Chapter 259
Xie Mi sat leisurely on the balcony rocking chair, enjoying the breeze, while reading a WeChat message from Xu Shuangrong.
[Shuang]: Although I once had some good feelings toward Xiao Jingxi, after what happened this time, I am completely disappointed in him.
[Shuang]: Now I just want to stay away from him and focus on my own things.
[Shuang]: But netizens still keep forcing us together.
[Shuang]: I really can’t face Xiao Jingxi calmly anymore. When the time comes for us to shoot the couple photos, what should I do?
[Shuang]: Teacher Xie, do you have any good ideas?
Xie Mi tossed chips into her mouth while looking at those “heartfelt and emotional” lines.
Ever since that night when Xu Shuangrong “opened up” to her, she had been messaging her frequently.
Scrolling up through the chat history, it was filled almost entirely with Xu Shuangrong’s messages.
[Shuang]: Are you up yet? I tried cooking red bean porridge for breakfast today. It tastes pretty good. Want to try?
[Shuang]: I saw you seemed to have been caught in the rain. I left some cold medicine on the living room table. Drink a packet later.
[Shuang]: [Image]
[Shuang]: The supermarket’s discount tonight is yogurt. I bought a whole row and put them in the fridge. You can grab one whenever.
And so on, step by step.
Xu Shuangrong was clever. She didn’t get too close to her during the program, but instead used WeChat to communicate.
While showing care, she also maintained a sense of distance, so it wouldn’t make her uncomfortable.
And every time, Xie Mi would warmly reply with something like:
[Go f*ck your cilantro]: 0：/Temperature JKH^HJK Copy this message and help me slash the price on Pinduoduo.
Every time, Xu Shuangrong would go silent for a few minutes.
Then reply:
[Shuang]: Done slashing~
Xu · Enduring humiliation · Shuangrong.
Xie Mi could practically picture Xu Shuangrong on the other side of the screen, twitching at the corners of her mouth in speechless frustration.
No wonder Xu Shuangrong could be the female lead. She really worked hard.
The next morning, under the bizarre blaring of the broadcast music, the villa guests got up one after another.
Someone was already cooking breakfast in the kitchen. Even the homeless guy who had received free eggs was making boiled eggs.
As the “richest,” of course Xie Mi had to go out and spend.
Happily claiming a task worth 500 yuan from the task shop, she then went to the breakfast shop to buy a fancy Western breakfast.
Today, most of the tasks in the task shop had already been taken, including all three hidden tasks.
But Xie Mi wasn’t worried at all.
After all, as the richest, she didn’t need to worry about money.
No need to wake up at 5 a.m. to snatch tasks. She could sleep until she naturally woke up. What a life.
“This must be the happiness of being the richest.”
After stuffing the last bite of egg into her mouth, Xie Mi waved lavishly for the bill.
“Put it on the card!”
The living expenses in Liancha Town weren’t in cash. The production team had given each guest a consumption card, where all their earnings were transferred directly.
“Alright.”
The waiter took Xie Mi’s card to swipe. Five minutes later, he returned, “Sorry, Teacher Xie, your card balance is 0.”
Still basking in life’s beauty, Xie Mi suddenly sat up straight, “How much? What did you say?!”
The waiter wiped cold sweat from his forehead, “Zero. The zero eggs kind of zero.”
Xie Mi’s vision went dark, and she almost fainted.
The richest in Liancha went bankrupt overnight. Was this the destruction of humanity or the collapse of morality?
“Lawyer! I want a lawyer!!”
Inside the director’s monitoring room.
Director Niu brewed a steaming hot cup of coffee, sat in the director’s chair, and smiled happily at the monitor showing the guests’ harmonious lives.
“A beautiful day begins with a cup of cof—”
“Teacher Xie! You can’t go in there! Teacher Xie—ahhh!”
A sudden commotion sounded outside. A fierce-looking woman barged in with ill intent, shoving aside the staff trying to stop her.
The shoved staff spun, leapt, and fell weakly right in front of Director Niu’s coffee—accidentally sipping a mouthful as they fell.
Director Niu: “?”
The hell.
The intruder was none other than Xie Mi. She was about to rush right up to Director Niu, but luckily the deputy director stood in between as the last line of defense.
Director Niu, no longer caring about his coffee, shouted, “Don’t let Teacher Xie come here!”
The deputy director twisted his body, raised both hands, and made a welcoming gesture.
“Teacher Xie, please, make yourself at home. Don’t be polite.”
Director Niu: “?”
Director Niu: “I f*(&)%& you! Idi*#￥! You @#￥%… damn it!”
The cameraman who had barely squeezed in behind Xie Mi: “…”
The livestream viewers who heard Director Niu cursing the entire time: “?”
Director Niu: “…”
After two seconds of silence, a sharp explosion of static rang out.
Standing quietly at the door watching the show, Liu Woxing lowered his gaze and typed on his phone:
[Director Niu of Liancha cursing the deputy director, suspected love-hate relationship.]
“Old man, don’t run!”
Xie Mi blocked Director Niu from escaping, “Explain why my card balance is 0. Where’s my 60,928.25 yuan?!”
[Damn, she remembered that clearly?!]
[Even down to the decimals, lmao.]
[Yeah! Where’s our Teacher Xie’s money! Answer us!]
“Ahem…”
Director Niu wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes guilty, “Remember yesterday’s hidden tasks? Besides Xiao Jingxi, someone else completed one too.”
“And the reward they got was a [Asset Transfer Card]. The card allows the holder to freely transfer another person’s assets.”
“That person chose to transfer all your assets into their own card.”
[??????????]
[Bro, are you serious?]
[So what was the point of fighting so hard for living expenses before?]
[You’re saying completing one hidden task means instant class-jumping and turning someone else into a pauper?!!]
[Holy sh*t, then who did it??]
Xie Mi raised the same question.
“All the living expenses I worked hard all day to win just got transferred away in one shot?! Damn you, Niu! You dare trick me?!!!”
“Ahhhhhh—!!”
A pig-squealing scream burst from Director Niu.
The deputy director very sensibly stepped forward, blocking the cameraman’s lens, pushed him out the door, and closed it.
Standing outside, Liu Woxing thought for a moment and typed another line on his phone:
[Devil director exploiting guests, Xie Mi delivering justice on behalf of heaven.]
Half an hour later, Xie Mi had no choice but to accept the fact that she had gone from the richest to penniless.
Now, sitting in the villa’s living room, her sharp gaze swept across everyone inside.
Xiao Jingxi making coffee in the kitchen.
Xu Shuangrong watering the plants on the windowsill.
Lai Bingxuan mocking Xu Shuangrong for putting on an act.
Yu Jinzhe sitting on the sofa doing homework on his laptop…
And the ones not in the room right now.
The one who transferred her assets was among them!
The undercover game begins now.
