Zeng Xiaoxian was incredibly conflicted.
After much deliberation, he finally made a painful decision: to ask Zhao Tianhao for help, to have him participate in the training match for him.
Zeng Xiaoxian explained the situation to Zhao Tianhao, then looked at him with a smug grin, awaiting his reply.
However, Zhao Tianhao's response surprised Zeng Xiaoxian.
It wasn't that he refused; rather, Zhao Tianhao didn't choose to participate in the match himself, but instead chose to pick him up.
Not afraid of getting beaten up, Zeng Xiaoxian almost wanted to touch Zhao Tianhao's forehead to see if he had a fever.
When did Brother Hao become so helpful?
Whatever, why think so much?
Zeng Xiaoxian quickly sent Zhao Tianhao Nuolan's phone number and the time to pick her up, then quickly disappeared to find Lu Ziqiao and the others for the training match.
Zhao Tianhao watched Zeng Xiaoxian leave and smiled. The sun certainly didn't rise in the west.
Zhao Tianhao thought, "Nuolan?"
Having lost his desire to go down and hunt for women, Zhao Tianhao returned to his room, intending to wait a while before going out to pick her up.
Zhao Tianhao checked the time and went downstairs to the Western restaurant downstairs from his apartment building.
Zeng Xiaoxian had arranged the time and place.
Zhao Tianhao only needed to pick her up.
About five minutes later, a beautiful woman in a flesh-colored miniskirt and long, wavy hair cascading over her shoulders entered the restaurant.
She looked around but didn't see Zeng Xiaoxian.
Zhao Tianhao, however, recognized Nuolan and waved to her, indicating this direction.
Nuolan, seeing the handsome man waving, pointed to herself with a slender finger in surprise. After he nodded, she walked towards him.
Seeing Nuolan approach, Zhao Tianhao stood up, shook her hand, and offered an explanation.
"Miss Nuolan, I'm Zhao Tianhao, a friend of Zeng Xiaoxian. He couldn't make it, so he asked me to greet you on his behalf."
"Hello," Nuolan greeted politely.
"Have a seat. What would you like to drink?"
Zhao Tianhao called a waiter. Nuolan ordered an Americano. Zhao Tianhao started chatting with Nuolan; he had to admit, she was indeed beautiful.
"I heard from Lisa that you're going to be working with Zeng Xiaoxian on an evening show?"
Nuolan was a little surprised. She hadn't expected Zhao Tianhao to not only be Zeng Xiaoxian's friend but also be so close to Lisa.
If Zhao Tianhao knew what Nuolan was thinking, he would definitely say, "We're so close, we're practically inseparable. We know each other inside and out."
"Well, I just wanted to change the program, but I didn't expect Lisa to introduce me to something so late," Nuolan explained with a smile.
Zhao Tianhao knew Nuolan wasn't telling the truth, but he understood, since it was their first meeting.
Nuolan didn't need to immediately confide her troubles to a stranger.
Even Lisa didn't know why Nuolan had changed shows.
Zhao Tianhao chatted with Nuolan for a few more minutes, added her on WeChat, and then left.
The next day, Zeng Xiaoxian was bragging at the bar about how his show had landed a sponsor.
He said he was going to be a star, and that he'd be "Brother Xian" from now on.
Unbeknownst to him, the three sponsors were only sponsoring the show because of Nuolan.
That evening, Zeng Xiaoxian learned that his show had actually gotten a co-host.
Although the co-host was a beautiful woman, Zeng Xiaoxian was still unhappy.
He'd been hosting the show alone for years and had it great; now, with another person, it just felt awkward.
He knew that the person Lisa had asked him to pick up was his future co-host, and he would never have agreed under any circumstances.
Even though it was Zhao Tianhao who helped him pick her up.
Knowing that Nuolan would be co-hosting the show with him, Zeng Xiaoxian was completely out of sorts all night.
Fortunately, no one listened to his show anyway.
Whether he was in good spirits or not didn't matter.
The more Zeng Xiaoxian thought about it, the angrier he became, feeling that Lisa had gone too far.
So, after recording the show, Zeng Xiaoxian returned to his apartment and wrote down all his anger and dissatisfaction.
Satisfied, Zeng Xiaoxian went to sleep after looking at the copied content.
Early the next morning, Zeng Xiaoxian went to Lisa's office.
Seeing that Lisa wasn't there, Zeng Xiaoxian instantly became arrogant, acting like he was the boss.
