How could it be Gu Zhaoping?!
Gu Zhaoping, how could she be here, appearing in such a way??
Wasn’t she supposed to be on the mountain??
Ah!
No one expected this, absolutely no one expected this!
When she reappeared in everyone’s sight, it wasn’t as a rescued person, but calmly sitting in a helicopter, returning like that!
Even sitting next to Liang Zhiwei, who seemed perfectly fine.
Her expression was extremely calm, quietly scanning below, waiting for their response.
High above, she became the only one controlling the conversation.
In that instant, it was as if the entire scene fell silent, with only the sound of the wind and snow remaining.
It was like someone had dropped a nuclear bomb, blasting the place into a quiet aftermath of smoke.
Standing at the front were Shen Yifeng and Gu Zhaoye.
Especially Gu Zhaoye, who was the first to rush forward, urgently piloting the helicopter up the mountain to find someone.
Shen Yifeng followed closely behind, as it was the helicopter he had called, and he felt more at ease going along.
Then there was Ruan Nian, who, afraid of being criticized for not being proactive enough, hurriedly followed.
And then, in this moment, the three of them seemed to lead the way in getting slapped in the face, one after another, dumbfounded.
What’s called getting slapped in the face?
This is getting slapped in the face!
They couldn’t imagine a more embarrassing, face-stinging situation!
The person had already been rescued??
Both of them were fine?!
So what had they been busy with all this time?
And they even said Gu Zhaoping would hold them back?
In this terrifying, heart-pounding silence, Shen Yifeng’s pupils slightly contracted, his scalp tightening.
His gaze lingered on Gu Zhaoping’s face for a long time before slowly shifting to the man beside her, then back again.
Shen Yifeng’s face seemed to be cracking, staring at this man, feeling more and more that his relationship with Gu Zhaoping didn’t seem ordinary.
Just a few days ago, he had seen Gu Zhaoping hanging out with that young master from the Laroche family.
So who was this guy?
Would the Laroche young master not care?
This man didn’t seem like just anyone; he definitely wasn’t some ordinary rescue worker…
Shen Yifeng’s first reaction was to think of this, and then he suddenly realized, stunned—this wasn’t his helicopter.
The color drained from Shen Yifeng’s face instantly.
Then he seemed to hear Gu Zhaoping asking him something.
Gu Zhaoping had heard what he said, and she was asking about her personality.
In the midst of the silence, Shen Yifeng couldn’t say a word.
He could even imagine the looks people around him were giving him.
Those gazes came one by one, seemingly shocked by the scene.
Wasn’t the rescue helicopter supposed to be the one Shen Yifeng had arranged?
But sitting in it were Gu Zhaoping and another handsome man.
How could this not be the one he contacted?
What was going on?
So, all their shouting earlier was for nothing?
The rescue had nothing to do with him??
It was as if a crisp slap had landed on him.
Shen Yifeng’s face instantly became extremely ugly; he felt his face burning.
Gu Zhaoye was even more genuinely dumbfounded for a while.
Seeing Gu Zhaoping come down here, he was more shocked than anyone else!
In his imagination, shouldn’t Gu Zhaoping have recklessly gone up the mountain with Liang Zhiwei, gotten trapped in the snowstorm, or even fallen off a cliff, miserably waiting for them to rescue her?
He had already prepared himself to see Gu Zhaoping desperately begging for help.
He had even thought about what to say to her, scolding her for being reckless, knowing that the old man would definitely be furious when he heard about this…
But how could it be?
How could it be like this?
Gu Zhaoye’s eyes trembled for a moment, unable to believe that Gu Zhaoping had so calmly brought Liang Zhiwei down the mountain without any help from them?!
If this helicopter wasn’t sent by Shen Yifeng, where did it come from?
Gu Zhaoping calmly glanced at everyone standing below, stretched her leg, and jumped off the helicopter without using the ladder.
“Seems like I heard you talking about me?”
When she asked this, everyone’s faces changed, all turning to look at Shen Yifeng and Gu Zhaoye, who had just been talking.
Go on, keep talking.
I’d like to hear it.
She even repeated it, her tone very accommodating.
I’m very open-minded; I don’t mind hearing how you evaluate me.
But now, the two of them looked utterly humiliated, as if they’d been slapped a hundred times.
They stared at Gu Zhaoping, lips tightly pressed, unable to say a word, just enduring her questioning.
Gu Zhaosi finally reacted, almost wanting to shout
“Sis!”
But he forcibly held back the word, remembering that she hadn’t even acknowledged him earlier, so calling her now would probably make her angry.
He figured he’d better behave and show her he’d turned over a new leaf.
Gu Zhaosi, full of righteous indignation, shouted loudly,
Who was it just now?
Who said she couldn’t do anything?
Who said they sent a helicopter up the mountain to rescue her, so we should all listen to him?
Who?
Step forward!
Who was acting all high and mighty just now?
I told you early on to listen to her, stay put, and follow her instructions!
What kind of mess are you causing now?
See what happened?
How many times did I tell you?
Do you know this snow mountain better, or does she?
Gu Zhaosi then turned to look at Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi, the siblings, who, caught by his gaze, showed a mix of shock and evasion on their faces.
Why was he staring at them!
Gu Zhaosi didn’t let up.
Over there, you two!
Who was it just now saying she’d make the rescue harder by going up the mountain?
