Mu Yanxi froze completely.
Rongjia had been so busy lately, shouldn’t Yi Wulan be at the company at this hour?
It was precisely because Mu Yanxi didn’t know how to explain things to Yi Wulan that she had specifically taken the time to meet Bai Yu’an before Yi Wulan got off work.
On the night before she lost consciousness, Mu Yanche had already approached Mu Yanqing. Since Mu Yanche was going to make a move on the Feicheng project, she naturally had to make preparations early.
Yi Wulan was wearing a light camel-colored woolen coat. The wind lifted her hair, and her face, bathed in the sunlight, softened considerably. Her long, peach-blossom eyes were slightly narrowed, yet they held a chilling indifference.
Mu Yanxi’s lips trembled slightly. “You… how did you know I was here?”
She had clearly driven here by herself today, without that tattletale Chen Xu.
Could it be that Yi Wulan had secretly sent someone to follow her?
Looking at Yi Wulan, a nameless anger suddenly flared up in Mu Yanxi’s heart.
They were at a golf course. Although she didn’t have to worry about her celebrity identity being exposed, it was still a public place. Mu Yanxi had no choice but to suppress her shame and anger, grinding her back teeth. “President Yi, you really have hidden depths, don’t you? To think you’d resort to something like this?”
Since when did Yi Wulan have this hobby of wanting to control her whereabouts? Even her own sister had never managed her this strictly, okay?
Sensing Mu Yanxi’s misunderstanding, Yi Wulan frowned slightly and explained, “Phone, location.”
“What loca… ah.” The forced smile on Mu Yanxi’s face instantly froze. Only then did she belatedly realize how Yi Wulan had found her.
Their phones shared their locations. A few days ago, she had thought it was fun and forcibly took Yi Wulan’s phone to link them together.
It was tantamount to her actively revealing her location to Yi Wulan herself.
Mu Yanxi instantly lost any grounds to act fierce.
Yi Wulan glanced at the nervous Bai Yu’an, who was still clutching a waitress’s sleeve and refusing to let go, and said coldly to Mu Yanxi, “Your good friend is still waiting for you.”
“No, no, no! We’re not close!” Mu Yanxi quickly shook her head and explained, “The chef at this club is a descendant of an imperial chef. I saw the weather outside was nice, so I was just waiting for my meal here.”
Bai Yu’an, who was sharing a fruit platter on the same conjoined table, immediately shook her head like a rattle drum. She even pulled the several pretty waitresses who were standing between them to her side, a dead giveaway that they were all for her alone.
Afraid that Yi Wulan’s misunderstanding would deepen, Mu Yanxi immediately stood up, grabbed Yi Wulan’s hand, and tried to leave. “Alright, alright, it’s my fault. Let’s go back to Rongjia right now. You can find a rope and tie me up in your office. I promise I’ll stay put and not run around.”
But Yi Wulan, who was supposed to be incredibly busy, now seemed like an idle person. She grabbed Mu Yanxi’s hand in a reverse grip and pulled her back onto the lounge chair expressionlessly. “Since you’re not close, why are you running? Didn’t you drive for over half an hour just to taste the imperial chef’s cooking?”
Mu Yanxi tried to pull her away. “No, no, no! I’m suddenly not hungry anymore.”
But Yi Wulan had always been stronger than her. Plus, she had been unconscious for two days. Although she was maintaining her energy with her special ability on the surface, she was actually starving. How could she be a match for Yi Wulan? With a gentle tug from Yi Wulan, she was pulled right back.
Although the rows of waitresses were tight-lipped and wouldn’t gossip about these rich second-generation kids, it didn’t stop them from enjoying the show. They all watched the two of them pulling and tugging with suspicion.
Mu Yanxi, who had just been showered with so much insincere flattery without batting an eye, now felt her face flush red under their scrutiny. She deliberately lowered her head and whispered in a negotiating tone:
“Elder Sister, my good sister, you’re the president of Rongjia. How can you condescend to come to such a frivolous and improper place? Let’s go, please? Elder Sister, I’m begging you, this place really isn’t for you. I promise I’ll be good and stay in the office when we get back, okay?”
