Chapter 186
After seeing their idol flipping the middle finger in anger, the Xie-bros finally couldn’t sit still anymore and all came out to defend her.
[Drunk-Driving Butterfly]: Marketing accounts, watch yourselves. If Old Xie suffers even the slightest grievance, I don’t mind…
[Lin Daiyu Drunkenly Beats Jiang Menshen]: Don’t you dare say Old Xie is secretly chasing clout! Even if you showed up, you might not be able to sneak it as well as Old Xie [smirk].
[Stop Hanging Around This Barber Shop]: I advise you not to overdo the memes. Sister Xie is that kind of soft, milky little baby. If you touch her ears, her face will turn red; if you quarrel with her, she’ll cry with hiccups like a baby. Sister Xie is sweet, soft, fragrant, cry-once-pinched little baby; if she’s wronged, she’ll throw herself into your arms and act spoiled.
With the Xie-bros’ attentive protection, the bowed head of Xie Mi finally collapsed.
Xie Mi: I really will thank you.
While netizens were heatedly discussing Xie Mi and Sha Lü’s very first offline date, Xie-Liu shippers and Xia Bing Xie-Jiang shippers also jumped out.
[White Study Princess]: Now that Xie Mi and Sha Lü finished their date, can my Xie-Liu date be far behind?
[Get Up and Eat Kids]: What Xie-Liu? Where does that leave my Xia Bing Xie-Jiang?
[Midnight Heartbroken Potato]: Even if we take ten thousand steps back—don’t tell me Xie-Liu-Bing isn’t delicious?
[Living by Feelings]: It’s known that Sister Liu is Sister Xie’s little fangirl, Sister Lai is Sister Xie’s God of Wealth, and in front of Sister Xie, Sister Lai is a tsundere. God, I can’t imagine how much fun the three of them would have together.
[Can’t Get Up Every Day]: As everyone knows, Xie Mi + anyone = a state banquet.
[Wake Up Overnight and Get Rich]: Then why not bring Xu Shuangrong along?
[So Handsome I Can’t Breathe]: Because Xu Shuangrong isn’t working hard enough.
…
Just after finishing her shower, Xie Mi received a message from Lai Bingxuan.
[God of Wealth]: Tomorrow morning, 9 o’clock, meet at the café in front of Weimus Mall’s main entrance.
[Loves Cilantro]: Received!!!
The three of them had long since coordinated their schedules in advance, but since Lai Bingxuan was the initiator of this date, the exact itinerary was left for her to arrange.
As the bag-carrying little sister for tomorrow, in order to provide the best service to the God of Wealth, Xie Mi had already begun practicing the “Good Night, Young Miss” dance in her room early.
But suddenly, she received another message from Lai Bingxuan.
This time, it was a screenshot.
[God of Wealth]: [screenshot]
[God of Wealth]: What’s going on with Liu Woxing?
Xie Mi opened the screenshot.
It was a chat log between Lai Bingxuan and Liu Woxing.
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[Most Annoyed by Posers]: Tomorrow morning, 9 o’clock, meet at the café in front of Weimus Mall’s main entrance.
[Light at the End of the Willow Shade]: Miss Lai, I’m very sorry for only telling you now. For some personal reasons, I won’t be continuing in the next stage of the show’s recording, so I also won’t be able to attend the appointment. I wish you and Miss Xie a pleasant time tomorrow.
[Most Annoyed by Posers]: ?
[Most Annoyed by Posers]: What do you mean?
[Light at the End of the Willow Shade]: Apologies, the personal reasons are inconvenient to disclose.
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Lai Bingxuan’s messages kept popping up, but Xie Mi furrowed her brows, falling into thought. Recalling various clues before, she finally realized where that odd feeling had come from.
The Liu family sent Liu Woxing to join the variety show mainly to let her interact with Qiu Chengye, hoping to latch onto the powerful Qiu family.
And in the original story, Liu Woxing did exactly that.
She never showed the slightest resistance to Qiu Chengye, not only letting their relationship steadily develop, but later even accepting his confession and becoming his lover.
Even though she detested men like Qiu Chengye the most.
Thus, in the original, Liu Woxing was always stifled, never had the chance to voice herself, controlled by the Liu family and gaslit by Xu Shuangrong, ending up living a life of exploitation.
But now, the plot had deviated, and Liu Woxing’s actions had changed.
Her rejection of Qiu Chengye on the show had enraged him, and his high-profile stunt of parading a beauty in public was clearly to provoke Liu Woxing.
The Liu family was beginning to feel the crisis.
And that crisis wasn’t just fear of Qiu Chengye’s grudge—more importantly, they realized their obedient canary was growing restless.
They thought Liu Woxing’s change was caused by participating in the show, so they decided to cut losses in time, pulling her out.
This was very much in line with the Liu family’s style.
But pitiful Liu Woxing—was she really fated never to escape being a pawn, doomed to suppress herself until death?
“Gagaga——”
Lai Bingxuan’s messages were still popping up.
[God of Wealth]: I just asked the production team. They said it’s true—Liu Woxing won’t be coming again.
[God of Wealth]: What do you plan to do?
[God of Wealth]: Now it’s only the two of us. Do we still go tomorrow?
[God of Wealth]: I don’t mind not going. The main thing is this was a task set by the production team, and I don’t want people thinking I’m getting special treatment.
[God of Wealth]: So, are you still going?
[God of Wealth]: Don’t want to go? Oh, forget it, I actually don’t feel like going that much either.
[God of Wealth]: Why aren’t you saying anything?
[God of Wealth]: Don’t tell me you’re really not going?
It wasn’t that Xie Mi was deliberately ignoring this God of Wealth she respected so much, but rather that she first sent a message to Liu Woxing.
[Loves Cilantro]: 1 [! You’re no longer friends. Please enable friend verification.]
As expected.
Liu Woxing had already blocked her. Or rather, Liu Woxing’s account was no longer in her own hands.
From how she called her “Miss Xie” in the chat with Lai Bingxuan, it was obvious—the person on the other side wasn’t Liu Woxing herself.
Considering the Liu family’s habit of treating people differently depending on their background, not blocking Lai Bingxuan but blocking her was all too normal.
But this also gave Xie Mi a piece of information:
The Liu family still had to give the Lai family some face.
Since that was the case…
She came up with an idea.
[Loves Cilantro]: Of course we’re going!
[Loves Cilantro]: But I suddenly thought of a much more fun activity. Thrilling and exciting—want to go?
The “typing…” indicator quickly appeared above the chat box.
After a few exchanges, the reply came.
[God of Wealth]: Honestly, I don’t really mind either way. But if you insist on going, then let’s go. Anyway, I’m free tomorrow.
[God of Wealth]: So where are we going, what’s the itinerary? Is it far? What kind of clothes should I wear?
Faced with Lai Bingxuan’s barrage of questions, Xie Mi only sent a single mysterious sticker.
[Loves Cilantro]: You’ll find out tomorrow.
