Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âCake?â Li Zexin blinked in surprise.
âYeah, didnât you see in the comments? Teacher Bai Xue apparently just grabbed the cake and ate it because she couldnât resist. It must be a new type.
Iâm going to be the first one to try it.â
âLetâs go.â Li Zexin got up. âMr. Li, Uncle Su, you guys continue the livestream.
Big brother, letâs go eat cake together.â
[Who told them to go and grab the cake? They didnât even stay in front of the camera for two minutes.]
[The camera at Xiao Yiâs house has been moved to the yard. You can see them there anyway.]
[Now Bai Xue and Xia Xia are sitting together in the yard. They are drinking tea and eating cake. Itâs so lively.]
[Bai Xue has forgotten all about her image in front of the camera. She looks good even while eating melon seeds.]
[Sister Wan and Teacher Xia are also very charming. They can always make others feel welcome.]
[Bai Xue has completely let loose. Or you could say that might be her in her daily life. Maybe she feels pressured to be elegant and charming in front of the camera.]
Bai Xue had the cake on her left and melon seeds in front. There was a glass of water on her right.
[Bai Xue, I didnât expect you to be so easygoing.]
After livestreaming together, Xia MO felt much more at ease when talking to Bai Xue.
âWhen Iâm not working, Iâm just an ordinary person.â Bai Xue smiled. âI envy your lifestyle⦠being able to do whatever you want.â
Xia MO widened her eyes in disbelief. âEnvy us? Do you know how many people have you as their dream girl? In our generation, both boys and girls called you a goddess. I used to naively think for a while that you must be a fairy who had descended to the earth.â
[Xia MO also sees someone she admires just the way I do. When I was young, I used to think that beautiful girls were fairies from the sky.]
[Celebrities are people too, just like Xuanxuan. I like him the way he is now. He can be himself without any constraints.]
[Not all fans are like us. Some fans only like their idols to uphold a certain image. If the idols act naturally, they say their image is ruined.]
[The so-called idol image is mostly created by the fans.]
[Anyway, I like idols who are down-to-earth. It makes me feel closer to them.]
Lin Wan smiled. âIâve always believed that the most precious thing in this world is to be yourself, but itâs also the most difficult thing to do, too. Being yourself will invite doubts from others. You need to shut your ears and ignore those doubts.â
âIâve watched your previous livestreams. Youâre the guest I admire the most. To be so young and live as your authentic self is rare.â Bai Xue asked herself if she had the same courage as Lin Wan when she was young. When she first started out, she had done things she didnât like in order to maintain the image the company set up for her.
âIt turns out you also admire Wanwanâs personality, Teacher Bai.â Xia MO seemed to have found a common interest with her idol. âI really admire Wanwan too.â
[We do too. Sister Wan is cool and composed.]
[Sister Wan is strong.]
[Sister Wan is very stubborn.]
[Are you guys sure youâre praising Wanwan? Why does it sound like youâre calling her difficult?]
[Itâs definitely a praise.]
Bai Xue and Xia MO discussed whether it was important to create a public image. In the end, they both felt that people should follow their own hearts. It was too exhausting to live for others.
Lin Wan even gave examples from her family. Everyone in the Li family had shed their public image. Everyone was living as themselves. What was so wrong with that?
[Wanwan, are you trying to be a philosopher? Your words are so philosophical.]
[I think Xuanxuan and the others havenât ruined their images. They were always like that. Childish and funny.]
[Agreed. Hahahaâ¦]
Li Zexuan sneezed loudly.
In the Li familyâs livestream room, a few fans rushed in.
[Xuanxuan, in Xiao Yiâs livestream room, fans are saying that youâre quite childish and that your cool and composed image is fake.] [Xuanxuan, they also say youâre an immature top star.]
[Are you trying to do this intentionally? I just commented in Xiao Yiâs livestream room. People didnât say anything like that. What they were saying was that Xuanxuan is down-to-earth and not pretentious at all.]
âReally?â Li Zexuan pointed at his own face. âYou guys clearly didnât see my scheming side.â
[Hahaha⦠Sure, Xuanxuan, you are very cunning.]
[Such pretense.]
[You sound like when kids in second grade try to pretend to be adults while trying on their motherâs heels.] [@Previous Poster, your analogy gave me a vivid image.]
Li Zexuan was speechless.
Was he being childish? How was that possible?
He was the cool, handsome, and taciturn celebrity!
âAh⦠silence. Silence represents coolness.â
He narrowed his eyes and pretended to be cold and aloof. He glanced at the comments but didnât respond further.
Li Zexin stood behind his big brother. âI admit that Iâm childish and innocent.
Big brother isnât. Heâs the lofty young master of the Li family.â
Li Zexuan nudged his brother playfully. âWhat nonsense are you talking about?
Werenât you going with Xiao Yi to get cake? Why are you back?â
âHalfway there, I saw Jiejie and the others, so I let them go. Iâm their elder brother. Of course, I should be considerate of my little brother.â
Li Zexuan looked suspiciously at his younger brother. Why was he so unreliable?
âWhy are you staring at me? Is this the first day youâve known me? Okay, Iâll tell you the truth. The Wind God went to get the cake, so he asked me to come back and get the ball. Weâll meet at the field later.â
[Are you going to play basketball? Xinxin, please take the camera when you go.]
[Yes, carry it over. Mr. Li looks tired. Let him rest. Take the camera with you.]
âUncle Su, do you and Mr. Li want to join us?â Li Zexuan asked.
Li Yanchen stretched lazily. âYou guys go. Iâm preparing dinner.â
âIâll help Mr. Li.â Su Wei was someone who couldnât even run properly, so playing basketball was out of the question. He might as well help with preparing dinner.
âAlright, weâll leave the livestream room to you.â Li Zexin went inside to grab the basketball, then headed to the court with his older brother. [You didnât take the camera! Alright, Iâm heading to Bai Xueâs livestream.]
[Iâm leaving too. Let Mr. Li prepare dinner in peace.]
At Xiao Yiâs place, Li Zekai, Tutu, and Feifei walked into the yard. Their eyes were fixed on the cake.
They hadnât eaten well at noon in their eagerness to play. After doing tasks in the afternoon, they were already hungry.
Halfway there, they ran into Li Zexin. They asked him if he had any snacks. Li Zexin told them that Xia MO had made a cake. So, the three children rush over to Xiao Yiâs house.
Feifei stood at the front and didnât say a word.
Tutu stood behind and nudged Li Zekai. Li Zekai took a deep breath. âAuntie Lin, is there any cake left?â
âDo you want some?â Lin Wan asked.
All three of them nodded. âYes, please.â
âThank you,â said the three kids as they each held a plate with a slice of cake. They started eating right away.
Tutu liked sweet things, and this cake was slightly bitter for his taste. But he was really nungry, so ne still ace greeany.
Li Zekai recognized the flavor. It was dark chocolate. His favorite!
Feifei wasnât picky, especially when he saw his friends enjoying the cake so much. He lowered his head and opened his small mouth. Before long, his lips were smeared with dark chocolate. When he raised his head again, he looked funny..