After pledging his loyalty, Mo Yu clutched the banknotes in his hand, scrambled up from the ground, and vanished in a flash.
He showed none of the signs of serious injury he had claimed while lying on the ground earlier. Xiao Jinyi realized that ever since Mo Yu had gotten together with Bai He, he had learned to be crafty.
The old saying really was true: you took on the habits of the company you kept.
"The lad was so happy he lost his head. He even forgot he was pretending to be injured and ran off too soon. If he'd stayed just a moment longer, he could have gotten another payout. Isn't that right, little uncle?"
At Shen Shixu's reminder, Xiao Jinyi shot off and vanished without another word.
Before long, he returned with a dumbfounded Mo Yu dangling from his hand.
Xiao Jinyi released Mo Yu's collar and set him on the ground. "Little uncle, I wasn't the only one who hit Mo Yu just now. My husband has already paid compensation for me. Shouldn't you also..."
After saying this, Xiao Jinyi nudged Mo Yu, who was sitting on the ground, with the tip of his foot. Mo Yu caught his cue, flopped down, clutched his stomach, and began rolling around.
"Ow, ow! My stomach hurts so much! That palm strike just now must have injured me! Why am I so unlucky? All I did was come deliver a message, and I ended up getting hurt by accident.
"And the person who injured me won't even offer any compensation! Where's the justice in that?"
Xiao Lie's face darkened at once, even darker than the evening sky.
Bai Lixi was speechless at both uncle and nephew. Why did they have to cause so much trouble? Clearly, they had far