Wen Chengxi did not even get the chance to proudly tell his family that he now had two daughters.
And yet—Niannian suddenly didn’t want him anymore?!
What confused him even more was this:
Even though Niannian was the one saying she didn’t want him, the expression on her little face looked exactly like she was the one being abandoned—wronged and devastated.
Niannian clenched her tiny fists, holding back tears with all her strength.
Good children don’t cry.
Adults don’t like crying children—they only like obedient ones.
So she couldn’t cry.
She was just worried… worried that she might not be able to stay on TV anymore.
If she couldn’t stay on TV, how would she ever find her mommy and daddy?
So she quickly asked, trembling, “Then… can I still be on TV?”
But she didn’t know that the tears hanging in her eyes made her look even more heartbreaking.
Wen Chengxi already felt an inexplicable fondness toward her. Seeing her like this, he immediately forgot about Lianlian in his arms.
He hurriedly set Lianlian down and scooped Niannian up instead.
“Niannian, why don’t you want Dad Wen anymore? Didn’t we agree? We’re teammates! We’re partners!”
Lianlian, now sitting alone, immediately changed expression.
A flicker of unhappiness crossed her face.
She silently thought: They were right—Niannian really is here to steal Dad Wen.
But no one noticed her reaction.
All of Wen Chengxi’s attention was on Niannian.
Seeing her hesitate and glance toward Lianlian, he immediately understood.
In the entertainment industry, he had seen all kinds of hidden dynamics.
Among children too, conflicts were often simple.
He quickly realized:
Lianlian must have said something while he wasn’t there.
His brows furrowed slightly.
But because of the cameras—and because Lianlian was just a child—he could not say anything directly.
Instead, he put on a pitiful expression.
“If you abandon Dad Wen like this, I’ll be so sad! Everyone will laugh at me for being abandoned! I’ll be so pitiful!”
As he spoke, he even pretended to cry.
Niannian panicked instantly.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry! Dad Wen still has Lianlian! You’re not alone!”
“That doesn’t count!” Wen Chengxi shamelessly argued. “Look at the other teams—I originally had an advantage! Now you’re leaving me, I’m going to lose face! People will think I’m not doing a good job and laugh at me…”
And then he fully committed to the act—wailing dramatically in the car.
Niannian had never seen anything like this before.
She immediately forgot everything else and hurriedly patted his head.
“Don’t cry… Niannian won’t abandon you! Won’t abandon you!”
Her voice was so soft and flustered that she felt like she might cry too.
The other families in the car didn’t even understand what was happening, but they were all amused.
The livestream chat exploded:
[Brother Wen, don’t forget you’re supposed to be an idol lol!]
[Niannian, if you don’t agree soon he’s really going to kneel.]
[I heard the Wen family is insanely rich and has no daughters… no wonder he’s like this LOL]
In the end, Niannian had no choice but to agree again.
She would not abandon Dad Wen.
Back at the amusement park, when no one was around, Wen Chengxi took off his earpiece and spoke to Lianlian privately.
“Lianlian, did you say something to Niannian?”
Lianlian immediately shook her head.
“I didn’t.”
“Then why didn’t she want to stay with us?”
“I don’t know…”
Wen Chengxi stared at her quietly.
After a few seconds, Lianlian lowered her head guiltily but still said nothing.
He sighed and gently patted her head.
He couldn’t force a child.
After all, she wasn’t even from the Wen family.
“Niannian has suffered a lot,” he said softly. “We should help her find her real parents together, okay?”
Lianlian nodded. “Okay…”
Then she whispered, “I need to go to the restroom.”
“Alright. Be careful.”
At the restroom entrance, Lianlian was stopped by a boy slightly taller than her.
Qiqi.
Her heart dropped.
Qiqi stared at her coldly.
“Why haven’t you gotten rid of that ugly freak yet?”
Lianlian shrank back in fear.
“Dad Wen… likes Niannian… I… I…”
“I don’t care!” Qiqi snapped. “Get her out! Or I’ll get my mom to kick you out! My mom is a big star! The production team listens to her!”
He leaned closer, voice sharp and threatening.
“You’re just a countryside kid. If you get kicked out, your parents will beat you to death!”
Lianlian froze.
Because on the first day of filming, she had seen her parents warn her: behave, earn money, or else she’d be punished.
She had worked so hard to get into this show.
She couldn’t lose it.
So she could only whisper:
“Don’t… don’t kick me out…”
Qiqi snorted, snatched her candy, and walked away arrogantly.
As he left, only one thought burned in his mind:
Why does Mom like that ugly freak so much?
He couldn’t accept it.
Mom can only like him.