Chapter 129
Chapter 129
[When Jiang Sheshe was struggling in the water, why didn’t Shen Yibai hurry up and save her?]
[And there wasn’t a hint of worry or panic on his face. Does he not have a heart?!]
[I know everyone’s anxious, but calm down first. Judging from the previous livestreams, Shen Yibai usually doesn’t have much of an expression anyway. You can’t use his face to judge whether he was worried or nervous.]
[Even if you ignore his expression, Jiang Sheshe was clearly running out of strength toward the end. Why still didn’t Shen Yibai save her? Is he really such a precious Young Master that he can’t even get in the water to save someone?]
[And don’t bring up the water being only one meter deep. Before the Program Team said anything, neither Shen Yibai nor Jiang Sheshe knew the water was only one meter deep. What if it had actually been very deep? Shen Yibai didn’t move the whole time. Isn’t that just watching someone die without helping?]
[Shen Yibai’s behavior is chilling. Has human nature really grown this cold?]
[…No, ladies, are you all serious?]
[I thought they were doing some absurdist bit. Turns out they really think that way. [scratches head.jpg]]
More and more people began accusing Shen Yibai of “watching someone die without helping.”
A small portion of them had watched the livestream and were genuinely dissatisfied that Shen Yibai had not immediately stepped in to save her.
But most had only seen one-sided clips edited by marketing accounts, and their emotions had been stirred up.
Online, a bloody storm was raging, with everyone questioning and insulting Shen Yibai.
Yet the person at the center of it all only saw the message from his assistant after he had changed clothes.
“President Shen, there are some false statements circulating online. Do you need them handled?”
At the end of the message were several links to videos posted by marketing accounts.
Shen Yibai tapped one open and found that the comments were only cursing him and had not dragged anyone else into it. He replied indifferently:
“Leave it alone.”
His conscience was clear.
But Shen Yibai had still underestimated just how worked up netizens could get.
After he finished changing and appeared in the livestream again, the Danmaku was filled with insults.
[Can Shen Yibai quit this variety show? I don’t want to see him.]
[Just seeing him annoys me now.]
Some went even further and directly sent private messages tagging the Program Team of You Are My Blessing, demanding that they kick Shen Yibai off the show.
Director Qin had never expected that a gag shot from a variety show could trigger such a massive flame war.
“You Are My Blessing, you’re really popular now. You have to watch your words and actions at all times. Don’t let people think you’re some awful little variety show. You have no idea how many eyes are on you, waiting for you to make a mistake…”
The assistant director looked at all the abuse in the private messages and comments, shaking his head with emotion.
“So annoying. Stop making memes!” Director Qin snapped, glaring at the assistant director. “Hurry up and think of how to solve this.”
They could not afford to offend the capital backing Shen Yibai.
Meanwhile, in the livestream room…
Some of the guests had also noticed the negative trending topic on Weibo.
But they did not know the details. When they saw the comments cursing Shen Yibai, they simply pretended nothing had happened.
Only Jiang Sheshe stared in disbelief at the video edited by the marketing account, completely unable to hide what she was thinking.
“How could Shen Yibai be so cold? Chilling. Truly chilling. It’s not about yelling or arguing…”
As soon as she finished, Jiang Sheshe looked toward Ning Mingyue, who had just come into the courtyard for a meal.
Among everyone present, Ning Mingyue was the most familiar with Shen Yibai.
Jiang Sheshe’s thinking was simple: Shen Yibai probably was not as terrible as the netizens said. But at the time, neither she nor Shen Yibai had known how deep the water actually was. Even if Shen Yibai could not swim, he should not have just stood there motionless like an NPC, right?
But she had overlooked one thing: as one of the people involved in the negative trending topic, an offhand remark from her would only make the situation even worse.
#Jiang Sheshe Questions Shen Yibai#
#Jiang Sheshe And Shen Yibai Tear Into Each Other#
These topics quickly began to ferment.
“I don’t know what Yibai was thinking at the time either. Maybe he’s afraid of water, or maybe he was too anxious and didn’t react in time…” Ning Mingyue paused, then smiled as she explained to Jiang Sheshe.
“Is that so…” Jiang Sheshe was half convinced, half doubtful.