He slammed the report he was holding onto Lisa's desk and began to complain to the empty executive chair, imagining Lisa being shocked by his antics.
Unbeknownst to him, Lisa had just walked in and witnessed Zeng Xiaoxian throwing the report, but she didn't say anything, waiting to see what kind of drama he would put on.
Zeng Xiaoxian roared loudly. "Do you know what blindly changing the format means to the fans? This is my report to you today, it contains my protests against the show. You decide what to do."
"Even if I agree, the listeners won't. Even if the listeners agree, justice won't allow it."
After finishing his rant, Zeng Xiaoxian felt incredibly manly. He smoothed his bangs and boasted, "Unyielding and dignified, that's the true nature of a man."
Lisa couldn't stand it anymore. She walked over to Zeng Xiaoxian and said calmly, "Zeng Xiaoxian."
Upon hearing Lisa's words, Zeng Xiaoxian jumped up like a mouse seeing a cat, his expression instantly changing. He grinned cheekily and said, "Lisa, you're here. Lisa, you're making tea, no, Lisa, you're drinking tea, I, no,"
Zeng Xiaoxian stammered nervously.
"Did you need something?"
Lisa didn't want to listen to Zeng Xiaoxian's rambling.
"No, no, no, I'm asking for instructions, I'm asking for instructions," Zeng Xiaoxian explained.
"Heh, don't ask for instructions. Didn't you say I should handle it as I saw fit?" Lisa sneered.
"Huh? No," Zeng Xiaoxian feigned ignorance.
"Oh, the report's all done."
Lisa picked up the document Zeng Xiaoxian had slammed on the table.
Seeing this, Zeng Xiaoxian quickly explained, "No, Lisa, this is just some feedback from fans online. I organized it to report to you."
"I'm more interested in your opinion."
"I...I know, I never have any opinions. Haha, just a suggestion."
"Hmph, the report is written with neither servility nor arrogance, true manly nature."
Lisa emphasized those eight words. Seeing Zeng Xiaoxian remain silent, feigning innocence, Lisa continued.
"Alright, since things have come to this, it seems I have no choice but to sign it. Here's the pen."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaoxian instantly became excited, thinking Lisa had listened, and handed over a pen.
"Really, Lisa, I knew it. You wouldn't let us low-level employees down," Lisa sneered.
"Since you think you can't work with Nuolan, then I'll grant your wish. The boiler room downstairs needs a security guard; you can go there tomorrow."
Zeng Xiaoxian almost cried instantly, quickly explaining, "You misunderstood, Lisa. That's not what I meant at all."
"Then what did you mean?"
"What I meant was that Nuolan joining our group is absolutely necessary. Even if some people have objections, they're just a bunch of petty, unreasonable, and despicable people. They have nothing to do with me."
Zeng Xiaoxian spoke with righteous indignation, as if he were mortal enemies. "On matters of principle, I'm very discerning."
"Oh, it seems I misunderstood. But this report is already signed. What should we do?"
Lisa handed the report to Zeng Xiaoxian. Zeng Xiaoxian accepted the document, tore it up, and said, "No problem, just pretend you never saw this report."
"What if some sleazy person finds out later and says I, as the supervisor, neglected my duties?"
"No, absolutely not."
After saying this, Zeng Xiaoxian put the torn report in his mouth, intending to spit it out later.
"Okay, with you here, I'm relieved."
Lisa then "thoughtfully" picked up a bottle of mineral water from her desk and handed it to Zeng Xiaoxian, urging him to drink it.
Reluctantly, Zeng Xiaoxian swallowed the report with the water. Seeing that he had swallowed, Lisa let him go.
She was dismissing him.
"If it weren't for your friendship with the master, you wouldn't deserve to partner with Nuolan. You should take a good look at yourself." Lisa thought disdainfully.
Sitting in her chair, Lisa took out her phone and sent a voice message to Zhao Tianhao, "Master, this slutty bitch misses you. She misses Master's big cock."
Lisa moaned seductively into the phone, "Mmm, ah, ah," completely lacking the domineering air she had just displayed when scolding Zeng Xiaoxian.
Zhao Tianhao, indeed having nothing better to do, saw Lisa's lewd voice message and replied, "Wait, Master is coming to fuck you."
Zhao Tianhao realized that he hadn't been to a radio station in a long time. And, well, he'd never done radio play either. This couldn't be allowed. Zhao Tianhao decided to make up for this regret.