The old man rubbed his ears, held his tea, and glanced in Mu Qi's direction.
Why was this kid's voice so pleasant to hear?
Yun Shune felt this most keenly, especially when Mu Qi called her "baby."
His voice was magnetic, gentle, like a gravitational pull, making her want to be closer to Mu Qi's voice every second.
However, the two words Mu Qi spoke at this moment made Yun Shune think she was hallucinating.
A heavy sense of loss and a surge of annoyance filled her.
But these all vanished in an instant as Yun Shune opened her eyes.
"Mu Qi, what are you doing here?" She lowered her hands from her eyes, and Mu Qi's tall figure stood before her.
At this moment, Mu Qi lacked his usual refinement. The dark circles under his eyes were deep, and his clothes were stained with dust from the hike up the mountain, making him look somewhat disheveled.
Yun Shune's heart ached, and she lowered her head, turning her gaze away.
He really didn't want to see me, Mu Qi thought with disappointment.
"Little Niannian, is he your husband?" the old man couldn't help but ask.
Mu Qi pursed his lips, his gaze fixed on Yun Shune.
Yun Shune: "He's not."
As soon as Yun Shune finished speaking, Mu Qi's body trembled.
"Baby." Mu Qi's eyes remained locked on Yun Shune, and he whispered softly.
Yun Shune didn't even look at Mu Qi, turning to walk away.
Mu Qi's gaze followed Yun Shune closely. The man who had possessed a powerful aura and a cold gaze was now full of panic and helplessness in his eyes.
The old man stroked his beard, lost in thought.
So, they had argued.
It must be that this kid was ungrateful and made his Little Niannian angry.
Thinking this, the old man glanced at Mu Qi, snorted, and then followed Yun Shune out.
"Little Niannian, watch your master. I'll drug him and teach him a lesson he'll never forget. How dare he bully my disciple..."
"Old man, you are not allowed to touch him!" Yun Shune interrupted the old man, her eyes filled with wariness.
"Oh." The old man rubbed his nose.
Once a master, always a father. How could he compare to Little Niannian's husband? Hmph, unhappy.
However, seeing that Yun Shune was still in a bad mood, the old man picked up his fishing rod, intending to go fishing for his Little Niannian.
Yun Shune followed the old man towards the river, but stopped halfway.
Yun Shune watched the old man's receding figure and then turned around.
"Mu Qi, can you stay away from me? Do you have to make me hate you?" Yun Shune was extremely agitated, unaware of how hurtful her words were at the moment.
Yun Shune just wanted some peace. She didn't know how long she would need to be alone, perhaps until the traces Mu Qi had left were mostly gone. But before that, Yun Shune didn't know how to face Mu Qi.
Mu Qi was stunned. At this moment, he seemed to see the Yun Shune who had avoided him like the plague, the Yun Shune who had hated him immensely.
Mu Qi's body tensed, as if the last string was about to snap.
He could only gaze blankly at Yun Shune's retreating figure.
The feeling of being hated by Yun Shune was something Mu Qi was most familiar with. He should have been more accustomed to it than anyone else.
However, for Mu Qi, who had already seen hope, being hated by Yun Shune again was like falling into an abyss.
"Little Niannian, what kind of fish do you think the next one will be? A crucian carp or a carp?" The old man, holding a fishing rod made of beads, turned to look at Yun Shune.
Seeing that she was clearly preoccupied, he wanted to ask a few questions to distract her.
"Fish?" Yun Shune murmured, but the old man knew she hadn't snapped back to reality.
The old man fell silent and quietly waited for his fish.
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Meanwhile, at the Yun family residence,
Yun Rong was pacing back and forth in her room.
Since her failed attempt to provoke Mu Qi and Yun Shune that day, Yun Rong had been in a state of extreme anxiety.
Her plan was ruined!
Yun Rong realized that no matter how much she tried to instigate things, Mu Qi would not give up on Yun Shune.
And as long as Mu Qi didn't give up on Yun Shune, she would never have a chance.
What could she do?
Yun Rong's anxiety grew.
She wanted to become Mu Qi's woman.
Only then could she win over that distinguished man and become the most honored woman in the entire imperial capital.
Then she would be completely established in the upper echelon society, and from then on, it would be her who looked down on others.
Yun Rong's ambition expanded.
Why not let Yun Shune die? Then she would have her chance. A person who had disappeared was no match for someone present.
Yun Rong clenched her fists and tapped them against each other, a satisfied smile spreading across her face.
Just then, Yun Rong's private investigator called her.
"Hello, Ms. Yun. We've found traces of Yun Shune." At this moment, Yun Rong's private investigator was at the foot of the mountain, observing Yun Shune's Maserati.
"Good, send me the location quickly." It seems heaven is helping me. Yun Shune, you are definitely doomed!
Yun Rong's emotions surged, her eyes glowing with a sinister light, and an ominous aura radiated from her.
"I can give you the location, but have you forgotten something?" the private investigator's tone sounded displeased.
"We'll talk about that later. Just give me the address first." Yun Rong frowned, impatient.
"That won't do, Miss Yun. You are, after all, a member of the Yun family in the imperial capital. You wouldn't go back on your word, would you?
You're not paying the 'Imperial Capital's Number One Investigator' for his services?
Or perhaps, you can't afford it?" The private investigator was a young man.
The young man's nonchalant and sarcastic voice struck Yun Rong's fragile pride like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"How could I possibly not pay? You wait, I'll send it to you right away." Yun Rong gritted her teeth, her voice sounding like an arrogant noblewoman.
"That's good, Ms. Yun. Don't forget, excluding this month, it amounts to sixty million." The man on the other end of the phone whistled nonchalantly.
"How can it be so much!" Yun Rong was shocked and momentarily forgot to maintain her noble lady facade.
"Ms. Yun, when you hired me, I warned you that I was very expensive. You interrupted me before I could sign the agreement.
So, you'd better transfer the money to my account as soon as possible, or I have the right to disregard the confidentiality agreement." The detective's tone was light, but his words were full of threats. Sudan Fiction Network
"You..." Yun Rong's body tensed, her pupils constricted.