After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 55 The Wind Rises and the Rain Approaches

Just as she was about to send a sarcastic message, Lu Zhengzheng pulled back her hand, humming softly, "Troll, come on, keep trolling if you dare!"

Tong Yue finished her phone call and looked over, noticing the girl’s face switching from annoyance to satisfaction. She shook her head with a smile, "What’s happening in the live stream now?"

She was busy with work and couldn’t pay attention to her artist’s live stream all the time, but fortunately, the little assistant never missed a detail and even kept an eye on other streams as well.

If she wanted to know about the progress of the Wilderness Survival show, she could just ask Lu Zhengzheng.

"Sister Xixi just mentioned in the live stream that it might rain tomorrow..."

"Let’s go to the cafeteria for dinner, and talk while we walk."

As they reached the entrance of the cafeteria, they bumped into the boss who was also working overtime at the company.

"Mr. Shao."

"Hello, Mr. Shao."

Shao Yifeng paused his steps when he saw Tong Yue.

Tong Yue’s heart skipped a beat, and before he could speak, she beat him to it, "Mr. Shao, if you’re going to talk about how Sister Xixi didn’t take care of Yu Hui in the show, it’s not our fault. It’s clearly shown in the live stream that Yu Hui chose to stick close to Jiang Xiyu on his own. You’re aware of the situation between Sister Xixi and Jiang Xiyu. Since Yu Hui decided to stay with Jiang Xiyu, there’s no way Sister Xixi would go over there."

Shao Yifeng’s words were cut off, and he raised his eyebrows, "I’ve never seen you defend Jiang Lingxi like this before."

Tong Yue paused in her tone, "Things are different now."

If Jiang Lingxi were to continue acting recklessly like before, no matter how patient she was, there would come a day when her patience would run out. But now that the girl has regained her wits, as her manager, she hopes Jiang Lingxi will develop better and better.

In essence, in the relationship between a manager and an artist, their successes and failures are linked. If she didn’t defend her artist, who would she defend?

"I’ve watched the live stream too, alright. Jiang Lingxi’s performance on the show has indeed improved quite a bit, which is a good thing." Shao Yifeng nodded in acknowledgment, "I didn’t know Yu Hui was a fan of Jiang Xiyu beforehand, but since he chose to follow Jiang Xiyu, there’s no need to bother with Jiang Lingxi. Just keep filming along these lines."

Hearing the expectations and approval from the big boss for her artist, Tong Yue immediately shifted from a worried look while reporting to a beaming smile, gesturing with a ’please,’ "Mr. Shao, you really have an eye for talent. I’ll thank you on behalf of Sister Xixi."

Shao Yifeng snorted lightly and strode into the dining area with large steps.

Seeing the big boss go in, Lu Zhengzheng finally dared to step forward, "Sister Tong, does this mean Mr. Shao is starting to value Sister Xixi again?"

Tong Yue nodded with a smile, "More or less, as long as your Sister Xixi can maintain her current level of intelligence and emotional intelligence, and not act recklessly like before and offend people, she will surely have a place in this circle sooner or later."

After all, she has that face that even the heavens favor!

Lu Zhengzheng quickly clasped her hands together, "Bless you, bless you!"

*

Kai Yuan usually likes staying up late, proclaiming that as long as the moon doesn’t sleep, he won’t sleep either, and still manages to avoid balding.

However, ever since participating in Wilderness Survival, he’s either on the move during the day or searching for food. By night, forget about staying up energetically; he’s now contemplating if he should find a stick to prop open his eyelids.

Unable to resist, he covered his mouth and yawned again, then discreetly looked toward the direction of the photographer on night watch with him.

The photographer, equally struggling with sleepiness, was applying some balm to his forehead while munching on a compressed biscuit. Caught by Kai Yuan’s eager gaze, he reluctantly held up two fingers, indicating it was 2 AM.

Kai Yuan understood and looked away. He had originally planned to keep watch for the entire night. After all, besides accompanying the group, he hadn’t been much help to Jiang Lingxi, and the only food he found was poisonous. In hindsight, keeping watch seemed to be his only contribution.

But he eventually overestimated his current ability to stay awake. Feeling he couldn’t hold on any longer, he called, "Sister Xixi."

Before he could call out a second time, he met a pair of eyes that had just opened but were particularly clear under the firelight.

After a moment of surprise, he asked, "Were you just resting with your eyes closed, not really asleep?"

How can someone be that clear-headed right after waking up!

"I slept," Jiang Lingxi cleared her throat and stretched her slightly stiff body, "but I wasn’t dead asleep."

Unlike Kai Yuan, who totally loses himself and forgets where he is once he’s asleep: "..."

He felt subtly insulted.

"Go to sleep."

Watching Kai Yuan lay down and fall asleep instantly, even starting to snore, Jiang Lingxi looked up at the sky.

The night sky was no longer as clear as it was before she went to sleep. It seemed they might not avoid rain tomorrow.

She noticed the time he woke her was about an hour later than what they had originally agreed upon.

Looking at Kai Yuan who was now completely asleep, Jiang Lingxi smiled knowingly.

Time silently passed by.

Kai Yuan felt as though he had just nodded off. When he was woken he opened his eyes to see the sky was already starting to lighten.

The campfire had gone out, a thin layer of cool mist enveloped the jungle, and the birds had stopped chirping. Except for the sound of the photographer not far away taking down the tent, the jungle was as quiet as it had been at night.

Jiang Lingxi handed over some reheated rabbit meat, "Eat quickly, so we can get on the road faster after."

Kai Yuan didn’t fuss, thanked her, and took the meat, chomping it down. Once he was full, he belched, sharp and full of energy again.

They set off again towards the lake in the jungle. This time, they didn’t pick and choose but instead harvested any edible plants they encountered along the way, even unripe fruits.

Kai Yuan gathered firewood as they walked, tying it with vines when he couldn’t carry anymore and dragging it along.

Jiang Lingxi watched without stopping him. If they didn’t find shelter from the rain, the firewood would indeed be useless.

But if they got lucky and found a cave or something, the firewood would come in handy.

Kai Yuan thought they might catch another rabbit today, but perhaps due to the impending rain, even the rabbits stayed hidden in their burrows. frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Looks like it’s a vegetarian day," he said, feigning optimism, "which is fine, a good cleanse for the intestines."

The mist was gradually dissipating, but the sky remained overcast, with no sign of the sun.

As they were walking, Jiang Lingxi suddenly paused, "The wind is picking up."

After glancing at the surroundings, she quickened her pace, "Let’s hurry."

There’s a reason why ’wind and rain’ often appear together—when the wind starts, rain isn’t far behind.

They hadn’t gone far when Kai Yuan heard a ’splat’, and his forehead felt a sudden chill.

"Damn, it’s starting to rain."

"Don’t stop, keep moving. Are we going to stand here and wait to be drenched?"

Seeing their quickening pace, the viewers in the live stream couldn’t help but feel anxious too.

Getting rained on wasn’t the worst; it was having no dry clothes to change into and risking a cold that worried them...

Luckily, the goddess of fortune finally smiled upon them.

Before the rain intensified, Jiang Lingxi, at the front, spotted a half-hidden cave entrance obscured by weeds. Confirming it wasn’t an animal’s den, she led the way in, stooping to enter.

Kai Yuan followed with his remaining firewood, with the photographer bringing up the rear.

The camera went dark as they entered.