Gong Yu got up quickly and took big strides towards the door. When he opened it, two slightly swollen eyes met his. Anxiously, Yun Muxi was standing in front of him. When she saw Gong Yu, her eyes immediately lit up, as she saw hope. She asked earnestly, "Gong Yu, please help me!"
Gong Yu was startled. He quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Yun Muxi was at a lost. With her big eyes, she stared at Gong Yu piteously as tears rolling down. "Niannian has a fever all of a sudden, it's as high as 40 degrees now. I waited for half an hour downstairs and did not see any taxi. I tried to call Xuanxuan but I could not reach her, and Yichen went abroad on business. I really have no choice. Don't you have a car? Can you please drive us to the hospital?"
After listening to Yun Muxi's plead, Gong Yu turned around, putting on the coat that he grabbed off the clothes stand. He then swiftly picked up his car key and wallet and closed the door.
He guided Yun Muxi towards the lift. After entering it, he spoke gently, "Don't be nervous, I'll bring you guys to the hospital now!" After speaking, he carried Niannian from Yun Muxi's arms into his. With one hand carrying Niannian, he comforted Yun Muxi with the other hand by patting her small shoulder.
By now, Yun Muxi was a nervous wreck crying silently. Gong Yu lowered his head and stared at this fragile woman who was just like a china doll. His heart ached and he pulled her into his arms, comforting her in a gentle voice. "Stop crying, Niannian will be alright! I'm here, don't worry. I will not let anything happen to her!"
Gong Yu's embrace and voice seemed like magic. Yun Muxi calmed down and stopped crying.
"Ding!" They arrived at the first level. Gong Yu held Yun Muxi's hand and headed towards the door. He had just returned from overseas, so Seventh Brother only prepared a nanny car for him. Seventh Brother had parked the car below Gong Yu's apartment, in case he needed to head out anytime. Seventh Brother said that he would accompany him to buy a new car when they were free.
Gong Yu brought them towards the car and helped them settle down at the back seat. Since it was a nanny car, the car was very spacious. Gong Yu thoughtfully lowered the car seat so that Niannian could lie down comfortably. He then covered her with a blanket before returning to the driver's seat.
Yun Muxi looked at Gong Yu, who was focused on driving, and said softly, "Thank you, Gong Yu!"
Gong Yu felt sad that Yun Muxi was so polite and estranged towards him. However, the top priority was to send Niannian to see a doctor, so he swallowed that negative emotion.
Then silence took over in the car...
Niannian was having a bad sleep due to the fever. She kept on mumbling, "Mummy...mummy...I feel so terrible..."
Yun Muxi's heart ached for her pain. She brought Niannian into her arms and leaned her cold cheeks against her burning forehead. She gently caressed Niannian's back and comforted her, "Niannian, you're doing a good job! Mummy is here, I'm bringing you to the hospital. You'll feel better soon, hang in there!"
Gong Yu's car flew towards the hospital. It was midnight and there were not many cars on the road, but Gong Yu still felt that he was driving too slow. He sped through many red lights. Finally, they arrived at the city center's hospital. Gong Yu suddenly braked and opened the back door hurriedly. He first gently picked up Niannian, then led Yun Muxi off the car. They ran hurriedly towards the Emergency Room.
Seeing the trio coming, the nurse behind the customer service counter smiled and asked politely, "Hello, what's wrong with the patient?"
Yun Muxi also answered politely with a tint of worry and anxiousness. "Hello, my child has a fever all of a sudden, it won't go away even with fever-reducing medicine."
The nurse then said politely," Please head over to the window on the left for registration, then take the lift to the third floor. That's where the Pediatric Emergency is."
Yun Muxi nodded and went to do the paperwork for registration. Gong Yu carried Niannian and continued to stand where he was. His expression was cold and his eyebrows furrowed in such a way that it showed, "I'm in a bad mood, so please don't bother me now." The nurse subtly measured the man standing in front of her. He was big and tall. While he may look extremely cold-hearted, when his gaze turned towards the little girl, it became a gentle beam of light. His handsome features became more glaring and his surrounding seemed to be enveloped in a halo. The nurse started to feel a growing affection towards him and her heart was thumping at a crazy speed. Her cheeks became red and her gaze was fixed onto Gong Yu. However, since she was at work, she could not stare at him openly. She could only admire him secretly, fixing her gaze tightly onto this handsome figure.
