Hearing Charlie's words, Meimei looked at him. At this moment, Charlie was looking at her, facing George and the others.
Charlie had always felt contemptuous of George and his group in his heart.
Looking at the group of people gathered together, Charlie didn't want to spare them any extra glances.
After a brief glance at them, Charlie, having finished speaking to Meimei, picked up the luggage and continued walking.
Although he hadn't interacted much with these people, Charlie was perfectly clear about what kind of people they were. Seeing them gathered here, he knew immediately that nothing good was brewing.
Charlie was unaware of Su Yang's recent situation here, but at this moment, George and Bama must have been filled with immense resentment towards Su Yang and Charlie.
Charlie himself was fine, but now that Meimei was by his side, regardless of his own situation, he didn't want Meimei to be implicated in any way.
"Hey!"
The group of people over there, upon seeing Charlie approach, called out to him. Charlie heard the sound and glanced at them again. This glance was devoid of any emotion, as if he were looking at a pile of garbage.
With just one look, Charlie averted his gaze.
Charlie ignored these people and, carrying Meimei's luggage, continued towards the villa.
"Oh, you're even helping Meimei with her luggage? How come I didn't think of helping the female guests with their luggage?" George said, looking at Meimei with a mischievous grin. "Meimei, this person has ulterior motives. How long have you known him? He's already trying to bribe you."
Hearing George's words, Meimei frowned and said, "Charlie doesn't have ulterior motives. He's very kind to help me with my luggage. You don't understand anything, so don't speak nonsense. Be careful not to backlash yourself."
"What?!" George hadn't expected Meimei to speak to him like this, and he was truly taken aback.
If it weren't for the people around him reminding him that there were still many cameras pointed at them, George would have already walked up to Meimei and questioned her intentions.
Meimei was different from Su Yang; she was a truly internationally renowned singer.
Even George, faced with Meimei's fame, had to yield.
George gritted his teeth and looked at Meimei, saying, "Teacher Meimei, I'm just kindly reminding you. This is the very beginning of our program, and we guests don't know each other well yet. If he has no intentions towards you, why would he deliberately help you with your luggage?"
Hearing George's words, Meimei seemed to hear something utterly unbelievable.
She looked at George with confusion and said, "Teacher George, even if we don't know each other well, men are biologically stronger. If someone has too much luggage to carry, anyone with a bit of gentlemanly demeanor should offer help, right?
Besides, this is a dating show. Isn't it basic to win over a guest's heart through actions?
I'm very happy that Charlie is helping me with my luggage, and my impression of him has improved a lot. On the other hand, some people, while saying nice things, see me struggling with so much luggage and don't lift a finger. And weren't you just about to come forward and hit me?"
Hearing Meimei's words, George instantly panicked.
Indeed, it was just a dating show, and Charlie's actions were completely appropriate.
George didn't care what Meimei thought of Charlie; what he cared about was that Meimei had completely embarrassed him in front of the cameras, leaving him no face at all.
And there were so many cameras broadcasting this globally.
Instantly, after hearing Meimei's words, George's arrogance deflated considerably.
In front of Su Yang, George thought Su Yang was a penniless weakling, so he didn't care about anything when dealing with Su Yang.
But Meimei's status was extremely high. One word from Meimei could easily shift the public's opinion, as Meimei had far more fans than George.
Hearing Meimei's speech, George's initial reaction was anger. Meimei, in front of so many people and cameras, had shown him no respect whatsoever. This truly infuriated George.
But soon, George remembered the vast difference between himself and Meimei.
Looking at Meimei before him, George put on a fawning smile.
"Teacher Meimei, please don't be angry. It's just that my room was snatched today, and Su Yang just played a trick on me, so I'm a bit hot-tempered right now. I didn't mean to lose my temper in front of you. Teacher Meimei, please don't mind."
Hearing George's words, Meimei snorted and said, "Su Yang played a trick on you? Or did you try to trick Su Yang and failed, then in a fit of rage, you're framing Su Yang?"
They had only interacted for less than three hours, but Meimei had already figured out what kind of person George was.
It had to be said, Meimei's guess was entirely correct.
It was indeed George who tried to trick Su Yang but failed, and instead, Su Yang had fleeced him of a hundred thousand American dollars.
George wasn't poor; due to his fame, his acting fees were quite high.
But after all, it was a hundred thousand American dollars. Anyone who suddenly lost so much money would likely feel dejected.
After all, that much money could buy many, many things.
George was already agitated, and being constantly rebuffed by Meimei only made him more frustrated. However, he couldn't lash out at Meimei.
He didn't know how his reputation would be affected by what he had just said to Meimei, nor did he know how Meimei's fans would react to him.
Therefore, for the sake of his future career, George couldn't continue talking to Meimei.
The more he spoke, the more George feared he would lose control and verbally or physically attack Meimei.
So, George redirected all his anger towards Charlie, who was standing by Meimei's side, always ready to pull Meimei away in case George lost his temper.
"What are you looking at?"
Hearing this, Charlie raised an eyebrow.
He didn't understand why George's anger, which had been directed at Meimei, had suddenly shifted back to him. This truly shocked Charlie.
Looking at George, Charlie pursed his lips and said, "I'll look if I want to look."
A concise four words, but enough to reignite George's anger.
He took two steps forward, approaching Charlie. By now, George had almost recovered the energy he had lost in his confrontation with Su Yang.
George was not as tall as Charlie, but his physique was much more muscular.
He flexed his muscles again and approached Charlie, almost touching him, and provocatively said, "You'll look if you want to look? How dare you..."
Before George could finish his provocative words, Charlie replied, "My eyes are on my face, of course, I'll look if I want to. Can you stop my gaze?"
This was probably the longest sentence George had ever heard Charlie speak.
He was somewhat surprised.
But this surprise was quickly replaced by the rage surging within him.
"You... you dare speak to me like that?" George glared at Charlie, his face full of anger.
George had always known that Charlie was in league with Su Yang.
In George's eyes, Charlie was just a minor actor.
To George, Charlie, like Su Yang, was someone he could disregard. But it was one thing for Su Yang to embarrass him repeatedly, and another for Charlie, who always seemed quiet, to dare treat George this way.
This was simply too much for George to accept.
He looked at Charlie, his face flushed with anger, as if it were about to burn him.