Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 433: The Honest Cousin

After dark, the archaeological team stopped their work.

Except for a few security guards on night patrol and some archaeologists who stayed in tents, everyone else had withdrawn.

Professor Gu didn’t want to waste time moving back and forth, so he simply stayed in the tent to study documents.

But not all students were willing to accompany him; more of them preferred to join social activities and chat with other professors over drinks. Sometimes that’s how opportunities come.

A senior Ph.D. student patted Gu Zhuo and Xu Yue on the shoulders, "Today, you two will stay to accompany the professor."

Xu Yue opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

As for Gu Zhuo, he was somewhat absent-minded, thinking about meeting his cousin that evening.

That’s what they said to the underclassmen, but when facing Professor Gu, the Ph.D. student had a different story.

"Professor, it’s inconvenient for you to be alone, so I arranged for two people to help. If there’s anything that needs to be done, have them do it. If they don’t do well, I’ll definitely teach them a lesson..."

Professor Gu, who was reading documents, replied carelessly.

Outside the tent, Xu Yue’s face showed a hint of anger.

They’re all students of the professor; why do the seniors act more arrogantly than the professors themselves?

It’s not that he didn’t want to stay with the professor; it’s just that, first, it was arranged by seniors, which he instinctively disliked; and second, clearly they were the ones accompanying the professor, but this person took all the credit.

"Don’t you want to say something?"

Xu Yue lowered his voice.

He called out several times before Gu Zhuo snapped out of it, "Huh, what did you just say?"

Xu Yue: "..."

A little after eight in the evening, Gu Zhuo quietly left the tent.

Shortly after, Xu Yue also left the tent, finding a random place to call his girlfriend and complain.

As he moved some distance away from the campsite, Gu Zhuo looked at the night sky with some bewilderment.

Come to think of it, he hadn’t arranged a specific place to meet with his cousin.

Aside from a few night lights left on at the archaeological site, there was only a crescent moon in the sky, not very bright.

As he watched, he started to daydream, unconsciously thinking about his brother’s reaction after telling him their cousin is back.

Though his brother said those words, it never felt like his true feelings.

Thinking about his brother inevitably led to thoughts of his parents, and those harsh criticisms seemed to ring in his ears.

"Why waste your talent? You’d clearly do well in business, so why run off to study archaeology?"

"Gu Zhuo, I’m disappointed in you."

A hint of sadness flickered in his light brown eyes.

It was at this moment that a small bean lightly hit his head.

Gu Zhuo snapped back to reality, looked around, and finally located the peanut thrower in a tree with a slanting trunk and sparse leaves.

A little girl stood proudly on the trunk, her smile bright and luminous in the thin moonlight. She opened her small palm, a bean bouncing up and down with her movements.

"Cousin, why are you standing there all silly? If you’re there first, you can call and hurry Miaomiao."

Tuanzi jumped off, ready to land.

Gu Zhuo’s pupils constricted with fright, instinctively stepping forward to catch his cousin.

But Tuanzi landed steadily, and his outstretched hand ended up patting her little head instead.

"?"

Tuanzi tilted her head, thinking her cousin wanted to pat her head.

If it’s just a light pat, she doesn’t mind letting him.

Tuanzi slightly lowered her head, swaying it left and right, rubbing her little head against Gu Zhuo’s palm.

The feeling in that moment was indescribable.

Gu Zhuo felt it wasn’t appropriate but couldn’t resist the fuzzy feeling in his palm. Rationality told him to withdraw his hand, but instinctively he patted her a few more times.

"Ahem!"

A deliberate cough snapped Gu Zhuo out of it. Like a startled rabbit, he quickly withdrew his hand and looked over, only to realize another person had landed and was standing beside his cousin.

"Second, Second Brother?"

He unconsciously echoed his cousin’s greeting, then felt puzzled, "What are you doing here?"

Ji Zhangzhuo: "..."

Ji Zhangzhuo realized something, pointed back at the tree, and asked, "Earlier, I was on that tree; did you see?"

Why did it seem like he was just now discovered?

One of Gu Zhuo’s virtues is honesty.

He honestly shook his head, "I didn’t see you earlier."

He only noticed his cousin’s bright and cheerful smile.

Perhaps realizing Ji Zhangzhuo’s face looked displeased, Gu Zhuo racked his brain for words to mend the situation, "However, I knew you’d come together."

Ji Zhangzhuo, expressionless: "Thanks, but that didn’t comfort me."

Gu Zhuo looked helplessly at Tuanzi.

"Oh, oh," Tuanzi quickly patted Ji Zhangzhuo’s arm, "It’s completely normal not to see Second Brother in the dark; you’re darker, unlike Miaomiao who’s pale."

Ji Zhangzhuo pinched her, "Who’s dark?"

Tuanzi immediately looked up, "Dark sky! Sky, why are you so dark?"

Only then did Ji Zhangzhuo let go of her hand.

With all this fuss, Tuanzi almost forgot what she came there to do.

"Cousin..." Tuanzi hesitated; Big Brother and the system had told her it’s not good to expose people’s wounds, that she shouldn’t assume what’s good for others and end up hurting them. So how could she find out the truth and help her cousin?

Her little brain turned and turned, and Tuanzi had a flash of inspiration.

"Cousin, if you often can’t get hot meals, Miaomiao can arrange for the show to buy more box lunches for you."

Gu Zhuo was puzzled why his cousin suddenly mentioned this, "We don’t really mind that."

Ji Zhangzhuo was also quite curious about how the younger sister would handle it.

But Tuanzi mischievously smiled, patted her chest, and boasted, "We’ll deliver meals to you every day then."

[Ancient Martial System: But what use is this]

[Miaomiao: It’s very useful; by delivering meals every day, we can observe how they bully Cousin and see if the professors are aware]

[Ancient Martial System: With cameras around, they won’t show anything]

Those students, if they’re cautious enough, would definitely search online for this program and be prepared.

[Miaomiao: That’s still good; with cameras, they won’t dare to act out, and Cousin will be safe for now]

The system was almost persuaded.

[Ancient Martial System: But when you leave here, they might get worse]

[Miaomiao: No, no, by then, Miaomiao will have definitely found a solution!]

Tuanzi was brimming with confidence, even pridefully raising her little head.

Unbeknownst to her, this series of actions looked rather different to an observer.

After just saying she’d deliver meals to the archaeological team, she suddenly fell into deep thought, then nodded her little head, followed by a confident smile and a lifted chin.

Gu Zhuo got a bit worried, bending slightly to hold Tuanzi’s shoulders, "Should we go to the hospital for a check-up?"

Tuanzi: "Huh?"

Ji Zhangzhuo already had some plans in mind but didn’t let it show. He even feigned a hearty laugh.

"Little sister, do you need Brother to fly you there? We’ll be at the hospital in no time."

Before Tuanzi could say anything, Gu Zhuo hurriedly said, "That would be a great help."

Tuanzi: "?"