Yun Muxi returned and said to Gong Yu in a soft voice," Okay, let's go upstairs."
At the same time, the nurse sized up the lady carefully. Her face was small and extremely delicate, and she was as pretty as an angel, without defect. Her refreshing aura made other women around her jealous as well.
The nurse was not jealous of the beautiful Yun Muxi standing beside the handsome Gong Yu. Instead, she thought that they were oddly compatible with each other. They looked good together and complemented each other's glows. The nurse saw them walked off with the child and sighed in admiration, "Wow! Such a young couple! They are really a good match!"
After which, she took out her phone and took a picture of their back view. The photo clearly depicted them carrying the child into the lift while looking at each other. It was as beautiful as a landscape painting.
Yun Muxi and Gong Yu carried Niannian to the Pediatric Emergency. Gong Yu carefully placed Niannian onto a bed. Her cheeks were now flushed with redness and eyebrows furrowed uncomfortably. The cute little girl was now very pitiful. Gong Yu's heart ached for her and his facial expression grew darker.
The doctor went up to them and when he saw that the gloomy Gong Yu was not going to talk to him, he turned to Yun Muxi and asked, "What happened to the kid?"
Yun Muxi hurriedly explained to the doctor. "She had a fever all of a sudden and it shot up to 39 degrees instantly. It didn't subside even after taking medicine. It is now at 40 degrees. She was alright after dinner, but the fever came while she was sleeping."
The doctor stretched out his hand to touch Niannian's forehead. He brought a thermometer and stuck it under her armpit. He continued to ask, "Did she display any unusual behaviors these few days? Did she eat and go to the toilet as usual?"
Yun Muxi thought for a while before answering. "Yes, she is fine these few days, there was nothing strange."
The doctor turned around and sat down at his table. After typing away on his keyboard, he printed out a sheet of paper. "Take her temperature and then bring her for a blood test."
Niannian's temperature was still at 40 degrees. All these fuss caused Niannian to wake a little. She opened her eyes sleepily and saw that Gong Yu was in front of her. She smiled and called him like a good kid. "Daddy Yu..."
Gong Yu saw that Niannian was awake and caressed her slightly messy hair carefully. He forced a gentle smile and said, "Niannian, you're awake? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Niannian pouted her little mouth and furrowed her eyebrows, whimpering, "My head hurts..."
Gong Yu touched her head and continued to coax her in a gentle voice. "Yes, you have a fever. Daddy Yu is now bringing you to get a blood test. We'll let the doctor take a look and he will make you feel better."
Niannian's eyebrows furrowed even more. She said nervously, "Niannian neither wants to take a blood test nor an injection. I'm scared of pain. Daddy Yu, don't let them give an injection to me, okay?"
Gong Yu smiled and continued to comfort her. "Niannian, you're a good kid. Daddy Yu will be by your side. Don't be afraid, you're the bravest."
Niannian looked at Gong Yu and nodded with much confliction.
Yun Muxi watched the interaction between Gong Yu with Niannian like a loving father treated his daughter who relied on him a lot. Yun Muxi became lost in her thoughts. At the same time, the doctor blurted out," This sir is such a good father. Nowadays, not many fathers are able to take care of their kids so patiently. Baby, you're so lucky to have such a rare good dad!"
Both Yun Muxi and Gong Yu paused momentarily after hearing the doctor's words. On the other hand, Niannian smiled in excitement. Her bright smile was like a vibrant firework that attracted all the attention.
Staring at Niannian, Gong Yu was lost in his own thoughts as well. The almost-forgotten prick in his heart was pushed down even further. It gave him so much pain! Even his eyes were filled with sorrow and pain.
