After Ning Xiaoyu saw the message, the first thing she did was to wonder if she had been exposed.

But on second thought, it was unlikely. Not to mention the fact that it was too dark to see anything, from another perspective, her voice wasn’t her own but that of the female lead.

Looking at it this way, no matter how powerful the other party was, it was impossible to know who she was.

Thus, the salted fish soon completely relaxed again.

Who cares why he sent her a message? A salted fish never cared about such minor issues.

However, after receiving the movie king’s text message, everything undergoes a significant change.

But unfortunately, this change wasn’t beneficial to Ning Xiaoyu, but rather troublesome.

On the one hand, the number of people in her live broadcast room has increased several times in an instant. The small rickety live broadcast room with only a few hundred people now has several thousands.

On the other hand, when she arrived in the downstairs kitchen early in the morning, several female guests looked at her with a hint of meaning, as if they were guessing how she could receive a message from the movie king. Another actress even took the initiative to greet her with a smile.

A day ago, she was still an invisible actress that no one cared about.

She’s afraid people wouldn’t believe it if she said that she would rather not be noticed and only wanted to stick around until the end of the show to silently receive her payment.

【Anchor’s popularity has increased a lot but why do I feel like you’re not excited at all?】

【Anchor, your current popularity is not at the bottom anymore.】

【Applause for the anchor!】

Thank you, but it’s not necessary.

Not wanting to mingle with other guests, Ning Xiaoyu grabbed a cup of instant wonton, opened it to pour hot water, and waited until it was ready.

During this period, Ning Xiaoyu noticed that Ning Yuwei had looked at her several times. However, Ning Xiaoyu was too lazy to acknowledge her.

Last night, Ning Yuwei took the initiative to send Lu Jingdu a message, but instead of replying to her, Lu Jingdu sent Ning Xiayu a message instead.

This was undoubtedly a big blow to Ning Yuwei, the proud daughter of heaven.

However, what does it have to do with Ning Xiaoyu?

During breakfast, the movie king still didn’t show up.

The others continued to have no comment.

She heard that the program team put a lot of effort into getting the movie king to agree to sign a contract. They probably made a lot of concessions in order to get him on the show such as giving him special treatment or allowing him not to attend group activities.

In any case, Lu Jingdu was a living signboard, and whatever show he joined was guaranteed to be popular.

Even if he only showed up symbolically, his ardent fans would come and support him without complaint.

The program team was already very satisfied to have him present. The director probably no longer asks for more.

After breakfast, it was morning free time.

The director coughed lightly and said, “I believe everyone knows that the male guest who received the most ‘good night’ messages last night was Lu Jingdu, and the female guest who received the most ‘good night’ messages was Ning Yuwei. This morning, some guests have become inactive and didn’t send a ‘good morning’ message on time.”

For some reason, Ning Xiaoyu felt as if she was shot in the knee.

Early in the morning, she woke up in a daze and saw that she was on a hot search. She had long forgotten about sending a message to another guest.

“To improve the guests’ enthusiasm to make friends, the program team decided that each time a task is completed, you can get friendship coins, as well as every time you received a message from another guest. This friendship coin is the only currency recognized by the program team. Everything used by the guests this morning, like food, needs to be paid with it. The prices for the ingredients, instant hot pot, self-heating rice meal, self-heating wontons, and other food have been listed by staff on the board. Everyone can check it on their own.

Guests who don’t have enough friendship coins can earn it through work.”

As for what to do, the program team gave several options——

1: Buy groceries （5 friendship coins）

2: Water the plants and flowers （3 friendship coins）

3: Clean the Friends Lodge （6 friendship coins）

4: Perform a talent （2 friendship coins）

5: Given by other guests.

6: To be added later.

“Okay, now, the staff will issue friendship coins to all the guests.”

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t receive a single friendship coin.

She was supposed to have three, having sent one message last night and received two, but the cup of instant wontons cost 3 friendship coins, so she had spent all she had earned.

This also meant that if she wanted to eat an instant hot pot worth three coins for lunch, she had to work in the morning.

Of course, she could be a sea king^[1]refers to someone who is involved in several affairs at the same time and is constantly chasing new conquests and send a message to each guest at noon.

She could, but it’s completely unnecessary.

Therefore, she selected task two, which was watering the plants and flowers.

It seemed like a relatively easy job.

However, when Ning Xiaoyu took the watering can to the small garden and saw the flowers and plants all around the place, she felt…… that this job might not be so easy.

Not to mention that as soon as she arrived, she could hear someone taking a phone call somewhere in the garden.

“You’re overreaching.

What show I participate in isn’t any of your concern.”

Although the other party said ‘you’ in a formal way, no matter the tone or the overall meaning of his sentence, it carried a hint of indifference and detachment.

Ning Xiaoyu knew that she had come at the wrong time and bumped into someone else’s conversation. She was about to quietly retreat while holding the empty watering can, when as if nothing happened, the person talking on the phone had already put it down and his sharp eyes fixed on Ning Xiaoyu with precision.

It was a familiar face.

