Stupid?!
That scoundrel Qiu Zhi dared to mock her so brazenly?!
Xin Yu glared at him angrily, then looked at him pleadingly. She couldn't go back to the Qiu family with him; did she really have to go back to the Nanlong Villa?
"I...I don't want to live with Zhang Wan!" Xin Yu looked directly at Mu Yichuan. He had no right to do this. "I don't care what your relationship is."
"Ninth Brother, women in love are all foolish." After saying that, Qiu Zhi closed the car door and leisurely walked towards his home.
Mu Yichuan stretched out his large hand and placed it on Xin Yu's head. His dark eyes shone brightly, swirling with an indescribable depth.
Even after the car stopped at the villa next to the Qiu family's house, Xin Yu was still somewhat stunned. "You have a villa here too?"
No way?
No wonder she always felt like a pair of eyes were watching her when she stood on the balcony when she came back recently.
Could it have always been Mu Yichuan? "You've been living here all this time?"
"Get out of the car." Mu Yichuan put his arm around her. She really was slow to react. Could it really be as Qiu Zhi said?
"W-why?!" Xin Yu looked up at him. "You've really been living here all this time? Then why didn't you tell me?"
Why didn't you explain?
Why did you let her stay at the Qiu family's house?
How difficult this past week had been for her?
She had always thought he was with Zhang Wan!
"Then what exactly is your relationship with Zhang Wan?"
Why did you bring her to the capital and give her the Nanlong Villa?
"You can't have one family here and another there, I..."
Mu Yichuan stood at the door, unable to bear her constant questioning, and leaned down to silence her with a kiss.
"Aren't you tired?"
Tired!
But you have to explain!
What's the point of being unclear?
"I—"
"Still asking?!" Mu Yichuan's stern yet imposing gaze silenced Xin Yu. She pouted, dissatisfied with his domineering attitude.
"You want me to figure it out myself?" Xin Yu watched as he captured her lips like an eagle's, her heart pounding. She stammered, "I can't figure it out."
"If you can't figure it out, then feel it!" Mu Yichuan carried Xin Yu upstairs.
"No, no, Mu Yichuan, I'm injured!"
His dark eyes stared at Xin Yu, his long fingers tracing her cheek.
"I didn't see you injured when you asked me questions."
"I…" Xin Yu touched Mu Yichuan's brow with her small hand, "Why didn't you answer my question?"
"Where are your eyes?" Why should she answer? Couldn't she see?
Xin Yu's lips twitched; the sarcasm was too blatant!
"Everyone has blind spots."
"Then break through them." Mu Yichuan leaned against Xin Yu's side, taking her left hand and playing with it.
Break through blind spots? "So how did you overcome your blind spots?"
Xin Yu stared intently at him, then at the ring on her hand. The design must have some meaning, right?
Like a totem, carrying its own significance, she couldn't help but want to understand and get closer.
Mu Yichuan pressed her small hand to his lips. "I don't need to overcome them."
Xin Yu raised an eyebrow, looking into his bright and confident black eyes.
"I can see you clearly from every angle."
...!
Why does that sound so sinister?
"If you dare take this ring off again, I'll punish you in ways you can't even imagine!"
Hearing his harsh words, Xin Yu flinched. "Threatening me again! Power."
"What?"
Xin Yu quickly shook her head. She wasn't stupid; repeating it would only make her suffer.
"I...I'm going to sleep?" Since he wasn't going to explain, she shouldn't waste time staring at him like this.
Mu Yichuan flicked Xin Yu's nose hard. This woman, ruining the atmosphere! Doesn't she miss him?
Isn't it said that only people in love become foolish?
"I'll show you something."
"What is it?" Xin Yu really didn't want to get up; she was exhausted.
"Breaking through the blind spot."
Ah!
He has to explain!
Xin Yu was forced to sit up and followed Mu Yichuan to the study.
But couldn't the style of this study be changed? Why is it exactly the same as the one in Nanlong Villa?
"Where's the pighead?" Xin Yu looked through the bookshelves but couldn't see him.
Mu Yichuan reached out and tapped her on the head, then pulled her to the other side of the desk.
This…!
There were two safes there!
Xin Yu didn't move, looking at Mu Yichuan in astonishment. Was this all money?
Is he crazy? Why keep so much cash in the house!
"Any more blind spots?" He wrapped his arms around Xin Yu from behind, his low voice extremely pleasant.
Xin Yu's lips twitched. Did she look like someone easily bought off with money?
Her stance was firm, okay?!
"Hmm?" The warm breath made Xin Yu tremble slightly.
"In the face of family feuds and national hatred, money can silence the mouth, but not the heart." Xin Yu tilted her head to look at Mu Yichuan, only to have her face covered by his.
This woman's thought process has really gone awry lately!
Talking about family feuds and national hatred in this situation? Is she going to start a war later?!
"Ugh..." Xin Yu struggled. This movement was just...unbelievable!
Her back pain had only just subsided!
"The money for those two cabinets will be spent this year."
"Mu Yichuan, tell me, are you using me to launder money for you?!" How could she possibly spend so much money in just a few months?!
Besides, she's still earning money! Mu Yichuan released Xin Yu, his face darkening as he locked her in his arms, scooped her up, and placed her on the safe. "Money laundering?"
