Jiang Yichen's gaze turned cold as he looked at the message.
This read message was sent at around 9:40 AM yesterday.
If I remember correctly, when his subordinates reported the news of Chi Zaiqing's elopement to him yesterday at noon, it was around ten o'clock.
In other words, Chi Zaiqing knew perfectly well that the fabricated engagement had been dissolved, yet he still used this excuse to elope with Shi Xi.
Hmph, running away from the wedding is a pretense; his real intention is to spend time alone with Shi Xi.
He never liked to meddle in other people's business, and normally he wouldn't care about such things, but when he thought of Shi Xi's gentle, violet eyes that could drown a person...
Jiang Yichen subconsciously frowned.
He simply couldn't stand Chi Zaiqing's two-faced nature.
Having found a reason for his actions in his mind, Jiang Yichen planned to tell Shi Xi about it.
...
When they reached the cave entrance, Jiang Yichen stared blankly at the neatly arranged, perfectly preserved wolf pelts on the ground.
Shi Xi noticed his expression, wiped the dagger clean with her sleeve, and said, "Stop looking, they're all mine, all mine!"
Jiang Yichen frowned: "I didn't..."
Shi Xi looked up, clutching the wolf pelt tightly behind her back. "These are all wolves I killed, my spoils, mine!"
Jiang Yichen: "..."
Little miser.
Jiang Yichen silently exclaimed in his heart, while also ruling out the possibility that the other party was a spy sent by the Zerg.
What kind of spy is like this? It feels like if he were fishing for a string of gold in front, Shi Xi could be running after him happily.
He looks like he could be easily kidnapped.
"Aran!"
At the same time, a worried male voice came from the cave entrance.
Jiang Yichen's eyes turned cold as he saw Chi Zaiqing jog over and stand in front of Shi Xi. Seeing the bloodstains on her sleeve, Chi Zaiqing immediately yelled at him, "Jiang Yichen, how dare you hurt him!"
The other person's gaze was venomous, but the next second, as if remembering their innocent, naive persona, they looked at Shi Xi with eyes full of concern, "Aran, where are you hurt? Does it hurt?"
Shi Xi felt that Chi Zaiqing's reaction was a bit excessive. The hand gripping her wrist was very strong, and it hurt slightly.
This pampered young master has an incredible amount of stubbornness.
Shi Xi frowned and looked at Chi Zaiqing. Her gaze met the other's large, watery blue eyes. In the sunlight, his golden hair made him look like a little angel who had just descended to earth.
"Is Aran in so much pain that she can't speak?" Chi Zaiqing asked, her face full of concern. "Let me see her wound."
Shi Xi pulled up her sleeve, revealing her wrist, which wasn't even broken, and said, "...I wasn't injured. I just wiped the knife with my sleeve after skinning the wolf."
"I see. I'm so glad Aran is alright."
Chi Zaiqing breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Jiang Yichen, his face showing no remorse for blaming the wrong person, but his tone was very embarrassed.
"I misunderstood you." I'll do it again next time.
His change of expression was faster than turning the pages of a book, and even Jiang Yichen, who had extremely strong self-control, was angered by it.
Even a chameleon can't change as fast as him.
"It's nothing." Jiang Yichen looked at Chi Zaiqing, took out a pure white terminal from his person, and said, "I found this on the road, I don't know if it's yours."
At the same moment, a long, slender yet remarkably strong index finger pressed the power button.
The telebrain did not respond.
Jiang Yichen pressed the button again without making a sound, but there was still no response.
It seems the machine is down; it failed at a crucial moment.
Shi Xi, standing in a blind spot, didn't see his movements, but Chi Zaiqing did.
He thought to himself, "It seems Jiang Yichen saw that message."
"...Oh, it's my terminal." Chi Zaiqing quickly reached out, his movements so large that it almost looked like he was snatching the terminal from Jiang Yichen's hand.
Jiang Yichen narrowed his eyes, ignoring his action, and looked at Shi Xi instead, "I've come to discuss the expenses with you."
The reason Sheng Yingpu took out the bright green jade bracelet was ultimately because he knew what the bracelet meant to him, so he planned to redeem it.
Shi Xi knew Jiang Yichen's plan and was happy to get rid of this hot potato.
He glanced at Chi Zaiqing, whose face was full of worry, and coughed lightly, "Young Master, go and keep an eye on Cheng Hao. Make sure he doesn't eat any more lemons."
If he keeps eating like this, the day will be over.
Chi Zaiqing hesitated for a moment before turning and leaving.
—It's good that Jiang Yichen told Shi Xi that they had broken off their engagement, so that Shi Xi wouldn't misunderstand that he and Jiang Yichen had some kind of messy relationship.
...
Jiang Yichen watched as Chi Zaiqing nimbly returned to the cave.
I felt even angrier.
I always feel like I've been tricked by Chi Zaiqing, that omega.
Shi Xi looked at Jiang Yichen's gaze and saw him staring at Chi Zaiqing's back. A relieved smile appeared in her violet eyes.
So you've already started keeping an eye on your wife?
The two walked a little further into the woods. Jiang Yichen took off the Imperial General Medal pinned to his inner lining and then got straight to the point—
"I want to exchange this medal for Sheng Yingpu's bracelet."
This is a medal he earned through countless battles and bloodshed; holding it basically means you've met him.
Simply put, the military owes Shi Xi a favor, and he can use this to ask the military for money later, or ask for Shi Xi's help if he encounters difficulties.
"Okay." Shi Xi took the medal with the imperial insignia and handed the bracelet to Jiang Yichen.
Seeing his quick agreement, a clear smile appeared in Jiang Yichen's eyes.
"There's one more thing. Although there were rumors of a marriage agreement between Chi Zaiqing and me, it has been dissolved." Jiang Yichen glanced at Shi Xi. "Chi Zaiqing is also aware of this."
The Chi family only expressed their intention to arrange a marriage with him, and did not finalize the engagement. However, as the news spread, it became known that the two families had a marriage agreement.
The news caused quite a stir, and even his subordinates believed it to be true, and even went out of their way to tell him the news that Chi Zaiqing had run away from the wedding.
Shi Xi nodded.
I understand, I understand everything.
So you two are friends now. You're not here to take Chi Zaiqing back. Chi Zaiqing doesn't need to be afraid of you.
That's how the original story went, but after you left this place, you two quickly got together.
The "it's actually good" principle, though late, has arrived.
With the script in hand and seeing through everything, Shi Xi is waiting for these two to truly fall in love.
"In that case, I will advise the young master to return as soon as possible."
Go back soon, settle the final payment as soon as possible, cure Gao Tingyu, and he can leave this world.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yichen nodded slightly, then suddenly asked, "Why did you elope with Chi Zaiqing?"
"……?" What the hell is this elopement?!
Injustice! Utter injustice!
"...It wasn't an elopement," Shi Xi said. "I accepted the task he assigned."
He immediately distanced himself from the matter.
A knowing glint flashed in Jiang Yichen's eyes.
It turns out they were on a mission.
After they finished discussing their plan, the two returned to the cave.
Sheng Yingpu happened to return as well. Seeing that it was still early, and wanting to let the others spend some time together, Shi Xi simply said, "I'm going to take a shower."
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