The traffic was light at this hour, and the road was wide. The driver glanced at the rearview mirror inadvertently.
He saw that their usually aloof and unapproachable CEO, who treated everyone equally regardless of gender, was actually lowering himself to let a woman sleep on his shoulder!
And what was with that gaze? How did he not know their CEO had such affectionate eyes?
No, he must be seeing things!
Mu Qi's reputation for being unapproachable was deeply ingrained. The driver simply couldn't believe that the exalted CEO Mu would one day fall to earth.
...
As Mu Qi had said, the car soon arrived at the underground parking lot of the Mu Corporation.
The driver turned his head, hesitating, and softly reminded Mu Qi, "CEO Mu, we've arrived."
Mu Qi raised his hand in acknowledgment.
Then, there was no further response.
An hour passed...
Two hours passed...
Three...
The driver was so bored he was chewing his nails.
"Mmm~" Yun Shu Nian, having slept her fill, stirred and stretched her stiffening waist with half-closed eyes.
It wasn't until Yun Shu Nian opened her fluttering crescent eyes that she realized the car had stopped at some point.
"Mu Qi, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to fall asleep." Looking at Mu Qi's handsome profile, which came with its own icy aura, Yun Shu Nian didn't know what else she could say.
Mu Qi's gaze remained fixed ahead. "Just arrived. Let's go."
Yun Shu Nian relaxed. "Oh."
Just arrived? That was some luck! Her crescent eyes sparkled even more.
Ha, just arrived! The driver looked at his ten chewed-bare fingernails with a mournful expression.
He finally believed that the lofty CEO Mu had indeed fallen to earth! At the very least, the woman in the car just now held an exceptionally special place in CEO Mu's heart.
It was just that the fallen CEO Mu was quite a strain on the driver!
"CEO Mu."
"CEO Mu."
...
Yun Shu Nian followed Mu Qi into the CEO's private elevator. Mu Qi held Yun Shu Nian's hand tightly, lest she try to escape.
The elevator reached the top floor. Mu Qi pulled Yun Shu Nian towards the CEO's office. Along the way, they encountered many high-level executives who greeted Mu Qi, finally breaking the silent journey they had been on. Su Dan Novel Network.
Yun Shu Nian looked at everyone's respectful and obedient demeanor. Recalling her own past behavior of being willful and demanding in front of him, she felt a pang of heartache.
Mu Qi, who was originally a "tiger" of the jungle, had been so tormented by her in her past life, even to the point of losing his life.
It shouldn't have been like this. It shouldn't have happened.
Yun Shu Nian was lost in her thoughts when a slight pain on her chin pulled her back from her memories of the past.
Following the pressure on her chin, Yun Shu Nian turned her head. Mu Qi's impeccable face loomed larger in her eyes.
Yun Shu Nian then realized that she had unknowingly arrived at Mu Qi's office.
Looking at Mu Qi, who was pursing his lips before her, Yun Shu Nian tilted her head slightly, her crescent eyes filled with confusion.
Mu Qi, seeing her cute expression, felt his heart soften.
Mu Qi averted his gaze and deliberately spoke in an even colder tone, "Stay here obediently and don't think about escaping. Otherwise, Yun Shu Nian, I don't know what I might do."
Yun Shu Nian paid no heed to his words, reaching out and tugging at his sleeve, "Got it."
Mu Qi didn't know how to face her like this. He took a step back to distance himself, then turned and walked towards his office chair.
Yun Shu Nian looked at Mu Qi, realizing that after her rebirth, she disliked his back view. It always felt too desolate and lonely. In her past life, she had never seen Mu Qi smile. In this life, she hoped Mu Qi could be happier.
Then his back might look light and joyful.
But how could she make Mu Qi happy? Yun Shu Nian hadn't found the answer yet.
As Mu Qi began to work, Yun Shu Nian turned and looked around Mu Qi's office.
It was large.
The classic black, white, and gray color scheme felt rather somber.
There was mist outside the window, indicating they were very high up.
Nothing could be heard; the soundproofing was excellent.
There was a pile of snacks on the desk. So...
Wait a minute, these seemed to be all her favorites.
Yun Shu Nian walked over, sat on the sofa, and casually picked up a bag of snacks, stuffing her mouth like a cute little hamster.
Next to Mu Qi, her appetite could double.
After devouring more than half of the snacks on the table, Yun Shu Nian put a hand on her slightly full stomach and lay back on the sofa, feeling drowsy again.
Ah, and she slept so well next to Mu Qi too!
Adding this thought, Yun Shu Nian collapsed on the sofa and drifted back to sleep.
Meanwhile, Mu Qi, who had been "working diligently," released his mouse and quietly approached Yun Shu Nian, who was sleeping soundly on the sofa.
Looking at Yun Shu Nian's fair and clean face, Mu Qi knelt down on one knee, an intense yearning flooding his eyes without restraint.
Mu Qi slowly extended his hand towards Yun Shu Nian's cheek.
1 centimeter
5 millimeters
3 millimeters
...
*Bang bang*—
At this moment, the office door was suddenly knocked from the outside.
Mu Qi frowned, then his expression turned cold as he looked back.
"CEO..." The assistant, holding a stack of documents, lost the ability to speak upon seeing the usually towering CEO kneeling on one knee before a woman.
The assistant hurriedly closed the door, and it took a long while for him to recover.
Was that really their CEO? Who was that woman? What was going on!
Rumor had it that the CEO had a woman he greatly liked, but she was unappreciative and tormented their CEO daily. Could the woman lying on the sofa just now be the one from the rumors!
The assistant's head felt like it had holes in it, several of them.
...
The assistant's sudden interruption did not wake Yun Shu Nian.
She continued to sleep soundly. Just as Mu Qi's hand was about to withdraw, Yun Shu Nian seemed to sense something, reached out, and pulled Mu Qi's hand to her cheek.
Mu Qi, kneeling by Yun Shu Nian's side, smiled. It was a faint smile, but it was enough to melt glaciers.
If Yun Shu Nian knew at this moment that it was so easy to make Mu Qi smile, she would probably often grab his hand and place it on her face later.
This time, Yun Shu Nian probably slept for about an hour. When she woke up again, both the hour and minute hands were pointing at twelve, overlapping.
Yun Shu Nian glanced at the clock on the bedside table, rubbed her hazy eyes, and lifted the light silk quilt off herself.
Yun Shu Nian hadn't expected to have the potential to be a freeloader.
"Mu Qi."
"It's time for lunch," Yun Shu Nian said, rubbing her eyes, and opened the door to the lounge.
At Mu Qi's desk, several high-level executives, holding planning documents and heads bowed, waiting for Mu Qi's criticism, turned their heads in unison towards the lounge at the sound of the clear, sweet voice.