Last night, Mu Qi’s aura, while not exactly gentle, was a world apart from its current state.
Now, Mu Qi's aura was sharp and somber, like an angered Yama.
Fortunately, Mu Qi only glanced at the old man before turning his attention back to Yun Shuzhen.
The old man, who had been leaning back in his rattan chair, straightened up, his expression grave.
It wasn't fear, but rather concern that Mu Qi was not as simple as he appeared.
The old man had lived for many years and knew well that people with such eyes were capable of anything.
To serve a ruler is like accompanying a tiger; the old man was now very worried about the safety of his precious disciple.
As the old man pondered, he suddenly saw his precious disciple actually grasp Mu Qi’s cheeks with both hands, after which Mu Qi put on a stiff smile.
The old man: “……”
This…
It still wouldn’t do. If this person had even bigger schemes, wouldn’t his precious disciple be in even greater danger?
The old man secretly resolved to find an opportunity to test Mu Qi.
Yun Shuzhen’s tears flowed so profusely that her nose ran too.
Yun Shuzhen was flustered, and when Mu Qi suddenly walked in another direction, she immediately tugged hard at him.
“Where are you going?”
Looking at those crescent eyes, watery from tears, Mu Qi walked over, lifted Yun Shuzhen with one arm, and carried her towards the room.
Upon entering the room, Mu Qi took paper from the table and handed it to Yun Shuzhen.
Yun Shuzhen took it and then became completely quiet.
“Let me down, please.” Remembering her unrestrained crying just now, Yun Shuzhen felt awkward with belated realization. SuDanNovel.com
“Mm,” Mu Qi responded and immediately put Yun Shuzhen down.
Suddenly, the phone in Yun Shuzhen’s pocket rang.
Mu Qi’s expression tensed at the sound, then slowly relaxed.
Yun Shuzhen, however, grew increasingly nervous.
Mu Qi parted his lips slightly, but said nothing.
Mu Qi: “Fishing?”
Yun Shuzhen: “Mm.”
Yun Shuzhen then remembered that this was what they had agreed on yesterday.
Mu Qi walked ahead, and Yun Shuzhen, with her hand in her pocket, quietly turned off her phone.
…
Soon, they arrived at the pond. Just like yesterday, Mu Qi held the fishing rod, and Yun Shuzhen sat quietly beside him.
The intermittent chirping of various birds filled the air, and the continuous calls of crickets sounded from the ground.
The pond before them was verdant, and the trees were lush. In such an environment, Yun Shuzhen felt much more relaxed.
“Mu Qi, you know, right? Your phone rang just now.” Yun Shuzhen suddenly spoke, using this to further probe Mu Qi.
Mu Qi’s excessive compliance during their interactions these past two days made it impossible for Yun Shuzhen to grasp his bottom line.
It was like falling off a cliff but never seeing the bottom, thus remaining in constant fear.
“Did you want me to hear it?” Mu Qi’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his gaze unconsciously shifted from the float.
Yun Shuzhen: “No.”
Yun Shuzhen didn’t understand why Mu Qi’s words were always different from what she expected.
“Then I didn’t hear it.” Mu Qi’s tone was filled with matter-of-factness.
Yun Shuzhen pursed her lips, feeling as though not only could she not see the bottom, but a layer of mist had also enveloped her.
“Mu Qi, why do you never get angry?” She had done such outrageous things.
Yun Shuzhen furrowed her brows and looked intently at Mu Qi’s profile.
Angry?
Yun Shuzhen should have known his anger the best.
“Do you want me to get angry?” Mu Qi turned to look at Yun Shuzhen, his phoenix eyes seeming to redden slightly, and a hint of fierceness appearing around him.
Mu Qi was angry?
But it was so strange. Why did Mu Qi suddenly get angry?
She had no idea what it was about.
When she kept Mu Qi by her side, he wasn’t angry.
When she tried to discard the fish Mu Qi had painstakingly caught, he wasn’t angry.
When she held Mu Qi’s phone and refused to return it, he wasn’t angry either.
But now, she simply asked in confusion, and Mu Qi reacted so strongly?
Yun Shuzhen stood there, lost in thought, full of confusion, when Mu Qi suddenly lifted her chin.
“Who did you contact with my phone?”
This time, Yun Shuzhen didn’t need to use the word “seemingly,” because the redness in those phoenix eyes was now very obvious.
“Mm?”
At this moment, Yun Shuzhen hadn’t decided whether to speak.
“You contacted Zuo Nan?” Mu Qi asked, word by word, gritting his teeth.
“No, absolutely not!” Yun Shuzhen, acutely sensing danger, immediately denied it.
Zuo Nan. If Mu Qi hadn't mentioned him, she might have forgotten there was such a person.
The redness in his phoenix eyes gradually faded.
“Scared?” Mu Qi released Yun Shuzhen’s chin.
Yun Shuzhen remained silent. It wasn’t that she was truly scared, but her mood felt quite complicated.
Mu Qi covered his face and sighed.
Yun Shuzhen always made him feel powerless so easily.
She seemed to understand. Mu Qi’s bottom line was… she couldn’t be with other men?
Indeed, Mu Qi had always made this bottom line clear, but Yun Shuzhen hadn’t expected that Mu Qi could tolerate her to such an extent.
Yun Shuzhen suddenly understood, feeling a sense of control, and her mood grew more relaxed.
Meanwhile, Mu Qi’s expression was not as pleasant as Yun Shuzhen’s.
As Yun Shuzhen had said yesterday, she and Mu Qi fished all day.
They didn’t even go back for lunch. Following Yun Shuzhen’s suggestion, Mu Qi started a fire and cooked grilled fish.
“Mu Qi, how are you so skilled at starting a fire?”
Watching Mu Qi quickly start a fire with just two pieces of wood, Yun Shuzhen’s starry eyes almost stuck to Mu Qi.
Mu Qi: “Want to learn? I’ll teach you.”
“Don’t want to learn.” This way, Mu Qi would know that Yun Shuzhen couldn’t leave him, and she definitely couldn’t leave him alone outside.
However, this was probably Yun Shuzhen overthinking. Even if she learned to start a fire, Mu Qi wouldn’t leave her alone outside.
“I’ll help you.” Yun Shuzhen thought of her own little plans, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curve again and again.
When she came back to her senses, Mu Qi had already picked up a large fish and a sharp piece of wood and walked towards the river.
Seeing this, Yun Shuzhen also leaned over.
Mu Qi’s action of gutting the fish paused.