Chapter 125
“Sir, times have changed.
Only witches used to fly on brooms. Now, witches fly on sweeping robots.”
“………”
Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan stared at the sweeping robot under Shen Yanqing’s feet.
The silence was deafening.
[Does the sponsor know you’re advertising their product like this?]
[Sponsor: Doesn’t matter. Let’s take a gamble.]
[Don’t say anything—I already have my son yelling at me to buy one for him. He says he wants to cosplay as a male wizard for Children’s Day.]
[Alright, alright, this is the new-concept marketing strategy, huh?]
…
It was 2 p.m., in the outdoor garden.
The production team had set up the cameras, all focused on the table stove in the center of the garden and eight small chairs around it.
The first segment of the holiday-themed event awaited them: a “tea around the stove” session.
Guests gradually arrived.
Xu Shuangrong chatted warmly with Liu Woxing, while Yu Jinzhe sat quietly and obediently.
Xiao Jingxi carefully added charcoal to the tea stove, while Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan sat in shocked silence, still shaken from earlier events.
［System: Don’t just focus on chatting with Liu Woxing. Your targets are still Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan.］
In the original story, Xu Shuangrong and Liu Woxing had a very good relationship. She often tried to set him up with Qiu Chengye, which earned her favor with him.
Later, Qiu Chengye even used his resources to help Xu Shuangrong in many ways.
As for Lai Bingxuan, she was even more of a foil.
As the original story’s scheming secondary female lead, she existed only to highlight the heroine. The more evil she was toward Xu Shuangrong, the more fans pitied Xu Shuangrong.
［System: Currently, Qiu Chengye’s relationship with you is just as co-stars on a dating show. Lai Bingxuan hasn’t targeted you in a long time.］
［System: You need to find a way to correct their course of action.］
Xu Shuangrong appeared to chat earnestly with Liu Woxing, but in her mind, she was listening to the system’s instructions.
“Woxing, have some tea first.”
She poured him a cup of floral tea, and while he sipped, she turned to look at Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan.
“I heard you’re sleeping in sleeping bags. Did you find a suitable spot? Want to come to our campsite?”
Her eyes were filled with concern. “The campsite has all the facilities you need and hardly any mosquitoes. You could sleep under my tent’s canopy—at least there’s a roof.”
Qiu Chengye liked petite beauties who seemed delicate.
Hearing Xu Shuangrong speak softly, showing care for him, he naturally couldn’t refuse.
“Alright, that works.”
Lai Bingxuan sneered. “What’re you pretending now?”
She had long recognized Xu Shuangrong’s nature: no good deed goes unmotivated.
Xu Shuangrong’s expression faltered slightly, a hint of sadness in her eyes. “Miss Lai, I’m just worried you have nowhere to sleep… there’s no need to be so hostile toward me.”
“Hmph.”
Lai Bingxuan snorted and said nothing.
Xu Shuangrong clenched her fingertips, bit her lower lip, struggling to control the unease in her chest.
She instinctively glanced at Qiu Chengye—just a single glance, but it was enough to evoke a protective instinct in him.
“Lai Bingxuan, are you crazy? Why do you pick on Xu Shuangrong every day? Are you jealous that she’s prettier than you?”
Xu Shuangrong panicked instantly. “Mr. Qiu, don’t say that… Miss Lai isn’t—”
“Don’t interfere! I’ve already had enough of her!”
The more Xu Shuangrong tried to reason, the more agitated Qiu Chengye became, feeling extremely manly at that moment.
Xu Shuangrong bit her lip and said nothing.
［System: Excellent.］
［System: You’ve triggered Qiu Chengye’s protective instincts and angered Lai Bingxuan. You really are skilled at manipulating people.］
With the system’s help, Xu Shuangrong had learned each person’s personality traits, giving her an enormous advantage.
She could easily exploit each person’s weaknesses to achieve her goals.
Now, she only needed to wait for the drama to unfold.
Sure enough, Lai Bingxuan was enraged. Unlike her usual petty provocations, this time she was truly angry.
“You say I’m jealous of her? You say I’m jealous?!!”
People often fly into a rage when their sensitive spots are touched.
Lai Bingxuan was no exception.
She despised this woman who had almost ruined her life.
Every time she saw Xu Shuangrong standing elegantly on TV, she felt anger, jealousy, and a desire to destroy everything.
Why, when she suffered rumors that didn’t even belong to her, could Xu Shuangrong—the real culprit—remain unscathed?
She couldn’t stand seeing Xu Shuangrong feign innocence!
“Get away from me!”
She shoved Qiu Chengye aside and swung her hand at Xu Shuangrong.
“Stop!!”
A commanding roar froze the entire scene.
Lai Bingxuan’s hand stopped mid-air, confused, as she turned to the source of the voice.
Xu Shuangrong frowned slightly, somewhat regretting that the slap hadn’t landed.
Everyone, previously flustered by the tense scene, looked toward the garden entrance.
There, standing with a fierce stance, was the savage with a cane, wielding a kitchen knife and glaring angrily.
The crew member responsible for outdoor filming jumped in fright and hurriedly explained to Director Niu:
“When I booked this hotel, I never heard there were savages nearby. I had no idea it had become so wild…”
“Calm down.”
Having been through countless crises, Director Niu could now face such situations with composure.
He looked at the PD responsible for monitoring Xie Mi’s movements. Receiving a confirming nod, he smirked: “As expected.”
“Xiao Jingxi, stop what you’re doing!!”
The savage roared again, advancing with the cane and knocking the desiccant out of Xiao Jingxi’s hand.
“What are you putting desiccant into the teapot for? Are you trying to poison us all?!”
Everyone froze. They had been too focused on Qiu Chengye and Lai Bingxuan’s argument to notice that Xiao Jingxi had been secretly adding something to the tea.
Xiao Jingxi frowned slightly. “Isn’t this just a tea bag?”
Recently, his image on the show had slightly deviated from the perfect actor persona. His manager instructed him to cultivate goodwill through small, unnoticed actions.
So, from the moment he arrived, he had quietly tended the tea stove, refilled the kettle, and replaced tea bags…
He did everything unobtrusively, waiting for the cameras to capture him quietly serving everyone.
But he really didn’t know it was desiccant.
Director Niu was shocked. “Xiao Jingxi, that’s desiccant! You just put it in?!”
Caught up in filming the guests’ heated argument for top ratings, they had nearly let Xiao Jingxi accidentally poison everyone.
“……”
Xiao Jingxi said nothing, only staring at the boiling teapot and the tea cups that several guests had already sipped.
His expression said it all.
“Quick! Medical team! Call the medical team!!”
