When the voting reached its peak stage, Ning Xiaoyu was playing a handshake game with the dog.

“Give me your left paw.”

The dog raised its left paw cooperatively.

“Good boy. Give me your right paw.”

The dog obediently raised its right paw.

“Turn around.”

The border collie turn around in a circle, wagging its tail merrily.

“Massage my leg.”

【??? The difference of this instruction seems a bit large?】

【Border Collie: I’m not a human, but you are a real dog.】

【Salted Fish King: Never let go of any available labor force, including dogs.】

【The salted fish king is really something! Making the dog massage her legs!】

While Ning Xiaoyu and the dog were having fun, guests from other groups were interacting with their fans.

“Our group’s photos are number one and number two, but everyone should vote according to their own wishes.”

“You can vote for whatever you like.”

“What? You only like our group? Thank you then. Thank you all for your support.”

Although the guests in other groups tried their best to get votes for themselves, the number of votes for the two photos of Ning Xiaoyu’s group continued to increase at an overwhelming rate.

【Family, charge.】

【Vote before it ends. Xiao Yu’s face must be there!】

【Feel free to vote for whichever photo you want, anyway, the votes for both photos will be added in the end!】

【Damn it, why isn’t there a photo of the movie king as a boatman?】

【Go, go, go!】

By the time Ning Xiaoyu and the dog were both tired of playing, the final voting results came out.

Ning Xiaoyu and Lu Jingdu’s team won first place by a huge margin.

【Love System: Wuuwuuwuu, the photo of you looking at each other in your wedding clothes appears like you’re really about to enter the bridal chamber. The movie king marrying into the family seems to not be a bad idea!】

The love system has recently learned a lot of trendy terms, such as marvelous and not bad, which it used from time to time.

Ning Xiaoyu ignored the love system. Seeing the final result, she waved goodbye to the dog and went back to the guest house to rest along with the program team.

When she left, the dog sat at the door of the restaurant, quietly watching her receding back. This scene made the audience feel distressed.

【I didn’t expect that our salted fish king had the potential to be a scum girl.】

【Teasing the dog but not taking it away, you’re playing with the puppy’s heart!】

【Xiao Yu! You stop! I won’t allow you to treat it like this! Take it with you!】

It was clear that the dog had already regarded Ning Xiaoyu as a friend. But it was a dog with an owner so Ning Xiaoyu obviously couldn’t take it away, nor would she do so. At this moment, a quirky comment suddenly mixed into the barrage.

【Xiao Yu already has her own puppy so she can’t keep another one.】

This was quickly drowned out by other comments.

Still, a few viewers noticed it and responded, 【Xiao Yu has a dog? What breed is it?】

【She can’t keep another one? That’s right, it’s also a laborious task to raise a puppy. If you don’t have the time, definitely don’t get a dog.】

【Then is it okay for Xiao Yu to stay away from home for so long? She’s been recording the show lately.】

【Xiao Yu must take good care of her dog, after all, most of its life is spent on waiting for her.】

The love system that left the message hid its merit as it looked on at the replies with an idiotic auntie smile on its imaginary face.

The movie king had been eating soft food from its host recently, so it saying so wasn’t wrong. No need to worry about anything else, Xiao Yu would definitely take care of her family’s puppy.

———

After Ning Xiaoyu and Shen Yueyue returned to their room at the guest house, she quickly took a hot bath and was ready to go to bed. At this time, the voice of the love system keen to make trouble sounded in her ears again.

【Girl, it’s a good opportunity to deepen ones relationship in the quiet of the night. Today, you won two first places together with the movie king, adding another layer in your bond. As you get along day by day, have your relationship become more sincere and deep?

The movie king is staying next door. At this time, you can——

A: Knock on the movie king’s door and say good night to him face to face.

B: Send the movie king a cup of steaming hot milk to help him sleep well.

C: Dress up as a passionate wild cat and keep him up all night!】

Looking at these three options, Ning Xiaoyu became speechless.

“Love System, you’re a bit over the top right now, do you know?”

The love system put on an innocent expression. 【Girl, what are you talking about? Each of these three options is normal ah.】

Ning Xiaoyu asked back, “Normal?”

Was option C normal? Was she the ignorant one?

The love system sighed. 【These are just tactics between CP’s, after all, a dull life needs a little fun.】

Ning Xiaoyu gave an “Oh”, and without any fluctuation in her voice, she said, “He and I aren’t a CP, thank you.”

The love system secretly thought in its imaginary head, 【Not right now, but what about later? Who doesn’t love a passionate wild cat? Making the movie king awake all night thinking about the host, won’t it deepen the bond between the two of them more?】

Before Ning Xiaoyu could choose, the love system couldn’t help but add, 【Girl, if you choose C, you don’t need to worry about the props. I can conjure cat ears and cat tails for you.】

Ning Xiaoyu: “……”

“This is too much. I’ll be locked up in a cell with you being like this.”

