When it came to tacit understanding, Lin Yirou and Ji Jun's partner group was far ahead. Next were Xia Qing Tian and Ling Feng Han's group, followed by Ji Meina and Lu Songtao's group, with Tong Shao and the female guest ranking last.
The first two days, the female guest could still pretend, but on the last day of the fruit picking activity, she was too lazy to pretend and even threw a tantrum, "Tong Shao, really, not a gentleman at all!"
In other groups, it was the female guests picking fruit while the male guests held the ladder and showed concern.
In their group, it was Tong Nian Zhe picking fruit, and he himself held the ladder. Not only that, Tong Nian Zhe didn't say a good word and even complained that she couldn't hold it steady.
This is too much! This kind of brainless straight man deserves to be single!
If it wasn't for the desire to create a CP and increase her popularity, she wouldn't have come here to endure this!
When she got back, she would find her sugar daddy and ruin this Tong Nian Zhe!
What a show-off!
"Really, is Tong Shao always like this, targeting me?"
"Even if I'm not famous, he shouldn't bully people like this..."
"I'm a person too, I get hurt too..."
Seeing that Tong Nian Zhe ignored her, the female guest became more and more invested in her act.
Tong Nian Zhe didn't speak, finding the female guest's constant chatter annoying. He directly took out a large caterpillar from under the leaves, "Here's a gift for you, am I gentlemanly enough?"
"Ah! A worm! I hate worms the most!" The female guest shrieked, then in a fit of rage, maliciously pushed Tong Nian Zhe's ladder, thinking: I hope you don't die, you dead straight man, it's best if your head is down, and you become paralyzed!
As the ladder fell to the side, Tong Nian Zhe's expression changed. Before he could react, screams came from his side.
It turned out that everyone was already close when picking fruit.
The direction his ladder fell was exactly towards Ji Meina. If he fell like this, he would definitely knock Ji Meina over.
Realizing this, Tong Nian Zhe immediately tried to dodge to the side, but saw that in the direction he was falling, Ji Meina, with a panicked expression, opened her arms as if to catch him.
Silly girl.
With her small frame, how could she catch anyone?
Tong Nian Zhe bit his lower lip lightly, quickly reached out and grabbed the nearest thick branch, hanging himself on it.
Lu Song Tao, who was nearby, quickly steadied the fallen ladder, preventing it from hitting Ji Meina's ladder. Then he went over with Ling Feng Han to help lift Tong Nian Zhe down.
"Th-that was too dangerous!" The female guest cursed inwardly, then asked with fake concern, "Are you okay? Are you injured?"
"I'm really sorry! It's all my fault for not holding the ladder steady." The female guest covered her mouth with one hand, looking guilty.
"Can't even hold a ladder properly." Tong Nian Zhe patted the dust off his palms, but felt a sting in his hand. Only then did he realize there was a cut on his palm, oozing blood.
He must have accidentally scraped it just now.
"It's all my fault." The female guest cursed Tong Nian Zhe in her mind, but outwardly, she said with guilt, "I'm sorry, I'm really scared of worms, Tong Shao scared me, that's why I..."
"The first scream was fear, but pushing the ladder was malicious retaliation after being scared." Lin Yirou was behind the two, her angle offering a clear view.
That female guest did it on purpose.
"Wh-what are you talking about! Don't just say things!" The female guest's face changed drastically, and she immediately said, "I didn't do it on purpose! Why would I push Tong Shao? What good would that do me!"
"Isn't there no harm in it?" Xia Qing Tian said with her arms crossed.
"There's a lot of harm! If he got seriously injured, I would be held jointly responsible!" The female guest argued, "I'm not stupid."
"Yes, I'm also curious, why do girls who seem smart and clever always do foolish things?" Xia Qing Tian pointed to a nearby camera and said, "Doing something like this in front of the camera, you're a bit too foolish."
"I did not!" The female guest insisted that her pushing the ladder was just a reactive response to being startled, shifting all the blame onto Tong Nian Zhe.
When the situation reached a deadlock, Tong Nian Zhe finally spoke, "It's my bad temper. If she wants revenge, it's also my fault for being meddlesome. Let's forget about it."
He knew his temper would eventually get him into trouble.
Hearing Tong Nian Zhe say that, others didn't say anything more, but in the subsequent filming, no one spoke to the female guest again.
Tong Nian Zhe only had a simple bandage applied.
"Don't get it wet. If there's any swelling or fever indicating infection, find me immediately," the doctor reminded him after bandaging.
"Mhm, thank you," Tong Nian Zhe said.
After the doctor and staff left, Tong Nian Zhe stayed alone in his room to rest.
There were three knocks on the door, and Ji Meina entered.
Seeing Ji Meina, a smile appeared on Tong Nian Zhe's lips.
Ji Meina sat directly on Tong Nian Zhe's bed after entering, her head bowed, saying nothing.
After a long silence between them, just as Tong Nian Zhe thought Ji Meina wouldn't speak today, Ji Meina finally opened her mouth.
"You should change," Ji Meina said, her lips pursed, her voice laced with a hint of crying.
Tong Nian Zhe, who had been resigned to his fate and planned to give up, felt a pang in his heart upon hearing Ji Meina's tearful voice. Then, Ji Meina's image of reaching out to catch him flashed in his mind.
After a long while, Tong Nian Zhe finally responded with a single word: "Mhm."
Hearing Tong Nian Zhe agree, Ji Meina felt even more heartache. Large teardrops welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let herself cry out loud.
Tong Nian Zhe couldn't help but reach out and pull Ji Meina into his arms, "Don't cry."
"I'm not crying," Ji Meina said stubbornly.
"Okay, you're not crying."
...
At lunchtime, Ji Meina and Tong Nian Zhe were nowhere to be seen. Lin Yirou and Xia Qing Tian served them separate portions and brought them to Tong Nian Zhe's room.
Then, the two walked back, laughing. Xia Qing Tian stretched lazily, "I'm going back to my room for a nap."
"Then I'll go back to my room for a sleep too. See you this afternoon," Lin Yirou waved goodbye to Xia Qing Tian and headed back.
As she reached her room door, Lin Yirou saw the female guest standing alone at her door.
"Something wrong?" Lin Yirou asked.
"I just wanted to kindly remind you to mind your own business and not say things you shouldn't," the female guest was very annoyed that Lin Yirou had exposed her lie.
She still planned to buy articles to smear Tong Nian Zhe. If Lin Yirou talked nonsense online, she would be very troubled.
After all, although Lin Yirou hadn't acted in many roles, she had good public reception, and her words carried some weight.