Bai Xinyu was the first to react. He asked Xie Wang, "Is your company headquarters in Bintan City?"
Xie Wang nodded: "Mm."
Joey frowned and said to Huang Shan in surprise, "Have you heard of Bintan Shuangxie? In the past five years, the company has expanded its scale like crazy, and even moved its branch office to the World Trade Center in the United States."
Huang Shan nodded: "I've heard of it. The wife of the chairman of Xie Fan Group is also in the entertainment industry. Another one seems to be called Xie's Hengtai Group."
Wen Ai seemed to have heard the name before, but couldn't quite place it. Shen Ke, on the other hand, was shocked for a long time after learning Xie Wang's name, her expression quite strange.
Xie Wang straightened up and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Xie Wang, and I am the chairman of Xie's Hengtai Group."
[Holy crap! Holy crap! Hengtai Group!]
[Ugh, my apartment is in a Hengtai development, it's so expensive!]
[I found it! According to the December 2021 company rankings, Xie's Hengtai is in the top three!]
[I still can't quite accept it; the fourth male lead is actually a powerful figure!]
[I'm a little unsure. The fourth male lead is so amazing, he probably won't actually end up with his dating show partner.]
[That's probably true, otherwise they wouldn't have been so passive on the dating reality show; they were just playing around.]
[Sigh, it's my Little Frost's Descent, sob sob.]
Apart from Chyi Yu and Ling Shuangjiang, almost everyone at the scene was stunned. The scene fell silent for a moment, with everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, speechless.
Cheng Jia is now filled with regret because he almost offended Xie Wang yesterday and is terrified that Xie Wang will retaliate against him. After all, Xie Wang could easily be blacklisted with a flick of his finger.
Xie Wang, as one of the show's trump cards, was naturally not spared in this situation. The director said, "Tell us more, such as his personality, hobbies, and romantic history."
Xie Wang frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said in a cold voice: "0 romantic experiences, sports hobby."
Director: Let's talk about it again.
At this moment, Xie Wang's gaze fell on Ling Shuangjiang. Remembering Qi Yu's words, he cleared his throat toward the camera: "This is my on-screen partner, Ling Shuangjiang."
Chapter 12 Pretending to be gay
[Ahhhh? A cute couple?]
[I got a sweet treat!]
[The fourth male lead is so handsome! I'm definitely not praising him just because he's a big shot!]
[So, he likes our Little Frost, right?]
[Please, please, you two get together!]
Not only the audience, but even the guests on site changed their expressions. Some were surprised, some were envious, but Chen Ying just looked at Ling Shuangjiang calmly, and finally her gaze fell on Xie Wang, maintaining a gentle smile.
Joey, watching Chen Ying's every move, chuckled softly, "Your demeanor and temperament are really similar to Shuangjiang's, like twins."
Joey is Chen Ying's senior, and the two are very familiar with each other, working at the same company.
So, Chen Ying whispered to Qiao Yi, "Does Xie Wang like boys?"
Joey shook his head: "No, he said he likes girls."
“But I saw that he and Shuangjiang were very close,” Chen Ying murmured. “I thought he liked boys.”
“At first I was also puzzled, but these things are hard to say,” Joey sighed, and then added, “But we really don’t know whether Frostfall likes boys or girls.”
Chen Ying understood and smiled gently: "I understand."
When Xie Wang sat down next to him, Ling Shuangjiang was still in shock. He opened his mouth, his voice very soft: "Do you even know what CP means? You're just talking nonsense."
"I know." Xie Wang crossed his long legs, his voice languid: "It probably means a pair."
Ling Shuangjiang raised her eyebrows slightly: "But we're not a couple."
Xie Wang explained, "I'm imitating Qi Yu's introduction; he corresponds to warmth, and I correspond to you."
This time, Ling Shuangjiang didn't say anything.
Xie Wang leaned closer: "Are you angry?"
Ling Shuangjiang shook her head: "No."
Xie Wang put his long arm around him and patted his shoulder: "We are a couple, a brotherly couple."
Ling Shuangjiang turned her head to look at his brow bone, and shook her head with a light laugh.
Shen Ke happened to see this.
He pursed his lips slightly, his expression strange, and there seemed to be something suppressed between his brows, on the verge of exploding.
That night, the show became a trending topic on the hashtag #XieWangLianZong#, with the search index increasing tenfold in an instant.
Many employees of Xie's Hengtai actively participated in the discussion below the entry.
[Damn it! The production team insisted on creating suspense. Heaven knows how agonizing it was to watch our chairman on a dating reality show, but I couldn't tell anyone.]
[Before Mr. Xie appeared on the show, all departments in the company gave us a heads-up, telling us not to say anything inappropriate online.]
[I watch the live stream every day, and I'm practically obsessed! Our CEO Xie and Shuangjiang are actually so close! He's usually as straight as can be.]
[Once again, I'm blown away by our CEO Xie! He's truly the most handsome man in Bintan, no exaggeration! He looks amazing on camera!]
The villa was quiet at night.
Ling Shuangjiang asked the director for his phone under some pretext, wanting to call Lin Yinci to confirm the arranged marriage.
On the phone, Lin Yinci said, "What a coincidence! Not long after you left, the Xie family contacted Grandma and said they wanted to meet with us."
