Mu Jiu Chen paused, looking at the girl with a blush still on her face. Her lips, slightly swollen from his ministrations, were more alluring than usual.
Mu Jiu Chen frowned slightly and looked at her. "Nuannuan, is this how you repay kindness?"
Jiang Nuan's face turned even redder. "You should leave anyway."
As she spoke, Jiang Nuan peeled a White Rabbit candy and popped it into her mouth. She loved the taste.
The milky flavor was rich and sweet.
Mu Jiu Chen walked over, looking at the candy in her arms. He was curious. Why would such a grown person still like candy?
"I'll have one too." Mu Jiu Chen casually took a White Rabbit candy, unwrapped it, and ate it. "Mmm~ Nuannuan, what kind of candy is this? It's delicious!"
Jiang Nuan looked at him with confusion. "You've never eaten one before?"
Mu Jiu Chen nodded quickly. "The candy I've eaten doesn't have this fragrance." When it was the New Year at home, they would buy some candy, but he didn't eat it, as it didn't feel festive.
Jiang Nuan thought it made sense. How could a wealthy family buy such candy?
When she was little, every New Year, her grandmother would buy her this White Rabbit candy. Every time she ate it, she felt very happy.
Thinking back now, her grandmother was truly a person who never meddled in other people's affairs; her grandmother's goodness was only for her.
Mu Jiu Chen ate one, then took another, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth.
"Nuannuan, did you just go out and buy this?"
Jiang Nuan shook her head slightly. "Nan Zhou bought it back."
Mu Jiu Chen's gaze instantly turned cold as he looked at her. "From now on, if you want anything, tell me, and I'll buy it for you." His voice was gritted, full of jealousy.
Jiang Nuan felt wronged. "Are you yelling at me?"
Mu Jiu Chen looked at her wronged expression. He was the one who felt wronged! This ambiguous relationship was driving him mad.
"No, I just think it's more appropriate for me to buy it for you." Yes, that was the reason.
Jiang Nuan suddenly remembered what he had said and retorted, "Aren't you afraid I'll overthink things?"
Mu Jiu Chen suddenly felt like he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own foot!
He remembered a time when he had done something to tell Jiang Nuan not to overthink. Now, he only wished she would overthink.
After finishing the candy, Mu Jiu Chen said, "No, Nuannuan, you have the right to overthink. You can fantasize about me in your mind however you wish."
Mu Jiu Chen smiled slyly, leaned down, and whispered in her ear, "Including how I kissed you just now. You can indulge freely. Your lips are beautiful!"
The ambiguous tone made Jiang Nuan blush instantly, her heart in a turmoil.
She involuntarily asked, "Did you run away because you disliked me just now?"
Mu Jiu Chen instantly found the reason for her anger. "Heh heh..." His pleasant laughter echoed in her ears.
Mu Jiu Chen knew she had misunderstood. He whispered a few words in her ear.
Jiang Nuan's face turned even redder after listening, her ears burning.
Mu Jiu Chen took a few steps back, his crisp aura slowly receding.
"Nuannuan, do you know now why I ran away? If I hadn't, I don't know what I would have done to you; I couldn't even control myself."
After saying that, his deep gaze quietly fixed on her red lips.
Jiang Nuan quickly lowered her head. "..." Men really were all "big pig's trotters."
"Hmph!" Jiang Nuan was still angry, though she didn't know why.
Mu Jiu Chen dared not provoke her further. Instead, he looked at his son on the bed and asked, "Nuannuan, when will Xiao Kuo wake up?"
Jiang Nuan glanced at her son and said, "He'll wake up tomorrow morning. You should go back first. I'll stay here and watch him."
Mu Jiu Chen shook his head slightly. "I am a very responsible father. How can I leave when my son is hospitalized?"
Jiang Nuan lowered her eyes, as if implying she wasn't a responsible mother.
Mu Jiu Chen really didn't leave. Jiang Nuan slept half-awake, half-asleep. By afternoon, she was exhausted and lay down next to her son to sleep.
Mu Jiu Chen looked at the mother and son on the bed and smiled tenderly.
His phone vibrated. Mu Jiu Chen looked down to see it was Xiao Fan calling.
He walked out quietly to answer the phone.
"Hello!"
"Master, there's a social engagement tonight at five that you must attend. It's with people from Qi Kingdom." Xiao Fan was swamped with work and couldn't attend the banquet himself.
Li Qing Shuo was also lying in the hospital. He genuinely couldn't find anyone else to go.
How could these two abandon him and run to the hospital together? Why didn't they take him along?
No, no, no, he was cursing himself for getting sick. Working overtime was hard, but it paid well.
Mu Jiu Chen asked, "...What time."
His voice was deep, and Xiao Fan knew he was reluctant.
"Master, seven o'clock."
Mu Jiu Chen: "I know. I'll be there."
Mu Jiu Chen hung up the phone and called Butler Li.
"Butler Li, arrange for someone to come to the hospital to accompany Nuannuan and look after Xiao Kuo."
Butler Li smiled. "Ninth Master, my daughter is also back. Why don't I have my daughter come? She's young and energetic, and she'll get along well with Miss Jiang."
Mu Jiu Chen nodded. "Alright."
After hanging up, Mu Jiu Chen returned to the ward.
Seeing that Jiang Nuan hadn't woken up, he checked the time. It was still early, so he sat beside Jiang Nuan and dealt with emails, occasionally glancing at the girl on the bed, a gentle smile gracing his lips.
Li Wan had returned to rest for a few months after her appendectomy surgery. Coupled with taking care of her elderly grandmother, she hadn't returned to Mu Jiu Chen's villa.
Previously, she had worked here with her mother. Butler Li had been taking care of Mu Jiu Chen for many years, and Mu Jiu Chen didn't mind paying an extra salary, so he kept Li Wan. Since two maids had been fired, and they were short-handed, Butler Li called her daughter back.
"Xiao Wan, you must take good care of Miss Jiang when you get to the hospital." Butler Li looked at her slender and beautiful daughter. She believed her daughter would surely find a good family in the future.
Li Wan had delicate and refined features. There was a tear mole under her eye. Her black, bright eyes were clear and luminous, her nose small and exquisite, and her lips were a perfect, rosy diamond shape. Her features combined created a classic beauty of a gentlewoman.
Li Wan was very upset and looked at her mother. "Mom, I've only been away for a few months, how did Ninth Master already have a child?" How did he have a child?
Butler Li didn't know her daughter's thoughts, assuming she was just surprised. She smiled and said, "Why can't Ninth Master have a child? You, don't overthink things. Just take good care of the young master and Miss Jiang."
Li Wan lowered her eyes, a surge of anger in her heart. It must have been that little vixen Jiang Nuan who seduced Ninth Master.
She wanted to see what that woman looked like, and what right she had to have a child with the noble Ninth Master.
Jiang Nuan woke up, and it was already dark. She had even had a dream, filled with Mu Jiu Chen, and the ambiguous scenes were even more explosive than those from six years ago.
She turned her head and saw Mu Jiu Chen sitting beside her, watching her. She sat up abruptly.
Jiang Nuan looked at him vigilantly, his dark eyes seeming insatiable. "You... why are you still here?"