"This guy is the big boss of a fried chicken chain!"

"His RV and his company were all bought with the money he made from selling fried chicken!"

"We're just waiting for you to come in and drive your car straight to the slaughterhouse!"

After shouting, Xia Zhining turned around and pretended to hug Gu Huaiye's arm with all her strength, as if she was desperately trying to stop this dangerous person. At the same time, she continued to shout at the chickens:

"I'll hold him back! Aunties, run! It's safest to go back to the chicken coop!"

This tactic of "using rumors to repel the enemy" really worked immediately.

When the chicken aunts who were originally running around in the RV heard this, they were so scared that they were scared to death and no longer cared about the "luxury RV sightseeing".

They immediately flapped their wings, scrambled out of the car door, and ran towards the chicken coop for their lives.

…

The world is finally quiet.

The two survivors stood there, their hair disheveled, clothes in tatters, and their bodies covered with tiny white chicken feathers.

Xia Zhining only realized at this moment that she was still holding Gu Huaiye's arm tightly, with her whole body almost hanging on him.

She suddenly let go of her hand as if she had been burned, her cheeks flushed red. She quickly lowered her head and pretended to brush off the chicken feathers on her body, muttering softly: "That... crisis public relations, special circumstances..."

Gu Huaiye looked at her red cheeks and the messy appearance. The anger that had originally been in his heart to accuse her had disappeared without him knowing when.

There were a few bloody marks on his face from being accidentally scratched by chicken claws, which were particularly eye-catching on his angular face.

When Xia Zhining saw this, she felt overwhelmed with guilt.

She immediately went into "humble apology" mode, carefully standing on tiptoe, reaching out to pluck the white chicken feathers from his hair, muttering, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"I'm so sorry! I'll help you clean up right away!"

Turning her eyes, she saw one of the culprits, Anxing, who was squatting obediently in the corner, with his two big paws on his head, covering his eyes tightly, and his whole body curled up into a ball, trying his best to reduce his presence. He looked pitiful and smiling.

Xia Zhining's heart softened. Oh, forget it. She couldn't bear to push this little fool out to take the blame.

She turned to Gu Huaiye again: "I'm responsible! I'll clean you up right away and make sure not a single feather is left!"

Gu Huaiye glanced around the interior of the RV where Rulu had experienced a "catastrophe", and his gaze fell back on Xia Zhining.

He said helplessly, "Forget it. It's such a mess. I'm letting your little body clean it up. If you pass out here, I'm afraid you'll come back and blackmail me."

Xia Zhining found an iodine cotton swab and carefully disinfected the red marks on his face. Upon hearing this, he immediately raised his head with an extremely sincere expression: "No, no! I promise not to scam you!"

Gu Huaiye slowly got to the point: "However, mental damages still need to be calculated."

"How about this, on the zoo's open day, my appearance fee will be doubled."

Xia Zhining had just picked up a Band-Aid to put it on him when she froze in an instant, her eyes widening in shock: "Huh?"

She subconsciously wanted to retort, "I don't think I formally invited you," but when the words came to her lips, she suddenly remembered the previous conversation with Secretary Jiang.

Secretary Jiang misunderstood what he meant that day and thought he was going to invite Gu Huaiye to attend the zoo's open day event.

Xia Zhining swallowed guiltily and asked quietly, "...how much is the doubled appearance fee?"

Gu Huaiye looked at her nervous yet forced calmness, a hint of smile flashing across his eyes: "Don't be nervous. Why not try a different approach."

"Do me a favor, and it will offset it."

Xia Zhining's eyes lit up, and her curiosity was instantly piqued. With a little pride, she leaned closer and asked, "Wow, Mr. Gu actually needs my help sometimes?"

Gu Huaiye glanced at her and said, "Why else do you think I live in a tent in your palm-sized zoo?"

He pointed to the red mark on his face that hadn't faded yet, and said without anger: "I've fallen to the point where I'm being bullied by the chickens in your garden."

When Xia Zhining heard this, she immediately laughed without hesitation, her tail almost sticking up in the air, and her face was full of "tell me about it quickly": "Tell me, tell me~"

"Mr. Gu, what can I do for you?"