Did Assistant Xie Make the Trending Searches Today? - Chapter 26.2

Chapter 26.2

Naturally, Jin Huaifeng wouldn’t undermine himself at a time like this. He asked the question he cared more about: “So, does what you promised me still count?”

“What?” Xie He-ting was stunned for a moment.

“Not allowed to… um, I mean, for the subsequent dates and selection segments, you said you’d only choose me.” Thinking of the incident that made him angry, Jin Huaifeng very “tactfully” changed his wording.

“Um…”

Xie He-ting’s features were all tangled together in hesitation.

He had only agreed before under Jin Huaifeng’s “despotic power”!

If Jin Huaifeng still showed him no respect as before, Young Master Xie would certainly rise up in resistance.

But… he bought him a beautiful cake!

Xie He-ting was conflicted.

“Can I think about it?” Xie He-ting said hesitatingly.

When he spoke, his eyes were full of expectation, hoping Jin Huaifeng would see his conflict and refuse him.

“No. You promised me. Once you promise, you can’t go back on your word,” Jin Huaifeng said without a second thought.

“Oh! Fine!” Xie He-ting agreed unwillingly.

Jin Huaifeng narrowed his eyes with pleasure at his frustrated look.

So easy to bully.

He inexplicably discovered what animal Xie He-ting resembled. He was like a pufferfish; if you poked him, the whole thing would puff up. but as long as you were gentle enough, the puffed-up fellow would become very obedient.

As Xie He-ting was unpacking the cake, he suddenly thought of something and stole several glances at Jin Huaifeng.

Jin Huaifeng understood his meaning immediately and said bluntly: “If you have something to say, say it.”

Don’t look at him like that; the little gaze made him feel uneasy.

Xie He-ting looked around, his gaze sweeping over the several cameras in the room, and hesitated.

“Brother…”

“Mhm?”

“I have something to say to you.” Xie He-ting was a bit conflicted. When Jin Huaifeng looked over, he added in a small voice: “In private.”

So, Xie He-ting and Jin Huaifeng stood up simultaneously and walked toward the bathroom.

The bullet chat was puzzled: Is it absolutely necessary for two people to go to the bathroom together?

Jin Huaifeng: “Alright, there are no cameras here. Speak.”

Xie He-ting looked at Jin Huaifeng’s face, hesitated again and again, but still said what he wanted to say: “At the end, let’s hold hands, okay?”

Jin Huaifeng’s pupils constricted sharply. For a moment, he didn’t even react to what Xie He-ting meant.

Hold hands—he should know what holding hands means.

Previously he seemed to have nerves as thick as a utility pole, so is this “playing hard to get”?

Or a new method to entice him?

Jin Huaifeng hadn’t been completely dazed yet and gave him a meaningful look: “Weren’t you unwilling to be with me before? Why the sudden desire to hold hands?”

Xie He-ting blinked his eyes very sincerely: “Successful hand-holding gives a fifty-thousand-yuan love fund. Shall we go half-and-half then?”

Swoosh—

A bucket of cold water was poured over him. Jin Huaifeng’s heart turned cold, and the little bit of sweetness and joy was completely washed away by this bucket of water.

Seeing Jin Huaifeng’s face getting darker and darker, Xie He-ting wondered if he was asking for too much. After hesitating for a long while, he said with a face of heartache: “Then… you take thirty, and I take twenty?”

Jin Huaifeng glared at him fiercely, his gaze darkening. What on earth was inside this fellow’s head?

His voice was squeezed out syllable by syllable from his back teeth: “Do I look like I lack money?”

He actually treated him as a tool for hand-holding???

“I know you don’t lack money…” Xie He-ting had known that for a long time.

But Jin Huaifeng didn’t like him! And now Jin Huaifeng required him to only choose him every time; he certainly wouldn’t be able to hold hands with anyone else.

Looking at it this way, Jin Huaifeng was absolutely the best choice.

You have to know, the production team was giving out fifty thousand yuan!

During this time, Xie He-ting had learned to use his phone to see the world, though he didn’t dare search too much on the show’s phone for fear of others finding something wrong.

However, he had already gained a preliminary understanding of the price levels in this world. As the “Xiaodu Encyclopedia” said, for a fresh university graduate, the average monthly salary wasn’t even five thousand yuan!

Fifty thousand—how long would it take to earn that.

But if Jin Huaifeng was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.

Xie He-ting was a bit disappointed but still forced a smile: “Alright. If Brother is unwilling, then it’s fine.”

Seeing his face full of regret, Jin Huaifeng gave him a wary look and questioned in a raised voice: “You wouldn’t be thinking of holding hands with someone else, would you?”

Xie He-ting didn’t say a word, his large, innocent eyes blinking.

As the saying goes, if it’s not bright in the east, it’ll be bright in the west.

“Not allowed!” Jin Huaifeng said without a second thought.

“Why?” Xie He-ting was a bit anxious.

It was fine not to hold hands with him, but how could he not be allowed to hold hands with others? Too much!

Jin Huaifeng was almost angry to death by him!

He really wanted to saw open his head and see what was inside!

“I promised you. No looking for anyone else!”

Jin Huaifeng pushed open the door with a “pa,” slammed it, and left.

“Eh? You promised me?” Xie He-ting thought he had heard wrong and chased after him joyfully.

Why is Brother Jin so mean again? Did He-he provoke him?

No way. He-he has such a good temper. Brother Jin naturally has a big temper; it’s normal.

If Jin Huaifeng saw this, he would certainly spit blood.

