Is Your Money Legit?

Zero Zero was a little confused. [Host, why are you always trying to get benefits? Why didn't you follow the conditions they offered? Get your adoptive mother treated, then secure a top luxury endorsement. Once you have that endorsement, won't your fame rise? Won't more people come looking for you to film dramas?]

Xu Yanche smiled as he accepted the large bag of packed food from the waiter and headed back to his rental apartment.

He sighed. [Sigh, this system of yours still thinks too simply. Do you think the Xu Household, in its current state, has any top luxury endorsements to offer? If they did, why would they be eyeing the He Household's hundred million?]

[Besides, my contract with this lousy company is about to expire. I don't want to make so much money for this lousy company. Wouldn't it be better to spend that money myself? With this million, I can arrange for Mom to transfer to a better hospital for surgery, then buy a small house somewhere farther from the city center.]

Zero Zero nodded as if it understood. [That makes sense.]

Xu Yanche asked, [Can you turn into a real cat?]

Zero Zero replied, [Sure. Why?] Why did it suddenly have such a bad feeling?

Xu Yanche made his tone as gentle and calm as possible. [How about you turn into a real cat? Then I can openly feed you.]

Zero Zero thought that made perfect sense.

Without another word, it directly revealed its true form.

This time, it was no longer a phantom. It was a fifteen-pound fat orange tabby.

Xu Yanche excitedly stroked Zero Zero's cat body. Good, good, good. Now I've saved the money for buying a cat, and I don't even need to buy cat food. After all, this system isn't a proper cat. What a profit.

Xu Yanche squeezed Zero Zero's paw pads and kissed its head.

"Kitty is so cute."

Zero Zero: ??? Something felt very wrong.

Xu Yanche felt that, based on the Xu Household's usual behavior, they would probably have him marry into the He Household within the next couple of days.

So he had to get everything arranged quickly.

When he returned to the rental apartment, he placed the packed food on the table.

He took out his phone and called his agent, Zhang Yue. "Sister Zhang, I packed some food and left it on the table at my place. When you come back later, stop by and take some home. There's too much for me to finish alone."

Zhang Yue was packing her bag in the office, getting ready to go home. "What's this? Did a fortune fall from the sky?"

Zhang Yue lived directly across from Xu Yanche, so it was convenient for them to visit each other.

Xu Yanche put his power bank, small fan, script, and pen into his backpack, then casually stuffed a box of food inside as well.

He slung the bag over his shoulder and prepared to leave.

"Yeah, and I got a million for free. I'm getting ready to arrange for my mom to transfer hospitals and receive treatment."

Zhang Yue: "!"

Had this kid won the lottery?

Or had he accepted some unspoken rules behind her back?

"Um... is your money legitimate?"

Xu Yanche held Zero Zero in his arms and hailed a taxi to the hospital.

"It couldn't be more legitimate. My biological parents found me today and asked me to take their son's place in a marriage alliance with the He Household. I extorted them for a million. A million! I've never seen that much money before."

"The packed food I just told you about was extorted too. I specifically ordered meat dishes and fleeced them hard."

After hearing that, Zhang Yue grew worried. "That He Household... is it that He Household?"

Xu Yanche said, "Yeah. What's wrong?"

Zhang Yue practically bristled. "I remember the He Household's heir became a vegetable after a car accident two years ago. Aren't they pushing you into a pit of fire?"

Xu Yanche did not care. "That's why I extorted a million. If I didn't agree, they definitely wouldn't let it go. Even though the Xu Household has declined, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse."

"Since the outcome is the same either way, I might as well extort some money while I can. Money is what matters most."

Zhang Yue thought Xu Yanche made a lot of sense.

By the time Xu Yanche arrived at the hospital, Jinshu was just about to sleep.

A half-knitted sweater lay on the bedside table.

Xu Yanche took out his bag and began packing. "Mom, we're transferring to a better hospital. I've already arranged everything. If nothing goes wrong, the surgery should be scheduled soon."

Jinshu watched Xu Yanche pack and asked, "Yanyan, were that couple at the door today your biological parents?"

Xu Yanche had been picked up by Jinshu. At the time, she had just divorced her ex-husband, while her own son had sided with that scumbag of an ex-husband.

When she saw the swaddled Xu Yanche, she decided to raise him.

After Xu Yanche finished the National College Entrance Examination, she told him about his background. She had thought that if he wanted to look for his biological parents, she would not object.

But Xu Yanche had made himself very clear. He said he would not look for them.

In his heart, only Jinshu was his family.

Xu Yanche smiled easily. "Yes. We just talked a little. They gave me a million as severance money, Mom. I made a profit."

Seeing the relaxed smile on Xu Yanche's face, Jinshu wanted to comfort him, but did not know what to say.

She could only change the subject. "Did you buy this cat? It's quite cute."

Xu Yanche glanced at Zero Zero, who was crouched by his feet and licking its fur. "Picked it up."

Zero Zero: "..."

By the time everything was settled, it was already two in the morning.

Jinshu was staying in a double hospital room this time, and the bed beside hers was empty.

Xu Yanche lay in the neighboring bed, chatted with Jinshu for a while, and drifted off to sleep.

All he dreamed about was counting money.

Everything went smoothly. They had registered and waited for a matching kidney donor a year ago.

Less than two days after the transfer, the attending physician said they had found a match.

Xu Yanche stayed at the hospital for two weeks, watching Jinshu's surgery succeed and her recovery progress well.

The weight hanging over his heart finally lifted.

Over those two weeks, the Xu Household called several times to urge him, telling him to hurry up because he was to go to the He Household that Saturday.

Saturday happened to be tomorrow.

Xu Yanche rushed out to buy a small house and had someone move their belongings over.

He simply packed his luggage and slept soundly.

There was still a tough battle to fight tomorrow, so he needed to be fully prepared.

He had originally thought he might be deliberately made things difficult for at the He Household.

But when he arrived at the He Household, he found that things did not seem to be as he had imagined.

The next day, Xu Yanche was driven to He Estate in a car sent by the Xu Household.

Holding his suitcase in one hand and Zero Zero in the other, Xu Yanche stood at the entrance of the estate like a country bumpkin.

He looked around the estate with an expression like he had never seen the world before.

He Yumo and Jiang Qian had heard from Xu Lingye a few days earlier that the Xu Household's real child had been found, so the marriage alliance partner had changed from Xu Ziyuan to Xu Yanche.

They had already been somewhat dissatisfied by the sudden switch.

But then they saw Xu Yanche dragging his suitcase with one hand while holding a fat orange tabby in the other.

He looked around with a "blank" expression.

Like a helpless little white rabbit.

Their dissatisfaction faded somewhat.

Especially after they heard Xu Yanche's thoughts, they were even more shocked.

Xu Yanche thought, Holy shit, this fountain is almost as big as my bedroom. Rich people really know how to live. This house is huge. If I ever want to take a walk around this place, I'll have to ride a bicycle. No, an electric scooter. Otherwise, my legs will be ruined from walking.

What if the He Household isn't satisfied with me? What am I supposed to do? The wealthy elite are as deep as the sea. I'm just an innocent little white rabbit. By the way, who are that couple over there? They've been looking at me strangely since just now.

Could it be because I ate spicy and sour noodles this morning and didn't wipe the chili oil off my mouth? No, that can't be it. I remember wiping it off.