Hearing Uncle Yuan's words, Mu Xiaocheng's face turned even redder.

Uncle Yuan is so old, what kind of things is he saying? It's really...

Aren't you ashamed?!

Ji Huaishen coldly glanced at Uncle Yuan's round face, picked up his medical kit, and came to Mu Xiaocheng's side.

Uncle Yuan shuddered, and seeing this, he wisely retreated.

Mu Xiaocheng couldn't look Ji Huaishen in the eye right now.

An eerie and awkward atmosphere lingered around them.

Ji Huaishen opened the medical kit, took out iodine, alcohol, gauze, and other items, and prepared to clean her wound.

Unexpectedly, Mu Xiaocheng shrank back when he approached.

Ji Huaishen softened his voice, coaxing him like a child, "Be good, don't move around."

His voice was soothing and alluring, incredibly gentle.

Mu Xiaocheng pinched the back of her hand, forcing herself to stay rational.

She finally regained her senses and looked directly into his unfathomable eyes.

"Mr. Ji, what do you mean?"

Their marriages were based on mutual benefit, and were entirely devoid of affection.

She couldn't ignore what had just happened, nor could she pretend nothing had occurred.

What exactly does Ji Huaishen want to do?

She thought he wasn't interested in her at all, which was why she agreed to work with him.

Faced with her questioning, Ji Huaishen sighed silently.

He lowered his eyes and said calmly, "We are husband and wife."

He looked somewhat sad, and his voice was a little hoarse, as if he had been wronged.

Mu Xiaocheng raised her eyebrows repeatedly, her voice rising an octave: "So?"

“It was agreed from the beginning that we were just cooperating, and Mr. Ji should be the one who knows that best.”

As she spoke, Mu Xiaocheng's voice trembled slightly.

She was scared.

She wasn't unaware of what was happening; on the contrary, she couldn't even control her emotions and thoughts.

She has always been afraid of marriage and so-called love.

She feared that if she developed genuine feelings for Ji Huaishen, she would follow in her mother's footsteps.

She didn't dare.

She was afraid to love someone.

Seeing that she was a little agitated, Ji Huaishen looked up and stared intently at her.

His gaze flickered, his dark eyes suppressing a torrent of emotions.

He tried his best to control himself and said in a deep voice, "I know."

"Then why..."

Mu Xiaocheng was getting anxious. Was this person deliberately teasing her?

She wanted to curse, but then she saw Ji Huaishen's face darken, his expression inexplicably hurt, as if he was trying his best to suppress something.

He looked at her intently, his thin lips parted slightly, and his voice was deep and pleasant: "Because I like you."

Everything I do is because I like you.

My feelings for you have long since transcended simple liking.

It's a necessary desire in life, a feeling that even I can't suppress.

They are like raging floods and ferocious beasts, constantly clamoring to love you and possess you.

It's probably just a kind of obsession.

Mu Xiaocheng was surprised by Ji Huaishen's answer.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

Ji Huaishen said he liked her?

They'd only known each other for a few days, and he already said he liked her?

The scenes of her meeting Ji Huaishen gradually surfaced in Mu Xiaocheng's mind.

He held an umbrella for her, ate hotpot with her, hugged her, held her hand, went shopping with her, gave her a "peace apple" (a traditional Chinese gift for good luck), and that card...

Tonight, he brought her light and peace of mind.

It's impossible not to be tempted by all of this.

Despite Mu Xiaocheng's countless warnings not to fall in love easily, and despite her keeping herself locked in her shell.

But tonight, seeing what happened to Ji Huaishen, she seemed to...

Suddenly I want to try something that captivates and enthralls countless people—

love.