The Villainess Awakens After Marrying the Male Lead’s Brother - Chapter 40
In the morning, there were relatively few people watching the live broadcast. It was just past eight, officially starting, and the online viewership began to rise. Thus, the majority encountered Wen Yu in this manner for the first time.
She suddenly changed her expression, and tears welled up in her large eyes. Playing the role of vulnerability and grievance, she left many stunned. Even though they knew she was acting, just one look made it hard for anyone to bear.
Even those audience members who had disliked Wen Yu before couldn’t help but feel sympathy instinctively.
How could such a beautiful girl cry?!
So, when Su Lengyue reproached Jiang Yunjin, everyone reacted predictably: [Hahaha, I’m impressed, truly impressed.]
[Jiang Yunjin: First, I haven’t provoked any of you.]
[Jiang Ge is really pitiful, but it’s hilarious. With such a fragrant and soft girl, who needs a grumpy man?]
[Su Lengyue plays me, and I really think like this! Jiang Ge, as a grown man, why bother with a little girl?]
Yuan Tan hadn’t reacted yet, but seeing her pitiful appearance, she immediately frowned and looked at Jiang Yunjin.
Liang Heng was about to leave, but upon hearing the commotion, he quickly pulled Shen Xi closer to watch the show.
Jiang Yunjin, being criticized by Su Lengyue, found it hard to defend himself. Dryly, he said, “I haven’t…”
Then he stepped forward to appease, “The tasks set by the production team must be numerous. If we really gather together, the points might decrease. In that case, the traitors might end up sleeping in luxury suites. That wouldn’t be good.”
Su Lengyue felt he made sense and wanted to bid farewell to Wen Yu. Before she could speak, Wen Yu already looked sad and said, “I know Jiang Ge is better than me, liked by Su Jiejie. Su Jiejie, go with him, don’t worry about me, I won’t be sad…”
However, her pitiful appearance clearly conveyed, “I am sad.”
Su Lengyue hurriedly said, “No, no, you’re amazing, Ajin can’t compare to you.”
Barrage: [….]
[Sorry, this little green tea is quite something.]
[I used to only dislike green tea that doesn’t like me. Look now, YuYu is enjoying so much, envy.]
[Only Jiang Ge’s injured world has been achieved!]
[New fan, first time here. Is Wen Yu really a green tea? Is she acting or real?]
[No, Wen Yu is not a green tea, she’s just a drama queen. This morning, she played as a mature sister, a pure and innocent girl, hahaha.]
Jiang Yunjin: “…”He endures!After the show, he’ll make Wen Yu look good!
Wen Yu finally puts on a reluctantly appeased look, glances at Jiang Yunjin, and playfully says, “So, Su Jiejie, am I the most amazing?”
Su Lengyue quickly nods, “Yes! You’re the most amazing.”
Wen Yu is satisfied, rises from Su Lengyue’s arms, “Alright then, you guys go, we’ll take different paths.”
In a swift change of demeanor, she blatantly tells everyone she has finished her act.
Barrage:
[Can’t you act a bit more? I haven’t had enough!]
[Director, look here, Wen Yu’s cute appearance is really likable, give us a similar script!]
[Wen Yu’s new character is good, is she going for variety shows in the future?]
[How much effort did it take to make Su Lengyue cooperate like this? So fake, what’s there to feel sorry for? Her acting skills are basically 0.]
[Watching variety shows is just for fun, why argue? She’s amusing like this, look at how angry Jiang Ge is.]
Su Lengyue indulgently smiles, says goodbye, and then leads the infuriated Jiang Yunjin to the other side.
Wen Yu continues with Yuan Tan.
Having enjoyed the scene, Liang Heng contentedly leaves with Shen Xi.
Only Xu Bin and Fu Chun, who left early, are already nowhere to be seen in the variety show.
Yuan Tan curious, “Why did you do that just now?”
Wen Yu casually says, “Oh, I just don’t like Jiang Yunjin. Earlier, I stole some barbecue, and he reported me. I had to get back at him somehow!”
Yuan Tan chuckles, “You two are really childish.”
Wen Yu smirks, not minding being called childish, just gesturing a ‘1’ behind her back.
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The program team set up many tasks, interconnected small missions triggered randomly. Shortly after Wen Yu and Yuan Tan left, someone approached, claiming their child was missing: “Help me find my child, and I’ll give you ten points.”
The duo immediately searched for the girl in a red dress as per the given direction. The recording location was a crowded beach, making it challenging to spot the child.
Upon finding the child, the girl in the red dress offered them five points and demanded to hear a song: “I want to hear a song, sing ‘Warrior Teacher of the World’ for me!”
Yuan Tan, out of touch with post-2010s culture, asked, “What is ‘Warrior Teacher of the World’?”
