Chapter 176: Each Showing Their Divine Powers

Most of the items in the pictures of the other group members were located near the small courtyard. Soon, the rest of the groups successfully completed their tasks, and they spent the majority of their remaining time preparing gifts for Qin Jingchen.

"What on earth should I give him as a gift..."

Feng Rui sat alone in the center of the courtyard, completely bewildered.

At that moment, Yin Shanshan walked past her, paused, turned her head, and said with a smile, "Xiao Feng, what are you muttering about here by yourself?"

"I—"

Just as Feng Rui was about to answer, she noticed that Yin Shanshan had her back to the camera and was winking at her. She instantly understood the implication and hurriedly swallowed the words she was about to say.

"I was just wondering if the items I picked just now are correct and whether I can get some seashells."

Yin Shanshan curved her lips in satisfaction, cast a final warning glance at her, and turned to leave. Feng Rui patted her chest, feeling a lingering sense of fear.

She had almost forgotten. The director had previously emphasized that the matter of preparing a birthday gift for Qin Jingchen must under no circumstances be revealed to the netizens.

However, all the guests were currently stranded on this uninhabited island, and any shipped supplies would take a very long time to arrive. What was more, Qin Jingchen's birthday was tomorrow; any gift prepared now would probably be too late.

Feng Rui was at her wit's end. After all, Qin Jingchen held a different status, and she had long intended to collaborate with him. After turning it over in her mind, she decided to make a phone call to her husband behind the camera's back.

As soon as the call connected, Feng Rui's sugary-sweet voice rang out, "Honey, the production team suddenly asked us to prepare a birthday gift for President Qin, but we're stuck on this island now, and his birthday is tomorrow. What should we do?"

Before long, the phone call ended, and Feng Rui's expression shifted from overcast to clear as she hummed a tune and walked back into the small courtyard.

Meanwhile, Yu Xin found Tian Boyu, and the two of them went to the corner of the second-floor terrace, keeping their backs to the camera.

"Is something the matter?"

To avoid the camera, the two of them stood very close together, and Tian Boyu asked with a slight frown.

"I wanted to ask if you've prepared your birthday gift for President Qin yet? There's nothing on this island, and the supplies we do need have to be bought with seashells. I don't have time to prepare anything either."

Hearing this, Tian Boyu frowned slightly and answered stiffly, "Not yet."

Yu Xin's expression also grew somewhat rigid. She gave him a deep look and asked with a pointed subtext, "You haven't prepared it, or you simply don't want to prepare it at all?"

Tian Boyu looked down at her and said, "I don't want to prepare it."

Upon hearing this answer, Yu Xin felt a surge of bitter exasperation rise to her throat, and she almost spat it out.

"No matter how reluctant you are, he is still Su Wanning's husband. Reason and etiquette dictate that you should prepare properly!"

After delivering this final warning, Yu Xin turned around and walked away in a huff, completely unaware that the camera downstairs was filming them at that very moment. Although the dialogue between the two was not captured, it was more than enough to drive the CP fans in the livestreaming room into a frenzy.

[What are the two of them doing? Why does this angle look so much like they're kissing?]

[No way, no way, another pair dating on the public's dime?]

[What is so top-secret that it can't be said in front of the camera? Count us in!]

[This picture is simply too gorgeous! Give her a passionate kiss!]

[Get together, get together!]

[What on earth are they plotting in secret?]

When Yin Shanshan returned to her room, she caught sight of Fang Wei accompanying Xiao Tian to build blocks. She had previously seen that exact set of educational building blocks linked in Su Wanning's livestreaming room.

Therefore, Yin Shanshan walked over, feigned casualness, picked up a building block, and remarked offhand, "Why are these colors so jarring? Whatever pattern you build with them looks unattractive. I previously posted a link for monochrome blocks, and those look much better in quality. I'll gift a set to Xiao Tian another day."

"There's no need. Experts say that letting children play more with colorful games like this helps develop their intelligence and imagination."

Fang Wei smiled and explained, completely unaware that Yin Shanshan's thoughts had already drifted elsewhere.

Seeing Yin Shanshan turn and walk away in silence, Fang Wei still walked up to her and carefully probed for a topic of conversation, "By the way, have you... prepared yours?"

Fearing the camera's gaze, Fang Wei dared not speak too explicitly and could only ask vaguely.

"Of course, I prepared mine a long time ago. What about you?"

This time, Yin Shanshan was extremely generous and even took the initiative to encourage the other guests to make sure they presented a decent, presentable surprise gift to Qin Jingchen.

After all, the more thoughtful and valuable their gifts were, the more it would highlight Su Wanning's incompetence.

"I've prepared mine too, but I don't know if it's appropriate." Fang Wei's expression carried a trace of hesitation.

[What are they preparing?]

[Why are they all talking in riddles today? It's impossible to understand.]

[They're probably just chatting about some private matters.]

[Boring. I'm going to watch Su Wanning pick wild weeds instead.]

At that very moment, Su Wanning was still painstakingly leading her family as they traversed the forest. The variety of that medicinal herb was exceedingly rare, and its shape in particular closely resembled the wild weeds growing everywhere around here.

The difficulty of the search invisibly increased. Furthermore, since she was bringing along two children, Su Wanning had to constantly be mindful of their safety. Two hours had already passed, yet she still had nothing to show for it, and her patience was gradually wearing thin.

"Is the director's team doing this on purpose, picking such a difficult herb for me?"

When Su Wanning was in a bad mood, her criticisms of the production team were always completely unsparing.

[Exactly, stop looking, Sister Su! The rest of them have all finished searching!]

[I noticed that the items for the other guests were all near the small courtyard. How come Su Wanning's is taking so long to find?]

[It's possible hers is nearby too, but she just hasn't found it. I think this Su Wanning person simply lacks patience.]

Catching sight of the barrage of comments and realizing that the others had already successfully completed their tasks and returned, Su Wanning instantly deflated.

"Let's go, we're heading back too!"

"Mom, are we not going to look for the thing Director Uncle asked for?" Ninian tilted her head and asked in confusion.

"We aren't looking anymore. The last place gets no rewards, so why should we waste our time here? Come on, let's head back quickly."

Su Wanning was someone who always took things in stride, but as soon as these words left her mouth, she drew a fresh wave of abuse from many of the anti-fans in the livestreaming room.

[Is it really okay to educate children like this?]

[With her being so lazy and slack, what kind of person will this child become in the future?]

[I feel so sorry for Suisui and Ninian.]

[Actually, I don't see anything wrong with it. Why waste time and energy on something you know is futile?]

[No wonder they are considered a smart family, yet Su Wanning is the only one holding them back.]

[When on earth is President Qin going to divorce her?]

Su Wanning was long accustomed to these kinds of remarks and hadn't taken them to heart. Little did she know that Qin Jingchen had actually halted in his tracks, taken Su Wanning's hand in his, and explained earnestly, "We will never get a divorce."

Su Wanning froze for a moment before looking toward the chat barrage.

At that moment, her inner voice was wailing: *Don't speak with such absolute certainty!*