Gong Yu could not help but think, "If only she was not the child of another man, but mine. How great would that be to have a cute daughter like her with Yun Muxi!"
Yun Muxi felt a little awkward, but she was more concerned about Niannian, so she ignored what the doctor said. Seeing Gong Yu in a daze, she reminded him carefully, "Let's bring her to get her blood tested. If you have to go, I can take care of her on my own."
Gong Yu returned from his daze and carried Niannian while putting on a cold expression. He took big strides toward the door. Yun Muxi was confused over his sudden change in emotion and quickly followed along.
Niannian was always afraid of injections, but with Gong Yu comforting her, she was exceptionally easy to work with, despite being extremely nervous. She did not make a fuss during the whole process. She shut her eyes and closed her lips tightly, holding onto Gong Yu's sleeves with all her life.
The doctor took a look at the results and said casually, "Okay, there's not much of an issue. Just some virus going on, not a big deal! However, her temperature is still a little high. Do you guys want to put her on an IV drip or let her take some medicine back to lower her temperature?"
Yun Muxi thought for a while. She was not so willing to let her kid use antibiotics directly. She replied in a calm voice, "We'll bring the medicine back to try. If it doesn't go down, we'll go for the IV drip."
After that, Gong Yu took the prescription from the doctor and prepared to head for the pharmacy. While he tried to pass Niannian to Yun Muxi, Niannian held onto his sleeves tightly, like a child worrying that her parent would abandon her. She looked at Gong Yu with careful eyes.
Gong Yu let go of his cold expression and spoke gently," Niannian, I'll go pay for your medicine, can you follow mummy first?"
Niannian continued to stare at him, not loosing her tiny hand.
Yun Muxi was helpless too. Niannian was always sticking to her, but after Gong Yu came into her life, Niannian seemed to rely on him even more. As her biological mother, Yun Muxi was almost ignored.
A fear started to creep into Yun Muxi's heart...
Yun Muxi saw what happened and took the prescription from Gong Yu. Softly, she said, "I'll go instead." After paying and getting the medicine, they returned home. Niannian dozed off after eating the medicine. Both Yun Muxi and Gong Yu remained silent in the car ride as they were too occupied with their own thoughts. There was a fog in the car, and the quietness made them uncomfortable. At 3 am, they finally brought Niannian back to the apartment. Gong Yu laid her gently on the big bed while carefully covering her with a blanket. He sat by the bedside and gently caressed her forehead. His inner struggle made him want to yell out with her head on her crossed arms. He wanted to spoil the cute child in front of him, but he felt unbearable pain because she was like a poison sting in his heart. Two mixed feelings pained him. Yun Muxi came up behind him quietly. "Thanks for what you did tonight! Now that Niannian's temperature has dropped slightly, I can
This was his first memory of her... That night, he sat by the table to read. He became tired and put the book down. He walked to his bed and was just about to change into his pajamas when he shockingly found a beautiful woman on his bed. He had been reading in his room since after having dinner. He never left the room, and nobody came in. He was very confused and even suspected that she snuck in while he was too engrossed in his books. He then called the secret guard on duty who was hiding in the dark, Dong Fangying, to question. Dong Fangying answered in a low voice, "Sir, no one came in." The other three secret guards, Xi Fangchi, Nan Fangjing, and Bei Fangye all answered the same. If no one came in, then how did this woman appear on his bed out of nowhere? This confused him even more. If one person made a mistake, it did not make sense for everyone to make a mistake! Besides, he and the four secret guards had all underwent special trai
When Gong Yu was immersed in memories, Yun Muxi woke up. She opened her eyes and saw Gong Yu's good-looking face. He was looking at her with a faint smile. Instead of her, he seemed to look at a very distant place through her. Yun Muxi called gently, "Gong Yu?" Gong Yu came to his sense and fixed his eyes on Yun Muxi. The little woman was more mature and calmer than ever before. Gong Yu said tenderly, "Yeh, Are you awake? Niannian's fever has gone!" Yun Muxi looked back at Niannian who was on the bed and reached out her hand to touch her forehead. She confirmed that the temperature was normal and gave a long sigh. She turned his head and said to Gong Yu lightly, "Go to brush your teeth and wash your face. I'll give you a set of toiletry and prepare breakfast. You can go back after having breakfast." Gong Yu shook his head lightly, "Don't bother. I will go back to wash my face and rinse my teeth. I can chang
