Bai Jin stared at the voting system for a long time, slightly stunned.
In contrast, Su An’an’s performance in the first segment had been mediocre, and her popularity was dropping rapidly.
Of course, the production team would not miss such a good opportunity for traffic. They immediately released clips from Bai Jin’s most popular film and television works, even adding sparkling filters to highlight her.
“Go, Jin Jin…”
“I’m officially becoming a hardcore Bai Jin fan from today…”
The barrage of comments refreshed frantically.
Seeing this, Su An’an’s face turned green with anger. She wanted to lash out at Bai Jin, but considering it was a live broadcast and her public image, she could only swallow her resentment.
【In the original novel, the original Bai Jin was just a side character — how does she have so much popularity in the entertainment industry?】
【Stealing the protagonist’s halo… I wonder what Ji Xiaoyun will think…】
Bai Jin pondered over Ji Xiaoyun unconsciously, suddenly recalling his deep eyes.
“Boring.”
She frowned slightly. Why did she have to live strictly according to the book? Maybe Ji Xiaoyun could change his fate and not be the tragic second male lead.
She shook her head subconsciously.
Soon, everyone’s attention shifted back to the live broadcast segment. What just happened was interpreted by netizens as a small “interaction” between Bai Jin and Ji Xiaoyun.
The female guests’ “No-Heartbeat Challenge” began, and viewers poured into the stream.
Pre-recorded videos of male participants were played one after another.
The first video featured a muscular man with a side-part hairstyle in sportswear. He sang while doing ab workouts and occasionally posed coolly at the camera.
This type usually attracted young girls, but Bai Jin only glanced at it briefly before looking away.
The other female guests also showed complicated expressions. Soon the second video began.
This one had a completely different vibe: a clean-cut student in a school uniform sitting in a classroom, diligently writing — a classic “top student + fresh-faced” image.
“Wow…”
“The show even invited a high schooler?”
Bai Jin found it extremely boring. She glanced at her heartbeat monitor — it remained at zero.
Meanwhile, Wang Shu’s monitor had already lit up two green lights.
Bai Jin was surprised. So Wang Shu liked the “young fresh” type? Yet she had mostly acted opposite middle-aged men in dramas before.
Bai Jin glanced at Su An’an — as expected, no reaction. Su An’an only liked cold, aloof CEO types like Gu Zhan.
As for Li Ming, her mind was clearly on Qi Dong.
Bai Jin felt that this segment was poorly designed.
Director Wang Ming, watching off-stage, grew anxious.
“Xiao Zheng, who was in charge of this segment?” he asked, pacing nervously.
“This is our first episode — how can we mess up such an important part?”
His assistant was sweating. “What should we do?”
If all four female guests ended with zero heartbeats, the show would become a laughingstock.
“Director, look!” the assistant suddenly pointed at the monitors.
As the second and third videos played, Wang Shu and Li Ming showed reactions, which eased the tension.
Bai Jin was still puzzled — in the original novel, Li Ming liked Qi Dong. Had that changed too?
When the fourth video appeared, it showed behind-the-scenes clips of Qi Dong.
【Ah — so that’s why.】
Bai Jin relaxed. At least some plot was still intact.
Comments flooded in:
“Li Ming clearly likes Qi Dong.”
“You’d have to be blind not to see it.”
“New CP unlocked!”
Bai Jin observed Li Ming — although she tried to hide it, the smile in her eyes betrayed her.
【When you like someone, your eyes can’t lie.】
When the fifth video played, Su An’an’s heartbeat finally reacted.
The screen showed famous actor Wang Xu portraying a domineering CEO.
“Wow! So this is Su An’an’s type!”
“This is huge gossip!”
As a top star, every move of Su An’an drew intense attention.
After several more videos, the second segment ended.
The rankings were announced.
Bai Jin ranked last with zero votes.
Su An’an’s face was stiff — to stand beside Gu Zhan legitimately, she had to be first.
The other two female guests were calm:
Li Ming suppressed her feelings to protect her career.
Wang Shu didn’t care much — she could pair with anyone.
Bai Jin remained indifferent. Given her engagement with Ji Xiaoyun, it was obvious she would pair with him anyway.
However, netizens noticed Su An’an’s expression.
“Why does Su An’an look so tense?”
“Honestly… she doesn’t even look that pretty here.”
“It’s just a game segment — is she really this upset?”
Public opinion began to turn against Su An’an.
She had always been treated like a shining star since her debut — this was the first time she faced public criticism, while Bai Jin became the center of attention.
Director Wang Ming announced:
“The female guests’ challenge ends here. Please go downstairs to meet the male guests. We will start the third segment shortly.”
Bai Jin felt curious — who ranked first among the male guests?
But knowing she would end up choosing Ji Xiaoyun anyway, she wasn’t too concerned.
As soon as they went downstairs, Su An’an asked eagerly, “Who came first among the male guests?”
Her words were addressed to all four men, but her eyes were clearly on Gu Zhan.
Gu Zhan ignored her completely.
To avoid awkwardness, she shifted her gaze to Ji Xiaoyun — but he had already walked straight to Bai Jin’s side.
Only Qi Dong and Xie Yang exchanged confused looks.
Su An’an pressed on:
“Was your second segment different from ours? What exactly did you do?”