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

Chapter 302: They Fit Together Perfectly

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After the game ended, everyone returned to prepare a second batch of food.

Lin Wan and Zhou Pei both replaced Li Yanchen and Ning Jiangyuan at the grills. They stood side by side and focused on grilling the meat.

Lin Wan wasn’t good at cooking, but she was confident that a barbecue wouldn’t be a problem for her. After grilling the meat, she sprinkled some cumin, pepper, and salt over it. She once had a barbecue with the children, and she pretty much knew how it was done.

Ning Jiangyuan and Li Yanchen sat on a small bench. They talked about properties and real estate.

Ning Xiaoxiao finally got the chance to approach Li Zexuan.

[The Li family and the Ning family are a perfect match. The fathers are into business. The children are both celebrities. They are so similar.] [Did Xiaoxiao and Xuanxuan add each other on WeChat yet? I hope they

become good friends.]

[Lin Wan and Zhou Pei are making skewers. Li Yanchen and Ning Jiangyuan are chatting. Li Zexuan and Ning Xiaoxiao are standing side by side. Li Zekai and Ning Weiwei are busy playing together. These two families fit together perfectly.]

[They look so at ease that it looks like just one big family.]

[I take back what I said before about Xiaoxiao not being worthy of Xuanxuan.] [I really hope they keep in touch even after the show.]

At Yun Xi High School, Lu Wenqian used her phone to log in to the livestream from her dorm room and saw the comments discussing Li Zexuan and Ning Xiaoxiao.

Lu Wenqian took some pictures of Li Zexuan and Ning Xiaoxiao standing together. She wanted to use those pictures to anger Xie Wanyu. If she couldn’t get Li Zexuan to herself, she wouldn’t let Xie Wanyu have him too.

Besides, Xie Wanyu could never compare to Ning Xiaoxiao. Ning Xiaoxiao was beautiful and successful. She was also a celebrity. She and Li Zexuan were of the same social standing.

Lu Wenqian wished she could run to Xie Wanyu’s dormitory right now and show her the pictures. She wanted to tell her that Li Zexuan was only nice to her because he pitied her.

In Xie Wanyu’s dorm room, she was diligently jotting down notes to give to Li Zexuan when she met him.

“Wanyu, I can help you copy the notes,” said Luan Rongrong.

There was no self-study session today, so Xie Wanyu returned to her dorm room. She had been sitting at her desk and copying notes for the past two hours.

“That’s alright. I’m almost done,” said Xie Wanyu without looking up.

“Okay then,” said Luan Rongrong.

At 7:30 p.m., she was finally done. Xie Wanyu had even missed out on lunch today. Luckily, she had instant noodles. “Do you want some?” she asked Luan Rongrong.

“No, I’m fine. I just had the steam bun that I couldn’t finish at lunch,” said Luan Rongrong. “Xie Wanyu, you seem very concerned about Li Zexuan lately.” Luan Rongrong moved her chair close to her friend.

“Well… he helped me a lot. This is the least I can do for him,” said Xie Wanyu. Her cheeks were red.

“Oh, really?” said Luan Rongrong. “Isn’t it because you like him?”

Xie Wanyu avoided her friend’s eye. “No! How do you figure that out? Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Okay, okay. Maybe I am just spouting nonsense. I went to get some hot water and heard some students outside discussing the variety show. There is this flying guest for this episode. Her name is Ning Xiaoxiao. She plays the female lead in some popular TV drama. I heard that she is close to Li Zexuan.”

Xie Wanyu’s heart sank. He forced out a smile. “Ning Xiaoxiao? The one who plays Mengmeng? I like her too! If I had known she would be a guest on the show, I would’ve asked Li Zexuan to get me an autograph.”

“Are you sure?” asked Luan Rongrong.

“Yeah! Don’t you want her autograph, too? She is the most popular child actress right now.” The more she talked about Ning Xiaoxiao, the more she felt the gap between herself and Li Zexuan.

“Didn’t Li Zexuan leave a phone number for you? Go downstairs and give him a call. Maybe ask him to get two autographs,” said Luan Rongrong.

Xie Wanyu didn’t say anything. Li Zexuan must be busy on the livestream right now. If she called him on his phone, then everyone might ask who it was from. She didn’t want to get exposed.

“I know you might not care, but I want to say that you don’t need to feel bad. For what it’s worth, I don’t think Ning Xiaoxiao is that great. I know she is a celebrity, but that’s just a job, isn’t it? Besides, Li Zexuan seems to like girls who are hardworking and studious.” Even if her friend never admitted to having feelings for Li Zexuan, Luan Rongrong could clearly see that there was something between them. She wanted to comfort Xie Wanyu.

“Why would I feel bad? Also, don’t say that. Ning Xiaoxiao must be very good in her studies, too.”

“You really don’t feel anything?” asked Luan Rongrong. “Ah… maybe I am just overthinking. Okay, then. But I still think that you, Xie Wanyu, are the best person in the world.” She put her arms around her friend’s shoulder. “Even I admire girls who are studious and hardworking.”

Xie Wanyu playfully pushed her friend’s hands away. “Do you want me to thank you? Maybe I can copy notes for you in gratitude,” she said. “It’s almost 8 p.m. The livestream ends at 8, right? Can you come with me to make that phone call?”

“Wow… you really want Ning Xiaoxiao’s autograph, don’t you?”

“Yeah.”

The guests moved on to the last game for the bonfire party. The children especially had fun at this one.

In the end, Xiao Tianlin won.

[Magician Xiao is so knowledgeable when it comes to riddles. He must have read a lot of books.]

[Xiao Tianlin guessed everything correctly. He’s amazing!] [This is the first time I feel admiration for Xiao Tianlin.]

[Magician Xiao won!]

[The reward is that you get to opt out of one mission. I feel like that is a good reward. If the fathers do their fitness workout routine tomorrow, then Xiao Tianlin can refuse to participate without consequences.]

The children ate and talked among themselves around the bonfire. They couldn’t care less about the results of the activities. They just wanted to play together and have fun.

The livestream was cut off at 8 p.m. sharp. None of the guests were willing to return to their houses.

Li Zexuan, Li Chuan, and Xiao Yi sat cross-legged on the ground and talked at length. Li Zexuan’s phone vibrated in his pocket.

It was a landline number. The first person that came to his mind was Xie Wanyu. He picked up the call and was delighted that he had been right!

“Hello,” she said reluctantly. She held the phone tightly to her as though she was nervous.

“Wanyu,” said Li Zexuan. He recognized her voice.

“How did you guess it was me?” asked Xie Wanyu.

“I can tell. Why are you being so polite, though?” he asked. “It’s almost 8:30

p.m. Why are you still downstairs? I thought you didn’t have a self-study session today?”

“Yeah. I came downstairs to call you. I heard some students talk about Ning Xiaoxiao participating in this episode. If you and she share a good relationship, can you ask her for an autograph for me? I am a fan.”

“Well… it shouldn’t be a problem to ask her for an autograph,” said Li Zexuan.

“We don’t know each other that well. We don’t even hang out. We are both just guests in the show, that’s all.”

“Oh… it’s alright if you can’t ask her for the autograph since you aren’t that close.” Xie Wanyu’s mood brightened.

“How are you doing at school?” asked Li Zexuan.

“I am alright. Ah… there are students queuing up to use the phone. I will call you another time. Bye!”

Although the phone was inside a soundproof box, Xie Wanyu was still worried about being overheard. So, she hung up..