Zhao Yi called He Xin and the Assistant Director Wang Hao to a small meeting room. He said first, "What's your idea about the character Zhen Ai?" Wang Hao said with a little excitement, "Today, Yun Muxi's performance is so extraordinary. I'm stunned by her. At ordinary times, she is too common. To my surprise, she has such a beautiful appearance and wonderful acting skills." He Xin also agreed with a nod. "Xiao Xi was well done. Unexpectedly, her performance is several levels higher than Ding Sisi's performance several days ago. Ding Sisi indeed has a good foundation but that was a few years ago. In these two years, she is somewhat overproud and she doesn't act as seriously as before. This time, she is obviously excessive." Director Zhao nodded and said hesitantly, "Today, Xiao Xi's performance is really outstanding. But, I'm worried that her performance will not be stable because she is not a professional. If she just outdoes
Yun Muxi looked around to search in the crowd. Indeed, she found a man who looked like a paparazzo. The man was taking photos of Gong Yu and Niannian. It seemed that the man also felt her line of sight. When he turned his head, he looked at her eye to eye. He realized that he had been found and ran away through the crowd. Yun Muxi ran after him, but because the paparazzo was relatively professional, he was not seen again. Yun Muxi didn't catch up with him, so she hurried back to the amusement park and found Gong Yu and Niannian. With a sullen look, she whispered to Gong Yu, "We'd better go quickly. I just found a person sneaking around like a paparazzo. I'm afraid that you have been secretly photographed!" Upon hearing that, Gong Yu looked somber. After pondering for a moment, he took out his mobile phone to call Seventh Brother. On the second ring, the phone had been connected. "Hello! Gong Yu, where are you? I didn't see you at your house!"
Yun Muxi responded calmly," In addition to communication, I also studied computer programming in college. Actually, I received a double degree." Generally speaking, liberal arts students were bad at science, while science students were weak in liberal arts. A few people were good at both liberal arts and science. Obviously, Yun Muxi not only studied both liberal arts and science, but also did well in both. He had heard that she was a Straight A Student in University Z, but he never thought that she was not only a quick learner, but also a super scholar-tyrant. Even those students who majored in computer programming in the school might not be able to be hackers, but she, who minored the subject, could achieve this level easily and surpassed a large number of professional students. Seventh Brother looked at her in amazement again. His eyes were full of admiration. Before long, a black screen appeared on her computer, with a progress bar in the middle, in
Yun Muxi could feel the cool touch of Gong Yu's lips, with a familiar and faint scent. In a flash, she felt a shocking thunder exploded in her mind, and then everything went blank with thin smoke shrouded. When Yun Muxi was still at a loss, Gong Yu reached his hand to hold Yun Muxi's back of her head and deepened this gentle kiss. Yun Muxi did not know how tempting it was to Gong Yu. But now Yun Muxi herself "tumbled into his lap", so it should not be to blame Gong Yu, "the beast". Gong Yu kissed her tenderly. The flesh and sweet scent of love infused into his mouth. He felt never enough to kiss this pretty woman... Yun Muxi's head had gone blank completely and was bombarded by Gong Yu's sweetness and tenderness, which made her hard to return to herself. His heart was tempted easily by the accident. Seventh Brother rang off the phone and walked out of the bedroom, but he froze immediately. What's the matter now? They were
It was undeniable that Ding Sisi was clever indeed. She could catch the major suspect in the short conversation. Ding Sisi picked up the phone again and dialed Zhao Yuyan. When the phone got through, Ding Sisi ordered immediately, "Yuyan, find some online supporters to spread the topic that Yun Muxi had a child, and say that she quit her first year of college because she was being kept as a mistress by a rich and powerful people. The principal wife then found her and she was chased out. She was pregnant then and insisted on giving birth to the child, even tried to take advantage of the child to scramble for some benefit, but the rich and powerful people didn't even want to acknowledge her. She had to keep them to herself and became a single mother. And now she wants to seduce an idol to start over again! You just do what you're told." Zhao Yuyan was astounded at it and asked with doubt, "Dear me! It's the biggest news! Sisi, how did you know that?"
