Chapter 11: The CEO’s Spending Power

The sweet girl’s name is Lu Yu. Two years ago, she became an internet sensation with a viral “Bunny Dance” video. After graduation, she pursued a career as a full-time influencer.

Lu Yu originally planned to perform the Bunny Dance again, but upon seeing the disemboweled bunny plush toy, she hesitated and changed her mind. “Instead, I’ll show everyone how to film a video that makes your legs look super long.”

[Little Yu is wearing a JK skirt today. I thought she was going to do the Bunny Dance.]

[She’s not skipping it; she’s just too scared to do it with the poor bunny’s mutilated body lying there.]

[What did the bunny do to deserve this? Fu Li, you heartless man!]

Lu Yu ran over to talk to the cameraman for a moment, then positioned herself in front of the camera. Soon, everyone saw a towering female giant with legs seemingly two meters long.

Jiang Mi exclaimed in surprise, “Those legs are incredible!”

Lu Yu shyly responded, “The competition in the influencer world is fierce. If your legs aren’t long enough, you won’t make it.”

[Haha, Little Yu just exposed the twisted competition in the influencer circle.]

[A giant with long legs is also super cute.]

After Lu Yu’s introduction, she hesitated before pointing to the always-cool CEO. The domineering CEO, Cheng Lin, kept things simple yet luxurious by immediately throwing money around.

“A 10 million yuan red envelope—everyone can grab what they can, just have fun.”

[My hubby is too powerful, throwing money around like that!]

[I grabbed 500 yuan. For that alone, I must vote for Mr. Cheng!]

[I got 800 yuan, my brother got 500, my dad got 300, my mom got 1,300, and my grandpa got 100…]

The comment section suddenly shifted to everyone boasting about how much money they grabbed.

Jiang Mi quietly joined in with her phone and got 20 cents.

Out of a 10 million yuan red envelope, she got 20 cents—how could that be reasonable?

[A villainous supporting character is bound to have bad luck. Getting anything is already good.]

Jiang Mi felt a bit comforted by this, then turned to the main villain and asked, “How much did you get?”

“I didn’t participate,” Gu Chuan replied, uninterested in grabbing red envelopes.

“Come on, just try,” Jiang Mi said, looking at Gu Chuan expectantly.

Touched by the clear, bright look in her eyes, Gu Chuan mysteriously tapped the red envelope.

“How much did you get?” Jiang Mi eagerly leaned over to see, only to be blinded by a string of zeros that broke her heart.

“Mimi, how much did you get?” Lu Yu leaned in, listing everyone else’s amounts.

Lu Yu got 600 yuan.

Chen Wanru got 300 yuan.

Fu Li got 50,000 yuan.

Cheng Lin got 30,000 yuan.

Shen Mingxuan got 100,000 yuan.

Bai Ruoruo got 100,000 yuan.

Jiang Mi forced a smile—her luck was really something.

Just as she was about to speak, a deep, magnetic voice next to her chimed in.

“She got 110,000 yuan, and I got 20 cents,” Gu Chuan said, shaking his pink, girlish phone, which clearly displayed a 20-cent red envelope. Meanwhile, the black phone in Jiang Mi’s hand showed a string of zeros.

Lu Yu covered her mouth in surprise. “Brother Gu, your phone case is actually pink!”

[Haha, Little Yu sees it but doesn’t say anything, clever!]

The love between a lucky charm and an unlucky charm—I’m shipping it!]

Jiang Mi glanced at Gu Chuan’s cold, handsome profile, feeling a rush of sweetness inside.

She reached out to hold her pink phone and Gu Chuan’s warm, strong hand, giving it a gentle shake. A subtle current spread through their intertwined hands, flowing through their bodies.

Gu Chuan’s eyelids lowered, his pupils dark and deep, as if pulling everything into a whirlpool.

Jiang Mi’s eyes sparkled, and her voice was sweet and tender.

