Chapter 90: Factory Boy, You’d Better Seize This Good Fortune!

And that was exactly why she was both anxious and furious.

With such a huge wave of traffic, she had to find a way to take a slice of the profit for herself!

Besides, she was Lin Feng’s foster sister. No matter what, as long as she went onstage, Lin Feng’s true colors would be exposed on their own!

Her words seemed to snap Xu Zhiqing back to her senses.

That really was a good idea!

Xu Zhiqing’s eyes flashed, and she hurriedly said, “Right! Nuo’er, when the time comes, you go up there and spill everything he’s done. I don’t believe that, under public pressure, he still won’t apologize to Xiao Jie!”

“Right!” Xu Nuo’er nodded in deep agreement. “Then, Big Sister, I’ll leave this to you. I’ll switch shifts on my end too!”

“Fine!”

Xu Zhiqing ended the call and immediately contacted the program’s production team.

After all, the Xu family could still count as a minor power in the capital. After she stated her purpose, the person on the other end of the line quickly agreed to help her get in touch with Director Zheng.

Before long, she was connected to Zheng Bochao.

Xu Zhiqing went straight to the point. “Director Zheng, my younger sister also wants to join your show. Could you make an exception? You don’t need to worry about the registration fee or anything like that!”

Four men and three women was already a selling point. Zheng Bochao had originally intended to find another female guest later on, but he had never planned to invite anyone from the Xu family.

As for Lin Feng’s matter, Cao Siyuan had mentioned it to him once. He did not understand much about business, but even so, he couldn’t possibly stab a brother in the back!

And the Xu family was...

The show’s popularity was currently soaring to unprecedented heights. There was no need for him to make trouble for himself, was there?

After thinking it over, Zheng Bochao still refused tactfully.

“The current number of participants is sufficient. If we need to add anyone later, I will notify you first, Miss Xu. Please be patient.”

He gave her a very official answer. To avoid being pestered by Xu Zhiqing any further, he hung up directly.

Listening to the busy tone from the phone, Xu Zhiqing’s face went a little pale.

She had only just taken over not long ago. Although she had secured a contract with Yihan Group a few days earlier, and the companies that had once been on good terms with the Xu family still treated them as usual, she always felt that something was missing.

Especially since she had twice prepared thoroughly and even gone so far as to offer terms that would have damaged the Xu family in order to get others to help her take revenge on Lin Feng, only to be refused without the slightest hesitation.

Could it be that the Xu family had done something wrong somewhere?

No.

Xu Zhiqing quickly shook her head. The Xu family had never done anything cruel or unjust. Their refusal was their own problem. It was nothing more than the fact that they were on good terms with Lin Feng.

It seemed that Zheng Bochao must also have some connection to Lin Feng. Otherwise, how could an ordinary man like Lin Feng have been able to get onto this show so easily?

Thinking of this, Xu Zhiqing’s expression finally improved somewhat. Recalling what Zheng Bochao had just said, she decided that although it was a refusal, there still seemed to be room for maneuver in his tone.

She quickly instructed her assistant to move one million out of the company’s fund.

The money was ready now. All she had to do was wait for Zheng Bochao to call her back.

...

On the island, Zhu Qiming and He Zhiyuan had already started preparing lunch. Since everyone had arrived early in the morning, they had basically all skipped breakfast.

Fortunately, the production team had left behind fairly complete supplies, so there was no need to worry about building a fire or starting a stove.

However, the variety of food was limited: instant noodles, eggs, canned goods, and the like, all simple convenience foods. Compared with the lives they had lived before, it was like heaven and earth.

But they had not come here to enjoy a feast, so it was not impossible to accept.

Soon, Zhu Qiming had cooked three bowls of instant noodles and added three sunny-side-up eggs, placing them before the three women.

Among everyone there, he was considered the most capable.

Seeing his actions, the bullet comments were full of praise as well.

However, when they looked at the somewhat plain bowls of noodles in front of them, Miao Ruoyu and Gao Yaqin both showed troubled expressions.

Of course!

They had come wearing beautiful makeup. Eating instant noodles here—wouldn’t that cheapen them?

And instant noodles were so greasy. What if they stained their clothes?

And slurping noodles in public—wasn’t that making them look ridiculous?

The two exchanged a glance, neither of them moving first.

That made Zhu Qiming’s expression turn a little ugly. He had worked hard to cook them, and every bowl had even been carefully opened by hand. And they still weren’t going to eat?

Just as Zhu Qiming was about to speak, Xiao Ran, who was standing nearby, was the first to pick up a bowl.

Without her teddy bear in her arms, her figure was fully revealed at a glance—strikingly, overwhelmingly curvaceous.

He Zhiyuan and Ma Yanbin’s eyes practically straightened!

Even Zhu Qiming’s eyes lit up. As expected of the goddess he had chosen—she didn’t look down on him at all!

He felt pleased with himself.

But before he could even finish being excited, the next second he saw Xiao Ran carrying the bowl over to Lin Feng.

“Big Brother, stop sleeping. I saw you munching on snacks the whole time just now, so you must be starving. Hurry and eat some instant noodles to fill your stomach!”

Lin Feng, who had only just dozed off, caught the smell of the noodles and instantly woke up.

Those fruits and snacks alone could never fill him up. He really had been hungry for a long time.

But just as he was getting excited and reaching out to take the bowl, he felt several murderous stares upon him.

Lin Feng lifted his eyes to look, and, well...

His gaze fell on Xiao Ran’s innocent, radiant little smile, and goosebumps instantly rose all over his body.

This little girl was trying to send him to his death!

He swallowed hard and loudly refused, “Thank you, but I’m not eating!”

The bullet comments exploded at once.

“Eat it! Eat that damn thing right now!”

“What’s wrong with eating it? That’s instant noodles with an egg!”

“Good grief, I can’t take it anymore. Why are you so scared, factory boy? Are they going to butcher you or something?”

“Exactly. We’re all on the island. Who’s supposed to be more high-and-mighty than who? Factory boy, you’d better seize this blessing!”

In the control room, Zheng Bochao could tell from the bullet comments that the audience was not satisfied. His heart sank at once. Xiao Ran was being so proactive, and he could not possibly miss such a good chance to stir up hype!

He immediately called a staff member.

“Quick, tell Lin Feng that I said this: as long as he agrees to Xiao Ran’s request, I’ll pay him more!”

On the island.

Xiao Ran was not angry at being refused. She bent down and set the bowl on the ground.

That movement, along with the scene itself, was even more directly thrust into Lin Feng’s field of vision.

Damn it, how is she not tired carrying something that big?

“Then, Brother, I’ll leave it here. Remember to eat it later, okay?”

Xiao Ran blinked playfully, took a few more licks of her lollipop, ran back to hug her teddy bear, and then sat down on a tree stump beside Lin Feng.

“Uh... Brother Zhu, thank you for your hard work. I’m not very hungry, so you eat first.”

“Brother He, you worked hard too. I’m not hungry either, you eat!”

Miao Ruoyu and Gao Yaqin also took the chance to push the instant noodles away.

Their faces were clearly a little ugly, but things had come to this point and they could not say much else, so they could only sit down and eat.

Seeing that everyone else had started eating, Ma Yanbin grew anxious. “Wait, brothers, what about mine?”