But soon, Li Xingwan proved them all wrong. She looked at the well-behaved and very understanding child and thought about the original host's actions. She really wanted to give the original host a slap in the face.
Why didn't she treat such an adorable little milk baby well?
So cute and soft.
She felt so endeared that she wanted to cuddle up and kiss the child.
And when the child called her "Mom," she instinctively clenched her tiny fists, looking a little nervous.
Seeing this, Li Xingwan's heart ached even more.
She remembered that the book mentioned when the female protagonist died, not a soul shed a tear or felt sad. But this tiny child clung to the original host, crying a river.
Hoping for the original host to come back. Even vowed never to make her mad again.
As long as she could come back, he would never appear before her again.
He had always thought she was his real mother.
"Mobao, are you awake? Come here! Let Mommy give you a hug," Li Xingwan said excitedly. Seeing the child she adored so much, she opened her arms and warmly embraced the little one.
In an instant, she was holding a full embrace.
"Mmm, little darling. You're so soft when I hug you."
Everyone in the live broadcast room: "???"
Being suddenly hugged, Little Momo stiffened: "…"
What on earth was this woman doing?
Was she acting?
"Holy cow! How did we never realize that Li Xingwan's acting was so good?!" The netizens in the live broadcast room blew up the chat.
"Still hugging?"
"And calling him 'little darling'?"
"Why doesn't she go get an international best actress award?"
"Yeah, exactly, if you're the stepmother, stop pretending. Show us your true self, we're about to throw up."
"Let the child go! Don't hug him anymore. Don't make him vomit."
"Mom... Mommy?"
Little Mobao took some time to react, completely shocked. This… this seemed to be… the first time Li Xingwan had hugged him.
He was a bit scared, afraid this might be a dream. That in a little while, this woman would send him away again.
But... but his heart felt a bit of joy too.
And Mommy always used to call him by his full name, Fu Xiaomo! Now she actually called him Mobao.
Even if it was a dream, even if Mommy was pretending right now, he wanted to greedily enjoy this dream a little longer.
"Mhm." Li Xingwan, afraid of scaring the child, let go after holding him for a while and then touched Little Mobao's face. "Tell me, did you sleep well last night?"
She remembered the book said that after the parent-child variety show started, Little Mobao did not sleep well at all due to prolonged nervousness with Li Xingwan.
After all, how could such a small child withstand it?
Besides, recording the show was very tiring for them at such a young age. With no good meals to eat, just a few days after the show started, the little one suddenly fainted, his complexion ashen.
This directly ruined Li Xingwan's reputation and cemented her notorious status as a wicked stepmother.
She kept losing ground, continually confirming her cruelty. Caught in a vicious cycle, she died of depression, severely persecuted.
Therefore, she had to be careful. She couldn't let this happen again.
"I…" Little Mobao really didn't sleep well last night; he was nervous all night.
But facing Li Xingwan, he still said, "I slept well."
Li Xingwan knew the child was definitely lying. He didn't want her to worry. He was even more afraid she might suddenly stop recording with him.