"What?" Yuan Meng raised her voice as if she couldn't believe it. "How is that possible? I don't believe it. I don't believe it."
As she spoke, she fumbled for her phone on the bedside table. After unlocking it, she found Ling Qianchen's phone number.
After a few beeps, Ling Qianchen answered the call. But as soon as Yuan Meng opened her mouth, she heard the beeping sound again.
He hung up?
Yuan Meng was stunned for a moment. Fine, this Ling Qianchen must have known what she was going to say, so he hung up the phone.
But did he think he could get away with it like this? Impossible.
Thinking this way, Yuan Meng opened the message box and started typing: Darling, I'm awake. You don't have to worry about me. You hung up my call because you were busy, right? It's okay. You go ahead and be busy. I just wanted to tell you that I'm awake. Ke'er told me that you want me to participate in the program recording. Darling, you're so kind. I know you hope I can make a name for myself in the entertainment industry. You hope my first appearance on the show will be a complete success. You've really put a lot of thought into this for me. I love you, and I'll always love you. I'll always remember your kindness to me.
Signed, Your loving wife.
After clicking send, Yuan Meng felt a bit better. Humph, scumbag. Doesn't he like my innocent little rabbit personality? Doesn't he hate it when I confess my love to him? How dare he hang up my call? I'll annoy him to death even if I have to send him text messages.
Four or five days passed in a flash. Yuan Xingcheng had already recovered from his injuries. As soon as he could move around freely, he returned to the program crew.
Fortunately, the cliff wasn't too high. He didn't break any bones, just had a few abrasions, which weren't serious.
"Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome Young Master Yuan back to the show. Clap, clap!" the director announced cheerfully.
Of course he was happy. When Yuan Xingcheng had the accident, he was really worried. Now that the Yuan family hadn't held him responsible and Yuan Xingcheng had returned to the show, how could he not be happy?
Amid the enthusiastic applause, Yuan Xingcheng wore a faint smile on his face. When he saw Yuan Meng, he didn't seem as confrontational as before.
"Miss Yuan, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you insisting on looking for me, I might have been eaten by wolves at the bottom of the cliff without anyone knowing. Thank you," Yuan Xingcheng said seriously, which was quite rare for him.
Yuan Meng waved her hand casually. "We're all here for the show. If something happened to you, we couldn't just stand by and do nothing. It's the right thing to do."
"Don't worry. For the rest of the time, big brother will take care of you. I won't let you go hungry or be wronged," Yuan Xingcheng said boldly.
Big brother? Brat, who do you think you are? Why don't you go and say that in front of your father? See if he won't skin you alive.
Yuan Meng forced a fake smile. "Hehe, no thanks. You can't cook. You're of no value to me. So, you'd better take care of yourself."
This is what it means to be merciless.
Yang Liu had long wanted to draw everyone's attention. Hearing Yuan Meng's words, she immediately started being indignant. "Miss Yuan, that's not right. What do you mean by 'of no value'? Everyone has their own value. Even if you don't want to be a partner with Young Master Yuan, you don't have to say such harsh words, do you?"
After saying this, she turned to Yuan Xingcheng. "Young Master Yuan, some people are just so self - centered. You don't have to take her to heart. Now you don't have a partner, and I'm also alone. How about we form a partnership? That way, we can help each other for the rest of the time. What do you think?"
Yuan Meng curled her lips. This Yang Liu really knows how to show off. Was there anything wrong with what she said? Yuan Xingcheng can't cook. If she was with him, she'd have to cook for him. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
To highlight herself, she steps on others. What a thing!
Just when Yang Liu thought Yuan Xingcheng would be angry with Yuan Meng and, after hearing her words, would think she was understanding and thus notice her, she heard Yuan Xingcheng sneer. "I don't know if she's self - centered, but you sure think too highly of yourself."
"Young Master Yuan, what, what do you mean?" Yang Liu was stunned for a moment and immediately asked.
"You should know very well what I mean. Don't think that just because I was unconscious, I don't know anything. When I went missing, I saw your cold - hearted and unfeeling look more clearly than anyone else. Don't you think it's disgusting to say these things now?" Yuan Xingcheng mercilessly exposed Yang Liu's true nature.
Because of what happened that day, the other guests also thought Yang Liu was really heartless. So even though they saw she was a weak woman, no one felt sorry for her.
"Dear guests, a new round of the game is about to start. Today, on top of our usual activities, we're adding a treasure hunt," the director interrupted their conversation when he saw the situation was getting out of control.
As soon as he said this, everyone's attention was caught. Looking at the curious and puzzled looks on everyone's faces, the director cleared his throat and continued. "Here's the deal. In the past, your daily activity was to go out and look for supplies. Now, in addition to looking for supplies, you also have to look for keys."
"There are a total of six such keys. Once you've collected all six keys, you can open the box beside me and get a snack gift package," the director said, holding up an old - bronze key to show everyone.
After hearing the director's words, everyone immediately became interested.
Although they were all adults and didn't have much interest in snacks, they had been eating plain food on this island. To put it bluntly, their mouths had become so tasteless.
So, the snack gift package was extremely tempting at this moment.
"Hey, the snack gift package. I wonder what's inside. We must collect all six keys and get the snack gift package to improve our taste a bit," Yuan Meng said with a grin, drooling over the snack gift package.
Guo Man was standing beside her. Hearing this, she couldn't help but show a kind smile. Since they formed an alliance last time, they had silently become a team.
Yuan Meng thought that there's strength in numbers, so she said to Yuan Xingcheng, "Young Master Yuan, are you still going to keep your word?"
"What?" Yuan Xingcheng was a bit confused by this sudden question.
"About taking care of me and forming an alliance with me," Yuan Meng asked brazenly, as if she had forgotten how she had just embarrassed Yuan Xingcheng.
"Of course I am," Yuan Xingcheng replied straightforwardly.
Zhao Lei was tall and fearless. Even without a partner, he wasn't afraid. On the contrary, Yang Liu set off on the search alone, looking miserable.