I Joined a Fake Variety Show (GL) - Chapter 29

Hearing Han Shutong’s words, Zhou Xi was a little surprised. Before she could even finish her sentence, how did Han Shutong already know?

Zhou Xi’s lips parted slightly. “You…”

Han Shutong, holding the book with one hand, walked toward the dining table. After saying, “Come eat,” she asked, “How did I know?”

Zhou Xi followed behind Han Shutong, nodding silently when she heard the question.

This time, breakfast wasn’t takeout; it was a sandwich Han Shutong had made after waking up.

She pushed Zhou Xi’s portion toward her and explained with a soft chuckle, “I guessed.”

Of course, it wasn’t entirely a guess; it was also because Han Shutong understood Zhou Xi.

Although she didn’t completely understand her, Han Shutong could still analyze one or two things about Zhou Xi’s actions. After Zhou Xi spoke, her expression became subtly unnatural, and coupled with the phrase, ‘My sister is your fan,’ it was easy to figure out what Zhou Xi was about to say next.

Ever since Han Shutong gained fame, the first thing everyone said to her was, Long time no see, and the second was, My XXX is your fan, can you sign something for me?

“A very accurate guess.” Zhou Xi picked up the sandwich, took a bite, and gave Han Shutong a thumbs-up. “It’s delicious.”

“Are ten enough?” Han Shutong was asking about the number of signed photos.

Zhou Xi waved her hand at Han Shutong, chewing and then saying, “Three is enough. She only wants three.”

Han Shutong nodded when she heard this. “I can do that.”

“But I’ll need a moment to get them for you. I don’t have any photos at home; I’ll ask Xiao Mo to bring a few over.”

Zhou Xi didn’t want to trouble anyone for her own matters. She quickly said, “I’ll go pick them up.”

Han Shutong was in the middle of messaging Bai Mo. Hearing Zhou Xi, she stopped her. “It’s fine, Xiao Mo was coming over anyway.”

“Is it for work?” Zhou Xi asked.

“Mhm.”

Zhou Xi didn’t want to pry into work matters, so she remained silent.

After eating, Zhou Xi returned to the bedroom to quietly scroll on her phone, not wanting to disturb Han Shutong’s work.

The WeChat icon showed a few unread messages, so Zhou Xi opened WeChat first.

Several messages were from Zhou Simei.

Zhou Simei: [Sis, I only watched the video yesterday and didn’t see the comments. I re-watched it in the middle of the night and saw them actually cursing at you! I’m so mad. I reported all of them! But if anyone sends you private messages cussing you out on Weibo, just pretend you didn’t see them.]

Zhou Simei: [Even though Shutong already posted on Weibo, those people are still slandering you in the public square. I’m speechless.]

Zhou Simei: [Sis, please don’t be sad. Being criticized is only the first step to becoming famous. It means you’re going to be a big star soon.]

Seeing the messages from Zhou Simei, Zhou Xi was initially stunned for a few seconds, then replied: [Why are you staying up late again? Don’t do it next time.]

Zhou Simei, who was eating breakfast, looked at her phone and saw her older sister had completely missed the point. She didn’t say anything more, only replying: [Okay, older sister.]

Zhou Xi: [Mhm.]

Zhou Xi: [Thank you, Xiao Mei, for what you did for me. I won’t look at it, and you don’t need to worry about it either.]

Zhou Simei saw Zhou Xi’s message, put down her chopsticks, and replied: [I know.]

Just as Zhou Simei sent the message, she heard a heavy “Mhm” beside her.

Zhou Simei turned and saw her father staring at her, looking as though he wanted to ask something.

Zhou Simei smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Dad. Sis is fine even when you scold her. This online stuff is nothing to Sis. It’s not as serious as you think.”

After speaking, Zhou Simei chatted with Zhou Xi again, subtly mentioning that her father was worried about her. However, Zhou Xi urged her to go study.

Zhou Simei didn’t reply again.

Zhou Xi, meanwhile, scrolled up through the chat history. If she remembered correctly, she had seen Han Shutong’s name in the messages that had been sent.

Posted on Weibo… when did that happen?

Zhou Xi immediately opened Weibo. After checking her main page and seeing no posts from Han Shutong, Zhou Xi searched using her name.

She found a post Han Shutong had published at one in the morning.

@HanShutong: Teacher Zhou teaches very well [Image]

The photo was a long image composed of Han Shutong’s stir-fried dishes over the past few days.

It showed the progression from a dish so black its original form was unrecognizable, to one that was merely slightly burnt but still appetizing, and finally to vibrant, mouth-watering dishes that made one drool through the screen.

It showed that Han Shutong had made great progress and had a talent for cooking.

The image, combined with the caption, clearly stated: It was because Zhou Xi taught her that she was able to achieve this result.

In reality, sometimes the production crew seeks popularity and likes to exaggerate small matters, creating conflict and buzz.

Most celebrities would usually play along with the crew’s intentions to increase their own traffic. But Han Shutong posting this on Weibo would reduce the heat of the controversy, which was a loss for Han Shutong.

Zhou Xi’s eyes flickered. She felt immense gratitude for Han Shutong’s actions.

Zhou Xi pondered for a moment and clicked the retweet button.

@ZhouXi: Student Han is the smartest student this term.

After retweeting, Zhou Xi ignored it and clicked on other sections.

But Zhou Xi didn’t know that, with her retweet, a small, clean space quickly formed on Weibo.

[Zhou Han CP, Followers: 11]

@ASparkle: Who created this Super Topic? That was fast!

@HanShutong’sSweetCake replied: Couldn’t help it. The whole “left-behind child and mother” thing was too funny. The kinship vibe is absolutely hitting my weak spot.

@ASparkle replied: I came here because of that retweet just now. The “teacher and student” dynamic is so appealing. I thought about searching for a Super Topic, and it actually exists.

@HanShutong’sSweetCake replied: I used all my alternate accounts to create this Super Topic / cry laugh

The two people started chatting, completely unaware that the subjects of their conversation were oblivious to the Super Topic’s existence.

Because of the screen-flooding incident last time, Zhou Xi had turned on the comment filtering feature that day.

Now, she noticed that the comment, retweet, and like sections all had red notification dots.

Zhou Xi disliked these red dots, so she reached out and clicked on them one by one. When she entered the comments section, Zhou Xi scrolled down and replied to a few funny comments.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

“Sister Zhou? May I come in?”

It was Bai Mo’s voice.

Zhou Xi rolled out of bed, opened the door, and saw Bai Mo hand her a long box.

“This is…”

Bai Mo: “The posters and signed photos. I put them all inside.”

Zhou Xi took the box and looked up at Bai Mo. “Thank you. You went through a lot of trouble.”

“Oh, it was no trouble at all, Sister Zhou. Please don’t be so polite with me.” Bai Mo took Zhou Xi’s arm. “The boss said she wants to treat you and Sister Tong to dinner tonight. I asked Sister Tong just now, and she said she’ll go if you go.”

“She’ll go if I go?” Zhou Xi was confused.

Bai Mo nodded. “Mhm. Sister Tong said she’ll go if you go, and if you don’t go, she won’t go.”

Zhou Xi laughed when she heard this. She couldn’t imagine Han Shutong saying such a thing. “Did she really say that?”

Bai Mo: “That’s the gist of it, I just tweaked it a little.”

What Bai Mo was asked was:

Bai Mo: “Boss said she wants to treat you and Sister Zhou to dinner. Sister Tong, are you going?”

Han Shutong, without looking up: “Ask Teacher Zhou.”

Author’s Note:

Of course, you listen to your wife!