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The most beautiful female guest?
No, no, no, she’d rather not. That’s way too high profile.
Ning Xiaoyu often felt that this love system was likely bound to the wrong host.
It was suitable for a self-motivated celebrity eager to become popular and yearning for a sweet love story, not for an idler like her who had no ambitions.
After seeing the options, that thought became even more apparent in her mind.
For both their sake, Ning Xiaoyu couldn’t help but suggest, “Why don’t we just forget this and part ways happily?”
In any case, if both parties could separate amicably, it would be a happy ending for everyone. Of course, before parting ways, she still needed to exchange all her love value for real currency.
When the love system heard Ning Xiaoyu’s idea of parting ways, it immediately said in anger, 【Girl, you’re not getting rid of me!】
Ning Xiaoyu: “……”
It seemed she couldn’t get rid of the love system for the time being. Ning Xiaoyu looked at the three options again and then made her choice.
It was still early, so she talked to the director and left Friends Lodge.
More than a week had passed since she last visited her father. Ever since his father became comatose, Ning Xiaoyu had been going to the hospital on time. This time she was delayed and she couldn’t wait to go and have a look at her father.
Ning Xiaoyu didn’t care how many shots she got and the director simply let her go. She took a taxi and left smoothly. Some of the celebrity guests were curious about where she was going, but with one less guest to compete with them for the camera, they happily let it be, so no one delved into the matter.
Ning Yuwei would have liked to reveal the reason, but unfortunately, no one asked her about it. With no one to cooperate with her, she could only hold back her words.
It was around ten o’clock in the morning when Ning Xiaoyu arrived at the hospital.
In the ward, Father Ning’s condition was similar to before. His eyes were tightly closed and it was unknown when he would wake up.
Regarding the time when he would wake up from his unconscious state, the doctor always gave her one answer.
Perhaps, soon.
Perhaps, it’ll take a lifetime.
She sat down beside Father Ning and, as she had done every time, told him her daily life.
“Dad, the last time I came here, I actually wanted to tell you something. I recently…… encountered a strange, strange thing that completely messed up the rhythm of my life. I’m not sure if the end result is going to be good or bad.”
This strange thing naturally referred to the fact that she had been bound to the love system.
When the love system heard that, it hurriedly said, 【Girl, of course, it’ll be a good ending!】
Ning Xiaoyu ignored the love system and continued, “Ning Yuwei and I see each other every day but don’t worry, we haven’t had any conflicts……” At least, there was no confrontation on the surface.
“I met her at a birthday party the day before yesterday, but neither of us had any intention to greet each other.
I’ve been doing well recently. The audience likes me a lot and the number of my fans has also increased.
Seven years, Dad.
I’ve hated you before and I also hate her. Why did it have to happen during the most critical period of my life? But now, I just want you to wake up. I’m alone and I’m really tired……”
If not for these changes, Ning Xiaoyu would probably still be studying at one of the top universities in the country.
Unfortunately, as she said before, there were no ifs in this world.
So, right now, she was a 16th-line actress and would only remain to be one.
Ning Xiaoyu paused and right when she was about to continue, a drop of crystal clear tears trickled down from the corner of the middle-aged man’s eyes who was lying on the hospital bed.
Tears slid down his thin face and sank into the pillowcase, leaving only a trail of wet marks.
Ning Xiaoyu saw it with her sharp eyes. Relying on instinct, she immediately rang the buzzer beside the bed.
The doctor came quickly. Ning Xiaoyu explained the situation just now and after the doctor examined Father Ning, a genuine smile appeared on his face.
“This is a good thing. It indicates that the patient is gradually beginning to respond to the outside world. Whenever you’re free, come and spend more time with your father. He may just suddenly wake up.”
In the past seven years, no matter what Ning Xiaoyu said, Father Ning had no reaction at all.
Yet for some reason, he began to respond today.
Was he sad just now?
Could this be the effect of the love system?
