The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 233: A Talented Graduate from Harvard?

Chapter 233: Chapter 233: A Talented Graduate from Harvard?

Checked in, boarded, and flew all the way.

Nine hours later, which was 11 p.m., the seven of them finally arrived in Pattaya.

The moment they stepped off the plane, the show’s filming officially began.

Jiang Man had only one follow-up photographer.

The number of photographers for the others followed the same allocation principle as hers.

The bigger the star, the more popular they were, the more photographers they had.

Bei Ling and Lu Zhan each had five photographers, including those for drone filming.

Zhou Ying and Xu Chengzhou each had three photographers.

Wen Rui, Mi Duo, and Jiang Man, all had one photographer each.

In an attempt to hog the camera and due to the script’s requirements, Mi Duo’s attention was entirely focused on Bei Ling.

The seven of them gathered together, and the journey officially started.

Having just arrived at a location, finding lodging is surely the primary issue to address.

Everyone quickly took out their phones to look for a place to stay for the night.

At this moment, the director said to everyone, "For this trip, each person’s travel funds are ten thousand yuan."

Upon hearing ten thousand yuan, everyone burst into an uproar.

"Ten thousand for seven days, how can that be enough?"

"Backpacker style means budget travel, which is more than sufficient if it’s a budget trip."

"Ten thousand for seven days is just enough for the hotel costs."

They are all celebrities, and it’s very common for them to stay in hotels that cost over a thousand yuan a night.

"Who’s good at math? Let’s plan out how to spend this money first?" Zhou Ying suggested.

The group looked at each other, at a loss.

Jiang Man raised her eyebrows. She had experience with budget travel. For her graduation trip, she wanted to challenge herself, so she chose to travel on a tight budget.

To her, ten thousand yuan for a week in Thailand seemed more than enough.

Originally, she didn’t want to draw attention to herself, but as these people were indecisively dragging their feet and time was getting late,

all she wanted was to make a quick decision, find somewhere to wash up, and get to sleep.

Just as she was about to speak, Mi Duo’s eyes were shining, and she looked ardently at Bei Ling, "Bei Ling is good at math, he’s a talented graduate from Harvard!"

Upon hearing "Harvard graduate," everyone’s gaze couldn’t help but turn to him.

Even Jiang Man’s, with her eyebrows raised in a mix of devil-may-care and haughtiness.

Wow, so they are actually alumni? She thought.

Considering their ages, they seemed to be about the same age, but she had gone through an accelerated bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate program, so they definitely weren’t from the same class.

When Lu Zhan heard the word "Harvard," his peripheral vision inadvertently glanced at Jiang Man.

But it was just a fleeting look; he quickly took it back and said indifferently, "I’m not skilled at making travel plans."

"Doesn’t matter. Start with a suggestion, and we can discuss based on your idea," Mi Duo looked eagerly at Bei Ling, her gaze intense and expectant.

It’s as if this wasn’t a backpacking travel show but a romance reality program.

The live-streaming platform’s comments started flying.

+ What’s the deal? Why does Mi Duo look at big brother as if she wants to eat him up?

+ My big brother is handsome and talented, and a high achiever. Past-her-prime actresses shouldn’t come near!

+ So speechless. Why is my brother doing the travel planning? Back in K-ONE, wasn’t he the group’s darling, the one who was protected?

"Let’s do this. One-third for lodging, one-third for food, one-third for activities, and ten percent for transportation. If you all agree with this proposal, then let’s execute it accordingly," Lu Zhan said, then glanced over at Jiang Man, cautious not to get caught by the cameras.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ying immediately translated, "So that’s 3000 for accommodation, 3000 for food, 3000 for activities, and 1000 for transport?"

"Yes," Lu Zhan nodded.

"3000 for seven nights, which means around 400 plus per night for a room... At this rate, we won’t get to stay anywhere nice, right?" Mi Duo objected, "I don’t have high demands for food; I can allocate 2000 of my 3000 food budget to accommodation."

They usually eat very little to maintain their figures.

"Then let’s take a vote," Xu Chengzhou looked at his watch, "It’s getting late, let’s make a decision quickly."

"Those who agree with Mi Duo’s suggestion, raise your hand."

As he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, with only Mi Duo raising her hand.

"Those who agree with Lu Zhan’s suggestion, raise your hand."

Xu Chengzhou was the first to raise his hand.

