I snagged a bargain in a melodramatic novel and became incredibly wealthy!

The next morning, a 24-hour convenience store on the street.

Wei Yan crossed her arms and looked coldly at Cai Yi: "What are we doing here? Our mission is to monitor the clansmen."

"Of course, it's to buy things!" Caiyi said matter-of-factly.

"Do you have money? Then buy it." Wei Yan laughed. If he remembered correctly, she was a beggar, right? Where would she get money to buy things?

“You have one!” Caiyi held out her phone, which displayed a WeChat payment QR code.

"No." Wei Yan refused. If it were for the mission, he could pay. But—

This is not a task; he has no obligation to do so.

Cai Yi glared at him, her tone threatening: "Are you sure you won't give it to me?"

Wei Yan's tone remained unchanged: "No."

Caiyi immediately lay down on the spot and rolled around on the ground, shouting, "I don't care, I don't care!"

I want to buy it! I want to buy it!

If you don't buy it for me, I'll keep making a scene!

Wei Yan grabbed her angrily: "Caiyi, have you no shame? You're a girl, pay attention to your image!"

"Waaah~" Caiyi's arm ached from his grip. She used all her strength to hug the lamppost and pretended to cry, her voice loud and clear, attracting the attention of passersby.

Wei Yan's forehead throbbed with pain, but he gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "I'll buy it for you!"

"Transfer the money first!" Cai Yi freed one hand to pick up the phone that had just fallen to the ground.

Wei Yan: "..."

"1000 yuan received via WeChat".

“WeChat payment received.”

Cai Yi was all smiles. He quickly got up and went into the convenience store.

Wei Yan: "..."

Who transferred so much money to her?

Out of sight, out of mind, he turned his back and waited at the door.

Caiyi saw him turn his back before rubbing his arm. He had just dislocated his shoulder a couple of days ago and was injured again. She wondered where he got such incredible strength.

The dazzling array of goods overwhelmed her. She wanted to buy nuts and seeds, but there were so many varieties that she simply took a little of everything. She went to the cashier to pay and left with a large bag full of food.

Wei Yan turned around, her eyes sharp as knives: "If that's your attitude, leave as soon as possible and don't waste national resources."

"The plot hasn't even started yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

Caiyi looked at him speechlessly; the madman-madwoman drama wouldn't begin until the afternoon.

It's barely dawn now, why go so early and just wait around?

Wei Yan frowned: "How do you know the plot?"

Caiyi didn't want to answer him. She squatted by the roadside, removed the packaging of nuts and melon seeds, and put them into the large front pocket of the gray hooded sweatshirt she was wearing today, filling it to the brim.

She stood up, wearing gray casual pants with two deep pockets, which she had filled to the brim.

She didn't throw away the garbage bag; instead, she hung it around her neck so she could spit out the shells later.

Wei Yan: "...You're a girl, can't you be a little more mindful of your image?"

The bright red garbage bag was so eye-catching that he couldn't ignore it.

"I think you're just craving something, aren't you?" Caiyi cracked open some sunflower seeds, spat out the shells, and grabbed a handful from her pocket, handing them to him.

Wei Yan closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down: "No—I won't eat!"

"Alright." Cai Yi withdrew his hand without hesitation and kowtowed to himself. "Don't ask me for it later."

Wei Yan's temple veins throbbed. He clenched his fist, quickened his pace, and moved far away from her. In no time, only a faint silhouette remained.

"Caiyi, you have a real talent for making people angry." Xu Qingming's deep, chuckling voice rang in her ears, sending shivers down her spine.

Cai Yi touched the black Bluetooth earphone on her ear, unsure whether he was praising her or mocking her. She chose to ask directly, "Xu Qingming, are you praising me?"

Xu Qingming's gaze fell on the tablet in front of him, which was showing Wei Yan's back view, with a withered yellow braid appearing at the edge of the screen.

He responded softly, "Yes, I'm complimenting you."

Cai Yi accepted it without any modesty: "You have excellent taste."

Xu Qingming looked at the empty scene and chuckled: "It's all about money."

Cai Yi asked, puzzled, "Hmm?"

Xu Qingming: "Wei Yan has disappeared."

Caiyi clutched the gold ingot monitor to her chest to prevent it from shaking, and screamed as she chased after it: "Ah—"

That damned Wei Yan, she didn't even wait for me!

Xu Qingming burst out laughing; how could someone be so adorable!

Caiyi's cheeks flushed slightly. Was he mocking her? That was too much.

Wei Yan sidestepped Cai Yi, who seemed intent on running him over.

Unable to stop abruptly due to financial constraints, she chose to be carried along by inertia.

Fearing something might happen to her, Wei Yan followed her and pulled her back just as she veered off course and was about to run into the road.

Caiyi grabbed his collar, his face flushed, and said, "Cough, cough, let go!"

Wei Yan awkwardly let go of his hand, while Cai Yi patted his chest to make himself feel better.

"Wei Yan, I think I'm your nemesis, stay away from me!"

After finishing his business, Cai Yi headed towards the Zong family hospital, which was about a ten-minute walk from there.

Wei Yan followed behind her, pondering her words.

Shouldn't I be the one who brings her misfortune? She's the one who got hurt, not me.

Zongjia Hospital, fifth floor.

Cai Yi raised an eyebrow, looked at Wei Yan who stood like a gatekeeper at the ward entrance, said nothing, and chose to go in and watch the show.

There were three people in the ward, including Cai Yi.

Xiao Baihua looked at Cai Yi with tears streaming down her face and her eyes red, a hint of confusion in her gaze.

Caiyi: "Want some melon seeds?"

Caiyi sat down by her bedside, grabbed a handful of shells from the trash bag, placed them in Xiao Baihua's palm, and kindly closed her hand to prevent the shells from falling out.

Xiao Baihua looked down, staring blankly at the shell in her hand, not reacting at all.

"Looks like he's gone mad." Cai Yi cracked sunflower seeds and shook his head.

“…You’re the one who’s stupid.” Xiao Baihua pouted, her eyes filled with grievance.

"Don't try to scam me!" Cai Yi moved away from her, "You were already crying when I arrived, it's none of my business."

Xiao Baihua forced back the tears welling in her eyes, sniffed, and said, "You—"

Caiyi interrupted her spellcasting: "It's none of my business if you have a runny nose."

Besides, a runny nose is disgusting, stay away from me!

Xiao Baihua bit her lip, her face flushed with embarrassment and anger, and said weakly, "I...I didn't."

"That's good." Caiyi grabbed another handful of shells from the trash bag, put them in her other palm, and closed it.

Xiao Baihua: "..."

Are you a devil? She's already so upset.

Xiao Baihua held the two bags tightly, not daring to cry or have a runny nose, for fear of being accused of faking an accident.

Cai Yi turned his head and looked at Xiao Baihua, who was staring obediently at the shell in her hand, with a hint of helplessness: "What is this?"

Xiao Baihua hesitated for a long time before finally speaking: "...Shell?"

Caiyi: "Say it again."

Xiao Baihua: "...shell".

Caiyi: "Say it again."

Xiao Baihua: "Shell".

Caiyi: "Say it again."

Xiao Baihua got angry. She puffed out her cheeks and glared at Cai Yi: "Shell!"

Caiyi grabbed the shells from her hand, put them back in the trash bag, and took a handful of nuts and seeds from his pocket and gave them to her: "Doesn't this have a mouth?"

Xiao Baihua stared blankly at the nuts and melon seeds in her palm. She slowly picked one up, put it in her mouth, and cracked it open.

It's salty, but... it's delicious.