Chapter 434 - Five Hundred Thousand Isnt Enough
Beauty and the Bodyguard
Mengyao only sat on the side, her face cold as she chatted with Jianwen out of courtesy.
âLin Yi, heâs here for you. Come talk to him.â Mengyao sighed in relief when she saw Lin Yi walk over. She made her escape and walked upstairs.
Jianwen smiled bitterly at that. Heâd come here for Lin Yi, but he wanted to get closer to Mengyao, too- now it felt like he was personally visiting Lin Yi, and Mengyao didnât seem too passionate for him either.
Jianwen didnât understand what heâd done wrong, either. It felt like his relationship with Mengyao was getting worse.
âLil bro Lin! Come, come sit!â Jianwen greeted warmly. âItâs been a couple of days, I really missed you!â
Lin Yi felt disgusted by that- this Jianwen hadnât become gay because of that drugâs properties last time, had he? He walked over and sat on a sofa one meter away from where Jianwen was sitting. âWhat do you need, Master An? How was that blow-up doll?â
âUhâ¦â Jianwenâs face changed instantly- he wasnât expecting Lin Yi to be prepared to break with him right away!
But Jianwen hadnât come here today to go to war with him, he was here to befriend Lin Yi! He pressed his rage down, trying to control it. âHaha, stop joking around, we were only messing with you! That blowup doll wasnât bad, it felt like a real person. Do you want to try, lil bro Lin?â
âIâll pass, you guys have fun with it.â Lin Yi shook his head as he wondered what this guy was planning again. If Jianwen were to tell him that he didnât mind what happened at all Lin Yi would never believe it- no way Jianwen would have a heart that big. Something was up, that was for sure. The guy had something prepared for him, and Lin Yi raised his alertness in response to that.
âHaha, alright. You have a beautiful girlfriend, lil bro Lin, you wonât need stuff like this, haha! I heard itâs one of the school beauties in Songshanâs First School? Same as lil sis Yao Yao?â Jianwen said with a laugh.
âWhat do you want?â Lin Yiâs face darkened along with his attitude- was the bastard planning to do something to Tang Yin? Then heâd show him no mercy- heâd have to pay for real if he ever did anything to her. âIâm poor, and I donât like giving gifts, but I donât mind giving you a coffin.â
Jianwen was a little angered by Lin Yiâs threat, but remembering the two tragic deaths of Cihuaâs golden class masters stabilized his emotions instantly. He wasnât worth shit compared to those two golden class masters! Threatening Lin Yi would only lead to his death.
âYou misunderstand, lil bro Lin! Iâm just congratulating you for bringing home a beauty, thatâs all, really!â Jianwen explained hastily, glad that heâd talked to Cihua first before actually doing anything to Tang YIn. Heâd be fucked otherwise.
âOh.â Lin Yi nodded faintly, not quite understanding what Jianwen meant by that.
âHereâs the thing. Lil bro Lin, you have a girl at home already, but this bro hereâs still alone!â Jianwen said. âYouâre always by lil sis Yao Yaoâs side, arenât you? Youâre updated on everything about her firsthand, right?â
âAnd?â Lin Yi asked.
âI feel like lil sis Yao Yaoâs treating me a lot colder now. Does she have a boyfriend, or maybe someone she likes? Do you know anything about that?â Jianwen asked.
âHow am I supposed to know?â Lin Yi shook his head. âWhy would I go investigate stuff like that?â
âThatâs right, I guess you donât have to trouble yourself with that kind of stuff now that you have a girlfriend, but Iâm still single! All those years chasing Chu Mengyao, to no avail⦠A man with a full belly wouldnât understand a starving man!â Jianwen said heavily. âIâve wronged you before, but that was because I thought you were Chu Mengyaoâs boyfriend! Now that I know itâs not the case there really isnât any beef between us at all! Itâs still completely possible for us to be friends.â
âWell, I wouldâve been in trouble if I werenât careful.â Lin Yi didnât pity the guy one bit- what the hell did it matter to him whether he managed to get Mengyao to like him or not? Putting that aside, the guy was too dangerous for Lin Yi to let near Mengyao in the first place, anyway.
âHahaâ¦â Jianwen laughed a little awkwardly. âItâs alright if we started out as enemies, weâve bonded differently, thatâs all. And itâs not like youâve lost anything or suffered, right?â
âSo what do you want me to do?â Lin Yi didnât want to talk about this anymore- he decided to just get Jianwenâs purpose out from him.
âLil bro Lin, youâre always seeing Chu Mengyao at school and at home. Can you help me see if thereâs any boys particularly close to her, or anything of the sort? Can you call me and tell me information like that?â Jianwen said.
âYou want me to be a spy?â Lin Yi understood what he was getting at.
âYeah, something like that.â Jianwen nodded.
âThatâs not an easy job. You know how Iâm employed by Mister Chu Pengzhan- I canât just turn on them and spy for someone else.â Lin Yi eyed Jianwen.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWell, I wouldnât let you do it for free! Thereâs something in it for you.â Jianwen thought that there was still a chance- Lin Yi hadnât cut the discussion off yet. âIâll give you compensationâ¦â
âOh, sure. Iâll help you for five hundred thousand a month. That should cover it- barely, though.â Lin Yi said.
âFive hundred thousandâ¦â Jianwen paused- Heâd planned on giving around one hundred thousand or eighty thousand, but he wasnât expecting Lin Yi to say five hundred right from the get-go! This was a monthly salary, too!
âIf itâs too much then forget it- Donât really wanna do something so dangerous. Itâs not worth risking my current job for that bit of money.â Lin Yi said faintly.
Five hundred thousand was a bit of money? Jianwen need a while to take that in, but after considering that Lin Yi was a late phase golden class master it didnât seem odd anymore. It had to be expensive hiring a golden class of Lin Yiâs calibre, that would only make sense- the early phase golden class master Jianwenâs elder brother had with him was given a five million salary yearly, and Lin Yi was a late phase golden class!
Jianwen felt a lot more at peace after thinking with that angle- after all, five hundred thousand was just one kidney. Itâd be fine if he thought about it that way.
âAlright, five hundred thousand! Iâll leave it to you then, lil bro Lin!â Jianwen said. âGive me a bank account number, Iâll send it to you directly.â
Lin Yi told Jianwen his bank account number and was finally rid of him. After heâd left, Yushu poked her head out from the bathroom. âShield Bro, whyâd you only ask for five hundred thousand⦠Thatâs a bit too little, isnât itâ¦â
âAh⦠Iâm not gonna help him in the first place, so that five hundred thousandâs free money anyway.â Lin Yi smiled- heâd known that Yushu had sneaked into the bathroom to eavesdrop.