Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 418 Lunch Time

An Xi had brought Gu Xiaoran back from the beach as well, and though she inwardly disdained the crooked tent that Gu Liangjun had set up, the words that came out of her mouth were indeed quite beautiful.

"Wow! Honey, you’re amazing, you really did a great job!"

"This tent is so big, honey. It would take me a whole day to set it up properly, and I still wouldn’t get it right. You must be tired; you’ve sweated so much. Let me wipe it off for you."

After praising Gu Liangjun, An Xi actually went to get a towel and carefully wiped his sweat, her hands alternating between light and heavy touches.

Gu Liangjun had intended to criticize An Xi, but as the words reached his lips and he heard An Xi compliment him, he immediately pulled back, "It’s not bad, I’m just not familiar with it; I would have set it up earlier otherwise."

"Hey! Be a bit gentler!"

An Xi loosened the force in her hands, "Okay, honey."

[I really admire Gu Liangjun’s confidence!]

[Now I know why Gu Liangjun is so confident, it’s all from being praised by An Xi.]

[This family of three looks so odd, I can’t see any real affection.]

"An Xi, you have to hand in your electronic devices, snacks, and toys too." After collecting electronic devices from the other three families, Xiaowen and Xiao Yi came back to Gu Liangjun’s side.

Gu Xiaoran looked up at Xiaowen with his little head tilted, "Aunt Xiaowen, I’ve been very obedient this time, I didn’t bring any toys or snacks."

"I didn’t even bring my tablet," the little guy added.

Xiaowen patted his little head, "Mm, Ranran is very good."

[Gu Xiaoran has changed a lot this season compared to the last, such a well-behaved child!]

[At the beginning, I found him skinny and rude, which I didn’t like, but now he’s grown on me, I suddenly find this guy, as skinny as Skinny Monkey, quite adorable.]

[Gu Xiaoran: Are you polite?]

[Skinny Monkey~ It really fits Gu Xiaoran’s image, hahaha, too funny!]

An Xi stuffed the towel into Gu Liangjun’s hand, "Honey, wipe your own sweat."

She went over to her bag to get her phone, and just then, a new message popped up;

[You have to hand in your phone now, right? This is your last warning. If you don’t act, I will.]

An Xi’s face tensed, and her heart started pounding uncontrollably, a rush of irritation surging from the bottom of her heart to the forefront of her mind.

From last night until now, she had already received three threatening messages, from text to video, and she couldn’t refute any of it.

Because it was the truth.

But besides her own mother, only An Hao and Wu Yuerou knew about that incident, and now both An Hao and Wu Yuerou were imprisoned. So who exactly was this person threatening her?

And the message mentioned Sister Yuerou...

"An Xi! An Xi?"

Xiaowen had been calling out to An Xi several times, but there was no response.

After handing his own phone to Xiaowen, Gu Liangjun walked impatiently toward An Xi, "An Xi, what’s wrong with you? Why are you just staring at your phone and zoning out?"

Gu Liangjun had already felt that something was off with An Xi back at the airport, and now with the phone again, he couldn’t help but wonder if An Xi was seeing someone behind his back.

At this thought, he felt an inexplicable surge of anger. He remembered how, when he was home a couple of days ago and wanted to get intimate in the evening, An Xi acted unenthusiastically, as if she was doing it under duress.

He thought, with him being away from home so often, she really shouldn’t have acted like that.

Thinking this way, Gu Liangjun had already imagined a scene in his mind where An Xi was looking for someone behind his back...

An Xi snapped back to reality, smiled awkwardly, and handed the cell phone to Xiaowen, "Oh, that was a message from my agent, asking me where I put the car keys. I’m trying to remember where exactly."

Neither Xiaowen nor Xiao Yi found anything inappropriate, but when Gu Liangjun looked back at An Xi, his gaze had completely changed.

Because An Xi had just been lying.

An Xi’s agent was hired by the Gu Family, so if they needed the car keys, they wouldn’t ask An Xi. They would directly ask the Gu Family’s butler.

It seems An Xi really felt guilty!

...

Lunchtime.

Director Yang was quite efficient; he had already caught several fish whose names he didn’t even know.

Xu Wanjia was sitting outside the tent, cooking fish over a fire, while Director Yang continued to fish by the shore, humming a little tune, clearly enjoying himself.

After he had set up the tent earlier, he walked along the beach to look for ’garbage,’ which actually meant debris washed up on the shore from the sea.

Fortunately, he found a broken fishing rod with the line and hook intact, and he also picked up a long bamboo pole. Together they were just enough to makeshift a fishing rod.

As for bait, that was even easier. The tool kit provided by the production crew included a sharp knife, which he used to pry a few small snails off the rocks by the shore.

[If I were only watching Director Yang’s live stream, I would think I was watching a survival show, not a parent-child variety show!]

[Director Yang truly deserves the title of a versatile director; I really admire his efficiency and fishing skills!]

[Seeing how Director Yang fishes, I feel like the fishing gear my husband spent thousands on is just a waste.]

Soon, another fish, the size of a palm, was hooked.

Xiao Yiyi was called back by Xu Wanjia from Xiao Chen, and seeing the fish her dad caught, she cheered, "Wow~ such a pretty little fish, Daddy, you’re really good at fishing!"

Director Yang laughed heartily, "Dad can do a lot more than just fish, haha!"

"Daddy, you’re really amazing, I admire and like you so much!"

Director Yang, feeling flattered by his daughter’s compliments, hummed his tune even more cheerfully.

Xiao Yiyi leaned over to look at the two fish just caught and shared her plan, "Daddy, can I give these two fish to Brother Xiao Chen?"

Director Yang turned around, his expression complex as he looked at his daughter.

Xu Wanjia glanced at the several fish cooking in the pot and nodded her head, "We have several fish in this pot, that’s enough for us."

Xiao Yiyi thought her mom had agreed and smiled, "Great! Brother Xiao Chen will have fish to eat too!"

Director Yang abruptly stopped humming, turned his head, and continued to cast his line into the sea.

[Ha ha ha ha! Xiao Yiyi really enjoys playing with Xiao Chen, always thinking of him when she has anything good.]

[In the previous two episodes, Xiao Chen took really good care of this little one. It’s normal for her to be attentive to Xiao Chen now; kids are simple like that, they reciprocate kindness.]

[I weirdly want to ship this little CP, they’re just too cute!]

To be honest, Xiao Chen does have a special place in Xiao Yiyi’s heart now. Aside from the previous two episodes of the variety show, Ye Zhenzhen had also privately met with Xu Wanjia.

The two kids had a great time playing together off-camera, with Xiao Chen looking after Xiao Yiyi in every way, so it makes sense that the little girl would think of Xiao Chen whenever something good came up.