Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 290: Just Let Me Hold You for a Moment

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Just Let Me Hold You for a Moment

In the study.

Yan Qianyi halted in front of a row of bookshelves, scanning over them.

Mu Yunlie’s home really lacked any signs of life, devoid of any semblance of liveliness.

He was close with his grandparents, but there wasn’t even a single photo in the house.

She knew so little about him.

She reached out to pick up a book, but suddenly she heard the sound of military boots stepping on the floor, fast and urgent, getting closer and closer.

She turned her head to look.

In the next moment, she saw Mu Yunlie appearing at the doorway of the study.

He was wearing a white shirt and black suit pants.

Despite his refined and delicate attire, he was wearing a pair of tough, rugged military boots.

It was a strange combination, yet he managed to wear it in a distinctive way.

Elegance and wild ruggedness fused together on him, strangely without any discordance, still breathtakingly handsome.

Yan Qianyi withdrew her hand that was reaching for the bookshelf, "Why the rush to change out of your uniform?"

Mu Yunlie’s heart pounded, his just-calmed breathing instantly disrupted again.

Had she already discovered his identity?

Yan Qianyi smiled, "You didn’t even have time to change your boots."

Mu Yunlie paused, looked down, and unintentionally frowned.

In his hurry, he had forgotten to change his shoes.

Vice Officer Pei, that careless idiot, didn’t even think to buy him a pair of shoes.

Even the things at home that could prove his identity weren’t well kept.

Seems he had been too kind to him lately!

Yan Qianyi walked up to Mu Yunlie, smiling slightly, and reached out to straighten his shirt collar.

"Why don’t you like wearing your uniform? You look good in it, and I’ve only seen it once."

She still remembered the night when she picked him up from a dark alley, he was wearing his military uniform, looking really handsome.

Mu Yunlie stood still, his body tense, nervously swallowing.

Looking at the tender smile in her eyes, he didn’t know what she was thinking, nor did he know what to say.

She had discovered his identity, yet she was acting as usual, without any strangeness or surprise.

Did she already know?

Or... did she have some purpose?

Yan Qianyi pondered for a moment, then asked, "Do you never wear your uniform in public because you belong to the Special Department, have important secret missions, and cannot let anyone know your identity?"

After saying that, she nodded to herself, thinking it must be so.

Otherwise, how would even the professors at the Military Academy not know Mu Yunlie was a soldier?

Mu Yunlie was astonished.

So she hadn’t found out?

He released a long sigh of relief.

It was a false alarm.

"What’s wrong?" Yan Qianyi finally noticed Mu Yunlie’s odd behavior.

She looked at him quizzically, tilting her head, her lively eyes blinking, "Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about your identity."

If Mu Yunlie really had secret missions, exposing his identity would only put him in danger.

"It’s nothing, probably just a bit tired," a smile finally appeared in Mu Yunlie’s eyes.

His poisoning was a secret of the Federation Empire, and revealing his identity now could cause unnecessary trouble.

She quickly asked, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

The poison in Mu Yunlie’s body was peculiar, although it could be suppressed and was being slowly eliminated.

But the herbs she needed had not yet been found, and the speed of the antidote was too slow.

Before it was thoroughly eradicated, she was worried that the poison might mutate in his body, creating unforeseen complications.

"It’s okay, I just need to rest a bit."

"Then sit down, and let me massage you."

Yan Qianyi led Mu Yunlie by the hand to the sofa.

"No need, just let me hold you for a bit."

Mu Yunlie pulled her back, hooking his arm around her slender waist and embracing her.

He held her a bit tightly.

For some reason, he always felt like he might lose her at any moment.

She let him hold her for a while, then lifted her head to look at him, her eyes sparkling, "I want to gossip about something with you."

"What gossip?"

"You’re in the Special Department too, so you must know Shirley, right?"

Yan Qianyi hadn’t yet decided whether to tell Mai Hunter about the issue she found in Shirley’s pathological report.

As for whether to save Shirley, she didn’t currently have the time to think too much about it.

After all, Shirley was in cryostasis, and without the appropriate medicine, it was too risky to thaw and examine her.

What was more pressing now was getting a clear understanding of Shirley’s condition.

A flicker of surprise crossed Mu Yunlie’s eyes, "How do you know about her?"

Yan Qianyi smiled, "It seems you know her."

"You answer my question first." Mu Yunlie’s brows furrowed slightly as he pressed, "How do you know her?"

"I heard about her at school; they say she and Mai Hunter had a thing. There’s a lot of gossip about Mai Hunter at school, and I just happened to hear about it."

Mu Yunlie released Yan Qianyi, "You’re lying."

Yan Qianyi was stunned.

She didn’t expect to be exposed by Mu Yunlie so directly.

Mu Yunlie’s expression grew darker.

"Shirley’s identity is very sensitive, and she has left the Federation Military Academy many years ago. Current students couldn’t possibly know her, so who told you?"

Older teachers who had been at the academy longer did know Shirley.

But these teachers also understood the delicate nature of the situation and wouldn’t gossip about Shirley with students.

Mu Yunlie gazed coldly at Yan Qianyi, his previously tender smile completely vanished.

Back then, Shirley had been a spy in the Morris Empire and had contact with Yan Yao.

Now suddenly she was asking him about Shirley; could it be Yan Yao’s doing?

Since Shirley had disappeared five years ago, not only the Federation Empire was searching for her, but as far as he knew, Yan Yao was also secretly searching.

Seeing Mu Yunlie’s suddenly cold eyes, Yan Qianyi bit her lip, "You... don’t look at me like that; it’s scary, and very fierce. I was just asking casually."

It appeared her guess was not wrong.

Shirley might really have been turned, otherwise, Mu Yunlie wouldn’t be so concerned.

Even Mu Yunlie was so concerned, it seemed Shirley’s matter was indeed of great importance.

"Qianyi, can you tell me the truth?" Mu Yunlie’s gaze softened somewhat, his tone pleading and somewhat helpless.

How could he bear to be harsh with her?

But since she brought up a sensitive person and topic, he had to clarify.

"Okay, actually, Mai Hunter told me."

Yan Qianyi now really wanted to knock herself on the head a few times.

Such an oversight, Shirley was a spy, the military would definitely have sealed all information about her, how could the students know her gossip?

"Mai Hunter?" Mu Yunlie frowned, "What did he say to you about Shirley?"

Although Mai Hunter was a man of no principles, he should know the seriousness when it comes to Shirley.

Yan Qianyi said, "That day I was drinking with Teacher Mai Hunter, he had too much and got emotional, then he mentioned that Shirley was the woman he loved the most."