Hearing the words "Xie family," Ling Shuangjiang's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, Xie Wang was his childhood betrothed.
"Did he say anything else?" Ling Shuangjiang asked softly, fiddling with the tail grass.
Lin Yinci: "She didn't say anything, just that she wanted to match you up with their eldest son. I forgot what his name is. I heard he's on a business trip recently."
"The eldest young master?" Ling Shuangjiang raised her eyebrows slightly. It seemed that the elders in the family were unaware of the arranged marriage between Xie Wang and Xie Lin.
So, Ling Shuangjiang smiled and said, "Meeting is fine, but it can only be treated as a blind date. After all, this is no longer the era of arranged marriages."
Lin Yinci said in a doting voice, "Of course, if you don't like it, we don't have to meet. I'll refuse for you."
"Let's wait until we meet, Mom."
After chatting with Lin Yinci about other things, Ling Shuangjiang hung up the phone and continued fiddling with the tail grass in her hand, trying to turn it into a little rabbit.
At that moment, a footstep approached from the shadows behind them.
Ling Shuangjiang smelled a drunken scent and turned around to find that the person who came in was Shen Ke.
Shen Ke held up two glasses of red wine, swirled them twice, and said, "Want to drink together? It's Frost's Descent."
Shen Ke's eyes were calm, yet held an inexplicable strangeness. Ling Shuangjiang politely declined, saying, "It's too late. Drinking will lead to trouble. Let's drink another time."
Shen Ke smiled inexplicably: "If Xie Wang invited you for a drink, you would probably agree, right?"
Ling Shuangjiang paused, her smile fading: "This kind of assumption seems to have nothing to do with you."
The smile on Shen Ke's face gradually disappeared, replaced by anger and confusion: "You're with Xie Wang? Is it because he's powerful and rich? You've only known each other for a short time?"
Ling Shuangjiang stopped being polite, her expression cold: "I'll say it again, it has nothing to do with you."
"You!" Shen Ke seemed to deflate suddenly, her expression dejected. "Why? I chased after you for so long in high school, and you never even glanced at me. The night you went abroad, I cried alone for a very long time. Later, I heard that you didn't have a boyfriend abroad either, and I was happy. That sense of defeat slowly disappeared, and I forgot about you. But why did fate make me meet you again? And watch you date someone else!"
In the end, Shen Ke became somewhat incoherent and slammed the bottle heavily onto the lawn, where it made a loud, explosive sound as it hit a stone.
The sound of the upstairs window opening was fleeting.
Ling Shuangjiang said gently, "You should know that matters of the heart cannot be forced."
Shen Ke looked up in a flustered manner, met Ling Shuangjiang's calm eyes, and gave a bitter smile: "Look, even after talking to you like this, I still can't move you."
"I'm sorry." Ling Shuangjiang turned and started to leave, but was stopped by Shen Ke who rushed over. Shen Ke stretched out his arms and murmured, "Shuangjiang, I really like you, I really like you... Can you be with me?"
Seeing his disheveled appearance, Ling Shuangjiang frowned slightly: "You're drunk."
Suddenly, Shen Ke was pushed aside by a force from behind, stumbled and fell to the ground. He turned around and saw Xie Wang pursing his thin lips, his gaze unfriendly.
Ling Shuangjiang had already been protected by Xie Wang.
"roll."
Xie Wang only said one word to Shen Ke.
Shen Ke was panting heavily, and the smell of alcohol on his face had mostly dissipated. After a brief standoff, he got up and left.
"What's wrong with him?" After Shen Ke left, Xie Wang turned back to look at Ling Shuangjiang. Unlike before, his voice was much gentler.
Ling Shuangjiang didn't intend to hide anything and said frankly, "He liked me in high school and pursued me for two years. Today he drank too much and lost his mind, so he acted impulsively."
These words confirmed Xie Wang's guess.
He had just heard a noise from the garden and happened to be on the balcony when he glanced over out of curiosity. That one glance was enough to make him quickly put down his dumbbells and run out of the room.
Because he saw Shen Ke stopping Ling Shuangjiang on the lawn, saying things like "I like you" and "I love you".
It seems that Shen Ke is gay and has been coveting Ling Shuangjiang for a long time.
He sighed and looked at Ling Shuangjiang.
Ling Shuangjiang's eyes are beautiful, like a thousand stars hidden in the night, gentle and quiet.
His heart softened instantly.
His little frost has had a tough time too. He's clearly straight, yet he's coveted by Shen Ke, a gay man.
"So many years have passed, and he's still thinking about you." Xie Wang said unhappily, "If you don't make him give up, he'll continue to pester you in the future."
Ling Shuangjiang comforted him, "Probably not. He just happened to be drunk today. I'll have a proper talk with him tomorrow."
"Still talking to him?" Xie Wang's expression was not good, and his tone became increasingly impatient: "What's the point of talking to someone like him? We need to find a way to convince him and make him stop bothering you."
"Suppression by force or other means, these are the only two options at present."
Seeing Xie Wang's angry expression, Ling Shuangjiang was amused and reached out to pat his back: "No rush, no rush, let's go back and think about it again."
“I have a way.” Xie Wang’s voice suddenly lowered. “Since this is a dating reality show, why not make him feel that you like me and I like you too? His conditions are completely inferior to mine, utterly insignificant. For you, I’m willing to pretend to be gay.”