She shrank back, quickly offering an awkward smile. She had indeed spoken without thinking; with the Mu family's wealth, they wouldn't stoop to such petty theft!
"I can't afford it," Xin Yu said honestly. "One safe is already enough, why did you get another one?"
"Every time I move, I get another one."
Xin Yu pouted. He was the one who moved, yet he was pressuring her!
"Then why did you move?"
Because she directly said she wasn't going to live in Nanlong anymore?
So he has nothing to do with Zhang Wan, right?
Thinking this way, Xin Yu felt much better.
"Why...why did you..."
"I've already answered that question." Mu Yichuan leaned down and began...
When she woke up again, Mu Yichuan was gone. Xin Yu cursed him in her heart. She had repeatedly stated that she was injured, yet he still wouldn't let her go.
After lying there for a while, Xin Yu finally managed to sit up with difficulty. She touched her waist; the marks were still very obvious, but it didn't hurt too much.
She wondered what kind of medicine Qiu Zhi had applied to her.
She rolled her eyes and decided to go see him.
"Madam, Mr. Jiu wants you to rest at home today," the butler, Qin Shu, said respectfully.
Xin Yu was slightly surprised. She had been sent here by Mu Yichuan. "You? You're not at the Nanlong Villa anymore?"
Qin Shu seemed taken aback by the question. She looked up at Xin Yu and smiled. "Madam doesn't know, Mr. Jiu gave that villa to Miss Zhang."
"The master said that things Madam doesn't like shouldn't be kept," the butler's soft voice stirred up a storm in Xin Yu's heart. "Madam, although I didn't watch Mr. Zhang grow up, I've been with him for over ten years. I understand his temperament. Since Miss Zhang went to Nanlong, he hasn't returned even once, Madam," the housekeeper took a step closer to her, "Please don't take offense, but please don't let other women get you angry with Mr. Zhang in the future. He—"
At this point, the housekeeper suddenly stopped, looking at Xin Yu earnestly.
She looked at the housekeeper with a puzzled expression, but ultimately nodded deeply, not pressing for her unfinished question.
"I have to go to the hospital," Xin Yu scratched her head. "It's important. I'll talk to Mr. Jiu about it."
The housekeeper hesitated, but didn't stop her.
Xin Yu sat in the car, tilting her head, constantly agonizing over how to send a message to Mu Yichuan.
She typed and deleted, typed and deleted, repeating this five or six times, before finally sending a seemingly normal yet emotionally charged message: "Mu Yichuan, I'm going to the hospital. Let's have dinner together tonight."
But he only replied with three words: "Why are you going?"
He completely ignored the dinner invitation. But how could Xin Yu tell him her true thoughts?
She replied, "To see Grandpa," and then dared not look at her phone again. She rushed to the hospital, heading straight for Qiu Zhi's office.
Seeing Xin Yu enter, Qiu Zhi's eyes darkened with displeasure. "Didn't I cure you yesterday?" he said.
"Thank you, Dr. Qiu, I'm cured," Xin Yu replied with a forced smile, inwardly thinking—a stingy man.
"Then what are you doing here? You even told Ninth Brother you were here to see Grandpa," Qiu Zhi leaned back lazily in his chair, "Am I your grandpa?"
"You!" Xin Yu took a step forward angrily. This damned man, how could his mouth be so venomous! However, Xin Yu held back, after all, she needed his help…
But, he and Mu Yichuan were really close; how did he know her whereabouts so quickly? If she said what she was going to say next, wouldn't Mu Yichuan know immediately too?
"What?!" Qiu Zhi stared at her, so brazenly making advances in front of him, "Not grandfather, but maternal grandfather? Then call him that."
"You opportunistic bastard!" Xin Yu glared at Qiu Zhi, really wanting to punch him.
But, after saying that, she felt it wasn't appropriate; she hadn't even asked for his help yet!
"I… I want to ask you for a favor."
"You just finished cursing and now you want help?" Qiu Zhi glanced at her, "Are you really stupid?"
"Qiu Zhi! You're really going too far!" Xin Yu rushed in front of him, unable to resist raising her hand, then froze on the spot.
Qiu Zhi didn't move, giving a mocking smile.
He slapped her hand down.
"Qiu Zhi, you're a top doctor, saving lives is your duty—"
"It's not mine." Qiu Zhi interrupted her without hesitation.
"..." Xin Yu bit her lip, wanting to lash out but unable to. She steeled herself, "Let me be honest, I want to ask you, can you heal the scar on Nan Yu's face?"
A fierce light flashed in Qiu Zhi's peach blossom eyes.
He quickly stood up, grabbed Xin Yu's arm, and asked in a low voice, "Nan Yu?"
Xin Yu, confused, nodded, "You know him, right?"
"Heh, I know everyone in the Nan family," Qiu Zhi's grip tightened, his eyes gradually turning sinister, "I want to know, do you want to heal Nan Yu's scar, or are you after Nan Juechen!"
Nan Juechen?!
Xin Yu stared at Qiu Zhi in shock, not understanding why he asked such a question!
Suddenly, as if remembering something, she said in a trembling voice, "You were eavesdropping on me?!"
"That's my house."