Entertainment: I really don’t want to be a thief!

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"Let me go!" Wang Xinxin struggled hard, but her strength was no match for Meng Ming. He held her wrist tightly and she couldn't move.

Wang Xinxin was angry and anxious. She knew that she was now isolated and helpless. If she really fell out with Meng Ming, she would be the only one who would suffer.

"Okay, I'll go." Wang Xinxin took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She wanted to see what tricks Meng Ming was trying to play.

When Meng Ming saw Wang Xinxin agreed, a smug smile immediately appeared on his face. He let go of Wang Xinxin's wrist and politely made a "please" gesture: "Xinxin, please come this way."

Wang Xinxin calmly avoided Meng Ming's touch and followed him into the house.

Meng Ming's home is a two-story self-built house with simple decoration, old furniture, and a musty smell.

Wang Xinxin suppressed her discomfort and looked around, only to find that the house was empty, with only the sound of pots and pans colliding coming from the kitchen.

"My mother is cooking, don't mind." Meng Ming said as he led Wang Xinxin to the living room and motioned her to sit on a shabby sofa.

As soon as Wang Xinxin sat down, she felt a damp smell emanating from deep inside the sofa, making her frown.

"I'll go get you a glass of water." Meng Ming diligently poured a glass of boiled water and handed it to Wang Xinxin.

Wang Xinxin didn't answer. She looked at Meng Ming warily and said coldly, "No, thank you."

Meng Ming's hands froze in mid-air, and the smile on his face was a little hard to hold. He laughed dryly twice and said, "Xinxin, what are you doing? I won't hurt you."

"Really?" Wang Xinxin sneered, "Then why did you force me in?"

"I'm just worried that you'd get lost," Meng Ming argued. "The roads in this mountain are hard to walk on. What if you get lost?"

At this moment, an old voice came from the kitchen: "Mingzi, who are you talking to?"

A short, fat, wrinkled old lady walked out of the kitchen with a plate of vegetables in her hand. When she saw Wang Xinxin, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Mom, this is Wang Xinxin, the big star I told you about." Meng Ming introduced quickly.

"Oh, you are Wang Xinxin. You are so handsome." The old lady looked Wang Xinxin up and down, with a greedy gleam in her eyes.

Wang Xinxin felt uneasy when the old lady looked at her. She suppressed her discomfort and nodded politely: "Hello, Auntie."

"Okay, okay." The old lady said with a smile, "Xinxin, you just stay here and chat with Mingzi. I'll go cook. It will be ready in a moment."

After saying that, the old lady turned back to the kitchen and closed the kitchen door.

Wang Xinxin's heart skipped a beat, and she realized that her current situation was even more dangerous.

Wang Xinxin felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, heavy.

She pretended to be calm and said to Meng Ming: "Meng Ming, I promise you a big reward, but the prerequisite is that you have to let me contact my family first."

Meng Ming's eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively, "Xinxin, how much are you going to pay me?"

Wang Xinxin knew that she couldn't act too stingy at this time, otherwise it would arouse Meng Ming's suspicion.

She pretended to be casual and said, "One hundred thousand yuan, is that enough?"

"One hundred thousand yuan?!" Meng Ming took a breath, his eyes flashing with greed.

He had never seen so much money in his life. Wang Xinxin observed Meng Ming's expression calmly, sneering in his heart.

He is indeed a country bumpkin who has never seen the world and can be easily bribed by money.

"Of course, this is just a deposit." Wang Xinxin continued to increase the amount, "When I return home safely, I will give you another 100,000 yuan as a thank you."

"Really?!" Meng Ming was so excited that he almost jumped up. He rubbed his hands, with a flattering smile on his face. "Xinxin, you are so kind! Don't worry, I will definitely help you contact your family!"

"Then thank you for your help." Wang Xinxin said lightly.

Meng Ming pretended to search his body for a while, then slapped his head and said in annoyance: "Oh, look at my memory, my phone fell in the mountains!"

Wang Xinxin sneered in her heart. She had long guessed that Meng Ming would play tricks, but she did not expose him. Instead, she followed his words and asked, "What should we do? Do you have other mobile phones at home?"

"Yes, my mother has an old cell phone. I'll go look for it." Meng Ming said, turning and entering the old lady's room.

Wang Xinxin sat on the sofa, appearing calm on the surface but secretly anxious.

Time passed minute by minute, and Meng Ming still hadn't come out. Wang Xinxin became more and more uneasy.

She stood up, walked to the door of the old lady's room, and knocked gently: "Meng Ming, have you found your phone?"

"Almost there, almost there!" Meng Ming's panicked voice came from the room, "I don't know where my mom's phone is. I'll look for it again!"

Wang Xinxin's heart skipped a beat and she realized something was wrong.

Meng Ming must be delaying time on purpose!

After a bumpy journey, Lin Ke finally arrived at Meng Ming's house.

He had gone to great lengths to find this car, just to avoid arousing suspicion.

As soon as he arrived, an old lady with gray hair and a hunched body came out of the house and looked at him warily.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the old lady asked in a strong dialect and in a bad tone.

Lin Ke quickly showed a kind smile: "Hello, Auntie, I'm here to look for someone. Is Meng Ming at home?"

"Meng Ming? What do you want to do with him?" The old lady did not relax her vigilance. Instead, she looked at Lin Ke with even more suspicion.

"It's like this, my friend and I were filming in the mountains, and we accidentally fell into the river and lost our cell phone. Meng Ming helped us and said he would help us contact our families, so I came to check on us." Lin Ke explained patiently.

"Filming? Falling into the river?" The old lady obviously didn't believe what Lin Ke said. She looked him up and down, her eyes full of suspicion.

"Yes, Auntie, we are really filming a movie. If you don't believe me, just look." Lin Ke said, taking out a work ID from his pocket and handing it to the old lady.

The old lady took the work permit, squinted her eyes and looked at it carefully, then looked up at Lin Ke, and then asked half-doubtfully: "Are you really filming?"

"It's absolutely true, ma'am, how could I lie to you?" Lin Ke said with a smile, "Look, my friend is still waiting at Meng Ming's house, can you let me in?"

The old lady hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head: "No, I can't just let you in. What if you are a bad guy?"

Lin Ke was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Wasn't this old lady too cautious?
(End of this chapter)