Mu Yanxi was amused by Yi Wulan’s reaction, laughing so hard that even her shoulders began to tremble.
As she spoke, she moved closer to Yi Wulan. “But I have a mouth, and it’s meant for talking, you know.”
One wanted to shrink back, while the other pressed forward insistently.
Just as Yi Wulan’s wheelchair hit the wall, leaving her with no room to retreat, and she was about to sternly stop her again, Mu Yanxi stopped laughing and slowly knelt down in front of her.
Mu Yanxi looked up at Yi Wulan, her fingertips slowly and deliberately caressing the back of Yi Wulan’s hand before finally covering it with her own palm.
She said softly, “Yi Wulan, we’re already married. If there’s anything you want to know in the future, you can just ask me directly.”
After a moment’s thought, she emphasized again, “But I really have nothing to do with Yi Jingming.”
Yi Wulan pressed her lips together. Normally, she could scold Mu Yanxi for her blatant and inappropriate actions.
But she couldn’t stand the sight of Mu Yanxi kneeling before her now, her head resting on her lap with her eyelashes lowered.
After feeling the warmth of the other’s touch on the back of her hand again and again, Yi Wulan finally softened.
“Get up first,” Yi Wulan’s voice trembled slightly, though her expression remained calm. “Who you like has nothing to do with me. If you find someone you like, I can cooperate with you at any time.”
Mu Yanxi almost burst out laughing again, but managed to hold it in. “Even get a divorce anytime?”
Seeing that Mu Yanxi’s hand had finally stopped its restless movements, Yi Wulan silently breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Yes.”
Of course, Mu Yanxi had no intention of getting a divorce.
Although she had initially intended to set things back on their original course, after spending this time together, she found that being with Yi Wulan was quite interesting.
“No need to escalate it to something like marriage. If you feel you’ve wronged me…” Mu Yanxi stood up, touching her lips as she thought seriously, “Why not… compensate me in other ways?”
Yi Wulan’s body reacted faster than her mind. She quickly maneuvered her wheelchair to turn and retreat, her long hair fanning out with the movement.
She said in disbelief, “Don’t you have any maidenly modesty?”
“I haven’t even said anything yet, and you’re already so on guard against me?” Mu Yanxi drew out her words, letting out a meaningful “Ohhh.” “Could it be that you’re thinking…”
“I am not,” Yi Wulan denied at once.
But it felt like a classic case of protesting too much.
Logically, the usually calm and self-possessed Yi Wulan wouldn’t make such a basic mistake.
But she just had to run into the hopelessly improper Mu Yanxi, whose mouth was full of teasing remarks.
Mu Yanxi spread her hands, the smile in her eyes deepening as she pretended to change the subject. “My sister let me leave the hospital today. Was it because you put in a good word for me?”
At the mention of this, Yi Wulan lowered her guard a little.
She nodded. “Although hospitals are for treating illnesses, they aren’t suitable for long stays.”
The moment she finished speaking, Mu Yanxi’s eyes lit up. “I knew it! I pestered my sister every day to no avail. She must have relented because you spoke up for me too.”
She paused, then joyfully came to a conclusion. “You helped me, so… I must repay you!”
Mu Yanxi’s eyes were full of anticipation, but Yi Wulan had a feeling that leaving the hospital was just a casual excuse. The last sentence was the real point of Mu Yanxi’s words.
Sure enough, before she had time to react, Mu Yanxi’s face suddenly loomed large before her eyes.
Silky strands of hair brushed against her face, followed by a warm embrace.
Yi Wulan was stunned.
She was being hugged again.
Yi Wulan tried to relax her stiff body.
Sensing the change in Yi Wulan, Mu Yanxi seized the opportunity. She quickly made sure her hands, wrapped around the other’s neck, were touching skin, and a special ability mixed with the vitality of plants and trees quietly entered the other’s body.
Although it would be more convenient to transfer the ability after Yi Wulan fell asleep at night.
