Chapter 187: You Are My Only Sister

Jiang Sui was not surprised at all; she had already guessed it.

Xu Manman's behavior on the show this time was extremely strange. In the past, she would simply throw shade at Bai Xixue based on her mood, and she certainly would never have been this obvious.

This time, things had already escalated to the point where Bai Xixue’s fans were rushing forward to tear her apart.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, this show would never have invited Xu Manman.

Even if they wanted to capitalize on the recent hype surrounding trending parent-child variety show guests, it was impossible for them to invite someone who knew absolutely nothing about gaming.

Unless she had been forcefully pushed into the cast purely to stir up controversy and generate buzz.

"But you don't want to, do you?" Jiang Sui looked at her, her gaze seemingly capable of piercing right through the human heart.

Xu Manman gave a bitter laugh. "Who wants to be cursed at, little sister? In the past, I just took advantage of the fact that I was a nobody, plus I wanted to ride a bit on everyone else's coattails, which is why I said those things. After this show ends, I'll probably be cursed to death."

Jiang Sui curved her lips. "Then don't do it."

Xu Manman replied, "It's easy for you to say. If I don't do this, my agency will freeze me out, and Bai Xixue's side won't let me off either."

Jiang Sui asked, "When does your contract with your agency expire?"

Xu Manman answered, "In three months. Why?"

Jiang Sui said, "Terminate it."

Xu Manman was stunned. "What? After terminating the contract, I won't have anywhere to go. Bai Xixue's team won't let me go, and no agency will want me. Other female celebrities who had run-ins with her in the past ended up failing to make a living and had to become online influencers or go back to being ordinary citizens."

Her gaze dimmed. "I still want to act. I embarked on this path of becoming an actress because of my passion..."

"Terminate the contract and I'll sign you," Jiang Sui said directly and bluntly.

Xu Manman froze. "Wh—What?"

The corners of Jiang Sui's lips deepened slightly.

Ever since Chen He sent her the information regarding the conflict between Xu Manman and her agency, she had already decided to poach Xu Manman over.

Furthermore, she was certain—the success rate was a hundred percent.

"From now on, you can drop the persona your agency gave you for this show," she slowly said. "You've been in the industry for so long; you should know what needs to be done to gain loyal fans. If you've made up your mind, starting tomorrow, seriously begin learning this game and work hard to practice your coordination. Because I think your fans will probably also want to see a you who, even if you can't do anything yet, is still striving hard."

Hearing these words, the rims of Xu Manman's eyes instantly turned red.

"Effort doesn't necessarily lead to the best results, but you might actually enjoy the process," Jiang Sui raised an eyebrow.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Manman lunged forward, threw her arms around her, and burst into tears.

Jiang Sui: "..."

For a split second, she almost thought Xuanxuan had pounced on her.

"Wuwuwu, why is there someone as wonderful as you in this world, little sister, wuwuwu..."

Jiang Sui: "..."

Well, the main goal was still to poach her over...

"Can I really terminate my contract... But I'm so scared that once I do, I won't be able to survive in the industry anymore... wuwuwu..."

Jiang Sui replied, "Of course. With me, no one can touch you."

This sentence, overflowing with a sense of security, made Xu Manman break down in tears all over again as she hugged Jiang Sui and wailed loudly.

"Little sister, you are my only sister, you're my own flesh-and-blood sister, wuwuwu..."

Jiang Sui: "..." There's no need to go that far.

Thus, starting from the next day, everyone noticed a shift in Xu Manman's previous nonchalant attitude. She stuck closely to Jiang Sui's side and began learning how to play games.

Shen Li and his teammates originally wanted to come over and help, but after taking a quick look, they silently walked away.

Then, they silently kowtowed to Jiang Sui in their hearts.

A master is truly a master; teaching a gaming newbie is something she is vastly better at than they could ever be.

Even though they were professional players, after crossing paths with Jiang Sui in practice matches a few times, they had already been wiped out to the point of complete and utter submission!

Damn it, no wonder their captain insisted on having Jiang Sui!

And here they were, foolishly practicing hard for days just to help the captain carry a female player!

It turned out they had gotten it completely wrong. The captain had called for Jiang Sui with such painstaking effort precisely so that their team could win the All-Star Tournament championship!

Consequently, everyone saw that the Adverse Wind Team spent almost the entire daytime engaged in team training.

Every single member was exceptionally serious, and not a single person was slacking off.

Even Xu Manman spent her evenings studying and practicing how to play games earnestly and exclusively with Jiang Sui.

However, because very few people stayed online to watch the live streams at night, and most felt that this side of things was boring, very few people actually witnessed Jiang Sui tutoring Xu Manman.

Yet, the bullet comments and platforms were filled with ridicule and debates.

[A newbie teaching a newbie? Are they just pecking at each other like clumsy chickens? What on earth is Adverse Wind doing? Even if it's the All-Star Tournament, they shouldn't slack off like this.]

[Is this the team I'm a fan of?? Letting two newbies play by themselves? Don't force me to curse.]

[I'm new here. May I ask if these two are joking? A newbie teaching another newbie?]

[I'm dying of laughter. Can they actually get on stage to play a match after just a few short days?]

[I bet none of you watched Jiang Sui's tutoring sessions at night?? She teaches really well; I've been learning from her.]

[That's right, that's right. Fewer people pay attention at night, but I was watching. The methods Jiang Sui teaches are super useful. I went into the game to try them out and ranked up immediately.]

[Stop hyping her up. If Jiang Sui were really that amazing, why isn't she the team captain??]

[Whispering quietly... Last night I saw Jiang Sui using Xu Manman's phone to play the game, and that hand speed shocked me for a hundred years...]

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At the same time, Xu Manman, who used to be on the receiving end of harsh curses, saw the insults directed at her diminishing simply because she was seriously learning to play the game.

Meanwhile, the neighboring "DK" team, in order to give Bai Xixue enough spotlight, spent most of their time practicing in the living room rather than the training room.

Furthermore, because Bai Xixue was relatively good at gaming, she constantly voiced her own opinions.

She even directly mocked her teammates for dragging the team down, calling them noobs.

She even spouted her own golden rule: In e-sports, whoever is bad gets cursed at; being bad is the original sin.

This resonated with a crowd of e-sports fans, prompting them to launch even more ferocious insults and attacks against Jiang Sui and Xu Manman.

As for Qin Ze and Jiang Xicheng's duo, they inexplicably managed to build a wave of fans due to their "manly" bickering.

Moreover, these two frequently carved out time to drop by the neighboring room to hang out and play with Jiang Sui.

However, they were chased away every single time by Shen Li under the pretext that Jiang Sui was busy practicing.

Shen Li sneered silently, crossing his arms over his chest: No one was going to try to curry favor with his little sister right in front of him.

Jiang Xicheng grew unhappy. "You can't just bully her like this, can you? If she doesn't know how to play, she doesn't know how to play. If you push her like this, she's going to be under a lot of pressure."

Shen Li sized Jiang Xicheng up and thought to himself: Does this guy even know his actual relationship with Sui Sui? Judging by this look, he probably does, right?

Bullying?

What on earth was he imagining?

How could he possibly bully Sui Sui?

Sui Sui under a lot of pressure?? He was the one under pressure, alright!

She didn't feel an ounce of pressure when playing games with them.

The entire team's members had been reduced to tears by her ruthless beating.

"Alright, Sui Sui has no time to entertain you," Shen Li impatiently chased Jiang Xicheng away.

As for this fellow who shared a bloodline with Sui Sui, the very sight of him irritated him.