Thousands of people disliked them, but after being reborn and correcting their mistakes, they regret

"Xu Fan, Xu Fan, time to eat!"

"Well……"

Xu Fan rubbed his head and sat up in bed; his head was still a little dizzy.

He couldn't quite remember what happened yesterday. It seemed like he was eating and chatting with the villagers, and he had a lot of fun, but he had no recollection of how he got back.

"Are you dizzy, Xu Fan? Come and eat!" Fu Chun urged again.

"Okay." Xu Fan paused for a moment, opened his eyes, and fumbled to put on his glasses.

The moment his vision cleared, he saw the photographer taking pictures of him not far away.

Has it already started airing?! What time is it now?

He was somewhat annoyed, realizing it was too impolite of him to face the audience without washing up.

But the audience didn't think he was being rude; in fact, they wanted to watch him a little longer.

"The baby smells sweet after just waking up."

"This seems to be the first time he's woken up late; he must have really been drunk yesterday. So cute."

"Why did you put on your glasses so quickly! I wanted to see the baby's face a little longer!"

After yesterday's live stream ended, the hashtag #XuFan'sLooks# quickly soared into the top five of the trending topics list, pushing out many celebrities.

Many people outside the entertainment industry who don't watch the show are confused. The name Xu Fan doesn't sound familiar at all. Is he a newcomer to the entertainment industry?

Out of curiosity, they clicked to take a look, and what they found was astonishing; many were instantly captivated by Xu Fan's good looks.

"I need to know all his information now!"

Wow, wow, the Chinese entertainment industry has such adorable creatures!

"Thank you all for your support, but Xu Fan is a non-celebrity; she was just a guest on a variety show."

Because of Xu Fan, many people watched the replays of the variety show "Dad at Twenty" from a few days ago. After these few days of live broadcasts, Xu Fan, who already had some fans, became a fan of many more after watching the show.

"Wow! What kind of anime setting is this? Taking off the glasses turns her into a stunning beauty!"

"He seems a bit insecure. Doesn't he know he's good-looking?"

"His cooking looks so delicious, he's amazing!"

Of course, along with the positive reviews, malicious comments also gradually emerged, saying that Xu Fan was a relative, selfish, and bad to the children...

However, the entire program was broadcast live, and anyone with eyes could see that Xu Fan's kindness and the effort he had put into the child over the past few days far exceeded the responsibility that a surrogate father should bear.

Netizens speculated that there was some misunderstanding about Xu Fan in the early stages, and they responded to each comment one by one.

The director smiled with satisfaction as he watched the replay's viewership steadily rise and the number of viewers watching the live stream that morning. It was all thanks to Xu Fan; he would give him a raise next time!

Xu Fan then thought of Fu Chun calling him to eat. Could it be that the little girl climbed up to the stove and cooked the meal herself?

Thinking of this possibility, Xu Fan's pupils contracted. Worried that something might have happened to Fu Chun, and whether she was injured, he quickly rushed out of the room. Fu Chun was serving Xu Fan millet porridge.

"I've been calling you for ages, Xu Fan. Come and eat, I've already served you some. They were already on the table when I woke up; the production crew must have put them there."

Xu Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief; he was terrified.

"Thank you," he said gently to Fu Chun.

"I'll go wash up first, and I'll be right back for dinner, okay?"

"Uh-huh."

Xu Fan turned around to go wash up, but Fu Chun called him back.

"Um, Xu Fan!"

Xu Fan turned around.

Fu Chun blushed slightly, and with an unusual shyness, she hesitated for a few seconds before speaking: "Um, Xu Fan, you can call me Chun Chun. That's what my mom and uncle call me."

Xu Fan paused for a few seconds, then broke into a bright smile: "Okay, Chun Chun, I'll be right back to have dinner with you."

Fu Chun let out a breath and finally spoke up. Xu Fan never called her by name. She knew that Xu Fan was probably afraid to teach her, so she took the initiative to tell Xu Fan that it was okay.

Fortunately, the situation wasn't too awkward.

But Fu Chun didn't know that Xu Fan was actually happier inside than he appeared to be happy.

After entering the restroom, Xu Fan leaned against the wall and couldn't help but smile. He was genuinely happy. He really liked Fu Chun, the little boy. Fu Chun was very well-behaved and kind to him, but he didn't dare to call Fu Chun by his nickname easily, for fear of being disliked or perceived as lacking boundaries.

After a quick wash, Xu Fan came out, only to find Fu Chun still waiting for him, not having started eating yet.

Seeing Xu Fan come out, Fu Chun said to him, "Xu Fan, let's eat quickly."

"Okay, Chun Chun," Xu Fan replied.

The atmosphere was very warm and cozy.