A rich kid nearby, who was returning with his golf club for a drink of water, heard this and immediately said with displeasure, “Second Miss, what are you talking about? What do you mean, improper? Golf is a sport for rest and recuperation. I don’t remember you being so serious back when you used to hang out with us in those places, huh?”
After he spoke, a group of flamboyantly dressed waitresses surrounded him, praising his golf skills as they escorted him back to the course.
The circles of the wealthy had their own levels and barriers. Their circle of eating, drinking, and merrymaking was separated by a huge wall from the likes of Yi Wulan, a heaven-blessed prodigy who ran a company. Bai Yu’an quietly pulled the cosplayer’s long skirt in front of her to hide her face, suddenly losing the desire to watch the drama.
Sure enough, the next second, Yi Wulan sat down expressionlessly next to Mu Yanxi and asked, “It seems the Second Miss has a very exciting life?”
Mu Yanxi immediately denied it, waving her hands. “I was just sitting there quietly. I don’t play those flashy games, and I quit after marrying you.”
After saying that, Mu Yanxi immediately realized there was a problem with her wording, but it was too late. Yi Wulan said thoughtfully, “It seems you’ve sacrificed a lot by marrying me?”
Mu Yanxi: …
Mu Yanxi drily tugged on Yi Wulan’s sleeve and rested her head on Yi Wulan’s shoulder. “Elder Sister, that’s not what I meant. Can you please stop misunderstanding me? I don’t like it. I really don’t like those kinds of activities. I just like being with you.”
But Yi Wulan was unmoved, scrutinizing her.
Mu Yanxi wracked her brain for words of explanation, wanting to say more, when the waitress finally arrived with their food. The dishes were served, filling the table with a colorful, fragrant, and delicious spread.
As luck would have it, it was the conjoined table between her and Bai Yu’an’s chairs. Mu Yanxi only had to lift her head to see Bai Yu’an, who was once again laughing and chatting with the pretty waitresses.
Yi Wulan lifted her eyes and glanced at Bai Yu’an, her gaze slowly sweeping over the waitresses surrounding her before retracting her line of sight.
As if caught by a parent, Bai Yu’an instantly pulled back her hands. If it weren’t for the slight cool breeze outside, sweat would probably be beading on her forehead. At first, she had been happily feasting her eyes on these waitresses, but now she felt it would have been better to go back to believing in overconfident men.
She fidgeted with her fingers, still on guard against Yi Wulan, her eyes full of vigilance.
It wasn’t that she was wary of Yi Wulan telling on her to her family—Yi Wulan wasn’t that idle—but rather she was wary that Yi Wulan would dismiss the group of internet-famous waitresses she had handpicked. She had woken up early at ten o’clock today specifically to get a head start before anyone else arrived.
The food was served quickly, and three sets of bowls and chopsticks were placed before them.
But Mu Yanxi had no appetite. Yi Wulan stubbornly refused to leave, and she was already full from anger. She said weakly, “I don’t want to eat.”
“Eat.” Yi Wulan carefully rinsed her bowl and chopsticks with hot water and ladled half a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall for her. “Line your stomach first.”
Mu Yanxi had no choice but to pick up the spoon and eat. The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was stewed to perfection, melting in her mouth, soft, tender, and smooth without being greasy at all. On a normal day, Mu Yanxi’s appetite would have surely soared.
But now, with Yi Wulan slowly and methodically eating with her, even with a crowd of flashy waitresses standing by, the great President Yi’s aloof “flower on a high peak” expression remained unchanged. Every move she made was noble and pleasing to the eye.
Mu Yanxi had originally planned to tearfully complain to Bai Yu’an, who was forced to eat with them, but when she looked over, Bai Yu’an was eating happily as if she hadn’t had lunch, her face clearly saying, ‘I just want to eat, your business has nothing to do with me.’
The smile on Mu Yanxi’s face faded as she calculated the probability of Bai Yu’an choking to death.
Bai Yu’an had already eaten before, so after two bowls of soup and a few slices of sashimi, she stopped. She picked up a napkin to wipe her mouth, gave the two of them a dry smile, and was about to head to the golf course.
