Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 284: Just Don’t Be Together!

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Just Don’t Be Together!

Yan Qianyi’s expression was serious, "It’s okay, just speak freely."

Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment, "Since five years ago, when your friend’s boyfriend chose to freeze her, it can be imagined that her condition was already very bad. Even now, if she were to be unfrozen, it might be too late to save her life."

Yan Qianyi nodded, "I’ve thought of that. Let’s eat first."

Now she either had to unfreeze Shirley and give it a try, but there would definitely be risks.

But if she didn’t unfreeze Shirley, then during Mai Hunter’s lifetime, the woman he loved most would always be in a state of living death.

Yan Qianyi was absent-mindedly pondering this over dinner.

Whether someone poisoned Shirley or there was a problem with the pathological report, it could prove that inside the Federation Empire, someone wanted Shirley dead.

Otherwise, with the strength of the Federation Empire, it would be impossible not to find something fishy about her medical condition during the vetting process for her possible defection.

So now she greatly suspected whether Shirley had truly been turned and had thus encountered such treatment, secretly executed by the Federation Empire with special measures.

Although Teacher Mai Hunter said that no woman could deceive him,

The women who couldn’t deceive him only proved that they did not make his heart stir.

Modern science has proven that when a person is in love, the level of phenylethylamine in the brain significantly increases.

Phenylethylamine is a neurostimulant that also inhibits the areas of the brain responsible for memory and attention.

Therefore, regardless of gender, once the level of phenylethylamine in the brain is elevated, people in love become less intelligent.

So, Teacher Mai Hunter’s judgment of Shirley could also be biased.

She had to carefully consider whether to tell Teacher Mai Hunter Shirley’s true situation and her own suspicions.

Teacher Mai Hunter was a passionate person.

Years ago, he had risked his own safety to steal Shirley away and hide her in his home.

This showed that when in love, he was even more crazy and did things his own way.

If she told him, she was worried that Teacher Mai Hunter would do something foolish and ruin himself.

She was very grateful to Teacher Mai Hunter for his recognition of her and the many ways he had taken care of her at school.

As his student and friend, she didn’t want him to get into trouble.

After dinner, Yan Qianyi returned home.

Aunt Xue immediately came to greet her, "Miss, your son-in-law is upstairs."

Yan Qianyi nodded absent-mindedly and walked upstairs.

All along the way, she was thinking about Shirley’s situation, truly not knowing whether or not to tell Teacher Mai Hunter.

It was giving her a headache.

If Shirley was really turned during her time as a spy and betrayed the Federation Empire, it was the Federation Empire who wanted to punish her.

Then she couldn’t step in to rescue her.

"Miss!" Aunt Xue chased after her, "Did you and the son-in-law have another quarrel?"

Yan Qianyi was startled, "No, what’s up?"

"The son-in-law’s face looked a bit off when he came," Aunt Xue reminded her.

Yan Qianyi laughed lightly, "It’s nothing, don’t worry."

Mu Yunlie generally liked to keep a cold face when dealing with others; that’s just how he was.

But now it was different with her.

The moment he saw her, a smile would surely appear on his face.

Ever since they confirmed their relationship, he had been very kind to her, never giving her a cold look again.

Upon arriving at the upstairs living room, Yan Qianyi saw Mu Yunlie’s silhouette standing by the floor-to-ceiling window.

"Ah Lie!" she called out and walked forward to wrap her arms around his waist from behind.

Her small face rubbed against his back.

No matter how tired her body was or how vexed her mind felt, now just seeing Mu Yunlie and hugging him would make her feel a lot more at ease.

That’s the magic of love; it can secrete hormones that make people feel joyful.

But today Mu Yunlie’s response was quite indifferent.

He pried her hands off and turned to look at her, a slight frown on his brow, "Been busy working until now?"

"Yes." She tilted her head to look at him, reaching out to pinch his handsome face, "What’s wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood?"

Mu Yunlie brushed her hand aside and sat down on the sofa.

Yan Qianyi thought for a moment, then followed and asked, "What is it? Is it because I didn’t reply to your video call?"

Originally, she had planned to eat with Xu Yuan and then get back to Mu Yunlie.

But she had been preoccupied with Shirley’s matter and had forgotten.

Mu Yunlie still wore a cold face and remained silent.

Seeing that he looked quite angry, she couldn’t help but laugh and cajole, "Don’t be mad, you little sulker. I really was busy with work and forgot, I promise it won’t happen again!"

She admitted that she had neglected him.

Yan Qianyi lay her head on his shoulder, lifting his cold chin with her hand, and blinked at him, "Come on, smile for me."

Mu Yunlie turned his head away, his thin lips parting slightly, "You’re still lying!"

Yan Qianyi was stunned, "Lying about what? What did I do?"

"When I called you earlier, you were clearly having dinner with another man, yet you told me you were busy with work!" Mu Yunlie said sternly.

Actually, he trusted her; she wasn’t the flirtatious, unfaithful type.

If he had really suspected her of having an improper relationship with Xu Yuan, he would have charged over and taken him out with one shot.

What angered him was her dishonesty to him!

And what was more infuriating was that she didn’t reply to him after having dinner.

If he hadn’t come over now, she would probably have put him out of her mind already!

The smile on Yan Qianyi’s face dimmed, and she furrowed her brows, "How dare you, Mu Yunlie! Are you surveilling me?"

"I’m not!" Mu Yunlie’s gaze darted away for a moment.

Today, he indeed hadn’t asked anyone to watch her.

However... Yun Mu had been arranged by Deputy Officer Pei to monitor her at school.

But that was a thing of the past.

"Then how did you know I was having dinner with another man?" Yan Qianyi asked, puffing up with anger.

"A teacher at the school saw it and told me," Mu Yunlie replied.

Although he had lost his temper with little aunt today, his little aunt was nevertheless a family member he valued.

He didn’t want a small matter like this to create a rift between the two of them.

Yan Qianyi clenched her teeth, "Which teacher is so nosy?"

"That’s not the point!" Mu Yunlie replied irritably, "The point is, you were clearly having dinner with someone but lied to me about being at work!"

"I was at work! I was just having a meal and discussing work matters at the same time!"

She had agreed to help Mai Hunter treat Shirley, and that was part of her job.

"Then why didn’t you just say you were having dinner?"

"Dinner was a trifling matter; at that time, the important thing was what I was discussing with Doctor Xu. How was I to know you would be so petty and take it so seriously?" Yan Qianyi spoke defiantly, "Since you don’t even have basic trust in me, why are we even together? We might as well break up!"

With that, she turned to leave.

Suddenly, Mu Yunlie panicked, grabbed her hand, and pulled her back.

She fell onto his lap and was imprisoned by his arms.

Mu Yunlie frowned at her, "We’re discussing the matter at hand, why do you bring up divorce again?"