Chapter 149 Daily Pretending to be Sick

By dusk, everyone had sold most of what they had.

Dr. Qin's bubble wands were all sold out, Jiang Jun's cotton candy machine was overloaded and needed a break, and Liang Xiaoyue's DIY beads were almost gone. They decided to close up shop altogether.

They all knew in their hearts that they couldn't outsell Zhang Mo today, so they were just doing what they could.

Don't let Zhang Mo's cheap stickers fool you; kids love these novelties. Many of them have one on each cheek, one on each hand, and one on their forehead, wanting to cover their entire body with stickers.

At dinner time, everyone gathered in a noodle shop to settle their accounts.

The remaining amount for everyone is as follows:

Coach Ke: 0

Bai Tianjiao: 5

Jiang Mian: 110

Dr. Qin: 108

Jiang Jun: 355

Liang Xiaoyue: 480

Zhang Mo: 750

Everyone: "......"

Zhang Mo's 750 was only because she gave Jiang Mian a commission of over 100; otherwise, it should have been more. And many of them were free rewards obtained by scanning QR codes.

Several staff members were whispering among themselves: "From now on, we'll also work part-time selling stickers on weekends. Wouldn't that earn us more than working a regular job?"

Director Wen was stunned, his expression one of disbelief. He truly hadn't expected any of the guests to earn so much real money, and even more so, he hadn't expected that two of them wouldn't earn a single penny.

Director Wen was utterly speechless: "Ke Shuai, Xiao Bai, you two..."

Bai Tianjiao looked utterly dejected, his head drooping like a defeated rooster.

Don't even mention it. Coach Ke forcibly dragged me away, insisting that he had just discovered a mysterious cave in a reef around here where we could find beautiful pearls that we could sell and make a fortune.

I was completely bewitched at the time and actually believed him. As a result, the two of them, along with two photographers, walked for almost two hours on the scorching sand. They finally reached the rocks, only to be utterly unlucky – the tide was coming in. One surging wave after another crashed into them, the icy water instantly submerging their ankles. The group panicked and scattered on the rocks, nearly drowning.

Ke Shuai knew it was a bit embarrassing to be at the bottom, so he tried to save face: "Luckily, Xiaobai and I both need to control our diets, so we weren't very hungry. And although we didn't make any money today, we enjoyed some truly beautiful scenery, which is a priceless reward!"

Bai Tianjiao: "Heh." Give me a break, you call that a beautiful view? I almost lost my life!

As the group was chatting idly, suddenly, a frantic cry for help came from outside: "Help! Someone help me!"

At the beach, such a distress call is never a good thing.

Everyone rushed out of the house and ran towards the source of the sound.

A little boy was struggling desperately in the waves, his small figure looking so helpless in the face of the surging sea. A wave crashed over him and swallowed him up, but after a while, he resurfaced a short distance away, crying loudly.

Director Wen immediately shouted anxiously, "Where are our lifeguards? Quick, save them!"

When they came to the beach to film a program, they specially brought their own lifeguard in case of any unexpected situations. Unexpectedly, the lifeguard really came in handy.

However, while saving lives was the priority, he didn't forget to remind the photographer next to him not to forget to record such a precious moment.

Seeing this, Zhang Mo immediately gave Jiang Mian a look, and Jiang Mian understood immediately. Like an arrow released from a bow, she ran towards the sea with the lifeguard.

By this time, the sun was almost completely below the horizon, and the afterglow on the horizon was growing increasingly dim, greatly increasing the difficulty of the rescue operation.

Ke Shuai and Bai Tianjiao also wanted to help, but Zhang Mo stopped them with a wave of her hand: "Have you ever swum for more than a few days? Don't cause trouble for the professionals."

The waves crashed one after another, forming natural barriers, trying to hinder the rescue's progress. The lifeguard swam desperately ahead, Jiang Mian close behind. A huge wave crashed over them, slamming the lifeguard into the water and sweeping him ashore!

Only Jiang Mian remained steadfast, continuing to swim towards the little boy.

But just then, a fierce wave crashed in again, sweeping the little boy into deeper waters and making him disappear.

Seeing this, everyone on the shore was extremely anxious. The light was getting dimmer, and it was almost an impossible task to find a child who had sunk underwater in the vast ocean with the naked eye!

At the critical moment, Jiang Mian suddenly leaped out of the water, gave Zhang Mo a deep look, and then quickly plunged back into the water.

In that one glance, Zhang Mo instantly understood what he meant.

She frowned slightly, a look of pain on her face, and suddenly clutched her chest: "My heart..."

Several photographers, hearing the shouts, instinctively turned their lenses towards her, except for one who remained focused on filming the sea rescue. Suddenly, the little fox appeared out of nowhere and rammed into his leg. The only photographer still filming the rescue stumbled, cried out "Ouch!", and fell to the ground clutching his precious camera.

Bai Tianjiao quickly pushed Ke Shuai away and anxiously held her shoulders: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Mo thought to herself, "What's it to you?" and instinctively reached out to push his hand away. However, the moment she touched him, she immediately realized that she was still wearing the blood-sucking magical ring on her hand.

Strangely, Bai Tianjiao, who should have been in obvious pain, showed no reaction at all and continued to hold her shoulders tightly: "Don't move, I'll call an ambulance!"

Zhang Mo, who was faking illness: "...No need." It would be quite embarrassing if the modern instruments exposed her.

So what exactly happened? Was the magic artifact broken, or did this kid lose his sense of pain due to a mental breakdown?

Director Wen was also terrified: "Are you alright? Quick, quick, here's some nitroglycerin!"

The assistant director frantically reached into his pockets: "Here! Here!" Luckily, we were prepared in advance!

Director Wen felt that taking medicine wasn't enough: "No, we still need to call 120! Call them quickly!"

Zhang Mo: "......" Oh well, let them be.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, a strange blue light appeared beneath the unnoticed surface of the water. Jiang Mian finally felt at ease and transformed into a mermaid, swaying her tail which shimmered with blue scales. She then darted into the deep sea like lightning, swimming towards the direction where the little boy had disappeared.