Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 481: Doubting me?

Chapter 481: Chapter 481: Doubting me?

When Xiao Yi came over, he was followed by an assistant from the production team, carrying a big bucket with several sugar canes inside.

Gu Xiaoran didn’t recognize the sugar canes, and he chuckled at Ji Yunyun with a sense of schadenfreude.

"You hit someone, now Uncle Xiao Yi is coming over to whip you with a big stick~"

Ji Yunyun had just finished apologizing to Yang Yike and was still feeling a bit aggrieved. Hearing Gu Xiaoran’s words, she suddenly felt even more wronged.

She pouted and was about to start crying.

Qiu Wanshuang immediately picked her up and said softly, "Yunyun, don’t cry, Uncle Xiao Yi won’t beat you, Mommy is here."

Ji Yunyun’s little mouth trembled slightly, but after hearing her mommy would back her up, she managed not to cry after all.

An Xi patted Gu Xiaoran on the back, "Ranran, don’t tease your little sister; she’s timid, she might start crying again in a moment."

The comment seemed to be admonishing her son, but in fact, it was quite a sarcastic dig.

Qiu Wanshuang tilted her head slightly to look at An Xi, her expression full of contention and contempt.

An Xi pretended not to see it and even smiled apologetically toward her, "Gu Xiaoran is mischievous, please don’t take it personally, Yunyun’s mom."

Qiu Wanshuang was not to be outdone, retorting without mercy, "Hmm, indeed a bit naughty. Patting the child’s back more often can help."

An Xi took a deep breath, annoyed, but she ultimately held back.

Ye Zhenzhen and Xu Wanjia exchanged a glance without saying a word.

Both Qiu Wanshuang and An Xi were no easy targets—Qiu Wanshuang protected her daughter this way despite the girl’s misbehavior, and An Xi, she felt, was like a dog that doesn’t bark.

Either it doesn’t bark, but once it takes action, it’s sure to hurt someone, just like now.

Their own Gu Xiaoran had done nothing wrong tonight, and yet he, as his mother, had to apologize to Qiu Wanshuang, whose daughter was clearly in the wrong, and yet she acted as if her little girl was the one being bullied.

However, deep down, Xu Wanjia really disliked Qiu Wanshuang’s daughter.

Both being mothers of daughters, she initially had a good impression of them, but now it could be said to have turned into dislike.

[Hahaha, the guests on this episode are all quite scheming, An Xi really speaks in a sly way.]

[I’m indifferent to An Xi. She seems to be on good terms with Ye Zhenzhen, but actually, it seems she’s on good terms with everyone, and at the same time, not really close with anyone. There’s a reason she’s not famous despite being in the circle for so many years.]

[On their first day at the beach, I saw Qiu Wanshuang educating Ji Yunyun, but these past couple of days, something seems off—it really feels like she’s overly protective.]

[I used to have a good impression of Qiu Wanshuang’s charity work, especially when she involved Ji Yunyun. Watching this reality show, it’s like the filters have shattered.]

The atmosphere on the scene was somewhat cold and awkward.

Ji Ziqian quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "The little girl is still immature, we apologize for any trouble caused to everyone here."

Director Yang followed up on Ji Ziqian’s words, "Alright, alright, it’s just kids playing and making a fuss. Let’s make sure something similar doesn’t happen again."

As Xiao Yiyi’s father, it was time for him to step in and resolve the issue, or it would indeed become endless.

His own precious little girl had been knocked down, and deep inside, he was truly heartbroken.

But what could he do? He could only educate her before bed, to make sure she wouldn’t get hurt like this again in the future.

Xiaowen and Xiao Yi waited on the side for a few minutes. After seeing the children’s conflict completely resolved, they started to announce the rules for tomorrow’s game.

Xiao Yi held a piece of sugarcane in his hand and smiled at everyone, "Has everyone had their dinner? Next, let’s play a little game together, get some light exercise in to help with digestion, okay?"

Gu Xiaoran raised her hand, "Uncle Xiao Yi, are we going to fight with the sticks from your bucket?"

As soon as the little one said this, laughter already began to echo around.

Xiao Yi picked up the sugarcane in his hand and gently tapped it on Gu Xiaoran’s little bottom, "You like fighting so much, how about we start by giving you a beating, okay?"

"No, no!"

[Hahaha, Ranran, you’re a bit naughty.]

[Gu Xiaoran has really changed a lot, I’m starting to like this kid.]

Xiaowen read from the task card, "Please have each family group stand in the order of their rooms at the spot designated by the program team, and then have the dads hold the moms and do 30 squats. After completing the task, the kids will start running from the starting point to the finish to pick two stalks of sugarcane.

It’s important to note that there’s a note at the end of each sugarcane, and tomorrow, each family group will complete the day’s task based on the information on the note.

The order is from number 1 to 8, a total of eight stalks; naturally, the numbers at the front are the best, so everyone must work hard to snatch the number 1 and 2 sugarcane.

Lastly, a friendly reminder, no outside help is allowed for this task. If any outside help is discovered, it will be met with a devilish punishment from the program team!"

Xiao Yi added, "Little ones, stand at the starting point and get ready. Once your mom and dad finish the game task, you guys need to dash over to grab the sugarcane, got it?"

A few little guys nodded, saying in unison, "Got it!"

[Ahhh, this game is great, it’s time to test the strength of the dads.]

[Someone with a physique like President Song probably exercises regularly, so this should be no problem for him. Our Sister Zhenzhen is so slim, hahaha!]

[This game reminds me of a behind-the-scenes clip from Ji Ziqian’s filming; he couldn’t lift the female star and even complained that she was too heavy.]

[Suddenly I feel so sympathetic towards the dads, either carrying their kids to fight for a house, or holding their wives to fight for a task, hahaha!]

[The program team loves making mischief, just keep putting these dads through the wringer!]

After the little ones were in position at the starting line, the dads also picked up their respective wives.

Director Yang was somewhat panting when he lifted his wife; he worked with great intensity, spending years in the film crew, with little time for exercise, and his figure had already started to puff up a bit.

Xu Wanjia was a bit worried, "You can do it, Director Yang."

Not seeking to be the fastest, just to complete the task in full.

Director Yang nodded firmly, "Yeah, let’s go for it!"

Gu Liangjun lifted An Xi with ease, but his face remained stern, his mind was entirely occupied with a different image.

All afternoon today, he wondered whether An Xi had betrayed him.

Once a seed of doubt is planted in the heart, it silently cultivates deeply and sprouts on its own...

When Ye Zhenzhen was lifted by Song Jinze, her heartbeat gradually quickened, especially when seeing the man’s perfect jawline so close at hand, she couldn’t help but purse her lips.

She stretched out her hands to hook around the man’s neck and asked with a smile, "President Song, are you confident about getting first place?"

Song Jinze’s eyes and brows shimmered with a smile, his deep eyes filled with tenderness about to spill over, "Are you doubting me?"