Chapter 163: Just Apologize
Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Just Apologize
Gu Xulin’s face instantly darkened.
"What did you say?!" he gritted out.
Jiang Yuchen awkwardly touched his nose, his gaze flickering away.
’How do I put this? That the bear has taken a liking to your sister?’
’That it wants to marry your sister?’
’If I say that, either he’s a goner or the bear is.’
But even without him repeating it, Gu Xulin was already furious. "You stinking bear! Get off of her!"
"How old are you?! How old is my baby sister?! An old bear after a young blossom? I think you want me to bash your head in!"
Gu Xulin strode forward and grabbed the scruff of the Malay Bear’s neck. It was about as tall as a seven or eight-year-old child, but its strength was immense.
Gu Xulin yanked but, to his surprise, couldn’t move it at all!
He grew even angrier. "Gu Xiao Zhao! Kick it away for me!"
"You have to remember, you’re a girl! Anyone who tries to take advantage of you—whether they’re a man, a male, or a beast—you make them rootless!"
The Malay Bear was very displeased! ’This two-legged creature is so annoying! Can’t he see I’m pursuing my happiness?’
’How dare he pull me! And try to make Little Xiangxiang hate me!’
"HUFF HUFF!" It snorted threateningly at Gu Xulin.
Seeing this, Zhong Mingrui confidently took on the role of commentator. "This little bear is done for! It’s really crossed a line."
"Our Big King is super protective. And that thing dared to act fierce toward its big brother-in-law."
Song Yi nodded in agreement. "The two of us, Big King’s prospective pretty boys, are already getting picked on by the narrow-minded Brother Gu. This thing has the nerve to take advantage of Big King!"
"And it’s acting fierce toward Brother Gu. It’s over."
Sure enough, Gu Zhao was not happy. She raised a small fist and brought it down on the Malay Bear’s head.
She controlled her strength, hitting it just hard enough to daze the Malay Bear without causing any real brain damage.
The Malay Bear, a new bump on its head, looked at Gu Zhao with a pitiful, aggrieved expression.
Gu Zhao’s expression was serious. "You’re not allowed to be mean to my brother!"
’Only I get to bully my brother! Besides...’
Gu Xulin was just about to be touched when he heard Gu Zhao’s next sentence.
"My brother isn’t very smart to begin with! If you scare him, who’s going to support me in my old age?!"
Gu Xulin took back that touched feeling.
The Malay Bear let go of Gu Zhao, covering its head with its paws. It looked reluctantly at Gu Xulin.
Then, recalling how humans it had seen here before acted, its legs suddenly bent, and it heavily kneeled on the ground. Then, with a loud THUD, its round head hit the ground hard.
The sheer force of the impact made it freeze instantly. Its round ears drooped, and its once-bright black eyes misted over.
"Holy crap! I’m not abusing an animal!!" Gu Xulin jumped back several steps in fright, looking at the drone to vehemently plead his case.
"You all have to be my witness! It’s trying to frame me!"
[Brother Lin! We’re on your side! We’ll be your witness! Chase away the bad bear! Protect the Monkey King!]
[Damn bear! It dared to hug Lord Monkey King!! Damn it! I’ve never even gotten a hug!]
[Brother Lin, we support you! These animals are so shameless!! If it were me... this humble servant would just crawl into Lord Monkey King’s bed~]
[But why would a Malay Bear know how to kowtow? Bears are highly intelligent and learn by imitation. Who did it learn that from? Isn’t this a deserted island?]
Gu Xulin was in no mood to consider who the Malay Bear had learned from. He was too busy clutching his own frantically beating heart.
’I almost became the villain who forced a wild animal to kowtow.’
He no longer knew what kind of expression to make at this bear.
The key was that this Malay Bear was brutally sincere. Though it was unhappy with Gu Xulin, its apology was painfully real.
The Malay Bear lifted its head and gave it a little shake, its fur trembling. It subconsciously raised a paw to touch its forehead, but then snatched it back in pain, a faint whimper rumbling in its throat.
It deliberately looked at Gu Zhao with its misty, pitiful eyes.
"Little Xiangxiang, don’t be mad... Bear is sorry."
"He looks so pitiful..." Gu Jiao felt her heart ache as she looked at the Malay Bear. Who could blame a fluffy creature?
Especially a fluffy creature that was crying.
Gu Zhao was starting to feel remorseful. ’How could I have been mean to it! It’s so well-behaved, it even kowtowed until its head swelled up. What an honest bear.’
’It only made a mistake that all animals in the world would make.’
’And this was all because of her, Gu Zhao! A peerless, tall beauty so cute that humans loved her on sight and animals wagged their tails for her!’
