Chapter 365: Little Sweetie, Madam Niu!

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「Goodbye? Is this Xiao Shen’s goodbye? Of course it is! The prize ceremony is over, so logically Xiao Shen should say farewell to us—but I really don’t want him to go!」

「That’s right, time really flies. Has The Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic really ended already?」

「Don’t go yet! Xiao Shen, chat with us a little longer! Just a few more words would be enough!」

「Exactly! We hope Xiao Shen can delay shutting down this livestream a bit longer—we still have over seventy million viewers online! Please give us this favor.」

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After hearing Xiao Yi’s words, the livestream viewers first fell silent in shock.

Then the entire comment section exploded, as they finally realized that with the prize ceremony over, Xiao Yi’s livestream was about to shut down too.

Immediately, the viewers expressed overwhelming reluctance.

They hoped Xiao Yi would delay shutting down the livestream and chat with them a little longer.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yi naturally didn’t know any of these comments—even if he did, he might still refuse.

Because right now, Xiao Yi simply wanted some private space for himself.

「Click!」

In the end, Xiao Yi himself pressed the button to shut down the livestream that had accompanied him for so long—suddenly, tens of millions of screens across China went black.

Then Xiao Yi bowed again to the production crew and said:

「I want to thank everyone on the production team for your support. I’ve caused you a lot of trouble in these final days—I hope you can forgive me. And once again, thank you all, thank you, production team.」

「Xiao Shen, you’re too polite—it’s our job!」

「On a personal note, thank you, Xiao Shen, for bringing us such an incredible wilderness survival show—and also thank you, Sister Liu Hong, Sister Jiang Yiyi, and the others.」

「You’re not just speaking for yourself—you can speak for me too.」

「And for me as well!」

「Hahaha!」

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Hearing Xiao Yi’s thanks, some members of the production team laughed and responded.

At this moment, Li Yong spoke again.

「Actually, it’s we on the production team who should be thanking you—for bringing such an amazing display of wilderness survival knowledge.」

「I also want to announce officially: Season One of The Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic is now officially over.」

「Applause! Applause!」

Hearing Li Yong’s words, everyone around burst into applause.

Seeing this, Li Yong glanced at the crowd once more and shouted over the clapping: 「Dismissing!」

Then he looked toward Director Qu and Director Kang—both directors gave him a nod, signaling they understood.

Hearing this, some members of the production crew smiled as they glanced at Xiao Yi and walked away; others gathered around him.

Of course, Shen Mengsan, Liu Hong, and others close to Xiao Yi all stood nearby, smiling, waiting.

「Xiao Shen, can you sign my autograph? I’m your loyal fan!」

「Xiao Shen, I’m your fan too—can we take a photo together?」

「Xiao Shen, I’m…」

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At this moment, Xiao Yi, surrounded by the crowd, felt his head spinning.

Looking at the people crowding around him, Xiao Yi finally realized—he had truly become famous.

But fame didn’t seem like such a good thing after all.

Didn’t these people mind the smell on him?

Honestly, Xiao Yi, fresh out of the wilderness, reeked of sour stench.

Right now, Xiao Yi really didn’t want to face this scene.

After all, he was a young idol—how could he show his fans such a disgusting side of himself?

Okay, to be honest, all Xiao Yi wanted right now was a place to rest, a good wash, and a solid sleep.

After all, his nerves had been taut since the wilderness—even when he was in the cabin, he’d never truly relaxed.

But the crowd’s enthusiasm caught him completely off guard.

Even the people closest to him were young female crew members—and Xiao Yi now felt someone sneakily touching his abs.

This this this…

Should he call the police?

Meanwhile, Shen Mengsan and others close to Xiao Yi who hadn’t left all grinned.

「I’m so jealous of Xiao Shen! If so many girls surrounded me, I’d be over the moon.」

One of Shen Mengsan’s young team members sighed.

What man doesn’t want to be surrounded by beauties?

「Do you have money? Do you have Xiao Yi’s looks? Do you have his abilities? If you do, you won’t be jealous—if you don’t, you can’t be jealous.」

Hearing this, Shen Mengsan teased his team member.

The young man immediately scratched his head, grinning foolishly.

Shen Mengsan’s words were harsh—but they were true.

He spoke this way with sarcasm precisely to wake his young team members up.

The female crew members here weren’t all stunning, but they were all young and attractive, with good jobs.

Shen Mengsan knew some of his single team members had already had crushes on them.

But he still wanted to dampen their enthusiasm now.

Even though class distinctions aren’t emphasized anymore, they still exist in people’s hearts.

And when choosing a partner, social compatibility still matters—otherwise, after marriage, you won’t be happy, because your values won’t align.

There’s still a huge gap in values and lifestyle between these young men and these girls.

A little reality check now, Shen Mengsan believed, was necessary.

Of course, if any of his boys actually managed to attract a golden sparrow, he’d be thrilled—but the odds were slim.

At this moment, Xiao Yi, amused and exasperated, joked:

「Guys, I’m not a big star—what’s the point of my autograph or photo?」

「And even if you want a photo, can’t you let me wash up first? I’m not running away from the base—this photo will make you look like you’re mocking me.」

「Hehe! Hahaha!」

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, everyone burst into laughter.

They all knew Xiao Yi wasn’t suitable for photos right now—someone called out:

「Everyone, make way! Let Xiao Shen go wash up and freshen up first.」

Hearing this, the crowd slowly parted, though some kept snapping photos.

After all, Xiao Yi’s current ridiculous appearance was a rare sight—this was worth keeping as a memory.

Xiao Yi noticed the few who kept photographing him and rolled his eyes—he even felt like calling out Erhei.

