Backstage in the arena, Xavier was discussing matters with Madam Red Spider when his comm suddenly vibrated. It was a special alert he had set for Lu Wanqing. Now, his comm only vibrated for messages from three people:
One was Harvey.
Second was Uncle Wu.
Third… was Lu Wanqing.
Harvey was his child, so naturally, he needed special attention. Harvey was lively, and when he was young, he often sent messages, but as he grew older, the frequency of these messages decreased significantly. Especially after Lu Wanqing arrived, the boy almost never bothered him with trivial matters as he used to.
Uncle Wu was the person he trusted most. If there was something very important concerning the pirate gang, Uncle Wu would message him, but under normal circumstances, Uncle Wu wouldn't.
And finally, Lu Wanqing. She was Harvey’s mother, after all. So, after snatching her, he added her as a friend and also set her for special attention.
Now, Lu Wanqing and Harvey were in the virtual arena, and they had been playing for a long time. Calculating the time, Harvey should have had enough fun. Was the message from Lu Wanqing?
Xavier thought as he opened his comm. Indeed, it was a message from Lu Wanqing.
“It’s over. How are things on your end? Has Harvey had enough fun?” Xavier replied.
“Mhm, we played for a long time. She was very happy. We’re preparing to find you now. Where are you?” Lu Wanqing quickly messaged back.
“I’ll have Uncle Wu pick you up,” Xavier sent another message.
After sending the message, Xavier looked up at Uncle Wu, who was standing behind him, and said, “Uncle Wu, they’ve had enough fun. Go pick them up.”
Uncle Wu naturally knew that the boss was referring to Miss Lu and young master Harvey. He immediately agreed and then went out.
Madam Red Spider reacted and quickly said, “Is it Xiao Wei? He’s gone to the virtual arena again?”
Madam Red Spider chuckled as she spoke, praising, “Xiao Wei truly has the demeanor of Lord Scarlet Bird. He’s so young and getting more capable. I heard that in recent years, that child has defeated many people in the virtual arena. He’s quite famous, and some people even secretly call him Lord Little Scarlet Bird, hahaha.”
Xavier’s lips curved slightly. No one disliked hearing others praise their child’s capabilities.
“Lord Scarlet Bird, what do you think of my proposal just now? I can guarantee that the information I have is absolutely accurate. Xavier and Lu Wanqing have definitely arrived on Muai Star!”
“If we join forces to find them and capture them, we can make a huge profit whether we trade them with the Federation or send them to the Empire for a reward from His Majesty the Emperor!”
Madam Red Spider suddenly said earnestly, looking at the man before her with a hint of nervousness.
Lu Wanqing had just entered when she overheard these two sentences. Her heart skipped a beat, and she almost thought Xavier had slipped up and their identities had been exposed. However, hearing the latter part, she realized it wasn't.
This woman sitting opposite Xavier knew they were on Muai Star, but she clearly hadn't recognized that the person sitting before her was Xavier.
“Dad!” Little Harvey ran towards Xavier as soon as he entered, shouting happily.
Despite calling out like this, once Little Harvey reached Xavier’s side, he looked at the woman sitting opposite his father and became guarded again, like a bristling little beast. “Why is it you again? You nasty woman! My dad would never like you. My dad loves my mommy the most, so stop dreaming!!!”
Madam Red Spider, however, was not angry at all. She smiled and said, “Harvey, long time no see. You’re still the same, your temper hasn’t changed at all!”
“Hmph, I don’t want you to be my mommy! I have a mommy!!!” Little Harvey said indignantly.
Listening to her child’s words, Lu Wanqing was also surprised. She looked at Madam Red Spider and couldn’t help but become vigilant…
Could it be that around Xavier, like those people before, there were strange admirers?
She didn’t want to get involved in such messy relationships anymore, really.
But…
Lu Wanqing suddenly remembered that when they entered Muai Star, the identity Xavier had asked her to play was his wife. Xavier, her, Little Harvey, and Uncle Wu were a happy family of four, with three generations living together.
Lu Wanqing: “…”
So, without realizing it, she had been trapped by Xavier’s scheme again, right?
This damned man was always setting traps for her without her knowing, without making a fuss!
As Lu Wanqing sized up Madam Red Spider, Madam Red Spider also saw Lu Wanqing, and Madam Red Spider was… very shocked.
No woman had ever appeared by Scarlet Bird’s side. If Scarlet Bird hadn't already had a child, everyone might have suspected he was not interested in women.
But even so, people guessed that Scarlet Bird’s woman might have died, or she was an insignificant woman who was abandoned by Scarlet Bird after giving birth.
Yet now, a woman had appeared by Scarlet Bird’s side?
Little Harvey ran to Lu Wanqing’s side at this moment. He held Lu Wanqing’s hand and declared to Madam Red Spider, “Ugly Spider, this is my mommy! Isn’t she very beautiful?!”
Madam Red Spider: “…I can’t tell.”
This was Madam Red Spider’s honest opinion, because after Lu Wanqing entered Muai Star, she had undergone special disguise. Her current appearance truly couldn’t be associated with beauty; she could even be said to be ordinary.
Little Harvey: “!!!”
Little Harvey was furious. What did she mean she couldn’t tell? Mommy was clearly super beautiful!
Harvey thought indignantly, then turned to look at his mommy. The moment he saw her… he was shocked by her appearance!
Little Harvey was forced to remember that when they came to Muai Star, they had disguised themselves. Mommy said she liked to disguise herself as ordinary, even ugly, as that was her ideal.
But at first glance, she looked ugly. At the second glance, Little Harvey still found his mommy beautiful, because this was mommy!
“There’s something wrong with your eyes! My mommy is clearly super beautiful!!!” Little Harvey said indignantly.
Madam Red Spider: “…”
Xavier looked at Madam Red Spider and agreed, “I agree to what you just said, but after we succeed, it will be seven to three.”
Seven to three referred to the division of spoils after finding Xavier and Lu Wanqing. The money obtained from trading them with the Federation, or sending them to the Empire for a reward, would be split seven to three, with Xavier taking seventy percent and Madam Red Spider taking thirty percent.
“Isn’t three to seven a bit unfair?”
“Scarlet Bird, the news that Xavier and Lu Wanqing are on Muai Star was provided by me. Just for this information, I want fifty-fifty!” Madam Red Spider bargained.
Xavier stared at Madam Red Spider.
Madam Red Spider stared at Scarlet Bird, or rather, Xavier.
Little Harvey was angry. “Hmph, if you’re so capable, go find them yourself! You couldn’t find them, so you came to my dad. My dad is helping you, so taking seventy percent isn’t too much!!!”
“According to my dad’s usual habits, he’d take at least ninety percent, and you’d only get ten percent!!!”
Xavier: “…”
“Pfft.” Lu Wanqing couldn't help but laugh. These words seemed to be what Xavier had told her not long ago. She hadn't expected Little Harvey to use them to retort against someone else now.