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Although Scarlett was an obsessive fan, she still cared about not wasting food.
Sylvia didn’t quite understand, feeling like the old lady was deliberately causing trouble.
She turned to Noah, tears in her eyes, and asked, “Brother, did I really do something wrong?”
Noah didn’t think she was wrong, but having been in the entertainment industry for many years, he knew that his sister’s behavior of wasting food would be criticized by netizens.
It wouldn’t be good to make a scene in front of the cameras.
He softly apologized to Grandma: “My sister
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has been spoiled since childhood, Grandma, please don’t hold it against her. We’ll pay for the food she wasted.”
He reached into his pocket to pull out money, but then remembered he had spent all the part–time money he earned earlier!
He had no money to pay her.
“I… I’ll pay you back after the show ends,” Noah said.
Grandma rolled her eyes disdainfully. If it weren’t for her granddaughter liking this man, she wouldn’t even have bothered to look at him.
She ignored him and, seeing that Hope didn’t come over, decided to approach herself.
Hope finally realized that Grandma was
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coming for her.
She hurried over to greet her, and the two walked back to the group, hand in hand.
Grandma handed Hope a bag of freshly washed plums. “Dear Hope, I picked these for you. Share them with everyone.”
“Thank you, Grandma, Hope said, feeling very grateful. Grandma always gave her a warm, familiar feeling.
“I want to apologize for my granddaughter,” Grandma said, looking regretful. “I should have stopped Scarlett earlier.”
At first, Grandma thought Noah was Scarlett’s idol, and when he personally taught her, Scarlett would study hard. But later, she found out that Noah couldn’t actually teach! He was using a teleprompter
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to teach on the spot.
Her granddaughter even begged her not to tell anyone about it.
How could she have hired such an incompetent tutor for the child?
That Noah fellow, too! He didn’t know anything and still tried to compete with Hope. He was just wasting everyone’s time!
Tomorrow, she would definitely call her son and daughter–in–law to complain and get a new tutor. The one with such a high hourly rate who couldn’t teach anything–what a disaster!
Thinking about it, Grandma shot Sylvia and Noah another glare.
“It’s okay, I didn’t mind,” Hope said truthfully.
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Grandma sighed. “I heard you found a job? Doing embroidery for the sisters?”
“Yes,” Hope replied.
“Good, it’s good. My granddaughter just isn’t lucky!”
Grandma’s clear preference for Hope and her disdain for the Newton family siblings were obvious, making the atmosphere quite awkward.
The director quickly signaled to Hope.
Hope, realizing that this might create tension, quickly said, “It’s getting late, Grandma, you should go home. I’ll come visit you tomorrow and we can chat.”
“Alright, alright, Grandma said.
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Hope personally escorted Grandma downstairs.
By the time she returned, the awkward atmosphere had eased, and Lily and Alex had stopped arguing.
Perhaps the director had secretly persuaded them.
Hope opened the bag of plums and
placed them in the center. “These are from Grandma. Let’s all have some.”
Sienna opened a jar of sour wild vegetables and chili powder. “The sour vegetables go great with the plums! A little chili powder makes them even better!”
Hope glanced at Sienna. Sienna was truly
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became an overnight sensation after this show in her past life.
Unfortunately, she refused to bow to the pressures of the industry and was quickly shelved after just a couple of months.
Benjamin also called out, “Everyone, hurry and eat! We can eat and play cards at the same time!”
He opened the deck of cards. “Shall we play ‘Landlord‘?”
Lily teased him. “Landlord is a game from your generation! We’re playing the ‘King Game‘ now!”
“The ‘King Game‘? What’s that?” Benjamin pretended not to understand. He had heard of it but never played, so he didn’t really
know.
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Lily took the deck of cards and found the King card.
“It’s like Truth or Dare. The person who draws the King card can order others to play Truth or Dare”
“The chosen person can either choose Truth or Dare. If it’s Truth, they have to answer the question honestly. No lies allowed”
“If it’s Dare, that’s where it gets fun.”
Her round eyes gleamed mischievously as she looked around the group, her intentions clear.
Alex couldn’t help but shrink his neck, worried Lily might target him for some mischief.
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He quickly made an excuse. “I just had a drink… I’m not feeling too well, so I’ll skip.”
“That won’t do. Everyone has to play. It’ll be boring if you don’t!” Benjamin urged.
The director’s voice came through the earpiece. “Play together. The live stream audience is watching.”
Alex had no choice but to relent. “Alright, but don’t go too far. I have a big idol persona to maintain!”
He said it with a playful tone, reminding everyone that they were all celebrities and had to be mindful of their image.
Sylvia, full of excitement, spoke up. “Let’s start already! If I draw the King, can I make everyone give me money?”
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Benjamin frowned. “No, that would hakake it a gambling game. We’re on a legitimate te show.”
“Hehe, I was joking! I just want to betheheiking and make my brother sing for everyonelle!”
Wow!llwant to hear it! Let Sylvia be thehe
King!
[Sis totally gets us! We really want to hearar Emperor sing!!
【The last time Emperor sang on stage was st amazing. It’s such awaste that he’s not a singer!]
[I’m still replaying Emperor’s performance. I don’t understand why the studio doesn’t let him sing more. Such a beautiful voice, it’s such a waste!]
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【I’m putting it out there–if Emperor Noah sings tonight, I’ll send out a thousand red envelopes!)
【I’m so excited! Does the production team see the fans‘ wishes? Script the show and make Emperor Noah sing!]
I have a feeling that if Noah sings, this variety show will definitely hit the top ten on trending!)
【Director, be smart about this!】
The director certainly was smart. He had already seen the trending topic of “Noah sings” climbing, even though Noah hadn’t sung yet.
If Noah actually sang, the hype would be even bigger.
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Although Noah’s performance onthiesshow hadn’t been great, his popularity wasssstill there, and his fan base was by far the largest among the guests.
Without hesitation, the director gave the order through the earpiece.
“Whoever draws the King, make sure Noah sings.”
Hope couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.
The fans and the director were trying to set Noah up for failure.
He could act, but singing was a disaster! The only time he sang on stage was lip–syncing.
The backstage audio was pre–recorded a month in advance and edited by top sound
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engineers for an entire month.
Hope had accidentally overheard Noah and his manager’s conversation in her past life and found out that Noah had never sung in his life–because he was tone–deaf!
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