Wen Yu had a feeling it might not be a mainstream song. “…It’s a recently popular song.”
Yuan Tan, with a distressed expression, said, “I don’t know it. I’ve been too busy lately. Little Fish, can you do it?”
The little girl, eager to hear the song, waited with her five points in hand.
Wen Yu hesitated and agreed, “Fine.” So, in the gaze of the two expecting individuals, she emotionlessly started singing: “Three thousand bustling…”
As she began, the first sentence stunned everyone. Yuan Tan widened her eyes, unsure what to say. The song sounded awful—how could it be popular?
In front of the live audience, she kept her thoughts to herself. The little girl, confused, approached to listen more closely. Only the barrage of comments revealed the truth: “???”;
“Is this how the song goes?”;
“Correct lyrics, but the tune… totally off! What’s wrong with Wen Yu!”;
“She seems so calm, hasn’t she realized she’s singing it wrong?”;
“This song is so horribly sung!”;
“Min Shi: I can be the original singer or the plaintiff.”
After finishing the song, Wen Yu looked at the bewildered pair. “Done, sang every word. Give me the points.”
The little girl hesitated, hiding the points, and said, “Did you sing a different song? ‘Warrior Teacher of the World’ doesn’t sound like this!”
Wen Yu sighed, looking at Yuan Tan, “I’m tone-deaf, just remember the lyrics. Hope Min Shi won’t sue me.”
“Pfft!” Yuan Tan burst into laughter, turning away.
Wen Yu, expecting this reaction, tired of singing and tired in general, wiped away a tear, sat on the ground, and cried, “Wuwuwu… so sad. Even my sister mocks me. If not for the points card, why would I sing? Every time I sing, I get mocked. Wuwuwu…”
On one side, she cried, and on the other side, she secretly glanced at the girl in front of her.
The little girl’s expression changed from hesitation to shock, and then perhaps confirming that she was really crying, she became flustered. She ran over to wipe her tears and said, “Hey, don’t cry. I can ask my mom for points. And there’s an uncle here with points too…”
Wen Yu embraced the little girl, saying, “Wow, you’re really kind!” ⊕Thinking⊕Rabbit⊕Document⊕Shared⊕Online⊕Reading⊕
The shy little girl smiled, “Thank you, you’re also very nice.”
Wen Yu wiped her tears, spiritedly told Yuan Tan, “Hurry up and get the points card!”
Yuan Tan: “…”
Little girl: “…”
She was lifted by Wen Yu, and the seemingly fragile girl who had just cried now efficiently held an eight-year-old child, making the vulnerability disappear.
The little girl looked skeptical, asking with a clear voice, “Did you fake crying just now?”
Wen Yu was serious, “No! Look, tears are flowing, but I’m an actress. Emotions come and go quickly; I definitely didn’t fake it!” She brought her face closer for the girl to see.
The girl reached out and touched; her eyes still had some moisture, indeed she cried…
The little girl nodded, somewhat relieved, “Okay, I misunderstood you. I’m sorry.”
Wen Yu: “It’s okay.”
Yuan Tan: “…”
Helplessly smiling, she followed to get the points card.
Danmaku comments: 【…Child, your first lesson: adults can’t be trusted】
【Help! Wen Yu really cries when she says she will, with tears flowing, so impressive】
【Little girl: Feels like I’ve been deceived, not sure, take another look, okay, really deceived, hahaha】
【Child, let me tell you, having tears doesn’t necessarily mean crying; she’s an actress!】
【Hahaha, doesn’t Wen Yu feel heartbroken?!】
At this time, someone expressed confusion: 【Where did the danmaku criticizing Wen Yu go?】
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With the help of the insider, the internal personnel, Wen Yu and Yuan Tan almost didn’t stop and found the two NPCs arranged by the program group.
These scattered small tasks weren’t difficult, but they did take quite some time. By the time they were all done, and the program group called for assembly, it was already close to noon.
Wen Yu and Yuan Tan earned a total of sixty-five points.
It was considered a fruitful return.
Coming back right after were Xu Bin and Fu Chun. They held many cards, but the atmosphere wasn’t as good as when they left.
Did something happen?
Wen Yu curiously glanced at them.
Su Lengyue and Jiang Yunjin, together with Liang Heng and Shen Xi, returned with smiles on their faces.
The director smiled at everyone, “It seems like everyone has gained quite a lot.”
Everyone immediately became vigilant.
The director smiled, “Don’t worry, I won’t snatch. Since everyone is here, may I ask if anyone wants to buy the traitor’s clue? Thirty points each, remember, only one person can view it.”
The guests immediately started discussing.
Yuan Tan was also in a dilemma, “Should we buy it?”
