Join a Dating Reality Show with the Aloof, Fishing-Style Richest Man - Chapter 32.2

“In the early years, he saved my dad. All these years, he has relied on that debt of gratitude to make my dad do things for him.”

Ji Zhaoxi lowered her eyes in thought; she hadn’t managed to find that out.

“Then why are you willing to cooperate with me this time?”

Xu Er looked at her speechlessly. How did she have the nerve to ask why? Who was the one who acted so ruthlessly? Who swallowed one of their entire industrial chains before anyone could even react?

That move nearly gave the Old Master a heart attack. However, after the anger passed, the Old Master understood: if Sun Chuan was a wolf, then Ji Zhaoxi was a vengeful ghost. Given the choice, would you rather offend a wolf or a ghost?

Moreover, the ghost held the absolute upper hand.

Because of this incident, Old Master Xu had a very high opinion of Ji Zhaoxi, saying the “new wave” was about to crush him on the beach.

“And…” The ruthlessness in Xu Er’s eyes intensified, “I found out the truth behind my dad’s accident back then. They said he saved my dad, but the whole thing was orchestrated by him from the start!”

He first orchestrated the accident for Old Master Xu, then made him owe a massive debt of gratitude. When Sun Chuan was establishing himself in the Ji Group, the Xu family provided no small amount of help.

Ji Zhaoxi’s expression remained unchanged. She wasn’t surprised by what he said; instead, it confirmed her suspicions.

A man like Sun Chuan—how could he save someone for no reason?

“What do you want to do now?” Xu Er looked at Ji Zhaoxi.

Ji Zhaoxi looked down at the documents on the table, her finger tapping the sofa armrest. Finally, she said, “You guys keep dealing with him for now, try to get more information out of him. This time, I’ll make sure he never gets back up again!”

Ji Zhaoxi’s eyes were filled with coldness; her hatred was perfectly hidden.

Looking at her, Xu Er warned himself once again never to become her enemy. A person who could be this ruthless to their own father would only be harsher to others!

“Alright. Once it’s done, remember what you promised us,” Xu Er said seriously as he packed the documents.

Ji Zhaoxi curled her lips. “Don’t worry. I don’t want a penny of his. I am only taking back what originally belonged to the Ji family.”

Only then did Xu Er nod in relief and leave.

After he left, Ji Zhaoxi leaned back on the sofa and slowly closed her eyes. Soon, she would make him lose everything and force him to relive the life he once feared.

Time passed quickly. Lu Zhao filmed at the studio during the day and returned to the hotel to have dinner with Ji Zhaoxi at night. Occasionally, the two would take Tangyuan out for a walk.

Or, when Lu Zhao had to film night scenes, Ji Zhaoxi would leave a light on in the hotel waiting for her. The days passed quietly, and the two became more and more used to each other.

Soon, the day of Lu Zhao’s wrap-up arrived. After the last scene was finished, the director gave Lu Zhao a bouquet of flowers to celebrate. He originally wanted to host a wrap party for her, but Lu Zhao had to join the variety show crew soon, so there wasn’t enough time.

“Xiao Lu, remember to stay in touch.” The director patted Lu Zhao on the shoulder. During this period of cooperation, she had shown great acting and was low-maintenance. She was also striking in appearance, and with her current popularity, he believed she would go even higher in the future!

He would even prioritize her for future scripts if there were suitable roles.

Lu Zhao patted the director’s shoulder twice with force, encouraging him: “I will. I wish you all a smooth shoot!”

The director stumbled from her pat and laughed, scolding her jokingly.

Lu Zhao then said goodbye to everyone else in the crew. She had a good personality and got along with everyone—except, of course, the male lead and the third female lead.

During the filming, they had stayed out of each other’s way. Although Lu Zhao still received occasional eye-rolls, fortunately, no conflicts broke out.

When saying goodbye to Fan Yaxuan at the end, Fan Yaxuan pulled Lu Zhao aside mysteriously, saying she wanted to give her a wrap-up gift.

Looking at her mysterious and somewhat “lewd” expression, Lu Zhao couldn’t help but have several question marks pop up in her head.

Fan Yaxuan avoided everyone’s gaze and stuffed a small box into Lu Zhao’s arms, giving her a “you know what I mean” look before walking away gracefully.

Lu Zhao held the small box, her eyes full of confusion. Why was that last look so strange? Did she give her something good? She didn’t rush to open it and put the box in her bag.

After the goodbyes, Lu Zhao returned to the hotel with her flowers. By this time, her things had already been packed by the new assistant, Xiao Xia.

Manager Li was very busy now and didn’t have much time to follow her every day, so she had hired a new assistant to handle her daily chores.

The new assistant, Xiao Xia, was good at everything. In her early 20s and just out of school, she was full of energy. However, it would be better if she spent less of that energy on “shipping” couples.

