The Stunning General Finds Himself in a Shura Field on a Dating Show ABO - Chapter 4

As he spoke, Xu Shengyuan placed the contract in Ye Zhi’s hands and continued, I’ve invested in a dating reality show, and I think your image would be a perfect fit. You can review the specifics in the contract.

Ye Zhi looked at the so-called contract and nervously touched his earlobe. I’m sorry, I don’t understand it.

Hearing this, Xu Shengyuan was about to explain when Lu Qingze interjected, Simply put, you’d be on the show, Xu Shengyuan would cover your room and board, and you’d get paid.

Lu Qingze turned to Ye Zhi, his tone serious. You need to think this through carefully. If you join the show, cameras will follow you everywhere, and you can’t quit midway without paying a penalty.

Ye Zhi nodded and asked, Is the pay good?

Xu Shengyuan countered, Five hundred thousand! That’s not a small amount, right?

Ye Zhi didn’t know if the cost of living here was the same as in the Xia Kingdom, but as the one offering the money, Xu Shengyuan’s words couldn’t be trusted. He turned an inquiring gaze toward Lu Qingze.

Lu Qingze nodded. It’s quite a lot, he said gently. Enough to buy half a house.

Hearing this, Ye Zhi finally grasped the concrete value of five hundred thousand.

The thought of having so much money suddenly made the show seem much more appealing.

Seeing Ye Zhi about to agree, Lu Qingze frowned slightly. He leaned in close to Ye Zhi’s ear and warned

Ye Zhi, don’t go. Xu Shengyuan is no good. He’s just a playboy investing in this variety show to pick out an Omega for himself.

Ye Zhi looked at Lu Qingze’s earnest expression, confused. But I’m a Beta, he said. It shouldn’t matter, right?

Lu Qingze hesitated, wanting to say, Even though you’re not an Omega, you’re prettier than any Omega!

But he held back, settling for a more tactful remark Xu Shengyuan… he doesn’t discriminate.

This remark carried a little too far, and Xu Shengyuan, standing nearby, overheard it. He scoffed coldly, retorting irritably

Lu Qingze, if you’re so worried, why don’t you join the show yourself? I invited you before, but you refused.

Xu Shengyuan was genuinely annoyed. Lu Qingze was such a troublemaker. He’d rejected the initial invitation, and now that Xu Shengyuan had finally secured a new guest, Lu Qingze was trying to sabotage the deal!

Is he trying to cut off my funding?! Xu Shengyuan thought, glaring at Ye Zhi. And ruin my chances at love! How malicious!

Xu Shengyuan’s words reminded Lu Qingze of something. Just then, Ye Zhi quietly added, I’ve been… a bit short on money lately.

After all, this was his very means of survival in this world!

Hearing this, Lu Qingze quickly made up his mind. Instead of trying to dissuade Ye Zhi further, he turned to Xu Shengyuan and said, Alright, I’ll join too. Just sign the contract for me.

This answer completely surprised Xu Shengyuan. It took him a moment to recover. Great… that’s fantastic! I’m so glad you’re willing to join!

This was an unexpected windfall!

With Lu Qingze’s top-tier popularity, the show was guaranteed to become a massive hit!

Xu Shengyuan’s initial invitation to Lu Qingze had been purely to boost the show’s visibility. However, his notoriously poor reputation had led Lu Qingze to mistakenly believe he was being selected as a concubine, resulting in a harsh dressing-down.

Xu Shengyuan had assumed the deal was dead. Yet, through Ye Zhi’s intervention, he had miraculously landed this big fish!

Lu Qingze had to leave to continue filming, but Ye Zhi faced a dilemma when it came time to sign the contract.

According to Xu Shengyuan, he needed to provide his ID card and current address. But Ye Zhi had neither of these things—no identification and no place to call home.

Housing isn’t a problem. You can stay in the employee dormitory, and we’ll use the company address on the contract.

Xu Shengyuan paused slightly, looking up at Ye Zhi with a surprised expression.

But you don’t even have an ID card? What did you do before? You’re not an undocumented immigrant, are you?

Probably something even more mysterious than that…

How could he explain? He couldn’t exactly say he was from another world.

Ye Zhi mentally grumbled for a moment before resorting to the universal excuse

I don’t remember.

Xu Shengyuan wasn’t particularly surprised by this answer. Even in their brief interaction, he could sense the boy’s peculiar confusion. Especially just now, when he had brazenly exposed the back of his neck.

In that case, I’ll find a chance to help you get a new ID card.

Xu Shengyuan pointed to the signature section of the contract and continued, Sign here, and the contract will be finalized.

Ye Zhi nodded and complied.

As Xu Shengyuan watched the boy’s signature, a flicker of admiration flashed in his eyes. The two traditional Chinese characters for Ye Zhi were written with graceful, fluid strokes, clearly showing the hand of someone who had practiced calligraphy and possessed a refined, cultured style.

Xu Shengyuan surmised that Ye Zhi’s previous life must have been quite comfortable. He wondered what had happened to cause his amnesia and leave him without a place to live.

I should take extra care of this little Beta in the future, he thought.