Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 144: Kill Him with a Chicken Drumstick

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Kill Him with a Chicken Drumstick

Pei Yuexuan understood in an instant what had just happened in the room.

At this moment, he couldn’t help but admit in his heart that he didn’t understand the Lord Commander as well as an artificial intelligence did.

Ah...even heroes have a hard time getting over the beauty pass.

Although the Lord Commander was no ordinary person, he was ultimately a man, and he couldn’t escape convention after all.

He had fallen for the beauty trap indeed.

Pei Yuexuan placed plate after plate of meat on the table.

Yan Qianyi called out, "Vice Officer Pei, come and sit down to eat with us."

She wanted to take the opportunity to consult Deputy Officer Pei about Lord Commander’s matters.

Thanks to Ah Lie, it was the first time she had met someone from the Commander’s inner circle, so how could she not seize the chance?

Pei Yuexuan glanced at Mu Yunlie.

Forget it, he was afraid...

"No need, you guys eat, contact me when you’re done, and I’ll come to clean up."

With that, Pei Yuexuan hurriedly slipped away.

Yan Qianyi didn’t have time to insist, and Pei Yuexuan had already disappeared at the door, closing it behind him.

She turned her head to look at the table full of delicacies, all of which were meat.

Braised pork, steamed fish, stir-fried beef strips, roasted lamb chops...

She leaned over and took a deep breath of the enticing aroma, forgetting all about the embarrassing incident from before, and waved Mu Yunlie over.

"Ah Lie, come and eat quickly, this is all thanks to your hard work."

Mu Yunlie hesitated for a moment before sitting down.

He still hadn’t pulled himself out of his earlier emotions.

Realizing how much he cared for her, he felt a bit irritable at the moment.

Yan Qianyi didn’t notice his unusual demeanor.

Now all she could see was meat, and she was outrageously hungry, so she rolled up her sleeves and started to eat, completely disregarding her image.

Mu Yunlie watched her, a surge of emotions in his dark eyes.

He kept asking himself why he felt this way?

Why, when her identity was still uncertain, and her background still unclear, why did he feel so?

Yan Qianyi, like a starving ghost reborn, ate in haste and accidentally choked.

Mu Yunlie quickly handed her a cup of water, "Slow down."

She hurriedly grasped his hand and gulped down the water.

As she drank, her expression froze, and on his wrist, her touching hand faintly felt his pulse.

Sensing that his pulse seemed normal, she quickly moved her fingers to check more carefully.

After swallowing a mouthful of water, Yan Qianyi looked at Mu Yunlie with surprise, "You’re... better?"

Mu Yunlie immediately wanted to pull his hand back, but she held onto his wrist tightly, "Don’t move, let me check properly."

His pulse had indeed returned to normal.

She let go of his hand and asked, "When did you get better?"

Mu Yunlie put down the water glass, his gaze somewhat evasive: "Just now."

"Just now?" Yan Qianyi asked again, "When exactly?"

"During your ravenous eating."

"Oh," Yan Qianyi nodded.

When he had suffered from the poison before, he was also very greedy for food, no wonder he had been sitting still just now.

She breathed a sigh of relief, "Then that’s good..."

"Good what?" Mu Yunlie asked.

"Nothing." She continued to eat her meat.

She had been worried that alone in a room tonight, without any silver needles on her, she might be tormented by him all night.

If worse came to worst, she’d have to knock him out.

Now that he was clear-headed, there was no need to worry.

After all, when he was sober, he treated her like a raging flood or fierce beast, eager to stay far away from her.

Yan Qianyi pulled out a tissue and wiped her mouth, "Now that you’re awake, let’s talk business."

Mu Yunlie frowned. Was she going to talk to him about divorce again?

"You’re a military spy, right?" Yan Qianyi asked.

Mu Yunlie fell silent and his lips twitched slightly.

He had just cleared her name of being suspected as a military spy, and now she was suspecting him?

Seeing Mu Yunlie silent, Yan Qianyi thought he had tacitly agreed and continued, "I had no intention of uncovering your secrets, but I unfortunately stumbled upon them today.

You guys really have some skills, being able to arrange someone so close to the Commander.

I underestimated you before.

Deputy Officer Pei is so respectful towards you; you must be his contact, right?

I don’t care what you’re up to; I hope you can stop immediately.

Because..."

Yan Qianyi paused, pursed her greasy lips, "I don’t want to become enemies with you."

If Mu Yunlie was going to do something to hurt the Commander, she and he couldn’t even remain friends.

Yan Qianyi held a chicken leg in her left hand, looking fierce.

As if she would kill him with the chicken leg in her hand if he didn’t agree.

Mu Yunlie gave a wry smile, "Quite the imagination."

"What do you mean?"

"Why would you think I’m a military spy?" Mu Yunlie asked, casually leaning on the chair while watching her.

"If you’re not, then why are you here?"

"Deputy Officer Pei already explained, didn’t you understand?"

"I don’t quite trust what he said. How could you come to the base just because you wanted to see me?"

"Why not? I ran out of medicine, so I came to you for more."

Yan Qianyi thought it over, and this reason seemed valid.

Still not entirely reassured, she asked, "Last time at the entrance of the Military Academy, when Deputy Officer Pei asked you for a light, were you really not exchanging intelligence?"

"It was just a simple request for a light."

"But your nature, how could you become good friends with someone so quickly?"

He was even more cautious with people than she was, so she found Deputy Officer Pei’s explanation hard to believe.

Mu Yunlie’s lips curled slightly, "A favorite of the Commander, with status and position, why not be friends with one more person like that?"

Yan Qianyi nodded thoughtfully; what he said made sense.

It seemed she was overthinking.

"Then that’s good." Yan Qianyi breathed a sigh of relief and continued eating her meat.

Mu Yunlie watched her, pondering for a moment, then ventured, "You said just now you didn’t want to become my enemy, so which side are you on?"

"I’m a student at the Federation Military Academy, of course, I’m with the interstellar federation." Yan Qianyi rolled her eyes in annoyance, "You’re just pretending to ask, right? And now my innocence has been proven. Are you still suspecting me to be a military spy? No, wait... you haven’t heard about the slander against me yet, but never mind, you should eat too."

Yan Qianyi broke off another chicken leg from the roasted chicken.

After taking a bite, she saw that Mu Yunlie didn’t inquire any further about what she had just said.

Wasn’t he curious about the slander against her?

Indeed, he was a cold and heartless man, lacking even the basic concern for a friend.

After eating her fill, Yan Qianyi contentedly patted her bulging little belly and began to feel sleepy.

But there was only one bed in the room.

At this hour, the girls’ dormitory doors were closed, and she could only stay here for the night.

"I’m going to sleep." She got up and walked toward the sofa, about to lie down.

Mu Yunlie said, "Sleep on the bed."

Yan Qianyi quickly replied, "That’s not necessary, right? No one can see us now; there’s no need to keep pretending to be husband and wife."

She couldn’t afford to make another mistake.

Now, every extra glance she took at Mu Yunlie’s strikingly handsome face made her feel terribly guilty towards her idolized male god.