But Mu Yanxi couldn’t stay up late every night. Last night, she had fallen asleep after just a few minutes, which caused Yi Wulan to wake up very early this morning, clearly not having slept well.
Yi Wulan pushed her away and raised her eyes slightly. “Are you repaying me or taking advantage of me?”
Mu Yanxi tugged on the corner of Yi Wulan’s clothes. “What do you mean, taking advantage of you? We’re married. What’s wrong with a hug?”
Yi Wulan didn’t speak.
Mu Yanxi looked at the dark circles under the other’s eyes and lowered her demand again. “If hugging is not okay, then let me hold your hand until you get off work. That should be fine, right?”
Yi Wulan’s expression was complicated. She still didn’t speak, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Even with Mu Yanxi’s thick skin, she found it hard to continue this one-woman show. She sighed and took a step back, slightly dejected. “Fine, fine. I won’t disturb your work then, okay?”
The air was suddenly quiet, with only the sound of the central air conditioning.
Mu Yanxi turned to unwrap the dessert packaging, her expression hidden from view.
Yi Wulan was silent for a moment, then suddenly rolled her wheelchair forward a little. “Are you… very upset?”
Mu Yanxi shook her head and mumbled through a sip of milk tea, “No.”
Although she tried her best to hide it, Yi Wulan had a clear view of Mu Yanxi’s lonely-looking back. She paused, then said, “You… if you really want to, you can have a hug.”
Mu Yanxi froze with the milk tea straw in her mouth, then slowly put down the cup and turned around. The corners of her bright red lips curved up, and her eyelashes trembled slightly, making her already charming, fox-like eyes even more captivating.
She said slowly, “That would be so embarrassing.”
Despite her words, Mu Yanxi shamelessly reached out without the slightest hesitation and threw herself into a full embrace.
Once again enveloped by Mu Yanxi’s soft body, with the light fragrance unique to her lingering in the air, Yi Wulan’s body stiffened.
The perfume Yi Wulan usually wore was a completely different style from Mu Yanxi’s. In the past, Mu Yanxi had disliked this kind of cool, woody scent, always feeling that the other person was deliberately trying to act profound.
But on Yi Wulan, she found it surprisingly fitting.
Yi Wulan had finally relented, so she had to make the hug count. Mu Yanxi snuggled against her, unwilling to let go.
At the same time, her fingertips gently threaded through Yi Wulan’s hair, transferring her special ability in the gentlest possible amount.
As the sun set in the west, warm light streamed into the office through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
In front of the desk, a woman in a white dress embraced the president in a white shirt. Her fingertips toyed with the other’s beautiful hair, and from time to time, she would nuzzle against her shoulder. It was a beautiful scene.
Yi Wulan waited and waited, but Mu Yanxi never let go on her own.
She raised her hand, intending to push the other person away a little, but found that although Mu Yanxi looked slender, she was surprisingly strong. She couldn’t push her away in one go.
Her voice deepened. “Have you had enough of a hug?”
Hearing the slightly cool voice by her ear, Mu Yanxi reluctantly withdrew her ability, then released her hands. She habitually glanced at Yi Wulan’s face. “Do you feel any better now?”
Mu Yanxi’s sudden question made Yi Wulan pause. She took a moment to assess herself and realized her whole body did feel much lighter.
Yi Wulan’s expression didn’t show it, but doubt arose in her heart. Others only saw her still-crippled legs, but she herself knew her own body very well.
Ever since that car accident, she couldn’t sleep at night and often suffered from headaches during the day. She had even considered the idea of writing a will.
But over the past few days, her condition had inexplicably improved a lot.
Even so many famous doctors from home and abroad had been helpless against her condition. Before, even painkillers couldn’t provide much relief, and it was normal for her to be unable to sleep all night.
There had to be a reason for her recent improvement that she didn’t know about.
It was just… if there was any change in her life, it was marrying Mu Yanxi.
