Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 526 - 8: After Divorce, the Cannon Fodder Joins a Romance Variety Show (Part 8)

Chapter 526: Chapter 8: After Divorce, the Cannon Fodder Joins a Romance Variety Show (Part 8)

As for others, they couldn’t even get a glance from Liang Qizhou.

He was polite to everyone, but this very politeness was the clearest form of rejection and indifference.

Four men and three women were already seated around the dining table. Jiang Lai was the last to come downstairs, wearing a refreshing long dress. Her long hair was casually held up by a silver hairpin, and a small pendant hung on her snow-white slender neck.

Shaped like a whistle, exquisite and unique.

As she moved, it swayed between her collarbones like a silver ship.

Shang Qingrao pointed to the seat opposite her with a smile.

"Jiang Lai, we were just waiting for you. Come and eat."

The guests, after the previous shoot, had a basic understanding of each other’s personalities. So everyone knew that Jiang Lai liked Murong Yan, the domineering president among the male guests — tall, long-legged, and attractive, admittedly very likable.

But after all, a domineering president is a domineering president, with high standards and indifferent to others’ comments on him in front of the camera. Therefore, during the first episode’s recording, he had openly expressed his fondness for Shang Qingrao.

It was also obvious that Shang Qingrao had feelings for the domineering president.

They had chosen each other when first selecting their favorite guests, which was something both the guests and audience were aware of.

Thus, the other female guests consciously kept their distance from the domineering president.

Only Jiang Lai, with three chances to choose a favorite guest, she chose the domineering president each time.

Of course, she did not receive any response all three times.

The contrasting reactions of Murong Yan towards Shang Qingrao and Jiang Lai even made it to the hot topics list.

For one, he was full of tenderness, while for the other, he was completely rejecting, which delighted the audience and made them even more captivated by the straightforward, wealthy character of the domineering president.

Meanwhile, Jiang Lai was subjected to overwhelming criticism.

[Let’s see how Jiang Baiyan will lavish attention next.]

[I didn’t watch the last episode, why is she called Jiang Baiyan?]

[Let me explain, it’s because she receives the most side-eyes!]

[Hahaha, she deserves it!! Don’t pity her!!]

Jiang Lai’s presence made the other guests feel a bit awkward.

After all, they knew the backlash from the last episode; Jiang Lai got heavily criticized.

The moment she appeared, everyone visibly quieted down, many glancing at the domineering president Murong Yan, anticipating the upcoming drama.

Murong Yan was seated next to Shang Qingrao, and whether intentionally or not, the cups in front of them—one blue, one pink—matched together to form a heart.

[Ahhh, they’re openly being sweet, it’s killing me!!]

[Do it more, do it more, it’ll piss off Jiang Baiyan!]

[What’s Jiang Lai going to do this time, Qingqing be careful not to get bullied by her again!]

The situation was a drama scene in the original plot.

Jiang Lai calmly pulled out a chair and sat down, lifted her dress sleeves, suddenly stood, and leaned forward.

Murong Yan instinctively leaned back.

[Oh god, oh god, what bad luck!]

[Jiang Lai really has no shame, is she a shameless pest?]

[Sympathize with the domineering president for a second]

Murong Yan frowned, not wanting to glance at Jiang Lai even once more.

Afraid Shang Qingrao would misunderstand, he directly opened his mouth.

"Stay away from me..."

Before he could finish the words "stay away," Jiang Lai directly reached out, picked up the strawberry jam in front of him, sat down without hesitation, and began spreading jam on her toast.

As she spread the jam, she looked curiously at Murong Yan.

"Hm? What did you just say? Sorry, I didn’t hear clearly."

Murong Yan’s eyes turned cold.

Was she doing it on purpose?

It must have been intentional, using this trick to catch his attention?

Jiang Lai was even more difficult than he imagined!

[Haha, how awkward]

[She learned to be clever, but such tactics must seem lousy in the domineering president’s eyes]

The program team had prepared the first meal on the island, and everyone quietly ate their meal; afterward, the men cleared the table, and the women washed the dishes.

Shang Qingrao directly took the plate handed over by Jiang Lai, smiling.

"You go sit; there aren’t many plates to wash. I can do it myself."

"Oh, okay."

Jiang Lai straightforwardly handed her the plate, even saying thank you when she turned away.

Shang Qingrao was momentarily taken aback but soon reacted, smiling as she accepted the plate.

Jiang Lai simply sat back on the sofa, turned on the TV, and watched the replay of yesterday’s weather forecast.

[Wow, what kind of person is this? Everyone else is busy, and she sits there resting contentedly?]

[Not really, wasn’t it Shang Qingrao who let her rest?]

[When everyone is working and she doesn’t fit in, why is she even attending a romance show? Just throw her into a survival reality show instead!]

"You’ll definitely be scolded for this,"

Little Buding mercilessly commented.

This kind of romance reality show is essentially a large performance stage, and no matter what kind of person they are, everyone participating is overly cautious in front of the live camera, afraid one mishap could cause trouble.

Yet Jiang Lai could calmly sit in such a situation, making her quite the warrior.

The TV talked about temperature changes on the island over the following days.

Jiang Lai casually remarked,

"Would they stop scolding me if I jumped in to work?"

Show off, pretentious spirit, see how long she can keep it up—such thoughts occurred to her.

Being bashed to this extent meant even breathing was wrong, so she might as well do what was comfortable for her.

Besides, her task didn’t include pleasing the audience.

In the original plot, as the second episode started, the initial character jumped in to work; after meals, she grabbed the dishes to wash, and while everyone was playing games in the living room, she was in the kitchen baking cookies.

In short, she wanted to cleanse her image from the first episode by working hard in the second episode.

Ultimately, the entire internet mocked her.

Thinking about it, Jiang Lai relaxed even more on the sofa, thinking it didn’t matter, she wasn’t here for romance anyway.

The online criticism didn’t affect Jiang Lai watching Shang Qingrao bustling in the kitchen.

Murong Yan was constantly helping beside her.

You wash the dishes, I mop the floor.

In his home, even the chopsticks were placed for him by others, but here he became the ideal candidate for the most devoted boyfriend.

At this moment, someone sat opposite Jiang Lai.

She looked up; it was Liang Qizhou.

He had just taken out the trash, which was about the same workload as her plate carrying, and after finishing, he sat down to rest, receiving praise online.

[Ah, this brother is so good, so good!]

[Got to find a way to make this man mine]

[Don’t sit together with Jiang Lai, be careful she might cling to any blind person!]

Both were slacking off, but the audience’s attitudes were hugely different.

Liang Qizhou had no intention of chat, quietly reading a book beside him.

Suddenly, the bright and tidy living room was filled with a sudden buzzing sound, brief but urgent, sliding up and down.

It was a black beetle with a large body and broad wings, its rapid flapping making a loud noise.

Liang Qizhou, who was reading, visibly flinched.

Then he stood up directly, ready to leave.