Free Web NovelChapter 49: Chapter 49: No Money to Take, No Favors to Give
As Yu Zimo walked away with the apple, he looked as if he wanted to eat Gu Zhao alive.
Yu Xiaowei bought two apples and a banana for herself.
The two little monkeys even cleaned up the trash.
It wasn’t until the next day that Gu Zhao learned Ye Zuiyi and Ye Zexi had left overnight.
With those two gone, Gu Zhao felt the air itself was quieter.
Her days were filled with eating, drinking, teasing the animals, and teasing Yu Zimo.
In just a few short days, they had all gotten a bit chubbier.
Watching them live in bliss, the director had slimmed down from the stress.
He pored over the map, desperately searching for something—anything—that could get the better of Gu Zhao!
Finally, his efforts paid off! He found a place! It would absolutely put a stop to Gu Zhao!
He cackled sinisterly.
The other staff members silently backed away. The director was losing it again.
「On the last day of the show.」
The group sat in a circle on the lawn in front of Gu Zhao’s cabin.
Several animals were also scampering about.
Zhong Mingrui patted his brother’s stomach. "Brother, you’re getting a bit of a tummy."
Zhong Siqi sighed. "It’s a luxury I’ve earned. I’ll just have to lose the weight when I get back."
Song Zhe remarked with a sigh, "We’ve been eating eight meals a day thanks to Zhaozhao."
Countless animals had shown up over the past few days to bring them food.
They didn’t even have to do the missions anymore; they could just kick back and coast.
[SO ENVIOUS AND JEALOUS!! They get to finish their job just by eating and drinking?!!]
[Director! This is the worst cast you’ve ever had! Where are the screams! The hunger! The begging! How can you face all the previous contestants who came back looking like beggars!]
[I miss the siblings Ye Zexi and Ye Zuiyi. They were the only ones who made this feel like an adventure survival show.]
[Yu Zimo, I’ve lost all respect for you! Why’d you stop making a fuss! Every day at mealtime, you just send Yu Xiaowei to buy food! What is wrong with you people!]
Just then, two figures appeared in the distance.
Tang Yuexuan and Tang Yueying approached, carrying fruit they had earned from a mission.
The two had kept to themselves for the past few days, so the others had barely seen them.
Tang Yueying’s eyes lit up when she saw Gu Zhao. "Zhaozhao... we have lots of food, and we wanted to share it with everyone..."
Zhong Mingrui was the most delighted. He ran right over, his face beaming with enthusiasm. "Welcome, welcome!"
As he spoke, he gathered the items into his arms.
Zhong Siqi was speechless. It wasn’t like they had been starving him, yet he was still so greedy.
Tang Yuexuan and her sister sat down with the group.
And so they sat in a circle on the grass, with a pile of fruit in the center.
"Hey! You little monster! How dare you!" Song Yi planted his hands on his hips, watching as the alpaca before him stole his apple.
The alpaca turned its head away, ignoring him, then gave him a sneaky little kick, though not with any real force.
Neither man nor alpaca was willing to back down.
He would push, and it would spit.
Amid their playful bickering, the show soon drew to a close.
Yu Zimo and Yu Xiaowei also packed their things and came over.
Yu Zimo let out a cold snort the moment he saw Gu Zhao.
"Certain people had better watch their step from now on!"
Gu Zhao sneezed. ’I’m being jinxed,’ she thought. "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, wave goodbye to the big buffoon."
Her tone was exceptionally sincere. She even pressed her palms together in prayer. "I, your faithful disciple, am willing to eat meat and curse people every day. Please, I beg you, bless me so I never meet any idiots, only people who give me money!"
Yu Zimo’s face went livid. He squeezed the words through his teeth: "You’d better keep that smile on your face!"
Gu Zhao looked over, a smile playing on her lips. "I can keep smiling forever, and you can keep spewing crap forever. That’s your special talent. Don’t feel insecure about it."
"Gu Zhao!"
Gu Zhao rubbed her ears. "Shout my name one more time and I’ll flop on the ground and scam you for eighty-eight thousand!"
[LMAOOOOOO BIG KING IS ON A RAMPAGE! That mouth of hers must be divinely blessed!]
[Brother Lin, get your kid under control! How is she stealing my wishes now?! I’m begging the gods, bless me first!]
This season of the show ended with Yu Zimo being teased until he cried.
That evening, the contestants were all picked up by their respective cars.
As Yu Zimo was leaving, Gu Zhao was still reminding him to pay back his debt.
Yu Zimo shot Gu Zhao one last glare before getting in his car and leaving.
"Brother~" Gu Zhao didn’t get in her car, instead looking at Gu Xulin with big, pleading eyes.