But just as she stood up, Yi Wulan, who had just placed a sweet shrimp in Mu Yanxi’s bowl, asked without looking up, “You’re going to play after you’ve finished eating. Aren’t you taking her with you?”
Mu Yanxi: …
Bai Yu’an: …
Bai Yu’an’s legs trembled as she stood. Fortunately, a waitress in a cat-girl costume steadied her. She turned so quickly that her tail almost brushed against Yi Wulan’s coat.
Mu Yanxi’s heart nearly leaped into her throat.
The fluffy tail flicked lightly, thankfully not hitting its mark. After a few seconds, Bai Yu’an finally found a clumsy excuse. “I-I suddenly remembered my dad arranged a blind date for me this afternoon. I don’t know what’s so wrong with me being single. I-I’ll be going now.”
Without waiting for Mu Yanxi to say anything, she hastily led the circle of waitresses away. It was obvious she wasn’t really going to a blind date, but rather planning to find another patch of lawn to continue her happy afternoon.
The other rich kids on the course seemed to have gotten Bai Yu’an’s message. In less than a minute, the vast lawn was left with only Yi Wulan and Mu Yanxi, creating a surprisingly leisurely picnic-like atmosphere.
But Mu Yanxi didn’t feel cozy at all.
In fact, when Yi Wulan’s gaze turned to her, she nearly buried her face in her bowl, trying to play dead.
Yi Wulan placed another serving of food in her bowl. Mu Yanxi had no choice but to weakly lift her head and offer her bowl, then gave Yi Wulan a docile smile.
Yi Wulan reached out and rubbed Mu Yanxi’s head. Her fingertips slowly moved down, bit by bit, landing on the corner of Mu Yanxi’s lips, which were stained with soup. She pressed it with the pad of her finger.
Mu Yanxi’s whole body tensed, almost thinking Yi Wulan was about to rip her mouth off.
The pad of her finger deliberately smeared the corner of her mouth several times, successfully smudging the makeup there, before she took a napkin to wipe it for her. She said faintly, “Continue eating.”
Mu Yanxi quickly finished the food Yi Wulan had given her and said obediently, “I’m… I’m done.”
Yi Wulan put down her chopsticks. “Was it good?”
Mu Yanxi didn’t understand, but she still said sincerely, “The taste was indeed very good.”
“Since it was good, why did you eat so little? Weren’t you starving for two days?”
Mu Yanxi: …Being stared at by you while I eat, I’d rather starve to death.
Mu Yanxi explained, “Eating too much right after waking up is also uncomfortable.”
Yi Wulan studied her for a moment and didn’t press her further. “Are you coming back to Rongjia with me or staying here?”
Mu Yanxi, full of survival instinct, said, “Good sister, of course I’m going with you.”
Yi Wulan led her back. As they passed through the lobby, a waitress stopped Mu Yanxi and handed her the bill.
Mu Yanxi casually took a card from her bag, but when her eyes fell on the bill, she was slightly stunned by the six-figure amount. “Why is it so much for just a meal?”
The waitress patiently explained, “Each activity is settled separately. Miss Bai has already taken her group to the stables.”
Mu Yanxi froze, only then realizing…
That heartless dog Bai Yu’an had run off with those dozens of internet celebrities without paying!
Mu Yanxi took a deep breath, cursing inwardly as she settled the bill.
Then, she was hauled back to the president’s office at Rongjia by Yi Wulan.
When Yi Wulan went to find Mu Yanxi, it wasn’t yet noon. By the time they returned, the lunch break had just begun.
Only Gu Yan was still diligently holding a few documents, coming to ask for Yi Wulan’s instructions. Even though they had become quite familiar over this period, during work hours, Gu Yan treated Mu Yanxi as if she were air, his expression unchanging and his eyes never straying.
Watching Yi Wulan finish signing, Gu Yan walked out without a backward glance. Mu Yanxi’s plea for help with her eyes failed. It wasn’t until the office door closed that Mu Yanxi, who had been putting on a comedy act, finally took a deep breath, mustering the courage to reason with Yi Wulan.
