Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 199: Mu Yunlie Seeks Her Help

Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Mu Yunlie Seeks Her Help

"Dad, do you have time tonight? Come with me to a place."

"Where?" Yan Hong asked in an irritated tone.

He still blamed Yan Ruyi for not informing him in advance about the identities of Mu Yunlie and Vice Officer Pei, after being put at a disadvantage at Yan Qianyi’s the previous night.

Moreover, despite Ruyi’s promise to invite the Masked Divine Doctor to Yan’s hospital for consultation, there had been no progress.

This made Yan Hong increasingly disappointed in his daughter Ruyi.

Ruyi said, "Let’s go to the nursing home. If you ask the Masked Divine Doctor personally, I think she’ll likely grant us an audience, considering you’re also a person of status on Capital Star."

She’d been to the nursing home every few days in search of the Masked Divine Doctor, only to be denied entrance even to the front gate.

"You can’t even handle this simple matter! How are you going to take over Yan’s in the future?" Yan Hong said angrily.

"The Masked Divine Doctor isn’t just an ordinary person. As I understand it, many hospitals and famous doctors want to meet her. As a nobody, she certainly wouldn’t want to meet me. Why don’t you arrange a position for me within Yan’s?"

"You haven’t accomplished anything yet and haven’t even graduated from the Federation Military Academy, how can I arrange that for you? Even if I were willing, the board wouldn’t agree."

Yan Ruyi stamped her foot in frustration, "Then you come with me tonight to meet her. As long as we meet her, leave the rest to me; I have a way to persuade her to cooperate with us."

Yan Hong agreed impatiently, "Fine, fine, fine. I’ll go with you after my dinner engagement tonight."

"And we must find a way to get back the Medical Secret Recipe left by Qianyi’s mother."

"Do you think I don’t want that? I’m also trying to find a way!"

"I have a method... starting with grandma."

"What method?"

"We’ll talk about it when we meet tonight."

Yan Ruyi hung up the call and looked toward Yan Qianyi walking away in the distance, smiling viciously.

At this moment, Principal White Beard approached Yan Qianyi, "Yan Qianyi, may I have a word?"

Yan Qianyi followed the Principal aside.

The Principal looked at her appreciatively, "During the outdoor comprehensive training, the person you saved led the military to dig up some intelligence. Your contribution is indispensable, and you will be publicly commended next Monday."

Then he glanced towards Xue Xiaoguang, "That boy will have to read out a self-criticism publicly next Monday. As an excellent student like yourself, you should associate less with poor students like him."

"Poor student?" Yan Qianyi asked in confusion, "Xue Xiaoguang’s Spiritual Power Value isn’t low, and he stands out among the freshmen in the Special Department. How could he be a poor student?"

"He has the ability, but that wild boy has been undisciplined since childhood, with no proper bearing, always acting like a hooligan; he even makes military uniform look disreputable. If he continues like this, it’s uncertain whether he can enter the military after graduation."

Yan Qianyi couldn’t help but smile, "Principal, it’s only the first semester of freshman year. I believe Xiaoguang will get better and better."

The Principal considered for a moment, "If you could set a good example for him, get him to change those bad habits, that wouldn’t be too bad. Oh, and there’s another thing, extremely important!"

"What is it?"

"You’ve made a remarkable deed, and Lord Chief Commander himself wants to have dinner with you! You must make time for it tomorrow evening!"

Yan Qianyi blinked in astonishment, her face full of disbelief, "What did you say? Did I... hear you wrong?"

Lord Chief Commander wanted to have dinner with her?!!

The Principal smiled, "When Vice Officer Pei informed me, I was also shocked and thought I’d heard it wrong.

Do you know, in the several hundred years that our Military Academy has been established, students who got to dine with the Commander while still in school are very few and far between!

In the last hundred years, apart from you, it was only Vice Officer Pei who had been personally received by the then Commander."

The shock the Principal felt about this matter was no less than Yan Qianyi’s.

Mainly because this Commander was known to be eccentric, and even now, he had never seen what the Commander looked like.

"Yan Qianyi, tomorrow night you must perform well!" The principal patted Yan Qianyi on the shoulder, seriously, "You are representing our entire Federation Military Academy! You can’t let us down, understand?"

Yan Qianyi snapped back to reality and nodded heavily.

This was such a rare opportunity, of course, she had to give it her all!

"Then, Principal, can we change the way I’m publicly praised next Monday?" Yan Qianyi asked, "Like a cash bonus or something."

The principal frowned, "There’s no cash bonus."

Yan Qianyi said listlessly, "Then I don’t want to be publicly praised, I’m a bit shy, could you please cancel it for me?"

Becoming the target when standing out was not what she wanted to do.

She had already been trying her best to hide her strength, but there were always some people who provoked her, forcing her to take action.

And somehow, she inadvertently became a person of interest.

If they were to praise her publicly, they would also make Xiaoguang read an apology on stage. She had to consider Xiaoguang’s feelings.

After all, Xiaoguang had fought for her sake.

Besides, a verbal praise didn’t come with money.

It was pointless.

The principal nodded, "Alright, since you don’t want to be publicly praised, I’ll cancel it. But you must give me a good performance tomorrow night! Do you hear me?"

"Sure, if I get the chance, I’ll certainly say a few good words about you in front of the Lord Chief Commander."

The principal smiled somewhat shyly, "That’s not necessary, just doing my job well is enough."

"I understand, I understand. I’ll head over there now."

"Go ahead."

Yan Qianyi turned and walked towards Yan Chuhua and the others.

Behind her, the principal’s reminder echoed, "When the time comes, just speak some sincere words about me. Don’t exaggerate in front of the Commander; he’s a shrewd man and knows everything."

Yan Qianyi smiled and lifted her hand, giving an "OK" gesture.

Yan Chuhua and the others came up to her and asked, "What did the principal say to you?"

"Nothing much," Yan Qianyi brushed them off, "Just told us to study hard and stay out of trouble."

Meeting the Commander for dinner was something she could be quietly happy about on her own.

It was better not to spread the word, to avoid making others jealous.

Xue Xiaoguang spread his hands in confusion, "We haven’t caused any trouble, people keep troubling us."

Yan Qianyi said, "Especially you, you need to change that rogue air about you."

Xue Xiaoguang pursed his lips, "I’m full of righteousness. What rogue air?"

After the afternoon classes ended, Yan Qianyi went home.

Her new home was close to the Military Academy, very convenient to get to, and recently she also had to personally take care of some Spirit Plants she dug from the mountains.

As soon as she got home, Yan Qianyi dove into the greenhouse.

She turned the soil while humming a tune, her face ruddy with heat, full of smiles.

"Is there something making you happy?" came Mu Yunlie’s voice all of a sudden from behind.

She turned to look and saw him walking into the greenhouse.

"How did you get here? Be careful not to step on my things."

Mu Yunlie approached her, his gaze filled with mirth, "There’s something I’d like to ask for your help with."