Chapter 281

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone was instantly stunned again.

In that moment, everyone's expressions varied; the male guests' faces darkened, feeling looked down upon.

Most of the female guests greatly admired Lin Meng, and Song Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She truly feared Lin Meng would also choose Chen Yuqi; then the devil's plot would succeed, and Miss Lin would likely suffer horribly.

Fortunately, Miss Lin remained as clear‑headed as ever, full of domineering aura, and unafraid of these despicable men!

Xie Zhiyun's expression became even more remarkable.

She originally wanted to hype up again with a big name like Chen Yuqi, knowing full well the benefits of forming a CP; if Chen Yuqi would give her this favor, it would greatly boost her career.

Yet the other party chose Lin Meng, which she could absolutely not tolerate.

Even if she lost to any other amateur female guest present, she could never lose to Lin Meng!

Who would have thought Lin Meng would do something that nearly made her burst with anger—she actually refused Chen Yuqi; how dare she?!

"Lin Meng, you'd better think clearly about what you're saying—Yu Ge is a double Movie Emperor; are you sure you want to be so arrogant?"

Xie Zhiyun couldn't help but speak up, yet saw Chen Yuqi frown impatiently, growing displeased with her.

"Xie Zhiyun, please choose your words and actions carefully; Miss Lin has the right to refuse others, which naturally includes me."

After speaking, Chen Yuqi gazed at Lin Meng with deep affection, launching straight into a textbook‑style performance.

"Lin Meng, you may not yet know me well, but I am willing to respect each other and will never force anyone; I hope you'll give me a chance, and afterward I'll prove my sincerity with my actions."

No one expected Chen Yuqi to actually confess his feelings publicly.

Li Ping was even more bewildered—this part isn't in the script; has Movie Emperor Chen completely abandoned the script and gone off the rails?

Others were also utterly shocked, even thinking Chen Yuqi might truly have fallen for Lin Meng at first sight; otherwise, how could the ever‑dedicated Chen Yuqi, knowing he was violating the rules and would be held responsible, still act this way?

For a moment, everyone secretly watched the developments unfold.

The livestream had already blown up, with all kinds of comments.

Some thought Lin Meng didn't know what was good for her, while others thought Chen Yuqi was very deep in feeling, envying Lin Meng.

"Lin Meng, you don't want what people want, come down and let me up!"

"Yuqi brother isn't sad; she doesn't want your sister, she wants you—come quickly into sister's embrace!"

"Lin Meng has such a big face, even Chen Yuqi doesn't regard her—just because she's good-looking? She really thinks she's a dish?"

"What are you saying? Men confess, do women have to agree? Where did this misshapen melon and cracked date come from? Scram!"

"Exactly, being alone is more beautiful; Chen Yuqi is quite excellent, but him coming up and confessing like that—don't you find it scary?"

"Before this, he and Lin Meng had zero interaction; in the selection segment he directly wrote her name, showing he'd been secretly watching her for a long time—too scary!"

"..."

The comment section was full of exciting remarks; Lin Meng naturally couldn't see it, nor did she want to.

Ye Chenjing, who was rushing along, stared at the screen until his eyes almost burst; his fingers had already pinched several cracks into the tablet, obviously he was quite angry.

"This Chen Yuqi—investigate him thoroughly!"

Anyone who dares to covet Lin Meng doesn't want to stay in the game.

Fortunately, Lin Meng rejected him, and even said such domineering words, which greatly improved Ye Chenjing's mood.

Lin Meng should be like that; even if he wants to catch up to her, he still needs to muster his strength.

These wine sacks and rice bags, these misshapen melons and cracked dates—do they also want to compete with him?

Sun Yao looked at the somewhat unfamiliar General Manager, and couldn't help but shift a bit to the side.

The jealousy is strong, anger surges!

Help, such a General Manager is terrifying!

The matching segment proceeded rather poorly, because of Chen Yuqi's on-the-spot chaos, resulting in the five male-female pairs that should have been matched in one round now only four pairs, with half the remaining people needing to go into the next round.

Lin Meng lacked interest, yet she saw Chen Yuqi eyeing her tigerishly.

Before the host could announce the next round of men pursuing women, Chen Yuqi rushed straight to Lin Meng.

"Lin Meng, give each other a chance; let's get to know each other—maybe we have a fate destined by heaven."

Lin Meng's eyebrows almost twisted into a knot; she felt disgusted.

Who taught him to speak like that? Does he himself know this is oily and disgusting?

However, to the viewers, this became the expression's appearance.

"Yu brother boldly declares love, Lin Meng you should accept; our Yu brother is not only handsome, his acting is superb, being able to date him once is a gain for you!"

"Even Yu brother looks down on her; can Lin Meng ever get married in this lifetime?"

"Pah pah pah, you bunch of stinking losers get lost; I'm optimistic about Lin Meng—at a glance she's the epitome of an independent, clear-headed female lead; what's wrong with the Movie Emperor? Thinking that playing a few roles and having good lines makes you amazing!"

"Exactly, this kind of confession is the lamest; saying it is like saying nothing; what's the difference from hooliganism?"

"Chen Yuqi's pre-debut gossip, you guys wouldn't have nobody know it, right? The internet really has no memory..."

Barrage comments kept coming; millions across the net were staring at Lin Meng, wanting to see if she would lose and then agree to Chen Yuqi.

However, at that moment, Lin Meng gave a cold laugh, suddenly her mind raced, and she thought of a countermeasure.

The investor is Fifth Master, so she can afford to be a little willful.

Besides, it was this Chen Yuqi who first broke the balance; she's merely responding to his moves.

Thus, the next second, Lin Meng stood up.

Although her stature is less than half a head shorter than Chen Yuqi's, her aura is actually far superior.

The cultivator's aura that unintentionally leaked out made Chen Yuqi's heart jolt violently, his heart pounding wildly—not from excitement, but from fear!

He didn't know what was happening; in just those few seconds, he actually felt suffocated by Lin Meng's aura, unable to catch his breath.

Lin Meng withdrew the subtle pressure from her body, curled her lips, and said:

"You just want to team up with me like that?"

Chen Yuqi came to his senses, took a deep breath, and slowly nodded, still maintaining that deep‑emotion demeanor.

Yeah, you want to team up with me, okay?

Lin Meng glanced at him contemptuously and said:

It's not impossible, but I like the strong; I definitely won't be interested in anyone weaker than me.

Chen Yuqi understood Lin Meng's meaning and picked up the topic: "How do you want to compare?"

Lin Meng pointed to the cliff outside the floor‑to‑ceiling window and said:

Let's bungee jump—whoever can jump down silently and perform the required move in midair wins!

Go for it! Although she was scared stiff, Lin Meng felt this might be an opportunity.

A great opportunity to give Chen Yuqi a hard slap in the face while forcing herself to be brave.

Chen Yuqi's face froze, and he barely noticeably clenched his fists.

This woman is playing for high stakes—that's the highest bungee jump in the country, and she even has to do a bodily move in midair; who could pull that off?