Without Liang Xiuqin in the Yun family, Yun Xi lived a peaceful life for a while.
In order to conduct a comprehensive examination and preparation for the operation, Mu Feichi had asked the hospital to arrange a building for Yun Xi to personally supervise and prepare all the necessary equipment and instruments.
Discussing the operation plan for Mrs. Si with Mr. Joseph and several other experts, Yun Xi stayed in the hospital all day on Saturday.
With Mu Feichi's support behind her, nobody in the entire hospital dared to offend her.
Therefore, Yun Xi had specially bought a box of sticky rice rolls to express her gratitude toward her benefactor.
Mu Feichi glanced at the box of sticky rice rolls sprinkled with soy flour and frowned. "You're trying to make me happy with this?"
At a loss for words, Yun Xi looked at the man sitting in the car, and she could sense his dissatisfaction even through the car door.
"Then what do you want? As long as you mention it and as long as I have it..."
"I want a wife for the Mu family."
"I really don't have that."
"See, I mentioned it, but you won't give it to me. Then why did you tease me by saying that as long as I mentioned something you have you would give it to me? Babe, aren't you as generous as I am?"
Yun Xi's face got dark. She really wanted to smash the entire box of sticky rice rolls into his face.
"Forget it." She coughed slightly, then looked at him angrily. "Young Marshal Mu, can you mention something realistic that I can actually do?"
"Yes." Mu Feichi nodded and then hooked his finger to motion for her to come closer.
Yun Xi was confused, and thinking he was going to whisper something, she leaned over.
As soon as she got close, he yanked her into the car.
Yun Xi struggled furiously, and it took much strenuous effort to break free from his iron grip.
Gasping for breath, she glared at him in annoyance. Her intelligent eyes were so clear, and her rosy-cheeked face was so tender that Mu Feichi had the urge to eat her up.
"Young Marshal Mu, can you behave more appropriately in public?"
He wanted to bite her because she looked so delicious.
"All right, I'll behave more appropriately now. I'm doing what I want to do, so how is that inappropriate?"
"You're so slick! I'm not going to mess around with you any longer if you don't mind your manners. There were so many things to do in the hospital today, and I'm still busy!"
"Go take care of all your business. I will wait for you."
"..."
She didn't rest at all once she got busy, so Mu Feichi felt a little worried for his little woman.
Especially after finding out that she was trying so hard to treat Madame Si for his sake, he felt even more helpless.
But he wasn't stupid. At the young age of 20, he'd become regarded as the iron-fisted Young Marshal Mu in Jingdu, and he wasn't a brainless fool who only knew how to do business.
He knew how to hide his true strength and also knew how to hide his weaknesses.
The power dynamic of Jingdu was balanced, and he never interfered with it. Even though he was the head of the Mu family, he rarely interfered with other families.
Only this time, when training the Zhao family to replace the Han family in the future, did he harbor selfish intentions.
Even though the Mu family had always been kind to the patriarch of the Si family so the Si family wouldn't easily attack the Mu family, he'd also made a backup plan early on just in case.
Her worrying about him so much made her seem like the Mu family's madame, and it made his heart ache, but it also made him very happy.
...
He looked at the figure who was already asleep in the car, turned up the heating, and drove to the villa complex.
The ride felt both long and short, and he even hoped that time would stop.
But from the bottom of his heart, he also hoped that time would pass faster.
It wasn't easy waiting for his little woman to grow up. He must be wary of any men with ulterior motives, as well as young boys who were willing to fight for her.
The road was long, but he still had to continue to wait slowly.
After more than three hours, the lights in the operating room finally went out.
Those three long hours had felt like prolonged torture for those anxiously waiting outside.
Dr. Joseph took off his mask as he came out. His first sentence was to congratulate the eager Si Jingting in Chinese, "Congratulations, Patriarch of the Si family. Madame's operation was successful. Miss Yun and I cooperated very well."
Everyone's hearts finally hit the ground. Mu Feichi raised his eyes and looked at Mu Chongli, who had been sitting across from him looking very nervous, and sneered slightly.
He felt disdainful of his father for making such a big deal out of it and by coming here with the intention of watching Yun Xi make a fool of herself.
But Mu Chongli felt amused when he saw his son's proud face. From childhood to now, he had never seen such an immature expression on his son's face.
It was like...the precious son he'd raised had been snatched right from his fingers.
They haven't even become a family yet, but he was already so self-contained.
Si Jingting looked at Yun Xi, who'd come out behind Mr. Joseph, with a serious and respectful expression, and then reached out to her. "Miss Yun, thank you!"
Yun Xi's gaze followed the outstretched hand, and she looked at Si Jingting, the head of the Si family. With a serious expression, the head of the Si family looked full of awe and respect for her as a doctor.
