THE FAKE DAUGHTER BECAME THE FAVORITE

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Chapter 165: Estrangement

[Oh yes she is! Just look at her standing next to Xu He and you'll see. Xu He is barely 170+ cm tall. Although Wen Yan looks a bit shorter than Shen Jinghe and Alex, she's about the same height as Xu He.]

[Ahhh, my goddess is truly perfect! Standing next to Shen Jinghe, they look so good together—He-Yan-Yue-Se is the absolute GOAT!]

[He-Yan-Yue-Se is such a great couple name! But their luck doesn't seem too good, they ran off to two different spots and came back empty-handed.]

[Hahaha, even if they get nothing, I still love watching them! Shen Jinghe takes the lead in everything, total boyfriend material MAX! Before, I thought Alex was the one brimming with boyfriend energy, but looking at it now, it really depends on who he's with.]

[What do you mean?]

[Hahaha, go look at Alex and Jiang Wanwan's livestream room and you'll know! Together with Jiang Wanwan, he doesn't get a single chance to show off his boyfriend energy at all!]

Indeed, it was true...

Shen Jingchuan kept feeling that as a man in this kind of environment, he ought to take the initiative to do the heavy lifting and let the lady handle lighter tasks.

Yet he found that whether it was clearing the path or harvesting the prey, Jiang Wanwan was always in front.

Her actions were absurdly skilled and proficient. Partnering with her, Shen Jingchuan felt like an invisible ghost.

Although this made Shen Jingchuan feel somewhat useless, who wouldn't admire a teammate who worked so decisively and neatly?

He'd just have to exert extra effort in other areas later on.

While peace and harmony reigned supreme within the four-person squad, the team of Qin Yan and Yin Haoyu was faring nowhere near as wonderfully.

Because Qin Yan had caught a fever.

For two days straight, her low-grade fever refused to break, and she was accompanied by a persistent cough.

Fearing that she might have developed pneumonia, she approached Yin Haoyu to discuss things, raising the idea of quitting the show.

Qin Yan had approached Yin Haoyu with a purely consultative attitude, and Yin Haoyu expressed his own view.

He believed Qin Yan had better tough it out a bit longer, considering there were only a few days left until ultimate victory.

He even added that the victory prize money was meant for charity—even if not for herself, she ought to consider those in need of help.

Qin Yan was persuaded by Yin Haoyu right then and there. Even when her fever and cough worsened later on, she never mentioned quitting again.

Yet a sudden plot twist arrived very quickly.

Because their campsite was frequently visited by small animals at night, Yin Haoyu spent his days laying traps around the perimeter.

Due to a moment of carelessness, Yin Haoyu's foot was pierced by a sharpened wooden stake he had driven into the ground himself.

Although his shoe soles were quite thick, the bottom of his foot was still punctured with a wound about one centimeter deep.

At this point, the challenge had reached Day 27. If they could just hold out for three more days, they would win the challenge and secure a total of two million yuan in rewards.

Yet just one hour after Yin Haoyu was injured, he suddenly approached Qin Yan with a scowl on his face.

"I plan to quit. Do you have the satellite phone?"

Qin Yan was still running a fever, her coughing relentless.

After coughing for a good while, she finally caught her breath and said in a gentle voice, "Why? There are only three days left. In three days, we can complete the challenge! We've already held out for so long—quitting now wouldn't be good, right?"

Yet Yin Haoyu had his own justification, and his attitude was atrocious: "You know my foot got punctured by a wooden stake—didn't you see it just now?!!! We're short on medical supplies here, and under these conditions, it's extremely easy to contract a tetanus infection! I'm already feeling dizzy and exhausted!"

"..." No matter how good Qin Yan's temper was, she couldn't tolerate Yin Haoyu any longer. "Do you have zero common sense? Infections like tetanus take time—it's only been an hour! Even if you get the shot seven days later, you'd still be in time! But our challenge only has three days left! When I was running a fever, didn't you make me tough it out too? I've been coughing like this and I still held out. Why can't you do it now? Aren't you being hypocritical?"

"Don't try to slap labels on me! Our situations aren't the same—I have an open wound, and tetanus can easily be fatal! At most, you just have pneumonia."

"At most pneumonia?" Qin Yan was so furious her chest heaved heavily. "Only your life counts as a life? Is my life not a life? After spending all this time together, I knew you were somewhat arrogant, but I didn't know you were also this selfish!"

"Me, selfish?? Why did I get injured in the first place? Wasn't it to protect our shared food supply? Did I do all of that just for myself?!"