Lin Ke saw that Xu Fan was drunk yesterday and thought he might not be able to get up this morning, so she prepared to get up early to make some soup and take it over to Xu Fan and the others. Later, she saw the breakfast on the table and the camera crew that had already started broadcasting.

Because Xu Fan always praised him very earnestly, he is not as anxious about his appearance as before. When he saw the camera crew, he just gave a light greeting to the camera and then asked the crew if every family had breakfast. After receiving an affirmative answer, he went to wake Lingling up.

"Holy crap, is that Lin Ke? He's so handsome! Seriously, the other morning when I took a picture of him, he looked like he was wearing makeup, but today he looks like he's not wearing any, yet he still looks amazing, even better than when he's wearing makeup!"

"Yes, really, I don't think 'good-looking' is an understatement, he's so handsome! So manly!"

"He just asked the production team if every guest gets breakfast, is he worried that Xu Fan won't have anything to eat?"

"Definitely! My Ke Fan is so adorable, she's so good-looking!"

"Actually, I don't think their relationship is very ambiguous; it's more like that of good friends."

"Hmm...that's true, but I drink it too, I drink it all!"

"Drinking everything will only hurt you! Do you ship Xu Fan and Ji Yuzhi?"

"Um... I won't eat it (sweating soybean emoji)"

At Ji Yu's house, Chaochao was woken up by hunger.

Last night at the banquet, he deliberately refused to eat because Ji Yuzhi scolded him, hoping that Ji Yuzhi would coax him to eat. He always does this at home, and then his parents will come over to apologize to him.

But he forgot that Ji Yuzhi was not his biological father and wouldn't care whether he ate or not.

Only parents worry about whether you've eaten or not.

He misses his parents. Can he get rid of Ji Yuzhi quickly and go home? He promises he won't buy Nezha anymore, won't throw food around, and won't refuse to eat out of spite.

He waited for a long time, but Ji Yuzhi ignored him and was bragging to the villagers next to him. Just as he was about to eat something, he found that there were only some leftovers on the table.

After returning home, Ji Yuzhi didn't pay much attention to Chaochao. He let Chaochao wash up first and then wash up by himself. After washing up, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep. Chaochao felt more and more wronged and cried himself to sleep.

When he woke up, Ji Yuzhi was still asleep. He saw a lot of food on the table and couldn't wait to eat it, without even calling out to Ji Yuzhi.

He wolfed down a lot of his food, leaving some uneaten. He tiptoed back to the room, but Ji Yuzhi was still asleep. He didn't want to give the rest of his breakfast to Ji Yuzhi.

Frustrated, he went to the door and found a little yellow dog with its mouth open, wagging its tail happily.

"Wow! A puppy!" I love animals so much, I was so excited to see the dog come to my house on its own initiative.

If Ji Yuzhi were awake, he would recognize at a glance that this was the same dog that had taken his ribs.

"Little puppy, are you hungry?" Chaochao patted the puppy's head.

The puppy couldn't speak, but it wagged its tail even more enthusiastically.

"Wait for me!" After saying that, Chaochao ran into the main room. After a while, he came out with five or six small steamed buns and some fried dumplings and put them on the ground.

The puppy was eating with great relish, and when Chaochao saw that it was almost finished, he ran inside and took some more.

The puppy ran away after it finished eating.

"Where are you going, puppy!" Chaochao chased after him with his short legs, but couldn't catch up, so he had to go back dejectedly.

At this point, only a little bit of millet porridge remained on the table.

Ji Yuzhi only just woke up. He sat on the bed in a daze for a while, and when he realized that Chaochao was not beside him, he figured that he had probably gone off to play somewhere. He was hungry, so he decided to get something to eat first.

As he stepped outside, he saw a half-bowl of millet porridge in the main room. Where did this come from? Did the production team change their ways? Did they prepare it for him and put it on the table? Could it be poisoned?

He questioned the staff with a wary expression, "Did you put this here?"

The staff member rolled their eyes inwardly but smiled and replied, "Yes, this is what our production team prepared for you and your child."

There was nothing he could do; he was just a pitiful beast of burden. Otherwise, he would have cursed Ji Yuzhi to death long ago, even while eating breakfast he was so suspicious.

"Oh, so you guys do have some conscience after all? But is that all? It's gone in two bites, not enough at all. You guys are so stingy!"

"Little Chaochao has already eaten. We prepared a very lavish meal, including eggs, steamed buns, and fried dumplings, but it seems that he fed the dog what he left behind."

What?! This kid fed his breakfast to the dog?!

Just then, Chaochao walked in looking dejected, and Ji Yuzhi grabbed him: "Did you feed my breakfast to the dog?"

Chaochao stubbornly raised her little face: "So what if I am! Go ahead and hit me!"

