Free Web NovelChapter 27: Chapter 27: The Monkey King Is About to Return to the Park
Gu Zhao sighed. ’If you’re going to "lie flat," you should be lying flat on a handsome man’s abs.’
’The very thought is pure bliss.’
While daydreaming about handsome men, Gu Zhao didn’t forget her patron brother. She consoled Gu Xulin, "Fourth Brother! Don’t worry. As long as you’re still supporting me, you’ll be under my protection! You support my slacker lifestyle for the rest of my life, and I’ll ’virtually support’ you for the first half of yours!"
Gu Xulin laughed in exasperation. "Where did you learn such twisted logic? And what ’expert’ told you all that nonsense?"
Gu Zhao said, "From my phone, of course."
’In my past life, when I was in the mental hospital, how did I never discover something this fun!’
’Not only are there sweet-talking experts! Most importantly...!!’
’Things are so cheap! An elephant only costs a penny!’
’And the seller can even train a wild elephant to find its own way to you! How cool is that!’
’Has the outside world really developed this much?’
She couldn’t resist playing on her phone during her meal and bought a penny-elephant.
In a remote region, a man stared at the new purchase information, utterly speechless.
’So there really are suckers who fall for this.’
As a joke, he shouted toward the mountain forest outside his window, "Hey! You, the elephant over there! Someone bought you! Remember to walk over there yourself! The address is XXXX."
He chuckled to himself after shouting.
Unbeknownst to anyone, a young elephant happened to be on the outskirts of the forest. It had been planning to visit a nearby house for an all-you-can-eat buffet, just like last time.
Upon hearing the shout, the elephant’s trunk stopped swaying. Its ears twitched as if it had made up its mind, and it started walking in a new direction.
...
A completely oblivious Gu Zhao was on the run. Her brother was trying to confiscate her phone!
"Gu Xiao Zhao, give me the phone! You’ve been completely corrupted by it!" ’Buying her a phone was a huge mistake!’ Gu Xulin thought.
’The phone is turning her into a delinquent!’
"You gave it to me, so it’s mine! Besides, those were an expert’s words! Can an expert be wrong?!"
"Well, those same ’experts’ also say the average person has assets of three million! Do you have that?"
Gu Zhao was furious. "Who stole my three million?! And why didn’t anyone tell me where to go to claim it?!"
Gu Xulin was speechless. ’There’s no reasoning with her.’
Su Jincheng quietly chimed in, "Um, you two... there’s still a person lying on the floor... The ambulance should be here soon."
Gu Xulin paid him no mind, simply taking out his phone to call his second brother and tattle.
As soon as the call connected, he got straight to the point. "Brother Gu Er, Yun Wenjie from the Yun Family said our Gu Family is going bankrupt. He called you useless trash, called me just an entertainer, and said our family is done for."
He was laying it on thick, shamelessly exaggerating.
Yun Wenjie, who had been on the verge of passing out from the pain, was suddenly wide awake.
He might look down on Gu Xulin, but he was terrified of Gu the Second! A starved camel is still bigger than a horse; he wouldn’t dare provoke Gu the Second...
Yun Wenjie was truly at a loss. Who would have thought? A grown man like Gu Xulin still tattling!
Doesn’t he feel the least bit insecure about being less successful than his brothers?!
"Gu Xulin, you...!!"
The next second, Gu Zhao stuffed a cloth that seemed to appear out of nowhere into his mouth.
Yun Wenjie struggled, making frantic muffled noises, but Su Jincheng held his hands down.
Su Jincheng felt utterly helpless. ’I just came to a party, how did I end up becoming an accomplice?’
’But he couldn’t just stand by and watch a kid like Gu Zhao get bullied.’
Yun Wenjie: ’Take a good look at who’s bullying who...’
’But then again, the one who provokes first is always the one at fault.’
Su Jincheng turned his head, avoiding Yun Wenjie’s gaze.
Gu Xulin was still rambling on with his complaint. "I think the Yun Family has had it too easy. Brother, you should stir up some trouble for them! What do you think, should you make his family go bankrupt, or just make his dad disown him?"
The person on the other end must have gotten impatient, as only a single word came through.
"Mm."
Gu Xulin: ’??? What’s that supposed to mean?’
’I give you a ’yes or no’ question and you answer with ’mm’?’
Before Gu Xulin could say anything else, the call was disconnected.
"Shit! Sooner or later, I’m getting him a phone that he can’t hang up!"
"Gu Zhao, let’s go. This place is a real downer. We’ll eat somewhere else."
Su Jincheng let go of Yun Wenjie and stood up. "If you’re buying, I’m coming too."
Gu Xulin hesitated for a few seconds. "Fine, you can come. But no hitting on the kid!"
