Chapter 136: Found One, Another Went Crazy
Gu Yunqi found out where Gu Huaiyan was and ran over alone.
His men and the rescue team tried to follow, but Gu Xulin stopped them. "Let him go alone."
Gu Xulin sighed, then led the others away.
’Maybe once Second Brother sees Third Brother, he can finally let it go,’ he thought.
A few days after Little Gu Zhao disappeared, their parents vanished too. After that, the family fell into chaos.
With their parents gone, their other uncles began to covet the Gu Family’s fortune. Their eldest brother had crippling social anxiety and was completely incapable of inheriting the estate and protecting it.
Third Brother was despondent over Gu Zhao’s disappearance and later started traveling to dangerous places, searching for any news of her.
And as for him... he developed a fear of animals, wishing he could just hide in his room all day long.
You could say his second brother had been dealt an impossible hand.
He was left to protect the Gu Family all by himself.
Yet, at his most difficult moment, news arrived that their third brother had also disappeared.
Four people, gone in just a few short months.
Second Brother often felt he had neglected Gu Huaiyan. If only he had noticed something was wrong sooner and talked to him, Gu Huaiyan might not have disappeared.
「Meanwhile.」
"Someone’s coming. I’m out of here." Feng Jiexu’s ears perked up at the sound of footsteps.
"Oh, and you should all get out of here too. The military will probably be here to take over soon."
He turned and fled without another word.
’If I don’t run now, what little dignity I have left will be gone!’
Gu Zhao watched the bedsheet billow elegantly as he ran. She couldn’t help but sigh in regret. "If only I had my phone."
’Such a rare sight,’ she thought. ’A handsome man sprinting wildly in a bedsheet. Is this a sign of humanity’s moral decay, or are his legs just really that long?’
Gu Zhao glanced down at her own short legs. ’When are you guys going to grow a little?’
"Second Brother..." Gu Huaiyan froze when he saw the person running toward him.
Gu Yunqi stopped and just stared at him.
Gu Zhao quietly backed away to give them space for their reunion, eagerly anticipating a heartwarming scene of brotherly affection.
Instead, Gu Huaiyan turned tail and ran.
Gu Yunqi immediately gave chase.
Gu Zhao: ???
’This is not how I pictured the reunion going at all!’
...
"Don’t worry. He’s just going to beat Third Brother up a bit. It’ll all be fine after that," Gu Xulin reassured his second brother’s men.
The men were silent.
Zhong Mingrui had already run to the cage where Ye Zuiyi was being held, glaring at her angrily.
"Brother! The bad guy is over here!"
Song Yi and Gu Jiao immediately stepped forward, both looking at her with disgust.
"She’s not moving. Is she dead?" Gu Jiao reached out and poked her.
Song Yi also reached out, mimicking a scene from a TV show, and checked for breathing under her nose.
"She’s breathing. She’s alive."
The sight of Ye Zuiyi irritated Gu Xulin. He fought the urge to slap her a few times.
When Ye Zuiyi woke up, she could feel many eyes on her.
She opened her eyes to see several pairs of disgusted eyes staring back at her.
"You... You all..." Her voice trembled.
"How could you be so mean!" Zhong Mingrui was furious. Because of her, they had fallen down here, and now their bags were missing!
His food!
Gu Jiao felt the same way. Her spicy gluten sticks! She never even got the chance to use them to win Gu Zhao over!
"I... I..." Ye Zuiyi was panicked. Her expression relaxed slightly when she looked at Gu Xulin.
’Gu Zhao might not care about news of their parents, but Gu Xulin definitely will!’
"I have news about your parents! I can tell you, but you have to make them all forgive me."
’As long as they forgive me, and considering I’m a minor, I’ll be fine.’
’As long as I’m not kicked off the reality show, I still have a chance.’
’I won’t fail next time.’
She waited, expecting to see Gu Xulin get excited, but his expression remained completely placid.
"Don’t you care about your parents?!"
Ye Zuiyi was starting to crack. ’What is wrong with her and Gu Zhao? Are they heartless?!’
Gu Xulin shot her a scornful glance. "What kind of important information could a kid like you possibly have?"
"I’m not an idiot. Besides, once I hand you over to Second Brother, you’ll talk whether you want to or not."
