Chapter – 31
If You Have 100K, Just Be Grateful!
As soon as Yu Zhi finished speaking—
The system instantly exploded:
【Yu Zhi! Are you insane?!】
【Are you tired of living or what?! Can you use your brain before you speak?!】
【Didn’t I tell you his identity?! And you actually asked the big villain BOSS to catch frogs with you!!!】
The system’s voice pierced her skull, and Yu Zhi thought:
Well what else was I supposed to say? It was so awkward!
On the stairs—
Pei Yanci stood quietly.
The moment he saw Yu Zhi, he recognized her: she was the one who warned him last night at the hotel about someone drugging his drink.
And now she appeared in his house, in such a bizarre situation…
Could this all really be a coincidence?
The more he thought about it, the deeper his gaze on Yu Zhi grew.
Pei Yanci didn’t respond to her. Yu Zhi, unable to say anything else, picked up the frogs to leave, when Pei Nian’an rushed over.
Seeing Pei Yanci, she panicked, terrified that he’d find out what she had planned.
She quickly ran up the stairs.
“Brother! Go back to your room first!” Pei Nian’an pushed him toward the second floor.
“There was… a tiny incident downstairs. I promise, I’ll clean it up right away!”
Pei Yanci glanced at Pei Nian’an, then looked at Yu Zhi again. A memory of the yellow-haired boy in the school infirmary flashed in his mind.
In that moment, Pei Yanci understood why Yu Zhi had looked familiar yesterday.
Pei Nian’an kept pushing him upstairs, her guilty intentions obvious.
Seeing this, Pei Yanci didn’t expose her. He simply let her push him up.
Once the siblings were gone, Yu Zhi resumed her frog-catching battle.
She caught ten in total. The remaining two… vanished.
The servants began disinfecting the entire first floor, and Yu Zhi followed Pei Nian’an to the second-floor living room.
As soon as they sat on the sofa, Yu Zhi was about to explain, but Pei Nian’an plopped down, eyes shining:
“That was thrilling, Yu Zhi! Tomorrow, put these frogs in Wen Ying’s schoolbag! She dared to splash wine at me—let’s scare her to death!”
Saying that, Pei Nian’an ran barefoot into her room and came back with a stack of cash. She handed it to Yu Zhi:
“Here, 120,000. Count it.”
Yu Zhi’s eyes sparkled at the sight of such a thick stack. She opened her backpack so Pei Nian’an could toss the money inside.
【Ding! Account ending in 7788 received 1,200,000 (120) yuan.】
Yu Zhi: !!!
Forget whether she could use the 1.2 million—just hearing that number was thrilling enough!
Looking at the bag full of money, Yu Zhi finally understood what people meant when they said money could fall from the sky.
This was exactly that!
She zipped her bag with determination and smiled sweetly:
“No need to count! Sister Pei, how could I not trust you!”
Pei Nian’an lifted her chin proudly.
Then she whispered, “If my brother asks later…”
Yu Zhi quickly assured:
“Catching frogs was entirely my own idea! Sister Pei, you had absolutely nothing to do with it!”
Pei Nian’an nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing it was getting late, Yu Zhi grabbed her frog bucket. “Sister Pei, I’ll head home. See you tomorrow!”
Pei Nian’an waved.
Yu Zhi left the villa area and went straight to the bank.
After placing the money in a safe deposit box, she felt pure joy.
The system couldn’t help asking:
【Shouldn’t you consider transferring the money to your bank card to pay off your debt? Paying debts early is the proper way!】
Yu Zhi: No!
System: 【…】
Yu Zhi snorted:
You have 1.2 million and you’re eyeing my tiny 120K?
System:
【Fine, fine. Save all you want. No one saves money better than you anyway!】
“You know nothing,” Yu Zhi rolled her eyes. “Money equals safety.”
“Oh, right!” Yu Zhi added, “Why did I get a 10× bonus for the 120K today, but not for the 500K yesterday?”
The system was speechless:
【How would I know if the villainess actually had 500K in that card? I can’t reward what might not exist! You should be grateful for that 100K bonus!】
Yu Zhi thought that was fair.
He was just a digital pet, after all—limited skills, understandable.
The system exploded:
【Digital pet?! I am the one and only Get-Rich-With-a-Villain-System in the entire universe! Show some respect!】
Pei Family
At 6 p.m., the dining room filled with the aroma of food.
Pei Nian’an ran in. Seeing all her favorite dishes on the table, her eyes lit up.
“Sweet and sour ribs! Braised prawns!” She sat down excitedly. “Aunt Li, how did you know I was craving these?”
The butler handed her a warm towel. “Sir specifically instructed the kitchen to make them.”
Pei Nian’an turned to Pei Yanci and smiled. “Thanks, Brother!”
Pei Yanci said nothing, and they quietly ate dinner.
At the table, Pei Nian’an took a bite of ribs and squinted in satisfaction.
After finishing, she rubbed her stomach and stood up. “I’m going for a walk in the garden.”
Just as she was about to leave, Pei Yanci cleared his throat and asked:
“That girl who came this afternoon—she was the yellow-haired one from the infirmary, wasn’t she?”
His tone was certain—clearly not a question.
Pei Nian’an’s hand froze on the chair. She forced a smile:
“Why? Brother, do you also think she looks pretty after dressing up?”
“The frogs,” Pei Yanci cut her off, “what was that about?”
Pei Nian’an’s eyes darted and she made something up:
“She said she was catching frogs during her vacation, and I’ve never seen frogs before, so I told her to show me…”
Pei Yanci stared at her and suddenly laughed softly.
“Pei Nian’an, listen to yourself. Do you think I’d believe that?”
“Ugh, but it’s true!” Pei Nian’an bolted.
“Stop.” Pei Yanci’s voice wasn’t loud, but she froze.
He continued:
“Next Saturday is your birthday banquet. Since Mom and Dad won’t be back, why don’t we postpone the engagement with Gu Chengnian?”
Pei Nian’an pouted. Ever since she argued with Gu Chengnian, he hadn’t spoken to her for two days.
Fear instantly surged in her chest—fear that he would abandon her.
She panicked:
“No! We already agreed to get engaged on my 20th birthday! I don’t care—I’m getting engaged!”
Pei Yanci looked at her helplessly. “You’re still young. What’s the rush?”
To be honest, he didn’t like Gu Chengnian. But Nian’an was obsessed, as if under a spell—no one but Gu Chengnian would do.
Pei Yanci sighed inwardly, wondering how to rescue his love-brained sister.
Pei Nian’an exploded:
“You can’t just cancel it! What would his parents think? Brother! We must keep our word!”
Pei Yanci asked slowly, “But if Mom and Dad don’t attend the engagement, do you think that’s appropriate?”
“So what? It’s not a wedding! And besides, you’ll be there to support me!”
She made a funny face at him and ran off like the wind.
