Just want to be a supporting role

The twenty-second step

"Amy, you're not scared, are you?" Amy heard Tina's concerned greeting and wanted to reply, "It's not the chicken that scared me, it's you, ahhhhh!" However, looking into the girl's caring eyes, she felt that such a response would be ungrateful and hurt the young girl.

So she stiffened her neck, slowly shook her head, and squeezed out a sentence from her throat, "I'm... I'm okay."

Tina was a bit disappointed; she didn't even scream! "Wow, ahhhhh."

A scream suddenly erupted from behind. [Congratulations on harvesting 50 scream points from David.]

It turned out that the chicken's body, which had fallen to the ground, was still struggling reflexively.

It amazingly stood up again, swinging its blood-spurting half-severed neck and joyfully running towards David, who was frozen in place with a pair of tongs due to the sudden accident.

Just imagine a headless chicken "dancing while sprinkling blood" – the scene alone is enough to be terrifying, let alone facing such an enthusiastic headless chicken like David?

This newcomer, with blood splatters on his hands and fresh chicken droppings on his feet from the headless chicken, was on the verge of going insane.

"Get it away, ahhhhh." [Congratulations on harvesting 60 scream points from David.]

But before he completely lost it, he saw a familiar slender figure approach out of the corner of his eye and kick the headless chicken away.

The old hen, whose age was unknown, finally met its heroic end.

"It's still moving without its head..." He heard Tina's frightened voice, "Teacher David, are you alright?"

David felt the same speechlessness that Amy had, staring at Tina, unable to speak.

Was she really scared??? The men outside rushed in.

After a silence, Peter gave a thumbs up and sincerely said, "Tina, you're amazing!"

Ask yourself, among the gentlemen present, probably no one could have done what Tina just did so neatly; her angle, strength, and reaction time were all top-notch.

Any more force and she might have lost control of the knife and slashed Amy; any less and she wouldn't have cut the old hen, and it would have pounced on Amy's face, possibly scratching her.

Paul bent down to pick up the chicken, and everyone automatically made way for him.

He glanced at the chicken's head on the cutting board, which still hadn't closed its eyes, and finally his gaze landed on Tina.

The big shot was calm and almost nonchalant as he said, "Everyone, learn from Tina's knife skills." ...

Before the recording of "My Wonderful Life 2", rumors circulated online that William and Verna were likely on the invitation list for this season – some fans revealed that their teams were in contact with the production team, and it sounded very convincing.

Especially Verna, who had mentioned in an interview that she enjoyed watching "My Wonderful Life" and looked forward to collaborating with the production team.

However, today, the official f*******: page suddenly announced the recording list for the first episode of the new season without any warning, and William and Verna were nowhere to be found on the list!

This was actually expected; the production team wasn't stupid.

With the uproar surrounding this cheating couple, even if they were popular, the production team had to consider their influence.

Inviting them would be pushing the show into a pit.

Most others were speculating, and fans were delighted to see their favorite idols participating in their favorite variety show! Then, they saw a strange yet familiar name on the list – Tina.

Wow! Isn't this Tina, who was horribly treated by that cheating couple? The production team invited her?!

There were those who were curious, those who blessed her, and those who looked forward to it, but, of course, there were also those with ill intentions.

[Don't you think it's strange? William and Verna have been criticized so much, and the biggest beneficiary is Tina. She's become popular, gained public sympathy, and received such a great variety show invitation to collaborate with so many excellent artists... But, William and Verna, one cheated and the other stole her sister's fiancé. Didn't they know the consequences once this kind of thing came out? But they still did it. Are they really that stupid, or is there something else going on here?]

This comment received quite a lot of likes.

[Uh... actually, I've thought about this before. I think Tina is very scheming. I feel like she did it on purpose, but I didn't dare to say it. Those netizens went crazy with their curses, as if anyone who didn't share their view deserved to be scolded.] [Let me tell you from experience, Tina definitely did it on purpose. She's very scheming. Now that she's popular, she's become famous, and naturally, she's getting offers.]

[Hehe, why do women make life hard for other women? So what if Tina did it on purpose? When something like this happens, should she just endure it quietly? Just because the cheating couple is famous? Should Tina just be bullied miserably? It's really ridiculous.]

[Fans of that cheating couple, don't even bother trying to defend them. I'll curse anyone who tries.]

[I heard from a friend that Tina is a new student at C University. She's a really nice person. She kept going even when she fainted during military training and even sang songs for them, although she was a bit off-key, which made my friend laugh to death...]

[I don't think too much about it. I hope Tina becomes famous, super famous, and makes that cheating couple angry!]

[Hahaha, well done. I really want to know the expressions on their faces right now. They must be really amazing.] ...

In the spacious living room, William held Verna on the sofa, gently kissing the top of her head and taking the tablet from her hands.

"Don't read these comments," he said.

Since the night of the failed mission, when the system punished her by making her kneel and kowtow in front of Tina, Verna had realized that Tina wasn't just cannon fodder as the system claimed.

However, the system repeatedly emphasized that Tina was just cannon fodder and would die soon, so she felt relieved and decided not to pay too much attention to Tina anymore.

The heroine's aura points decreased by 100 due to the failed mission, causing Tina's parents' attitude towards her to change. It took her several days to regain their trust by promising to help Tina's mother deal with Estella.

However, she never expected that "My Wonderful Life 2", which her team had been negotiating for her, rejected her and turned to Tina instead.

How did a mere cannon fodder like her manage to do that!

Verna lifted her red-rimmed eyes and said, "William, maybe we were really wrong... I just didn't expect that, because of this, I wouldn't have the chance to participate in 'My Wonderful Life 2'. I thought I had a chance to collaborate with Paul this time. You know he's always been my idol."

"There will be other opportunities in the future," William comforted her gently.

"It's probably for the best that Tina went. Maybe when she becomes famous, I'll feel more balanced," Verna said dejectedly. "After all, we wronged her."

William responded with a simple "hmm".

Verna's expression changed slightly. She had expected William to express his disgust for Tina after hearing her words, but instead, he unexpectedly agreed with her, as if he really believed they owed Tina.

Ever since the day he went to the apartment to see Tina, his attitude towards her had changed.

[System, does William like Tina now?]

[Impossible.]

Relieved, Verna furrowed her brows and said, "William, you mentioned the hot search incident last time. You said it was orchestrated by that wealthy and powerful figure. What's the relationship between him and Tina? Could it be that Tina's participation in 'My Wonderful Life' was arranged by this powerful figure?"

William shook his head confidently and said, "Someone like Karl could never know Tina."

Verna knew very well that Tina couldn't possibly know Karl. She sighed softly and said, "But I feel like it's too coincidental. It seems like Tina has someone important helping her behind the scenes."

"I didn't help her," William said solemnly.

Verna took his hand and said, "I know you're afraid I'll misunderstand and won't help her. Actually, I hope you can help her more. Between the two of us, she probably hates me the most..."

William furrowed his brows and hugged her tightly, hating himself for not protecting her well enough and not fulfilling his responsibilities.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, a cold glint flashed through Verna's eyes.

She said these things to prompt William to "settle the score" with Tina. Her character was that of a guilty older sister, so, of course, she couldn't say anything excessive to Tina.

William couldn't stay with Verna for long; he had an event to attend. Verna bid him farewell with affection and closed the door, her expression immediately turning cold.

[System, what should I do next to make up for this loss?]

System: [Wait until Tina is gone, and everything will return to normal.]

Verna took a deep breath and asked, [When will she die?]

System: [Don't worry, it will be soon.]