Zhao Xue said this, and Yun Shu Nian closed her eyes again, burrowing deeper into Mu Qi's embrace.
A moment later, seeing that Mu Qi had no intention of waking her, Yun Shu Nian couldn't help but open her eyes again.
Yun Shu Nian's head retreated slightly from Mu Qi's embrace, and she tilted her head up to look at him.
A pair of standard phoenix eyes were also lowered, gazing at Yun Shu Nian, their depths dark and bottomless.
"Mu Qi, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Mu Qi was silent for a moment, but in the end, he said nothing.
Clearly, something was wrong.
Yun Shu Nian silently retorted in her heart, her expression somber.
She remembered that Zhao Xue was just like this, always having moments of sorrow, yet never telling her anything, and in the end, she had gripped a knife and plunged it into her own heart.
Thinking of this, Yun Shu Nian looked at Mu Qi's back as he sat by the bed facing away from her and rushed towards him.
"Mu Qi, what is it? What are you thinking about?" Yun Shu Nian clasped Mu Qi with her hands.
Diao Guan came every day to check on Yun Shu Nian. After all, her body wouldn't recover so quickly after being on IV drips for so many days.
Mu Qi naturally wanted to know who Zhao Xue was and what place that person held in Yun Shu Nian's heart. However, Mu Qi was more afraid that Yun Shu Nian would fall into a coma again, just like in the previous few days.
Seeing that Mu Qi still remained silent, Yun Shu Nian's crescent eyes dimmed, revealing her two canine teeth.
If Mu Qi didn't want to say, she had to know.
With this thought, Yun Shu Nian bit down.
The force of Yun Shu Nian's bite was fierce, but then she involuntarily softened it, unable to bite even a little harder.
The muscles in Mu Qi's shoulders and neck tensed. The smooth and soft sensation made Mu Qi quickly turn around and pick up Yun Shu Nian.
"Stop messing around."
Mu Qi's movement was too sudden. Yun Shu Nian first looked at the hollow of Mu Qi's neck, and only when she confirmed she hadn't scratched him with her teeth did she feel relieved.
"Mu Qi, what are you thinking about?" Yun Shu Nian grabbed the collar of Mu Qi's black pajamas, her gaze determined.
"Breakfast will get cold." Mu Qi kissed Yun Shu Nian's forehead and then carried her into the washroom.
Yun Shu Nian was annoyed but also helpless.
These two canine teeth were useless; she couldn't bite hard, and Mu Qi didn't take it seriously.
Fine, if Mu Qi didn't want to say, Yun Shu Nian wouldn't force him.
At worst, she would be stabbed to death by Mu Qi in the end. Sudán Novel Network
Unless Mu Qi spoke for himself, making him open up to her in any other way would be torture for Yun Shu Nian.
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Was she truly going to be trapped here for a lifetime?
At this moment, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse in Country L. It should have been a refreshing and pleasant sight, but Ling Xue, standing by the window, only had eyes for the moon.
Yu Sheng always came to see her every day. She wondered if he would come looking for her after he discovered she was missing.
No, perhaps Yu Sheng would just assume she had gone somewhere else.
After all, she never spoke much to Yu Sheng about what she thought or what was on her mind.
A moment later, Ling Xue sighed and then went to bed, turning off the lights.
A few wisps of longing for Yu Sheng scattered into the mist with the gentle breeze of Country L.
Days passed. At first, Ling Xue was determined to fight with the housekeeper, but eventually, she gave up.
This castle, everyone in this castle, didn't belong to Ling Xue. On someone else's territory, what could Ling Xue do?
Day after day, in this castle, Ling Xue had enough to eat and was warm. Seeing Ling Xue's compliance, the housekeeper even improved her meals.
The steamed buns turned into pizza, the pickles turned into large fish and meat, and the millet porridge turned into golden silk pumpkin porridge.
According to the housekeeper, the two countries had signed a truce, and the economy of Country L was slowly recovering.
Ling Xue remained noncommittal, and her appetite decreased day by day.
"Miss Ling, dinner is ready." On a perfectly ordinary evening, the housekeeper had prepared another sumptuous dinner.
"I won't eat." Ling Xue's tone, rarely, returned to its former icy coldness.
The housekeeper didn't say much. After Ling Xue went upstairs, the housekeeper directed the servants to clear away all the delicacies on the table.
An hour later, in a top-floor room near the castle, the music of "Ace of Spades" began to play.
If Ling Xue had happened to leave her room at that moment, wandered to the top floor, and happened to open the soundproof room on the top floor, she would have seen the usually hypocritical housekeeper in the center of a crowd, his body dancing with the rhythm, both precise and alluring.
However, at this moment, Ling Xue was heartbroken and had no such leisure, nor did she want to admire the housekeeper's dancing.
*Rip—*
Ling Xue pulled back the curtains and then used a chair to stand on top of the chandelier.
If an ordinary person were in this place with plenty to eat and drink, neither cold nor hot, they might be content.
But to Ling Xue, all of this was utterly boring.
"Do you want to get out? I can help you."
Just as Ling Xue was resigned to her fate, she somehow heard a male voice.
Ling Xue looked towards the sound and saw a man standing by the window, clad in a moon-white robe, with flowing black hair and a gentle demeanor.
An illusion?
Ling Xue was speechless.
"Come down first, I can take you out."
The chair under Ling Xue's feet was a bit high. Looking up, she had to strain her neck.
"Are you human?"
Ling Xue asked uncertainly. She was an atheist, but for this person to appear before her window without anyone knowing was too incredible.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ling Xue finished speaking, the man's eyes flickered, and he remained silent for a long time.
Ling Xue hesitated for a moment but still got down from the chair.
Ling Xue: "How will you take me out?"
"It's very simple. You do as I say."
"I do as you say?" Ling Xue murmured, frowning slightly.
"Isn't that like being a puppet?" Ling Xue's tone, besides the coldness, carried a hint of amusement.
"If you put it that way, it's not entirely wrong, but is there any other way for you now besides trusting me?"
The man in the moon-white robe watched Ling Xue with amusement.
"How do I know if you can really take me out?" Ling Xue narrowed her eyes.
The man raised both his hands and said, "I think my ability to stand before you now is the best proof."
That was right. Normally, even the castle servants couldn't come and go as they pleased. This person not only came in but also stood before Ling Xue.
This was enough to demonstrate his capabilities.