"Ning Yi, take this away," Mu Qi said, turning to Ning Yi who was nearby.
"Yes, Miss Yun, this crab is too strong. And you just ate cold bread, so you definitely can't have it," Ning Yi said, picking up the plate and gently advising Yun Shounian. She was afraid the two of them would argue about this.
Yun Shounian looked at the crab in Ning Yi's hand and bit her chopsticks.
Mu Qi: "Tomorrow, we'll have red crabs, Weishan Lake drunken crabs, and Zhongzhuang drunken crabs air-flown from Huaguo..."
Yun Shounian suddenly thought of an internet term she had seen on Mu Qi's phone.
Yun Shounian propped up her chin with one hand and leaned slightly towards Mu Qi, "Scumbag, are you just making promises you can't keep?"
Mu Qi's mind was still replaying Yun Shounian's two little canine teeth, "What do you mean?"
Yun Shounian smiled and shook her head.
Mu Qi's promises were always solid; there was no doubt about that.
Yun Shounian's gaze quickly shifted to other dishes, completely unaware of when Mu Qi had gotten up to take a call.
"Yun Shounian, do you want to go home?"
Mu Qi's voice came through, and Yun Shounian, who was engrossed in eating, froze.
"Mu Qi, isn't this my home?" Did Mu Qi want to send her away? Did Mu Qi want a divorce?
Yun Shounian didn't know how she felt right now, nor how she should feel. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
She was crying again. Mu Qi frowned and immediately stepped forward to wipe away her tears.
Mu Qi had taken off his suit jacket before dinner, so the handkerchief wasn't within reach. He had to use his calloused hand to gently wipe Yun Shounian's tears.
Yun Shounian looked at Mu Qi's tightly pursed lips, feeling distressed and anxious, "Mu Qi, say something. Are you going to divorce me?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Qi stopped wiping Yun Shounian's tears and suddenly increased the force.
Yun Shounian pushed Mu Qi's hand away in pain, feeling even more wronged, "Mu Qi, you're abusive!"
"Divorce?" Mu Qi's phoenix eyes, already as dark as ink, became even more unfathomable.
Mu Qi scooped Yun Shounian up from the chair and placed her on the table. "I told you, Yun Shounian, not unless I'm dead!" Mu Qi hated Yun Shounian saying those words because... he was very afraid.
Mu Qi stared intently at Yun Shounian, his gaze deep and fierce, "Do you want me to hand you a knife?"
Yun Shounian was forced to look at Mu Qi like this, then hiccuped, "Mu Qi, hug." Yun Shounian tilted her head up and opened her arms to Mu Qi.
Her crescent eyes, still moist from crying, pierced through Mu Qi's deep and fierce gaze, making his heart falter.
Immediately, Yun Shounian was pulled into a crisp and warm embrace, but to her surprise, her feet left the ground.
Yun Shounian frowned. Was she that short? Although Mu Qi held her steadily, Yun Shounian's legs instinctively wrapped around Mu Qi's strong waist.
"Then why did you ask me if I wanted to go home just now?" Yun Shounian asked, settling the score by his ear.
Mu Qi explained, "Dad wants you to come home and visit."
"Oh."
Mu Qi: "Do you want to go back?"
Yun Shounian felt energetic after sleeping all day, perfect for a confrontation. "Mmm, yes."
"Finish eating, and get ready," Mu Qi said as he started to put Yun Shounian down. However, Yun Shounian clung tightly to Mu Qi's neck, not letting go, and even trying to climb higher.
Mu Qi was momentarily at a loss. It was then that he realized Yun Shounian was actively snuggling into his arms.
"Mu Qi, I'm going to fall."
Mu Qi's hand reacted faster, supporting Yun Shounian.
Yun Shounian quietly mumbled into Mu Qi's ear, "Mu Qi, abusive."
So she was still holding a grudge. Mu Qi hoped she would always hold grudges in this manner.
"Mu Qi, abusive," Yun Shounian continued, her tone becoming more and more gritted.
Mu Qi: "..."
"Mu Qi, abusive," Yun Shounian kept muttering, her little canine teeth showing again.
Mu Qi: "I'll let you be abusive when we get back." Mu Qi's tone was still cold, but his words were full of indulgence.
Yun Shounian was in a terrible mood at the moment. Hearing this, she impulsively bit down on Mu Qi's shoulder.
"Mmm~" Mu Qi groaned softly.
Yun Shounian instantly softened. She wrapped one arm around Mu Qi and rubbed her ear with the other, finally understanding what a sound that could make someone pregnant meant.
After biting Mu Qi, Yun Shounian felt better, but almost immediately regretted it.
Yun Shounian lifted Mu Qi's shirt, and two rows of bloody teeth marks appeared, striking Yun Shounian's heart.
Yun Shounian touched them, feeling extremely pained, "Mu Qi, does it hurt?"
"No..." A soft, wet sensation suddenly came from Mu Qi's shoulder, and Mu Qi's body tensed abruptly.
Mu Qi immediately put Yun Shounian back in her seat and turned to walk upstairs, "You eat first."
Yun Shounian rubbed her hot cheeks with both hands. She seemed a bit strange lately, a bit too forward.
Yes, just a little.
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After dinner, at Yun Shounian's strong persuasion, Mu Qi finally agreed to stay at Qiyuan. Yun Shounian returned to the Yun family alone.
"Sister, you're back," Yun Rong rushed towards Yun Shounian as soon as she entered the Yun family's gate, her face full of enthusiasm.
Since the nightmare at Jiangxin Mansion, Yun Rong had no outlet for her melancholy and anger. Whether or not that night was related to Yun Shounian, Yun Rong would not let Yun Shounian have an easy time.
Yun Shounian frowned and dodged, but to her surprise, Yun Rong rushed at her again.
Heh, she's desperate! Such a clumsy tactic.
The next second, Yun Shounian fell to the ground with a thud, sobbing pitifully, "Sister, are you unhappy that I'm home? Why did you bump into me?"
She's just a white lotus, a piece of cake.
As the Yun family's couple walked closer, Yun Shounian became even more "heartbroken." "Sister, you don't want to see me, do you? I know you've always felt like I'm an extra person in this family, but don't worry, I'm just here to visit today, I'll leave right away."
Yun Rong was stunned. She might have thought that, but she had never said it aloud.