Chen Xing felt a little embarrassed, but neither of them had the unruly pride to refuse other people's kindness and make their lives even more difficult.
Imperial University tuition is very expensive, but his family can afford it a little.
However, Ruan Wu, who was already heavily in debt, could barely afford to pay his tuition. Even the flight ticket to the Imperial Star was obtained through a loan because he was admitted to the Alliance's top military academy.
Shu Yan was his classmate in middle school. During middle school, he would often go to the cafeteria with Shu Yan to enjoy a hot meal. He always remembered Shu Yan's help.
Chen Xing thought for a moment, "Ayan, you should let Xia leave the money for that level 5 evolved bear. We didn't do anything for that evolved beast; you did all the fighting."
Even without the Star Coins from selling the Level 5 Evolved Beast, the remaining money would be enough for him and Ruan Wu's living expenses for more than two months.
“Yes, yes, yes,” Ruan Wu nodded, “You were the one who fought the level 5 evolved beast, and the reason we were able to fight so many evolved beasts was because of your sister-in-law’s superpower. We can deduct a little more.”
"No need," Shu Yan laughed. "Consider the money for that level 5 evolved beast as a bribe from Yao Yao and me to win your hearts. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask for your help in the future."
"Huh?" Ruan Wu touched his nose. "Then, if we calculate it that way, Xiao Chen and I are a bit worthless."
Chen Xing: "..."
There's no need to be so honest.
As expected, only sincerity can defeat hypocrisy. Tao Yao was amused by Ruan Wu's honesty. "It's okay. In the future, I'll have Ayan give you all the level 5 evolved beasts he catches to win your hearts until he has enough."
Chen Xing: "..."
As they were talking, Shu Yan's gaze suddenly turned to the back of an advertising billboard.
He frowned. "Xia, go over there and see who it is?"
If it weren't for the rule against using any offensive abilities here, he would have immediately thrown a mental spike at them.
Protecting the boss's safety is the bodyguard's duty, and this wasn't the first or second time Shu Yan and Tao Yao had been followed like this.
Xia led the group to the back of the billboard, surrounded the two people behind it, and brought them out.
The paparazzi have become very familiar with this process: "Which video website are you from? What did you film? Please let us see what you filmed, and then please delete everything you filmed..."
"No, no, no, we're not paparazzi..."
The two people behind are two girls, both around twenty years old.
Upon seeing Xia's tall and imposing figure with a solemn expression and sharp eyes, the two men quickly waved their hands, saying, "We're not paparazzi, we didn't take any pictures of you, we were just passing by..."
Xia smiled, her face displaying a kind and approachable expression that seemed to say, "I'd be a fool to believe you."
"This place is over 1,200 kilometers away from the city center. There are no tourist attractions or shopping malls around. Even public aircraft can only reach it once. Neither of you look like advanced attack-type ability users. Why are you sneaking around and hiding behind billboards to spy on our boss?"
The shorter girl was about to scoff: "We just missed our stop on the plane and were passing by, is that a problem? Do you live by the ocean? Mind your own business! I'm seeing your boss because he's my crush on StarNet, and I'm excited to meet him in person, is that a problem?"
But seeing Shu Yan and Tao Yao behind the bodyguard, he pursed his lips, lowered his head, and tapped his toes, but still didn't utter a single word.
The taller girl glanced at Shu Yan and Tao Yao behind the bodyguards, then proactively pulled up her recent activity page on her personal terminal, stepped forward, and smiled:
"Brother, we're really not paparazzi, we didn't take any pictures. My classmate and I just got lost... and when we saw your group of people, they looked really impressive, so we got a little scared..."
The shorter girl was pulled along and also took the initiative to pull up her recent activity screen on her personal computer: "We didn't take any pictures..." even though she had just been tempted to take some.
"Xia, if we made a mistake, please apologize to the two ladies."
Shu Yan led Tao Yao over. Although his spiritual power did sense the two women spying on him, he wouldn't delve into it unless it was malicious. "I'm sorry, ladies. It seems I made a mistake. I sincerely apologize. It was our mistake. To express our apologies, Xia will compensate you both materially."
He and Tao Yao have been photographed by paparazzi far too many times.
It's quite troublesome to get someone to take down those secretly filmed videos after they've been widely circulated online and trended on social media.
The problem isn't taking the video down, but rather the impact it has on his future mother-in-law.
Ms. Li Shirong doesn't like her precious daughter being exposed to too much media attention.
Seeing the person in question apologizing so sincerely, the shorter girl was flattered and repeatedly shook her head, saying, "It's alright, it's alright..."
Shu Yan and Tao Yao were not public figures; they were neither celebrities nor members of royalty who needed to attract fans or increase their fame. He didn't care at all whether the comments people made about him online were kind or friendly. So, before the girl could finish speaking, he nodded slightly and was about to take Tao Yao's hand and leave.
Chen Xing, Ruan Wu, and eight bodyguards quickly followed.
"Shu Yan, you're so handsome! Your wife is so beautiful!" The shorter girl, seeing the two walk about two meters away, quickly mustered up her courage and shouted, "You two are such a perfect match!"
"Still your little fan?" Tao Yao was amused. She turned around and waved behind her with the hand that Shu Yan wasn't holding. "Thank you."
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