Gu Xulin rolled his eyes. After spending so much time with her, he practically knew what her farts smelled like before she even let them rip.
"Spit it out," Gu Xulin said, exasperated.
Gu Zhao glanced at the giant panda huddled pitifully in the distance and the gorilla that didn’t want her to leave.
"Brother, lend me some money. Once Yu Zimo and Ye Zexi wire their payments, you can take half for yourself."
Gu Xulin was puzzled. "What do you need money for?"
"They’ve been feeding me for so long, so of course I have to repay the favor. I need to make sure they remember who’s the real boss around here!"
Gu Xulin laughed. "Fine, but I’ll have to charge you interest~"
Gu Zhao’s face instantly scrunched up in a pained expression.
In the end, Gu Xulin was the one who wired over ten million to the head of the zoo.
After they got in the car, the animals chased after them, whimpering sadly. Eventually, the zookeepers managed to coax their respective charges back home.
「In the car.」
Gu Xulin leaned back lazily in his seat. "Gu Xiao Zhao, give your creditor a leg massage, and I’ll waive the interest."
Gu Zhao instantly put on a sycophantic smile. "Brother, is this pressure alright?"
She put some real effort into massaging his leg, and her technique wasn’t half bad.
"Not bad," Gu Xulin said, the corners of his mouth lifting as he closed his eyes to enjoy it.
But just then—BANG!
The two of them were violently thrown forward.
"What’s going on?!"
The driver, startled, glanced at the rearview mirror and felt a chill run down his spine as he saw the car behind them preparing to ram them again. "Fourth Young Master! Someone is deliberately hitting our car!"
Gu Xulin frowned. "Faster, lose him."
The words had barely left his mouth when the car behind them slammed into them again.
A sudden thought struck Gu Xulin. He immediately turned to Gu Zhao, his eyes filled with worry.
Gu Zhao shook her head to clear it. "What the hell! What was that?!"
The driver slammed the accelerator to the floor, but a second later, several cars appeared out of nowhere, completely boxing them in.
Cold sweat dripped down the driver’s back.
BANG!
With another loud crash, their car was sent flipping over.
At the last second, Gu Xulin threw himself over Gu Zhao to shield her.
Gu Zhao’s head was just ringing.
"Boss, do we take them both?"
"Idiot! Taking both makes us too big a target! Just take one! Take the little girl. He has all those brothers and only one sister; she must be the precious one!"
Gu Xulin groggily heard the men talking. He struggled to force his eyes open.
But a moment later, he was violently grabbed and tossed aside.
’Gu Zhao...’
The pain in his head made him lose consciousness completely.
The men tossed Gu Zhao into one of the cars, and the vehicles sped away.
The unconscious Gu Xulin and his driver were taken away by an ambulance.
...
"This girl’s definitely the precious one. You could tell from that Gu Si’s reaction."
"Once we pull this off, we can take the money and go live it up abroad! We can even find a few beauties to wait on us!"
"Hahaha, that’s why you stick with me, boys!"
Gu Zhao was woken up by the noise. She opened her eyes to find herself tied up!
She wriggled a bit and found she was wrapped up like a cocoon.
"Hey, fellas, you sure you kidnapped the right person?" Gu Zhao asked with a wide grin.
When the men in the car saw she was awake, they stopped talking and ignored her.
’The silent treatment!’
Gu Zhao couldn’t stand it. "Hey, guys! Is this a robbery for my money or for my body?"
"If you’re after my body, that’s not going to work. You’re all a bit ugly for my taste, and besides, I’m only five!"
Gu Zhao continued, talking to herself, "If you’re after money, that won’t work either. I don’t have a single penny on me, and even if I did, I wouldn’t give it to you."
The kidnappers ignored her.
Gu Zhao kept guessing. "Hey, talk to me! Don’t tell me I have stalker fans now too? Oh, don’t be like this. I know I’m amazing, I get it. First off, you guys have excellent taste, and secondly, I’m an excellent choice."
"But a wonderful person like me shouldn’t be kidnapped! You should let me go so I can benefit all of humanity."
"Shut up!" one of the kidnappers yelled, unable to stand her narcissism any longer.
He’d never seen a kidnapped five-year-old who didn’t cry, but instead went on and on about how great she was!
"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being his sister!" the driver snapped, clearly annoyed, finally giving her an answer.
Gu Zhao’s eyes darted back and forth. "Are you my fourth brother’s stalker fans? Let me go, and I’ll get you his underwear in exchange!"
’I’m only close with my fourth brother,’ she thought. ’So the only person they could be threatening by kidnapping me is Gu Xulin.’
