The director, in a panic, hurriedly stepped between them, looking at Gu Zhaosi with a glimmer of hope amidst his despair: “Young Master Gu, I just want to ask…you said Miss Gu, is she skilled at skiing?”
Gu Zhaosi raised his eyelids, looking at him like he was stating the obvious: “Of course. Don’t you know what level my sister’s skiing is at?”
Truthfully, Gu Zhaosi didn’t know either—he’d only just found out.
But now, he acted like an all-knowing prophet.
“Heh, my sister’s skiing is better than all of you here combined. She’s up there looking for that person to fix your mess, okay? You didn’t take proper safety measures, and now no one else can find the missing person. My sister went up—what kind of character does that show? What kind of mental strength? What kind of moral compass?”
The more Gu Zhaosi spoke, the more he felt he was right, his voice growing louder: “Such a heroic act, and you’re here holding her back? Do you know how to handle logistics? Do you know how to ensure support? Have you even drafted an apology statement? And you think you can keep filming a show like this?”
His words stabbed the director right in the heart—
Gu Zhaosi’s attack was indiscriminate.
The director forced a smile: “Yes, yes, we’ll prepare to welcome them back down. If anything goes wrong, we’ll be the first to respond!”
Gu Zhaosi couldn’t be bothered with him anymore.
Hands behind his back, he paced at the foot of the mountain, waiting for his sister to come down so he could clear things up with her.
He realized his past biases against her were his fault, and thankfully, he’d woken up in time.
At the moment his sister graciously saved his life, he saw the light.
Now, he had boundless trust in his lifesaving sister, even believing she could save the world if she wanted to.
The Li siblings were fuming, itching with anger as they watched Gu Zhaosi.
They’d never had any contact with him before and had no idea what his personality was like.
This first encounter made it clear: the Gu family had no normal people.
“Fine, if you want to let Gu Zhaoping go up, let her go. But if something happens to her, don’t blame it on the rest of us. If people say it’s because no one supported her, that’s not our problem,”
Li Xunwen muttered through gritted teeth.
But Gu Zhaosi seemed to hear him, shooting him a sharp glance.
Li Xunwen swallowed his words, unable to say them louder, and just glared stubbornly at Gu Zhaosi, who sneered and ignored him.
Only then did Gu Zhaosi have time to shift his attention to Su Yubai and Chu Yanze.
Su Yubai, sensing his gaze, immediately lowered his head, minimizing his presence.
This one’s pretty introverted, Gu Zhaosi concluded after staring at him for a bit.
Not bad, better than Chu Yanze.
Chu Yanze kept his eyes on Gu Zhaosi.
He’d been worried about Sister Zhaoping’s safety, but after hearing Gu Zhaosi’s confident words, he relaxed a bit, letting go of half his worries.
They’re siblings, so he must know her better than anyone.
If Gu Zhaosi says so, Sister Zhaoping must be capable and confident—no need for them to worry too much.
Still, it was surprising.
He’d spent plenty of time with Gu Zhaosi and known Sister Zhaoping for a while, but he’d never noticed any connection between them.
Now, looking closely, he realized their features were somewhat similar.
Compared to Gu Zhaoye, whose bad relationship with Sister Zhaoping was infamous, Gu Zhaosi seemed more like her real brother.
Gu Zhaosi was looking at the fork in the path up the mountain when his peripheral vision caught Chu Yanze staring at him intently.
Feeling creeped out, he asked,
“Why are you staring at me?”
This famously aloof college classmate suddenly smiled at him, his attitude unexpectedly warm and friendly: “Nothing, I just think you look a lot like Sister Zhaoping. Didn’t expect this connection. If I’d known earlier, that would’ve been great.”
At this, Chu Yanze felt a faint, almost imperceptible pang of regret.
Sometimes he wished he weren’t so young and had met Sister Zhaoping earlier.
With her experience, she must have already met plenty of interesting people.
If he’d known her back when he was classmates with Gu Zhaosi, that would’ve been ideal.
Gu Zhaosi got chills from Chu Yanze’s gaze.
He looks like his sister?
He didn’t even know that himself.
His guard went up again.
This guy was so aloof before, but now that he knows whose brother I am, he’s suddenly all friendly.
Is he trying to climb the ladder, aiming for the brother-in-law spot?
Even my big brother-in-law never talked to me like that.
But thinking about it, his sister was even more impressive.
There’s a big brother-in-law back home, and now abroad, she’s got a foreign stunner by her side—though he didn’t see the face, the figure was top-notch, and with his sister’s taste for looks, it couldn’t be anything less.
Filming a show, and she’s got two guys trailing her.
Looks like his sister’s living it up when big brother-in-law’s not around.
Wonder if big brother-in-law has the stomach to handle it.
Gu Zhaosi reined in his wandering thoughts and said warily to Chu Yanze,
“Knowing earlier wouldn’t help. I wouldn’t let you meet my sister.”
Chu Yanze was stunned—nobody expected Gu Zhaosi to say that.
He paused, realizing his subtle intentions had been seen through by Gu Zhaosi.
But he wasn’t embarrassed or tense.
Instead, he said earnestly to Gu Zhaosi,
“You might’ve misunderstood. I’m not trying to use you to get to Sister Zhaoping.”
“I just thought if I’d gotten to know you better earlier, I might’ve met Sister Zhaoping sooner. She’s so inspiring.”
He paused, pulling back the topic.
Gu Zhaosi was caught off guard, stunned by his sincerity.
This guy—able to hold his own in front of his sister—was smooth with words.
Almost swayed him too.
His admiration for his sister was genuine.
Was it?
