"Talk too much," Mu Qi said, looking up at Ning Yi with a cold expression.
Ning Yi's face immediately stiffened, then she looked flustered and at a loss.
"Rude," Yun Shuzhen turned and glared at Mu Qi, then quickly stepped forward to pat Ning Yi's shoulder in comfort.
Mu Qi pursed his lips and lowered his head.
"Ning Yi, don't mind him. Ning Yi is right, thanks to Ning Yi." This was originally a sentence that could easily be misunderstood, but Yun Shuzhen raised her hand and touched her head, with utmost sincerity.
Ning Yi smiled knowingly in her heart. The young master and madam were now so sweet and enviable; she thought the madam could finally rest assured.
No way? No way? This was the first time they had seen their young master put in a difficult position!
The servants nearby saw this scene, their faces full of disbelief.
Their gazes towards Yun Shuzhen were filled with admiration, and for a moment, the light of worship illuminated the Qi Garden.
"Mu Qi, did you hear that? You can't eat too much," Yun Shuzhen returned to her seat and picked up her chopsticks, intending to take many dishes from Mu Qi's bowl.
However, as soon as Yun Shuzhen's chopsticks clamped onto a piece of crab roe, Mu Qi's chopsticks pressed down on them.
"Wasteful," Mu Qi said, as if it were a trivial matter, but the force beneath his hand was excessively strong.
Whatever Yun Shuzhen gave, Mu Qi wanted it all.
"It's not wasteful, I'll eat it."
Although it wouldn't be difficult for Yun Shuzhen to break free now, if she used too much force, she might accidentally injure Mu Qi.
"You'll eat it?"
"Yes, all of it." To make Mu Qi let go of his chopsticks, Yun Shuzhen added.
Mu Qi's chopsticks slowly loosened. The realization that she would eat what was in his bowl made him both happy and nervous.
It wasn't as if this was the first time.
Seeing that Mu Qi had let go, Yun Shuzhen immediately ate the crab roe and other food.
While peeling the crab for Mu Qi earlier, she had been lost in thought and hadn't eaten much, thus coincidentally avoiding the "waste" Mu Qi spoke of.
After a full meal, Yun Shuzhen habitually rubbed her stomach, her eyes narrowing in satisfaction.
"Mu Qi, where are you going?" Just as Mu Qi was about to brush past Yun Shuzhen, her hand reached out and grabbed his clothes.
"The study," Mu Qi turned around.
"Is something wrong?"
Yun Shuzhen kept holding onto Mu Qi's clothes but remained silent. Mu Qi easily knew that she had something to say.
"Mmm," Yun Shuzhen nodded.
She glanced at the servants around them, then, as if making a decision, she took Mu Qi's hand and walked towards the study.
"What is it?"
In the study, Mu Qi rubbed his temples, looking very agitated.
Yun Shuzhen's serious demeanor made Mu Qi suspect she was planning to escape again.
"I want to attend the auction held by the Imperial Capital International Commodities Auction Company tomorrow," Yun Shuzhen blurted out.
"What are you going there for?" Mu Qi frowned.
"Of course, to get something I want. It's that wild ginseng. I want to help you recover your memories of the mountain palace, and this herb is needed for it."
This time, Yun Shuzhen didn't wait for Mu Qi to ask further before explaining herself.
Yun Shuzhen suddenly felt that her request was reasonable. What was she nervous about?
Mu Qi: "I'll have Assistant Li go."
Yun Shuzhen was stunned, clearly not expecting that possibility. At the time, she had only thought about an opportunity for herself to go out, not realizing they had so many staff members, and she wouldn't be needed personally.
Yun Shuzhen sighed in her heart.
"But I've already picked out an outfit. Mu Qi, I want to see for myself," Yun Shuzhen pouted, looking at Mu Qi with pleading eyes.
"I don't need my memory back," Mu Qi turned away, unable to bear looking at Yun Shuzhen's captivating face.
Yun Shuzhen: (⊙o⊙)...
After all her deliberation, she felt that the arrow was already nocked and ready to be shot.
"But I want to see it, Mu Qi. Please let me go. Okay, Mu Qi?" Yun Shuzhen hooked Mu Qi's collar, her crescent eyes sending alluring glances.
Mu Qi felt a tickle on his neck and couldn't help but swallow, his Adam's apple bobbing.
Yun Shuzhen's gaze fixed on Mu Qi's Adam's apple, and for a moment, she forgot what she was doing. As if mesmerized, she reached out and touched his Adam's apple.
Yun Shuzhen only noticed Mu Qi's Adam's apple bob again. Without any warning, she hooked the back of Mu Qi's neck and kissed his Adam's apple.
"Mmmph," Mu Qi grunted and pushed Yun Shuzhen away.
Yun Shuzhen stumbled back a few steps before realizing what she had done.
"Mu Qi, let me explain."
Mu Qi's breathing became heavy.
"I didn't mean to..." Yun Shuzhen's voice trailed off.
What was the difference between this explanation and no explanation at all?
"Mu Qi, don't misunderstand, I'm not using a honey trap."
Yun Shuzhen realized belatedly that her words sounded more like an attempt to cover up the truth.
Yun Shuzhen fell silent, wanting to maintain some semblance of dignity in front of Mu Qi.
...
"Mu Qi, are you angry?" After a while, seeing that Mu Qi remained silent, Yun Shuzhen asked cautiously.
"No."
His low, husky voice clearly indicated he was unhappy.
"Mu Qi, you should let me go out. You need to learn to trust me gradually, don't you think?" Yun Shuzhen led Mu Qi back to the sofa.
"Trust you?" Mu Qi looked at Yun Shuzhen with an expression that suggested she was hardly trustworthy.
"Ahem," Yun Shuzhen touched the back of her neck, feeling embarrassed.
It seemed she indeed had very little credibility with Mu Qi.
Before her rebirth, she had used such excuses countless times. And after her rebirth, she had still snuck out a few times.
Thinking about it, her trust level with Mu Qi being almost zero was truly her own doing.
"Mu Qi, just let me go, let me go..." cornered, Yun Shuzhen began to regress, resorting to childish tactics.
Seeing Yun Shuzhen suddenly sit on the floor, Mu Qi instinctively pulled her up.
However, Yun Shuzhen immediately sat back down.
Just as Mu Qi was about to lift her up again in exasperation, Yun Shuzhen suddenly hugged his thigh tightly.