“Yes, it’s his pink phone.”

[Her phone case, his pink phone.]

[Jiang Mi knows exactly what she’s doing—who could resist that?]

[From my experience watching dating shows, couples who hit it off in the first episode always end up fighting later on.]

When Bai Ruoruo confirmed that Jiang Mi had only gotten 20 cents, she felt a sense of satisfaction, as if she had known all along that Jiang Mi had bad luck. Yet, she couldn’t feel happy.

Gu Chuan’s gentleness should belong to her!

Jiang Mi had stolen it!

That despicable woman!

Bai Ruoruo’s malice was undisguised. Jiang Mi glanced at her curiously and thought to herself, “The heroine is still too naive, showing her malice on her face. I need to help her grow.”

[Yes, yes, go for it, Mimi.]

The system casually encouraged her, while internally fretting that the villain’s luck was higher than the main couple’s, which didn’t make any sense!

After the CEO used his wealth to make a strong impression, there was only one female guest left—Chen Wanru.

She sang a classic old song, sweet and seductive, but the audience had already been spoiled by the quirky introductions. Such a standard performance just didn’t seem exciting enough.

[Is the introduction segment over already? It went by so fast—I haven’t had enough yet.]

[Dog training, fighting, dissections, giants, and money-throwing—haha, is this really a dating show and not a talent competition?]

[I’m dying of laughter—what was supposed to be a sweet dating show has been completely derailed by Jiang Mi!]

The director also wanted to ask, is this show really about finding love?

But seeing that the live stream had reached over 100 million viewers, completely crushing similar shows, the director couldn’t help but laugh and then dropped a huge bombshell.

“Tonight, the guests will be mixed-gender rooming, and the right to assign rooms goes to the winner of the self-introduction segment.”

[Mixed-gender rooming? Does that mean men and women will share rooms?]

[Expanding the possibilities—men with men, women with women, all good.]

[Wow, sharing a room on the first night? They’re really going all out.]

[Quick, check who’s in the lead! This will directly influence what happens next—so intense!]

The show’s producers had already informed the guests about these open rules beforehand, so everyone was calm, except Bai Ruoruo, who suddenly teared up. “I-I don’t think I can accept this.”

Everyone looked at Bai Ruoruo in surprise. Wasn’t this already known? Why make a fuss now?

Bai Ruoruo pouted, “I’m very conservative. I really can’t accept pre-marital X behavior.”

Jiang Mi quietly watched Bai Ruoruo’s performance. In the original story, when Bai Ruoruo cried like this, both men and women rushed to comfort her.

But the original Jiang Mi bluntly pointed out that the rules had been explained before the show, and if someone couldn’t accept it, they didn’t have to participate. Bai Ruoruo then claimed that her agent forced her to join, ending the conversation.

As a result, Bai Ruoruo became the pitiful, innocent girl oppressed by her company, gaining massive popularity both on the show and online.

But now, only Shen Mingxuan went to comfort her, while everyone else just watched.

The situation became awkward.

[The show definitely informed them in advance. Her crying now feels pointless.]

[I get that she’s trying to play the pure card, but it’s really awkward when no one is responding.]

[Ruoruo isn’t what you think—she must be forced by her company.]

Bai Ruoruo was also anxious now. No one was comforting her, no one was asking about her, making her feel like a ridiculous clown.

Her eyes helplessly sought out the domineering CEO, Cheng Lin, “Mr. Cheng…”

Suddenly being called out, Cheng Lin offered a very straightforward solution, “How about I pay for a hotel room for you?”

Bai Ruoruo: “……”

Everyone: “……” Haha.

Bai Ruoruo was so angry that she nearly ground her teeth to powder, her face turning red and white with anger.

In the end, the director couldn’t bear the awkwardness and had someone escort Bai Ruoruo off to film a scene, while the live broadcast continued.

“Now, let’s reveal the person who received the most votes during the self-introduction segment—”