"Have some hot water."
"Thank you." Chen Huan took the hot water, thanking her politely.
"Miao Miao said you caught that big lobster, and she asked me to ask you how to prepare it," Cui Man Tong said.
"You can prepare it however you like," Chen Huan said, holding her cup, the hot water chasing away the chill in her body. "I'm not a picky eater."
"Okay, then I'll go find Miao Miao. You rest well."
Watching Cui Man Tong skip off like a child towards where the cooking was happening, Chen Huan's lips curved slightly, as if this variety show wasn't so bad after all. Except for certain people, of course.
Chen Huan's peripheral vision caught sight of someone, and the smile in her eyes immediately vanished.
"Are you... alright?" Fang Yan Huan had stood by for a while before approaching Chen Huan to console her. "My tone earlier wasn't good. Huan Huan Jie, please don't mind. I apologize to you. I hope you can be magnanimous and forget this."
Chen Huan looked at her water cup, remaining silent.
"Huan Huan Jie, I'm truly sorry. I... I didn't mean to. I've already apologized to little Nan Nan. Can you let me off this once?"
Only then did Chen Huan look up, seeing the trembling yet stubborn gaze fixed on her, wanting an answer. She couldn't help but let out a scoff. "Let you off? That sounds like I'm going to send someone to assassinate you."
"Huan Huan Jie." Hearing this, Fang Yan Huan recoiled slightly as if startled, her eyes looking at Chen Huan wetly.
Looking at the slender figure in the sea breeze, her stubborn gaze, Chen Huan thought that if she weren't one of the parties involved, her own scales might have tipped towards Fang Yan Huan.
If she thought this way, how much more were the viewers in the live stream, who might have already verbally thrashed her?
But then again, she didn't care.
"Firstly, don't call me Jie."
Chen Huan held her cup in one hand and supported herself on the sand with the other, tilting her head slightly, looking down at Fang Yan Huan with a hint of disdain. "If I remember correctly, I'm younger than you."
"Secondly, I don't know why you're looking at me with such a pitiful tone, as if I'm about to do something illegal or criminal. Miss Fang, I am a law-abiding citizen. Don't try to pin any false accusations on me."
"Lastly, I don't think I've said or done anything. I don't know what wrong Fang Miss has done that requires my forgiveness. Chen is a bit confused. I hope Fang Miss can explain."
The sadness on Fang Yan Huan's face froze instantly. "I..."
"Enough with the 'you' and 'I.' Go do whatever you need to do. You're blocking my sunbathing here."
[Honestly, this is the first time I've seen Fang Yan Huan act so green-tea-like. I don't know when it started, but she seems so different from before. She's completely changed. I used to like her because of a smile, thinking, "Wow, how can someone be so strong and beautiful, like a little fairy?" But now, I realize I was a fool. I'm unfollowing. I wish you happiness in the future.]
[How should I put it? I also feel that Fang Yan Huan is not the same as when I first met her. At first, I thought it was because of Fang Miao Miao. But now, seeing her talk about Ye Nan and Chen Huan without any reservations, everything has changed.]
[Heh, Fang Yan Huan was never a good person to begin with. Look, would she dare say these things to Zhou Jia Xin, Cui Man Tong, or even Fang Miao Miao? I used to help her curse Fang Miao Miao, but now I realize I'm stupid. Fang Yan Huan can't compare to Fang Miao Miao. At least Fang Miao Miao can cook. She only knows how to cry and ask others not to bully her.]
[Are you guys crazy? If you want to unfollow, then unfollow. We, the Yan family army, don't need fans who are so wavering and uncertain. Was Yan Huan wrong earlier? She didn't know Fang Miao Miao had already hooked up with so many people. Since Fang Miao Miao hooked up with so many, why didn't she clarify with Yan Huan and let our Yan Huan pick up seafood under the hot sun?]
[Exactly! Fang Miao Miao is devious and did it on purpose. Also, our Yan Huan Jie is still recovering from her injury last time while filming. Why would they give such a difficult task as picking up seafood to our Yan Huan? This is clearly intentional!]
The live stream was in an uproar over this matter, while on the deserted island, Fang Yan Huan looked at the fish in her hands with unconcealed annoyance and displeasure.
"Miao Miao, how do I prepare this fish?"
"Scrape off the scales, cut open its belly, and take out the gall bladder and all the internal organs," Fang Miao Miao replied without looking up as she was busy scrubbing the lobster. "Oh, right, don't break the gall bladder, or the whole fish will be ruined."
"Oh dear, I'll try my best." Fang Yan Huan looked at the fish wriggling in the bucket, knife in hand, unsure where to start.
Just now, after being rebuffed by Chen Huan, she was quietly called to the shooting area by a staff member.
Chen Tian Ming had a serious talk with her about her behavior today and told her that if she continued like this, it would be detrimental to her future career.
Although she was angry, she knew she needed public appeal. She disliked studying, and her father didn't seem like he would hand over the company to her. In that case, how would she marry into the Wen family?
Therefore, the only thing she could do now was to continue her career in the entertainment industry, gain more recognition and traffic. This would only be beneficial for her eventual marriage into the Wen family.
After realizing this, she went to the kitchen to help.
However, she never expected Fang Miao Miao to give her several fish to process. Wasn't this going to embarrass her, a wealthy daughter of the Fang family, in front of the audience?
Fang Miao Miao, Fang Miao Miao.
Her nemesis was truly this shameless woman, Fang Miao Miao. In her childhood, she occupied her position as the Fang family's pampered daughter, and now she was in the entertainment industry, ruining her public image. She had even pitied her before.
"You don't know how to do it?" Fang Miao Miao asked, seeing Fang Yan Huan standing motionless with a knife in front of the fish bucket after she had finished cleaning the lobsters.
She remembered from the book that Fang Yan Huan was not favored in her original family, so she had learned to do household chores like cooking since she was young.
"I... I'm not very good at it."
Fang Yan Huan didn't want to admit it, but the director's words kept echoing in her mind. She could only force a smile and tactfully say, "Can I do something else?"
"Then see what you can do," Fang Miao Miao said. She didn't want to bicker with Fang Yan Huan over such trivial matters. "Put the fish there, I'll handle it later."
"What are you doing?" Cui Man Tong asked, walking in. "Let me see if I can help."
"Killing fish." Cui Man Tong giggled. "Well, I know how to eat fish, but killing fish... that still needs you, Miao Miao."
Fang Miao Miao didn't say anything further. She picked up a knife and carried the fish bucket to the sea to prepare them.
Upon her return, she skillfully started cooking.
"Miao Miao, how's the fire?"
"Senior Zhou is amazing. The fire is just right."
"We still need to collect firewood this afternoon. We don't have much left," Zhou Jia Xin said, adding dry branches to the makeshift stove.
"Alright."