She’d thought there might be a better reason than that. So it turned out Shen Yibai was afraid of water.
“Who’s talking crap? How could Shen Yibai possibly be afraid of water?” Fu Zhi spared a sliver of attention from the important business of “eating whatever Ning Xi ate.”
He, Shen Yibai, and Ning Xi had all learned to swim back in elementary school, and they went surfing together every summer. Afraid of what water?
After saying that, he immediately noticed Ning Xi picking up a dessert. His eyes sharpened, and he quickly grabbed one too, following her lead for a taste.
Sure enough, anything this wretched girl Ning Xi ate tasted pretty good…
Ning Xi looked at the strawberry cake she’d had her eye on. There had only been three pieces left, and now Fu Zhi, that copycat, had taken another one. Her patience finally hit its limit.
All afternoon, whatever she ate, that damn copycat Fu Zhi ate too.
The Program Team hadn’t prepared that many desserts to begin with, and Fu Zhi still insisted on fighting her for them… Was he cheap or what?
Ning Xi flexed her wrists and ankles, just about ready to kick Fu Zhi into the air.
Suddenly, someone snapped their fingers in front of her.
The first thing that entered her sight was a plate piled high with the little cakes Ning Xi loved.
The second was Xie Lanchen, holding that plate of cakes, a faint smile rippling in his eyes.
Ning Xi’s mood instantly stabilized. She looked at the little cakes and confirmed again, “All of these are for me?”
“Who else would they be for?”
The corner of Xie Lanchen’s lips curved slightly, his smile casual and unhurried.
The words were a question, but his tone was certain.
Ning Xi took the plate. Looking at Xie Lanchen’s smiling face, she thought for a moment, then asked, “Then… should we eat them together?”
If it had been the old Ning Xi, she definitely never would have thought of sharing.
After all, there wasn’t even enough for her alone.
But Xiao Xie was so good that if she had two pieces of strawberry cake, she would be willing to give Xie Lanchen one.
“Then what if you only had one piece of strawberry cake? How would you split it?” Xie Lanchen chuckled after hearing her words and asked as if he were merely curious.
Ning Xi: …
Why would he imagine such a hard question to decide?!
If there was only one piece of cake, he still wanted her to split it?!
Xie Lanchen watched Ning Xi clutch her head in agony, and the curve of his lips deepened. He laughed softly. “I’m kidding. I-”
“Then I’d still be willing to give you half,” Ning Xi suddenly said.
After she finished, she let out a long breath.
As if she had made some monumental decision.
Xie Lanchen froze.
The next second, he smiled and ruffled Ning Xi’s hair.
“If I had one piece of strawberry cake, I’d give all of it to you. If I had two pieces of strawberry cake, I’d give you one first…”
“And the other one, I’d give you the next time we met.”
Hearing those words, Ning Xi’s heartbeat suddenly sped up.
Damn it.
Her mood had turned so wonderful. The atmosphere had turned so wonderful too.
So hold it in. Absolutely do not open your mouth and ask something like, “But what if the strawberry cake goes bad by the next time we meet?”
Hold it in.
“Who knows when you two will meet next? Strawberry cake only stays good for like a day, right?” Fu Zhi, who had watched the whole thing from the side, couldn’t help roasting them.
[Ruining the mood. Drag him out.]
[Ning Xi’s reaction was actually normal this time. I thought I’d get some ship-worthy sweetness out of this. [dazed]]
[Ahhh, I hate this foul-mouthed brat Fu Zhi!!!]
At that, Xie Lanchen’s brow twitched, and he was just about to speak.
But Ning Xi said to Fu Zhi, “What do you know? You can meet someone lots of times in one day!”
She had been thinking about that very question just now. The moment Fu Zhi asked, it suddenly clicked.
Waiting until the next time they met didn’t necessarily mean waiting a long time.
She and Xiao Xie could see each other every day. They could see each other lots of times a day!
“Right?” Ning Xi looked at Xie Lanchen.
Xie Lanchen smiled and nodded along. “Right.”
Ning Xi was happy now and continued eating cake.
After two or three bites, she remembered what Fu Zhi had just said to Jiang Sheshe and asked casually,
“Were you guys just saying Shen Yibai is afraid of water?”