Chapter Nineteen: The Outbreak of Quarrels

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There was just one thing that annoyed her—the cameraman’s lens felt like it was nearly pressed against Jiang Xian’s face. She hadn’t even put on much makeup; what if the close-up captured all her pores and made her look terrible? Although the original host was good-looking, filming so closely didn’t seem quite right!

While Jiang Xian was still enjoying her afternoon tea, the other guests had already received their assignment from the production team to head to the Luoyan Pavilion, since they didn’t have afternoon tea themselves.

“How long will it take if we walk there?” Zheng Jin couldn’t believe his ears. They had just been through a morning of chaos, and now, after waking up, they were being put through more? Was every variety show like this?

“Twenty minutes.”

“Can we take a car?” Sheng Ya asked. She had worn high heels that morning and had switched to sneakers in the afternoon, but her feet still hurt and her arms ached. If they had to walk another twenty minutes and then face some exhausting task, she really wouldn’t be able to handle it.

“No transportation provided. Everyone will have to walk.”

Reluctantly, Zheng Jin, Sheng Ya, and Lai Bingfu followed the staff toward the destination. Because of the unpleasantness earlier, Lai Bingfu kept a noticeable distance from Zheng Jin and Sheng Ya.

“Director Liu, why not let them pay to take a sightseeing tram?”

“These are all wealthy people, not fools. Why should we keep asking them for money? Do you think they’d be happy about that?”

“They said just now they were willing to pay.”

“If you’re going to charge, it should be where it’s necessary. Walking here isn’t a hardship; it’s not like we’re fighting over food or accommodation. There’s no point making them pay.”

Yang Feng nodded, half understanding.

Along the way, they ran into Li Jiale, Jiang Ke, and Rong Fan. Since the six of them were together, they merged their streams into the main broadcast. Even so, the number of viewers in the combined stream was still fewer than Jiang Xian’s solo stream.

“Jiang Xian hasn’t come yet. Should we wait for her?” Jiang Ke asked.

“Wait for her? She’s probably still enjoying a deep sleep in the castle. After all, she doesn’t get many chances to sleep in a castle. Later, when we move to the next place, she might have to sleep in the worst accommodation.”

In Li Jiale’s view, Jiang Xian was just putting on a show now, but sooner or later, her true colors would show.

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“I checked the livestream at noon, and the viewers kept saying how luxurious Jiang Xian’s castle was.”

She hadn’t looked at her phone for a while, but the photos of Jiang Xian’s sleeping face must have been posted by now.

“Hey, can we watch the livestream now?”

“Should be.”

“I want to see.”

Not only Li Jiale planned to watch, but the others also pulled out their phones, surprised they hadn’t thought of it earlier.

As the guests all started watching the stream, the viewers in Jiang Xian’s livestream erupted in excitement.

[Look, wealthy people are watching me! I’m your long-lost sister!]
[Ah~ I want to chat with my dear Jiang Ke. Jiang Ke, can you see my comments?]
[Oh, Young Master Rong, do you like Cinderella? Or what type of girl do you prefer? White lotus, naive sweet girl, or scheming green tea? I can be any of those!]

Jiang Ke was browsing the trending topics online but was surprised that all the headlines were about Jiang Xian living in the castle. She didn’t see a single mention of the sleeping face going viral.

Li Jiale immediately noticed that the top seven livestreams on the leaderboard were from the seven of them.

“Hey, we have livestreams too!”

Hearing this, Jiang Ke exited the trending page and entered Jiang Xian’s livestream, where she saw over 600,000 viewers watching Jiang Xian simply eating. She felt jealous—why were so many people watching her just eat?

Li Jiale also didn’t hesitate to enter Jiang Xian’s stream. Seeing Jiang Xian eating bird’s nest soup and pastries, Li Jiale snorted coldly. “We’re already out here, and look, she’s still eating. She must be afraid she won’t get this good food later!”

“Hey, Li Jiale, what’s wrong with you? Just because Jiang Xian bought you a bag you liked before, you’ve been holding a grudge this long? Are you really that petty?”

“Zheng Jin, explain yourself! What do you mean by calling me petty? How did I offend you? Why do you always go against me?” Li Jiale exploded at Zheng Jin’s words, standing her ground and demanding an explanation.

After all, she was a wealthy heiress and was usually flattered wherever she went.

But today, it was either stepping on a pedal boat or being targeted by Zheng Jin, and on top of that, someone she hated kept getting ahead of her. Her emotions finally spiraled out of control.

“That Jiang Xian hasn’t done anything to offend you. We’re all girls—why must there be this kind of female rivalry?”

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“Female rivalry? Zheng Jin, are you crazy? If you’re sick, go to the hospital. Tell your dad to take you.” Li Jiale completely lost control, shouting at Zheng Jin, her body trembling slightly.

Li Jiale’s sudden outburst stunned Zheng Jin, leaving him speechless and staring blankly at her.

The production staff hurried over, trying to escort the restless Li Jiale away, but she shoved them aside. “Get lost! Zheng Jin, explain yourself!”

The sudden conflict stirred up the viewers in the livestream.

“Wow, intense! So good-looking! This is the first time I’ve seen variety show guests lose it and have to be separated by staff.”
“I told you this show has no script. These rich kids are all spoiled brats; none of them listen to orders!”
“Didn’t get to see Jiang Xian and Jiang Ke fight, but we got to see others bickering. Boy-girl fights too. Not bad, haha!”
“Will someone quit because of this? It’s only been a morning since the show started!”
“Chill, sister. Whether this show exists or not, it’ll get taken down anyway. It’s all rich kids!”

Li Jiale’s emotions were too intense. Though pushed away, the staff quickly returned. Seeing Li Jiale insist on confronting Zheng Jin, another staff member approached Zheng Jin. “Mr. Zheng, Ms. Li is quite upset right now. To calm her down, we think it’s best if you two don’t appear in front of each other for a while.”

“Fine.”

Seeing Zheng Jin prepare to leave, Li Jiale grew even more agitated. “Zheng Jin, you fake man, what kind of skill is it to walk away?”

The staff struggled to hold Li Jiale back, but her words only added fuel to the fire.

Zheng Jin stopped, his gaze darkening as he stared at Li Jiale. From the moment he appeared on screen, he had seemed like a sunny, carefree playboy, but this was the first time anyone had seen him lose his composure.

“Whoa, Zheng Jin’s expression—he’s thinking about hitting someone! Intense! A man who hits women isn’t a good man. Sheng Ya, run!!!”
“Calling someone a fake man is insulting.”
“I think Li Jiale is right. Zheng Jin definitely sucks up to Jiang Xian and always causes trouble with the other guests because of her.”