———pr
On the way back to Friends Lodge, Ning Xiaoyu made a trip to the mall and bought herself a few outfits.
All the love value has been emptied and used to exchange for real currency. She had spent most of it on bills, leaving only a few thousand dollars with her for daily expenses.
As soon as Ning Xiaoyu returned, she ran into the group of guests who had just come back from the beach to change clothes.
Shen Yueyue trotted over when she saw her. She leaned on Ning Xiaoyu and said, “Xiao Yu, you’re back?”
“Mm.”
Shen Yueyue’s smile was bright. “Just right in time, let’s go back to our room and change clothes. The director said that after changing, we can go to the beach on our own before 5:00 p.m. for the bonfire.”
The guests wore more everyday clothes during the day. So for the evening bonfire party, they naturally have to change.
While Ning Xiaoyu and Shen Yueyue were going back to their rooms, she heard a lot of gossip from Shen Yueyue about what happened during the day, such as the guest playing the game of ‘you push me and I push you’.
Ning Yuwei was particularly cunning, wearing spaghetti straps and hot pants, when the male guests encountered her, they didn’t dare touch her directly. One by one, all the male guests who participated were defeated by Ning Yuwei.
Ning Xiaoyu listened patiently. She had no questions she wanted to ask and nothing she wanted to know. The love system took the initiative to explain to her, 【Girl, this kind of game, no matter how careful the guests are, will always accidentally touch some parts of their opponent’s body…… So, the movie king simply gave up the game and did not participate. Ning Yuwei was unhappy at that time, hehe.】
The last two ‘hehe’s’ of the love system were very villainous.
Ning Yuwei dressed like that not for other male guests to see. To her, Xu Cheng was at most a popular spare tire. But there was only one real goal for her, and that was Lu Jingdu.
But Lu Jingdu would rather give up directly than participate.
In this way, it’s no wonder Ning Yuwei was unhappy.
At this time Ning Xiaoyu arrived at the door of her room. Shen Yueyue said with a smile, “Xiao Yu, if you’re done changing, you can head to the beach first. You know that I’m rather slow.”
Ning Xiaoyu nodded. She entered the room and began to change.
Other female guests may take an hour or two to get their styling done, but with Ning Xiaoyu, it could be done in five minutes.
The love system knew that Ning Xiaoyu had chosen option B in the morning.
So, what kind of clothes would Ning Xiaoyu pick to highlight her strengths?
Honestly, the love system could hardly wait.
It looked at Ning Xiaoyu expectantly, and then……
It fell into silence and started to doubt life once again.
The words ‘highlights your strengths’ can actually, unexpectedly, be used in this way?
Its host, why was her way of thinking so unusual?! Why on earth—?
It saw that Ning Xiaoyu preparing to wear an animal onesie.
This clothing was very popular this year, especially the little dinosaur style, which was selling like crazy. The onesies were cute and many people wear them. Merchants have launched many styles.
When Ning Xiaoyu was at the mall, she didn’t buy a popular style but the salted fish one.
The overall color was blue and the hat was in the style of a fish head. The rest was ordinary, but the head with its two dull round fish eyes that have more white than pupils, was both dumb and silly and looked kind of cute.
After Ning Xiaoyu put it on, she stuck both hands into the pockets of her clothes and said, “It’s going to be a bit cold at night on the beach so wearing this is perfect.”
Not to mention, this cotton onesie was comfortable to wear, much better than those tight-wrapped dresses.
【Love System: N-no…… This…… B, option B is……】
Ning Xiaoyu asked in response, “Am I not highlighting my strength by dressing like this?”
The love system was misled by its unusual host.
【Love System: ……It seems so.】 It highlighted her saltiness…… After all, she had on a whole salted fish outfit!
Ning Xiaoyu continued asking, “Won’t it attract the attention of the movie king?”
【Love System: That…… It would.】
It was so unusual, how could it not attract attention?
Ning Xiaoyu shrugged. “Then it means I dressed appropriately according to option B.”
