A few days later, Shen Fangli discovered that she had actually hit the nail on the head.
Was I the jinx all along?
Shen Fangli was stunned.
The matter itself was not complicated.
As mentioned before, they were on an island.
Before Little White returned with two wild chickens, the bodyguards had prepared only seafood caught fresh that day.
But since this episode's theme was wilderness survival, they naturally could not be like they had been when going out with Yan Xianjue—not only preparing ingredients in advance, but also having a tiger help hunt.
Following the usual variety show practice, they inspected the artists' suitcases as well.
Sure enough, Lei Xuan saw comments like these scrolling across the livestream—
"Without Yan Xianjue, the variety show has finally become much more normal."
"I've always said not to bring your boss to work. Your boss will ruin all your plans, then dump the blame on you."
—among other remarks.
It was not enough for Lei Xuan to secretly laugh behind the camera by himself; he even dragged Yao Weiran, who was also working solely behind the scenes this time, over to watch with him.
Yao Weiran: "..."
Yao Weiran snarked, "Yan Xianjue didn't straighten you out nearly enough."
Lei Xuan gave a smug snort.
Taking it as mere stubbornness, Yao Weiran reminded him, "Actors know how to play little tricks too. Don't let your guard down."
Lei Xuan waved him off casually. "Relax. I had them inspect everything very carefully."
"Besides, this is Yan Xianjue's production. Do you know who the boss behind it is? Who would dare pull any tricks here?"
Yao Weiran: "...Yan Xianjue isn't some all-access pass. You can't pull him out whenever you feel like it."
He gave the reminder wearily, but he also knew there was only