Chapter Thirty-Three: Unexpected Surprise

  "One billion two hundred and fifty million US dollars, this number doesn't seem like a lot, but it's just the income Chu Yan has received in the past few days. Is this man making money too easily?" Mo Xiuyao's calm face couldn't help but reveal a hint of astonishment, only now did she truly understand how absurd her request to hire Chu Yan as a bodyguard for 3 million yuan per year was.

  "It's not bad, this time the harvest is quite good, just in time when I'm a bit tight on hand. It's timely rain." Chu Yan didn't expect that this time the harvest would be so huge, originally he thought those Blood Scorpions were some small fry, didn't expect surprises, always appearing unexpectedly.

  "Haha, so we have a deal?" Wan Caoni quickly moved closer, with a sly smile on her face, taking advantage of the situation. Mo Xiyaoyao looked at her best friend, feeling somewhat unable to bear it, but since Chu Yan had not yet formally apologized to her, she did not speak up.

  "Deal, deal, without you, these rewards are also troublesome. By the way, how's your injury?" Chu Yan knew that if it weren't for Wan Cai Ni, he probably wouldn't be able to get a single cent of those rewards, and there was also a high possibility of exposing his identity and whereabouts, which would be extremely bad for him who had just returned home.

  "It's okay, your skills are great, the wound was treated in a timely manner. Of course, the standard of suturing can only be known after the stitches are removed. By the way, didn't you come today just for the reward? Or is there something to discuss with Xiuyao? Do I need to leave?" Wan Caoni noticed that there seemed to be some subtle misunderstanding between her best friend and Chu Yan, otherwise Mo Xiuyao wouldn't have been chatting so happily with herself earlier, but as soon as Chu Yan arrived, she immediately became cold and distant.

  Wancai Ni finished speaking and gave Chu Yan a look, while Mo Xi Yao's eyes seemed to be fixed on the computer screen, but her gaze was scattered, completely dazed.

  "I'll go out for a walk, you guys chat first." Wancai Ni clearly felt that something must have happened between these two people, and she was afraid that if she intervened, Chu Yan would gain nothing today. After finishing speaking, she pushed the door and left in a timely manner.

  Wancai Ni's closing sound made Mo Xi Yao wake up from her daze, looking at Chu Yan standing in front of her and coldly opening her mouth to say "What are you doing here?"

  Mo Xi Yao's words were filled with strong dissatisfaction, while Chu Yan was somewhat bewildered and couldn't figure out the situation. What's wrong with this woman? Didn't they get along well last time they met?

  "Oh, I came here to ask, how's the investigation going?" Chu Yan didn't have a good impression of Mo Xiuyao from the start, so when she saw her cold attitude, he didn't bother asking why and instead asked directly in a professional tone.

  "Ah!" Chu Yan's lukewarm attitude made Mo Xiuyao's originally good mood turn slightly unpleasant. Thinking of what Chu Yan did yesterday, this woman who had always been strong-willed and controlling became somewhat irritated. "I let you stay to keep me company, but you actually snuck away without a word! Am I really not charming enough? Is my face not pretty enough? My figure not sexy enough? A big beauty like me is keeping you company, and you choose to sneak away?"

  In Mo Xi Yao's heart, she had already launched a verbal attack on Chu Yan, but on her face, the calm and clear expression remained unchanged. "I'm checking, don't worry, I will complete the transaction on time. I, Mo Xi Yao, have never owed anyone anything, especially not favors."

  "Hmm...alright, I'm waiting for your good news." Mo Xiuyao was too overbearing and had too strong a desire to control, Chu Yan didn't like this atmosphere, at least not now. The conversation seemed to have reached a point where it wasn't necessary to stay any longer. Mo Xiuyao seemed to have forgotten that she not only owed Chu Yan a favor, but also a huge one that involved her own reputation and family.

  As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yan turned around and walked towards the door. Mo Xi Yao's face, who had been sitting in the chair all along, finally changed from calm to indignant, and eventually settled on a look of grievance.

  "Hey, wait!" Although his expression was resentful, his voice was full of indignation. Chu Yan stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Mo Xiuyao, "What else is there?"

  "I've found one of them for you." Although Chu Yan's voice made Mo Xiuyao uncomfortable, no man had ever dared or been willing to treat her so roughly. She was a woman who excelled in appearance, figure, wealth, and power, and Chu Yan was the first - perhaps also the last.

  "Oh?" Chu Yan wasn't surprised at all. This little girl didn't know what she was thinking, with her connections and network, even investigating someone from fifteen years ago wouldn't be too difficult. The only thing Chu Yan wasn't clear about was what this little girl's situation actually was.