【Love System: Uh…… Now that you say so, it seems like you’re right.】 That’s why it was strange.
With both hands in her pockets and the salted fish head hood on, Ning Xiaoyu headed out. Several staff members recognized her along the way, their eyes glued to her attire.
The hood looked really amusing and was the soul of the whole outfit. When people saw it, there was only one thought in their minds, which was, they wanted to buy one too!
Ning Xiaoyu arrived at the beach neither early nor late, and besides her, only Shen Yueyue was missing.
As soon as she came, she attracted the attention of the other guests.
Xi Rui laughed straight away. “Xiaoyu, that’s a nice outfit. Where did you buy it?”
“At the mall.”
“I like it. I also want to buy one later.”
【Hahaha, this outfit is perfect for Xiao Yu!】
【I have the same style. I’m proud! I don’t need to buy one.】
【I didn’t know other styles were out. Even as a fan, I can never guess what Xiao Yu will do next! (Super loud)】
【This salted fish hood is xswl[1]xiào sǐ wǒle – making me laugh to death.】
【In a crowd of celebrities, Xiao Yu’s outfit really stands out!】
【The salted fish has successfully become a spirit and transformed into its human form! Dog head.jpg】
Ning Yuwei was wearing an expensive black sequined mermaid dress which attracted the attention of the female guests, who inquired about its price.
But Ning Xiaoyu’s casual attire made Ning Yuwei, the most well-dressed person, into a joke! It was like the traffic she cared about, the number of fans she cared about, and the variety show performance she cared about, were all nothing to Ning Xiaoyu.
She, Ning Yuwei, will remember this!
But Ning Xiaoyu didn’t care what Ning Yuwei thought. She only cared whether she was comfortable or not. And it just so happens that this set of salted fish onesies feels cozy and a great value for money. It was both cheap and comfortable to wear.
At half past five, all the guests had arrived and the bonfire had been lit. But before playing games around the bonfire, the guests have to first fill their stomachs.
That night, the program team prepared a complete set of cooking tools for the guests so they could grill their own food. Guests could freely choose what they wanted to eat.
Mu Jiajia said with a smile, “I like barbecue best.”
Xu Cheng offered, “I’m not hungry yet, so how about I cook for everyone? It’s my pleasure to serve all of you.”
Ling Zige followed suit, “Me too. My friends say that I have a special talent for roasting food.”
The director smiled and commented, “Is cooking for everyone easy? They’re all yours guys! You have a free coolie so why not use them?”
The guests all laughed.
Of course, if they wanted to do things on their own, they could do so. The grill was large enough to accommodate four or five people using them simultaneously.
Ning Xiaoyu was carefully selecting ingredients for herself. Sweet potato was a must for roasting. Two skewers of eggplant, three skewers of gluten meat, and one skewer of enoki mushroom……
As she was doing so, the voice of the love system sounded in her ears right on time. Sure enough, it would never be absent on such a lively occasion.
【Girl, everyone has no idea that the movie king dislikes grilled foods. He would rather be hungry than have a bite. But a person’s habit cannot be set in stone, and perhaps, he can make an exception for ‘someone’ tonight. To prevent the movie king from starving, you can—
A: Bake a chiffon cake for the movie king.
B: Personally grill food for the movie king.
C: Prepare an edible item for the movie king that he will never forget!
Girl, to capture a man’s heart, you must first capture his stomach! By relying on delicious food, take a step closer to the movie king! I believe you can do it!】
I can?
Which eye of yours sees that I can?
Oh. Ning Xiaoyu remembered the love system had no eyes.
Then never mind.
After Ning Xiaoyu was done selecting food, she began to ponder which system option to choose.
She had to do the love system’s task. That one tear Father Ning shed gave Ning Xiaoyu hope that he could wake up with the system’s power.
However, she also didn’t want the love system to be too complacent, lest it get carried away and become smug.
Her eyes scanned the three options and soon knew what to do.
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