The Slacker Stepmother and the Non-Domineering CEO

Chapter 48

Gu Junxing is essentially a black hole of the Internet, he barely uses social media, and his phone skills are even less than Butler Su. Thanks to Butler Su, he finally downloaded and registered for the live broadcasting app. He didn't even bother to create a username, simply using his real name, Gu Junxing.

"How come there are so few people in this live broadcasting room? The others have quite a lot." Gu Junxing glanced at the number 354 at the upper-left corner, finding it quite glaring. Other rooms had tens of thousands, and even the least had a few thousand, but theirs was the smallest.

"The others are all celebrities with fan bases. But our Missus and Young Master, I'm sure they'll gather fans sooner or later."

Gu Junxing held his phone for a while, finding it quite uncomfortable. So, he decided to cast the broadcasting room onto a larger screen in his study room. He didn't visit other lives, or interact in the comments section, he simply watched.

Once they got into the car, the director handed Nian Suian and Gu Zhijing a phone each, letting them know they could use these devices to watch the live broadcast and observe the comments, whether it be on their own or others. They could interact if they found any interesting comments.

However, Nian Suian barely used her phone after receiving it. She suffered from car sickness. For anyone who suffers from car sickness, looking at a phone whilst in a car was tantamount to courting death. Furthermore, she hurried out this morning and forgot to eat her motion sickness medicine, so she decided to rest her eyes for now.

She did remember that there were still some viewers in their live broadcasting room. Despite the lack of viewers, Nian Suian still addressed the camera, "Dear friends, I'm sorry, but I'm experiencing car sickness. I'm going to take a nap. Feel free to check out other people's live broadcasts for now."

〈That's what car sickness looks like QAQ, I end up napping whenever I ride too〉

〈No worries, miss, we always have 'your son' to watch〉

However, halfway through the journey, even Gu Zhijing couldn’t remain energized. He was too excited last night to sleep, woke up early this morning, and by now, couldn’t hold on any longer. His head tilted and he fell asleep.

With fewer viewers to begin with, now they had barely any. But still, a few remained. They started a conversation in the comments section.

〈To be honest, watching them sleep is quite pleasing〉

〈+1 to the previous comment, their sleeping faces are attractive too〉

〈These two guests seem so indifferent to their surroundings. Usually, those who participate in these shows are aspiring celebrities, but judging by their demeanor, they don’t seem to be trying to put on a show〉

〈I like it this way, I like their calm approach〉

Nian Suian originally planned to rest her eyes but ended up asleep after a while. In the end, both of them were woken by the director.

Clumsily rubbing his eyes, Gu Zhijing asked, "Are we there yet?" He looked out the window, it was a completely unfamiliar setting. They were surrounded by fields, and mountains spread out limitlessly in the distance.

"It should be soon," Nian Suian took out her phone to check their destination on the map. "It shows approximately ten more minutes."

"Freshen up," Nian Suian took out a wet wipe from her bag and handed it to Gu Zhijing. She instructed him to wipe his face and wake up. Nian’s makeup wouldn’t allow for her to do the same, so she took a sip of water to force herself awake.

Gu Zhijing gruffly wiped his face with the wet wipe. He used two pieces before he finally felt awake.

"Wow, such good skin! So jealous!"

"Young age has its benefits."

Gu Zhijing looked at the phone provided by the production team with excitement. "Ren Man is here already! Can I straightaway ask her for an autograph?"

Viewers in the live chatroom began to laugh when they saw Gu Zhijing's reaction.

"Haha, so Gu Zhijing is a fan of Ren Man too!"

"Gu Zhijing is the best!"

"Is Gu Zhijing a solo fan or a CP fan?"

Seeing these comments, Gu Zhijing quickly replied to the camera, "I'm a die-hard solo fan!"

"Hahaha, Gu Zhijing knows the term 'die-hard fan'!"

"Did Gu Zhijing see Ren Man's past livestreams? She actually brought her own son on the show."

"She never revealed her son before, and now she directly brought him on the show? This is huge."

Unaware of the previous livestream, Gu Zhijing naturally didn't know that when Ren Man had introduced her son in the morning, it had caused quite a stir. Everyone was surprised by her decision to bring her son on the show.

Gu Zhijing wanted to watch more but the car had already stopped at the entrance of the village. The staff told them they had to find the show's location in the village on foot.

"Let's go."

For this trip, Nian Suian brought two suitcases: one with clothes and the other with skincare products, medicines, and other miscellaneous items. Gu Zhijing only brought one suitcase with books and spare clothes.

When they got off the car, he volunteered to push the two heavier suitcases, leaving the light one for Nian Suian.

"He's such a sweetheart."

"Even though they're not biological mother and son, they look so harmonious together."

"I thought it would be a drama about rich and powerful families, but it's actually a heartwarming story. Nice!"

They got off under a massive tree with a grindstone underneath it. They speculated that this was how Mofang Village got its name.

They checked the live chatroom again and found that only Ren Man had arrived, others were still on their way. So, Nian Suian and Gu Zhijing took their time.

The production team was kind enough not to give difficult tasks right at the beginning. There were markers in the village so they just had to follow them.

They finally reached the destination after a walk of about seven to eight minutes.

Upon entering the shooting location, the livestream audience could see everything happening.

Seeing them arrive, Ren Man took initiative to help them with their suitcases and greeted them.

"Hello, I'm Ren Man." She pointed towards a little boy standing behind her that was about three-four years old. "This is my son, Zhuang Zhuang."

"Ren Man! I really like you. Can I have your autograph?" Gu Zhijing was so elated that he was nearly jumping with joy. Frantically searching for something to get the autograph on, he decided to open his suitcase and take out paper and pen.

The number of people in the live chatroom increased as the livestreams were merged, so more comments were flowing in. Everyone started laughing again.

"He's acting like a typical fan meeting their idol."

"So jealous! I want Ren Man's autograph too."

"What's the deal with these two guests? Are they amateurs?"

...

Nian Suian stopped Gu Zhijing and handed him a pen and notebook from her bag, directly opening a suitcase on the spot — quite a bold move.

"Thanks, Aunt Mom."

Many audience members in the live stream, unaware of the context, were puzzled by the term.

"What does 'Aunt Mom' mean?"

An audience member, who had also watched Nian Suian and Gu Zhijing's live stream, explained: "Their relationship is stepmother and stepson. Calling her 'Aunt Mom' probably means she's both a mom and a sister to him!"

"Stop it, you're killing me, haha! 'Both a mom and a sister', where do you even come up with this kind of stuff?'

"His son is already so grown up, how old must his dad be? Why would such a beautiful young lady marry an old man?"

"Are you blind? The kid's dad is quite handsome - not old at all!"

"Pics or it didn't happen, don't believe it."

"+1"

Soon, voices were heard from outside again, it seemed the third guest had arrived.

"Mom, we're here."

Nian Suian looked up and realized she did not know him. Just when she was about to ask Gu Zhijing if he did, she noticed Gu Zhijing's long face.

"What's wrong, don't tell me he's Yue Qingchi?"

Before Nian Suian could get a response from Gu Zhijing, she heard a distinct child’s voice.

"Daddy!"