Title: EscapeStar chose the perfect timing. Stirring things up right after the first episode wrapped clearly aims to kill the second episode in its cradle.
1L: EscapeStar’s evidence isn’t solid, but causing trouble during a live stream makes things very tricky. Great-grandfather’s ability to adapt is weak, turning this into a real scandal.
19L: I heard this whole operation was Qingxi’s idea. The hired online trolls were funded by EscapeStar. Spending so much money to target a stranger? I have no clue where such hatred comes from.
123L: EscapeStar used to rely on Su Ping and then on Lucky Money, both of whose personas directly clash with top star Great-grandson and Great-grandfather. He’s obviously not letting go for the sake of his benefactors. But little great-grandfather’s persona and Lucky Money’s mystical identity do overlap absurdly. If this isn’t explained clearly, it’ll become quite the mess.
166L: Your group doesn’t have to defend Su Weisheng so much! Lucky Money predicted that a website would face issues, and Su Weisheng quickly followed with hype around Jiang Yimian and the “wealth mole”, claiming their prediction was successful. Lucky Money named his pet “Lucky”, and then Su Weisheng said naming descendants can also use mysticism, like gold, silver, and jewels. Whatever Lucky Money does, Su Weisheng copies, but always one step behind. How does this stolen persona even get explained?
Three minutes later:
211 replies to 166L: No need to explain… Oh my gosh, they’re the same person.
156L: What.
157L: What.
159L: No wonder little great-grandfather made sense of it all.
199L: This story teaches us not to casually target someone, because the person you’re criticizing might just turn out to be the admin of your own group.
210L: Hahaha, folks, I’m dying of laughter! This is too hilarious—I really want to see EscapeStar’s reaction right now!
EscapeStar and the others have gone mad.
The moment Su Weisheng’s Weibo ID appeared in the live stream, words were unnecessary. Even the dullest fool could immediately tell that 【Lucky Money, You’d Better Behave】 and 【Little Great-grandfather】 were actually the same person. This revelation turned their attempt to use Lucky Money’s reputation as a shield to criticize the top star great-grandson and great-grandfather into a complete joke.
The live stream chat was flooded with comments like: 【When you targeted little great-grandfather, didn’t you bother asking your group admin for their opinion?】
Everyone involved in this whole situation went into meltdown mode. They rapidly created a new group and spiraled into chaos, frantically blaming and questioning each other in a “passing-the-buck marathon”.
AAA Construction Brother Zhang: I’d also like to ask—when you were preparing material to target someone, did you ask Lucky Money? If you did, then he’s the one with issues. We could completely counter this situation by saying the person involved didn’t explain things, and they just wanted to ride the wave of backlash to boost their own hype.
Qingxi: …No, EscapeStar didn’t ask.
As Qingxi typed, her mind was in utter disarray. She thought: when they secretly plotted to ruin someone’s career within the group, they hadn’t realized that person was watching them from above, from their very home base, viewing their actions as nothing more than a joke.
This realization sent chills down her spine. For the first time, she understood just how terrifying the consequences of being caught doing bad deeds could be. She didn’t even need the victim to act against them—all their actions were exposed in broad daylight, and she naturally faced social death.
AAA Construction Brother Zhang wasn’t ready to give up: There must be other chat records! It’s impossible that they haven’t said anything. If we can find loopholes in their words, we can definitely counterattack.
Chimu: Exactly! I haven’t left the group yet—I’ll check the chat history!
Desperately clinging to this straw of hope, they began frantically digging through old messages. But the more they searched, the more confidence they lost. Every one of his comments was flawless. He had never denied who he was, nor had he ever criticized the top star great-grandson and great-grandfather. On the contrary, he had repeatedly warned them: “If these two really are genuine, what will you do then?”
And what had they said?
EscapeStar, in a daze, suddenly heard a brief chuckle from the live stream. Unconsciously, he lifted his head. What he saw was little great-grandfather’s breathtakingly mesmerizing face, which sent shivers down his spine at this moment.
Host: “Little great-grandfather, many netizens are curious about one question. Some say they have experienced similar malicious misinterpretations. They’re eager to know—how would you handle such situations?”
Su Weisheng: “I don’t need to do anything.”
“Eh?” Everyone froze in surprise—was little great-grandfather really planning to repay evil with kindness?
Su Weisheng gave the camera a meaningful glance, as if he could already see the panic-stricken expression of the mastermind behind the scenes through the live stream. Leisurely, he said, “I won’t do anything because that person has already made a vow. Let’s just wait for their promise to come true. There’s no need for me to do anything further.”
