Chapter Ninety-Two: The Variety Show Rules Change

“Brother Jingxing... If you don't like it, I won't call you that next time,” Jian An’an said, feigning a pitiful look.

But Wen Jing remained expressionless, no longer paying her any attention.

[Don’t you all think Jian An’an is acting strange tonight? First she talked about Song Wanning, then started calling Young Master Wen so intimately…]
[If another girl called my boyfriend that way, I definitely wouldn’t be happy about it.]
[Ugh~ hearing you say that, suddenly she does seem like a green tea!]

Jin Jian, noticing Jian An’an’s awkwardness and seeing no one respond to her, quickly and quietly interjected, “Alright, alright, how could someone like Young Master Wen let you call him that?”

Jian An’an shot him a frown—if you can’t say anything helpful, don’t say anything at all!

Shen Yue, however, seemed a little downcast, her gaze fixed on Jiang Mingzhao throughout, ignoring everyone else’s conversation.

Even if she were slow, she could clearly feel that Jiang Mingzhao was avoiding her more than ever, barely speaking to her at all.

Even when she tried to initiate conversation, he responded with an indifferent attitude.

The dinner ended with everyone tacitly understanding the undercurrents in the air, and then Li Weiwei suddenly announced some news.

“Tomorrow will be your last chance to draw identity cards, and the coming three days will be your final period at the resort. After that, we’ll introduce a new dating format and continue filming the reality show.”

Upon hearing something new was coming, Jiang Mingzhao finally perked up. “What? What’s the new format?”

“Given how well everyone performed during the last Heartbeat Challenge, our production team has decided to bring the virtual into reality. All guests will move to the capital city. You may choose to return to normal life and work, or not, but you will still need to complete three livestreams a day and undergo 24-hour filming.”

“Similarly, the team will keep issuing random tasks, which you must fulfill.”

“The difference is, this time you’ll decide your own streaming hours.”

Jiang Mingzhao was so excited he jumped to his feet. “You mean, once we return to normal life, we don’t have to live together anymore—everyone goes back to their own homes?!”

For the first time, Shen Yue felt a pang in her heart. “What do you mean by that?!”

Li Weiwei maintained her professional smile. “Of course, for any guests who don’t have a place to stay in the capital, let us know and we’ll arrange temporary accommodations for you until the show ends.”

Jiang Mingzhao beamed with delight. “That’s wonderful!”

He continued to ignore Shen Yue, practically skipping with joy as he hurried back to the villa.

The viewers in the livestream chat were just as excited.

[Is this where all the ships we’ve rooted for become real? Ah—so excited, can’t wait!]
[Wow! I really hope for a happy ending for everyone!]
[As long as Jiang Mingzhao and Shen Yue are around, you’d better give up on that dream.]
[I’m already looking forward to Song Wanning and Young Master Wen’s romance! She’s a once-wealthy heiress fallen on hard times, and he’s a domineering CEO with a fortune—this is a classic redemption arc!]
[Wait, is the Song family really going bankrupt?]
[Did you really think Jian An’an was just asking for show? How could this be scripted? I checked the stock market first thing this morning—Song Corp’s stock has plummeted by more than half.]
[That much?! Any company facing that would be helpless.]
[With Young Master Wen around, what’s there to fear? Let’s just enjoy the drama.]
[Wow, the rules changed so suddenly, but I think I like it even more now. This is still inside the show, but soon it’ll be real—there’s no way to fake it then.]

After giving instructions, Li Weiwei sent everyone back, adding that on the last day at the resort, there would be a big party by the sea, with all guests and staff attending.

There would also be three interactive games, and the winning team would be flown first-class to the capital by the production team.

The rest would have to drive themselves. Of course, if anyone wanted to fly, they could pay out of pocket.

Nan Yan walked back with Song Wanning, asking, “Wanning, after the show ends, will you choose to return to normal life?”

Song Wanning touched her chin, recalling that in the original story, the protagonist’s life was spent holed up at home playing games, only going out with her mother Song Xin.

Her entire life and even her thoughts were tightly controlled by her family.

So she shook her head immediately. “No.”

“What are you planning to do? I’m thinking of interning at our family company after the show.”

Song Wanning looked at her with envy—having a family business is different indeed.

But Nan Yan was an only child, and it made sense for her to learn the ropes to eventually take over such a big enterprise.

No wonder her family wanted to arrange a good marriage for her, probably afraid she’d be bullied as a girl on her own.

They just wanted to find a capable and kind husband who could support her in the future.

As luck would have it, the Nan family picked Yun Ze from the gentle and refined Yun family, who turned out to be a bit of an obsessive.

Song Wanning rubbed her chin again, recalling that after Nan Yan fell ill in the novel, her uncle’s family inherited the company.

How strange—how could there be no one in the enormous Nan family besides Nan Yan’s branch...

Nan Yan’s question left Song Wanning stumped.

The original had always been a fun-seeker, poor at studies and work, with no strengths to speak of. No matter how unmotivated Song Wanning might be, she couldn’t live as aimlessly as the original. She had to find something to do.

But what should she do?

Maybe set up a stall? That business really was quite good; she could earn a lot in a day. Once she’d saved enough, she could hire people and turn it into a chain of market stalls—how wonderful that would be!

She turned to Nan Yan and said, “I don’t know—let’s see when the time comes.”

If she hadn’t made up her mind, Song Wanning usually wouldn’t reveal her plans.

After chatting for a while, the two women parted ways and returned to their villas.

On the way back, Wen Jingxing suddenly said, “Just now, you looked so confident—I don’t believe you don’t know what you want to do.”

Song Wanning raised a brow. “Oh? Well... you do have sharp eyes, but I haven’t decided yet, so I’m not telling you!”

She ended with a mysterious smile.

Wen Jingxing couldn’t help but smile back, thinking to himself: ‘Even if you don’t want to earn money, it doesn’t matter. I can make enough for both of us.’

But what he said aloud was, “If you can’t find something you like, I happen to have an assistant position open—just let me know if you’re interested.”

Of course, he didn’t really need an assistant.

He just wanted to give Song Wanning an easy job with a good salary.

Today I’ve been lazy, so just one update—but I still love you all~

(The End of This Chapter)