Every time Lu Zhao and Ji Zhaoxi were together, Xiao Xia would have an expression that said: “This is real! I’m dying from the cuteness!”

So, was this just hiring a fan of her and Ji Zhaoxi’s “ship”? Giving her a chance to ship them up close?

Lu Zhao was helpless.

“Teacher Lu, everything is packed. We can head to the airport now!” Xiao Xia’s voice was clear, her tone full of excitement.

Lu Zhao nodded. Although Xiao Xia seemed a bit ditzy, she was very meticulous and had never made a mistake.

She took out her phone and sent a message to Ji Zhaoxi, finding out that she was currently checking in luggage, so she hurried to the airport with Xiao Xia.

Since they were participating in a variety show together, they felt uneasy leaving Tangyuan home alone and decided to bring the cat along.

When Lu Zhao and Xiao Xia arrived at the airport, they saw Ji Zhaoxi holding Tangyuan with an expressionless face.

“What’s wrong? Is the check-in not done yet?” Lu Zhao went up to ask.

Ji Zhaoxi looked at her and said gloomily, “I don’t want to check Tangyuan in as cargo anymore.”

“Huh?” Lu Zhao was confused.

“I just saw a news report about another pet death during air transport.” Ji Zhaoxi held Tangyuan, unwilling to let her be checked in.

Hearing this, Lu Zhao also looked at Tangyuan nervously. Tangyuan was resting her head on Ji Zhaoxi’s shoulder, looking a bit lethargic.

“What’s wrong with Tangyuan?” Lu Zhao asked quickly. Wasn’t she fine when they left this morning?

A flash of shame crossed Ji Zhaoxi’s face. “Tangyuan accidentally ate spicy strips (latiao).”

It turned out that because they planned to take Tangyuan on the plane for the variety show today, Ji Zhaoxi hadn’t sent her home and instead took her directly to the company. During her meeting, for some reason, Tangyuan ran to another department. A girl there who liked spicy strips had left an open bag on her desk. Perhaps out of curiosity, Tangyuan took a taste.

After hearing this, Lu Zhao looked at Tangyuan speechlessly and pinched its ear. “Don’t you know curiosity kills the cat?”

Seeing the cat look up at her pitifully, Lu Zhao sighed and asked Ji Zhaoxi, “What do we do now?”

Tangyuan looked weak now. Not to mention Ji Zhaoxi, Lu Zhao wasn’t comfortable with cargo transport either.

“I’ve sent someone to arrange a private charter.” Ji Zhaoxi gently stroked Tangyuan’s back.

“Um, okay.” Lu Zhao nodded, then suddenly reacted to something, looking at Ji Zhaoxi curiously. “You actually don’t have your own private jet?”

In TV shows and novels, don’t all rich people have their own planes?

Ji Zhaoxi was a bit speechless. “In terms of cost and efficiency, it’s not suitable for me right now.”

She didn’t need to fly domestically or internationally frequently, nor did she have plans to travel everywhere. The maintenance fees for a plane are very high. It’s better to keep that money to increase her assets, lest Lu Zhao always thinks she’s “not good enough.”

Xiao Xia stood by the side, cupping her face with a “maternal” smile.

So sweet, so sweet, so sweet!

Just the atmosphere of their interaction was enough to die from the sweetness!

They are such a perfect match!

Lu Zhao let out an “oh.” “Just my stereotype of rich people.”

Looking at her giggling, Ji Zhaoxi felt a bit tired.

Before long, airport staff came to arrange their boarding. Xiao Xia stood aside, her mouth hanging open wide enough to fit an egg!

The act of chartering a plane on a whim was shocking enough for an ordinary person!

There were only the three of them and the cat on this trip. Xu Miaomiao was away on a promotional event and would fly directly to the recording site from there. As for Zhou Jiayan, she would be a bit late due to a sudden problem with a project; she would arrive a day later.

Once on the plane, Tangyuan wouldn’t stay still, stretching her paws to try and break free to look around, only to be heartlessly suppressed by Ji Zhaoxi.

“So you’re not weak anymore?” Lu Zhao poked Tangyuan’s nose. The longer this fellow lived with them, the better it got at acting spoiled. It was much more lively than when it first arrived!

“Meow~” Tangyuan’s attention was diverted as it played with Lu Zhao.

Ji Zhaoxi just watched them quietly, while Xiao Xia, on the side, was screaming internally!

Finally, they arrived at the recording location. When they got off the plane, staff from the program crew came to pick them up. Upon seeing Ji Zhaoxi, none of them dared to say much.

One word from Ji Zhaoxi could cause their program to be canceled on the spot!

Several people got into the car provided by the crew. From the moment they stepped into the car, filming had already begun. The format of this variety show was very special: it was live-streamed throughout the recording period, with a edited version released later. So, if you watched the live stream, you would see the most authentic recording.

