Chapter 416: Bounty Arrived
"Hello, good morning, Brother Ye."
Shen Li was carrying breakfast with both hands, her smile just as clean as yesterday, her attitude showing no change at all, as if nothing had happened last night.
"Mor…morning."
Ye Fan's expression revealed a trace of awkwardness. He glanced at the breakfast in Shen Li's hands. "Having breakfast from outside once in a while is okay, but homemade is more hygienic."
Shen Li smiled with her lips closed. "Just got back to the country, haven't bought any appliances at home yet, so I have to make do for now."
Ye Fan nodded slightly and walked to Shen Li's side to take the breakfast from her hands. "Lead the way, I'll take a look around your place."
"Okay."
Upon hearing that, Shen Li's smile became even brighter, and she happily walked ahead.
Ye Fan followed behind her. Looking at Shen Li's tied ponytail, Ning Xi's face appeared in his mind again. He couldn't help but curse himself inwardly for being so useless.
They had only been apart for one day. Was it really necessary to miss her this much?
But that was exactly how it was!
Arriving at Shen Li's home, Ye Fan looked at the empty living room, his eyes scanning quickly, memorizing the layout of the room, then he hurried to the kitchen without stopping.
Shen Li seemed to have guessed what Ye Fan was about to do and wasn't surprised by his actions. She quietly followed after putting the breakfast down.
Looking at Ye Fan's resolute profile, Shen Li's eyes flickered slightly. After hesitating for a while, she spoke in a soft voice: "Brother, my mom's attitude last night wasn't great. Please don't take it to heart."
"It was my fault."
Ye Fan shook his head. "I failed Aunt Shu's kindness and let her down."
Shen Li lowered her head slightly and said timidly, "Brother, I want to meet Ning Xi. Is that okay?"
"Huh?"
A trace of vigilance flashed in Ye Fan's eyes. "Why do you want to meet her?"
Shen Li keenly caught the change in Ye Fan's expression. Her eyes dimmed. "It's not like I'm going to eat her. Can you stop interrogating me like a criminal?"
"Cough, cough—"
Ye Fan also realized his reaction was inappropriate and tried to smooth things over. "I was just… casually asking, just casually asking."
Shen Li let out a small humph, then sighed. "I want to see Ning Xi mainly to see what kind of girl Brother Ye likes. Is that a good enough reason?"
"You'll see her when school starts."
"Ning Xi also studies at Qing University?"
A trace of suspicion flashed in Shen Li's eyes. "Brother Ye, didn't you say Qing University is hard to get into?"
Ye Fan rolled his eyes. "It is hard to get into—but only for ordinary people."
As he said this, he spoke with pride. "In this year's college entrance exam, I ranked first, and Xiao Xi ranked second. Isn't it normal that we both go to Qing University?"
"So impressive?"
Shen Li squinted her beautiful eyes and murmured to herself, "If that's the case, then I have all the more reason to meet her."
Ye Fan opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He turned back to continue memorizing the kitchen layout. His memory was far beyond ordinary people, and in less than three minutes, he had already matched all the appliances in his mind.
"OK, I'm leaving now."
Ye Fan clapped his hands and half-jokingly said, "Better not let Aunt Shu see me, or she'll definitely throw me out."
Shen Li pouted and gave Ye Fan a meaningful look.
Ye Fan looked behind Shen Li, and his smile froze on his face. "Aunt Shu… good morning."
Shu Wanyue let out a faint "mm" and turned to leave, her attitude extremely cold.
Ye Fan secretly let out a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Li speechlessly. "When did your mom get there? Why didn't you warn me?"
Shen Li spread her small hands. "A few minutes ago. I thought Brother already knew."
"…"
Ye Fan let out a wry smile and waved goodbye to Shen Li.
Shen Li originally wanted to walk him out, but Ye Fan stopped her. Seeing that he was firm in attitude, Shen Li had no choice but to give up.
Just after stepping out the door, Ye Fan's phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth lifting.
What a timely rain!
He had just needed money to help Shen Li's family buy appliances and furniture, and there was only a bit over ten thousand left in his bank card. That obviously wasn't enough. But now, the problem was solved.
The 80 million yuan bounty posted on the Academic Exchange Network by the Institute of Technology had already arrived!
The string of zeros on the message made Ye Fan beam with joy. As expected, having money really felt good.
Leaving the neighborhood, Ye Fan took a taxi to the biggest appliance mall in Linhai. He ran around all morning and spent nearly 200,000 yuan in total. After filling in the delivery address, he returned home.
As soon as he got home, he was blocked by his mother at the stairway.
"Where have you been?"
Seeing his mother's cold face, Ye Fan grinned and took all the receipts from his pocket, stuffing them into her hands. He explained, "I ran into Shen Li this morning while she was out buying breakfast. I took a walk around her place and saw the house was empty—probably just returned and hadn't had time to furnish. So I went and ordered a batch of home appliances and furniture."
Ye Xian looked at the receipts in her hands in surprise. "Where did you get so much money?"
"Earned it."
Ye Fan knew she would ask this and immediately told the full story.
After Ye Xian heard it, she covered her mouth, her eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "Eighty million?!"
"Mm-hmm."
Ye Fan nodded as if it were nothing. Seeing that his mother still seemed in disbelief, he simply took out his phone and pulled up the text message from the Institute of Technology. "Here, take a look."
After seeing the string of zeros and the transfer note on the screen, Ye Xian couldn't help but believe it.
"Mom, give me your bank card number."
"What for?"
"To transfer money to you!"
Seeing her puzzled look, Ye Fan explained with a low chuckle, "I don't need that much money. I'll give you fifty million, and I'll keep the remaining thirty million for myself. How about that?"
Ye Xian raised an eyebrow. "Xiao Fan, you're not still thinking about stocks, are you?"
"Don't overthink it."
Ye Fan shook his head and firmly said, "With this much money, I don't need to mess with stocks. You can rest assured, a hundred percent!"
"Really?"
"Of course!"
"That's good then."
Ye Xian felt relieved. She looked down at the receipts in her hand and smiled with satisfaction. "You did a good job with this."
Ye Fan scratched his head. "So, your bank card number?"
"Just keep the money. As long as you don't play stocks, that's enough."
Ye Xian rejected her son's offer. "What do you want for lunch?"
"Mom, I think it's better to let Uncle cook."
Ye Fan hesitated and cautiously said, "Your cooking… is a bit average."
"Can't you keep your mouth shut?!"
Ye Xian scolded with a smile.
Back in his room, Ye Fan had just taken out his phone, intending to message Ning Xi on WeChat to ask what she was doing, when a video call from her came in.
He answered the call.
Seeing the crowded background on the other side, Ye Fan frowned and asked, "Xiao Xi, where are you? Why are there so many people?"
On the screen, Ning Xi was wearing a mask, her eyes smiling. "Brother, I just got off the plane. I'm at Linhai Airport now. Want to come pick me up?"
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