Lu Yang also saw Murong Yunxi and Gong Yu and also felt a little bit shocked. He stepped forward to greet them. "Xiao Xi, Gong Yu, why are you here?" Murong Yunxi looked at Lu Yang with a smile. Many years had passed by, the past had gone with the wind. Lu Yang was just one of her good friends and they seemed to be more comfortable in this way. "Yeah, we came for a movie, but I didn't like it, so we left before the ending!" Subsequently, Murong Yun turned to a woman behind Lu Yang who looked familiar. "Lu Yang, is this your...?" Lu Yang put on a bitter smile. "Oh, you know that I am in a situation of being forced to get married. This is a girl that my big brother introduced to me for a blind date." Lu Yang had nothing to hide because he had no intention to get married to this woman, so he shared his thoughts directly to avoid any misunderstandings, let alone he had no intention to make her his girlfriend. This woman did not rea
Twelve years later. "Luoluo, come to help me!" Lying face down on her big bed, Murong Niannian complained to her good friend through her mobile phone. She was simply so depressed inside. Yan Chuluo was Murong Niannian's best friend, and their friendship was very solid. Although Yan Chuluo was five years older than Murong Niannian, Murong Niannian, a mature girl, did not have any difficulty communicating with her. Their relationship was even more harmonious than those of her peers. "Well, my dear girl, I'm too busy to attend to you now. I even don't have any leisure for myself," replied Yan Chuluo, who was reading the latest military newspaper on a closestool. Yan Chuluo actually could not attend to her talented friend at the moment because she fell in love with a man. More exactly, she fell in love with him in secret only at one glance. "Well, you just went to receive military training. By the way, your grandfathe
S City— The doorbell was ringing outside. After finding that it was a courier delivering a parcel, Gu Yuxuan answered the door and signed for the delivery. After closing the door, Gu Yuxuan leaned against the door, overwhelmed by sadness. The express delivery belonged to Yun Muxi, which should be her admission letter according to the mailing address. However, Yun Muxi had disappeared for almost a month. Gu Yuxuan stood with her back against the door and slowly slid down on the ground as her tears kept falling down. Gu Yuxuan held the parcel and put one hand on her knees, covering her eyes with the other. Her tears streamed down through her fingers, and she cried silently. In fact, she had cried countless times this month. Father Yun had gone to Africa and kept working after arriving there, so that they were out of touch. Neither could she convey the news of Xiao Xi's disappearance to Father Yun, nor did she know how to tell oth
The bottle was in the shape of a gourd and was smooth and delicate. What was the most special part was the handle of the bottle, which was also made of a little gourd. The two gourds were cleverly connected by a vine. It looked like the bigger gourd was holding the small one while the small one wrapped onto the large one. The lip was the root of the vine, showing a natural and smooth combination. The bottle's shape was delicate and refined. Every detail showed unique ingenuity, subtly revealing a sense of tenderness in its mellow lines. The two gourds were like a mother and daughter. The mother showed her infinite love for her daughter, while the daughter relied on her mother. The two were made of crystal-white porcelain, while the vine was lush green with no extra impurities. Duanmu Gongyu opened the lid and extended his nose to smell it. A rich smell of wine rushed to him with a faint fragrance like a kind of flower. Duanmu Gongyu could not tell what it
