Chapter 004: It's Always Her Fault

"I don't have a partner; it was decided from the beginning," Wen Yan didn't want to be partnered with Shen Yan at all.

Shen Yan threw the small shovel onto the ground and sat on its handle.

"I don't want to partner with anyone either, but the program has its rules," Shen Yan felt the production team had no clue how to run a show, no wonder they relied on top celebrities and negative fans to boost viewership.

Despite that, this wilderness survival show still failed to take off, falling far short compared to the neighboring romance reality show.

How can a wilderness survival show be this lax?

It's just like playing house with little kids, totally uninteresting.

No wonder the adventure-loving Qin Dingyue thought about quitting.

Throughout the day, these pampered stars would just go into the water to feel for fish and shrimp, pick some wild fruits or vegetables, and even paired up males and females to mimic the neighboring love reality show and create a romantic atmosphere.

It ended up being a mess.

If it weren't for these top celebrities participating, this show would have been canceled long ago.

They got the wilderness part right, but the survival aspect was terribly lacking.

Front of the camera they pretend, behind the camera, they eat and drink, completely putting on a show.

Shen Yan was considering giving some advice to the director when she saw Wen Yan across from her getting red in the face, unable to produce any sparks by drilling wood.

Shen Yan felt a bit of disdain.

So soft and powerless, not at all manly.

Upon closer inspection, Shen Yan realized this man was even wearing makeup, her mouth twitching with indescribable feeling.

He already lacked masculinity, yet he wore makeup too; doesn't he feel that's too effeminate?

[Green tea fake princess, that's enough, stop staring at my Wen Yan, disgusting.]

[I bet the fake princess has fallen for Wen Yan.]

[Delusional green tea act, what right does she have to like Wen Yan, she's not even worthy to carry his shoes.]

[Green tea fake princess, get out of the entertainment industry, stop disgusting us.]

[Don't think that just because you put on a no-makeup look and pretend to be decent, you can erase your past actions.]

[It's done, my Wen Yan has been tainted by the green tea fake princess! Tainted!!]

Shen Yan couldn't stand it and suddenly got up walking towards Wen Yan.

Wen Yan was sweating profusely from trying to start a fire with the wood drill but still couldn't produce any sparks.

But he was not anxious.

After all, the production team wouldn't leave them hungry.

So in this program, he just went through the motions without much care.

Everyone who came here, except for the initially adventurous Qin Dingyue, joined with a playful mindset.

They couldn't really expect them to survive like wild men.

How would that look on camera?

"I'll do it."

Shen Yan raised her hand to press his shoulder, intending to push him back.

But as soon as Shen Yan touched him, Wen Yan jumped up very agitatedly, "Don't touch me!"

His voice was loud, filled with disgust.

Wen Yan got up quickly, stumbled, and fell backward.

His butt hit the ground, burned by the pebbles, causing Wen Yan to inhale sharply from the pain.

His face turned pale.

[Fake princess, what are you doing! Let go of my Yan!]

[So damn disgusting, the fake princess actually pushed Wen Yan.]

[That's too much bullying, won't the production crew manage this? What a lousy show, if it weren't for my precious Wen Yan, I would have left long ago.]

[How could they think to let such a person in, it's so disgusting I could vomit my dinner from last night.]

Shen Yan hadn't expected Wen Yan to be so fragile.

She had just gently pressed him.

"Sorry, I didn't realize you were so fragile," Shen Yan was a bit speechless.

Wen Yan clenched his teeth, and to prove he was not a weak man, despite the pain, he forced a smile, "I overreacted, it's not your fault."

[Wuuu! My precious Yan is too good, clearly pushed by the green tea act yet he takes the blame himself, what merit does green tea act have…]

[I say, the production team should kick the green tea fake princess out.]

Seeing that he still showed some manliness, Shen Yan sat down in his place, picking up the stick.

Then...

Her hands rapidly started spinning.

The viewers felt dazzled, unable to clearly see Shen Yan's speed in wood drilling.

In a few seconds, the fire was lit.

Wen Yan's eyes widened.

Is this the fragile person from the last episode who couldn't even drag a few small twigs?

Seeing the clumsy setup he managed, Shen Yan, unable to stand it, quickly retied it into a solid one and mounted the pot distributed by the program team.

Her actions were unbelievably smooth!

It was all just to salvage some reputation; otherwise, Shen Yan wouldn't have bothered with this stuff.

"What are you looking at? Do you want me to cook and feed you, too?"

After finishing, Shen Yan took a tent and found a spot to set up for the night.

Realizing this, Wen Yan hurried to put the uncooked fish on the frying pan.