Ning Xiaoyu cried out in her heart for her bad luck.

Aren’t you absent for breakfast earlier?

Don’t you have a special meal on your own?

Haven’t you been absent from several gatherings?

Why was she so unlucky that she always encountered Lu Jingdu when no one else was around?

Ning Xiaoyu couldn’t help but speculate if the love system was secretly playing tricks on her.

She just thought of the love system, but she didn’t expect that the next second, it would issue a task.

【Girl, as you can see, the movie king has just finished an unpleasant conversation and isn’t in a good mood. Everyone has their own little secret, and it just so happens that you accidentally discovered his. Right now, you can——

A: Sincerely apologize: Daddy, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, it was all just an accident!

B: Denial to death: What? Don’t worry, I didn’t hear a thing! I promise!

C: Warm comfort: Silent company is better than anything else. Silently accompany him through this unpleasant time.】

Ning Xiaoyu wildly complained inside.

She only heard a couple of nonsensical words, so how could it be considered her discovering the movie king’s little secret? What secret? How come she, the person who overheard, knew nothing about it? She couldn’t even guess the identity, age, or gender of the person he was talking to.

At this time, Lu Jingdu had already walked a few steps towards Ning Xiaoyu’s direction as he straightened his cuffs. He casually asked, “Do you need something?”

Ning Xiaoyu shook her head. “No. I came to water the flowers.”

The other party nodded.

Ning Xiaoyu took the watering can, found a faucet, and filled it with water. After doing so, she didn’t forget to ask, “What’s the time limit for option C?”

【Love System: The moment the movie king becomes happy is when the task ends.】

So, she not only had to do the task but also had to worry whether the movie king was happy or not?

What kind of chosen one was he?!

This was simply a winner in life!

So many people adore him and care for his wellbeing. He really had everything in life.

Truthfully speaking, Ning Xiaoyu’s father was in a coma, and her mother remarried, so she really envied him a bit.

The first task, at any rate, still had a time limit. She only needed to sit by his side for ten minutes then, but now it was vague.

However, among the three options, Ning Xiaoyu still reluctantly chose C.

Why?

Because she couldn’t just call someone Daddy out of the blue, could she? That would be too embarrassing.

In that case, A was the first one to be ruled out.

As for B, it was too fake. She obviously heard what the other party said— although there were only two sentences— but refused to admit it. What was this? She, Ning Xiaoyu, was a salted fish, but she wouldn’t be a classless person.

As for why she didn’t choose to accept the punishment, Ning Xiaoyu had some considerations in her mind.

Option C, comparatively speaking, wasn’t too difficult for her, and after earning a love value, it could be exchanged into 10,000 real currency. It just so happened that it would be time to pay for her father’s hospital bill in two days. To be honest, she’s quite short of money.

All things considered, the cost-effectiveness of choosing C was very high.

Hence, Ning Xiaoyu stayed in the garden and watered the plants while observing the movie king.

Great, the movie king took a seat on a stone chair.

Great, the movie king seemed to be pondering about something and probably had no intention of leaving for the time being.

Great, no one else was still coming in the garden.

Ning Xiaoyu finished watering as fast as she had ever done in her life, then put down the watering can and quietly walked to the grass behind the movie king.

Her movements weren’t small so Lu Jingdu immediately noticed her approach, but there wasn’t much expression on his face and he remained silent.

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t say anything either.

Anyway, the task was only about silent companionship. The two of them didn’t need to say anything. Nor were they in a relationship where they needed to say anything.

Ning Xiaoyu sat on the grass. The air around her was filled with the mixed scent of green grass and flowers, and it was refreshing and invigorating.

Perhaps because she didn’t sleep well last night, or perhaps because the morning sun was so warm, the salted fish began to give off a salty taste once again. To put it plainly and bluntly, Ning Xiaoyu was sleepy.

She tried her best to keep her eyes wide open and asked the love system in her mind, “How is it? How is the movie king feeling now?”

The voice of the love system sounded like it was on the verge of tears, 【He is still in a depressed mood. What to do?】

Ning Xiaoyu let out an “Oh”. Option C was silent companionship, she remembered.

However, the sun was really too warm and cozy.

She tried hard, but she just couldn’t carry on.

Ning Xiaoyu thought to herself that it shouldn’t matter if she just slept for a little while— just for a little while.

It was at this point that the camera, which hadn’t been able to be turned on due to some kind of technical malfunction, finally started working.

In a flash, an overwhelming number of viewers frantically flocked into the live broadcast room.

Then, they were met by Ning Xiaoyu…… and the popular movie king beside her.

At this moment, the young and handsome movie king was sitting silently on a stone chair. Even if he didn’t move, the scene was beautiful and moving enough.

Fans of the movie king couldn’t help but wonder what was going on. Why was Ning Xiaoyu by their brother’s side again? Girlfriend fans were just about to start scolding Ning Xiaoyu for her schemes and flick her away from their brother’s side when they suddenly realized that the person who wouldn’t leave the movie king alone seemed to have…… fallen asleep.