After a Contractual Marriage, Little Taotie Went Viral!-Chapter 422 - 409: Humbly Eating Dog Food

"Congratulations, Your Highness, on successfully completing the task. Thirty points have been credited to your account, bringing the total to five hundred and sixty points. Keep up the good work, victory is in sight." Little A’s flat voice echoed in Qin Yun’s consciousness, as cold and mechanical as ever.

Only five hundred and sixty points, huh.

However, Qin Yun didn’t dwell much on it. She frowned and said puzzledly, "Little A, I just had this feeling, like Pei Yan had said those words to me before."

"But that scene was different from the current Pei Yan. Why would he say such words to me? Besides, his voice seemed sad and desolate."

Speaking of this, Qin Yun felt a bit distressed. She had never seen Pei Yan like that before, and the feeling made her heart ache a little.

"What?" Little A’s usually flat voice was noticeably flustered; it hadn’t expected Qin Yun to ask such a question. Could it be that Qin Yun had recalled something?

"Has Pei Yan ever said such words to me before?" Qin Yun asked seriously.

Little A replied, "Your Highness, why would you think that? It must be your illusion."

Little A’s voice was clearly uneasy, but Qin Yun was so focused on Pei Yan that she didn’t notice it.

"Also, I only got bound to you after Your Highness descended to the mortal world for this trial. I don’t know about the things before." Little A denied.

Qin Yun frowned, "Is that so? Could it truly be that I’ve been staying up too late recently and started hallucinating?"

"It should be." Little A said earnestly, "Go on your date now, Your Highness. It’s getting late, and soon you have to go down the mountain for dinner."

Qin Yun, holding the notion of not thinking about things she couldn’t figure out, didn’t pursue the matter further after hearing that.

Qin Yun and Pei Yan picked a lot of strawberries and oranges, packing them into two large boxes to take back.

While Pei Yan was picking, she was eating. The fruits picked directly from the tree were indeed delicious.

While eating, Qin Yun suddenly felt like having a flat peach.

Her brows lowered, reminiscing with a nostalgic expression.

"What are you thinking about?" Pei Yan tossed an orange into her arms.

Qin Yun nostalgically said, "I kind of miss having a flat peach."

Pei Yan raised his brow, recalling that Little C mentioned ten thousand Life Value points could be exchanged for one. He nonchalantly shifted his gaze.

"Little C."

Pei Yan called out, and Little C immediately appeared, "Your Highness, do you have any orders?"

"How much Life Value do I have right now?" Pei Yan asked.

To exchange for a flat peach required ten thousand Life Value points. Recently, he had been with Qin Yun almost every day, resting together at night, and completed a lot of hidden tasks, so there should be quite a lot of Life Value.

Little C replied honestly, "Your Highness, right now, your total Life Value is ninety-eight thousand seven hundred sixty."

Pei Yan frowned, still a bit short of being able to exchange for a flat peach.

After the exchange, he still needed some Life Value to sustain his life.

Thinking of this, Pei Yan suddenly felt that Life Value really wasn’t enough!!

"Little C, you’ve been slacking recently." Pei Yan’s voice was a bit cool.

Little C shivered at his words and anxiously asked, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Pei Yan: "Assign me more tasks. If you keep being lazy, who knows how long it will take to complete the trial and return."

Returning to the Heavenly Court, he could ensure Qin Yun had enough flat peaches to eat. She was picky, liked eating good things. Although she ate everything, she preferred delicious ones.

Little C was silent for a few seconds, "Your Highness, you’re gaining sufficient Life Value each day by interacting with Tang Yun. We’re already on a steady upward path. Aren’t you satisfied?"

"Unlock tasks." Pei Yan instructed blandly.

Little C was on the verge of tears.

It was the system, okay?!

Why did His Highness forcibly demand tasks, making it seem like the system belonged to him!!

"Your Highness, your previous task isn’t even complete yet. It’s not suitable to start another task." Little C’s tone was particularly resentful because Pei Yan hadn’t completed the task of gaining the approval of Qin Yun’s family, so it hadn’t reminded Pei Yan all these days.

Yet Pei Yan thought it was slacking off!!

Though multiple tasks could proceed simultaneously, this task was special, with larger rewards and naturally stricter requirements.

Pei Yan almost forgot, responded lightly, "Oh."

After pondering for two seconds, he said, "When I get back, I’ll find a way to win them over."

Currently, everyday interactions gained him several hundred Life Value points, coupled with this task’s rewards, bringing the flat peach victory into sight.

"The flat peach will always be available for exchange, won’t it?" Pei Yan casually asked.

"... Yes." Little C had a face full of black lines.

Why didn’t Pei Yan focus on returning to the Heavenly Court soon? Why was Pei Yan only thinking about spoiling Qin Yun?

"Yes." Little C nodded affirmatively.

Feeling assured by the affirmative answer, Pei Yan’s mood improved, "Then that’s fine."

He picked several oranges and placed them in the basket.

The two of them came down the mountain when it was already past five in the afternoon, and it would take another hour to return to the city.

They sincerely thanked the old man.

The old man beamed, "No need to be polite. Xiao Pei fixed the road for me, did a proper job around the manor, and even handled the drainage. I’m really thankful to him."

"You two must cherish each other, love each other till old age."

When the old man saw them off, he also gave them plenty of local specialties.

Qin Yun, looking at those local specialties that she hadn’t tasted before, curved her eyes into a smile.

After returning to the city, the two went to the reserved restaurant.

Initially, they thought it would be a candlelit dinner for two, but plans can’t keep up with changes.

Yang Leqi arrived.

Pei Yan glanced at the haggard Yang Leqi, and the words of dismissal that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back. He could only irritably turn the ring on his finger.

Yang Leqi, sharp-eyed, immediately noticed the rings on their fingers and asked blankly, "When did Mr. Pei start wearing rings? And wearing two at that."

One jade and one platinum, evidently a pair with Sister Yun’s diamond ring.

Even at important banquets, Mr. Pei was never this dazzling with jewelry.

Suddenly, she felt like she came at the wrong time...

"Oh, a Christmas gift." Pei Yan glanced down and coolly explained.

Yang Leqi felt like her heart had been stabbed.

It hurt even more.

"Can you two be considerate of me today and let me eat less dog food?" Yang Leqi requested humbly.

Pei Yan laughed; willingly eating dog food and having such a bizarre request.

He casually shifted his gaze and instructed the server to bring the dishes.

What was supposed to be a dinner for two now seemed a bit tense with the additional person, so Pei Yan ordered several more dishes.

The restaurant waiter was stunned seeing Pei Yan order over a dozen dishes for three people, subtly suggesting, "Sir, you can always add more if it’s not enough."

"No worries, we can finish it." Pei Yan pressed on and ordered a few more dishes before handing the menu back to the waiter.

"Please serve the food quickly."

Waiter: "... Okay."

The waiter walked out bewildered, thinking, with this amount of food, it’s enough for a large group, how is this finishing it?!!

She shook her head hard, took the menu to the kitchen, and had to explain for quite a while, stating that the customers indeed ordered this much and they already paid.

Only then did the kitchen hustle to prepare, cook, and buy more ingredients.

Meanwhile, the trio who ordered the dishes were leisurely sipping tea, unaware of the kitchen chaos.