Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Causing Calamity!

Mu Yunlie pondered for a moment.

Last night, he had also planned this.

But Qianyi’s character was very independent and strong-willed; she might get angry if she knew he was meddling in her affairs.

Moreover, he wanted to observe what exactly was going on between her and Xia Ziyu.

“No need,” Mu Yunlie told Pei Yuexuan, “Keep this matter confidential for now; let’s observe and then decide.”

After Aunt Xue had finished tidying up and saw that Xia Ziyu had not eaten breakfast, she asked with concern, “Why aren’t you eating? Doesn’t it suit your taste?”

In just a short time, Aunt Xue’s concern for Xia Ziyu had already reached an extremely meticulous level.

It was apparent how likable Xia Ziyu was.

But, regrettably, it didn’t work on Yan Qianyi.

Xia Ziyu’s face fell, and he said listlessly, “I’m full.”

He had just filled up on dog food.

So full that he even felt like vomiting.

Aunt Xue said, “You’ve eaten too little; you’re sick, you need to take in more nutrients.”

“I feel a bit stuffy in the chest; I’m going out to get some fresh air,” Xia Ziyu said as he stood up and walked towards the backyard.

Aunt Xue looked after his thin figure with a pang of sympathy and said to Yan Qianyi, “Miss, he’s quite pitiful; please think of a way to help him.”

Yan Qianyi nodded, “Yes, I’ll go check on him.”

Approaching Xia Ziyu from behind, Yan Qianyi patted his shoulder and asked, “What’s wrong? Still upset over the egg thing?”

Xia Ziyu just pouted and remained silent.

“I purposely said that earlier; if I’m too nice to you in front of my husband, he would definitely overthink it and get jealous.”

“Stop explaining,” Xia Ziyu quickly said.

Her explanation made him feel even worse.

After all, in her eyes, her husband was her priority, and nothing was more important than her husband.

“Don’t be upset, I have a business deal; are you in?”

“You took on a task?” Xia Ziyu asked.

“It’s not a task commissioned by the organization, but there’s money to be made; are you interested?”

“Of course, not taking the money would be foolish.”

Yan Qianyi said, “Find someone, five million, two hundred for you and three hundred for me; how does that sound?”

Xia Ziyu was somewhat surprised, “Why are you suddenly so generous?”

Previously in partnerships, he never got such a large share.

Yan Qianyi smiled, “After all, you’ve been helping me lately, although I’ve let you stay with me as repayment.”

Actually, it was ten million.

If it were really only five million, she wouldn’t be willing to share so much with Xia Ziyu.

But the remaining five million was also to be split with Ah Lie.

After all, it was Ah Lie who provided the intel, and Ah Lie would also need to be involved in capturing the person.

She could earn a neat three million just by organizing things verbally, which was quite satisfying.

“Tell me, who are we looking for?” Xia Ziyu asked.

“A prince from the Federation Empire, just like you, who ran away because he refused an arranged marriage; if we can find him, the Royal Family will reward us.”

“…” Xia Ziyu was instantly petrified.

His parents had actually offered a hefty sum to have him captured?

Why didn’t he know about this?

Yan Qianyi continued, “This is the information someone gave me; I’m not sure which prince it is; do you want to check?”

“No,” Xia Ziyu decisively refused, “I can’t do this.”

“Why?” Yan Qianyi’s smile stiffened.

Xia Ziyu avoided her gaze, “Catching a prince is too big of a deal; I’m afraid of bringing trouble upon myself.”

“We’re not doing anything bad; this is serving the Royal Family, there’s only benefit, no harm.”

“I’m afraid of being secretly retaliated against by the prince; I’m not doing it; if you want, you can do it yourself.”

“Just now, didn’t you say anyone who doesn’t take the chance to make money is a fool?”

“Then just think of me as a fool.”

Xia Ziyu turned around and walked away.

“Wait a minute!” Yan Qianyi grabbed his hand, “I’ll give you two hundred fifty, we can split it.”

“Two hundred fifty?” Xia Ziyu forced a stiff smile. “Are you insulting me?”

“Then I’ll give you three hundred, but that’s the limit.”

She didn’t need to do anything,

Xia Ziyu was excellent at tracking people down.

With his help, they could probably catch that fugitive Prince in no more than a couple of days.

“I said I’m not doing it, and I mean it!” Xia Ziyu insisted.

If he did, he’d really be a fool.

Who in the world catches themselves and still has to split the money with someone else?

Yan Qianyi’s face darkened. “What’s gotten into you today?”

In the past, he would have been too happy to refuse such an opportunity.

Xia Ziyu said lazily, “I’ve contracted a terminal illness. I won’t live long, so I might as well enjoy my remaining days.”

Yan Qianyi: “…”

She knew he was just saying this to provoke her.

Xia Ziyu asked, “Where did you get this information from?”

“You don’t need to worry about it. I have my sources.”

“Be careful not to get tricked.”

He had always kept an eye on the Royal Family’s actions. His father and mother hadn’t put a bounty on him.

It seemed that his departure from the Royal Palace had been leaked. Did someone want him dead?

Luckily, he was usually low profile and never showed his face in the media.

Besides the Royal Family members and a few closely associated people, no one else knew what he looked like.

So, even if the diviner knew he had escaped, they wouldn’t know what he looked like.

If the diviner found out it was him, would they reveal his identity and keep the reward all to themselves?

Oh…

Why did he have to fall for such a heartless woman who was also married?

It really was a tragedy!

The more Xia Ziyu thought about it, the more upset he became, the more unwilling he felt.

He suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at Yan Qianyi. “If my parents also put a bounty on my head, would you turn me in for the money?”

Yan Qianyi hesitated briefly, then smiled. “What are you thinking? Of course not! We’re partners, and we would never betray each other.”

A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way.

She wouldn’t sell out Xia Ziyu for some cash.

Even though she verbally disdained him for bothering her real-life,

In her heart, she still regarded him as a good friend.

In their previous collaborations, she trusted him unconditionally and even entrusted her life to him.

Xia Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief. He finally felt better, breathing more smoothly.

He felt slightly better toward Yan Qianyi, “I’m currently focusing on helping you check the surveillance video for that person, so I can’t be distracted. Let’s pass on the bounty for catching the Prince, okay? Anyway, there are plenty of opportunities to make money on the organization’s website.”

Yan Qianyi hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, “All right.”

It was a bit of a pity, but finding out the truth was more important now.

After all, the baby in her belly couldn’t wait too long.

Seeing Yan Qianyi agree to dismiss the idea of capturing him, a smile appeared on Xia Ziyu’s face:

“I think I still haven’t eaten enough, let’s go eat a bit more.”

He was upset earlier by the couple and had only managed to nibble half a bread.

Now he wanted to go back and peel a boiled egg, a good replenishment.

No, make that two!