Fang Miaomiao genuinely wanted to speed up, but as she jumped, she felt a sense of exhaustion creeping in, and a dull ache in her head.
In her life, she had never felt a single minute drag on so interminably.
She gritted her teeth, sweat dripping from her forehead and into her eyes, the salty sting making them ache.
[Why do I feel like something's not right? Fang Miaomiao's face is so pale.]
[Is Fang Miaomiao really this weak? Just one minute of jump rope and it's like she's lost half her life.]
Another flash of golden light.
[Fang Miaomiao only got out of the hospital not long ago.]
[Fang Miaomiao was in the hospital? When did that happen?]
[Damn, a lightbulb just went off in my head, I just remembered something. Do you guys remember the last episode of the show that ended with a commotion in the crowd during the live broadcast? Fang Miaomiao wasn't in the recorded version afterwards.]
[No way, they should have released a statement if someone got injured during the show.]
[Naive. The production team is controlled, don't forget that not long after the show, there was a flood of negative news about Fang Miaomiao, and then Wang Qing recorded some video, but it was deleted very quickly. I spent ages trying to figure out that whole scandal, and I still haven't gotten a clear answer.]
[Good heavens, am I watching a variety show or some conspiracy theory documentary?]
[I bet there's a huge scandal coming up.]
"An An, Aunt Miaomiao seems unwell."
Wen Yan'an clenched his fist, his gaze fixed on Fang Miaomiao with unease.
"10 seconds remaining."
"5"
"3, 2, 1, stop, time's up! Everyone please stop what you're doing. Staff, please come and check the numbers for all ten families."
"Miaomiao, are you okay?" Cui Mantong quickly stepped forward to support Fang Miaomiao.
Fang Miaomiao waved her hand at her, forcing a smile, "I'm fine, I just haven't exercised in a while, so I'm a bit exhausted."
Heavens, what kind of terrible body did the original owner have? Jumping rope for a minute left her breathless, as if she had lost half her life. No, no, she needed to strengthen her body from now on. She didn't want to lie in bed due to weakness after only a few days of a leisurely life.
"Drink water." Wen Yan'an, from who knew where, brought a cup of warm water, "Slowly, don't choke."
"Oh, isn't this the person who was boasting just now? How did she collapse after just one minute?" The mother from family #8, though also panting, was much better off than Fang Miaomiao.
"Can you please stop talking?" Cui Mantong's face showed displeasure.
"My mouth is on me, why can't I talk?" Family #8's mother put her hands on her hips. "What, you think you can bully us, a mother and child, just because you have more people?"
"You!" Cui Mantong had never encountered such a shameless person before, and she was so angry she didn't know what to say.
"Parent #8, please maintain silence during the competition. If you are seen provoking or bullying other families again, I have the right to ask you to withdraw from the competition immediately."
"On what grounds!"
"On the grounds that this competition is hosted by August Hotel, and we have the final right of interpretation, which includes prohibiting your participation."
"Mom, can you just stop talking?" Parent #8's son's face turned red, and he impatiently tugged at her hand. "If you're not embarrassed, I am."
"Wang Xiaogang, say that again." Parent #8, feeling her face was lost by her own child, angrily lunged at him. "Believe it or not, I'll beat you."
"I said you're embarrassing," Wang Xiaogang took a step back, still muttering, "No wonder Dad didn't want to come home. Who would want to come home every day and listen to your sarcastic complaining?"
"You brat, if I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know why the flowers are so red."
Wang Xiaogang shook off his mother's hand and ran away from the competition area.
Before chasing after her son, Parent #8 didn't forget to issue a parting threat, telling Fang Miaomiao to wait and see, and that if anything happened to her son, she would absolutely not let Fang Miaomiao go.
This dramatic scene left everyone dumbfounded.
"I knew that family #8 looked familiar. Didn't her husband leave because she was too overbearing? I remember now."
"Who is it? Tell us, I had no idea."
The speaker, seeing several people looking at her, felt her gossipy heart stir. "Oh, she's from my mom's village. Apparently, her husband couldn't stand her being so bossy and controlling, so he found a mistress and eventually took all the family money and ran off with her."
"Later, this woman started to hate anyone prettier than her. But she's also capable, she managed to raise her son on her own."
Fang Miaomiao, who had listened to the entire gossip session: "…………"
She really didn't want to carry this inexplicable burden. It seemed the original owner not only had a weak body but also terrible luck. Should she find time to offer some prayers?
The host on stage quickly reacted, "Due to the early withdrawal of our family #8, family #9, who was in third place, now moves up to second place, and family #1, who was in third place, now moves up to third place."
"So, as of now, our family #9 and family #10 are tied with 8 points, followed closely by family #1. The other children, you need to keep trying! The last round will test the默契 (mòqì - tacit understanding/chemistry) between children and parents, with five questions."
Fang Miaomiao and Wen Yan'an had excellent默契 (mòqì).
The two of them smoothly won first place in the third competition.
"Miaomiao, you and An An have such a good relationship!"
For the five questions, they answered almost without thinking.
"Low-key, low-key."
Despite her words, Fang Miaomiao's lips couldn't help but curl upwards. Who knew that her cheap son would understand her so well? He even knew she didn't drink milk. Impressive, impressive. Truly the child of Wen Zhiyan, such intelligence.
[If this isn't a gimmick deliberately created by the production team, then I think that bullying video before was definitely problematic.]
[Seriously, my son and I don't even have this much默契 (mòqì). This can't even be described as being in sync anymore.]
[Why doesn't Fang Miaomiao come out and explain? I've been in her fan club, and she spends almost all her free time on Weibo. How could she not know how much she's being slandered?]
[Rumors are easy to spread, but clearing your name is a long and difficult road. Do you think anyone would listen to her explanation in her current situation? Honestly, if it weren't for the moderators banning the haters, I might still dislike her and find her disagreeable.]
[Rumors with no cost have made the person concerned pay a heavy price. Luckily, Fang Miaomiao has strong psychological resilience. If it were me, I would definitely fall into depression.]
Finally, Fang Miaomiao, with 5000, and Cui Mantong, with 4000, swaggered into the seafood market, giving the impression that the two of them intended to buy out the entire market that day.