CH 5.1

Hate Her 05 – 50,000 yuan per night, 20% off for two nights.

Of course, Shanglu couldn’t possibly give a detailed answer. She just smiled and said one word : “Secret.”

The barrage comments was filled with question marks, and the more they couldn’t guess, the more curious they became.

[D*mn, Shang Lu, you’re so heartless.]

[I won’t be able to sleep tonight if I don’t get an answer!!!]

[Wuwuwu, can someone tell me what she said?]

…

Of course, the staff of the program group were also curious about this “secret”, but because they felt that they had wronged Shang Lu for the previous incident, they didn’t dare to press further at this moment and could only quickly skip the topic.

According to the previous rules, Shang Lu and Xu Ze were in the same group, so Xu Ze also benefited and got Room A.

The program prepared a total of six rooms for the guests, with two rooms each labeled A, B, and C.

So Lin Yanyan and Ye Lu got Room B, while Song Zeqian and Jiang Jing got Room C.

#The_Harder_You_Work_The_Luckier_The_People_You_Hate_Will_Become#

But fortunately, Shang Lu didn’t really dislike Xu Ze, so she didn’t mind. On the other hand, Lin Yanyan seemed quite unhappy that Ye Lu got Room B thanks to her efforts.

Finally, the program team gave them half an hour to rest and let them go to their respective rooms to pack their luggage.

Room C was the most basic, with only a single bed and a desk with chairs. Jiang Jing, as the senior, was more accepting of the conditions. Song Zeqian had experienced much harsher environments during his documentary filming, so he didn’t have any complaints either.

Room B was modestly decorated and looked like a regular hotel room, neither good nor bad.

Room A, on the other hand, was different. It had a large balcony with excellent lighting, and the space was quite large. It was equipped with a sofa, air conditioning, projector, and coffee machine, just like a luxurious hotel.

Just as Shang Lu had put down her suitcase, sat down, and started opening a bottle of mineral water, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Lin Yanyan stood at the doorway, her hand still on the doorknob, but her eyes were scanning the entire room with a scrutinizing look.

Shang Lu lazily looked at her from the sofa and said, “Knock on the door before entering someone else’s room. Didn’t anyone teach you basic manners?”

Lin Yanyan didn’t answer Shang Lu’s question. Instead, she walked into the room with a commanding tone, saying, “Hey, let’s switch rooms.”

Barrage : [?!]

[Wow! Are we going to witness a showdown so soon? I’m looking forward to it!]

[Lin Yanyan’s princess disease is beyond help.]

[But Shang Lu is not a person with a good temper either, Shang Lu is going to tear her apart!]

[Let’s guess if Shang Lu can keep the right to use the room? Bet on it!]

…

Although the rooms were obviously assigned according to the rules of the game, the person in front of her was able to confidently request to change rooms. Shang Lu had never seen such a move before.

But to be honest, it wasn’t too annoying.

Being able to directly express thoughts and intentions with her, it was better than the time when Ning Lin hinted at changing the lounge at a certain banquet in front of Jiang Yi, but didn’t directly say it and instead beat around the bush.

Compared to hypocritical kindness, Shang Lu preferred a more foolishly straightforward approach.

Shang Lu suddenly stood up and walked towards Lin Yanyan, her gaze falling on her face with some meaning, then she smiled gently: “Alright, but there are conditions.”

Lin Yanyan was startled by Shang Lu’s sudden smile and took a step back, but she refused to back down: “Shang Lu, what are you trying to do?”

“There’s no such thing as a free lunch, or free accommodation.” Shang Lu took out her phone and asked, “50,000 yuan for one night, 20% off for two nights, WeChat or Alipay?”

Lin Yanyan: “?”

Finally, as she looked at the 80,000 yuan credited to her Alipay account, Shang Lu smiled more sincerely, dropped a “Welcome to cooperate again next time!” and then exchanged keys with Lin Yanyan and went to Room B with her luggage.

Lin Yanyan fell silent. As far as she knew, the Shang family was even wealthier than her own. This amount of money should not be a big deal for Shang Lu, especially considering the “taking advantage” smile on her face, which made Lin Yanyan suddenly feel like she had made a bad deal and even regretted her actions.

The livestream chat was also silent.

[Oh my goodness, I didn’t expect this to be the outcome in the end.]

[Shang Lu made a net profit of 80,000… I’m impressed.]