’Of course, you hand things like this over to Second Brother.’
Second Brother had held a meeting with them a long time ago.
Second Brother’s exact words were, "If you’re not smart enough, don’t try to be. If you’re in trouble, call your big brother. Don’t go looking for an early grave."
Ye Zuiyi flew into a rage. "Are all of you in the Gu Family a bunch of heartless, ungrateful monsters?!"
Gu Xulin ignored her.
「Back with Gu Zhao.」
Gu Zhao fell silent as she watched Gu Yunqi drag Gu Huaiyan over by the ear.
Gu Yunqi looked at Gu Zhao, his face devoid of expression.
Just as Gu Zhao thought he was angry and was about to grab her ear too, the slacker system chimed in again.
[Congratulations, Host, on achieving a god-like breakthrough!]
[Gu Xingyu Favorability: 57.9]
[Gu Yunqi Favorability: 65]
[Gu Huaiyan Favorability: 95]
[Gu Xulin Favorability: 99.9]
[Congratulations, Host, you’ve escaped the ’rotten cabbage’ tier! You’ve finally become a ’precious jade cabbage’ in the eyes of others!]
[Ding! Gu Xulin Favorability: 100]
[Congratulations, Host! Twenty-five million US Dollars have been deposited ahead of schedule! Please keep up the good work!]
[Congratulations, Host, you have earned a lottery draw! Do you wish to use it now?]
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Hearing about the deposit, Gu Zhao burst out laughing, completely oblivious to her surroundings.
’I, Gu Zhao!! I’m a rich woman now!!’
"AHAHAHA! HEHEHEHEHEHE!" Gu Zhao couldn’t stop laughing.
Gu Yunqi: ??
Gu Huaiyan: ???
Gu Huaiyan looked at Gu Zhao with concern. ’Is my sister sick...?’
Gu Yunqi quietly took a step back. ’Has Gu Zhao gone crazy?’
"Zhaozhao, are you not feeling well? Tell your brother."
Gu Huaiyan was extremely worried.
Gu Zhao tried to force her smile down, but the corners of her mouth felt like they were glued in place and simply wouldn’t budge.
And so, the situation became...
"Zhaozhao, were you scared?"
Gu Zhao: "Hehehe..."
"Gu Zhao, did you hit your head or something?"
Gu Zhao: "Hehehehehehe..."
Even the Arctic Bear was so startled by Gu Zhao that its massive body shuddered.
"Xiangxiang, what’s wrong?" the Arctic Bear asked worriedly, scooping Gu Zhao up in its arms.
Gu Zhao: "Hehehe."
Gu Yunqi frowned. "Great. We found one, and broke another."
...
The big bear carried Gu Zhao, with the two brothers following behind.
One looking troubled, the other worried.
Less than a minute after they regrouped with Gu Xulin and the others, a squad of armed personnel rushed in.
The military had arrived.
Gu Yunqi adjusted his glasses and stepped forward to talk to them.
Gu Zhao didn’t notice, because she and Gu Xulin were busy going crazy together.
Gu Zhao: "Hehehehehehe, Brother!"
Gu Xulin didn’t understand, but he respected her vibe. "Hehehehehehe, Sister!"
Zhong Mingrui and the others followed suit. "Hehehehehe."
The armed personnel guarding them had grave expressions. ’Are all these people high?!’
In the end, when their commander let the group leave, the soldiers were all in disbelief.
"I think we should take them in for testing..." one of the more rebellious soldiers muttered.
But he was immediately kicked by the person next to him as a warning.
He shut his mouth, able to do nothing but watch as they hauled Ye Zuiyi away and left.
The animals couldn’t leave yet; they needed to be kept under observation in case they had been injected with any strange substances.
When they were brought to the exit, they were all stunned. "The exit is at the bottom of the ocean!!"
They left in a submarine and surfaced.
A large pod of Tiger Whales gave chase.
"That thing is pretty! Let’s hijack it and give it to Xiangxiang!" Tiger Whale One chased after them excitedly.
"I saw it first! Let me! Let me!" Tiger Whale Two hurried to catch up.
Ever since that traitor whale tried to steal their cub, they didn’t trust each other anymore!
’When it comes to Xiangxiang, there’s no such thing as family!’