With a snort, Yun Shunian chuckled unashamedly.
The manager was also a talent at judging people.
"Let's go, Mu Qi," Yun Shunian said with a smile, meeting Mu Qi's phoenix-like eyes, which were full of genuine amusement.
Mu Qi curved his lips in response to Yun Shunian's smile, then took her hand and they entered the elevator.
On the way back to the company, Mu Qi was noticeably more silent than usual. Yun Shunian wanted to say something but didn't know what exactly to say.
It wasn't until after they got out of the car that Yun Shunian realized if she didn't speak now, it would be even harder to say anything once they were upstairs.
So, in the underground parking lot, just as Mu Qi was about to lead Yun Shunian to the elevator, she suddenly reached out with her other hand and tugged at him.
"You don't want to be by my side? Who are you going to find then? Zuo Nan?" Mu Qi's words were sharp, his eyes seemingly erecting another ice wall.
Yun Shunian was taken aback. Mu Qi seemed to always lack a sense of security, especially concerning Zuo Nan.
So, when she had shyly dodged Mu Qi before, had he also been overthinking things?
Realizing this, Yun Shunian immediately hugged Mu Qi tightly, clinging to his shoulders and pecking his lips again and again.
The ice wall in his phoenix eyes was thus pecked away, bit by bit, by Yun Shunian.
Immediately after, Yun Shunian was lifted by Mu Qi with one arm and kissed deeply.
It wasn't until Mu Qi's phone rang that they finally stopped.
"Mr. Mu, there's a routine meeting this afternoon..."
It was Assistant Li's voice. Yun Shunian panted heavily, thinking.
Mu Qi: "Mhm."
Mu Qi immediately hung up the phone and then leaned towards Yun Shunian again.
Mu Qi's eagerness made Yun Shunian recall when she thought Mu Qi liked Shang Gong.
She had been the same then, so much so that she desperately wanted to have a child with Mu Qi to bind them together.
With this thought, Yun Shunian stroked Mu Qi's head and pulled away from him.
"Mu Qi, do you want a baby?" Yun Shunian asked.
"Do you... really want to?" Mu Qi cupped Yun Shunian's face, his eyes revealing rare infatuation and longing.
Yun Shunian didn't understand these emotions, but they didn't stop her heart from being moved.
"Of course, I do. I want to have a crystallization of our love," Yun Shunian suppressed her shyness and forced herself to look Mu Qi in the eyes.
A crystallization of love. Even though Yun Shunian had said she loved him, Mu Qi had never thought that one day she would truly feel something like love.
It was even more so for Mu Qi. He didn't understand what love was; he only knew that Yun Shunian was his entire meaning in this world.
Mu Qi said nothing and pulled Yun Shunian into his embrace.
"Mu Qi, is it okay?" Yun Shunian tilted her head up to ask him, but could only see his chin.
"Gestation is very hard, and childbirth is very painful," Mu Qi knew Yun Shunian was very afraid of pain.
Yun Shunian pursed her lips, thinking this was indeed a problem. It was truly painful.
"Mu Qi, I'm not afraid." She said this, but tears were already welling up in her eyes, looking like someone bravely heading to their execution, facing an uncertain fate.
"I am afraid," Mu Qi paused, then stroked Yun Shunian's head.
Yun Shunian nestled into Mu Qi's embrace like a small, insecure beast.
They held each other tightly until Assistant Li called again. Only then did Mu Qi take Yun Shunian's hand and head towards his office.
Perhaps too much had happened that afternoon, and Yun Shunian felt a bit tired. She suddenly quieted down, reading a book, and then fell asleep when she got tired.
When she woke up, she was already in the car.
Yun Shunian rubbed her eyes dazedly and saw the vibrant, bustling city lights outside. She suddenly longed for freedom.
Yun Shunian looked at the people selling lotus root starch and skewers outside, swallowing her saliva. She then turned to look at Mu Qi, who was impeccably dressed in his noble attire, thinking that Mu Qi would certainly not eat such things.
Yun Shunian sighed softly.
Soon, the car stopped, and Aunt Ning came out to welcome them in.
Dinner was ready.
Yun Shunian remembered that Mu Qi hadn't eaten much later that day due to being bothered by Xia Zhijun and Zuo Nan, and she couldn't help but keep putting food into his bowl.
Here, Yun Shunian placed the peeled crab meat she had prepared into Mu Qi's bowl.
Mu Qi accepted it all without objection.
Aunt Ning watched as Yun Shunian picked up another crab and hesitated to speak.
However, this time it was different from when Yun Shunian had served Mu Qi fish. Relying on the tacit understanding she had built with Aunt Ning over the past few days, Yun Shunian quickly realized that Aunt Ning had something to say.
"Aunt Ning, what did you want to say?" Yun Shunian asked, holding a crab, her eyes sparkling and her voice soft as she looked at Aunt Ning.
Hearing this, Mu Qi also looked towards Aunt Ning.
Aunt Ning hadn't felt nervous initially, but with Mu Qi's gaze, her heart suddenly wavered.
She stammered, afraid to say anything.
Seeing Aunt Ning glancing at Mu Qi from time to time, Yun Shunian immediately turned to Mu Qi and said, "You eat your food."
Yun Shunian's tone was a little fierce, as if she were blaming him for scaring Aunt Ning.
Mu Qi heard this, cast one last glance at Aunt Ning, and then lowered his head without a word.
"Look at him, is this still our young master? How can he be so obedient? I really want to take him home?"
A few servants upstairs who were cleaning noticed the interaction between the three downstairs. They immediately put down their brooms, their eyes turning starry.
"Are you crazy?" The servant next to her interrupted her daydream.
The maid realized her slip of the tongue and immediately covered her mouth with her hands.
She must have been crazy just now. Their young master was such a violent person; perhaps only Miss Yun was special in this world.
She had truly been out of her mind just now.
The young maid calmed down and immediately picked up the broom from the floor.
"Not crazy anymore?" the maid next to her teased.
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"Aunt Ning, what did you want to say? Is it related to Mu Qi?" At this moment, Yun Shunian rested her chin in her hands, her eyes shining, looking very curious.
Without Mu Qi's scrutinizing gaze, Aunt Ning easily opened up to Yun Shunian: "It's nothing, madam. It's just that the young master has a sensitive stomach and cannot eat too much."