"Mr. Mu, look over there..."
"Tell him we'll talk another day." Mu Qi casually took off his shirt, picking up the one Yun Shuni had brought him from the floor. He didn't even glance at his assistant.
The assistant reasonably suspected that Mu Qi was deliberately slacking off because of Yun Shuni.
The assistant opened his phone and nervously replied to the person who was still waiting for Mu Qi: "Apologies, Mr. Mu has a sudden change of plans. I'm afraid he won't be able to meet you today."
"No problem, Assistant Yu. Please do contact us when Mr. Mu has time." This was the first time the assistant had encountered such a polite client, and he slowly came to realize it. He was now working at the Mu Group, the apex of the imperial capital. Who would dare to be rude to him here, other than Mr. Mu himself?
...
Night, the master bedroom.
Yun Shuni, still wet from her shower and wearing a bathrobe, stood before the wardrobe, lost in thought as she gazed at the rows of pajamas. What kind of pajamas would Mu Qi like?
*Knock knock—*
"Miss Yun, dinner is ready," Ning Yi's voice came from outside the door.
Yun Shuni snapped back to reality and wiped her hair a few times with the towel in her hand. "Ning Yi, I'm not eating." She was currently preparing to "infiltrate" Mu Qi's room and was too nervous to eat.
This...
Ning Yi turned and glanced at Mu Qi, who was not far away.
"You don't want to see me?" Mu Qi's expression darkened. "Tell her I've gone out and won't be back for dinner tonight."
Ning Yi immediately understood Mu Qi's intention. "Miss Yun, don't worry. Young Master has gone out and won't be back tonight. Please come down for something to eat, Miss Yun."
Yun Shuni paused, her hands hovering over the pajamas.
He's not coming back? Yun Shuni felt her tensed body instantly relax, but then a sense of emptiness and disappointment washed over her.
"I understand, Ning Yi."
Yun Shuni truly didn't want to see him! Hearing this, Mu Qi turned and went to the study.
Ning Yi looked at the door in front of her, then at Mu Qi's stern, retreating back, and sighed.
-------------------------------------
The next morning, after finishing her morning ablutions, Yun Shuni stretched her waist and stumbled downstairs, still half-asleep.
She was in the middle of a yawn when she saw Mu Qi sitting on the sofa, reading the newspaper. Yun Shuni quickly walked over to him.
"Mu Qi, what time did you get back last night?" Yun Shuni sat beside Mu Qi, feigning casualness. She had waited for Mu Qi for a long time last night but hadn't heard his car pull up.
"One in the morning," Mu Qi replied casually.
One in the morning? That was indeed quite late. Yun Shuni didn't know what time she had fallen asleep last night. The quartz clock in her room had been taken away by Ning Yi when she thought Yun Shuni was going to commit suicide.
"Then let's eat, Mu Qi." Yun Shuni took the newspaper from his hand and her gaze unintentionally fell on the coffee on the coffee table.
Yun Shuni's delicate eyebrows furrowed. "No more coffee from now on. Switch to milk." She was angry that he knew his stomach was sensitive but still drank coffee!
Before Mu Qi could respond, Yun Shuni called out to Ning Yi, "Ning Yi, don't prepare coffee for Mu Qi in the morning anymore. Change it to milk."
Although it was for Mu Qi's own good, Ning Yi didn't dare to agree so readily. She looked at Mu Qi for his permission. Seeing him nod, Ning Yi finally agreed.
"Yes, Miss Yun."
Seeing this, Yun Shuni's brow finally relaxed.
Noticing Mu Qi hadn't moved, Yun Shuni took his hand and pulled him towards the dining table. As they walked, Yun Shuni, in front, was unaware that Mu Qi had been watching her the entire time.
By the time they sat down, Mu Qi's bowl was once again piled high like it had been on previous occasions.
Mu Qi looked at Yun Shuni, who was still continuously putting food into his bowl, his phoenix eyes deep with thought. He desperately wanted to know what Yun Shuni was planning that would make her endure sitting at the same table with him for so long, despite her apparent aversion.
She had even fled in a panic just yesterday, skipping dinner because she didn't want to see him.
"Mu Qi, eat quickly! It'll get cold," a clear voice interrupted Mu Qi's thoughts.
The Yun Shuni before him was smiling, her beautiful crescent eyes seeming to sparkle, a look he had rarely seen before, and even those few times, it hadn't been directed at him.
Yet, since they got married, in just a few short days, Yun Shuni had been smiling like this so often.
The mist in Mu Qi's heart gradually dispersed. He thought that no matter what Yun Shuni was planning, he would satisfy her, except for one thing – her leaving him. That was something he would absolutely not allow.
...
Yun Shuni finished her last bite of food, squinted, and rubbed her belly.
Before she could savor this moment of lazy leisure, Mu Qi grabbed her hand and pulled her outside.
She instantly sobered up. She remembered, it was Monday, and she had to accompany Mu Qi to work.
But...
"Mu Qi, I don't want to go to work anymore. It's so boring." Shan Gong, who was standing by, rolled his eyes inwardly.
Work? It was their young master who went to work. Yun Shuni, on the other hand, did nothing but sit or lie around. What work was she doing? Boring? Yun Shuni spent her days in the office laughing constantly at the young master's phone, and she called it boring?
Mu Qi's phoenix eyes narrowed, and the entire villa instantly felt cold.
However, Yun Shuni was not afraid at all. She clasped Mu Qi's hands and swayed them back and forth. "Mu Qi, just let me rest! I'm so sleepy."
Yun Shuni pouted, her crescent eyes looking pitiful.
Shan Gong was speechless. Did their young master look like the kind of person who would easily agree to something like this?
The next second, Mu Qi opened his lips slightly. "You can, but Shan Gong must stay behind."
Shan Gong looked up at Mu Qi in disbelief. He actually agreed? Was this still the heartless tyrant?
And he wanted him to stay behind! To stay and watch over this ancestor? Shan Gong looked at Yun Shuni with disgust, his brow deeply furrowed. He had no idea how this troublemaker would act up after their young master left.
"Absolutely no problem. Mu Qi, you can go to work with peace of mind," Yun Shuni said, becoming even more lively upon hearing Mu Qi's words, completely unconcerned about Shan Gong.