Yun Shounian walked back with a restless heart. The road was right in front of her, but she couldn't see it.
Suddenly, Yun Shounian stepped on a smooth, round stone. Her footing faltered, and her heel slid forward.
Just as Yun Shounian was about to fall, she heard the familiar sound of chains in her ear.
The next second, Yun Shounian fell into a familiar embrace, her breath filled with Mu Qi's scent.
This made Yun Shounian's already unsettled heart fill with a chilling dread.
After Yun Shounian regained her balance, Mu Qi bent down to check her ankle.
Yun Shounian's eyes were fixed only on the chains dangling by Mu Qi's side, and her ears were filled with the sound of the chains dragging against the ground with Mu Qi's movements, and the clinking sounds between them.
"Be more careful in the future." Mu Qi looked at Yun Shounian's delicate ankle and longed to kiss it, but he was afraid of scaring her. His baby was acting very strangely today.
Yet Mu Qi's hands still lingered on Yun Shounian's ankle. Ever since Yun Shounian's rebirth, Mu Qi had spent more time with her, and his feelings for her had become increasingly difficult to restrain.
"Mu Qi, how did it get broken?" Yun Shounian leaned down, grabbed Mu Qi's hand, and her gaze fell on the broken chain not far away.
Her crescent eyes darkened, as if she were about to trap Mu Qi in the next moment.
Unexpectedly, something cold and heavy soon appeared in Yun Shounian's hand.
"Lock me by your side, I can't rest assured if I can't see you." Even now, Mu Qi still carried a hint of possessiveness.
The gloom in her crescent eyes disappeared, replaced by stunned silence.
Indeed, there was no place that would make her feel more at ease than by keeping Mu Qi by her side.
Yun Shounian tightly gripped the chain and fell into her own thoughts. Suddenly, Mu Qi stepped forward, and Yun Shounian instinctively flinched away.
"What are you doing?"
In her past life, Yun Shounian had accidentally witnessed Mu Qi using his skills to make several armed men kill each other. Thus, she had a profound understanding of Mu Qi's abilities.
What if Mu Qi resisted? Although her strength had increased considerably, she was still not confident she could subdue him.
"Why are you dodging? Am I not obedient enough?" Mu Qi recalled Yun Shounian's movements from earlier, his expression turning cold, his heart aching.
"Ah?" Yun Shounian was momentarily confused. Recently, her mind had been consumed by Shan Gong, and she no longer had the confidence that Mu Qi loved her deeply.
Therefore, at this moment, Yun Shounian couldn't grasp the connection between her dodging and Mu Qi's obedience.
Mu Qi didn't wait for Yun Shounian to react before pulling her into a tight embrace.
"You can play however you want, as long as you don't go too far from me."
"Okay." Yun Shounian swallowed nervously, then agreed.
The old man watched from afar as his dear disciple was held tightly in Mu Qi's arms, while his dear disciple's hand held the chain binding Mu Qi.
For a moment, the old man didn't know if his dear disciple had trapped Mu Qi, or if Mu Qi had trapped his dear disciple.
"Mu Qi, let go." After a long embrace, Yun Shounian began to feel uncomfortable.
"Mmm." Mu Qi replied, but his hand on Yun Shounian's waist didn't loosen. Instead, he nuzzled into her neck.
"Ahem." The old man, who had already caught six large carp, holding his bucket, looked at the two still embracing.
Yun Shounian quickly pushed Mu Qi away.
"Good disciple, go fishing!" The old man handed the fishing rod to Yun Shounian.
"Isn't it enough already?"
Yun Shounian glanced at the old man's brimming bucket.
"Can your fishing be the same as my fishing, as your master?"
I fish for vitality!
You fish for leisure~
Yun Shounian: "..."
Yun Shounian eventually took the fishing rod. After all, with Mu Qi by her side, she didn't know what else to do, so fishing for a few hours was as good as anything.
After Yun Shounian and the old man exchanged places, the old man turned and glanced at the chain connecting the two, tutting.
Matchmaker Cupid uses red threads, but his dear disciple is indeed tough!
Mu Qi: "Lift it higher."
