Chapter 25 – The Rescue
Although the internet was in an uproar over a piece of clothing, Lin Ganzhi, the main character of the incident, was saved a lot of trouble because he didn’t have his phone.
After a week on the island, while other teams were still struggling to fish and get coconuts, Lin Ganzhi had led Wenren Yi across the jungle to pick mangoes, wild bananas, and wild potatoes from the ground. In one week, Lin Ganzhi had scoured the island for almost everything edible.
Que Jin, who had been forced by her agent to come here to lose weight, not only didn’t lose any weight after being in a group with Lin Ganzhi, but actually gained a kilogram.
There was nothing she could do. Lin Ganzhi was not only fast at finding food, but he was also an excellent cook. She couldn’t help but drink two large bowls of the potato soup he made with just a little salt, and his honey-glazed grilled fish with a touch of sugar at the end was simply divine!
Lin Ganzhi single-handedly caused the two women in his team to gain a combined two to two-and-a-half kilograms. At the end of the first phase of the show, they won the first round with an overwhelming amount of resources.
Zhong Jingyi, who came in last, looked even more resentful.
But what Lin Ganzhi did next was even more eye-opening. He gathered all the fruits he had collected over the days, bundled them up in his tattered tent cloth, and then tried to swing it onto his back. But the person and the bag fell to the ground together.
Plop!
The pink-haired boy looked up, bewildered.
“Ganzhi, you can just leave these on the island for the birds to eat,” Director Fang came out to persuade him.
Lin Ganzhi shook his head protectively. How could birds be as precious as his partner! “I have to bring it to him to eat. Can’t I take it with me?” Lin Ganzhi’s eyes were pitiful.
Director Fang scratched his head. “It’s not that you can’t, it’s just that it looks too heavy for you.”
Lin Ganzhi stood up again, looking at the large bag of things. Thinking of the person at home, he suddenly felt it was not a problem. “It’s fine, I can do it!” If he couldn’t carry it, he would drag it.
Everyone witnessed a real-life love brain in action. Lin Ganzhi usually seemed capable and smart, but when it came to matters of the heart… Director Fang shook his head.
Wenren Yi couldn’t stand it anymore. She went over and took the large bag from Lin Ganzhi. “Let me carry it for you. At this rate, your partner won’t get to eat it until next year. Wait, you’re also taking the shells you picked up from the beach? There are more than ten of them!”
Lin Ganzhi smiled shyly. “I don’t know what color he likes, so I just grabbed a few more.”
Wenren Yi: So this is a story about the two of them, and I’m just the hired help!
Just as the production team was about to contact the boat, a torrential downpour started on the island again.
The group had to temporarily stay in the small villa where the production team had been living. Due to the large number of people, most of them slept on the floor, while the women were given separate rooms.
Lin Ganzhi got a nice spot on the sofa. As soon as he got his phone, he went out to make a call, moving at lightning speed.
Wenren Yi, who was about to start a game of Fight the Landlord: “Hmph, men!”
The moment Lin Ganzhi got his phone, he felt that the week had been a bit long. He wondered if his boss had eaten properly this week. After all, that person was usually a big drama queen, and someone as gentle as Uncle Yan would have a hard time reining in that stubborn mule.
Lin Ganzhi found Yan Shengping’s WeChat. It was nine o’clock at night. He shouldn’t still be working, right?
When he dialed the WeChat call, Lin Ganzhi’s heart started to pound uncontrollably. Could it be that he wasn’t used to it after a week of being wild outside?
After fifteen anxious seconds of waiting, the call connected. “Hello.”
The voice was deep and cool, like a cello being played, but it sounded a little down.
Lin Ganzhi couldn’t help but reach out and grab the large banana leaf in front of him, picking at it…
“I’ll be back tomorrow. I was supposed to arrive in the morning, but it’s pouring rain here today, so it’s been postponed to the afternoon,” Lin Ganzhi honestly reported his situation.
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end. “Mm.”
Just “Mm”?
