Exorbitantly-priced French oil paintings, wall lights exuding Western sophistication, unreasonably lavish furniture, attentive service robots, and that white staircase spiraling down from the second floor.
It made everyone acutely aware of what it meant to be at the pinnacle of high society.
"Mommy," Fu Xiaomo ascended the stairs. Unlike other children's loud shouts, he had been taught extreme politeness, lightly tapping the door with his fingertips three times before calling out.
"Are you awake?"
The sight stunned the viewers in the live stream.
"What exactly did this little guy eat growing up? How can he be so well-behaved and mannerly?"
"And when he knocked on the door, he even knew to tap gently three times. Unlike my wild child at home, if you don't open the door for him, he'll kick it down with a 'bang bang'!"
"Mine's the same, so rude that I want to smack him with a shoe every time."
"No, no, didn't you guys notice something? Is this Li Xingwan's bedroom that they're in?!"
"..."
There was silence in the live stream for a moment before someone made a clever comment.
"She's probably dressed as a maid cleaning the bedroom."
The previously quiet live stream stirred again. "Then we're in for a treat soon, at least we'll get to see a low-tier female star dressed as a maid."
"Screenshot! Screenshot! Is everyone ready to take screenshots? Let's post them on Weibo!"
No one noticed that Little Mobao, who had been praised by the netizens as very polite, instinctively took a step back after asking his question, as if he expected a physiological reaction, afraid that Li Xingwan might suddenly emerge from inside yelling at him.
To tell him to go further away and not appear before her.
Yet, he still longed to be close to this mommy.
Then...
"Awake, awake," came the somewhat flustered voice of Li Xingwan from inside. "Just a moment, mommy will be right out."
Immediately after, the bedroom door was pulled open. Countless eyes were stunned.
The woman stepping out was draped in a lazily elegant red body-hugging long dress, her skin white as jade, with soft curly hair resting against her face...
Her face was indescribably exquisite, glamorous, and haughty.
And that slim waist...
The people in the live stream, while peeking at their screens, compared their own waists.
Their eyes bulged. "Holy crap, holy crap, is that even a waist?"
"Why is mine so barrel-like?"
And there were those drooling from a mile away. "Who is this beautiful young lady? Is she the princess of this castle?"
"I take back what I said before, I can't just run off with the little kid, I have to kidnap this siren of a woman too!"
"Quick, tell me! What kind of sack do they like? A snake skin bag will do too!!"
"And when is that ugly woman Li Xingwan going to show up?!"
The next second.
"Mommy," Fu Xiaomo called out to the woman directly.
"Holy shit!"
The people in the live stream nearly exploded.
This is... Li Xingwan?!?!
Are you sure it's her!?
Damn it! How does she look like a completely different person compared to five years ago?
Five years ago, Li Xingwan was not that beautiful, yet she insisted on wearing very bright makeup, an over-the-top kind. She landed on the trending searches for being bashed, unable to come off it.
She was even once voted the ugliest female celebrity on the internet.
Even the show's crew was taken aback upon seeing Li Xingwan, almost wondering if they had recorded the wrong person.