Everyone was stunned all at once.
It happened too suddenly.
Wait, before anyone could react, Gu Zhaoping has a brother?
So it’s not just Gu Zhaoye?
How come we’ve never heard of this?
But right now, the more urgent issue is that just a moment ago, only Liang Zhiwei was on the mountain, and now Gu Zhaoping has disappeared too?!
Let’s not even talk about why she’s here—what’s with her going up the mountain to find Liang Zhiwei on her own?!
There’s a rescue team up there!
Is she more capable than the rescue team?
Isn’t she just causing trouble?
At worst, the rescue team might have to save her too!
The director, who had just been helped down the mountain, nearly fainted upon hearing this news.
“What?! Gu Zhaoping suddenly showed up? So her call earlier was to…”
So she followed us here?
No way, are you and Liang Zhiwei that close?
Risking such danger to go save her?
Don’t you know you’re just an ordinary person too?!
If something happens to Gu Zhaoping, his career is over—not only will he have to deal with Liang Zhiwei’s public backlash, but he’ll also face pressure from the Gu family!
The director was on the verge of passing out.
Amid the chaos, Chu Yanze stole a few deep glances at Su Yubai.
The look was so intense that Su Yubai slightly avoided it.
He knew he’d exposed himself, but in such an urgent situation, he had no choice.
Without hesitation, Su Yubai said,
“Don’t panic yet, and don’t lose your composure. Did Sister Zhaoping give you any instructions? Quickly share the information and follow her orders! Sister Zhaoping won’t be wrong!”
His voice was urgent yet resolute, making even Gu Zhaosi turn to look at him, a bit confused.
Who is this guy?
He looks young and good-looking—his sister’s new favorite?
No way, Sis, are you eating two meals in one show?
Even CEOs know not to keep all their flowers in one pot or their canaries in one neighborhood…
Gu Zhaosi shuddered, shaking off the thought.
Whatever, let his sister do what she wants.
A badass woman has that kind of privilege, and his sister is indeed impressive.
These two guys, probably celebrities, don’t fight or fuss in her presence, getting along well without jealousy or drama—clearly sensible people.
Of course, it’s also possible his sister is a master of balance.
But looking at Chu Yanze now, his gaze grew complicated.
I might have misjudged you before.
Didn’t expect you to be so understanding by my sister’s side.
You may not have the air of a main wife, but at least you’re a respectable, presentable figure.
We’ll settle this score later, after I clear up the misunderstanding with my sister.
Then he thought of the man who slid down the mountain with her earlier—sounded like a foreigner. His sister’s taste is quite diverse.
Gu Zhaosi scratched his head.
“What’s that mean? My sister went up the mountain again?”
He looked back—wind and snow were coming.
Only then did he hear Su Yubai explain the situation:
“One of our team members got lost on the mountain. It seems the rescue team is busy evacuating tourists and doesn’t have enough manpower, so Sister Zhaoping…”
They were clearly anxious.
But Gu Zhaosi, her actual brother, wasn’t worried at all.
He nodded, saying nothing.
The director, stunned, looked over.
He called her “my sister”…?
Could it be…someone from the Gu family?
His pupils shrank.
With someone from the Gu family watching, if anything happened to Gu Zhaoping, he couldn’t even imagine the consequences!
“Hello, hello, you are…?”
The director hurriedly shook his hand.
“The young master of the Gu family?”
Though he didn’t want to reveal it or claim the identity, Gu Zhaosi could only nod grimly and shake hands briefly.
“Why did she go missing? Because of a wrong turn?”
He suddenly remembered: “Earlier, I almost fell off a cliff on the mountain because I took a wrong turn. Could she have run into trouble there too?”
“Probably!”
The director was already in despair.
Gu Zhaosi thought for a moment and felt reassured.
With a wave of his hand, he said,
“It’s fine. Just listen to my sister.”
In such a critical situation earlier, she managed to save him.
As long as that team member didn’t fall off a cliff, he believed his sister could bring them back.
Besides, there’s a rescue station nearby.
Even if the snow gets worse, they could make it there and wait until the storm passes to come down.
It’s just that people unfamiliar with the mountain don’t know this.
The director was stunned.
What?
You two are so calm about this?
You’re telling us to listen to her?
Blindly trust Gu Zhaoping like that?
How are we supposed to listen?
Go up there and risk our lives?
Before he could speak, Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi returned just then.
Hearing that Gu Zhaoping went up to save someone, they couldn’t believe it.
“Gu Zhaoping? Saving someone?”
They’d never heard of Gu Zhaoping having any skills in this area, and their perception of her recklessness reached new heights.
“What use is she up there? Isn’t she just causing more trouble? My God, is this the time for her to play hero? This isn’t like when Gu Zhaoye stirred trouble and a slap could fix it—this is a natural disaster!”