Lin Ganzhi was a little dissatisfied, but the hundred-million-yuan card in his hand hadn’t been warmed up yet. He couldn’t lose his temper. It must be his problem. The boss is never wrong!
“It’s been a week, I miss you~” Lin Ganzhi reverted to his little wifey state.
This time, there was no silence on the other end of the phone. “Hm?”
Translated, it meant, how is that possible?
Lin Ganzhi gritted his teeth and tore off a large piece of the banana leaf.
Banana leaf: You’re in high definition, you’re 1080P!
“You can’t question my sincerity~” Lin Ganzhi diligently corrected himself.
“Your sincerity is so minuscule, it doesn’t even need questioning.” Yan Shengping’s sentence was a statement of fact.
…You, you’re really good at reading people.
Sniffling, Lin Ganzhi gradually got into character. “If you keep this up, I’ll cry.”
“Oh.” Yan Shengping was still fuming. The four words “Bandit CP” kept replaying in his mind whenever he tried to sleep at night.
“I’ll go cry to Uncle Yan,” Lin Ganzhi continued to sniffle.
Yan Shengping gritted his teeth. Just then, Uncle Yan came in with some soup. “Fine, I believe you!”
“Hehe, you’re the best, darling~” Lin Ganzhi had successfully found Yan Shengping’s weak spot.
Uncle Yan came in just in time to hear this and asked with a smile, “Has Ganzhi gotten his phone? You’re arriving at noon tomorrow? I’ll go buy the boy some milk tea. Ganzhi, is it still that mango pomelo sago?”
“Mhm, mhm, Uncle Yan, I love you!” Lin Ganzhi’s mouth was instantly sweet. Suddenly realizing he was still on the phone with Yan Shengping, he carefully added, “But I love my husband more~”
Uncle Yan wasn’t jealous when he heard this. It was best for a couple to have a good relationship.
Only Yan Shengping’s long eyelashes trembled rapidly. What a little lying fox.
Yan Shengping, who absolutely refused to admit he’d been charmed, hastily hung up the phone, lest this little fox complain to Uncle Yan from afar.
Hearing that Yan Shengping still had the energy to bicker with him, Lin Ganzhi was finally relieved. At least the man was still healthy this week. Right now, all the men were squeezed together sleeping in the living room, except for the fussy Zhong Jingyi, who had fabricated a case of claustrophobia and fear of the dark to share a room with Luan Yuanzhou.
But that was fine too. He didn’t have to see someone he disliked, and he could ask everyone if they knew any good traditional Chinese medicine doctors to recommend.
Lin Ganzhi put down his phone and was about to go inside when Zhong Jingyi unexpectedly walked toward him.
Lin Ganzhi frowned and was about to step aside to leave.
“Ganzhi, you’re already with my brother,” Zhong Jingyi said coldly, blocking Lin Ganzhi’s path.
“Who says?” Lin Ganzhi replied lazily, his hands in his pockets as he looked over.
Zhong Jingyi’s face instantly turned ugly, and his eyes even reddened. “You! Do you like other people’s things that much? You’re even trying to steal Yuanzhou? Even though he doesn’t like you?”
Zhong Jingyi had reached his limit. These past few days, he had noticed Luan Yuanzhou’s gaze falling on Lin Ganzhi more than once, which made him extremely uncomfortable. Never before had anyone looked at someone else when he was present, let alone an 18th-tier minor celebrity. The key was that now Lin Ganzhi himself had admitted his intentions!
Lin Ganzhi didn’t give Zhong Jingyi any extra expression. His attitude toward the protagonist was arguably the worst in the entire book. He couldn’t help it; he just really disliked the Black Lotus.
“I think you’re mistaken. The person I like is not your brother, nor is it Luan Yuanzhou. His name is Yan Shengping. He has a butler at home named Uncle Yan. We got our marriage certificate this October. He is my one and only love and husband.” Lin Ganzhi’s eyes were firm as he looked directly into Zhong Jingyi’s eyes.
