Murong Ye quieted for a while before he slowly said, "Father has been in the hospital with Niannian recently. You"d better rest at home more because of your physical condition."
Murong Ye didn"t want to lie to Yun Muxi, but he knew that once Yun Muxi knew the truth, she would definitely worry. It would be better to hold her back now that she was pregnant. It seemed that he had to speed up his pace to find Niannian. He must find Niannian as soon as possible, otherwise, he was not sure how long he could keep the truth from Yun Muxi.
Yun Muxi thought Murong Ye behaved a bit strange, but she just attributed the strange behave to Murong Ye"s excessive concern about her pregnancy.
So she smiled and said to Murong Ye, "Brother, it"s just pregnancy and this is not the first time for me. I know my body very well. I just want to see Niannian and I wouldn"t do anything that would probably hurt myself. There is no need to worry about me."
"By the way, Xiao Xi, I have made an arrangement for you to go to Lingyin Temple tomorrow. Someone will pick you up at doorstep tomorrow, and then take you to Lingyin Temple to meet Master w.a.n.ghai. He would calculate for you about your destiny. Haven"t you always been worried all the time, have you? This time, let Master w.a.n.ghai calculate for you so as to dispel your worries and save you from your mad wandering thoughts. Since it is very difficult to make an appointment with Master w.a.n.gha and the appointment has been fixed for tomorrow, the date cannot be changed."
"Ah? Brother, are you serious? I think we"d better forget it. I really can"t accept fortune telling. I"m a college student in the 21st century. I"m an intellectual. I can"t fail to live up to so many years of scientific education."
"I"ve already made the appointment for you. Just go and meet him. It"s you yourself who always entertain stupid thoughts. Or you can just consider it as a chance to have a walk and relax. The scenery there is quite nice. If you find the environment comfortable, you can even stay there for two more days. "
"Brother, why do you suddenly become so strange! Aren"t you hiding something from me, are you?"
Hearing her words, Murong Ye"s heart stopped for a second. He was thinking about what to say hurry-scurry.
Yun Muxi chuckled over the phone and said, "All right, brother! I"m not going to tease you. Enjoy your meal and finish your overtime work as soon as possible. Remember not to work too late and go to bed early."
Murong Ye didn"t set his heart at rest till now. He was just so panic that he didn"t know how to deal with her questions. He realized again that he had never lost his ration like this, no matter what serious and difficult issues he was facing. He became a different person when he was facing Yun Muxi.
Murong Ye heaved a sigh of relief, pretending to be cool, and said, "Okay! You should go to bed, too. Good night."
Having hung up the phone, Murong Ye still felt rather uneasy.
Then he got up, picked up another office phone from the desk and dialed the phone number of Gong Yu.
The phone was quickly picked up and Gong Yu"s indifferent voice came. He said, "h.e.l.lo?"
Murong Ye lowered his voice and said, "Gong Yu, it"s me! Is Xiao Xi with you now?"
Gong Yu frowned. At the moment, the door of the guest room was not closed. He saw through the open door that Yun Muxi was sitting on the sofa of the sitting room, looking at the cell phone.
Gong Yu closed the door of the guest room and said quietly, "Well, what"s wrong? Tell me."
"Do you have any work tomorrow?"
"Yes, Brother Seven received a commercial advertis.e.m.e.nt for me. I need to go shooting tomorrow."
"Let him put it off for you. You"d better stay with Xiao Xi tomorrow."
"What do you mean? What happened?"
"I"ve arranged for Xiao Xi to visit Lingyin Temple tomorrow, to meet with Master w.a.n.ghai for fortune-telling. She is always indulging herself in those wandering thoughts. I want to give her rea.s.surance. The scenery over there is quite good. You can take a walk with Xiao Xi over there. If Xiao Xi feels good, you two can stay there for a few days."
With a deeper frown on his face, Gong Yu asked, "Is it that simple?"
"Well, Xiao Xi has encountered too many things recently. Just let her relax and, in pa.s.sing, let you two cultivate your feelings. Are you expecting that you two are still not married when your child is born?"
"Is it really that simple? If there is anything you want to say, just say it out!"
Murong Ye was marveled at Gong Yu"s keenness, so he said after a second of hesitation, "Just don"t let Xiao Xi go to the hospital to see Niannian."
"Niannian? What happened to Niannian?"
"Niannian is missing!"
"What?"
Gong Yu exclaimed immediately. The sudden exclamation startled and disturbed Yun Muxi, who now was in the sitting room.
Yun Mu Xi called out at the guest room and asked, "Gong Yu, what"s up?"
Gong Yu, covering the phone with one hand, shouted to the living room, "It"s okay. I"m on the phone with Brother Seven."
After confirming that there were no other special moves in the living room outside the door, Gong Yu lowered his voice and asked again, "When did it happen?"
"It happened on this afternoon when Xiao Xi disappeared. I had already sent my men to look into it. But it still needs some time. I need you to hold Xiao Xi. I worry that if Xiao Xi knows, she will be as concerned as we do and consequently affect the fetus. I can guarantee that I will bring Niannian back safe and sound. But I also want Xiao Xi to be safe and sound before Niannian comes back."
Gong Yu replied coldly, "Okay, I know. But once you make any progress, no matter what time it is, you should inform me immediately."