He was acknowledging her medical skills.
This gave her a sense of security. She could go as far as she wanted down this road with more determination in the future.
Stretching out her hand, she shook hands with Si Jingting. Smiling, she simply said, "It is the duty of a doctor to save lives and heal the wounded."
Yun Xi glanced at Si Wenxuan, who was also waiting outside, and said mockingly, "Miss Si, would you like to thank me too?"
Si Wenxuan felt choked by her words. All her previous astonishment and incredulity had disappeared and had been replaced by envy.
"You weren't the chief surgeon, but just an assistant. What is there to gloat about?"
All she probably had done was pass over a scalpel or wipe the doctor's sweat away, yet she was acting so smug about it.
What Si Wenxuan didn't know was that this time, Professor Joseph had asked her to participate in the entire operation. The two of them had cooperated with each other seamlessly.
It was precisely because of his absolute trust in Yun Xi's expertise that Professor Joseph had dared to make the bold decision to worry about the consequences afterward.
It turned out that his decision had been right.
Yun Xi smiled and turned to look at the group of experts and other distinguished guests waiting outside. She unexpectedly saw...Mu Chongli...?
This was the first time she had ever seen the elder master of the Mu family, Mu Feichi's father, in real life instead of on TV.
This man seemed a little different from what she had imagined. She'd thought a man who had been willing to introduce his son to the business world for training at such a young age would be ruthless and cold-blooded, but he didn't seem all that scary.
It was just that those eyes that were sizing her up were so piercing and made her wish she could turn invisible.
No one spoke. The medical staff had transferred Xiao Weijun to the intensive care unit. During the three-hour observation period, all the doctors had to wait outside.
Days of studying and familiarizing herself with the medical plan had made Yun Xi tense, and she hadn't dared to relax for even a moment. At the end of the operation, she'd felt a little tired.
Sitting on the floor in the doorway, she struggled to stay awake during the three-hour observation period, but somehow, at the end, she'd fallen asleep.
Mu Feichi looked at the figure sleeping sitting on the floor leaning against the wall, and his entire face became contorted with emotional anguish.
After Dr. Joseph came out to verify that there had been no problem, he caught a glimpse of the figure asleep on the ground and he smiled helplessly also.
Feeling his heart ache, Mu Feichi leaned down and picked her up. His handsome face appeared gloomy, and he left without saying good-bye to anyone.
Si Wenxuan grit her teeth and glared at Mu Feichi leaving with Yun Xi in his embrace. Her eyes burned with jealousy.
Mu Chongli lowered his eyes and chuckled to himself. His son, huh...it was true that the right woman could melt even the most sturdy iron.
On the way back to the Mu family's residence, Mu Feichi held the sleeping figure in his arms. His gloomy expression seemed even colder than the weather outside.
As Qi Yuan drove the car, he glanced in the rearview mirror worriedly, then asked a question he had always wanted to ask.
"Young Marshal Mu, why did Miss Yun have to do this operation? Hadn't she thought about the consequences if something were to have gone wrong during the operation?"
If something had gone wrong, at that time, even Young Marshal Mu might not have been able to protect her.
If the reason wasn't that she had absolute confidence in herself, then there must have been another reason she had to do it.
He couldn't understand the reason. After all, the Yun family didn't have the guts to provoke the people of the Si family.
Therefore, she didn't do it for the Yun family.
"She did it for me." In his mellow voice, Qi Yuan could hear helplessness toward her unruliness and doting affection for her.
Mu Feichi lowered his eyes to look at the person lying in his arms. His dark eyes flickered with light and appeared gentle enough to transcend time.
"For...you, Young Marshal Mu?" Qi Yuan really didn't understand now.
Since that little girl had uncharacteristically done something for Young Marshal Mu, why did he look so gloomy?
Shouldn't he be overjoyed or at least secretly rejoicing while feigning aloofness?
The way these two people got along with each other was truly weird and confusing.
"The Si family has a very special place among the three most prominent clans. It is a century-old clan and an independent existence. She wants the Si family patriarch to owe her, and thus me, a lifesaving favor in case the day ever comes when that debt might save my life."
She was so desperate to be able to save him.
Qi Yuan was surprised, and it took a while for him to find his voice, "She...she really thinks in the long term!"
It was precisely because of her long-term thinking that her intentions were even more touching.
It probably made Young Marshal Mu's heart ache.
One would only wholeheartedly and considerately plan for someone who was extremely close to them.
This little girl repaying her gratitude had struck a nerve with Young Marshal Mu.
"Don't you think she's acting more and more as if she were Madame Mu?"
Mu Feichi gently stroked the soft little thing in his arms. His eyes were full of mirth, and there was also deep doting affection in them.