Li Xunwen couldn’t believe it.
He knew Gu Zhaoping was bold, but he didn’t expect her to do something like this.
Did she think she could save Liang Zhiwei again like last time and turn her reputation around?
Doing something this foolish would only drag others down, and when she gets herself in trouble, she’ll see the consequences!
“Has she even considered that her heroics might require more people to rescue her?”
Li Xunwen couldn’t fathom Gu Zhaoping’s motives.
Is she the type to help others?
Even if she were, a rich heiress like her wouldn’t risk her life to save a minor celebrity!
It could only be arrogance.
Or maybe the aftermath of helping Liang Zhiwei last time got her hooked, and she wants to do it again?
Li Xunwen carefully analyzed Gu Zhaoping’s previous behavior and motives, and no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t find any other reason.
Gu Zhaoping’s recent actions were completely illogical.
But connecting it to her broken engagement, they mulled it over and suddenly noticed something suspicious.
Is Gu Zhaoping trying to build a reputation for herself?
Helping an outsider to discipline her own brother—could it be to make people think she’s fair and just?
Thinking about her original reason for joining this show felt even more off.
The Gu family’s reputation hasn’t been great lately, and they wanted someone on the show to display the family’s grace.
Could Gu Zhaoping be trying to step over Gu Zhaoye to climb higher?
The more they thought, the more plausible it seemed.
So her relentless efforts to sabotage Gu Zhaoye and Ruan Nian’s relationship—could it be to turn their romance into a scandal?
Is the Gu family really this complicated?
Their view of Gu Zhaoping had shifted from simply brainless and malicious to a deeply scheming persona.
They were still whispering their doubts when Gu Zhaosi suddenly turned around.
He wasn’t pleased.
“What are you two muttering about over there?”
Gu Zhaosi recognized these two.
He’d always watched them coldly, buzzing around Shen Yifeng like flies that wouldn’t go away.
He didn’t have a good impression of Shen Yifeng either, finding him fake, and had even less patience for these two 24-karat fools.
The Li siblings froze, instantly furious.
They couldn’t believe someone in this show would speak to them in such a tone—
Then they saw Gu Zhaosi.
The Li siblings swallowed their curses, nearly choking.
Why is Gu Zhaosi here too?!
Wasn’t Gu Zhaoye the one filming this show?
They’d just seen Gu Zhaoye flirting with Ruan Nian, so how did it suddenly switch to Gu Zhaosi?
Do all you Gu family members know how to teleport?!
Gu Zhaosi’s mouth spared no mercy, having long been annoyed by them: “If my sister didn’t go, who would? Does my sister know this mountain, or do you? If you’re so capable, why don’t you go up there!”
Li Xunxi, still stunned, got furious: “Are you joking? In this situation, can just anyone go up? Isn’t that just asking to die? Gu Zhaoping’s being reckless, and you want us to follow her recklessness?”
Li Xunwen’s face darkened: “Has she considered how much harder it makes the rescue with one more person? We all know better—we stay put and wait for rescue because going up would only make things worse. Who’s as impulsive as she is?”
“Who’s impulsive? My sister or you guys? You don’t even know the situation and you’re making a fuss here. Aren’t you more impulsive than her?”
Gu Zhaosi didn’t even blink, shutting them down.
“What are you looking at? Do you know the mountain, or do you know my sister?”
He was done with these people, all jumping around like they had a stake in this.
He could tell Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi were just looking to stir trouble.
They didn’t seem like the type to care about a stranger’s life—they just wanted to drag his sister down.
Li Xunwen was so angry he couldn’t take it: “You’re so sure Gu Zhaoping going up the mountain won’t mess up the rescue team’s efforts?”
“When someone went missing, you didn’t care.
Now that my sister’s gone up, you’re suddenly all concerned.”
Gu Zhaosi rolled his eyes.
“Has the rescue team even gone up? Can they spare anyone right now? When I came down, I saw they were busy evacuating tourists from the peak. There were too many people—they haven’t had time to look for Liang Zhiwei. By the time they do, Liang Zhiwei might already be done for.”
His words weren’t exactly auspicious, and Gu Zhaosi smacked his lips after saying it.
He turned to the group and asked directly: “Alright, you guys have a lot of opinions here. So, here’s an idea—either send someone to find Liang Zhiwei right now, or you go up the mountain yourselves.”
The two of them turned pale and didn’t say a word.
Gu Zhaosi’s words were so harsh, even worse than Gu Zhaoping’s.
They even felt these siblings were cut from the same cloth—each one’s tongue sharper than the other!
Normally, when faced with people he didn’t like, Gu Zhaosi stayed silent.
But when he couldn’t take it anymore, he let loose.
No one escaped his verbal onslaught.
Right now, more than defending his sister, Gu Zhaosi was instinctively tearing into the people he couldn’t stand.
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