Chapter 5: Triggering the Hidden Plot
Live chat comments:
“Wow! Why do I find Jiang Sui kind of handsome all of a sudden?”
“Jiang Sui: Back in the day, I walked around with my hands in my pockets, not knowing the meaning of the word ‘rival.’”
“I suddenly get Jiang Sui’s charm now. Ladies, I think I’m about to become one of those who are obsessed with good looks.”
“Who does Jiang Sui think she is, daring to talk about our Xuebao?”
“Exactly, so isn’t she just slacking off then?”
“Exactly, so isn’t she just slacking off then?”
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In just a few seconds, the entire live chat was flooded with memes about “slacking off.”
Of course, Jiang Sui and the others had no idea about the chaos erupting in the chat right now.
But she was well aware that Bai Xixue had, from the moment she joined this variety show, amassed a large following with her philosophy of coasting through life and her inexplicable sense of humor.
The director clapped his hands and laughed, “Alright, alright, Mama Chuan, wake up! Once you finish this task, our production team will help you rank up, how about that?”
Bai Xixue immediately replied, “Fine, but I’m afraid you’re all so bad you’ll just hold me back.”
Her tone of mock disdain sent the whole crew into peals of laughter.
Jiang Sui rolled her eyes; the production team was falling over themselves to support Bai Xixue. It was obvious they wanted to boost her, building her up as not just an e-sports girl, but an e-sports goddess.
Sure enough, the live chat was once again filled with a flood of fans.
“Wow, is Bai Xixue really that good at games? Does she play support or jungle?”
“Is there anyone who doesn’t know our Xuebao is the queen of the jungle? I’d be heartbroken if you didn’t!”
“E-sports goddess roasting noobs live, hahaha!”
“What rank is Xuebao? Any chance she could carry me sometime?”
“The e-sports goddess persona stands unshaken!”
“Wow, so celebrities play games too? That means, more or less, I’m playing games with Bai Xixue too, haha!”
After everyone finished laughing, the director announced loudly, “Now that everyone is here, I’m going to assign the next task. All our moms and babies just finished their meal, right? And after eating, it’s important to digest properly, so we’ve prepared a little challenge for you all…”
He gestured towards the course that had been set up in advance.
“This is our simplified version of a triathlon. The rules are simple: several pairs of mothers and children will start at the same time, and the first mom to cross the final obstacle with her child wins and earns the privilege of choosing their room tonight.”
Everyone turned to look at the triathlon track.
This simplified triathlon consisted of three parts: the first was a running track; the second, a three-tiered obstacle for climbing; the third, a suspension bridge with wide gaps to cross.
In truth, the course wasn’t too difficult—except for the requirement that the moms had to reach the finish line together with their children.
With preparations complete, the race was about to begin.
Lu Xuanxuan, who was holding Jiang Sui’s hand, looked reluctant, but her gaze drifted toward Bai Xixue’s son, Ji Chuan.
At that moment, alarm bells rang in Jiang Sui’s mind.
System: “Congratulations, Host, you’ve triggered a hidden storyline.”
Instantly, a different script was uploaded into her mind.
Ji Chuan, as the heir to a business empire, was every girl’s dream idol, and Lu Xuanxuan, who had known him since childhood, harbored deep feelings for him.
But Lu Xuanxuan was doomed to play the role of the ill-tempered, privileged supporting character, while Ji Chuan, as he grew up, first pretended to be with her for the sake of his career, indirectly causing her to fall out with her family and the Lu family to go bankrupt.
Later, for the sake of his beloved delicate “white flower,” Ji Chuan tormented Lu Xuanxuan mercilessly. Eventually, when the delicate girl fell gravely ill with kidney failure, Ji Chuan somehow discovered that Lu Xuanxuan’s kidney was a match, and forced her to undergo surgery to give it up, leading to the ruin of her family and her own tragic end…
Jiang Sui’s mind was a chaotic mess.
What the hell…
Are they just stacking all the bad luck on her now?