Chapter 47: The Neighbor's Impressive Act

Soon, the haters and fans began arguing in the livestream’s comment section.

Meanwhile, in another livestream, Bai Xixue continued to embody her laid-back persona. After randomly ordering some food and eating, she sent Ji Chuan off to study on his own. Ji Chuan hardly needed any supervision; in fact, he took care of his mother’s every need—calling her to meals and bed, washing her dirty socks that hadn’t been cleaned in days, even handling her food and chores. The comments became sharply divided. Some envied Bai Xixue’s carefree approach to parenting and praised her for having such a dutiful son as Ji Chuan. Others condemned Bai Xixue for being childish, saying she hadn’t learned from the incident when Xuanxuan was hurt and showed no remorse.

The comment section fell silent when Ji Chuan, still young and inexperienced with the washing machine, washed his smelly socks together with Bai Xixue’s underwear. Someone finally broke the silence: “If that were my son, I'd want to strangle him.” “+1.” “+1.” “+10086.”

Jiang Sui, upon hearing about this, laughed openly and without restraint. After all, Ji Chuan was the son of a business tycoon—a second-generation CEO, prone to the same shortcomings as his father. For instance, he was incapable of handling basic life tasks but possessed extraordinary abilities in other areas.

Like the innate talent to become infatuated with the heroine for seven days and nights at a time.

Once Bai Xixue and her son were brought back by Ji Sicheng, they had housekeepers and servants at their disposal, and Ji Chuan lived the life of a young master, never needing to concern himself with such trivial matters. To strengthen her persona and attract fans in the variety show, Bai Xixue made her son do these chores. In the original script, Bai Xixue wasn’t so excessive; she cherished her son. But the Bai Xixue of now seemed to treat him as if he weren’t her own.

Upon discovering Ji Chuan’s actions, Bai Xixue’s expression darkened briefly, but she quickly recovered and smiled, adopting an indifferent attitude: “Alright, Mom knows now. Just be more careful next time.” She sent Ji Chuan off to do his own thing and curled up on the sofa to read a novel.

Her team had chosen for her the most popular online novel of the moment, saying that reading it could help her establish the persona of a 5G-surfing internet girl. Sure enough, when Bai Xixue read the novel during her livestream, her fans grew excited.

“Ahhh!! What a wonderful coincidence—Xuexue is reading the same novel I’ve been following!”
“No way! Me too! I’m reading this book as well. How amazing is it to share a favorite with a superstar?”
“Hahaha, Xuebao is definitely an internet girl. Who else hasn’t read this novel?”
“Wake up, she’s married already—still calling herself a girl? Why not switch to a young wife persona?”
“Hahahahaha, calling her a young wife is hilarious!”
“Haters, shut up! Even if she’s married and has kids, she’s still a girl at heart, so stop being jealous.”
“The neighbor is acting so fake!! I can’t stand it, Xuexue, hurry and connect with her to expose the truth!”

Meanwhile, Jiang Sui lay on the sofa, engrossed in her book. Although the technological progress in this era was similar to the modern world she’d previously visited, the ideas and explorations here were richer and more interesting.

Just then, her phone rang—a request to connect appeared in her livestream room. She reached out and tapped it; Bai Xixue’s face appeared before her.

She frowned.

“Hello, Jiang Sui! My fans just told me we’re both reading books and suggested we connect and chat. Haha, I happened to be free, so I called you. I hope I’m not interrupting?” Bai Xixue acted friendly yet slightly embarrassed, as if she’d completely forgotten their previous unpleasant encounter.

Jiang Sui replied coolly, “You are interrupting, actually.”

She glanced at the comments in her livestream:

“Xuexue, expose this pretentious person!”
“What is she pretending for? Acting all arrogant—didn’t her mother teach her manners?”

So she had brought her own pack of rabid fans with her.