"Why are you awake so early?"
"I couldn't sleep."
Hearing Yun Shudian's voice, a full octave lower, the old man "tsk"-ed.
Mu Qi walked up to Yun Shudian and looked closely at her eyes.
Yun Shudian's gaze involuntarily flickered.
Seeing the two of them lost in their own world, the old man awkwardly went to the kitchen.
"Does anything feel uncomfortable?" Mu Qi pursed his lips and stroked the corner of Yun Shudian's eye.
"I'm fine, I don't feel uncomfortable. Maybe I slept too much these past few days, so I'm not sleepy now." Yun Shudian forced herself to remain calm, deliberately raising her voice slightly.
Mu Qi kissed Yun Shudian's eyes: "You always get up around 10 AM, except for yesterday morning. This is the second time."
"I..." Yun Shudian wanted to retort, but had nothing to say.
"How did you know?" Yun Shudian asked meekly.
"Because I like you." Mu Qi's answer was without hesitation.
If Yun Shudian had heard Mu Qi say this before, she would have been overjoyed.
But now, hearing Mu Qi say this, Yun Shudian wondered if Mu Qi liked her more, or the Shan Gong more?
"So what's wrong?" Mu Qi cupped Yun Shudian's chin, his tone serious.
Yun Shudian was forced to meet Mu Qi's eyes. At this moment, it seemed as though Mu Qi's eyes held only her.
Yun Shudian was lost in thought, enraptured.
"Baby." Seeing Yun Shudian unresponsive, Mu Qi called her name again.
"Huh? Oh, I'm fine." Yun Shudian pulled away from Mu Qi's hand and turned to leave.
However, just as she was about to cross the threshold, she immediately turned back, untied the chain binding her to the bed leg, and then gripping the chain, led Mu Qi out to wash up.
Mu Qi watched Yun Shudian's actions thoughtfully.
...
Fortunately, after she returned last time, the old man had prepared a few more sets of toiletries for her the next day, so there were more than enough for her and Mu Qi to each have one set. It was just that they were all...
Pink and delicate.
Yun Shudian could not compliment the old man's aesthetic sense.
After breakfast, Yun Shudian held Mu Qi's hand. For a while, she had nothing to do, but she felt content as long as Mu Qi was by her side.
However, Mu Qi came over and wanted to take the chain from Yun Shudian's hand.
Yun Shudian held on tightly, her tone fierce: "What for?"
"To the restroom."
Yun Shudian froze, never expecting such an answer.
"Can't I not go?"
Damn it, what was she saying just now? Yun Shudian was extremely annoyed.
Mu Qi frowned, as if he were seriously considering Yun Shudian's question.
Yun Shudian quickly added: "I was joking."
"You go ahead, but it's best not to have any other ideas."
A pair of crescent eyes glared, and to Mu Qi, they were nothing but adorable.
Mu Qi curved his lips and then turned towards the makeshift bathroom the old man had built.
However, after only a few steps, Mu Qi sensed something was different.
"Still following?" Mu Qi turned to look at Yun Shudian, who was still holding the chain and trailing behind him, finally seeming to realize something was amiss.
"You... you can rest assured, I won't go in with you," Yun Shudian explained hurriedly.
Mu Qi said nothing more and continued walking towards the bathroom.
Seeing this, the old man shook his head countless times.
Not long after, Mu Qi emerged and looked at Yun Shudian, who had her back to him. For a moment, Mu Qi didn't know how to approach her.
Since yesterday, his baby had been very different. He had thought it was a form of affection, as Yun Shudian had mentioned before, but now Mu Qi realized it didn't seem to be the case.
Best not to have any other ideas?
What other ideas?
As Mu Qi frowned and pondered, Yun Shudian could no longer hold back and turned to look.
"Mu Qi, why didn't you call me when you came out?" Yun Shudian hurried to Mu Qi's side, her expression very grim.
Mu Qi pursed his lips, unsure how to answer.
Seeing this, Yun Shudian held the chain in one hand and directly grasped Mu Qi's hand with the other.
Mu Qi immediately tightened his grip, but as he looked at their joined hands, he seemed lost in thought.
Mu Qi's continued silence made Yun Shudian's heart skip a beat. Sudan Novel Network
Did Shan Gong also hold Mu Qi's hand like this?
Would Mu Qi remember something?
Then would Mu Qi never forgive her?
"Mu Qi." Thinking of this, Yun Shudian could no longer suppress her emotions, and crystal tears began to fall.
"What's wrong?" Mu Qi snapped back to reality. Seeing the heartbroken Yun Shudian, his mind went blank.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Mu Qi leaned down, cupping Yun Shudian's chin, and instinctively kissed away the tears on her cheeks, never tiring of it.
However, Yun Shudian now had immense grievances to vent, and her tears simply wouldn't stop.
Her strength also waned, and she could only weakly push against Mu Qi's chest, allowing him to kiss away the tears on her cheeks, bit by bit.
"Clearly... clearly you married me by force, and now I... yet you..."
The word "force" struck Mu Qi, and his expression hardened.
However, seeing Yun Shudian's current state of distress, he quickly softened his expression.
"What is it, tell me, and I'll definitely change, okay?" Seeing Yun Shudian like this, Mu Qi's heart ached.
But after Mu Qi spoke, Yun Shudian said no more, only crying breathlessly until she finally calmed down.
Seeing this, Mu Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, his tensed muscles slowly relaxing: "Baby, why were you crying just now?"
Yun Shudian: "I'm not telling you, don't ask."
The old man, cracking melon seeds beside them, shook his head silently.
His little Nian Nian was really something, playing the "Baby is wronged, but Baby won't say" game at this day and age.
The old man stared at Mu Qi, hoping he would ask quickly, quickly resolve his little Nian Nian's inner turmoil, so that he and his precious disciple could learn and improve together.
However, Mu Qi merely wiped Yun Shudian's tears with a handkerchief and said nothing more.
Yet, Yun Shudian still managed to shed a few more tears.
Mu Qi didn't continue to ask. Perhaps Mu Qi didn't really care that much why she was sad?
Mu Qi frowned, carefully continued to wipe Yun Shudian's tears, then his gaze suddenly shifted to the old man.
Caught off guard by Mu Qi's phoenix eyes, the old man was flustered and swallowed a sunflower seed husk along with the seeds.
At this moment, Mu Qi's aura was very different from the Mu Qi the old man had encountered the previous night.