A forward outside Axel triple jump combined with a spread eagle entry—this was an extremely difficult combination of movements, one that very few female skaters could execute.
But Bai Baozhu had done it!
How could this not cause a massive sensation after the episode aired?
The melon-eating masses who originally knew nothing about figure skating did some searching and roughly understood that Bai Baozhu’s gorgeous jump back then actually had such impressive origins; it wasn’t something just anyone could casually pull off.
After learning that even professional figure skaters couldn’t do it, netizens across the entire internet were shocked!
『As an insider, let me be honest: among domestic female figure skaters today, almost no one can perfectly execute the spread eagle into forward outside Axel triple jump combination that Bai Baozhu displayed on the show!』
『Damn! I originally thought Zhu Zhu skated so beautifully because she had a dance background. But now you’re telling me that jump combination was that amazing? Amazing enough to compete in the Olympics?』
『This shocked my whole family! I really never imagined Bai Baozhu was this incredible? Is she really an arts student and not a sports student?』
『Can cook in the kitchen, presentable in the living room, and now even sports? She’s so formidable. Fairy Zhu Zhu really is a ten-talented treasure girl!』
……
After the episode aired, Bai Baozhu’s sports-themed date blew up beyond the show’s usual audience, becoming a full-blown phenomenon. It was only then that the production team staff of Love Cottage realized… Bai Baozhu was actually that strong!
“No way… Is Bai Baozhu that amazing?”
“I, I told you she definitely wasn’t studying dance but was into sports! Look, now even the national team coaches have come out calling for Bai Baozhu to report to the national team…”
“Isn’t this too exaggerated?”
“I suddenly feel like this world is a bit fantastical…”
……
The production team staff’s shock continued until the national team coach actually called them. Only then did they have that feeling of ‘Ah! So it’s real! It’s not marketing! Bai Baozhu really is that badass!’
And so, the production team staff, still in a daze, went to find Bai Baozhu, who was in the kitchen chatting with Xia Tiantian while eating dessert.
“Huh? Not again, another solo interview? This is way too frequent.”
After being called to the solo interview room, Bai Baozhu grumbled a bit discontentedly.
She noticed that among all the dating guests, she had the most solo interviews.
“Zhu Zhu, it’s not a solo interview today. We just wanted to ask you, how are you so good at skating? When you were on your date with Jiang Boyan, you said you could skate. Did you receive special training?”
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
Hearing the staff’s words, Bai Baozhu was slightly taken aback.
She keenly noticed that the expressions of the staff today seemed a bit off.
Especially her own cameraman, Li Le, who looked utterly excited and thrilled.
No matter how she looked at it, it felt very strange, so Bai Baozhu immediately became cautious.
“We only found out today just how incredible that jump combination you did while skating was! Almost no one in the entire country can execute that combination of jumps as perfectly as you did!”
“Yeah! As soon as the episode aired, the coaches from the national sports team got super excited! They really value you and want to invite you to join the national team!”
“Zhu Zhu, your date with Jiang Boyan this time has completely blown up beyond our circle! Now the whole country knows how amazing you are!”
……
Before Bai Baozhu could even say a word, she saw the production team staff, talking over each other, spill all the beans!
Listening to the staff’s excited, chattering voices, Bai Baozhu… felt her whole world crumbling!
Her first thought was—
Ahhhhh! The whole country knows! Her delicate, soft, frail, dainty, damsel-in-distress, beautiful maiden persona! Had actually collapsed! In front of the entire nation! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
For a moment, Bai Baozhu felt darkness cloud her vision!
Was there any chance left to salvage her frail, beautiful maiden persona…
“Zhu Zhu? Zhu Zhu, what’s wrong? Why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
The Love Cottage staff, seeing Bai Baozhu’s face turn deathly pale, immediately asked with concern.
“N-no, it’s nothing. I just suddenly feel a bit short of breath…”
Bai Baozhu clutched her chest, a look of utter fragility on her face, and whispered softly.
This was a new ‘frail beautiful maiden move’ she had recently learned from binge-watching dramas with Xia Tiantian!
Seeing Bai Baozhu in this ‘Xizi Holds Her Heart’ (a classic pose of frail beauty) pose, looking utterly weak and feeble—even though everyone knew Bai Baozhu had excellent physical fitness and superb athletic reflexes—they were still fooled by her ‘masterful acting’.
One by one, they were so worried they almost called the show’s medical team to examine Bai Baozhu.
“It’s fine, it’s not a serious illness. I’ve just been feeling a bit weak lately…”
Bai Baozhu clutched her chest, looking utterly frail as she gazed at everyone.
“……”
If the staff didn’t know about the various ‘feats of strength’ Bai Baozhu had performed on the show before, and today’s viral hot search topic, they might have actually believed her nonsense!
“So, Zhu Zhu, the national sports team coach called earlier. They wanted to ask if you have any interest in switching careers to sports?”
“……”
Hearing the staff’s words, Bai Baozhu, who was still clutching her chest in the classic frail beauty pose, stiffened her hand slightly.
She grumbled miserably to herself, why was her competitive drive so strong back then!
She had already won two rounds! If Jiang Boyan wanted to show off, she should have just let him! Why couldn’t she hold back!
