so many similarities that it was hard not to notice. But now, he could directly deny it. Who was his aunt? Yuan Meng. Don't be fooled by her cute - sounding name. She was a tough cookie, and there was no way she was like this woman in front of him.
He was so silly. How could he have suspected she was his aunt just because of the same name and some similar habits? It was really ridiculous.
After Yuan Meng hung up the phone, she didn't change her mind because of this call. Instead, she directly checked into the manor and told the people in the manor to tidy up rooms for all the guests.
"This is my home. Don't be polite to me now that you're here," Yuan Meng said, smiling at the people behind her as if she had forgotten the unpleasantness just now.
The other guests just wanted to roll their eyes in response. "Hahaha, we definitely won't be polite. We're really lucky because of you this time. Who would have thought that in an adventure variety show, we could enjoy such treatment? Hahaha, the previous guests will probably regret it when they see this episode."
Thanks to the manor, they didn't have to run around all day. Instead, they just stayed in the manor comfortably.
After dinner, Yuan Meng went back to her room and took a nice hot bath.
Ah, it was so comfortable. It was the third day of participating in the show, and she hadn't taken a bath for two days. She was so dirty.
After taking a hot bath and lying on the soft Simmons bed, Yuan Meng felt her whole body go limp. She was so lazy that she quickly fell into a drowsy sleep.
She didn't know how long she had slept when she felt her consciousness becoming a bit clearer, but her body was still very heavy.
"Click."
In the quiet night, this sound was especially clear.
Someone? Who would break into her room in the middle of the night? If it was someone from the manor or the production crew, they would at least say something, right? This person was silent. Who could it be?
In the darkness, Yuan Meng closed her eyes tightly, but her mind was very clear. She listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer. Step by step, they soon reached the bedside.
Just as Yuan Meng was considering whether she should strike first and subdue the intruder before dealing with other things, she heard a voice.
"Yuan Meng, stop pretending. You're not asleep."
Ling Qian Chen? Why was it him?
"Tap."
The light was suddenly turned on. Yuan Meng had been on high alert because of the unexpected intruder in her room and was still thinking about whether to take action. Her expression was cold and a bit fierce. But now that she knew who it was, and Ling Qian Chen had turned on the light so quickly, her expression was likely to be exposed.
In the blink of an eye, Yuan Meng's reaction speed was truly top - notch. The moment the light came on, she immediately sat up from the bed. Her originally fierce expression was replaced by joy.
She hugged Ling Qian Chen's waist tightly and buried her face in his body. Her voice was full of excitement. "Husband, why did you come? Did you know I was here and were worried about me, so you came? Heehee, husband, you're so nice."
Ling Qian Chen didn't expect Yuan Meng to be so fast. He was suddenly hugged, which made him freeze for a moment. After he came to his senses, looking at the top of the person who was hugging him, he just felt a wave of disgust well up in his heart.
He showed no mercy at all and pushed the person away from his arms. "Are you crazy? Who told you to hug me?"