Pei Mu frowned slightly. "Don't misuse idioms."
What about families being destroyed and people dying?
It sounds very unlucky.
Pei Mu took a deep breath, suppressing the strange feeling in his heart. He looked at Shi Xi with his gray-green eyes and said to him, "Someone just posted a new task, specifically asking you to take it."
"I'm innocent! Master Qing Tang!"
Shi Xi raised her hand as if swearing an oath, her face serious, "I've always done my missions honestly, and I haven't bothered anyone."
Pei Mu hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to tell Shi Xi the truth: many employers had specifically requested him to go on missions, but most of them had been rejected after his screening.
Gao Buran is a pillar of the group and is also good-looking, so many Alphas or Betas with ulterior motives towards him will issue him all sorts of random tasks.
Without exception, no matter how high the offer, Pei Muban rejected them all without hesitation.
He runs a mercenary organization, not a male brothel.
"Alright." Pei Mu waved his hand slightly. "I was just asking if you wanted to take this job."
Shi Xi was taken aback; this scene wasn't in the original storyline.
It is unclear what the mission is, but his body is no longer capable of handling any high-intensity tasks.
And it's impossible for anyone to pay him to go out and have fun together.
So he planned to refuse.
So Shi Xi said, "No, I want to rest for a while..."
Pei Muban looked at Shi Xi and said, "Five hundred thousand for a day's tour of Nazca with the employer."
Nazca, a famous tourist attraction in the Empire, has an extremely high safety rating.
This 500,000 was practically given away for free.
Upon hearing this, Shi Xi's eyes brightened, she coughed lightly, and immediately changed her tune, "But then again, rest is never as important as work!"
Only a fool would refuse an opportunity to both slack off and make money.
Leave more money for your younger sister; it's not easy for her, she's just a young girl.
Pei Mu was silent for a long while, then finally looked at Shi Xi and said, "Then it's settled."
...
At this moment, Jiang Yichen was in a high-security conference room, dressed in a black military uniform, with a gold sash on his shoulders that highlighted his status as an Imperial Marshal.
The golden tassels ran from his shoulders to his chest, exuding nobility. The black leather belt accentuated his lean, muscular waist, followed by incredibly long legs, and finally, black boots that covered his calves.
"Your Majesty, war is unavoidable."
Jiang Yichen looked at the projection in the air. Opposite him was the supreme ruler of the empire, the emperor.
Even when facing the emperor with supreme power, Jiang Yichen remained neither humble nor arrogant, waiting for him to make his final decision.
After a long pause, the handsome and distinguished middle-aged Alpha opposite him sighed heavily. "In that case, let's begin the war."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jiang Yichen bowed and was about to turn off the projector when he heard His Majesty's voice.
"Where did your medal go?"
Jiang Yichen paused, about to press the call button, then looked up and said, "I gave it away."
His Majesty nodded with satisfaction, then asked in rapid succession, "You have someone you like? Is it the young master of the Chi family?"
"I heard that he didn't like you and even ran away from the wedding. Tsk tsk tsk, Marshal Jiang, you're no good."
"When I was pursuing my wife, it was love at first sight, then I was completely smitten at second sight, and we got married on the third meeting..."
Jiang Yichen: "..."
This person is still the same as always.
He thought to himself.
His Majesty winked at him and volunteered, "How about it? Want me, this experienced heartbreaker, to be your matchmaker?"
"It wasn't him." Jiang Yichen touched his chest, his eyes lowered. "It was someone else."
His Majesty paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "...Shall I arrange a marriage for you?"
The affair between Jiang Yichen and Chi Zaiqing has caused a great uproar. No matter who this person is, being with Jiang Yichen will be met with criticism.
The safest way is for him to arrange the marriage, which would both silence the gossipers and save face for the Chi family.
Jiang Yichen immediately understood His Majesty's good intentions. He shook his head and said, "No, thank you."
He was unsure of Gao Buran's feelings, and to hastily arrange a marriage would undoubtedly be a form of coercion for her.
He disdained to use such despicable means.
"We'll ask His Majesty to arrange the marriage later," Jiang Yichen said.
"Oh, you haven't won her over yet," His Majesty said. "Then shall I be your love mentor?"
Thinking of the embarrassing incidents His Majesty had made in his youth that the Queen had privately complained about to him, Jiang Yichen refused without expression.
...
After accepting the task, Shi Xi returned to her guest room.
Because their planet was very far away, the spaceship would have to travel for four or five hours.
Only two hours have passed, and there are still two or three hours left. Shi Xi decided to take a good rest.
After he finished showering and was about to lie down in bed, he heard a few knocks on the door.
"Who?" Shi Xi asked, her voice tinged with weariness.
He played video games with Ganmaoling until 4 a.m. last night, and he's feeling sleepy right now.
"Aran, it's me." Chi Zaiqing's voice rang out from outside the door.
Shi Xi, wearing slippers, opened the door to the room. "Young Master, is something the matter?"
Seemingly not expecting that Shi Xi had just finished taking a shower, Chi Zaiqing paused for a moment, his gaze glued to Shi Xi.
"A-Ran." Seeing that Shi Xi was getting impatient, he finally spoke slowly, "May I come in?"
Shi Xi glanced at the needle and thread in his hand and immediately understood the other party's purpose.
This is for sewing buttons.
This pampered young master is really persistent.
He mentally muttered a complaint.
Shi Xi braced herself against the doorframe with one hand. "No."
Before, they were in a cave because the conditions weren't right. Now that they have their own rooms, they're still all mixed together. What kind of mess is that?
Moreover, this aircraft carrier belongs to Jiang Yichen, who even helped him deal with the troublesome Chi Yan'an. Yet, he turns around and spends time alone with Jiang Yichen's beautiful wife. Isn't this a classic case of repaying kindness with enmity?
He's not that kind of person.
Although it's just standing in the same room, it's inappropriate to do that.
Seeing the aggrieved expression on Chi Zaiqing's face, Shi Xi paused for a moment, then said, "Young Master, I was just getting ready for bed."
"...Alright." Chi Zaiqing compromised.
Her hands, hanging by her sides, gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, as if she wanted to crush the expensive fabric.
He knew he shouldn't have left the cave.
The next second, Chi Zaiqing looked up and asked cautiously, "Can I sew buttons for Aran?"
As he spoke, he raised the sewing box in his hand to Shi Xi.
His deep blue eyes looked at Shi Xi expectantly; he knew that Shi Xi would not refuse this time.
"Okay." Thinking there were spare clothes in the guest room, Shi Xi didn't refuse. He said to Chi Zaiqing, "Wait a moment, I'll go get the clothes."
Half a minute later, Shi Xi handed the shirt to Chi Zaiqing, "Here you go."
"Thank you, Aran." Chi Zaiqing smiled at Shi Xi, as if she had found a treasure. "I will definitely sew the button back on and return it to Aran."
Shi Xi didn't take it seriously, nor did she have any expectations. She replied casually, "Okay, I'll wait."
Given the young master's craftsmanship, this shirt is definitely doomed.
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