"Mu Qi?"
Not seeing Mu Qi's figure, Yun Shu Nian's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, she soon heard the sound of water from the bathroom.
Yun Shu Nian put down the breakfast and hurried over to open the bathroom door.
The shower area in the bathroom was a separate space, with frosted window paper on the glass. From Yun Shu Nian's angle, she could only vaguely see Mu Qi's collarbone.
"Why are you showering now?" Yun Shu Nian was stunned. Her expression slowly relaxed, and her gaze became fixed.
Mu Qi said nothing, only his eyes were rimmed with red, letting the water drops slowly trace down his face from his dark, lustrous hair and finally disappear into his collarbone.
Yun Shu Nian felt as if she was burned by Mu Qi's scorching gaze. When her eyes accidentally met Mu Qi's, she quickly looked away, flustered, and turned to leave, closing the bathroom door.
After leaving the bathroom, Yun Shu Nian listened to the sound of water from the bathroom, the heat on her face unabated, and began to look forward to tonight.
"Mu Qi, your hair isn't dry yet, let me wipe it for you." After an unknown amount of time, Mu Qi emerged.
Yun Shu Nian's expression was a little uneasy, but she still took the towel from Mu Qi and stuck close to him.
"It's so cold. Mu Qi, aren't you cold?" Yun Shu Nian touched Mu Qi's wet hair, feeling a chill first.
At this moment, Yun Shu Nian was standing behind Mu Qi, tiptoeing to dry his hair.
"Not cold." As Mu Qi spoke, he turned and grabbed Yun Shu Nian's wrist.
Did he not want her to touch his head?
Thinking of this, her crescent eyes, which had been shining with a little light, instantly darkened.
Yun Shu Nian didn't feel disappointed for too long. Before she could react, Mu Qi pulled her to the bedside.
Then, Mu Qi sat down, wrapped one arm around Yun Shu Nian's waist, and placed her hand back on his head with the other.
The entire sequence of actions was intimate and natural on Mu Qi's part, making Yun Shu Nian very stiff.
That dream was too real, from a long period of unrequited love to being together, and then to Yun Shu Nian being stabbed to death by him.
This entire experience made Yun Shu Nian feel that Mu Qi would not like her. How could Mu Qi like her? Mu Qi had lied to her.
It was as if what was in front of her was the only beauty Yun Shu Nian wanted to possess, but that beauty would occasionally tease her, only to eventually fly to someone else's side.
"Don't you like me? Don't you want me to belong only to you?" Mu Qi's large hand supported Yun Shu Nian's slender waist, and his tone was gentle.
As Mu Qi spoke, Yun Shu Nian's body became even more rigid.
"Then it doesn't matter if you are closer to me, right?" Mu Qi said, tightening his grip on Yun Shu Nian's waist and pressing her towards him.
Yun Shu Nian stiffly moved closer to Mu Qi, her lower abdomen eventually pressing against his face.
Mu Qi's arms wrapped around Yun Shu Nian's waist, and his tightly strung nerves found a moment of release.
After a while, Yun Shu Nian lowered the hand that was drying Mu Qi's hair. "It... it's done. The food will get cold soon, let's eat."
As Yun Shu Nian spoke, she subconsciously tried to push Mu Qi away, but this gentle push was like a catalyst to Mu Qi.
The more Yun Shu Nian resisted, the tighter Mu Qi held her.
Only when Yun Shu Nian stopped pushing did Mu Qi let go of her, patted her stomach, and then pulled her to eat.
Since someone had cooked, breakfast was quite rich. Besides milk and bread, there were boiled prawns, fried eggs, and a cucumber salad.
As soon as Yun Shu Nian sat down, her gaze was attracted by the boiled prawns.
Mu Qi naturally noticed Yun Shu Nian's gaze. He rolled up his sleeves, took half of the plate of prawns, and then began to peel them for Yun Shu Nian.
It was clear that Mu Qi was very skilled. In a short while, he had already peeled half of them.
"Mu Qi." As Yun Shu Nian called out Mu Qi's name, Mu Qi's lips had already touched the shrimp dipped in soy sauce.
Yun Shu Nian's crescent eyes were bright, and her brows were filled with tenderness.
Mu Qi looked up and saw this scene.
Yun Shu Nian: "Mu Qi, eat quickly. The taste is just right now."
Mu Qi naturally did not refuse what Yun Shu Nian offered him.
He bit into the shrimp near his lips and chewed slowly.
"Is it delicious?" Yun Shu Nian's crescent eyes sparkled with anticipation, hoping for Mu Qi's approval.
Love to the bone, doing anything for him brought a sense of joy.
At this moment, rather than enjoying the food herself, Yun Shu Nian preferred to give it all to Mu Qi, thereby seeking his favor.
In Yun Shu Nian's heart, Mu Qi weighed too heavily.
Mu Qi nodded in response, then lowered his head and carefully peeled the remaining prawns, placing them on Yun Shu Nian's side.
"Thank you." Yun Shu Nian glanced at Mu Qi, then quickly lowered her head.
At this moment, their physical distance was intimate enough, but the current Yun Shu Nian was paranoid and timid, holding Mu Qi high on a pedestal, yet wanting to lock him up in a cage.
She watched him like this every day, not even daring to let anyone look too closely at the cage, as if one more glance would cause the bird in the cage to fly away.
After breakfast, Yun Shu Nian wrote down a prescription for medicinal cuisine for Sister Yang to prepare for Mu Qi to recuperate. Then, she went upstairs without stopping.
It seemed particularly lively today. When Yun Shu Nian was halfway upstairs, the doorbell rang again.
Sister Zhang downstairs looked up at Yun Shu Nian for instructions.
Yun Shu Nian frowned, then personally went downstairs to open the door.
"Madam."
Shankong, standing ramrod straight, greeted Yun Shu Nian at the door.
Yun Shu Nian lowered her head slightly, her brows furrowed even more tightly.
Without making Shankong wait too long, Yun Shu Nian still let him in.
Yun Shu Nian: "Is something the matter?"
"Madam, the old house noticed that Young Master hasn't been to the company for a while, so they specifically sent me to check if anything has happened."
Ever since Yun Shu Nian was reborn and experienced so much, Shankong had long lost the desire to oppose Yun Shu Nian.
Yun Shu Nian: "What could possibly happen? Of course, nothing is wrong."
Shankong: "For example..."
Yun Shu Nian: "For example?"
"For example, you've locked up Young Master."
Ever since Yun Shu Nian had secretly taken Mu Qi to the deserted island, Shankong had completely realized that the woman in front of him might be even more insane than their Young Master.
Yun Shu Nian paused her tea-pouring action, then continued to ask, "What if it's true? What if it's not?"