Seeing this, Zhou Ying followed suit and raised her hand.

Wen Rui of course unconditionally supported his idol.

Lu Zhan, although jealous, raised his hand as well because he found Bei Ling’s plan more reasonable.

Jiang Man saw that the number of people favoring the majority was sufficient, so she lazily kept her hands in her pockets and didn’t bother to raise them.

She had few scenes, and whether she raised her hand or not, nobody knew from the live broadcast, and no one cared.

"Then let’s go to this hotel, it has a good reputation, close to the beach too. After breakfast tomorrow, we can go out to sea, have some fun, and take pictures."

Xu Chengzhou took out his phone, pulling everyone into a group chat.

"Everyone, add each other. Let’s set up a group, it will be more convenient to communicate."

"Okay." Everyone took out their mobile phones in response.

Xu Chengzhou added Lu Zhan, Zhou Ying, and Bei Ling, while Lu Zhan added Wen Rui and Jiang Man to the group.

After Zhou Ying entered, she brought Mi Duo into the group as well.

"Let’s take taxis there, we’ll split the fare later."

Xu Chengzhou, like a leader, swiftly unified the once scattered team.

"Then I’ll call a taxi, Ruirui, Sister Man, the three of us in one car," Lu Zhan said.

Xu Chengzhou gave an OK sign with his hand, "Alright, the remaining four of us will take another car."

...

At twelve thirty-something, the seven of them finally arrived at the hotel and began to check in.

After a long journey that night, everyone was tired, so everything was peaceful after settling into the hotel.

Jiang Man and Wen Rui shared a room. The young girl was extremely excited as it was her first travel experience, and it was an overseas trip.

After taking a bath, she lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Eventually, she gave up and took out a notebook and pen to start working on a travel plan.

Jiang Man flopped onto the bed and glanced at her phone.

Lu Xingzhou had sent her several messages, asking about her experience on the variety show.

She replied briefly, turned off the bedside lamp on her side, and prepared to sleep.

At that moment, a message from the group chat suddenly sounded.

Zhou Ying: Have you guys gone to sleep? Could you help us move our luggage and change rooms? Mi Duo and I are staying in a room at the end of the hall, and it feels weird.

Mi Duo: We just turned off the lights to sleep, and then ’snap,’ the light turned on...

Zhou Ying: Aren’t there a lot of ghosts around here? I’m scared.

"Sister Man, their messages are giving me the creeps..." Wen Rui, looking at the group chat, subconsciously glanced around.

When they moved into the hotel, the production team had told them to knock on the door three times before entering, and also reminded them never to place their slippers at the end of the bed.

These strange tales somehow made people nervous.

Initially, Wen Rui forgot all the horror when she saw the large room and the enormous swimming pool outside, but after reading Zhou Ying and Mi Duo’s chat, her fears were instantly rekindled.

"They’ve gone to the boys’ room," Wen Rui added, feeling frightened herself.

"Don’t panic, I can outfight them. If you’re scared, sleep next to me," Jiang Man said as she lifted a corner of her blanket.

Without a second thought, Wen Rui lifted her own blanket and tried to snuggle into Jiang Man’s arms.

Jiang Man pointed at the camera not far away.

Wen Rui quickly found a towel to cover the camera.

Their filming was considered finished.

"Good night, see you tomorrow."

After saying this to the camera, Wen Rui took off both her earpiece and the receiver.

Having done all this, she dove into Jiang Man’s arms, hugging her tightly.

Jiang Man felt a mix of helplessness and doting affection as she patted Wen Rui’s back to comfort her to sleep.

While things quieted down on their side, Zhou Ying and Mi Duo were making a racket elsewhere.

The two, dressed in their pajamas, ran out of their room directly, taking the cameraman to knock on the boys’ door.

From the audience’s perspective, it was just the two of them, and the atmosphere of horror was at its peak.

+ OMG! You can’t stay in the last room, it’s haunted.

+ We have to believe in science!

+ Seriously, don’t defy the warnings, better to trust it exists than not—it’s really terrifying to stay in the last room!

+ Change rooms quickly, I’m getting goosebumps...

The screen was filled with comments, and numerous night owl viewers were completely stirred up while watching the live stream.

Jiang Man was almost asleep, eyes closed.

Suddenly, the room’s light ’snapped’ on.

"Sister Man?" Wen Rui, startled awake and trembling: "There couldn’t actually be ghosts, could there?"

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