Sooner or later, she was going to die anyway. Dying sooner meant reading fewer documents.
Mu Yanxi made up her mind. She stood up from the sofa and walked menacingly toward Yi Wulan, but after one glance at her, she immediately lost all her nerve.
Back at the golf course, she had been so guilty she hadn’t dared to look at Yi Wulan properly. Plus, Yi Wulan had been wearing a coat, so she couldn’t see anything.
Yi Wulan was just brushing back her messy hair. As her fingers moved, she inadvertently tugged at her collar, revealing a faint red bite mark at the base of her neck that hadn’t completely faded.
Mu Yanxi: …
Mu Yanxi’s gaze flickered. Just as she was about to look away, she heard Yi Wulan cough a few times, and her gaze shifted back.
Only then did she finally notice the faint dark circles under Yi Wulan’s eyes.
Mu Yanxi was instantly reminded of what Mu Yanqing had said about Yi Wulan being blocked outside the Mu family villa and coming every night to stand in the cold wind just to see her.
Yi Wulan’s body, due to the injury to her brain, already had a weaker immune system than an average person’s. She had been unconscious for two days, which meant Yi Wulan hadn’t received any of her special ability for two days, and the nights in Yuncheng were so cold…
Mu Yanxi’s brows furrowed tightly. Hearing a sound, Yi Wulan gathered the hair scattered over her chest and threw it over her back, turning her head to give her an indifferent look.
Mu Yanxi was taken aback. Meeting that distant gaze, her heart soured slightly. She walked over and tentatively tugged on Yi Wulan’s arm. “Yi Wulan?”
Yi Wulan frowned. Perhaps because she had been in a wheelchair before, she looked exceptionally imposing even when sitting with a blank expression. Mu Yanxi instinctively took half a step back.
But in the next instant, Yi Wulan had already stood up. Before she could explain anything, Yi Wulan grabbed her and walked toward the office’s private lounge, pressing her against the door with a ‘bang’.
The curtains in the lounge were half-drawn, letting in only a faint light. With her vision obstructed, her other senses were magnified.
Yi Wulan didn’t speak, just held her like that.
For a moment, Mu Yanxi couldn’t tell if Yi Wulan was genuinely angry or just deliberately ignoring her.
Feeling apologetic and guilty, she didn’t dare to meet Yi Wulan’s eyes, but that didn’t stop her from boldly arguing her case from another angle despite being in the wrong. “I was going to find Bai Yu’an for business as soon as I woke up, but then you showed up and we couldn’t talk about anything.”
Yi Wulan replied with a hum, “Talking business with so many people around?”
This was actually a rather tactful way of putting it, just short of pointing at Mu Yanxi and calling her frivolous.
“That’s because you came too early. If you had come a little later, after I finished eating, I would have taken Bai Yu’an to discuss things in private.” Mu Yanxi skillfully shifted the blame to Yi Wulan, becoming more and more outrageous as she spoke.
“Besides, I told you before that my constitution is weak and I get fevers easily. Not only did you not believe me, you didn’t even come to see me. You just let me fend for myself in my sister’s clutches. Do you even have a heart, Yi Wulan?”
Yi Wulan: …
Yi Wulan had never been good at arguing with Mu Yanxi, but this time she still offered an explanation. “I didn’t disbelieve you, nor did I not go to see you.”
Mu Yanxi turned her face away, practicing blatant self-deception. “I don’t care. In short, it’s all your fault. You have to take responsibility.”
Yi Wulan was silent for a long moment before asking in a low voice, “…Responsibility?”
The two were already pressed together. After Mu Yanxi deliberately turned her face away, it was as if Yi Wulan had asked the question right next to her ear. The sudden inquiry almost made Mu Yanxi’s knees go weak.
She forced herself to stand firm, raising her hands to push Yi Wulan away, and said drily, “Since you’ve realized your mistake, let me go. What kind of behavior is this, hugging in the office?”
Yi Wulan’s arms tightened, trapping her forcefully in her embrace and not letting her struggle. “Since I have to take responsibility, why should I let go?”
