Xin Yu sighed deeply!
The life she'd narrowly escaped today was really going to be lost again by Mu Yi'ai!
She quickly turned around, looking at Mu Yi'ai with a wink, "Can't you talk things out properly?!"
What good would this standoff do her?
"Nan Juechen, what right do you have to have Mu Yichuan lock me up? And send me abroad?!"
Lock me up? Send me abroad?
Xin Yu looked at the two of them blankly.
She guessed it must be because of Nan Yu.
Nan Juechen seemed to have no intention of acknowledging Mu Yi'ai, his face showing no patience whatsoever.
"I'm asking you a question!" Mu Yi'ai snapped, getting up to rush at him, but Xin Yu quickly held her back.
His hawk-like, dark eyes stared at Mu Yi'ai, his whole demeanor like a leopard pouncing on its prey.
Slightly rough hands pulled out the phone. "Hello, Mu Yichuan!"
Xin Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively snatched the phone away.
She hung up.
The whole action was fluid and seamless.
She had no idea why she did it.
Nan Juechen looked at her with a strange and surprised expression.
Xin Yu's face flushed crimson in the night.
With a tingling scalp, she handed the phone back. "Um... I'm sorry, let her calm down first."
If Mu Yichuan caught Mu Yi'ai at this moment, it would probably offend her even more.
"Xin Yu, aren't you Nan Yu's classmate?" Mu Yi'ai grabbed Xin Yu, pulling on her waist, making her wince in pain. "Tell Nan Juechen, did Nan Yu ever say he didn't like me?!"
...!
Already slightly unsteady, Xin Yu almost fell over at her question.
A large hand caught her. Xin Yu wanted to pull her hand back, but she truly lacked the strength to resist the relentless waves of pain.
"What's wrong?" Nan Juechen was startled, noticing the large beads of sweat on her forehead.
"I...I'm fine, my back...I bumped into something this morning." Xin Yu shook her head weakly, her weight almost entirely leaning on Mu Yi'ai and Nan Juechen.
"I'll take you to the infirmary." Without a word, he picked Xin Yu up and headed towards the camp.
But instead of infirmaries, two male doctors entered.
"No, I...I'm fine!" Although her face contorted in pain, Xin Yu quickly waved her hands.
While her back wasn't exactly a private area, having male doctors examine her—if Mu Yichuan found out, perhaps...
He hadn't even used Qiu Zhi!
Nan Juechen raised an eyebrow, thinking, "This girl is quite old-fashioned!" "Have you thought it through!" His strong voice was slightly gentler than before. "Either let them examine you and find medicine, or you endure it."
"I... I'll endure it!"
"Endure it when it hurts this much! Are you crazy?" Mu Yi'ai walked over. "Let me take a look."
As she spoke, she lifted Xin Yu's shirt, revealing a large patch of bruises.
"You're the crazy one!" Xin Yu pulled her shirt down, glaring angrily at the female demon.
Couldn't she be normal for once?
There are three grown men in this room!
"Why don't we go back?" Xin Yu asked. Going back to find a place to rest would be good!
At the mention of this, Mu Yi'ai looked at Nan Juechen again. "I won't go abroad!"
"Whether you go abroad or not, it's up to you?!"
Mu Yi'ai was startled.
Xin Yu was startled too!
The long shadow on the ground belonged to no one else.
They looked towards the door. Mu Yichuan was standing there.
He still came! "Mu, Mu Yichuan! If you dare send me abroad, I'll go find Grandpa!"
"Do you think Grandpa will disagree?" Mu Yichuan said coldly, giving Mu Yi'ai no room for maneuver.
Then he strode to Xin Yu's side, his indifferent eyes glancing at her. She was in so much pain and still dared to run around!
Her heart trembled slightly. Judging from his expression, she knew he was angry, and the consequences would be severe.
She reached out and tugged at his sleeve.
Mu Yichuan's heart softened immediately. Her little face was full of grievance, and her dark, grape-like eyes were undeniably adorable.
Nan Juechen's pupils contracted. Such a small gesture, such a look…
"Mu Yichuan, I'm not going abroad. I'm Xin Yu's boss now! We'll start a business together!"
The flow of affection between the two was ruthlessly interrupted by the female demon.
A mocking smile spread across Mu Yichuan's handsome face. "She's your boss? How much did she invest? I'll invest ten times that!"
"Your Mu family is really rich," Xin Yu muttered.
If she were a ruthless businessman, she would have already made 1.1 billion yuan out of thin air!
"Xin Yu, why don't you tell him! Don't forget our deal!"
Damn it!
Xin Yu's eyes widened in shock. How could this woman have said that?!
As expected, Mu Yichuan raised an eyebrow at Xin Yu, remaining silent.
However, his eyes conveyed his meaning.
"She did invest money," Xin Yu said, feigning ignorance of Mu Yichuan's gaze. "That's what I talked about on the phone with Shui and Liu Shuihan tonight."
He remained silent, his long fingers tracing the ring on her ring finger.
She trembled, knowing he was reminding her of her place again. "Yichuan," Nan Juechen began, his eyes fixed on their intertwined hands, "Sending her abroad is the only way I can answer to Nan Yu's parents."
"What answer?" Mu Yi'ai pointed at Nan Juechen, her fingers flailing. "It's clearly your one-man dictatorship!"