He had a face that looked like he was asking for a beating.

But Ji Yuzhi couldn't actually hit him. The child's parents must also watch the show. They could just scold him occasionally, but they definitely couldn't physically punish him.

Besides, if he hits a child and the news gets broadcast, where will he put his face? When people mention world champion Ji Yuzhi, they will think, "Oh, that guy who was so petty with a child."

Ji Yuzhi could only endure it. He gritted his teeth and said to Chaochao, "Well done, at least you know to leave me some porridge."

"Because I don't know if dogs like to eat porridge."

So even a dog wouldn't eat this half bowl of millet porridge!

"I'm dying of laughter, these two, father and son, are making such a fuss so early in the morning."

"He would probably be even more devastated if he knew that the dog was the one that ate his ribs."

"This kid is really asking for a beating."

After the fathers and children finished breakfast, the production team announced today's task. Today's task was very simple, and they didn't need to go out.

All they need to do is restore the houses they lived in to their original condition, clean them, and return them to the villagers, exactly as they left them.

"Once all the guests have cleaned the house, they can go home. We've notified the children's parents or the fathers' agents. The director, considering that Xu Fan's father doesn't have an agent, can reimburse his taxi fare home," a staff member said.

"Okay," Xu Fan replied. The first episode flew by, and he had a very happy time these past few days, so much so that he was reluctant to go back.

"Oh! So, I guess I'll just finish watching this morning's worth of content!"

"We can't get enough! When will the next episode be?!"

"Are there any spin-off shows?! I just discovered how beautiful Xu Fan is!"

Then they started cleaning the house. Xu Fan's things were all neatly and tidy. Because there was oil smoke from cooking, a little oil stain was left in the host's kitchen. All that was needed was to clean the kitchen and then do a simple cleaning of the other places.

Fu Chun asked Xu Fan for a small rag to wipe the table, while Xu Fan went to clean the kitchen.

Wen Jingqian's house was also quite clean. He has a slight obsession with cleanliness, and he finished cleaning in no time.

Although Pei Yin's house was quite messy, it was small and easy to tidy up, so it shouldn't take long.

Lin Ke hurriedly tidied up the pile of bottles, jars, and cosmetics. To make them easier to use, he piled them all on the table, making it look quite messy.

Ji Yuzhi was in trouble. His room was a mess, piled with his and Chaochao's clothes. The floor hadn't been swept, and the table hadn't been wiped; it was all covered in oil.

After a while of work, everything was finally done.

It's time to leave.

The production team said goodbye to the audience and turned off the live broadcast.

"That's it?"

"Ahhh, I specifically set an alarm to watch this!"

"Isn't it funny that Chaochao would rather feed the dog than give Ji Yuzhi breakfast?"

Xu Fan packed Fu Chun's and his own suitcases, then led Fu Chun into the production crew's private car.

Before getting on the bus, the production crew returned their phones to them. Lin Ke immediately added Xu Fan on WeChat. Lin Ke's WeChat name was kk, and her profile picture was a beautiful selfie of herself.

When Fu Chun came to the show, her mother didn't allow her to bring her phone, afraid that she would play with it secretly. She didn't have WeChat either, so she gave Xu Fan her home phone number.

Xu Fan entered the phone number and added the note "Chun Chun". Fu Chun sat down contentedly after seeing it.

Just to be on the safe side, she also left Xu Fan's phone number on a note: "Xu Fan, when I get back I'm inviting you to my house. You absolutely have to come! Don't ignore my calls!"

Xu Fan smiled gently, her eyes crinkling into crescents: "Okay."

Each group of guests sat separately. On the way back, Lin Ke sent Xu Fan a WeChat message.

In his haste to leave, Lin Ke had Xu Fan scan his WeChat QR code before getting into the car. Only after getting in the car did he have time to check Xu Fan's WeChat.

When you add someone on WeChat, your first reaction is to look at their username, profile picture, and browse their Moments.

Xu Fan's WeChat name is simply Xu Fan, his profile picture is a blooming sunflower, and his Moments are completely empty.

Lin Ke chuckled. These days, some people still use their real names as online names. But it makes perfect sense for Xu Fan to do it, just like him—honest and adorable.

"Xu Fan, why did you use a sunflower as your profile picture?"

Upon receiving Lin Ke's message, Xu Fan thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know either."

Why use a sunflower as his profile picture? Actually, he hasn't changed his profile picture since he created WeChat a few years ago, and he hasn't changed it since his rebirth either; it's always been this sunflower.

Perhaps it's because sunflowers grow actively towards the sun throughout their lives, their vibrant orange-yellow color symbolizing vitality and hope, filling those who see them with joy. He wished he could be like a sunflower, but he couldn't.

