Chapter 184: A Script, It's All a Script

Dropping his usual puppy-dog persona, Qin Ze sneered, "None of your damn business. If it weren't for you, I would've been grouped with Sister Jiang Sui."

Jiang Xicheng frowned. "I think Jiang Sui finds you even more annoying, doesn't she? The moment you showed up, she ran away without saying a few words to me."

Qin Ze's expression turned chillingly cold. Staring intently at Jiang Xicheng, he said in a deep voice, "She would never find me annoying."

The sudden wave of dark, ominous aura radiating from him sent a chill running down Jiang Xicheng's spine.

It felt as though he had suddenly been targeted by some bloodthirsty beast.

After dropping those words, Qin Ze shot Jiang Xicheng a cold glare before turning around and walking away.

Jiang Xicheng's expression turned rather ugly as well.

After all, a young master of a wealthy family always had his pride.

For instance, he was already thoroughly disgusted with Qin Ze right now.

Another person sharing that exact feeling of disgust was Lu Ye, sitting in front of the screen.

Xie Yuan didn't dare to make a sound, terrified of getting caught in the crossfire.

"Boss, it's just a script, all part of the script. Almost all entertainment reality shows have scripts," he ventured carefully.

Lu Ye closed his iPad and said indifferently, "Prepare for a high-level executive meeting."

"Huh?" Xie Yuan didn't process it for a second.

"Tell them to have a comprehensive proposal ready for corporate restructuring, keeping up with new-era trends, and transforming our PR strategy, all by five o'clock this afternoon. I want to hear from every single one of them during the meeting," Lu Ye said in a deep voice.

Xie Yuan quickly processed these instructions in his mind and immediately replied, "Understood, I'll go issue the notice right away."

Xie Yuan had a gut feeling that the boss's sudden decision to call this meeting wasn't without reason, and it probably had something to do with Madam.

Yet he couldn't detect the slightest connection to Madam anywhere...

How strange...

Could it simply be that the boss was in a bad mood, so he decided to squeeze the company employees?

When Jiang Sui returned to the e-sports dormitory, Xu Manman had already arrived.

The two of them lived on the same floor, while Shen Li and several professional players stayed on the third floor.

The first floor served as the gaming hall, where they practiced their coordination.

The moment Jiang Sui arrived at the dorm, Shen Li pulled her aside privately, moving well out of the cameras' range.

With a mysterious air, Shen Li produced a thermal soup container from behind his back.

"Mom asked me to bring this to you. She brewed this chicken soup herself," Shen Li said with a smile. "Actually, she's always wanted to send it to you. She wanted to visit your set, but she was afraid you'd think she was a bother. She didn't dare look for you either, worried that getting photographed might bring negative attention to you.

"So she had me bring it instead. She got up early this morning to simmer it, and it's been kept warm in this flask. It's still hot."

Looking at that container of chicken soup, certain memories belonging to the original owner surfaced in Jiang Sui's mind.

"Don't come looking for me. It's so humiliating if people find out I have a mother like you. If I get cyberbullied by the whole internet, it'll definitely be because of you."

"I don't want to see you. Don't put on a hypocritical act pretending to be a good person! I warn you, if we get photographed, I won't let you off the hook!"

...

It seemed that up until now, her mother still remembered the harsh things Jiang Sui had said to her in the past.

The former Jiang Sui had even gone to cause a scene at the Shen family's residence. Given Jiang Sui's current level of fame, those black materials should have been exposed long ago.

After all, she hadn't even spared the Shen family's neighbors.

The fact that these scandals had not been dug up yet meant that the Shen family had actually been helping her all along and had certainly smoothed things over behind the scenes.

Seeing Jiang Sui stare blankly at the container of chicken soup without reacting, Shen Li frowned and continued, "Even though big brother knows you're a great cook, Mom's cooking isn't bad either. Be a good girl and drink up."

Jiang Sui suddenly chuckled. The fleeting moment of that smile made Shen Li feel as though the surrounding atmosphere had instantly turned peaceful and immensely comforting.

"Alright. Thank you, Second Brother." Jiang Sui obediently sat down right there and began drinking the chicken soup.

Meanwhile, Shen Li pulled out his phone and sat next to her, snapping pictures.

"I'll take a few photos of you eating this to show Mom and the others."

Initially, Shen Li only intended to take a couple of proof-of-delivery photos, but the more he shot, the more he realized how exceptionally gorgeous Jiang Sui looked.

He couldn't resist taking a few more... and then a few more after that.

Ah, why is our little sister so pretty?!

While Jiang Sui was enjoying her private meal over here, Bai Xixue next door remained a constant fixture on the live broadcast streams.

She was either sleeping, snacking, or chatting with the pro players about gossip and games, projecting an image of pure straightforwardness and genuine authenticity.

Word had it that because the professional players of the DK esports team were all male and lived in the same building as Bai Xixue, Ji Sichen had directly spent a fortune to relocate all the pro players of this team to outside housing.

Although the captain of the DK team was extremely unhappy about it, he had no choice but to comply with the arrangement to avoid any negative publicity that could harm the team and its members.

When this news reached Jiang Sui's ears, she clicked her tongue and remarked, "Truly living up to his status as the domineering CEO male protagonist..."