Chapter 25 I Want You

Mu Qi instantly pinned Yun Shuzhu on the bed, his phoenix eyes narrowing, "Yun Shuzhu, what do you really want?"

Yun Shuzhu was not flustered at all, knowing that Mu Qi was a paper tiger in front of her. "I want you." Yun Shuzhu wrapped her arms around Mu Qi's neck.

The beauty's gaze flickered, but Mu Qi remained indecisive.

"Mu Qi, isn't this what you want?" Yun Shuzhu didn't understand why Mu Qi wasn't making a move when she had practically thrown herself at him.

Mu Qi released her, stepped off the bed, and retreated a step. "Yun Shuzhu, I'm not that superficial." He was acutely aware that their emotional connection was not on the same level.

... Then who was the one who had kissed her until she couldn't breathe just now?

Yun Shuzhu frowned, feeling conflicted. "Then Mu Qi, why did you marry me?" And why had he been so possessive in both past and present lives, refusing to let her leave? Su Dan Novels.

Mu Qi was silent for a moment, then stepped forward and covered Yun Shuzhu's lips with one hand. "More than your body, I want your heart."

Mu Qi's expression was cold, his eyes dark and deep. "Do you think I want too much? Too greedy? So what? Yun Shuzhu, as long as I'm alive, you'll have to endure it."

That's right. In her past life, Mu Qi had truly done so, striving to reach her even at the moment of his death.

Recalling the suffering Mu Qi had endured for her in her past life, Yun Shuzhu's tears fell uncontrollably again.

Mu Qi withdrew his hand, averting his gaze from Yun Shuzhu. "Don't cry, crying won't make me let you go."

After being released, Yun Shuzhu immediately hugged Mu Qi, resting her chin on his shoulder and saying in a muffled voice, "Okay, I allow you to be greedy. But you can have my body first, and then my heart."

Yun Shuzhu didn't want Mu Qi to hide his sadness, she wanted to do her best to satisfy him and make him happy.

Mu Qi's eyes flickered, his heart responding intensely to Yun Shuzhu's words. Yet, he still gently pried Yun Shuzhu's hands off his waist.

"I'll give you the room." Mu Qi walked away quickly, without stopping.

Yun Shuzhu was exasperated, writhing on the bed like a maggot. Wasn't her initiative appealing? Why hadn't he been so restrained on their wedding night?

Hmph!

Wait, why was she feeling disappointed?

In the early morning, Yun Shuzhu sat listlessly at the dining table. After Mu Qi left last night, she had successfully failed to sleep.

Yun Shuzhu picked at her food for a few bites, then looked up at Mu Qi opposite her. "Mu Qi, did you sleep well last night?"

Mu Qi's eating paused. Recalling Yun Shuzhu blossoming in his dreams last night, his ears subtly flushed. "Very well."

Yun Shuzhu poked the shredded potatoes in her bowl with her chopsticks. She felt a pang of imbalance. Mu Qi had actually slept soundly.

Seeing Yun Shuzhu's action, Mu Qi frowned. "Aunt Ning, call the kitchen over."

Aunt Ning responded respectfully, "Yes, Young Master."

Yun Shuzhu was extremely drowsy and didn't hear what Mu Qi was saying. When she looked up again, she saw a group of people dressed in white chef uniforms gathered in front of her.

If it weren't for it being daytime, Yun Shuzhu would have suspected that the White Impermanence had come in droves to capture her.

After all, with something like rebirth, what else was impossible?

Yun Shuzhu squinted and finally recognized them. She patted her chest. "What are you guys doing here? You scared me."

The head chef sent a resentful expression to Yun Shuzhu in his mind. Why were they here? It was all because of this little ancestor, Yun Shuzhu.

"You've forgotten the continuous months of advanced training?"

Yun Shuzhu turned and saw Mu Qi putting down his chopsticks, reprimanding these chefs sternly.

Several grown men wearing white chef hats lowered their heads.

Months before Mu Qi and Yun Shuzhu's wedding, Mu Qi had personally prepared a series of documents regarding Yun Shuzhu's dietary preferences. These even detailed the degree of softness and hardness, and the balance of sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy.

With this, Mu Qi had specially hired several chefs from five-star hotels and sent them abroad for further training, along with Yun Shuzhu's dietary preference profiles.

They thought it was simply a paid vacation! Who knew what they had done there. Moreover, the salary offered was more than triple their usual pay.

However, on the very first day they arrived, the group knew they had made a grave mistake. Because on the first night, Mu Qi had personally conducted an assessment via video call.

The first part of the assessment was to recite Yun Shuzhu's preferences by heart.

...

Thus, twenty-odd people who had gone with excitement and sparkling eyes returned as only nine people with dark circles under their eyes.

"Mu Qi, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this dish?" Yun Shuzhu asked Mu Qi, not understanding.

"There's nothing wrong." Yun Shuzhu picked up the shredded potatoes closest to her and tasted them carefully.

Mu Qi: "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious." Seeing that Mu Qi's bowl had little food left, Yun Shuzhu added a few pieces of pork ribs to his bowl.

Mu Qi waved his hand at the nine chefs, who seemed to have received a pardon.

"Mm." Mu Qi also picked up his chopsticks and added food to Yun Shuzhu's bowl.

Yun Shuzhu looked at the dishes in her bowl, her face unconsciously flushing.

A feeling of honor and embarrassment washed over her.

However, when Mu Qi saw Yun Shuzhu staring at the food in her bowl without picking it up, his expression instantly darkened. Mu Qi gave a wry smile inwardly, how could he have forgotten that Yun Shuzhu wouldn't eat things he had touched?

Mu Qi's tone turned cold, "Aunt Ning."

"Young Master."

Just as Mu Qi was about to ask Aunt Ning to get Yun Shuzhu a fresh set of bowls and chopsticks, Yun Shuzhu suddenly took a bite of the fish Mu Qi had put there.

It seemed... the food Mu Qi had added tasted better. Yun Shuzhu savored it carefully, not noticing Mu Qi's odd reaction.

Mu Qi said no more, and Aunt Ning wisely withdrew.

However, Mu Qi's expression remained grim. He didn't understand why Yun Shuzhu would go to such lengths to trouble herself. Mu Qi did not want Yun Shuzhu to force herself to endure disgust.

After breakfast, Mu Qi once again held Yun Shuzhu's hand and walked outside.

"Mu Qi, I don't want to go." Yun Shuzhu still wanted to sleep and also wanted Mu Qi to gradually trust her by leaving her alone at home.