【!!!】
【Whoa, I get it now! EscapeStar once bragged that if he was wrong, he’d have eighteen kids as an apology!】
【Wait, can men even give birth??】
【I don’t know about others, but since little great-grandfather said it… I’ll just sit back and enjoy the show!】
【Haha, I’m dying of laughter. The trending topic hasn’t dropped, but the troublemakers—EscapeStar, Qingxi, and AAA Construction Brother Zhang—have all wiped their Weibo accounts clean. Is the next step to delete their accounts and flee?】
【It’s useless. The karmic backlash they deserve won’t let any of them escape~】
EscapeStar stared at the phrase “karmic backlash” in horror, then threw his phone away. Trying to escape, he left the room, but whether due to overwhelming stress or something else, he suddenly felt nauseous and rushed uncontrollably to the bathroom to retch.
“Ugh—”
EscapeStar immediately grabbed his phone and wallet and rushed to the hospital for a check-up.
He went through the tests once, only to be asked by the doctor to repeat them for confirmation.
Not long after…
“You’re pregnant,” the doctor said.
EscapeStar: “What the hell, I’m a man!”
“Yes, I can confirm your body structure is indeed male,” the doctor replied, adjusting his glasses and giving him a peculiar look. “But you are definitely pregnant. This could be the world’s first case of male pregnancy. I recommend staying in the hospital for observation—your condition is of significant research value.”
EscapeStar: “What the hell—Ugh—!!!” Before he could finish his sentence, he dashed into the bathroom, overwhelmed by intense morning sickness.
When he finally crawled out of the bathroom, utterly drained, he heard the doctor say, “But you don’t need to worry. Just now, the second, third, and fourth cases of male pregnancy have also been reported…”
EscapeStar’s vision went black.
Damn it, he didn’t even need to ask to know who the others were—it had to be the same group of fools who had been scheming with him! From now on, they weren’t just partners in targeting others; they were also bound as “brothers in eighteen-kid apologies.”
In the Su family’s traditional courtyard in the capital.
In Tingfeng Hall, Su Ping was reading with a few family juniors. They were studying ancient mystical texts left by their ancestors, but the material was so obscure that it was hard to focus.
Originally, the talents of this generation of descendants weren’t qualified for such advanced education. However, not long ago, the family’s reclusive elder suddenly sensed something and urgently wanted to cultivate the next generation. After a thorough selection process, Su Ping was fortunate enough to be chosen to join Tingfeng Hall.
Nearby, bored and yawning, his cousin leaned on his hand while playing on his phone. He happened to see a trending topic online and turned to Su Ping, who was seriously reciting his studies. Unable to resist his curiosity, he poked him twice: “I see Su Ran’s duo is causing quite a stir online. Aren’t you going to debunk them?”
“No time.” Su Ping glanced at his cousin dismissively and said, “They’re just a bunch of clowns. I used to deal with them when I had nothing better to do, but now my studies take priority. Once I’ve mastered this, I can easily pick a few investors to shut them down completely.”
His cousin gave him a thumbs-up: “That’s why you’re the best. If you rise to the family’s core in the future, don’t forget your brother.”
Su Ping snorted at his cousin’s lack of ambition but agreed nonetheless, a proud smirk tugging at his lips. Just then, he suddenly felt a wave of nausea in his stomach. His expression changed, and he immediately put down his book and rushed to the bathroom, where he began retching violently.
“Ugh—!”
“Ugh, ugh, ugh—!”
“What’s going on?” The teacher in charge of their studies, puzzled by Su Ping’s intense reaction in the bathroom, followed him in. Initially thinking he might have eaten something bad, the teacher casually checked his pulse, only to be utterly shocked: “Su Ping, you’re pregnant!”
“What?”
Outside, the loud-mouthed cousin, eager for drama, shouted again: “Who’s pregnant?”
Su Ping: ??? What on earth?
The first episode of the fifth season of «Another Side of Family Life» wrapped up perfectly.
Even after the live broadcast ended, the onlookers were still buzzing with excitement, trying to piece together what had just happened. Before they could fully comprehend, the production team released the second installment of their everyday content: “Little Great-Grandfather and the Mystical Blogger Are Actually the Same Person?”
It was evident that the production team had this prepared long in advance, intending to drop it post-episode finale to spark a surge in traffic. However, thanks to EscapeStar and others handing them free drama, the hype had already reached its peak before the video was released. As a result, this second installment became less of a major reveal and more of the cherry on top.
The video was split into several segments. It included clips of little great-grandfather casually calling “Zhaocai”, to which the top star immediately responded; Jiang Yimian referring to himself as “Jinbao” in front of little great-grandfather; and other snippets that all essentially proved one thing: Lucky Money and little great-grandfather were the same person!
No wonder his Weibo ID was 【Lucky Money, You’d Better Behave】—who said “Lucky” had to be a cat? It could very well be the top star’s nickname!
Looking back, it was hilariously foolish that no one had connected the two before.
While this now “outdated” topic continued to spark heated discussions, those on the frontlines of the gossip were already worrying about EscapeStar.
Late at night, on the second floor of a villa.
