Ding Ding! Two Million Has Been Deposited Into Your Account!

"A partner who could handle all the odd jobs, didn't demand much in wages, and was both capable and compatible."

The Yan family's gazes converged on Yan Xianjue.

Yan Yi'an fell silent for a few seconds before tactfully pointing out, "That doesn't sound much like you're looking for a partner."

In fact, Yan Xianjue didn't merely sound like he didn't want to do odd jobs. He sounded like he didn't want to work at all.

[That was so tactful. Big Brother was far too tactful!]

[So tactful that even I got it.]

[So what?!]

[Can't I fantasize about having some sucker willing to work for free?!]

[You have to have dreams. What if they come true?]

Yan Yi'an: Dreams were fine, but there was really no need for daydreams.

The Yan family: So you knew you were looking for a sucker!

Father Yan subtly said, "That might be difficult to find."

*

[Sigh!]

The Yan family jolted all over.

What was wrong? Why had he suddenly sighed?

Mother Yan and Yan Yi'an both turned their eyes toward the last person who had spoken.

Father Yan: ???

Could they not act as though they didn't also think his request was outrageous?!

Still, hearing Yan Xianjue's dejected sigh, Father Yan felt somewhat uneasy.

He couldn't help reflecting on whether his tone just now had been too harsh.

Probably not. He didn't think he had been as stern as his wife was when tutoring their younger son in physics.

Besides, Yan Xianjue's mental resilience wasn't that fragile.

He was just wondering whether he should say something to make up for it.

Then Yan Xianjue leisurely added:

[Dad's been retired for too long! He has no idea what the market rates are.]

[Three thousand yuan can't hire a laborer to carry bricks at a construction site, but it can hire a college student!]

The Yan family: "..."

They were starting to worry about Yan Xianjue's moral boundaries.

Father Yan and Yan Yi'an began reflecting on themselves at the same time.

Had they let Yan Xianjue be too short of money while he was growing up?

Didn't parenting classes say that whatever someone lacked in childhood, they would overcompensate for as adults?

Was Yan Xianjue so fond of saving money because he hadn't received enough allowance before?

Father Yan was glad that after returning home, he had gone straight to the study with his eldest son.

He had not even had time to change out of his clothes before pulling a spare bank card from his pocket.

"Xianjue, this is your allowance from Dad for this month. There are two million in it. Go buy whatever you like."

Yan Xianjue stared blankly, his mouth hanging open as he looked at Father Yan in confusion. "But didn't you just give me this month's allowance?"

"And Big Brother gave me five million, while Second Brother gave me two million. I have enough."

Mother Yan touched the corner of her eye, deeply gratified. "Look! Look how sensible my son is!"

Yan Yi'an: "..."

Mom, that was really too much.

Still, he didn't stop Father Yan from giving Yan Xianjue more allowance.

Father Yan deliberately began slowly pulling his hand back. "You don't want it?"

"I do, I do!" Yan Xianjue sprang from his seat, leaned halfway across the table, and snatched the bank card from Father Yan's hand.

He happily tucked it into his shirt pocket.

Only after seeing Yan Xianjue accept the allowance did Father Yan feel reassured enough to advise him, "People work to make money. Don't be stingy when it's time to pay wages. Only then will employees be more motivated to create value for the company."

Father Yan even used Yan Corporation as an example.

He mentioned that Yan Corporation had never done things like exploit interns by withholding their wages.

But he was clearly already too late.

While they hadn't been paying attention, Yan Xianjue's logic had already become self-consistent!

Yan Xianjue said decisively, "I'll definitely find a partner like that!"

The Yan family: "..."

Really? They didn't believe him.

So he had happily taken the money, but not listened to a single word.

*

Under the Yan family's watchful eyes, Yan Xianjue slowly revealed a confident, composed smile.

[I'll definitely get Ji Xi on board!]

Oh, so he had his eye on that kid from the Ji Household...

Wait!

Was this "get" legal?

The Yan family's pupils trembled.

Yan Yi'an began to wonder whether, before assembling a team for Yan Xianjue, he ought to arrange a legal department for him first.

*

Yan Xianjue had no idea his family was about to label him a lawbreaking menace.

He was merely recalling this part of the Ji Household's plot.

As the background for Ji Xi, the second male lead, the Ji Household had only been mentioned briefly in the novel, without much detail.

But Yan Xianjue had still found a scene related to this birthday banquet among the scattered details.

[The Ji Household's birthday banquet is way too exciting!]

Yan Xianjue thought with certainty:

[After the birthday banquet, the Ji Household definitely won't have time to look for Ji Xi.]

Yan Yi'an's hand paused as he was about to set down his chopsticks.

Keeping a natural expression, he served himself another bowl of soup.

Father Yan and Mother Yan both pricked up their ears.

[The eldest son exiled by Ji the Old Master returned to the country and incited the Ji Household's illegitimate children to fight among themselves.]

[The fake heiress was dissatisfied with the distribution of assets in the will Ji the Old Master announced at the birthday banquet, and actually tried to drug Ji the Old Master during the party!]

[Ji the Old Madam revealed that the eldest son exiled years ago and the true heiress driven from the family had committed incest!]

Three sentences plunged the three billionaires present into silence.

This was truly... far too exciting!

Father Yan thought, If I tell Xianjue's grandfather about this while paying respects to the ancestors, then in a sense, it would count as "never forget to tell your forebears during family rites."

Then he shook his head. Better not.

What if it made the old man laugh himself sick down there?

Yan Xianjue raised his head in confusion. Why had everyone stopped talking?

Their family didn't have any rule about not speaking while eating.

Yan Yi'an gritted his teeth and asked, "Mom, Xiao Wan will be back soon, right?"

Mother Yan nodded with lingering fear. "Yes. She said she has something to tell us when she comes back this time."

Yan Xianjue's attention was instantly diverted.

[No way, no way. Could Big Sister already be together with that scumbag?!]

Father Yan said, "We don't know how long her dance troupe's break will last this time. Tell her to stay home for a while longer."

Mother Yan nodded along. "Have Xiao Wan come with us to the Ji Household's banquet. She hasn't gone out much lately. It'll broaden her horizons."

Yan Xianjue said, "What kind of horizons can you broaden at the Ji Household? Watching a bunch of illegitimate children tear each other apart?"

[Go, go, go! Big Sister's social circle in the dance troupe is too small. It'll be easy for her dance partner to sweet-talk her!]

[She should go see that scumbag at the Ji Household, so she can compare him afterward!]

The Yan family listened to Yan Xianjue's insincere words with mixed feelings.

*

Yan Yi'an felt this more strongly than anyone. He had originally thought that plenty of people from the Yan family would be attending this banquet already.

It didn't matter whether he went or not.

But now he was beginning to waver. Watching the drama wasn't important—the key was protecting his family!

*

Yan Ci always felt that something was off.

After the blood test reports for Li Yang and the other team members came out,

he had remained at the club to handle the aftermath.

As a result, he hadn't paid much attention to things at home lately.

Yet he keenly sensed that something was wrong.

He had met Ji Heng several times during this period.

Naturally, he couldn't forget that Ji Heng's grandfather's birthday banquet was coming up soon.

Yan Ci thought that Ji Heng had helped him quite a lot lately.

Both sentimentally and reasonably, he ought to attend the birthday banquet, bring a gift, and show his support.

Ji Heng had also been introduced to him by Big Brother.

Yan Yi'an should at least have reminded him once or twice, shouldn't he?

So why hadn't anyone from his family called to ask him about it?