"No problem."
After hanging up the phone, Gong Yu opened the door of the guest room. Yun Muxi seemed to have returned to her room.
Gong Yu came to the door of Yun Muxi"s bedroom and knocked on the door. There was no response from the room. So Gong Yu pushed the door and walked inside. He heard the sound of rushing water from the bathroom.
Gong Yu walked to the door of the bathroom and knocked softly. He asked, "Xiao Xi, are you taking a shower?"
Yun Muxi"s cool voice came from the bathroom. She replied, "Yes! What"s up, Gong Yu?"
"I just want to see if there is anything that I can help."
"No, thanks. I"m fine by myself, totally. Just go to sleep."
"I"d better wait for you here for a while, and call me if you have anything."
Then Gong Yu walked to the small sofa and sat down, quietly waiting for Yun Muxi to come out.
Yun Muxi went out of the bathroom after taking a shower, wrapped in a bath towel. Seeing Gongyu sitting on the sofa, she was shocked and hurriedly put her hands over her chest. She asked, "Why are you here?"
"Haven"t I just said, have I? I"m here waiting for you to come out."
"Uh, well, I"m out of the bathroom now. Then you can go back to your room."
Gong Yu looked at Yun Muxi, and felt that her look of being on guard was very cute.
"Is there any part of your body I haven"t seen? Is it really necessary to act like this? On the contrary, your act makes me feel that you are thinking about something messy, which would further make me feel seduced into doing something."
Licking her lip awkwardly and swallowing a mouthful of saliva, she explained, "What are you talking about? Who is thinking about those messy things? Well, it"s about time that you should go back to your room and sleep."
At the moment, Yun Muxi had just been out of the bathroom embarra.s.singly, with her hair messy but straight. Her hair hung down over her forehead, dripping water. Since she had just taken a shower, a dull red flush suffused her cheeks, which were pinky and quite charming.
The bath towel was wrapped around her chest, and the white skin above the chest was exposed, glittering, smooth and moist, which made the beautiful collarbone and neck even more attractive.
She stood upright with a pair of fine and slender legs. Her two small feet overlapped each other, showing her nervousness at the moment.
At this moment, Yun Muxi seemed like an attractive dessert, but now, Gong Yu really didn"t have such mood. Since it was unclear whether Niannian was alive or not now, how could he be in the mood to canoodle with Yun Muxi?
Gong Yu got up and strode to the bathroom, then walked to Yun Muxi, directly pulling her to sit on the small sofa. He lifted Yun Muxi"s hair with one hand.
Yun Muxi suddenly had a panic. Her heart raced, beating restlessly, with redness covering her cheeks. "What are y-you doing?"
Gong Yu raised the hair dryer in his hand. Taking one end of the power line, he put the plug into the power supply and then turned on the hairdryer. Gently blowing the hair for Yun Muxi, he said, "Blow-dry your hair and then go to bed, otherwise you will find yourself easily get headaches when you get up."
As he spoke, he kneeled down on the sofa beside Yun Muxi, with thighs and waists clinging to her. Yun Muxi sniffed the smell of Gong Yu"s shower gel, which was also mixed with the unique light green gra.s.s fragrance of him, making it hard for her to suppress the wild bewilderment in her heart.
Her silky hair at Gong Yu"s fingertips was blown up gently by the hairdryer. The warm wind from the hairdryer hit Yun Muxi"s scalp through the hair. Gong Yu was very serious about blowing her hair, with a tinge of slight softness covering his face.
Yun Muxi looked up slightly at Gong Yu"s side face. The beautiful lines of Gong Yu"s face seemed more charming and compelling with such soft expression on his face. Yun Muxi was stunned slightly, looking at him with kind of obsession.
Her eyes incidentally settled on Gong Yu"s good-looking thin lips. His lips shapes were particularly charming and rosy, just like the lips of a woman wearing makeup. They were so beautiful that one couldn"t help but think of advancing to kiss them.
Yun Muxi"s big black eyes fixed on Gong Yu. Looking at him, she indulged herself in her own imagination, with no realization of what was going on now.
Gong Yu blow-dried the last strand of Yun Muxi"s hair and when he bowed his head, he saw Yun Muxi looking at him without any disguise. From her expression, he could tell how much she enjoyed this moment. The curve at the corners of her mouth was extremely beautiful, and her eyes were filled with love, obsession and expectation.
Was she expecting his kiss? But should he kiss her now? If he kissed her, it would be harder for him to guarantee that he could hold himself back, and it was also hard for him to guarantee what would happen next.
But being looked at like this by Yun Muxi, his heart was still filled with delight and pride.
The wonderful feelings in his heart were transferred to his cheek, making the corner of the mouth up-turned, which now was even more charming.
Unexpectedly, Yun Muxi held out her finger to touch the corner of his mouth, curving in a smile.
Gong Yu grabbed Yun Muxi"s finger.
"Xiao Xi, do you know what you are doing now?"
Yun Muxi finally recovered from her own thoughts and was astonished at her bold move right now. Hurriedly, she tried to withdraw her finger, but Gong Yu held it even tighter and put her finger to his lips, pecking it softly.
Then he advanced his face close to Yun Muxi"s, so the tip of his nose almost touched that of her nose...