"Mr. Mu, someone sent you a package. It's said to be about Miss Yun."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qi tossed aside the pen in his hand, gestured for his assistant to bring it over, and then dismissed him.
Mu Qi opened the envelope. Inside was a voice recorder and a stack of photos.
The photos were of Yun Shudian and Zuo Nan meeting at Zuo Corporation.
The air around Mu Qi instantly turned frigid.
...
Night, Qi Garden.
"Mr. Mu, how about I go and bring her back?"
Shan Gong looked at the evidence on the table, which showed an ambiguous relationship between Yun Shudian and Zuo Nan, and felt it was unfair to Mu Qi.
Shan Gong thought that with Mr. Mu's standing, any woman in the capital would want to marry him. Why was he still hung up on this one 'crooked necked tree'?
Yet, Mu Qi insisted on this single 'crooked necked tree': "Yun Shudian is my wife, the young madam. Shan Gong, this is the last time!" Mu Qi sat on the sofa, twirled his wedding ring, and warned Shan Gong with a cold expression.
Shan Gong pursed his lips, feeling like a piece of jade cabbage had been defiled by a pig.
"Then, Young Master, should I bring the Young Madam... back?" Shan Gong carefully chose his words and asked again.
"Wait a moment longer." Mu Qi rubbed his index finger and thumb together forcefully, his fingernails turning white.
Shan Gong waited quietly, ready to apprehend Yun Shudian. He felt it was only a matter of time.
However, soon he heard the roar of a car.
Then, Yun Shudian, carrying a pile of shopping bags, appeared at the door.
"Mu Qi, you're home early today." Yun Shudian spotted Mu Qi sitting on the sofa and her eyes lit up.
Yun Shudian found that the more she went out, the more she missed Mu Qi, and her love for him grew exponentially.
In Yun Shudian's heart, no one in the world could compare to Mu Qi.
Yun Shudian had fallen in love with diamonds; even jade couldn't catch her eye.
Shan Gong looked at Yun Shudian's happy demeanor with sarcasm. He assumed Yun Shudian was happy because she had seen Zuo Nan.
Just as Shan Gong and Mu Qi were about to question Yun Shudian, Shan Gong suddenly noticed that the voice recorder and the photos of Yun Shudian and Zuo Nan's ambiguous relationship were gone from the table.
Shan Gong looked at Mu Qi in confusion, only to see Yun Shudian already snuggled in Mu Qi's arms.
Shan Gong quickly averted his gaze.
What was going on with this Yun Shudian? Did she realize force wouldn't work and had become clever?
"Shan Gong, go out."
Mu Qi's voice came through, and Shan Gong dared not linger.
"Yes."
Yun Shudian gazed at Mu Qi's handsome face, which she hadn't seen all day, and kept affectionately nuzzling him.
"Mu Qi, Mu Qi. Did you miss me today?" Yun Shudian asked casually.
"Mm." Mu Qi responded, holding Yun Shudian in his arms, lost in her presence.
"Mu Qi, are you a little unhappy?" Although she couldn't see Mu Qi's expression, Yun Shudian sensed it.
Mu Qi didn't answer directly and changed the subject: "Where did you go today?"
Mentioning this, Yun Shudian's face lit up with excitement. She pulled over the shopping bags she had bought for Mu Qi. "Today, I went shopping for clothes."
"Mu Qi, try them on quickly." Yun Shudian placed a complete outfit, already coordinated, between them.
"Mine?" Mu Qi looked at the slightly frilled clothing with disbelief.
Yun Shudian cupped her chin in her hands, trying to find some sign of happiness on Mu Qi's face, but she couldn't figure out what he was thinking or if he was happy. "Yes. Mu Qi, try them on quickly."
"You're not getting down?"
"Ah, oh." Yun Shudian finally reacted and slowly got down from Mu Qi.
Gradually, Yun Shudian was affected by Mu Qi's seemingly calm expression, and her smile began to fade.
Watching Mu Qi disappear into the side room with the clothes, Yun Shudian felt a pang of disappointment.
Why was Mu Qi unhappy? Did he dislike these flashy clothes? But she really wanted to see Mu Qi in casual wear.
However, if Mu Qi didn't like it, she couldn't impose her own wishes on him.
Thinking this, Yun Shudian went upstairs, intending to tell Mu Qi that he didn't have to wear them if he didn't like them, and that she would pick out suits for him in the future.
But just as Yun Shudian raised her hand to knock, the door to the side room suddenly opened.
And Yun Shudian's raised hand, instead, knocked on Mu Qi's heart.
"I've changed."
Yun Shudian didn't respond. She looked at Mu Qi before her and was completely stunned.
Mu Qi was now wearing a black and yellow silk shirt, paired with ordinary white casual pants.
His fair skin and exquisite features blended perfectly with the outfit, creating no sense of disharmony.
It was as if a very proper person had put on slightly unconventional clothes, highlighting Mu Qi's nobility.
Yun Shudian regretted her thought. Mu Qi looked so handsome like this. He already had many suits, and she still wanted to buy him casual wear.
"Don't look good?" Mu Qi, not having received a response from Yun Shudian for a long time, thought he had disappointed her. His expression dimmed. He immediately reached for his buttons with one hand and intended to close the door to change.
"No." Seeing Mu Qi's movement, Yun Shudian finally reacted and grabbed his arm.
Yun Shudian's eyes, like a fawn's, met Mu Qi's gaze directly, captivating his heart. "Don't change, okay? If you don't like it, just wear it for me at home."
Mu Qi looked at Yun Shudian's sparkling eyes and hesitantly asked, "Do you like it?"
Yun Shudian nodded with a blush.
Seeing this, a string in Mu Qi relaxed. "As long as you like it."
Seeing how easily Mu Qi agreed, Yun Shudian became a little more daring and made another request. "Mu Qi, can you do that move again?" She then covered her face shyly.
"Hmm? What move?" Mu Qi, whose attention was solely on Yun Shudian, never quite understood what she was thinking.
"That move where you button your shirt with one hand." Yun Shudian finished quickly, becoming even more embarrassed.
"Like this?" Mu Qi placed his hand on his button in confusion.
Yun Shudian couldn't help but let out an excited scream and rushed towards Mu Qi. "Mu Qi, you're so sexy!" Yun Shudian felt she had hit the jackpot by marrying Mu Qi.
Mu Qi steadied Yun Shudian, allowing her to kiss and nuzzle his face.
Yun Shudian, do you really feel this way? Then why did you go to see Zuo Nan today? But it doesn't matter anymore. Whether it's real or fake, I won't let you out again.
Thinking this, Mu Qi glanced down. Ning Yi had already prepared dinner downstairs and was waiting. Mu Qi then carried Yun Shudian downstairs.
Yun Shudian's excitement subsided, and a strong sense of shame slowly crept in.
Yun Shudian felt too embarrassed to face anyone. "Mu Qi, put me down."
"We're here." Mu Qi's expression remained unchanged as he placed Yun Shudian on a chair and then took his own seat.
Ning Yi knew about the ambiguous photos of Yun Shudian and Zuo Nan.
Seeing that the two of them seemed fine, she breathed a sigh of relief.
This was probably the calm before the storm.