Yun Shounian tried to lift the fishing rod higher, but found that she couldn't hold onto the chain as a result.
Mu Qi was about to reach over from behind Yun Shounian to help her lift it, when Yun Shounian suddenly turned and thrust the entire fishing rod into Mu Qi's hands.
"You hold it."
"Okay."
Soon, fish after fish began to bite.
Their bucket was quickly filling up.
Yun Shounian thought they wouldn't even be able to fish for an hour.
"Mu Qi, how do you know how to fish?"
"When I was little, many games required many people to play, but fishing was different."
Yun Shounian pursed her lips.
If only she had been reborn during Mu Qi's childhood, then she could have spent a happy childhood with him.
And she could have prevented Mu Qi from developing feelings for Shan Gong.
"Am I too dull and uninteresting?" Seeing Yun Shounian's silence, Mu Qi thought he had been too monotonous.
Mu Qi had always known this. He was never good at pleasing others.
But with his status, Mu Qi didn't need to please anyone.
However, Yun Shounian had always been Mu Qi's unexpected surprise.
"If that's the case, give me some time..."
"Mmph."
Mu Qi hadn't finished speaking before Yun Shounian silenced him with a kiss.
"Mu Qi, I told you, I like you very, very much."
Yes, he remembered.
He would never forget the look, the tone, or even the weather when Yun Shounian confessed to him.
He just didn't dare to believe it.
Seeing Mu Qi's lowered gaze, Yun Shounian momentarily forgot to hold the chain tightly. Instead, she cupped Mu Qi's cheeks with both hands and pecked his lips again.
"Whatever you are, every version of you makes my heart flutter."
Mu Qi looked at Yun Shounian, who was so close, his heart pounding violently.
Could he really believe it?
Believe that she liked him too.
As soon as Yun Shounian finished speaking, she suddenly remembered the chain and immediately picked it up from the ground, gripping it tightly.
...
"Mu Yi, what's going on? Where exactly has the young master gone?"
At this moment, in a spacious and brightly lit room, over a dozen people surrounded Mu Yi alone.
"Young Master, he was by the Young Madam..."
"Speak up! What happened?" Yun Shounian walked back with a restless heart. The road was right in front of her, but she couldn't see it.
Suddenly, Yun Shounian stepped on a smooth, round stone. Her footing faltered, and her heel slid forward.
Just as Yun Shounian was about to fall, she heard the familiar sound of chains in her ear.
The next second, Yun Shounian fell into a familiar embrace, her breath filled with Mu Qi's scent.
This made Yun Shounian's already unsettled heart fill with a chilling dread.
After Yun Shounian regained her balance, Mu Qi bent down to check her ankle.
Yun Shounian's eyes were fixed only on the chains dangling by Mu Qi's side, and her ears were filled with the sound of the chains dragging against the ground with Mu Qi's movements, and the clinking sounds between them.
"Be more careful in the future." Mu Qi looked at Yun Shounian's delicate ankle and longed to kiss it, but he was afraid of scaring her. His baby was acting very strangely today.
Yet Mu Qi's hands still lingered on Yun Shounian's ankle. Ever since Yun Shounian's rebirth, Mu Qi had spent more time with her, and his feelings for her had become increasingly difficult to restrain.
"Mu Qi, how did it get broken?" Yun Shounian leaned down, grabbed Mu Qi's hand, and her gaze fell on the broken chain not far away.
Her crescent eyes darkened, as if she were about to trap Mu Qi in the next moment.
Unexpectedly, something cold and heavy soon appeared in Yun Shounian's hand.
"Lock me by your side, I can't rest assured if I can't see you." Even now, Mu Qi still carried a hint of possessiveness.
The gloom in her crescent eyes disappeared, replaced by stunned silence.
Indeed, there was no place that would make her feel more at ease than by keeping Mu Qi by her side.
Yun Shounian tightly gripped the chain and fell into her own thoughts. Suddenly, Mu Qi stepped forward, and Yun Shounian instinctively flinched away.
"What are you doing?"
In her past life, Yun Shounian had accidentally witnessed Mu Qi using his skills to make several armed men kill each other. Thus, she had a profound understanding of Mu Qi's abilities.
