Chapter 19: Who Stole My Rich Kid Life

Chapter 19

The rain was getting heavier, making it almost impossible to tell night from day.

In the cave, all that could be heard was the pitter-patter of rain hitting the leaves and the howling wind.

Huo Yingying leaned against Shen Tang's chest, her face buried in it, her voice muffled as she spoke.

"Oh no, how unlucky..."

She couldn't help but take a big sniff. Wow, Shen Tang smells so nice...

With Huo Yingying breaking the ice, everyone else started chiming in with complaints as well.

"Didn't the director check the weather report?"

"To be honest, weather reports aren't always that accurate."

"When is the rescue team coming?"

"Well this is just great, we're really stranded on a deserted island now."

Zhao Zhe still managed to crack a joke: "What do you think, will our show become a hit?"

Shen Tang held up her script and nodded. "Don't worry, it definitely will."

He Yuan was more optimistic, already envisioning a bright future: "To be frank, I only have 50,000 followers on Weibo right now, 49,900 of which are bots my company bought. If this show takes off, I hope to gain some real fans."

Huo Yingying was still clinging to Shen Tang. "I may have over 100k followers, but most are zombie fans too, the rest are my dad's employees."

"Your dad's company sure has a lot of people..." He Yuan looked over jealously. "Now I know why I'm struggling to make ends meet, it's because someone else is living the good life on my behalf!"

Zhao Zhe immediately pretended to cry inconsolably: "Who?! Who stole my destiny as a rich second generation?!"

"Pfft!"

After this experience, everyone was much more familiar with each other.

With no cameras around, they could speak more freely.

Zhao Zhe thought about his past actions and apologized to Shen Tang with reddened face: "Sis Shen Tang, I'm really sorry. Earlier my manager made me try to piggyback off your popularity on purpose, and the truth or dare question was also the director's idea."

Shen Tang just smiled. "It's alright, though your manager sure is gutsy."

After all her reputation wasn't the best.

Huo Yingying hugged her tighter. "Sis Shen Tang, I don't think you're that kind of person at all. Those negative rumors about you online must have been people deliberately trying to smear you."

Shen Tang fell silent. "Well... not exactly. My manager does always make me stir up controversy on purpose."

Everyone else: "..."

Seeing their shock, Shen Tang went on to share some of the shady practices in the industry, as well as insider information about unspoken rules.

It was her way of holding an umbrella for them since she had already been rained on.

Of this group, only Huo Yingying came from a wealthy background. The rest were all rookie artists still naive about the industry. Learning these inside stories instantly dimmed the light in their eyes.

Shen Tang quickly stopped herself, unsure if revealing all this was good or bad.

Huo Yingying's heart ached for her. "Sis Shen Tang, these past few years must have been so hard on you..."

Zhao Zhe freaked out, "A snake?! Where?!"

He shined his flashlight on Zhou Hao and saw two bloody holes on his neck, but no trace of the snake itself.

"Crap, Zhou Hao got bit by a snake!" Zhao Zhe yelled loudly.

Shen Tang hurried over to check the wound.

Lying on the ground with teary eyes, Zhou Hao could only think one thing - thank goodness he had pulled his pants back up already, otherwise he'd never show his face again in this life.

"If I die, please tell my mother it was because I was unfilial. The password to my bank card is..."

Before he could finish his last words, Shen Tang spoke up. "It's fine, not poisonous."

Zhou Hao: "Really? You're not lying to me right?"

"It's fine, really not venomous."

After examining the injury, Shen Tang searched the area and found a snake's nest deeper inside, full of small snakes writhing densely.

The others noticed the scene and shivered.

Huo Yingying rubbed at the goosebumps on her arms. "Did we wander into a snake's nest?"

Shen Tang was also surprised to find so many snakes, but fortunately none were venomous.

"Anyone got cigarettes?"

The random question made everyone freeze up for a second.

Then they realized Shen Tang must be under immense stress to ask for a smoke.

"I've got some hidden away." Zhou Hao pulled out a few cigarettes from his pocket.

Shen Tang had a complicated expression. "You've got quite the nicotine addiction huh."

"Takes one to know one."

Soon, everyone realized they had misunderstood.

Shen Tang didn't want the cigarettes to smoke, but to soak the tobacco in water and sprinkle it around them.

Although the snake's nest was quite far, better safe than sorry.

"What's that for?" Zhao Zhe asked the question on everyone's minds.

Shen Tang kept busy as she explained. "Snakes don't like the irritation and smell. It can deter them from crawling over here. After all this is their home and we're the intruders. Best not to kill if we can avoid it."

There was one other key reason she kept unsaid - Shen Tang feared snakes and bugs too.

Just because she wasn't obvious about it didn't mean she wasn't scared.

With the circumstances as they were though, they couldn't exactly relocate. She could only try her best to improve their current environment.

Huo Yingying gazed at her adoringly. "Sis Shen Tang, you're so amazing to know all this!"

Shen Tang just smiled without explaining.

She'd rather not have had use for such obscure knowledge.