Chapter 113: Love Variety Show Strategy System (31)

Although Zhou Hanqing's massage technique was unpracticed, the pressure was spot on; after rubbing the cramped area for Lu Ming a few times, it really did alleviate the pain.

After a moment, Lu Ming said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, I'm much better."

Zhou Hanqing nodded, helped him up along with Jiang Tuo, and sent him over to the lounge chair.

After he lay down, Liu Yang helped him adjust the angle of the parasol, brought him a bath towel to wipe his face and hands, ordered a coconut juice, inserted a straw, and handed it to him, taking care of him very thoroughly.

Seeing this, the staff member breathed a sigh of relief: "Teacher Lu, then you rest for a while; don't go into the water for now, your health is what matters."

"Mm." Lu Ming did not try to be brave.

Afterward, he and Liu Yang stayed in the rest area together.

Watching the other guests return to the shore, some surfing and some snorkeling, Lu Ming's gaze involuntarily followed a beautiful figure.

As long as she appeared within his field of vision, his gaze never left her.

"Oh! The Heartbeat Text Message tonight is going to be interesting!"

"Are you saying Movie Star Lu will cast tonight's Heartbeat Vote for Xie Yang?"

In the Observation Room, several observation guests saw that Lu Ming was fine and resumed their previous heated discussion:

"A life-saving grace! Isn't that enough to make one's heart flutter?"

"Movie Star Lu's previous evaluation of Xie Yang wasn't very good."

"Subjective things don't stay the same forever. If you don't believe it, shall we make a bet?"

"I support Xiao Lu's point of view. Movie Star Lu should send a Heartbeat Text Message to Xie Yang tonight; even if it hasn't reached the point of a heartbeat, at the very least he will say thank you."

"Thanks can be expressed at any time, why waste a Heartbeat Text Message? He has cast his Heartbeat Vote for Xie Danni every day since the first day of recording, never giving it to a second person; he surely won't tonight either."

"I don't think so. Lu Ming's perception of Xie Yang has changed; this is a very obvious fact."

Not only the observers, but the fans in the live stream were also arguing over this.

It eventually formed three camps—

One group of fans firmly held the "Xie-Lu CP" banner high and stood unshakable, desperately belittling Xie Yang and saying she wanted to ride on Movie Star Lu's popularity;

One group of fans felt that the scene where Xie Yang saved Lu Ming was too cool, and if it were them, it would be hard not to have a heartbeat.

And another group was secretly shipping Xie Yang and Zhou Hanqing, feeling that when the Cold God was with Xie Yang, his cold facial lines softened a bit.

Regardless of the trend online, the guests at the recording site were completely unaware of it.

On the contrary, under Xie Yang's lead, everyone played very happily and harmoniously, making the netizens in front of the screen exclaim that the years were peaceful and quiet.

By the end of the play, no one knew whose suggestion it was, but the three pairs of guests actually never separated; whether surfing, diving, or finding an outdoor restaurant for barbecue, they always stayed together.

The director initially didn't stop the three pairs from gathering because of Movie Star Lu's calf cramp, but later he became numb...

Forget it, forget it, Shazhou Island is only this big; even if they were forcibly separated, they would probably bump into each other again in a moment, so just let it be.

In any case, today's material was already enough.

Not to mention the other two pairs of guests, just Xie Yang saving someone and the guests surfing and snorkeling was enough to support one full episode.

Therefore, that evening, the three pairs of guests returning from Shazhou Island arrived at the Romantic Cabin at the same time.

This made Xie Danni, who had already returned, feel vaguely uncomfortable.

She saw that after Lu Ming got off the car, not only did he not return to the Cabin immediately, but he was also talking to Xie Yang. The upturned corners of his mouth and the smile in his eyes made it hard for her not to overthink.

Although it was her idea to let him go to Shazhou Island and let him seduce Xie Yang, she didn't tell him to actually like Xie Yang.

