"Mu Qi, what's wrong?" Yun Shu Nian looked at Mu Qi, who was pale and holding medicine, feeling helpless.
Diao Guan, seeing that Yun Shu Nian was not in servant attire and was an unfamiliar face, subtly sized her up.
Hmm, Mu Qi's eyes had finally healed.
Diao Guan: "Beauty, you don't need to mind him. He's just..."
Mu Qi's face was pale, and cold sweat streamed down his forehead. "Diao Guan, shut up."
Diao Guan: ...
Normally, no one could control this guy, Mu Qi. If he got angry, no one could bear it. Diao Guan clearly knew this.
Seeing Mu Qi's weak appearance, Yun Shu Nian became anxious and disregarded everything else.
Yun Shu Nian cupped the medicine in one hand and brought it to Mu Qi's lips. "Mu Qi, open your mouth. Ah~"
Looking at the delicate, soft hand in front of him, Mu Qi's mind went blank. He leaned down and swallowed the medicine from Yun Shu Nian's hand.
After all, his soul and body had long surrendered to her.
Yun Shu Nian picked up the water from the table and brought it to Mu Qi's lips.
Mu Qi drank the water cooperatively as before.
"Mu Qi, what's wrong?" Yun Shu Nian looked at him with concern. Yun Shu Nian was very worried, and she reached out to gently stroke Mu Qi's back.
Mu Qi didn't speak, his lips pursed.
If he spoke, would Nian Nian still pick up food for him later?
Yun Shu Nian rubbed Mu Qi's head again. "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
In Diao Guan's eyes, Yun Shu Nian's action was no different from plucking hairs from a tiger's head. It was Diao Guan's first time seeing someone able to manage Mu Qi. No, that little drama queen was one exception.
But Mu Qi did not get angry. Instead, a hint of enjoyment surprisingly appeared on his face.
Yun Shu Nian did not notice. But Diao Guan saw it clearly.
Mu Qi: "Aunty Ning, go and receive your punishment."
This was as Ning Yi had expected, as no one could break the rules: "Yes."
Mu Qi: "And Diao Guan, wait outside."
Diao Guan sneered. Seeing that he had taken his medicine, Diao Guan felt relieved.
Yun Shu Nian: "Wait a moment."
Ning Yi, who was about to turn, looked at Mu Qi. Seeing that he did not speak, Ning Yi stopped.
Although Yun Shu Nian was speaking to Ning Yi, Diao Guan also stopped his action of packing up the medicine box and looked at Yun Shu Nian with interest.
He wanted to see what Mu Qi's bottom line was with this person.
Yun Shu Nian, having lived through one life, knew very well that Ning Yi had always been on Mu Qi's side and had his best interests at heart: "Mu Qi, what's wrong with Ning Yi? Why are you making her receive punishment?"
"Mu Qi, speak up!" Yun Shu Nian took her hand down from Mu Qi's head.
Mu Qi instantly felt a sense of loss.
Diao Guan was amused to see Mu Qi hesitant to speak. Seeing the woman's significant standing with Mu Qi, Diao Guan no longer had any reservations.
Diao Guan: "Allergies, he's having an allergic reaction."
Mu Qi turned his head, his eyes cold: "Diao Guan!"
Diao Guan, with the demeanor of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, continued, "Then, Ning Yi spoke to me privately without Mu Qi's permission."
Yun Shu Nian held Mu Qi's hand and became nervous again. "Allergic reaction? Allergic to what?"
"Little yellow croaker, this guy's allergen was discovered long ago. Right, Ning Yi, how did Mu Qi eat little yellow croaker?" Diao Guan turned to Ning Yi with a puzzled look.
Ning Yi lowered her head and said nothing.
"Mu Qi, I'm sorry." Yun Shu Nian's hands were clasped around his, her face full of guilt. In her past life, she had lived with Mu Qi for so many years, yet she never knew what he was allergic to.
It was like a soft, watery mass hitting Mu Qi's heart, very soft but also very cold.
"So what? Yun Shu Nian. Because I'm allergic, you won't pick food for me anymore, right?" Yun Shu Nian found an excuse. Would this step of appeasing him be saved in the future?
Mu Qi's expression turned somber. The hand held by Yun Shu Nian's hands grasped hers forcefully in return.
"Yun Shu Nian, if you want to appease me in the future, you still need to pick food for me to be effective," Mu Qi's tone was deep and cold. He didn't want to lose anything that Yun Shu Nian gave him, no matter what it was.
Yun Shu Nian didn't understand the deep meaning of the first sentence but understood that the latter part was Mu Qi's focus: "So, our Mu Qi likes it when Nian Nian picks food for him!"
"Okay! Okay! I'll pick food for Mu Qi from now on." Being able to make Mu Qi happy, Yun Shu Nian felt that picking food was also a supreme honor.
So Mu Qi was easily satisfied. Yun Shu Nian rubbed Mu Qi's head again.
Mu Qi's enjoyment was very restrained.
Seeing Yun Shu Nian's smiling eyes without any resistance, Mu Qi felt a little unsure of what to do.
But the slightly upturned corners of his mouth showed he was happy.
Yun Shu Nian: "Then Ning Yi did nothing wrong. Ning Yi was concerned about you. You can't let Ning Yi receive punishment."
Mu Qi: "Mm, no punishment."
"Also, in the future, when you're sick, you need to take your medicine when it's time."
"Mm."
Diao Guan couldn't watch anymore. He saw that Mu Qi was a love-struck fool, whether it was towards that drama queen or this woman!
They say whispers from the pillow can sway a man, but in Mu Qi's case, it wasn't just whispers from the pillow. Anything this woman said, even if it wasn't a whisper, was effective.
Diao Guan finished packing and intended to leave, but was called back by Mu Qi.
"It's time to change the dressing."
"Are you injured again?" Diao Guan turned and sized up Mu Qi.
He remembered that Mu Qi had just told him to wait outside.
"Doctor Diao, it's Miss Yun." Ning Yi, standing next to Diao Guan, explained to him.
"Miss Yun?"
"Miss Yun!"
"I don't believe it!" Diao Guan looked at Yun Shu Nian in utter horror.
Yun Shu Nian looked at Diao Guan with disgust. "What kind of look is that?"
"You are Yun Shu Nian? Ning Yi, are you saying this is Yun Shu Nian?" Diao Guan reasonably suspected that his eyes were malfunctioning, or that Ning Yi and this love-struck fool's eyes were malfunctioning.
"How can you associate that ugly monster with this beauty?" Diao Guan's finger pointed at Yun Shu Nian trembled.
Yun Shu Nian: "..." Ugly monster?
"Mu Qi, have you been deceived?" Diao Guan still couldn't believe that this beauty in front of him could be that ugly drama queen.
Yun Shu Nian: "..." Deceived?
"Diao Guan, that's enough. I am a naturally beautiful woman. You are blind and don't recognize Mount Tai," Yun Shu Nian said, holding her head high and glaring at Diao Guan.
Yun Shu Nian buried her face in Mu Qi's chest and said in a muffled voice, "Mu Qi, was I really that ugly before?"
Yun Shu Nian was a little concerned about Mu Qi's opinion, to an extent just slightly larger than the entire universe.