What if Mu Qi resisted? Although her strength had increased considerably, she was still not confident she could subdue him.
"Why are you dodging? Am I not obedient enough?" Mu Qi recalled Yun Shounian's movements from earlier, his expression turning cold, his heart aching.
"Ah?" Yun Shounian was momentarily confused. Recently, her mind had been consumed by Shan Gong, and she no longer had the confidence that Mu Qi loved her deeply.
Therefore, at this moment, Yun Shounian couldn't grasp the connection between her dodging and Mu Qi's obedience.
Mu Qi didn't wait for Yun Shounian to react before pulling her into a tight embrace.
"You can play however you want, as long as you don't go too far from me."
"Okay." Yun Shounian swallowed nervously, then agreed.
The old man watched from afar as his dear disciple was held tightly in Mu Qi's arms, while his dear disciple's hand held the chain binding Mu Qi.
For a moment, the old man didn't know if his dear disciple had trapped Mu Qi, or if Mu Qi had trapped his dear disciple.
"Mu Qi, let go." After a long embrace, Yun Shounian began to feel uncomfortable.
"Mmm." Mu Qi replied, but his hand on Yun Shounian's waist didn't loosen. Instead, he nuzzled into her neck.
"Ahem." The old man, who had already caught six large carp, holding his bucket, looked at the two still embracing.
Yun Shounian quickly pushed Mu Qi away.
"Good disciple, go fishing!" The old man handed the fishing rod to Yun Shounian.
"Isn't it enough already?"
Yun Shounian glanced at the old man's brimming bucket.
"Can your fishing be the same as my fishing, as your master?"
I fish for vitality!
You fish for leisure~
Yun Shounian: "..."
Yun Shounian eventually took the fishing rod. After all, with Mu Qi by her side, she didn't know what else to do, so fishing for a few hours was as good as anything.
After Yun Shounian and the old man exchanged places, the old man turned and glanced at the chain connecting the two, tutting.
Matchmaker Cupid uses red threads, but his dear disciple is indeed tough!
Mu Qi: "Lift it higher."
Yun Shounian tried to lift the fishing rod higher, but found that she couldn't hold onto the chain as a result.
Mu Qi was about to reach over from behind Yun Shounian to help her lift it, when Yun Shounian suddenly turned and thrust the entire fishing rod into Mu Qi's hands.
"You hold it."
"Okay."
Soon, fish after fish began to bite.
Their bucket was quickly filling up.
Yun Shounian thought they wouldn't even be able to fish for an hour.
"Mu Qi, how do you know how to fish?"
"When I was little, many games required many people to play, but fishing was different."
Yun Shounian pursed her lips.
If only she had been reborn during Mu Qi's childhood, then she could have spent a happy childhood with him.
And she could have prevented Mu Qi from developing feelings for Shan Gong.
"Am I too dull and uninteresting?" Seeing Yun Shounian's silence, Mu Qi thought he had been too monotonous.
Mu Qi had always known this. He was never good at pleasing others.
But with his status, Mu Qi didn't need to please anyone.
However, Yun Shounian had always been Mu Qi's unexpected surprise.
"If that's the case, give me some time..."
"Mmph."
Mu Qi hadn't finished speaking before Yun Shounian silenced him with a kiss.
"Mu Qi, I told you, I like you very, very much."
Yes, he remembered.
He would never forget the look, the tone, or even the weather when Yun Shounian confessed to him.
He just didn't dare to believe it.
Seeing Mu Qi's lowered gaze, Yun Shounian momentarily forgot to hold the chain tightly. Instead, she cupped Mu Qi's cheeks with both hands and pecked his lips again.
"Whatever you are, every version of you makes my heart flutter."
Mu Qi looked at Yun Shounian, who was so close, his heart pounding violently.
Could he really believe it?
Believe that she liked him too.
As soon as Yun Shounian finished speaking, she suddenly remembered the chain and immediately picked it up from the ground, gripping it tightly.
...
"Mu Yi, what's going on? Where exactly has the young master gone?"
At this moment, in a spacious and brightly lit room, over a dozen people surrounded Mu Yi alone.
"Young Master, he was by the Young Madam..."
"Speak up! What happened?"