"Lu Ming." She walked quickly to Lu Ming's side, tilted her face, and asked with a sweet smile, "Why did you guys just get back? It's almost the Curfew Time given by the director. Did you eat dinner? Are you hungry?"

"It's this late, so of course we ate."

Before Lu Ming could speak, Chen Anqi, who got off the same car, smiled and said:

"It was Brother Lu's treat! He treated the six of us to a meal at 'Amethyst'; Brother Lu spent a lot today."

"No wonder you guys came back together." Xie Danni still wore a smile on her face, but she felt very uncomfortable inside.

Why didn't he call her when Lu Ming was treating everyone?

Yet he called Xie Yang, whom he hated the most.

He wouldn't really have fallen for Xie Yang, would he?

"It's time for the daily Heartbeat Text Message again."

The director waited for everyone to arrive, gathered them in the living room, gave a brief summary of today's "One-Day Date," and then said:

"After a day of getting along, I believe everyone has a further understanding of their respective date partners. Will he/she be the person whose heart you fluttered for today? Please think carefully and cast tonight's Heartbeat Vote!"

【It's here, it's here! My most anticipated segment is here!】

【My Sister Xie is definitely the big winner today! That moment she saved someone was too cool!】

【One thing is one thing, a Heartbeat Vote isn't a gratitude vote.】

【Announce it, Director, don't keep us in suspense; let us take a peek at the text message results, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight.】

【That's what I'm saying! Every time it gets to this moment, the live stream is turned off; can't you satisfy our curiosity?】

The director mercilessly ordered his assistant to cut off the live stream.

He just wanted to keep the netizens in suspense, otherwise who would watch the main episode!

The purpose of the live stream was to retain more fans and attract more netizens to watch the main episode, not to satisfy their curiosity.

After cutting off the live stream, the director then announced the statistical results:

"... Xie Yang received 4, Liu Yang received 1. On the male guest side, Lu Ming received 2, Zhou Hanqing received 1, Fu Yichen received 1, Xiao Chenglei received 1."

"!!!"

Xie Yang received four Heartbeat Text Messages!

And she herself was shut out?

Xie Danni simply couldn't believe her ears; she turned her head to look at Lu Ming in disbelief.

She knew that Liu Yang's vote must have been cast by Xiao Chenglei, so did all the remaining male guests vote for Xie Yang?

In other words, did Lu Ming also vote for Xie Yang?

Why!

She did tell him to go seduce Xie Yang, but she didn't tell him to go this far!

Wait!

Lu Ming also received two Heartbeat Text Messages...

She had voted for Zhou Hanqing today, and as for the remaining four female guests—

Liu Yang definitely voted for Xiao Chenglei;

The newcomer Luo Qianyun went on a date with Fu Yichen today, and since it was her first day, she surely wouldn't do something like eating from the bowl while eyeing what's in the pot, so that vote for Fu Yichen must have been cast by Luo Qianyun.

That being said, of Lu Ming's two votes, one was cast by Chen Anqi, and the other came from Xie Yang...

Xie Yang and Lu Ming actually voted for each other today?

What the hell!

Xie Yang and Lu Ming did indeed vote for each other.

It's just that the content of the text messages was truly somewhat different from what Xie Danni had imagined.

Xie Yang was not the first to send a Heartbeat Text Message today; while she was pouring a glass of water, she received a text message from Lu Ming:

To Xie Yang: Thank you for today! I will forever remember this life-saving grace!

There was no need to guess; she knew it was Lu Ming.

Xie Yang replied to him casually: You have already thanked me with a grand meal. It was just a small favor, no need to take it to heart.

To her, it was indeed just a small favor.

As for Lu Ming, it couldn't really be called a life-saving grace.

Even if she hadn't been there at the time, the production team would have soon noticed something was wrong and sent a lifeguard to save him.

But today's dinner cost tens of thousands per person.

That was enough to repay this favor.