[80,000 for two nights? Let alone Room B, I’d even sleep on the streets for that.]

[Instead of a war, it’s filled with peace and love, such a strange turn of events.]

Meanwhile, Shang Lu walked out with her luggage and headed towards the room with the B1 doorplate.

Just as she inserted the key, the door of another room with the A2 doorplate nearby opened, accompanied by a puzzled voice, “Shang Lu?”

Shang Lu turned around and saw Xu Ze calling her. She waved her hand in greeting and said casually, “Hi.”

To Shang Lu’s surprise, the door of the room opposite also opened, and Ye Lu poked his head out and asked, “Shang Lu, why did you come to Room B?”

Xu Ze was also puzzled, and he stood quietly in place, watching Shang Lu, waiting for her answer.

Shang Lu pushed her luggage into the room and explained, “Lin Yanyan bought my room with money.”

Ye Lu’s voice was full of confusion, “…Huh? Can rooms be sold?”

At that moment, Xu Ze quickly walked over.

He handed his own key to Shang Lu and extended his other empty hand towards her.

Shang Lu tentatively raised the Room B key in her hand and asked, “Are you suggesting we swap rooms?”

Xu Ze nodded.

After thinking for a moment, Shang Lu said, “There’s no need for that.”

With air conditioning, a phone, and a bed, it didn’t really matter where she stayed.

But Ye Lu immediately protested, “Hey Xu Ze, if you don’t want to live in it, then swap with me!”

But Xu Ze looked into Shang Lu’s eyes and said, “You can have it.”

He hadn’t successfully sold his product, but he was lucky enough to be in the same group as Shang Lu, otherwise he would have had to stay in Room C.

Shang Lu understood Xu Ze’s meaning. Although she couldn’t tell if Xu Ze was being genuinely kind or just being polite, she had always disliked the classic Chinese tradition of insisting on treating each other and fighting over who pays. In order to quickly end the situation, she stopped declining and directly agreed.

After feeling Ye Lu’s puzzled gaze, Shang Lu repeated the same line to him, “Do you also want to stay in Room A? It’s 50,000 yuan per night, with a 20% discount for two nights. Do you prefer WeChat or Alipay for payment?”

Ye Lu was taken aback for a moment and then said, “Don’t even think about it! My money didn’t come out of the blue! Only a fool would spend money to buy your room!”

*Creak—*

Another Room A’s door opened from the inside, and Lin Yanyan looked expressionlessly at Ye Lu.

Shang Lu walked over with a smile, patted Lin Yanyan’s shoulder, and pointed at Ye Lu, saying sincerely, “He called you a fool.”

Ye Lu : “?”

Barrage : [?]

[Shang Lu, you’re shamelessly instigating discord in such an open and honest manner, it’s so funny! You’re like an elementary school student!]

[Well, it’s not really instigating discord, Ye Lu did mean that hahaha]

[Lin Yanyan’s face turned dark hahaha]

[Ye Lu, why are you closing the door? Are you scared or what?]

[Shang Lu, this kind of person who enjoys watching the excitement and doesn’t mind getting involved in big things, has a mindset that’s really suitable for this show, hahaha.]

……

When they gathered again downstairs, it was already dinner time.

There were six different dishes on the table, each with very different types of food.

Dish 1 had abalone rice, chicken soup, and shrimp dumplings, followed by progressively less luxurious dishes, until Dish 6 had only a solitary steamed bun.

Before they were assigned their dinner, they needed to score each other first.

Each person had five different score cards, representing scores of ten, eight, six, four, and two.

The program group had a separate room with six boxes, each with the names of the participants. Each person had to submit a score card for every other guest except themselves.

After voting, the guests would return to their rooms, and dinner would be delivered based on the final scores.

The scores from this round of voting might also affect the subsequent task arrangements, so everyone had to keep their scores and food allocation confidential and not tell anyone.

The barrage comments quickly caught on to the purpose of this segment.

[So, voting is not scary. Whoever gets a low score will be awkward.]

[If the total of five votes is only a dozen points, that would be awkward. It shows that this person is really unpopular and disliked by everyone.]

[I’m starting to look forward to it, hahaha! I bet Xu Ze will have the highest score. So far, he seems to be the most normal one.]

“[hoosing the king of all villains among all the villains…?]

[Let’s call it the ‘King of Villains’ (just kidding)]