Chapter 12: The Mysterious Husband of the Laid-Back Heroine

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"I know the answer to this one! It's called 'double standards!'"
"Oh my god, I'm suddenly finding Bai Xue incredibly annoying, just like my old roommate. She always claimed she never studied or read, but actually, she would sneak off to the bathroom to cram. Whenever she saw us studying, she'd deliberately distract us and drag us to play, so we couldn't study."
"Same here! My roommate did that to me too—I failed several times, but she ended up acing the exams."
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Bai Xue argued, smiling, "I just wanted Sister Lan to relax a bit. Jiang Sui, why are you always picking on me? Do you have a problem with me?"

Jiang Sui smiled, "Where did you get the idea that I'm picking on you? Aren't you supposed to let things go? If you're letting things go, you shouldn't care about anything, so why would you feel targeted?"

Bai Xue was left speechless by Jiang Sui's retort, her face clouded with embarrassment.

At that moment, Lu Xuanxuan was even more impressed with Jiang Sui.

Jiang Sui could argue so skillfully that she left others unable to respond!

Just then, the host stepped in to interrupt and announced the rankings and results.

As expected, Jiang Sui and her daughter took first place and gained the privilege to choose their house first.

Thanks to her knowledge of the reality show’s script, Jiang Sui directly chose the best house.

Originally, in the script, this house was reserved for Bai Xue.

By playing the slacker and still ending up with the best house, Bai Xue would have gained a lot of fans.

But Jiang Sui ended up choosing the worst house.

Now the two had switched places, so Bai Xue and her son moved into the most run-down house.

"Yes! Jiang Sui Mommy, you’re amazing!" Lu Xuanxuan jumped up with joy. "Not only did we come in first place, but we really got the best house!"

For kids, nothing makes them happier than winning first prize and getting the best reward.

Lu Xuanxuan was so excited that she started adding "Mommy" to Jiang Sui’s name every time she called her.

Bai Xue’s face turned green when she saw the house she had been assigned.

Her son, Ji Chuan, frowned as well.

The director and crew exchanged glances.

But since it was live, there was no way to swap houses for them.

All the viewers were watching.

Jiang Sui smiled at Lu Xuanxuan, "See, Xuanxuan, hard work always pays off. The harder you work, the luckier you get, right? We got the best because we earned first place. Of course, working hard doesn’t always guarantee you’ll get exactly what you want, but if you don’t try at all, then you’re just waiting for a pie to fall from the sky."

Lu Xuanxuan nodded, half-understanding.

Though she didn’t fully grasp Jiang Sui’s words, she knew she had to work hard to get the best, and if she didn’t, she’d end up like Ji Chuan, living in the worst house, suffering from mosquito bites and rats.

Trying to save face, Bai Xue grinned at her son, "Wow, in our house we can stargaze at night! None of them can do that."

Ji Chuan kept a cold face and said nothing.

After the room assignments ended, Jiang Sui took Lu Xuanxuan to their new house.

Staff helped move their luggage.

As soon as they arrived, Jiang Sui overheard a staff member on the phone saying that Ji Chuan had suffered heatstroke and needed a doctor immediately.

Soon after, the other two mother-child pairs also began to show various symptoms of discomfort.

Jiang Sui sneered inwardly; in such scorching heat, making kids pull carts for their mothers—how could they not get heatstroke?

The doctor arrived quickly, said to be Bai Xue’s private physician, arranged long ago by her mysterious CEO husband.

He was on standby with the production crew, just in case anything happened.

Bai Xue, initially scolded for causing her son to suffer heatstroke, suddenly became popular again thanks to her husband’s arrangement.

Lu Xuanxuan bounced and rolled around on her new bed.

Jiang Sui picked up her phone and started scrolling. In the entertainment section, she and Bai Xue were both trending at the top.