If we’d waited for your rescue, would we even see her now?
What are you doing?
Is this rescuing?
The group’s faces looked as bad as if they’d eaten dirt.
Only then did Gu Zhaoping notice, turning to look at this young man, realizing he was the one she’d stopped and saved on the mountain.
She was a bit surprised, not expecting him to be here, even participating in the production crew.
Thinking it over, Gu Zhaoping figured maybe after he went down the mountain and heard someone was missing up there, he thought of the fork in the path where he almost got into trouble, so he stayed to provide some information.
This made her impression of this young man improve just a tiny bit.
Though he was a bit off, his words were still harsh.
Seeing Shen Yifeng and Gu Zhaoye’s faces so humiliated, she felt quite satisfied.
“Oh, so what’s the story?”
Gu Zhaoping asked him directly.
A faint joy appeared on Gu Zhaosi’s face.
It seemed his slight effort had already made his sister take him a bit more seriously, letting him speak for her.
Without hesitation, Gu Zhaosi embellished everything that had happened.
They were all saying you were impulsive for going up the mountain, that rescuing you would burden the rescue team, making it harder since they’d have to save both of you!
He pointed at Shen Yifeng and Gu Zhaoye.
This guy!
He insisted he did everything, contacted the helicopter to save you to clean up the mess your impulsiveness caused!
“Oh, and this guy, Shen Yifeng! He said you were impulsive! Bad-tempered!”
Shen Yifeng’s face changed drastically; he was almost shocked to death by Gu Zhaosi.
When had he ever said Gu Zhaoping had a bad temper?
He had only said he thought her personality was impulsive!
Gu Zhaoye also turned back, glaring at Gu Zhaosi in disbelief!
What was he blabbering about?!
You’re talking nonsense!
“What nonsense? You dare say you didn’t say those things? With so many people watching, you still want to weasel out?”
Gu Zhaosi glared around, grabbed the director by the shoulders, and asked,
“Tell me, didn’t they just say that?”
The director flinched, feeling truly cursed.
But seeing Liang Zhiwei return, he only wanted to kowtow to Gu Zhaoping, feeling like his sorry life had been saved.
He let out a huge sigh of relief, half-crying, half-laughing,
“Uh, yeah, it seems like…it seems like that’s what they said!”
Gu Zhaosi shoved him aside and turned back to Gu Zhaoping, saying,
“It’s exactly as I said! Everyone here, especially Shen Yifeng and Gu Zhaoye, they didn’t believe in your abilities at all, making wild assumptions and even provoking me! Hah, I’m dying of laughter. I knew you’d handle it quickly…”
Gu Zhaoping nodded, understanding the situation.
She took a few steps forward, and everyone silently watched her.
Even Gu Zhaoye instinctively stepped back as she approached.
It was a conditioned reflex from getting hit before.
Only after stepping back did he realize, his face turning ugly,
“I…”
He instinctively wanted to call out to Gu Zhaoping, but remembering the pain from last time, he abruptly changed course, gritting his teeth and shouting,
“Sis, I was worried about you!”
“Worried about me?”
Gu Zhaoping asked calmly,
“Is that how you put it?”
Gu Zhaoye froze, his pupils slightly widening.
Suddenly, he felt a heavy blow to his face, followed by a force he’d never experienced before smashing into him!
Slap!
He’d been hit by Gu Zhaoping before, but never with such ruthless force!
His eyes nearly popped out.
Only after staggering and clutching his face did he realize—had Gu Zhaoping not even used her full strength before?!
Shen Yifeng was also knocked into by the impact, both of them stumbling.
They looked at her in disbelief.
Shen Yifeng, especially, couldn’t fathom why Gu Zhaoping suddenly struck.
Gu Zhaoye had mentioned being hit by her before, but Shen Yifeng brushed it off, thinking it was just sibling roughhousing.
Later, on the show, he saw her take down a jujitsu coach and realized she was tougher than he thought.
But it wasn’t until today, when Gu Zhaoye crashed into him from her blow, jarring him with a grunt of pain, that he realized just how strong she was.
She was absolutely not holding back!
Gu Zhaoye, clutching his face, broke down,
“I didn’t provoke you! Why’d you hit me again??”
Why did she strike without a word this time?
At least argue a bit so he’d know why!
And with such force?!
All he did was doubt her, saying she might be more dangerous on the mountain than Liang Zhiwei alone, and he gets hit for that??
Gu Zhaoye was on the verge of collapse.
Shen Yifeng shifted a few times before stepping slightly in front of Gu Zhaoye to block Gu Zhaoping, saying,
“That’s not what we meant. After all, you’re not a professional. If you hadn’t been so lucky to come across this helicopter, you’d likely be stuck on the mountain like Liang Zhiwei. We were just worried about your safety, Gu Zhaoping, don’t…”
Gu Zhaoping reached into a pocket on her chest and unzipped it.
Her gloved hand pulled out a card, like a small booklet.
Shen Yifeng froze.
Before anyone could process what she was doing, Gu Zhaoping opened it with two fingers, revealing its contents.
The bold, prominent text hit Shen Yifeng’s eyes like a shockwave, and Gu Zhaoye’s pupils shrank as he processed it.
High-altitude ski rescue certification?
Rescue certification?
What was this?
Did they have a mountain guide or rescue team member with them?
How else could she have this?