Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 427: You Can’t Pretend to Be a Little Fairy

Chapter 427: Chapter 427: You Can’t Pretend to Be a Little Fairy

Xia Ziyu’s feelings for her seemed to have surpassed the bounds of normal friendship.

Before, when Xia Ziyu came to look for her and asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend, she hadn’t thought much of it.

Because he always spoke in a careless manner.

So she hadn’t realized this problem before.

Yan Qianyi bit her lip, not wanting their pure friendship to become intermixed with improper feelings.

It looked like she would have to maintain a certain distance from Xia Ziyu in the future.

...

It was past eleven at night when Mu Yunlie finally returned home.

As he reached the upstairs bedroom door and saw it was closed, he hesitated to extend his hand, unsure if he should enter.

After bringing her over, he had said he would give her personal space.

Although they had slept together the previous night, it was due to special circumstances, as the poison in his body had flared up.

He didn’t know if she would want him out if he entered now.

Even though they had talked things through, he felt that their relationship still hadn’t returned to the previous level of intimacy.

It seemed she still had reservations about him.

After much hesitation, Mu Yunlie still mustered the courage to push open the bedroom door.

There were no lights on in the room, and Yan Qianyi had already gone to bed, just fallen asleep.

Mu Yunlie walked over to the bedside, guided by the faint light.

Yan Qianyi, sensing someone approaching, suddenly woke up and sat up defensively.

"Wife, it’s me..." Mu Yunlie embraced her.

Yan Qianyi was stunned.

That grandma’s voice—was the poison acting up again?

That shouldn’t be, she had already purged those drugs from his body last night and stabilized the poison.

"Ah Lie, let me take a look quickly," Yan Qianyi grabbed Mu Yunlie’s hand, wanting to take his pulse.

He, however, dodged her, "It’s okay, I just want to sleep with my wife."

Yan Qianyi, not reassured, turned on the bedside lamp.

With the warm yellow light lit, Mu Yunlie hugged Yan Qianyi again, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"Ah Lie, let me check you first."

Yan Qianyi tried to push him away, but he held on tightly.

"I don’t want to check, I’m fine, I just want to sleep."

"Be good, Ah Lie, don’t make me worry, okay?" Yan Qianyi frowned with concern.

The poison in his body was so unstable right now, it had to be taken seriously!

"Turn off the light, let’s sleep."

Mu Yunlie wouldn’t listen and lay down, holding her, arm stretching over her head to turn off the light.

Yan Qianyi took the opportunity to seize his wrist and felt his pulse for a moment, confused, "There’s nothing wrong."

"I told you it’s fine, let’s sleep now."

Hearing something off in Mu Yunlie’s voice, Yan Qianyi sat up and moved away from his embrace, "Are you pretending?"

Mu Yunlie paused, buried his face in the pillow, his muffled voice emerging, "I don’t understand what my wife is saying, let’s sleep, I’m very tired."

"Get up!" Yan Qianyi pulled on Mu Yunlie.

Finally seeing his face, as her gaze met his deep eyes, Yan Qianyi became even surer of her guess.

Her face darkened, "You lied to me!"

His voice had imitated the way it sounded during a poisoning episode, but his eyes were completely different from those times.

During the poison attacks, the clarity, innocence, and timidity in his eyes were something the inwardly strong him couldn’t mimic.

"..." Mu Yunlie was very embarrassed, suddenly at a loss for words.

Yan Qianyi displeasedly said, "You scared me to death, do you know? I just gave you the needle last night; if it acted up again tonight, that would mean my silver needle can no longer control the poison in your body!"

Too childish!

Yan Qianyi, unable to contain her frustration, chided, "Do you have any idea how worried I get? Could you please not joke with your health like that?"

Seeing that Yan Qianyi was truly angry, Mu Yunlie immediately apologized, "Sorry, I... I didn’t realize you’d be so worried, I just thought..."

He just wanted to share a bed with her.

But he was too embarrassed to insist on it shamelessly.

He remembered everything from the poison outbreak last night.

She had been so gentle when faced with him during the outbreak.

It was only then that she would indulge him, which was why he thought of this method.

"Qianyi, don’t be angry. I won’t do it again next time, I..."

Mu Yunlie truly didn’t know how to explain himself, feeling both anxious and embarrassed.

He hadn’t expected her to find out so quickly.

It was truly embarrassing!

Watching him desperately try to explain, Yan Qianyi shook her head with a mix of laughter and tears, "Never mind, as long as you’re not sick, it’s fine."

She was just concerned about the state of his health.

"So, can I... sleep here tonight?" Mu Yunlie asked.

Yan Qianyi paused for a moment, only then realizing he had lied to her because he wanted to sleep with her.

After a moment of hesitation, she said, "It’s probably best for us not to sleep together for the time being. After all, I’m pregnant right now. I need to get proper rest, and it’s rather inconvenient..."

"I won’t disturb you, and I’ll definitely not touch you!"

Yan Qianyi still shook her head.

She didn’t believe he could control himself.

He had lost control that morning.

The baby is not stable during the first few months of pregnancy, and her recent emotional and physical strains had also affected the baby negatively.

In order to avoid any accidents, she needed to take care of her health and get plenty of rest.

Furthermore, she hadn’t yet told Mu Yunlie about Mu Huaner.

There were still issues between the two of them hindering their relationship.

She wanted to rest alone in peace for now.

"Okay then," Mu Yunlie sighed with a downcast expression, "you should rest, I won’t bother you."

He stood up to leave, his departing figure seeming somewhat forlorn.

Yan Qianyi watched his retreating back, her lips moving slightly.

Words of retention came to her lips but were swallowed back down.

When Mu Yunlie reached the door, he stopped, looked back at her, smiled faintly, and said gently, "Goodnight, sweet dreams."

"Goodnight."

He closed the door behind him, reluctantly retreating to the guest room.

He could feel that the distance between them hadn’t been bridged yet.

Although he felt somewhat disappointed, as long as she was still by his side and he could see her every day, he was already very happy.

He was just being too impatient. He should give her a little more time to adjust.

After all, they had been separated for several months.

With this thought, Mu Yunlie felt a little more at ease.

...

The next morning, when Yan Qianyi came downstairs for breakfast, Mu Yunlie stood up to pull out a chair for her, asking, "How did you sleep last night?"

"Quite well," Yan Qianyi said.

She hadn’t slept as well as she had these past few days for a long time.

Though Mu Huaner’s issue remained unresolved, knowing now that her mother wasn’t responsible for Mu Feng’s death had given her some peace of mind.

"Oh, by the way," she said after sitting down, "Chu Hua and the others want to come visit me, is that okay?"

"Of course, this is your home. Invite your friends over whenever you want, don’t worry about me," Mu Yunlie said considerately. "If my presence makes them uncomfortable, I can make myself scarce."