It was lunchtime.
The production team wanted everyone to work together to make a meal, then eat together.
So the guests all gathered in the main hall.
They either went into the kitchen to help cook.
Or kept busy outside, though no one knew what they were busy doing.
At first, everything was normal.
Until Cheng Qin turned around and accidentally knocked over a glass of water on the kitchen counter.
Her chance had come!
Su Mian darted over and righted the glass in one swift motion!
Cheng Qin breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Thank you, thank you."
Su Mian smiled. "Look, not a single drop spilled!"
Cheng Qin murmured her agreement and was just about to compliment her quick reflexes.
Unexpectedly, Su Mian suddenly turned around, faced the camera, and whipped out an Ai Niu Bao sanitary pad.
"Just like Ai Niu Bao sanitary pads-no side leaks, with fast, concentrated absorption! Giving you protection from every angle!"
Cheng Qin: "..."
[Oh, Sister Mian really did land an ad?]
[I use this brand of pads too. I never used to be embarrassed about sanitary pads, but somehow I'm feeling a little embarrassed now...]
[Stay away from this brand! I tried it too, and it felt pretty uncomfortable. It hurt like hell when I peeled it off! My wife said it was because I'd stuck it on backward, but if sticking it on backward hurts, that still proves they haven't made it well enough!]
On the other side of the counter, Lin Xi looked at Su Mian with disgust.
In all his life, this was the first time he had seen a girl take out a sanitary pad so openly.
The night before last, he had actually, for one brief moment, felt like getting to know Su Mian better.
Now that thought was completely gone!
He walked coldly past Su Mian and deliberately said loudly enough for her to hear, "Have you no shame?"
Su Mian raised an eyebrow. "You think it's shameful? You know, your mom almost flushed you out onto a sanitary pad."
Furious, Lin Xi walked toward Su Mian, intending to argue with her.
Su Mian stuck out a foot and tripped him.
Lin Xi cried out and pitched forward!
Su Mian immediately reached toward him. "Quick, grab me!"
Before his brain could issue a command, his hand had already instinctively grabbed Su Mian!
So soft... so delicate and boneless...
Lin Xi's heartbeat involuntarily quickened.
He instinctively looked toward his hand...
His eyes instantly widened!
What?!
He wasn't holding Su Mian's hand!
It was an Ai Niu Bao sanitary pad!
Lin Xi immediately let go and landed on the floor with a smack, his backside taking the blow...
Su Mian faced the camera again.
She showed the audience the Ai Niu Bao pad, which had retained its perfect shape despite all that yanking and tugging.
"Ai Niu Bao sanitary pads, with superior pressure resistance! Pull them, tug them-they won't lose their shape! With these, you can even do extreme sports on your period!"
[Wait... you think the reason we don't do extreme sports on our periods is that we haven't found the right pads?]
[I give that an 8.5, because I'm a little speechless.]
[I give that an 8.4, because that was a little too slick.]
Not far away, Fang Nuonuo walked over to the host and asked worriedly, "Sister Xiaohong, won't letting Su Mian mess around like this offend the client?"
"Um... I'm not saying anything bad about Su Mian. I'm just worried the client won't be happy. After all, this is our show's first product placement."
"If the client isn't happy, just let me know, Sister Xiaohong. I can help promote them on my social media."
Deep down, Fang Nuonuo still looked down on sanitary pad ads.
But she had just glanced at the trending searches.
#Su Mian becomes the first guest to land an ad#
#Su Mian sales champion#
Only then did she realize that the product category didn't matter at all.
What mattered was not letting Su Mian hog so much of the limelight!
So she planned to repost the ad herself.
That way, she wouldn't have to embarrass herself, and she could make Su Mian landing an ad seem like nothing special, since anyone could post it.
Yin Xiaohong had been in the industry for a long time and immediately understood what Fang Nuonuo was getting at.
But she didn't expose her, merely smiling good-naturedly. "No need, no need. Thank you for offering, but the client is extremely satisfied! Originally, they said they'd only pay after three placements, but they're so happy that they've already sent the money after just two!"
The corner of Fang Nuonuo's mouth twitched, but she remained polite. "That's good, then."
She turned away, her eyes darkening.
Once the show ended tonight, she absolutely had to go see Lu Zhou right away.
They needed to have a proper discussion about how to deal with Su Mian!
By then, Su Mian had also received her share of the commission.
She was so happy!
This show was wonderful!
Not only did she get an appearance fee, she could make money on the show too!
Lu Zhou had specially arranged for her to join this dating show. He was actually pretty nice!
But Su Mian hadn't been happy for long before the system's voice suddenly rang out in her head:
[Girl, you're celebrating too soon.]
"What do you mean?"
[Take a look at the stats panel.]
Su Mian checked.
Lin Xi's Disgust Points were at 85. Great, great. Victory was in sight.
Gu Yichen's Disgust Points...
0?
"Holy shit!"
[You're losing it too soon. Check the Affection Points panel too.]
Lin Xi's Affection Points were at 0. Great, great.
Gu Yichen... 22?
"Holy shit!"
"What did I do? Why does he like me now?"
[This little system doesn't know either.]
Su Mian fell apart!
"If I'd known this show had my ex-husband, a man who suddenly changed his opinion of me for no apparent reason, and another whose emotions I could manipulate however I wanted, I would've chosen to farm Affection Points!"
"This is all your fault, System! Why didn't you introduce all their personalities before giving me the mission?"
[Sorryyy.]
"Can I still change it? Can I switch to farming their Affection Points?"
[No changing it now.]
[A billion isn't that easy to earn.]
Su Mian slumped on the couch in despair.
"Hilarious. Ha ha. This is just hilarious."
[Are you okay, Master?]
"As you wish, I'll become a machine that does nothing but complete missions."
"I'll never smile again."
[...]
A call of "Food's ready!" suddenly came from downstairs.
Su Mian sat up from the couch and headed downstairs to the dining table.
The livestream camera was still in the kitchen, so it wasn't showing the dining room yet.
Not long after Su Mian arrived at the table, Gu Yichen's voice suddenly came through the livestream.
"Su Mian, maybe customs differ from place to place, but where we're from, women aren't allowed on the table to eat."
Then Duan Xuanyu's voice followed. "Su Mian can eat wherever she wants. What business is it of yours?"
Their fists were clenching!
Hearing such a feudal-minded remark from Gu Yichen, the viewers all clenched their fists!
Even Duan Xuanyu, with his tyrant persona, knew to respect women!
But before the viewers could start cursing him out.
The camera swung around.
Su Mian was squatting on top of the table.
[Wait... you're actually eating ON the table?]
[Sorry, sis. I rarely side with men, but I really have no choice this time.]
[Bro Tyrant, you're still defending her when she's being this ridiculous? I knew it! The Emperor and Empress ship is real!]
Su Mian saw the camera turn back toward her.
She immediately whipped out a sanitary pad.
"Ai Niu Bao sanitary pads-light, breathable, and unrestricted. More freedom with one than without! Be a woman, be a free woman, be a woman who refuses to be defined!"
As a highly responsible service provider, even though the client had already paid, she would still complete the work she had promised!