Bai Songyin and Su Ran were busy packing for their trip home the next day. In the living room, Song Qing was circling around Su Weisheng, holding a phone and gleefully reading out netizen reactions while curiously asking:
“Great-grandfather, you said the vow would come true. So, can EscapeStar, a man, really get pregnant? Or… is he not actually male?”
Su Weisheng sat on the sofa, idly toying with a string of beads. He glanced briefly at the gossip-faced drama queen nearby and casually remarked, “He’s male, but he can get pregnant—and not just that, he’ll experience morning sickness as if he’s carrying eighteen babies.”
“Eighteen babies’ worth of morning sickness…” Song Qing’s face was one of horror. “This proves it: vows should never be made carelessly. Now look at this—he outdoes even the male leads in certain popular romance tropes! He’s a medical miracle.”
“His belly will grow larger day by day, with one day equating to one month of pregnancy. By the tenth ‘month’, the vow will dissolve naturally, as it should coincide with delivery. Of course, there’s nothing in his stomach, so the pregnancy symptoms will end automatically without anything actually being born.” Su Weisheng explained the consequences of the vow.
The drama queen, visibly shaken, retreated to his room, vowing never to make an oath again.
Meanwhile, Su Ran and Assistant Bai had almost finished packing their luggage to send home tomorrow. According to the program’s schedule, they could rest for a week before entering the second phase and regrouping.
That night, the sound of a wooden fish being struck echoed as expected.
In Bedroom A, Su Ran was practicing in his dream; in Bedroom B, Bai Songyin slept soundly. Meanwhile, in the study, Su Weisheng rested his chin on his hand, watching with great interest as the paper doll banged on the wooden fish, its face full of grievances.
Suddenly, Su Weisheng sensed that something he had arranged had been tampered with.
He closed his eyes, slightly extending his divine sense, and was met with the face of an old rascal.
…Unlucky.
He switched perspectives.
In the Su family residence in the capital, a group of elderly men gathered around a young man lying on the bed, his stomach noticeably swollen. They examined him with serious expressions.
An elder with silver-white hair spoke gravely, “Su Ping must have been cursed. The person who cast this curse is truly malicious, intending to humiliate him by making him, a man, experience pregnancy!”
A younger man nearby appeared more relaxed, even curious, as he reached out to poke Su Ping’s belly. This earned him a loud wail, prompting him to withdraw his hand and remark, “I have a question…”
“Hmm?” The elder looked at him.
The young man asked curiously, “Dad, if the child in Su Ping’s belly were to be born, would it count as part of the Su family bloodline? Didn’t you say the Su family bloodline is hard to continue? If we ask the person who cast the curse for the spell, wouldn’t our family immediately have endless descendants?”
Another elder with black hair angrily slammed the table and shouted, “Nonsense! What’s in his belly must be a demon! Su Ning, how can you still joke at a time like this?”
Su Ning shrugged regretfully. “Fine, no birth then. No need to get so worked up.”
The elders ignored him entirely, huddling together to discuss how to resolve the situation.
Meanwhile, pale and weak Su Ping cried out miserably, “Elders… please save me. I can’t take it anymore, I feel like throwing up again… ugh—” He clutched a spittoon and retched violently as he spoke.
Su Ning curiously asked him, “Who exactly did you offend?”
Su Ping shook his head blankly, “No one… Big Cousin, I’ve always been kind to others and have never offended anyone…”
“I don’t believe you.” Su Ning pouted, his bluntness evident as he said, “You’re always causing trouble outside. Maybe you’ve offended so many people that you don’t even remember.”
Su Ping: “…” Look at me now—do you really need to kick me when I’m down?
The elders impatiently shooed Su Ning away, saying, “Go, go, off to the side. Don’t interfere with our spellwork.”
Su Ning, driven to the outer room, still couldn’t resist offering advice, “Dad, you all shouldn’t rush into performing the spell. Without understanding what’s happened, hastily undoing the curse might not be wise. What if…”
Before he could finish speaking, the elders, already seated cross-legged, began their ritual in haste, eager to teach the one who cast the curse a lesson.
Then…
Su Ning watched wide-eyed as their spell was interrupted midway by a slender, powerful hand that appeared out of nowhere. In its grip was a delicate and exquisite white jade hammer. With an unyielding thud, the hammer struck his father’s head. Accompanied by a heavy “dong”, the hammer systematically knocked each elder in turn, leaving none unscathed.
Su Ning was stunned.
The elders, dazed and disoriented from the blows, were equally dumbfounded.
Only Su Ping, with his swollen belly, continued to vomit incessantly, without the slightest pause.
“W-what just happened?” The silver-haired elder stammered as he clutched his aching head.
Su Ning quietly added the words he hadn’t finished earlier: “I told you not to rush into breaking the curse… See, he must’ve angered Big Uncle out there.”
The elders: ???
Time for the other unfilial descendants to get a loving beating lol