Mu Yanxi: ???
Mu Yanxi quickly understood Yi Wulan’s line of reasoning and looked at her in disbelief. When she had thrown herself at Yi Wulan before, she hadn’t seen her be this enthusiastic, had she?
Could it be… Yi Wulan knew she had remembered their past intimacy, and because she hadn’t seen her for two days, she suddenly had an epiphany?
The arms around her were still tightening. Mu Yanxi raised an eyebrow.
She had always liked to have the upper hand. Moreover, her body was so sensitive, and Yi Wulan had more experience from a few years ago. It was obvious who would be the more dominant one if anything were to happen again.
But precisely because she knew she would be in a passive position, Mu Yanxi was even more unwilling to let Yi Wulan have all the control.
With a burst of strength, while maintaining their position, she reversed their roles and pressed Yi Wulan against the door panel. Her beautiful eyes challenged Yi Wulan, and the corner of her lips curled up slightly as she asked, “You really want to take responsibility for me?”
Yi Wulan had already been worried about Mu Yanxi for two days. She was also constrained by the need to hide the fact that Mu Yanxi would occasionally get a high fever and lose her memory, so she couldn’t force her way in. Even though she knew Mu Yanqing would take good care of Mu Yanxi, her heart was still filled with concern.
This afternoon, she had just happened to open their shared location tracker and saw that Mu Yanxi, who was supposed to be at the Mu residence, was far off course. Although she knew what she saw at the golf course wasn’t real, Yi Wulan couldn’t help but feel a little irritated.
This irritation peaked with Mu Yanxi’s joking and denial. She directly grabbed Mu Yanxi’s waist, pressed her against her own body, and leaned in to kiss her, silencing that infuriating mouth.
Mu Yanxi’s assertiveness didn’t last a moment before she was stunned by Yi Wulan’s sudden move. Yi Wulan ground and crushed her lips, nearly stealing all her air. Her composure was quickly and thoroughly shattered by Yi Wulan.
Mu Yanxi wanted to turn her head to escape, but Yi Wulan, contrary to her earlier good temper, used her other hand to hold the back of her neck, pinching her like a small animal so she couldn’t dodge. As their lips and tongues met, a shiver ran through Mu Yanxi’s body, and she had to rely on Yi Wulan’s hand to keep from sliding down.
Yi Wulan clearly noticed this and immediately turned the tables, pressing her back against the door.
Mu Yanxi got a chance to breathe, gasping for fresh air. But before she could take more than a few breaths, Yi Wulan’s mouth covered hers again.
Her breath was stolen once more. Mu Yanxi felt like she couldn’t breathe at all, on the verge of suffocation. She could only passively respond to Yi Wulan’s movements, letting out small whimpers, trying to appease Yi Wulan and get her to be gentle.
When Mu Yanxi was released, she leaned against the door panel, her eyes slightly dazed, her mind having stopped thinking. She clutched randomly at Yi Wulan’s clothes, the hair at the nape of her neck already slightly damp and disheveled.
But her breathing had not yet steadied when a moist, hot breath tickled her ear. Before she could react, her earlobe was taken into a mouth and filled with hot air. Mu Yanxi’s already aroused body immediately trembled, and a muffled groan escaped her lips. “Mmm…”
Yi Wulan’s breath lingered by her ear, and Mu Yanxi could almost feel every swirl of her tongue. In her dreams, her entire body had been at someone else’s mercy, and she couldn’t distinguish the sensations from different places, feeling like a sponge being constantly turned over and squeezed for water.
But now, the tingling sensation from her right ear was crystal clear. Mu Yanxi never knew her ears, used for capturing sound, could be so sensitive. One touch after another sent shivers through her, flowing through her entire body with her blood.
Mu Yanxi’s weak fingers gripped Yi Wulan’s clothes tightly, wrinkling the soft, fitted sweater. It wasn’t until a cool palm touched her waist that Mu Yanxi finally couldn’t hold back, whimpering with half-closed eyes, “Light, Yi Wulan… light.”
