Mu Qi listened as Yun Shunnian’s words grew more and more absurd. He immediately grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
“Mu Qi, let go!” Yun Shunnian struggled with all her might, trying to shake him off.
However, just as Yun Shunnian was on the verge of a breakdown, Mu Qi suddenly brought his hand to her lips. “Bite me.”
One bite would make her behave.
Yun Shunnian stared blankly at the hand before her, the remnants of her bite from before. She suddenly calmed down.
“The information about that nurse wasn’t something I had investigated. It was Assistant Li who requested it,” Mu Qi said to Yun Shunnian, his expression unwavering.
He wasn't telling the truth, worried that Yun Shunnian couldn't accept his ruthless methods.
“Why did Assistant Li want information on that nurse?” Yun Shunnian asked weakly.
Mu Qi frowned slightly and slowly fabricated a lie, “Because… because Assistant Li thought that nurse resembled his sister.”
“Assistant Li’s sister?” Yun Shunnian thought carefully. The nurse’s features bore no resemblance to Assistant Li’s.
However, even children born of the same parents could look vastly different. Moreover, she didn’t even know if that nurse was Assistant Li’s biological sister. Yun Shunnian, with a hint of doubt, accepted Mu Qi’s explanation. Sudan Novel Network
“And what about Yun Rong? Why was Yun Rong’s voice on the phone that night when I called you? And why did you go to that banquet?”
Thinking of Yun Rong’s delicate voice from the phone that night made Yun Shunnian’s anger flare.
Mu Qi didn’t answer immediately. After considerable thought, he carefully said, “That was the house your grandfather left you. I thought they had occupied it without permission, and you would be sad.”
Mu Qi was afraid that mentioning Yun Shunnian’s grandfather would upset her, so his voice softened.
Yun Shunnian hadn’t expected this answer. “It was just that?”
“Mm.” Mu Qi observed Yun Shunnian’s expression closely, unsure if she was deeply saddened.
Mu Qi added, “They won’t be able to enter that house again.” After that day, Mu Qi had already arranged for guards to be stationed near the villa.
“Mu Qi, thank you.” All of Yun Shunnian’s grievances vanished in an instant. She hadn’t expected that she had misunderstood everything. Yun Shunnian didn't know how to face Mu Qi at that moment.
Just like that? Mu Qi watched as Yun Shunnian calmed down so easily, expecting her to argue with him more.
Or was Yun Shunnian still plotting some scheme? Mu Qi couldn’t figure it out, but seeing that Yun Shunnian was no longer crying, he felt relieved.
“Mu Qi, I just happened to run into Zuo Nan,” Yun Shunnian explained weakly, trying to appease him cautiously.
Mu Qi clearly didn’t believe her. He averted his gaze from Yun Shunnian. “Mm.” Mu Qi didn’t want Yun Shunnian to cry anymore, so he could only go along with her story.
Yun Shunnian looked at Mu Qi’s retreating figure. Her heart, which had just begun to heal, started to ache again, little by little.
Yun Shunnian felt that she couldn’t let Mu Qi leave like this. She rushed towards him and hugged his waist from behind.
“Mu Qi, I was wrong. I just love you too much. I can’t live without you!”
Yun Shunnian’s tears soaked Mu Qi’s shirt. His body stiffened, and his heart trembled.
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“Yun Rong, you lied to me?”
Ever since that day when Yun Rong ate the apple Yun Shunnian had brought, she had been staying in the hospital for several days.
At this moment, Yun Rong was having her nails done by someone while simultaneously browsing the latest jewelry auctions on her phone.
Zuo Nan, who had just encountered Yun Shunnian at the hospital, returned to Yun Rong’s hospital room in a furious rage.
Seeing Zuo Nan’s dark and sinister demeanor, Yun Rong retorted unhappily, “What did I lie to you about?”
“Still not telling the truth!” Zuo Nan looked at Yun Rong’s leisurely state and raised his hand, pushing the hot water kettle on the table to the floor.
The manicurist helping Yun Rong immediately retreated from the room.
“Zuo Nan, what exactly do you want?” Yun Rong, looking at the mess in the room, angrily questioned Zuo Nan.
“What do I want? I should be asking what *you* want? Yun Rong, have you forgotten what I still have in my hand?” Zuo Nan stepped forward, cupped Yun Rong’s chin with one hand, and slapped her with the other.
*Slap!*
Yun Rong’s eyes widened, filling with tears. She unconsciously touched her slightly red left cheek.
“Zuo Nan, I really don’t know what I lied to you about,” Yun Rong said softly, retreating on the hospital bed.
Zuo Nan rubbed his wrist, paying no attention to Yun Rong. “Yun Shunnian clearly understood that day, why did you lie to me saying she didn’t? Do you know how much this delayed my plans?”
Zuo Nan’s expression was sinister as he glanced at Yun Rong.
No one could stand in his way!
Yun Rong asked doubtfully, “Yun Shunnian told you she understood? Where did you see her? Could she have gotten out of Qiyuan?”
Zuo Nan frowned, thinking Yun Rong was trying to change the subject.
“I’ll let this slide this time. If there’s a next time, I’ll make sure you can’t survive in this circle!” After speaking, Zuo Nan kicked the water kettle in the room again and left.
Yun Rong flinched at the loud noise. Watching Zuo Nan’s retreating back, her gaze became distant. What exactly was going on? Who was framing her?
Yun Rong thought for a moment. Zuo Nan had left and returned within two hours. Could Yun Shunnian have been at the hospital then?
At this thought, Yun Rong checked the hospital’s surveillance footage, citing a lost item.
“Yun Shunnian?” Yun Rong’s eyes flashed with malice as she saw Yun Shunnian’s figure on the screen.
She really came here? Did she tell Zuo Nan that I lied to him?
Yun Rong clenched her fists, her fingernails digging into her flesh. The patterns on her freshly done nails became distorted.
Yun Shunnian, just you wait. I’ll make sure you pay!
Unlike the oppressive atmosphere of the hospital, Qiyuan was currently immersed in a sweet, yet fragile, ambiance.