After being universally criticized online, I went viral on military-themed variety shows.

Chapter 335 The Group Buying Squad: Where is Jiang Hanying?
As time passed, the sky outside gradually darkened, and the entire villa became brightly lit.

People gradually arrived to attend the banquet.

In the end, there were nearly thirty people in the entire reception room.

Aside from a few actors from the "Heart of Gold" crew who took advantage of being temporary colleagues, the other twenty-odd people who came later had all gone through a selection process; many who wanted to visit hadn't even been given the opportunity.

Otherwise, even more people would have come.

With so many people, every single one of them is a big name with a well-known reputation.

But when these people came to Duanmu Rongrong's side, they all became humble and polite juniors.

Even though the banquet didn't offer any alcoholic beverages, not even low-alcohol beer or fruit wine, only tea and fruit juice, everyone still enjoyed themselves immensely.

The atmosphere in the reception room was harmonious and relaxed throughout.

No one expressed any dissatisfaction with Jiang Hanying attending the banquet in loose casual clothes.

At most, I'd take a second look to see who dared to dress so casually at a banquet organized by Teacher Duanmu.

This was completely different from the elegant and bustling scene of fine clothes and clinking glasses that Xin Linglong had initially imagined!
It was less of a banquet and more of a simple tea party.

Everyone was talking about things that Duanmu Rongrong, the hostess of the banquet, liked to hear, and she wanted to join in and try to impress everyone. But when she leaned forward to listen carefully, she realized she couldn't understand most of it. How could she possibly participate?

Suddenly, I felt a little lost and confused.

Yun Fan and Wen Song were somewhat better than Xin Linglong. They hadn't come with any particular purpose in the first place, and now that they saw that the people who came after them were all big shots, they had no right to speak up and make these people listen attentively. So they simply decided to treat themselves as supporting characters, just to listen quietly and then have a good meal and drink with the rest of the group.

The two people's change of mindset was quite timely and natural.

Then they glanced at Xin Linglong, who was sitting on pins and needles on the sofa next door, and shook their heads imperceptibly.

I still need to learn how to properly position myself!
If they want to join the ranks of the big names who are at the center of attention like Yuan Chaoyu and Gu Wang, they still have a long way to go.

"Hey, where's Jiang Hanying?"

Wen Song put down his cola and looked around, only to find that their "group order" was missing one person.

Hearing this, Yun Fan looked around as well. "It really is her. Where is she?" She paused for a moment. "Let's wait a bit longer. Maybe she went to the restroom. If she doesn't come out soon, I'll send her a message."

"Ah."

Yuan Chaoyu also discovered that Jiang Hanying had disappeared from the reception room.

Duanmu Rongrong noticed the way she looked around as if searching for something. "Who is Xiao Yuan looking for?"

Her question immediately silenced the people around her who were talking in hushed tones.

Yuan Chaoyu was a little embarrassed. She thought she had been discreet enough, but she didn't expect that the elder in front of her would still notice her.

"That's me, it seems like I haven't seen Jiang Hanying for a while."

Having filmed a variety show together for over two months, she believed she knew Jiang Hanying quite well.

Someone might be keeping a low profile, but they could be up to something big!
As for what major event it could be, she really couldn't think of anything.

Jiang Hanying's thought process was completely beyond her comprehension.

As soon as she finished speaking, a female investor sitting next to her asked, "Is it that little girl in the sportswear and baseball cap?"

"Ah."

Once you say that, everyone will remember it.

After all, that one looked even more casual than the host's house.

"That girl is lively, she probably felt stuffy in here and went outside to clear her head." Duanmu Rongrong said, beckoning to Duanmu Long, "Longlong, go and see if Hanying is in the outer courtyard." Duanmu Long responded and stood up.

When Xin Linglong heard Duanmu Rongrong call 'Longlong', she thought he was calling her.

Just as I stood up in surprise, ready to respond, I saw that Miss Duanmu had answered first.

It turns out that their names all contain the character "long".

As the other person approached her, ready to go over, Xin Linglong quickly said, "Miss Duanmu, I happen to have nothing to do either, let me go out and look for them with you."

Duanmu Long paused for a moment, looked over, and nodded with a smile, "Okay."

Xin Linglong hurriedly went over.

If she can use this opportunity to build a good relationship with Miss Duanmu, then her trip here will be a complete gain.

"I didn't expect Miss Duanmu's name to also have the character 'long' in it. I wonder which 'long' it is?"

Before Duanmu Long could answer, two more voices came from the side in unison: "I'll go too."

Xin Linglong's expression immediately changed, and she turned her head to look at her with an unfriendly gaze.

Duanmu Longchao smiled and nodded at Yun Fan and Wen Song, saying, "Great! Many hands make light work."

Xin Linglong was at a loss for words.

Yun Fan ignored Xin Linglong's unfriendly gaze and walked to the other side of Duanmu Long. "I just sent a message to Jiang Hanying, but she hasn't replied. I don't know if she forgot her phone or silenced it."

"It's nothing, he's probably just staying in the yard outside."

After taking two steps, she realized she hadn't answered Xin Linglong's question yet. "My 'Taki' is the 'Taki' with the water radical, Duanmu Taki."

"Oh, this name sounds lovely, it has a very spiritual feel to it."

Yun Fan exchanged a glance with Wen Song as they walked.

Xin Linglong's character shouldn't be called straightforward, but rather someone who says whatever comes to mind, fawning on the powerful and belittling the weak.

The four people left the reception room in a fan shape. Yuan Chaoyu couldn't help but glance at them before looking away.

What was Jiang Hanying doing at this moment?

She was squatting on the wall.

The villas here are not terraced; you can reach your neighbor's house by climbing over a wall. However, the villas are connected by various man-made landscapes.

Jiang Hanying was squatting on a small artificial hill that was slightly higher than the wall, where she could see into the neighboring yard.

She was peacefully enjoying tea and snacks in the reception room when she suddenly felt the spiritual connection's reminder.

Only when the distance between her and her cheap master narrows to a certain extent will the spirit contract issue a prompt.

Otherwise, if the two are too far apart, and she wants to know the exact location of the cheap owner, she would have to actively sense it.

Feeling genuinely curious about why her cheap owner would come here so late at night, Jiang Hanying reluctantly put aside her eating and drinking and quietly slipped out to find out what was going on.

However, since it was her first time in this villa community and she wasn't familiar with it, she was afraid of getting lost. Fortunately, there were all sorts of artificial landscapes in the community that she could climb, jump, and squat on, so she simply decided to take an unconventional route!
The artificial hilltop where she's currently squatting is no more than fifty meters away from its cheap owner as the crow flies.

Within this fifty-meter radius, besides the villa behind her that belonged to Mu Rongrong, there was only this villa in front of her.

She was certain that the cheap owner was somewhere watching the villa.

So, what exactly is inside this villa?