The light in the lounge was already dim. Yi Wulan thought Mu Yanxi was scared of the dark, so without lifting her head, she reached out with her other hand and flicked on the light switch with a ‘click’, then kissed her again.
The light instantly shone down from above, completely exposing Mu Yanxi’s tear-filled eyes. Exposed like this under the light, Mu Yanxi was so ashamed she almost burst into real tears.
Her hand trembled as she balled it into a half-fist and hit Yi Wulan’s shoulder. The sapphire bracelet on her wrist jingled.
“No light… turn… turn it all off!”
Yi Wulan paused. “Turn it all off?”
Mu Yanxi had always been shameless and had never asked to turn off the lights when teasing people in bed, so Yi Wulan hadn’t considered it. Now that Mu Yanxi brought it up, she recalled that night many years ago… it seemed the lights had been off.
Yi Wulan reached out and caught Mu Yanxi’s wrist as she tried to hit her again. The pad of her thumb gently caressed the sapphire bracelet, her peach-blossom eyes tinged with an imperceptible depth, as if brewing a storm.
The switch was pressed again, and the lounge returned to darkness. But the image of Mu Yanxi’s expression was already imprinted in Yi Wulan’s mind. She leaned down, planting small, dense kisses on Mu Yanxi’s long neck.
The warm air from the vent blew into the lounge, making the air even hotter. Mu Yanxi’s eyes were unfocused, filled with a watery mist as she stared at the curtains, which had been blown further open by the wind. Her hand trembled as she tried to hit Yi Wulan, her voice tinged with tears. “Yi Wulan! The curtains… you-you go pull the curtains!”
Seeing that she had really been bullied too much, Yi Wulan finally stopped and walked over to close the window. The fluttering curtains instantly covered the window tightly, not leaving a single gap.
Her vision was plunged into darkness, but Mu Yanxi didn’t feel scared. Instead, she felt a small, secret joy at finally being hidden in the dark, no longer needing to restrain her emotions.
Without Yi Wulan’s embrace, Mu Yanxi’s body went limp, but she let herself slide down from the door panel, trying to calm her breathing.
“Um, actually, I was looking for Bai Yu’an today to… hey!” Mu Yanxi thought it was all over and was willing to honestly discuss business with Yi Wulan. But she had only gotten half a sentence out when footsteps stopped in front of her.
The next second, her half-squatting body was forcefully lifted. Even though she wasn’t afraid of the dark, being lifted into the air like this made Mu Yanxi instinctively grope for Yi Wulan, her hands scrambling to her shoulders and wrapping tightly around them.
“I’m heavy.” Mu Yanxi bit down on what she thought was either a collar or a shoulder, unwilling to concede even at a time like this. She said haughtily, “Don’t you dare be careless and drop me.”
Yi Wulan’s steps were steady, her voice, soaked with desire, much softer than before. “I won’t.”
It wasn’t until Mu Yanxi was placed on the soft bed that Yi Wulan’s kiss landed accurately on her lips again. After a moment of lingering and licking, she pulled back and stood up.
Mu Yanxi: …
Mu Yanxi looked at Yi Wulan’s silhouette in the darkness in disbelief. Feeling the sudden lightness on the bed, she was stunned to find that Yi Wulan, who had just deliberately carried her over… was about to leave?
L-E-A-V-E!
Mu Yanxi stared wide-eyed at Yi Wulan for several seconds, and when she confirmed this was really happening, she almost laughed out of anger.
Although she had intended for things to end, it was Yi Wulan who had carried her to the bed first. This matter couldn’t just be dropped like that. Mu Yanxi could be that unreasonable sometimes. Yi Wulan’s actions had seriously violated the little peacock’s dignity, so it couldn’t be let go.
She endured the lingering tingling sensation in her body and half-knelt up in a rage, grabbing Yi Wulan and pulling her back.
Yi Wulan had no defenses against Mu Yanxi. With just a light tug, she was pulled onto the bed. Mu Yanxi immediately flipped over and sat on top of her. She was so angry that she didn’t give Yi Wulan time to speak before biting down hard on her lips.
The two had just been kissing behind the door for a long time. Their bodies only needed the slightest stimulation to be aroused again. This kiss was undoubtedly the final fuse, igniting with a single touch.
