"Mu Qi, what are you doing?" Yun Shunian looked at Mu Qi's profile, his gaze towards the little girl filled with caution and threat.
The little girl seemed startled, standing up blankly. Then she took several steps back, freezing in place.
However, Mu Qi showed no tenderness. He continued to hold Yun Shunian tightly, his eyes coldly fixed on the little girl.
Yun Shunian followed Mu Qi's gaze and immediately understood what was happening.
"Mu Qi, let me down. The girl was just playing a joke. You've scared her."
Yun Shunian nudged Mu Qi's arm, but his embrace remained firm and unyielding.
"Mu Qi, do you want to grow old with me?" Yun Shunian whispered in his ear, lowering her voice.
Mu Qi withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Yun Shunian.
Yun Shunian tilted her head up, meeting Mu Qi's eyes without any evasion.
"Yes." Mu Qi didn't know what Yun Shunian intended, but he still expressed his truest feelings.
At some point, something between them had changed.
"Then let me down, and we'll grow old together." Yun Shunian pushed Mu Qi.
Finally, Mu Qi put Yun Shunian down.
It was such a childish condition, Yun Shunian had only intended to test him, but she hadn't expected Mu Qi to actually let her go.
Yun Shunian looked at Mu Qi in surprise, then, as a reward, she pecked him on the cheek with a loud smooch.
Unexpectedly, this scene was witnessed by a nearby child.
"Mom, look at that big brother. He's so old and still wants that sister to kiss him."
Yun Shunian: "..."
The mother: "..." She had originally intended to tell her daughter, as she was growing up, she needed to be more aware of potential dangers. So she had said that when she grew up, she couldn't be kissed like that anymore.
She had thought her daughter would understand the deeper meaning when she was older, but she hadn't expected a few adults to appear in this arcade filled with children.
What should she do now?
Should some lessons be taught earlier...
With a tangled mind, the mother took her child and left.
After a few steps, as if remembering something, the lady returned with her child.
"Miss, I think I've seen you somewhere. Can we exchange contact numbers?" The aunt took out her phone, smiling, and asked for Yun Shunian's contact information.
Her approach was quite avant-garde.
Yun Shunian paused for a second, then obediently took out her phone and scanned the aunt's QR code.
After adding Yun Shunian's contact, the aunt covered her phone to her chest and happily walked away with her daughter.
She held her phone to her chest, thinking the young lady was truly cute.
She happened to have a single nephew. Although the young lady seemed to already have a partner, that man was so fierce. Perhaps one day her single nephew would have a chance.
Her nephew was always so picky. If she finally found a young lady he liked, she had to keep a close eye on this beauty to get firsthand information.
Completely unaware that she had become the aunt's next target, Yun Shunian was pondering how to appease the little girl Mu Qi had scared.
Yun Shunian remembered how happy the aunt had looked after adding her contact, so she decided to add the little girl's contact as well. She planned to arrange a time to give the girl a bouquet of candies.
As Yun Shunian was thinking this, the little girl held out her phone, and Yun Shunian walked towards her.
The little girl had found a tricky spot, forming a three-point line with Mu Qi and Yun Shunian.
Yun Shunian glanced at the QR code displayed on the little girl's phone and immediately took out her own phone to scan it, adding the girl's contact information.
Yun Shunian was about to offer to buy her some delicious candy when the little girl just shyly glanced at the person behind Yun Shunian, then turned and ran out of the arcade at lightning speed, as if chased by wolves and tigers.
Yun Shunian stared at the little girl's receding back in astonishment, then turned in confusion to look at Mu Qi behind her.
At this moment, Mu Qi instantly retracted the intensity radiating from his gaze towards the little girl, his phoenix eyes softening into a pool of water.
He had such handsome thick eyebrows and large eyes. Mu Qi hadn't done anything, so why did the little girl run away so fast?
Yun Shunian placed one hand across her chest and the other propping up her chin, looking at Mu Qi in front of her with great confusion.
Yun Shunian thought and thought, and her thoughts eventually drifted off course. Unconsciously, all that remained in her mind was Mu Qi's beauty.
How could he be so handsome!
Such a handsome man was her husband.
The more Yun Shunian thought about it, the more excited she became. On impulse, she reached out and pinched one of Mu Qi's cheeks.
Mu Qi tilted his head slightly, looking very confused.
Damn, he looked even better.
Yun Shunian forcibly shifted her gaze, feeling overwhelmed by Mu Qi's stunning looks.
"Mu Qi, let's go play that," Yun Shunian pointed to the transparent children's ball pit area, gesturing to Mu Qi.
A moment later, Yun Shunian received no response from Mu Qi, so she used her other finger to point to the location again.
Mu Qi still didn't respond.
Yun Shunian grew anxious. She turned to look at Mu Qi, then realized she was still pinching his cheek. She immediately let go of him, feeling awkward.
"Let's go, Mu Qi." Yun Shunian tugged at Mu Qi's sleeve. Fortunately, Mu Qi didn't refuse.
Yun Shunian touched her flushed face with her other hand, quickening her pace. However, for Mu Qi's long legs, this was barely his usual walking speed.
The children's ball pit area was not far from them. They quickly paid and entered.
To her surprise, upon entering, Yun Shunian deeply regretted it. It wasn't entirely filled with children; there were a few adults.
But those adults were either aunts watching their children or young couples accompanying their kids. There weren't just two adults like her and Mu Qi playing there.
The ticket seller should have warned them.
Yun Shunian turned, wanting to leave, but just then, a ball flew directly at her.