Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 304: We Did Not Have an Affair

Chapter 304: Chapter 304: We Did Not Have an Affair

Upon hearing this, Yan Qianyi’s eyes sparkled, "Can you even recover footage from two years ago?"

"Of course, as long as it existed at one point, I can find traces of it and restore the footage."

Without delay, Yan Qianyi picked up a piece of braised pork and placed it into Xia Ziyu’s bowl, giving him a slight smile, "Eat more, you’re too skinny."

Xia Ziyu caught her eye and shared an understanding smile, feigning arrogance, he curled his lip slightly, "I want another bowl of rice."

"I’ll get it for you!" Yan Qianyi quickly took Xia Ziyu’s bowl to get more rice.

Aunt Xue glanced their way, thinking to herself that her young mistress was truly a kind person.

After the meal, Yan Qianyi told Aunt Xue she was taking Xia Ziyu upstairs to see the "doctor" and asked her not to disturb them.

There was a living room upstairs.

His complexion had improved slightly with a touch more color after eating.

He rubbed his full belly and flopped down onto the sofa, making himself at home as if he were in his own house.

"Tell me, which surveillance footage do you want me to recover?"

Although this was only their second encounter in reality, having known each other for many years and tacitly cooperated many times, Xia Ziyu understood Yan Qianyi well.

Yan Qianyi took a seat on the opposite sofa and didn’t beat around the bush, saying directly, "The surveillance video from the underground parking garage of Yan Hospital from two years ago."

Xia Ziyu snapped his fingers, "OK, no problem."

"When can you recover it?"

"That depends on how you treat me."

Yan Qianyi’s expression darkened, "Xiao Hei!"

"Call me Ziyu. If you blow my cover because you slipped up, I’m not taking responsibility for it."

Yan Qianyi took a deep breath, "Alright, name your price. I promise I won’t bargain this time."

Their dealings were always fair and square.

As long as the payment was right, there were no issues.

However, since Xia Ziyu had come to her, it wasn’t money he was after.

"I don’t want money. Keep me hidden for a while. I really have nowhere to hide lately; my family is looking for me everywhere."

Yan Qianyi was puzzled, "Is it really that critical to just get married? If you don’t agree, could they really tie you to a wedding?"

"They really could," Xia Ziyu nodded, "My family is quite forceful. If they catch me, they would do anything to make me marry that girl."

"I truly can’t hide you here. Instead, I promise to be your friend in reality."

She knew what he was capable of.

With his hacking skills, if he didn’t want to be found, no one could find him.

He was just looking for an excuse to stick around and be friends with her.

"Really?" Xia Ziyu instantly sprung up from the sofa, his eyes sparkling with hope as he looked at Yan Qianyi, "You won’t go back on your word later, will you?"

"I won’t. When have I ever lied to you? But you also have to promise not to let my identity be exposed."

She didn’t want to befriend Xia Ziyu in reality; she simply didn’t want any complications that could reveal her identity.

But now, in order to investigate the truth of what happened back then, that was a different matter.

"Pinky swear." Xia Ziyu reached out his hand enthusiastically.

Yan Qianyi sighed and reluctantly gave him a high-five.

"So when can you recover it?"

"Deleted surveillance footage from two years ago is easy to find. I can give it to you within twenty-four hours."

"Great, then start now. The date is June 21, 1025, section G of the underground parking garage."

"I can’t right now; after a full meal, I get sleepy and my mind gets fuzzy. I can’t work like this."

With that, Xia Ziyu lay back down on the sofa and closed his eyes.

Yan Qianyi walked over, intending to pull him up, only to find he was breathin evenly, already fast asleep!

"Ziyu?"

"Xia Ziyu?!"

That guy fell asleep on the spot!

Yan Qianyi sighed.

It wasn’t worth fussing over a few hours.

She turned and went to the lab to prepare some medicine for Mu Yunlie to aid in his detoxification through acupuncture.

About three hours later, Yan Qianyi got up and stretched her neck.

She was about to go see if Xia Ziyu had woken up so she could take him to a hotel.

Since it was Saturday, she wasn’t sure if Mu Yunlie would come by later, and she needed to get Xia Ziyu out of there soon.

Just as she opened the lab door, she saw Xia Ziyu standing at the entrance.

After a nap, Xia Ziyu looked much more refreshed and winked at her, "Done!"

Yan Qianyi was visibly surprised, "You recovered it? That fast?"

"Of course, it wasn’t a difficult task."

"Come in and tell me about it." She quickly pulled him into the lab, "I need to see it."

After hearing what Han Yarong had said that day, she had checked the hospital’s surveillance footage.

But the hospital’s security cameras only kept recordings for one year.

She thought that once they were deleted, it couldn’t be retrieved, so she hadn’t thought to ask for his help before.

Xia Ziyu tapped a few times on his personal wrist device, projecting a Light Screen.

On the screen was the surveillance footage from the underground parking garage of Yan Hospital.

Seeing the familiar footage, Yan Qianyi held her breath.

At this moment, she harbored a sliver of hope.

She hoped that everything Han Yarong had said was false, that there was no sinister figure approaching her mother’s car—it was just a simple accident...

Taking a deep breath, she reached out with her index finger to lightly touch the Light Screen, dragging the surveillance video’s timeline.

When she moved the timeline to 10:30 p.m., the screen suddenly turned into a pitch-black scattering of specks.

"What’s going on here?" Yan Qianyi asked.

Xia Ziyu showed a puzzled look, "I don’t know. I came to find you after restoring this day’s surveillance log, I haven’t watched it."

Yan Qianyi urged eagerly, "Quickly, help me see what’s wrong."

Xia Ziyu fiddled with the controls and shook his head, "There’s something wrong with this part of the footage. It seems like it was disrupted by a signal, almost like it was tampered with. I can’t figure it out just yet."

"Can it be restored to normal?"

"It’s uncertain. If it was tampered with afterward I can fix it. But if there was a problem at that moment and it didn’t record, then no."

"I’ll go to the hospital now and ask." Yan Qianyi turned to leave.

Thinking it over, and not comfortable leaving Xia Ziyu in her house alone, she added, "Come with me; I’ll drop you off at the hotel on the way."

If Mu Yunlie came by and ran into Xia Ziyu while she was gone, there would be a misunderstanding.

Even Aunt Xue had jumped to the wrong conclusion a moment ago.

Mu Yunlie would not be as easily fooled as Aunt Xue.

Yan Qianyi led Xia Ziyu downstairs.

Just as they arrived at the underground garage, they heard the sound of a car driving in.

Besides Mu Yunlie, no one else would drive to her place.

"Oh no!" Yan Qianyi frowned in alarm.

"What’s the matter?"

"It should be my husband coming back."

Xia Ziyu smiled calmly.

"Why are you so nervous? We’re not having an affair. Just say I’m your patient, right? I also want to see if your husband is as handsome as me."