‘I fried an egg just like Simone instructed. Crispy on the outside and runny on the inside. Yum.’
‘It’s just a bowl of noodles, but they’re eating it like it’s a new culinary experience.’
‘Their eating feels so genuine. They must really think it’s delicious.’
‘Yeah, unlike the other team last night. Aaron and Leon said Jodie’s cooking was good, but they didn’t eat much.’
‘I wish I could have some too. Simone can really cook.’
‘No wonder Aaron wanted her to cook. He must have known she was a talented cook.’
‘So, Simone and Aaron know each other very well? How else would he know?’
‘I sense some drama. Could it be? Is Simone pursuing Aaron behind our backs?’
‘I don’t think she’s interested in Aaron. She’s not playing hard to get like Aaron’s fans claim.’
‘Simone didn’t try to steal the spotlight. She’s generous and caring. It’s like the Internet was talking about someone else entirely.’
‘Do you trust the Internet? Those are probably hate comments. I think Simone is great.’
‘Oh, speaking of stealing the spotlight, I feel sorry for Leyla.’
‘Jojo was desperate to take on the cooking task. Leyla wanted to help her yesterday, but Jojo didn’t let her.’
‘She told Aaron and Leon to cut up and wash the greens, though.’
‘Leyla could only watch. She couldn’t even join the conversation. It was embarrassing.’
‘Ooh, I can imagine that. How embarrassing.’
‘I’m watching both live streams. Leyla is being excluded by her teammates.’
‘Jojo has Aaron and Leon by her side, while Leyla is always behind them. She seems redundant.’
Simone’s fans were starting to dislike Jodie. Even non-fans were beginning to dislike her as well. In the other live stream, Leyla’s fans were growing angrier at Jodie, who had stolen their idol’s screen time and all the attention.
Almost all of Leon’s fans had a huge crush on him. They had never seen him get so close to any female celebrities before, so they also started disliking Jodie.
After finishing everything in their bowls, including the broth, Zac took another photo and opened his messaging app. He tapped on the chat group for all the celebrities of the show and posted the first photo he took of the noodles.
Zac texted, ‘Breakfast was delightful. These were the best noodles I’ve ever had.’
He then posted the second photo. ‘And we finished everything, even the broth.’ He tagged Aaron. ‘What did you have for breakfast? Show us.’
Aaron and his team had just left another household that had rejected them. They heard the notification from their phones and took them out to check the chat group. After reading the messages, they fell silent.
That little b*stard! Breakfast? We’re still starving. They didn’t feel too hungry before they saw the photos, but now they were famished. They wanted to smack Zac. Aaron sent an angry emoji. The noodles were obviously made by his sister. Zac the b*stard’s lucky this time.
Zac texted a smiling emoji, which irritated Aaron.
While they were texting, the cameramen pointed their cameras at the phones, so the viewers saw everything.
“Zac is up to his tricks again!”
“He’s so mischievous, but I love it.”
“He’s showing off. Aaron must be dying to smack him.”
“Zac has a sharp tongue, and he’s cheeky.”
“I like this guy.”
In the other live stream, things were different.
“Zac is a jerk.”
“This is too much. Aero and his team haven’t had any breakfast, and now they have to watch Zac show off?”
“Look at Aero. He and his team are getting really mad.”
“Come on, Zac. Play nice.”
Both the live streams’ chat rooms had a different atmosphere. One was filled with happiness, while the other had the viewers wanting to curse Zac.
Simone and the others heard the notifications and opened the chat group. When they saw Zac’s messages, they burst into laughter.
Eric and Keira had the same thought. He’s not the cheeky young master for nothing. He’s riling the other team up and poking them where it hurts. Damn, that’s cheeky. Still, as his teammate, they found this gratifying. Simone could imagine how irritated Aaron must be.
Smiling at Zac, Simone remarked, “Well done. He annoys the sh*t out of Aaron because he doesn’t like that guy. Good job.
Zac raised his head smugly. “I know.”
After enjoying themselves, Deuce took Simone and her team to the apple orchard. There were other helpers there as well. Upon arriving, Deuce gave Simone and her teammates a pair of gloves each and said, “Help us pick the fruits.”
Simone and her team put on the gloves and replied, “Sure.” They donned their straw hats and joined the other helpers in harvesting the apples. Eric, Zac, and Keira started with great interest, but as time passed, their arms grew sore, their necks stiffened from constantly looking up, and their backs and legs began to ache from standing for too long. On top of that, the scorching sun was shining down on them.
Keira sighed. “Thank goodness Simone made these straw hats, or our faces would be burned.”
Eric and Zac agreed. “We’re lucky to have Simone.” Despite being guys, as celebrities, they had to take care of their faces. They had to admit that Simone was meticulous.
As they harvested the apples, they chatted. Simone’s teammates had never done this kind of work before, especially under the scorching sun. If they weren’t live streaming, they might have given up. However, they saw Simone smiling and happily picking the apples, and they thought, We can’t drag her down.
So, they gritted their teeth and persevered. A while later, Deuce returned from the concession stand with a few bottles of mineral water and gave them to Simone and her team.
Simone accepted the water and looked at
Deuce. “Thanks.” It was then she noticed that Deuce’s philtrum was getting darker, as was the area around his mouth. She asked, “Where’s your son?”
Deuce smiled. “He ran out first thing this morning.” His son was only seven years old, so he couldn’t help out. He was still at an energetic age, running around the village freely.
Simone frowned. “I know physiognomy, and I think your son might be in danger.”
Deuce froze. ‘What kind of danger?’ he wondered. This pretty celebrity knows physiognomy? Is she serious?
Simone examined the darkening area around his mouth and confirmed her suspicions. “From what I can see, he might drown.” She quickly made a prediction and ran towards the orchard’s entrance. “Hurry! We don’t have much time.”
Everyone was taken aback by Simone’s sudden sprint. Zac put his apples in the basket and said, “We’ll check it out too.” He followed Simone.
At first, Deuce didn’t believe it, but for some reason, he panicked and followed the two of them. Everyone else and the cameraman also joined.
‘Simone knows physiognomy?’
‘Sounds like nonsense to me. Is she joking?’
‘She didn’t even ask where Deuce’s kid went. Can she really find him running around like that?’
‘I think she’s just trying to get attention.’
‘If it’s fake, then she just cursed that guy’s kid.’
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.