Li Sikai cut to the chase, "Shall we talk?"

Tao Jianian nodded, "We definitely need to talk. If we can reach an agreement, everyone will feel at ease."

Li Sikai looked directly into Tao Jianian's eyes. "What you're saying about twenty years of grain is too much. Yuan Ruoxi doesn't have that. Besides, if something happens to you, the responsibility should be shared equally. There's absolutely no reason for her to be responsible for your entire life."

Tao Jia smiled. From the moment he saw Li Sikai appear, he knew the guards were about to intervene.

It's obvious he won't try to extort money from us, so let's compromise. "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Li Sikai wasn't in a hurry. He glanced at Yuan Ruoxi, who was pretending to be a quail, and seeing her resistant expression, he could only say, "The responsibility will be shared equally. She will be responsible for your rations for ten years, which is three thousand catties of grain. However, considering your physical condition, you are allowed to deposit the grain with the guard team and collect it annually with a receipt."

Tao Jianian didn't expect that the other party would solve the problem before he could even bring it up.

Seeing his somewhat dazed expression, Li Sikai reminded him, "Given your condition, you wouldn't be able to handle the job even if you were given one."

I suggest you find someone you can trust and let them take your position. The price is that they take good care of you.

You don't need to worry about the other party just taking the benefits without doing anything. I guarantee here that if the other party isn't dedicated enough to you, the guard team will revoke their employment.

Tao Jianian fell silent. He knew that in his current state, he would probably need someone to rely on in the future, but he never expected that Li Sikai would consider things for him in this way.

He thought that the other party was on Yuan Ruoxi's side and would just give him three thousand catties of grain to get rid of him. He never expected that there would be a job opportunity involved.

Seeing his silence, Li Sikai asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"

Tao Jianian shook his head. "No, this is fine."

Yuan Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that he had agreed.

"Do you have a suitable candidate?" Li Sikai paused and explained, "I need to contact the city government in advance. Only if they agree can I arrange a position for your friend."

Tao Jianian hesitated for a moment, but after seeing Yuan Ruoxi huddled in the corner, he made up his mind, "Could you ask my wife for me if she is still willing to take care of me?"

"You've come to this point, is there any room for reconciliation?" Li Sikai sighed. "If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

"Ha, I thought it would be easy to climb high," Tao Jianian laughed self-deprecatingly. "Who knew I would fall and be shattered to pieces."

Li Sikai patted him on the shoulder and said, "Get some rest. I'll send someone to inquire about your wife's whereabouts tomorrow."

Tao Jianian nodded, "Thank you!"

Then, after hesitating for a moment, he said, "After you find my wife, talk to her properly. If she doesn't want to, don't force her. I'm the one who's wronged her, and it's normal that she doesn't want me. I understand."

"Hmm!" Li Sikai didn't say anything more and got up to leave.

Seeing this, Yuan Ruoxi became anxious and tugged at his sleeve, asking, "You, you, you, aren't you going to take him with you? How are we supposed to sleep if he's left here?"

“Sleep however you want. You know the guard’s tents are limited, there aren’t any extras for you to stay in.” Li Sikai rolled his eyes. “If you really don’t want to stay here, I’ll talk to Captain Liu and let you make do in the temporary restaurant for one night.”

Yuan Ruoxi seemed startled, hurriedly loosened her grip on Li Sikai's clothes, and shook her head, saying, "I'm not going to the temporary restaurant. This place is fine, it's fine."

"Okay, then you take good care of Tao Jianian. Until someone is found to take over his care, he is your responsibility."

Fearing that Yuan Ruoxi might cause any more trouble, Li Sikai reminded her, "This time, the guard team sacrificed a job to help you resolve this problem. If you don't want the Suzhou City guard team to ask you for food for that job, you'd better behave yourself and avoid causing trouble."

Yuan Ruoxi nodded hastily. Giving away three thousand catties of grain was already her limit; to ask her for more would be like tearing her heart out.

She looked at the emaciated Tao Jianian on the bed with a complicated expression, but for the sake of a better life in the future, she had no choice but to serve him.

"Jianian, would you like some water?"

"Jianian, do you need to go to the bathroom?"

"Jianian, let me massage your legs. It's been so long since we last met. Has Xiao Qiao been taking good care of you? Or, let me wipe your body down!"

When Tong Xianbao returned, he saw Yuan Ruoxi fawning over the sick man.

At that moment, his eyes stung, and his heart ached.

He sacrificed so much, even risking being dumped by his girlfriend, just to make Yuan Ruoxi feel comfortable.

But what did his meticulous care get him in return? He had never seen Yuan Ruoxi be so attentive to him before.

Is it that those who are favored are fearless?

He was unwilling to accept it. He had long regarded Yuan Ruoxi as his own possession. How could he tolerate her serving other men? Wouldn't that be like putting a green field on his head?

He remained silent, his eyes so dark they seemed to freeze over.

Just as she was about to pull away the woman who was wiping someone's lower body with a towel, she heard a pleasant male voice, "Honey, your boyfriend is back. He seems very angry. You should go and keep him company."

Yuan Ruoxi was taken aback, and when she turned around, she saw Tong Xianbao with a dark face.

She put down the towel and skipped over, "You're back! Why aren't you happy?"

As she spoke, she tried to touch Tong Xianbao's face, but he grabbed her hand.

"I'm fine, I just had a few words with Nanfang." Tong Xianbao forced a smile.

"Oh, that must be because she's being immature," Yuan Ruoxi said nonchalantly. "I'll talk to her when she gets back."

"Hmm!" Tong Xianbao replied absentmindedly, then looked at Tao Jianian, only to see him looking at him with a half-smile.

At this moment, Tong Xianbao seemed to understand Tao Jianian's implication, and his awe of those with spatial abilities vanished completely.

Spend some time with me, hmm?

Oh!

He hugged Yuan Ruoxi tightly and started playing passionate games right in front of Tao Jianian.

But Tao Jianian on the other side was not angry at all; on the contrary, he watched with great interest.

Haha, a live-action short film, might as well watch it! So what if it was that person, and you had a relationship with them?

Seeing that Tao Jianian was expressionless, Tong Xianbao, unable to vent his anger, became rude in his actions.

Inside the tent, spring sunshine filled the air. Outside, Lu Nanfang, having spent the night in the cold wind and unable to find shelter, returned.

But as soon as she lifted the curtain, she saw a scene that made her eyes widen in horror.

Her heart was shattered, and her last glimmer of hope for Tong Xianbao vanished without a trace.

She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her flesh, unaware that they were stained with blood.

"You bitches, you're all bitches! Destroy them all, destroy them all!" Lu Nanfang's eyes flashed with a cold light, causing the two people who were exercising to involuntarily shiver.

However, when the two looked over, her face quickly changed to a kind smile, and she walked in with a smile, sat down next to Tao Jianian, and watched the two play games.

Tao Jianian laughed when he saw this. It seemed the story was even more interesting than he had imagined.