The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

Chapter 292: Danger Is Approaching

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ji Hanzhi drank coffee. She didn’t sleep the entire night. The next day, she looked for an unguarded entrance to the village before dawn.

The Festival Group had arranged tight security on all entrances leading to the village. Ji Hanzhi drove around, but couldn’t find a place to sneak in.

She decided to park her car and find an opening on foot. The roads were guarded, but she was bound to find a small path that led to the village.

She found a place to park her car and walked through the fields outside the village. She finally found a small path that was unguarded. The path was overgrown with bushes and weeds. If she wasn’t careful, she might cut herself on thorns.

The morning in Lan Village was quiet and beautiful. The sun pierced through the clouds and cast a golden light on the courtyard.

Li Chuan got up early. Xiao Yi had talked at length with Li Chuan yesterday. He knew about his idol’s schedule. He had set an alarm for 4:30 a.m.

Xiao Yi woke up and accompanied Li Chuan to the basketball court to practice. With a sports celebrity among them, the families were more enthusiastic that day.

In the Li family house, Li Zexuan was the first to wake up. After washing up, he ran all the way to Xiao Yi’s house without even having his breakfast.

Li Chuan had only been in Lan Village for a night. He had so many questions.

Xia MO and Xiao Tianlin made breakfast. They specifically searched for Li Chuan’s favorite food so that they could prepare it for him.

Steamed buns, corn, and milk as breakfast sounded cozy and humble.

“Good morning, Uncle Xiao and Auntie Xia. Is Xiao Yi up?” asked Li Zexuan as he pushed open the gate and entered.

“Morning, Xuanxuan. Xiao Yi followed Li Chuan to the basketball court. It’s been almost half an hour,” said Xia Mo.

“This early? I am going to go and find them.”

“Xuanxuan, tell them to come back here for breakfast, alright?” said Xia Mo.

“The steamed buns are almost done. Xuanxuan, you can eat here too,” said Xiao Tianlin. He knew that Li Zexuan was also a fan of Li Chuan and would be ecstatic for the opportunity to have breakfast with him.

Li Zexuan was happy. He wasn’t the only one who wanted to see Li Chuan. Ning Weiwei had just gotten up and was clamoring to go to Xiao Yi’s house. She didn’t know anything about basketball, but she wanted to see Li Chuan. He was like a big giant from her imaginary giant kingdom.

Ning Weiwei had asked her mother if Li Chuan was from a fairy tale and had come to the village to play with them. Ning Weiwei looked so tiny when compared to Li Chuan.

Zhou Pei told her two daughters that they could go out and play after breakfast.

When Li Zexuan finally found Xiao Yi and Li Chuan at the basketball court, he joined them. He forgot all about Xia Mo’s request to call them for breakfast.

Xia MO waited at home for half an hour and guessed that Li Zexuan had probably forgotten to inform the others. She went to the court to call them.

She had barely taken two bites of the breakfast in front of her when other children also arrived. Some of them hadn’t had breakfast yet, so Xiao Tianlin roasted a few more corn cobs.

After eating, Xiao Yi placed a mat on the ground. Li Chuan sat in the middle, surrounded by the other kids.

At eight in the morning, all the cameras turned on and the livestream began. With Li Chuan staying at Xiao Yi’s house, most fans rushed to Xiao Yi’s livestream room. The viewers saw Li Chuan playing a game with the other children.

[Aww… Li Chuan is sitting in the middle.]

[Are they playing games? Everybody admires Li Chuan.]

[Yeah. I guess a 22-year-old young man is still a child when you think about it.

He is around the same age as Xiao Yi.]

When the children rushed to Xiao Yi’s house, the parents of the other families were less burdened. They could finally have some time to themselves.

Since they did not receive any mission from the Festival Group, Li Yanchen and Lin Wan decided to head to the orchard.

Ji Hanzhi passed through the overgrown path and entered the village, but before she could get close to the houses, she was seen in the camera.

The surveillance system beeped, and the main control deployed the nearest security guard to check the location. Ji Hanzhi was caught red-handed.

Ji Hanzhi made an excuse. She told the security guard that she was a tourist and had lost her way. However, the security guard recognized her.

“Ms. Ji, I know you.”

“Who?” Ji Hanzhi pretended to be confused.

“Ms. Ji, you were one of the flying guests in the show. You don’t need to pretend to be someone else, ” said the guard. “Besides, tourists don’t come here in winter since the roads will be blocked because of the snow.”

“It is no wonder I thought the place looked familiar! I am really lost, though. Just tell me which is the way out and I will leave.” Ji Hanzhi smiled apologetically.

The security guard looked at the grass and leaves stuck on Ji Hanzhi’s clothes. He thought she might have really gotten lost and ended up here.

“There is a path through which you can leave. I will show you.” The security guard walked in front of her to show her the way.

After searching for almost two hours, she had found this entrance. She smiled at him, but she felt infuriated. She was expected to leave after wasting so much time on the overgrown path.

Her plan to get even with Lin Wan in the village was not going to work. She had to return to the hotel first and think of another way.

If she decided to wait for Lin Wan to leave the village, she would have to stay put for three more days. The other guests would be there too. What if the acid she threw splashed on others, especially Li Yanchen? She needed to think of a way to isolate Lin Wan. Ji Hanzhi frowned.

In the orchard, heavy mandarins grew on the trees. The branches drooped. Lin

Wan and Li Yanchen were picking oranges. Lin Wan put the oranges in a bag. Li Yanchen followed suit and plucked some juicy oranges. He peeled one and put a piece in his mouth.

“Wanwan, it wouldn’t be that bad to stay in places like these when I retire.”

Lin Wan had thought about it too. She wanted to plant some chrysanthemums and make a garden at the new villa Li Yanchen had bought for her. However, her community and her friends were in the city.

She wanted a cat, a dog, and some flowers in her garden. She wanted to plant some vegetables, too.

“That’s true. There is no stress and life won’t be so hectic. We can just tend to our garden and live in peace. The environment is also good. There is fresh air.” “You want a life like that too?”

“Who wouldn’t? Don’t forget that I was a civilian working hard to earn money to make that dream a reality. I wanted to save enough money and retire early.” Lin Wan didn’t want much from life. A quiet place, some food, and warmth in the cold were enough for her.

Li Yanchen was deep in thought.

“My quality of life has greatly improved, though. I feel very happy at this point in my life.”

Lin Wan didn’t know that there was danger approaching her. The happier she was, the more jealous Ji Hanzhi got.

In the end, Ji Hanzhi couldn’t take it anymore. Once the guests came out of the village, she decided to hire some people to lure Li Yanchen away so that she could isolate and attack Lin Wan. Just a few minutes would do. As for the consequences, Ji Hanzhi was already prepared..