The Abused Heroine Stops Pretending [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 10

The first to jump rope was Tian Qi, while Tang Jing and Meng Xue held the elastic rope.

“Marigold blooms at twenty-one, two-five-six, two-five-seven…”

With the music playing from the phone, Tian Qi completed her jump smoothly.

Meng Xue clapped and praised her with a cheerful smile. “That was amazing!”

Tang Jing furrowed her brows slightly. She seemed to still be focused on studying Tian Qi’s jump rope steps.

“I’ll go next,” Meng Xue said, handing the elastic rope back to Tian Qi.

As the music started again, Meng Xue followed Tian Qi’s earlier steps. She managed to replicate about eighty percent of the movements and successfully completed the task.

[Next up: Movie Queen Tang]

[I’m really looking forward to this]

[Meng Xue’s jump rope style brought me right back to my school days]

Meng Xue looked over at Tang Jing and said in a relaxed tone, “Should I jump one more time?”

The production team quickly reminded her, “Jumping a second time won’t earn you any points.”

Tang Jing understood that Meng Xue only wanted to give her another demonstration. She took the elastic rope and said calmly, “I’ll do it.”

Meng Xue hesitated a little as she accepted the rope. She looked like she wanted to say something, but seeing the firm look on Tang Jing’s face, she held her words back.

As the music played again, Tang Jing began jumping. Her body was a bit stiff, and her expression was completely serious.

Tian Qi tried hard not to laugh, her face turning red from holding it in.

Meng Xue’s smile deepened, her dimples showing, but she didn’t interrupt Tang Jing’s serious performance. In fact, her gaze gradually became dazed as she watched her jump.

[Oh my gosh, Movie Queen Tang is absolutely hilarious]

[This is the definition of serious jump rope]

[I’ll never call her cold again. How can she be this adorable]

[Meng Xue is looking at her with so much affection]

[No matter what the goddess does, her little fangirls love it all]

Many viewers watching the livestream remembered that Meng Xue had previously mentioned in interviews how much she loved Tang Jing’s behind-the-scenes clips and work. In that moment, the image of her being a devoted fan felt especially real.

After Tang Jing landed her final move, the show’s crew announced, “Task complete. Each person earns twenty points.”

When no one was paying attention, Tang Jing pressed her lips together tightly. Her ears were a little red.

Playing elastic rope was a game for children. For someone nearing thirty, it felt a bit embarrassing. But in front of others, she kept a completely serious face. As long as she didn’t feel awkward, she believed it would pass quickly.

However, the internet never forgets. Right after her jump, viewers clipped the video and uploaded it online.

As more and more people noticed, the topic began to climb the trending chart.

Ying Tianhe was watching the livestream during a break from work. She also kept an eye on trending topics online, just in case anything about Tang Jing and Sun Sijia appearing together went viral. If that happened, she wanted to be ready to manage public comments immediately.

It was only the first day. She figured it was impossible for Tang Jing to approach Sun Sijia so soon.

And she was right. Tang Jing had not gone near Sun Sijia. But she still made it to the trending list in a completely different way.

#TangJingJumpRope

The topic was direct and attention-grabbing. Anyone who knew Tang Jing couldn’t help but click on it.

No one could have imagined Tang Jing, known for her serious image, playing jump rope like a schoolgirl. It was something they had never even considered.

But now, there was video proof. Even if some people didn’t want to believe it, they had no choice.

[Wait, is this really Tang Jing and not some AI lookalike]

[This is hilarious. Her limbs look like they were attached afterward]

[That stiff jumping posture is killing me with laughter]

[I never expected this side of you, Movie Queen Tang]

Tang Jing had no idea that her first viral moment from the variety show would happen like this.

At that moment, she handed the points to Meng Xue, and the two of them walked to the small supermarket to buy supplies.

“A tent!” Meng Xue spotted a rental section in the corner of the store. She turned to Tang Jing. “Ten points per day. Should we rent one?”

They planned to climb the mountain to watch the sunrise. That meant starting the hike in the middle of the night. Once they reached the summit, they would stay for a day. It would be cold up there. Sitting around in thick clothes wouldn’t be comfortable, so having a tent would be more practical.

Tang Jing looked at the tent rental rules and asked the production team, “Is transport provided?”

After all, hiking while carrying too many things wouldn’t work.

“Transport service costs ten points for a round trip.”

Tang Jing looked at Meng Xue and said, “Let’s rent one.”

“Alright!”

Just like that, one tent cost them twenty points. They had twenty-three points left, which they used to buy food and drinks. Their points were nearly all spent.

As they walked back with their supplies, they saw Sun Sijia ahead. She was still trying hard to pass her challenge.

Each time, she barely ran a few steps before failing.

She got up and tried again. This time, she tripped and fell flat on the ground. It looked quite embarrassing.

Tang Jing paused and looked over in her direction. “Let’s go check on her.”

[No no no please don’t do it. Movie Queen Tang, did you forget how Sun Sijia rejected your confession]

[Why is it her again. This green tea girl just won’t go away]

[Is Tang Jing feeling sorry for her after seeing her fall]

“No, please don’t. We finally got to see Tang Jing and Meng Xue together, both so calm and beautiful. I don’t want Sun Sijia to ruin this peaceful moment.”

“Tang Jing, please come to your senses. Don’t go over there.”

But no matter what the audience said, Tang Jing still carried the shopping bags and walked over with Meng Xue.

