"Little Ancestor, we've arrived. Shall I escort you?"
Qi Sui Bai bowed respectfully, unbuckling the tightly secured seatbelt for Jian Sheng.
Jian Sheng's eyebrows were slightly disheveled by the wind from the speeding sports car, but her eyes sparkled.
"Xiao Bai, will you take me for a spin next time? When you drive me, it's much more fun than when Uncle Xiao drives me."
Although it was still far from the exhilarating experience of flying sword races in the cultivation world, it gave her a hint of the thrill of soaring on a sword.
Qi Sui Bai's expression stiffened. To deliver the Little Ancestor quickly, he had pushed the car to its absolute limit, a speed he could barely control.
The result? The Little Ancestor's feedback was that it was *fun*?
Qi Sui Bai's face was rigid. "Definitely next time, Little Ancestor. Jian Xiu Huan is waiting over there. Do you want to go over now?"
Jian Sheng shook off the memories in her mind and quickly said, "Xiao Bai, you can go back first. I can go over by myself!"
With that, she hopped out of the passenger seat. Her small white shoes landed on the ground with a patter as she ran towards Jian Xiu Huan.
Qi Sui Bai watched from afar. He saw Jian Sheng trot over to Jian Xiu Huan, who then scooped her up and planted several kisses on her cheeks.
He sat back in the car with a blank expression.
Good. It seemed he was indeed not needed.
Xiao Yu Feng watched the phantom-like sports car drive away, then looked at Jian Xiu Huan, who was tightly hugging the little girl who had run over from the car.
He thought of the legends circulating among the entertainment industry's higher-ups regarding Jian Xiu Huan's background.
Xiu Huan, Jian Xiu Huan…
If he didn't realize who Jian Xiu Huan was now, he'd be a complete fool.
He hadn't expected the Jian family to have connections with that person from the Qi family. This was news he had to relay to his father, so he could re-evaluate his family's stance on the Jian family.
He picked up his phone to text his father. At that moment, he noticed the live broadcast screen that was still open on his phone, and the rapidly scrolling comments.
— Yay! Sheng Sheng baby is back!
— Sob sob, Sheng Sheng baby, I can finally see you! That damned kidnapper, to actually harm such a little child!
— Why is there no news from Beijing's public security? I just want to know who kidnapped Sheng Sheng baby. May the kidnappers die a horrible death!
— Huh? Why is Sheng Sheng baby here now? Did she see her brother sunbathing and run over to see him?
— What gossip did I miss? Xiu Huan has a sister?
— Is this little girl Xiu Huan's sister? She also got out of that sports car just now. Holy cow, is Xiu Huan's family this rich?
After sending what he saw to his father, Xiao Yu Feng's gaze flickered.
Jian Xiu Huan's sister…
Jian Xiu Huan smeared Jian Sheng's face with saliva and checked her all over.
Only after confirming the little girl was unharmed did he carry Jian Sheng over to the other guests and apologize:
"My sister was kidnapped and taken abroad a few days ago. She only arrived today from—"
"This is our final young guest, Jian Sheng. Xiu Huan has already explained the reason for her delay."
"To make it in time for this recording session, Sheng Sheng, our little darling, had a very bumpy journey, being taken by kidnappers across multiple countries."
"Fortunately, everything is in the past now, and Sheng Sheng, our little darling, has arrived here safe and sound."
"Let us warmly celebrate Sheng Sheng, our little darling's, safe return!"
Loud applause erupted from the crowd.
Although the thoughts of those present and those watching via live stream varied.
Some complained internally about why the production team cast such a young child as a guest.
Some questioned why Jian Sheng was rushed to record the program immediately after being rescued from her kidnappers.
Others worried about Jian Sheng's current psychological state.
But no matter what they were thinking at that moment, everyone simultaneously offered their most sincere blessings to the little girl who had narrowly escaped death.
On the bullet screen, everyone uniformly sent their blessings.
At this very moment, a one-click blessing button even appeared on the website's live broadcast interface.
After a while of the bullet screen scrolling, someone finally reacted.
— Ugh! The production team is inhumane! I knew Sheng Sheng baby would rush over!
— Indeed, this point is where the production team acted inhumanely.
— But has the production team considered that such a little girl, still in her withdrawn phase after being kidnapped, can even participate in the show? Are they inviting her as a burden?
— Isn't Sheng Sheng baby's biological brother still here? Since Xiu Huan will be taking care of her, I'm only worried about the baby's psychological state.
— I just hope the production team acts like decent people and is more considerate when assigning tasks to the baby.
— Why participate in a show when she's so delicate? The other guests probably don't want to bring along such a burden.
— This is a live broadcast of the show "New Home," not a special episode for Jian Sheng's return. Can you please watch the show recording properly?
As topics related to Jian Sheng flooded the live stream, fans of other guests also reacted.
Sympathizing with the little girl was one thing, but supporting their own brothers and sisters was the priority!
Just as the live stream buzzed with activity, a trending topic on Weibo was rapidly climbing.
#Xiu Huan's Sister Successfully Rescued and Participates in Variety Show Recording#
Below it, the reason for Jian Sheng's kidnapping was attached, along with a link to the variety show's live broadcast.
Hu Guang Xu watched the growing controversy on Weibo and rubbed his sparse forehead.
He knew that using the topic of the little girl's safe return to generate buzz and drive traffic to the show was not exactly proper, and it would attract some criticism.
But as someone behind the scenes, did he care about such things?
Let them scold. The more people scolded him, the better.
The harsher the scolding, the more it meant they cared about Jian Sheng's current situation.
In the end, wouldn't they still click into the live stream to watch the show, even if they complained?
Hu Guang Xu sat in the production team's van, very satisfied with his results.
He took out his walkie-talkie and issued the command for the program to officially begin to Jiang Bin.
Jiang Bin clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"After such a long wait, we welcome our newest, and historically youngest guest on the show."
"I believe every guest is eager for the upcoming segments!"
"Now! I announce! The recording of the show 'Let's Go, New Home!' officially begins!"
Initiated by Zhu Dan Ni, who was a natural atmosphere creator, the guests cheered.
Jiang Bin lowered his hand. "Next, I will announce the rules for this episode's journey to our new home!"
He glanced at the card in his hand, concealing the deep worry in his eyes.
"The journey to the new home is divided into five stages, with one stage being a group activity."
"For the remaining four stages, we have a total of six guests. The first three stages will randomly pair two people together, and the last stage will be a free choice of grouping among the guests present."
As soon as he announced the initial grouping rules, many guests present collectively changed their expressions.
Regardless of the type of variety show, the challenges set for guests were bound to have a certain level of difficulty. At such times, the importance of a good teammate became evident.
Normally, they wouldn't find random matching to be an issue.
But now, there was a four or five-year-old little girl present!
And she was a little girl who had just experienced kidnapping, and very likely had psychological issues!
Their gazes instinctively turned to the little girl held by Jian Xiu Huan, her big round eyes wide open, obediently listening to Jiang Bin read out the rules.
As the little girl looked at them with confusion, they all turned their heads away, avoiding her clear eyes that seemed transparent enough to see through.
Jiang Bin noticed the stiff atmosphere. He maintained a smile, adhering to his professional demeanor.
"On my phone, it shows an automatic combination program."
"Now, we will begin random grouping by the program!"
Everyone's expression became tense.