As the young man finished his last word, the audience erupted in earth-shattering laughter.
The bullet comments were deeply moved, too.
[Waaah, he said exactly what I wanted to say. Stop lecturing people all the time.]
[I hate these people with their patronizing dad energy the most. What makes them think they're so superior?]
[New wife!!!]
[He's Jiang Kounan!!! He's Niohuru Jiang Kounan, no longer the Huanhuan of yesterday.]
[Help, what are you even saying up there???]
[Aaaaaah, there are so many variety shows, so why do I watch "I'll Give You Your Happiness" every day??? Because the hair-pulling fights are so much fun, obviously!]
[Production team, don't make me beg you. Invite Jiang Nan back for the next episode.]
Chen Ting had already lost.
The moment he fell into Jiang Nan's rhythm, he had already lost.
He stood onstage, his face ashen.
Jiang Nan asked very politely, "Is there anything else you'd like to say?"
Seeming to feel that he had lost face, Chen Ting said, "No."
The result was obvious.
Once the segment ended, the host, Xie Quan, came onstage with his script. He first smoothed things over, then asked how both sides were feeling.
Clutching his microphone, Chen Ting smiled helplessly. "I just can't keep up with young people these days."
There was a hidden meaning in his words, implying that Jiang Nan had gone too far.
Xie Quan asked Jiang Nan.
Jiang Nan lowered his head briefly. When he raised it again, a smile curved his lips.
His dimples were shallow, yet somehow infuriating.
Arrogant and fearless.
As if to say, You're nothing special.
Every Omega in the audience and the livestream went wild over that smile.
[Help, help! I just searched him on Baidu. Jiang Nan is an Alpha!!!!!]
[Aaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!! I've had enough of domineering Alphas. I just love sweet, handsome Alphas!!!!]
[His pheromones must smell like mint, right??? Definitely mint!!!!]
[I couldn't find out what he smells like, waaah...]
[I think he's like mint, too.]
[I love him so much, so much.]
After the show ended, Jiang Nan removed his makeup and changed into his own loose T-shirt.
Zhu Xia messaged him to say the car was already waiting outside the building.
Jiang Nan left the dressing room. As he passed through the corridor, he saw Shen Anbai looking at him with a beaming smile.
He was still wearing a horse-face skirt, his waist cinched very slim, his peach-blossom eyes shimmering.
Jiang Nan stopped and asked, "Need something?"
Shen Anbai curved his lips. "Don't take what my senior said today to heart."
Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow. "I didn't take it to heart."
Shen Anbai hadn't expected him to go off script, and his smile briefly froze.
"Then... that's good."
"My wife's the only one in my heart," Jiang Nan said with a cold laugh. "Who the hell does he think he is?"
Shen Anbai was completely unable to respond to that.
Embarrassment appeared on his face.
Jiang Nan asked 771 inwardly, [Do you smell that?]
771 was bewildered. [We systems don't have a sense of smell.]
Jiang Nan drawled, [There's a whiff of green tea.]
771 was even more bewildered.
After hesitating, he explained, [Shen Anbai's pheromones smell like peach blossoms, not tea.]
Jiang Nan chuckled. [You're pretty naive.]
Seeing that Shen Anbai had nothing else to say, Jiang Nan left.
His work in Haicheng was finished.
Jiang Nan booked a flight for ten that evening.
Before leaving, he thought for a moment, then took a taxi to a nearby mall.
He planned to buy some local specialties to take back for Fu Jingzhou.
Initially, he planned to buy a tie. For a businessman like Fu Jingzhou, suits and ties were daily essentials.
If he bought him a tie, the big shot would see it every day when he lowered his head to review documents.
That way, he would be reminded of Jiang Nan at all times.
Once he got used to having him around, Jiang Nan's future would be secure.
So the most important thing now was to become bros with the big shot.
771 found Jiang Nan's goal suffocating.
He had tried to dissuade him, but Jiang Nan was very pleased with this plan.
After entering the mall, Jiang Nan headed straight for a certain luxury brand's counter.
Although Fu Jingzhou and Jiang Nan's marriage was a business alliance, Jiang Nan had never been shortchanged materially.
The clothes in Jiang Nan's wardrobe were all personally purchased and maintained by Uncle He, the butler, and every piece was from the latest collections of top-tier luxury brands.
He wore a cap and mask, though they didn't conceal him all that thoroughly.
The saleswoman approached with a broad smile. "Sir, how may I help you?"
Jiang Nan replied, "I'd like to look at ties."
"This way, please." The saleswoman guided Jiang Nan to the tie display.
After carefully looking through them, Jiang Nan chose a silver-gray tie.
The tie was elegant and eye-catching, and Jiang Nan had liked it at first glance.
"This one."
Men generally shopped very quickly.
The saleswoman smiled brightly. "You can pay over here."
Jiang Nan told 771 inwardly, [See? The first step to becoming bros with someone is buying him a gift.]
771 didn't particularly want to talk, so he simply remained silent.
Jiang Nan was delighted, but all his joy vanished into thin air when he saw the bill.
The cashier carefully placed the tie in a box and smiled faintly. "Sir, your total is 149,999 yuan."
Jiang Nan almost failed to maintain the smile on his lips.
[How the fuck is that any different from 150,000???]
771 said obnoxiously, [A hundred and fifty thousand... I remember that's about all the money you have.]
Jiang Nan snapped at him, [Shut up. I've only been on one show, and the appearance fee alone is already plenty. Buying the big shot a 150,000-yuan tie is a piece of cake.]
The young man talked tough, but the hand holding out his phone's payment QR code wouldn't stop trembling.
His latest-model Fruit 15 Pro Max kept shaking along with it.
The cashier gave him a puzzled look. "Sir, are you feeling unwell?"
Though she voiced her concern, she scanned Jiang Nan's QR code at lightning speed.
When the payment confirmation sounded, Jiang Nan's heart nearly broke.
Only then did he truly understand how painful it was when the male lead in a domineering CEO novel gazed at the female lead affectionately and said, "My heart is breaking."
"I'm fine." Jiang Nan smiled as he explained to the cashier, "I've got a touch of Parkinson's."
The cashier stared at him in shock. "You've shaken me."
When it came to playing along with a joke, Jiang Nan never admitted defeat.
Jiang Nan said, "This is the first time I've seen someone describe their feelings as shaken."
The cashier handed him the bag with a smile and said softly, "You get me."
"Goodbye."
Carrying the tie he'd bought for 149,999 yuan, Jiang Nan met Zhu Xia at the airport entrance.
Wearing sunglasses and holding her suitcase in one hand, Zhu Xia looked at what Jiang Nan was carrying. "What's this...?"
Jiang Nan kept his good-husband persona firmly intact. "Bought it for my wife."
Zhu Xia folded her arms and scoffed. "Who are you trying to fool?"
"That's a menswear brand," Zhu Xia said. "There's no shame in buying yourself something."
Jiang Nan paused. "Did I forget to tell you something?"