"Mu Qi, what are you talking about!" Ling Xue stared at Mu Qi in shock, for a moment suspecting he had been replaced.
"What do you mean you can too? Mu Qi! You're the head of the Mu family. Clingy, cute? What on earth are you talking about!" Ling Xue couldn't help but approach Mu Qi, disbelieving that these were really words from his mouth.
Ling Xue's hand touched Mu Qi's arm. A cold glint flashed in Mu Qi's eyes, and he instantly swept her hand away.
Ling Xue froze again, meeting Mu Qi's icy gaze.
Only then did she realize she had been overthinking.
Mu Qi was still the same Mu Qi; it was just that someone had appeared who made him lose control.
Just then, the ambulance called by Yun Shu Nian arrived. Yun Shu Nian, as if relieved, briefly explained Yu Sheng's condition before moving far away.
Mu Qi noticed the commotion by Yun Shu Nian's side. Seeing that Yun Shu Nian had gotten into the driver's car, Mu Qi immediately headed for his own.
Seeing Mu Qi about to leave, Ling Xue reacted and had a new idea, immediately calling out from behind him:
"When it comes to women's aesthetics for men, no one understands it better than I, Ling Xue. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM, I'll teach you how to become Yu Sheng. Oh, and don't forget to have the front desk let me in."
Ling Xue's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Mu Qi to hear.
Mu Qi's footsteps paused, then he quickly got into the driver's seat.
Before long, Mu Qi's car disappeared from sight.
Ling Xue watched the direction Mu Qi had gone and smiled bitterly, but she hadn't completely lost hope.
Since Mu Qi had stopped just now, it meant he would definitely let her in tomorrow.
After all, if Mu Qi truly didn't care, he wouldn't have even paused, let alone left her any chance.
Yun Shu Nian, Ling Xue, and Mu Qi all went their separate ways, while Yu Sheng, being put into the ambulance, looked utterly helpless.
He had indeed been bumped slightly when the car passed, but he wasn't seriously injured.
He wondered if the nurses would throw him out if he said he was fine now.
In the ambulance, Yu Sheng lay with his eyes open, looking at the nurses positioned above him, feeling a sense of helplessness.
The more Yu Sheng thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He couldn't help but take out his phone from his pocket and text Ling Xue.
[Sister Ling, I'm in the ambulance... What should I do, what should I do, what should I do...]
"Sigh, patient, aren't you supposed to have a shoulder injury?" A nurse looked down, noticing Yu Sheng's small movement. Her bright red lips moved behind her mask.
Yu Sheng: (⊙ˍ⊙)
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Due to traffic congestion, it took Yun Shu Nian about an hour to get from the yoga studio to Mu Qi's office.
"Mu Qi, I'm back." Upon arriving at Mu Qi's office, Yun Shu Nian casually threw off her coat and collapsed onto the sofa.
Mu Qi's hands, which had been on the keyboard, tapped erratically. His gaze, however, remained fixed on Yun Shu Nian, inscrutable.
"Mu Qi~" After resting for a while, Yun Shu Nian got up and sensually sat on Mu Qi's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Mu Qi, I'm so tired." Yun Shu Nian rubbed her forehead against the hollow of Mu Qi's neck, like a languid cat.
Mu Qi closed his haphazardly arranged screen. The veins in his fingers tensed uncontrollably.
"Then don't go," Mu Qi finally couldn't resist and placed his hands on Yun Shu Nian's soft waist, pulling her into a tight embrace.
"No," Yun Shu Nian drew out the word, taking a deep breath and slowly exhaling.
*No?*
Mu Qi repeated her words in his mind, as if his last glimmer of hope was being extinguished by her refusal.
"Then I'll get you a different yoga instructor," Mu Qi lowered his gaze, looking at the top of Yun Shu Nian's head. A bloody bite mark appeared on his lower lip.
Yun Shu Nian was silent for a moment, then still refused Mu Qi, "No, let's stick with this one."
Mu Qi's suggestion made Yun Shu Nian remember that with her wealth, she could easily hire a yoga instructor to come to the company. She supposed she had been stimulated by that brat Yu Sheng and forgotten about it.
However, thinking of Yu Sheng's pitiful state and the car accident he was in today, she couldn't bring herself to run away now.
*Is that person really that important?*
Mu Qi pursed his lips again, his expression growing colder.
After an unknown amount of time, Yun Shu Nian finally realized something was wrong.
The hand Mu Qi had placed on her waist seemed to be trembling.
Yun Shu Nian lifted her head from Mu Qi's neck. "Mu Qi, what's wrong?"
Yun Shu Nian was immediately drawn to the bloodstain on Mu Qi's lower lip, and she nervously cupped his face with her hands.
"I'm fine," Mu Qi turned his head, not wanting Yun Shu Nian to see his distorted expression.
"Mu Qi, it's okay. If you're uncomfortable, tell me. You don't have to say anything if you don't want to, I'm right here."
Yun Shu Nian's fingers first felt for Mu Qi's pulse, then tightly clasped his hand.
Hearing this, Mu Qi pulled Yun Shu Nian into his arms with one hand, indulging himself slightly, his breathing intensifying in her embrace.
After an unknown period of time, until Yun Shu Nian's body had stiffened, Mu Qi's breathing gradually became regular.
"Mu Qi, are you tired? Shall we go to the lounge to sleep for a bit?" Yun Shu Nian stroked Mu Qi's back, not noticing the pain in his phoenix eyes, nor his complete lack of sleepiness.
"Okay," Mu Qi responded, then stood up, carrying Yun Shu Nian.
"Wait a moment, let's inform Assistant Li first," Yun Shu Nian said, pointing to the desk phone on Mu Qi's desk.
Mu Qi had no objections and obediently sat back down in the office chair with Yun Shu Nian.
Yun Shu Nian spoke briefly with Assistant Li. After hanging up the phone, before Yun Shu Nian could react, they entered the bedroom.
"Mu Qi, turn on the light. I want to wash... mmm"
Before Yun Shu Nian could finish, the only sounds in the quiet, dim space were their amplified heartbeats.
The next day, Yun Shu Nian slept until two in the afternoon. Upon waking, she ignored her sore arms and legs, quickly freshened up, grabbed breakfast, and hurried downstairs.