C26 (1/2)

After hearing what Ji Qing said, Shen Bai finally felt at ease.

He already knew that Mu Yizi was too impatient, but he had always thought that he could help her change her personality slowly. What Shen Bai did not expect was that the current situation did not allow for her to take her step by step.

She must quickly mature. In order to succeed, Shen Bai must use any means necessary.

He had grabbed the medicine according to the prescription given by Ji Qing, and had specifically set his eyes on the stove to fry the medicine, fearing that something might go wrong.

Holding the bowl in his hand, Shen Bai stood in front of Mu Yizi's door, at a loss of what to do.

If he were to enter now, would he anger her even more?

”Who is it?”

When Mu Yizi heard the sound of the door, she forced herself to stand up and look at the door.

Shen Bai came back to his senses and sighed.

In the end, he walked in with the medicine bowl. When he looked at Mu Yizi's pale face, his heart couldn't help but throb.

”Drink the medicine first, then you'll feel better.”

Shen Bai used one hand to help Mu Yizi up, wanting her to lean into his embrace. Unexpectedly, Mu Yiran wanted to sit up herself, rather than lean against the bedpost, to get any closer to him.

This caused Shen Bai to feel a little upset in his heart.

After receiving the medicine bowl from Shen Bai, she tilted her head upwards and gulped it down. He could not be afraid of the hardships anymore and could only hope that he could leave this place as soon as possible.

Looking at Mu Yizi's distant appearance, Shen Bai felt more and more guilty.

If he told her clearly in the morning, wouldn't the two of them be better than they were now?

Now that things had come to this, it was useless to think about it any longer.

Shen Bai could only think of a way to make Mu Ru Zi accept this fact.

He believed that one day, she would be able to see his true feelings.

”Rest well, I won't disturb you any longer.”

Saying that, Shen Bai took the empty bowl and was about to leave, but after hearing the words of the person behind him, he abruptly stopped in his tracks.

”Thank you, Martial Uncle.”

Mu Yizi, who hadn't made a sound since Shen Bai entered the room, only said this three words.

Just the numbers alone made Shen Bai feel as though he had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

Martial Uncle, this might be the final destination that she gave him in her heart.

”You … ”Rest well.”

Shen Bai's voice was choked with sobs. As he left in a hurry, even his back looked as though it was running away.

Mu Yizi watched his back as he left in a hurry, and two lines of clear tears unconsciously fell from her eyes.

Shen Bai, maybe we're destined to be like this. Whenever I want to get close to you, I will always push you further away.

After a night of rest, Mu Yizi felt her body relax a lot more.

He woke up early in the morning and prepared to go to the morning assembly. The moment he opened the door, he saw a lunchbox placed in front of the door.

There were a few lifelike birds carved from plum blossoms on top of the food box. Even with the lid on, one could smell the fragrance of the food inside.

He didn't need to guess to know who did it. Mu Yizi placed the food box back into the room.

He sat at the table and stared at the box for a long time before he finally opened the lid.