Chapter 145: Ye Kui
Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Ye Kui
Gu Xulin couldn’t understand what it was saying. All he knew was that this penguin was stomping on him!
It even popped its head up to mock him!
Most importantly... it looked... like a big chicken leg...
"You smell so good..."
Gu Xulin swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the penguin.
The penguin jumped in fright, scrambled off his head, and scurried a safe distance away.
’How terrifying! He actually wants to eat a penguin!’
’My chick hasn’t been snatched and eaten, has it?!’
The thought of his chick being eaten sent the male penguin into a panic.
’If my wife gets back from hunting for food and finds out I lost our chick, she’ll eat me alive!’
Gu Xulin watched in confusion as the penguin before him paced back and forth, its expression shifting from terror to utter despair.
’Good thing you can’t eat penguins. If I couldn’t resist and ate it, wouldn’t I become stupid too?’
’The Gu Family already has one fool, Gu Xiao Zhao. If I become a fool too, who’s going to protect Gu Xiao Zhao?’
"Hey, can you understand me?" Gu Xulin called out weakly to the penguin.
"Can you go find my sister?"
He chuckled at his own words. ’I must be going crazy.’
’Gu Xiao Zhao... Right now, I’m so hungry I could eat two of him in one bite.’
The penguin looked at him and shuffled closer.
’Is this two-legger another one who lost his kid? He’s just like me!’
The penguin felt a pang of sympathy for him.
Gu Xulin lay down for a while. Once he’d regained some strength, he and the penguin started walking in the opposite direction of Gu Zhao.
Meanwhile, the show’s production crew arrived with a little girl and several drones in tow.
They stood on a vast expanse of snow.
The crew launched several drones, leaving just one hovering over the little girl’s head.
"Are you going to be okay on your own?" one of the crew members asked, unable to bear it. ’What kind of show is this, anyway? Making a little girl fend for herself on a snowy mountain.’
The director sighed. He had originally planned to take the new guest directly to her brother, Ye Zexi. But Ye Jincheng had given them an order that could not be refused: drop her on the mountain and leave her be.
’Is this a variety show or child abandonment?!’
The director was terrified. He had spent a fortune overnight to hire a rescue team to be on standby near the mountain. Now, he was glued to the live feed, not daring to blink.
He was so afraid something would happen to the little girl. ’The Ye Family! The bane of my existence!’
The little girl, Ye Kui, smiled. "Thank you for bringing me here. I’ll be fine on my own. You don’t have to worry about me. I like it here."
Ye Kui’s eyes crinkled at the corners. She had a doll-like face, and her smile revealed a pair of small dimples.
Several of the crew members were struck by her cuteness. ’How can such an adorable kid be from the Ye Family?!’
Then again, they felt a twinge of pity. ’I hope she’s not just putting on an act like Ye Zuiyi...’
After giving her a few more words of caution, the crew members departed.
Ye Kui smiled and waved at them until they were out of sight. Then, she lowered her hand and turned to get her bearings.
[So this is Ye Zexi’s new sister? Is she really an illegitimate child? That’s kind of disgusting.]
[Please don’t be like Ye Zuiyi! Aaaah!]
[Gotta say, she’s super cute!! She kinda looks like Gu Zhao.]
[Cute my ass. How could any sister from the Ye Family be a good person? And what’s more, she might be an illegitimate child, which is even more disgusting.]
[It’s not like she could choose who her parents are. Why be so mean to a kid?]
[Is the commenter above a Ye Family bootlicker or a Ye Zuiyi stan? I remember people defending Ye Zuiyi just like this back in the day.]
Ye Kui was oblivious to everything being said online.
With a smile full of curiosity, she looked this way and that, occasionally crouching down to touch the snow.
The other drones had already flown off, each seeking out the guest they were assigned to film.
As Ye Kui walked and played, the viewers who had initially disliked her began to notice something.
’This kid seems to have something wrong with her.’
Right now, for instance, she was crouched down, stuffing snow into her pockets.
Even after all her pockets were filled with snow, she stared at the snowy ground with a look of regret.
The viewers: ...
The viewers watched as she went along, picking up trash. A rock, a piece of litter—she would pick it up and cradle it preciously in her arms.
The viewers all marveled, ’How on earth does the Ye Family raise its children?!’
’They’re either villains or poor, pitiful things!’
