I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 285 It's Not Scary to Wear the Same Clothes

Chen Su's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, but he still didn't look at her. He simply said, "Oh, this afternoon we caught an old hen that was attacking tourists at the scenic area."

"It never learned its lesson, so I sent it to the cafeteria for rehabilitation."

Xu Ying chuckled: "Really?"

"I went to the scenic area this afternoon to help with scheduling and packed these up on the way."

Chen Su's eyelashes trembled, and he gripped the steering wheel tighter: "I saw the trending topic. You must have caught a chill today crawling on the ice to find the equipment."

"Thank you, Captain Chen!"

Xu Ying, carrying the thermos, said, "It's so late, and I'm hungry. I was just thinking of going back to get some late-night snacks!"

As soon as the thermos was opened, a rich aroma filled the car. Glistening oil droplets floated on the surface of the golden soup, while goji berries and red dates bobbed and sank in the broth.

Xu Ying stared blankly at the steam rising from the rim of the spoon; the soup was still warm.

The food I just packed up is still so hot.

Chen Su pointed to the front storage compartment of the car: "Are you experiencing any discomfort right now?"

"There are various cold medicines in the storage compartment."

Xu Ying shook her head. "Don't worry."

"I changed my clothes as soon as I got back to shore."

She blew on the chicken soup to cool it down and took a sip. "I also drank some ginger tea to warm it up, so I should be fine."

The temperature inside the carriage suddenly dropped by two degrees.

Chen Su's knuckles made a soft "click" sound as he shifted gears: "Boss Qi's ginger tea was indeed quite timely."

He drew out the last syllable of his sentence slowly and deliberately, "It was I who made unnecessary preparations."

Although Qi Xiao didn't appear much on the show, some netizens took photos of him handing ginger tea to Xu Ying. Many fans in the show's comment section were already shipping the two, and the photos received many positive comments. It would be hard for him to miss them.

"How could this be!" Xu Ying held the thermos and almost choked on the chicken soup.

How did Chen Su know that the ginger tea was a gift from Qi Xiao? And his tone was strange, sounding like Lin Daiyu's tone at first glance.

Seeing that Xu Ying almost choked, Chen Su's expression instantly turned worried, and he immediately pulled out a tissue and handed it to her.

His fingertips lingered briefly in the air before finally resting lightly on the center armrest. "Slow down," Chen Su said, his voice softened by worry, the jealousy in his voice replaced by concern. "You drink, I'll drive slowly."

The chicken soup slid down my esophagus into my stomach, carrying the slight bitterness of angelica and the sweetness of astragalus.

Xu Ying sipped the chicken soup slowly, the bitterness of the angelica root neutralized by the sweetness of the astragalus, much like the subtle atmosphere in the car. She stole a glance at the man in the driver's seat; his thick eyelashes cast a fan-shaped shadow in the blue light of the dashboard, concealing all his emotions.

Back in her hotel room, Xu Ying was worried that seeing the horrific image of the female corpse in the frozen lake might give her nightmares, but after washing up and lying in bed, she quickly fell asleep.

Perhaps because she had drunk the chicken soup and felt warm all over, she slept soundly and had a good night's sleep.

The next morning, after Meimei had a good sleep, Xu Ying was full of energy again. She arrived at the meeting point for the program, Glacier Protection Area 1, early in the morning.

Because there was a lot of physical work to do today, the guests all ate breakfast in advance before arriving at the venue to record the program.

The reserve is covered with exposed permafrost. The surface, which should have been covered with thick moss and ice, is now bare with dark brown soil, like dried-up wounds, with crisscrossing cracks, like the earth's blood vessels drying up.

"Welcome everyone to the recording site of Day 2 of 'Desert Survival Rules: Snow Mountain Edition'!"

The guests arrived right on time this time, and applauded enthusiastically after Xu Ying finished her opening remarks. The two troublesome guests, Su Zhining and Lu Jinyu, were much more well-behaved today and are almost integrated into the group of the other three celebrity guests.

Su Zhining's outfit today was much more understated than yesterday's, with no expensive diamond hair clips or other accessories.

Perhaps because Xuege wanted to use Lu Jinyu's red hair as a bird's nest yesterday, Lu Jinyu wore a knitted wool hat today, covering up his flamboyant red hair.

[Laughing Mouse, I always feel like the guests who come on the show become obedient the next day. Is this the domineering aura of Station Master Xu?]

[If there were facilities for hair dyeing on the mountain, Lu Jinyu would probably have dyed his hair black overnight.]

[Yesterday during the recording, Xuege loved to hop around on his head. Watching the behind-the-scenes footage, Station Chief Xu actually got Lu Jinyu to cut off a tuft of red feathers for Xuege to carry away.]

Why isn't Su Zhining copying our Station Master Xu's look today?

Didn't you guys see the trending topics this morning? Su Zhining has become a laughing stock, embarrassing herself even overseas. She definitely won't dare to try and cause trouble again.

A trending topic this morning sparked widespread discussion among netizens.

Alex, a top designer sought after by movie stars worldwide, posted photos of Xu Ying's live-stream event to help farmers on social media, as well as a photo of Xu Ying walking on ice from behind.

In the photo of her back, Xu Ying's small figure stands clearly and aloof on the ice, while in the foreground of the camera, there is a blurred pink figure, which is Su Zhining watching from the shore.

This photo went viral yesterday after it was posted by the netizen who took it. Both women are sporting cat-ear hairstyles, but in the photo, Su Zhining is the one who is blurred out. Netizens praised it as "the art of visual language."

Now, this photo, which is full of cinematic language, has gone viral on the internet along with a video of Xu Ying and small animals working together to find instruments in a frozen lake, and has also been shared by foreign netizens.

Designer Alex praised Xu Ying's beauty and strength in his post, and expressed his willingness to provide Xu Ying with clothing for any occasion. He also wanted to collaborate with Xu Ying to launch the "Manying" series of haute couture and matching jewelry. All proceeds from the design series will be donated to Xu Ying's shelter.

Most importantly, Alex wrote in English at the end of his blog post: "You can buy the most expensive clothes, but you can't buy true elegance; you can imitate other people's outfits, but you can't imitate a noble soul."

The blog post included a particularly thoughtful set of pictures; in addition to the two photos, the words "满楹" (Manying) were written neatly in Chinese characters.

Alex's blog post immediately caused a sensation both at home and abroad.

It's important to know that only top-tier actors and actresses can borrow gowns designed by Alex. The number of celebrities in China who can wear gowns designed by Alex can be counted on one hand, and Su Zhining is not even in the top tier.

Alex's international fame has also made many overseas netizens curious about who this girl who received such high praise from Alex is, thus learning about Xu Ying's various stories of interacting with small animals.

Xu Ying's recent international success has made Chinese netizens feel very proud!
[It seems that Station Master Xu's charm has spread beyond national borders. Despite the language barrier, everyone can see it!]

[Moreover, those famous movie stars all spend a lot of money to have Alex design their gowns, while for Xiao Xu, it was Alex who passionately posted on Weibo praising her and offered to design clothes for her!]

[I heard Alex also loves animals and even has a zoo at home. If nothing unexpected happens, Alex has probably already become a fan of Station Master Xu.]

(End of this chapter)