Chapter Eleven: Xia Chuchu's Idol

  Xia Chuchu saw Ye Ming's puzzled expression and was secretly pleased with her brilliant idea, so she further explained: "You may not know that Chen Mengqi's father saw her being gloomy on stage and not giving any male guests a chance, he was very anxious, so he offered our program group a reward: if we can find a male guest who makes his beloved daughter leave the light once, every time she leaves, he will add 1 million yuan to sponsor our program; if she leaves the light for this male guest until the end, he will directly sponsor our program with 10 million yuan; if Chen Mengqi finally holds hands with the male guest successfully, he is willing to sponsor 20 million yuan... Our director heard his reward and gave us a death order: we must find a male guest who meets Chen Mengqi's requirements within a month, let him participate in this show, try to make Chen Mengqi leave the light once, even if she extinguishes the light in the second round, we can still earn 1 million back."

  Ye Ming suddenly understood after hearing her explanation: this famous star host had taken the initiative to come and chat with him, it turned out that he saw a 1 million yuan note on himself!

  Then he smiled and joked: "Miss Xia, I didn't think that this poor boy who has nothing would be worth 1 million yuan! Tell me, if I go on your show, and your program team gets 1 million, how much will you give me? If you can give me 200-300 thousand, I might consider giving it a try!"

  Xia Chuchu rolled her eyes at him and said discontentedly, "You look like a generous person on the outside, but why are you so greedy? I personally invited you to attend my show, that's because I looked up to you. But you're good, taking advantage of the opportunity to climb up. You're both young people, how can the difference between you and another person be so big?"

  Ye Ming listened to her words and found them very interesting, so he asked: "Your last sentence seems to be the original words from Zhao Benshan's 'Selling Crutches'! I'd like to hear more: what's the difference between me and some young man? Tell me about his story, if it really makes me convinced, I can consider listening to you and attending your show."

  Xia Chuchu curled her lip in disdain and said, "With your petty mind, how can you compare with others? Fine, I'll tell you his story, let you see what a real man is like!"

  As she spoke, she raised the gift bag in her hand and waved it in front of Ye Ming, with a slightly boastful and admiring tone: "See? I came to the hospital today specifically to visit my godfather and another young hero. According to my godmother, this young hero jumped down from the second floor of a wine house when my godfather was surrounded by three killers, and with just a small round stool in his hand, he killed two thugs and captured one alive, while only suffering minor injuries... Moreover, according to my godmother, this young hero is not only highly skilled in martial arts, brave and wise, but also handsome, elegant, knowledgeable and talented. It's said that he's even a civil servant in the tax system... Tell me: compared to him, where did your mental state go wrong? You always bring up money and talk about compensation, and when participating in a blind date program, you still haggle over prices. Looking at how clean and elegant you look, why do you have such a strong smell of copper on you?"

  Ye Ming saw her muddledly putting the same person together for a big comparison, and she spoke with a stern face and righteous indignation, but he couldn't help but be more and more surprised as he listened, and more and more amused, until in the end he was laughing so hard that he bent over and couldn't straighten up.

  Xia Chuchu saw that she was not only unashamed under her severe reprimand, but also laughed uncontrollably and bent over to hold her stomach. She glared at her with a pair of beautiful eyes and said angrily: "What kind of person are you? You're really hopeless! Forget it, I'm too lazy to bother with you, just leave!"

  He said, picked up his bag and turned around to leave with a huff.

  Ye Ming stood up straight, still with a smile at the corner of his mouth, and waved goodbye to her back, saying: "Miss Xia, have a good trip! Don't be angry, beautiful women get wrinkles easily when they're angry."

  Xia Chuchu heard his words and suddenly remembered the director's command and the one million yuan sponsorship, feeling a bit unresigned. She turned around and walked back, standing in front of Ye Ming, stretching out a white hand as smooth as cream, using a commanding tone to say: "Take out your phone, I'll take down your number. If we really can't find anyone else suitable for the show, I'll negotiate with you again. If you want a fee, as long as it's not too outrageous, I'll let the program team try to satisfy you."

  Ye Ming saw that she seemed to have really gotten angry and didn't dare make fun of her again - after all, she was the only beloved daughter of the provincial bureau's number one person, and if he went too far, it would be hard to justify.

  Moreover, with Ye Chuchu's beauty and fame, it is unknown how many young men nationwide have a secret crush on her. If they could exchange phone numbers with her, that would be an honor worth boasting about in front of colleagues and friends for a long time.

  So he put away his smile, took out his mobile phone and asked: "Miss Xia, what's your number? I'll give you a call. And if you really can't find anyone, I'm willing to go to your department to try my luck, to help you out of the predicament. As for the money-sharing thing I just mentioned, that was just a joke, don't take it to heart!"

  Xia Chuchu saw him suddenly become polite and serious, which was vastly different from his previous playful smile, and she couldn't help but feel puzzled. She nodded slightly and gave him her phone number.

  When storing Ye Ming's number, Xia Chuchu suddenly raised her head and asked: "Right, I just forgot to ask you what your name is. What's your name?"

  Ye Ming knew she must have learned the name of that "young hero" from Li Secretary's mouth, and if she told her real name now, she would definitely ask her why she didn't tell her the truth, so she made up a ghost and said: "Just call me Xiao Ye!"

  "Xiao Ye" is a homophone of "small leaf", just in case if Xia Chuchu finds out her real name and surname later, I can say that I said "small leaf" at the time, it was she who misheard, should be able to shift the blame...

  After saying goodbye to He Xiaochu, Ye Ming went to the ninth floor of the provincial bureau office building according to his previous agreement with Xu Fei.

  Xu Fei had already brewed the tea and was waiting for him for a long time. As soon as he came in, he smiled and quickly walked to the door, hugged his shoulders warmly and said: "Ye old brother, it's been a long time since we met, I really miss you! Come on, let's have some tea first."

  As she spoke, she picked up a cup of tea from the table and handed it to Ye Ming.

  It wasn't until then that he discovered: Ye Ming's shoulder was still wrapped in a strip of cloth, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Younger brother, what's going on? How did you get injured? Was it because the director of your department sent someone to take revenge on you?"

  Ye Ming shook his head and said lightly, "No. That day I came to the provincial city to find you, at noon when I was eating at 'Heji Steamed Restaurant' near the Provincial Party Committee, I encountered several bandits who were preparing to assassinate Li Secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission. Seeing the situation was critical, I jumped down from the building and killed two bandits, knocked down one bandit who was trying to escape, and rescued Li Secretary. I just came from Li Secretary's hospital room."

  Xu Fei stared at him in shock and after a long while, asked urgently: "Secretary Li? Which Secretary Li? Is his name Li Runji?"

  Ye Ming nodded and said: "Right, it's Li Runji, the deputy secretary. His lover is Director Li of the Provincial Women's Federation."

  Xu Fei's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement, and he grasped Ye Ming's shoulders with both hands. In a voice that was slightly off-key due to his agitation, he said in a hushed tone: "Brother, the turning point of your fate has arrived! You've saved a noble person! Do you know? Deputy Secretary Li will soon be promoted to Provincial Committee Standing Committee Member and Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary. Moreover, he used to be Director Xia Bicheng's superior, and Director Xia holds him in high esteem. No matter what the issue is, as long as Secretary Li makes a phone call, Director Xia will unconditionally take care of it. Think about it: you are now Secretary Li's lifesaver; if he is willing to put in a good word for you with Director Xia or make a phone call, not only can your current punishment be revoked, but your future prospects will also be boundless!"