’Look at this poor kid... she’s started eating the snow?!’
In the control room, the director looked as if he’d lost the will to live.
’I was wrong...’ he thought.
At the Ye Family residence, Ye Jincheng watched the live stream, his face cold. He pulled out his phone and sent a message: "Why is this one stupid!"
The other party quickly replied: "Dear, she’s not stupid. No returns or exchanges, sweetie~"
His face dark, Ye Jincheng slammed his phone onto the floor.
His current fury was as immense as his earlier joy.
...
"So many fish! So many fish!" Zhong Mingrui’s smile never left his face as he watched the animals bring fish after fish to Gu Zhao.
Especially when he saw there were also a few rabbits!
He couldn’t help but lick his lips. It reminded him of Big King’s three expelled disciples.
’The rabbit they made was amazing!’
Just then, two live rabbits ran over. They stood on their hind legs, fighting nonstop.
"HI-YAH-TA-TA-TA! Xiangxiang, it stole the grass I’ve been hiding for ages!"
"AHHHH! You bad rabbit! You dirty rabbit! Xiangxiang won’t believe you! You ate it yourself! You’re the one who stole my food!"
The two rabbits fought furiously.
Gu Zhao watched the two rabbits, her face a mask of curiosity.
Seeing this, the other animals frowned. ’Those damn rabbits are trying to get Xiangxiang’s attention by fighting!’
’Hah! Like we can’t do that too!’
In an instant, the nearby animals broke into random groups and started brawling, each one putting on an especially vigorous performance.
They squawked and chattered as they fought.
"ROAR! Baby, look at me! I can take on this whole group by myself!"
"Look at me, look at me! They’re all ganging up on me!"
"Baby... I’m too dumb, I can’t win... It’s okay, just let them eat me... I’ll put on a ’getting eaten’ performance for you."
The area outside the tent descended into utter chaos.
Jiang Yuchen’s deadpan expression completely shattered. "This is unscientific!"
"Why are they fighting?!"
"Brother, WAAAH! I don’t want to study anymore! Everything in books is a lie! WAAAH! Why do even the numbers lie to me?! WAAAH!"
Sobbing, Jiang Yuchen ran into the tent.
The two people tied up inside the tent were utterly bewildered.
’What in the world is going on out there?!’
’Why is he crying?’
Gu Jiao was thrilled. "Wow! They’re fighting!"
Zhong Mingrui watched with curiosity at first, but he soon realized that some of the fighting animals were trampling the fish!
He immediately dived into the fray to rescue the fish one by one. Seeing this, Zhong Siqi’s face went white with fear.
"Brother! Quick, save the fish! And the rabbits!" Zhong Mingrui yelled anxiously.
Zhong Siqi grabbed the boy, hauled him up, and tossed him into the tent. "Stay in there. If you dare come out, I’ll tear your butt to shreds."
Zhong Mingrui: ...?
He looked bewildered. ’Is my brother going through menopause?’
’But my phone said you only get that when you’re old.’
’Could it be...!’
Zhong Mingrui’s face fell. ’Is my brother already old? Is he going to die?’
’I have to work hard and save money... so I can get my brother a golden coffin, too!’
’Big King likes them, so my brother is sure to like one too!’
Zhong Siqi had been genuinely terrified by Zhong Mingrui’s single-minded gluttony. Daring to dive into a mob of so many animals!
’Does he want to get turned into a meat patty that badly?!’
Though furious, he still moved the fish and rabbits to one side.
After a while, the fighting stopped.
Animals both big and small were now nursing their heads, looking thoroughly wronged.
Gu Zhao casually strolled out from the pile of animals.
"Still want to fight?"
The animals immediately shook their heads.
It was all the rabbits’ fault!
After dealing with them, Gu Zhao told them to go hide and stay out of sight.
Beaming, she announced, "Now that we’ve eaten and drunk our fill, it’s time for our second base raid!"
"It’s about time we brought my brother back, too. I wonder if he’s lost weight from hunger, tagging along with them."
Gu Zhao still thought Gu Xulin was with the special guests.
「Some time later.」
Gu Xulin and the penguin were both startled.
"W-w-who are you! Are you human or a ghost?!" Gu Xulin stammered, still shaken as he stared at the little girl in the distance.
The little girl’s hair was a mess, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.