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After breaking free from the crowd, Xiao Yi finally reached Liu Hong and the others.

Most of the crew members who had surrounded him had now dispersed; only a few lingered to watch.

「Sister Liu Hong, Sister Yiyi, Brother De—long time no see!」

Xiao Yi greeted them as he approached.

Among the other seven program participants, Xiao Yi wasn’t very familiar with the earliest eliminated ones like Mo De and Kai.

The ones he truly knew were Liu Hong, Wang Xing, and others eliminated later.

Though they hadn’t met often, they’d had plenty of video calls whenever new guests arrived.

Especially since they all lived in the wilderness, surrounded by no one else—those video chats naturally deepened their friendship.

「You’re surprisingly generous—I have to admit, I’m impressed.」

Seeing Xiao Yi approach, Liu Hong and the others smiled at him; Liu Hong spoke softly.

She meant it sincerely—she never expected Xiao Yi to do this.

Hearing this, Xiao Yi rubbed his head and chuckled bitterly:

「Now that you say that, I’m starting to regret it!」

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「Hahaha!」

Hearing Xiao Yi’s reply, everyone paused, then burst into laughter again.

Then Liu Hong continued:

「It’s too late to regret now—your donation is already all over the internet. If you back out now, you’ll get roasted.」

Seeing Liu Hong say this, Xiao Yi could only shrug helplessly.

“Enough, let’s not chat more now. Let Xiao Xiao rest—he’s been exhausted for a long time. If you want to talk, we can continue at the victory banquet tonight.”

At that moment, Jiang Yiyi couldn’t help smiling as she spoke up.

She saw exhaustion in Xiao Yi’s eyes.

After hearing Jiang Yiyi say this, everyone glanced at Xiao Yi and nodded in agreement.

Soon after, the group each said their goodbyes to Xiao Yi.

Hearing this, Xiao Yi could only smile wryly—he truly wanted to rest, but he had no idea where his room was.

Maybe Li Yong forgot to tell him when he left!

Just as Xiao Yi awkwardly considered asking Liu Hong and the others where his room was, he realized Liu Hong and the others had already left.

Fortunately, at that moment, a familiar voice came from behind.

“What are you standing around for? But you, kid… you’re really generous! Honestly, even old Shen admires you.”

That’s right—the speaker was Shen Mengsan and Xiao Qin, the two injured men.

This was the second person to openly express admiration for Xiao Yi.

As for the rest of Shen Mengsan’s rescue team, they wanted to stay with Shen Mengsan, but he had just sent them all away.

Seeing Shen Mengsan approach, Xiao Yi finally took a proper look at his condition.

Earlier, there were too many people—he’d only exchanged a brief greeting.

Now Xiao Yi noticed that although Shen Mengsan had been in extreme danger, even facing life-threatening injury,

after just two days of recovery, he looked far better than Xiao Qin.

Then Xiao Yi spoke up.

“It’s nothing much—just a small amount of money. Fame and profit—I chose fame. That’s all.”

Shen Mengsan: “...”

Hearing this, Shen Mengsan couldn’t help twitching his mouth—this kid had just pulled off a smooth move.

But Xiao Yi’s next words made both Shen Mengsan and Xiao Qin burst out laughing.

“Old Shen, do you know where my room is?”

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At this moment, Li Yong truly had no attention to spare for Xiao Yi—he’d genuinely forgotten to tell him where his room was.

Right now, Li Yong was tied up with other matters.

“Mr. Li! Mr. Li!”

As Li Yong returned to his resting place, pondering how to arrange Xiao Yi’s donation, his assistant rushed over urgently.

Hearing the shout, Li Yong immediately frowned.

He looked up and asked, “What’s happened?”

The assistant didn’t waste time—he got straight to the point.

“Two things. First, headquarters called with a video conference—Chairman Zhang, Chairman Wei, and Chairman Wei jointly initiated it. They want to hold a video meeting with you.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yong immediately frowned.

But soon his brow relaxed—he’d already guessed most of what the video meeting would be about.

After all, Xiao Yi had just made a huge move during the bonus award ceremony.

As the current most popular program on the company, the executives couldn’t possibly ignore what was happening here.

Li Yong then said, “I understand. Tell Chairman Zhang and the others I’ll head to the base conference room for the video meeting.”

Then Li Yong asked, “What’s the second thing?”

Hearing this, the assistant could only smile wryly and explained.

“The official website for our program ‘Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic’ has been flooded by netizens.”

Hearing this, Li Yong first froze, then also smiled wryly.

“Li Yong had expected the website to be overwhelmed—after all, Xiao Yi shut down his livestream with such finality. Remember, his livestream had peaked at over seventy million concurrent viewers.”

The assistant continued.

“The website is now filled with demands to restart the livestream and bring Xiao Shen back on. What should we do?”

Hearing this, Li Yong felt genuinely stuck.

Restarting the livestream was no problem—but getting Xiao Yi to return to livestreaming was a major issue.

From Xiao Yi’s behavior just now, it was clear he had no intention of livestreaming again.

Though many would think this was foolish—continuing to livestream would’ve been a perfect chance to solidify his shaky fanbase.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yi was clearly a one-of-a-kind type, and right now, he was utterly indifferent to his fans.

It wasn’t that Xiao Yi was detached—when the program first started, he wouldn’t have ignored his fans’ demands so easily.

But now… he had too many unused free attribute points sitting in his system. Why should he suffer for anyone?

Of course, this version of Xiao Yi was undeniably a bit of a “player.”

When needed, he’s sweet as honey; when not, he’s cold as ice—that was the true reflection of Xiao Yi’s heart right now.