  "She's right here in the city, I have a friend at the Municipal Bureau of Household Registration who helped me look her up. You're really lucky, here are the materials." Mo Xiuyao said as she opened the drawer of her office desk and took out a stack of simple documents, with a photo attached to the first page.

  Chu Yan nodded and took the materials. When his eyes fell on the photo in the materials, he was suddenly surprised. Of course, this surprise was a pleasant one, because the girl in the photo was none other than Jiang Xiaoran, the silly loli he had just met not long ago!!

  "Could it be her?" Chu Yan muttered in a low voice, then flashed a smile at Mo Xiuyao. This smile was genuine, sincere and grateful. "Thank you, this means a lot to me."

  Chu Yan's sincere gratitude made Mo Xiuyao's originally growing anger suddenly disappear completely. She didn't know when it started, but Mo Xiuyao found herself having mixed feelings about Chu Yan's attitude towards her, which was something that had never happened before.

  "It's nothing, I'm just fulfilling our transaction, no need to be so polite." Mo Xiuyao's anger had dissipated, but her expression remained icy, and her words were still lukewarm.

  Looking at Mo Xiuyao's pretended indifference, Chu Yan couldn't help but smile. He turned around and sat down in front of her, looking at her smiling face. "This isn't politeness, it's genuine gratitude. Maybe one day you'll understand what those people in the photos mean to me." Chu Yan paused for a moment, his keen senses detecting the rising temperature in Mo Xiuyao's eyes, and the icy exterior that had been shrouding her was already crumbling.

  "After saying that, did I misunderstand you unintentionally?" Chu Yan's words had just come out when Mo Xiuyao took over the conversation "Chu Yan! I'll ask you a few questions, and you must answer me honestly. Otherwise, I won't let you off easily!"

  Looking at Mo Xiuyao's sudden serious expression, Chu Yan nodded, as long as this little girl was willing to speak up, it would be fine. If things weren't clarified, they would always be a mess. Moreover, Chu Yan believed that he himself hadn't done anything excessive, let alone provoke this young lady.

  "The first question, am I pretty or not?" Mo Xiuyao said, staring into Chu Yan's eyes, and then she leaned forward from behind the office desk, her face appearing in front of Chu Yan within thirty centimeters, with an unusually serious expression.

  It has to be said that Mo Xiuyao's skin is really good, Chu Yan's eyes carefully examined Mo Xiuyao's face and didn't find any flaws. This woman's skin was delicate, smooth and translucent with a faint pink color, even surpassing the tender whiteness of an infant. On her naturally beautiful face, not a single trace of makeup could be found.

  The only thing that was slightly off in Chu Yan's eyes was that this little girl's gaze was too sharp, making her originally soft and weak face look ten times more rigid.

  His eyes cast downward, Chu Yan saw a pair of snow-white orbs that could make countless men go weak in the knees. Even though only less than a quarter was exposed, between the two snow-white peaks, there was a deep groove with a blue cross nestled within. The cross was a sapphire pendant cut directly from the gemstone, weighing over 10 carats. Of course, this wasn't the point; the point was the striking contrast between the deep blue and the snow-white skin, giving off an unimaginable impact.

  Chu Yan was a man, he had to admit that Mo Xiuyao was simply an extreme product. Of course, in Chu Yan's heart, Mo Xiuyao's position was "a queen-like mature woman."

  "Disaster level." Chu Yan seriously sized up Mo Xi Yao before giving his own evaluation.

  These four words almost made Mo Xiuyao laugh, this kind of adjective she had never heard before. Of course, any adjective that came out of Chu Yan's mouth was something she looked forward to in her heart, even if it was just a simple "very beautiful". They were all worth looking forward to.

  "Alright, second question, is my figure not sexy enough?" Mo Xiuyao said as she stood up and walked out of her office area, standing in front of Chu Yan and lightly twirling around a few times to show off her body. Her all-black professional suit showcased her slender physique perfectly.

  "Full breasts and buttocks, waist can't be grasped, jade-like legs straight as a pen, smooth and lustrous like jade, skin tone tender and delicate, naturally carved to perfection. You must be the perfect goddess in almost every man's heart." Chu Yan was never stingy with his praise, and with each descriptive word that came out of his mouth, Mo Xiuyao's face lost a bit of its coldness, her happiness and shyness simultaneously bursting forth on her face.

  "You're still a normal man." Chu Yan's evaluation ended, Mo Xiuyao quickly returned to her own office chair and sat down, then threw out a sentence that made Chu Yan smile wryly.

  "Does it look like I'm short of money?" Mo Xiuyao's questions were all quite straightforward, Chu Yan shook his head, he knew that this woman not only was not short of money, but if needed, she would be very rich.

  "No, you're not missing anything." Chu Yan replied matter-of-factly.

  "So why did you stand me up and run off last night?"