Gu Anxi lowered her head, crushed the can underfoot, and then melted into the night.
That night, something major happened in Qingcheng.
A drunkard was attacked on his way home in the middle of the night. He suffered six broken ribs and a bruised face, leaving him bedridden at home for half a year. When people found the drunkard at dawn, they called for emergency medical help. The most shocking part was that 200,000 in cash had been stuffed into the drunkard’s pockets.
The local news in Qingcheng reported as follows:
"Wow, such skilled work. All six ribs fractured cleanly."
"This must be the most considerate assailant I’ve ever seen. He even prepared compensation for medical fees and lost income."
"Latest news: The ’victim’ turns out to be not much of a victim. After the news broke, it was revealed that he had a history of petty theft and might face detention... This bizarre case may never be solved, and citizens are speculating it might be the work of Spider-Man or Superman."
Gu Anxi, slurping instant noodles, turned off the TV. Just then, her cell phone rang, and she answered it.
The call was from Bo Xichen. "Miss Spider-Man, how’s your hand?"
Gu Anxi hummed a noncommittal response. "I’m eating; kind of busy right now."
Bo Xichen chuckled lightly. "Gu Anxi, are you still going to pretend?"
She said, "Oh. I won’t pretend anymore. I did it. I was already holding back a lot."
On the other end of the line, Bo Xichen stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of a conference room. He had returned to Beicheng for a medical summit and hadn’t expected his ’little friend’ to cause such an uproar in Qingcheng during the one or two days he’d been away. Yet, when he found out, he wasn’t angry at all. In fact, he felt a slight sense of pride, as if this was exactly the kind of thing Gu Anxi would do.
His voice deepened slightly. "I’m coming back tomorrow."
She just said, "Oh. Then you should get back to your work. I’m fine."
"Don’t you have anything you want to tell me, Gu Anxi?" he asked in a low voice. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝘯𝘦𝘵
Gu Anxi forked up a mouthful of noodles with her chopsticks. After thinking for a good while, she said, "Uncle, I’m short on cash. Could you send me my salary?"
Bo Xichen smiled. "I’ll have Feng Mian transfer it to you. Also, don’t eat instant noodles when I’m not around."
"I’m eating them right now," Gu Anxi stated bluntly.
Bo Xichen realized that even over the phone, he was helpless against her. Moreover, the break in his meeting was almost over, so he had to end the call. "I’m coming back tomorrow. Pick me up at the airport." He hung up as she was saying "Hello? Hello?"
He’s totally exploiting my labor, Gu Anxi thought. He clearly has a car parked at the airport, but he still wants me to pick him up. As she was grumbling, her phone chimed with a WeChat message from Bo Xichen. It contained his flight details.
"Capitalists are all bloodsuckers," Gu Anxi muttered.
Meanwhile, Bo Xichen dialed Feng Mian’s number. "Transfer 20 million to Gu Anxi’s account."
Feng Mian was no longer surprised; he simply sent back a question mark in reply.
Bo Xichen smiled gently, his slender fingers typing a few words into the input box: ’Family support funds!’
On the other end, Feng Mian exclaimed internally, Damn! While transferring the money, he grumbled, Twenty million for family support funds! Why wasn’t I, Feng Mian, born a woman?
After hanging up, just as Bo Xichen was about to return to the conference table, a gentle voice called from behind him, "Xichen."
Bo Xichen turned and stepped slightly to the side. "Second Uncle."
The person who had arrived was Bo Qing, the youngest elder of the Bo family, only in his early thirties. Bo Qing was not a biological son of the Bo family but an adopted one. However, the Bo family had never treated him as an outsider, and even Bo Xichen respectfully addressed him as Second Uncle.