’Sigh, I guess it’s my fault I can’t give a home to every animal in the world.’
"Good bear." Gu Zhao gently rubbed its head.
Hearing Gu Zhao’s voice, the Malay Bear’s drooping ears secretly perked up halfway, though its black eyes remained glistening with moisture. It slowly edged closer to Gu Zhao’s hand.
The moment its head touched her palm, it took the opportunity to nuzzle against it, showing off its red, swollen forehead. The whimper in its throat became even softer, like a honey-laced marshmallow.
This made Gu Zhao feel even more guilty.
Gu Zhen and Gu Jiao watched the bear with heartbroken expressions.
[Um... Brother Lin... I know, but... maybe you should apologize to it...?]
[Brother Lin: So I’m not even human anymore? (Feeling wronged but daren’t say it)]
[To those of us who were just cursing the bear, I’ll take a knee and slide! This isn’t a bad bear, it’s a little green tea bear spirit that knows how to play pitiful! Brother Lin, just apologize, or it’s going to cry for real!]
Zhong Mingrui and Song Yi’s eyes widened. ’How could it be like this?! Isn’t it a bear?’
’It’s so annoying! Not pitiful at all!!’ For some reason, the two little ones just felt that this bear was putting on an act.
Jiang Yuchen subconsciously reached for a notebook to jot this down, but then remembered his notebook was gone along with his backpack. He had to commit it to memory.
’After all, he was going to study literature in the future.’
’Note to self: Malay bears can disguise themselves as pitiful creatures to deceive children.’
The next second, his expression turned strange as he saw something.
’Correction: It bullies Brother Gu, but only deceives Gu Zhao.’
The Malay Bear shot Gu Xulin a triumphant glance.
Gu Xulin had been feeling a little guilty. ’Was I too harsh? This bear doesn’t seem like a bad sort...’
Suddenly, he saw the Malay Bear’s defiant gaze!!!
Damn it! Bad bear!! Conniving bear!!
What Malay Bear! Call it a Stinking Bear! Because it stinks!! And it acts like a real dog!!
The Gray-cheeked Long-armed Apes nearby also glared at the Malay Bear with hostility.
’When Xiangxiang isn’t around, we’re going to smash its head with rocks!! It likes kowtowing so much, right?! We’ll smash its head in!’
Gu Xulin was seething. He started forward to teach it a lesson but was pulled back by Zhong Siqi beside him.
Zhong Siqi’s expression was complicated. "Brother Lin, if you’re mean to it now, it’ll just look more pitiful, and Zhaozhao will feel even guiltier."
Song Zhe’s eyes lit up. He immediately squeezed between the two of them, a mischievous smile on his face. "Brother Gu~ Learn from it!"
Gu Xulin glanced at the green tea bear and shivered in disgust. ’Learn from it?’
’Do I have no pride?!’
...
「Elsewhere.」
The Yu Weitao brothers skillfully finished building the framework of a shelter.
The two of them looked at the simple shelter, very satisfied.
By now, the sky had grown completely dark.
Yu Weitao, however, showed no intention of looking for the others. As if he had forgotten all about Gu Zhao and her group, he and Yu Zhenghao started gathering firewood and began making a fire with a bow drill.
The viewers who had been watching their livestream started to get anxious.
[Why aren’t Da Yu and Little Yu looking for the other guests yet? At first, they didn’t go because they were building the shelter, but what about now?]
[They probably just forgot. They’re used to being a duo, so it’s normal that they haven’t adapted to having other people around. What’s the rush? The other guests aren’t idiots; they can find a place themselves.]
[Exactly. Da Yu and Little Yu cleared a path, too. If they really wanted to, they could just follow the trail over here.]
Yu Weitao kept his head down, fiddling with the wood, but inwardly he was smug. ’Those guests are probably scared out of their minds by now!’
’They need to experience a day without me; otherwise, they’ll never cooperate properly.’
’I don’t care if they’re celebrities or not. In the wilderness, they’re just a bunch of useless trash.’
The thought of those celebrities in a miserable state brought him immense satisfaction.
He pretended to fiddle with the wood for a while longer, then suddenly feigned a dazed look and smacked himself on the head.
"Oh no! We’re so used to surviving as just the two of us, I completely forgot about the other guests!"
"This stupid head of mine!! Zhenghao, quick! We have to go find them! They must be terrified."
"Gosh, spending too much time away from the city really makes you forget how to get along with people."
Yu Zhenghao was reluctant. "It’s not like they’re cripples. Can’t they find their own way here?"
"We’re not their babysitters!"