Chapter 118
Chapter 118
The kids were getting louder, tossing around terms like “contract law” and “spirit of the agreement, leaving the director completely baffled–were all rich kids educated like this?
Cecilia felt like she was about to burst from holding in her frustration, but after a signal from her manager, the approached the kids to apologize. Tm really sorry. 1 just wanted to play with you and didn’t think it would tip over.”
“Hmph, of course you wouldn’t understand. Pulling out the support board like that was the key part of the whole trap. What a dumb move! Did we say you could join us the kid shot back.
Cecilia felt her patience wearing thin. What a pointless trap! Isn’t it just a sandcastle? Did all this fuss really matter?
Before she could blow up, she heard a familiar, pleasant male voice from nearby. “Who made this? It’s pretty interesting”
Everyone turned to see Raymond and quickly stepped aside to make way for him.
“Raymond,” Cecilia exclaimed sweetly, her cheeks turning pink with embarrassment.
Raymond didn’t spare her a glance. Instead, he squatted down to examine a section of the sandbox that had once been a long Dragon Wall, over 30 feet long. Although it was partially collapsed, it still resembled a coiled dragon, capturing
attention
“You balance the starting point with wooden planks and thus build the entire city. Add a few strings in between, and it can be a perfect tunnel game. That’s quite challenging, Raymond said.
Having been immersed in filmmaking since childhood, he had picked up many useful tricks and was familiar with games
After his explanation, everyone realized the kid wasn’t lying. Cecilia had indeed messed things up and ruined the game that he had been eager to play.
“Raymond, I’m really sorry. It wasn’t intentional,” Cecilia said, her voice frantic, worried about how Raymond might view her
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Raymond shook his head but pointed at the group of kids. “You should apologize to them.”
Cecilia’s eyes turned red with embarrassment. Swallowing her pride, she turned around and bowed to the kids. “Im sorry”
The boy who had just spoken up snorted but then looked at Raymond with a nod of approval. “You’re cool. You can play with us.”
Raymond thought to himself, Tjust fit in that quickly?‘
To lighten the mood, one of the production team members jumped in. ‘Okay, kids, we’ll be live streaming soon, and these guests will lead your teams of five.” It was not good if the kids rejected the guests.
If they were ordinary kids, they’d swallow their pride for money. But unfortunately, all the kids present were from wealthy families, accompanied by their butlers and servants,
If Cecilia hadn’t apologized soon, the butlers would even have considered other options. Faced with this power play, the director felt the show was falling apart.
Just then, Quinlyn stood up from the sidelines. “Alright, you guys keep filming the show,” She brushed the d off her hands, waved to other kids, and walked away.
The kids who had been acting tough earlier quickly stood up together. “Quinlyn, if we perform well, will you still reach us how to play Dragon Wall?”
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“Sure.” Quinlyn nodded.
With that one simple reply, everyone was excited and quickly formed into teams. Even behind Cecilia, five other kids stood ready to join in.
Mandy grabbed Quinton and picked Raymond, then started taunting the others. “Don’t even think about it. Quinlyn is mine.
The others weren’t willing to give in either and shouted back.
“Why? You always monopolize Quinlyn by acting cute. Now that she’s already agreed, we’re all competing fairly.
“My parents hired a tutor recently, and my scores were the closest to Quinlyn’s in every subject during midterms. I think I have a good shot at being her best friend.
“How about a contest? Whoever wins today gets to sit next to Quinlyn.”
Mandy didn’t realize that her constant grabbing of the title “Quinlyn’s friend” had annoyed everyone else. But she clearly valued her bond with Quinlyn over group friendship. “Let’s compete then. Hmph”
Just like that, the peaceful outdoor reality show turned tense, with all the kids competing like fighting roosters
The celebrity guests were totally puzzled, turning to look at Quinlyn. She was lounging under a fancy sun umbrella with about four servants attending to her as she enjoyed some fruit
“What kind of crazy scenario is this?’ they thought. But soon enough, even they got involved.
Once the livestream started, the host went through the usual routine of explaining the schedule before assigning tasks. The first task was to set up a fent.
[Wow, these kids really love Cecilia. She’s got such great social skills that even the kids are drawn to her. Five of them gathered around her in no time.]
[Hey, the other teams are moving pretty fast too. These must be fans planted by the show. Don’t get too carried away]
[Raymond is so handsome. He looks way too young to be a dad. Marry me, please.]
[Dream on.]
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Thanks to the star–studded lineup, even with a short promotional period, online viewer numbers skyrocketed to several hundred thousand within minutes of going live. Comments were coming in at lightning speed, mostly fans gushing about their favorite celebrities. But soon, the fans realized something was off.
“Hurry up! Those screwing in the bolts need to pick up the pace. The team next door is already putting up the roof,” a kid urged.
“Didn’t you eat? The rope is 100 loose–it might collapse, and everything you did earlier will be in vain. Didn’t your teacher ever teach you that a tiny problem can lead to big issues?” another kid scolded.
A third kid yelled, “Oh no, Mandy’s group is super fast. If you can’t handle this, then tell them to sabotage their tent. All’s fair in competition. I refuse to believe she’ll win.”
On screen, there was none of the warm, fuzzy harmony ones typically expected. Instead, there was just chath kids bossing around while idols working hard.
Fans felt sorry for their idols. [What’s with these kids? My idol’s delicate hands really meant for screwing in bolts? Why can’t they do it themselves?]
After a wave of heartbroken emojis, a new comment popped up: [Those kids don’t have to screw in bolts. They’re just
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supposed to supervise those who do J
At that moment, the fans remembered the kids wealthy backgrounds and were left speechless.
Meanwhile, Cecilia ended up with blisters on her hands from working so hard, Frustrated, she approached Raymond to complain. But Mandy cut her off. “We’re in the final stretch for victory. No tricks will work now”
Cecilia fell silent, furious
Soon, the first round ended, and Raymond won without breaking a sweat.
“Yay!” Mandy cheered, rushing over to hug him and give him a high five.
Raymond was momentarily taken aback, but he lifted his hand to meet hers. Seeing her bright smile, he couldn’t help but grin back
The live stream viewers went wild at the heartwarming scene.
[Oh my, Raymond is so gentle. He looks so fatherly next to the kids. The new drama will definitely be great.]
[I agree.]
[Me too.]
As expected with their first try, they weren’t very skilled. By the time they finished setting up the tent, it was already noon.
The show paused its recording, and the kids had to settle for a barbecue in the afternoon, only to head home for lunch with their packed meals.
“Mr. Flynn, come join us. Quinlyn will definitely have lots of yummy food, Mandy exclaimed happily.
Raymond wanted to spend more time with the kids, so he nodded. When he reached the sunshade, he was stunned to see -several tables lined up with about 50 dishes. The treatment was even more over–the–top than what he’d get as a movie star.
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