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Chapter 256 - 230: High-End Game, But a Sitcom

Chapter 256: Chapter 230: High-End Game, But a Sitcom

Generally speaking, many inexplicable psychological battles happen at the dinner table.

Especially when it comes to social etiquette, it’s undoubtedly a disaster zone.

Xiao Yi couldn’t understand why people always liked to stir up so many unnecessary issues while eating.

Eating should just be about eating. Why all the fuss?

Of course, he was even more clueless about the inexplicable little scheming in people’s hearts.

This point was somewhat apparent to those who knew Xiao Yi a little.

Thus, those watching the live broadcast felt concerned about the actions Xiao Yi was about to take.

Then, five people sat down in four different directions, with the other three each on one side and Gladys closely next to Xiao Yi, so she could feel secure.

The expressions on everyone’s faces were very calm, just as usual, and the dinner table was very peaceful.

But anyone could see that the actual situation was like the soup in the pot, destined to heat up and then boil over.

Watching this scene, many from broken families felt somewhat suffocated.

They all understood that the crux of the problem was that the child had to make a choice, whether to side with their father or their mother.

It was undoubtedly an incredibly difficult choice. If one had to choose, they would generally prefer their parents not to divorce.

But no matter how one chose, or even if one didn’t choose, letting the parents maintain the status quo would still ultimately result in sadness.

Whatever you do, there will inevitably be Regret...that’s just how it is.

Therefore, they subconsciously projected their own past shadows onto Gladys, sincerely hoping in their hearts that Xiao Yi could really handle everything well.

Then, the dinner officially began.

The first to break the silence was Carl, who sternly said to Gladys,

"Tess, how can you sit so close to someone else? You’re hindering others!"

"Ah...yes."

Gladys immediately shifted to the side.

Xiao Yi had no reaction to this since he had anticipated it.

Rather, it was Xiao Yi who had instructed Gladys to do so intentionally—in order for this moment, to have Carl reprimand her.

Normally, Carl wouldn’t use such a harsh tone with his daughter, but under today’s circumstances, people would probably be even more emotional.

Thus, Xiao Yi had Gladys do this on purpose, to elicit Carl’s reprimand and let Carl take control of the conversation.

To make the other two realize that he was the head of the family!

After all, since there were two others, he needed to let Carl gain some advantage in speech to make the sides equal, which would make handling things easier.

And Carl, living up to Xiao Yi’s expectations, did the right thing.

Of course, even if someone else brought it up first, Xiao Yi had told Gladys not to listen to them, only to Carl’s words.

At first, the viewers in the live broadcast room were shocked when they heard Xiao Yi’s plan.

[How does he know how to do this? Could he really be a genius?]

[Ah? Did Brother Xiao Yi really manage to pull it off?]

But just as hope kindled in their hearts, it was quickly extinguished.

Because Xiao Yi only had this one plan. As for what to do later, he said,

"Adapt to circumstances, take it one step at a time. After all, situations can change unpredictably. Don’t worry, I’m best at adapting on the fly. It won’t be a problem!"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s assurance, Gladys felt relieved.

But the people in the live broadcast room were extremely anxious.

Then, Gladys’s mother began to speak,

"Speaking of which, why eat such bizarre things today? They don’t even look appetizing."

White then chuckled and said, "Come on, this was specially prepared by Mr. Carl. Let’s try it first–you never know, it might be unexpectedly delicious, right, Mr. Carl..."

"Ah...um."

Faced with the duo’s encouraging behavior, Carl hesitatingly nodded.

"...This won’t do." Xiao Yi muttered quietly.

Carl’s momentum faltered; this wasn’t good.

So, Xiao Yi immediately gave Gladys a look.

Understanding the signal, Gladys said to Carl,

"I...don’t really want to eat this. Can I have some snacks today?"

Her goal was not to speak up for Carl; as she wanted her parents to give up on divorce, she had to remain neutral to stabilize the situation.

Once she favored one side, the battle would become lopsided.

And Xiao Yi’s strategy continued as before, to let Carl chastise Gladys on how she was being unreasonable, and that children shouldn’t be picky eaters—thus maintaining his control of the conversation.

Then, Carl grimaced and responded,

"Is that so? Ah...you don’t like it? Well, there’s no helping it then. Go ahead. I’ll get you something else to eat later."

Xiao Yi: "...Ah?"

Gladys: "...Ah?"

However, Carl’s reaction was a big disappointment.

[Didn’t expect Carl to be the first to fail. Tough luck.]

Carl had no choice; when everyone said they didn’t like it, he, the initiator, obviously had to take responsibility.

He couldn’t force his daughter to eat it, could he? Nor could he possibly shift the blame to Xiao Yi.

"Uh..." Gladys then said, "I’ll still eat it. Being picky isn’t good."

Then, realizing his precarious situation, Carl also promptly took action.

However, he had to figure out how to keep his daughter leaning towards him.