Wen Yu whispered, “I think we can skip it. As long as we work hard to accumulate points, and the traitor doesn’t make it to the top three, it’s good, right?”
With eight people, aiming for the top three wasn’t that easy.
Yuan Tan nodded in agreement, “Okay, let’s save the points for now.”
Listening to their conversation, the danmaku couldn’t help but comment: 【Wait, haven’t you two considered the possibility of each other being the traitor?】
【By the way, when Wen Yu was causing trouble at the beginning of the mission, was it a special task for the traitor?】
【Probably not, Jiang Ge and Yuanyuan are clearly used to it; it’s just her personality】
【What if Yuan Tan is the traitor?! She’s really good at acting!】
However, the guests couldn’t know the content of the danmaku. Their discussion was not exactly quiet, and others overheard it, considering the idea wasn’t bad since the clue didn’t reveal who the traitor was. But thirty points were too important!
Liang Heng and Shen Xi, with many points accumulated, bought a clue card. After reading it, Liang Heng frowned, seemingly clueless. They discussed in low voices but couldn’t come up with anything. The clue was revealed: “Fan Li.”
Eight guests exchanged puzzled glances, exploring various possibilities. Each harbored suspicions but couldn’t confirm. Reluctant to continue buying clues, the director hinted at a teammate swap.
Fu Chun raised his hand, suspecting Xu Bin as a mole. Xu Bin, resigned, agreed, causing excitement among fans. Fu Chun chose to swap with Yuan Tan, expressing interest in teaming up with the beautiful sister.
Yuan Tan, noticing Fu Chun’s intentions, handed her points card to Wen Yu: “Hold onto this; I’ll be back.” Wen Yu reassured her, and they could only swap once per round.
Yuan Tan worried, especially as Xu Bin and Fu Chun were allies. Wen Yu assured her, and they exchanged glances. Xu Bin bid farewell to Fu Chun, approaching Wen Yu with a charming smile, leaving Yuan Tan uneasy.
Wen Yu, cautious of Fu Chun, suspected Xu Bin’s intentions. Xu Bin’s compliments only increased her wariness. She glanced at Su Lengyue, signaling subtly. Su Lengyue, covering up, told her not to look. However, Wen Yu’s gaze remained fixed.
Jiang Yunjin intervened, shielding the scene. Su Lengyue insisted, and Wen Yu, intrigued, accepted Su Lengyue’s offer to join his team.
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She comes across as pure, innocent, and lovable.
Jiang Yunjin: “…”
She switched to another pitiful character setting.
Damn it, but his girlfriend still falls for it!
Sure enough, the next moment, Su Lengyue looked over, “Ajing, how about you switch with Xiaoyu?”
Jiang Yunjin: “…” He slumped his face, imitating Wen Yu’s pitiful look, looking over with a helpless expression.
Su Lengyue’s heart softened, but she didn’t retract her previous words. Instead, she leaned in and whispered something to his ear. Jiang Yunjin’s face immediately lit up, “Okay!”
He happily, in the stiff gaze of Xu Bin, said to Wen Yu, “Alright, you go.”
“Tsk~” Wen Yu looked down on his triumphant appearance, snorted, and quickly ran over.
Jiang Yunjin, resentful, thought, see, only in front of him does she act like this. This troublesome sister-in-law is making him face ‘mutiny and estrangement’!
Wait.
He glanced at Xu Bin, thinking: There’s still one more, even less favored than him.
However, as soon as the formation changed, even the director fell silent.
Originally, four males and four females, thinking it would be a mix of boys and girls for variety.
Who could have expected this turn, where it became a team of boys and a team of girls? Watching this pairing, the director looked at them for a while and finally uttered, “You guys have quite the ideas.”
Barrage: [Haha! Hilarious, first time seeing such groupings]
[At first, I thought this show would have two couples, comparable to a romance variety show, but now…]
[Weren’t the previous matchups narrow? Yuri and BL, isn’t that complete? Haha]
Wen Yu came to Su Lengyue, and on the other side was Yuantan. She raised her eyebrows triumphantly, “How about it? Am I the most amazing?!”
“Yes, yes, you’re the best!” Yuantan also smiled and replied.
Wen Yu tilted her head, looked at the camera, and gave a bright smile, making a victory sign.
The barrage was suddenly filled with adoration: [Ah ah ah! Wife!]
[Female goose! Such a cute female goose!!!]
[Wife is smiling at me, ah ah ah, pick up the wife and kiss! Kiss all over from head to toe!]
After sending the barrage, a certain viewer was about to post another message when suddenly she realized her account was banned for ten minutes, with a note: [Previous comment reported successfully, please be mindful of harmonious language when commenting]
Viewer: “???”
Where was she not harmonious!