Yuan Meng just listened to what he said with a smile.
It wasn't that she didn't realize he was trying to flatter her. Instead, she thought that although he seemed to dislike those contestants on the surface, he would surely recruit them later.
It wasn't that she was overconfident. Those contestants truly had the strength.
Of course, whether he would recruit them or not was up to him, wasn't it?
"Yueyue, are you unhappy?"
After getting no response for a long time, Ling Qianchen felt a little worried. But when he met her smiling eyes, his worry suddenly disappeared.
"It's okay. I was just thinking about something."
After confirming that she was really okay, Ling Qianchen secretly let out a sigh of relief and started to whisper a few words to her.
To be honest, most of the time it was him talking. When she was in a good mood, she would respond. When she was in a bad mood, she would just smile as a response.
Her mood at this moment was neither too good nor too bad, so she would respond to him to some extent.
Although some of her responses were perfunctory, it was already a great blessing for him.
At least their relationship had gotten closer.
"You can also consider these two."
After the competition had been going on for ten minutes, Yuan Meng pointed at the profiles of two contestants.
Following the direction she pointed, Ling Qianchen looked calm.
"These two are nothing special."
"Their defensive plans are indeed not as good as those of the previous contestants, but they also have points worthy of attention."
After a short pause, Yuan Meng took a sip of water to moisten her throat and continued, "They are calm - minded and know how to yield in order to advance. In this regard, they are much better than the previous ones."
One of the two contestants Yuan Meng mentioned was Jake.
Ling Qianchen also noticed the glances Jake cast from time to time and frowned tightly.
What was this man always looking at him for?
It was really annoying to be constantly stared at. But he had to admit that this Jake was really something.
Sure enough, Jake, who had been on the defensive to avoid the opponent's capture, suddenly changed his combat strategy in the last half - minute before the end. He accelerated and directly broke through the opponent's account, setting off a frenzy in the arena.
"Ah ah ah, Jake!"
"So cool! Jake, I want to have your babies!"
The audience seats were right behind the judges' seats. Yuan Meng almost had her eardrums burst by these piercing shouts.
Hearing her soft tut, Ling Qianchen stretched out his arms and covered Yuan Meng's ears without caring whether others would notice.
"Yikes!"
His action was unexpected. Yuan Meng also stared at him in surprise with wide eyes.
"What are you doing?"
"It's too noisy."
"Why are you covering my ears?"
"It's too noisy."
It was the same two sentences back and forth. Yuan Meng was speechless and directly pulled his hands down, saying, "It's not that bad."
Feeling his hands gradually losing her warmth, Ling Qianchen was both disappointed and helpless.
His Yueyue was really hard to win over!
Jake had been watching the commotion at the judges' seats.
Originally, as the champion, he should have been walking towards the podium at this moment, but he changed his mind.
The organizer was puzzled to see Jake sitting still in his seat. He nudged the host's elbow, reminding him not to forget his duty.
The host had been force - fed a mouthful of dog food and was both envious and annoyed. Fortunately, with the organizer's reminder, he didn't make a complete fool of himself.
"Hey, it seems that our contestant Jake is so happy that he forgot to go and receive his award."
As the host's voice faded, the arena was once again filled with the howls of Jake's fans.
One wave after another. Yuan Meng almost lost her temper on the spot.
Would it ever end?
Ling Qianchen was also displeased.
If Yuan Meng didn't resist his touch, he would be happy to cover her ears to block out the noise. But unfortunately, she resisted his touch so much. All he could do was feel heart - ache.
The fans were too enthusiastic. Jake's head was also buzzing. He quickly raised his hand slightly and said, "Everyone, please calm down."
As his voice fell, the fans finally stopped screaming, and he started typing on the keyboard again.
His actions puzzled everyone on the scene and made Ling Qianchen feel a sense of crisis.
Two minutes later, everyone knew the answer, with half of them being happy and the other half sad.
It turned out that Jake had written a code on the computer screen to confess his love to Yuan Meng.
Jake didn't care what others thought or said. He just wanted to know if Yuan Meng would respond to his confession directly.
"Meng, I like you!"
This was Jake's confession.
Yuan Meng still had a smiling face, but only Ling Qianchen, who was closest to her, could feel how forced her smile was.
Yuan Meng was really in a dilemma. Especially when she heard people around her discussing this matter, she felt even more annoyed.
She had noticed Jake's intention, but she also thought she might be over - thinking. But unexpectedly—
So, a woman's sixth sense was still reliable!
"Hey, this Oriental woman is really charming."
"Yeah, yeah. Why does she deserve Jake's attention? I'm not convinced!"
"So what if you're not convinced? She's a judge. Be careful she might give you a hard time."
Wherever there were people, there would be such gossips, regardless of national boundaries.
Yuan Meng was speechless.
This Jake really knew how to give her such a "big surprise"!
Compared with the envy and jealousy of the fans, the judges' thoughts were much deeper.
They were truly shocked and also truly angry.
They suspected that the relationship between Ai Yue and Jake was unusual and wondered if Jake really deserved the first - place award.
However, they could only suspect in their hearts. After all, Ai Yue was Ai Yue. Just her name was enough to make them afraid!
Unable to bear being stared at by so many people, Yuan Meng could only smile, trying to gloss over Jake's feelings.
"Thank you for your love, Jake. You're really great. As your friend, I'm proud of you."
Although they had only known each other for a short time, compared to being labeled as "the goddess in Jake's heart" or "the woman Jake likes", she would rather be a "friend" to dispel these gossips and sarcasm.
As soon as she said this, the sarcasm did decrease a little.
Jake could easily tell that she was rejecting him. His eyes were full of disappointment, and his handsome face looked dull.
Even though Yuan Meng had responded as a friend, Ling Qianchen felt as if he had drunk a whole jar of old vinegar. He was extremely jealous.
Sometimes, a man's intuition was also very accurate.
Thinking that Yuan Meng had included his love - rival in the list of outstanding people, Ling Qianchen felt even more annoyed.
Recruit his love - rival into the company? Absolutely not!
Yuan Meng didn't know what he was thinking, and Jake certainly didn't realize that he had been marked by Ling Qianchen.
This farce came to a temporary end.
Although the judges resented Yuan Meng in their hearts, they still shook hands politely and said goodbye to each other before the end of the competition.
Yuan Meng didn't have a very close relationship with them. After shaking hands with them, she turned around and was about to leave.
However, before she could take a full step, she heard a hurried call from behind.
"Miss Ai Yue, please wait a moment!"
Recognizing the voice of the organizer, Yuan Meng subconsciously wanted to keep walking. But the organizer chased after her relentlessly and directly blocked her way.
"What's the matter?"
With her way blocked, Yuan Meng's annoyance grew. She frowned tightly.
Knowing that she was disliked, the organizer still had to put on a brave face and flatter her, "Miss Ai Yue, we're holding a celebration party. So we'd like to invite you to join us. I wonder if you'd do us the honor?"
Afraid of being rejected, the organizer added another sentence.
"Of course, the main purpose is to apologize to you properly."
Yuan Meng actually didn't care whether the party was for celebration or apology. Her focus was—you shouldn't miss a free meal!
So she agreed.
"Sure."