I put you on a dating reality show, but I didn't make you a viral sensation!

"What are you looking at?"

In a restaurant in Jiangcheng, Zhu Mengting tossed her hair, looked at the boy opposite her, and asked in an incredibly gentle voice.

The other party was the blind date her family had arranged for her, named Zhao Jiayu. Although he was still working at the grassroots level, his father was a leader in a government agency, and his future was bright, unlike Lin Zhou, who could only be a low-level employee in a company.

"Yeah, I'm watching that really popular live stream program online."

Zhao Jiayu didn't think much of it and held up his phone screen in front of Zhao Mengting.

"Live broadcast?"

"Yes, I think it's called Heartbeat Coast. It's a dating reality show. I didn't have time to watch it this morning, but I heard they even drew a lucky guest."

Just then, the recorded broadcast of the live stream was playing on the extraction interface, and after editing, the information was displayed directly.

[Jiangcheng, Linzhou.]

Thump thump.

Zhu Mengting felt her heart skip two beats, and her expression froze.

"What a coincidence, and it just so happens to be from Jiangcheng."

Zhao Jiayu looked at the information on his phone and exclaimed in surprise.

Zhu Mengting gripped the water glass in her hand tightly.

Could it really be such a coincidence?

She had just broken up with Lin Zhou, and the show just happened to pick him?

Impossible, absolutely impossible, it must be someone with the same name.

But how should we interpret the profile picture?

How can their profile pictures and usernames be the same?

"What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Jiayu then noticed the rapidly changing expressions on Zhu Mengting's face and asked curiously:

"No..." Zhu Mengting quickly shook her head:

"It's nothing."

It definitely wasn't him!

......

The following morning, after contacting the staff member whose contact information was marked as "Heartbeat Coast," Lin Zhou boarded the special car prepared by the dating show.

The car was an understated black minivan with very comfortable seats, a stark contrast to his previous days of squeezing onto the subway and taking taxis.

Lin Zhou couldn't help but sigh to himself.

Damn, rich people really know how to enjoy life!

The driver was very quiet, only handing him a bottle of mineral water before departure, adding:

"Mr. Lin, we will arrive at the pier in about two hours. Once there, someone will take you to the island filming location."

Lin Zhou nodded, then leaned back in his seat and casually scrolled through his phone.

Below the program's section on the platform, the program team released a preview clip of about five minutes.

It mainly introduces the scenery and layout of the filming location.

In the preview, the azure sea laps against the white sand beach, and the camera pans across a white building by the sea. The building is two stories high with floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing you to see inside from the outside, much like some vacation homes, but clearly more exquisitely furnished.

This should be the main activity area for the guests.

The adjacent detached villas were also shown in close-up, one on the left and one on the right, serving as rest areas for the male and female guests. Each room was a single room, and the rooms were fully furnished.

In addition, the production team also set up a number of entertainment facilities.

It has to be said that the stunning coastal scenery, combined with the program's setup, looks just like a scene from a Japanese anime.

Even without the system, being able to go online and enjoy the coastal scenery for free is still pretty good.

He scrolled down and, unsurprisingly, the comments section was full of sour grapes.

[I'd be willing to pay my own way to go there for a trip with this decoration!]

The more I look at it, the more envious I become. Will someone like me, a working-class person, ever be able to go to a place like this in my lifetime?

[Damn, did that guy who won yesterday step in dog poop? How could he have such incredible luck?]

[Those selected for dating reality shows are definitely elites, a combination of handsome men and beautiful women. It'll be hilarious if no one wants this lucky guest!]

I bet this guy is ugly, not that I'm going to eat two pounds of Olige while standing on my head.

[If ordinary people go on dating reality shows, they're just waiting to be proven wrong.]

【…】

These comments didn't cause much of a stir in Lin Zhou's mind, as they were within his expectations.

Netizens, you all need to understand.

As he was looking at it, his phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Old Chen:

"Xiao Lin, did you see the messages in the group chat? Zhou Hongtao got yelled at by the director for not handling the project's flaws properly, and his entire bonus was docked! His nephew and his niece might also be suspended pending investigation. You did a great job!"

And then, unusually, a thumbs-up emoji was added at the end.

It seems that Brother Chen has been harboring resentment towards their idiot manager for a long time.

Lin Zhou couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, and the last bit of trouble he had about the company disappeared.

Old Chen sent several more pieces of "gossip" about the company, saying that Zhou Hongtao was about to contact him, probably wanting him to go back and clean up the mess of the project. Lin Zhou scoffed and casually added Zhou Hongtao's contact information to his blacklist.

Getting entangled with idiots will only waste your time.

He is no longer the lowly employee who had to swallow his pride to keep his job.

Even if Zhou Hongtao came to him, or even if the director himself came to invite him, he wouldn't turn back.

He's already left the company. The project is a mess; whatever happens to it, it's none of his business anymore.

As for the severance pay and salary, the company will have professionals to handle it, and he believes the company won't cause any more trouble over such a small amount of money.

After chatting with Lao Chen for a bit, he put his phone in his pocket, leaned back in his chair, and looked out at the street scene.

As the vehicles moved on, the streets gradually receded, the tall buildings became sparse, and finally even the outline of the city was blurred behind, leaving the scenery vast and empty.

May is the best season in Wuhan.

The temperature was neither too hot nor too cold, and all things in heaven and earth were presented to him with vibrant life.

For more than two decades prior, his life had been filled with busy work.

Only then did he have enough time to properly appreciate the beautiful scenery.

At twenty-four, he was still at the age where he saw mountains as mountains and water as water.

There is enough time to enjoy life.

After getting rid of those unpleasant things, he felt even the wind was relaxing. The feeling of not having to watch other people's faces or worry about anything was even better than he had imagined.

Lin Zhou couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Just a few days ago, he was an ordinary employee at the company, but now he has to go to a place full of cameras to record a program.

It feels like a dream.

However, since God has given him such an opportunity, he must seize it.

He closed his eyes, his mind racing with calculations.

While earning emotional points is the primary task right now, there's really no need to do things that are designed to grab attention on the show.

He knew very well that if he deliberately created conflict and built an exaggerated persona, he might gain temporary popularity, but it would come and go quickly, and he might even get himself into trouble.

He didn't want to risk being universally criticized online.

After all, he now has a system to rely on, so there's no need for him to do something so degrading.

Moreover, they naturally attract attention, so as long as they appear on the show, the source of their emotional appeal will never cease.

If you pack your bags and leave after only a few days of recording, that would truly be a loss.

Just act normally, finish recording the show peacefully, and enjoy the island scenery for a few days. The production team will provide food and accommodation. As long as you don't make any big mistakes, you can just coast along on the show and get by for a few more days without any problem.

Then, by interacting with guests regularly, you can earn some extra emotional points to unlock a few useful skills. By using the system's skills to accumulate some money, you can find a comfortable place to live your own little life.

As for the "romantic storyline" in the show, he hadn't even considered it.

He was a lucky guest. As netizens said, those who can appear on this dating reality show are all elites from all walks of life, and probably no one would be interested in him.

Women all admire strength.

But it doesn't matter. Whether the guests like him or not has nothing to do with him. Anyway, he's not here to find love.

At worst, just treat it as a free vacation; you won't lose anything.

With this thought, Lin Zhou suddenly felt enlightened.

He opened his eyes, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Without the constraints of the workplace, he feels much more relaxed now than before.

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