Gu Xingzhou Talks About His Childhood; Qian Renxue: Let Go of My Mom, You Bastard!

Qian Renxue hated Bibi Dong... because she had always believed that woman was unfit to be her mother.

But she had to admit that deep down, she longed for even a scrap of that woman's approval.

That was why she envied Hu Liena—envied the endless tenderness and care Bibi Dong showed her.

And now Bibi Dong was showing maternal affection to Gu Xingzhou, a strange boy she had only just met. How could Qian Renxue stand it?!

Hu Liena could have it. Gu Xingzhou could have it. Only she couldn't! Why?!

What was wrong with her?! She had done nothing wrong, yet from the day she was born, she had never felt a moment of maternal warmth. Only coldness and distance, always!

So even though this was just a script from the Fanfiction Livestream, the scene still cut her to the bone.

Unlike Qian Renxue, the viewers in the Ordinary Livestream Room were having a wonderful time.

[Haha, I called it!]

[Tang San got a touching father-son story, and Gu Xingzhou got a touching mother-son story!]

[Say what you want in the livestream, but who wouldn't want to call Bibi Dong "Mom" in real life? She's the Pope of Spirit Hall!]

[I knew it! Gu Xingzhou was born with a face made for living off a woman!]

[Tang San must be dying of envy!]

[Isn't Bibi Dong just unbelievably sweet and soft?]

[As for Gangzi... one whiff says it all!]

[Haha, look at Bibi Dong's eyes. Gu Xingzhou has clearly awakened her maternal instincts!]

Gu Xingzhou gradually woke in Bibi Dong's arms, still murmuring, "Mom... Huh? Teacher Bibi Dong... I'm sorry. I was dreaming about my mom and mistook you for her..."

So I'm his teacher in this script?

Bibi Dong did not dwell on it. The livestream room had made up the script, after all. Yu Xiaogang was Tang San's teacher, so it was reasonable enough for her to be Gu Xingzhou's.

"It's all right. Come to think of it, you've never told me about your mother. You're so handsome; I'm sure she must be a great beauty. Would you tell me about her?"

Bibi Dong asked. Those were lines from the script too. To keep her maternal feelings growing, Gu Xingzhou had to start talking to her about his childhood...

So he put on a lonely expression and recalled, "...I never met my mom. I'm an orphan. I grew up in the village, fed by one family after another. When I saw the other children with their mothers, I envied them. I often dreamed about the mother I'd never met. I couldn't see her face, but I could imagine how warm it would feel to be held in her arms... Maybe your embrace was so warm that I dreamed of Mom again..."

The part about being an orphan who had grown up on meals from the villagers was true. A good script mixed seven parts truth with three parts lies. That was how it set off a chain reaction and made for a better show.

He had staged this scene for Qian Renxue to see, too. She might have been lurking silently, watching the screen, but little did she know she was already caught in Gu Xingzhou's intricately linked script...

After hearing about Gu Xingzhou's childhood, Bibi Dong's eyes filled with even more tender pity.

Though it was scripted, she was deeply moved. She gently stroked Gu Xingzhou's flawless yet heartbreakingly vulnerable face and could not help saying:

"I see... It's all right. If you want, I can be your mom... Doesn't the saying go, 'A teacher for a day, a father for life'? I can't be your father, but I can be your mother."

"Really?"

Tears glimmered in Gu Xingzhou's eyes, and his voice trembled with emotion. He was no master actor, of course; the script was controlling him. But unlike the others, he could break free of its control and improvise whenever he wanted.

"Of course."

Bibi Dong answered gently. At that moment, she truly seemed like an endlessly loving mother. Not a trace remained of the Pope's lofty authority.

"Mom..."

Gu Xingzhou called out, overcome.

"My sweet son..."

"Don't push yourself so hard anymore. Just do what you can. Mom can't bear to see you hurt..."

The instant those words left Bibi Dong's mouth—

In the Heaven Dou Empire's palace, Qian Renxue hurled a vase to the floor, shattering it into pieces.

"Bibi Dong!"

Qian Renxue glared through gritted teeth at the touching mother-son scene in the image. It was the very scene she had dreamed of, yet the person in Bibi Dong's arms was not her.

She was Bibi Dong's own daughter!

[That actually moved me!]

[Too bad it isn't real. It's just a script in the end. Otherwise, Gu Xingzhou really would've found himself a powerful woman to cling to!]

[The mother-son bond is fake, but Bibi Dong licking Gu Xingzhou's feet was real!]

[That was a genuine humiliation for the Pope!]

[Too bad the livestream room is a total scumbag. Once the show's over, it pulls up its pants and couldn't care less whether the actors live or die.]

[I'm curious. If Gu Xingzhou gets high Popularity in the next round and is chosen again, will the livestream room protect him?]

[Will Bibi Dong kill Gu Xingzhou before the performance?]

[Wouldn't that be challenging the livestream room's authority? The actors can't even control their own bodies. Killing an actor the livestream room has chosen seems unlikely.]

[So if Bibi Dong really holds a grudge, Gu Xingzhou's only way to survive is to win the Popularity contest.]

[Even then, he'd only be buying a little time—unless he draws a reward that makes him a god.]

[Scary. It'd be such a shame if Gu Xingzhou died like that. Honestly, he seems kind of innocent and pitiful to me. He's making me want to be his mom!]

[No way. I'm definitely voting for him later!]

[Elite Livestream Room]

[Ning Rongrong: @Xiao Wu, you know Gu Xingzhou. Was what he said about his childhood true?]

[Xiao Wu: Huh? I don't know either. I haven't known him long, and we haven't talked about our families...]

[Xiao Wu: But I think it's probably true? Why would anyone make something like that up?]

[Ma Xiunuo: It's true. I checked Gu Xingzhou's records. He really is an orphan, and the villagers fed him as he grew up.]

[Ning Rongrong: It's actually true? That's so sad...]

[Xiao Wu: I had no idea he'd grown up like that...]

[Xue Beng: Wait, don't tell me you two want to be Gu Xingzhou's moms too?]

[Ning Rongrong: ???]

[Ning Fengzhi: ???]

[Xiao Wu: ???]

[Gu Xingzhou's "Emergency Rescue Theater" performance has ended!]

[The broadcast of Bibi Dong's "Emergency Rescue Theater" script will now begin!]

[???]

[Huh??]

[There's a second round??]

[I thought they'd combined both scenes into one!]

[Gu Xingzhou was injured and poisoned just now, so that was his "Emergency Rescue Theater" script.]

[But now it's Bibi Dong's "Emergency Rescue Theater" script. Doesn't that mean...]

[Bibi Dong gets hurt next? And Gu Xingzhou gives her emergency treatment??]

[Whoa, this is getting good!]