Not only the on - site staff but also the guests, who had been somewhat in awe of her status before, were now more willing to open up their hearts. There was no longer the sense of estrangement from the first episode.
However, Yuan Meng didn't really care about all this.
Since Bei Mo had resorted to tricks last time, forcing the Ling Group into a crisis, Ling Qianchen had been more vigilant ever since.
Bei Mo's actions last time had completely worn away the last bit of his patience. So when he privately bought back the scattered shares of the company, he was fast, accurate, and ruthless.
Although it was the Ling Group, before Bei Mo forced him to announce their engagement, she had secretly bought over some shareholders.
These disloyal people became the first targets for him to deal with.
The assistant stood by, looking calm on the surface but nervous inside. He silently mourned for those shareholders who were still in the dark and might be feeling complacent at the moment.
"How many are left?" Ling Qianchen suddenly asked while he was busy.
The assistant didn't react at first. But when he met Ling Qianchen's sharp and cold gaze, he couldn't help but shiver.
"Th... There are still the distant relatives of the mistress..."
"Buy them all back."
"Ah? All of them...?"
"Yes."
Ling Qianchen rubbed his temples and gave the final order directly.
"Don't show any mercy."
The assistant didn't dare to disobey. He quickly responded and immediately started to make preparations.
Although the shareholders that the president was going to deal with were the distant relatives of the mistress, Yu Luqing, when comparing the two, the assistant clearly knew which was more important.
After all, it was the president, not the mistress, who paid his salary!
After the assistant left, Ling Qianchen fell into a long - time silence.
He wasn't hesitating. Instead, his brain was working fast on how to take down the remaining and more difficult shareholders in one go.
He hated being led around by the nose and hated living in a life full of surveillance even more.
Whether it was to be able to freely win back Yuan Meng in the future or to prevent the Ling Group from easily falling into a crisis again, he had to make a choice!
After dealing with some trivial matters, Ling Qianchen, rarely, skipped work right under everyone's noses.
As soon as Ling Qianchen left, the secretaries and assistants, who had just recovered from the shock, immediately started whispering to each other.
"Chatting during working hours. It seems that the performance appraisal deductions aren't harsh enough?"
Afraid that there might be some skeptical voices, the assistant immediately spoke out to warn them.
Hearing this, the secretaries and assistants all immediately lowered their heads and didn't dare to retort.
Come on, this special assistant was the most capable assistant of the president. If they really got caught, their performance appraisals would probably keep decreasing.
Ling Qianchen had no idea about all this. At this moment, he drove directly to the reality show site.
He was keeping a low - key profile, but he was still spotted by the sharp - eyed director.
When the director saw Ling Qianchen, a glint of excitement flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to get up to greet him, he was glared at fiercely.
"Mr. Ling, you..."
Afraid that the director's loud voice would attract Yuan Meng's attention who was playing the game, Ling Qianchen's sharp gaze swept over again and he issued a warning.
"Don't forget the contract."
The director suddenly came to his senses and at the same time, regretted his slow reaction.
In order to invite Ling Qianchen, the program team had clearly stated in the contract that if the program team exposed or leaked any information about Ling Qianchen without his consent, they would have to pay him a large amount of compensation.
Thank goodness.
The director sighed with relief, but he just couldn't resist his curiosity. So, while thinking he was being very discreet, he secretly stole glances at Ling Qianchen's expression.
Ling Qianchen naturally noticed the director's peeks, but he ignored them completely. His eyes were fixed on Yuan Meng, who showed a hint of impatience in her eyes when she heard the game rules.
Unexpectedly, he saw another vivid side of her.
Yuan Meng didn't notice anything. At this moment, she was bored, listening to the rules of the second - episode activities.
The men were responsible for taking the women to compete with another couple in terms of their tacit understanding. As long as they lasted until the end, they could get a small gift sponsored by the program team.
To put it simply, the men and women would form a temporary couple, and then compare the "current partner" with the "ex - partner".
The reason why people came to participate in this show was definitely not for the gift from the program team. Instead, they wanted to increase their popularity through favorable timing, geographical location, and harmonious human relations.
If they couldn't get these favorable conditions, they could also hype up a CP with their "crush" through this program.
Because Yuan Meng saw through the sordidness in the circle, she felt more and more resistant.
Forget it. It's just a matter of enduring these few episodes. Anyway, there won't be any more after that!
"Mengmeng, are you nervous?"
The male guest who was paired with Yuan Meng was a relatively popular second - male lead in several idol dramas recently.
To be fair, this male guest was good - looking, but the problem was his mouth.
He was too talkative!
Before she could respond, the male guest started chattering again.
"Mengmeng, there's really no need to be nervous. It's just some interactive activities."
"If you're really nervous, you can talk to me. Maybe that can relieve your nervousness?"
"Mengmeng, it's almost our turn. Don't worry. I'll definitely protect you until the very end!"
In response to all this, Yuan Meng could only show an embarrassed but polite smile. After all, the other party was her fan.
Of course, she didn't know if it was a "true fan" or a "fan for the sake of popularity", since the other party had indeed done some homework.
As the male guest said, he really took good care of Yuan Meng during the game, and Yuan Meng also cooperated very well. Whether on - site or in front of the camera, they won a round of applause.
Over there, the atmosphere was getting hotter and hotter. Some people even started cheering on - site and said they would support this CP.
Over here, the director was already shivering because there was a human ice - box standing beside him.
Help! He was almost frozen to death by this cold air!
After several rounds of the game, Yuan Meng and her partner's group won first place.
She thought the game was over and that she could just "happily" receive the small gift and then go back to her respective manager.
However, the host actually asked them to share their feelings.
Yuan Meng was speechless.
As if not seeing her increasing impatience, when the male guest was making his confession, he said that if his partner was Yuan Meng, he would never let her down in this lifetime.
Have to say, this confession was so cheesy and disgusting!
If it weren't for the fact that the show was about to end, Yuan Meng might really have slammed the table and left.
In order not to add more work to Sister Yun and to leave smoothly, she had to respond.
"Thank you. You really took good care of me. I'm quite touched inside. After all, this kind of tenderness and consideration is something I've never experienced before."
As soon as she said this, it aroused the sympathy and scolding of the on - site people.
Of course, the one they were scolding was still Ling Qianchen!
Over there, they were looking at each other affectionately, while over here, Ling Qianchen's eyes were so cold that they could kill a person.
What she meant was nothing more than implying that he wasn't gentle or considerate enough and was inferior to that temporary partner!?