【Love system: ??? What cell? It’s just cat ears and cat tails?】

Ning Xiaoyu ignored the love system and casually chose option A. She then got up and began to put on a coat.

Seeing that she was about to go out, Shen Yueyue help put on the coat for her as she asked curiously, “Xiao Yu, you’re going out right now?”

Ning Xiaoyu hummed. “I’m going out for a bit, I’ll be right back.”

Shen Yueyue let out an “Oh”, then said, “Then bring your room card with you. I’m going to shower.”

“Okay.”

Ning Xiaoyu took her room card and went out.

The twelve guests all shared a room with another person. Like her, Lu Jingdu also had a roommate.

But she was lucky. When she knocked on the door, it was Lu Jingdu who opened the door for her and not the other person.

Seeing that the person outside the door was Ning Xiaoyu, a flash of surprise crossed the bottom of Lu Jingdu’s eyes.

Ning Xiaoyu looked at him and expressionlessly said, “Good night.”

If Lu Jingdu could post an emoji right now, he would probably send out a ‘puzzled’ emoji.

He froze for a second, then said in a low and pleasant voice, “Good night.”

After saying good night to each other, Ning Xiaoyu turned and left straight away.

Lu Jingdu’s brows rose up slightly. He stepped out of the room and asked, “Do you need something?”

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t look back. “It’s nothing. Good night.”

Coming to the door just to say good night, this kind of thing must seem strange to other people.

It’s no wonder that Lu Jingdu followed her out of the room and asked if she needed something.

If it was someone else, he might have thought whether the other person was playing hard to get by showing aloofness.

The love system looked innocent. 【Girl, if you choose option B or C, it won’t seem strange at all. Whether it’s delivering milk or dressing up as a passionate kitten, it’s not strange at all!】

Ning Xiaoyu remained expressionless. “You’re blaming it on me?” Blaming her for choosing A?

The love system shrank its neck. 【I’m not!】

However, although its host did not choose C, it could probably achieve the same effect.

Coming to the movie king’s door to say goodnight, making him sleepless all night!

This way seems pretty good too?

———

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t care if the movie king would lose sleep or not. As a salted fish, she had never cared about the sexual tension between men and women, as well as the issue of mutual games.

What? Men and women have to push and pull with each other’s feelings? Hot and then cold?

So many things to consider for a romantic relationship? Passion between two people?

Since it’s so troublesome, it’s better to just stay single.

Ning Xiaoyu fell asleep soon after returning to the room, but Lu Jingdu in the next room suffered from insomnia just as the love system thought.

He didn’t fall asleep until early morning.

———

The three days in Jiangnan passed by in a flash and the guests all went back home on the next day. As soon as the plane landed, Ning Xiaoyu spoke to the director. Afterwards, she left the group and took a taxi to visit her father in the hospital.

The last time she came to the hospital, her father had become somewhat conscious and his condition was much better than before.

Then what about this time?

Would he open his eyes and talk to her?

After seven years of no conversation, she had almost forgotten her father’s voice.

Before encountering the love system, she would occasionally think that perhaps this was it.

Maybe a closure could be a form of relief for both the patient and the family. However, relying on that sum of compensation, her father pulled through.

After meeting the love system, a little hope was rekindled in her heart.

Now that there was a real possibility that her father could wake up, she had a feeling of anticipation and fear once again.

Perhaps she was, by nature, a contradictory person.

After all, she’d never been a decisive heroine.

She also occasionally gets confused.

As Ning Xiaoyu was thinking about things, she walked slowly to the door of the ward.

However, a few meters away, she saw an unexpected person.

—President Ning.

It was unknown when he came.

At this moment, he was standing silently by the window, looking at the old and haggard man lying on the hospital bed inside the ward.

Possibly hearing the movements of Ning Xiaoyu, President Ning turned his head.

Seeing that it was her, the other party smiled at her gently. “Hello, Xiao Yu.”

After saying so, he didn’t wait for Ning Xiaoyu to respond, and quickly added another sentence, “Or should I call you my cousin^[1]younger female cousin?”

Ning Xiaoyu wasn’t surprised that President Ning found out about her and her father.

President Ning was rich and powerful, and this time the whole family returned to the country for her father.

Therefore, it was only a matter of time before he found the two of them.

However, the fact that he was able to find her father’s location so quickly still caused Ning Xiaoyu to be a bit surprised.

Seeing that Ning Xiaoyu had remained silent, President Ning gently extended his hand towards her. “Then please allow me to introduce myself in more detail. My name is Ning Xuchen, six years older than you. I’ve been in M country before, but I will continue to develop my business in the country from now on.

Besides me, you also have another older brother^[2]elder male cousin with the same surname and an older sister^[3]elder female cousin. You’re the youngest in the family.”

The youngest?

Ning Xiaoyu was a little uncertain what President Ning meant.

In terms of age, she has a biological sister, Ning Yuwei, who was two years younger than her.

Was President Ning unaware of Ning Yuwei’s existence or did he intentionally disregarded her?