Lu Zhao and Ji Zhaoxi hadn’t received any script for this dating show. It seemed they were intended to perform freely.

The specific filming location was in a village. The environment was beautiful, with green mountains and clear water; even the sky was a vast blue. As the car drove along, Lu Zhao couldn’t help but squint comfortably at the scenery, letting the wind blow her hair into a mess.

It was a small village in Yunnan with no traces of over-development; most of it was original and rustic. The place where the guests would stay was a small courtyard rented in the village.

The car couldn’t drive directly to the courtyard. The village streets were narrow, so they parked at the village entrance, and the rest of the journey would be on foot.

As soon as they got out of the car, they saw someone who had been bored and counting ants on the ground run over quickly, eagerly trying to take the suitcase from Lu Zhao’s hand.

Lu Zhao looked at this man: “…”

The moment Ji Zhaoxi saw Qiao Yang, her face instantly darkened.

However, Qiao Yang didn’t seem to think anything was wrong and smiled brightly at Lu Zhao.

“Lu Zhao, I specifically came to help you with your luggage. The village roads aren’t easy to walk. Let me help you!”

Lu Zhao shifted her hand to dodge Qiao Yang’s reach, her brow furrowed tight. “Qiao Yang, do you look down on me?”

As she said this, she lifted the suitcase over her head and did three squats on the spot!

Qiao Yang: “…”

Ji Zhaoxi: “…”

Everyone else: “…”

The people in the live stream room at that moment: “…”

— This girl is really something, proving it this way?

— Holy crap, Lu Zhao is that strong? Did you see the muscle lines on her arms when she lifted that suitcase just now? So beautiful!

— Seeing this, I’m starting to wonder who is the “attacker” (top) and who is the “receiver” (bottom) between her and President Ji…

— Upstairs, me too…

Because of Lu Zhao’s action, an online debate immediately broke out regarding the “positions” of her and Ji Zhaoxi. People used every angle and perspective to argue for their side. Finally, reaching a stalemate, they decided to watch more of the show to observe!

Others were stunned by Lu Zhao’s move. Lu Zhao didn’t give Qiao Yang any chance to touch her luggage. Just as she was about to pick up the suitcases and huff and puff her way inside, Ji Zhaoxi stopped her.

Her expression was indifferent as she glanced at the camera, reminding Lu Zhao to have some “burden of a female celebrity.” Then she turned her gaze to the staff and frowned: “Are we expected to carry these things in ourselves?”

Staff: “…”

They didn’t dare, they really didn’t dare. They hurried over to take the luggage. Lu Zhao and the others walked ahead; the suitcases would be delivered to the courtyard by specialized personnel later.

Qiao Yang watched this with wide eyes and pointed an accusing finger at the program crew.

“Are you guys playing favorites? Why didn’t you say there were people to help move luggage when we arrived!”

He had spent so much effort moving his and his sister’s luggage back and forth!

“We didn’t have time to say anything before you took action,” the staff member said innocently.

Qiao Yang: “???”

Then why didn’t anyone come out to help him while he was moving so many loads?!

“Trash program crew! Hope you go bankrupt soon!”

— Hahaha, dying of laughter, this young master just said that to their faces?

— Actually, if I were him, I’d be mad too.

— But what is the relationship between this guy and Lu Zhao? Why does he always want to get close to her, while Lu Zhao seems to find him annoying and keeps dodging him?

— Huh? Has the person upstairs not been following the gossip online these days? It’s been leaked—Qiao Yang is Lu Zhao’s “simp.”

— ??? Why are there so many simps in this show? Might as well rename the show “Simp Convention”!

On the way to the courtyard, many people gathered to watch. However, most of the villagers were left-behind children and elderly people. Although they were curious about their arrival, not many recognized them.

“Why did the crew choose this place? Do they want to film ‘Pastoral Style’ lovers?” Xiao Xia asked, somewhat confused.

Lu Zhao glanced at Ji Zhaoxi, who was holding the cat, and said, “Probably to better spark conflict. After all, here, most things have to be done by yourself. A person’s character will be revealed more thoroughly, right?”

Take eating for example—in the city, you can order takeout. Here, once it gets dark, there are basically no entertainment activities. If the crew doesn’t provide food, you have to cook it yourself.

Xiao Xia had a sudden realization. Although it was a dating variety show, the crew also wanted to cause conflict to attract more traffic.

Ji Zhaoxi looked at her. “You haven’t participated in many variety shows. How do you know all this?”

“I guessed!”

Lu Zhao had her hands behind her back, looking a bit proud, and her steps were much lighter.

“My Lu Zhao is just smart! Unlike you, who knows nothing!” While Qiao Yang praised Lu Zhao, he didn’t forget to take a jab at Ji Zhaoxi.

Ji Zhaoxi turned her head to look at him, her eyes narrowing, her tone chilly.

“Your… Lu Zhao?”

Could someone actually be this eager to seek death?

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