"Yes, Young Master."
How could she forget? Given how much the young master valued Miss Yun, he wouldn't be at ease without consulting Doctor Diao Guan.
Oh, no. It should be Madam.
Aunt Ning thought to herself as she practically flew, quickly fetching the medical kit and hurrying upstairs.
In the bedroom, Mu Qi held Yun Shudian's small foot, frowning at the bleeding sole of her foot.
Yun Shudian's upper body swayed precariously on the bed, looking very dizzy.
Fortunately, Aunt Ning's medical kit arrived swiftly. Mu Qi took out iodine and bandages from the kit.
He meticulously disinfected Yun Shudian's wound with a cotton swab, then bandaged her injured little foot.
Yun Shudian only felt a tickle, and her small foot instinctively twitched backward.
However, Mu Qi's grip was strong, and coupled with Yun Shudian's drunken state and lack of strength, she tried to move her foot multiple times, but it didn't budge from Mu Qi's palm.
Yun Shudian's cheeks flushed, her eyes hazy. Because Mu Qi was holding her foot, she whimpered uncomfortably.
"What's wrong? Is anywhere else bothering you?" Mu Qi gently released Yun Shudian's foot, then rose and leaned over her on the bed, supporting himself with one hand.
Yun Shudian stared blankly at Mu Qi. The slight frown on her brow slowly relaxed.
At this moment, Mu Qi was unlike his usual indifferent self. The lines of his face were completely softened, and his phoenix eyes were devoid of their usual thick walls of ice, resembling instead a pool of clear spring water rippling with the soft light of spring.
"Mu Qi."
"Mm."
"Mu Qi."
"I'm here."
"Mu Qi."
…
Yun Shudian called out to Mu Qi many times in a row.
Mu Qi patiently answered each time.
To his surprise, Yun Shudian, while laughing, began to cry.
"Mu Qi," Yun Shudian's voice trembled with tears, and Mu Qi immediately grew flustered, gently kissing away her tears.
"Baby, what's bothering you? Tell me, okay?" Mu Qi cupped Yun Shudian's face in his hands, the spring-like clear water in his eyes churning.
Yun Shudian shook her head.
Mu Qi's current gentle and tender gaze was so bright, it reminded her of the Mu Qi from her past life who eventually died in her arms.
That Mu Qi who lost his family's company because of her and ultimately lost his life saving her.
He never received her love until the day he died, even if he only wanted a little of it.
"Mu Qi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry…" Yun Shudian repeated these three words to the Mu Qi before her, as if the Mu Qi from her past life, who had looked at her with dying eyes, could also hear her.
"Why are you saying sorry?" Mu Qi stroked the hair at Yun Shudian's temples, the spring light in his phoenix eyes gradually fading, the clear spring slowly freezing into ice.
Yun Shudian was still crying, her mind filled with the shattered Mu Qi of her past life, completely unaware that Mu Qi's emotions were plummeting to a freezing point.
Just now, Diao Guan had said Yun Shudian liked him, and he had believed it.
Whether it was true or not, Yun Shudian *had* to like him, and he couldn't bear to hear her say sorry.
"Don't say sorry to me, say you love me!" Cold tears pooled in his icy phoenix eyes. Mu Qi abruptly clenched Yun Shudian's chin, forcing her to look at him.
"I love you, Mu Qi. I love you the most. Mu Qi, you are my god!"
Lost in her past life, Yun Shudian's tears flowed fiercely. She couldn't clearly see the coldness of Mu Qi's expression before her, and so she cried loudly, throwing her arms around Mu Qi's neck.
"Mu Qi, I'm your dog!" Saying this, Yun Shudian, on some unknown impulse, licked Mu Qi's neck a few times.
Mu Qi's body trembled involuntarily. His hands instinctively went to Yun Shudian's waist to push her away, but as his hands landed on her, he couldn't bring himself to exert force.
"Mu Qi, you can't abandon your dog, can you? Hades doesn't accept returns!"
Yun Shudian's eyelashes were wet with tears, sticking together. As she spoke, she grabbed Mu Qi's head and licked his face again and again. When she tired, she rested her head on Mu Qi's shoulder.
The ice crystals that had just formed in his phoenix eyes instantly shattered into dust. Mu Qi hugged Yun Shudian, smiling helplessly, a little sun settling into his heart.
"Mu Qi, I'm your dog…"
"I'll bang my head against walls for you…"
Mu Qi couldn't help but laugh, the corners of his eyes curving upwards.
Having cried for so long, Yun Shudian was exhausted. She murmured a few more words before peacefully falling asleep on Mu Qi's shoulder.
Once Yun Shudian's breathing evened out, Mu Qi gently carried her back to the bed.
Mu Qi held Yun Shudian's hand and knelt on one knee beside her.
"Yun Shudian, you are my god.
Your follower begs you to love him a little more." After speaking, Mu Qi stared intently at Yun Shudian for a long time. Then, while gazing at her delicate profile, he placed a soft kiss on the back of her hand.
When Diao Guan entered, he witnessed this scene.
Is that Mu Qi?
Diao Guan hesitated for a few seconds, then rubbed his eyes.
This was the first time Diao Guan had seen the usually stern Mu Qi display such tenderness.
No, this was nothing compared to the lovesick look he had seen in Mu Qi's study earlier.
Diao Guan lowered his head, looking at his medical kit, and walked in.
Although he didn't want to interrupt the blossoming romantic atmosphere, being summoned twice in one night had thoroughly annoyed him.
Before his arrival, Aunt Ning had already explained the situation over the phone, so Diao Guan didn't feel the same urgency to rush.
Therefore, Diao Guan unhurriedly approached Yun Shudian's feet and began to examine the wound.
However, before he could touch Yun Shudian, Mu Qi grabbed his wrist.
Mu Qi: "Write the prescription. I'll handle the rest."
Diao Guan was not surprised. Mu Qi had sensed his arrival.
After all, as the head of the Mu family, how could he lack such basic sensory abilities? Mu Qi probably would have detected him walking down the corridor.
"Alright."
Mu Qi frowned and covered Diao Guan's mouth: "Keep your voice down."
Diao Guan blinked and nodded again.
After Mu Qi released him, Diao Guan opened his medical kit.
At this moment, Yun Shudian, perhaps startled awake or having a dream, suddenly murmured.
"Mu Qi, I'm your dog."