Yun Wenjie had lost his nerve. He pulled the cloth from his mouth, wanting to speak.
"Brother Lin, I was wrong. I was just jealous of you..." Before he could finish, the door to the private room burst open and a beautiful woman in a red dress hurried inside.
Her eyes, full of concern upon seeing Gu Xulin, quickly filled with bitterness.
"Gu Xulin..."
Gu Xulin immediately backed away, hiding behind Su Jincheng.
Seeing this, Gu Zhao’s sharp senses picked up the scent of juicy gossip!
’Could this be...!!’
"Meng Han, what are you doing here?" Su Jincheng asked, his tone distant yet polite, his face fixed in a gentle smile.
Zhang Menghan had been overjoyed to see Gu Xulin, but his reaction sent an involuntary pang through her heart.
She gave a bitter smile. "I heard Wenjie invited..." She glanced at Gu Xulin. "I was a little worried, so I came over."
"You’re my fiancée! Can’t you remember that?!" Yun Wenjie felt like he was being cuckolded right in front of everyone.
Zhang Menghan shot him a look. "Screw your ’status.’ You think I don’t know about your little games on the side? Stop being so disgusting. I don’t care who you fool around with, so don’t you stick your nose in my business. ’Status’? Please, I’m your daddy." Zhang Menghan looked at Yun Wenjie with utter disgust.
’If her family weren’t so set on the Yun Family’s standing, why would she ever agree to marry him!’
’Actually, at first, her family wanted to match her with the Gu Family... but the only one with real power in the Gu Family is Brother Gu Er.’
’And Brother Gu Er has publicly stated that he will never marry.’
’The Yun Family might be a step down, but Yun Wenjie is the sole heir.’
’Of course, who knows how many illegitimate ones are out there.’
Zhang Menghan sighed; she had to accept her fate. "Gu Xulin and I have nothing to do with each other. Even if I do have feelings for him, that’s my business. What’s it got to do with him? Are you jealous that I like him? Fine, then you can just like him too."
Gu Xulin: ’???!!!!’
Gu Zhao: ’??? This lady is so... progressive??’
Yun Wenjie: ’!!! FUCK! Who the hell wants to like him!’
Gu Xulin decided women were terrifying. He grabbed Gu Zhao and fled.
Su Jincheng gave Zhang Menghan an admiring look before nodding a farewell and chasing after Gu Xulin.
"Fourth Brother, that lady is so cool. Why don’t you just give in and go for it?"
Ever since meeting Gu Zhao, Gu Xulin felt he was in a constant state of either anger or speechlessness. "All of your brothers are committed bachelors! Raising one kid—you—is enough for us."
Gu Zhao said no more, as she wasn’t keen on getting married either.
The group decided to go get hotpot.
After dinner, as they were saying goodbye, Su Jincheng looked at Gu Xulin, hesitating as if he had something to say.
"If you have something to say, spit it out. Don’t beat around the bush." Gu Xulin was in a hurry to get home; it was past the kid’s bedtime.
Su Jincheng said, "Could you maybe visit the old family home sometime? Uncle Fu is always sitting by the main gate, waiting for you all to come back."
Gu Xulin froze.
Uncle Fu was the Gu Family’s long-serving housekeeper. He had been the housekeeper for their grandfather when he was young, and later for their father.
You could say Uncle Fu had watched them all be born and grow up.
"I know. I’ll take Gu Zhao back for a visit after a while."
Having gotten his answer, Su Jincheng left. When they were kids, they would hide behind Uncle Fu whenever they caused trouble, and neither his father nor Gu Xulin’s father could do a thing about it.
Many years had passed in a flash. They had grown up, and Uncle Fu had grown old. It always pained him to see Uncle Fu standing by the gate.
But in reality: Uncle Fu was standing at the main gate of the Gu Family’s old home, looking into the distance with a puzzled expression. "Why is my food delivery taking so long today? Sigh, this old estate is just too big. They can’t deliver inside, so I have to come all the way to the main gate to wait."
After returning home, Gu Xulin received a call from his agent, Brother Wang.
Brother Wang told him to repost the production team’s official Weibo post, as well as an announcement from the A City Police Department.
Gu Xulin reposted it. He glanced at the content; it was an announcement about the poachers, but it was vague about Gu Zhao’s involvement.
The credit was shared among all the celebrity guests.
After a few more days of rest, his agent informed him of the show’s air date and the new filming location.
Since the forest was still undergoing a security sweep, the director had no choice but to change the venue.
XXXX Wildlife Park.
The air date arrived in the blink of an eye. Gu Xulin and Gu Zhao had both gotten a little chubby from eating takeout every day.
By the time they arrived at the wildlife park, the livestream had already started.
