"How did it go?" Mu Qi frowned.
"Done," Li Chi said, looking at the blood on his hands, and inwardly sighed that Yun Shunnian was truly a reverse scale that couldn't be smoothed.
Not long after, the police let them go, and Mu Qi and Li Chi walked out of the room.
Yun Shunnian was already sitting outside on a cold iron chair, waiting for Mu Qi.
Mu Qi stared at Yun Shunnian's profile without moving.
"What's wrong? Weren't you so agitated just now that you couldn't take it when I said one sentence? Now that you see her, why aren't you going over?"
Li Chi instinctively wanted to bump Mu Qi with his shoulder, but feeling the pain on the corner of his mouth, he subtly brought his shoulder back.
Mu Qi's voice was low, "Li Chi, you're telling me this is real, right?"
Mu Qi looked at Yun Shunnian's profile, his phoenix eyes filled with confusion, and even a trace of imperceptible vulnerability.
This was the first time Li Chi had ever seen Mu Qi like this.
Li Chi knew Mu Qi very well.
He was someone who could stare at a gun pointed at his own temple without changing his expression.
He was someone who could ascend to the throne without friends or teammates.
Even more so, he was an extremely cold-hearted tyrant who had never shown any compassion.
And now, Mu Qi was looking at a delicate woman and asking him if this was real.
"It's fake." Li Chi crossed his arms and retorted irritably.
In Li Chi's eyes, Yun Shunnian was just a weakness for Mu Qi, not particularly special, and always causing trouble.
Li Chi casually glanced in Mu Qi's direction and saw Mu Qi frown, a hint of melancholy appearing in his phoenix eyes.
Li Chi immediately took a step back.
Although there were few people he couldn't afford to offend, Mu Qi happened to be one of them.
"Mu Qi."
Li Chi's voice caught Yun Shunnian's attention.
Yun Shunnian followed the sound and looked over. Upon seeing Mu Qi, her previously hollow crescent eyes immediately lit up with a different kind of color.
Yun Shunnian stood up and rushed into Mu Qi's arms.
Who was this person?
Li Chi looked at Yun Shunnian, who was hugging Mu Qi, his eyes filled with inquiry.
Was it a clone that Mu Qi had cultivated? Or had he found another woman and had her transformed to look like Yun Shunnian?
He wouldn't believe that the person in front of him was Yun Shunnian even if he were beaten to death. He had bet with someone before that unless lightning struck him...
"Mu Qi, can we go home now?"
Damn it, whose ghost was this voice if not Yun Shunnian's!
Perhaps he didn't need to be beaten to death after all...
Speaking of which, why didn't this Yun Shunnian look like that garish ghost?
Yun Shunnian wrapped her arms around Mu Qi's neck and looked up at him.
Mu Qi's brows relaxed, and the melancholy in his phoenix eyes disappeared.
"Yes, we're going home." Mu Qi kissed Yun Shunnian's teary crescent eyes again, then scooped her up with one arm.
Worry overshadowed shyness, and Yun Shunnian wiped her eyes, behaving very obediently in Mu Qi's arms.
Li Chi watched their interaction with disbelief.
"Hey, wait for me." Seeing them walk further away, Li Chi quickly followed.
As Yun Shunnian and Mu Qi got into the car, Li Chi clung to the car door.
"After all, I helped you with a big favor. Aren't you going to treat me to a meal, Mu Qi?" Li Chi's gaze landed on Yun Shunnian, his eyes full of inquiry.
Yun Shunnian also turned to look at Li Chi upon hearing him.
He said he had resolved it?
Hearing Li Chi say that, Yun Shunnian's tense heart finally relaxed significantly.
This was the first time Li Chi had seen Yun Shunnian after her rebirth.
The reborn Yun Shunnian had clear eyes and a gentle demeanor, looking as if she had been doted on by Mu Qi.
It wasn't until a large hand covered most of Yun Shunnian's face that Li Chi snapped back to attention and looked at Mu Qi.
"Think carefully about what you want," Mu Qi said coldly as he placed Yun Shunnian in the back seat and closed the door.
The black Maybach immediately drove away.
Li Chi raised his hand to fan away the car exhaust and took a few steps back.
"Tsk." His possessiveness was too strong; he wouldn't even let him look.
Li Chi discontentedly walked towards his flashy red Maserati.
"What do you want for dinner?" In the black Maybach, Mu Qi tossed aside the contract brought by Assistant Li and paid attention to Yun Shunnian beside him.
Yun Shunnian fiddled with her skirt hem, staring straight ahead without a response.
Mu Qi reached out and hooked her chin, turning her to face him.
"Mu Qi, what's wrong?" Mu Qi could feel Yun Shunnian's body tense up, looking very nervous.
"What do you want for dinner?" Mu Qi softened his voice and asked again.
"I don't know, anything is fine," Yun Shunnian replied indifferently, then turned away again.
This was the first time since their marriage that Yun Shunnian wasn't eager for dinner.
Weren't they already on their way home?
Mu Qi looked at the documents in his hand, annoyance evident in his eyes.
Suddenly, Yun Shunnian snatched the documents from Mu Qi's hand and tossed them aside. Then, she actively sat on Mu Qi's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck, her entire body leaning into him.
A flicker of surprise flashed in Mu Qi's eyes.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Mu Qi tried to keep his voice as gentle as possible, as if he were afraid that a slightly harsher tone would scare Yun Shunnian away.
"Mu Qi, nothing will happen to you, right?" Yun Shunnian's crescent eyes stared intently at Mu Qi, as if begging him not to say the answer she didn't want to hear.
Mu Qi asked, "Do you want something to happen to me?"
Yun Shunnian shook her head without hesitation.
"Then nothing will happen to me," Mu Qi said, stroking Yun Shunnian's head.
"Mu Qi, don't do that again in the future." Yun Shunnian thought about what had happened at the restaurant, her eyes filled with fear and concern.
Mu Qi asked, "Were you still scared?"
Yun Shunnian nodded.
Mu Qi lowered his gaze, thinking that he would try to shield Yun Shunnian from such situations in the future.
"It won't happen again," Mu Qi said, holding Yun Shunnian's hand and giving it a squeeze.
"No, I mean, you should be smarter. When you hit someone, find a place with no people and no cameras.
When there are people and cameras around, try not to take the initiative to act."
As Yun Shunnian finished speaking, Mu Qi raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of amusement.
"You're afraid I'll get caught?"
"Otherwise?" Yun Shunnian looked at Mu Qi with a strange expression. Hadn't she always meant that?