Xin Yu's small hands tightened, gripping Mu Yichuan tightly, watching Nan Juechen nervously, afraid he would grab Mu Yi'ai again like before.
"I won't go abroad!" she repeated repeatedly. "Xin Yu, tell them, did Nan Yu tell you he doesn't like me?"
Here we go again…
She wasn't that close to Nan Yu!
How could she know what Nan Yu was thinking? On the surface, he was quite cold towards Mu Yi'ai.
"I'll take you home." Mu Yichuan stood up nimbly, bending down to hug Xin Yu.
But Mu Yi'ai rushed over, blocking her way. "You can't leave! Xin Yu…"
Xin Yu's dark eyes narrowed. This was the first time she had seen a pleading tone in Mu Yi'ai's voice! How arrogant she used to be!
Just a short while ago, Xin Yu even thought she was sometimes more arrogant than Mu Yichuan!
But now, she was pleading!
To avoid leaving Nan Yu…
"I—" Xin Yu only managed to utter one word before Mu Yichuan's fingers lightly pressed against her cherry lips, caressing them.
Nan Juechen's eyes turned cold as he watched his possessive action.
Mu Yi'ai felt even colder and ran out without a word.
"Go home," Mu Yichuan commanded.
Xin Yu nestled in his arms, her small hands clutching his clothes, searching for Mu Yi'ai's figure and car. She left.
"Actually,"
"Actually,"
They both spoke at the same time.
Xin Yu felt a little embarrassed, glancing at Mu Yichuan, wondering if he would agree to her pleading for Mu Yi'ai.
"Then you go first." She decided to gauge his attitude first.
"Actually, right now I just want to—kiss you."
…! Xin Yu froze. Mu Yichuan's cool lips were already on hers, lingering and entwining.
She froze, afraid to move, afraid to respond, and unable to resist.
After a while, Mu Yichuan, displeased, looked at his little woman with a stern face. Her clear, bright eyes shone even more clearly in the dark night.
Tonight, he had intended to give her a proper status; he had even invited the old man!
But Mu Yi'ai had ruined it all!
And she, she still had to plead for that woman!
"What are you doing?" he asked, his voice icy. "Are you arguing with me?"
"N-no!" Xin Yu instinctively flinched. "I... my back hurts."
Hiss—
Mu Yichuan lifted her shirt with one hand, revealing a bruise even larger than at noon!
Instantly, he was furious!
"Mu Yi'ai did this?"
"No!"
"Are you stupid?" Mu Yichuan was so angry he wanted to slap Xin Yu again.
"No." Did she want to get hurt? Wasn't it him from last night who started this?!
"Qiu Zhi, wait at the hospital."
Xin Yu looked at Mu Yichuan's cold profile, feeling helpless yet touched.
When she arrived at the hospital, Qiu Zhi was already waiting there, leaning lazily against a chair, but his peach blossom eyes were filled with clear displeasure.
"I…I'm sorry." Xin Yu was very embarrassed; she didn't want to trouble him like this at all.
But she couldn't afford to offend Mu Yichuan.
Qiu Zhi glared at her, slightly lifting her shirt, and his pupils contracted instantly. Damn!
"Did you get injured again?"
Please, stop interrogating her; Mu Yichuan is already sullen there!
Rip—
Qiu Zhi reached out and ripped off the bandage he had applied earlier!
"Ah! If you want to murder me, just slit your throat!" Xin Yu was in pain, cold sweat pouring down her back.
Mu Yichuan's hand reached out and grasped hers.
"Mu Yichuan, it hurts."
"Serves you right," he said indifferently.
But he felt a pang of heartache.
"Ninth Brother, you're amazing!" Qiu Zhi almost clapped his hands in praise.
While Qiu Zhi's words were irritating, his actions were incredibly swift: spraying medicine, applying a heat patch, and then attaching a plaster.
All his movements were performed with effortless grace.
Afterwards, Xin Yu felt almost no pain.
However, while her body felt better, another thorny issue came to mind.
Where was she going to stay?
The school would have been closed long ago!
Going back to the Qiu family home with Qiu Zhi? Xin Yu didn't want to anymore; Cheng Yao's words were still ringing in her ears.
Going back to Nanlong with Mu Yichuan was even more impossible! "I...can I go to the hospital?"
Cough cough—
Qiu Zhi, who was drinking water, almost choked. "You're asking to be hospitalized for such a minor injury? Are you out of your mind?"
"I am out of my mind!" Xin Yu blinked pitifully.
Mu Yichuan bent down and picked Xin Yu up, heading out. He didn't care what she was up to!
"Mu...Mu Yichuan!" She looked at him conflictedly, pouting. "I...I'm fine at the hospital. If it still hurts tonight, I can ask a nurse for help."
"A nurse is better than me?"
Huh?
"Everyone has their specialty..."
Mu Yichuan looked at Xin Yu darkly, really wanting to throw her onto the back seat!
"I...I don't want to go back to the Nanlong Villa with you!"
"You want to go home with A-Zhi?"
Xin Yu shook her head, her peripheral vision catching Qiu Zhi's burning peach blossom eyes in the front seat.
Then, silence fell over the cramped car. Mu Yichuan didn't say another word.
A sense of desolation washed over her. When she saw the car parked at the Qiu family's house, she reached for the door.
"What are you doing?"
"Going home with Qiu Zhi."
Compared to the two options, she couldn't accept the Nanlong Villa any more.
"Foolish."