Just as Sun Sijia was about to get up from the ground, she saw a pair of shoes appear in front of her. She recognized them right away. They were a pair of limited-edition sneakers that she had seen on Tang Jing before. She looked up, but the sunlight made it hard to see the person’s face clearly. Still, she knew it was Tang Jing.

In that moment, a wave of sadness rose in her heart. For once, she was not pretending. She really did feel wronged.

“Tang Jie,” she called out, her eyes red as she looked at the woman standing in front of her. She remembered how Tang Jing used to take such gentle care of her. Then she thought about how coldly Tang Jing had treated her twice during this show. That overwhelming feeling of hurt suddenly returned.

Tang Jing reached out her hand to help her up.

Sun Sijia smiled slightly and was about to take her hand, but then she noticed someone standing next to Tang Jing. Her expression changed. When she saw who it was, she pulled her hand back and looked at her with bright eyes.

“Senior Meng.”

After calling out, she lowered her head again, her face full of sadness. This time, it was clearly an act. She made herself look as pitiful as possible.

“Senior Meng, my knee really hurts. I hit it just now.”

Meng Xue handed her shopping bag to Tang Jing. She looked at the girl who had her head lowered and seemed so down. Then she turned her gaze toward Sun Sijia, who looked at her with teary, hopeful eyes.

In that moment, Meng Xue remembered the online rumors she had seen recently and the advice from Sister Ying before the show began.

She smiled gently and knelt down beside Sun Sijia.

“Let me help you apply some medicine.”

“Thank you, Senior Meng,” Sun Sijia said sweetly.

From the moment she saw Meng Xue, she had completely ignored Tang Jing. Her eyes never left her senior.

Meng Xue supported her and looked back.

“Teacher Tang, you can head back first. I’ll take her to get treated.”

Tang Jing still had her head lowered and did not say anything.

Meng Xue paused for a few seconds. Then she turned away and helped Sun Sijia leave.

“Thank you, Meng Xue.”

“I’m really glad Meng Xue was there. I don’t want Tang Jing to get involved with Sun Sijia again.”

“But seeing Tang Jing looking so down like that really hurts.”

“Tang Jing, please stop caring about Sun Sijia. You should care more about your little fangirl.”

“Tang Jing didn’t respond to Meng Xue just now. I bet that made Meng Xue sad too.”

“This is all Sun Sijia’s fault. Without her, the two of them would get along so well.”

“I wish the producers would just kick Sun Sijia out of the show. I only want to watch the two beautiful ladies interact.”

While the audience was still feeling sorry for Tang Jing, she quietly walked over to the mission board with the shopping bags in her hand. When she saw that completing this task would earn her two hundred points, she stood there silently for a moment.

Suddenly, she remembered the image of Meng Xue pacing around the durian section earlier.

Tang Jing set the bags down on a nearby empty space and started to stretch and warm up.

“Wait, what?”

“Is she so heartbroken that she’s acting recklessly?”

“Shouldn’t she be going back to rest with a sad face?”

“I think I just found another unexpected side of Tang Jing.”

“Now that I think about it, she’s actually really cute.”

“Even though she’s sad, she still wants to earn points.”

“She’s a career-focused queen.”

“Is this how she managed to win two Best Actress awards at such a young age?”

“You all are joking, but honestly, it makes sense.”

“The camera just showed the mission board. The reward really is two hundred points.”

“You can buy a lot with that many points.”

After finishing her warm-up, Tang Jing pressed the button to start the challenge.

She had to complete the obstacle course within the time limit. As long as she reached the finish line and struck the gong, it would count as a success.

When Tang Jing leaped onto the first landing point, all the viewers were stunned.

The comment section was suddenly flooded with rows of exclamation marks.

Tang Jing continued moving forward gracefully, without even pausing to catch her breath. She crossed the chained iron balls, then smoothly made it over the spinning cylinders.

“For just a moment, it felt like the Umbrella Lady from Bl00d Umbrella had come to life.”

The Umbrella Lady was the character Tang Jing played in Bl00d Umbrella, a martial arts heroine who carried an umbrella and had extraordinary skills.

When the film was released, it was instantly loved by martial arts fans. Tang Jing’s appearance and her action scenes were especially impressive. Her fight choreography was seamless, fluid, and stylish. Audiences in theaters were so amazed that they clapped during the scenes.

That particular fight scene is still being shared widely online.

Many people once believed it had been done using visual effects or a stunt double.

But now, Tang Jing proved with her own performance that it was real.

“She really knows martial arts.”

In just one day, two different clips of Tang Jing went viral online and both climbed to the top of the trending list.

The first was #TangJingJumpRope, and the second was #TangJingKnowsMartialArts.

The contrast between the two clips made people online laugh and shout in surprise.

After watching her jump rope, people joked that her limbs looked robotic. Now, after seeing her move like a true martial artist, they were all saying, “Tang Jing, where did you get those limbs?”

With a clear ringing sound, the gong was struck.

Tang Jing had completed the challenge successfully and earned two hundred points.

Even the show’s production team had not expected her to perform so well.

Thanks to Tang Jing, their program had already trended twice on social media within one day. At that moment, the livestream’s viewer count broke the show’s all-time record. It even surpassed several of the most popular variety shows and became the most watched program of the year so far.

The director felt a rush of excitement and pride. In that moment, he was completely certain that hiring Tang Jing at such a high price had been the best decision they could have made.