For a rare moment, Mu Yanxi managed to pin Yi Wulan down, using all her skills to kiss her, rubbing against her and busying herself. But the consequence of her provocation was being lifted away by the nape of her neck by Yi Wulan.
“Yanxi, that’s enough.” Even though Yi Wulan was doing such intimate things with her, her tone of voice was still very steady.
Mu Yanxi: “Mmm…”
“Yanxi.” Yi Wulan took a breath and explained with a frown, “Before the surgery, I probably can’t be with you. You should remember what Doctor Xiusina advised.”
Mu Yanxi’s motion to kiss Yi Wulan’s lips again paused. Doctor Xiusina’s unfiltered medical advice, where she casually threw around physiological terms as if they were normal symptoms, instantly played in her mind. Things like how orgasms deplete a person’s vital energy, how too much activity for women can also lead to kidney deficiency, and how someone with a weak immune system like Yi Wulan was even more susceptible to infections, and so on.
Mu Yanxi fell into deep thought.
It wasn’t that she was embarrassed like last time, but she suddenly thought of a crucial point. Then wouldn’t it be fine if Yi Wulan didn’t have to experience it?
As she thought this, she actually mumbled it out loud.
Hearing this, Yi Wulan was clearly stunned. “You…”
Mu Yanxi feigned composure, not knowing where she got the courage from. It was as if she had completely forgotten the experience of being utterly overpowered by Yi Wulan in a single kiss, and the experience of being weak and helpless in her dreams.
Even though Yi Wulan had clearly rejected her, she was still, as if bewitched by something, pestering her. “Yi Wulan, am I not right?”
Yi Wulan hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Are you sure?”
Mu Yanxi hesitated. Actually, she wasn’t too sure either. But ever since she learned of Mu Yanche’s return to the country, she had been on edge for months.
At first, she was afraid because the shadow of her death in her past life was too deep. Anyone would inevitably be scared upon first hearing about the person who had killed them and harmed those around them in a new life.
But later, even after Mu Yanxi discovered how to stop Mu Yanche and the effect her special ability had on his system, she remained on high alert.
To Mu Yanche, this was just a game world. To Mu Yanxi, every wrong step could cost the life of someone close to her.
Being with Yi Wulan now, she desperately wanted to draw warmth from her. Or rather, after waking up from that void of upgrading her ability, she desperately wanted to grasp something real.
Besides, she and Yi Wulan had done this before. Yi Wulan’s reaction just now clearly showed she wanted to do something but had suppressed it. And the person who had caused Yi Wulan’s misconception that intimacy would make her faint was none other than herself.
Mu Yanxi mentally prepared herself, thinking that it was bound to happen sooner or later. Why watch Yi Wulan struggle ineffectively?
She leaned in and kissed Yi Wulan’s lips again. As if given permission, Yi Wulan instantly turned the tables and pressed her down, a strong yet tender kiss falling upon her, dense and lingering.
By the time her clothes were half-off, Mu Yanxi was already like a stranded fish, trembling at the slightest ripple.
But at this very moment, Yi Wulan brought her lips to her ear and asked softly, “What were you doing with Bai Yu’an today?”
Mu Yanxi bit her lip, unwilling to make a sound. She could imagine what kind of noises she would make if she opened her mouth. She thought Yi Wulan hadn’t heard what she said when she came to hold her, but she didn’t expect Yi Wulan to be waiting to interrogate her here.
It wasn’t until a faint stinging pain came from her earlobe that Mu Yanxi finally spoke up to explain. “Bai… Bai Yu’an’s family moved… to Yuncheng later.”
She took a shallow breath, trying to steady her voice to continue. “Although the Bai family doesn’t have that many connections in Yuncheng, it’s d-different in Feicheng, where they’re from.”
Yi Wulan’s kisses moved lower. “Mm, continue.”
Mu Yanxi’s breathing grew faster, but if she didn’t speak, Yi Wulan, with her freakishly good memory, might deliberately stimulate all the sensitive spots she had discovered years ago. Mu Yanxi had no choice but to continue earnestly, “The project in Feicheng that Mu Yanche is eyeing, Bai Yu’an happens to have some connections there.”