"You still have the nerve to say that! If you had listened to my advice back then and butchered that moose in the wild, would it have attracted all those small animals in the first place?!"

"Are you digging up old dirt now? I'm talking sense to you, and you're digging up old dirt—is that how all you women are? I don't want to argue with you. Give me the satellite phone."

[...Uh, I just went to the bathroom, what happened to those two? Why are they arguing?]

The livestream chat erupted into total chaos.

[Did Yin Haoyu eat a pack of dynamite? Why did he suddenly go crazy? If I were Qin Yan, I would've slapped him across the face long ago!]

[Why is his emotional state so unstable? Wasn't he totally fine before?]

[NO NO NO, actually he was already pretty unstable before. He's probably been out in the wild for too long and turned a bit neurotic. Did you see his reaction when their base got looted by wild animals? He flew into a towering rage at a ground full of footprints, acting completely unhinged!]

[OMG, someone like him is so terrifying! Plus he's so hypocritical—earlier when Qin Yan wanted to quit, he used charitable donations to morally kidnap her, and I already felt this guy was super fake. Now the moment he gets injured himself, he immediately wants to quit!]

[I feel like he's been possessed or something, it's unbelievable!]

On set, Qin Yan also found Yin Haoyu completely mind-boggling. She had pushed through her illness for so many days, only for Yin Haoyu to pull a stunt like this in the end.

She felt that all her previous forbearance had been suffered in vain.

"You want the satellite phone, right? Then come get it yourself!"

Qin Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to cough, and rushed into the camp to pull out the satellite phone.

Although this didn't seem like something she would normally do, she had already made up her mind: if this show invited her for Season 3, she wouldn't participate for anything in the world.

Holding the only satellite phone, she didn't pause beside Yin Haoyu at all, walking rapidly toward the riverbank instead.

Seeing this, Yin Haoyu immediately chased after her: "What are you doing?!"

Qin Yan paid him no mind whatsoever. Because of his foot injury, Yin Haoyu couldn't catch up to her either.

Right after, Yin Haoyu watched as a high parabola sliced through the sky.

Qin Yan had actually thrown the satellite phone across to the opposite bank of the river!

"What are you doing?!" Yin Haoyu glared furiously at Qin Yan. "Are you crazy?! Was there any need for this?! Go retrieve that phone for me right now!"

"If you want to find it, go find it yourself. Excuse me for not accompanying you!"

Bullet Comments:

[Holy crap, Qin Yan was totally unexpected, but why does this feel so satisfying?!]

[Before, I always felt she was way too gentle, almost the type who had zero temper at all. Hahaha, who knew that when she loses her temper, she's this ruthless! Now neither of them can leave even if they want to!]

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I BECAME THE FEMALE LEAD'S STEPMOTHER

Xiang Wu transmigrated into a novel, becoming the personal maid of Huo Yingyun, the eldest young lady of the Marquis of Dingyuan's household. She was born with a captivating, alluring beauty.

According to the original plot, she was destined to become part of the female lead Huo Yingyun's bridal entourage. Afterward, she would try to seduce her mistress's husband. Although the man would become temporarily captivated by her beauty, the person he ultimately loved would still be Huo Yingyun.

Her attempts at seduction would end up bringing the male and female leads closer together, deepening their relationship. As for her, the supporting female character who had tried to seduce the male lead, she would eventually be sent to a nunnery, where she would spend the rest of her life.

Through a dream, Xiang Wu caught a glimpse of the story's future plot.

She stood dazed beneath a grape arbor, clutching her handkerchief tightly.

No! I don't want to seduce the master!

Behind the grape arbor, a man in purple robes and a jade crown narrowed his eyes. In a low, husky voice, he said,

"Then who do you want to seduce?"

Xiang Wu's face went pale with fright. She trembled and tried to retreat, only for the man to catch her slender waist and hold her firmly against the grape arbor.

As the man lowered his head, clusters of young, unripe grapes trembled above them. Terrified, Xiang Wu grabbed hold of his broad, solid shoulders.

She had never wanted to seduce the female lead's husband.

Yet somehow, by accident, she ended up becoming the female lead's stepmother.

Note 1: Our male lead has no biological children. I personally don't like writing stories where the female lead becomes a stepmother, so all the children in this story are adopted!

Warning 1: The female lead is extremely Mary Sue. If you don't like that type of protagonist, please don't read!

Note 2: The male lead has no wife, so the female lead is not a mistress.