Sickly Sweet! Targeted by a Yandere in a Villain Variety Show
Chapter 22

Following Xie Chen Means Meat on the Table!

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Xie Chen rolled his eyes at Xie Jinran's brainless move.

This wasn't some melodramatic novel. How did he manage to drop his IQ to zero?!

Ever since Xie Ran, who had been trafficked away, returned to the Xie Family, he couldn't carry anything or do any physical work.

He couldn't do anything right, but he never left any food behind!

Where exactly did those idiots in the Xie Family see that this guy had suffered hardship since childhood, was strong and resilient, and possessed outstanding character and ability?!

Being blind was one thing, but they were even fucking great at making things up?!

With that thought, Xie Chen, who was squatting on a dirt mound, stretched out an arm in invitation.

"Come on, you go first. Give us a demonstration and show us what a little farmwork expert can do!"

Xie Jinran couldn't stand Xie Chen's flippant attitude. He snorted. "Xie Ran, there's no need for you to hold back. Sometimes, you can't be too low-key. Some people just love to push their luck!"

With the plow blade forcibly stuffed into his hands, Xie Ran forced a smile. "Third Brother, when I was in the countryside, I always used a tractor to plow the fields. I rarely did it manually like this..."

"Didn't you say you couldn't drive a tractor?" Xie Chen caught the key point.

Xie Ran said, "...Usually, it wasn't me."

Xie Chen pretended to suddenly understand. "Oh, so you've never done it before. You should've said so earlier. What's there to be embarrassed about?"

The comments popped up.

[Hey, I've been wondering—he can't drive a tractor, gets scared stiff feeding pigs, and can't even plow a field. So what hardships did he suffer in the countryside? Does eating dirt count as hardship?!]

[Honestly, if you grew up in the countryside, who doesn't get tanned? Who doesn't have at least some muscle? Look at Xie Ran—he's skinny, frail, and white as porcelain. He's nothing like what they advertised before!]

[Do you people have any sympathy at all?! Being trafficked was already miserable enough. Does he have to be abused too before your twisted minds are satisfied?!]

[That's not right. He built this tragic persona himself. We just think it doesn't match the facts. How does that make us twisted?!]

Hearing Xie Chen's words, Xie Jinran only felt that he was nitpicking out of jealousy. He snatched the plow blade from Xie Ran's hands. "If you can't do it, you can't do it. Third Brother will help you!"

Xie Chen suddenly stood up and clapped his hands. "With you saying that, I'm relieved. Remember, don't you dare come drag us down!"

Their back-and-forth had already wasted quite a bit of time. The village chief glanced at the sky and called out in his local accent, "Oh, kids, hurry up now. The sun'll be setting soon."

Before he could finish urging them on, Xie Chen had already swung up the plow blade, tied up his pant legs, and stepped straight into his assigned field. His movements were practiced and his speed was swift, leaving the other guests far behind in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Luo Mingyu couldn't help but sigh. "Xie Chen is the one who was trafficked, isn't he?! He can do everything! What hardships did he go through growing up?!"

The speaker had no intent, but the listener took it to heart.

Xie Jinran curled his lips. "He's been fed and cared for every day. What hardship could he possibly have gone through? I think he knew this variety show was being filmed and secretly went somewhere to learn beforehand."

Luo Mingyu hated the Xie Family's self-righteous, condescending attitude the most, and immediately snapped back, "Fed and cared for? That's hilarious! The version I heard was that Xie Chen cooked for you all every day, wasn't it?"

Li Sifan rarely agreed with him. He nodded and added, "This kind of work takes practice. I'm afraid you can't just pick it up overnight."

Wei Mingqi waved a hand. "Why waste your breath on those two?! Don't you want dinner?!"

"Catch up to him!" Li Jingfei concluded. "Following Xie Chen means meat on the table!"

Thus, the guests who had just been busy arguing began working hard, copying Xie Chen as they turned over the fields.

Director Li, watching from in front of the monitors, felt unprecedented melancholy.

He didn't know if it was an illusion.

But Xie Chen's ability to rally people seemed stronger than his own?!

And if things continued to play out like this,

What Metamorphosis would be setting straight probably wouldn't be weirdos,

But... the guest stars?!

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