Animal Whisperer: Take Back My Life and Love Chapter 157: The Titan's Arrival

Autumn's voice grew smaller, tinged with a lingering fear. "After all, with my education and experience, I'm from a completely different world compared to them... Why would they want me? I just felt like there was a catch somewhere."

Nancy couldn't help but arch an eyebrow. What sharp intuition! Her desire to groom this talent grew even stronger.

Autumn leaned in closer, lowering her voice. "And... I've heard rumors that the work culture at Summers Corp Veterinary Hospital is absolutely terrifying."

"I have a senior who worked incredibly hard to get into a top veterinary school abroad. After graduating and returning home, they joined Summers Corp, but the pressure was so intense they developed anxiety. In the end, they couldn't take it anymore and resigned..."

Nancy's lips curled into a knowing smile. She wasn't wrong at all.

After all, Nancy had been grinding away at Summers Corp since her freshman year. That place wasn't a sanctuary for saving lives; it was a coliseum—constant credit-stealing, meaningless "involution," and stop-at-nothing tactics for the sake of performance metrics. With all the messy drama, they had turned a pet hospital into a real-life palace power struggle.

Nancy fixed her clear, bright eyes on Autumn and spoke with firm sincerity. "Autumn, truly, thank you."

"I won't let your trust go to waste. I'll make sure you're well taken care of."

Autumn felt a bit shy under such a direct and genuine gaze, her cheeks heating up slightly. It was strange; if anyone else had said those words, it would sound like they were just painting a pretty picture. But coming from Miss Nancy, it somehow made people want to believe.

She nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling. "Mhm! I believe you, Miss Nancy!"

As they spoke, Nancy's phone rang. She picked it up, and a frantic, excited voice came through:

"Is this Miss Nancy? This is Professor Nathan from the Townsville University School of Veterinary Medicine!"

"Comrade Jeff explained your situation to me. I'm bringing a team over personally!"

Nancy gripped her phone, momentarily failing to process the name. Professor Nathan? The legendary, highly respected titan of the industry who felt unreachable on academic forums? He was coming personally to her small zoo to operate on a red panda?

"Professor Nathan," she tried to explain, "actually, we just need one anesthesiologist to save the day..."

"Nonsense! I must be present for such a rare case!" Professor Nathan's tone was resolute, leaving her no room to refuse. "Hang tight, we'll be there in thirty minutes!"

As the call ended, Autumn stood there in shock, her voice trembling. "Oh my god... Professor Nathan... he's my teacher's mentor! An academic titan is actually coming?!"

Before they could recover from the shock, Nancy's phone rang again and again.

"Miss Nancy? This is Director Garrett from the Provincial Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center. I heard you have an emergency surgery? I happened to be nearby; I'll bring some equipment over to assist!"

...

"Hello, the veterinary team from the Municipal Wildlife Rescue Station is on its way. We'll be there in ten minutes!"

The calls came one after another. These were all big shots in the veterinary world who were usually impossible to hire, yet now they were all volunteering to help. Nancy held her overheating phone, completely dazed. She had only asked Jeff to find one vet—what on earth was this situation?!

Nancy quickly called Jeff back to ask what was going on. On the other end, Jeff's voice sounded both excited and a bit sheepish at the sheer drama of it all.

"Oh, Miss Nancy, I really didn't expect this!"

"I just posted the request for help and your phone number in an old veterinary expert exchange group, asking if any of the big names could temporarily spare a doctor for an emergency."

"And then!" His volume spiked. "The moment they saw it was Loren Zoo—and that the surgery would be with the 'Animal Communicator' herself—they went crazy! Everyone is fighting to come!"

"The group chat is exploding right now. They're 'exchanging views' quite heatedly over who gets to come first. It's so intense I don't even dare to interject!"

Jeff's tone was full of "I've lost control of the situation" helplessness. "This has gone way beyond me. I'm just playing dead... Miss Nancy, please just bear with it. Anyway, the more the merrier! You can just arrange them when they arrive!"

She stood there, frozen. Her? A junior? Arranging a group of industry authorities and titans? How was she supposed to pull that off?!

Meanwhile, in front of the Red Panda House.

A young man wearing glasses held a livestreaming device. Noticing that one red panda—the one named Magenta—was missing from the enclosure, he couldn't help but frown.

This man was Fawks, a popular science and animal conservation blogger. Yesterday, he had received an anonymous email.