So he was a “tool-person” for nothing and didn’t even get any credit? Is there no justice?

Xie He-ting observed that although the person on the sofa had a foul face, there was no sign of him losing his temper, so he continued unpacking the cake.

While unpacking, he asked: “Brother, where did you buy the cake?”

He had made up his mind—once this week’s recording was finished, he would go buy cake to eat!

“Outside.”

“Outside, huh…” Xie He-ting’s hand paused while unpacking the cake, and he muttered in a small voice, “It’s very fun outside. I didn’t expect they sold cakes too.”

“You want to go out and play? I’ll take you.” Jin Huaifeng glanced at him. “The next two days are free activities, right.”

“Eh?” Xie He-ting stopped his movements and turned his head to look at him: “You weren’t even here just now, how did you know?”

Jin Huaifeng thought, I’m one of the investors of this show, how could I not know.

With no visible change on his face, he explained solemnly: “I guessed. Usually, the recording process for shows is like this. Ours is a dating show; if we’re dating every day, it won’t be long before the audience finds it boring.”

“Oh! Makes sense!” Xie He-ting nodded in agreement.

He-he, why do you believe everything he says? Men are all ‘big pig trotters’ (liars)!

Except for our He-he.

Except for Stars too!

Except for the Puppy too!

Fine, so only Jin Huaifeng is a ‘big pig trotter,’ okay?

Good!

Seconded

A ‘big pig trotter’ who knows how to coax people with cake.

Jin Huaifeng watched him cutting the cake unpracticed and asked if he needed help.

“Let me study it myself, okay? I’ll have it ready very quickly,” Xie He-ting replied in a gentle voice.

Jin Huaifeng rested his right hand on his chin, lowered his head slightly, and watched Xie He-ting dividing the cake with an amused look.

Xie He-ting focused on the metal cake knife in his hand and carefully measured the size to be divided with his gaze.

He gestured at the position and made the first cut.

His fair, long hand held the silver metal knife with a slightly non-standard posture. The movement was crisp and neat, and even had a certain aesthetic appeal.

Jin Huaifeng scanned and found that he cut it very skillfully. The cake had a pattern on it; the place Xie He-ting cut was just right—the pattern wasn’t excessively damaged, and the edges were cut very cleanly. It looked like it had been divided by a professional.

Looking at it, Jin Huaifeng couldn’t help but want to ask if this kid had worked part-time in a cake shop before.

Although he didn’t ask, Xie He-ting had already received the other’s appreciative gaze.

He tilted his small face up triumphantly.

For people like them who wrote with brushes all year round, their hands were very steady.

“This is for you.” Xie He-ting carefully pushed the piece of cake with the small earth decoration in front of Jin Huaifeng, then handed the small fork that came in the bag to him as well.

“Hmm?”

Meeting his puzzled gaze, Xie He-ting pursed his lips a bit shyly.

When he looked at people, he always looked directly into their eyes very sincerely, and this time was no exception: “Thank you for your cake. I like it very much. This best piece is for you to eat. Brother.”

In Xie He-ting’s eyes, Jin Huaifeng saw his own face. This was a very novel feeling.

In Xie He-ting’s eyes, the familiar features became a bit strange, but every line was very soft, even carrying a faint smile. Jin Huaifeng quietly averted his gaze and looked down at the cake Xie He-ting had cut for him.

It was the most beautiful piece, with the small earth perfectly dotting the blue starry sky. The fragrance of cream lingered around his nose, and Jin Huaifeng smelled a sweetness from nowhere.

Actually, compared to eating cake, he wanted…

Jin Huaifeng lowered his head, thus missing the way Xie He-ting was looking at him.

Xie He-ting had always thought Jin Huaifeng was quite good-looking. At this moment, with the “ghost fire” (rage) on his face diminished, the perfect features were left only with pure handsomeness, making him unconsciously stare in a daze.

“What are you looking at me for?” His cheek was gently touched by a warm finger. Xie He-ting only felt a “boom,” and his face turned bright red. He hurriedly shook his head and moved aside, avoiding Jin Huaifeng’s hand: “I’m going to take cake to the others.”

Jin Huaifeng felt something was wrong. Several dark clouds clearly floated over his previously sunny face: “To whom?”

“Brother Xiao Mu, Brother Yanrong, and the others.”

Jin Huaifeng’s face turned from “cloudy” to “showers.”

Staring at Xie He-ting’s happy back, Jin Huaifeng’s eyes were emitting “ghost fire” from rage.

Is letting me be comfortable for two seconds against the laws of heaven?

Just as Jin Huaifeng was about to follow Xie He-ting to deliver the cake, his peripheral vision caught Xie He-ting’s luggage, which was packed neatly.

Hmph, packed so well. You want to move out tonight, huh.

Jin Huaifeng slowed his pace, chose a corner, and made a phone call.

In the interval while Xie He-ting was distributing cake to everyone, an announcement was made over the broadcast: “Attention guests. Due to the very good ratings of our show, the accommodation conditions for all guests have been upgraded. Starting tonight, everyone can stay in a single room.”

?? Wait, were the non-single rooms you arranged before because of a lack of funds?

Doesn’t seem likely.

Never mind the bullet chat not believing it—even the guests had expressions of “you’re kidding me” on their faces.

Mu Ying spread his hands, indicating that this was the information he received and asking him would be of no use.

Jin Huaifeng leaned back on the sofa with his arms crossed, his eyebrows raised triumphantly.

An additional investment of three million wasn’t for nothing.

Hmph, Shi Jixing, you want a room with Xie He-ting? Go dream of eating farts!

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