"Mm," Mu Qi responded, gently wiping the tears from Yun Shunnian's eyes with his thumb.
Yun Shunnian calmed herself and remained silent.
Soon, Yun Shunnian regained her composure and, inhaling the cool fragrance of Mu Qi's office, realized she had just lunged at someone in his office.
"Sorry about that," Yun Shunnian said, scrambling off Mu Qi.
Just as Yun Shunnian, unsure of what to do, was about to walk towards the sofa, Mu Qi grabbed her wrist again.
Mu Qi was displeased with Yun Shunnian's reaction and didn't understand why she was apologizing.
Yun Shunnian turned back dazedly, meeting Mu Qi's gaze. "You work, I'll go play on the sofa by myself."
As she finished speaking, Yun Shunnian pulled her hand away and walked towards the sofa.
Mu Qi followed Yun Shunnian closely and sat down on the sofa. "I'll play with you."
"Huh?" Yun Shunnian hadn't expected Mu Qi to follow her. She turned around and met his gaze, her pupils suddenly constricting. She instinctively asked,
"What do you want to play? I'll play with you." Mu Qi repeated.
Yun Shunnian uncomfortably rubbed her nose, truly baffled by Mu Qi's sudden idea.
"Mu Qi, what do you want to play?"
What could they, a man and a woman alone, play?
Images flashed through her mind, and Yun Shunnian's expression became even more astonished.
Hearing this, Mu Qi frowned slightly and pondered for a moment. "Mobile games?"
Mu Qi had initially thought of dolls, but Yun Shunnian was grown up now and enjoyed binge-watching dramas and playing mobile games.
"Oh, okay." Yun Shunnian tidied her hair, brushing away her own inappropriate thoughts along with it.
Yun Shunnian took Mu Qi's phone and directly downloaded one of her frequently played games. Then, she briefly explained the game rules to Mu Qi.
"Mu Qi, shall we start then?" Yun Shunnian glanced at Mu Qi. Seeing he had no objections, she started the game.
To be honest, although this was a game Yun Shunnian played often, she had only started playing mobile games for entertainment for about a week.
So, strictly speaking, Yun Shunnian was also a newcomer.
"Mu Qi, be careful, stay close to me."
As soon as the game started, Yun Shunnian and Mu Qi were placed on the defensive side, so Yun Shunnian had no intention of attacking and kept leading Mu Qi to hide in a corner.
"Mumu, why are you being so sneaky today? Charge with me, little master!"
Mu Mu was Yun Shunnian's in-game name. The player who called himself "little master" was someone she met in the game. He found the two characters in Yun Shunnian's name too troublesome to type, so he gave her this nickname.
"Today I'm with my husband. You charge by yourself." Yun Shunnian's fingers slid, turning the in-game direction towards Mu Qi's character.
"Husband? Mumu, you're a girl! And married? Are you guys retired??"
The "little master" in the game used rather veiled language. He manipulated his phone to jump very high in the game and was unfortunately eliminated by the enemy.
"Yes, quickly call us grandpa and grandma." Yun Shunnian's lips curved into a smile, not noticing Mu Qi squinting at the word "little master" on the game screen.
"Really? Can you guys see the screen clearly?"
"Of course, we can definitely see our grandson."
Bang bang—
As soon as Yun Shunnian sent this message, she heard several loud gunshots from her phone.
Yun Shunnian quickly controlled her in-game character and looked over. She discovered that two enemy players had somehow approached their location.
"Mu Qi, did you kill them?" Yun Shunnian glanced at the two headless corpses on the ground, then at Mu Qi, who was silently beside her.
"Mm."
Before Yun Shunnian could express her surprise, she was bombarded with messages from the "little master" in the game.
"Holy crap. This old grandpa is amazing! His reaction speed, his marksmanship. Tsk tsk!"
Eliminated players could see the perspective of their teammates. Coincidentally, the "little master" had witnessed Mu Qi's entire action process when he shot.
Old grandpa?
Mu Qi frowned at these three words, but the next second, seeing the message Yun Shunnian sent back, his frown instantly relaxed.
"Of course, he's my man."
The "little master" replied with a dog emoji and a string of...
Yun Shunnian sent back a row of bomb emojis.
Two enemies died instantly at Yun Shunnian and Mu Qi's hiding spot, and their location was naturally exposed.
So, Yun Shunnian exchanged weapons with the corpses and then left with Mu Qi.
Soon, Yun Shunnian found another hiding spot based on her knowledge of the map.
"No, grandpa is so talented, Mumu, why are you always keeping him hidden? The "little master" couldn't stand it, seeing Yun Shunnian and Mu Qi crouching in a corner again.
Yun Shunnian thought for a moment and asked Mu Qi for his opinion, "Mu Qi, do you want to go look around somewhere else?"
"Whatever you think is best." Mu Qi briefly disengaged from the game and leaned towards Yun Shunnian.
Hearing Mu Qi's words, Yun Shunnian, with understanding, replied to the "little master":
"Scram."
The "little master" on the other side gritted his teeth and began to "attack" Mu Qi.
"Brother, charge! You're this old, how can you be held back by romance!"
"A true man would rather die than be humiliated!"
"Grandpa, believe me, with your ability, if you just charge bravely forward, you'll be the god of our entire team!"
The "little master" believed he had painted a grand enough picture, but he never expected that Mu Qi in the game not only didn't listen to him but also manipulated his character to move closer to Yun Shunnian.
It was truly exasperating...
The "little master" had never encountered a player with such a lack of ambition.
Time passed slowly. Soon, all of Yun Shunnian's teammates on the defense side were eliminated except for her and Mu Qi, while the opposing team still had five players.
Now it was unavoidable that Yun Shunnian and Mu Qi would have to attack.
"Mu Qi, wait here, I'll scout ahead first." Yun Shunnian said to Mu Qi, looking at her phone screen.
Mu Qi didn't respond, so Yun Shunnian assumed he tacitly agreed.
After all, it was just a game, and playing it was for entertainment.
Yun Shunnian recalled the location where the last teammate had died, then lowered her footsteps and walked in the general direction of the enemy's position.
Bang bang bang—
Before she could take a few steps, Yun Shunnian suddenly heard several gunshots. Her breath hitched, and she immediately returned the way she came.