Duanmu Gongcheng felt somewhat shameless upon seeing Duanmu Gongyu's shock, and he lowered his head to say, "It's my fault! I am too... I hope you don't blame me." Duanmu Gongyu felt happy to remedy the misunderstanding with his brother and nodded while saying, "I don't blame you, Big Brother. I have arranged for my people to deal with those bad guys. You don't have to be worried." Duanmu Gongcheng could not adapt to this change and still felt embarrassed at the moment. He said, "Third Brother, you've just come back, so I came to check on your injury. Since you're fine, I should not bother you. You're so tired after a long journey. Have a rest and I will come to visit you later." Then, Duanmu Gongcheng asked to leave in a hurry. Nanny Wu suddenly felt embarrassed when only Duanmu Gongyu, Yun Muxi, and she were there. She said in a hurry, "My Lord, you should have a rest and I will go to prepare food for you. You must not have e
After pausing for a moment, Duanmu Gongyu stared fixedly at Hei Ye as if he had something to say. Hei Ye was confused by Duanmu Gongyu's actions and wondered if he had a problem, but he dared not to ask Duanmu Gongyu if the fear that he would enrage Duanmu Gongyu, who had been in anger during the past several days. Looking as if he had made up his mind, Duanmu Gongyu cleared his throat and his face blushed as he said with an unnatural expression, "Hmm... it seems... Xiao Xi... is angry at me..." Duanmu Gongyu stuttered as he did not how to express his thoughts, but the long-lasting cold war between Duanmu Gongyu and Yun Muxi made Hei Ye understand Duanmu Gongyu's meanings at once. Hei Ye said to Duanmu Gongyu in embarrassment, "Your Highness, I didn't have any experience in dealing with girls, so, I don't exactly know how to solve this, but... usually, in such a situation, men should take the initiative to coax women. Don't feel shy to do th
Yun Muxi felt at ease enjoying such a peaceful and beautiful moment. Her parents had been busy with their work and left her alone at home since she was a child, and luckily, she had a good friend, Xuanxuan, accompany her; otherwise, she would have left a lonely life. She was quite satisfied that now Duanmu Gongyu accompanied her, took care of her, and loved her. She enjoyed the peaceful moment quietly. ... At sunset, the carriage arrived in Xinyang City. As soon as they entered the city, Duanmu Gongyu sensed something strange. He said to Hei Ye in a cold tone, "Hei Ye, put on your guards." Since Duanmu Gongyu always had a keen instinct, Hei Ye put on his highest guard at Duanmu Gongyu's reminder. Lan Yun surveyed around warily and looked out for everything that would happen. Hei Ye drove the carriage to a tasteful hotel, which was neither the biggest one nor the most luxurious one in the city. The reason why he chose such an in
Before walking long, Yun Muxi came across Duanmu Gongyu. She cast her anger behind her back and said to him happily, "Look, Gong Yu, I found a puppy. Isn't it cute?" Duanmu Gongyu was allergic to animals, especially furry ones. He measured the puppy with a frown and a look of disdain. As if the puppy had sensed Duanmu Gongyu's hostility against it, it barked at him in a wary way. Duanmu Gongyu furrowed his eyebrows even deeply. A long while passed, and he finally replied, "No, not at all. It is not that friendly to me." Yun Muxi defended the puppy hurriedly by saying, "No, it's just too small and afraid of strangers." In Yun Muxi's arms, the puppy barked at Duanmu Gongyu warily once again. Still in a frown, Duanmu Gongyu said in a cold tone, "It does look unfriendly. It warned me to stay away from it." Right then, the puppy barked at Duanmu Gongyu several times more in a warning way. Yun Muxi stroked
The time needed for an incense stick to burn passed by in the blink of an eye. Lan Yun indeed came over carrying two big handfuls of skewers. Since they were in the wilderness and they had never seen how modern-day skewers looked, although the skewers he made were somewhat close, it was still different from the modern-day ones. The wooden sticks were thick, and the meat cubes were also bigger. The shapes were not cut into long shapes as they do in the modern world. Lan Yun's skewers looked more like tanghulu. But Yun Muxi was still amazed that he could deliver such great results so quickly. "Lan Yun, if I bring you to where I came from, you could earn quite a lot just by making lu chuan! You're basically god-speed." Lan Yun felt awkward after hearing it. He had put in so much effort to equip himself with all these skills just for him to go there and make lu chuan? This Miss Yun had such a wild imagination. Hei Ye was very alert