"How so?" Yuan Meng also put away her smiling face, looking extremely serious. "Did you run into him?"
When it came to this matter, Yan Ke'er felt a bit embarrassed. After all, Yuan Meng had repeatedly told her to be careful and try her best not to be seen or detected by Ling Qianchen. But—
"Yeah, I think he saw me."
Saying so, Yan Ke'er told Yuan Meng about the incident that happened the day before yesterday when she went out to buy food and ran into Ling Qianchen, who was also about to take the elevator, at the corner of the elevator.
"Although I dodged quickly at that time, I always feel that Ling the Scumbag must have noticed something. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to the front desk specifically to ask for information about us."
Since things had come to this, and knowing that Yan Ke'er didn't do it on purpose, Yuan Meng shrugged indifferently.
"The truth will always come out. It's okay."
"But what if he does... What should we do then?"
After all, Yan Ke'er was still very worried.
After all, in her impression, Ling Qianchen was never soft on those who deceived or betrayed him. If the fact that they had joined hands to deceive him was exposed...
She didn't even dare to think about the consequences!
Compared with Yan Ke'er's nervousness, Yuan Meng was much more relaxed.
She had long anticipated such a situation. It was just a matter of time. So, she wasn't afraid at all. However—
"I'll be as careful as possible. Don't worry."
Being detected and revealing the truth on her own were two different things. She didn't want this game to end so soon.
Although Yuan Meng had given her assurance, when Yan Ke'er noticed the half - smile on her lips, instead of feeling relieved, her nerves tightened up again.
So, what on earth was Mengmeng planning?
Watching Yuan Meng turn around and leave without a trace of mercy, to be honest, Ling Qianchen was quite depressed deep down.
He had never thought that Yuan Meng and Ai Yue were the same person. After all, the temperaments of these two people were poles apart.
But when he recalled the casual glance at the hotel elevator the day before yesterday, some answers gradually emerged.
No matter how reluctant he was to believe it, the fact was the fact, and the truth was the truth. There was no way to be vague or evade it!
Thinking of this, his mood became even heavier.
Oh no, it was not only heavy but also mixed with a bit of excitement and regret.
If Ai Yue and Yuan Meng were really the same person, then he would...
Although a celebration banquet had been held, it didn't mean that Ling Qianchen and Yuan Meng could return to their country.
Because the game yesterday was just the preliminary round.
In order to create a stir, the organizer had temporarily added some stakes to today's final.
These stakes didn't arouse much interest among the contestants, but they didn't dare to offend the organizer either. So, they had to go all out to do what they were supposed to cooperate with.
The organizer had provided a special car to pick up and drop off the judges, but some judges thought that this car didn't match their status. So, they preferred to drive their own cars rather than take this special car.
Ling Qianchen didn't mind these things, but on the premise that he could see Yuan Meng if he took the car.
Yuan Meng usually came very early, but today, for some reason, with only two minutes left before the car was about to leave, her figure still didn't appear in his sight...
For a moment, he was worried and hesitant.
He was worried that something might have happened to Yuan Meng since she hadn't come for so long, and he was hesitant because he was afraid that if he really went to look for her, it might cause her trouble.
In the end, the former defeated the latter, and he started to move his feet.
Seeing that Ling Qianchen was about to leave, the organizer was startled. Just as he was about to go and pull him back, he saw Ling Qianchen, who had only taken a few steps, suddenly stop.
"Mr. Ling, you..." The organizer was stunned.
It seemed that he had witnessed something extraordinary?
From afar, Yuan Meng and Jake walked over, chatting and laughing.
As if she hadn't noticed Ling Qianchen, Yuan Meng simply ignored him as she passed by. When she heard the joke Jake told, she even showed a sweet smile.
Ling Qianchen clenched his fists tightly.
Was he being ignored?
Why? He remembered that he hadn't offended Yuan Meng, and he hadn't exposed her disguised identity yet. So, why did she return to that cold attitude?
Just because of this moment of daze, Ling Qianchen could only watch helplessly as Yuan Meng and Jake got into the car together and sat side by side.
The car started. Everyone was under an inexplicable and oppressive atmosphere, and no one dared to breathe loudly.
But Jake was different.
He directly gave Ling Qianchen a provocative smile, as if silently mocking his cowardice.
After getting off the car, Jake had to separate from Yuan Meng. After all, there was still a certain distance between the judges' seats and the contestants' seats. No matter how reluctant he was, he could only endure it.
However...
When his gaze fell on Ling Qianchen, who looked gloomy and hesitated to speak when facing Yuan Meng, Jake felt secretly pleased.
This man was finally stepped on under his feet by him for once!
Ling Qianchen wasn't unaware of Jake's provocation and pride, but at the moment, he didn't have the extra energy to fight back. Because he had to figure out the reason why Yuan Meng had suddenly become cold towards him!
"Yueyue, are you too tired?"
"No."
"I think you seem to be in a bad mood. Who has offended you?"
"Far away in the sky, close at hand." Yuan Meng's voice became even colder. "By the way, can you please not get so close? This seriously affects my viewing of the competition."
Yuan Meng obviously didn't want to talk to him. Even though he was full of grievances, he could only choose to continue to endure.
The competition started quickly and ended quickly. Because Jake was extremely aggressive today and didn't give his opponent any chance to react. He hit the mark with one blow.
Without a doubt, Jake won the first place in the final again.
The scene exploded with excitement, and under the screams of his fans, Jake was about to go on stage to receive the award.
However—
"Please wait, Contestant Jake."
As the American female judge's voice fell, almost everyone's eyes in the venue were on her.
Yuan Meng was among them.
Yuan Meng frowned tightly. She didn't understand what this foreign woman was up to again, but her intuition told her that things weren't that simple.
Sure enough, the American female judge spoke.
"Contestant Jake, you are very excellent. But I'd like to give you a question before you receive the award. Is that okay?"
The words were very euphemistic, but the meaning was very strong, as if if Jake refused, he would be challenging the authority of the judges.
Jake raised his eyebrows. He neither agreed nor refused because he already knew that it didn't make any difference to him whether he agreed or not.
"The competition system is the same every time. It's very boring. How about..."
Next, the foreign female judge explained her idea. All in all, she just wanted Jake to complete the firewall created according to the questions set by the judges.
As soon as this proposal came out, several judges thought it was very good and nodded in agreement one after another.
Since several judges were willing to cooperate, there was more smile on the foreign female judge's face. Her gaze also fell on Yuan Meng, who looked cold.
Ai Yue, since you dare to use your face and your body to gain fame, then don't blame me for this "big gift" I'm giving you.
The American female judge always thought that Yuan Meng's fame was all due to her face and sleeping around. As long as she made Jake lose face, it would be equivalent to making Yuan Meng lose face!