Mu Qi stood beside Yun Shunnian, frowning at the sounds of shouting from inside. It was clear he had no intention of entering the ward.
Mu Qi made no move, and Assistant Li didn't dare to speak up. He stayed by Mu Qi's side, quietly listening to the noises coming from within, just like Mu Qi.
Yun Shunnian pursed her lips. Selfishly, she certainly didn't want Mu Qi to go in, but under the circumstances, he had to.
"Mu Qi, let's go in together," Yun Shunnian said, turning her head slightly to look at him.
The hand that Mu Qi was using to tidy Yun Shunnian's loose hair paused, then withdrew. After a moment, he softly hummed in agreement.
Thus, Assistant Li retreated to the side, and Yun Shunnian led Mu Qi into the ward.
Inside, Yao Zhen was bound to the bed with ropes by medical personnel, yet she was struggling with all her might to break free.
The moment Mu Qi and Yun Shunnian entered, Yao Zhen became almost instantly quiet.
She first glanced at Mu Qi, then her gaze shifted to Yun Shunnian. To Yun Shunnian's surprise, Yao Zhen's stare became fixed on her face and she couldn't look away.
"Niannian." Yao Zhen's eyes were filled with tears, making her look pitiable.
Yun Shunnian was stunned. She wondered if she was hallucinating. Why did the other person's address sound so intimate?
And how did she know her name?
Ever since Assistant Li had taken Mu Qi to see Yao Zhen that day, Yun Shunnian had used the computer in Mu Qi's office to thoroughly investigate this Miss Yao.
As far as she remembered, this Miss Yao had been studying abroad since elementary school and had only recently returned to the country.
Furthermore, only a small number of people knew about her and Mu Qi's wedding. After eloping with Zuo Nan on their wedding day, most of those few likely assumed she and Mu Qi were finished.
Gradually, she had become just a laughingstock in people's mouths. As time passed, people probably forgot about her.
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And she seemed to be quite dependent on her.
Yun Shunnian couldn't understand and subconsciously took a step back.
"Niannian~" Seeing this, Yao Zhen's tears seemed to spill over. She pitifully reached her hand out to Yun Shunnian.
This gesture...
Yun Shunnian looked at Yao Zhen's movement and inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with it.
"Niannian~" Yao Zhen called out again. It was then that Yun Shunnian realized that she had somehow taken Yao Zhen's hand without knowing when.
"Do you know me?" Yun Shunnian asked, confused.
Yao Zhen didn't answer directly, instead pulling Yun Shunnian's hand to her neck.
Yao Zhen said nothing, but her emotions seemed to have calmed considerably. Seeing this, the medical staff nearby injected Yao Zhen with the prepared sedative.
Yun Shunnian's feeling grew stranger and stranger.
Suddenly, Mu Qi stepped forward and gently pulled Yun Shunnian's hand out of Yao Zhen's grasp.
"Mu Qi, does she really know me?" Yun Shunnian looked at her hand, lost in thought.
Mu Qi didn't speak, merely silently led her out.
Assistant Li, standing by the door, was stunned. He had a daring thought.
Could the young madam suddenly be attracted to women?
Assistant Li stole a glance at Mu Qi, whose face was not looking good, and silently felt sorry for their CEO Mu.
After finally winning back his wife...
What was going on?
However, the young madam's temper seemed to be softening these days. He wondered if it would help if he spoke a good word for Mu Qi with the young madam more often.
Otherwise, his own days would be difficult in the future.
Assistant Li looked at the retreating backs of Yun Shunnian and Mu Qi as they walked towards the end of the corridor and quietly filed it away in his mind.
Mu Qi led Yun Shunnian to the end of the corridor, opened the window, and then took a cigarette from his pocket, lighting it with practiced ease.
"Mu Qi, what's wrong? Do you have unfinished work?" Yun Shunnian raised her hand to rub her eyes, which were starting to water from the smoke.
Seeing this, Mu Qi immediately extinguished the cigarette.
"Mu Qi, what's wrong?" Yun Shunnian slowly recovered and tugged at Mu Qi's sleeve.
Mu Qi's gaze fell upon the view outside the window, and he remained silent.
Yun Shunnian followed Mu Qi's gaze, finding nothing out of the ordinary.
With Mu Qi's silence, Yun Shunnian quickly fell into her own thoughts, searching her memories for any clues about Yao Zhen.
However, after much thought, Yun Shunnian had no impression of Yao Zhen at all.
Since she couldn't recall anything, Yun Shunnian stopped dwelling on it.
Yun Shunnian withdrew from her thoughts and checked the time on her phone, only to realize she had been standing there for so long.
Yun Shunnian stretched and looked at Mu Qi, who remained motionless beside her.
"Mu Qi, aren't you tired?" Yun Shunnian leaned sideways, tilting her head to face Mu Qi.
Mu Qi pursed his lips slightly but still said nothing.
Yun Shunnian could see a lush green forest in his phoenix eyes, but she couldn't fathom what Mu Qi was thinking.
Mu Qi was probably unhappy right now, wasn't he? Otherwise, why wouldn't he speak?
"Mu Qi, are you jealous?" Yun Shunnian thought about how she had just held Yao Zhen's hand. Although she felt Mu Qi wouldn't be angry over such a small matter, she had no other direction for her thoughts at the moment.
Mu Qi: "Perhaps."
Just as Yun Shunnian thought Mu Qi wouldn't speak, he suddenly uttered these three words.
Yun Shunnian savored them, unable to believe that Mu Qi would say them.
There was a sense of helplessness, and a fragile uncertainty.
The words echoed in Yun Shunnian's mind, leaving her feeling completely tangled.
Suddenly, Yun Shunnian grabbed Mu Qi's tie on his white shirt, turning him towards her, and then, without warning, swiftly covered his lips with hers.
Whatever was wrong, kissing him was the right thing to do.
She had read enough CEO romances for this.
Thinking this, Yun Shunnian kissed him more forcefully.
Mu Qi's gaze drifted down to Yun Shunnian's trembling eyelashes, a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.
The baby seemed exceptionally proactive today.
Yun Shunnian strained to reach up and kiss Mu Qi's earlobe.
If her body softened, perhaps his heart would soften too, and he wouldn't be angry with her anymore.
Yun Shunnian thought this, but Mu Qi was not cooperating.
Yun Shunnian threatened, "Focus."