Chapter 784: Chapter 783: My Master Likes Fishing

So, everyone was hesitating.

Should they cling to the strong and capable arms of Team One’s commander, or to the well-connected and equally competent commander of Team Two?

This was a tough one!

On this side, Xiao Qimo stared at the screenshot for quite some time.

He had thought his relationship with Yun Zhijuan was solid enough, and since joining IEG, he had completed various missions quite well.

But the screenshot still managed to frustrate him.

The old trickster was indeed a trickster, choosing an heir in such a haphazard manner.

The man narrowed his eyes and quickly responded with a comment.

“A commander who has even been stripped of his privileges, what right does he have to be a temporary leader?”

The crowd:…

They really wanted to pretend they hadn’t noticed the thick scent of gunpowder in the air!

They could even imagine that if the two commanders were face to face, they would probably start fighting, the world-shaking type of battle.

Lu Mian looked at the comment from Team One and let out a cold laugh.

Not bad!

That was a cunning move!

She pursed her lips and tapped out three words with her fingertips.

“Just you wait@famed commander God of Death”

The crowd: This has got to be sworn enemies, right…?

—-

Lu Mian had lost her eligibility for the election and wasn’t in the best of moods.

Someone knocked on the door outside. She opened it languidly to find Xiao Qimo looking as if a gentle spring breeze was caressing his face.

The corners of Lu Mian’s mouth curled up into a smile as well.

“Feeling good?” she quipped.

Seeing him happy brightened her mood considerably.

The gentlemanly man pushed up his glasses as he walked inside, humming in agreement.

“How’s the situation with your ID?”

Lu Mian lowered her head, “It should be something my master did. He’s currently busy overseas; I haven’t been able to contact him yet.”

“Your master…” Xiao Qimo seemed to understand the subtext of her words.

First off, Lu Mian’s master must be incredibly powerful, powerful enough to interfere with someone’s ID card. At the same time, it implied that this master probably wasn’t too pleased with his prospective son-in-law.

Why else would he go to such lengths to do this sort of thing?

Was it not because he was worried Lu Mian would impulsively register a marriage with him?

Xiao Qimo felt a sting in his heart. He thought he had won over many people close to Lu Mian, but now there seemed to be a bigger, higher mountain ahead, waiting for him.

His little plan of turning the raw rice into cooked rice was utterly crushed.

Xiao Qimo, not giving up, pursed his lips gravely and inquired, “Mianmian, does your master have any hobbies?”

It would be great if he could win him over, like he did with Lu Xi.

Lu Mian answered without even thinking, “Fishing. He loves fishing the most.”

Xiao Qimo paused briefly. Coincidentally, his senior brother also liked to fish.

—-

Friday came around again.

Lu Mian showed up on time in the “Extreme Brain” rest area.

After speaking with Zhai Qingtong last time, seeing her again now, Lu Mian felt nothing in particular, whereas Zhai Qingtong seemed to be deliberately avoiding her, looking like she was quite wary.

For some reason, the other contestants were also covertly casting probing glances at Lu Mian.

Even stranger was that upon Lu Mian’s arrival this time, she found that the staff’s attitude toward her had completely changed.

She sat at her designated rest area, unaffected, fiddling with her phone, ignoring all that.

Zhai Qingtong, unable to contain her curiosity, ran up to Pei Wenda and asked in a low voice, “Aren’t you guys relatives? Why have I never heard you mention it before?”

Pei Wenda glanced towards Lu Mian’s direction and gave an awkward smile.

He hadn’t known Lu Mian at all before and wasn’t aware they were related. It was only mentioned by Lu Xinnuan in the VCR, which had good viewership and even trended on social media.

That’s how their relationship came to be known by so many people.

Pei Wenda explained with a troubled expression, “I was worried about the production team’s taboos, so I didn’t say anything.”

Zhai Qingtong rolled her eyes and pouted with a humph, “If I had known, I wouldn’t have sought her out.”

“What?”

“Nothing.” Zhai Qingtong sullenly sat back in her resting seat, “Some people really have good fortune.”

Having a sister whose popularity was soaring, she herself was riding high as well.

As she spoke, other contestants around nodded in agreement.

“That’s right, Lu Xinnuan has been struggling all the way and finally gained some popularity, only to be immediately used. Tsk tsk…”

“I heard that because of Xinnuan, they even got a sponsorship for the show!”

“I really envy Lu Mian, having such a caring sister!”

Pei Wenda gently interrupted their conversation, “Xinnuan will be at the venue tonight, so everyone will have a chance to see her!”

“Really?! Then I must ask Nuannuan for an autograph in advance.”

“Is she a special guest? Xinnuan is doing so well now!”

Pei Wenda shook his head, not saying a word.

With Lu Xinnuan’s current popularity, she was far from being qualified as a special guest; at most, the production team gave her a spectator ticket to watch the show on site.

But with Lu Xinnuan’s rising popularity, even someone with Lu Mian’s personality wanted to ride the wave of fame, let alone the production team?

Amidst the clamorous and chaotic discussions, Lu Mian looked up, her gaze inexplicably strange.

How did it get connected to Lu Xinnuan again?

—

Lu Xinnuan arrived at the production team early; she didn’t go directly to the audience seats but instead made her way backstage.

Some of the staff recognized her and greeted her warmly.

Lu Xinnuan, in a fresh and youthful school dress, greeted the staff politely.

The staff had a good impression of Lu Xinnuan and chatted with her a bit more.

“Miss Lu, our show’s ratings tonight are definitely going to break 1, all thanks to the popularity you’ve brought us!”

“Not at all, it’s just that the show itself is great. Many of my friends and I are following it!”

“You’re too modest! To be honest, ever since you mentioned in the VCR that Lu Mian is your sister, the effect was immediate. Just a few days ago, a very impressive sponsor directly contributed fifty million to sponsor our show; isn’t that all your doing?”

Lu Xinnuan was surprised, “A sponsor? Fifty million?”

Even at her current level, fifty million was still a significant sum to her.

“Yes, they specifically asked for Lu Mian.” The staff member said with a secretive smile, “Whether they’re after Lu Mian, or you, isn’t that obvious?”

“Ah, yes…” Lu Xinnuan pondered with a sweet smile and asked casually, “Who is the sponsor? My sister is reserved and not talkative; it’s only right for me to personally thank them!”

“That makes sense.” The person paused, “But the director is the one dealing with the sponsor, so we don’t know the specifics. You can ask the director about it.”

“Okay, thank you.” Lu Xinnuan reined in the complexity in her eyes and turned to make a phone call.