Yi Wulan continued to ask, “What if Mu Yanche has already made contact? Aren’t you afraid you’ll be too late?”
“Mmm… n-no.” Mu Yanxi explained with difficulty, “As soon as Mu Yanche’s return was announced to Mu Yanqing, I-I had Bai Yu’an make contact.”
Yi Wulan lifted Mu Yanxi’s arm, and when she put it down, Mu Yanxi’s shoulder felt a slight chill. Yi Wulan continued to ask, “Does the Feicheng New Energy Vehicle Project know that you’re involved?”
Mu Yanxi looked innocent. “I don’t know. What do cars have to do with me? Shouldn’t you go to Weibo? What are you talking about?”
Yi Wulan frowned and pinched her chin. “Speak properly.”
Mu Yanxi suddenly raised her hand and beckoned to Yi Wulan with a finger. “Then come here, and I’ll tell you.”
Hearing this, Yi Wulan moved her ear to Mu Yanxi’s mouth. “Just… want… to love… you.”
Yi Wulan lifted Mu Yanxi’s arm, and when she put it down, Mu Yanxi’s shoulder felt a slight chill. Yi Wulan continued to ask, “Does the Feicheng New Energy Vehicle Project know that you’re involved?”
“They d-don’t. The new energy vehicle project is in urgent need of investment. They finally found a trustworthy local partner in Bai Yu’an. They only know that Bai Yu’an’s funds are not her own, and they’ll… they’ll assume her family provided them.”
Yi Wulan understood. In other words, Bai Yu’an was the public partner, while Mu Yanxi was pulling the strings from behind. Coupled with the Bai family’s deep-rooted influence in Feicheng, as the sole princess of the Bai family with the entire family as her backing, the other party wouldn’t doubt the source of Bai Yu’an’s funds.
As for how Bai Yu’an and Mu Yanxi would split the profits, that was something for the two of them to discuss privately. Yi Wulan didn’t intend to ask for too much detail.
Although Mu Yanxi seemed to be idling away in the entertainment industry, Yi Wulan had always trusted her partner’s abilities. This was why she had been bringing Mu Yanxi along to get familiar with Rongjia’s affairs recently. If she were to undergo surgery, no one would be more suitable than Mu Yanxi.
With the matter explained, they looked at each other in the darkness, and the sticky, lingering kisses resumed, until a coolness touched Mu Yanxi’s knee. The forced smile on Mu Yanxi’s face finally froze.
Sensing the change in Mu Yanxi, Yi Wulan leaned down and kissed her. “What’s wrong?”
Mu Yanxi couldn’t voice her suffering. Was she supposed to say that the coolness on her leg had suddenly sobered her up, and the occasional brush of Yi Wulan’s fingertips made her want to back out?
“Eld-Elder Sister…” Mu Yanxi was getting scared. Recalling the terrifying experience of being tossed and turned countless times in her dreams, she still braced herself to negotiate with Yi Wulan. “Let’s agree on this first. I just woke up after being unconscious for two days. You… you can’t be… too much. Just a little.”
Yi Wulan tilted her head slightly, thinking. Her fingertips curled slightly, and after a good while, she nodded. “Alright.”
Mu Yanxi clutched the blanket with one hand and covered her eyes with the back of her other hand. Even though not a sliver of light penetrated the room, she was unwilling to look at anything.
Her earrings jingled incessantly. Every time the sound quickened, Mu Yanxi’s hand clutching the sheet would clench tighter.
An unknown amount of time passed. Perhaps it was only a few minutes, or perhaps it had been hours. Finally getting a chance to breathe, Mu Yanxi suddenly released her hand and desperately grabbed the other side of the headboard, struggling to run in the opposite direction.
But just as her hand reached the headboard, before she could get a grip to push off, a hand, bony and damp, reached out from behind her. It clasped the sapphire bracelet on her wrist and dragged her back again.
The pleasant sound once again echoed softly and lingeringly in the bedroom…
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