"Yes, definitely!" Qi Yuan nodded vigorously. It seemed that Young Marshal Mu hadn't chosen the wrong person.
...
When Yun Xi woke up, the room was dim. She abruptly sat up, not exactly knowing where she was.
Since she'd gotten up so fast, her left hand had accidentally slapped the face of the man who was sleeping next to her.
The slap woke Mu Feichi up. He opened his eyes and looked at the figure sitting up next to him. He sat up and pressed the switch on the bedside lamp. The curtains were half opened, and the light in the room got gradually brighter.
It was still daylight outside. Yun Xi suddenly turned to look at the alarm clock on the bedside table.
"How is the Madame? Has the observation time passed? What did Professor Joseph say?"
She'd fallen asleep without knowing what had happened and hadn't endured the three-hour observation period.
"Madame is okay. She should be awake by now."
Mu Feichi sat up and deliberately rubbed at the part of his face that had been slapped by her.
"Babe, I didn't do anything to offend you. Isn't it kind of mean to slap me first thing after you wake up?"
"Huh?" Yun Xi turned her head awkwardly. Her reaction was slow.
She glanced at the man sitting beside her who was playing the victim, and, at a loss for words, she reached out her hand to caress his slapped face for him.
"Mu three years old...at your old age, don't be so immature with me."
"Mu three years old?" Mu Feichi seemed a little confused when he heard this nickname for the first time.
"Look at how you're acting right now. Isn't it like how kids go crying and complaining to their parents when they can't get candy? You want candy, don't you? I have it."
"I don't want to eat candy. I want to eat you."
Mu Feichi leaned forward over her. Before Yun Xi could react, he had already leaned over.
This position was too dangerous.
Yun Xi blushed, then raised her hand in annoyance and pushed him aside. "Mu Feichi, get up!"
D*mn him! Next time, she needed to train her reaction speeds better with Li Zilan.
Since her reaction speed was so slow, this guy took advantage of her every time.
Worst of all, it was the type of situation where she couldn't escape. He was like a cat who enjoyed slowly torturing the mouse it had captured instead of directly eating it.
Mu Feichi put his hand through her arms and clasped her leg.
His handsome face loomed over her, smiling, as his body pressed her down on the big bed.
Yun Xi grit her teeth and glared at him like a small beast confronting its mortal enemy.
Obviously, she had no chance of beating him, but she still refused to admit defeat, run away, or bow down. How dignified and proud she was.
"Babe, if your legs had been in a different position, you would've lost your fortune permanently."
"What the h*ll are you talking about? Let me go!"
Yun Xi angrily moved the leg he was clasping. As soon as she moved, he let go. Catching him off guard, she kicked out at his lower abdomen.
He groaned. Losing his balance, he fell directly onto her.
Yun Xi was stunned momentarily. Thinking that he was going to crush her, her first reflex was to close her eyes and stretch out her hands to push him away.
However, she waited for a long time without feeling any sensation of something heavy pushing down on her, so she opened her eyes timidly.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Mu Feichi's charming, handsome face leaned forward and nibbled at her lip.
His irresistibly masculine breath lingered on the tip of her nose, and the kiss that he gave her was refreshingly sweet.
Being pressed on the bed by him in such a dangerous position, Yun Xi didn't dare to move at all.
She didn't resist or struggle. She knew better than anyone that on the hunting ground, the prey resisting the hunter would only further motivate the hunter to subdue its prey.
Even if he was a soldier with iron willpower, just as sometimes guns could accidentally discharge, there would always be times when he could lose self-control.
She didn't have the guts to challenge Mu Feichi's self-control.
Sure enough, when he didn't get any reaction from her, Mu Feichi slowly let go, straightened up, and looked down at the stubbornly annoying little rascal in front of him. He chuckled lightly.
With his eyes down, he moved his head toward her ear and exhaled erotically. There was a slightly mirthful expression on his face.
"All right now, don't be so nervous. I won't eat you." Even if he did want to eat her, it wouldn't be right here or right now.
He didn't just want her body, he wanted her heart.
Upon seeing her blushing face, he chuckled and kissed her on the cheek longingly. "Get u, and let's go eat something. Today, the butler asked the kitchen to make the shrimp dumplings and red bean cakes that you like to eat."
He stood up after rolling off her. Then he picked her up from the bed. Upon seeing her finally snap back to reality, he raised his hand and caressed her head.
"Why, were you really scared out of your wits?"
Lifting her head, Yun Xi looked at the irresistibly gentle man in front of her with a speechless expression.
"Young Marshal Mu, you always behave like a hooligan toward me, so I definitely won't be able to marry you in the future."
"I'm doing this so you definitely won't be able to marry anyone else in the future, so that you can only marry me in the future. What are you talking about? I haven't even died yet, and you already want to marry someone else?"
