Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 226: Really Want to See Him Cry from Fear

Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Really Want to See Him Cry from Fear

Mu Yunlie hooked his lips into a smile, "I didn’t drive them away."

It actually suited his wishes.

He hadn’t seen her for several days and dreamed of her every night.

He asked, "Do you like to recruit followers at school?"

"What?"

"That Xue Xiaoguang."

"Oh, him," Yan Qianyi chuckled, "He’s not really a follower. He just wanted to be friends with me, so he acknowledges me as his sworn sister, though he’s actually older than me by a few months."

Mu Yunlie furrowed his brows, "Does he... like you?"

"Not at all!" Yan Qianyi hurriedly replied, "We’re just pure friends!"

Mu Yunlie was skeptical and snorted, "Men don’t approach women with pure intentions."

Yan Qianyi sniffed curiously, wondering if she smelled a hint of sourness?

Was Mu Yunlie getting jealous?

That shouldn’t be, after she had told him that she liked the Commander that day, hadn’t they already made things clear?

Mu Yunlie asked, "The outdoor comprehensive training has ended, can you officially start detoxifying me now?"

"I can, but you’ll have to accompany me to the Morris Empire first. Otherwise, we’ll have to wait until I return from there."

Once the formal treatment began, she would need to administer injections to Mu Yunlie every three days.

If there was any interruption in between, the previous efforts would be wasted.

"Sure, no problem." Mu Yunlie’s lips curled into a faint smile.

He had planned to accompany her anyway.

Thinking that he could be with her alone at least every three days, the smile on Mu Yunlie’s lips deepened.

He looked at the four large backpacks on the table, raising an eyebrow in confusion, "Found treasures in the mountains?"

Yan Qianyi stared at the four bulging backpacks, frowning in distress.

"They are medicinal plants I brought back from the mountain—some can be used directly, and others are seeds. I originally planned to have them help me sort it out after dinner, but it’s all your fault for scaring them off."

"I’ll ask Vice Officer Pei to assist."

Mu Yunlie was about to contact Pei Yuexuan when Yan Qianyi quickly stopped him, "It’s not necessary to trouble others. Since you scared them off, you help me."

Mu Yunlie: "..."

Yan Qianyi said, "It’s simple, I’ll teach you how to do it, and then I’ll go book the boat tickets so we can head to the Morris Empire tomorrow."

Mu Yunlie replied, "You don’t need to book the tickets—I have a spaceship."

Right, she had almost forgotten, Mu Yunlie was Nangong Jie’s grandson.

The prominent Nangong family surely had their own spaceship.

There’s no point in passing up a free ride, especially to save some money.

The spaceship tickets to the Morris Empire were not cheap.

"Alright, but you still have to help me with the hard labor since you scared everyone off," Yan Qianyi said, "Let’s do it together."

The words ’let’s do it together’ pleased Mu Yunlie a lot.

He immediately rolled up the sleeves of his black shirt, revealing a section of his toned arm, eager to start, "Then let’s begin."

However, it wasn’t long before Mu Yunlie regretted his decision.

The plants dug up from the mountains, still clinging to moist soil, made him feel uncomfortable all over because of his obsession with cleanliness.

Yan Qianyi earnestly demonstrated the sorting process, "You sort them as I told you. This type of grass needs to be dried and ground into powder because its internal moisture is slightly toxic and cannot be used directly. This flower can be used directly once washed, and these seeds..."

Suddenly, Mu Yunlie shivered and jumped behind Yan Qianyi.

Yan Qianyi paused, "What’s wrong?"

"That thing is so disgusting!" Mu Yunlie said with disgust.

Yan Qianyi looked at the clump of grass he had just held and noticed a worm writhing in the mud wrapped around its roots.

Turning back to look at Mu Yunlie, his complexion had turned somewhat pale, and his deep eyes shifted away as if even a glance would end his life.

Suddenly, she burst out laughing, "Hahaha... are you scared of such a tiny thing?!"

A man of his stature, scared of worms? And hiding behind her?

Moreover, Mu Yunlie, usually so resolute and decisive, always had a daunting presence in his eyes that made people shy away from meeting his gaze.

But now, facing a worm, he couldn’t even bear to look?

Mu Yunlie frowned, his face colored with embarrassment, "It’s just too ugly! I’m not afraid of pretty little things."

Like her.

"Pffft, hahahaha..." Yan Qianyi nearly laughed till tears came out.

The sober him was already so afraid of worms, wouldn’t he be scared to tears if he were affected by poison?

Suddenly, she really wanted to see him cry out of fear.

"Don’t laugh!" Mu Yunlie’s face was grim, as if a dark cloud loomed over his head.

Seeing him embarrassed and angry made Yan Qianyi laugh even harder.

This side of Mu Yunlie was kind of cute.

"Do it yourself!" Annoyed, Mu Yunlie turned and went inside the house.

Oops, she’d driven him away.

Yan Qianyi sighed and rolled up her sleeves to get to work.

After Mu Yunlie had cleaned and disinfected his hands inside, he returned to the yard, "I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning."

With that, he left.

Yan Qianyi was stunned. Was he that mad?

Aunt Xue came running out from the house, "Why did the son-in-law leave too? I made a whole table of food!"

"Maybe he had something urgent."

Perhaps her earlier actions made him feel too ashamed? Unable to face her?

Man, so worried about losing face!

"What are we going to do, the two of us can’t finish all this food, it’s such a waste," Aunt Xue said regretfully.

With the current high prices of vegetables and meat, ordinary people could hardly afford to eat, and this table full of food must have cost quite a lot!

"No worries, I’ll call my friends back."

Yan Qianyi immediately contacted Yan Chuhua.

Meanwhile, Xue Xiaoguang was hesitantly ordering food due to the high prices, reluctant to spend Yan Chuhua’s money, "Chuhua, maybe we should just go back to the school cafeteria."

Though the food at the school cafeteria wasn’t tasty, it was cheap.

"It’s okay, order what you like," Yan Chuhua said with a smile, though her heart ached.

Since running away from home, she really didn’t have much money.

Just then, Yan Qianyi’s voice message came through, telling her Teacher Mu had left and inviting them to come over for dinner.

Yan Chuhua breathed a sigh of relief; that saved them the cost of this meal.

Impatient, the waitress standing nearby frowned and urged, "If you guys don’t have the money, then don’t waste my time."

As Yan Chuhua was about to stand up and leave upon hearing the waitress, she sat back down, "Who says we don’t have money? Don’t judge us by our appearances! We are eating here today!"

The waitress scoffed, "Fine, then order something."

Yun Mu looked at Yan Chuhua’s frustrated face and smiled gently, "Let’s go to Qianyi’s place instead, no need to get upset over such a trivial matter."

"Exactly!" Xue Xiaoguang rolled her eyes at the waitress fiercely, "Let’s not let them earn our money! Come on, let’s go mooch off my sister!"