Lin Ke replied, "It's okay, as long as it looks good."

Fu Chun fell asleep leaning against him. Xu Fan looked out the window. When they came, the car ride seemed to take an exceptionally long time, but when they left, the scenery outside the window seemed to rush by so quickly.

Soon he would be returning to his cabin, alone again, and the three days of excitement would feel like a dream.

They arrived shortly afterward. Unlike the traffic jam Xu Fan had encountered, the journey was smooth. The production team did not take them home, but instead dropped them off at a hotel in the city, where they waited for their families or agents to pick them up.

When I got off the bus, it started to drizzle and there was a slight breeze. Summer rain doesn't cool things down; instead, it makes the weather hot and humid.

Because the journey was so smooth, it happened much earlier than the time the production team, parents, and agents had notified them, so everyone sat in the hotel lobby waiting.

Xu Fan checked the route and decided to take the bus back, as it was the cheapest way and he wouldn't have to bother the production team to reimburse his travel expenses. The director had already been very kind to him, transferring the remaining 15,000 yuan of his salary as soon as the show ended, for which Xu Fan was very grateful.

Fu Chun was a little disappointed when she got out of the car and didn't see any of her family members. However, she knew her mother too well; her mother was probably still in bed sleeping, and it was most likely that the family driver had come to pick her up.

Xu Fan patted Fu Chun's head: "It's okay, I'll wait with you until your family comes to pick you up before I leave, okay?"

"Xu Fan, you're so nice!" Fu Chun pounced on Xu Fan, inhaling his sweet scent. She couldn't bear to smell him too much, otherwise she didn't know when they would meet again. She was afraid that Xu Fan was as busy with work as her uncle, and she couldn't disturb him.

A little while later, the director of the orphanage where Lingling was staying came to pick her up. Lingling and Fu Chun had a good relationship and the two girls had become good friends. Since she didn't have a cell phone, she left the orphanage's address. Fu Chun said she would pick her up in a few days to go to her home to play.

"Goodbye, Chun Chun! Goodbye, Dad! Goodbye, Uncle Xu Fan! See you next time!" Lingling said goodbye and left.

Then Lin Ke's agent arrived.

"Xu Fan, let me take you back."

Xu Fan shook his head: "No need, it's easy for me to go back by myself. I'll stay with Chun Chun and wait for her family to come."

"Okay, bye-bye Xu Fan, I'll ask you out when I'm free."

"Okay, bye-bye. Take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself."

"I know, you should be more careful, okay? Eat more, you're too thin. My manager is calling me, I have to go now."

Then Chaochao's parents arrived. As soon as Chaochao saw his parents, tears welled up in his eyes, and he kept complaining about Ji Yuzhi.

The scene was very awkward, because the parents couldn't scold Ji Yuzhi in public, so they pulled the crying Chaochao away.

Then the father and the children left one after another, leaving only Xu Fan, Ji Yuzhi and Fu Chun.

Ji Yuzhi watched Xu Fan's retreating figure, his heart itching with desire.

His massive, millstone-sized buttocks moved quietly, taking a long time to finally move next to Xu Fan.

"Xu Fan, how about I take you home later?"

The sudden sound startled Xu Fan, and Ji Yuzhi thought to herself, "So easily frightened, how cute."

Just kidding, you suddenly appear behind someone like a ghost, it's already a favor if they don't hit you, okay?

"No need, it's easy for me to get back by myself, thank you."

"Okay." Ji Yuzhi said, somewhat disappointed.

"Can I add you on WeChat?"

Xu Fan frowned because he felt he wasn't very familiar with Ji Yuzhi and didn't know why Ji Yuzhi wanted to add him. However, there wasn't much to see on Ji Yuzhi's WeChat, so he added him anyway.

At this moment, the person who was supposed to pick up Ji Yuzhi arrived. He was a friend of Ji Yuzhi's, and Ji Yuzhi said goodbye to Xu Fan.

"Fu Chun, your parents are waiting for you outside."

A staff member ran in and said.

Fu Chun was stunned. She hadn't had enough of lying on Xu Fan's body yet, and now she had to go home. She was reluctant to part with Xu Fan.

Seeing her reluctant expression, Xu Fan's heart softened: "Shall I go out with you? I'll leave after you've left."

Xu Fan led Fu Chun outside the hotel. The rain had been getting heavier and heavier, and Xu Fan hadn't brought an umbrella. But it didn't matter; getting a little wet was no big deal.

As soon as Fu Chun came out, she looked around, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle!"

She never expected that it would be her uncle who came to pick her up, because she thought her uncle, Fu Qingci, was always very busy.

Upon hearing the sound, Xu Fan followed Fu Chun's gaze and froze on the spot.