She also grumbled miserably, why did she have to recall that skating move from the original host’s memory back then!
Remembering it was one thing! Why did she have to go and perfectly replicate and imitate it!
Wahhh! Her mimicry skills were just too good!
But it really wasn’t her fault! How was she supposed to know that a move so simple in her eyes would be so difficult for people in this world to perform!
She figured that combination of moves, in her female-dominant kingdom, most martial artists could do it!
As long as your qinggong was good, it presented no difficulty at all!
“Zhu Zhu? What do you think? Do you want to talk to the coach who called from the national team?”
Faced with the production team’s ‘relentless questioning’, Bai Baozhu only felt weak, helpless, and on the verge of tears.
Why was it so hard to maintain her frail, beautiful maiden persona!
She just wanted to dress up prettily, cook delicious food, pursue her hobbies, earn a little money, play some games, and enjoy this heavenly life in this world to the fullest.
If she really went into sports and, relying on her martial arts skills, went to compete and crushed everyone else, how unfair would that be to others!
Of course, that was the noble-sounding reason.
The actual, real thought was simply that she didn’t want to ruin her persona. She didn’t want to do sports, okay? QAQ
“Probably not… I still have a contract with my agency. I can’t breach it.”
Thinking of the contract the original host had signed, Bai Baozhu very tactfully refused.
“That’s actually the easiest problem to solve. It’s just a matter of paying the breach of contract penalty.”
The production team staff had been watching the hot search trends all day. They had practically been brainwashed by all the online ‘essays’ about Bai Baozhu participating in the Olympics to win glory for the country. They were so fired up, they wished they could immediately pack Bai Baozhu off to the national team for training, to win gold medals and bring honor to the nation!
“…I have no money.”
Bai Baozhu said with a wooden face, stating it plainly.
However, she didn’t expect the production team still wouldn’t let her off!
“It’s fine. You’re a small, undeveloped newcomer. The penalty shouldn’t be too high. The national team should be able to afford it.”
“……”
For a moment, Bai Baozhu really didn’t know what to say. The corner of her mouth twitched slightly as she once again cursed herself internally.
You! Why did you have to go and copy someone else’s skating! Why did you have to jump! Why didn’t you just fly back then!
Of course! The real culprit was that annoying Jiang Boyan! If it weren’t for him, she wouldn’t have broken her persona! And she wouldn’t be dealing with all this now!
And so, Bai Baozhu’s favorability for Jiang Boyan directly dropped from 0 into the negatives!
“I… have no interest in sports. You don’t need to consider all that for me.”
Bai Baozhu voiced her thoughts weakly.
After pushing the production team off, Bai Baozhu returned to the villa utterly wilted. Compared to her energetic self when she left earlier, the current Bai Baozhu clearly looked like she had suffered a major blow.
Returning to the bedroom in this state clearly startled Xia Tiantian, who was drawing at the desk.
She hurried over to Bai Baozhu’s side and cautiously asked what was wrong.
How could Bai Baozhu have the face to tell Xia Tiantian that she had ruined her persona in front of the entire nation? She just hugged Xia Tiantian with a pitiful look and mumbled to her good friend.
“Tian Tian, can you help me find some more TV dramas or movies with characters like Li Manshu from Your Lover Is Not Your Lover?”
“Huh?”
Hearing Bai Baozhu’s request really made Xia Tiantian’s head fill with question marks.
Li Manshu was the high-level white lotus & Green Tea Bitch villainess from a recently popular drama, a character countless female viewers had gritted their teeth in hatred over!
Because this character was so good at pretending, deceiving the male and female leads into breaking up and getting back together repeatedly, only exiting in the final episode of the series, she had infuriated countless viewers who almost smashed their TVs!
Whenever there was a scene with Li Manshu’s character, the internet would inevitably erupt in a storm of criticism.
When the character finally exited in the last episode, netizens celebrated as if it were New Year, sending Li Manshu’s character to the hot search in a nationwide celebration.
For a character so universally despised, Bai Baozhu actually—wanted to watch more shows with similar characters?
For a moment, Xia Tiantian was bewildered and didn’t understand.
But Bai Baozhu was—
In the days to come! She would focus more on watching dramas! Learn more from the beautiful, charming women in TV dramas!
She would strive to salvage her frail, beautiful maiden persona in front of the entire nation before the show finished filming!
Just as Bai Baozhu was diligently watching eight o’clock melodramas to ‘study’, she had no idea that she thought she had been clear enough in refusing the question of whether to pursue sports.
But—
『There can be many stars in the world, but there is only one world champion! Bai Baozhu! Switch careers! We’ll pay your penalty for you!』
After Bai Baozhu clearly told the production team she didn’t want to switch to sports, many devoted figure skating enthusiasts remained undeterred. They created slogans.
And because the slogans were so inspiring, it became a hot search topic. Many melon-eating masses joined the discussion and voted, splitting into pro and con factions battling each other!
These two factions were, respectively, those who approved of Bai Baozhu doing sports to win glory for the country, and those who disapproved, supporting Bai Baozhu becoming a star.
Between these two groups, there was also a small handful of people, trembling with fear, supporting Bai Baozhu becoming a chef.