Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander-Chapter 407: A World for Two

Mai Hunter kept shooting Yunlie meaningful glances.

Yet Yunlie acted as if he hadn’t noticed.

Speaking such mushy words in front of others was something he could not bring himself to do.

Mai Hunter, frustrated by Yunlie’s apparent lack of growth, shook his head after finishing his glass of wine and continued his energetic attempts to match-make the two.

"Qianyi, you should toast Teacher Mu again, we really owe him big time this time."

Yan Qianyi nodded, lifted her juice glass slightly toward Mu Yunlie with a smile, "Thank you, Teacher Mu."

After mentally adjusting herself and finding her footing, Yan Qianyi felt much more relaxed.

At this moment, the relationship between her and Mu Yunlie was not one of lovers, nor was it doctor and patient, but teacher and student.

Mu Yunlie had helped her, and she ought to be thankful.

And since Mu Yunlie could be so composed, she too should be more gracious.

Mu Yunlie lifted his wine glass, "No need for thanks."

"..." Mai Hunter was dejected. freēnovelkiss.com

He had once again created an opportunity for Mu Yunlie, and yet he still said that?

Truly a case of trying to sculpt rotten wood!

So rigid, still hung up on pride, no wonder he couldn’t win Qianyi back!

Mai Hunter asked, "Teacher Mu, why haven’t you been back to teach at the school recently?"

Mu Yunlie replied, "I’ve been busy with other things."

At the dining table, Mai Hunter tried hard to find topics, but Mu Yunlie always had a way of killing the conversation.

With little participation from Yan Qianyi, the chat was sporadic.

Suddenly, the alarm set earlier on Mai Hunter’s bracelet went off.

He glanced at his bracelet, "Oh, it’s so late and an old friend is calling me. Probably remembered today is my birthday. You two go ahead and eat, don’t wait for me."

Mai Hunter put on his headset, stood up and said, "Qianyi, please take care of Teacher Mu for me."

Before leaving, he shot Mu Yunlie one more meaningful look.

He had done all he could for Mu Yunlie.

It was now up to Mu Yunlie to take action.

Perhaps with him not around, Mu Yunlie would be more laid-back and they would finally talk.

Yan Qianyi sighed quietly to herself.

Teacher Mai obviously knew about her past relationship with Mu Yunlie, yet now he was asking her to entertain Mu Yunlie.

She realized that Mai Hunter was doing this on purpose.

After Mai Hunter went upstairs, he returned to his bedroom.

He walked to the ice coffin and looked at the sleeping Shirley inside.

He had planned to just inform Mu Yunlie about Yan Qianyi’s pregnancy the previous night without getting too involved.

But Mu Yunlie had taken the initiative to come to his house, not only inspecting around but even mentioned "hidden beauties."

He worried that Mu Yunlie came with a purpose.

Currently, the Federation Empire was negotiating a friendly agreement with the Morris Empire, but they had not finalized it.

And the matter of Shirley being a spy had not been cleared up.

He didn’t know if the Military Department would reconsider Shirley’s issue and reinvestigate.

To dismiss Mu Yunlie’s suspicions, he had purposely invited him over to his house.

But he sincerely hoped that Qianyi could be happy.

Mai Hunter, uneasy about the two people downstairs and worried they might start arguing if left alone, quickly deployed a Light Screen to bring up surveillance of the downstairs dining room.

After Mai Hunter went upstairs, Yan Qianyi and Mu Yunlie both remained silent, not saying a word.

The atmosphere in the dining room became somewhat awkward again.

Yan Qianyi, who had initially adjusted her mood, now tensed up again.

To ease the awkwardness, she kept her head down and continued eating.

Mai Hunter anxiously observed through the surveillance.

So he sent a message to Yunlie, "I’ve created a world for just the two of you, and set the mood, so don’t just sit there, be proactive!"

After reading the message, Yunlie picked up his wineglass and took a sip.

Then he turned to look at Yan Qianyi.

He noticed her lips constantly moving, eating non-stop.

His Adam’s apple tensed and moved as he finally spoke, "If your stomach isn’t great, don’t eat in such a hurry, take it slow."

Yan Qianyi paused.

The gentle, magnetic voice flowed into Yan Qianyi’s heart along with the romantic piano music from the speakers, and melted her heart.

It had been a long time since she heard such tender, caring words from him.

Her eyes couldn’t help but sting.

"Okay," she nodded lightly, her hands holding the knife and fork trembling slightly.

She didn’t dare to look up at him, afraid that the moment their eyes met, her heart would crumble.

The dining room fell silent again, with only the music playing softly.

Yunlie pursed his lips.

He had many things to say to her but didn’t know how to begin.

He had already spoken words of plea and retention, and no longer had the courage to say them again.

Afraid of facing her heartless rejection once more.

Yunlie desperately searched for a topic, "I heard from Mai Hunter that your special ability awakened suddenly during a competition?"

Yan Qianyi just responded with an "Okay."

Yunlie felt that she was unwilling to talk more with him.

His heart faltered slightly, but remembering that Grandma and Mai Hunter had told him that showing off in front of the woman he loved was only inviting misery, he took a deep breath and continued searching for a topic: "With your own medical skill so adept, how come you haven’t cured your own stomach ailment?"

Yan Qianyi’s palms were sweaty.

Was he testing her?

Suddenly asking about her special ability, did he suspect she was Cat Immortal?

And now asking about her health, did he not believe that her vomiting and refusal to drink were due to her stomach issues?

"It’s a side effect from a drug injection given by Han Yarong before, just relying on medication isn’t enough, it needs to be gradually nurtured back to health."

Yunlie nodded slightly, "Then you should eat on time in the future, don’t binge eat again."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Mu, for your concern."

Yan Qianyi’s response immediately increased the distance between her and Yunlie.

Yunlie’s eyes darkened, not knowing what else to say, he picked up his wineglass and drank it in one gulp.

Upstairs, Mai Hunter, secretly watching through the surveillance, was really anxious.

"Why talk about all these irrelevant things, get to the point!"

If it were him, he would just go and embrace her directly.

Yunlie, this fool, obviously has little experience in love.

It seemed he needed to think of another way to give Yunlie a push.

Yan Qianyi had already finished her meal, but since Mai Hunter hadn’t come down yet, sitting there felt awkward, so she continued to bury her head and eat.

Yunlie kept drinking, not touching the food on his plate.

Seeing Yan Qianyi had finished her main course and was starting on the desserts and fruit, he thought she hadn’t had enough and pushed his portion towards her.

"I haven’t touched it, if it’s not enough, eat mine."

"..." Yan Qianyi suddenly let out a burp.

o(╯□╰)o Really, thank you.

She was almost sick of eating, just hoping for Teacher Mai to come down soon and rescue her.

Suddenly, a choking smell of smoke spread inside the room.

Yan Qianyi sniffed, "It seems like something’s burning, do you smell it?"

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