After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 81 Jiang Xiyu Withdraws

The little guy, although a bit naughty, is also timid.

It only looks a bit bold because it sensed the goodwill emitted by the humans around it.

No one believed it would do something like attack proactively.

But it just did, how could one not be shocked!

As Yu Hui snapped back to his senses, he quickly walked over to Jiang Xiyu. Seeing that the scratches on her face were not severe, just slightly breaking the skin, he breathed a sigh of relief and consoled her, "Luckily, it’s just a scratch, a bit red. It will heal in a day or two."

Jiang Xiyu felt a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent, and after hearing this consolation, she almost fainted directly.

These words sounded casual, just a scratch, but how important is a female celebrity’s face, does it even need to be said?

Not to mention a scratch, she couldn’t tolerate even a pimple or a blemish, as they look extremely conspicuous on camera.

What’s more, this wound was caused by a baby animal, not only dirty but full of bacteria.

Just thinking about it made the scratch on her face itch and hurt again, and she couldn’t bother to respond to Yu Hui’s consolation.

Jiang Kaiyuan stood not far beside the two, with a slightly complex expression on his face.

He spent as much time with the little cub as Jiang Lingxi did, naturally knowing how obedient the little cub was. Even playful teasing wouldn’t prompt it to reach out, let alone scratching someone before even being picked up.

The only reason he could think of for the cub’s behavior was a possibility he considered.

The cub’s wound might have really been caused by Jiang Xiyu, as Jiang Lingxi said, and this was its chance to get revenge.

But why would Jiang Xiyu do this? How could she bear to harm such an adorable little creature!

Jiang Kaiyuan was destined not to get an answer.

Because Jiang Xiyu coldly decided to press the voluntary quit button directly.

She didn’t press it when she was starving.

She didn’t press it when she was drenched by rain in embarrassment.

She didn’t press it when she shamelessly ate that piece of rabbit meat.

But now that it came down to a celebrity’s most valuable asset, her face, she couldn’t convince herself to continue the shoot.

Additionally, there was a part of her reason for quitting that even she didn’t want to admit – a slight fear of the current Jiang Lingxi.

Not just because the other’s performance in this survival challenge outshone hers in every way, making her look dull and lackluster, but especially because every time Jiang Lingxi looked at her, she felt completely seen through.

Taking advantage of this accidental injury, she chose to quit.

The moment she pressed the auto-quit button, she felt a subtle sense of relief in her heart.

Jiang Kaiyuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

He had already confirmed Jiang Lingxi’s guess in his heart, and now that the cub had scratched Jiang Xiyu, who knew if Jiang Xiyu would harm the little cub again.

It might be better if she just left like that.

The series of incidents also stunned the audience watching the live broadcast.

After a moment’s blankness, the barrage in the live room started appearing with voices defending the little cub.

—"The little cub is so small; it surely didn’t intend to hurt anyone."

—"How could a baby panda know anything? Perhaps it just reached out to express its enthusiasm."

—"It just slightly tapped, leaving a bit of redness. Isn’t Jiang Xiyu making much ado about nothing by quitting because of this?"

—"A celebrity’s face is so delicate, spending thousands on it daily, but surely, the cub didn’t mean it, it’s so small, what does it know?"

...

Looking at the barrage full of explanations for the panda cub, Qi Chen pursed his lips.

Having spent most of his life researching pandas, he could even guess some of their body language by now.

In his eyes, what the cub did just now was undoubtedly intentional.

As for why it scratched the female guest, there surely were deeper reasons.

Although Jiang Lingxi couldn’t see the barrage in the live room, she could somewhat guess what the audience would say, as their reactions were within her expectations.

In this matter, she could silently teach Jiang Xiyu a lesson for sneaky wrongdoing, but none of that would be as convenient and straightforward as this, especially since it allowed the little guy to vent its frustration.

The program crew arrived quickly, having quietly trailed behind the participants on their journey to promptly respond to any difficulties or dangers that arose, or when someone decided to quit due to physical injury.

The accompanying doctor was fully prepared with a portable medical kit, but upon seeing the scratches on Jiang Xiyu’s face, which would have healed shortly anyway, couldn’t help but feel a bit perturbed.

Just this, and she chose to quit?

They were less than three days away from the destination!

After a simple disinfection with an iodophor cotton swab from the medical kit, Jiang Xiyu turned to her silent teammates and smiled weakly, "I’m sorry I couldn’t continue with you all. Thanks to Yu Hui, Brother Xu, Kai Yuan, and Lingxi for your help these days. I wish you all a smooth journey ahead."

Yu Hui nodded lightly at her, "Take care, goodbye."

And saying goodbye to the once naive and immature version of himself.

Xu Zhao merely nodded.

From the start, he had a rather indifferent impression of Jiang Xiyu, sometimes even subconsciously overlooking her. As for her having a pretty face, what did that matter to him? It couldn’t be eaten in the jungle.

His impression of Jiang Lingxi was initially just as indifferent, but that changed by chance after getting to know her better.

To him, ability is paramount, everything else secondary.

Jiang Kaiyuan opened his mouth but ultimately didn’t say goodbye.

Jiang Lingxi acted as if she didn’t hear this farewell.

She felt her self-control was already strong, having resisted slapping Jiang Xiyu’s other cheek.

Thus, this farewell had a bit of awkwardness to it.

Jiang Xiyu turned her back to the camera, almost unable to control her twisted expression.

This trip not only brought her much suffering, but she ended up futilely, having labored in vain.

All of this was because of Jiang Lingxi.

It seemed what her mysterious aunt said was indeed correct: Jiang Lingxi would be her lifelong adversary.

She may have lost this time, but the future is long. Just wait and see!

*

With suddenly one less member in the team, Yu Hui initially thought he might feel a bit unaccustomed.

However, after traveling for half a day, he realized there was no sense of discomfort, and instead, it was a relief not having to constantly mind Jiang Xiyu who often lagged behind, making this half-day journey feel lighter than before.

When it was finally his turn to carry the panda cub while traveling, Yu Hui carefully took the little guy from Jiang Lingxi. Seeing its still bandaged paw, he felt a strange pang in his heart.

After Jiang Lingxi walked ahead, he bent down close to the little guy’s fluffy ear, speaking softly as if to himself, "Cub, we all carried you, but why did you only scratch Jiang Xiyu once?"

He didn’t expect an answer, unless the little guy had acquired some magical intelligence. Shaking his head with a smile, he was about to catch up with the team when, from the corner of his eye, he saw the little guy in his arms gently shaking the injured paw.

Yu Hui’s pupils shrank suddenly, startled by the sudden suspicion that arose in his mind.