Lin Yinyin's face was contorted with anger. Her smooth sailing since rebirth had been completely ruined by that vixen, Qiao Ci!
Ignoring Gong Han's attempt to question if she had a crush on Bai Xingyan, Lin Yinyin stormed into her tent. She tore a piece of her clothing in half, and only then did her emotions calm down slightly.
"Axi, what's the background of the newcomer, Bai Xingyan?
Why did he, after all four of our groups extended him an olive branch, completely disregard our feelings and directly show favor to Qiao Ci, who didn't even welcome him, and join her group?
Isn't he afraid of offending all the guests here?" Lin Yinyin pouted, complaining to the Movie Queen System.
The Movie Queen System said in a soft voice, "He is the sole heir to Bai Group and has just returned from studying overseas. He has no intention of entering the entertainment industry; he's just playing around in his family's variety show."
"Bai Group? Is it the Bai Group where Xinghai Entertainment is just one of its many entertainment companies?"
Lin Yinyin hadn't expected the young man to have such a powerful background. The main thing was that young masters from top wealthy families like him would never enter the entertainment industry.
Even for them, the big stars with beautiful appearances and countless fans, they were just actors who couldn't get onto the stage in the eyes of those top wealthy families.
"Yes, this person carries immense fortune. Capturing him can yield tens of thousands of fortune points."
"Is it stronger than Gong Han's fortune?" Axi had previously said that Gong Han had the strongest fortune in the world. As long as she maintained a close relationship with him every few days, the energy she gained would be enough to sustain all the system's operations.
"The two cannot be compared. You should focus your main energy on Gong Han and not let a small gain cause a big loss." Bai Xingyan's indifference to Lin Yinyin's charm was troublesome. Focusing on Gong Han was a safer bet.
Axi's judgments had never been wrong. Although Lin Yinyin wanted to snatch Bai Xingyan from Qiao Ci sooner, she was afraid Gong Han would overthink it. If the duck that was almost in her grasp flew away, it wouldn't be worth it. She could only proceed slowly.
As noon approached, Qiao Ci impatiently went to the sea to gather supplies.
Bai Xingyan had seen Qiao Ci catch all sorts of seafood from the sea on the show, so he wasn't worried. As she dived into the water, he sat on the beach, gazing at the sea before him, waiting obediently.
[I can't take it anymore, family! I'm taking this well-behaved cub with me first!]
[You upstairs are dreaming. Don't you touch my cub.]
[Hello, police? Someone is trying to abduct my boyfriend again. Yes, his name is Bai Xingyan.]
[Since everyone has thrown away all pretense of decency, I will too. Star cub, sister loves you!]
[With this much sun, won't the cub get tanned?]
[I really wish I could become some washed-up movie queen, then I could be close to the cub.]
The bullet comments were lively. Bai Xingyan's appearance had obviously attracted a large wave of older sister and mother fans.
Before long, Qiao Ci surfaced, holding a king crab and an eel in her hands, with a strand of seaweed wrapped around her waist, concealing the delicate skin on her slender waist.
After so many days of foraging underwater, Little Spoon discovered that besides her astonishing lung capacity, her host was also particularly favored by low-intelligence creatures.
Every time she went into the water, all sorts of seafood would swim around her joyfully, as if saying, "Pick me, pick me!" Then the host, with a straight face, would casually grab one. Except for fish, whichever seafood she caught would be the day's ingredient, very Zen.
Seeing Qiao Ci come ashore, Bai Xingyan immediately stood up, dusted the fine sand off his pants, and ran towards Qiao Ci like a big Golden Retriever.
He naturally took the king crab and eel from Qiao Ci's hands. As for the strand of seaweed wrapped around her waist, Bai Xingyan glanced at it and then awkwardly turned his head away.
When Qiao Ci came out after changing her clothes, Bai Xingyan was already processing the ingredients.
The young man lowered his head, his delicate eyebrows focused on the eel. His long, fair hands slowly sliced the eel meat, his movements elegant, as if he were creating art.
Perhaps it was the hot weather, but crystal-clear sweat beads began to appear on the young man's forehead. Even so, he remained a pleasing sight.
After appeasing Gong Han for a while, Lin Yinyin saw Bai Xingyan working while Gong Han had gone to find ingredients. Not knowing where Qiao Ci had gone, she gracefully approached him.
Seeing him cutting fish, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Such handsome hands shouldn't be doing such rough work for commoners.
He was the heir to Bai Group; he surely never dirtied his hands with household chores. Qiao Ci, who was so unappreciative, actually dared to make him cook!
She crouched down beside Bai Xingyan and gently and ingratiatingly complained on his behalf, "Qiao Ci is really something. How can she let a big man like you do this kind of work? Aren't you tired? Shall I help you?"
As she spoke, she reached out to take the knife from his hand, but Bai Xingyan politely refused, "No, thank you. Also, I was able to join her group precisely because I can cook. This is what I should be doing."
Lin Yinyin wasn't upset by the rejection. Looking at Bai Xingyan up close, she liked him more and more. In her past life, how had she not encountered such a handsome young man? His family background could give her a sense of security, his handsomeness could give her a sense of vanity, and he could cook...
If only in her past life... No, it wasn't too late now. She was determined to capture this Crown Prince of Bai Group!
Under her infatuated and direct gaze, Bai Xingyan looked up, his beautiful peach blossom eyes filled with slight confusion, "Don't you need to find ingredients or something? I saw others going together to look."
"Gong Han has already gone to find supplies and should be back soon." The perfectly pure and handsome young man captivated even Lin Yinyin, a seasoned seductress, making her unable to resist looking at him longer.
"Oh, I saw you on the show before. Ever since joining this isolated island survival variety show, Brother Gong has been finding ingredients and cooking for everyone. I'm so envious of you, you don't have to do anything, just look beautiful." Bai Xingyan's smile grew brighter, and his tone was filled with envy.
Lin Yinyin felt that his words were a bit strange, but upon hearing "look beautiful," she thought he was praising her and immediately blushed shyly, "It's all because Brother Han is too capable. If you want to join our group, I can help you apply. I guarantee you'll survive until the end and become the winner."
"No, thank you. I came here for the show's prize money, and secondly, to constantly improve my survival skills. I believe this is also the ultimate goal of this season's program.
It allows participants like us to learn self-reliance and hard work, and it also allows the viewers to understand the joy of providing for oneself." Bai Xingyan's tone was indifferent, with obvious detachment.
Lin Yinyin didn't know which of her words had displeased the Crown Prince. As she was about to say something else, the cold voice of the Movie Queen System filled her mind, "Idiot, he's trying to trick you into talking!"