“What do you mean? Yan Shengping is my brother!” Zhong Jingyi gritted his teeth and glared back. Even though he didn’t like him, he was still his! “We have over ten years of family ties, even if he hurt me!”
“Heh, he pricked you once, and then he lost the company he worked hard to build for eight years. He was banished to a villa in the suburbs with a severe stomach illness. Your family didn’t care about his health and even forced a so-called piece of trash on him to threaten your relationship. If I weren’t a hidden gem, Yan Shengping’s life would probably be even harder. Is this the family ties you’re talking about?” Lin Ganzhi’s eyes were cold. He was being shameless when it came to praising himself.
“You!” Zhong Jingyi was so angry he couldn’t get a word out. Suddenly, his expression changed, and his eyes reddened. “Ganzhi, why would you say that about me?”
Lin Ganzhi blinked, and tears instantly welled up in his eyes, rolling down his cheeks from his long eyelashes. Even the tip of his nose turned a faint pink. “Don’t force me. I really have nothing to do with Luan Yuanzhou. My cute one at home gets jealous. Please, don’t try to drive a wedge between us anymore. Shengping and I have it harder than you think. If he gets sick from anger, we can’t even afford to go to a decent hospital. The salary from the variety show hasn’t come in yet, and I still have to save some money to buy him a chicken to help him recover~”
Lin Ganzhi spoke with a sob, sniffling and wiping his tears.
Zhong Jingyi, who had been brewing for a minute just to squeeze out a single tear, froze.
Lin Ganzhi turned around, crying. Standing behind him was not Luan Yuanzhou, but Zhuang Wenduan, who had just come out for some fresh air. Which is to say, Zhuang Wenduan was also very shocked right now.
“Hello, Director Zhuang. I’ll, I’ll go inside now.” Lin Ganzhi ran inside, his shoulders trembling.
Zhong Jingyi, who suddenly couldn’t muster up any emotions, met Zhuang Wenduan’s gaze and froze completely.
Zhuang Wenduan remembered that Lin Ganzhi, the person, was just as obscure and terrible as his acting.
“Jingyi, you… haven’t you moved on yet? He’s already married to Yan Shengping,” Zhuang Wenduan said with a complicated expression. Although he hadn’t liked Lin Ganzhi before, he also felt that that bastard Sang Xiangwen had been out of line. He had even called Zhong Jingyi from abroad back then, telling him not to go along with Sang Xiangwen’s nonsense. But Zhong Jingyi cried to him for half an hour, and his heart softened.
Zhong Jingyi: For the first time in his life, he wanted to curse!
Lin Ganzhi went back, washed his face, and his mood immediately stabilized. Hmph, trying to have a crying competition with me? You have no idea how I won over my boss!
Lin Ganzhi puffed out his proud little chest. A million-a-month salary wasn’t for nothing!
Fifteen minutes later, a strange scene appeared in the living room full of grown men. The cameramen, producers, and even Wenren Yi, who had come looking for Lin Ganzhi, were all sitting in a pile. In the middle sat a little pink-haired boy, holding a notebook and obediently listening to the brothers and uncles impart their knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.
“Ganzhi, can you tell I’m losing my hair?” The cameraman pointed to the sparser area on his head. “It was that old Chinese medicine doctor who cured me!”
Mm, I can cross this quack off the list.
“Ganzhi, listen to me. I was once so stressed that I developed stomach problems. It was all thanks to the medicine that old Chinese medicine doctor prescribed for me!”
“Stomach problems?!” Lin Ganzhi’s eyes lit up.
When the man heard this, he spoke with even more enthusiasm.
Wenren Yi’s expression was complicated. She never thought that big devil… well, had such an unknown side to him.
“Ganzhi, are you sure it’s for stomach problems?” Wenren Yi leaned over and reminded him quietly.
Lin Ganzhi nodded frankly. “Yes, it’s for stomach problems. Brother, please continue!”
Yan Shengping, who was about to fall asleep, couldn’t help but cough several times. This time, even his eyelids twitched a few times.
…Something’s not right.