[What's with fake princess? She's acting strange...]

[Those moves just now, they seemed so real.]

[Maybe she's practiced hundreds of times before, fake princess is just fake princess, trying to deceive us with such cheap tricks, just drop dead.]

Smelling something burning, Shen Yan shook her head.

Then continued to look for a safer spot to set up the tent.

The original protagonist got sick because she messed up the tent setup and caught a chill here last episode, and then got scared by mountain bugs.

Also, a staff member was bitten by a snake, luckily it wasn't a very venomous one.

They managed to get medical attention in time, and here they are back at work this episode.

Just as Shen Yan found a comparatively safer spot and was about to put down the tent, a figure beat her to it: "I and Jinchen just agreed to settle here, could you give this place to us?"

A gentle voice came over; Shen Yan looked up, only to meet Chu Jing's innocent and gentle gaze.

At the moment she met the female lead, Shen Yan didn't think the protagonist described in the book possessed anything extraordinary to drive everyone in that world crazy over her.

Today, Chu Jing wore a ginger-yellow long shirt, black pants, and soft-soled climbing shoes, all proper survival gear.

Nothing to fault.

With her hair draped over her shoulders and lightly made-up delicate eyebrows, her clear, gentle eyes were instantly likable.

The original author had portrayed the female protagonist beautifully.

[Oh my God! Hehe is really, really gentle! As a woman, I'm already swooned!]

[Hehe, ignore the fake princess, she's just purposefully cozying up to you! Shameless!]

[I'll say it a hundred times, fake princess scram out of the entertainment industry!]

[I really want to see the fake princess suffer! Why didn't the snake bite her the other day? Instead, it bit a staff member who was by her. The heavens are blind.]

[This spot was clearly occupied by Hehe and others first, Shen Yan is too shameless, blatantly stealing Hehe's spot.]

[Just seeing fake princess makes me annoyed.]

Knowing that this spot belonged to the male and female leads, Shen Yan didn't think twice and turned away.

Thinking about how the original owner ended up imprisoned because of the female lead and lost miserably, she felt quite disgusted with the female lead.

Although it was the original owner's own doing, now that she had taken the original owner's place, she naturally represented herself.

Chu Jinghe prepared her words, but they got stuck as she watched Shen Yan walk away.

Mu Jincheng, who was hammering in stakes for the tent, came back and saw Shen Yan turning away, frowning, "What happened?"

Chu Jinghe shook her head, a bit frustrated with herself, "Maybe I accidentally said something wrong, the new guest didn't want to deal with me."

"Perhaps they just don't like talking," Mu Jincheng didn't mind.

Seeing Mu Jincheng pulling up the rope, Chu Jinghe quickly said, "Jincheng, let me help you with that."

Mu Jincheng smiled at her, "Sure!"

[Hehe, that's not a new guest, she's just that green tea bitch trying to ruin your relationship!]

[Mu Jincheng is too handsome! He and Hehe baby match perfectly!]

[To the one before, even though I acknowledge Chu Jinghe, I still must remind you, this isn't a love reality show, it's wilderness survival! Don't forcefully ship CPs.]

[Ship Jincheng and Jing CP! I just love shipping! I don't care if it's wilderness survival, I'm shipping alright! Didn't you see the pink bubbles when they looked at each other? It's way sweeter than the couple on the neighboring love show!]

Regardless of how the comments were flying, those participating in the program couldn't see them.

Shen Yan found a place and set up the tent, and the viewers were surprised that she didn't run over to Mu Jincheng to act coquettishly like last episode, insisting that Mu Jincheng help her.

Could it be that the fake princess changed her tactics?

Upon setting her tent and discovering it lacked stakes, Shen Yan went to ask the program staff for a knife.

She headed towards the forest at the front, and it just so happened that Mu Jincheng was coming from the other side to retrieve the stakes he hadn't finished collecting, and coincidentally, Shen Yan came right where he temporarily put them.

[I knew it, how could fake princess suddenly change her nature, she was waiting here.]

[Here we go again, she's coming to annoy Brother Mu again.]

[Truly shameless, stealing the stakes Brother Mu worked hard to chop, she's so annoying, always like this. Why do they even invite her to join the program?]

[Just when I started to slightly change my opinion of her, now I see her true colors remain, just looking for a chance to be alone with Brother Mu, taking shamelessness to the extreme.]

Mindless fans didn't care whether Shen Yan reached to grab them or not, the mere motion was her fault.

Mu Jincheng, prompted to intervene, also had to scold Shen Yan.

In short, Shen Yan could do nothing without being chastised.