"..." This topic could not be discussed. She didn't answer him. She wasn't going to say anything else about it. She pushed him away and got up from the bed.
Mu Feichi really didn't help her. He treated her like an ostrich every time she mentioned this issue.
All right, he was the one who liked pampering her so much, so her being so spoiled was his own fault. He couldn't blame anyone but himself.
While they were eating, Li Zilan walked in carrying a folder. Glancing at the serious young couple eating silently, she chuckled.
"Yo, are you two eating lunch or dinner?"
At this weird time of 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it definitely was enough to make people wonder.
"It's afternoon tea. Do you have a problem with it?" Mu Feichi raised his head challengingly. He picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth as he asked, "What's the situation?"
"Cobra made a move." Li Zilan passed the folder she was holding to him.
Cobra was a high-ranking member of Crocodile's organization, and he was also Li Sinuo's sugar daddy.
Mu Feichi opened the folder and glanced at it, frowning. "They only demanded such a small amount of product? This isn't like something he would normally do."
Cobra was a big fish who ranked high in Crocodile's organization. He usually didn't deal with drugs, so it was suspicious why he had gotten such a small batch of drugs at this time.
Li Zilan pulled over a chair, sat down, and crossed her legs. She had the air of a domineering queen.
With her short hair, dark green eyeshadow, red lips, black leather trousers, and black boots, she looked especially edgy today.
"It's strange to mention that."
Yun Xi stretched out her hand to take the folder and flipped through the information inside it. The amount of information that had been gathered on them wasn't a lot.
"He's a businessman, so how can he handle this kind of thing himself? If this business information wasn't going to be used by him, it was definitely going to be used by someone else."
Yun Xi narrowed her eyes and they flickered with interest.
"If he gave these things to Li Sinuo...then maybe they were supposed to be used against me."
She was now in her most important year, the senior year of high school. If she got involved in any kind of irreversible accidents, she might not be able to take the college entrance examination.
Li Zilan also wore a solemn expression. "There's no way to investigate these sorts of things at the moment. After all, he's handled things personally. We don't want to startle the snake recklessly. You have to be very careful."
Yun Xi nodded, then turned to look at Mu Feichi, who was sitting with a serious expression on his face. "Young Marshal Mu, can you get me something?"
Mu Feichi's face sank, and he suddenly turned to look at her. "What do you want to do?"
"Get a taste of what it's like."
Mu Feichi snorted, and his icy dark eyes radiated coldness. "Don't even think about it!"
When he thought about how she'd tried a drug out on herself last time, he'd been scared out of his wits. This time, she was asking to dare to try poison.
"How will I know the taste of it if I don't try it? If she really tries to poison me, I won't know. I'm not going to drink it. I just want to familiarize myself with the taste in order to stay on my guard."
"Don't even think about it. I won't give it to you, but I can ask Su Hang to send you something with the same taste."
"That exists? Are you sure it tastes the same?"
In her last life, she hadn't tasted what it was that had poisoned her, nor had she ever been exposed to such things. She only knew the approximate ingredients, so she wasn't confident that she could identify it.
If Li Sinuo dared to try and poison her, if she couldn't tell what the poison was, she wouldn't even know if she were really getting poisoned.
"How would I know? Do you think I'm someone who has taken that sort of stuff?"
"..." Yun Xi bit her lip and didn't dare say anything further.
Because she'd wanted to try poison, she'd infuriated him as a result. Li Zilan had a hunch that his rage was about to be vented on her.
Not wanting to be a punching bag, Li Zilan quickly got up and left the cafeteria without looking back.
...
Su Hang delivered the things quickly, and, as soon as he saw Mu Feichi's grim expression, he guessed what it was for.
He repeatedly confirmed that although these medicines were also made of chemical agents, as long as they weren't consumed, there would be no side effects.
Staring straight at Yun Xi, Mu Feichi wouldn't even look at him, for fear that she would drink it accidentally.
Su Hang didn't dare drive away. He was a doctor after all, so if this girl accidentally drank some, he would still have to find a way to rescue her.
If he wasn't there and something happened to Yun Xi, Mu Feichi would get furious and Su Hang shivered as he imagined what the consequences for him could be.
In reality, Yun Xi didn't have any idea about the doses, so she could only estimate and try a little bit so that she could at least remember the taste.
With tensed-up nerves, Su Hang watched as she took one sip at a time, and then spit it out mouthful by mouthful.
Yun Xi raised her eyes and glanced at the man who had been staring at her from across the room. She didn't dare to be careless at all. In her clear state of mind, she remembered things faster and more accurately.
"All right, I know what it tastes like now, thank you."
After the trials, she threw the medicine into the trash can and put a knot in the trash bag.
Su Hang glanced at Mu Feichi, quickly away carried the trash bag, and left.