Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 189: Just Woke Up?

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Just Woke Up?

Everyone thought Ye Zhenzhen’s arrangement was good, with no issues.

In the room, five little ones were sitting on the carpet playing happily, filling the space with joyful laughter and warmth.

As An Xi and Xu Wanjia sat peeling carrots together, An Xi suddenly seemed to realize something and asked, "Where’s Xiao Xue? Why didn’t she come?"

Ye Zhenzhen turned a deaf ear to this question.

Lin Qianqian responded, "Yeah, where is Xiao Xue? Should we call out to her?"

Xu Wanjia glanced up slightly, looked at Ye Zhenzhen’s profile, and immediately smiled, "Xiao Xue is probably still resting. Let’s get things ready first, and let her sleep a bit longer."

Xu Wanjia might not have been fully aware of the issues between Han Jiangxue and Ye Zhenzhen before, but after they had met at a dinner party due to a script controversy before the second episode of the reality show, she became aware of some matters.

Initially, she had a better impression of Ye Zhenzhen than Han Jiangxue.

She truly considered Ye Zhenzhen a friend.

Now, seeing that Ye Zhenzhen was not taking a stand, she roughly guessed that Ye Zhenzhen didn’t want Han Jiangxue to come.

If that was the case, it would be much better for her to say it than for Ye Zhenzhen to state it outright.

An Xi nodded, "That’s fine."

She would go call Han Jiangxue after the meal was ready.

An Xi thought to herself not to offend anyone, as she was on this show to gain exposure and familiarity, and she did not intend to have conflicts with any guests.

On the contrary, she had to perform even better, so that netizens would notice and support her.

[Seriously, Han Jiangxue can really sleep. It’s almost 5 p.m., and she hasn’t woken up yet.]

[Everyone fell asleep earlier, and Xiao Xue was the last one to sleep. She didn’t sleep that long.]

[Yeah, it’s just a nap; why bother about how long someone sleeps?]

[I think this An Xi is deliberately mentioning our Xiao Xue in the live broadcast, knowing full well that Xiao Xue hasn’t come, yet she still intentionally asked.]

[Some morons really love to stir up drama. Do you have a persecution complex or something?]

[Fans of the idiot, don’t hang around here anymore. Go get your idol out of bed, or she’ll miss the meal.]

While Ye Zhenzhen was starting to grill meat, Han Jiangxue woke up in her room.

The sky outside had begun to darken, and Han Jiangxue glanced at the time. It was just a few minutes before 5 o’clock; no wonder she felt hungry.

Having had just a small bowl of radish at noon, it was quite normal for her to be hungry now.

The next second, she realized Shen Yibo was gone.

"Yibo! Shen Yibo?" Han Jiangxue thought Shen Yibo had gone to the restroom and got out of bed to check, only to find it completely empty.

She got dressed and went out to look for Shen Yibo.

After leaving the room, she realized that everyone seemed to have gone to Ye Zhenzhen’s place, except for her.

With so many mothers and babies gathered, was Ye Zhenzhen deliberately not calling her, trying to isolate her, Han Jiangxue, alone?

Indeed, Ye Zhenzhen didn’t need to act against her; she would slip up on her own eventually.

She could only hope that Ye Zhenzhen would be so universally condemned this time that she would have to leave the industry altogether.

Han Jiangxue stood outside Ye Zhenzhen’s door and knocked.

Song Yuchen asked, "Who is it?"

"It’s me, darling, I’m Aunt Xiao Xue."

Shen Yibo heard Han Jiangxue’s voice and immediately got up to open the door, mumbling, "My mom is here!"

As soon as the door opened,, Han Jiangxue felt a tightness in her heart. Although today was her second time entering this room, it was just too warm inside.

It was even warmer than when she had come in at noon, so much so that as soon as she came in, she couldn’t bear to wear her thick clothes due to the heat.

In comparison to her own room, next to Ye Zhenzhen’s, hers was practically an ice cellar.

"Yibo, why didn’t you say anything to mom before you left the house? You made mom so worried!"

Han Jiangxue managed to control her facial expression, trying her best to appear gentle.

[See, our Xiao Xue is really so good to Yibo.]

[She overslept in the afternoon, and there wasn’t even dinner prepared for the child. What’s so good about that?]

[Some fans are just blindly worshiping. Han Jiangxue’s image has completely collapsed in my mind.]

"When I woke up, I saw you were still sleeping, so I didn’t disturb you," Shen Yibo explained with a smile, then said to Han Jiangxue, "Mom, we’re having dinner at Aunt Zhenzhen’s place tonight."

Han Jiangxue’s brows furrowed slightly as she noticed the absence of the mothers in the room.

Her gaze shifted toward the kitchen where she heard people talking.

At the same time, An Xi heard the noises outside and came out of the kitchen. Seeing Han Jiangxue, she walked over with a smile and said, "Did you just wake up? I was about to go call you for dinner."

Although An Xi said this casually, Han Jiangxue took it to heart, feeling that An Xi was mocking her for sleeping so much.

She hadn’t had the chance to respond to An Xi’s words.

Ye Zhenzhen came out from behind, holding a large plate of marinated pork belly, and said to the little ones, "Babies, go wash your hands and get ready to eat, Auntie is going to start grilling meat."

After putting the pork belly on the dining table, Ye Zhenzhen brought the small charcoal grill over to the table, preparing to grill the meat.

Seeing Ye Zhenzhen’s small stove, Han Jiangxue’s eyes went wide. She asked, "Zhenzhen, do you have another stove here?"

No wonder she felt so warm when she entered the room—it was because two stoves were being used.

At that moment, Han Jiangxue felt a sourness in her heart, and jealousy flared up at the sight of the charcoal grill before her.

In this cold weather, Ye Zhenzhen was unwilling to give her one of the two stoves. What a malicious woman!

Ye Zhenzhen didn’t even look at Han Jiangxue, keeping busy with her hands and speaking indifferently, "Yes, grilling meat."

In the midst of talking, the first plate of meat was already laid out on the grill.

Lin Qianqian’s bone soup was ready on the other hand, so she fished out the rib bones and placed them in a large bowl. An Xi went into the kitchen and brought out the big bowl of bones, placing it on the table for Ye Zhenzhen to work on further.

Lin Qianqian continued to work in the kitchen serving up the radish soup; she had cooked plenty of radishes, enough for everyone to have a big bowl.

Xu Wanjia had also stir-fried some bok choy; each person had a clear division of labor, proceeding methodically with their tasks at hand.

Only Han Jiangxue stood off to the side, completely unable to blend in.

A new thought crossed her mind—she wanted to take one of Ye Zhenzhen’s stoves to her own room.

That way, it wouldn’t be so cold when she slept at night.

[Seeing that pork belly sizzle and ooze oil, I’m so hungry~]

[I want to eat barbecue too; it looks so good.]

[The bones that have been used for soup, grill them to make them delicious. Brush them with some oil, sprinkle some barbecue seasoning, grill until crispy, and then take a bite~]

[Stop, you’re making me hungry. I’m going to order takeout, I feel like this episode has turned into a food show.]