Gu Zhaosi eyed him suspiciously.
Su Yubai, nearby, turned his head as if he hadn’t heard any of it.
Just then, his gaze locked on two figures running back from a distance.
He paused—was that President Gu and Ruan Nian?
He hesitated, unsure whether to tell Gu Zhaosi the full story behind Liang Zhiwei’s disappearance.
Here is the translation from Chinese to English, with each line separated by a shift-enter (new line): The relationship between Gu Zhaoye and Gu Zhaoping is so tense, yet Gu Zhaosi seems to idolize Gu Zhaoping.
But Sister Zhaoping never mentioned being close to any brother.
He wasn’t sure how their family dynamics worked.
Just then, he noticed Gu Zhaosi visibly pause.
Oh no, things just got worse.
He’d just seen news that Gu Zhaoye was also part of this show’s crew, and last episode, his sister thoroughly humiliated him in a business game.
So, they were likely filming together this episode too.
Gu Zhaosi had almost forgotten about them since he didn’t see them earlier, but who would’ve thought they’d pop up now, like lingering ghosts.
Without hesitation, Gu Zhaosi turned to leave.
He had no interest in sharing space with Gu Zhaoye—he’d find another spot to wait for his sister.
But before he could take a step, he heard Gu Zhaoye’s voice booming from a distance, full of aggression: “Where’s Liang Zhiwei? Still not rescued? What are you all doing? A grown person goes missing, and you don’t even know to look for her?!”
The crew’s faces soured, wearing expressions that screamed,
“This lunatic is back.”
Gu Zhaosi was stunned, unsure why Gu Zhaoye cared so much about Liang Zhiwei.
He turned back, seeing Gu Zhaoye’s anxious and grim expression, and suddenly his brows twitched as a realization hit him.
Of course, he knew Gu Zhaoye was a scumbag.
Could Liang Zhiwei be one of the many flowers he’d passed through, leaving no trace?
No way—could part of the reason Gu Zhaoping went up the mountain to save her be because of Gu Zhaoye?
Gu Zhaosi’s expression darkened at the thought.
After all, he and his sister weren’t that close, and he wasn’t sure if her relationship with Gu Zhaoye was really that good.
Could she really do this for him?
Gu Zhaosi felt a pang of discomfort.
His sister didn’t even want to acknowledge him earlier…
Feeling upset, he turned to Gu Zhaoye and said,
“You’re causing a scene here? Don’t you know what our sister has done for you?”
Gu Zhaoye turned, his eyes narrowing in shock, as if doubting his own vision.
He hadn’t seen Gu Zhaosi in ages—why was this kid here?!
What did he mean by “what our sister has done for you”?
Gu Zhaoping?
Since when were Gu Zhaosi and Gu Zhaoping so close that he’d defend her?
What had Gu Zhaoping done for him?
Gu Zhaoye frowned, ready to say that this wasn’t the place for Gu Zhaosi to mess around, no matter why he was here.
Then he heard Gu Zhaosi say,
“Do you know our sister went up the mountain to save someone?”
Gu Zhaoye froze.
Ruan Nian, who had returned with him, also froze.
In that instant, Ruan Nian was terrified!
Earlier, after hearing the news, they had rushed up the mountain to help find Liang Zhiwei.
But the snowstorm was picking up, and the cable cars had just stopped running—they were kicked out before they could board.
Despite the growing storm, Gu Zhaoye hesitated for a moment and actually planned to take another hiking trail up the mountain.
Ruan Nian, terrified, quickly stopped him, saying they couldn’t go.
Right now, only Liang Zhiwei was in trouble—if he went up and something happened to him too, it would be even worse.
After much persuading, she finally calmed Gu Zhaoye’s emotions, and they started heading back.
All the way, Ruan Nian kept saying that the crew had so many people up there, plus the rescue team—maybe Liang Zhiwei had already been saved, so he shouldn’t worry too much.
She was also reassuring herself.
But when they returned, the crew still looked clueless, and not a single person was missing except Liang Zhiwei—no one else was on the mountain.
So, they hadn’t found her?
And they’d all given up?
Ruan Nian’s face paled, and Gu Zhaoye’s vision darkened.
But no one expected Gu Zhaosi to suddenly show up here!
After hearing his words, they couldn’t believe it—what?
Gu Zhaoping was here too?
The world is so big, so why do they always end up in the same place, haunting each other like ghosts?
“Gu Zhaoping went up to save someone?”
Gu Zhaoye shouted in disbelief, then felt like he might laugh from anger.
“Can she even save anyone? If the family finds out she’s taking risks like this, see if they don’t scold her to death—”
“President Gu, please remember, this incident happened because of your negligence.”
Su Yubai, who had been quietly silent, suddenly spoke up.
Everyone looked over.
Su Yubai’s face was calm, but his eyes were resolute.
“Liang Zhiwei’s cameraman had been calling for help multiple times. If you hadn’t been busy tending to Ruan Nian’s injuries and missed it, rescue could’ve started before the storm worsened. Back then, the rescue team wasn’t so short-handed, and Sister Zhaoping wouldn’t have gone up the mountain.”
He spoke so calmly.
In the entertainment industry, people were usually extra polite to Gu Zhaoye—after all, being a capitalist was different from being a celebrity.
But Su Yubai showed no courtesy, emphasizing,
“The reason Sister Zhaoping is cleaning up this mess is because of your mistake.”
“President Gu, do you really have the spare energy to criticize others?”
Gu Zhaoye’s face changed.
Gu Zhaoping slapping him was one thing, the Li siblings’ snarky remarks were another, but who was this little celebrity to point fingers at him?