Quick Wear: The Sickly Boss Is Addicted to Spoiling Me

Chapter 871: Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, cold beauty x killer 5

Xie Qi took the indenture handed to him by Shen Xi with a complicated expression.

His fingers trembled slightly, and he felt mixed emotions. He raised his head, his eyes filled with confusion and puzzlement.

"Since you don't want me to work for you, why do you spend so much money to redeem this piece of paper?"

Xie Qi's voice was low and hoarse, revealing a hint of confusion and temptation.

Shen Xi smiled slightly, spread his hands, and looked nonchalant.

"Just think of me as someone with a lot of money who wants to do something good."

His tone was relaxed, as if the 100,000 taels of silver were just a drop in the bucket for him.

In fact, this is indeed the case. For Shen Xi, 100,000 taels of silver is really nothing.

He was born into a wealthy family and had a lot of wealth, but in his eyes, all this money was just a number.

However, the reason why he did this was not just because of the money, but because he knew the value of Xie Qi and the unspeakable feelings in his heart.

At the same time, Wangcai, who was standing aside, seemed a little flustered.

His brows were furrowed, and there was a hint of anxiety in his eyes. He spoke hastily, interrupting the conversation between Shen Xi and Xie Qi.

"No, brother. The main target doesn't have any feelings for you yet. If you let him go now, wouldn't it be even more difficult to see him next time?"

There was a hint of urgency in Wangcai's tone, and he was obviously worried about Shen Xi's decision.

Shen Xi glanced at Wangcai, his mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile. He thought to himself: "What do you know?"

The reason why Shen Xi was so sure was because he understood Xie Qi. He knew that Xie Qi had been living under the influence of others for many years, and that he had accumulated too much depression and helplessness in his heart.

And now, finally someone has come to his aid. Even if he doesn't like him, he will definitely repay the favor.

Sure enough, after a brief silence, Xie Qi finally opened his mouth and said what he was thinking.

"I'd better stay."

Xie Qi's voice was low and firm, with a hint of determination that was barely perceptible.

"The people who want to kill you spent a lot of money. Even if they didn't, there would be others who would assassinate you. Since you helped me, I'll wait until you are safe before leaving."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xi smiled faintly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that his judgment was correct.

"Thank you in advance then."

There was a hint of sincerity in Shen Xi's tone. He reached out and gently patted Xie Qi's shoulder.

Xie Qi didn't reply, but just nodded slightly, then turned and walked to the stove beside him.

He looked down at the contract in his hand, and after a moment's silence, he threw it into the burning furnace without hesitation.

"You're welcome. We're helping each other." Xie Qi's voice sounded particularly firm amid the crackling of the stove. "I'll probably leave once you're safe."

When he said this, his eyes were always fixed on the burning stove, and he did not notice the determined look that flashed across Shen Xi's face.

'Now that you have stayed, you can't leave me again.'

Shen Xi said in his heart, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a confident smile.

“I didn’t know what your final decision was a few days ago, so you didn’t have anyone clear out a room for you in the yard.

But the room I live in has a side room. If you don’t mind, I can ask someone to bring you two quilts and you can sleep there.”

In response to his kindness, Xie Qi just shook his head.

"No need, I have a place to stay."

When Shen Xi heard this, the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a look of grievance.

"Master Xie, do you not want to live here because you dislike it?"

He would not despise it. The residence he mentioned was just a dilapidated temple at the edge of the capital.

It is autumn and winter now, and I don’t know how cold it is to live in that dilapidated temple with wind leaking from all sides.

Even though Shen Xi's place was a side room, it had floor heating and a stove. The conditions were much better than those in the dilapidated temple.

Xie Qi felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw his aggrieved look on his face.

He spoke in a panic, not wanting to upset him any further.

"Of course not, I just feel a little troublesome to you."

But he was wrong. As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Xi's aggrieved look disappeared.

"As long as you don't mind, I'm not afraid of trouble."

As he spoke, he walked straight out the door.

He ordered the servants to carry two mattresses to the side room.

Although the servants didn't understand why, they knew that their young master wanted to clean up the side room that had never been lived in for many years.

No one dared to ask, but just followed his orders and decorated the side room.

After Shen Xi gave the instructions, he returned to the room.

"Now that it's already troublesome, you don't have to leave."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xie Qi who wanted to speak, and stopped him with another sentence: "You said you would protect me. What if someone comes to my room and wants to assassinate me right after you leave?"