Huayu: Starting with Rejecting 00s Actresses on a Dating Show

He Mi'er paused for a moment, then said, "Why are you eating cake so late at night?"

"I'm celebrating passing my interview today and sharing this joy with everyone in the cabin."

He Mi'er nodded. "I'll buy the cake."

"No, I'll buy it," Tan Wen insisted. "You just need to eat today."

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In Zhuhai, as dusk settles and the summer heat lingers, the city lights begin to twinkle.

In a quiet and elegant Japanese restaurant in the city center, Tan Wen and He Mi'er sat facing each other.

Tan Wen: "This seems to be our first formal meal together?"

He Mi'er rolled her eyes at Tan Wen: "You know that too? I don't even know what we were talking about on our date."

"But I gave you two formal dates, so I've certainly shown my sincerity."

He Mi'er snorted and lowered her head to order.

"Take a look and see what you'd like to eat."

Tan Wen didn't take the menu. He immediately got up and sat down next to He Mi'er. "I haven't eaten much Japanese food. Can you introduce it to me?"

He Mi'er moved her body to the inside to make room for Tan Wen.

After the two ordered their food, Tan Wen did not return to his seat.

He Mi'er's expression turned serious: "How about we have a proper talk?"

"Of course, I also have many questions for you."

"Oh? Why don't you ask first?"

"Is your family very wealthy?"

"Mmm," He Mi'er answered quickly, without any pretense.

"And then they're also very powerful?"

"It's not that bad, I just have some influence in the entertainment industry."

"Are you able to make your own decisions about your feelings?"

He Mi'er fell silent for a while before saying, "I'm trying to persuade her, but my mom is very strict with me in this area."

"Is participating in this dating reality show a way for you to fight for your rights?"

"Yes."

"What did your mom think when she found out?"

"She doesn't know yet, she's currently abroad."

"You should know about my family's financial situation, right?"

"Know."

Do you accept relationships where the woman is older than the man?

"accept."

Are you afraid of a relationship model aimed at marriage?

"I don't know!" He Mi'er answered truthfully.

"Okay, I've finished asking," Tan Wen said calmly.

"What kind of question is this? You should be asking me what my values ​​are, what my hobbies are, and what my attitude is towards love." He Mi'er was speechless.

"None of that matters. I can tolerate you no matter what," Tan Wen said shamelessly.

He Mi'er rolled her eyes at him countless times today. "Alright, please go back to the three questions I just asked."

"I don't get to decide your values ​​and worldview. Isn't it more interesting for you to explore them yourself? I'll follow your interests and hobbies. I'll do whatever you take me to do. As for love..."

Tan Wen's expression was unusually serious: "If I fall in love with someone, then she will be the only one in my field of vision."

"Isn't Xiao Lu here?" He Mi'er quickly added.

Tan Wen almost lost his composure, but thankfully he added fuel to the fire with his eyes and his acting skills, "You might be exaggerating some things. You only tend to magnify certain behaviors when you like someone, is that how you are?"

He Mi'er snorted coldly, knowing that Tan Wen was changing the subject.

Have you ever doubted your decision?

"What decision?"

"They chose me on both dates."

Tan Wen shook his head firmly, "If there's a third or fourth date, I'll invite you."

He Mier turned her head to look at Tan Wen, and after a long while, she said, "Love is something that I consider private, so my possessiveness is very strong."

I agree with that point.

He Mier raised an eyebrow and continued, "Have you ever been in contact with girls from Hong Kong or Macau?"

"What kind of contact are you referring to?"

He Mi'er looked at him without saying anything.

"No," Tan Wen answered truthfully.

"Are you worried that interacting with this type of girl might create some barriers, or there might be cultural differences, or differences in lifestyle?"

"As I said before, I'm quite open to different opinions, so I'm not worried about that."

He Mi'er nodded slightly. "You shouldn't lack girls pursuing you, right?"

"To be honest, not many, because I'm a bit of a homebody, and I'm not willing to date until I've made something of myself."

"But you came to this dating reality show."

"I was just doing this for the sake of traffic, and I never expected to meet you, so many things I did weren't from the heart."

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Hello, your food is served.

The waiter's serving of the food interrupted their heart-to-heart talk.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. This was their first in-depth conversation, and they were both worried that it would fall apart, which would be irreparable.

By the end of the conversation, Tan Wen had told almost everything he knew, and through these questions, he had gained a new understanding of He Mi'er.

She seems to be a girl who lacks security in relationships, which is completely different from her outward appearance.

He Mi'er was fairly satisfied with this in-depth conversation. Regardless of whether the answers were true or false, at least they met her expectations.

"Are you familiar with the country?" Tan Wen asked proactively.

"If you count what I've seen in books, it's fairly familiar."

"There are still a few days until National Day. I'd like to take you to visit my hometown."

Because it was the first time using a live broadcast format, the production team was worried that the guests would be under too much pressure, so they designed two days to give the guests time to relax halfway through the recording.

"Go to your hometown?" He Mi'er asked, somewhat surprised. "Why did you suddenly think of that?"

Tan Wen: "Have you forgotten what you said when we first met?"

He Mi'er thought back for a moment but didn't find anything special.

Tan Wen sighed at the opportune moment: "You said you wanted to go to Huizhou and asked me to be your tour guide."

He Mi'er immediately realized, "I was just being polite."

"But I've kept it in mind."

Hearing this, He Mi'er finally felt relieved. "We'll see when the time comes."

After finishing their meal, the two found a cake shop. Tan Wen spent a while looking around and finally chose a strawberry cake.

Then Tan Wen spent time finding a pet store and buying some canned food, "for Xiu Xiu."

He Mi'er didn't say anything; she knew that Lu Yu had adopted a puppy.

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Lu Yu curled up in the corner of the sofa, resting her chin on the cushion in her arms, and half-heartedly responded to Gu Beiyu's conversation.

She glanced at the time every now and then; it was almost 11:30.

Suddenly, the motion-sensor light in the entryway turned on, and Lu Yuxiao immediately turned his head to look. After a while, He Mier appeared, followed by Tan Wen.

Lu Yu jumped up from the sofa: "Sister Mi'er, I missed you."

He Mi'er happily ran towards Lu Yuxiao, and the two hugged each other.

Tan Wen nodded to Gu Beiyu. Gu Beiyu noticed that Tan Wen was carrying a beautifully packaged cake box. He was taken aback for a moment, then realized that he had lost this time.

It's just unclear whether Tan Wen buying the cake was a coincidence or if Lu Yuxiao asked him to buy it.

Tan Wen walked up to the two girls, and after they separated, he jokingly said, "How about giving me a hug too?"

Lu Yu snorted and pulled He Mi'er away, but suddenly she stopped because she saw the cake in Tan Wen's hand.

Tan Wen casually placed the cake on the empty seat next to Lu Yuxiao. "I passed by a cake shop and saw that this looked pretty, so I bought it on a whim. You guys can try it if you're hungry."

He Mi'er thought Tan Wen didn't want to talk about passing the interview, so she didn't bring it up herself.

Tan Wen handed the bag of canned food to Lu Yuxiao. "This is a gift." He paused for a moment. "It's for Xiuxiu."

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