Chapter Ten: Be My Guest

  Ye Ming wasn't a fan of chasing after celebrities, and he had some immunity to beautiful women. However, when he realized that the beauty who had stopped him on the street and initiated conversation was actually the famous Xia Chuchu, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised and honored, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

  Xia Chuchu saw that he didn't respond for a while, thinking he was a rustic man who had never watched her show before, or maybe just a migrant worker from a remote rural area who came to the city to work. She felt slightly embarrassed and introduced herself: "My name is Xia Chuchu, I'm the host of 'Romantic Hand in Hand' on Provincial TV Station. You just said you're from Xinleng County, are you here to work?"

  Ye Ming was taken aback, looked down at the clothes on her body that were a bit wrinkled due to being washed with bloodstains, and thought that since her father was the head of the provincial bureau, it would be better not to tell him her true identity. So she nodded and said: "Congratulations, you guessed correctly!"

  Xia Chuchu heard that he was a migrant worker in the provincial city, and she felt slightly disappointed, but still didn't want to give up on the brilliant idea that had just popped into her mind. So, with a smile, she said: "It's like this: I host a show called 'Romantic Hand in Hand', which is a matchmaking program. I think your appearance fits the requirements of one of my special female guests, so I'd like to invite you to be my guest and participate in an episode. Don't worry, all expenses during your participation will be covered by our team, you won't have to spend a single penny."

  Ye Ming couldn't help but laugh at her boldness, and quickly shook his head saying: "Beautiful lady, I don't think I'd be a good fit for your show. I've watched a few episodes of yours, those boys who go on blind dates always get teased and tricked by the sharp-tongued female guests until they're red-faced and embarrassed, I don't want to end up in that kind of awkward situation!"

  He glanced at Xia Chuchu, who looked a bit displeased, and secretly found it amusing. He decided to continue teasing her: "Besides, I've noticed that the female guests you like are mostly from big cities, have houses and cars, and are rich heirs or bosses. Those security guards, small company employees, and other working-class people, no matter how handsome they are, will basically be eliminated in the end. And me, I can say I have nothing now. If I were to go on your show, wouldn't that be a repeat of the same mistake, humiliating myself?"

  Xia Chuchu saw him talking fluently, not only with insights and analysis, but also with sharp words, neither arrogant nor humble. The idioms he used were very accurate and appropriate, showing great knowledge and refinement. She felt even more that he was the special guest she had been looking for. So, without regard to the teasing and mocking tone in his words, she said persistently: "Don't worry about so much, anyway you are very suitable for my ideal guest conditions. Besides, although you are a wage earner, from what you just told me, your eloquence is excellent. Our program is inherently a competitive stage for self-display. If there are female guests teasing or mocking you on the stage, you can counter-tease them with wit, what's there to be afraid of?"

  Jian Ye Ming remained silent, and Xia Chuchu decided to further entice him: "As long as you agree to participate in our show's recording, during this period, if it delays your part-time job and affects your income, I can take responsibility for compensating you. Moreover, since you've watched our show, you should be very clear that the influence of our program is huge nationwide. As long as you appear on one episode and perform well, I guarantee you'll become famous overnight, and who knows, maybe many girls will write letters to confess their love to you, or maybe big companies will take notice of your advertising appeal and offer you a high-paying job!"

  Ye Ming saw that she was so persistent in wanting him to go on her show, and he found it very strange. He asked: "Miss Xia, why are you so interested in me? You said I fit the external requirements of a special female guest, who is this special female guest? What are her requirements?"

  Xia Chuchu saw him ask like this, thinking that he had been moved by his own persuasion, and his face suddenly bloomed like a spring flower, smiling and saying: "Do you remember the 8th female guest in our program who never left a lantern for any boy?"

  Ye Ming tilted his head, recalling for a moment, nodded and said: "I remember. She seemed to be called Chen Mengqi, the information said she was the general manager of a large company, and seemed to be a rich second generation. I remembered that she looked extremely beautiful and had a very elegant temperament. However, every time on stage, she always looked very melancholy, and never communicated with any male guest, always turning off the light in the first round without giving any reason. But she was the heartthrob of many male guests who went to participate in the show, and many well-conditioned male guests were specially going to participate in the show for her, but every time those male guests were defeated, never getting a good impression from her...... Are you talking about her?"

  Xia Chuchu looked at Ye Ming with some surprise, sincerely praising him: "I didn't expect it, you're just a worker, your memory is so good, and your evaluation of people is also very accurate. That's right, the special female guest I was talking about is her. Her company is our TV station's largest advertiser and also the biggest sponsor of our 'Romantic Hand in Hand' program. Her father is the chairman of this company, and she is their only precious daughter. Her parents saw that she was 24 or 25 years old and had never been in love before, and every day she looked worried and troubled, as if she had depression. So, they forced her to participate in our show, on the one hand to let her relax and unwind, on the other hand, also to find a boyfriend for her through this way and solve her lifelong major event."

  Ye Ming suddenly enlightened and nodded, then asked: "You said she set conditions for her boyfriend, and I very much meet her conditions. What are the conditions she set?"

  "She had only three conditions, but they were very harsh: first, to look like movie star Louis Koo; second, to be from Xinleng County; and third, to know martial arts. When I saw you just now, I thought you looked almost identical to Louis Koo, with a similar temperament too, so I took the initiative to stop you. Later, when you said you were from Xinleng County, this second condition was also met. So, I wanted to invite you to our show and see if we can get Chen Mengqi to leave a lantern for you."

  Ye Ming heard Chen Mengqi's three strange conditions and was stunned: these conditions seemed to be tailor-made for himself - because he had the nickname "Little Gu Tianle" when he was in college, and he really knew martial arts.

  However, I really don't know this Chen Mengqi, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?