The next morning, when Shen Wanwan woke up, she felt lighter than she ever had before.
It was as though an endless stream of vitality was surging through her body.
After getting up, she inexplicably unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle on the table and tipped her head back to drink.
Previously, drinking untreated water would immediately give her a stomachache.
Cold water would do the same.
She resolutely drank a mouthful and waited for five minutes.
The cramping pain in her stomach never came!
This was an experience she had never had before!
She stepped into the bathroom again and turned on the faucet.
She adjusted the water temperature a little higher and let the warm stream wash over the back of her hand and her palm.
It was several degrees hotter than the temperature she had previously found most comfortable.
Her fair palm quickly reddened under the running water, but the areas of her hand washed by the stream no longer felt the slightest bit burned!
The transformation was truly an unexpected delight.
She then went outside to exercise. Normally, she would be out of breath after running just a few steps, but today she felt as light as a swallow. She gathered her strength, accelerated, and ran swiftly around the entire compound. Her feet no longer felt uncomfortable at all.
Everything that had been established in the book had been completely lifted!
Someone who had always been calm and composed actually felt, for the first time, an urge to scream in excitement and lose her composure.
And she wasn’t the only one who had noticed the changes.
That morning, Shao Yuye repeatedly looked as though he wanted to say something to her but stopped himself, clearly sensing something as well.
Shen Wanwan could tell that her brother wanted to talk to her. So after breakfast, while the livestream had yet to begin, she pulled him aside and asked:
“What do you want to say?”
“I…”
Shao Yuye found it difficult to put into words.
But his sister seemed to be able to read his mind.
“You don’t hate Mom anymore?”
Shao Yuye raised his eyes in astonishment.
“How did you know?”
After sleeping through the night, the hatred he had felt toward Shen Mingzhen had inexplicably dissipated.
Although he might still be unable to act warmly toward Shen Mingzhen if he saw her, unexpectedly, he no longer hated her.
He no longer hated her.
Shen Wanwan didn’t explain why. She simply hugged her Brother.
“As long as you don’t hate her anymore.”
The years of estrangement would eventually be healed through love.
One day, her Brother would be able to become part of the family.
The warm family that had always belonged to him.
After the brief rest period ended, the production team announced that the competition had entered the final day’s sprint.
The enticing grand prize for first place was a three-day trip to Yun Island.
Actually, where they traveled or how they traveled wasn’t the important part. The production team would assign an exclusive cameraman to follow the winning guest and record every moment of their trip. For the guests, this was also an excellent opportunity for exposure.
Shen Wanwan was actually rather uninterested in the prize.
Yun Island? She could go whenever she wanted. There was nothing special about it.
But after suffering from poor health for so many years, her body had finally become agile. For once, she showed genuine enthusiasm toward the challenges.
[Why does it feel like Wanwan is unusually energetic today?!]
[Exactly! She’s still the brains of the group, but now she can even lend a hand with the simpler physical challenges!]
[Is this the power of love?! I’m shipping them to death! I’m shipping them to death!]
The ‘WanZhou’ fans were going crazy shipping them, but the ‘Yu Yu’s remained completely unmoved and ran straight to Shao Yuye’s livestream to complain—
[Brother Ye, I object to this marriage! God Zhou actually made Wanwan do some work! Tsk!!]
[Think about how when our little sister was with Brother Ye, she didn’t have to do anything!]
[Brothers are still the best! Brothers are absolutely the best! Cheering for the world’s greatest Brother Ye!!!]
Shen Wanwan’s unusual liveliness was first noticed by Qi Luozhou.
Therefore, when the production team announced that they had successfully completed the challenge and she came to a stop, he was afraid that her feet might hurt and immediately came over to support her.
“Want to go to Yun Island?”
Shen Wanwan casually rested her hand in the crook of his arm. “No.”
She raised her face with a bright smile, eager to share her happiness with him.
“I don’t feel tired when I exercise anymore!”
The comments section was filled with question marks:
[What does that mean?]
[So the reason Wanwan’s physical stamina was always so poor before was because she got tired easily?]
[Oh my god, we really misunderstood her. Even as a fan, there were times when I thought she was being just a little bit overly delicate about certain things. Thank goodness Brother Ye was always doting on her! I can’t even imagine what would’ve happened if Wanwan and Brother Ye hadn’t successfully recognized each other as siblings… Wouldn’t she have been completely torn apart by everyone?!]
[Ahhhh, I’d like to see who dares criticize her! Who?! Who dares?! We ‘Yu Yu’s will firmly protect Wanwan and Brother Ye, no matter what!! ]
[Exactly! Anyone who dares criticize our Wanwan, this ‘Xiao Chuan’s will step in too!]
The ‘Wan Feng’s finally held their heads high this time:
[Our ‘Wan Feng’s has more members than you guys!]
The ‘Yu Yu’s and the ‘Xiao Chuan’s : [……]
Damn it!
They were part of the group too, okay?!
The wind at the turn of winter into early spring still carried a chill.
The overlapping skin of Qi Luozhou and Shen Wanwan remained closely pressed together.
He looked at her. The feelings he had suppressed for so long seemed to have broken through the soil last night.
Her eyes were shining brightly.
In the end, he leaned down and gently pecked her on the lips.
Ignoring the camera and the successive gasps of shock from the staff around them, he left a fleeting, butterfly-light kiss on Shen Wanwan’s lips.
The sight sent everyone watching the livestream into a frenzy—
[AAAAAAH! Why does God Zhou suddenly feel like an old house catching fire?!]
[So much for being desireless and indifferent! God Zhou, you’ve changed! You’ve changed!!]
[Hehehe… They kissed… Hehehe… They kissed…]
Shen Wanwan hadn’t expected him to do that either.
He had never been the kind of person who would make such a bold display.
Perhaps the restrictions placed on him by the novel had been lifted, allowing his emotions to become more abundant.
How wonderful.
The shackles that had bound everyone had finally been undone.
Shen Wanwan looked at his restrained throat as his Adam’s apple rolled, and she let out a soft laugh.
The day’s challenge officially ended at five in the afternoon.
Shao Yuye and Zhang Song had, without a doubt, taken first place, winning the chance to go on a three-day trip to Yun Island.
Originally, Zhang Yiran and Bai Ling had been poised to overtake them and secure second place. But who could have expected Shen Wanwan to suddenly hit her stride today?
With her actively taking on the challenges, her and Qi Luozhou’s scores naturally kept climbing.
Zhang Yiran and Bai Ling took third place.
Jiang Yuan and Jin Xiaoyu, unsurprisingly, came in last.
But this time, Jiang Yuan was happier than he had ever been before, even happier than when he had taken first place.
When the camera turned to Jiang Yuan, he held a bottle of mineral water to his mouth like a microphone, looking as delighted as if he had just won some grand prize.
“I feel like these five days of teaming up with Xiaoyu have been the happiest five days of my life!”
Jin Xiaoyu enthusiastically applauded, helping to hype up the atmosphere.
“Let me hear your applause! Where’s the applause?!”
[Hahahaha, seriously, after the show ends, you two should try dating in real life!]
[Forget everything else, here are two popularity votes from me as my contribution to your wedding fund!]
Led by Jin Xiaoyu, everyone applauded the two of them.
Standing beside Qi Luozhou, Shen Wanwan was infected by the joy between the pair, and the smile remained on her lips.