The absurd idea of a marriage to improve one’s luck popped into Yi Wulan’s mind.
Yi Wulan shook her head, laughing inwardly at herself. Since when had she started believing in such things?
She shook the various thoughts from her mind, looked at Mu Yanxi, and nodded. “It’s quite good.”
Her mission accomplished, Mu Yanxi was finally satisfied. With great awareness, she gathered up all the desserts from the table, left a few for Yi Wulan, and then carried the bag to the sofa area, no longer disturbing her.
Yi Wulan watched Mu Yanxi’s retreating back, lost in thought.
Ever since Mu Yanxi came into her life, whether it was her health or her company’s affairs, things had indeed been going more and more smoothly.
After reviewing a few documents, Yi Wulan’s gaze fell on the bidding documents for the Shuilin Fang project.
After hesitating repeatedly, she finally opened them.
When Mu Yanxi and Yi Wulan got married, Yi Jingming had adopted a wait-and-see attitude, ready to watch a good show. He didn’t believe that someone with Mu Yanxi’s temperament could truly coexist peacefully with the current Yi Wulan.
But after several days, no “good” news came. Instead, Yi Wulan revoked his authority over the Shuilin Fang project, which made him so angry that he spent a long time smashing things in his villa.
“Is this the foolproof plan you all were talking about? Who said Yi Wulan definitely wouldn’t touch this project?”
“This…” The few members of the Yi family’s side branches, who had been suppressed by Yi Wulan, were at a loss for words.
For the past two years, Yi Wulan had focused the company’s efforts on developing internet apps. They had deliberately downplayed the project’s value during meetings precisely to prevent Yi Wulan from taking it on personally.
Who knew that Yi Wulan would suddenly have a change of heart and become interested in this project?
Yi Jingming took a breath. “If Yi Wulan takes over the Shuilin Fang project, I’m afraid none of us will get anything out of it. Has she been acting unusually lately?”
“We’re not at Rongjia, so our information is delayed,” a man said. “If we have to point to something, does Yi Wulan’s marriage to that Miss Mu count?”
Yi Jingming gripped the table tightly, his face darkening.
The mention of Mu Yanxi reminded him of how he had been used as a substitute for Yi Wulan. But the others didn’t know and continued to talk:
“The scenery at the Shuilin Fang wetlands is beautiful. Could it be that the second miss of the Mu family likes it?”
“That’s possible. That Miss Mu has always been known to spend money however she pleases. Now that they’re newly married, she has to be coaxed a little.”
“I heard that when the second Miss Mu was hospitalized, Yi Wulan went to the hospital every day. She used to seem so cold and unapproachable, I never would have thought…”
“Stop talking!” Yi Jingming felt sick to his stomach but couldn’t show it, which was incredibly frustrating.
Of course, Mu Yanxi didn’t have the leisure to care about what Yi Jingming might be thinking after receiving the notice, because she had more important things to worry about now.
After Yi Wulan got off work, the two had dinner out and returned home. After getting out of the car, Yi Wulan happened to take a phone call, so Mu Yanxi, finding it hot outside, went into the house first.
The things she had bought at Huazhen had already been delivered. The housekeeper didn’t know what to do with them, so she had simply left them piled up on the sofa exactly as they were.
Mu Yanxi had enjoyed swiping Yi Wulan’s card that afternoon, but by evening, she was starting to regret her purchases.
Among them were not only the aesthetically challenged clothes Chi An had picked out, but also a few items in exaggerated colors that she had pointed to randomly in a fit of pique.
She sat on the sofa, extremely conflicted. Looking around at the pile, she could barely pick out a few good-looking items.
She just wanted to get rid of them quickly to save her eyes from the pollution.
But before she could do anything, the main door was pushed open again, and the familiar sound of a wheelchair rolling in was heard.
Mu Yanxi froze slightly, suddenly remembering that all this useless ‘expensive trash’ had been bought with Yi Wulan’s card…
